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Shaanxi Governor Zhang Shengde is much younger than Shanxi Governor Li Xun, but he is in his early forties, with a dignified face, rough and dark skin, and bright eyes full of shrewdness. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After riding his horse and galloping to a hundred meters in front of Zhao Junchen's team, Zhang Shengde turned over and dismounted and walked quickly towards Zhao Junchen.

Zhao Junchen put on the shelf of the minister, still sitting on the horse, quietly watching Zhang Shengde's every move.

Zhang Shengde's body is strong and energetic, although he has been riding a horse for a long time, he still does not have much fatigue, and his steps are still stable and powerful between walking.

Soon, Zhang Shengde had already come to Zhao Junchen's horse, and greeted him respectfully: "Zhang Shengde, the governor of Shaanxi, is here to welcome Lord Qincha!" ”

As Zhang Shengde's words fell, the two hundred knights behind him also knelt down and saluted Zhao Junchen one after another, and said in unison: "Welcome Lord Qincha!" ”

Zhao Junchen originally planned to dry Zhang Shengde a little, show his majesty, and express his dissatisfaction with the northwest officialdom, but when he saw that the knights behind Zhang Shengde saluted him one after another, considering that he would have to find a way to establish prestige in the Northwest Frontier Army in the future, and he couldn't treat these soldiers too coldly, he finally spoke: "You don't have to salute, get up and talk." ”

After Zhang Shengde straightened up, Zhao Junchen looked at Zhang Shengde deeply, and then asked, "Governor Zhang specially came to greet Ben Qincha?" But how did you guess Benchincha's itinerary? ”

Zhang Shengde still had a respectful attitude that made people unable to find any fault, and replied: "After hearing the news of Lord Qincha's arrival, Xia Guan speculated that Lord Qincha was most likely to choose two itineraries, one is from Taiyuan Mansion through Pingyang Mansion into Shaanxi and Gansu territory, and then through Yan'an Mansion, all the way to the northwest, and finally arrived at Huamachi, the residence of the governor of the three sides, the advantage of this route is that it is relatively safe, but it takes a lot of time, and the other distance is directly from Taiyuan Mansion into Shaanxi, Gansu and Shaanxi. Then pass through Yulinwei to reach Huamachi, which is already wartime, and this road is certainly full of dangers, but it can save more than half of the time. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shengde's expression showed a trace of appropriate admiration, and said: "Then, Xiaguan further speculated that because it is now the time of the war, Lord Qincha, you are a model of dedication to the public, in order to save time and arrive at Huamachi as soon as possible to control the overall situation, you will inevitably brave the hardships and choose the second route, and this is the necessary place for Lord Zhao, so Xiaguan immediately rushed here, temporarily stationed in a nearby village fort, and sent many scouts to patrol several roads nearby day and nightAfter discovering Lord Zhao's whereabouts, Xia Guan immediately rushed to greet him. ”

Zhao Junchen nodded again and said, "You have a heart...... Now that it's time of war, it's just as brave that you're here with only two hundred guards to meet me! ”

After speaking, Zhao Junchen's face softened a little, and after looking up at the sky, he said, "It's already after Shenshi in the afternoon, where is the village where you are stationed, Governor Zhang?" Let's rest there for a while tonight. ”

Zhao Junchen wanted to ask Zhang Shengde about whether the appeasement plan had been stopped, but this plan was still confidential, and it was related to the reputation of the imperial court, Zhao Junchen did not intend to let too many people know about it, and saw that there were many unaware border troops around, so Zhao Junchen did not ask immediately, and was ready to wait until he entered the garrison to summon Zhang Shengde alone to ask for details.

Zhang Shengde obviously understood Zhao Junchen's thoughts, and without any delay, he immediately nodded and said, "In that case, Lord Qincha, please come with me." ”

After speaking, Zhang Shengde got on the horse again and led Zhao Junchen's team back to the original road.

At the same time, the escorts of the two were combined into a single team, totaling nearly six hundred men, all of whom were cavalry.

As he was moving forward, Zhao Junchen asked Zhang Shengde: "What is the situation in the Shaanxi-Gansu border now?" When I was in Shanxi, there were already scattered Mongol cavalry near the Shanxi defense line, and several border villages were looted, but there had not yet been large-scale fighting. ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Zhang Shengde's face was a little serious, and he said: "Lord Qincha, you also know that the defense line of Shaanxi and Gansu is much longer than Shanxi, and it is located at the extreme of the northwest, which is related to the back road of the Mongolian army...... Therefore, compared with Shanxi, the situation on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu is much more severe, and there are wars almost every day, although it is still only a tentative stage, but the Mongol invasions are not only becoming more and more frequent, but also the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu have felt a lot of pressure. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shengde glanced left and right, then lowered his voice and further explained to Zhao Junchen: "According to intelligence, the Ordos Division, the Tumut Division, the Yongshebu Division, and their affiliated tribes on the right wing of Mongolia have submitted to the Dzungar Khanate, and now they have gathered 23,000 troops in the Hetao area, and there are 7,000 reinforcements from affiliated tribes and 5,000 reinforcements from the Dzungar Khanate. I am afraid that there will be a large-scale war in the future...... In addition, the main force of the Dzungar Khanate was gathered in the Etoke Banner area, with a total of 20,000 people, and 20,000 servant troops of affiliated tribes, threatening Shaanxi and Gansu to the east, Ningxia to the south, and Gansu to the west...... In addition, the current dynamics of the major tribes of the Mongolian left are unknown, and these tribes are located to the east of the steppe, and several military towns in Datong and Xuanfu should be more detailed. ”

