Therefore, at this moment, after hearing Jierhalang's words, Huang Taiji's face darkened for a moment, he closed his eyes in silence for a while, and finally asked:

"Then in your opinion, Prince Zheng, what should I do?"

"It is better to continue to implement the previous strategy, besiege instead of attack, and encircle the points to bring reinforcements."

Jierhalang originally advocated taking back Zhenjiang Castle as soon as possible, but he was afraid that as time went by, the money and treasures he and his subordinates left behind in the city would be destroyed by Yang Zhen and his men.

But as soon as he heard that Huang Taiji was willing to surrender Yang Zhen, his thoughts immediately changed and he began to agree with the opinions he had opposed before and advocated that the siege should be continued to the end.

"Then have you ever thought about what if the other reinforcements from Jinhai Town don't come? What if the strategy of encircling the point to bring reinforcements fails? If the siege reaches the end and Yang Zhen comes to surrender at the end of the road, will I accept it or not?"

"If Yang Zhen comes to surrender at the end of his rope, I would certainly support my master and accept him."

"Then what's the difference between me choosing to recruit and surrender Yang Zhen now?"

"This, there is still a difference. If Yang Zhen can't hold on and comes back at the end of the road, at least it can be guaranteed that he really surrendered instead of pretending to surrender."

"Oh, of course I want this too, but my army is short of food. I'm afraid that before Yang Zhen runs out of food in the city, the soldiers and horses in front of our Qing army will be hungry first!"

"Didn't my master say before that our army can plunder food and grass from the east of the Yangtze River? Now that the river is frozen, our army can cross the river to get it at any time!"

"Although I said that before, it was a last resort that could only be taken. Have you thought about the consequences of doing that?"

Faced with Jierharang's various doubts and arguments, Huang Taiji finally revealed his strategy for dealing with the Koreans.

"In total, it has been more than 200 years since the founding of the country by the Li family of the imperial court. The fact that he was able to establish the country east of the Yalu River was not entirely a matter of luck. There must be something to rely on.

"Now that there is a rebellion in the various prefectures in the north of Li Dynasty, I know that it must not be under the command of its leader Li Zhu. I have seen that Li Zhu, and he does not have such courage.

"This time I led a large army to come here. I have no intention of deposing the Li family and massacring their country. If their monarchs and ministers bow their heads and accept their guilt, I will renegotiate the treaty with them and order them to atone for their sins and do their best to repay them in the future.

"Once our army marches in and massacres and loots, although food, grass, cloth and silk will be at our fingertips, our Qing Dynasty will definitely lose its popularity among the people of the Li Dynasty. From now on, it will be difficult for the people of the Qing Dynasty east of the Yajiang River to

Continue to be used by my Qing Dynasty!"

In Huang Taiji's view, the Chao people's fighting power was low and they were not worth mentioning in front of the Qing soldiers. However, the Li Chao had geographical advantages and was crucial to his Qing Dynasty.

Especially under the current situation where the threat from Jinhai Town is increasing day by day, the Qing soldiers have no time to look west, and the food, iron and other materials from the Xuanda area are almost completely cut off, the Li Dynasty's status has been rising day by day.

The materials such as grain, iron, and even warships and manpower he needed would have to be collected in large quantities from the Li Dynasty in the future.

If the Li Dynasty was in chaos, or in other words alienated from him, and finally completely betrayed the Qing Dynasty, then this consequence would be something he did not want to see and would be unbearable.

"In my opinion, if Yang Zhen cannot leave the Zhenjiang Fort and does not fight with me, I am afraid that I will retreat when I run out of food, or I will cross the Yangtze River to invade and plunder the imperial people after running out of food. Therefore, it is not a last resort and it is easy to do so easily.

You can't do this, otherwise, you will really fall into Yang Zhen's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain."

"this--"

Jierhalang did not expect that behind the seemingly calm war inside and outside Zhenjiang Fort, there would be so many overt or covert life-and-death plots hidden behind it.

Jilharang is quite convinced of Huang Taiji. He just said so many doubtful and rebuttal words just because he wanted to express his various worries.

If one day in the future, these worries of his come true, this can be regarded as a warning in advance. He has tried his best, and no matter how big the trouble is, he is not responsible.

At this moment, Jierhalang listened to Huang Taiji's patient and detailed explanation to him, and saw other people present. It was obvious that they all knew Huang Taiji's plan, and he could no longer say anything against it.

At that moment, he briefly thought about it, then bowed his head to Huang Taiji and said: "My master has worked hard, and the plan must be big. But the slave's vision and ability are small. If I, the Qing Dynasty, can successfully recruit Yang Zhen this time, it will indeed be a huge profit."

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"Even if the surrender fails, it is still good to give it a try. It may shake the determination of his subordinates to defend the city and break the morale of their stubborn resistance. The master is wise and the servant has no objections."

Huang Taijijian persuaded Jierhalang, and other people present had already participated in the previous plan, and no one objected at the moment. He immediately made up his mind and asked Gang Atai to send an order to summon all the princes and ministers in front of the army to discuss the matter.

