Chapter Eighty-Five: The Manchu Mobilization Angered the Prince

Since the Yaogang people completely wiped out the Ordos Mongols, Prince Tori's attitude towards the Yaogang people has changed somewhat. Although the Ordos and the Chahar are both opponents of the Tumuts, and the Yaogang people should be happy to eliminate the Ordos Prince Tori, but Prince Tori feels that no matter what, the matter between them and the Ordos and Chahar people is a matter between the Mongols, and the Ordos people will teach the Ordos people a lesson, and Prince Tori will be very willing, because with his own strength, it is impossible to deal with the Ordos and Chahars. However, the kiln gang directly wiped out the Ordos people and completely took over the Ordos people's place, and Prince Tori was unwilling from the bottom of his heart. He and the people of his own tribe were very worried about whether they would be killed by the kiln gang people. In particular, the Yaogang people are immigrating more and more in the Hotau area, and the number of immigrants has far exceeded the number of their Tumut tribes. These immigrants continue to reclaim a large amount of land, and are still building various factories and schools, and Prince Torrey's sense of crisis is getting heavier and heavier. Although his family and many tribal children studied in the kiln, this was originally Prince Tori's idea, and he was proud of it. However, he found that none of these children who were studying were willing to return to their hometown grasslands, and not only that, but they were not willing to wear their own national clothes on the streets of Yaogang, and completely dressed themselves as Han Chinese. This made Prince Tori feel even more in crisis. These devilish kiln people don't know what magic they can use to make their children reluctant to return to the grassland left by their ancestors. The threat of the Chahars to the Tumuts was gone, and Prince Tori's attitude towards the Kilnmen had changed considerably. Zhou Yuji in the Hetao area has been paying attention to these, and he has also reported the situation to the Yaogang side in a timely manner. However, on the Yaogang side, whether it is Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, or Ouyang He, they all think that Prince Tori's affairs cannot be too accommodating. He is dissatisfied, we can't help it. Besides, there is nothing he can do if he is not satisfied, we can't help them when he needs us, and I have to accommodate them if they are not satisfied. Therefore, for a period of time, Yaogang did not pay too much attention to Prince Tori, and even snubbed him a little. Although there is nothing special about the two sides, there is not much contact.

This year, the heavy snow has not been civilized, and Prince Tori's coming to Yaogang without saying hello in advance was somewhat unexpected by Zhang Zhimu.

Prince Tori went to Yaogang to be different from others, because he had his own house in Yaogang, as well as his own restaurant and other businesses. So Prince Tori is living in his own home.

Hearing that Prince Tori had arrived, Zhang Zhimu touched Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He. In the command center, Ouyang He made a call to Zhou Yuji, and Zhou Yuji didn't know that Prince Tori had arrived at Yaogang. Zhou Yuji explained: "Mr. Ouyang, there is now a train from Baotou to Fenglingdu via Yaogang every day. There are also a lot of people coming and going, and we can't check all of them. I guess Prince Tori deliberately put on makeup and boarded the train from Baotou or Dongsheng. ”

Ouyang He understood Zhou Yuji and them, and he didn't blame them. This can be regarded as informing Zhou Yuji.

Putting down the phone, Ouyang He said: "Our Royal Highness the Prince, this time, I think it has something to do with some abnormal movements on the Manchu side?" ”

"Hey! Leave them alone," Chen Yufeng said, "Zhimu will know when he goes to see him." I don't think it's a big deal no matter how much they toss. ”

"What Mr. Chen said," Ouyang said, "still, I don't want our plans to be disrupted by them." We have a lot of preparations, and it will take another half a year as planned. If the Manchus and the Mongols make a big move now, and we have to deal with it passively, then we will mess up our plans. ”

"It's not that serious, just rely on the Manchus and the Mongols, if they take the initiative to move us, our border guards will deal with it. I don't think our plans will change any way. We still have to prepare seriously. Recovering Liaodong was not the same as taking territory from Li Zicheng, and the Manchu officers and soldiers would not surrender as easily as the Dashun army. We need to be prepared to kill more people. In addition, the weather in Liaodong is also different, and all the army's winter clothing must be specially prepared. Chen Yufeng didn't pay much attention to the Manchus and the Mongols, he was thinking about how to garrison and govern Liaodong for a long time.

