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Chapter 723 Difficult to choose
The Nine Sides of the Ming Dynasty was like a dam that could no longer control the water, and the water kept seeping out.

The frontier army of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial Association Army was exactly this kind of water.

In Liaodong, with Shenyang as the center, the army of the Ming Dynasty continued to send troops north and east to sweep away the remaining Tartars on the land of Liaodong, while the main force followed Huang Taiji westward, constantly oppressing Huang Taiji's living space.

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In Shanxi, with Datong as the base, Lu Xiangsheng also continued to press northward and eastward.

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Facing the squeeze of Ming Dynasty, the one who feels the most obvious is Huang Taiji. He just rested on the grassland for a few days, and Ming Dynasty immediately chased after him. with the distance.

This kind of distance that is not too far away makes Huang Taiji restless. At this distance, the cavalry will arrive in a day. He must spend a lot of energy to guard against the surprise attack of the Ming Dynasty. Huang Taiji felt extra tired due to the lingering situation.

The Ming Dynasty followed far away, so he had to be wary. The vast pastures to the east would not be able to graze. This loss was even more of a headache for Huang Taiji, who was eager to recover his strength.

Huang Taiji's white hair has increased significantly. This day and night torment and day and night anxiety made Huang Taiji look much older.

"...The Ming Dynasty seems to have sent the Frontier Army and the Imperial Association Army..." Huang Taiji said with a sad face.

During the day, Huang Taiji was the backbone of the entire Daikin, and he never dared to show a little bit of fatigue and anxiety. He knew that as long as he showed a little bit of uneasiness, the Daikin that was already on the verge of collapse would immediately dissipate. Therefore, Huang Taiji is He has to work hard every day to deal with things, and at night, he can take off his disguise and talk to his counselor with a real face.

"Back to Dahan, yes, in the past few days, a lot of new banners have been discovered. Using these banners to get cards, most of them are frontier troops, and the Imperial Association Army... This should be the Ming Dynasty's Royal Association Army. It's here..." Fan Wencheng said.

"Then Xiandou, tell me, is this good or bad for me?" Huang Taiji asked haggardly. It has become very difficult to communicate with others. Now Dajin relies on him for support and decision-making. Many things , he cannot discuss with others.

"...This..." Fan Wencheng wanted to say something, but for some reason, he suddenly felt that the scar on his face seemed to be very itchy, and Fan Wencheng cut off his words in pain.

"Xiandou might as well just say it straight, Ben Khan won't blame Xiandou..." Huang Taiji said.Huang Taiji tried his best to slow down his emotions and not let his anxiety control him.

Fan Wencheng felt as if he had been stabbed by something, and he stopped talking in pain. When he came back to his senses, he realized that it wasn't someone hitting him or someone stabbing him, but the scar on his face was growing flesh. heal.Fan Wencheng has experienced itchy flesh after injury, but this time it is a bit strange, the itching is not itching at all, but itching with pain.

"...Back to the profuse sweating, both good and bad..." Fan Wencheng twitched his face and replied.The scar was growing flesh, although it was unbearably painful, but Fan Wencheng didn't dare to scratch it with his hands, so he could only bear it, and could only relieve the pain on his face by twitching his face.

"Xiandou can talk about it carefully..." Huang Taiji continued to ask.

"Returning to the Great Khan, the advantage is that there are more and more troops in the dynasty, and they must become more and more complicated. If we can capture and destroy one of them, it should greatly improve the morale of my Dajin..., but this The risk is extremely high..., now that the elite of the Ming Dynasty are watching, it is difficult to find a gap..." Fan Wencheng said.

"Well, what Xiandou said makes sense..." Huang Taiji nodded, encouraging Fan Wencheng to continue his analysis.

"...The disadvantage is that the pressure on my court has become even greater. Now the Ming court is trying to surround me from all directions..." Fan Wencheng said.

"Well, it makes sense..." Huang Taiji nodded and heard.

"...One more thing, I don't know whether to say that I am lucky or..." Fan Wencheng said.

"Just talk about Xiandou..." Huang Taiji encouraged.

"...Khan, from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty's movements, the Ming Emperor's heart is not small!..." Fan Wencheng straightened his thoughts.

