"Patriarch Sakchi has been doing very well recently, and this figure is a little rich!"

Although he was only the commander of the first battalion, Shi Lang, who came to the city of Yitong in Yeheyitong, was highly respected by the Yitong tribe, and there was no problem in meeting the Sakchi patriarch.

Of course, being able to be so careless in front of Sakchi is because Shi Lang is familiar with the relationship between the Sakechi patriarch, and secondly, because Sakeqi knows that Shi Lang is highly regarded in the Hongtang army, and his future is bright.

"Oh, I said little brother Shi Lang, you talk about my figure every time you come back, it's not a gentleman's doing!"

The Sakchi patriarch speaks Liulidao Chinese, and he can hardly hear the slightest accent, which shows that their tribe communicates frequently in Chinese on weekdays.

"Where are you going this time?"

"Hey, patriarch, it's not like you don't know that our military commander has a temperament, and he has never allowed us guys to be idle."

"No, just started to thaw, he forced us to go to the north for a walk, and look at the people who love Xinjue Luo in the north are still unruly!"

Shi Lang's tone was flat, as if he was just saying a harmless little thing, but in Sack's ear, it was telling himself that their clan was also going to move their bodies.

"It seems that those guys in our clan should also move around, learn from your Hongtang team, otherwise it will be a shame to really grow a few pounds of fat like me!"

Without Shi Lang's intentions, Sakchi already knew what their Yitong Department was going to do, that is, to send troops north to investigate the movements of Aixinjue Luo.

This is not about war, but about the attitude that their Itong Department needs to make, to show their confrontational attitude towards Ai Xinjue Luo.

"Okay, let's go the day after tomorrow?"

Shi Lang didn't pretend to posturing, but nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let's go the day after tomorrow."

said that it was an investigation, but in fact it was just a routine beating, on the one hand, it was to make the Yitong Department have no chance to break the connection with Aixinjue Luo's lotus, and then sing the duet as tacitly as before, and on the other hand, it was to tell the remnants of the Qing Dynasty that they Hongtang had not forgotten them.

Together with the 2,000 cavalry prepared by the Yitong Department and a team of nearly 3,000 people, Yaowu Yangwu circled around the border of the Yehe Department, and the extremely affiliated subordinates of the Aixinjue Luo clan did not find much, but the roe deer and bear blind men of the Northeast were hunted for several, so that the Hongtang soldiers who were used to idleness in the winter had a chance to feast.

Soon, after shuttling in the mountains and forests for more than half a month, Shi Lang and the others also returned home and parted ways with the cavalry team of the Yitong Department in the Benxi area.

"The tribal vassals of the Daqing Aixinjue Luo clan should have a miserable time in this winter, and they could still find a few Jurchen or other nomadic tribal traces when they were on the border of the Yitong Department before, but this patrol, the subordinates did not find much."

"In the casual exchanges with the soldiers of the Itong Tribe, they also told us a lot of information that since last year, many nomads have taken refuge in their Itong Tribe, and roughly the number should be as many as thousands."

The harvest is not as simple as it seems, Shi Lang, who returned to Phoenix City to report the situation, slowly revealed what they had gained from patrolling for most of the month, which is also the reason why Wu Jie does not send others, and always likes to send Shi Lang to patrol in the north.

"Then do you think that now Ye Heyi has the ability to independently compete with the Great Qing Ai Xinjue Luo clan? And is it possible for them to turn against the water? ”

Wu Jie sat in his seat, absorbing Shi Lang's harvest all the way, and then Shi Shiran asked.

"In fact, last year, the Yitong Department was already able to independently fight against the army of the Great Qing Ai Xinjue Luo clan, as long as they made up their minds."

"As for their loyalty to our Hongmen, the subordinates dare not guarantee it, but from the changes in the Yitong Department in the past two years, presumably as long as their patriarch is not a fool, they should also be able to know that without the help of our Hongmen, they would definitely not be able to have their current life."

"As the master of the door once said, mastering the economic lifeline of a force means mastering the future direction of their force and letting it be used for oneself."

Shi Lang was able to be transferred from Shang Kexi's command to Wu Jie's headquarters, also because of his outstanding insight, and his insightful analysis also brought Wu Jie a lot of confidence.

"Then do you think it will be too risky for us to transfer the troops of Liaoyang and Benxi to the south at this time?"

Suddenly, Wu Jie's inquiring words suddenly made Shi Lang's whole person excited: "Commander, what do you mean, ...... of us?"

"I'm asking you now, is it risky if we lay it out like this?"

Wu Jie interrupted Shi Lang's question, and instead continued with the previous question.

"This ...... At least judging from the understanding of his subordinates, the possibility of a reversal by the Yitong Department is only 30% at most, and as long as our army deploys 10,000 horses in Liaoyang and Benxi, it is enough to deter these two forces in the north. ”

"Is 10,000 enough? You must know that now the Anshan mine has become the largest steel production base in Hongmen, exceeding the output of the Qiongzhou Shilu mine. ”

Wu Jie asked with some concern.

The current Liaodong Theater, as described by Li Tianyang before, has become an important industrial base in Hongmen. With the mining of iron ore on the right track, a variety of supporting equipment developed in this part of Anshan: steel mills, gun manufacturing bureaus, steam engine manufacturing bureaus, rail casting factories and so on.

And because of Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's stake in the steel mill and the Anshan mine, they also have the basis to get involved in other industries: bicycle factories, construction teams, etc.

Up to now, in the area of Anshan and Gongchangling, all kinds of factories and workshops have made the originally clean and fresh air in Liaodong become turbid in just two years, and there is a scene of catching up with the Yushan tribe of Dayuan Island.

It is the existence of these important facilities that makes Wu Jie a little more worried about this piece of land on the border of eastern Liaodong.

"There should be no problem, as long as you choose a capable cadre to guard the frontier, I believe that these Jurchen barbarians in the north are impossible and dare to invade our borders."

Shi Lang made a guarantee with his chest: "Shang Kexi's ability is outstanding among several division commanders in our Liaodong Theater, and it is no surprise to have him." ”

"But Commander Shang Kexi is definitely going south, and our officers who stay in Liaoyang need to choose a new one!"

Wu Jie sighed sadly: "Otherwise, how about I promote you to one level and become a deputy division commander in Liaoyang?" ”

Speaking of which, it was only now that Wu Jie finally revealed his true purpose.

"Don't, Commander......"

(End of chapter)