Chapter 22 Special Affairs of the Ministry of War

Zhou Yuji looked down on these officers and military colleagues, but in this situation, he could only lament for Daming, but he could not change anything. He could only look at thousands of officers and soldiers along the way. Without fighting with the Dazhong army, he basically surrendered to the Dazhong army. At this time, most of them became Dazhong. The auxiliary soldiers of the army began to listen to the dispatch of the Dazhong Army.

It's strange to say that as long as these officers and soldiers surrender to the Dazhong Army, they only reorganize and replace their generals with the officers of the Dazhong Army. Suddenly, they suddenly became as if they had changed a person. They became full of fighting spirit, and they were much more obedient and disciplined. In less than two days, when they were doing things, they became exemplary. He got up and looked at the old army of the Dazhong Army at a fast speed, which was really incomprehensible to Zhou Yuji.

Even the officers and soldiers under his command, in the past few days of following this large and medium-sized army, have begun to become much more regular than before. Many soldiers will secretly begin to restrain themselves and do things as well as possible. It seems that they want to behave better and are not looked down upon by those large and medium-sized soldiers. They all have self-esteem. Zhou Yuji knew that no matter what, he might die on the battlefield with these men in the future, so he was also optimistic about the change and allowed his soldiers to make such a change.

What made Zhou Yuji happy was that the Dazhong army really fulfilled their promise and did not make any changes. Instead, under the leadership of Yan Chongxi and other Dazhong army generals, they rushed all the way to the Shanhaiguan area and stopped here.

Therefore, Zhou Yuji also reduced a lot of hostility to the Dazhong Army. After arriving in Funingwei, he took the initiative to send Lu Xiangshenggong out of his camp and Lu Xiangsheng back to the camp of the Dazhong Army.

When sending Lu Xiangsheng back, the soldiers of Dazhong army and soldiers collectively went out to greet each other, showing their admiration for Lu Xiangsheng. When Yan Chongxi picked up Lu Xiangsheng, he thanked Zhou Yuji repeatedly, and ordered Zhou Yuji to allocate part of the grain again to support Zhou Yuji's people, and at the same time. In order to ensure that there is no misunderstanding between the two sides, they also sent several officers of the Dazhong Army to enter Zhou Yuji's camp as liaison officers, and also accept Zhou Yuji's family mates. Entering the Dazhong military camp, the two sides send liaison officers to each other, and contact each other in time if something happens, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

After Zhou Yuji arrived at Funingwei, he sent his family to Shanhaiguan to see Wu Xiang, the general of Shanhaiguan, and expressed his willingness to lead the troops to take over a section of the Great Wall and strengthen the defense of the Great Wall. Unexpectedly, Wu Xiang refused Zhou Yuji's reinforcements, so that he stayed on the side of the Dazhong Army and continued to monitor the Dazhong Army. He was not allowed to get close to the Great Wall. At any pass, Zhou Yuji suddenly became so angry that he almost overturned the table on the spot.

In fact, Wu Xiang did not allow Zhou Yuji to take over any pass along the Great Wall. The reason is very simple, that is, in Wu Xiang's eyes, Zhou Yuji is actually a rebel general and has defected to the side of the Dazhong army. Although he is still under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, he may be the inner responder of the Dazhong army, so Wu Xiang is He will not rest assured to hand over the defense of the Shanhaiguan area under his control to Zhou Yuji.

Zhou Yuji had no choice but to continue to lead the troops and stop near the large and medium-sized army and watch the changes in the situation.

And at this time, in the tents of the left army of the Dazhong Army, Yan Chongxi, Wang Chengping, Lu Xiangsheng and other commanders sat in the big tent. Yan Chongxi looked very anxious. He walked back and forth in the tent and asked Lu Xiangsheng, "Lord Lu, your letter has been sent to the mountain. The customs time is not short, but Wu Xiang still has no reaction. He neither surrenders to our army nor does he say that he will not surrender. Just drag it like this. When will it be? If not, we will forcibly seize Shanhaiguan and pull it down. Once Wu Xiang surrenders to Jiannu, then we will lose the important line of defense of Shanhaiguan! The situation will be very bad for us!"

Lu Xiangsheng's face was not very good. He shook his head and said, "Now as far as I can see, General Yan is not easy to do, and it is normal for Wu Xiang to swing. After all, his son died in our saint's hands. Now let him immediately and easily make the decision to surrender to us. I'm afraid no one will make a decision so easily! And at present, Yan Chongxi has not surrendered to Jiannu, and we still have the opportunity to fight for it. After all, he still has 10,000 or 20,000 officers and soldiers. Once he is forced, he may be forced to fall to Jiannu. At that time, we will be quite tricky! So you might as well wait a little longer!"

Wang Chengping said impatiently, "Lord Lu's words are reasonable. Who would have thought that after Wu Sangui entered the customs, he was killed by our emperor? Now the court has used his father Wu Xiang to guard Shanhaiguan. It's really difficult to do! But if we just sit and wait, once that guy surrenders to the Jiannu side first, won't we be blind?

It's a pity that our troops are a little small, which is not enough to scare Wu Xiang. If we have 20,000 more at this time, I'm afraid Wu Xiang will surrender to us soon!"

Yan Chongxi said, "Yes, our troops are not too much, which is not enough to put too much pressure on Wu Xiang. However, someone came to report today that the emperor has sent Luo Li to meet with Diao Zheng's middle army. He is rushing this way from Hejian Mansion to make peace with us. This time, the troops they brought. There are nearly 30,000 horses. Once we come here, our strength will be much stronger. At least even if Jiannu breaks through the barrier, we can support the emperor to lead the troops!"