"How do you know?" Huang Taiji asked.

"...Big Khan, Emperor Ming is going to take up territory, otherwise, he wouldn't have dispatched so many soldiers and horses. As far as I know, the Imperial Association Army and Frontier Army of the Ming Dynasty don't seem to have any military pay. It all depends on war plunder and rewards. It is obvious that Emperor Ming sent the Imperial Association Army to the battlefield this time. He obviously wanted to use these free combat power to reward those border troops with the territory he occupied. Good idea..." Fan Wencheng said.The pain on his face intensified again, and he twitched from the pain. Fan Wencheng really wanted to scratch it, but he could only think in his heart that he would never dare to scratch his face with his hands.This matter has to be endured.

"What Xiandou said makes sense, makes sense!..." Huang Taiji sighed, he may not be able to see through this problem by himself, he also understands people, but so what if he understands people, what else can he do?A war with the Ming Dynasty?Now his Dajin's strength has been severely damaged, and he has a lot of fear of the Ming Dynasty. He has lost his previous enthusiasm for fighting. Against the Ming Dynasty, he is afraid of three points before fighting. How can he fight?Now let alone fighting against Qin Liangyu's elite, even the frontier army of the Ming Dynasty, the Huangxie Army, Huang Taiji did not dare to go to war easily.

"...Big Khan, the servant still listened to the people who came back from the south saying that the frontier army and the imperial association army of the Ming Dynasty seemed to have entered Lin Danhan's territory. I heard that there was a conflict..." Fan Wencheng thought for a while, Tell the clues.

"Oh..., what does Xiandou think about this?" Fan Wencheng's remarks attracted Huang Taiji's attention. Huang Taiji, who has been on guard against the Ming Dynasty's raid recently, has neglected many other news. Hearing Fan Wencheng say this, Immediately came the interest.

"Hui Dahan, judging from this situation, there are no more than two situations. The first one is that the Ming Dynasty deliberately sent these imperial alliance troops and frontier troops to expand the territory. The Ming Emperor probably meant to occupy more territory. , it is said that Emperor Ming is now selling the land in Liaodong, and it is said that the sale is booming. To verify this, it seems to explain this point; if it is not the situation inferred by the slaves, it means that the Ming Dynasty has no intention of reconciling with Lin Danhan. To fight against each other... However, based on the comprehensive judgment of the slaves, the slaves feel that this must have been deliberately condoned by the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, from the Ming Emperor to Sun Chengzong to Qin Liangyu, who is not a person who is not very strict in governing the army, how could he allow this to happen? ?” Fan Wenchen expressed his inference.Although there are only a few clues, he can deduce a lot of things through these clues. Now that Dajin is surrounded on all sides, the news is even more blocked, and many things have to be guessed.

After hearing Fan Wencheng's speech, Huang Taiji felt much happier.

"...That is to say, Ming Dynasty intends to fight with Lin Danhan?" Huang Taiji shouted with some excitement. This news is unintentionally the most gratifying thing in recent days.

Although he intends to trouble Lin Danhan now, he has to weigh the consequences when his strength is greatly damaged. If even Lin Danhan loses, then this big gold will be completely over. Therefore, easily, Huang Taiji He didn't dare to act rashly, and Huang Taiji still wanted to form an alliance with Lin Danhan so that he could deal with the Ming Dynasty in a wider space.

But for a long time, Lin Danhan also ignored him, and he neither sent troops to beat him nor agreed to form an alliance with him. This made him very annoyed. The Ming Dynasty behind his back put too much pressure on him He must make a breakthrough as soon as possible, or deal with Lin Danhan toughly, or form an alliance with Lin Danhan, he must obtain a wider space to deal with the Ming Dynasty.Now that he heard that the Ming Dynasty might have an affair with Lin Danhan, Huang Taiji immediately became happy, thinking that if Lin Danhan knew about this, he would definitely be suspicious of the Ming Dynasty, and if he talked about it, he might be able to speak Lin Danhan, Huang Taiji was full of excitement when he thought that he was about to gain a wide room for maneuver. The reason why he fell into the current field was all thanks to the Ming Dynasty. The root of all changes was still in the Ming Dynasty. Only by defeating the Ming Dynasty can the problem be solved. Huang Taiji's eyes are always on the Ming Dynasty, but he doesn't pay much attention to Lin Danhan.

