Chapter 369: The Wind Outside the Pass

Outside the pass in early September, the weather that was already getting cooler was getting hotter again because the war broke out.

From Yalu River to Jinning, from Jinning to Shanhaiguan, from Shanhaiguan to the Yellow River, thousands of miles away, there seems to be a shadow of war.

Outside the pass, Liaodong, Chenyang, and Shengjing.

Huang Taiji was discussing with the people of Beile and the civil and military ministers.

Although Huang Taiji is the Khan of the Dajin, due to previous reasons, more than one person "sitting north and south" with him. In addition to him, there are three other Beile, Le Daishan, Amin, and Mangourtai. These three people can also "save the month" in different months and have very great power. After Huang Taiji came to power, although he also had some achievements, attacking the Jinning defense line last year was considered a loss. Therefore, the Khan of the Dajin was not very stable. When encountering major events, they must discuss and cannot make decisions alone.

"I agreed to join forces with Kalaqin last month that we will help them fight Lin Danhan this month. However, this month, it seems that the Ming Dynasty's courage suddenly became stronger and we started a war with us first... Mao Wenlong seemed to be in full bloom, everyone will tell you what to do." Huang Taiji said with a bitter face.

As soon as the words were finished, someone shouted: "What are the crappy lambs in the Ming Dynasty who are afraid of? One comes to kill one, two comes to kill one. As long as I give me ten thousand cavalry, I will not be afraid even if they come to 100,000..."

"good!"

"kill!"

"That's right, the people of the Ming Dynasty are all lambs... and they should be killed..."

Everyone shouted to support the person who had just spoken, and the scene was instantly chaotic.

Several Han officials who Huang Taiji usually valued are afraid to interrupt in such occasions, for fear of being troubled by those savages.

Huang Taiji looked at the "think tanks". The think tanks all lowered their heads and didn't say anything. Huang Taiji had to come out and say it himself. The Jurchens looked down on them, and bullying the Han ministers was not a matter of one or two days. Although those people had achieved the top level of the Han ministers, the Jurchens could insult and bully the Han ministers by just finding a few people. Those Han ministers were afraid of being bullied. When they encountered problems, they did not dare to argue with the Jurchens and were serious.

"The lambs of the Ming Dynasty were not afraid, but I was going to fight Lin Danhan this month, and I agreed with Kalaqin. Mao Wenlong, that guy was pulling his hind legs from behind, which had more or less an impact. I heard that Mao Wenlong divided his troops into third-class, first-class field soldiers, second-class garrison soldiers, and third-class township soldiers? This time his field soldiers seemed to have come out in full swing, and we have to pay more attention. Mao Wenlong, this guy, was not sloppy and would suffer his losses if he was not careful... I heard that Yuan Manzi of Jinning also made some moves and also brought his field soldiers out in full swing, and he was in a decisive battle with us..." Although Huang Taiji is a Khan now, the rules are far less than that in the future, and there are shadows of robber groups everywhere.

Speaking of Mao Wenlong, the "all civil and military officials in the court" have quieted down. Mao Wenlong is a scourge. This is their unanimous understanding. This scourge is specifically to take advantage of your inattention, and secretly come up and bite you. If you bite him, he will bite him hard, tear off a piece of meat from you, and argue with him, but he retreated to the sea again...

"Bah...! Mao Wenlong, this bastard, I will lead the troops to destroy him..." A big belle could not stand the cowardly and shouted loudly.

"Yes, go and destroy him..."

"Yes, I'll destroy this dog-broken breed Mao Wenlong."

Everyone shouted again, as if Mao Wenlong could be destroyed just in time.

Huang Taiji quickly suppressed it and said, "If Mao Wenlong was so easy to destroy, there is still Mao Wenlong now? Amin, Mao Wenlong has 20,000 elite soldiers this time, and you have dealt with him the most. What do you think is the difference this time, or how should you deal with it?"

Among the few people who were sitting "faced south" like Huang Taiji, one of them was Amin, and said, "Khan, this is easy. Just give Amin eight thousand iron cavalry to ensure that Mao Wenlong is beaten to the ground and die as much as he comes... Hahaha..."

