The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 185
If Yuan Chonghuan knew that the last hope—the reinforcements from Datong City would never come, he might have the urge to draw his sword and kill himself at this time.

All the men and horses he sent to Datong to ask for reinforcements were picked up by the three-story rangers arranged by Jiang's army on the periphery, and no one escaped.

So the Ming army in Datong still doesn't know that Yuan Chonghuan's [-] army has reached the end of the road, and may even be fantasizing about Yuan Dushi's army breaking the bandits.

"Military commander, I'm not worried that the Ming army from Datong will come to rescue Yuan Chonghuan. They will die in vain and give us their heads. It's a pity that we don't need these heads from the Ming army at the moment. If they are too damaged, Datong City will return We have to guard, and the Tartars will be the cheapest ones in the end." Jiang Chuan looked at the chess board in front of him, picked up his pawns and took a step forward, posing a direct threat to Liu Ji's bishop who was sitting opposite.

Liu Ji raised his hand to withdraw the elephant, avoiding the pawn's sharp edge, and said with a smile: "That's why the lord did not order a fierce attack, and gave the Ming army a chance to breathe, so that they would not be cornered."

Jiang Chuan's pawn took another step to the right, and said with a faint smile, "The military master knows me. Now that Ming Dynasty has internal and external troubles, and we don't have enough strength to take over, we might as well let the Ji family continue to support this mess.

Let's clean up the Tartars first, and then we will march into the Central Plains after we finish cleaning up the Tartars. At that time, the situation may be quite different, and it must be a situation of disputes in the world.

Although the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty is extremely corrupt, the airs are still there, so there is no need for us to get involved and serve as pawns for the Ji family.Let's go in when the world is in a mess. At that time, all parties will check each other, and we will have the strategic space to move left and right. "

Liu Ji raised his hand to jump the horse, threatened Jiang Chuan's pawns, nodded in admiration and said: "My lord has far-reaching thoughts. We competed too much with Daming, and in the end it will only benefit Man Qing.

I just heard that the rogue rebellion in the Ming Dynasty has almost been put down, and the two biggest rogues, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, have surrendered to the court.If the imperial court spares no effort to manage Liaodong with all its strength, then our situation will probably be passive. "

Jiang Chuan rolled out a cart and placed it behind the pawns crossing the river, and said with a slight smile, "I'm afraid the military adviser has misjudged his point this time. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are not fuel-efficient lamps, and of course fuel-efficient lamps will not do rebellion." matter.

Both of them are masters with rebellious bones in the back of their heads, and they were born to rebel.I can bet you that their surrender was just a stopgap measure, and sooner or later they will have to do it again.If I lose, I'll give you another fine horse. "

Looking at Jiang Chuan's confident smile, Liu Ji asked curiously: "How did my lord know that these two people would definitely rebel? They were almost wiped out by this Governor Yuan last time. How much strength do they have to rebel?"

Jiang Chuan smiled and said: "Military Master, people who have eaten meat will never only eat tofu. Although these two were defeated, they have seen through the incomparably weak nature of the Ming court in previous battles. The empire is now a paper tiger. And Yuan Chonghuan, their nemesis, is now surrounded by us. If these two don’t seize this opportunity and turn against each other, it would be a hell of a thing. Maybe, these two have turned against each other now. It's over."

Liu Ji was about to say more, when suddenly the curtain of the big tent of the Chinese army was lifted, and Li Jian hurried in, holding the black lotus copper pipe specially used for the black ice station to deliver messages: "My lord, Miss Bai sent someone to send it just now."

Jiang Chuan took it, pressed the password a few times, heard a click, opened the copper tube, took out the note inside, and after reading it, his expression lifted and he burst out laughing.

Liu Ji was puzzled, Jiang Chuan handed over the note and said with a smile: "Look at what I said, military adviser. These two really did not disappoint me."

Liu Ji took the note and read it quickly and said in surprise: "Your lord is really good at predicting things, these two people really turned against each other, and they made such a big noise. But congratulations, lord, Daming The emperor was so generous and gave the lord a marquis. In the past 200 years of Ming Dynasty, except for the period of Taizu and Chengzu, there have not been many marquises since then, and they are basically hereditary."

It turned out that at this time the imperial envoy sent by Emperor Ming Dynasty had already arrived in Datong, and found the Jinyiwei Thousand Household Office in Datong.

Speaking of which, the inspector of ceremonies and Jin Yiwei in the palace belonged to the emperor's cronies, so they felt closer.Moreover, this incident was caused by a secret report from the Datong Jinyiwei Thousand Household Office, so the eunuch who passed the decree to Datong first approached Jinyiwei.

Datong Jinyiwei is now a member of Jiangchuan, so Bai Jinxiu knew the news immediately and knew all the contents of the imperial decree, so he sent the black lotus envoy out of the city to report the news immediately, so that Jiangchuan could make a decision in advance.

According to the secret letter, the eunuch who announced the decree will arrive soon, and Jin Yiwei will send people to protect him, which is actually surveillance.

Although he was made a Marquis by the Ming Emperor, Jiang Chuan was not very excited.If he had just started traveling, he might have been a little excited, but with the rapid improvement of his strength, he really didn't feel much about the false name of a little marquis.

"The old emperor was in a panic. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion, he was frightened, and hurriedly transferred Yuan Chonghuan back. He was also afraid that Liaodong would be empty, so he rewarded me with such a hat and asked us to give him a hat in Liaodong." The Tartars. And he was stingy and gave five thousand shi of grain and grass. Is this coaxing children?

He was given the false title of Liaonan Commander-in-Chief, but neither soldier nor general was given, and he didn't say where the government was located. This is really a good calculation.If it weren't for the help of these two anti-bone boys, I think the old emperor, the Marquis, would not be willing to give it to him.Speaking of which, I have to thank the two of Li Zhang. "

Jiang Chuan laughed mockingly.

Liu Ji said with a smile: "I know my lord doesn't like these two hats, I'm afraid the emperor of Ming Dynasty wants to give you a prince, or even give you the throne, the lord probably won't be willing to take it.

But we have worked so hard to fight the Ming army for the past few days, don't we just want to gain a false name from the court?I think this time, after the imperial palace report is sent out, the name of the lord will be known all over the world.At that time, the lord will issue another order to seek talents, and the effect will be different.So, congratulations, my lord, congratulations, my lord! "

After Liu Ji finished speaking, he bowed solemnly to Jiang Chuan, and Ran Wu, Shan Jia, Bai Mu, and Li Jian all followed suit and said: "The last general is waiting to congratulate the lord, congratulations to the lord!"

Jiang Chuan laughed loudly, pushed the chessboard, stood up and said loudly: "In this way, it is really a happy event. Everyone, get ready, since the Emperor Ming gave him face, let's give him face too, and welcome this imperial envoy well. , let him see the majesty of our Jiang family army."

"No!" Everyone shouted in unison.

　The second watch arrives, and there are three more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)