Borrow the day to change the day

Zuo Yingxuan enthusiastically led the way, and said to Li Yingfang as he walked, "How is my brother in Yongping?"

"Of course, the Khan is benevolent and righteous, and there is no one in Yongping who does not praise it." Li Yingfang was tolerant of Yingxuan's heart, and she could say anything easily.

"That's good. You can feel at ease as a brother. After all, as an official, you have to explain something to the common people." Zuo Ying chose a look of relief, and the two were acting out each other.

"The people in Changli City are really blessed to have such a good parent and official as brother Wucai!" Li Yingfang also flattered Zuo Yingxuan.

The two were chatting and walking, and when they were about to reach the county government office, Zuo Yingxuan suddenly said: "Brother, from the way I see it, how is my brother's defense? I just relied on these township soldiers to hold on for many days." .”[

Li Yingfang and Zuo Yingxuan had already gotten to know each other well, she relaxed the cautiousness she had when she first came in, and slowly revealed her arrogance. Hearing what Zuo Yingxuan was bragging about, she said disdainfully, "Brother Wucai should know what my little brother is capable of. The Great Khan presents a sharp weapon to attack the city and pull out the stronghold, it will be no problem."

Zuo Yingxuan listened, stood still, looked at Li Yingfang and said, "Why, you haven't told the Great Khan that you are proficient in firearms and how to make red barbarian cannons?"

"I will tell the Great Khan after I have made a great contribution. This way I can show my ability, and it's not just about making cannons." Li Yingfang proudly stated her plan.

Zuo Yingxuan listened to it, and shouted, "Okay."

Li Yingfang was taken aback by him, she agreed with her plan that she didn't need to be so loud.

The squires following behind all looked to Zuo Yingxuan, not knowing what the county lord was going to do.

"Where are the outstanding people?" Zuo Yingxuan called the roll call.

"Xianzun, the students are here." At some time, Wanjie had followed behind them, and when the county lord called, he stepped forward to answer.

Li Yingfang frowned, Wanjie's voice was very familiar, and when he saw Wanjie flashing out, the more he looked at him, the more familiar he looked, and he suddenly remembered that this person was not the one who was detained by Zuo Yingxuan at the top of the city because he refused to surrender Why isn't it locked up?

"Call the people of the city to the square immediately." Zuo Yingxuan ordered solemnly.

"Yes, county lord." Wanjie agreed, ordered two town soldiers to follow, and went to gather the people.

"Where is Shi Guozhu?" Zuo Yingxuan immediately called his name.

"The last general is here." Shi Guozhu followed Zuo Yingxuan all the time, and immediately stood up to respond to Zuo Yingxuan.

"Take down this thief and take him to the square with Yuan Xiancheng." Zuo Yingxuan ordered.

Li Yingfang originally thought that Zuo Yingxuan was going to call the people to announce the opening of the door and surrender, but she didn't realize it for a while, until Shi Guozhu commanded two village soldiers to tie his hands, and then she realized it, and asked Zuo Yingxuan quickly: "Brother Wucai, What do you mean?"

"Eliminate traitors for the country, and eradicate harm for the people." Zuo Yingxuan replied loudly, and then ordered: "Take me away."

Li Yingfang recalled that Zuo Yingxuan had never thought of surrendering at all, but just wanted to lure herself into the city.

So, he scolded Zuo Yingxuan loudly, regretting that he shouldn't have entered the city.

Seeing Li Yingfang being escorted away, a squire who followed Zuo Yingxuan asked, "Master, why didn't you kill him immediately after entering the city, instead you have to walk such a long way and talk for so long before killing him. "[

Zuo Yingxuan looked at him, then at the other gentry, and found that they were all looking at him.So, he explained: "This man is from my hometown. He was taught by foreigners. He is proficient in firearms and can make red barbarian cannons. I am careful that he is used by captives, so I need to ask about the situation. In case of misfortune, he has sacrificed to the slave chief If the method of making cannons is known, this official must also report this matter to the imperial court."

So that's the case, the country gentry nodded and understood Zuo Yingxuan's intention.But a squire asked again: "Such a talent is so rare, why not dedicate him to the court and make cannons for the court, it would be a pity to kill him."

Zuo Yingxuan sighed after hearing this: "This man's intentions are not right, he only wants to be rich and powerful. The imperial court has been able to forge Hongyi cannons, and he has sighed for this many times. It can be seen that he wholeheartedly seeks refuge in Jianlu, Jianlu doesn't know how to make cannons , if he goes, he will be rich and prosperous. And"

Having said this, Zuo Yingxuan looked at the gentry and said in a low voice: "The Jian captives are attacking with all their strength, is Changli really sure that they can defend?"

These squires are not ordinary people, they can be fooled, everyone knows the real situation, their only hope is to persist until the imperial reinforcements come to rescue them.

The squires reciprocally said that the county lord had thoughtfully imagined that this scourge cannot be left to Jianlu.

