In the early morning of the next day, after having breakfast, two hundred people began to dig the city wall on the side of Kadang Mountain.

As long as he doesn't make trouble in secret, no one expects Tian Tianhao to do anything for the Xining Army.

Li Zicheng first asked Wu Ermao to assign tasks, and then asked Liu Yunshui to send several cavalry to meet the auxiliary troops and fleets along the line of the Honghuri River and the Baoku River.

He personally instructed these Hui people how to dig mud and stones, how to level the land, how to transport the extra stones to the north to build the city wall, Liu Yunshui was not idle, he sent a small group of cavalry, with the rangers to find the whereabouts of Mai Li's cadres.

On the morning of the 18th, Zhou Binbu arrived at Kadang Mountain lightly, and on the afternoon of the 19th, the auxiliary troops escorted all the grain and grass materials and also came to Kadang Mountain.

More than 2,000 soldiers, plus hundreds of war horses, as well as grain and grass supplies, almost completely blocked the road to the south, although the army did not fall into chaos, but so crowded on a narrow slope at the foot of Kadang Mountain, the soldiers' travel was very difficult, and finally Li Zicheng picked out 300 auxiliaries, stationed in the open area east of Kadang Mountain, close to Daban Mountain, guarding the grain and grass baggage, and the rest of the auxiliaries immediately joined the construction of Kadang City.

With the help of grain trucks, by the 21st, the city wall on the west side of Kadang City had been built more than a zhang, which basically met the minimum standard expected by Li Zicheng, but the stones used for stepping feet on the inside of the city wall were very messy and uneven.

The auxiliaries and Hui men began to pile earth on the inner side of the city wall, covering it with stones, and building a flat inner city head.

Li Zicheng summoned Liu Yunshui, Zhou Bin, and Wang Anping in the big tent.

"My subordinates knock to see your lord!"

"No need to be polite, sit down!" Li Zicheng pointed to the three little horses in front of him, He Xiaomi walked over quickly, and served tea to the three of them, but in fact, they were all white water, and there was no tea in the barracks.

Li Zicheng first glanced at Zhou Bin, and then fell on Liu Yunshui and Wang Anping, "Yunshui, Anping, what have you gained from the interrogation in the past few days?" ”

Wang Anping took out a very simple marching map from his arms, spread it on the table, and turned his head at Li Zicheng, "Back to my lord, the royal tent of the Mai Li cadres, we have not seen it with our own eyes, but according to the activities of many tribes in the periphery, it should be in this area!" He pointed to the end of Odori Mountain, "However, it is not completely certain, and can only be speculated based on the density of the tribes!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, Wang Anping's rangers, whether it is a war horse or a soldier's horse control, has absolutely no advantage in front of the Mongols, and it is too difficult to pass through the heavy Mongolian tribes and point directly at the king's tent.

However, it doesn't matter, he doesn't need the exact location of the king's tent in Mailigan, he has a way to enter Mailigan and lead it out, "Now that the spring grass in the valley is starting to sprout, can the Mongols go south?" ”

"My lord," Liu Yunshui hurriedly said: "The pasture is not yet grazable, and the main force of the Mongols has not gone south, but we have found a Mongol tribe thirty miles to the northwest, and in addition, in the west, there is also a Mongol tribe that has broken away from most of it and started to go south!" ”

"The Mongols are so impatient, did they suffer last year?" Li Zicheng briefly marked the position of Liu Yunshui's finger, "How many people do these two tribes have?" ”

Wang Anping bowed slightly and said: "Lord Hui, these two tribes, because in the outermost periphery, our people have been staring at them for a long time, and the tribes are not large, they should not exceed a hundred people, strong men...... But twenty or thirty people! ”

Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes slightly, considering that the distance between the two Mongolian tribes was too far, and they were distributed in Datong Mountain, if he wanted to ambush, he had to divide his troops, "Yunshui, how about it, are you sure to take these two tribes?" ”

Liu Yunshui's eyes lit up, his ten fingers clenched into fists, sneak attack on such a small tribe, he liked it the most, and he was the best at it, the original horses of the Xining Army were taken from the Mongols in this way, but I don't know if those slaughtered Mongols were Mai Ligan's subordinates or Bayar's subordinates, "My lord, taking down these two tribes, it's a piece of cake, and the subordinates are just worried about ......"

"Yunshui is worried that McLigan will come for revenge?" Li Zicheng smiled slightly, considering the overall situation, Liu Yunshui has indeed improved.

"My lord, Kadang City has not yet been completed, if the main force of Mai Li's cadres goes south, our army lacks a barrier, and it will be difficult to face the Mongol cavalry directly......"

"Don't worry about this Yunshui, in a day or two, the western city wall will be completed, even if McLigan knows that we are coming, he will arrive here, at least two days later," Li Zicheng waved his hand, "However, in order to gradually weaken the strength of Maili's cadres, try not to leak the information, and strive to catch it all!" ”

"Don't worry, don't say a Mongol, even a lamb, your subordinates will not be left behind!" Liu Yunshui got up and bowed to Li Zicheng.

