Chapter 182 Guan Gong Vs. Qin Qiong

Just like those gangsters in the late Ming Dynasty who were like insects in the court.

Most of the ministers of Li and Tang Dynasties did not take the Manchu Jurchens seriously.

Even if the other party had already established a country and challenged Li Tang legally, in their eyes, Hou Jin was nothing more than a scabies disease.

the reason is simple.

There were too many barbarians around Li Tang.

Not to mention going forward, let’s take Xixia, which is located in the southwest.

The other party also established a country, nominally respecting Li Tang's position as emperor, and only dared to call himself Wangjue.

"This Jiannu is a barbarian after all. How can he know the dignity of the Emperor?"

Such thoughts are the thoughts of most ministers.

As for the Liaodong frontier army being beaten so badly, it must be because the local military attache underestimated the enemy!

"Does Your Majesty also think that Hou Jin is not worth mentioning?!"

Lin Chen and Li Zhao, the emperor and his ministers, are making secret plans.

Lin Chen looked up at the young man's face with burning eyes.

He was very curious about how Li Zhao disguised himself as a man.

No matter how he observed it with his six senses, he couldn't find any clues.

"what for?"

Li Zhao's confused question interrupted Lin Chen's wandering thoughts.

"If your Majesty wants to know what I mean by these words, please look for the memorials from Liaodong that show the Ming Dynasty's tendency to establish slaves in recent years." Lin Chen changed the topic.

He didn't believe in the huge Li Tang Dynasty, and there were few people with lofty ideals who could clearly see the rise of Jiannu.

really.

When Li Zhao heard what Lin Chen said, he immediately called Wang Chengen and asked him to find relevant memorials.

Wang Chengen?

Lin Chen glanced at the white-faced and beardless eunuch in surprise, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Good guy.

If his guess is good.

This is the eunuch who accompanied Emperor Chongzhen to hang himself on a crooked neck tree.

Unexpectedly, this world would include him.

As a eunuch who could leave his name in history, Wang Chengen's ability goes without saying. He quickly found many memorials to the Ming Jurchens, that is, the Manchus.

Many of them were reported by the late Emperor's governor of Liaodong.

It turns out that the problem had been realized as early as the years after the late emperor's death.

According to the memorial.

Originally, Li Tang supported the Manchus to deal with the Khalkha tribe.

But they didn't expect that the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as a fishing and hunting nation, exploded with astonishing fighting power after receiving support from Li Tang.

in.

A man named Nurhaci attracted attention.

Nurhaci, who was the commander-in-chief of Jianzhou at the time, recruited a large number of wild Jurchen tribes under his command, gathering a population of more than 200,000.

You must know that both Jurchen men and women can serve as soldiers.

The governor of Liaodong at that time suggested that it should be divided and divided.

There are many Jurchen tribes who are dissatisfied with Nurhachi, so a new Jurchen general army can be established for checks and balances.

No idea.

Nurhachi didn't know where he got the news, so he immediately surrendered.

Not only did he send a large amount of property to the then governor of Liaodong, he also secretly bribed the ministers in Beijing to be transferred away from Liaodong.

At the same time, he also became the adopted son of the new governor of Liaodong.

Since then.

Nurhachi's almost flattering flattery allowed it to continue to grow.

As for those Jurchen clan members who were dissatisfied with Nurhachi, they all died suddenly for no reason during that period.

Later,

Nurhachi almost integrated the entire Jurchen tribe and began to stay away from the situation in Liaodong, listening to announcements but not instructions.

After reading these memorials, Li Zhao was filled with astonishment.

According to the memorial.

The Khalkha tribe, which was once Li Tang's great enemy, once had an army of 80,000 that was routed by 6,000 Manchus!

Within the Liaodong frontier army, there was a message that the Jurchens were absolutely invincible.

certainly.

The late Emperor Li Tang was worthy of being the founder of the country and had made second-hand preparations.

That is to strictly prohibit the sale of salt and iron to the Qing Dynasty.

However.

The strategy is good.

But I didn't expect that some guys who were greedy for profit didn't care about this ban at all.

"I don't know if there are eight Shanxi merchants in this world."

If so, a cold look flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

Li Zhao fell silent.

From this point of view, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is definitely Li Tang's enemy!

The main reason is that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is too close to the Li Tang Center.

Once you break through Shanhaiguan.

That is the trend of going straight to Huanglong.

At that time, the only option before Li Zhao was to move the capital.

And don't forget, there are kings with different surnames from all over Li and Tang Dynasty who are watching him covetously.

Li Zhaoruo moved his capital to the south of the Yangtze River.

At that time, I am afraid that like Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, he will become a symbol and be manipulated by others.

"So, Zhao Kuangyin's method of marching in three directions was to hide evil intentions?" Li Zhao asked Lin Chen indifferently.

Um?

Lin Chen was startled when he heard this.

How did Li Zhao come up with this idea?

"this......"

Lin Chen hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

If it were Shi Jingtang, he might really be able to do such a thing.

But this person is Zhao Kuangyin.

Although Lin Chen said he would rather not deal with it, he had to admit it.

This Song Taizu was very ambitious and could not do such a despicable thing.

"From my perspective, Chancellor Zhao most likely did not regard the Manchus as a serious enemy."

Lin Chen tactfully defended Zhao Kuangyin.

Again.

This three-pronged crusade strategy seemed to him fine.

Li Tang has a vast territory and rich resources.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty had just swept through Liaodong. Not to mention the casualties, the number of troops was definitely not as abundant as that of Li Tang.

As the saying goes, under an advantage, there is no need for cunning tactics, you just need to crush it with great momentum.

This was Zhao Kuangyin's plan.

As long as there is a way to break through the Qing Dynasty's defense line, the territory that the Qing Dynasty has swallowed up now will not only have to be vomited out, but it will also be easy to be wrapped up and completely lost.

However.

Lin Chen knows how terrifying the Jurchens of the Qing Dynasty led by Nurhaci are.

Even though some people often think that it was simply too unbearable in the late Ming Dynasty, when Nurhaci was there, Wanli was still there, and it had not been 30 years since Zhang Juzheng's reform!

Although the Ming Dynasty at that time was old, it had the appearance of Lian Po.

That's how it was. In the Battle of Sarhu, the Ming Dynasty summoned 200,000 elite troops, claiming to be 470,000, and attacked from four directions.

But it ended in a miserable defeat.

It is no exaggeration to say that after that battle, the Qing Dynasty rose completely, and it was also the beginning of the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

To say, was that battle simply because the Ming Dynasty was too weak?

Lin Chen doesn't think so.

You should know that among the main generals leading the Ming army, there was Li Rusong, a famous general who had defeated the Japanese pirates and the rebellion.

The root cause is very complicated.

But it does not prevent Lin Chen from being very vigilant against Nurhaci.

Although Li Zhao also saw some clues from these memorials, he was not as cautious as Lin Chen.

"In this case, Lin Qing, do you think this battle will be a win or a loss?"

Li Zhao asked in a voice that could not tell whether he was happy or angry, and there was still a trace of anxiety between his eyebrows.

"I dare not make a definite statement."

Lin Chen shook his head slowly under Li Zhao's slightly frowning gaze.

Nurhaci is not a fuel-saving lamp, and Zhao Kuangyin is not the same?

Just like Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong, before they have fought, it is really hard for him to say who will win or lose.

However!

The correct and strange strategy that Lin Chen mentioned before is to jump out of this framework and seek a new key to victory!

That is......