Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 925: The Battle for the Khanate (3)

In the face of absolute strength, any calculations are useless. As early as the battle in the first year of the Tianqi reign, the Eight Banners led by Nurhaci failed to capture the important area of ​​Liaodong as they wished. It was destined that the Jianlu would become a powerful enemy on the border of the Ming Dynasty and gradually become a whetstone for the Ming Dynasty.

For Zhu Youxiao, he did not choose to risk everything to defeat the Eight Banners of Jianlu and shatter them because he knew it was not worth it.

As long as the Jianlu's invasion of Liaodong was stopped and the conflicts and wars on the Liaodong border were gradually moved from the area near Liaodong to more distant places, the Ming Dynasty would be able to exhaust the Jianlu. The key is that the Ming Dynasty would not be damaged by this and would even experience some changes.

In fact, this is also true.

The Eight Banners of the Jianlu moved northward and were active in many places, but because of this change, the active footprints of the Ming Dynasty also extended little by little.

The shift from the Pan-Liaodong strategy to the Pan-Northeast strategy was that Zhu Youxiao wanted to bring this fertile land, an area rich in wealth and minerals, under the rule of the Ming Dynasty bit by bit. Even though this area was very cold, even if he did not establish a ruling system, he wanted this area to belong exclusively to the Ming Dynasty.

This can effectively divert some conflicts.

It is precisely because of this that a group of people walked in the dark and became the pioneers of the Pan-Northeast Strategy. Even though few people in the Ming Dynasty knew of their existence, they really existed.

Shengjing City.

somewhere.

"It's so cold today!" The middle-aged man with a rat-tail braid shrank his neck and rubbed his hands. He couldn't help but curse at the coldness that came over him.

"Damn it, if this happened inside the pass, then..."

"Old Seven!!"

But before the middle-aged man could finish his words, someone frowned and scolded him, "I've told you so many times that some things can't be mentioned. If you want to die, don't implicate everyone else!!"

"Boss, I'm not..."

The middle-aged man said embarrassedly.

“That won’t work either!!”

Shi Kai glared and said, "If you say it easily, you will be exposed. We left our homes and careers to come here, shaved our heads and wore this rat-tail braid. Why? Isn't it to build a future for our descendants?"

The middle-aged man was silent.

The others, either sitting or standing, had different expressions on their faces.

If it weren't for this, why would they be here? In order to infiltrate the Eight Banners, they have suffered too much humiliation in the past.

"Let's get down to business."

Shi Kai was silent for a moment, then glanced at the people in front of him and said, "Based on the current situation, I may have other plans when I summoned Dorgon back to Beijing. I now suspect that I am not seriously ill at all."

"That's impossible."

After hearing this, one person was somewhat surprised and asked, "If he is not seriously ill, then why is the Khan's palace under martial law? And Daishan and the others have all come back from all over the place."

"Yes."

Another person followed closely and said, "Daishan and his gang did a lot of things last year. Although they didn't gain much advantage in many places, they expanded their forces a lot. The people who died were all captured by them before."

"That's why I doubt it."

Shi Kai frowned and said, "It's too weird. Based on the old slave's personality, even if he is seriously ill, it is impossible for him to have no reaction when he knows that Daishan and his men have all run back."

"Especially Daishan, Manggurtai and others, they have conspired in private more than once, but I didn't react at all. Don't you find it strange?"

Hearing this, everyone else's expressions became serious.

As the leaders who infiltrated into the Jianlu, they had their own identities in the Jianlu, and some even became lieutenant generals, which gave them access to many secrets. It was precisely because of their existence that the Ming Dynasty was able to launch an offensive against the Jianlu Eight Banners in some places during the encirclement and suppression of the Jianlu in the past.

Especially when the Jilin and Heilongjiang Dusi were first established, some elite divisions were allocated to the two Dusi and fought several tough battles.

“So I’m a little skeptical now.”

Shi Kai continued, "The reason why I did all this before was actually because I noticed our presence and wanted to use this incident to find us out."

"But I didn't expect that before he could do what he wanted to do, Daishan and his men would take action. After all, we noticed before that although Daishan and his men were sent out by me, they had spies in Shengjing, and even not just in Shengjing."

"Boss, what should I do next?"

One of them opened his eyes slightly and said.

"I called you here because I have something to announce."

Shi Kai said solemnly: "From now on, my Dragon Guards will enter a state of silence on the Jianlu side, and each of us will take care of our own affairs."

"I have a feeling that there will be a big storm within Jianlu. How to deal with the storm will depend on ourselves."

"Also, if there is a chance, we should all take advantage of the situation and don't think about coordinating and cooperating. This turmoil will be a severe test for us!"

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This……

Everyone in front of him showed a look of surprise.

They know best what silence means.

At the beginning, they were ordered to infiltrate into the Jianlu, and they had some support for each other. Even if the support was done very secretly, it undoubtedly played a big role in helping them integrate into the Jianlu.

But now they have to be silent, which means leaving here. They can't trust anyone and can only trust their own judgment.

Even if you encounter trouble, you can only solve it by yourself.

"Boss, there's no need to do this."

"Yes, even if there is a disturbance, we can cooperate with each other."

"This might be the opportunity I've been waiting for."

When people thought about this, some of them frowned and spoke out what they were thinking.

"Fan Wencai and Fan Wencheng returned to Beijing before Huang Taiji, and no one knew about this."

Shi Kai's words made many people shut up.

There is a list of the Dragon Guards on the Jianlu side. Those who are listed in the top sequence, such as Nurhaci, Huang Taiji, and Dorgon, are the focus of attention. If possible, they can be eliminated through assassination, but the chances of this being implemented are too slim.

At least after Shi Kai and his men infiltrated Jianlu, they had thought about assassinating the enemy countless times, but the cruel reality prevented them from carrying it out.

Huang Taiji's ranking is second only to Nurhaci.

In response to this, Huang Taiji was also infiltrated by secret members of the Dragon Guard.

When Shi Kai mentioned Fan Wencai and Fan Wencheng, he made these people understand that perhaps the situation was very different from what they thought.

"I have said what I need to say. Take care of yourself from now on." Looking at the people with different expressions, Shi Kai stood up and said, "I hope we can all be here together when we meet again. I am leaving first."

Having said this, Shi Kai left without looking back...

(End of this chapter)