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Chapter 493 Huang Taiji in trouble

West of the Liaohe River, sixty miles.

Fort Pingxi.

night.

Pingxi Fort was originally a military fortress in the Ming Dynasty, but now it is almost abandoned. The dilapidated walls show that this place used to be a city, and the roads connecting the city are still clearly identifiable. Those roads that have been trampled for more than 100 years, It has been trampled on for a long time, even though it has been abandoned in these years, it is still clearly identifiable.

Now, this place is full of camps, and it has become full of people.

In a gorgeous camp, the lights of the candles are very bright, illuminating the big tent brightly.

Huang Taiji was staring at a map with his hands behind his back in a daze.Huang Taiji passed the Liaohe River yesterday, and today, he suddenly felt bad, and he was in a daze.

"Xiandou, what time is it?" Huang Taiji asked.

"Back to the sweat, it's time." Fan Wencheng stood aside all the time, and when his master asked a question, he immediately replied.

"Oh, it's Xu time! How far is it from Jinzhou?" Huang Taiji asked absently.

"Back to the big sweat, this is Pingxi Fort. It's still two hundred miles away from Jinzhou, three or four days away." Fan Wencheng replied.

"Since Emperor Ming moved Shanxi merchants, Ben Khan has become more and more closed to the news in the pass!" Huang Taiji said with emotion.Since the emperor of the Ming Dynasty took action against Shanxi merchants, all the guards at the border have tightened the way of customs clearance, and no longer dare to let people pass through the customs at will, because some guards have already been involved in the kidnapping case, and Jin Yiwei has already led the new army After being taken into custody, God knows how many people will be involved, so everyone became cautious, not allowing people to come in and out at will, and even captured some people who often went in and out of the pass and sent them to Jin Yiwei, so as to get rid of Tonglu and others. My own relationship, the merchants who went to do business outside the customs, were also cleaned up. Those spies who were mixed in the caravan, without the protection of the caravan, it was no longer convenient to get information. , the news was extremely blocked. For this situation, Huang Taiji felt very uncomfortable and had a bad feeling.

"..." Fan Wencheng didn't know how to deal with it. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty did hit the seven inches of the Houjin. In the past, news of the Houjin was mostly transmitted through Shanxi merchants. Now there is no Jinjin. The news about the merchants, their understanding of the situation in the customs, is becoming more and more blurred, and it is far from as clear as before. Even if they can get some news, it is not very accurate. Tonglu's hat was put on the Shanxi merchant's head, which made many people who secretly communicated with them afraid to express their anger, for fear that it would involve themselves.

"...The latest news is that the Emperor Ming has taken action against the salt merchants. The Emperor Ming is not so courageous!" Fan Wencheng didn't dare to answer directly, so he could only mention this. What happened to the salt merchants? As a scholar and scholar of the Ming Dynasty, Fan Wencheng naturally knew the details and the intricate details. From his understanding, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty wanted to move the salt merchants and fight against the backstage of the salt merchants. He is looking for death, and this is also regarded as an excellent opportunity. He does not believe that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty can settle the salt merchants in a very short time. In his opinion, the dismissal of the court is an opportunity, so after the first month of the month, the queen hurriedly went to fight the Jinning line of defense. The idea of ​​the queen is now very obvious, that is, to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty. "Civil strife" squeezes some benefits, because once there is a civil strife, there will be chaos inside the Ming Dynasty, and any situation will happen. If the Ming Dynasty's internal chaos is dizzy, what happened on Juehua Island the year before last may not be impossible to reproduce. Grab a sleep Huadao is enough to feed them for a year. That time, the internal struggle in the Ming Dynasty was too fierce, which gave them a chance.

"Although Ben Khan's attack on Jinning this time has something to do with the Ming Emperor's mobilization of salt merchants, but the form is not as good as others, so Ben Khan has no choice but to come!" Huang Taiji said with emotion.Although the emperor of the Ming Dynasty moved the salt merchants, it is very likely to lead to civil strife and disputes in the Ming Dynasty. Even if there is a loophole in Jinning, they can take advantage of it. There are many, Huang Taiji is also suffering, so he has to come. Last year, the relationship with North Korea was completely messed up. The road to the east was completely blocked by Mao Wenlong. Don’t even think about getting any supplies or goods from there. At the end of last year, Emperor Ming suddenly took the Jin merchants and sealed off another very important supply route for his Dajin. Now he, Dajin, is really going to be a savage among the white mountains and black waters. There are too many things for him Big gold cannot be produced by itself, it has to be obtained from others.To the west is Lin Danhan, who is even worse than him. He also relies on bartering with the Ming Dynasty to survive. Now that he is a sworn enemy, it is absolutely impossible to sell him what Dajin urgently needs.

