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Text Chapter 233 Obtaining false certificates to siege the city and fight for aid

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    Every day, thirty to fifty refugees or deserters would run out from the city of Yichang. Some deserters even wanted to join the Ming army, but they were let go after being questioned by the Nanming army. Regarding Emperor Hongguang's delay in ordering the attack, the food and grass shortages, the military morale  In the shaken city of Yichang, the whole army expressed general confusion.

    Release: I have been stationed outside Xitaxia for seven days, listening to the reports below every day. Although I don¡¯t know what Li Shutai¡¯s intention is, although I will never fall into Xitaxia¡¯s trap, even though there are various signs that Li Shutai  There is no possibility of setting up an ambush in Xita Gorge, but what I pursue is that you have your Zhang Liang plan, and I have my bridge ladder. Let's see who can beat whom in the end.

    "Your Majesty, we have everything you asked for." Yin Shixun handed a paper bag to Emperor Hongguang, "The army has surrounded Yichang at this time, but the Tatars seem to be waiting for something, a little inside and outside the city.  There has been no change. I wonder what the emperor has in mind?" Yin Shixun vaguely guessed something, but he understood the reason of praising his master at the right time.

    I took the paper bag and opened it. It was a notice from the Yichang government office. The date was half a month ago. The seal below should be Li Shutai's seal. I smiled slightly and said, "The trick is in this notice.  Go and find me the old craftsman you found a few days ago."

    Not long after the release, an old man with white beard and hair was brought up by the soldiers of Emperor Hongguang. The old man was "invited" from the south bank of the Yangtze River a few days ago. His profession is a jade craftsman, specializing in processing some jade.  The jewelry was quite famous in the local area, but now that it was obtained by Uncle Bing, the old man was so frightened that he couldn't sleep well for several days.

    Posted I personally helped the old man to sit down on the seat, "Old man, have you not been frightened in the past few days?" I tried to keep my tone calm, and I didn't tell the old man my identity.

    Posted The old man nodded, "It's okay, it's okay." Apart from being nervous, the old man really didn't suffer. He entertained her with good wine and food every day, but he didn't get any reward, and the more he felt like this, the more nervous he became.

    "That's good, old man, take a look at this." After saying that, I handed the Yichang City notice to the old man and pointed to the official seal below, "Old man, can you make an official seal that can achieve the above effect?  That¡¯s it.¡±

    When the old man heard this, he looked at the notice and said, "It's possible. I know the Tatar's official seal. It must be useful to military men, but making the official seal is the most time-consuming. It also requires nephrite, which takes at least a month."  !¡±

    Publish I don¡¯t have a month to spare!  "Old man, we don't want a real official seal, as long as the effect of the seal can be achieved, what do you think about using radish?"

    Posted "Carrot?" The old man was stunned, "I haven't tried it, but radish is definitely much easier to carve than jade. You can try it." The old man communicated with Yin Shixun before coming in and knew that Ming Dynasty's army  If he wanted to use the Tatar's official seal to do something, he was very willing to help, but he had never done carving with radish before, so he didn't dare to guarantee it.

    Three days after the release, the old man spent three days carving dozens of radishes. He finally mastered the trick and carved an official seal that Emperor Hongguang needed. Of course, the most important thing is the effect of the "seal".  The appearance is not used at all.

    I handed the blank paper with the seal to Yin Shixun, "I have to teach Aiqing the rest. Aiqing should write an order to mobilize troops on it and write it to Hong Shiqin in the name of Li Shutai.  He said that Li Shutai had defeated the Ming army in Xita Gorge, and asked Hong Shiqin to immediately lead his troops south to assist the Ming army in counterattacking Jingzhou and start preparations to recapture Wuchang."

    Yin Shixun thought that Emperor Hongguang had the same plan as he had guessed, but it might be too difficult. "Your Majesty, Li Shutai and Hong Shiqin have been friends for many years. The handwriting between the two must be very familiar. Even the ministers don't know about Li Shutai."  Even if you know his style of writing, you may not be able to imitate it. I¡¯m afraid this strategy is inappropriate!¡±

    I smiled and said, "My dear, just write what I want! I will handle the rest." Seeing that Yin Shixun had finished writing, I took out another piece of paper and stamped it, "This is written to the Tatar guard in Dangyang.  , he said that Yichang was under siege and the situation was critical, and ordered the Dangyang defenders to provide immediate support."

    Released Yin Shixun wrote two fake handwritings from Li Shutai, but he was a little confused. The two contradictory orders seemed too contradictory. Besides, the success rate of this strategy was only 30%, which was too risky.  Yin Shixun put away his pen and saw that there was nothing wrong with the words he wrote. When he looked up, he found that Emperor Hongguang had put a bowl of water on the table at some point.

    After publishing, I took a sip of salty salt water, and "Pfft!" sprayed on two pieces of paper. Because the force was just right, although the handwriting was blurred, it was still legible, especially the official seal at the bottom was very clear. I was careful.  Blow dry the two pieces of paper. After the handwriting is no worse after folding, carefully fold the two false orders so that the corner of the official seal is placed at the innermost. "Ai Qing, write again."Two envelopes.  "

    Release After I completed the counterfeiting process, I looked at the two envelopes soaked in salt water and felt the taste in my mouth was very uncomfortable. I took a sip of tea and immediately called a meeting with the generals.