"... Back to the Great Khan, it should be. From the point of view of slaves, this should be almost inseparable. The Ming Dynasty is now very strict from top to bottom, and there may be such things as acting without consent. Happened? Since it happened, it is enough to explain something..." Fan Wencheng said.

"...God help me, this Emperor Ming is still too tender! This heart is still too big! If he keeps going steadily, Ben Khan will have no chance, but now he has forced Lin Danhan Come to Ben Khan, this Emperor Ming has played a trick!..." Huang Taiji said happily.Huang Taiji has always pinned his hopes on using the vast desert to deal with the Ming Dynasty, and when the Ming Dynasty is negligent, he will turn around and deal a fatal blow to the Ming Dynasty to completely reverse the situation.In Huang Taiji's view, to achieve this goal, forming an alliance with Lin Danhan is more important than anything else.

"..." Fan Wencheng didn't know what to say, he might not be able to guess what his master was thinking, is Emperor Ming really so tender?Emperor Ming really made a bad move?Ming Huangnen, what about Sun Chengzong?What about Qin Liangyu and others?Also tender?Emperor Ming has always been known as a wise man, when did he hear that Emperor Ming could not listen to other people's advice?

"...That's true. If the servant guesses correctly, the Ming Dynasty and Lin Danhan will turn against each other, and it will be soon. The alliance between the Great Khan and Lin Danhan is likely to happen. It only needs a person who can speak eloquently to go. Just convince Lin Danhan..." Fan Wencheng said.

"Xiandou's words are justified...we really need someone capable of persuading Lin Danhan. Although Lin Danhan didn't take it seriously, he still has good strength..." Huang Taiji said confidently, The tiredness of the day seems to be liberated at this moment.While talking, he looked at Fan Wencheng and kept looking up and down.

Fan Wencheng was sized up by Huang Taiji for a long time, seeing Huang Taiji's eyes were hesitant.Fan Wencheng sighed secretly, Huang Taiji was still unwilling to let him go!Immediately said: "Khan, if the slave has no scars on his face, he must stand up to share his worries, but now the slave has a scar on his face and a hideous face, it is not suitable for this..."

Huang Taiji was very happy when he heard this, and said: "...Xiandou don't need to underestimate yourself, this injury is just a superficial wound, and it will heal after a period of rest. I don't think there will be any scars on his face. Don't worry, Xiandou is..." Huang Taiji comforted his counselor. Originally, according to Fan Wencheng's ability, it was very good to be the person who went to be the negotiator, but Huang Taiji was also worried that Fan Wencheng would reveal his secrets. As I told him, this person must be under his own supervision at all times. At least in this kind of crisis, Huang Taiji can't let any danger happen.

"Thank you Da Khan for your concern..." Fan Wencheng immediately thanked him, feeling a little disappointed in his heart. He was getting deeper and deeper in this big gold world, and he felt that he was about to suffocate.

Just when Huang Taiji was happy, there was a noise outside the tent.

Huang Taiji was very annoyed, it was so late and there was so much noise, something must have happened, it was nothing serious, who would dare to make noise at such a late hour?

"Who is making noise outside? Go and check..." Huang Taiji shouted angrily.

"Cha..." A slave outside immediately agreed.

After a while, someone reported back.

"Return to the master, Sang Xijin with the white flag ran away with his tribe..." The servant who came back reported in a low voice, although the voice was very small, but in this quiet night, the voice was still very loud.

"What, Sang Xijin ran away?" Huang Taiji's blood was surging, the house was leaking and it was raining all night, and now it was the time when he was employing people, but someone ran away from him, it was really abominable.

"...Why is no one chasing him? If he catches up, Ben Khan will definitely tear him into pieces..." Huang Taiji growled lowly.My heart was burning with anger.

