After leaving Tucheng, further north is the desert, Yang Yingqi's hometown revisited all the way is not fast, before he entered the desert, the matter of the seven generals' northern tour has already spread to Longcheng, those short-sighted patriarchs reacted indifferently, but the eldest disciple of the living Buddha of Mobei Zonam Zapu is a very far-sighted monk, and his plans are not inferior to the first-class politicians in the Central Plains, Yang Yingqi just walked out of the desert He was already waiting at the edge of the desert, Yang Yingqi saw him and smiled: "The old Qilin has already quit the prime minister, how dare you bother the master to greet him." ”

Les Bada said with a smile: "I am not here to welcome the prime minister, but to welcome Mr. Yang." ”

As he spoke, the two of them held hands and laughed together. During the convening of the Yuan National Assembly, the two had already met, but at that time, the affairs of all parties were complicated, and Yang Yingqi did not find time to have a deep talk with Lie Sibada alone, but he had admired each other's knowledge and wisdom.

Yang Yingqi was strange because he saw that there were more Han people and fewer Hu people along the way, so he asked Liesi Bada what the reason was, and Liesi Bada said: "Since Mr. Yang's resignation, the tribes and generals in the north and south of the desert have been frequently deployed, especially the fierce and good fighters who have gone south. ”

Yang Yingqi sighed and said: "Then don't miss Mobei's livelihood." ”

Lesbaya said: "Don't worry, at the same time as the northerners went south, a lot of people also moved to the south, and these people were businessmen, farmers and herdsmen, which could make up for the gap left by the tribes after they went south." ”

Yang Yingqi nodded, and then stopped asking. Lieth Bada was going to invite Yang Yingqi to Longcheng and his party, but Yang Yingqi said: "I didn't come to patrol around like the third brother this time, I just revisited the road of the thousand-mile 'Long March' in the old place, and I didn't dare to leave the 'Long March' too far away, so as not to provoke criticism." Lieth Bada didn't dare to invite again, and accompanied Yang Yingqi for three hundred miles before leaving.

After he left, Lin Yu said: "What is the uncle doing when he sends so many northern desert tribes to the south?" Is it to use Humana to march south? ”

In recent years, Lin Yu's intelligence has grown, and Yang Yingqi will also talk to him about some political and military affairs, and then he muttered: "I'm afraid that there is this possibility." ”

Lin Yu exclaimed: "How can that be! At the beginning, it was very uncomfortable for the people north of Fu Jian to go south to fight, not to mention that they were fighting in the southeast with rivers and lakes in the southeast! This is the way to defeat, the uncle has been a soldier for many years, how can he commit such a taboo! Is he really confused? ”

Yang Yingqi said: "This kind of truth is not to mention the generals in the army, even a long-experienced minister like Chen Zhenghui can say it." No matter how confused the eldest brother is, it stands to reason that he will not make such a big mistake - even if he doesn't notice it for a while, will Guo Hao, Qu Duan, and Ren Dejing be confused together? So I think he must have something else going on. ”

Lin Yu curled his lips and said, "What can you plan!" I said that it is because General Liu Qi, General Wang Yan, General Zhao Li, and General Wang Xuan are unwilling to go south to the civil war, especially the descendants of the second uncle, who are from the Northern Song Dynasty the most, although they have returned to the Han Dynasty for many years, but the feelings of the villagers should still be there, if Zhao Gou comes to commit these people will support the Han Dynasty to fight back, but if we go south - especially in this situation now, I am afraid that they will be disgusted. ”

Yang Yingqi shook his head and said: "Our Han military discipline is strict, and the banner should move forward, what kind of hometown feelings, useless." ”

Lin Yu said: "It's not enough to disobey orders, but it always has an impact on morale." Yang Yingqi didn't object to this, Lin Yu continued: "So, the uncle is worried that the morale of the army is not high as a whole, and secondly, he is worried that some generals will not be able to command, but in addition to the central military department, he has to use other soldiers and horses, so he has to transfer Huma to the south." ”

Regarding Lin Yu's words, Yang Yingqi also felt that it was not unreasonable.

