Donglin seems to have reached an agreement on the issue of the chief assistant, but smart people can feel that a rift has developed between Zhao Nanxing and Zou Yuanbiao.
Faced with this situation, Wang Wenyan, one of Donglin's two great military strategists, deliberately asked Zhao Nanxing to win over Zou Yuanbiao a little, so that he would owe him a favor so that he would not be able to object directly in the future.
"Then give him the rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Only by maintaining harmony can we stabilize the situation and attract more people to join Donglin."
Zhao Nanxing thought about it, since Zou Yuanbiao had given in to him, it would also do him some good.
"Your Majesty is humble and humble, and I admire you for your humble position."
At this time, they gave in to Zou Yuanbiao, but they never expected that it would only make the conflict between the two sides greater on personnel issues.
Because the dog-headed military advisor Wang Wenyan's method was effective against Zou Yuanbiao, who had not been influenced by Wang Hongyu.
At this time, Zou Yuanbiao had already planned this step, and when he became the second-in-command of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he would do it in his own way.
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"Let's do it our own way!"
Ma Biao verified which generals were smuggling in just ten days.
With a fiery personality, he wanted to ignore the civilian officials and directly let the Confederate army conduct searches to catch all the smuggling generals and spies.
Wang Hongyu smiled and shook his head.
"What? If you don't take action now, are you just waiting for the spies to cause trouble?"
Ma Biao was a little puzzled.
Especially when I thought about the brutal massacre by the Jiannu slaves in Kaiyuan, where many people I had known since childhood were brutally murdered, I was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to immediately kill all the spies to take revenge.
"Of course it's fishing."
Wang Hongyu was already familiar with this technique, so he let Jiannu try it this time.
"Fishing? You still have such thoughts!"
"The fishing guy knows nothing except the air force..."
Wang Hongyu looked firm and confident, which made Ma Biao calm down.
He was thinking, even my father was panicked when facing the slaves, why could he be so confident?
"By the way, are you familiar with the terrain of Tieling Kaiyuan?"
"Of course! Although I come from Xuanda, my life in Kaiyuan Tieling was much longer than that of Xuanda."
"Okay, do you think it's a suitable place to colonize and then launch guerrilla harassment against the slaves?"
Ma Biao was very interested in restoring Kaiyuan, and his first reaction was to say "of course".
But after a little thinking, I realized that the settlement there would be destroyed by the slave builders.
What's even more terrible is that, except for the victims, the local farmers have either fled or been kidnapped and used as prisoners.
No one was able to settle the land or deliver food from Shenyang to the other side under the eyes of Jiannu. The refugees had just escaped and were very reluctant to go back.
The expression on his face darkened, Wang Hongyu saw through his thoughts, and then asked
"If the refugees are dragged over, they will definitely feel that Ming Dynasty is letting them die, right?"
Ma Biao replied truthfully: "There must be refugees who think so."
"If there are spies among the refugees, there might be a rebellion, right?"
"...there will be. Jiannu has been promoting preferential treatment for Liao people and expelling people from other parts of the Ming Dynasty. The refugees are very dissatisfied. Once the spies instigate the instigation, Jiannu will go out to support..."
Ma Biao didn't shy away from anything, and he said whatever he had to say. This was a huge minus in Ming Dynasty official circles, but in Wang Hongyu's case, he had his place.
"Okay! The fishing plan is done~"
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Ma Biao was a little confused.
Wang Hongyu smiled heartily and told Ma Biao not to disclose the content of today's exchange.
After briefly communicating the plan with his elder brother and Chen Ce, Wang Hongyu mobilized 1,000 Sichuan troops under his command to prepare for departure.
Then he took Ma Biao to the "Fortress Prison" and refugee concentration area on the south bank of the Hun River.
He took all the thousands of quarantined refugees and went to the "prison" to publicize the plan to colonize Tieling and open up the plains to the suspects.
"If you are willing to cultivate land and go to the front lines to fight against the slaves, you can avoid the pain of detention and review."
As soon as this propaganda came out, all the spies were tempted.
Escape from Kaiyuan is much more convenient than escaping from "prison". Since the Ming army was stupid and wanted to recruit prisoners like them, how could they refuse such a kind offer?
The secretaries who were screened and imprisoned here were all abandoned sons arranged by Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, Li Yongfang, etc. Most of them were not very clever and accepted this good job without thinking deeply.
There are hundreds of people in prison and thousands of people in isolation. Together they are several times the number of Wang Hongyu's troops.
There is something wrong with this.
Chen Ce wrote a letter directly to He Shixian in Shenyang City, stating his plan to bring refugees to colonize Tieling and open up the plains. He hoped that Shenyang City could send generals from Liaodong or familiar with Mongolia to assist.
He Shixian thought about it and felt it was inappropriate.
In this winter, with the ice and snow in Liaodong, what kind of farming can be done?
But the scribe next to me advised: "This is a good thing~"
"What good thing?"
"If we colonize the Tieling Mountains and open up the plains, it can be regarded as a contribution to the conquest of the lost land. We must remember it to you, the leader of the Shenyang generals."
He Shixian's eyebrows were filled with joy, but he wondered: "But how can Tieling Kaiyuan be defended? Wouldn't it be a crime to lose it?"
"No." The clerk smiled and said, "It's the Sichuan soldiers' fault that they lost it. After all, the letter proposed by Chen Ce is here~"
"Hahaha!"
He Shixian said with great joy: "Okay, you are indeed reliable, so let's call the generals together and see who is willing to go."
Soon, Sun Qing's guerrillas volunteered to conquer Tieling Kaiyuan because they were locals who were familiar with the terrain, and because they were promoted by Yuan Jinglue and wanted to repay their efforts.
Back at his house, Sun Qing happily packed his luggage and prepared to take his people with him to make great achievements.
"General, there may be something wrong with this matter."
A clerk in the room thought about it and said seriously.
"What's wrong?"
"The general can only make trouble in Shenyang. How can he help the Great Khan conquer Shenyang when he goes to Tieling Kaiyuan?"
As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly became cold.
Sun Qing looked around the room and lowered his voice and said:
"Mr. Fan, of course I will capture Shenyang for the Great Khan. But this time, according to reliable information, there are only a thousand Sichuan soldiers, but there are thousands of refugees, including hundreds of our own people from the Great Khan."
Sun Qing smiled very flatteringly when he said this, and told his plan: "My subordinates can spread rumors that the Mongol troops of the Later Jin Dynasty are coming, lead the refugees to rebel, and then trap and kill the Sichuan troops. Then lead the way for the Great Khan, Taking Shenyang and Liaoyang is a piece of cake."
Seeing Sun Qing so confident, Fan Wencai was a little hesitant.
His younger brother Fan Wencheng arranged for him to be next to Sun Qing, asking him to prepare in a low-key manner during this period and not to make too many moves before the big battle came.
Sun Qing was obviously too high-profile this time.
"Don't worry: I can see the situation more clearly than you. What the Khan has entrusted will only be more effective."
Fan Wencai couldn't persuade Sun Qing, because they were new arrivals after all, and even if Huang Taiji was standing behind him, they couldn't change Sun Qing's decision.
He quickly went to find his younger brother Fan Wencheng.