"Yunshui should not be careless, especially when driving the livestock back, you must be careful, so as not to be discovered by the rest of the tribes, once there is a danger, the livestock should not be killed, or the lives of the brothers are more precious!" Li Zicheng waved his hand downward and asked Liu Yunshui to sit down.

"Your subordinates will remember your teachings!"

Li Zicheng turned his gaze to Zhou Bin, "The war has begun, the five hundredth households must make all preparations, there may be a fierce battle at any time, the soldiers' guns and bullets must be overhauled, in addition, at the appropriate time, let the soldiers go to the city to go around, first familiarize themselves with the environment outside the city head and the west city." ”

"Yes, sir!" Zhou Bin was also excited, although the cavalry of Liu Yunshui's department could make some small moves and sneak attack the small tribes of the Mongols, but to really solve the cavalry of the Maili cadres, it was still necessary to have the brothers of the five hundred households, especially the rifles in their hands.

It's just that although the rifle has been practiced once in Ganzhou, it is against the infantry, in front of the high-speed galloping cavalry, I don't know what the results will be, I hope my brother, don't embarrass the Xining army.

Of course, the strategic deployment, that is the adult's business, he only needs to carry out, according to the adult's military order to kill the Mongols, the power of the Xining rifle on the battlefield, maybe only the adult knows.

In the southeast corner of the construction site of Kadang City, Tian Tianhao was sitting alone on a lonely big bluestone, originally still sulking, but after a few days, what he felt the most in his heart was shock.

Since the Xining army auxiliaries participated in the construction of the city wall, the speed of the city construction has been greatly accelerated, and those auxiliary soldiers who seem to be a little weak always do not say a word, only know that they work in a muffled voice like bees, although they are not as strong as the Hui people, but each of them carries more stones than the Hui people, and the stones carried by the seven or eight hundred auxiliary soldiers every day are at least ten times that of the two hundred Hui people.

What makes Tian Tianhao feel incredible is that these auxiliary soldiers never seem to know fatigue, during the work, except for occasionally wiping sweat, they don't see anyone resting, on the other hand, they are all strong, but as long as they have the opportunity, they will rest on the stones around them for a while, even when they are working, they don't seem to use their strength.

Tian Tianhao, as the supervisor of the Hui people, naturally didn't want the Hui people to be too tired, he even hoped that these strong men would rest as much as possible, who knows if this military city built with great effort can really block the Mongolian cavalry!

In the afternoon, seeing Li Zicheng leave the construction site, Tian Tianhao also left the construction site and wandered eastward to visit the nearby mountains and rivers alone.

It wasn't until it was almost time for dinner that he rushed back, so as not to miss dinner, but when passing by the auxiliary camp guarding the grain and grass, Tian Tianhao noticed a strange phenomenon.

Several auxiliaries knelt in the tent, their hands crossed and their eyes closed, not knowing what they were doing, perhaps it was not a secret, the tent curtain was not closed, and it could be seen clearly from the outside.

Tian Tianhao was curious for a while, and quietly approached the camp, just now these soldiers, under the leadership of the leading soldiers, began to chant words in their mouths: Our Father in heaven, may all people honor your name, and may your kingdom come. Let thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and our daily bread and bread be given unto us this day, forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven the sins of men, and let us not be tempted, and teach us away from evil, for the kingdom, and glory, and power are the Father's, for ever, Amen!

What are the soldiers doing?

Just when Tian Tianhao was puzzled, several auxiliary soldiers had already opened their eyes, got up from the ground, and saw Tian Tianhao, they didn't have any annoyance, they just smiled at him, but they all walked towards the temporary dining hall where the firefighters were.

"A few brothers," Tian Tianhao saw that the other party didn't mind, he became bolder, chased two steps, and caught up, "What were you doing just now?" What 'forever', 'Amen'? ”

The leading soldier continued to smile, and even showed his teeth, and said, "Tian Gongzi, we are members of God, and we were doing Mass just now!" ”

"Catholicism? Dispersion? ”

"Yes, before eating, Catholics do a scatter, asking God for food and forgiveness of their sins!"

"What is God, can it be compared to our Allah?" Tian Tianhao was dismissive, he already understood that these soldiers were believers in that God, but compared to the one Allah, what could God be worthy of these foolish Han people to be so pious?

"Tian Gongzi must not slander God," several soldiers smiled, especially the leading soldier, regardless of the difference in identity, even spoke out to teach Tian Tianhao a lesson, "Everything we have, including food, is given to us by God!" ”

"Grain?" Tian Tianhao smiled coldly and said, "The food of the Xining Army is not sent by us?" If it were not for Allah our Allah, where would you have food? ”

"If you weren't influenced by God, how would you have given food to the Xining army?" The soldier's language was a little unkind, and for God's sake, he had not yet completely turned his face.

Tian Tianhao suddenly crooked his nose in anger, and dared to give food to the Xining army, or was it because of God? However, these foolish Han people certainly did not know Allah, and he did not bother to reason with the soldier, so he ridiculed each other: "In addition to food, what else did God bring to the Xining army?" ”

"Where was Allah Allah when you were bullied by the Mongols? In fact, God has rewarded the Xining Army with many extremely secret things, but you don't know it, but you will soon find out! The soldier refused to deal with Tian Tianhao anymore and hurried to the dining hall.