Ming politicians

Su Tiancheng originally planned to use the form of protracted war to slowly consume the rogues, and finally achieve the goal of completely eradicating the rogues, not only physically destroying the rogues, but also destroying all the thoughts of the rogues. Such a goal is difficult, but it is not too great. Some favorable policies promoted by the rogues can be absorbed or continued to be implemented.

But the newly discovered situation once again disrupted Su Tiancheng's deployment. He always felt that there might be some kind of unpredictable danger in Liaodong. This danger would directly affect the plan to wipe out the bandits, and might even affect Shaanxi and Shanxi. You must know that the fighting power of the Manchu Eight Banners is extraordinary. If they are deployed in full force, the frontier army in Datong, Shanxi and the Yulin Battalion in Shaanxi will not be able to resist anyway. After crossing the Ningjin line of defense and directly entering the pass, the Jiangning battalion was busy suppressing the bandits in Sichuan and was unable to rescue them.

This happened more than once.

Whenever the Ming army had the upper hand and the rogues encountered disasters, the Houjin tartars would enter the customs in time to harass them, causing the Ming army to fail to take care of both ends, or to take care of one and lose the other, and the good situation was often lost.

After the Houjin Tartars entered the customs, they directly threatened the capital. The emperor would definitely want to keep the capital. At that time, the Jiangning Battalion would bear the brunt. If they left Sichuan, the rogues would be able to breathe, and it would be even more difficult to continue their extermination.

Such a situation must be foreseen and a good way to deal with it must be thought of.

It is not convincing to directly report to the emperor that there may be such a situation. There must be evidence. The best way is to be able to detect Hou Jin's intelligence.After a comprehensive analysis, a solution to this problem is proposed.

Su Tiancheng has a mature idea, that is, the Yulin camp in Shaanxi and the frontier army in Datong should strengthen their guard at all costs.To prevent the Houjin Tatars from entering the customs, no matter how great the sacrifice is, we must prevent the Houjin Tatars from entering Beizhili. Of course, there are still [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers stationed in Shaanxi. Used to deal with the Houjin Tartars.

From now on, the imperial court will strengthen the guard at the border.As for Ning Jin's defense line, because of its strong city, Hou Jin will not attack it for the time being.

In view of this situation, Su Tiancheng is ready to conduct a large-scale intelligence war. This time, the intelligence war is not only aimed at the rogues, but also the post-gold tartars, and even the tribes of Mongolia.

Move your whole body.Don't underestimate the battle to exterminate the bandits, it involves all aspects.

"Old Qu. This intelligence war is very important. It is related to the victory or defeat of our extermination of the bandits. I will give you a month to allow you to use all effective methods to spy on the bandits, Houjin, and Mongolian tribes." relevant information. You can focus on finding a solution from the mutual market in Fort Anning and Jingbian. If you need gold and silver, spend as much as you can, as long as you can get valuable information.”

"Your Excellency, Fort Anning and Jingbian. We have obtained a lot of information, but during this period, the number of businessmen who came to Houjin to trade suddenly increased, and the transaction volume was very large. Song Sijun has already said several times that Houjin needs a lot of money. Song Sijun has been controlling the number of matchlock guns, but Mr. Bi Maokang thinks it can be added. Mr. Bi thinks that matchlock guns are outdated and cannot be compared with flintlock guns. Whether it is range or accuracy, including firing speed, etc., there is a gap They are all very big, relatively speaking, the transactions of the various tribes in Mongolia seem a little calm."

"I have seen these information, and it is precisely because of this information that I began to worry that Hou Jin might have to take action, and Huang Taiji would not just watch us wipe out the bandits. If the internal stability of my Ming Dynasty is stable, the next He is about to be attacked. Some of Hou Jin's matchlock guns have already entered the ranks of rogues. You should pay attention to this line and see who is in charge of trading with rogues. If you can catch this person, you will definitely get important things. intelligence."

"Okay, my lord, I'll set off right away to Fort Anning and Jingbian, but General Qin still has some things to do."

"General Qin's prestige has been established, you don't need to continue to follow, the matter of collecting intelligence is more important, this matter, I entrust it to you, remember, keep it absolutely confidential."

"Yes, within a month, the officer will definitely find useful information."

When Su Tiancheng was discussing with Qu Qingze, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai were also discussing. Coincidentally, what they talked about was also about collecting intelligence.

Li Zicheng was very annoyed that the battle to wipe out the white soldiers fell short, but the result was very good. The white soldiers suffered a near-destructive blow, and the morale of the rebels was generally high, although they were still a little afraid of the Jiangning camp.

Recently, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai were very annoyed by Su Tiancheng's strategy.

