Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

"I heard that our general is born with supernatural powers and extraordinary talents. I will give him some strength."

Volume 312: Chapter Chapter : The name is up to you

"Let's stop here for today, don't get killed, it will be useful later."

Jiang Han shook his neck: "It's been a long time since I felt my muscles and bones were unblocked. It's really good."

After binding to the system, he felt that his body was getting stronger day by day. His waist and legs no longer felt sore, and he could even compete with the humanoids in martial arts without losing. According to common sense, a few more kidneys would not be enough. It can only be said that every man cannot do without the system. Other aphrodisiacs are of no use. This is the only one.

Looking at Ajige who was already unconscious, Jiang Han asked for a towel to wipe his hands: "I still have things to do, I'll leave this to you. Play games with him for a while every day and feed him two meals of porridge. Just don't starve him to death. Wait for my message later. Maybe... let me see... in half a month. If I don't send you a message in half a month, chop off one of his fingers and send it to me."

"Yes, sir!"

Looking at the interrogators' faces showing that they had learned something and were excited, I believe that Ajige's daily life in the future should be more energetic.

Ajige's value is limited. It is better to avoid using him to sow discord. Huang Taiji is not suffering from cerebral congestion. In this case, all the news and remarks of Ajige will not be considered to be sent by him. After all, the technology is backward nowadays and there are no such things as telephones.

Jiang Han asked Huang Taiji for exactly three million taels of silver for Ajige's ransom. It was an exorbitant price, but he had to pay it back cheaply. After all, Ajige was a member of the royal family, and Huang Taiji could not possibly not come to rescue him, otherwise his throne would not be secure. Therefore, no matter what tricks the other party would use later, he would definitely get the money after ensuring that Ajige was taken back by them.

We have lost so much property in the war, how can we not bring some back?

And that’s not all. Jiang Han has an even more exciting arrangement waiting for Ajige.

The situation on the front line is now rather delicate. The loss of Ajige's vanguard army is actually quite acceptable. All in all, they have suffered a total of about 4,000 casualties in the entire battle. Now they are confronting the volunteers in Huai'an area. However, the Qing army is still relatively restrained at this time. After all, their flag owner is in the hands of the opposite side. If the opposite side gets angry and kills the flag owner, no one can bear the blame.

Jiang Han now also has an important task to complete, which is to buy hot searches for 191.

The storytellers under them, veterans on leave, opera troupes, and some idle literati all received big orders from the official. The specific battlefield situation was given to them, and they were asked to make some artistic processing and polishing, and then spread the news, the farther the better.

Originally, many literati did not want to cooperate with Jiang Han and his team, but they offered too much. There was nothing they could do. Everyone had to eat, and their families were barely making ends meet. If they refused, their wives would scold them to death.

The family status of women in the Ming Dynasty was still quite good. There were many records of men who were afraid of their wives. Of course, they still spoke toughly to the outside world, saying that they were respected. A certain Mr. Qi also wanted to speak toughly, but as soon as he finished speaking, his wife stood behind him. He was so scared that he knelt down with a bang. From then on, he lost the right to speak toughly.

Soon, various versions of the story of the 191 god descending to earth to defeat five people at once popped up like mushrooms after a rain, and became a new topic of conversation among ordinary people in the streets and alleys.

At this time, the entertainment life of ordinary people is still relatively boring, especially now it is summer and the house is stuffy and unbearable. The biggest entertainment activity for everyone is to move the chairs out of the house in the evening after dinner and play chess with others, or just get together and chat.

Many elderly people and people who have nothing to do after dinner are watching the passers-by on the roadside like radars, and they are beginning to play the role of intelligence stations. What? Hey, isn't that the second grandson of the old Wang family? I heard that he did something wrong a few days ago...balabalabala.

Originally, they talked about trivial matters of the family, but now they have new topics, that is national affairs and the war on the front line. After all, men can only talk about so many things together, either politics or sex. They used to talk about some elegant matters in brothels, but now that brothels have been banned, everyone can only talk about politics on the keyboard.

"Have you heard? We have won another victory on the front line. This time we seem to have even captured the Tartar general alive."

