Chapter 153: Out of the Stopper

Shi Heng seemed to be extremely rough, but he enveloped Fan Guang in a few words.

Fan Guang didn't go to see Datong's mother-in-law.

It's not that Fan Guang is a vegetarian, and Fan Guang is a general, so he knows that before the war, some things can't be too much.

However, the relationship between Fan Guang and Shi Biao has grown greatly.

After nightfall, Fan Guang naturally returned to his tent to rest.

Shi Hengcai taught his nephew a lesson and said, "In the future, you can restrain your temper and have a good relationship with your classmates who are from martial arts." ”

Shi Biao was a little confused and asked, "Why?" ”

Shi Heng said: "You don't care, remember that you have supported each other for a long time in the future." ”

Shi Heng has hills and valleys in his heart. Zhu Qizhen's emphasis on martial arts can be seen by many people. Shi Heng is no exception. Although Shi Biao himself is ranked fifth, he has always been indignant and has always wanted to compete with Yang Xin, Han Qing, Wu Jin, Fan Guang, and others.

It was also because of Shi Biao's repeated provocations that Fan Guangcai and Shi Biao acted as a confrontation.

It's just that now he doesn't understand his uncle's deep meaning.

A few days later. Yang Hong gathered more than 10,000 cavalry from Datong Town and exited from the monolithic fort.

Speaking of the form of the border of the Ming Dynasty, it has to be said that there was a large-scale retreat during the Xuande period. Kaiping and Daning, two strong strongholds deep into the grassland, were abandoned.

In the past, the monolith fort was just an important place leading to Kaiping, because there was a stone mountain here, which was said to be a big stone, known as a monolithic mountain.

Originally, it was a logistics base, but because of the abandonment of Kaiping, this place has also become the front line.

Yang Hong has also been stationed here for several years.

I am very familiar with every plant and tree here.

Although it is claimed that 10,000 horsemen are out of the fortress, there are actually more than 15,000 people, of which 5,000 foot soldiers are guarding the grain and grass. Yang Hong sent Shi Heng to lead 3,000 cavalry as the front army, Yang Hong led the headquarters as the middle army, and 5,000 foot soldiers behind him to guard the baggage.

In this way, the speed of the march is not too fast.

This is also inevitable. It is more than 300 miles from the monolith fort north to Kaiping, and then six or seven hundred miles from Kaiping to Daning, and more than 300 miles from Daning back to Xuanfu.

Stretching for more than a thousand miles, this is still a smooth walk back in a circle.

As soon as something happens, such as encountering a large group of Varspur cavalry, or Uliangha cavalry, the army is besieged. If there is a stalemate, more baggage will be required.

Therefore, Yang Hong would rather bring more than less.

Outside the monolithic pass, you can also see some fertile fields. It is also outside the border, but there are still military households who are reluctant to give up the farmland here, and this situation is decreasing year by year.

After all, the tile thorn and the Uliangha surrendered on the surface, but the frequency of privately going south to plunder was more and more every time. Here has also changed from the second line to the most

Front.

Although the border generals often report successes, saying that they will be beheaded dozens of levels today and dozens of levels tomorrow, the deterioration of the entire frontier form is obvious.

During the Yongle period, no Mongol dared to appear here, for fear of being regarded as a first-class meritorious.

After the last fertile fields have passed, the color of the earth becomes strange.

There was a hint of turquoise on the long black earth.

However, the black soil on the grassland is not the same as the black soil of the three eastern provinces, it is very fertile land, but the land is covered with a layer of black ash.

This is the end of the burning of the Ming border army, from here is a black area about 100 miles wide, all of which are not collected at night and set on fire.

It's just the tenacity of life, even if the wildfire burns over and over again, after every wildfire, it still stubbornly penetrates the ground.

On this day, the army walked in battle formation for a day. I didn't meet anyone.

Here, it is also the shock zone of the Ming border army. The Mongols will not come here easily. They follow the path left over from decades ago and continue to walk. This is the Yongle period of the Northern Expedition of the army, an important logistics line, at the beginning of the grain depots, almost a day of the grain transport team, there is a soil fort.

It was by relying on layers of transportation that the army was supplied with food and grass.

