In the script designed by Zhao Junchen, two heavyweight actors will appear one after another in the final stage.
These two heavyweight actors, one is from the Wu family in Shanhaiguan and the other is from Jianzhou Jurchen.
The appearance of these two heavyweight actors will inevitably completely change the situation in Liaodong.
At this moment, Wu Yingxiong, the governor of Jiliao, was leading the Guanning cavalry towards the territory of Hujiazhuang, while He Bandit, Fang Zhenshan, Wu Shilin and others also led their troops to rush to the Liaodong Town camp on the outskirts of the dense forest.
Thousands of miles away, outside the Fushun Pass, the elite Jianzhou Jurchen army was also secretly gathering.
Even the Great Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty—Ai Xingjueluo Xuan Ye—had personally rushed to the city of Hetuala outside Fushun Pass and personally presided over the situation.
Fushun Pass is the most important pass on the North Road defense line of Liaodong Town, and it is also a battleground for Jianzhou Jurchens every time they go south to invade the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the Jianzhou Jurchen elite army chose this place to gather secretly. Naturally, they wanted to send troops to attack the Liaoyang defense line and invade south again.
This is because not long ago, the Jianzhou Jurchens received an extremely critical news, saying that when Zhao Junchen went north to inspect the Liaodong area, he had a fierce conflict with He Yu, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, and the conflict between the two parties could intensify at any time.
Subsequently, more news came one after another.
For example, Liaodong Town suddenly sent troops to blockade Hujiazhuang, and all forces in Liaodong gathered in Hujiazhuang were unable to leave;
For another example, Liaodong Town suddenly summoned a large number of reinforcements from various defense areas and rushed to Hujiazhuang, which greatly reduced the defense strength of various defense areas in Liaodong Town;
For another example, all the senior military attachés of Liaodong Town, including He Yu, as well as Ming Dynasty Pavilion elder Zhao Junchen, who was inspecting Liaodong, rarely showed up since Liaodong Town began to blockade Hujiazhuang, and it was as if they had all disappeared.
generally……
These news all mean that some drastic changes must have occurred within Liaodong Town.
Although the Jianzhou Jurchens had just paid tribute to Emperor Deqing and declared themselves vassals, they were naturally unwilling to miss such an opportunity.
Therefore, the Great Khan Xuan Ye quickly issued an order to summon the elite Jianzhou Jurchen army and assemble secretly outside Fushun Pass in Liaodong Town, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity.
Of course, if the drastic changes within Liaodong Town are beyond expectations, or even fall into civil strife, then what the Jianzhou Jurchens will do next will not be as simple as "taking advantage".
At this time, in the city of Hetuala, Xuan Ye was sitting in the king's tent, with a serious expression on his face as he once again sorted out the various information in front of him.
Much of this information came from Zhang Zhengqing, a great scholar from Liaodong.
Zhao Junchen actually knew for a long time that there was a secret collusion between the Liaodong scholar Zhang Zhengqing and the Jianzhou Jurchens, but he never took action to eradicate this hidden danger, just to draw the Jianzhou Jurchens into the situation.
However, since Liaodong Town began to blockade Hujiazhuang, Zhang Zhengqing's intelligence has also been interrupted. Therefore, although the Jianzhou Jurchens have guessed that a drastic change must have occurred within Liaodong Town, they do not know what this drastic change is, let alone
It is unclear whether this drastic change will affect the defense of the entire Liaodong region. The specific situation requires further investigation and exploration.
Just when Xuan Ye was staring at this information and was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a report that Qian Tong and Tu Hai were asking for a meeting together.
Qian Tong was the head of the Han surrendered ministers under Xuan Ye, and was always responsible for penetrating Han territory and spying on news from the Ming Dynasty, while Tu Hai was the head of the Jurchen generals in Jianzhou, and was Xuan Ye's right-hand man.
Therefore, when he heard these two people asking for an audience together, Xuan Ye did not dare to neglect and summoned them immediately.
At this time, the Jianzhou Jurchens did not have so many red tapes, so after Qian Tong and Tu Hai entered the king's tent, they only bowed slightly and reported the news directly to Xuan Ye.
Qian Tong's expression was a little excited, and he took the lead in saying: "Reporting to the Great Khan, the news has been confirmed. General Ximen Sheng of the North Road in Liaodong Town is still stranded in Hujiazhuang, and has not returned to the defense area to take charge... This person is actually
Leaving the defense zone without authorization for such a long time must be unusual!