"I've heard about it a long time ago. I also know that it was one of our generals who charged into the army with a Qinglong single-sided halberd and grabbed the man off his horse. In my opinion, this Tartar is just like that."

"That's all. You brag a lot, but if you meet the Tartars, you'll run faster than a dog."

"Hey, how can you talk like that? It's only because the Volunteers don't want me. If I were to go to the front line, hehe, the Tartars would tremble when they see me!"

"Speaking of which, this general was able to capture the Tartar general in the midst of thousands of troops. What kind of god is this general? He is not inferior to Guan Yu in ancient times, right?"

"Then I think Guan Yu is stronger. Yan Liang's army has 100,000 soldiers, but the Tartars only have more than 20,000 soldiers, right?"

"Then Yan Liang's army has no artillery. I think our General Mu Tao is more powerful."

"Master Guan is even more amazing! He killed Yan Liang and even dismounted to take Yan Liang's head before escaping unscathed!"

"General Mu Tao is really strong! He killed three generals in a row in the battle, and none of them could match him. Moreover, he captured the enemy general alive, which is much more difficult than killing the enemy!"

In an instant, everyone was caught up in a heated debate between Guan Gong and Mu Tao. The two sides argued back and forth in an extremely exciting manner.

191 is now in high spirits. The fact that she captured an enemy general alive during a wave of attacks from thousands of soldiers has made her mind clear and her whole body feels smooth. With her mind at ease, she even feels that her martial arts have improved a lot.

At the same time, the discussion about her throughout the city also made her very happy. As the saying goes, the greatest hero serves the country and the people. If she can be remembered by the people because of her actions, then isn't she a true hero?

Of course, the hero in 191's mind is not the same as the hero of the common people. The reputation of the heroes turned around and became a landmark image in the martial arts world only after Mr. Jin Yong. Before that, especially in the late Ming Dynasty, the hero was just a nice-sounding term. To put it bluntly, they were scoundrels who had no proper jobs, killed people and set fires all day long, and had their heads on their belts. No one would look them in the eye.

"You look so happy, Mu Tao."

Jiang Han teased 191, whose lips were constantly rising. He saw that she was extremely excited while practicing spear skills in the base. Even an outsider like Jiang Han could see that 191's spear skills had become more fluent.

In the past, when 191 waved his halberd, he gave people a feeling of solemnity and sharpness. Now, he only feels elegant, graceful and agile.

"Of course I'm happy, this is what I've always dreamed of!"

Petitioning for the people and fighting for the country was simply too dreamy an outcome. Moreover, the fire in her heart not only did not disappear after the battle, but became more and more intense. She didn't know what ignited the fire, but 191 didn't hate this feeling.

"Hahaha, that's just the beginning. I heard that some people have compared you to Guan Yu."

"Ah... I am still far from being Guan Erye..."

191 lowered her head shyly.

"Don't belittle yourself. The only thing you're inferior to him in is experience. He fought many battles throughout his life and his record is outstanding. But now, isn't your stage just as big?"

"Expel the Tartars, unify the country, and bring peace to the world. This is a feat that even Lord Guan has never accomplished. We are on this path, and we will succeed. And you will surpass your predecessors and become a new legend."

This wave of encouragement was extremely effective, and it made 191's breathing quicken and his face flush. He wished he could rush out and fight those Tartars to the death.

"We will fulfill our mission!"

Due to such large-scale publicity, the news that the Qing army suffered an unprecedented defeat in Huai'an reached the ears of many people.

Twenty thousand against three thousand, a fifty-fifty fight, a casualty ratio of six hundred to four thousand, and their own general was captured alive, isn't this an unprecedented defeat? Now, Ajige and his Plain White Banner army were really nailed to the pillar of shame, and they couldn't even get it off.

"The Tartars lost??? Good! Good!!"

Li Dingguo, who was resting in an inn in Yangzhou at the moment, heard the news and waved his fist excitedly. He had been listening to the teachings of his adoptive father Zhang Xianzhong and hated the imperial court, but he hated the Tartars even more. He hated the imperial court for not treating the people as human beings, and he hated the Tartars for killing his compatriots. Comparing the two, the Tartars were more hateful.

