Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 312 Let the War Burn More Fiercely
“…It’s bitter!”

Shen Yikuan wished he could be like Zhao Zhigao who was paralyzed and unable to speak back then.

But no, the people who came brought something that cannot be blocked.

Because it was the emperor's handwritten order.

"Master, what should we do now?"

"...I am a civil official, a civil official...a minister of the cabinet..."

Shen Yi Guan had a gloomy face, and after a while he started to curse: "Tian Xizhi! This guy must have come up with some sinister trick!"

He did not dare to scold the emperor. Even if he scolded Tian Le, he would still use his name after muttering a few obscene words in the dialect.

Asking him to go to Nanjing at this time, with the title of Nanjing Chief of Staff of the Privy Council, seems to be to keep order, but how can he have any actual military power?

But the gentry in Jiangnan don’t see it that way. Some confused ones always think this is a great opportunity!

With Shen Yi's influence, if he wanted to have ulterior motives, who says there is no chance?

Besides, there is no need to start a rebellion right away. He will have to wait until the northern border is devastated and the country is in danger before he can try to turn the tide!

Only Shen Yikuan knew very well that the emperor appeared more confident when he dared to do so.

He was not going there to be an advisor, he was going there to collect the names of those fools!

Shen Yikuan looked at the contents of the handwritten order again:
…Nanjing is the seat of the nation. When the nation goes to war, Nanjing must be prepared. The Grand Tutor is highly respected and must defend Jiangnan for me. This way, I will have no worries. The northern barbarians are a serious threat. Now that the new ruler is brave and resourceful, if the court does not take the initiative to attack them before they have subdued the tribes, it may be difficult to deal with them in the future…

He gritted his teeth: Excuses, all excuses!

Shen Yikuan believed that the official decree would certainly have a similar tone, implying that the emperor had no choice but to do so and that the situation was actually quite dangerous.

After all, the northern barbarians did invade Shanhaiguan the year before last.

The more the court acts like this, it is like throwing a straight hook to catch only stupid fish, while the smart ones will feel chilled.

The more it sounds like half of the country is in danger, the more it shows that everything is under control.

The emperor now still wants to test Jiangnan.

Shen Yikuan didn't know that after the changes in the military situation, the Privy Council would indeed suffer a strategic failure, and there would definitely be more rumors at that time.

At this moment, Shanhaiguan has been closed, and people can only enter but not exit.

What is even more worrying is the continuous influx of civilians and merchants who have been relocated back from the north.

"According to the order, enemy cavalry were spotted outside the border wall. To be on the safe side, the Shanhai Pass to Jinzhou will be closed from now on..."

Some of them temporarily moved back to Shanhaiguan, and some went to the safer Jinzhou.

Then, the Liaodong Provincial Governor Cheng Qinan personally went to Shanhaiguan to implement the "work-for-relief" policy.

There were many temporary tents, and the area west of Shanhaiguan was in a mess. He and the officials from the surrounding prefectures and counties were busy non-stop.

The heads of the Privy Council's Zhifang Hall all came, bringing with them a large amount of military supplies to resettle the people who were relocated here. They also offered a large price to recruit brave men, saying that they wanted to strengthen the border defense.

Of course, this news would spread to Shuntian Prefecture and further south.

The capital naturally entered a state of martial law, and the tension of the national war finally spread.

Zhu Changluo also became serious and worried.

"There must not be any real trouble!"

In front of him, Tian Le and other Privy Council officials said solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will do our best!"

After repeated discussions, if you want to achieve a strategic victory, you must pay a tactical price. If it is inevitable to lose first and then win, then the tension will always spread.

In this case, it is better to make use of this emotion artificially, and let it accumulate slowly and release it actively.

Zhu Changluo confirmed again: "Nurhaci has indeed invaded Korea, is that true?"