Everyone burst into laughter again, as if Mao Wenlong was just a clown.

Huang Taiji was more rational. He knew the most about the Ming Dynasty and analyzed it for the longest time. Without saying much, he said: "Mangguertai, Yuan Manzi is almost 20,000 elite. What do you think? How many troops are needed to settle it?"

One of the same people in "Fengnan" said: "Khan, Yuan Manzi, if he is a soldier who can fight for 20,000, he will be sure to have 10,000 cavalry. If he is less, he will not be able to do so. Yuan Manzi still has a ruthless spirit, and there are so many generals under his command... I, Manguertai, won't be too arrogant..." This man spoke a little less, and when he talked about Yuan Chonghuan, he was quite respectful.

After hearing his words, everyone did not make a big fuss. They had tried many tricks with Yuan Manzi. Although they had the upper hand, Yuan Manzi also had several generals who could fight. This was indeed a problem. One-on-two, it was not embarrassing.

"Okay, there are 10,000 people in Mangguertai, and 8,000 people in Amin. This is the 18,000 elite. Ben Khan agreed to the Kalaqin tribe last month to fight Lin Dankhan, and he would have to fight Lin Dankhan, so he would have to fight Lin Dankhan for tens of thousands, otherwise he would not be sure. Lin Dankhan has been involved with the Ming Dynasty and has received a lot of support from the Ming Dynasty. In this way, nearly 30,000 elite soldiers are still there. Should people still be guarded in Shengjing? How many elite soldiers are in total in our Dajin? With such a point, there is not enough people to watch. This time, the Ming Dynasty suddenly took action, and the time was chosen very well, which is quite unfavorable to our Dajin..." Huang Taiji's mood has been getting worse and worse recently. He had already discussed and prepared to fight Lin Dankhan at the beginning of this month, but the Ming Dynasty seemed to have known this news long ago, and launched a war in front of him, attempting to hold him back and let his idea of ​​fighting Lin Dankhan fail.

After hearing Huang Taiji's analysis, the civil and military ministers of the "Big Hall" were no longer very loud.

"Khan, why are they afraid of what they will do? We defeated all 100,000 people back then, but are we still afraid of his 30,000 to 40,000 today?"

"Ben Khan is not afraid of them, but thinks that things are a bit strange. The famous generals in the Ming Dynasty, Man Gui and Zhao Rujiao, seem to be no longer under Yuan Manzi, nor in Jinning. Where are they? The Ming Dynasty will never be without them, right?" Huang Taiji asked.

"No matter where he is, are you afraid they won't be able to do it?"

"Oh..., this time, Kalaqin is afraid she can't get it..." Huang Taiji suddenly said.

Everyone looked at Huang Taiji in surprise.

"Khan, what does this mean?" someone asked in confusion.

Huang Taiji said with a bitter face, "This time, the Ming Dynasty was so big, Mao Wenlong's soldiers were coming out in full swing, Yuan Manzi was just the same, and even Lin Danhan seemed to be ready to move. Such a big move had already surrounded my Dajin. Lin Danhan and the Ming Dynasty were back to back, connecting them into a line, which was equivalent to cutting part of my Dajin and Kalaqin. I was afraid that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would attack Kalaqin in the south of the desert..."

"Ah!" Everyone was surprised! The Mongols had always been to harass the Ming Dynasty. Now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty dared to send troops out of the pass to attack the Mongols. This was indeed beyond the expectations of many people and also subverted the common sense of many people.

"Khan, no, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty dared to do this? That little emperor who was still stinky?" Someone asked in disbelief.

Huang Taiji continued to look bitter and said, "Now, the situation is very obvious. I entangled my Dajin several times to separate my Dajin and the Kalaqin tribes. Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao, these generals who can fight, entered the pass early. What's not a conspiracy? What's more, most of the Mongolian in Monan has been killed by Lin Danhan, which is almost worse than before. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty saw it very accurately and the layout was early, and he was afraid that as long as he sent an elite force, he could easily capture Kalaqin... It was said that the Emperor of the Dynasty also created a Mongolian Imperial Army to specifically gather the Mongolian tribes..." The more he said, the less confident Huang Taiji was. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty saw that he had gone farther than him. When the matter was about to come, he could only resist.