"Uncle Chen said that we need special preparations for the equipment of the northern army. A heavy fur coat per soldier didn't ask now, but a duvet per person couldn't do it. I've asked the local branches and officials in the south to mobilize and collect as much eiderdown as possible. If the soldiers marching on Nurgandus were given a duvet each, the soldiers would be much better in winter. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Actually, I think it would be more practical if each person could be given a pair of duck down pants. In winter, they wear leather pants and are not able to move, but they don't wear leather pants in winter, and they dare not move outside. Chen Yufeng said.

"Huh! Of course, it's best to have a down jacket and down pants per person, plus an eiderdown sleeping bag. We don't have that much eiderdown, though. Zhang Zhimu said, "I'll study this matter with Mr. Lu again." In our southern water network area, it is completely possible to raise a large number of ducks. The duck eggs laid can be sold for money, and the eiderdown laid can also be sold for money. With a lot of eiderdown, we can equip the army with eiderdown equipment. ”

Chen Yufeng also agreed with Zhang Zhimu's opinion, "We should still take what Zhimu said. It's not just Liaodong, we go out of the Great Wall and then to the north, the weather is also cold, and we can't bear it in leather clothes. The Mongols didn't dare to come out when it was too cold. If we had more cold-resistant clothing than theirs, we would have lost fewer people by fighting them. ”

Referring to the cold weather in the north, Zhang Zhimu suddenly thought of Li Jing, "By the way, isn't that Li Jing supposed to come back?" ”

"On the way!" Ouyang He smiled and said, "Hehe! Didn't Zhang always think of Li Jing and that they could ski? ”

"That's right! We should train a group of infantry who can ski. When the snow covers the mountain, the horses can't walk, but the skiers can. Between the white mountains and black waters in Liaodong, skis are a good thing. Zhang Zhimu said, "When Li Jing comes back, they can be instructors and use this winter to train skiers." ”

"Huh!" Chen Yufeng smiled and said, "Jiang Ji has already made suggestions on this matter." I've asked Yunhe to prepare quite a few skis. Just wait for Li Jing and the others to come back and start training. ”

"That's good! That's it! Zhang Zhimu was very satisfied with the preparations of Liaodong, "It seems that General Jiang has done a lot of work?" ”

"Yes! After Lin Feng, Shi Xiu, and Wei Xiang returned to the General Staff, they also participated in Jiang Jian's group, and Meng Si'er was also in this group. They are very powerful. They are all experienced warriors. Ouyang He said, "Liu Yun personally asked about the matter in Liaodong this time, and Mr. Chen and I didn't ask too much." Let them do it on their own! ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that this was Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He's training for the generals below, especially for Liu Yun. There is a problem in Liaodong, which basically has to be solved by Liu Yun, forcing Liu Yun to find a way. This was also the original intention of transferring Liu Yun back to the General Staff Headquarters.

"I have an idea whether we should set up an equipment center. They will study the issue of equipment in accordance with the needs of the armed forces. Otherwise, when we are all together, we will have to study whether there is some joke about eiderdown. Zhang Zhimu suggested.

"Huh!" Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He both laughed.

Ouyang He said: "Mr. Zhang, you are the only one who has done this. Because of our army, Mr. Chen and I can settle the matter. If it involves something outside the army, it's better for you to coordinate. ”

What Ouyang He said is very reasonable, due to the different division of labor, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He have always not directly interfered in the production of this side of the matter, otherwise there will be a lot of politics, and it will be chaotic.

Zhang Zhimu said: "I'll do this." However, I suggest that this equipment research center be led by Mr. Ouyang. The needs of the army must be raised by you. Our army, unlike other armies, has a great advantage in equipment. We have to maintain our equipment superiority by generations ahead of our opponents. In the future, we will never allow outsiders to visit our weapons and equipment production. ”

"Okay, I'll take care of this myself." Ouyang He happily agreed, he knew that this was the top priority of the army.