"It can't be false. Your Majesty is aware that after the opening of the Kuandian Liubao border market, the Korean border generals naturally benefited from it. Now that they have suddenly purchased a large amount of supplies, the familiar spies have already asked the truth. In addition, Gong Zhenglu also reported truthfully. Nurhaci was afraid of him but did not dare to deal with him, which shows that the news is true. In addition, the envoys who went to Korea to verify the truth also reported the same thing. Gwanghaegun had already gone to Jeolla Province to quell the rebellion, but now he hurried to Gyeongsang Province."

Zhu Changluo nodded slightly.

He was not worried about the Yehe tribe, after all, they were under the watchful eyes of the Tianshu Camp and Ma Gui.

But if Nurhaci felt that this was an opportunity, it would be completely different.

"Marquis Ningyuan is not in a good position to show up in Liaodong at this time." Zhu Changluo thought for a moment and said, "I order the remaining half of the Tianshu Camp to go to Liubao, Kuandian. In addition, another 5,000 troops will be sent to Jizhou Town to exchange defense at Zunhua Military Industrial Park."

During the hottest season of midsummer, there were intense military movements in Jizhou Town and Liaodong.

When the people west of Shanhaiguan saw the soldiers of Tianshu Camp leaving the pass and heading for Liaodong, they felt that the situation in the northeast was not good.

But this tense mood only spread within the Ming Dynasty's border wall. Outside the wall, not a single piece of information could get through.

This is the focus of Yuan Keli in Liaodong and Li Hualong in Xuanda.

As for the border wall of Jizhou Town, the defenders had deployed troops to make the entire wall airtight.

Now, Dai Qing in Yanshan is still very patient.

"We must try to contact the people who did business with us before. We are the lackeys of the Yehe tribe, so they must know something. Let's go and ask them. If that doesn't work, we can go to the farther Wula, Jianzhou, and Fengzhou Beach. We must get some accurate information first."

He didn't want to run into an ambush set by the Ming Dynasty.

There was something wrong with the Ming army on the western wall of Jinzhou, which looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Even if they had only seen a few scouts, was it necessary for so many people to take turns watching them day and night?

Dai Qing waited patiently. Even if there was an ambush, how exhausted would they be if so many people were so nervous for half a month, a month, or two months? They would eventually slack off, right?

He would rather send a message back to the tribe and have them send out scouts, one man with three horses, to travel five hundred miles, one thousand miles, two thousand miles...

In short, you must get enough information first.

How many Han border troops are there in total? How many have left the border and are in Liaodong and north of the Greater Khingan Range?

Only by gathering all the information together could we determine how many people were actually defending this section which was easiest to penetrate.

He even sent people to Jianzhou.

Dai Qing certainly knew Nurhaci's name and deeds.

He didn't believe that if the Khanate decided to take a gamble, Jianzhou would be willing to accept the current situation and let the newly conquered Huifa and Ula become the Liaoyuan Military and Civilian Government of the Han people.

It was the Han people who first provoked this war. They were the ones who attacked on all fronts, attempting to completely destroy the Khanate in one battle.

In that case, let’s make the war even more intense!
"Tell Khorchin that if they are still so stupid, then they will be destroyed! The Khan is now standing in the front, and the Han people dare not mobilize any troops to Liaodong! If they can't see that this is the moment to decide their survival, then the Chahar army might as well retreat first, and wait until they are crippled by the Liaodong Han army before destroying them! If they are still men, they should attack the original Hada, Huifa, and Ula, and let Jianzhou see that the Han people should form an alliance outside the Great Wall, and they can form an alliance! After that, divide up the Han people's Liaodong!"

There were many rumors inside the border wall, and messengers and scouts were constantly sending messages outside the wall.

In such a vast land, how much territory can the so-called army control stably and continuously? People can always get through the defense line, spy on intelligence, and pass on messages.

Yehe tribe, Jianzhou, the struggling Inner Khalkha, the hesitant Khorchin...

Dai Qing certainly knew that the Han emperor must have a plan.

But how can everything in this world go as we wish?

(End of this chapter)