Han ride

Chapter 367
The archers commanded by Jutu shocked not only the imperial army, but also Huang Taiji who was watching the battle in the city.The way of riding and archery has always been mastered by the grassland people. The reason why the Jiannu army ran rampant in the Central Plains was unstoppable. Apart from the bravery of the Jiannu soldiers and the greatness of the Central Plains, what is more important is the Jiannu's riding and archery skills. , These Manchu people live between the white mountains and the black waters. In order to survive, they are extremely powerful in riding and shooting.No matter in history or now, the emperors who built slaves held Mulan hunting every year, which is to show the riding and shooting skills of Jiannu.But now he suddenly discovered that Li Xin's army is also so good at riding and archery, and there are so many archers who are enough to be regarded as eagle shooters. How could Huang Taiji not be surprised.

"I regret it now." Huang Taiji said to Fan Wencheng beside him: "Li Xin is definitely the biggest scourge of my Dajin. I should have tried my best to kill Li Xin in the first place, no matter how much the loss is, I would be willing."

Fan Wencheng nodded after hearing this.If he could choose, he would definitely kill Li Xin, but unfortunately it is already too late.The biggest difference between Li Xin and the Ming Dynasty is that Li Xin is broad-minded and inclusive. No matter who he is, as long as he has talent, he can accept it. Who is Jutu? It is said that he is the prince of a certain tribe in Mongolia. After Khan broke through, he was sold into a slave and was exiled in Jinzhou City. Later, he met Li Xin who was recruiting soldiers in Jinzhou City.In terms of riding and shooting, Jiannu's army no longer has a strong advantage. If a fight is really going to happen, Li Xin and Hou Jin really don't know who will win and who will lose?If he knew this earlier, he would rather let Zu Dashou gain a firm foothold in Dalinghe than let people like Li Xin live in this world.It's just too late to regret it now.

"If Li Xin's army is the same as the army below, why should I be afraid?" Huang Taiji pointed at Hong Chengchou and others with his whip.In his eyes, maybe there are only a few troops that can be spotted, and the rest are just clouds.

"Your Majesty, you think so, maybe Hong Chengchou on the opposite side also thinks so." Fan Wencheng pointed to Hong Chengchou and others with a smile.

"What do you want to say?" Huang Taiji asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about peace talks with the Ming Dynasty?" Fan Wencheng suddenly said to Huang Taiji: "I heard that Emperor Chongzhen had long wanted to have peace talks with the Emperor?"

"Peace talks with Chongzhen's children?" Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng, obviously understanding that the peace talks that Fan Wencheng was talking about were not just peace talks!

"Yes, the most important thing right now is not only to deal with the Ming Dynasty and seize the land of Emperor Chongzhen, but also to deal with Li Xin first. With Li Xin here, we will not be able to attack the Central Plains. Isn't the current incident at Xifengkou a clear proof? Is it? If we give up part of the benefits, let us concentrate on dealing with Li Xin, or let the Emperor Chongzhen also deal with Li Xin?" Fan Wencheng thought for a while and said: "My minister thinks that if we give up part of the benefits and even the land, we can even give up to Li Xin. Emperor Chongzhen promised that if Li Xin is destroyed, the grassland will be owned by the Ming Dynasty, and Dajin will never attack the Ming Dynasty for a few years. What does the Emperor think?"

"Isn't this price too high?" Huang Taiji obviously hesitated. He paid such a high price just to destroy Li Xin, and it was questionable whether the Ming Dynasty would send troops.

"As long as Li Xin is eliminated, he is willing to pay the greatest price." Fan Wencheng said through gritted teeth.

"There are still many insightful people in the Central Plains, and I'm afraid they will see the problem. Emperor Chongzhen is not a fool, so it may be difficult to plot against Li Xin!" Huang Taiji hesitated.

"How do you know if you don't try?" Fan Wencheng was very confident, and said: "During the Song Dynasty, Song, Liao, and Jin were like this? It's the same now. Li Xin has 10,000+ troops in his hands. There are countless people, and the wings are already abundant. Emperor Chongzhen is extremely jealous. If he can destroy Li Xin and then occupy the grassland, Emperor Chongzhen will definitely agree. Even if Emperor Chongzhen does not agree, those officials under him will agree. Central Plains There are very few people who have a good impression of Li Xin."

