Lin Dan Khan was filled with righteous indignation, and he had already found a way to punish Lin Dan Khan, "Hutu Ketu Khan, the truth, the Huoluochi tribe, how many cavalry are there?" ”

"When they are combined, there should be two or three thousand strong men, but they are not natural allies, on the contrary, in order to compete for pastures, there are constant wars between them," Lin Dan Khan counted and said: "Ben Khan only needs two thousand warriors, and he can take them!" ”

"Oh?" Li Zicheng looked at Lin Dan Khan, don't just brag.

"Rest assured, Ben Khan knows their strength well," Lin Dan Khan once passed by this place when he went south, and he also received help from several departments, "but there are many mountains here, and the pastures are not rich......

"There are many mountains, and it's useless to us," Li Zicheng was already thinking about planting sweet potatoes and potatoes in his heart, but he still pretended to be in his mouth, "However, if you take this place, no one will do anything wrong here in the future." ”

"The meaning of Destiny Khan ......"

"Hutuketu Khan, if you can take this land and hand it over to us, then the Tashhai and Huluke Zhaisang will flee, and Ben Khan will no longer pursue it," Li Zicheng did not wait for Lin Dan Khan to answer, and continued: "But this is a mountainous terrain, I'm afraid it will not be easy to take, right?" ”

"Destiny Khan rest assured, everything is wrapped up in Ben Khan," Lin Dan Khan heard that Li Zicheng no longer pursued the escape of Tashhai and Huluke Zhaisan, and he was overjoyed, as for this land, the pasture is not rich, he really can't look down on it, otherwise he would not have made a detour south to Dacaotan, "There are more than 1,000 cavalry on Dacaotan, plus 1,000 cavalry brought by Ben Khan, it is enough." ”

"Okay, Ben Khan will send more than 1,000 cavalry from the 2,000th household to help you take care of the prisoners of war." Li Zicheng didn't know the true combat effectiveness of Li Guobu's cavalry, so he followed Lin Dan Khan, just so that he could see the real nomadic cavalry, but for the time being, he could only act as Lin Dan Khan's auxiliaries.

"Thank you Destiny Khan," Lin Dan Khan was not worried about victory, but he was concerned about the capture in the war, "the captured cattle and sheep ......"

The Mongol cavalry went out to fight, if they were restricted from plundering, their combat effectiveness would inevitably be reduced, Li Zicheng took into account the needs of the Mandate of Heaven army, and the property could not be exhausted by the Mongols, "Hutuketu Khan, all the women, children, sheep, tents, lamps and property belong to you, we only need strong men and cattle." ”

The Han people need cattle, but they are used as ploughing cattle, Lin Dan Khan is not difficult to understand, but he doesn't understand, Li Zicheng needs strong men, the Chahar department now only has 4,000 strong men, if you get the truth, Huo Luochi and other tribes to replenish the strong men, it will become strong, "Heavenly Mandate Khan needs strong men......

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, he originally didn't look down on the Mongol strong men, except for fighting, basically nothing else, "We just need them to build the outer side wall for the time being, about a year or two, after the expiration of the period, if they are still alive, Ben Khan will return it to you!" ”

Lin Dan Khan didn't dare to fight, Li Zicheng promised to return it to them after a year and two, it was the best ending, he could only pray in his heart, these prisoners of war, it was better to have stronger vitality, "Heavenly Mandate Khan, so Ben Khan will lead the Mongolian warriors to immediately cross the watershed and rush to the Songshan area......"

Li Zicheng smirked and said: "Hutuketu Khan is so anxious, won't he be like Tashhai and Huluke Zhaisang, who will never return, right?" ”

"Ah......" Lin Danhan was shocked, he didn't think so, but how could he win Li Zicheng's trust?

Namu Zhong has always acted as an interpreter between the two, and naturally understands Li Zicheng's thoughts, "Heavenly Destiny Khan, if you leave the concubine as a hostage......

"Hostages?" Li Zicheng pondered for a moment and said: "Great Fu Jin, Hutu Ketu Khan is not short of women, if he has the heart to escape, can't he marry another Great Fu Jin......

