Of course Zu Zerun also knew that Huang Taiji was a lover, because he had been living in Qinglu country for nearly ten years.

Although Huang Taiji had already dedicated his life to Guangning City when he rushed back to Shengjing City from Zhenjiang Fort City, his family and some of their former generals were still serving the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, his sources of information in the Qing Dynasty were not completely cut off. Therefore, more than half a year ago, he already knew the real reason why Huang Taiji abandoned the frontline army and suddenly returned to Shengjing.

Moreover, this was also the fundamental reason why their troops in western Liaoning, especially Zu Dashou and his generals, finally made up their mind to accept the imperial decree and send troops eastward to fight the Qing invaders decisively.

Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was seriously ill because of the death of his beloved concubine. He was very likely to die soon. In this case, taking advantage of his illness to kill him, conquering the Eastern Pingqi and regaining Liaoshen at this time, wouldn't it be an unprecedented move?

opportunity?

The ideas of the generals in western Liaoning, especially Zu Dashou's, and Yang Zhen's ideas actually coincided with each other in the general direction, but they did not know Yang Zhen's ideas in advance.

Moreover, they thought that they had spies and insiders in the Qinglu country, and they thought that they had a better understanding of the inside story of the Qinglu country, so they had an advantage that others did not have.

Therefore, when Zu Zerun heard that Yang Zhen also had his own source of information, he was immediately surprised.

The surprise that Zu Zerun expressed before was not that Huang Taiji was an infatuated person, but that Yang Zhen actually knew this.

"Haha, well, ancestors, you have your channels, and we have our methods. The Art of War says that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. It also says that the affairs of the three armies must not be intimately involved. How can such a major event as the conquest of the Eastern Han Dynasty not be avoided?

Know the enemy?"

Faced with such a straightforward inquiry from Zu Zerun, Yang Zhen did not explicitly admit it, and certainly could not deny it outright. Instead, he replied with a meaningful smile:

"Of course, we are all friendly forces to each other. If you are willing to share the information we got from Qinglu, we will naturally not hide the important information we know."

Seeing what Yang Zhen said, Zu Zerun naturally knew that Jinhaizhen must have his own informants and even insiders in Qinglu country.

After all, Yang Zhen also has many former Qinglu Han generals who came over from the Qinglu side, such as Shen Zhixiang, the former Qinglu Xushun Gong.

These people are most likely like me. Although they have returned anyway, there must be some unknown relatives, friends and old friends under the Qing Dynasty Eight Banners and Han Army.

Thinking of this, Zu Zerun suddenly realized that the trump card in his hand, which was the absolute advantage of better understanding of the enemy's situation, was suddenly lost.

Therefore, when he heard Yang Zhen's statement that information about the enemy could be shared, or more accurately, exchanged, he immediately said: "What the governor said is true. In future battles against the Qing captives, we should work together regardless of each other."

"This is exactly what I would like to see. Please tell me first. What news do you have about Qinglu?"

Yang Zhen saw Zu Zerun coming up, so he asked.

But Zu Zerun didn't hold back this time and answered directly:

"What we know is probably known to the Governor, but there are a few things that are still worth mentioning in front of the Governor today -

"First, the Qing Dynasty has been worried about a shortage of grain and iron since this spring. In June and July, they sent people south several times, trying to take a detour to Xuanda to buy grain, rice and iron, but they were intercepted and killed by our troops in western Liaoning.

"Secondly, in the tenth month of the twelfth lunar month, Adali, the prince of Duoluoying of the Qing Dynasty, Shuotuo of Duoluo Beizi, and the auxiliary prince Zahana were drinking and having fun during the national mourning. They were reported, which angered the puppet emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty.

, they all sat down to seize the title. Prince He Shuorui wrote a letter to plead for mercy for several people, but Huang Taiji refused.

"Third, there is news that just over a month ago, Ma Guangyuan, Wang Shixuan, Jin Yuhe, and Meng Qiaofang jointly submitted a letter to Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, asking themselves to be relieved of their duties as Eight Banners Han Army Gushan Ezhen——"

"Oh, does Huang Taiji agree?"

