447 But you have to go fast (3)
Seeing that the crown prince was calm, Cao Ning had already calmed down when he heard His Highness say that he did not believe in the five thousand heads.
He cleared his throat slightly and began to tell, "My teacher found that the Donglu had not attacked very carefully recently, and was worried that the Donglu would escape."
Zhu Cilang nodded. If the Donglu wanted to escape, now is the best time. On the one hand, the cold weather was cold, and the Ming army might not dare to chase him out of the pass. On the other hand, he would take the winter back, and spring would allow the robbed coats to cultivate and cultivate, which would not delay the farming time. In addition, the grain transported from the pass can still have a fat New Year.
I asked myself that if I was in the position of the Donglu, I saw that the offense and defense were not good, I would definitely leave now.
"So the Ministry of Justice was thinking about how to keep the Donglu." Cao Ning said: "At this time, the Military Information Department sent a piece of information from the Donglu. The Ministry of Justice was thinking about it, there must be someone in the Donglu army."
This kind of thing cannot be hidden from the wise man, but it must not be widely promoted. Zhu Cilang did not comment, but just looked at Cao Ning quietly and asked him to continue talking.
Cao Ning said tentatively: "And that person's status is quite good... The Ministry of Justice had a plan before: Simply put, relax the defense of Tucheng first and let the Donglu find out our weak defense. I think Tucheng is the focus of communicating with our waterways and grain channels, and this bait is definitely worth it."
Zhu Cilang nodded: "And even if Edonglu knew it was a trap, he would dare to jump in, but he would definitely use the most elite white-armored soldiers."
"Your Highness's magic trick!" Cao Ning slapped his horse habitually, then coughed dryly, and continued: "So the Ministry of Justice was worried that it would be backfire and it has not been implemented. After reading the information sent by the Military Information Department, he knew that there were his own people in the Donglu, so this plan was completed. Let's give them a series of plans!
"The Ministry of Justice first contacted the Military Intelligence Department and asked the Jinyiwei for assistance. He also sent the first half of this plan: Generally speaking, elite troops would mostly be unintentional to the enemy by taking the city, so they would definitely relax their attacks in advance, let our division slack off, and then sneak attacks at night. Before the sneak attack, the army was a practice to send off these dead soldiers. The Ministry of Justice asked the Jinyiwei to use crotons to mix the farewell party with these elite soldiers.
"The seeds of Croton are highly toxic. Even if there are 5,000 people, it is enough to use more than ten kilograms. No matter how much they use, I am afraid that those Eastern Captains will not be able to get to the gate. I will use less. When they are full of wine and food, they will rush towards Tianjin Tucheng. It is almost the time for colic in their stomachs, desire...that's the time."
Zhu Cilang couldn't help but smile. Why did it taste like a bandit when he was obviously a very classic chain plan, and he used it for Xiao Donglou and Cao Ning? He could actually think of a way to get a large-scale food poisoning. It was also a fantasy.
"In order to prevent the effect of the medicine from happening early, the vocational department also ambushed a group of troops in the southwest of Tucheng, ready for the second plan of cover-up and killing at any time. Although the effect is definitely not as good as put into Tucheng to encircle and suppress, it will never lose money." Cao Ning added and continued: "Fortunately, the fate of heaven is in me. Donglu began to suffer a large-scale abdominal pain when siege, so the first battalion of the city guarded released some water to let them rush into the city.
"Of course, the city has been arranged long ago. Just waiting for them to come, not to mention the mines buried in the city, they can't bear the dozen or so cannons on the wall. They were drugged earlier. The fighting will of these white-armored soldiers of the Donglu were far less tenacious than during the day. They collapsed after less than 20% of the battle." Cao Ning finished speaking, and took a breath: "A battalion and the ambush outside the city attacked each other on both sides, and they were turtles in the jar and could only wait for death."
"Then. The part that killed the prisoners." Zhu Cilang knew the cause and wanted to know the consequences.
"It was the order sent by the last general to Cao Ning." Xiao Donglou stood up and said, "There is no military order, it is a private order."
"I'm not scared." Zhu Cilang's tone was still faint.
"Your Highness, you are in a hurry to be in power." Cao Ning quickly stopped Xiao Donglou, who could not speak: "Your Highness, these people must die. Otherwise, it would be just a 5,000-person victory, but it would not be worth the waste of so much effort."
"Say." Zhu Cilang tapped the desk with his finger.
"The First Battalion ordered the First Battalion to pick out several high-ranking officials from the Eastern Barbarians, and then identified the white armored soldiers and armored soldiers, and interrogated them separately. Finally, they dug out Bayala Zhang Jing Aobai and his several deputy generals, namely those Melezhangjing and Bashiku (leaders). In order to survive, many news was said about the surrendered soldiers, including these Melezhangjing, Bashiku's hometown, name, and where they live in Beijing... With these, the Ministry of Justice can kill them all."
"The purpose of the killing is to be afraid that some of them will escape in the future and break the plan of the Ministry of Service. As for the heads needed by Jingguan, only these Melezing, Niulu, and Bashiku are real. They only count for a dozen or twenty heads, and they can be transported away in a lime jar." Cao Ning said: "This part is done by the Patrol team."
——It's indeed a trick.
Zhu Cilang was not surprised by this trick.
Use some real heads to attract attention and carve them on the stone tablet. When people see the inscription, the first reaction of people must be to find their relatives according to the address on the inscription.
In order for relatives in Beijing to discover their own heads at first sight, those real heads will definitely be stuck at the top and conspicuous. When relatives see their own men and their son dies on the front line, they will inevitably cry.