At the same time, the other defense zones in Liaodong Town did send reinforcements to Hujiazhuang. However, the North Road Defense Zone did not send troops to participate in this matter because of the long distance, so the strength was not lost. If we want
Attacking Fushun Pass will probably take a lot of effort!"
Tuhai reported in a rough voice: "Great Khan, among the soldiers of the Eight Banners, there are now three banners of Zhengyang, Xianghuang and Zhengbai that have secretly arrived in the city of Hetuala. In addition, there are also three flags of Zhenghong, Xianghong and Xiangbai.
The flag is on the way. In about four or five days, we will have 50,000 elite troops ready to fight at any time!
Huh, at that time, the Liaodong Zhenbei Road defense area has lost Ximen Sheng's personal command, and even if the troops are not lost, it will never be able to block the strong attack of our Houjin elite!"
After hearing these reports, Xuan Ye nodded thoughtfully.
Everything was progressing smoothly, but Xuan Ye always had a vague feeling that since such changes in the situation were related to Zhao Junchen, it must not be that simple.
Xuan Ye attaches great importance to Zhao Junchen and understands Zhao Junchen very well. He and Zhao Junchen have had several overt and covert confrontations, and they have never taken advantage. Therefore, Xuan Ye does not think that Zhao Junchen will stay for him.
Such an obvious flaw.
Perhaps, all the current changes in the situation are just part of Zhao Junchen's plan.
But no matter what, facing such a good opportunity, Xuan Ye must give it a try!
Thinking of this, Xuan Ye immediately hesitated no longer and ordered: "Send the three flags of red, red and white to speed up their march!
Tu Hai, you must take advantage of this period to prepare all kinds of siege equipment! Qian Tong, you must step up your efforts to find out the intelligence of the Han people...especially the information about Zhao Junchen and He Yu!
In any case, in five days at the latest, I will personally lead the soldiers of the Eight Banners to launch a general attack on Fushun Pass, and we must seize the important pass here in one fell swoop!"
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In fact, Xuan Ye's premonition was not wrong. The reactions he and Jianzhou Jurchen had were all within Zhao Junchen's expectations and part of Zhao Junchen's plan!
In recent years, Zhao Junchen's bottom line has become less and less, and he has become increasingly unscrupulous in doing things.
But this time, Zhao Junchen wanted to gradually control Liaodong Town, but he always adhered to a basic bottom line, that is, he must ensure that his actions will not seriously affect the strength and foundation of Liaodong Town.
Otherwise, once the strength of Liaodong Town is damaged and its foundation is shaken, it will inevitably affect the operation of the entire Liaodong defense, and will also allow the Jianzhou Jurchens to find opportunities, and then the entire Huaxia region will usher in a catastrophe.
However, Zhao Junchen's basic goal of gradually taking control of Liaodong Town and Zhao Junchen's basic bottom line of unwillingness to damage Liaodong Town's strength and foundation actually conflict with each other.
After all, Liaodong Town is too strong and its foundation is too stable. Under normal circumstances, Zhao Junchen has no chance to intervene. Therefore, if Zhao Junchen still wants to gradually control Liaodong Town, he must find a way to plunge Liaodong Town into chaos and internal strife.
Among them, and only under such circumstances, Zhao Junchen could take advantage of it.
However, if Liaodong Town falls into chaos and internal strife, it will inevitably seriously affect the defense operations of the entire Liaodong region, and may even fall into complete disintegration, and it will no longer be able to resist the Jianzhou Jurchen invasion from now on.
In response to this situation, Zhao Junchen also thought of a solution, which was to introduce foreign aggression to Liaodong Town!
An external enemy with the same hatred is always the best promoter of internal unity.
According to the script originally designed by Zhao Junchen, his plan can be divided into five steps.
The first step is to use personal involvement in danger to kidnap He Yu and plunge Liaodong Town into a leaderless situation. He will take the opportunity to stir up the situation and stimulate the ambitions of some high-ranking military attachés in Liaodong, and sow the close relationship between He Yu and Ximen Sheng.
The situation in Liaodong Town completely fell into civil strife.
The second step is to introduce the first foreign threat to Liaodong Town, which is to leak information to the Wu family in Shanhaiguan and lure Wu Yingxiong to lead Guan Ning cavalry into Liaodong territory, intending to take the opportunity to annex Liaodong Town. At this time, Liaodong Town is not only leaderless, but also
Falling into chaos and internal strife, one cannot extricate himself, and naturally has no power to resist.
