Tang Yin waited for military information to be conveyed every day. For him, it was the first time he had to undertake such a major military mission, which brought him a lot of trouble.
Jiang Lun was much more at ease there.
Jiang Lun's daily task was to drink with Zhang Yanling, or do some "liquorous" things in Juyong Pass. Although the area in Guan City is not big, the basic civilian facilities are still very complete, and the business here basically meets the needs of the garrison.
, wine, sex, wealth and everything are all available.
For Jiang Lun and Zhang Yanling, they had no intention of going to war for the country at all. It seemed that their only purpose in coming to Juyongguan was to change places to drink and have fun.
"...Marquis Jianchang, let me tell you, I have recently taken a fancy to a piece of land near Xishan, and I plan to purchase it in large quantities. Are you interested?"
Jiang Lun drank a few more cups of cat urine and actually started selling business in front of Zhang Yanling.
Zhang Yanling couldn't help but raise her head and take a look at the newly promoted Yutian Bo.
In the past, it was his Zhang brothers who took Jiang Lun to do "big business". Now it is Jiang Lun's turn to get him to join the gang and make money together?
Zhang Yanling said: "The fields around the capital are very strictly controlled. Do you think they are just dummies and you can grab them in large numbers? Or... His Majesty agrees to let you do this? The fields over there will not be the same as those of the previous emperor."
Zhuang?"
"no no."
Jiang Lun continued to pour wine for Zhang Yanling, "They are all fields that I have taken a liking to. It has nothing to do with Huangzhuang. I heard that many of the fields there were the property of Jiang Bin and Qian Ning in the past. And some people want to sell them for money.
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"No!"
Zhang Yanling has finally learned to be smart now.
If you want to make money, you should find something "steady" to make money quickly. Annexing land will only attract civil officials to participate in the impeachment, and their brothers have also felt it to some extent. The current situation is different from that of Hongzhi and Zhengde. The emperor does not support it.
The minister is looking for trouble, who can stand it?
"Then...I have another good project here..."
Jiang Lun spared no effort to promote his business to Zhang Yanling.
These things were not done by Zhu Hao or anyone else, they were purely his own "interests".
In other words, now that Jiang Lun has a title, he wants to achieve something on his own and no longer relies entirely on Zhu Hao to advise him in business.
Jiang Lun and Zhang Yanling drank until very late and became extremely drunk.
After leaving the wine shop, they were about to take carriages back to their residences.
A guard came over here to inform: "You two, Tang Junmen sent a message, saying that the enemy situation has been discovered, please come over to discuss the military plan."
"What kind of enemy situation? Isn't it just the Tartars passing by outside the fortress again? I'm afraid of him!"
Zhang Yanling was very impatient.
After I have eaten and drank enough, of course I want to go back and hug the flower girl, have a beautiful sleep, and talk to me about my military love?
It’s really lard that has blinded my heart!
Jiang Lun said: "Let's go over and take a look. Military affairs cannot be neglected."
Zhang Yanling insisted on going back to rest. Jiang Lun saw that he was confused and confused, so he went to say hello to the driver and asked the driver to transport him directly to the "command post" downstairs near the city gate.
When Zhang Yanling got down from the carriage, he was almost being carried. He had drunk a little too much. After he landed, he was being helped to walk, and he started to snore.
"Why is this happening?"
Tang Yin came out and frowned when he saw Zhang Yanling's embarrassment.
As an honorable minister who went on an expedition, he just went to drink when he had nothing to do. Now he has urgent military affairs to discuss, but he fell unconscious because he was drunk?
If this is reported...
Zhang Yanling was afraid that he would be imprisoned for delaying military flights.
But think about it again, it would be like this for ordinary people, but if it happened to Zhang Yanling...
That's about it.
Who doesn’t know what this product is?
"Carry it in... Meng Zai, are you okay?"
Tang Yin was a little worried about Jiang Lun.
Apparently, Jiang Lun drank a lot.
Jiang Lun asked someone to get a hot towel, wipe it on his face, and then walked in: "It's okay, just say it."
But when he said this, he yawned greatly, indicating that he was also very sleepy.
Inside the command post.
Li Boring, the commander-in-chief of the Juyong Pass garrison, had been waiting for a long time. When he saw several people coming in, he was also very puzzled. Are these the military leaders sent by the imperial court to guard the inner three passes?
When there is military affairs, why don't you go have a drink? Tsk tsk, as expected, there is no one in the court. Are you sending these two guys to guard the gate? Isn't it just for military glory?
Zhang Yanling was placed on a chair. She still didn't open her eyes, but her snoring was not as loud as before.
In front of Tang Yin was a makeshift sand table, which was made by craftsmen according to the drawings given by Zhu Hao. Tang Yin had seen detailed sand tables around Juyong Pass before, and when he arrived at Juyong Pass, he almost made one. The marked points on it were very clear.
"The latest information is that there are more than 3,000 Tatar cavalry, plundering all the way south from Baiyangkou, coming to Juyongguan... There are no Ming soldiers and horses to fight at the first line pass from Baiyangkou to Xuanfu. The sentry came to report that the Tatars have arrived
It’s past my age…”
Tang Yin tells the latest news.
Jiang Lun was a little confused: "What do you mean? There's going to be a war? Isn't this Neiguan?"
Li Boring explained: "Uncle Yutian, judging from past experience, wars generally cannot burn the inner pass, but this time the Tatars destroyed the outer pass and entered our territory of the Ming Dynasty to plunder. The route they took is very special... Generally speaking, the inner pass is not burned.