This first affirmed the authenticity of the inscription, and then diverted the audience's attention. It made them think inertia, believing that other heads also came from the Battle of Tucheng, Tianjin, as the inscription said, and the number was 5,000.
"On the evening of the fourth day of the lunar month, they handed over the head to the Special Investigation Camp. They delayed for ten days, probably because they were looking for the Donglu head to make up their numbers." Cao Ning said.
"It can be seen from the test of the new and old heads... Well, Zuo Shouyi does not need to keep those heads." Zhu Cixuan suddenly woke up.
Of course, Zuo Shouyi was not the first day to do this business of killing and setting fire. He could not kill thousands of Tartars in the hinterland of the capital. Except for a few of the heads in the capital, the rest of the other ones were the "savings" of the special investigation camp. This time, not only did he find all the heads in the mass graves, but he did not detain the Han captives.
At least with the help of Jinlin and the soul-returning man, this work is not too difficult.
Then, they used gunpowder barrels and hot tinder oil to make these "props" and piled them into Jingguan. The outside looked at them all, but there were hot tinder oil and hot tinder barrels inside.
Just when the sensational effect was achieved, the Qing soldiers wanted to clean up these Jingguans, and sent a little spark from afar. All the evidence was wiped out in the flames and explosions.
In fact, Zuo Shouyi was more cautious than Zhu Cixuan expected.
Not only did he arrange gunpowder bamboo poles to lead to the fierce turbulent oil barrels inside Jingguan, he also arranged personnel nearby, ready to use rockets to solve the Jingguan that failed to ignite successfully, striving to make the Donggu confused and let more people know that all the five thousand elite Donggu were cheated.
Although Jingguan is fake, the result of this battle is real. Afterwards, the Qing Dynasty asked Jiergalang for evidence. Jiergalang could not deny that he had broken a whole Bayala camp. The fear caused by this would not dissipate.
"If the Donglu even tolerate such shame, then the rank of the ranks will be powerless. Our army now has only 20,000 people, and most of the new recruits are unable to hold back the main force of the Donglu." Cao Ning sighed.
Zhu Cilang nodded slightly: From the perspective of holding the hatred of the Donglu, Cao Ning's plan is perfect. Although it seems a bit complicated, it is linked together. Even if it breaks one by one, it will gain something that cannot be ignored. It is really worthy of his title of "military advisor".
But will Donglu be attracted by this "sarcasm".
He killed the children of the thief. He also placed his head at the door of the thief's nest. While proclaiming that killing you is like slaughtering pigs and dogs, he also said that entering your territory is like entering a land without a man.
As long as the Donglu still has a little shame, it should be a great shame!
Can you not avenge such a bloody hatred?
Hundreds of Bayala were lost in one battle. This was a great defeat that Hunhe had never experienced since, right? That's it?
"In fact, I can still make up for it." Zhu Cixuan stretched out his finger and said, "Obai. He got drunk and put on a woman's clothes, and asked him to carry the 'carrying Manchu No. 1 Batulu'."
When Cao Ning heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He gave Xiao Donglou a wink, obviously disagreeing with Zhu Cixuan's actions.
A spark of excitement flashed in Xiao Donglou's eyes. Where did he see Cao Ning's hint? He laughed and said, "Your Highness, why should you get drunk? It's the same if you knock it out with a stick."
Cao Ning really wanted to spray water on Xiao Donglou's face, so he had to speak out: "Your Highness, Obai is one of the few captured generals since our army started the war. Don't you have to keep the Meridian Gate to offer prisoners?"
When the war reaches this level, the Eastern Captains escape from the barrier has become a problem that needs to be worried in the army. Of course, someone will consider the matter after the war. Offering prisoners at the Meridian Gate is a national gift, and it will only be held when the country conquers other countries. The latest offer of prisoners was in the 27th year of Wanli. A department presented Japanese prisoners and took them to the city to execute the execution, which put an end to the pacification of the Korean Japanese transformation.
Although the Donggu entered the pass this time, it was not the longest time. It had the greatest influence. Even Beijing was occupied by the Donggu. Therefore, holding a prisoner offering ceremony was the meaning of the title in the eyes of many people. Military generals believed that they could achieve glory, and civil officials also felt that they could boost the morale of the people.
"I'll discuss the issue of the prisoner offering in the Meridian Gate." Zhu Cixuan said: "Now the court has not decided on the nature of the Eastern Barbarians."
The court had quite contradictory regarding the positioning of the Eastern Barbarians.
The border with Northeastern Ming Dynasty and North Korea was set by Emperor Taizu Gao. Chengzu's five northern expeditions completely consolidated the northeastern region and was under the jurisdiction of the Nurgandu Division. Some people later thought that the Nurgandu Division was a banished nature, but in fact, the Ming army was stationed here until Nuerhaci rose and was driven out of Liaodong.
In terms of law, from Grandpa Nurhaci to himself, they all accepted the official positions of the Ming Dynasty and governed the Northeast. The Northeast is of course also the territory of the Ming Dynasty. If you admit that the Eastern Barbarians formed their own country, it would undoubtedly give up the land left by their ancestors. This would be nailed to the pillar of shame in the Ming Dynasty.
However, the court left a lot of evidence in its letter exchanges with the Donglu, which showed that the court treated the Donglu in an "equal state". At that time, this was to discuss peace with the Donglu and concentrate on pacifying the bandits, but now it seems to be a handle that falls into the hands of people.
In any case, Zhu Ciyang was unwilling to admit that the Eastern Captains formed their own country. At best, it was just a local rebellion that lasted for 30 years. If this hole is not tightened, what if a "Manchurian Restoration Organization" emerges in a hundred years, wouldn't it cause trouble for his descendants? (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!