Volume Four, Chapter 52, Crazy
This time, Hou Qiuluan, Xianning, was actually helpless, because the entire northwest was his defense zone at this moment, and he could not coax Altan Khan to other people's territory to rob.
He also knew that if Altan Khan wanted to withdraw his troops this time, he might have suffered a lot of blood. After all, if there is no place to go, it would be a waste of time. More than 100,000 troops were not a little expense.
However, he never expected that Altan Khan would have 500,000 taels at the moment of opening his mouth, and he would not have a bargaining price.
What a joke, 500,000 taels, is it easy for him to be greedy for such money?
It is impossible for him to pay this money, and he will not pay it even if he beats him to death.
The problem is that if he doesn't pay, he will really beat him. At that time, he will be unlikely to die. If he can't beat him, he will run away at most.
However, the position of the Northwest Governor, which I finally obtained, may not be able to be saved.
What to do?
Fortunately, Altan Khan did not force him too much. It would take at most one day for Shi Yi to fight back and forth from Beiyuan Camp, but he gave him three days. Obviously, the remaining two days were reserved for him to consider.
I have to say that Qiu Luan is not good at leading troops to fight, but fighting for power and profit is a good player. After only one day of consideration, he came up with a brilliant plan that had the best of both worlds.
Of course, the best of both worlds is just relative to him. For others, it was a crazy vicious plan. Shi Yi was even stunned after hearing this and was stunned for a while.
So, what is his trick of both worlds or the crazy vicious plan?
By the way, Shi Yi came back within two days, which was really beyond Altan Khan's expectations. Could it be that the Xianning Hou Qiuluan could really give him 500,000 taels for free?
If this is true, he will really withdraw his troops, because this time he was not prepared enough, at least the infantry that was temporarily summoned did not practice much. If he really fought, he would probably suffer heavy casualties.
If Hou Qiuluan of Xianning could give him 500,000 taels, it would be enough for him to go back and train these 50,000 infantry for a year. When the next year comes, he will be an elite army. When fighting, he will definitely be more than twice as strong as this time. Why don’t he do it?
Shi Yi got in the account, and he pretended to be polite, and then asked impatiently: "How is it, what do you marquis say? Should you give it to 500,000 taels or not?"
I really give you 500,000 taels?
You are afraid you are thinking about nothing!
Shi Yi pretended to be pitiful and lamented: "Shank you, 500,000 taels, our marquis really can't make it up!"
It's rough, less than 500,000 taels, that's all that!
Altan Khan said a little annoyed: "Since that's the case, there's nothing to say. Let's prepare for the war."
Shi Yi waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, no, khan, listen to me, we, the marquis, can't get these 500,000 taels of grain, but our marquis agreed to pay 200,000 shi of grain and 50,000 taels of silver. In addition, there is another news that the value of this news is definitely not less than 500,000 taels of food. Khan, don't you think about it?"
It would be vain for 200,000 stones of grain and 50,000 taels of silver to lead his army to travel. More importantly, there was a news worth no less than 500,000 taels. Altan Khan was really curious about what kind of news was worth no less than 500,000 taels.
He pretended to hesitate for a while, then said lightly: "What news, please tell me. If the value is really not less than 500,000 taels, Ben Khan will withdraw his troops."
Unexpectedly, at this time, Shi Yi was a little embarrassed and said, "Shank you, this news is worthless, you can't regret it."
Altan Khan raised his big eyebrows and said disdainfully: "Do you think Ben Khan is the kind of person you marquis? You said that Ben Khan will never regret it."
Shi Yi gritted his teeth and sighed, "Okay, the villain said."
When Altan Khan heard this, he couldn't help but prick up his ears and acted like he wanted to hear the details.
Unexpectedly, Chi Shi Yi hesitated at this moment and never spoke for a while.
He immediately snorted coldly with some impatientness, and stared at Shi Yi fiercely, as a warning.
Seeing this, Shi Yi could only say helplessly: "Khan, if our news is correct, you should have conquered the Urianha tribe, right?"
Upon hearing this, Altan Khan nodded with interest and said, "Yes, that's right, is there something in the Urianha tribe worth 500,000 taels?"
Shi Yi said awkwardly: "This is not true, but the south of Urianha tribe is next to Jizhou Town. You should know this, Khan, right?"
Altan Khan naturally knew about Jizhou Town.
However, he did not plan to go to Jizhou Town, because Jizhou Town was too far from Hetao, so he wanted to lead the army back and forth. Even if it was a pure cavalry, it would probably take about two months. If the infantry was added, it would take at least four months, and he would not have that much food and grass.
Moreover, Jizhou Town is close to the capital of Daming, which can be regarded as the gateway to the capital of Daming. If he runs to attack, the Ming court will definitely be so scared that he summoned all armies to serve the king. At that time, he will probably face hundreds of thousands of Ming troops. He is not arrogant and will fight hundreds of thousands of Ming troops alone. Therefore, he has never had the idea of attacking Jizhou Town at all.
He nodded faintly and said, "This khan naturally knows, what's wrong? Can you still get the money in Jizhou Town?"
Shi Yi sighed in his heart, then gritted his teeth and said, "There is no money to pick up Jizhou Town, but if the Khan leads his army to capture Jizhou Town, he can enter the rich land of the capital. If he picks up 500,000 taels, it's not like playing."
That's it?
Altan's sweat seemed to be being played with, and his anger came up.
Do you need to say this? As long as you break through Jizhou Town, you can enter the rich land of the capital. Everyone knows it. The question is, can Jizhou Town be broken through? Even if you break through Jizhou Town, can you withstand hundreds of thousands of troops to support the king?
You think I'm an idiot, right?
He was a little embarrassed and said angrily: "This is also called news? It's worth 500,000 taels? Even if you don't say it, how can Ben Khan not know?"
Shi Yi hesitated for a moment before he explained helplessly: "Khan, you don't know anything. The governor of Jizhou Yang Shun climbed up by bribing the cabinet chief Yan Song, and he didn't know military tactics at all. Moreover, in order to earn an empty salary, he falsely reported and concealed the number of border troops. In fact, the Jizhou garrison has less than 5,000 troops at this moment, but he reported it to 15,000 troops. Khan, you can't even beat 5,000 troops, right?"
Five thousand men?
When Altan Khan heard this, he couldn't help but look moved. He asked Jizhou Town to have only 5,000 troops, so wouldn't he be rushing over and chopping melons and vegetables?
However, he was still worried and said, "So what if you break through Jizhou Town? Your Ming Dynasty capital is not so easy to take. Once you can't get it for a few months, hundreds of thousands of troops of kings can flood Ben Khan's men."
Alas, it’s a sin!
Shi Yi sighed again in his heart, then gritted his teeth and explained, "Khan, you don't have to worry about this. At this moment, where did our Ming Dynasty get hundreds of thousands of troops? The court can raise some food and salary in total. Our northwest army accounts for most of our northwest army. Moreover, the Japanese pirates in the south are starting to make trouble again, and the court has also divided troops to encircle and suppress the entire Ming Dynasty. Only Liaodong can mobilize tens of thousands of troops to support. Moreover, Dahan's purpose is not to take down our Ming Dynasty capital. Don't you want to open a horse market? As long as the troops are in the forefront, will the civil servants of the court agree to you?"
Chapter completed!