At this moment, he was still very young, and he thought of the non-aggression treaty as just an alliance between two families. He was happy from the bottom of his heart that his ally had dealt a heavy blow to the Tartars.

"Hurry, hurry, bring some gifts and go to Mr. Jiang's house to congratulate him!"

"...yes"

Some people are happy, and naturally some are unhappy. Cao Bianjiao in Fengyang and Zhenzi far away in Beijing are not very happy.

Cao Bianjiao could be said to be feeling a little down, but Zhenzi was about to explode.

"The Tartars suffered at the hands of that thief Jiang. Now that Jiang is in power, it will be difficult to suppress him. Moreover, the Tartar army has not been able to gain any benefit from him. This thief has now become powerful, and the Ming Dynasty is in danger."

Cao Bianjiao was very pessimistic at the moment. From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty at this time was really surrounded by tigers in front and behind and jackals behind. The Tartars in the north were shitting and pissing on his head, and Jiang Han popped up in the south. Now the two sides were confronting each other, and it became a battle for the world while he was just a cheerleader on the sidelines.

Is it possible, I mean possible, that this world belongs to you?

This Jiang Han had previously fought against the 70,000-strong army of the Ming Dynasty and was not at a disadvantage. Now he could even achieve such a record against the Tartars, which was enough to prove his worth. Thinking carefully, Cao Bianjiao didn't know how he would win. He had only over 10,000 men at most. It was a fantasy for him to fight against Jiang Han, not to mention that there seemed to be a fierce man on the opposite side who could kill enemy generals in the midst of thousands of troops. If there was a chance, Cao Bianjiao would like to fight him. He was confident that his martial arts were definitely not inferior to that Mu Tao, but if they really fought, he really had no confidence that he could win.

"A bunch of trash!! Trash!! Trash!!"

Chongzhen was so angry that he almost died: "An army of 50,000 was beaten back again and again, but in the end a big thief from Jiangnan, with a few thousand people, defeated the Tartars! What will the people of the world think of me? What will they think of the Ming Dynasty? It's strong on the outside but weak on the inside!!"

He paced back and forth in front of the dragon table.

"If it weren't for that thief Jiang, I would have really thought that the Tartars were invincible. What happened? They are just a bunch of barbarians that thousands of people can't defeat!! But what about you? You are useless people who can't even defeat these barbarians!!"

Xue Guoguan saw a great opportunity and immediately stepped forward and started punching: "Your Majesty, I have reported that the cabinet chief Yang Sichang and the Grand Commander Hong Chengchou were passively avoiding fighting and retreated repeatedly during the battle with the Jiannu. They had no intention of fighting at all. They deserve to be killed!"

When Yang Sichang heard this, his heart skipped a beat, Damn, Lao Liu is here!

Volume 313: Chapter Chapter : Dilemma

To Yang Sichang, Xue Guoguan was a complete loser. His daily routine was to eat, sleep, and then find ways to implicate Yang Sichang.

He had already reached the level of a madman who opposed not because of any position, but just for the sake of opposing, which made Yang Sichang extremely tired.

Of course, Xue Guoguan was not completely without purpose. After all, he became the Prime Minister of the Cabinet after he impeached Yang Sichang. But in fact, he took it for granted. The man sitting on the dragon throne now is outstanding in human resource management. He acts according to his heart and promotes whomever he likes. The reason why Yang Sichang has been able to sit in the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet for so many years is because Chongzhen favors him very much.

In particular, the reason why Xue Guoguan impeached Yang Sichang this time was actually Chongzhen's idea.

Long before the war broke out, Yang Sichang had already discussed the issue with Chongzhen. He appealed to his emotions and reason, and told Chongzhen one by one about the current financial situation of Daming and the stability of various places. He then used this to prove that the current situation was not suitable for a decisive battle with the Tartars, and that we should play tricks on them and use delaying tactics to stabilize them temporarily, and then deal with the banditry in the rear one by one. The Tartars would definitely not be able to outlast us, and with the advantage of our strong city, the Tartars would surely perish.