On the afternoon of October 23, Prince Baylor and his ministers, who led the troops to defend the Qinglu banners around Zhenjiang Fort, once again gathered in the large tent of Huang Taiji's Chinese army in the Qinglu camp in the southeast of Wulong Mountain.

Including Gushan Beizi Nikan and Zhishun Gong Shang Kexi, who divided their troops and were stationed in the Jiulian City area, they were also ordered to come here.

Now that the Yajiang River is frozen, the Jinhai Navy Division cannot threaten the Qing Dynasty's rear, and the Zhenjiang Fort has also been surrounded from all sides by the Qing Dynasty army.

Therefore, at this time, whether it was Huang Taiji or the other heads of Prince Baylor, the atmosphere was obviously much more relaxed after they gathered together.

When Huang Taiji announced to everyone his decision to try to recruit Yang Zhen to surrender, none of the princes and ministers of Baylor who were summoned to attend the imperial meeting stood up to object.

Although many people were surprised and thought that Zhenjiang Fort had been besieged from all sides and that it would be a matter of time to take it down, and the choice to surrender at this time was completely unnecessary.

But when they looked around and found Prince Zheng Jierhalang sitting on a horse stool, looking at his nose and nose without saying a word, completely indifferent, no one dared to stand up and question Huang Taiji's decision.

Because among the people present, except for Prince Zheng Jierharang, who was one of the banner lords of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and had the power to sit together and discuss politics, everyone else present was, to put it bluntly, slaves.

Moreover, most of the people who belong to the Two Yellow Banners and the Zhenglan Banner are Huang Taiji's personal slaves.

They have no right to question or discuss what Huang Taiji has decided.

"It stands to reason that I am determined to recruit Yang Zhen to surrender again. Once I have made up my mind, I can just ask people to implement it. There is no need to mobilize troops and call you all to discuss it together."

Huang Taiji finally saw that no one was making a sound in the big tent, so he told everyone the reason for convening the imperial meeting.

"It's just that this matter is not my private matter after all, but a public matter related to the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, so I also want to hear your opinions, especially the issue of who will recruit the surrender envoy, which will be decided today."

"Recruiting envoys?"

After Huang Taiji said this, no one thought about the question of whether or not to surrender Yang Zhen and why he should surrender. The attention of everyone in the big tent was suddenly attracted by the candidate for the surrender envoy.

The choice of the envoy to recruit Yang Zhen was definitely not a good job.

If you want to recruit other Ming army generals, or recruit other civilian and military generals from the Southern Dynasties, it will definitely be a good job.

However, under the current circumstances, it is too risky to enter Zhenjiang Fort to persuade Yang Zhen, the killer, to surrender. If he fails, his head may be lost.

When Yang Zhen was in Songshan City, he detained Shen Yongzhong who had entered the city to recruit him. Although not everyone in the Qing Dynasty knew about it, this matter had already been widely circulated among the upper levels of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and the upper levels of the Eight Banners Han Army.

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Everyone present thought of this for a moment, so no one wanted to come forward at this time, and the scene became deserted again.

Because recommending others at this time would offend others, and it would be even more impossible to recommend oneself and take the initiative to apply for a job.

Therefore, the only thing I can do is to lower my head and close my mouth without speaking.

After the tent was once again silent for a while, Huang Taiji, who had always been trusted by Huang Taiji, couldn't stand the picture of worshiping music on the forehead with a yellow flag on the mountain, and suddenly said:

"Master, I have no objection to the surrender of Yang Zhen. If our Qing Dynasty can defeat others without fighting, that would be the best strategy. However, the choice of the surrender envoy is related to the success or failure of the surrender of Yang Zhen.

I think you need to think carefully and act cautiously."

"Oh? Baiyintu, please tell me first, who should be asked to persuade him to surrender? Is it prudent and thoughtful?"

"Well, this slave thinks that since ancient times, people have used their old relatives and friends as lobbyists to persuade him to surrender. Now that my master wants to persuade Yang Zhen to surrender, it would be better to choose someone who has some old friendship with Yang Zhen. It is best to have some dealings with him."

"Have you ever interacted with relatives and friends? If you have any candidates, please propose them now!"

Huang Taiji had never thought about this at first. What he originally thought was that recruiting Yang Zhen this time was of great importance and he had to show enough sincerity. Therefore, the first thing he thought about was that he had to have an important minister or confidant around him.

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However, Huang Taiji was worried about Yang Zhen's unpredictability. If he failed to surrender and lost one of his close advisors, it would be like shooting himself in the foot, so he always hesitated.

But now what Baiyintu said seemed reasonable to him.

If we can find a candidate who can fully demonstrate his sincerity in recruiting and surrender without having to worry about Yang Zhen making a counter-intentional plan, or detaining or executing him, then this is feasible.

"Well, I thought, maybe we can ask Zhenghuang Banner Han Army's Third Class Ang Bangzhang Jingzu Zerun to go again."

"Zu Zerun?"

"Exactly. Zu Zerun went to Songshan last year to surrender. After all, he had dealt with Yang Zhen, and Zu Keyong, the chief military officer of Yang Zhen's command, is also a member of Ning Yuanzu's family——"

"No. Don't say that Zu Zerun is not in front of the army right now. Even if he is in front of the army, we can't ask him to go again."
Chapter completed!