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Zhang Ruoqi, who was sitting at the top, had been watching with cold eyes all the time, and now he was stroking his beard and smiling, but Fu Yingchong, who was sitting in the second place opposite Zhang Cheng, said carelessly: "I said that North Korean Jiedu envoy, what do you mean? Our food is not good?"

Lin Qingye had also calmed down his excitement at this moment, and he also knew the identities of the people in the tent at this moment. At that moment, he got up again and went to the center of the military tent, knelt down and saluted everyone in the tent, and said: "Pingan Road Soldiers of the Korean State Ma Jiedu envoy Lin Qingye, see you, my lords!"

After he got up, he didn't go back to his seat directly, but stood on the spot and said apologetically: "I was so excited when I saw you adults for the first time, and I made such a joke. It's really because I'm too reckless. I hope all the adults can see the coldness of the sea, and don't blame the lower officials for this."

Everyone shook their heads and smiled after hearing this. Lin Qingye was indeed reckless. He actually mistook Zhang Cheng for Wu Sangui, and even praised Wu Sangui in front of everyone.

Even Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Dou, who sat at the top, shook their heads. After all, the two armies attacked the mountain separately today, and there was already some competition between them.

But this guy is praising Wu Sangui and Ning Yuanjun so much here and now, why doesn't he teach everyone in the army tent to secretly feel excited!

Lin Qingye also knew his fault, but he had already spoken, so he could only hold back. Now he was looking dryly at Zhang Cheng with a pair of small eyes, but he didn't know how to speak for a moment, and was extremely embarrassed.

"What's wrong with envoy Lin Jiedu? Mr. Wu is brave and brave, and even he admires it very much. Today, envoy Lin Jiedu mistook me for Mr. Wu. I was very happy in my heart, so how could I blame him?" Yu Lin Jiedu envoy!"

Zhang Cheng saw that Lin Qingye's words were sincere, and he was too embarrassed, so he spoke up to resolve it for him, and he continued: "It is also fate that I can meet Commander Lin here today.

What's more, Commander Lin still cares about Daming. Although he is in a dangerous situation, he still does not forget to try his best to help us. From this point of view, we should be the ones who thank Commander Lin! "

In Zhang Cheng's mind, there is still a sliver of memory, that is, during the decades of Ming Dynasty's downfall and Qing Dynasty's prosperity, many people in North Korea were still loyal to Ming Dynasty, and they were even more loyal to Ming Dynasty than the officials and generals of Ming Dynasty. Ming dynasty.

At this moment, Zhang Cheng also believed that what the military envoy of Ping'an Dao in front of him was saying was true. As a person who was determined to change, he also really wanted to establish his own connection in North Korea.

"Make friends from a distance and attack from a distance" is the way to plan things!

It's like when Zhang Cheng finished working as king and first returned to Xuanfu, he arranged for Zhang Guodong and others to take the opportunity to escort Lu Xiangsheng's coffin back to his hometown to try to contact Zheng Zhilong, a generation of hero in Fujian Province.

It's a pity that Zhang Cheng had a low position and power at that time, and his name was unknown, so Zheng Zhilong didn't talk to him at all.

Afterwards, it wasn't until Zhang Cheng was appointed as Xuanfu Counselor to guard the North Road that Zheng Zhilong wrote back a letter to him, but he didn't pay attention to him, and only said that one south and one north can take care of each other, but there was nothing to say.

Now that he sent troops to aid Liao Dynasty, he accidentally met the military commander of the Pingan Dao Army of North Korea. Zhang Cheng naturally would not let go of this excellent opportunity, and he definitely wanted to make friends.

And Zhang Cheng's words just now completely resolved Lin Qingye's embarrassment, and also took the opportunity to elevate his status, making him face in front of everyone.

It is true that people carry people in flowery sedan chairs, no one would dislike being praised, especially when they have really accomplished something, they hope to be seen and mentioned by others .

Lin Qingye stood in the middle of the military tent, and was about to say something, when Zhang Cheng said again: "Envoy Lin Jiedu, please come back and sit down, today, you and I have been fighting all day, so we should take a good rest and use it." some meals, chatting about the household chores."

Seeing what he said, Lin Qingye no longer persisted, he stepped back to his seat, sat down lightly, and started eating.

To be honest, although they came to support the Tartars as friendly troops, they were not treated as friendly troops, and even the most basic food became a problem.

Just like Lin Qingye, although a large amount of grain and rice was delivered to the Tartars from North Korea, their own meals had to wait for the Tartars to distribute, and they often had a full meal and a hungry meal.

Even so, it is inevitable that they will be used as cannon fodder and abandoned sons during the war. It is no wonder that the monarchs, ministers and people of North Korea did not return their hearts to the Tartars.

