From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 499

Zhou Yuan talked freely and said in a deep voice: "The question is here again. If you were Nurhaci, you would only have enough food to last for three days, and it would take at least eight days to transport food from Shengjing. What would you do?"

"Take Shanhaiguan within three days, or what?"

Wu Dingzhong said: "Of course, take Shanhaiguan. They know very well that as long as they take Shanhaiguan, they will have plenty of food."

Zhou Yuan said: "They still have 80,000 to 90,000 people left. How much will it cost to fight to take Shanhaiguan and wipe out our 100,000 people?"

Pang Lixing said immediately: "The Fifth Army Camp is the elite of the Jin Dynasty. They have just entered the battlefield. Their morale is strong and their combat power is strong. If they want to bite hard, Shanhaiguan, at least half of the people will die. "

"I dare to conclude that Nurhaci must fill in at least 50,000 people to take us down in one go."

Zhou Yuan sneered: "But Nurhaci's goal is not to take Shanhaiguan, but to take Shenjing! A total of 80,000 to 90,000 people, 50,000 people are filled in, and there are still 30,000 to 40,000 left. How to attack Shenjing?"

Wu Dingzhong frowned and asked in confusion: "So, this battle is not that easy for Nurhaci."

Zhou Yuan said: "Of course it is not easy to fight. What he can do is to capture Shanhaiguan and then recuperate for at least two years. In these two years, he will manage Jizhou and Shanhaiguan, constantly replenish troops, and finally Accumulate strength and attack Shenjing."

"But his physical condition no longer allows him to do so, and he dare not give Dajin two years of recuperation. By that time, we will have already replenished our troops."

"So regarding the decisive battle, he wants to delay it for another two or three months, drag down Dajin's finances and internal conflicts, and use these points to easily win in the end."

"This is the outcome he wants to see most. Apart from this, other outcomes are not particularly comfortable for him."

Wu Dingzhong immediately said: "So we... The key to the strategy is to burn the opponent's food!"

"In this way, even if Shanhaiguan is lost, Nurhaci can't reach Shenjing, we Dajin will definitely survive this."

Pang Lixing said: "But we will definitely die!"

Wu Dingzhong gritted his teeth and said: "Let's die, the battlefield is the destination of soldiers! As long as we can save the capital and the country, it's fine!"

Qiu Huan said coldly: "You two, can you not be so unrealistic? Food? Who knows where the food of the Eastern Tartar is? Who can burn it?"

"There are all Eastern Tartar garrisons under Shanhaiguan, and our people can't get through."

"All this is nonsense."

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "Their food is in Xinglin Fort."

As soon as these words came out, the other three were quiet, and they couldn't help but look at Zhou Yuan in horror.

Only then did they realize that Zhou Yuan had already made this plan, and even found out the location of the enemy's food.

He had just arrived at Shanhaiguan for half an hour! Has this man been planning for Shanhaiguan for a long time?

Zhou Yuan continued, "Xinglin Fort is in a very special location. It is only 60 to 90 miles away from other garrisons of the Eastern Tartars, so food and grass can be delivered almost on the same day."

"This also means that it is almost impossible for us to attack that place by surprise, because their garrison location has already protected the food and grass."

"And such a large amount of food and grass cannot be burned by just a dozen or dozens of people."

"At least hundreds or thousands of people are needed to light the fire to completely burn it."

"It's just their confidence. They have the confidence to stop any team that attacks their food and grass by surprise."

Qiu Huan frowned and said, "What should we do then?"

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not answer.

He just stretched and said, "It's time to rest. We have been traveling for so long and haven't had a good meal yet."

Everyone looked at each other and knew that Zhou Yuan was keeping them in suspense, so they stopped talking.

...

Looking at the retreating soldiers, the woman lowered the curtain and walked slowly back into the tent.

Her expression was complicated, but she forced a smile and whispered, "Cai Ni, our soldiers have retreated. Do you know why?"

Cai Ni ignored him and just sat on the ground, carefully comprehending the skills.

Wanyan Daichan smiled and said, "The Fifth Army Camp has arrived. Zhou Yuan is here."

Cai Ni immediately opened her eyes, stood up, and said, "Then let me go back. I want to find him."

Wanyan Daichan said, "Silly girl, I am now the Marquis of Zhongwu and the Grand Marshal. Who are you?"

"A witch of the Wusheng Sect, a prostitute in a brothel, or the apprentice of the princess of an enemy country, any identity is enough to kill you."

Cai Ni was slightly shocked when she heard this, and then said, "The young master said that he doesn't care about this."