Chongzhen also agreed with this idea. After all, if he wanted to go to war, he really couldn't come up with the money.

After several preparations for war, Zhenzi is now really unable to squeeze out a penny. The Minister of Revenue knelt in front of him and cried, "Your Majesty, if you want more money, you'd better kill me." This made Zhenzi very embarrassed. Due to the previous incident of the Bodhisattva's appearance, Zhenzi no longer dared to openly extort money from officials, otherwise he was afraid that his aunt would be unhappy and take him away.

The ministers had no money, so they could only extort money from the poor. But now there was no money to extort from the poor. It had been twenty years since the taxes were collected. Now Zhenzi really couldn't get a penny, and she couldn't even fight a decisive battle.

Therefore, after some hints, he acquiesced to Yang Sichang's behavior. In fact, Yang Sichang's meaning was the same as Zhenzi's meaning. However, to the outside world, Zhenzi certainly looked like he was determined to fight the Tartars to the end. Subordinates must dare to take the blame for their leaders.

Therefore, Xue Guoguan's words actually did not have much effect. However, Chongzhen was very angry at the moment, especially because the enemy had only a few thousand people fighting against 20,000 people and achieved such a brilliant record, which made Chongzhen, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, very unhappy.

In short, it's sour.

At this time, you have to give the other party a seemingly reasonable reason and a way out to make the other party feel better. Yang Sichang was an old and experienced man. He figured out the key point in a blink of an eye. He stepped forward slowly and apologized first: "Your Majesty, I deserve to die. The Tartar cavalry came and went like the wind. My army has few horses. It is not easy to catch up with them."

Then, he changed the subject: "This time, the thief Jiang seemed to have won the decisive battle with the Tartars, but I think this is a good thing for our Ming Dynasty."

"Good thing? How can this be considered a good thing?"

The naive Zhenzi was fooled.

Yang Sichang said slowly, "Your Majesty, half a year has passed since the rebellion of the bandit leader Jiang Han. Many wars, big and small, have been fought. Now, he has even gone far away from Huai'an to fight against the Tartars. It seems that he is extremely powerful, but how can the tiny place of Yangzhou support him to waste people's money and resources? To start a war? This is the way to death."

"Now, he has captured the brother of the slave chief Huang Taiji. This time, the Tartar will definitely fight against the thief Jiang. In this fight between two tigers, one will be injured. If the slave chief goes to Yangzhou, the people of Northern Zhili can just rest and recuperate. We just need to watch the fire from the other side of the river, gather our strength, and wait until the Tartar completes his revenge and leaves, then we can take back Yangzhou in one fell swoop."

Chongzhen was already very angry, but after listening to Yang Sichang's sophistry, he thought, hey, it does seem a bit interesting?

"Elaborate!"

Looking at Chongzhen's serious expression, Yang Sichang wiped his sweat quietly. This hurdle was passed. The next step was to see if he could perfect the plan.

Afterwards, Yang Sichang was working frantically in his mind as he fabricated his grand plan for Chongzhen, but as he fabricated it, he felt that it did make sense, as if it were really true, and he became even more excited as he fabricated it.

After this court meeting, the Ming Dynasty also determined the current main tone. Facing the actions of the Tartars and Jiang Han's resistance, they adopted a wait-and-see attitude, did not express their views, did not take sides, and watched the situation change. When the fighting between the two sides was almost over, they would take action to pick up the ready-made advantage.

Yes, the abacus has started to spark.

The Ming Dynasty had its calculations made very clear, hoping to benefit from the conflict between the two sides, but some people did not want them to stay out of it.

"Have you got the information about the thief Jiang?"

Sitting in the big tent, Huang Taiji asked several officers below. The table that he had smashed before because of the high heart value had been moved away and replaced with another one. Now, he has made up his mind to find trouble with Jiang Han, so naturally he wants someone to find out the information about Jiang Han.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will be victorious in a hundred battles. Even though Huang Taiji had never read Sun Tzu, his years of military experience had given him a wealth of experience in how to win wars.

