Cao Gan said with a smile: "Deputy Gao Tuan doesn't seem to be too familiar with the Mongolian terrain...... In fact, according to this arrangement of my answer, near Fengzhou is his old nest, and the rest of the troops are distributed in the east, south, west, and north, of which the north has the smallest number of people, only 500 people, and there are thousands of people in the southeast, south, and west. If you look at it from the distance, the original Dabansheng City is very close to Fengzhou, and if you want, its headquarters can be reached almost in a day. Even if I can't answer, it will only take two days for the Mongol army to return to Dabansheng City in the west and south...... He doesn't have to worry about any collusion between Dabanshengcheng and our Daming, because on the one hand, I, Daming, have always hated these bandits and traitors of the White Lotus Sect, and I can't swear to hold grudges in this; On the other hand, Chataiji, who was stationed south of Dabansheng City, led an army of 9,000 troops, and if there was a change in Dabanshengcheng, Chataiji would be able to calm down if he turned around. ”

Gao Jue suddenly realized, and his attitude towards Cao Gan was slightly disdainful and corrected a lot, and he arched his hand and said, "Thank you Shopkeeper Cao for your advice." ”

Cao Gan knew that he was a confidant of the eldest prince, and he didn't dare to take any posture, so he even said, "You're polite, you're polite." ”

Gao Jue had some questions, and said, "Who is this Chataiji, and why does he lead more people than I answer?" ”

"This man is the righteous son of Alda, and he has always been known in Mongolia for two things." Cao Gan showed a look of admiration and said: "First, he is faithful, and he has risked his life several times to protect his father-in-law; Second, he is highly skilled in martial arts, and has been known as the first warrior of Mongolia for more than ten years, during which he has been challenged countless times, and has not tasted defeat so far. ”

Gao Mo and Gao Jue were both a little surprised, and after glancing at each other, Gao Jue nodded and praised: "It sounds like a good man in the Tartars." ”

Gao Mo pondered and asked, "Shopkeeper Cao, you said that he is the number one warrior in Mongolia...... Is this a rumor, or have you seen it with your own eyes? ”

Cao Gan said seriously: "He has been challenged countless times, I just heard many people talk about this, and I have never seen him make a move." However, I have met this man, he was hunting at the time, and from what I have observed, if he makes a move on me, I ...... At most, I can't carry Shihe - this is still calculated according to my mentality of fighting for both sides, because it can't be his opponent anyway, or even ...... I thought to myself that I was good at equestrianism, but I couldn't compare to him. ”

Gao Mo's face suddenly became serious, and he asked, "Then who is stronger and who is weaker than him and Major General Liu Wei?" ”

It seems that in Gao Mo's eyes, Liu Ling is probably the strongest general he has ever seen.

This question seemed to stop Cao Gan, he frowned deeply, thought carefully for a while, and then hesitated: "It stands to reason that both of them are the top heroes in the world, and my ability is really a bit far behind them, so I have to judge this...... It's hard. However, if Gao Tuanzuo has to ask me what I think, I can only say: In terms of foot combat, Major General Liu Wei will definitely have the advantage; In terms of horse warfare, I'm afraid it's Chataiji who is even better. ”

Gao Mo gasped: "I have such loyal ministers and brave generals under my command, no wonder he has been able to run rampant in Monan for decades, but unfortunately the sky does not accept him." ”

Gao Jue said: "The eldest young master once said that martial arts are of course important, but in the future, firearms will only become stronger and stronger...... So Tuanza doesn't have to worry too much. Besides, he replied that there is Chataiji, don't I have Qi Nantang and Ma Lanxi in Daming? ”

"That's the same thing." Gao Mo laughed, he didn't plan to grow up with other people's ambition and destroy his prestige, and the topic changed at the moment: "Let's get down to business, according to the meaning of the shopkeeper Cao, this big board ascending city is surrounded by the Mongolian army on all sides, and it can't turn the sky anyway, so there are no guards and horses?" ”

"It's true that the Mongolian soldiers and horses have not been officially stationed, but ......," Cao Gan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Since the completion of this city four years ago, it has almost gathered nearly 100,000 people, and it is the largest city in Monan and even in the whole of Mongolia. Therefore, there are also many Mongolian nobles who like to come to live in Dabansheng City, and these people generally come with a small number of soldiers and horses, and add them together...... I guess I'm not eight hundred, if not a thousand. In addition, in Dabansheng City, those White Lotus bandits selected about 100 young men from the Han people who fled north in the city to maintain order in the city, and their identity is roughly equivalent to the official servants of our Ming prefectures and counties. ”

Gao Jue sighed, and said without knowing whether it was true or not: "That's really a pity, I was still thinking, if there are no soldiers and horses guarding this big board sheng city, let's just don't do it and burn him with a fire!" Thinking that with the financial resources of the Mongols, if you want to build another big plate city, I am afraid that it will not be so easy. ”

Cao Gan was taken aback, and was about to speak, Gao Mo had already glared at Gao Jue, and said: "Don't talk nonsense, it's not like you haven't heard him talk about the young master's proposition, he can't wait for all the Mongols to gather to repair the city and live, so that when we fight with them, we won't even find a horse's tail hair when the army arrives." ”

Gao Jue laughed, waved his hand and said, "Just kidding, just kidding." ”

As the saying goes, "Wangshan runs a dead horse", while these three people were talking, almost half an hour had passed, and the Fengzhou outpost in front of them, Dabansheng City, was finally close in front of them.

However, when this big plate ascending city really appeared in front of the three of them, Gao Mo looked at the city that was not inferior to the Ming Dynasty and Shangxian and sighed: "Although these White Lotus bandits are shameless, they are not without capable people. ”

But Gao Jue pouted his lips rather disdainfully after carefully looking at it: "Tuanzao, although this city is not small, but when it comes to defense, it is a mess, if I and my three thousand Qi family troops come here, within one day, I will take it!" ”

Gao Mo and Gao Jue have known each other for a long time, and they know his talent and personality very well, knowing that he is not a casual boaster, they couldn't help but be a little surprised when they heard this, and asked, "Why are you so sure?" ”

Gao Jue pointed to the big board in front of him and said: "You see, although this city is not small, there is not even a moat outside the city, but it is simply built next to this big black river. In terms of structure, this is only for the sake of water sources in the city, and does not take into account the purpose of city defense. ”

He paused slightly, and then said: "Not to mention that the walls of this city are not tall in the first place, and even the thickness is very average, which is far from being comparable to the cities in my Daming border pass." I dare to conclude that when this group of people built this big board to ascend the city, I am afraid they did not consider the issue of city defense at all! ”

When Gao Mo heard this, he was a little stunned, and Cao Gan on the side simply stroked his palm and praised: "Deputy Gao Tuan really deserves to be a great talent who has been cultivated under the command of Qi Zongrong, what you said just now is really to the point - the big plate promotion city in front of you is actually rebuilt, the earliest big plate promotion city was established in the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing, but in the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing, it was burned down by Liu Han, the then chief soldier of Datong. Later, about the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, Zhao Quan, Li Zixin and others of the White Lotus presided over the reconstruction under the order of Meda, and this year was the new big board to ascend to the city. ”

He smiled slightly: "And this new big board ascends to the city, and there are still not too many city defenses...... Because I answered that some of my subordinates would not agree. ”