"According to what you said, there is still a high possibility of success in this matter?" Huang Taiji was also moved in his heart.What he is most worried about now is Li Xin.If Li Xin can be destroyed, he believes that he will definitely be able to enter the Central Plains.

"Emperor Chongzhen is now focusing on the rebels in the Central Plains, and he has no intention of dealing with Li Xin or Dajin. If we take the opportunity to cooperate with Chongzhen, even if Chongzhen does not deal with Li Xin, he will reduce his treatment of Li Xin. Support, as long as he blocks the Nine Sides and prevents Li Xin from gaining any benefits from the Central Plains, we will win half the battle." Fan Wencheng said confidently.

"I'm afraid Chongzhen won't refuse this. He even thought of causing both Li Xin and Li Xin to lose out. At that time, he just quelled the domestic rebellion and could turn around and destroy us." Huang Taiji also nodded and said.In a blink of an eye, he seemed to think of something again, shook his head and said, "Let's settle the matter at hand first!" He still has no confidence in the current situation.After all, Li Xin is not a simple character, and Huang Taiji is a big fish, how could he let Huang Taiji go easily?If it was really as Fan Wencheng guessed, it would be fine. If Li Xin really put Huang Taiji to death, no amount of money would be able to buy it back.

"Don't worry, Li Xin will definitely let the emperor leave this place." Fan Wencheng laughed secretly. On the surface, Huang Taiji didn't care, but in fact he was extremely afraid that he would lose his life here.It's just that as a courtier, it's hard for him to speak out.

"I hope so!" Huang Taiji did not continue on this issue.When he saw the bottom, he found that Li Xin's army had retreated at some point.

"Where's Li Xin?" Huang Taiji said looking at Fan Wencheng.

"It should be gone." Fan Wencheng also looked down in surprise, so many troops left quietly like this, and more importantly, there were so many cavalry.Is Li Xin's army really that powerful?
Huang Taiji's complexion was uncertain, the stronger Li Xin's army was, the more fearful he became in his heart.Immediately said to Fan Wencheng: "Sir, what you said is reasonable. Our biggest enemy is Li Xin. Even if we surrender to Chongzhen children for a short time, it is okay. As long as Li Xin is eliminated, Chongzhen children will not be able to resist our army."

After Huang Taiji finished speaking, he went down the city wall without hesitation, regardless of what happened on the city. As for Hong Chengchou and others, it was not easy. Pay attention to these again, the cannon exploded for nearly half an hour, and a few slaves were not faked to death, so Hong Chengchou could only order people to withdraw their troops and return to the camp.

And here, Hong Chengchou was thinking about how to deal with Li Xin in the big tent. Suddenly, a soldier sent news that a slave was seeking to see him. Hong Chengchou was extremely surprised. He was waiting for someone to invite him in. He Gaoqian also invited in.

"Lord Hong, what do you think the Jiannu sent here?" Gao Qi walked around in the big tent, he was surprised that the Jiannu sent people to come.

"Lord Hong, what about this?" Lu Xiangsheng was also very surprised. The Ming Dynasty and Jiannu were enemies. The two sides fought for decades, resulting in countless casualties, but they had never seen Jiannu send someone to contact them. Before, Yuan Chonghuan took the initiative. Those who contacted Jiannu, because of this incident, became his criminal evidence in the end, colluding with Jiannu.

"Yeah! At this time, Jiannu came here, apparently to beg for mercy from us. This is a good thing. The court can get a lot of things from it." Hong Chengchou is wise, and he can see the mystery inside at once, but He hesitated and said: "This matter is of great importance. Although I am the supervisor, I still have to discuss it with the two of you."

Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian glanced at each other, only then did they understand that Hong Chengchou brought them here to testify for him, otherwise, what would the officials in the court be talking about?

"Go invite the Envoy of Establishing Slaves." Hong Chengchou waved his hands to the soldiers, and after a while, he saw a scribe with a black veil come in.