Fan Wencheng listened to the side, shaking his head in his heart. When Dajin won battles in the past, the Mongols voted and it was easier to establish rules. They also felt at ease, and Dajin was easy to manage. Now that the Ming Dynasty is powerful, Dajin has been defeated in successive battles, and those Mongols who have taken refuge in him are no longer reliable, and many of them show signs of defecting and fleeing. This problem is enough for Huang Taiji to have a good headache for a while.

"Reporting to master, someone has already chased him..." The slave immediately agreed.

Huang Taiji, who had just been happy for a while, became irritable again. There was something wrong with one end, and something happened to the other end, and he was circling in the sweat tent angrily.

Fan Wencheng shook his head secretly in his heart, now the big gold is really coming to an end, even the gathered Mongolian tribes have also run away, I am afraid that this big gold can't last long, if this happens, if it can't be recovered in time, This situation can only get worse.

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Lin Danhan received another letter from Huang Taiji, still asking for peace.

After getting the letter and reading it, Lin Danhan no longer directly said that he sent it to the Ming Dynasty as before. The content of today's letter cannot be ignored by Lin Danhan.He understood what was said in the letter, and he had already received similar news.

"Huang Taiji's letter is to form an alliance with Ben Khan..." Lin Danhan now lost his clamor and arrogance in the past, and only had worry and resentment.

The national teacher Sabah Hutuktu took the letter first, and after reading it for a while, he understood the meaning of the letter.

Hina didn't read the letter that day, she still closed her eyes and rested her mind, as if she knew the contents of the letter without reading it.

"...What is said in the letter, both of you have read it, what should Ben Khan do now?" Lin Danhan asked, one of the two people here is his national teacher Sabah Hutuktu, and the other is himself. The minister Na Ri Nai.

This question silenced the people in the Khan Tent. It is really difficult to answer this question. If you say that you form an alliance with Huang Taiji, you are an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and you are an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. This just gives the Ming Dynasty an excuse; Continuing to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, it is so obvious that the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty have all the elites, and if it is said that they are all out to make soy sauce, who will believe it?Now that he is already doing his hands and feet, the meaning cannot be more obvious.

No matter how the decision is made, there is a lot of pressure.It was possible to procrastinate before, but now it seems that it cannot be procrastinated.This decision is not easy to make, if one is not good, it will be broken...

Silent for a long time.

Someone in the sweat tent finally spoke out.

"Khan, it's really time to choose what to do... Either completely form an alliance with Huang Taiji, or do it completely according to the Ming Emperor's wishes. Whatever the Ming Emperor wants, Da Khan will do what he wants, and don't give the Ming Dynasty an excuse. , I think the Ming Dynasty has no excuses, so I have to save a little bit of face..." Narina closed her eyes and said in a word, this kind of situation happens often these days, the signal is already obvious, but it is not necessary Thinking about it again, there are two ways to do now, hugging with Huang Taiji to keep warm, or completely surrendering to Minghuang, probably only these two ways.

Lin Danhan was silent. He was very moved by the strength of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty dared to let go of the Nine Sides and let the Frontier Army and the Imperial Association Army go out of the side wall. If there is no preparation, this is absolutely impossible. Huang Taiji pressed and beat him, Huang Taiji didn't even have the strength to fight back, Lin Danhan didn't want to be pressed and beaten by Ming Chao.

Although Lin Danhan is conceited, he is not an idiot. He knows that the strength of his subordinates is actually not as good as Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji was defeated in front of the Ming Dynasty. Could it be that he is stronger than Huang Taiji?If he was really better than Huang Taiji, in the past few years, it wasn't Huang Taiji who beat him, but him who beat Huang Taiji.

Whether to form an alliance with Huang Taiji or continue to maintain the relationship with the Ming Dynasty, Lin Danhan wanted to break his head.Once this decision is made, it is almost impossible to change it.The pressure of this choice is really too great.

This is a difficult decision. In fact, it is not just a question of who to form an alliance with, but even if he chooses to form an alliance with Huang Taiji, he will also face the matter of competing with Huang Taiji and plotting against each other. This alliance is beneficial to Huang Taiji and to him. , may not be of much benefit, even after he and Huang Taiji won the secret fight, he would have to face the Ming Dynasty in the end.

(End of this chapter)