In terms of combat style, in addition to the central military system established by Zhe, Cao, and Yang, the frontier troops led by Xiao Tienu, Cao Guangbi, Aluman, Ouyang Shi, and Liu Qi also had their own combat styles. Xiao Ziqi has been active in Hudi for many years, and his style is the wildest, and he also belongs to the category of Meng Wuer; Cao Guangbi's line is the most extensive, in addition to his descendants who stayed in the south, the frontier generals Zhongshi Kang, Wang Yan, Zhao Li, Chong Yansong, Xu Wen, etc. can also be regarded as an extension of Cao's style; Ouyang Shi mainly represents the naval system of the Han Dynasty, but it has also undergone great changes in recent years; Aluman represents the Sinicized Donghu system army, although Puluhu is not under his control in terms of military power, but in terms of army style, it is similar to it; Although Liu Qi's department was born in the early days of the Han Army's Central Army, and was under Cao Guangbi in the middle, because Liu Qi's personal ability was too strong, Yang Kaiyuan and Cao Guangbi could not envelop him, and after entering Shaanxi, the army style he commanded gradually became Qin, and today it has formed the Central Military Department and the fifth army combat style in addition to Xiao, Cao, and Donghu. As for these five styles, although Wang Xuan, Qu Duan, Yelu Yujian, etc. have their own characteristics, they can only be regarded as small series, which is not enough to be juxtaposed with the previous five styles.

As far as the army is concerned, the soldiers and horses of the Cao and Liu systems are the most useful, followed by the central military system, and the soldiers and horses of Xiao Tienu and the Donghu system are second. However, Cao and Liu Er's faction were the most opposed to this southern expedition, although Liu Qi and others did not openly disobey after the decision of the Prime Minister's Office, but as Lin Yu said, Zhi Yanchong also had to consider the question of whether the generals could fight wholeheartedly after going to the battlefield.

Lin Yu said: "I heard that General Liu Qi has been transferred to Western Xia to quell the rebellion, and it is unknown whether he will be transferred back to Weinan and Tianshui after the rebellion, maybe the uncle has made up his mind not to use them." ”

Yang Yingqi shook his head and said: "That's impossible, although the central military system has the most soldiers and horses, almost accounting for more than half of the Han army, but the central military system has to defend Gyeonggi first, and secondly, to check and balance all parties, I estimate that the eldest brother can only use three percent of the soldiers and horses as the core army at most if he wants to march south, and outside the central military system, there must be a large amount of military power as the vanguard and periphery, although the military strength of our Han Dynasty is strong, the military strength of the Southern Song Dynasty is not weak, and it is not that we can defeat it with only three percent of the central army." ”

Lin Yu shouted: "That's why the uncle transferred people from Mobei!" ”

Yang Yingqi said: "Impossible, impossible!" It is a taboo for soldiers to drive the Hu of the North to fight between the Jianghuai River, this kind of problem that even you want to get will not be expected? He's not so confused! ”

The group gradually traveled north, and soon reached the range monitored by the Pulu Tiger Army, and he had already heard that Yang Yingqi was coming, so he led his troops to the border to greet them, escorted them all the way to Daxianbei Mountain, and sent fast horses to Ningzhou and Taizhou to inform Aluman. On the way, Yang Yingqi asked how the local people's livelihood was, and Pu Luhu said: "According to the old herdsmen, the weather has not been conducive to animal husbandry in the past two years, but fortunately, since the conquest of Western Xia, the elite people of Mobei have been constantly transferred to the south, and the pressure on Dingkou has been much lighter, and in the past two years, there have been business and travel exchanges, and Gyeonggi and Northeast China often transfer grain from the living Buddha to help various ethnic groups, so in general, it is still passable." In addition, the living Buddha's master and apprentice are profound, Buddhism is popularized in the grassland, people's minds are at ease, and the matter of fighting is as little as a day. ”

Yang Yingqi saw a string of Buddhist beads hanging from his hand and asked, "Puluhu, do you also believe in Buddhism?" ”

Puruhu said: "Yes." After listening to a few sermons in front of the Living Buddha's seat, I realized that I have now taken refuge. ”

Yang Yingqi sighed when he heard this, and said: "May my Buddha be merciful and keep the grassland stable and peaceful forever." ”

When Yang Yingqi arrived at the western foot of Daxianbei Mountain, the cold winter had arrived, and the heavy snow covered the mountain, Pu Luhu advised Yang Yingqi not to enter the mountain recklessly, in case of accidents, Lie Bada also sent people to fly to stop him, Yang Yingqi had no choice but to go to Pu Luhu's station to spend the winter. The winter in Mobei is so long, Yang Yingqi is here for four months, during which Yang Kaiyuan and Mengwuer have come to the meeting, and even Zonan Zapu has come to meet and discuss the Buddha. It was not until the ice and snow melted in the second year that Puluhu sent someone to escort Yang Yingqi into the mountain to find the traces left by the Han Department that year.