He said that all the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty were strictly guarding the city and could not leave, and we could just wait for them to plunder and withdraw on their own."
"oh."
Jiang Lun didn't seem to understand.
At this moment, shouts came from outside: "Why didn't you notify me earlier about such a big thing?"
Jiang Lun and Zhang Yanling arrived late enough, but someone else arrived even later than them, but it was Zhang Yong, the eunuch in charge of the army.
When Zhang Yong came in, he smelled of alcohol.
Tang Yin couldn't help but have a headache after seeing it.
When it comes to drinking... who can be better than me, Mr. Tang? I don’t know how my reputation for poetry and painting came from? It all came from drinking!
Only when you are drunk can you write like a spring and write like a flower...
But now I haven't even had a drink, and you all just go out and have fun. Have you ever cared about the feelings of an old drunkard like me?
"Eunuch Zhang, we sent someone to notify you before and learned that you were not at home, so we had to ask someone to look for you. I didn't wait for you... Let's talk about the latest military report first."
Tang Yin used to talk to Zhang Yongdao.
When Zhang Yong saw Tang Yin, the expression on his face changed instantly, and he said with a smile: "What did Mr. Tang say? It's a private matter in our family... It doesn't matter. Earlier, our family went to inspect the military camp and select generals... Where did you talk about it?"
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Smelling drunk, choosing generals?
Tang Yin was too lazy to pay attention to what Zhang Yong said.
He also gave an overview of the current military situation.
Zhang Yong was considered to be relatively experienced, so he suggested: "Let's just stick to closing the door and prevent the Tatars from knocking on the inner gate."
According to the rules of the northwest, when encountering an enemy, you should first punish yourself with three cups of wine and let the enemy plunder our territory. As long as we do not break the fortress and wait for the Tartars to withdraw, we can then go out to clean up the mess and kill a lot of people to report military merits and say that the enemy troops were killed and retreated.
But this time, Tang Yin obviously had a different view.
Tang Yindao: "Currently, the number of Tatar cavalry attacking our Juyong Pass ranges from three thousand to five thousand. It seems like an ordinary attack to harass and plunder men and horses, but the number of horses is much larger than that of ordinary people."
Zhang Yong nodded: "That's what it is. If the police come to harass us, it will disrupt the organization. There are only a few hundred people along the way, and there is rarely any overreach."
Even Li Boring agrees with this view.
Not to mention anything else, Zhang Yong has been in the army for many years and knows the situation in the northwest very well. Zhang Yong had contributed a lot and made great achievements in the great victory of Yingzhou that year, otherwise he only relied on Zhu Houzhao?
Maybe the emperor was kidnapped by the enemy!
Tang Yin said: "So I think the intention of the Tatars this time is definitely not to plunder."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Lun asked from the side, "We're not here to plunder, but are we here to attack the city? There are only three to five men and horses, but there are a few less, right?"
Li was very confident: "What we have learned so far is that the *** are just cavalry coming in from Aiyangkou, and they do not carry siege baggage. Unless we take the initiative to attack, there is no possibility that the *** will conquer my pass!"
Zhang Yong nodded.
This makes sense.
When it comes to attacking the Ming Dynasty's fortress, the Tatars are very experienced. Otherwise, how could Rifengkou be captured? Can the Sin Riders be able to trap Tiankou and destroy it?
There must be siege troops, and the number of troops usually exceeds 10,000, or even tens of thousands.
Only a few thousand cavalry were sent to march straight into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. If they wanted to attack the city, they would have the heart of a bear but the courage of a leopard. No matter how many people came, it would be in vain.
Tang Yin said: "What if the Tatars' goal is to capture the important fortresses around Xuanfu Town, and use these cavalry to contain and block our reinforcements?"
When he said these words, Zhang Yong's expression was obviously a little frozen.
Li Boring was very firm: "It's impossible. There are many soldiers and horses around Xuanfu Town, and the pass is very dangerous. If you don't have a hundred or eighty thousand soldiers, you can't even think about knocking on the pass."
Zhang Yongze did not dwell on the Tatars' strategic intentions. Instead, he became concerned about Tang Yin's thoughts and asked immediately: "What does Mr. Tang mean..."
Tang Yindao: "Judging from the intelligence obtained from all parties, there is a 40% to 50% chance that what I said will become reality... If we continue to follow the previous strategy of dealing with the Tatars, stick to the inner three passes and wait for the Tatars
If we withdraw on our own, we will lose reinforcements at the Ming Dynasty's pass, and if we rush for reinforcements then, I'm afraid it will be too late."
Zhang Yong smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Tang doesn't want to lead troops to fight with the Tatars, right? This... can't be done!"
Li was also shocked: "You don't hold the pass and you go to fight with the enemy?"
Tang Yin said: "That's what I think. If we directly send troops to fight the Tatars head-on, the chance of winning is slim..."
You don’t know much and still want to attack?
Even Jiang Lun seemed to have sobered up this time.
Is Tang Yin trying to play with fire?
"But if we attack some of our troops, lure the enemy deeper, and attract the Tatars to our front line at Juyongguan, and after they set up camp, we will have a chance to defeat the enemy..." Tang Yin said.
Zhang Yong smiled bitterly and said: "The Tatars have not come, so we have to take the initiative to lure them here? This... what kind of statement is this? Mr. Tang, our mission in the northwest is to control the inner three passes and ensure that nothing happens to the inner three passes.