"Ah!" Everyone was surprised again!

"Why didn't Khan say that the Nakalaqin tribes are not dead this time? Then the alliance with us is not a blow..."

Huang Taiji still had a bitter face and said, "It's almost done. Now I can only send a quick horse to remind Kalaqin. I hope it will be useful..." Huang Taiji still had a few cards in his hand and was ready to play them together. In addition to sending people to inform the tribes of the south of Mori to be careful of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji was also preparing to contact the Mongolian right wing of the Tumote tribes and the Wordusi tribes to send troops to restrain the Ming Dynasty and buy time for themselves.

Huang Taiji planned to go south with the Jinning defense line of the Ming Dynasty blocking it, and it was quite difficult to break through the Jinning defense line. I tried it once last year, but it failed. The Jinning defense line was too hard and it was not delicious. If you can't go south, you can only go west and attack the Mongolians. By detouring Mongolia to attack the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, you can plunder more property. In this way, he could survive. Going west became his only choice. Lin Danhan was just a place on the way to west.

The little pebbles are kicked away. Once Lin Danhan kicked away, the Ming Dynasty people's side wall that had thousands of miles away wanted to defend his cavalry, which was really a fool. They attacked at a little bit and ran away after plundering. The Ming Dynasty people had no time to react and had almost no risks. If they could not rob, they would be in danger. In that way, they would have so many war soldiers with a small population. There would be war every year. If they could not strengthen themselves through plunder, they would have to collapse.

In this "main hall", everyone finally felt a little pressure. The Ming Dynasty people dared to launch attacks on a few lines on a territory that cost thousands of miles, which was beyond the knowledge of most people. Is this the Ming Dynasty still the one?

Because Huang Taiji knew a lot, he was under greater pressure. The Ming Dynasty emperor alone could accurately know the days when he sent troops and launched an offensive before he sent troops. This one made him feel a lot of pressure. In other words, the Ming Dynasty emperor knew his every move. The "transparent" vision in the past has now become blurred. Thinking of this, Huang Taiji was very irritable, and a bad omen was shrouded in his heart.

"Mangguertai, bring a handful of Da Neizao from the Ming Dynasty to show everyone. In addition, I will also get a few of the grenades from the Ming Dynasty people to show everyone..." Huang Taiji was very worried. At the critical moment of the fight, he remembered something again. I am going to remind everyone first.

After a while, Mangourtai came in with a big shot, and he twisted a few grenades in his hand. This was something Huang Taiji deliberately made. Today, it was to remind everyone not to lose the loss of the new weapons of the Ming Dynasty.

While fiddling with Da Neizai, Huang Taiji explained: "This kind of musket was called Da Neizai in the Ming Dynasty. You can get angry without a fuse. Within fifty steps, you can penetrate cotton armor. Everyone is careful..."

Everyone didn't say much. Everyone had heard of this. It was a good musket now. Even the Mongols who "don't like muskets" praised this musket for its good quality and power. A cloud of darkness enveloped the hall. Their Dajin relied on a brave charge. Now that this musket is released, it poses a great threat to them. Even if a brave man is wearing armor and hit by the gun at close range, he will be afraid that he will be dead. This is not good news for the generals who need to take the lead in rushing.

"This is called a grenade, which is specially used to defend the city. When using it, you have to unscrew the lid, ignite the fuse and throw it out. It is said that it is quite powerful. When everyone attacks the village and fortress, be careful not to surround too many people at once. I heard that this kind of grenade can be thrown hundreds of times at a time. If the people are too dense, you will be afraid of ruining this kind of thing..." Huang Taiji was very depressed. This kind of thing was specifically targeted at them. They had no artillery and no long-range siege. If they wanted to attack the city, they could only set up ladders. When they thought of hundreds of these things flying out of the village, Huang Taiji felt palpitations!