If Huang Taiji doesn't want to find a solution and doesn't need others to fight, it will be a problem whether he can survive this year. In the second half of last year, he fought for half a year. Although he gained a lot from Lin Danhan, he was consumed by Mao Wenlong. Tens of thousands After fighting for half a year, how can there be less food and drink?He originally planned to recuperate this year, but he knew that Emperor Ming would never allow him to rest quietly. Last year, the way of harassment by more than a dozen people everywhere was afraid that this year would be worse. They can fight against each other, but they can't stand Ming Dynasty and run away when they fight, harassing him to farm and raise cattle. This Niulu is only one or two hundred strong, and Mao Wenlong's killing talent has thousands of people in each team. He has to deal with these two It's not difficult for Bai Qingzhuang, his hit-and-run style is simply like a robber, and he can retreat to the sea, which makes him feel hopeless in Huangtai.

This cow is used for grazing, and too many people can't be crowded together. People can be crowded together, but can animals do it?If you want to graze, you must disperse. If you disperse, you will give Mao Wenlong the chance to kill talents.

Therefore, when he heard that the Emperor Ming moved the salt merchants, Huang Taiji immediately found a good excuse for himself, that is, to take advantage of the civil strife that was likely to occur in the Ming Dynasty to fight Jinning. If there is a flaw, then the good thing about Juehua Island the year before last may happen again. Therefore, upon hearing the news that Emperor Ming moved the salt merchants, Huang Taiji decided to attack Jinning. In his heart, he didn't take advantage of the spring to start, then Mao Wenlong was going to do it, not only Mao Wenlong was going to do it, I was afraid that Yuan Chonghuan would follow suit, and Lin Danhan might also do it. He couldn't spare any more energy, so he could only defend passively, otherwise, he would be entangled to death.Therefore, in order to seize the initiative in the war, he strongly advocated attacking Jinzhou in the early spring, so as to concentrate his energy and win the initiative in the war. As for the entanglement between Mao Wenlong and Lin Danhan, he could only shrink the line of defense and deal with it. On Jinning's side, some gaps can be found.

"..." As Huang Taiji's confidant, Fan Wencheng also knew the inside story. Hearing Huang Taiji's sigh, he couldn't answer for a long time. The current situation is quite unfavorable to Daikin. It is encircled on all sides and the cargo passage has been cut off. Jin, it's about to become a puddle of stagnant water, stagnant water, but it will soon stink...

"...According to the servants, the salt merchants are not likely to be defeated so easily. The salt merchants have established a relationship in Daming for 200 years. How can they fail so easily?" Fan Wencheng can only comfort Huang Taiji in this way with common sense deduction , within Daikin, he was not the only Ming Dynasty scholar who took refuge in Daikin. The scholars who knew the Ming Dynasty salt merchants very well agreed that it was impossible for the salt merchants to be defeated so quickly, and the salt merchants would definitely counterattack There is a slight difference in the means, which is the turmoil of the entire Ming Dynasty. Those salt merchants can do anything, such as strikes from the market, strikes from classes, and so many methods. will not give up.

"Hehehe, Xiandou doesn't need to comfort Ben Khan like this, although it should be so, but based on Ben Khan's understanding of Emperor Ming, Emperor Ming is not a character who rushes to do something without preparation. Before doing it, he must have prepared a thousand ways , The salt merchant..., the salt merchant wants to force the Emperor Ming to back down,...he is afraid of difficulty!" Huang Taiji looked at the ball of candlelight on the candle holder and forced a smile.

"..." Fan Wencheng didn't know how to answer.After thinking for a while, he said: "...Although Emperor Ming is now victorious in the court, there may not be any movement in the local area. Maybe the Salt Merchant Association will counterattack. As long as the salt merchants counterattack, it will definitely be a strike. , In this way, there will be great chaos within the Ming Dynasty, which will be extremely beneficial to Dajin..." Fan Wencheng could only express this expectation, pinning his hope on the counterattack of the salt merchants.

Of course, this is just an expectation. There is very little news about Dajin now. The news about the Ming Dynasty is still around the Chinese New Year. The emperor and officials of the Ming Dynasty fought in the court hall. As for the Ming Dynasty now , Their eyes were smeared. First, it was winter, and it was extremely inconvenient to transmit information; strenuous.

