If I add money to become a layman, I can cultivate immortality

Chapter 25 The opportunity for promotion comes again...

Fortunately, Ding Baiying was still "feeling sorry for" Ding Xiu, and the dosage of laxatives was not too heavy. In addition, Ding Xiu was in good health and only made three or four trips to the latrine.

"Master, you are so uninteresting..."

"Master, this is to remind you that the world is dangerous and you need to be careful everywhere, especially beautiful women."

"Tsk, Master, have I ever said that you are the most beautiful woman in this courtyard?"

"Is it because the amount of laxatives is not enough?"

"No, no, no, the amount is just right. Now I feel like my whole body is hydrated..."

The next day, Zhao Dezhu was finally released.

To be precise, he was carried back by his servants while he was dying. It looked like it would be difficult to recover without lying down for a month or two.

This incident made Zhao Jingzhong lose face. At the same time, it also made people understand one thing completely: Dongchang was really in decline, and it was difficult to suppress Jin Yiwei.

However, some people speculate that Zhao Jingzhong will definitely not be able to swallow this breath and will definitely take revenge wildly.

At this moment, another war broke out in Liaodong, and soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty frequently gathered around and looted a large amount of weapons, grain, horses and other materials from the Ming army at a very small cost.

At the same time, a small group of cavalry bypassed the border defenses and drove straight in, burning and looting along the way, causing countless people in the frontier to lose their lives.

The news spread back to the capital, causing many ministers in the court to advise them to send troops to attack Jiannu, also known as Hou Jin.

The Hou Jin Dynasty was a country created by Nuer Hachi on the basis of unifying all the Jurchen tribes. In order to distinguish it from the Jin Dynasty, it was called the Hou Jin Dynasty.

The people of the Ming Dynasty still used to call them Jurchens or Jiannu.

The Ming Dynasty had two powerful enemies. One was the Japanese pirates who were roaming around and suppressing them endlessly, and the other was the Jurchen tribe in Liaodong that was eyeing them with eagerness.

A few years ago, Ming Dynasty wanted to solve the troubles in Liaodong once and for all, so it assembled more than [-] elite troops and launched a general attack on Liaodong together with the Goryeo army.

The troops were divided into four routes, encircling each other from the left middle road, the right middle road, the left north road, and the right south road.

On the Houjin side, Nuerhachi led tens of thousands of troops to adopt the tactic of "I will only go one way", concentrating his forces to attack all the way.

In just a few days, they defeated three Ming armies in a row, annihilated tens of thousands of Ming troops, and seized a large amount of military supplies.

In the end, the Ming army was defeated miserably.

This battle was a shame for the Ming Dynasty. It was called the "Saarhu Battle" in history, and some people called it the "Shura Battlefield."

This battle is also regarded as a typical example of defeating more with less.

This battle also greatly expanded Nuerhachi's ambition. A few years later, he personally led tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops to cross the Liao River and approach Ningyuan, intending to break through Shanhaiguan and then capture the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming army suffered a setback and gained wisdom. This time they did not engage in a direct confrontation with the Jurchens. Instead, they defended the city and used arrows and artillery fire to knock the Eight Banners soldiers off their feet.

Under the heavy bombardment of the Ming army's arrows and artillery fire, the Eight Banners Army was unable to exert its expertise in cavalry warfare, suffered heavy casualties, and was forced to withdraw.

The news spread back to the capital, and the whole country rejoiced. This battle was called the "Ningyuan Victory."

Nuerhachi was hit hard and died of depression soon after.

After a fierce competition, in the end, his eighth son Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji finally won and succeeded Jin Dynasty Khan.

This guy was even more ambitious than me. Not long after, he led his army to surround Jinzhou and attack Ningyuan. Firstly, he wanted to fulfill Nuerhachi's wish, and secondly, he also wanted to show that he was more capable.