Regarding the three things Zu Zerun said, except for the first one that Yang Zhen could probably deduce based on his knowledge of historical trends, he didn't know the other two.

Especially the third incident, he had no impression of it in his memory, so he judged that this incident should be a chain reaction caused by Zhang Cunren, who was also a member of the Eight Banners Han Army's Gu Shan'e Zhen.

However, Zhang Cunren's incident did not happen in the original time and space anyway, so it is difficult for Yang Zhen to predict in advance what kind of chain reaction it will bring.

However, from the news informed by Zu Zerun, Yang Zhen quickly realized that the sudden rebellion of Zhang Cunren and his generals in the Han army with the red banner of the Qing Dynasty would definitely trigger a reaction against these elites within the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.

The suspicion of the Han generals.

If we add in the previous treachery of Qiu Zhenhai and his men, the treachery of Shen Zhixiang, the predecessor of Shun Gong and his men, and the treachery of other Han generals Jin Yukui, Song Guofu, Shi Mingxiong and others, then Zu Zerun, Zhang Cunren

If he and his subordinates defect on the battlefield, the consequences will probably be more serious.

You must know that among the upper-class dignitaries of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, there have always been two major factions in the appointment of generals of the Han army.

One group advocated the reuse of the Han army and the generals of the Han army. The reason was that in order to conquer the Han people in the Southern Dynasties, the mere number of people in the Eight Banners was not enough.

The other group, of course, opposed the reuse of the Han army. They looked down upon the former Ming army who surrendered and surrendered their troops, and they did not want these Han generals who were former generals to occupy high positions.

Regarding these two factions, Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, undoubtedly supported the reuse faction.

And in fact, Huang Taiji did the same thing, which was to quickly strengthen his own strength through large-scale promotion and reuse of demoted generals from the Ming army, while at the same time diluting and weakening the strength of other competitors and potential competitors.

Facts have proved that Huang Taiji's actions indeed played a very important role in the Qing Dynasty finally entering the customs and occupying the Han people.

Of course, it was precisely because of this that Yang Zhen paid special attention to and was particularly concerned about the two Tatar teams under the Eight Banners of Qinglu.

Therefore, when he heard the third thing Zu Zerun said, he immediately realized that this incident might be a rare opportunity to instigate rebellion or even disintegrate the Eight Banners Han Army, so he immediately inquired about the result.

Because once Huang Taiji agrees, these people are likely to alienate Huang Taiji.

However, what made Yang Zhen a little disappointed was that in the face of his eager inquiry, Zu Zerun's answer was negative:

"Huang Taiji did not agree."

"Oh, that's such a shame!"

Facing Yang Zhen who looked disappointed, Zu Zerun just smiled and continued:

"The governor did not know that since Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, became ill, there was an undercurrent in the Qing Dynasty. Some Qing Dynasty dignitaries took advantage of Zhang Cunren and General Zhang's affairs to spread untrustworthy opinions about the Han generals.

The purpose is not simple.

"On the surface, some Qing Dynasty dignitaries were suspicious of the Eight Banners Han Army generals and opposed the so-called bad policies of re-employing the Eight Banners Han Army generals. However, their real purpose was probably to poach the Qing Dynasty puppet emperor and use the Qing Dynasty puppet emperor's shrewdness.

, naturally I won’t be fooled.”

After Zu Zerun finished speaking these words, he saw Yang Zhenwu sighing to himself and shaking his head with a bitter smile. He paused for a moment, and then as if he remembered something, he suddenly changed the topic and added:

"However, Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, seems to have made some changes. Although he did not accept the request of Ma Guangyuan and others to be removed from office, he appointed Manchu Gushan among the Eight Banners and Han Army!"

"oh?"

When Yang Zhen heard Zu Zerun's last words, he felt happy and immediately understood that this must be Huang Taiji playing tricks again.