Faced with such a situation, there will inevitably be some military attachés in Liaodong Town who are unwilling to sit still and wait for death. They are eager to end the chaos and internal strife in Liaodong Town and unite to resist the annexation of the Wu family in Shanhaiguan. Zhao Junchen can take the opportunity to guide the situation and bring Ximen Sheng to justice.
Being elected as the new co-leader of Liaodong Town, he can also implement the Liao salary reform he mentioned before.
The third step is that after Liaodong Town restores unity and stability, it will have the strength to resist the Wu family of Shanhaiguan. However, the contradictions and conflicts between Liaodong Town and the Wu family of Shanhaiguan will inevitably deepen and intensify, and the Wu family of Shanhaiguan will
The family is also an indispensable part of Liaodong's defense. Once the Shanhaiguan Wu family and Liaodong Town are completely separated, it will still affect the defense operations of the entire Liaodong region.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen will once again introduce a more powerful foreign invader at this time-Jianzhou Jurchen!
It is precisely because of this consideration that Zhao Junchen always points the real culprit behind He Yu's kidnapping at Jianzhou Jurchen.
The fourth step is that under normal circumstances, if the Jianzhou Jurchens suddenly send troops southward while Liaodong's defense is in chaos, they will definitely have a clear advantage. However, because of Zhao Junchen's arrangement and promotion, all the elite forces of the Wu family in Liaodong Town and Shanhaiguan are
They have already gathered in Hujiazhuang, and they have gathered their troops one step ahead, so they can rush to the front line quickly to confront the Jianzhou Jurchen army.
The Jurchens in Jianzhou had just surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the internal problems of food shortages had not yet been alleviated. Therefore, when they found that the Wu family in Liaodong Town and Shanhaiguan had already assembled troops to defend themselves in advance, and there was no advantage to be taken, they must have no choice but to retreat with regret.
Step 5: When the situation has developed to this stage, Ximen Sheng has not only been elected as the new generation leader by all parties in Liaodong Town, but also led the Liaodong Town army to successfully drive back the Jianzhou Jurchens, which must have greatly increased his prestige.
Zhao Junchen will also take the opportunity to encourage some Liaodong town military attachés to come forward and recommend Ximen Sheng to the imperial court as the new Liaodong commander-in-chief.
At this time, Zhao Junchen can release He Yu, and Liaodong Town will face an extremely embarrassing situation, that is, two top leaders appear at the same time.
Under such circumstances, no matter how close He Yu and Ximen Sheng were in the past and how trusting each other was, they would inevitably fall into a life-or-death situation. Even if they themselves were willing to give in, their supporters and fans would also be
out on a limb.
In this way, coupled with the fact that the Liao pay reform has become a fait accompli at this time, Zhao Junchen's influence becomes crucial. Who among Ximen Sheng and He Yu can win the support of Zhao Junchen?
Junchen expresses his support for him, and whoever has more money and food resources will be able to win undefeated!
In the end, Zhao Junchen was able to gradually tame the giant beast in Liaodong Town.
Zhao Junchen's plan was originally considered clever. Except for the fact that the first step of the plan was very risky, the subsequent developments were all conspiracy. Zhao Junchen only had to hide behind the scenes to guide the situation and push things along.
However, after all, Zhao Junchen is not the contemporary Zhuge who knows things well, and there is still a flaw in his series of plans.
This mistake was made by General Li Zehe of Liaodong Town Middle Road!
Zhao Junchen underestimated Li Zehe's ambition and means, and also overestimated his patience and forbearance. Unexpectedly, not long after He Yugang was kidnapped, he jumped out impatiently and colluded with Gancheng and Xu He in an attempt to usurp power.
Seizing the throne caused Liaodong Town to fall into infighting and chaos one step ahead, and the rhythm of Zhao Junchen's plan was quickly disrupted.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Junchen had no choice but to leave He Yu's side in advance and personally control the situation.
But because Zhao Junchen left early, He Yu discovered the truth of the matter first, so Zhao Junchen was forced to use a backup plan, and He Yu had no choice but to die an unexpected death.
However, although Zhao Junchen was forced to use a backup plan, the overall plan direction did not change. He only needed to slightly adjust some details. In a nutshell, he still used the Wu family of Shanhaiguan and the Jurchens of Jianzhou successively.
A powerful foreign invader led to changes in the internal situation of Liaodong Town, forcing Liaodong Town to surrender to him.
Now, with the official debut of the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, the threat of Jianzhou Jurchen is also very close at hand, and the script designed by Zhao Junchen, the stage built, and the actors assembled are about to reach their climax!