    It was announced that Huang Degong's injury had almost recovered, and that Li Jian actually attended the meeting because he received special treatment from Emperor Hongguang. I looked at the generals in the camp and felt that the people who delivered the false orders were Tian Jianxiu and Liu Fangliang.  It must be the case, because these two people have a background in cheating and abduction before. It is estimated that there will be no problem in picking up their old profession. I will tell my strategy to the generals first, "Tian Aiqing, I order you to take this letter and rush to Dangyang immediately.  , your identity is Li Shutai's personal soldier, and you can choose two confidants to go with you; Liu Fangliang, if you go to Xiangyang with this letter, you can no longer be Li Shutai's personal soldier.  , let¡¯s just say he¡¯s an ordinary soldier in Yichang! Just to be on the safe side, you two will shave your heads and comb your hair into big braids like Tartars. Your clothes have also been prepared for you two. Put them on first for me to see.  look."

    When Tian Jianxiu and Liu Fangliang heard this, his face turned blue. It was easy to dress up as Li Shutai's personal soldier. It would be too difficult to shave his head and braid his hair. But the two of them knew that the matter was very important, even if they were not happy.  Don't dare to disobey.

    Yin Shixun handed two sets of Manchu military uniforms to the two of them. After putting them on, they realized that these military uniforms were exquisite. Tian Jianxiu's military uniform could be used as a beggar's uniform, while Liu Fangliang's military uniform was very brand-new.  People know that the situation calls for it, but when they think about shaving their hair and braiding their hair soon, they all look unhappy.  I never thought that such a chore would fall on me.

    After Liu Fangliang and Tian Jianxiu left, I immediately ordered people to set up an ambush in Xita Gorge. Although I cannot be 100% sure that the Manchu garrison in Dangyang will be transferred into the ambush circle, the chance of success still exists. In addition,  Huang Degong was sent by my tribe to besiege Yichang. This siege was large-scale, because I didn't know what medicine was in Li Shutai's gourd, so I had to be extremely careful.

    "Shishan, the injury on your body doesn't matter, right?" I came to Li Jian after assigning the task, "Do you have any ideas about making you a small leader? Although I am the emperor, you have not made any achievements, so it is not convenient for me to promote you.  You! Otherwise, the people below you will not obey you, so be it! Fight well in this ambush battle, I hope you can make the first contribution, and I will reward you heavily."

    Published Li Jian is now an officer at the lowest level, and this was a special arrangement under the care of Emperor Hongguang!  He was very grateful after hearing what Emperor Hongguang said, "Your Majesty is right. Your Majesty is worried about the villain. His injuries are almost healed." Li Jian was very confident in his own skills.  He didn't pay much attention to the minor injury, as long as he replenished his blood, it would be no problem.

    After announcing the announcement, Tian Jianxiu rushed to Dangyang with an uneasy mood. He kept in mind Emperor Hongguang's instructions and tried his best to make himself and his two men look embarrassed and sweaty. Yichang was not far from Dangyang. When the sky was dark, Tian Jianxiu  Arriving outside Dangyang City, he knocked on the city gate.

    The Manchu and Qing soldiers who posted the gate heard that they were from Yichang, and then saw Tian Jianxiu's dress. After asking carefully, they asked them to lower the drawbridge and let Tian Jianxiu into the city. Because they were afraid that the Ming army would attack Dangyang, Dangyang's defense was also  Very strict.

    Released Tian Jianxiu claimed that he wanted to see the guard general of Dangyang on the order of Li Shutai, the governor of Jingxiang, and was soon taken into the Yamen of Dangyang.  Tian Jianxiu's acting talent is very good. After identifying the Manchu Dangyang guard general, he knelt down on one knee and said, "Sir, Yichang is besieged by the Ming army. The situation is extremely critical. Please send troops quickly to relieve the siege of Yichang.  "As he said this, he handed the ravaged documents in his arms over his head. Tian Jianxiu said in his heart, boy, let's see how I deal with you when I get you.

    The person who was announced to guard Dangyang was Gushan Ezhen Soto of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Dangyang's geographical location was very important, so Li Shutai asked him to guard Dangyang, and planned to use Dangyang to delay for a while when Yichang could not be defended.  Tuo himself is a member of the Zhenghong Banner, and has some relatives with Prince Li Daishan. He has 5,000 troops, all of whom are elite troops.

    After listening to Tian Jianxiu's words, Soto ordered someone to take Tian Jianxiu's letter and opened it. It seemed that the letter was wet with sweat. The smell of sweat could be faintly smelled, but the meaning could be understood clearly.  The big seal is not fake either.  He frowned, thinking that he only had 5,000 troops in his hands. Once he went to support Li Shutai, Dangyang's defense problem would not be solved. Once the Ming army mobilized troops to attack Dangyang, wouldn't Dangyang be unable to resist?  , but he had to listen to Li Shutai's urgent letter. After weighing the pros and cons, Soto immediately ordered four thousand troops to rush to Yichang, leaving only one thousand men and horses to guard Dangyang. Soto thought, all the men and horses in his hands are  If the elites and Li led Taili to attack the Ming army together, they might not be able to defeat the Ming army.

    Published Tian Jianxiu thought, wouldn¡¯t it be beautiful if the Tatars could take Dangyang while they were empty when they mobilized troops from Dangyang?  But when Tian Jianxiu thought of itEmperor Guang's strategy made me feel that my idea was at a disadvantage.

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