Yuan Chonghuan, the governor at the time, led his troops to defend the city and bombarded it with Western red cannons. At the same time, he secretly dispatched thousands of elite cavalry to surround and kill the enemy.

In the end, Ningyuan was not captured, nor was Jinzhou, and many soldiers were lost.

In desperation, Huang Taiji could only lead his troops to withdraw in despair.This battle, known as the "Ningjin Victory", greatly boosted the morale of the Ming Dynasty soldiers.

Nowadays, the Jurchens seem to have some brains. They no longer attack the city on a large scale. Instead, they send small groups of cavalry to cause trouble everywhere, killing people, grabbing food, weapons, and all kinds of supplies.

If the border is not peaceful, the central government will naturally not be peaceful either. There are those who lead the war, those who advocate peace, those who wait and see, and those who make calculations...

On this day, as soon as Lu Jianxing came back from outside, he immediately summoned Shen Lian, Ding Xiu, and Jin Yichuan.

Seeing Lu Jianxing's solemn expression, Shen Lian couldn't help but ask: "Brother, do you have an important errand?"

Lu Jianxing nodded and whispered: "The imperial court received a secret report. The reason why the Jurchens frequently succeeded in bypassing the border defense troops is probably because someone leaked the border defense plan to them."

Ding Xiu couldn't help but look surprised: "Is it so serious?"

How important is the border defense map?That is a highly classified military secret, and is usually under the personal control of the Minister of War.

Of course, the Minister of War controls the national military and horse defense map, and the generals at each border also have a copy, but it is only a partial defense map.

Lu Jianxing replied: "Based on the current actions of the Jurchens, they have a very strong purpose, and there are often large piles of materials piled in the places they attack.

Moreover, they also hijacked grain trucks transported to the border twice in a row.If you say this is a coincidence, I'm afraid no one will believe it. "

"boom!"

At this time, Shen Lian suddenly slammed the table, with a strong murderous look in his eyes.

Ding Xiu glanced at it, then gently patted Shen Lian's shoulder to express comfort.

Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan only thought that Shen Lian was a little angry after hearing the news, but they still don't know that Shen Lian was one of the survivors of the Saarhu War.

He crawled out of the sea of ​​​​blood from the mountain of corpses. Looking around, he saw piles of corpses, most of which were comrades who had fought side by side.

Not far away, several Hou Jin soldiers held machetes high and were killing Ming army prisoners. One of them was Lu Wenzhao.

Shen Lian rushed forward, killed the Hou Jin soldiers, and rescued Lu Wenzhao.

At that time, Lu Wenzhao said: "Tens of thousands of human lives were lost like mowing grass. If you don't want to die like this, you have to change your way of living."

After that, the two entered Jinyiwei one after another, and each started a different life.

Now, how could Shen Lian not be angry when he heard that someone actually betrayed the Ming Dynasty and killed its soldiers?
"Brother, what did the superiors say?" Shen Lian asked in a deep voice.

"The higher-ups want to go hand in hand. On the one hand, they will send people to the border for a thorough investigation. On the other hand, they will launch a big operation in the capital to uncover the traitors, arrest Hou Jin Xizuo, and dismantle their intelligence network.

This operation will require a lot of people, but the Jin Yiwei will still be the main force..."

Hearing these words, Ding Xiu couldn't help but look pleased: "This time, if we can catch a big fish, I'm afraid we will have another chance to be promoted."

Jin Yichuan looked happy and said anxiously: "Then what are you waiting for? Take action quickly."

Not to mention Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian, Ding Xiu raised the general flag not long after he entered Jinyiwei. Of course, this kid was jealous and wanted to be promoted to the first level.

Lu Jianxing frowned and said, "But we don't know much about the Jurchens' intelligence network in the capital now. Where should we start?"

Ding Xiu smiled: "It doesn't matter, we can find someone to work with."

"Who?"

"Nanzhen Fusi Hundred Households, Pei Lun!"

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(End of this chapter)