Now think about Daming again. When they marched into North Korea to help them repel the Japanese slaves, even the grain they ate was transported from Liaodong. The heart of love for the people is inside.

Lin Qingye was also very hungry. After eating some random food to satisfy his hunger, he stopped.

Zhang Ruoqi, who sat high on the head, saw him put down the bowl and chopsticks, stroked his beard and said, "Lin Qingye, I have something important to tell you about the army, can you tell me now?"

Although Zhang Ruoqi's words were light, but when he sat high on the top of the table, what he said was dignified and comfortable.

Lin Qingye hurriedly got up when he heard the words. He straightened his ragged clothes first, then made a long bow, and said, "Director Zhang, please forgive me. They are all low-ranking officials. You are all loyal ministers and generals of Ming Dynasty. How dare you Do not believe!"

He went on to say: "I was in the Tartar bandit camp, I heard three pieces of news by accident, and secretly speculated that I must inform you adults, otherwise I'm afraid I will miss the important thing."

Hearing what he said so solemnly, and there were three more, everyone couldn't help but tense up, and they all listened to Lin Qingye's next words wholeheartedly.

"The lower officials heard that the Tartar bandit army is short of food and grain. Even so, the whole country can work together. It is estimated that it may last for more than a month, at most three months, and the bandit slaves will definitely run out of food. This is one of them!"

After hearing Lin Qingye's words, everyone felt much more at ease.

Previously, the officials of the Ming Dynasty would come down from Governor Hong Chengchou, and they all believed that if the stalemate continued for a long time, the supply of grain and grass for the Tartars would become a problem.

In addition to the food for the more than [-] soldiers and slaves, as well as the beans and fodder needed for the horses, you must know that the horses can eat more than humans. These beasts can not only eat each of them, but they can't go hungry, otherwise They cannot ride and run.

If the food and grass are really not enough, people may be able to survive for two or three days, but the horses are not enough, this big animal is very expensive!
War horses are not the same as humans at all. They can't go to the battlefield if they don't eat for a day, let alone a meal. War horses with weak legs are the number one enemy of knights.

Not only can you not be hungry, but if you expect a fierce battle on the second day, you usually feed the animal feed on the first day, and you also need to add a picnic to the horses so that they can be full, so that they will have enough energy to carry the knights and flee on the second day gallop.

Think about it, the Tartars have more than one hundred thousand horses. Although the number of people alone is indeed much smaller than that of Ming Dynasty, the number of war horses in their army is probably more than twice that of the Ming army, and even nearly three times.

Such a huge herd of war horses needs so much fodder a day, not to mention that the war horses also need to drink water. The amount of water this large animal drinks every day is astonishing.

This is also one of the reasons why the Tartars have been occupying the daughter river and Xiaoling river before!

But even if everyone knows this, it is still impossible to estimate the limit of how long the Tartars can last for the existing food and fodder.

After all, everyone has heard that the Tartars not only conscripted a large amount of grain from their own country, but also transported a large amount of grain and fodder from Mongolia and North Korea. Although an approximate number can be roughly estimated, it cannot be calculated accurately.

The reason why Ming and the Tatars were defeated in every battle was that apart from the lack of determination in fighting and the morale of the army was lower than that of the Tartars, the biggest reason was that the intelligence work behind the war was not done well.

The Art of War says "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles"!
But for so many years, Daming has always been like a blind man feeling an elephant. He has almost completely relied on guesswork for the intelligence of the Tartar side, and he has no confidence.

On the other hand, the Tartar side had planted countless hidden threads in various parts of the Ming Dynasty early on, and all kinds of information continued to flow in. Even the military strategy that was only agreed upon in the Ming court, the generals who went to battle did not know about it, but the Tartar side had already fully grasped it.

Just imagine, with such an intelligence gap, how can this battle be fought?

Therefore, the information Lin Qingye said today is very valuable. If the information he obtained is conclusive, then the bottom line for the Tartars is three months.

In other words, the Tatars are now more impatient than the Ming army, because their time is running out.

If the Jinzhou war cannot be completely resolved within three months, and the Ming Dynasty's aid to the Liao king's division can be defeated in one fell swoop, then what awaits them is likely to be in danger of subjugation!
Therefore, if the battle of Jinzhou really turned into a protracted war, it would be the last result that the Tartars wanted to see.

But just when everyone was delighted by the news, Lin Qingye broke out another shocking news: "Your officer can still hear that someone from the Celestial Dynasty seems to be having an affair with the Tartars."

"what?"

Bing Xian Zhang Dou was the first to stand up, his hands resting on the armrests of the chair, his body was trembling slightly, he looked very angry, and asked loudly: "Who is this person? Tell me quickly!"

He was so excited that Lin Qingye was taken aback. He stood up abruptly from his seat, and replied in a trembling voice, "I...I don't know...I don't know...Who is it?"