All the officials and guards in Sichuan have been mobilized, and there are army leaders in every pass. Hundreds of thousands of rebels are basically trapped in the mountains. Although for more than a year, the accumulated gold, silver, treasures and food are There are quite a few, but it is impossible to maintain it for a long time. Besides, the conditions in the mountains are very poor, and the common people do not have much food, so they must find a way to rush out.

The rebel scouts who pretended to be refugees were basically wiped out.

Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai still don't understand how Su Tiancheng knew that there were rebel scouts in the refugee team. Could it be that Su Tiancheng could predict the foresight.

Summing up and summing up, the two of them believed that Su Tiancheng's intelligence work was done well, and he must have grasped the situation.

The two of them also thought of spying on intelligence. If they don't know the outside situation, they are half blind.

After discussing for a long time, the bold plan in Li Zicheng's heart emerged again.

"Brother Luo, I have always had an idea. If it can be done, all problems will be solved."

"What plan did King Chuang think of?"

"Go straight to Huanglong. Didn't the prince come to Sichuan? If we can take advantage of the unpreparedness and kill the prince or injure the prince, think about it, can Su Tiancheng bear it? The Jiangning camp may deal with it in Sichuan." Are we?"

Luo Rucai looked at Li Zicheng, and shook his head after a while.

"This idea is good, but it is almost impossible. The prince must be heavily guarded when he comes to Sichuan. A mosquito should not even think about flying in, let alone deal with the prince."

"I don't want the children to be unable to trap wolves. If we make a large-scale move that attracts the Jiang Ning camp, or attracts Su Tiancheng's attention, causing Su Tiancheng to mobilize the Jiang Ning camp to chase us, then the opportunity will come out at this time, won't it?" .”

Luo Rucai thought for a while, then nodded.

"Well, this method is worth a try, but we must make a detailed plan without the slightest deviation, otherwise it will be difficult for us to gain a foothold in Sichuan."

"I've been thinking about it for a long time. Hmph, there must be spies in our team who will send out our situation. Su Tiancheng is so good at intelligence warfare, so why would he be uneasy about inserting people? We happen to use these people to send some confidential If the arrangement is leaked out and Su Tiancheng is taken in, even if Su Tiancheng doesn't take the bait, it's not a big problem, we'll make two-handed preparations."

"Oh, how did you plan, tell me."

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This time, Li Zicheng and Luo Ru had a secret discussion for two full hours. No one else knew what they were talking about, including the big and small officers of the rebel army.

According to Su Tiancheng's request, Qu Qingze set off quickly, took two hundred scouts, and rushed to Shaanxi via Henan Mansion.

Time is tight, they live and sleep, and act quickly.

Not long after Qu Qingze's operation, the rogues in the mountains also began to mobilize frequently. The guard troops stationed at the pass even had some small-scale battles with the rogues.

A large amount of information began to gather in Su Tiancheng's hands.

When such a situation happened, Su Tiancheng was a little confused. Could it be that Li Zicheng was going to put all his eggs in one basket, or that he couldn't stay in the mountains anymore, but such a thing did not exist. Li Zicheng had enough food, gold and silver Even if there is not enough food, it can still be traded if you take out silver. Merchants value profit. As long as they have silver, they will definitely be willing to sell food. It is impossible for Su Tiancheng to prohibit such transactions, let alone bandits It has been more than a year in Sichuan, and he is familiar with the situation here. Even if they secretly trade with merchants, it is impossible for Su Tiancheng to know.

The guard troops guarding the pass were a little fussy, and the small-scale actions of the rogues caused them to complain. Qin Liangyu went to several passes to see the situation in person. The fighting in some places was more intense. It seemed that it was not a feint attack, and these The location of the pass is also very special. They are all close to Hunan, Shaanxi, Duogandusi and other places. Judging from the location of the attack, it is easy to analyze that the bandits are making a test, and the next step may be a large-scale retreat. It is very possible to leave Sichuan.

Qin Liangyu also went directly to Su Tiancheng and expressed his worries.

But when talking about these situations, Qin Liangyu's mood is calm, she has enough confidence in Su Tiancheng, and believes that Su Tiancheng will be able to deal with these situations.

In fact, Su Tiancheng has not fully understood the movements of the rogues.

Most of the information sent by the dark lines said that the rogues might be retreating and leaving Sichuan, but Su Tiancheng didn't believe it.

The rogues didn't suffer a loss, and they didn't even have a large-scale confrontation with Jiang Ningying, and their strength was very strong. At such a time, the possibility of suddenly deciding to leave Sichuan was too small.

But all the signs indicated that the rogues might really be leaving. If this information was ignored, the rogues would really march out with all their strength and rush out of Sichuan, and the guard army would be unable to stop them.

Jiangning camp must be prepared to deal with it. (To be continued..)