please make me king

Chapter 1669
On the [-]th morning of the twelfth lunar month, it was approaching New Year's Eve, the north was whistling, snowflakes were flying, and the outside of Shengjing was wrapped in silver.

Daishan, Prince Lilie, shook the snowflakes on his coir raincoat, knocked on his bamboo hat, and reported to the palace: "Your Majesty, last night, the moat for the 'shun thieves' was completed, and Shengjing was besieged from three sides. The hometown of the state is also unavailable!"

"Phew, Zhiniang thief, it's such a cold day, I can't be free!" Duoduo rubbed his cold fingers, and couldn't help cursing, "What should we do, why don't we fight a war he made?"

"Your Majesty is the only one to follow!" The old Dai Shanwenyan didn't say anything, but bowed deeply.

old fox!Duoduo cursed secretly, and then asked: "By the way, is it time for Prince Cheng to come back?"

"From Shenyang to Jingqili River, it will probably take more than a month." Dai Shanwen said hastily replied, "Calculating now, he should be hunting savages on both sides of the river, and it will take more than a month before we can turn back."

It turned out that it had been more than a month since Prince Cheng Yuetuo was sent by him to Jingqili River to capture the wild Jurchens of the Sauron Tribe.

What, do you think there will be any contingencies?

I am an elite man from Manchuria, and I can easily catch a few savages, so what can happen!

"That's it." Dodo frowned, and then said with determination, "Then let's make a sneak attack tonight to catch him off guard, and then we'll make up our minds."

It's not that Duoduo doesn't want to counterattack at this time, but now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, he still needs to wait patiently.

"Your Majesty is holy!" Dai Shan hurriedly bowed again.

"Pass the order down, today is New Year's Eve, cheer me up, if something goes wrong, don't blame my ruthless military law!" Just as Duoduo and Daishan were planning in Shengjing City, Zhang Sanbai was also in the middle army. The big tent issued a military order with a murderous look.

"In addition, today is the holiday, and everyone in the army will be rewarded with a catty of meat and a pot of hot wine. Chat is better than nothing."

"When Shenyang is conquered, I will toast with all my brothers again."

"Okay, okay!" When Zhang Sanbai's military order was conveyed, the three armies immediately cheered.

It turned out that at this time of year, Duoduo was terribly frozen in Shengjing City, not to mention the rebel soldiers who stayed outside the city.

Although there was not much wine and meat, they were precious supplies that the rebels managed to raise at the front line, and they were just to help the rebels keep out the cold.

"It's a bit rare!" When the military order was conveyed to Lu Xiangsheng's camp, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help frowning.

According to the appetite of soldiers in this era, a catty of meat and a pot of wine are not enough for a meal.

Compared with the previous ratio, it seems a bit stingy.

"General Qizuo, now our army is out, sending food from thousands of miles away. It took a lot of effort to transport this little meat and wine from the rear." The messenger hurriedly reported after hearing the words.

"Oh!" Lu Xiangsheng also knew a little about the logistics, but he never expected it to be so difficult.

He thought for a while, and couldn't help but look at Manzhu Xili and the others and said, "I wonder how many Horqin cattle and sheep are there? Can you sell some to us?"

"This..." Unexpectedly, Manzhu Xili, Wu Keshan and others showed embarrassment when they heard the words, "General Lu, it's not that we can't wait to help you, it's really that this livestock is the life and property of my herdsmen. If it is lost, the cold winter will be sad."

It turns out that livestock such as cattle and sheep are the most basic means of production to herdsmen on the grasslands, just like arable land is to farmers on the plains.

If there are excess parts, it doesn't matter if you sell some.

But once it reaches a certain limit, it will lead to the bankruptcy of herdsmen, which in turn will cause the death of a large number of herdsmen.

The Horqin Left Wing had previously sold a surplus batch of cattle and sheep to the rebels as rations, but now they could no longer produce any more livestock.

"Is there really nothing to do?" Lu Xiangsheng frowned and asked involuntarily.

Now that the situation has progressed to this point, it is all about morale.

As long as the morale can be maintained and the Houjin soldiers in the city believe that the war will not end in a short time, there will be a chance to trigger Houjin's own conflicts.

"Actually, it's not impossible." Manzhu Xili hesitated after hearing the words, and couldn't help but reminded.

"Although our tribe has insufficient cattle and sheep, it does not mean that other tribes have less cattle and sheep."

"You mean to rob other tribes?" Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help being taken aback.

"That's right. On the grassland, the strong are respected, and the weak are preyed on by the strong. Since we have soldiers and horses, why are we afraid of not having cattle and sheep?" Manzhu Xili said as a matter of course.

"You guys think so too?" Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but look at Wu Keshan, Hong Guoer and Dong Guoer again, unexpectedly, these three also had expressions of course.

"Then who are we going to grab? Horqin's right wing?" Lu Xiangsheng asked tentatively.

"No, no, although Horqin's right wing is empty, it is still possible to join us." Manzhu Xili laughed quickly.

"If you want to rob, you must rob the loyalists of the Tartars, such as 'Ye He', 'Hui Fa', 'Ha Da' and other ministries!"

"Oh?" Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help thinking about it when he heard this.

It turns out that 'Yehe', 'Huifa' and 'Hada' are located in the north of Jianzhou and east of Horqin.

Now that the rebels don't care about it, if they win these three places, will Horqin take the opportunity to grow bigger?

It's just that he changed his mind and thought again, now that Shenyang City hasn't been taken yet, why bother so much.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help nodding his head and said: "That's fine, but this matter must be reported to Zhang Shuai for a decision, and we can make further decisions!"

"It's easy to say, easy to say!" Manzhu Xili couldn't help but looked at Wu Keshan, Hong Guoer, and Dong Guoer excitedly when he heard the words.

It's worth it, this time it's really worth it.

When they heard that Hai Lanzhu and Da Yuer were "transferred" by Duoduo to the "Shun Thieves" without their permission, they were still very angry.

Now I never expected to have such a profit again, and I suddenly felt lucky again.

Just as Lu Xiangsheng worried, Manzhu Xili and others saw that Houjin's fall was imminent, and naturally they also had the idea of ​​filling the power vacuum left by the decline of Houjin's power.

"Loot the Haixi Jurchen to make up for the lack of logistics?" When Zhang Sanbai heard Lu Xiangsheng's suggestion, he couldn't help but feel a headache. "Will this cause the Haixi Jurchen to resist to the end?"

"Shuai Zhang is worrying too much!" Hearing that, Dashou said with a smile, "The customs of the Tartars are different from ours in China."

"I always like the jungle to eat the strong, and the strong respect. The stronger I am, the more loyal I am, the more ruthless I am, the more cowardly I am."

"If you follow the example of His Royal Highness 'King Shun', you will be regarded as weak and deceitful."

"The only thing to worry about now, I'm afraid it's hard to explain to His Highness."

"Oh? This, I will be responsible for the accident!" Zhang Sanbai pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but make up his mind.

Mercy does not control soldiers, and justice does not control wealth.

Now that I am leading an army of nearly [-] people and going deep into Liaodong, how can I put myself in danger with hypocrisy?

(End of this chapter)