Zhang Ruoqi seemed calmer than Zhang Dou, maybe he didn't realize the danger of this matter, or maybe he didn't care too much.

Just think, to be able to contact the Tartars at this time, it must be the officers and generals of the two towns of Ji and Liao. The generals of Xuanda and the generals of the Shenji Battalion had no contact with the Tartars before, even if they wanted to join the enemy, there was no way.

But the officials and generals of Ji Liao are different, especially the officials and generals of Ji Town. They have been in the land of Liaodong for a long time, and they have not fought against the Tartars for a while.

If there are people who are not very optimistic about the battle of Jinzhou, and want to leave an extra way for themselves, it is not impossible to privately contact the Tartars and pass on the news.

Seeing that Lin Qingye was at a loss, Zhang Cheng hurriedly said: "Envoy Lin Jiedu, don't get excited, and please take a seat, this matter will be dealt with slowly."

Lin Qingye felt a little at ease when he heard the words, he cast a grateful look at Zhang Cheng, and then sat back in his seat.

Here, Zhang Cheng saw that he had sat down again, so he asked warmly: "Dare to ask envoy Lin Jiedu, if there is such a thing, it should be kept secret by the Tartars. But how did envoy Lin Jiedu know this?" thing?"

Just as Lin Qingye was about to get up to answer, Zhang Cheng said again: "Don't dare to work, Lin Jiedu got up, just sit down and answer!"

"The lower officials didn't hear about it directly. Instead, when Liu Zhishi was participating in the discussion of the slaves, he occasionally heard something. Because the matter was confidential, the slaves didn't say much, and Liu Zhishi didn't know the details. "Lin Qingye replied.

Zhang Dou was most concerned about this matter, and hurriedly asked, "Which Liu Zhi envoy is it?"

"Return to Mr. Zhang, it is Mr. Liu Linliu, the commanding officer of the three naval forces of our country." Lin Qingye said.

"Oh. So it was him?"

Zhang Dou muttered to himself before turning his head and explaining to Zhang Ruoqi: "I also heard about Liu Lin in Liaodong. When he was forced by slaves to attack Phi Island, he refused to fight on the pretext of illness. Hearing this, he also rewarded Liu Lin as the commander in chief.

Since it was this person who found out the news, it must be correct! "

Liu Lin, whose name is Ruwen, was born in Jinzhou Wuju, North Korea. She is currently serving as the commander of the Sando Naval Army in North Korea.

A while ago, when the Qing army attacked Phi Island in Ming Dynasty, it asked North Korea to send troops to cooperate. He was the chief general of the North Korean army at that time.

Before the war, he once said to the Qing general in Tieshan: "An old saying goes: the king who enters Dingguan first, although I am sick, I should guide him first. If I win the battle, I will specialize in the children's treasures."

Because the Qing general was greedy for property, he allowed him to go to recuperate, and asked the deputy general to fight on his behalf. It is said that after Daming learned of this through espionage, he specially awarded Liu Lin the title of General Soldier as a reward.

Zhang Ruoqi listened to Zhang Dou's words, pondered for a moment, and then said: "If this is true, then we have to guard against it, but we don't know who it is, but it is hard to guard against it."

Everyone in the military tent shook their heads. Although this news is important, it has no beginning and no end. However, this matter is of great importance. Now that we know it, we have to guard against it, but we don't know who did it, and we don't know how to guard against it. .

Zhang Cheng was still calmer. He thought that what Lin Qingye said should be true. He burst out two big melons one after another.

One is a great benefit to Da Ming, but the other is the biggest threat to Da Ming right now. If this is true as Lin Qingye said, no matter how good the start is, it is hard to escape the final defeat.

Moreover, it will be an unprecedented fiasco!

But he didn't know who had privately linked up with the slave thief, and it would be useless to dwell on it, but at this moment he had great expectations and curiosity about the third news.

Immediately, he opened his mouth and asked Lin Qingye: "Envoy Lin Jiedu, you said just now that you have three pieces of news, why do you dare to ask the third one?"

Ever since Lin Qingye knew that he mistook Zhang Cheng for Wu Sangui, he had been in panic. In addition, he also admired Zhang Cheng, but he never thought that he would lead the army to aid Liao.

But later, he saw that Zhang Cheng had always been kind to him, and he had rescued him more times, eliminating a lot of embarrassment, so he was grateful, and couldn't help admiring Zhang Cheng even more.

At this moment, seeing Zhang Cheng asking himself, he hurriedly replied: "Returning to General Zhang, when I was in the tartar camp, I overheard them talking about it by chance. It seems that there is an ambush, planning to sneak attack on the food storage place of the Celestial Dynasty!"

"what?"