It's just that many years later, things are not people.

The original grain station has long since become a ruin, the houses have collapsed, the earthen walls are patched to the end, and the plants have stubbornly covered them.

There are even some animals, such as steppe wolves, that use this place as a den.

Yang Hong also had some inexplicable sighs when he saw it.

Because Yang Hong was the general who guarded this section of the grain road back then, I don't know how many times he came and went here.

It was in this abandoned grain station as the core and set up camp. After a night's rest, the next day, they moved on.

Yang Hong was solemn and serious, and when he was marching, he was extremely dull from top to bottom, and he didn't dare to speak loudly, but he just followed the arranged formation, covered layer by layer, and didn't know how much he didn't let go out at night. There have been heralds running back and forth. Not stopping.

But suddenly, apart from the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of marching, other sounds came.

It's the sound of water.

The Yuan Dynasty called the Royal River, Shangdu River. The river that later generations called the Luan River has arrived.

There was also a cheer from the army.

Yang Hong ordered the whole army to rest between Baihaizi and Luanhe.

Yang Hong stood on a high place overlooking this area, but there was a pity in his heart and he didn't say it.

The reason is simple, this area is a rare piece of land outside the border that can be cultivated. Some people use precipitation to determine the cultivation area and the nomadic area, which is a good general direction, but in the specific situation, it may not be the preparation period.

At least, the land in this area depends on the existence of the Luan River, which can be cultivated.

It's just that it can be cultivated but the Luanhe River valley area, total

Physically, the narrow Luanhe valley does not supply much military rations, but for a Chinese, all the land that can be cultivated is abandoned. Almost everyone will say it's a pity when they see it.

It's just that Yang Hong didn't say it.

Immediately, Yang Hong urged the army to continue north.

It's a lot easier to walk.

After all, walking along the west bank of the Luan River, there is no need to worry about the water source along the way, which saves Yang Hong a piece of heart.

I walked along the Luan River for two days. Shi Heng came with good news, met the Tukou, and killed level 20.

Yang Hong listened to it and ordered: "General Shi sees the thief, he only needs to capture him alive, and there is no need to kill him. ”

As soon as Yang Hong heard it, he knew that Shi Heng was clearly stabbing some lonely herdsmen to earn military merits.

This time he patrolled the border, but Yang Hong didn't hide anything. It's been a long time since the wind was released.

The reason is simple, Yang Hong does not want to fight with the tile thorn on the grassland. And the nearby tribes, well-informed, have long since fled.

The rest are all dull ears.

Of course, Yang Hong is not unhappy with the Mongols, and has guarded the monolith fort for so many years. Yang Hong has long known that only the dead Mongols are the best Mongols.

He's just worried, and he's getting out of the way.

After all, this is not the year of Yongle.

Yang Hong was worried that something would happen to Shi Heng, so he accelerated his march. It took several days to turn from north to east along the course of the Luan River, and also from the west of the Luan River to the north of the Luan River.

And at this time, the Ming Dynasty Kaiping Guard, the former capital of the former Yuan arrived.

The Ming Dynasty Kaipingwei used the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, and in general, the Ming Dynasty did not build much. With the abandonment of this place during the Xuande period, it has been more than ten years.

Ten years can change a lot.

The walls of Shangdu are still very strong, but there are more traces of wind and frost, and there are also many traces of personnel activities in Shangdu City, just look at it, this is not what they left, it is the Mongols.

Even Yang Hong looked at the traces and knew that these Mongols had only been gone for more than a month.

The Mongols are nomadic and do not settle down, but this is also a place where the Mongols often stay, after all, many houses have not been completely broken down in the past ten years, enough for them to shelter from the wind and rain.

As soon as Yang Hong entered the capital, he immediately gathered all the troops in Kaiping City and strictly inspected the Kaiping city wall.

Because he knows one thing.

If according to the plan of patrolling the border, this is the farthest place they can go north, and if there is any change in the tile, I think it will start at this time.

This is the most dangerous time for the army. Yang Hong had to make the most complete preparations.

Of course, if Yang Hong dares to come, he will use his courage to kill back to the Great Wall from here. But prudence and courage are not contradictory things.