"Who is your Excellency? Why are you so shameful with your veil on?" Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help laughing and said, "Although you and I are enemies, we still know the rule of not beheading each other when we fight. "

"My lord, Fan Wencheng, a scholar of the University of Jin, met the two generals and the military supervisor." When Fan Wencheng saw the three people in the big tent, he immediately knew their identities.

"So you are Fan Wencheng? No wonder that's the case." Gao Qiqian was taken aback when he heard the words, and finally he couldn't help laughing. Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng also instantly understood why Gao Qiqian laughed so loudly. It was really Fan Wencheng. That thing has already spread.Scholars throughout the Central Plains knew about it.

"The three are also ministers of the Ming Dynasty, but they are like people in the market." Fan Wencheng was stunned for a moment, and finally said slightly dissatisfied.

"Okay, Mr. Fan, right! You are also Han, how can you help Jiannu?" Hong Chengchou said lightly.

"When the king's army defeated Sarhu, the army lost its troops and lost its territory, and the whole Liaodong was almost taken by others. The generals can still escape, but what about us Han people?" Fan Wencheng said disdainfully: "It's been decades, but I don’t know where Master Wang is? I don’t know what kind of opinion you will have as a gentleman?” Fan Wencheng told a very simple fact. He is a scholar, not a general, and he is not an official of the court. This kind of thing can only be endured without the slightest resistance.

"Sir, what are you talking about here?" Lu Xiangsheng was a bit ashamed after all. There was really nothing remarkable about the army of the Ming Dynasty in these years, but Hong Chengchou had a dark face and no abnormality on his face. He pointed at Mazha on one side. , motioning for Hong Chengchou to sit down.

"Negotiation." Fan Wencheng sat down and said, "My Khan is going to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty. I don't know what the generals think?"

"What a joke, now you are trapped within tens of miles of Zunhua? Life and death are in our hands, how can we have a chance to talk to us?" His expression was extremely insolent.

"Haha, father-in-law, do you really think that we are settled?" Fan Wencheng said disdainfully: "We have an army of one hundred thousand here, can your army really capture Zunhua? Even if you capture Zunhua I don’t know how many soldiers and horses the imperial court will lose? The imperial court has no soldiers to resist, and I wonder if those rebels in the Central Plains will take the opportunity to revolt? And your Marquis Zhengbei, will your Lord Marquis really be so What about loyalty?"

"Marquis of Zhengbei, Marquis of Zhengbei is naturally very loyal." Hong Chengchou hesitated for a moment before saying.

"Haha, even my lord hesitated. Apparently even my lord doesn't believe that Marquis Zhengbei is extremely loyal to the court." Seeing this, Fan Wencheng couldn't help laughing, and said, "Yes, Marquis Zhengbei Li Xin Nai has the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, the talent of a hero, and has 10,000+ soldiers and horses, all of whom are elites. Even I, Da Jin, are no match for him. Not to mention the imperial army."

"How about Li Xin? Naturally, the court has made a decision. I am afraid that you will be disappointed when you come here today." Hong Chengchou said: "The Donglu is the biggest enemy of our Ming Dynasty. If we don't destroy you, how can we deal with other people?" How about going to deal with Li Xin?"

"If I, Dajin, retreat outside Dalinghe City, I will never confront the imperial court again. I wonder what the general thinks?" Fan Wencheng said softly.

"As long as you are wiped out, these will not be a problem." Lu Xiangsheng sneered: "In Zunhua, your high-level Manchus such as Hong Tai and Dorgon are all in Zunhua. Are there any enemies?"

"There is also Dabeile Daishan, my lord still has a son, and Dajin still exists, and even if it does not exist, we will take refuge in Zhengbeihou, so that Zhengbeihou can completely unify the grassland. How can such a character be reconciled? What about being a courtier of Emperor Chongzhen? There will be a powerful neighbor in your north, a powerful neighbor led by Han people, and this neighbor will aim to seize your country. I wonder how long Emperor Chongzhen can be proud?" Fan Wen Cheng said disdainfully.

"At least if we kill you, we will have the strength to deal with Li Xin." Gao Qiqian snorted coldly.