Wanyan Daichan smiled and said, "Don't care? Does he really not care? When he was a poor scholar, he married the daughter of the top scholar in the Jinke., which will help his political future. "

"And what about Xue Ningyue? His father is the governor of Xuanfu, a second-rank military officer, which will help his position in the army. "

"Now he seems to have an affair with Qu Ling. The Qu family is a big family in Jinling. Qu Shuyuan was once the prime minister and the leader of the Qi Party, which will help his prestige in the court. "

"Including Princess Qinshui, it seems that she is also ambiguous with him, because Qinshui helps him control the royal family. "

"Including our Holy Mother, who is following him now. He has to rely on the Holy Mother to protect his safety and help him master the power of the rivers and lakes. "

"Silly apprentice, do you still think that Zhou Yuan does not value his birth and status? What can you bring to him?"

Cai Ni's face was pale, and she couldn't help but lower her head in inferiority.

Wanyan Daichan continued: "You, the witch of the Wusheng Sect, the courtesan of the brothel, and the apprentice of the princess of the enemy country, you follow him, which will only bring him political stains and plant the seeds of disaster. ”

“Will he want you? What does he like about you? It can’t be that you can sing and dance well and have talents, right? How many people like this can be counted in Dajin? With his status, as long as he opens his mouth, all the courtesans in the world will take the initiative to climb into his bed. ”

“Girl, face the reality. You are nothing in his heart, even a burden.”

Cai Ni’s body couldn’t help but tremble, her eyes were red, and she whispered: “No... It’s not like that, Master, the young master treats me very well. He wrote a lot of poems for me, and he never does that for others.”

“The young master doesn’t despise my background. For so many years, I have come into contact with so many people, and there are countless people who want to get my body. Only the young master truly loves me.”

She raised her head, but tears flowed out, and murmured: “When I first met him, he said that I was worried, and he said that I was burdened by my background... He understood my heart at first sight, and he is the one who truly appreciates me. ”

She seemed to be strengthening her confidence, and hurriedly said: "He also helped me solve my problems and helped Baihualou regain a new life."

Wanyan Daichan said: "That was to cheat you of silver, a full three hundred taels, which was a lot of money for him at that time."

"No!"

Cai Ni said loudly: "It's not like that. The young master also said that it takes ten years to cultivate to be able to cross the same boat, and a hundred years to cultivate to be able to sleep on the same pillow. My meeting with him is the fate accumulated from countless glances in the previous life..."

"False people can't say such beautiful words!"

"And! And! When the young master learned the Taoism and went down the mountain, he wanted to teach me "Pure Yang Wuji Gong". He was so good to me!"

Wanyan Daichan waved her hand and said: "My silly apprentice, he knew that "Pure Yang Wuji Gong" could only be practiced by men, so he pretended to be generous. "

Cai Ni's tears were still flowing, and she choked up and said, "But Master... Master said, he said, liking someone should be pure, no matter if she is stunningly beautiful or mediocre; no matter if she is rich enough to rival a country or heavily in debt; no matter if she is in a high position or is not tolerated by the world... If I like you, I will also like your life experience, your past, your misfortune, your situation, your ideals, everything about you, and everything related to you. "

"I remember these words deeply in my heart, and I dare not forget a word. Master has deep feelings for me. Master, he did not lie to Cai Ni."

Wanyan Daichan said with regret: "Those are just sweet words!"

Cai Ni said: "Before the Yunzhou riot, two big figures of the Jinyiwei arrived in Yunzhou, and Master came to remind me specifically. This is really for my sake and worry about my safety. "

"After Master arrived in Shenjing, he had become rich, but he did not abandon me. He also accompanied me to the Jingwang Mansion and participated in the poetry meeting. ”

“Young Master will not despise me because of worldly views…”

Speaking of this, she finally became firm and said solemnly: “Master, Cai Ni has been wandering around, and the people she has met are like crucian carp crossing the river. I can tell who is good to me, who is bad to me, who is sincere, and who is false. ”

“Young Master is the one who is really good to Cai Ni. He thinks of me everywhere and gives me the best poems. Those are poems that are enough to be recorded in history. Young Master has never been stingy…”

“Even if Cai Ni is just a floating duckweed, worthless, she dare not let you down…”

Wanyan Daichan took a deep breath, stroked her forehead and said: “How could I accept such a stupid and foolish apprentice like you!”

“Then Zhou Yuan said it all! Did he bring you happiness! Before you met him, you wandered around, and after you met him, you did the same!”

“Your life has not changed at all! "

Cai Ni said: "I am not in love with you just to change my life. I like him. I like him. I am willing to follow you no matter how hard or tiring it is."

Wanyan Daichan smiled coldly and turned away.

She couldn't stand it.Go!

She wanted to strike a blow to her apprentice, so that she would feel at ease to stay by her side.

Who knew... the other party would slowly change from being fragile and inferior to being firm!

Wanyan Daichan was almost out of breath, because Cai Ni's firmness made her... a little guilty, a little jealous, and even painful.

Damn, this world is complicated!

This world is not that simple!

Silly apprentice! What love, under the great changes in the world, those feelings are simply worthless.

Thinking of this, Wanyan Daichan fell silent again.

Why can Cai Ni's feelings be so simple?

Her background is so complicated, her experience is so complicated, why is her feeling so pure?

Why am I a little jealous of her pure feelings?