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Chapter 99 Juyongguan

One prosper and one prosper and one loss is the best interest alliance. In order to get out Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou found his brother-in-law Wu Xiang. "Two Ring Roads, what should I do?"

Wu Xiang is a genuine martial arts scholar. He is stronger than his elder brother-in-law Zu Dashou in terms of martial arts, but this person is more timid than Zhou Shixiong and is afraid of death. He devotes all the money he has plundered to support his family. As the saying goes, if you are willing to plant flowers but don’t bloom, you will not want to plant willows and willows, under the protection of Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang raised nearly two thousand family members. In terms of core combat power, the Wu family is the number one in Liaodong.[]

People who are afraid of death generally like to use their brains, and Wu Xiang is no exception. They often give their brother-in-law some ideas to help them. Over time, Wu Xiang became the number one think tank under Zu Dashou. Many people forget that this guy is a martial arts master.

"Brother, this matter is a bit troublesome." Zu Dashou could see the meaning of Sun Chengzong's letter, and Wu Xiang could of course see that it was too. It was really difficult for Zu Dashou to turn back. Wu Xiang thought for a long time before speaking.

"I know it's difficult, otherwise I won't be able to find you." Zu Dashou stood up impatiently and walked in the big tent. He now regretted and hated that someone had broken his plan. When Zu Dashou took away the Ningyuan cavalry, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity that the court urgently needed strong troops to resist Jiannu to raise the price so as to negotiate with the court. Unexpectedly, the cavalry camp had a great victory in Shunyi City, and the time happened to be after he had left the capital, and this news made Zu Dashou's actions a laughing stock.

When he came to Shanhaiguan to get out of seclusion, the Shanhaiguan guard threw the imperial decree and good news to him. Zu Dashou did not believe that Zhou Shixiong, a furious child, could make such a big noise and sent people back to the capital to inquire. Not only did he confirm the fact that the cavalry camp Shunyi City victory, but he also brought back the news that Jiannu was attacking the capital. Later, Sun Chengzong's letter arrived, and Zu Dashou had to find the most beneficial solution for him under such a complicated situation.

Zu Dashou knew that he had no brains and gave Wu Xiang the work of giving advice. In fact, he had many Mubins under him, but such matters involving his wealth and life naturally could not be involved in outsiders. If the news leaked, many people would die.

Wu Xiang thought for a while and said, "Since my elder brother has already made a tough attitude, I can only hold on. I don't think the court will really blame my elder brother for this matter. After all, Jiannu is still nailed to the capital. This strong soldier in my elder brother's hand is a good bargaining chip."

"Shuanghuan thought how to reply to Lord Sun?" Wu Xiang's idea was very consistent with Zu Dashou's temper. He didn't like to let others control his own lives, even the emperor would not do it.

"Please ask Lord Sun to submit a memorial to the court on behalf of the elder brother, and ask again to release the General General Yuan. If it cannot be released, at least let Lord Yuan write a letter to confirm his safety. In addition, it is emphasized that the elder brother came to Shanhaiguan because he was chasing the deserter. Ningyuan's army was not led by the elder brother, but he collapsed." Wu Xiang did not disappoint Zu Dashou's expectations, and quickly came up with a solution, and helped Zu Dashou wipe his butt.

Most of Wu Xiang's suggestion Zu Dashou understood that it was to give the court and himself a step to facilitate both sides to step down. But one thing he couldn't understand, "Shuanghuan, why did General Yuan write a letter of peace to me?"

Wu Xiang smiled coldly, "Brother, General Yuan must not escape this disaster. Since this is the case, Brother must always find a chance to withdraw. As long as General Yuan wrote this letter, Brother can return to Beijing. You must not move if you don't have a letter."

Zu Dashou did not understand, and frowned and looked at Wu Xiang, "Shuanghuan, explain it clearly, what does it mean?"

Wu Xiang sighed a little. No one knows how to appreciate the wonderful plan. It's really annoying! "Brother, the emperor ordered you not to go back, and Lord Sun would not go back, and General Yuan could call you back with a letter. What do you think of the court and what will you think?"

Wu Xiang said so clearly that Zu Dashou could die if he didn't understand. After thinking about Wu Xiang's thoughts for a while, Zu Dashou felt cold all over, as if he jumped into an ice cave. This trick was amazing! It made everyone think that he only listened to Master Yuan, and not only saved his reputation of loyalty and righteousness, but he was not afraid of being settled later. However, Master Yuan had to be charged with one more crime. Faced with the option of dying himself or killing others, Zu Dashou chose to protect himself without hesitation.

Zu Dashou's letter was sent to the capital three days later. Sun Chengzong did not dare to demolish it privately, so he went to the palace to find Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied with Sun Chengzong's caution. These days, he annoyed Emperor Chongzhen for the reward of Zhou Shixiong, and finally could do something else and do it.

"It's unreasonable! Zu Dashou is simply nonsense. What's the use of such a crazy and perverse person to keep it!" Emperor Chongzhen was furious after reading the letter, and slapped the table to kill Zu Dashou. Sun Chengzong hurriedly hinted that Wang Chengen took Zu Dashou's letter and saw what this guy said to make Wansui so angry.

After reading the letter, Sun Chengzong was also angry. Good, Zu Dashou, I hinted that I would not hold you accountable and beg for death. If it weren't for the fact that the battle in the capital needed elite rescue, would you dare to be so arrogant? Zu Dashou clearly used Ningyuan Army as a bargaining chip to bargain with the court. Emperor Chongzhen and Sun Chengzong were angry and had to endure it. At least they had to deal with Jiannu outside the city first and talk about other things.