"...Xiandou should not count on those salt merchants. They dare not stop the market. The reason why the salt merchants have been able to rule the Ming Dynasty for 200 years is because of their connections. Now the Ming Emperor will accuse me of Dajin. On the heads of those salt merchants, they also forced them to abdicate. Could it be that the connections behind the salt merchants really forced the Emperor Ming to abdicate? Don’t forget, what is the reputation of Emperor Ming in the Ming Dynasty? Asylum, the salt merchants are just a few merchants, any county magistrate can deal with them..." Huang Taiji smiled wryly again, he is also a sensible person, naturally he would not be so stupid as to believe such childish rhetoric, this kind of rhetoric It's okay to cheat Daikin and other brainless brutes.

"This... what Khan said makes sense..." Fan Wencheng also knew that this set of rhetoric could only deceive others, but could not convince Huang Taiji.

"Ben Khan is hoping that the Emperor Ming is young, just at the age of youthful vigor. He won the salt merchants and gained sweetness. He doesn't know how to stop and runs the salt merchants with an iron fist. If that is the case, the salt merchants will be too powerful. Well, as long as the salt merchants deal with it negatively, it will be enough to bring chaos to the Ming Dynasty..." Huang Taiji said with a wry smile.

"Oh, why did the Great Khan say that? Since Emperor Ming has already won and the salt merchants have nothing to do, why are there still these problems?" Fan Wencheng asked. He actually understands this question a little bit, but he doesn't want to go into details. , I am afraid that the details will be exhausted, there will be no hope, and it will be even more disappointing.

"Xiandou is a sensible person, but he asked the question knowingly. Emperor Mingdou defeated the salt merchants. If there is no cooperation from the salt merchants, it will take time to take over the entire salt industry of Daming. If it is cut off suddenly, will the people of Daming be able to do it? Don’t eat salt? As long as you can’t buy salt for ten days and a half months, the world will be in chaos! Unless Emperor Ming gives up the salt class…” Huang Taiji said with a little hope, of course, it’s just a little hope, he is now also He didn't know the situation in the pass, so he could only guess. He hoped so, but another rationality told him that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would not be so reckless, and would definitely be prepared.

"Khan is right. If he is a slave, he has run a salt merchant in the Ming Dynasty for 200 years, and he has done something that the Ming emperors of all dynasties have never done. If you make a concession, you must kill the salt merchants. In this way, as long as the salt merchants interfere a little bit, it will be a problem for the Ming Dynasty to eat salt. If this is the case, it will be enough for the Ming Emperor to have a headache for a while. If there is chaos in the world, then it will be even more difficult Alright..." Fan Wencheng said, now that the news is vague, he can only comfort him in this way.

"Hehehe... I'm afraid that things will not go as planned! Ben Khan always feels that Emperor Ming will be prepared, and he will have a countermeasure. There must be experts around Minghuang, who will definitely guide him, and Minghuang will definitely compromise with the salt merchants. Yes, I won't be reckless..." Huang Taiji was looking forward to the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty, but on the other hand, he had reason to tell him that the Emperor Ming would not be so unbearable. Emperor Ming couldn't think of it, Emperor Ming couldn't think of it, and the experts around him might not have thought of it.

"Well, Da Khan is right..." Fan Wencheng replied.

"...Ben Khan is also expecting that the salt merchants can take a few tricks under Emperor Ming's hands. Even if they can't make a comeback, it's okay to cause some troubles for Emperor Ming, as long as they can buy Ben Khan a month or two or half a year. One day is enough, Ben Khan doesn't expect them to turn the Ming Dynasty upside down..." Huang Taiji smiled wryly again.

"..." Fan Wencheng had nothing to say.

The lack of news made it impossible for Huang Taiji to know the news in the pass in time. If he knew that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had completely dealt with the salt merchants and made a compromise with the salt merchants, he might not think so, and would not give any hope. Pinned on the salt merchants messing up the interior of the Ming Dynasty.

If he knew that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had already received 500 million salt lessons in advance, and successfully took over the salt industry, he would have to reconsider whether to come to Jinning. Unfortunately, many things are often unexpected, and the world has no regrets. .

The two were chatting, when suddenly there was a rush of shouting from outside the tent, which was particularly ear-piercing in this quiet night.

"What's going on outside?" Huang Taiji asked immediately when he heard the noise.

"Back to the sweat, it seems that someone broke into the camp..." A guard immediately reported.

"It's so late, who else broke into the camp? Go over and have a look, and report back immediately." Huang Taiji frowned, and ordered sternly, a bad feeling rose in his heart.

"Zha..." The guard received the order and went to check immediately.

Huang Taiji was walking back and forth anxiously in the tent.

After a while the guard came back.

"Report..."