"Also, Zheng Zhilong's Heaven and Earth Society is a very large organization. I don't know what happened to Li Jing taking over. I think they will be secretly merged into the Intelligence Department of your General Staff, under the direct command of Li Jing. Don't be afraid to spend a little money. Zhang Zhimu said.

"I also want to talk about this," Ouyang He said, "Heaven and Earth will spread all over the southeast and south, and even overseas there are their people. It's a mysterious force, and we haven't seen it all yet. However, we have already discovered that someone came to the kiln to quietly meet the people of the Zheng family. I'm worried that Zheng Zhilong will hand over the Heaven and Earth Society openly and secretly control it. ”

"Huh!" Zhang Zhimu smiled and said, "I'm afraid the Zheng family doesn't know that their real treasury has been raised by us, right?" However, Zheng Zhilong is no longer worried. If necessary, you can knock them out. Remind them not to play with fire! ”

"Haha!" Chen Yufeng laughed and said, "Zheng Zhilong thought that with that huge amount of money, they could make a comeback." However, it was a lot of gold and silver. When my 5,000-ton warship returns to Quanzhou, I will let them go to Ping'an Town and quietly transport things back. I don't think we'll ever talk about it, let's see what Zheng Zhilong can do. Fortunately, Fan Chengkun and Mu Yi are okay, and Zheng Zhilong's fleet has basically been mastered. In this case, Zheng Zhilong can't help it if he has different intentions. ”

"Yes! Mr. Lin Zongwei is also very effective in working in Fujian. Everything in Fujian has not stopped, it is running as usual, and the morale of the army and the people is very stable. "Zhang Zhimu's ability to Lin Zongwei is appreciated by everyone.

Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He are the three people who decide all the major events in Yaogang, and in fact, they are also the three people who decide the direction of history. Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He focused all their energy on the military aspect, which is also their cleverness, they all know the experience of history, if they want to take care of everything is very dangerous, they will not do that. There are some things beyond the military aspect, and they want to deliberately let Zhang Zhimu do it himself, which Zhang Zhimu has already felt. Zhang Zhimu knew that without Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He's support in the military, he would not have been able to let go of his hands and feet to do other things. However, Zhang Zhimu is very pleased that his control over the power of Yaogang is absolute, and everyone relies on him very much, because he has always held a correct direction for everyone, and everyone sees it.

Zhang Zhimu was the Prince Tori who was received in the small living room.

As soon as he entered the living room, Prince Tori said very enthusiastically in Chinese: "Mr. Zhang, Happy New Year!" ”

"Oops! Happy New Year, Your Royal Highness Prince! Zhang Zhimu said politely, "When did His Royal Highness the Prince speak Chinese so well?" ”

"Huh! I'll just say a few words, and no more. Prince Torrey said, "Speaking Chinese, my son speaks very well. His classmates all said that his Chinese language was the same as that of the Han people. ”

Zhang Zhimu motioned for Prince Torrey to sit down, and said: "The children accept new things very quickly in school, they communicate with their classmates in Chinese every day, use Chinese in class, and soon their Chinese proficiency will be on the line." ”

"Mr. Zhang is right," Prince Tori said in Chinese, "our children are used to life here and are reluctant to go back to the grasslands." This year, there are holidays here, and they don't go back to the grassland to see, which is very bad. I feel a little sad. ”

"Huh! Prince Tori, you don't blame the kids. The conditions here in Yaogang are indeed much better than those on the grassland, and you don't want to go back if you stay for a long time. When you build the grassland like a kiln, they want to go back. Prince Tori came out of the prairie in the heavy snow, thinking about the children, right? ”

"No, no, those bastards, I don't want them, I have something very important to tell Zhang Dongjia." Prince Tori spoke Mongolian in a hurry.

When the translation was finished, Prince Tori said, "There is something very important. The Manchus and Chahars, as well as the Mongols from Mobei, sent men to us and threatened me to cooperate with them against you. Otherwise, they will kill all the people of our tribe first. This time the Manchus will send all their forces against you. All Mongols were required to act together for a decisive battle. They said, I can't wait for you to do it to us one by one. Then you will be left to the slaughter. I came out quietly this time, and I didn't dare to reveal my identity on the train. ”

Zhang Zhimu was shocked, but he didn't show his face, and said: "It's not the first time that they have joined forces, you don't have to worry about us here." ”

"No, no, Mr. Zhang, this time is different, they mobilized all their forces this time to have a decisive battle. The Manchu side wants to mobilize all the old and young who can go into battle to fight a decisive battle with you, and they also require us, young and old, to participate in the war. Even if you kill everyone, you have to fight it. This time is really different. Prince Tori excitedly explained, apparently scared.