Sun Chengzong suggested taking Zu Dashou's letter to the morning court for discussion, and summoning Zu Dashou to let all civil and military officials make up their minds. Emperor Chongzhen understood that Sun Chengzong did this to save face for himself. If he issued an order to exempt Zu Dashou from his crimes as a condition for recall, once someone came out to complain, Emperor Chongzhen would have no place to put his face.

Unexpectedly, the issue of recalling Zu Dashou was passed very smoothly. Both civil and military officials believed that Zu Dashou should be recalled. It seems that these guys are not good at party and government, and they still have some gazes. Emperor Chongzhen praised it wrongly. Those civil and military officials in the capital who are still in the city are people who have ways to go out and fight to the death. They attach great importance to their lives. They find more people to come to the capital to fight to the Jiannu. Of course, the more the better. As for whether these people have committed crimes, they have nothing to do with them.

Since Founder-in-law left Beijing, the news about Zhou Shixiong has been cut off. No one came to report to him, whether from the court or outside the city. Although Zhou Shixiong firmly believed that Jiannu could not break through Beijing, he could not really sleep with confidence if Jiannu did not withdraw from outside the city for a day.

Just when the court and Zu Dashou were bargaining with each other as they were ready to make peace, Dai Shan and Yue Tuo and his son encountered trouble in Changping. You Shiwei's elder brother You Shigong temporarily served as the general of Changping after his younger brother sent troops. You Shigong took over the people who escaped from Huairou and selected five thousand young and strong men from them to supplement the guard guards. With the help of the night blindness provided by Zhou Shixiong, he trained recruits day and night, hoping to train a qualified guard before his younger brother came back.

Under normal circumstances, it was useless for soldiers to train for a long time, no matter who the general was in command of the army, the soldiers had already rebelled. You Shigong had a good life. No one was a new soldier or an old soldier, and no one was complaining about hardship and fatigue under the intimidation of Jiannu's entry into the pass. As a result, You Shiwei followed Zhou Shixiong to fight for nearly a month, and You Shigong actually trained a new soldier who was prohibited. The first person to test this group of recruits was not Zhou Shixiong, but Dai Shan and his son.

Dai Shan and his son pulled out all the two red flag soldiers and horses, with a total of 12,000 soldiers and civilians, with only half of the soldiers. This is the full combat power of the two red flags. In order to plunder more people, Dai Shan did not directly attack Changping, but first cleared out the villages and towns outside Changping to ensure the goal of the battle. It was Dai Shan's perfect strategy that allowed Changping to receive news in advance, You Shigong moved the people in the city into the military capital mountain behind Juyongguan, and led 10,000 guards to guard Changping himself, and determined to fight with Jiannu in Changping City.

You Shigong never thought of guarding Changping to the death. He had the natural danger of Juyongguan behind him. If he really couldn't defeat him, he could retreat to Juyongguan. There was no need to defend such a thing. The main purpose of choosing Changping as the battlefield was to train troops. Let these ten thousand new recruits see what the real battle is like!

It has to be said that You Shigong is a lucky general. Yue Tuo, who likes to use artillery among the Jiannu army, did not have artillery in his hand, otherwise Changping City would not be able to withstand several artillery shootings. There were only a few small-caliber Folang machine cannons at the top of Changping City, which had little impact on more than 10,000 Jiannu. The battle between the two sides entered a white-hot state without any temptation. The Jin soldiers carried cloud ladder ants to attack the city, and the guards used wooden, thunder stones to resist desperately. If the Jin army had not had the high hit rate of bows and arrows, they would not have been a draw for the first encounter.

The two sides fought for less than two hours, and each paid nearly 3,000 casualties to Mingjin withdrew his troops. Dai Shan frowned and looked at Changping City, "Yue Tuo, do you think Ahma is a bad star? He has no good luck in siege several times."

"Ama, this Ming army is obviously a new army, and it is normal for the morale to be strong. Tomorrow, I will let them know that only morale can not win the Great Jin Warriors." Today, the main ones were Minzhuang and Black Armored Soldiers. Dai Shan and Yue Tuo did not think about using elite troops to attack the city, but no matter how loud the abacus was, they had to face the facts. Of course, they could not win with garbage soldiers.

Just as dawn the next day, Yue Tuo personally directed more than a thousand elite troops to attack the city. The city of Changping was quiet. Even if Yue Tuo climbed up to the top of the city, he did not see a single Ming army. You Shigong had already withdrawn from Changping with the guard guard last night, waiting for Daishan and his son in Juyongguan.

It was the first time Dai Shan and Yue Tuo saw what Juyongguan looked like with their own eyes, but the name Juyongguan has long been well known. The general guardian city is not guarded by the outside but not the inside, and Juyongguan is both guarded by the ends. I don’t know what the designer thought at the beginning. It may have something to do with the Yuan Dynasty. The north city facing the north is the real Juyongguan. The Guan city facing the south is called Nanmen, but it is just the attached city of Juyongguan.

But this attached city is enough for Dai Shan and his son to appreciate it. The Nanmen City is ten feet high and thirty feet wide, which is taller and more majestic than the outer gate of Beijing City. Moreover, the mountains on both sides of the Guancheng are towering and steep, so I clearly tell the people who want to attack the city, come and die!
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