Wang Chengping nodded and said, "This is good news. If Lao Luo and Lao Diao can lead the troops to come here, we are still afraid of him!" If Wu Xiang doesn't surrender, then let's just grab it!"

Lu Xiangsheng frowned and thought for a moment. After that, he shook his head slightly and said, "This is really good news. At present, our troops are a little thinner. Even if we take over the Shanhaiguan area, it is not enough to stop the surging army of Jiannu. After all, the strength of the two sides is too different! In addition, I thought that Wu Xiang should not surrender to Jiannu so easily. After all, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty used Wu Xiang this time and did not really trust him. It is said that this time Wu Xiang came to Shanhaiguan to take office, only some family members, and did not bring his family members in the capital, which means that the Ming court and He doesn't trust him very much. His family members are still in the capital. In fact, they are used as hostages by the court. Wu Xiang's son is now dead. Once he surrenders to Jiannu, how can the Ming Emperor let go of his family? Moreover, Wu Xiang is now old, and I'm afraid it is difficult to have another child. Even if he surrenders to Jiannu, what can he do with glory and wealth? Is it possible that he watched his children and grandchildren be killed? In that case, the Wu family will cut off the incense! Therefore, I think that Wu Xiang will not surrender to Jiannu so easily, so we still have a chance!"

While the three people were discussing, the bodyguard outside the account suddenly reported that someone had come from Shanhaiguan, saying that there was important information to report to Yan Chongxi.

So all three of them were refreshed. Yan Chongxi immediately waved his hand to bring the person who came to report the news into the big account. The three looked up and saw that the man was dressed as a businessman. He lowered his head and entered the account. He saluted the three people and said, "See the three adults!"

Yan Chongxi raised his hand and said, "Don't be polite. Whose subordinate are you? Why did you come to see us at this time? What else do you want to tell me?"

The person immediately replied, "I am the person from the special affairs department of the Ministry of War. He is directly led by Lord Feng in person. In a year, he followed Lord Feng to Beijing for activities. He is a merchant specializing in fur and ginseng and antler antler in Shandong. He often travels outside the customs and is mainly responsible for intelligence affairs in the area of Shanhaiguan!

I have been staying in Shanhaiguan during this period, so I am most familiar with the situation here! We have learned in advance that the generals are coming here, and we are already ready to welcome our army!

We already know about Lord Lu's persuasion of Wu Xiang to surrender. Now it's not only that we want to persuade Wu Xiang to surrender, but also many times to persuade Wu Xiang to persuade Wu Xiang to surrender. Now Wu Xiang is swinging and has not yet made a decision. However, last night, Jiannu sent people to enter the customs and brought it. A lot of gold was given to Wu Xiang. Wu Xiang had received the gold from Jiannu, but he did not say that he surrendered to Jiannu!

So we, Lord Feng, sent a humble position out of the customs and came to inform you, and please prepare for the worst! ......”

"What? Damn it! Did Wu Xiang take over the gold of Jiannu? Then it can be judged that this guy still wants to fall to Jiannu! Is it possible that he doesn't care about his face and his grandchildren? No, we can't wait. We have to start an army immediately and seize the Shanhaiguan before Wu Xiang switches and let the slaves enter the customs!" Yan Chongxi was originally a very steady person, but at this moment, when he heard such news, he could no longer calm down and immediately stood up and shouted harshly.

Lu Xiangsheng also looked very bad. At the same time, he stood up and was about to speak, but the man who came to report the special office shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's too late for the general to do this. Once Wu Xiang wants to surrender to Jiannu, we don't have time to seize the barrier at all. Wu Xiang can completely order to resist our siege, but After releasing the Jiannu army into the customs, I'm afraid that we will be defeated by the Jiannu army under the gate!

General, don't be in a hurry to order to attack the key problems, and listen to the humble position!"

After hearing this, Yan Chongxi immediately shouted, "What else?" Hurry up and say it! This doesn't work, and that doesn't work. How on earth can it work?

The person in the special situation immediately continued, "Just now, the general didn't wait to finish his words, so he was anxious. Our Lord Feng asked me to come out to see you this time, that is to persuade the adults not to worry. At present, although Wu Xiang has taken over the Shanhaiguan, after this year of operation, the Shanhaiguan garrison Some of them are still willing to surrender to us! Most of these soldiers and generals have a deep blood grudge against Jiannu. They would rather die than surrender to Jiannu with Wu Xiang!

So even if Wu Xiang wanted to surrender to Jiannu, he could not control the whole army of Shanhaiguan and lead the troops to switch and surrender together. Moreover, although Wu Xiang received the gold given to him by Jiannu, he did not immediately agree to switch and let the army of Jiannu enter the customs! It's just that the envoys of Jiannu were first placed in a separate hall in the customs. Obviously, he is still hesitating. After all, Wu Xiang can't help but consider that his family and children and grandchildren are still in the capital. Whether it is to let him surrender to Jiannu or to surrender to us, I'm afraid it is difficult now!

Therefore, Lord Feng analyzed that Wu Xiang would not choose to turn to Jiannu in a short period of time. We still have a chance!

Lord Feng was sent out to discuss with you. Now we might as well not persuade Wu Xiang to surrender. It's not too late for us to force Wu Xiang to the end of the way!"

Lu Xiangsheng frowned, and then asked with a little surprise, "What's the point?"

The special person replied with a smile, "This is simple. Doesn't Wu Xiang swing left and right? So if the envoys of Jiannu die in the customs, what will happen to Jiannu's reaction? How can Wu Xiang explain to Jiannu?

After Yan Chongxi, Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Chengping looked at each other, they immediately understood the meaning of his words. They couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, and their faces gradually slowed down...