Huang Taiji did this, which seemed to be a bowl of water. It not only showed his continued trust in Ma Guangyuan and other Eight Banners Han Army Gushan Ezhen, but also satisfied the demands of some Qing Dynasty Eight Banners dignitaries who opposed the reuse of Han Army generals.

But in fact, this approach, which seems to be a bowl of water, may not be good on both sides.

On the one hand, those current Han Army Gushan Ezhen must be worried and doubt Huang Taiji's trust in them.

On the other hand, those Qing Dynasty dignitaries who were suspicious of the Han generals of the Eight Banners and opposed to re-employing the Han generals would only intensify their suspicion and rejection of the Han generals after discovering Huang Taiji's wavering.

After Yang Zhen said "Oh", although he didn't say anything more, his expression clearly showed a hint of surprise.

Seeing this, Zu Zerun quickly added:

"This news should be conclusive, but there is currently no definite statement on the real candidates for the Eight Banners Han Army in Gushan'e, Manchuria. According to Zu's guess, in a few days, there will be a New Year's Day puppet meeting on the Qinglu side.

There are final appointments.

"If Zu gets the news, he will definitely send someone to send a letter to inform the governor. However, if the governor gets the news first, the governor should not hesitate to inform the Liaoxi side."

"Haha, easy to say, easy to say."

Faced with Zu Zerun's request, Yang Zhen naturally agreed immediately.

In addition to understanding the future, destiny and general trend of all parties in the late Ming Dynasty, Yang Zhen of course also had his own source of information about the specific military and political situation of the Qing Dynasty.

His source of information was Shen Qiyuan.

Shen Qiyuan, as a vassal of the Qing Dynasty and the marshal of the Northern Second Army of Ning State, would also be more or less involved in some of the Qing Dynasty's plans for Jinhai Town, and could act as Yang Zhen's eyes and ears.

However, these eyes and ears are not very timely and efficient.

Because Shen Qi was far away in Pingyi City, not Shengjing City.

At the same time, Shen Qiyuan was, after all, a vassal of the Qing Dynasty and a general of the Ning Kingdom, and could not enter the inner circle of the Qing Dynasty Eight Banners dignitaries.

To put it bluntly, he was just a peripheral member of the Eight Banners. In front of the Qing Dynasty dignitaries, his status was even lower than that of the high-ranking generals of the Eight Banners and Han Army.

Therefore, most of what Shen Qi can learn far away will be quite lagging behind.

In this regard, Yang Zhen was quite happy and satisfied with the news brought by Zu Zerun's visit to Jinhai Town.

So, after hearing the news, Yang Zhen looked at Zu Zerun again. From the inside to the outside, he showed enthusiasm and frankness that he had not really shown before.

"By the way, Mr. Ancestor, just now you said that we have a 60% chance of winning when we march together, and the puppet emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty is seriously ill and there are undercurrents in the country. We have an 80% chance of winning, but what about the other 20%?"

"The other 20% chance of winning depends entirely on the Governor's will!"

Yang Zhen originally asked casually to show his enthusiasm - after all, if there is an 80% chance of winning this battle, that is already very good.

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, Zu Zerun responded to his inquiry immediately, as if he had been waiting for him to ask.

The most important thing is that Zu Zerun's response made Yang Zhen stunned on the spot, and he felt vaguely "ominous".

Sure enough, just when Yang Zhen was stunned, Zu Zerun, who had already sat down, stood up again, bowed to Yang Zhen to the ground again, and then said:

"The soldiers and horses under the command of the governor have always been famous for their skill in using firearms and their sharp guns. According to Zu, the Qing captives were extremely afraid of the firearms of the governor. At the same time, our soldiers and horses in western Liaoning also admired the firearms of the governor.

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"In the future war, if our troops and horses in western Liaoning can get the support of the commander-in-chief and use the firearms of Jinhai Town, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. When we are ready to succeed, we will naturally increase our chances of winning by 20% if we join forces."

"this--"
Chapter completed!