"God bless Daming too, he tried to persuade Changli to surrender before he revealed his ability to the slave chief. Otherwise, he would be the only one who would be the scourge of Daming if Jianlu entered the pass." Zuo Yingxuan sighed.

Immediately, he found that everyone's mood was not high, so he changed the subject and said: "Let's go to the square for prison and punish these Han scum."

After the county magistrate heard that his acquaintance had come to persuade him to surrender, he was moved and secretly summoned his cronies to discuss the matter of opening the city gate and surrendering. Shi Guozhu secretly arranged people to find out everything, and he was naturally arrested.

This time, Zuo Yingxuan decided to deal with it together. One was to deter those who might be potentially restless, and the other was to get rid of the scourge, so that he could concentrate on dealing with the Jian captives outside the city.

Just after Zuo Yingxuan announced the crimes of the traitors and executed them, the sound of rumbling horseshoes came from a distance.

Zuo Yingxuan hurriedly asked the squire in charge of civil affairs to arrange for the people to return to their respective positions, while he led other people to the city to observe the situation.

At this time, it was almost dusk, and the sky was a little dark, but many Tartars could still be seen clearly.Unexpectedly, what Li Yingfang said was true, and the slave chief sent a large army to come.

Zuo Yingxuan's heart was a little heavy. At the moment, he arranged for people to take turns to watch the night to prevent Jianlu from stealing the city at night.

A camp of captives was built outside the city, and Daishan was receiving the leaders of various Mongolian tribes, watching them rushing to attack the city.He knew in his heart that it must be Huang Taiji who had fooled them over. From this moment, it could be seen that he would not care about the military order with him, otherwise there would be no need to fool these Mongols over to help him.

Daishan agreed on the spot to let them attack the city, and explained to some extent the defense situation of Changli City.

Therefore, these leaders went back to their own camps to make some preparations, and planned to attack the city early tomorrow morning.

And in Yongping City, Huang Taiji took many leaders of Jianlu, such as Bei Le and Bei Zi, to participate in the large-scale dust-cleaning banquet arranged by Bai Yangcui.

After so many days of fighting, in the cold weather, eating and sleeping in the open air, although it is a habit, it is not as comfortable as in Yongping City.Everyone let go of their stomachs and ate.Drinking good wine, enjoying the singing and dancing, it is very enjoyable.

After drinking for three rounds, Bai Yangcui, as the biggest traitor who surrendered to Jianlu in Yongping City, took the lead in toasting to Huang Taiji to congratulate the Great Khan on his great reputation.

Huang Taiji drank happily, and praised: "You Han people are all skilled. Do you know Fan Wencheng, who is resourceful; you, you are also well-arranged for these things. I like it very much."

"Thank you, master, for your compliment. This slave wants to ruin your master's mind. If there is an order, I will die." Bai Yangcui took the lead and knelt down, thanking the master for the compliment. [

The leaders of Jianlu sitting on both sides had already become numb to the servility of these Han dogs. They didn't care when they saw them flattering Huang Taiji, and they were drinking for fun.

Huang Taiji suddenly remembered what had happened during the day, so he asked Bai Yangcui, "Does the Juren you mentioned today, who went to persuade him to surrender, have any skills?"

"Replying to the master, that man is only a bit of a craftsman, but he is proud of his talent and insults the superior. The servant has taught him several times." Bai Yangcui replied with a charming smile.

"Oh, the skills of a craftsman, what kind of craftsman's skills dare to make him disrespect the Shangguan." Huang Taiji was a little curious.

"It's nothing special, it's just that you can make cannons." Bai Yangcui was a little disdainful, that man made Daming as if he was the only one who could make cannons, and it wasn't just a lowly skill.

"What gun?" Huang Taiji was a little sensitive to the word "pao", so he asked by the way.

"Western Cannon." Bai Yangcui did not dare to use the title Hongyi Cannon, for fear of causing Huang Taiji's displeasure.

"What kind of Western cannon? Could it be the Hongyi cannon?" Huang Taiji sat up straight and asked.

"Yeah, according to him he can make it, but I haven't seen it before." Bai Yangcui saw that Huang Taiji seemed to be paying attention, so he quickly explained.

Huang Taiji had suffered from the Red Barbarian Cannon many times. He knew how powerful it was, and also knew that with a good quality Red Barbarian Cannon, it would be much easier to attack the city in the future.It was precisely because of this understanding that he thought that he would be sure to take the artillery from Yongping City to Shanhaiguan.

Only those who can make cannons slipped under his nose, and he regretted it too much. Now go to Changli to persuade him to surrender, don't end up like the first two people who went to persuade him to surrender, it will be a big loss.So, he ignored Bai Yangcui, and hurriedly called his confidant Obai, and told him to go to Changli overnight and bring Li Yingfang back.

In the afternoon of the same day, in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, persuaded Emperor Chongzhen in the Wenhua Hall.For the first time, the opinions of the two diverged.