Everyone's faces became darker. They had heard of this thing, and some people had seen it. In the recent confrontation with the Ming Dynasty, there were people in the Ming Dynasty who used this thing, either when they were defending the city. If they didn't stop and chased them at night, they would suddenly throw out a few iron lumps, and then there would be a few loud noises, and then the people chasing them disappeared, or the horse would be frightened! After suffering a great loss, how could they not be familiar with this thing?

Huang Taiji was very depressed. Seeing that everyone's face was not good, he knew that the weapons he showed hurt everyone's confidence. This matter should not be said at this time. However, if you don't say it at this time, you won't remind everyone. When he arrived on the battlefield, he still didn't know how many people would die. Huang Taiji was so depressed that he wanted to smash the grenade in his hand.

Although this incident hurts everyone's emotions, the matter is not over yet, and we still have to tell them the latest news. Huang Taiji only begs that he has finished speaking. Just as the civil and military officials in the court still have some courage.

"Recently, I heard that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty made a large Kongming lantern that could carry people to the sky. On the large Kongming lantern, if you use a thousand-mile mirror to observe the situation, you can see all those in a radius of dozens of miles. So, everyone, if you meet the Ming people in the future, if the other party releases a large Kongming lantern and there are people on it, don't make a fuss too much, do you understand? You should pay more attention, the other party can see us clearly..." After saying that, Huang Taiji wanted to slap himself in the mouth. Everyone's faces were even darker. The lively "Dao" just now became lifeless. Even the few people who like to sing opposite to him and argue the most stopped talking, and they didn't say anything. Many people looked at themselves with surprise and shock.

Huang Taiji didn't want to announce this news, but after thinking about it, he still thought it would be better to give everyone a bottom first. Huang Taiji was afraid that there would be no bottom line, and everyone went out to fight and suddenly encountered someone "flying" in the sky, afraid that it would hit morale even more, and that it would collapse on the spot. After thinking about it, Huang Taiji still told the news, at least he was prepared in his heart.

In the "Big Hall", everyone was furious, and the clamor just now disappeared. Many people still couldn't understand why the Kongming lantern could carry people to the sky, what if it fell down?

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"No, no, no, no..." Yang Liu was bargaining with the guy selling guns in Shanhaiguan, a "weapon store" specializing in selling guns.

"Brother, please, although we only have twelve people, we really have twenty-four guns. We are all veterans who play guns. There is no problem with two guns per person. We have few people, two guns per person. This can also be used as two small flags, right? Brother, please, please be more comfortable, we are going to fight the Tartars and hunt the heads..." Yang Liu said all the good things to the waiter, but the waiter disagreed with the twelve people giving twenty-four guns.

"Brother, boy..." Yang Liu said endless good things.

"Who is making a big fuss?" A man who looked like a shopkeeper came out of the inner room and heard the quarrel between the outside room and the guest, and came out to see what was going on.

"Shopkeeper, this is the case. These people, a total of twelve people. According to the regulations, they can only sell them twelve guns. They dare not sell them too many. They just want twenty-four shots, saying that they were two shots per person, and they are entangled here..." The shopkeeper quickly explained to his shopkeeper.

"Oh? Is that true?" The shopkeeper glanced at Yang Liu and his party with his eyes.

"Haha, this shopkeeper is like this. We want to use two guns per person. In this way, we have a better grasp of the hunting of people's heads. Please ask your store to make things easier." Yang Liu said. They were playing muskets back then and were considered masters of guns. There were not many people here this time. After referring to the performance of the new Dameni Ma, they decided to shoot two guns per person. In this way, when fighting, they could save the trouble of filling guns, so that a group of people could be killed quickly, and then the heads were cut and then ran away.

"Haha, brother! It's not that we are not incompatible. We have roads, household registration, and licenses issued by local governments. We can buy guns from us. We can register for real names. We will never sell more. If you want to get a few more shots, haha, to put it bluntly, my brother is not very famous now and has not hunted any number of people. If you have fame, you can hunt many people, let alone two shots, even if you have other good things, I can sell some of you.

