Datong right acropolis, palm print command envoy residence.

"He's on the horse!"

Xu Yongshou, the deputy chief military officer of Datong Town, slammed his fist on the table and said, "These Mongols have never known what the covenant means!" ”

"The covenant was signed last year, and it was just cold, and they came down to fight the grass valley again!"

Hearing this, the generals of the Datong West Road were also filled with righteous indignation, attacking or defending, and arguing one after another.

Datong Town is divided into three major roads, east, west and south, with a total of 12 small roads.

Zhang Wanbang, the chief military officer, was born in Zhang's generals, and his grandfather Zhang Xun was a famous general in the Jiajing and Longqing periods.

Zhang Wanbang's father, Zhang Bingzhong, inherited the official position of commander and was promoted to commander envoy.

In the early period of Wanli, Zhang Bingzhong served as a general of Datong East Road, and later led his troops to participate in the battle of Pingningxia.

Zhang Wanbang inherited two generations of honors from his grandfather, and was a martial artist in the 30th year of Wanli, and since then it has been smooth sailing, and he has achieved the official position of the chief military officer of Datong Town Guard and the commander of the right guard of Datong.

From the second to the third year of the Apocalypse, he followed the superintendent Zhu Xieyuan out of the customs to fight a fierce battle, and after the death of Jin Beile, he was promoted to the commander of the Shanxi Xingdu Division and the commander of the seal capital.

At present, Zhang Wanbang is in charge of the West Fourth Road of Datong Town, and the defense of Datong Right Guard, Weiyuanwei, Yulin Wei, Yunchuan Wei and Pingyu Wei West Four Fort is also under his direct jurisdiction.

In addition to Zhang Wanbang, the one with the highest prestige is Xu Shouhui, the deputy chief military officer of Datong Town.

Xu Shouhui may be a typical example of a few of these generals who are not from a general's background, and have become a deputy chief military officer from the garrison by virtue of their military exploits.

Xu Shouhui guarded Datong when Zhang Wanbang led his troops out of the customs, and is currently in charge of the soldiers, horses, money and grain on the South Fourth Road of Datong Town, and also leads the Datong Left Guard, Andong Zhongtun Guard, and the defense of Yingzhou, Shuozhou, and Hunyuan Prefecture.

Xu Shouhui frowned for a long time, but did not say anything, as if he was thinking about something.

On his side, Qu Jiazhen, the general of the Guangchang battalion on the left side of Datong, sneered and sneered: "I said at the time that signing an alliance with the Mongols is tantamount to seeking skin with a tiger, now it's okay!" ”

"It's not once or twice that the Chahar Department has been so provocative, the imperial court has gathered troops on the west road, do you want us to stare at it like this?"

Indeed, Qu Jiazhen said these words at the time.

There are some things that the imperial court considers differently from the frontier generals? At that time, Zhu Youxiao and Chahar signed an alliance? Is it just to subdue the Mongol tribes in southern China and stabilize Chahar? Good after attacking gold.

The four major ministries of Houjin, Korqin and Nekhalkha were greatly injured in the last war? The three guards in Saibei are now also subservient to the Ming Dynasty, and Chahar's side no longer needs to use the so-called silver reward and mutual market to "comfort".

Qu Jiazhen, the general of the Guangchang battalion, is also from the Qu family? Originally from Hefei, Anhui Province, his great-grandfather Qu Jin followed the Yongle Emperor Jingnan? Because of the meritorious, hereditary Datong East Road Guangchang Battalion general.

His father Qu Shifang? Grandfather Qu Feng, although he did not have any outstanding achievements, he also adhered to his ancestral business and guarded the frontier for the imperial court.

Listening to the crowd? Zhang Wanbang was not in a hurry to express his position.

He stretched out his hand? Squatting around the brazier to roast the fire, because he has been guarding the frontier on Datong West Road all the year round, which makes his hands full of frostbite.

"Alright."

With a faint two words, the main hall, which was still noisy, gradually quieted down.

Zhang Wanbang was still squatting around the brazier, and he didn't turn his head back? Said: "What did you say about Killing Tiger Pass, and how many casualties did you have this time?" ”

At this time? Deputy Chief Soldier Xu Shouhui spoke.

"Rong Ning, the guerrilla general who killed the tiger's mouth, said that this time is similar to the previous five or six times? The Mongols came suddenly, and there was nothing to prepare? Plus the weather is very cold? Many people are too cold to move..."

