The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 221
Jiang Chuan naturally heard Li Yongnian's meaning, put down his wine glass, looked at him and said slowly: "My little brother once heard that Governor Yuan swore an oath in front of the emperor, saying that he would flatten the Liao Dynasty in five years, is there such a thing?"

Li Yongnian was taken aback, not knowing why he mentioned this, and nodded, "I've heard about this too. But everyone doesn't take what Yuan Dushi said seriously. Thinking about the fact that the Tartars have been rampant in Liaodong for decades, if they can It is not easy to contain it, and the flattening of the Liao Dynasty in five years is really unbelievable."

Obviously he himself thought Yuan Chonghuan was bragging.

Jiang Chuan smiled slightly, but said: "Mr. Yuan's words are indeed exaggerated. But if you say that the Tartars are rampant and cannot be contained, my younger brother will not agree."

Only then did Li Yongnian remember that the young Marquis in front of him is a fierce man who can't shrink back even now, and said with a smile: "It's my brother's slip of the tongue. There are brothers and tens of thousands of Jiang family soldiers under his command here in Liaodong." , the Tartars don’t want to make too much trouble anymore. Speaking of which, brother, I still owe my brother a huge favor, and I am worried that I don’t know how to repay it.”

Jiang Chuan secretly smiled in his heart, if you really want to repay my favor, just don't get along with me, there is no need to be hypocritical.

But he was not in a hurry, but said with a smile: "Brother Li, if you really want to repay my favor, you might as well join hands with my younger brother after the spring of next year, and we will do something great together on the land of Liaodong, so that people in the world can take a good look at it." .”

Li Yongnian was startled, but on the face he pretended to be curious and said, "What is the big event that brother is talking about? You might as well explain it in detail. If you can wish brother a helping hand, it would be Li's honor."

Jiang Chuan smiled slightly and said, "After the spring of next year, I want to take the three cities in southern Liaoning. What do you think, brother?"

When Li Yongnian heard it, he lost his voice and said, "Take the three cities in southern Liaoning?"

Jiang Chuan nodded and complained: "Yes, I have been thinking about the three cities of Liaoyang, Gaizhou, and Guangning for a long time. Brother also knows that although I am wearing a marquis hat now, my little brother, I don't even have a serious place to live. There is no land, and now I am still hiding in the ravine to eat and sleep. It is really hard. Ordinarily, this Datong is also a good place. If Yuan Dushi is here to host, the brothers may have a discussion with Yuan Dushi to come to Datong City This mansion has been addicted to the Marquis. But now that my elder brother is in charge, I naturally can’t think of Datong anymore. So I have to think of Tartar.”

Li Yongnian could hear the meaning of these words: If you are sensible, this Datong will be kept for you.If you don't know the fun, then maybe who will own this Datong in the future.

Although he was surprised in his heart, his face was full of gratitude: "Brother, I am grateful for your kindness. To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that brother took the back road of the Tartars last time, broke the siege of Datong, and defeated Governor Yuan. The majesty of the teacher, brother will not know when he is in his early days. I, Li Yongnian, know that I will repay my kindness, and my brother's kindness will never be forgotten. If there is any need for help in the future, as long as I, Li Yongnian, can help, I will definitely refuse. Brother, if you want to come to Datong Jianfu for a long-term stay, brother, I sincerely welcome you. Even if brother has his eyes on my house, brother, I can let it out without saying a word."

An old fox, retreating to advance, came to my army.But you think that I can let you go, you underestimate me.

Jiang Chuan said with a chuckle: "What did you say, a gentleman doesn't take what others like, brother still understands this truth. Next year's spring offensive, I still need my brother's full assistance, so I don't want to refuse. Brother also understands if he wants to come , The situation in Liaodong is all in your hands, and we are in a situation where we are all prosperous and we are all in harm's way. Brother, what do you think?"

Jiang Chuan's words have actually been very clear.I don't want your Datong City's idea, but when I launch the spring offensive next year, not only will you not be able to hold me back, but you will also help.Otherwise, if something goes wrong on my side, then it's hard to say whether your Datong will be stable or not.We are two grasshoppers on the same rope now. If I lose to the Tartars in the front, your Datong City will face the Tartars directly, so you have to think it over.

These words actually have another meaning: If you don't help, I will come back and settle the score with you no matter whether I can take down the three cities in southern Liaoning.At that time, it will be hard to say who owns Datong.

Li Yongnian is an old man who has been immersed in officialdom for many years, so the subtext in Jiang Chuan's words can be heard clearly, and he even thinks more than Jiang Chuan wants to express.

He understood that this was Jiang Chuan forcing himself to express his opinion.

The two foxes, one old and one young, looked at each other. Although they were very calm on the surface, they were calculating each other in their hearts.Jiang Chuan could hold his breath, he was sure that Li Yongnian would not dare to turn against him, so he was a little bit confident.

Li Yongnian did not dare to turn against Jiang Chuan, nor did he dare to directly reject Jiang Chuan's request. After pondering for a moment, he said bitterly:

"Brother, my brother has always admired you and is grateful for your kindness. But brother also knows that my subordinate's family background is really not enough. The imperial court has been in arrears with the military salary for three months, and this is full of complaints , If it wasn’t for my brother’s pressure, I’m afraid something would have happened a long time ago. Besides the military strength, the last time Governor Yuan brought 5 horses out, [-] of them were drawn from my subordinates, and they were all gone.

So, my brother, I have insufficient troops and low morale, so it's okay to defend a city. If I want to go out to fight in the field, I'm afraid it will only add chaos to my brother.However, if the brother can return the 3 people to the elder brother, the elder brother promises not to say anything, no matter how difficult it is, he must gather a team to help the brother enter the south of Liaoning. "

After speaking, he looked at Jiang Chuan with an expression of what do you think.

Jiang Chuan didn't expect that the old fox would start bargaining with him, making the 3 Ming army who surrendered him a condition.The meaning is obviously that if you return my [-] people, I will send troops to fight with you in southern Liaoning.Otherwise, there is no way to help.

Jiang Chuan suddenly laughed loudly, laughing so that Li Yongnian looked at him inexplicably.

After a while, Jiang Chuan stopped laughing and said slowly: "Brother is really good at joking. Yes, the last time Governor Yuan brought people to beat me, I captured nearly 4 horses. But brother also knew that 4 Most of the [-] soldiers are my brother's soldiers, so I didn't dare to take them in. I immediately sent them back to Datong. But these [-] soldiers were unwilling to leave. They said they were defeated and had no face to go back. They wanted to fight Tartar with my brothers and me. Son, the words are sincere, brother, I really couldn't refuse, so I finally reluctantly agreed to the soldiers, and I really didn't want to chill everyone's hearts.

Brother has 4 more people under his command, and all kinds of expenses for eating, drinking, weapons and armor have increased. Brother, I am also gritted my teeth and struggling to support it.Now since my brother wants to get back the [-] soldiers, brother, I can't be the master, why don't you go to my place to persuade me personally, if the soldiers agree to return to Datong with you, brother, I will naturally be happy to see it happen, I can't ask for it. "

Hmph, when it comes to complaining, General, I will too.I see what excuses you have.The helpless expression on Jiang Chuan's face seemed to have been greatly dragged down, and Li Yongnian almost believed his nonsense.

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