Hearing Zhang Shengde's statement, Zhao Junchen frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "So, what is the defense method of the Shaanxi and Gansu sides now?" ”

Zhang Shengde looked like he knew everything, and said: "Now, the military towns and guards in various places are already heavily guarded, and the reinforcements from all over the imperial court have gone to the defense line to station, strengthening the strength of each guard, and the 50,000 forbidden troops in the center of the imperial court have all gone to Dingbian County to station, firstly, to protect the safety of Huamachi, where the governor is stationed, and secondly, the location of Dingbian County is important, to the west can contain the main army of the Dzungar Khanate, and to the north can meet the raids of the Ordos tribes at any time. It is the elite who needs the forbidden army the most. ”

Zhao Junchen thought for a moment and said slowly: "It seems that although the Dzungar Khanate has become the overlord of the grassland this year, it has not really controlled the entire grassland...... The main army of the Dzungar Khanate acted alone, and the large right-wing tribes of the Ordos Department, the Tumut Department, and the Yongshebu Department also acted alone, and the two sides seemed to cooperate and echo, but in fact there was still a secret meaning of guarding against each other, I am afraid that several large tribes on the right wing of Mongolia only submitted to the Dzungar Khanate on the surface, but did not lose their autonomy! As for the major tribes on the left wing of Mongolia, they did not cooperate with the Dzungar Khanate at all, apparently they had not yet submitted to the Dzungar Khanate...... The Dzungar Khanate is said to have an army of 60,000 or 70,000 people, but now it has only sent 20,000 people, probably because it needs troops to subdue the Mongol tribes. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen's eyes couldn't help but flicker with thought, and he felt that this situation might be an opportunity.

On the other side, Zhang Shengde obviously guessed Zhao Junchen's thoughts, and said: "Xiaguan has served as an official in Liaodong for nearly ten years, and he has a little understanding of the situation of those tribes on the left wing of Mongolia, these tribes are headed by the Chahar tribe, the Chahar Khanate is known as the Mongolian orthodoxy, and the current Great Khan Batutu is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, and the Dzungar Khanate is just a group of lowly civilian slaves in his eyes, so it is naturally impossible to bow his head...... As for the rest of the tribes on the left wing of the Mongols, they are now controlled by the Later Jin, and they cannot switch to the Dzungar Khanate at will......

Of course, everything is as Lord Qincha said, although the Dzungar Khanate has been fierce for more than a year, dominating Moxi and Monan, but after all, the time is still short, and it is impossible to make the major tribes of the Mongolian right wing completely surrender, especially the Ordos tribe has dominated the Hetao region for many years, and it has always been profound, and it is not easy to make the Ordos tribe completely surrender. ”

Hearing Zhang Shengde's complaint, Zhao Junchen looked at him differently again.

This person has a lot of knowledge about the situation of the Mongolian tribes, and he has a good basis for advancing and retreating in front of him, and he is indeed a person with real skills.

After taking a deep look at Zhang Shengde again, Zhao Junchen said slowly: "So, in Governor Zhang's opinion, will this situation become an opportunity for us?" ”

Zhang Shengde smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it's not easy, if it is in the usual time, we can also secretly sow discord, deepen the contradictions between the two sides, and promote the internal fighting of the other party, but now the grassland has been plagued by natural disasters for many years, and the Mongolians have lost their food for the winter, everyone is bent on going south to plunder, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are working together, and if they want to use the discord plan at this time, it is difficult for the other party to take the bait!" ”

Zhao Junchen frowned and pondered for a moment, and said, "Although it is difficult, it may not be impossible to give it a try." ”

Zhang Shengde was about to say something, when Mao Jiadong suddenly drove his horse to Zhao Junchen's side, stretched out his hand and pointed forward, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Qincha, it seems that something has happened." ”

Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned, and looked in the direction Mao Jiadong pointed, but found that the two scouts were running towards everyone's team quickly, and they were shouting at the team, looking very anxious.

A few miles behind the two scouts, a large amount of smoke and dust appeared, which seemed to be caused by the rush of a large force of cavalry.

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