Unfortunately, brothers have no reputation and no heads, it’s hard to... If everyone is like you, they will buy two shots at one time, haha, to put it bluntly, we are afraid that you will sell this gun... This gun is now on the grassland, so valuable... Haha, okay, I heard from my brother that I don’t make trouble here, it’s more important to hunt the heads, it’s easy to talk with a head of a man…” The shopkeeper may have experienced many such things and said disapprovingly.

After hearing the shopkeeper's words, Yang Liu felt that hope was gone.

However, the shopkeeper looked at Yang Liuyi and said, "Look at my brother's outfit, I'm afraid I'm a member of the army all year round? You just said that you are all veterans who use guns. Could it be the border army? Which land?" The shopkeeper was interested. All of them were strong in this group, which was very different from ordinary people. At first glance, they were from the army all year round, and they might still be veterans, so they became interested in Yang Liu and others.

"This shopkeeper, we all came from Fugu County, Shaanxi Province. Haha, we were indeed border troops and had been in the army for many years, so we dared to boast that we were familiar with guns. The shopkeeper probably heard that our place was hit by disaster this year and could not survive. Fortunately, with the kindness of the Holy Emperor, we caught up with the immigration. So now we are not a soldier. We were originally going to the south and were all on the road. However, I heard that the Holy Emperor set up a reward plaque in Liaodong outside this pass and wanted the Tartars, so I wanted to take advantage of my youth and have the strength to see if I could spend it." Yang Liu roughly told them about their origin. This was not a fabrication, and it was basically true.

"Well, no wonder, looking at my brother's attitude, I knew that my brother had been on the battlefield. It's good, good, Fugu County? Fugu County, Shaanxi? Oh... But Fugu County, Shaanxi? That Fugu County, Lord Shikefashi?" The shopkeeper seemed to remember something and suddenly asked.

"This shopkeeper is indeed from Fugu County, Shaanxi Province. Our immigration officer is indeed Shi Kefa. I don't know the shopkeeper..." Yang Liu asked strangely.

"Oh, no wonder, no wonder, man, give me the household registration road and license..." The shopkeeper ignored Yang Liu, but instead asked the client for the household registration, the road and license, because it contained the official seal and the official's signature.

The shopkeeper carefully looked at the handwriting on the post for a while, and then smiled and said, "It's true that Master Shi, Shi Kefa, Shi Xianzhi, not bad, not bad, haha, this Master Shi is now a celebrity! I heard that all the officials in your county have been promoted to the next level, and those with fame and fortune are given to the officials. I heard that a guy named Li, who doesn't even have a fame and fortune, has also made an official position. Your county is now famous..." The shopkeeper's gossip broke out in his heart and began to explore the most popular gossip in the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Liu was shocked. There was still something wrong with Fugu County? Then he said, "Haha, I'm really sorry. We came out early and have never heard of this. However, Lord Shi knew each other and had met several times. The one with the surname Li and had no fame was probably Li Hongji. The boy was strong and did give a lot of effort to immigrate. We were all his next words..." Yang Liu started to gossip with the shopkeeper.

After talking for a while, the shopkeeper almost fully recognized Yang Liu's identity and said enviously: "Brother, for the sake of you being from Fugu County and for Lord Shi, my brother will take the initiative to give you some care. Guy, sell them twenty-four guns, and give this brother Yang a hand gun, and the account is on my head. In addition, prepare a batch of grenades for them and teach them how to use them..." The shopkeeper was extremely generous and gave them guns and grenades. The reason why he was so enthusiastic was entirely due to the diary. The diary in these days praised Shi Kefa and introduced Fugu County. Suddenly, Fugu County and Shi Kefa became "stars". For the sake of "stars", this shopkeeper gave Yang Liu many discounts. Although this gun shop is a "shop", it has a background and has to book a diary.

Yang Liu was so surprised that he couldn't stop talking. He was born in Fugu County and could he have so many discounts? You should know that this is the case, you should bring more people here.
Chapter completed!