Chongzhen asked Zu Dashou to write more letters.
It was not clear what was written or who it was written for.
But Zu Dashou knew it well.
Of course, it was written to the old subordinates of the Guanning Army, and to reminisce about the past with Lala.
That's all.
He is a civilian now, so he can only write these.
As for the effect, Zu Dashou also knew it.
Sooner or later, Chongzhen will deal with Wu Sangui and the Guanning Army.
If Wu Sangui chose to resist, the Ming Dynasty would fall into civil war.
At that time, he will have only one option, which is to stand on the side of the court.
Because he is a person who wants fame but doesn't want to lose his life.
If you stand on Wu Sangui's side, you will lose your reputation and may even lose your life.
But if you stand on the side of the court.
Not only can he preserve his reputation, but his life is also guaranteed.
This is the best option.
"I obey your order!" Zu Dashou knelt down and saluted Chongzhen, then stood up and left the Qianqing Palace.
After walking out of the palace gate for a long time, he stopped and looked up at the sky, muttering to himself: "Huh... I didn't expect to escape unscathed!"
After expressing his feelings, he did not dare to stay in the capital for long and immediately set off for Ningyuan.
Chongzhen in the Qianqing Palace was thinking about another thing.
He was thinking...how to solve the smuggling problem.
The sooner it is resolved, the sooner the war in Liaodong will end.
There are only two places where smuggling can take place.
One is southern Liaoning, and the other is North Korea.
North Korea is too far away and cannot be taken care of in a short period of time.
The only problem that can be solved is in southern Liaoning.
After much deliberation, he decided to send the navy to land at sea.
......
Liaodong.
In the Ming army camp in the lower reaches of the Liaohe River, Ji-Liao Governor-General Wang Yongji was listening to reports from various units.
"News from Yizhou," a messenger said, holding a letter, "The Khalkha Mongols who were trading in the Taipingbao area said they were attacked by the Ming army and lodged a serious complaint with the Yizhou border troops."
"Do they have evidence?" Wang Yongji asked.
"No."
"Then don't bother with them," Wang Yongji laughed. "You dare to say that without any evidence. It's almost laughable to me. Even if there is evidence, don't bother with it. If you don't accept it, just fight. Barking there will only bring shame upon yourself."
"Yes, I will reply to Yizhou right away. According to Yizhou's border troops, the Khalkha Mongols have stopped trade and are preparing to return to the northern desert."
Wang Yongji thought for a moment, frowned, and asked, "What's going on in Guangning?"
The herald replied: "The Mongolian tribes north of Guangning have become a mess. They don't trust each other and even attack each other. The large tribes have begun to invade the territories of the small tribes, and the small tribes have been forced to leave their grazing areas and migrate to other places."
"Okay, it's okay if it's chaotic!" Wang Yongji finally showed a smile.
He originally wanted to cross the Liao River quickly and capture Haizhou after the exchange was completed.
Unexpectedly, the pontoon bridge was destroyed by the Jiannu several times.
For this purpose he had to mobilize the navy to build a bridge.
Now that the Mongols in the north were in chaos, he could just transfer Li Dingguo back to participate in the war in Haizhou.
Just as Wang Yongji was about to give the order, two soldiers suddenly walked into the military tent one after another.
The first soldier knelt on one knee and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, news has come from the capital that Your Majesty has demoted Zu Dashou to a commoner."
"Hmm?" Wang Yongji asked in surprise after waiting for a while, "No more?"
"No!" the soldier replied.
"This...this is a good thing!" Wang Yongji's face smiled even more.
When Zu Dashou entered Beijing, Wu Sangui and the Guanning Army showed resistance.
It's not resisting military orders, but fighting passively.
He didn't see it at first.
It was not until the pontoon bridge they built was destroyed by the Jiannu three times in a row that Wang Yongji realized the problem.
This is also the reason why he had to mobilize the navy to build a pontoon bridge.
"Where is Zu Dashou now?"
"He is on his way back to Ningyuan from the capital. He said he is going back to his hometown to retire."
"Tell Wu Sangui the news immediately."
"Yes, sir."
As soon as the first soldier stood up, the second soldier said, "Governor, the Jiannu on the other side of the Liao River seem to be evacuating."
"Evacuate?" Wang Yongji stood up suddenly. "What are the Jiannu going to do?"
"I don't know either."
"Then let's check it out quickly." Wang Yongji realized that something big was going to happen, and quickly summoned the generals of the central army to go to the bank of the Liaohe River to check the situation.
When they reached the shore, some Ming soldiers had already returned from the other side in small boats.
"How is it?" Wang Yongji asked hurriedly.
"I risked my life to advance a few miles and found that the Jiannu army had already evacuated and the camp had been emptied, with only a few Eight Banners soldiers left to guard the rear."
"This is... too much of a coincidence, isn't it?" Wang Yongji was very puzzled. "Our navy will soon reach the front line to build a pontoon bridge, but the Jiannu seemed to know about it in advance and quickly retreated!"
Huang Degong sneered: "There have been more than one coincidence since we entered Liao."
"For example?" Wang Yongji raised his head and asked.
"For example, the death of He Jin, the siege of Dalinghe... If the Jiannu hadn't known something in advance, they would never have dared to advance alone!"
"This is a bit of a conspiracy theory," Wang Yongji waved his hand and said, "Li Dingguo also went deep into the enemy's territory alone. You can't say that he also knew the news in advance, right?"
"Li Dingguo's lone advance into the enemy territory had its own prerequisites."
"What premise?"
"Before he sent out his troops, he had already known the general location of the Jiannu main force through the battle situation at that time, so he dared to advance alone."
"We'll talk about this later. Beat the drum immediately and report to the tent." Wang Yongji ordered.
When Wang Yongji returned to the central military camp, all the generals had arrived.
After briefly describing the situation on the other side of the river, he asked everyone: "The Jiannu retreated without a fight. What do you think?"
"I think the Jiannu retreated because of their limited military strength. They had to shrink their defense line and concentrate their forces to fight against us." Wu Sangui spoke first.
“Second.”
"agree."
"Yes, that's what I thought."
Others responded.
"This governor thinks so too," Wang Yongji nodded, "So next we have to cross the Liao River and march to Haizhou!"
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