Zhang Zhimu asked unhurriedly: "You have already agreed to their request?" ”

"If you don't agree, you can't, they guys have bought a lot of us in advance." Prince Tori bowed his head and said, "Another thing is that there are many people in our tribe who are not satisfied with you, and they unanimously ask to fight you. ”

"Oh? We helped you shed blood and sacrifice to defeat the Chahars, and you still have to fight us instead of thanking us? Why is that? ”

"That's right, you exterminated the Ordos people, that's us Mongols, we can't accept it." "We have a problem with them, but that's our Mongols' own business. You went and destroyed them, and we can't accept it! ”

"Huh! Your Royal Highness, did they think that they were all Mongols when they killed you? Zhang Zhimu asked angrily.

"This, this is also a matter between the Mongols."

Zhang Zhimu was a little angry and asked, "Do you know what the current situation of the Ordos people is?" ”

"This, I know a little, not much, they often go to Baotou for the most business." Prince Tori said.

"I'll tell you!" Zhang Zhimu said, "The living standard of the Ordos people is several times higher than before. They buy tea and all kinds of supplies, which are much cheaper than before, but their cattle and sheep and animal husbandry products such as skins are much more expensive than before. Many herders have horse-drawn carriages in their homes, and some young people even buy powered cars. Many schools have been built on the grasslands, and the children of herders can also study. If you have seen the Ordos people who have come to Baotou to do business, you can know that they have been much more generous in recent years, right? How do you say that we destroyed the Ordos? ”

"Yes, I've heard some of that too. But we Mongolians don't need you Han people to take care of it. Prince Tori lowered his head and said, obviously lacking confidence.

"We don't care, we can't let anyone say it." Zhang Zhimu was a little angry and said, "When the Chahar people beat you at the beginning, shouldn't we care about it?" Zhang Zhimu knew that it was Prince Torrey's national sentiments that were at fault, and they could not tolerate the Han people being more capable of governing the grassland than they were.

"This," Prince Tori couldn't say, so he changed the subject, "what our tribe is most dissatisfied with is that you are constantly clearing the land in the Hetao area. If I hadn't suppressed them, they would have done it to your people a long time ago. ”

"What would happen if you did it?" Zhang Zhimu was not polite.

"This ......," said Prince Tori, who couldn't explain it when he came.

"The Hetao area was the place of the Han people during the Han and Tang Dynasties, and there was nothing wrong with us cultivating land there." Zhang Zhimu said, "Besides, since our immigrants passed, has your tribe been much better?" It's good for everybody, so why don't you think about it? ”

"This ....." Faced with Zhang Zhimu's question, Prince Tori couldn't speak. I want to pump myself when I'm in a hurry.

Zhang Zhimu glanced at Prince Tori coldly and said, "I'll say it for you!" You have always felt that you are a descendant of Genghis Khan, and you look down on the Han people from the bottom of your heart. Seeing that the Han people are well, you feel uncomfortable. In fact, when it comes to civilization, you are much worse than the Han Chinese. It's just that yours took advantage of the advantage of cavalry when the Han people were not united. Otherwise, you are nothing more than savages on the steppe. ”

Zhang Zhimu's words stung Prince Tori, and after translating Zhang Zhimu's words, Prince Tori stood up and pointed at Zhang Zhimu with a flushed face: "You, you, you are not allowed to humiliate us Mongolians!" ”

"Did I humiliate you?" Zhang Zhimu wants this effect, "You said that what I said was wrong?" "Zhang Zhimu just wants Prince Tori to know that your fate is in our hands, don't come to threaten us, we don't care about you.

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New progress in "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty": the Battle of Yashan, the defeat of the Yuan army, the counterattack of the Song army, and the landing in Fuzhou.