Huang Taiji had a very clear understanding of his own strength. To be fair, with the ability of his brother Ajige, plus the 20,000 Plain White Banner soldiers, in today's Ming Dynasty, no army could defeat them in a frontal field battle. However, they were defeated. Not only were they defeated, but even their main general was captured. It was a shame among shames.

After such a Waterloo, if he still did not take the opponent seriously, it would not be arrogance, but stupidity. Therefore, Huang Taiji immediately asked his spies to work hard to find information about Jiang Han. He wanted to know where his brother lost, and then make targeted responses.

"At present, I have obtained some..."

"Some? What do you mean some? Got it, or didn't get it?"

Huang Taiji's favorability began to fluctuate again.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. We did get some intelligence, but relatively speaking, it's all on the surface. Many of our spies were exposed in Yangzhou, with heavy casualties. If we want to get more in-depth intelligence, it will take time."

"Then tell me what's on the surface!"

"Yes, Jiang Han is a force that just emerged at the beginning of this year. As soon as he emerged, he led his troops to capture Yangzhou City and occupied it. He began to develop Yangzhou as his base. After repelling the Ming Kingdom's two raids, the entire Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, and even Changzhou are now his territory..."

"Tell the important point!"

"Yes...Yes! After he occupied Yangzhou, he developed industry and trained soldiers. Although his volunteers were few in number, everyone was equipped with muskets, and there were hundreds of cannons with strong firepower. This time, the army under Lord Beile was blocked by the enemy, largely because of the enemy's cannons and muskets. And I heard that the soldiers under Jiang Han were all using new muskets, which were much faster to load than ordinary muskets. But at present, we only have some broken muskets, and many parts are no longer usable, so we haven't figured it out yet..."

"You couldn't figure it out? You have so many spies, but you couldn't even catch a tongue?"

"Your Majesty, Jiang Han also has a large number of spies under his command. Our people will be closely monitored once they enter. Our scouts have even fought with them several times. This Jiang Han... is really very difficult to deal with."

Huang Taiji frowned: "There is such a thing..."

I originally thought that the other party was just a rookie who suddenly emerged, but I didn't expect that the other party was so experienced. Their own spies were caught so frequently, which shows that the other party has a special anti-spy force, which is much stronger than the Ming army. The intelligence protection work of the Ming army is just like the rocking car at the entrance of the shopping mall. When they see a spy, they will shout, "Handsome boy, come and play." And the fact that a local anti-bandit can actually set up a team to catch spies really makes people have to be vigilant.

"There are so many cannons. If we were to shoot them down, I'm afraid there would be a lot of casualties, Your Majesty."

Jirgalang expressed some concerns. There is a complete difference between hundreds of artillery pieces and dozens of them. The latter can only be said to be slightly threatening, while the former really has the ability to cut off their cavalry.

The battle report from the previous battle showed very vividly how Ajige was lured step by step by the volunteers into the trap that made him lose everything.

"He is meticulous, has advanced tactics, and dares to spend money on armaments. It seems that this carelessness has allowed the Ming Dynasty to produce a new talent. If we leave him alone, the Ming Dynasty may really be conquered by him..."

The more Huang Taiji thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. This man was so steady and cautious, obviously different from those poor bandits who needed his help. He was determined to seize the world. Moreover, this time, by attacking him, he made them famous throughout the world. He instantly established an undefeated image for himself. If he could get through this difficulty, he would probably soar to the sky on the spot.

Fortunately, this guy made a stupid move, otherwise he would have really grown up.

"In your opinion, how should we fight the enemy in this battle?"

They really want revenge, but they cannot accept the unnecessary casualties. If they fight like this, they will get revenge, but how will they rule the Central Plains?

If too many people are lost in a place like this, it will take time to train the flag soldiers and recruit them again. The large number of troops lost this time will require a considerable amount of resources to replenish. Given the enemy's firepower, the casualty rate in this head-on battle will definitely be very high, which will pose a great obstacle to the subsequent plan to control the Central Plains.

Although the Qing army generals were all big and strong, they were all smart and knew how to calculate accounts clearly. Of course, with the exception of Ajige, who was a reckless man who rushed forward under the firearms formation.

"Well, wait, let me think about it..."