In July of 16**, Yang Yingqi and his entourage officially passed through Daxianbei Mountain, Lin Yu looked back to the west and sighed: "It's a pity that I can't see Brother Xiao Jun only in Mobei this time." ”

Yang Yingqi said: "After all, he is a minister and a major general in Mobei, and everything must be done first, not if you want to come." ”

They were only not far out of the mountain and were found by the rangers sent here by Aruban, and Yang Yingqi was much familiar with the road in the eastern part of Daxianbei Mountain, and with the help of the guide, he quickly found the place where the Han Department met Zong Han, Yang Yingqi pointed to a piece of grass and said to Lin Yu: "Back then, your second uncle was here to deter the Hu people with a horse and a silver spear, promote Chinese martial arts, and establish the prestige of the Han Department." Speaking of this, I remembered that my second brother had passed away, and things were wrong, and I couldn't help but sigh loudly.

The Northeast Plain is the place where the Chinese forces and the Donghu forces crossed and retreated, in ancient times, the Yin Shang and the Yan State in the Warring States Period were all here, since the Middle Ages down, the Han and Tang dynasties were at their peak when the forces also reached this place. The Northeast Plain is different from Mobei, as long as the political conditions allow, it is a very suitable place for Han people to live. Since Huining was burned by Xiao Tienu, the power of the Han people in the northeast has risen sharply, agriculture is the foundation laid before the founding of the Han Dynasty, and the commercial aspect is also more and more prosperous year by year, the traffic arteries of the Aguta and Wu beggar era for military purposes were driven by various ethnic groups, and extended more far-reaching after reaching the hands of Yang Pu, and its commercial use has been far more than military use, and the business travelers from southern Liaoning have penetrated into the counties, villages, and departments of various states along several big rivers and various small roads, and communicate with all ethnic groups. The Han regime conquered Mobei, Xixia, Tunan Song, Monan, Shaanxi were all caught in the war, Lianghe and Shandong were also in danger, but the Northeast Plain has been stable and prosperous since the fire in Huining, and although the economic vitality is not as good as that of the Gyeonggi region, the safety factor is much higher than that of the Gyeonggi region, and it can be said that it has become the rear of the Han regime.

Yang Yingqi traveled to the rebuilt Han Village, and then went to Huanglong Mansion to see Aluman and Yang Pu, the three of them had their own sighs when they met, especially Eryang, the two have cooperated for a long time, when it comes to the depth of friendship, there is still more than Yang Yingqi and Chen Zhenghui, and they can't help crying and laughing after a long reunion.

After talking about personal affairs, Yang Yingqi saw that Yang Pu's beard was half white, and sighed: "Puzhi, you have worked hard all these years." I traveled all the way north and east, and walked through nearly half of the land of Dahan, even counting Gyeonggi and Tanggu, there was no peace here. It was really wronged to appoint you to this bitter cold place at the beginning, but you can create such a stable rear for the Han Dynasty, which is needless to say, and it is a great virtue to make millions of people in the Northeast live and work in peace and contentment. According to the Buddhist theory of karma, this great merit alone is enough to bless your descendants and last for hundreds of generations. ”

Yang Pu sighed: "It's best to be blessed, and if you don't have it, you don't dare to force it." But to be able to do something for the country and the people is finally my duty to be a Confucian. It's just that in the past few years, the central situation has changed, and the situation has become more and more dangerous, and I am afraid that it will not be beneficial to the country in the long run. ”

Yang Yingqi said gloomily: "I'm afraid I can't control these things." ”

"Seventh General, how can you say that!" Yang Pu said: "Although Your Majesty dismissed your appearance, as one of the founding leaders of my Han Dynasty, how can you stand by and watch when there is a major crisis in the country!" ”

Yang Yingqi exclaimed: "There is a major crisis in the country? Where does this begin? Is it something that's happened recently? ”