"What's the matter? Can you find out?" Huang Taiji asked sharply, feeling more and more uneasy.

"Back to Khan, it's the forward spies returning to the camp, saying that they have something important to report." The guard said.

"Bring it in." Huang Taiji shouted.

"Zha..." The guard took the order and left, bringing two people covered in mud and water.If it weren't for the clothes on his body, it would be difficult to recognize that this is Daikin's elite detective horse.

The two spies fell to their knees as soon as they entered the sweat tent, and cried out in tears: "Master, you must be the master of the slave!"

"Say, what exactly happened to you? Why are you in such a mess? Are you that flag, that real slave?" Huang Taiji said angrily, with a bad premonition, something really happened.Huang Taiji carefully identified these two muddy and exhausted people, and vaguely remembered that they were one of the few spies of the big gold, and they often came back to report the news. I missed the details, so it looks familiar.

"If you go back to the master, the slaves are really working in the Zhenghuang Banner,... profusely, the slaves were chased by 2000 people from Yuan Manzi, and only a few of the twenty brothers escaped. On the way back, they fell a few more times. , That's what it looks like, master, you have to be the master of the slaves!" The two of them were talking, tears streaming down their faces.

"What, Yuan Manzi dared to send 2000 people out to chase you? What's going on?" Huang Taiji was shocked when he heard the news suddenly. It was too abnormal for 2000 people to chase 20 people, and he became even more angry.

"If you go back to the master, you can't be wrong. It was 2000 people who chased us for dozens of miles. The slaves finally escaped..." When the two men talked about running for their lives, they burst into tears again, and they were carried by 2000 people. Chasing with a saber is really uncomfortable.

"What about the person chasing you? Who is it? Where have you gone now? Where are the rest of you?" Huang Taiji asked angrily.

"Returning to the master, it seems to be Yuan Manzi's Zu Dashou. He chased us for dozens of miles and then went back. On the way back, the servants met Daze Ezhen again. Daze Ezhen said that something was wrong. , let the servants report to the master first, Duo Zeerzhen has already gone after him..." The two said in mourning.

Huang Taiji was furious when he heard this remark, this Yuan Manzi has gone crazy, 2000 people chased him for [-] rides, what kind of thing is this?This was a provocation, this was a demonstration, thinking that Yuan Manzi, who had been forced to stay in the city by himself, dared to send someone to chase his scout horse for dozens of miles, Huang Taiji was going crazy.

"Khan, calm down. This also shows that Yuan Manzi has a guilty conscience. He just wanted to give me Dajin a bad reputation, and he was afraid that there would be few people, so he sent so many people out to chase me. Dajin twenty cavalry, Two thousand riders chasing me with twenty riders from Dajin is enough to show that I am an elite Dajin, and Yuan Manzi is timid and sweating profusely..." Seeing that Huang Taiji was on the verge of going berserk, Fan Wencheng immediately reminded him, and by the way, he did something else Some explanations.

After hearing Fan Wencheng's words, Huang Taiji gradually calmed down, and calmly said to the two spies: "That's right, that's just Yuan Manzi's guilty conscience and being afraid of me, Dajin. Therefore, he had to send 2000 people to deal with my Dajin Er." Shiqi, this is not a bad thing, but a good thing, you are tired too, go down and rest, tomorrow you will be rewarded for sweating..." Huang Taiji calmed down and ordered.

"Cha, thank you!" The two men felt better, agreed and retreated.

After subduing his anger for a while, Huang Taiji asked unwillingly: "Xiandou, what is going on? No wonder Ben Khan is restless today. Before the battle started, he lost more than a dozen cavalry. Although there are not many people, they are not alone. Good omen! What do you think of Xiandou?" Huang Taiji asked his counselor in a daze.

"Hui Dahan, Yuan Manzi has always had a reputation for being stunned. He always does things unexpectedly. It's not surprising that he did this, but..." Fan Wencheng explained with a bitter face, and stopped talking here.

"How?" Huang Taiji asked angrily, but he was really angry.

"...Big Khan, last year that Yuan Manzi confronted me, Da Jin, and was forced to stay in Jinzhou City without moving. The mainstay, I'm afraid I can't resist this superficial matter, so, at the beginning of this year, I want to give me a big shot at Dajin, so that I can get some achievements..." Fan Wencheng's face at this time has completely turned into bitterness.

"In this way, Ben Khan underestimated Yuan Manzi... Heh..." After hearing Fan Wencheng's explanation, Huang Taiji slammed his hand hard, belittling Yuan Manzi, and now he has reaped the consequences.

(End of this chapter)