"If we help you destroy Li Xin and give you the grassland, as long as we have the current territory, I will never go south to the Central Plains." Fan Wencheng said lightly.

"Kill Li Xin?"

"The grassland belongs to the imperial court?"

"Won't invade the Central Plains for life?"

Fan Wencheng and the others were taken aback when they heard the words, and their faces suddenly showed joy. Everyone obviously didn't expect Jianu to come up with such a thing in order to deal with Li Xin.

"This matter is of great importance. Mr. Fan, you should go back first! We need to discuss it again." Hong Chengchou thought for a while, with a serious face, he said to Fan Wencheng.

"Okay, if that's the case, let me take my leave." Fan Wencheng knew that Hong Chengchou and the other three did not have the power to decide this matter, so he bowed to the three of them immediately, and was about to leave under the leadership of Hong Chengchou's personal soldiers, when he suddenly thought of something , turned around and said: "By the way, the two generals, and the father-in-law, I'm afraid you don't know yet! Li Xin is preparing to negotiate peace with us alone, and at the price of letting go of these hundreds of thousands of people, let our army come out of Xifeng mouth."

"There is such a thing?" Everyone's complexion changed drastically, and when they were about to ask, Fan Wencheng had already paid a big bill.There was a moment of silence in the big tent.

"How are you two? Can you believe what Jiannu said?" Hong Chengchou asked a little unsure.

"That's right, did they say that on purpose in order to escape?" Lu Xiangsheng also asked suspiciously.

"Haha, good, good, this is good." Unlike Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, Gao Qiqian was extremely happy. After all, it was possible to get rid of Li Xin. Li Xin was like a mountain pressing down on him. , especially as Li Xin's power became stronger and stronger, the more he felt this way.Well now, if they can really unite with Jiannu, it will be easy to kill Li Xin.

"After all, Li Xin is a general of the imperial court, and he has no disrespect to the imperial court. The imperial court punished a courtier without guilt. I'm afraid it's not good to spread the news!" Lu Xiangsheng hesitated.Although he can't understand Li Xin, he is a scholar and he pays attention to righteousness.Although Li Xin was wrong, but he did not feel sorry for the imperial court. Just because the imperial court feared him, they would send troops to attack.

"Lord Lu, that's your fault." After Gao Qiqian heard this, he sneered and said, "Li Xin is an ambitious man with a 10,000+ army under him. You heard it just now, and he wants to make peace with the slaves alone? What are you doing, the second Yuan Chonghuan, he is raising his own self-esteem. If this person is not eliminated, my Ming Dynasty will not have peace for a day."

"Eunuch, the imperial decree once said that the most important thing is to save these hundreds of thousands of people, and Zheng Beihou's move is also following the decree!" Lu Xiangsheng frowned.It is said that Li Xin negotiated peace with Jiannu alone because he had selfish intentions. I really don't believe this!It's just that he respects himself by raising bandits, but he believes that, isn't that what all the generals in the current court do?

"But the imperial decree also said that a Jian slave cannot be let go." Gao Qiqian sneered at Lu Xiangsheng: "Could it be that Master Lu's Tianxiong Army is also like this, and likes to support the bandits?"

"Eunuch Gao, I'm afraid this is a bit too much!" Lu Xiangsheng's complexion changed, and he sneered: "I, Lu Xiangsheng, am loyal to the emperor and always move forward in every battle. Unlike some people, when there is no battle, I must be the first to flee. It’s really thrown into the court’s face.”

"You?" Gao Qiqian stood up fiercely, his eyes were red, looking at Lu Xiangsheng.Gao Qiqian is timid, once he finds that something is wrong, he immediately runs away in embarrassment.Lu Xiangsheng was obviously mocking him.

"Okay, okay, both of you, this matter is of great importance. It is not something we can solve, so let's report it to the emperor!" Hong Chengchou frowned.Looking at the two with some dissatisfaction, he is not a good bird, Hong Chengchou also has a part in the so-called self-respecting self-satisfaction.If the bandits are gone, will the emperor still think of you?Do you want to go back to the capital to be a Qingliu?

(End of this chapter)