“… Twelve dead? Eighty-six wounded. ”

Speaking of which, Xu Shouhui, who has always been in a flat mood, also showed a little anger this time.

Zhang Wanbang said "um", but he clenched the hand that stretched out to roast the fire into a fist, slowly got up, and said: "Tell Rong Ning to continue to guard the Tiger Pass to kill the tiger, and without the order of the town's generals, you must not act rashly." ”

The order was quickly taken down by a pacesetter, and after the pacesetter went down, many generals were not convinced, Qu Jiazhen said:

"The head town, do you still want to guard?"

"The Mongols are going to come down once every three days, so if the casualties continue, there is no need to fight, and the people who kill the tiger's mouth will be killed and wounded!"

This is somewhat alarmist, but it is true.

"yes, Boss, we can't wait any longer."

"Otherwise, let's ask the military department to fight!"

The generals began to talk about it, and the hall gradually became noisy again.

"Shut up!"

Zhang Wanbang's voice was a little angry, he turned around, looked at the generals of Datong Town, sat back in his place, and said:

"It's to ask the military department for war, but not now."

"The weather is very cold at the moment, and it is not good for me to go out of the customs to fight, and the Mongols are on horses, coming and going like the wind, and it is elusive..."

“… So we have to wait, either they tear up the covenant and take the initiative to attack, or wait until the weather warms up and then kill them by surprise. ”

Zhang Wanbang is not only a famous general, but also has outstanding achievements, especially in that battle, leading the Datong army to build a slave and playing a good record, many people are convinced.

After he said this, the argument in the hall stopped at once, and Qu Jiazhen also looked at this side and said, "Zongzhen, you say, what should I do, the brothers all listen to your deployment!" ”

Zhang Wanbang stood up, walked to the side of the hall, stretched out his hand to catch a few flying snowflakes, and said:

"Let's all go back and prepare, maybe in a while, there will be a war."

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At the same time, Chi'er Mountain, the royal court of the West Tumut Department in the south of the desert.

During the Longqing period, the Tumut Department rose and became strong in the area of Chi'er Mountain, and its leader Altan took the initiative to ask the Ming Dynasty for mutual markets and tribute.

In the fifth year of Longqing, the Longqing Emperor accepted his request, designated Yulin as the place of mutual market, and named Tumut Khan Altan as the "King of Shunyi of the Ming Dynasty".

After that, Altan turned to the development of the Tumo River and built the Khan's court in the Chi'er Mountains.

Influenced by his father, Dayan Khan, Altan longed for Han culture since he was a child, and mobilized his troops to build a number of towns around Chi'er Mountain.

In the 36th year of Jiajing, the Tumut Department surrounded Chi'er Mountain, and built the wonders of "Five Towers" and "Eight Great Plate Rises" in the Yunchuan area, which was the place of worship for the royal court.

Jiajing forty-three to forty-five years, Altan and on the basis of the eight big plate sheng expanded the big plate sheng city, the building in the city as a whole imitated the Guannei, "the court hall and the dormitory where the seven, the southeast to build a warehouse where three, the city from the dripping floor five."

In the third year of Wanli, the completion of the Dabansheng City was completed, and the Wanli Emperor gave the name "Naturalization City".

After that, with the efforts of Altan, the Tumut tribe gradually became sinicized, and the naturalization city became the center of political, economic, and religious activities of the right-wing tribes in southern Mongolia.

In the ninth year of Wanli, Altan Khan died of illness, and his eldest son, the grandson of Dayan Khan, Dulong Sangge succeeded Tumut Khan and was crowned King of Shunyi.

After Dulong Sangha succeeded to the throne, he exhausted the Sinicization process of the Murt Department and gradually moved closer to the Chahar Department, which caused a civil war split.

Altan Khan's second son, Poryan, and third son, Tiebei, were dissatisfied with what Dulong monks had done, and they were unwilling to return to Chahar, so they led their troops east to Horqin and submitted to the "Jurchen Male Lord of Jianzhou".

The Porphyry and Ironback Division, now known as Dongtu Mut, graze in the territory of Horqin.

In the 50 years since the death of Altan Khan, under the leadership of Dulong Sangge, the Great Tumut Division, which even the Chahar was afraid of in the past, has been torn apart, from prosperity to decline, and has completely become the puppet vanguard of the Chahar Department.