In Liaocheng, Fan Tianyu was placed in a remote courtyard near the governor's office.
There were soldiers guarding both inside and outside the courtyard.
After reporting "important military information" to Chen Yue, Fan Tianyu planned to return to the north immediately and return to the Fan family's caravan.
Unexpectedly, he was detained and was not allowed to leave, which made him feel guilty.
While Fan Tianyu was wandering around the courtyard with a frown on his face, the soldiers' salutes came from the courtyard door, and then he saw the courtyard door being pushed open, and a Ming army officer walked in.
"Xu Qingtian, a member of the Jinyi Guard Thousand Households."
The visitor looked serious and reported his family background.
Jin Yiwei Fan Tianyu was shocked.
As a wise man, he naturally knew how terrifying Jin Yiwei was.
Why did a thousand Jin Yiwei come to look for him?
Could it be that King Chen Yue of Qi still didn't believe him after all?
Fan Tianyu was suspicious and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "The common people have met the Lord Qianhu."
Xu Qingtian nodded and didn't care about Fan Tianyu's attitude.
He sat on the chair and motioned for Fan Tianyu to sit down as well.
"By order of the prince, I came to ask you some questions."
Xu Qingtian said calmly.
Fan Tianyu said quickly: "Master Qianhu, please ask, the common people will tell you everything they know."
"Are you familiar with Wu Sangui?"
"You said King Pingxi, the common people naturally know it, but you also know, sir, that the common people are just businessmen.
I know King Pingxi, but he doesn't know me, so we can't say we are familiar with him."
"Tell me what you know about Wu Sangui's army in detail."
"Actually, I don't know much about the military affairs.
Qianhu, you also know that our Fan family firm is only responsible for raising some military supplies and has no ability to interfere in the military affairs."
Fan Tianyu was quite embarrassed.
He thought Xu Qingtian was asking for help.
He inquired about military intelligence.
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me what you know."
Xu Qingtian said coldly.
Fan Tianyu thought about it with a grimace, and told some of the rumors he had heard about Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui had originally decided to surrender to the shun army, and then heard that his father had been captured, his concubine was robbed, and he was so angry that he turned into a beauty. wait.
Xu Qingtian didn't comment, just listened quietly.
"Wu Sangui is now the King of Pingxi by the Manchu Qing court.
He is in charge of tens of thousands of Han army flags and has a high position.
The common people are just a businessman.
At most, he has dealt with the petty officials in charge of grain and grass in his army.
Everything else is really true.
I don't know much."
Fan Tianyu finally said, he thought that the Qianhu master wanted him to persuade Wu Sangui to surrender.
"Wu Sangui's current subordinates are all his former Guan Ningjun.
Do you know where Guan Ningjun's family members are in Beijing now?"
Xu Qingtian suddenly asked.
"Not in Beijing."
Fan Tianyu shook his head and said, "Although Beijing is a big city, the Manchus have moved their old nests in from outside the customs.
Although the inner nine cities are big, they are not enough for hundreds of thousands of Manchus.
How can the families of the demoted generals be accommodated?"
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The family members of Guan Ningjun should be in the Ningyuan area of Guangning outside Shanhaiguan.
It was originally the hometown of Guan Ningjun, and there was a large area of cultivated land reclaimed by Guan Ningjun.
When Wu Sangui withdrew to Shanhaiguan on the order of Emperor Chongzhen, he evacuated more than 100,000 family members from outside the customs into the customs.
But not long after, he surrendered to the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
There was no land in the pass to accommodate more than 100,000 people.
Following the orders of the Manchu and Qing court, his family members returned to their hometown of Guan Ning.
Wu Sangui led his army to capture the city and territory for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and detained his family members outside the customs.
This made the Manchu Qing court feel at ease.
How do I know this?
Xu Qianhu, you know that our family is a merchant and we are used to doing business outside the customs.
In the usual Shanhaiguan important area, our caravan naturally did not dare to go there, and entered the grassland by climbing over the Jizhou border wall.
Now my family is an imperial merchant in the Qing Dynasty, so walking through Shanhaiguan is not a problem.
After all, going from Shanhaiguan to Liaodong is more complicated than crossing the mountains from Jizhou.
The ginseng and velvet antlers from Liaodong are good things, and they can be sold at a good price when shipped to the customs. " Fan Tianyu talked nonchalantly, full of business tips, which made Xu Qingtian frown, but he finally confirmed that Wu Sanguijun's family members were in Ningyuan.
"Xu Qianhu, please talk to the King of Qi and see if you can let me go back as soon as possible.
I have no other intentions.
I am afraid that if I go back late, I will arouse the suspicion of the Manchu court.
After all, I raised military rations for them, but It's hard to say if you suddenly disappeared," Fan Tianyu said tentatively to Xu Qingtian.
"To tell you the truth, I can't let you go until the Manchus are defeated.
Just stay here."
After getting the result he wanted, Xu Qingtian turned around and left.
"Ah" only Fan Tianyu was left shocked.
The Manchu Qing court had no doubt that the Fan family would not be considered by the Ming army.
Fan Tianyu came to Liaocheng and saw a lot of things he shouldn't have seen.
No matter what considerations he had, it was impossible to let him go.
With the information obtained, Xu Qingtian reported to Qi King Chen Yue.
"Wu Sangui's military family members are indeed in western Liaoning.
Our strategy is feasible."
Li Yan said straightly.
"Although the main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is in Linqing, there should be a lot of troops guarding places like Shanhaiguan.
It is not feasible to go there with less troops.
And it is not easy to cross the sea from Dengzhou to Ningyuan, so we must plan carefully."
Chen Yue frowned.
Most of the troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army are now in Liaocheng and Jinan.
Although there are still 30,000 to 40,000 troops in Dengzhou, they are not the main force.
Half of them are Jiaodong soldiers originally recruited by Wu Ping, and the other half are the surrendered troops of the Green Camp that were just recruited.
Of course, the hundreds of ships, thousands of officers and soldiers in Dengzhou's navy are all his direct descendants, but the navy is not suitable for going ashore after all.
Chen Yue was not very relieved to rely on such an army to do such a thing.
After all, Shanhaiguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Even if there are only one or two thousand Qing troops guarding it, it will not be easy to capture it.
Moreover, it is spring now, and the northwest monsoon is blowing.
There is not much favorable wind from Dengzhou to Liaodong, making cross-sea attacks very difficult.
"It's very difficult, but it's worth the risk.
If we can successfully land near Ningyuan and break through Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan, we can cut off the connection between Manchu and their home base outside the customs.
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It is equivalent to driving a nail into the heart of Manchu.
It will inevitably panic. , Wu Sangui's family is in our hands, how can he continue to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty?
As long as the action is successful, the situation will definitely be broken," Li Yan said straightly.
Chen Yue nodded: "I naturally understand the importance of action.
I am hesitant about such an important task.
Whether the army left behind in Dengzhou is up to the task and whether Wu Ping can complete this battle."
"Your Majesty, my subordinate is willing to go to Dengzhou to assist General Wu Ping in completing this task."
Li Yanzhi said.
"Okay, with Brother Yanzhi assisting Wu Ping, I will feel more at ease.
Let's do this.
I will allocate 3,000 people from the guard camp to you as the backbone of the battle."
Chen Yue said happily.
He was waiting for Li Yanzhi's initiative.
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