Namu Zhong's face was suddenly flushed, and he didn't know who he was angry about, so he said angrily: "The rest of the Great Khan's Fujin are all in Datong Mountain, and they are also under the control of the Heavenly Mandate Army, as well as these old and weak people here...... Could it be that the Mandate of Heaven Khan still can't believe the Great Khan? ”

Li Zicheng hurriedly got off the donkey down the slope and said: "According to the idea of the Great Fujin, the Great Fujin will stay by Ben Khan's side for the time being, and then ask Hutuketu Khan to write a letter, so that the rest of the Fujin and Hutu Khan's only son, Erke Kongol, will temporarily settle in Kadang City, and Ben Khan will take care of them!" ”

Namu Zhong suddenly threw away a roll of his eyes, which is my idea? This despicable and shameless person was planted on my head......

Lin Dan Khan didn't have as many fancy intestines as Li Zicheng and Namu Zhong, his heart had already flown to the battlefield, and he hadn't used a knife for several months, and his Sauron knife was about to rust.

This time, when he stepped out of the watershed and went out of the army, it was really inconvenient to carry Namu Zhong, so he left Namu Zhong as a hostage according to Li Zicheng's request.

The truth, Huoluochi and other tribes may be wronged, they may not have anything to do with the escape of Tashhai and Huluke Zhaisang at all, but Li Zicheng wants to protect the safety of Lanzhou, these Mongolian tribes will be exterminated sooner or later, and he only lacks one reason, even if it is "unwarranted".

Lin Dan Khan also wanted to exterminate these small tribes, not only to make up for the mistakes of Tashihai and Huluk Zhaisang's escape, but only by annexing these small tribes, the Chahar tribe would gradually grow.

Li Zicheng and Lin Dan Khan have different thoughts, but they are moving towards the same goal.

Lin Dan Khan went to collect all the Mongolian strong men on the big grass beach, Li Zicheng left Li Guo's cavalry, and flew pigeons to pass on Xining and Ganzhou, ordering Qin Danian's troops to rush to Lanzhou immediately, and Li Ji's troops should also move closer to Liangzhou.

He also asked the herald to take Lin Dan Khan's handwritten letter and hurry to Kadang City, and asked Zhou Bin to temporarily leave Lin Dan Khan's several major blessings and Erke Kongguor in Kacheng City.

After all the preparations were over, Li Zicheng took his own soldiers and Namu Zhong to the south, and camped in Ledu County that night.

The camp was camped in the training ground in Ledu County, Li Zicheng's big tent was in the center, Namu Zhong's red tent was next to Li Zicheng's big tent, and the soldiers gathered around on all sides.

Not surprisingly, Li Zicheng got into Namu Zhong's red tent that night, and it was not until dawn the next day that he put on his clothes and returned to his big tent.

Although the soldiers knew that it had rained a lot last night, He Xiaomi strictly forbade the soldiers to gossip, and if anyone dared to say half a word, they would be killed immediately!

On the afternoon of the 8th, Li Zicheng arrived in Lanzhou and temporarily settled down in the barracks.

On the 12th, Qin Danian also came to Lanzhou, temporarily staying outside the eastern city, Li Zicheng sent men to cross the Yellow River, along the northern foot of Gaolan Mountain, to explore the mountains between the inner and outer Great Wall, and at the same time sent other men to Jingyuwei in the east to find out the information of the Ming army.

On the 13th, Li Guo sent a message that Lin Dan Khan had crossed the watershed and began to march eastward into the Great and Small Song Mountains, and the cavalry of the 2,000th household had been behind the Mongol cavalry.

Li Zicheng had nothing to do that day, so he went to the palace to look for John Tang.

When Tang Ruowang saw Li Zicheng, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Metropolitan Governor, there is Langu Avenue in the southeast of Lanzhou City, and there is a road leading to Xining in the west, and the road leading to Ganzhou has begun to be built in the northwest, and my subordinates are preparing to ...... Prepare, in the south of Lanzhou, to build a road to Taozhou Mansion, or to Longnan Mansion......"

"Mr. Tang, don't be busy in the south yet," Li Zicheng sat down on the main seat, poured tea with his own hands, and said: "Take a look at the north first, and see if we can build another Yellow River bridge in the north of Lanzhou before the flood season comes." ”

"North of the city?" Tang Ruowang has been in Lanzhou for three months, and he already has some understanding of the terrain and landforms near Lanzhou, "Metropolitan Governor, the north of Lanzhou, beyond the Yellow River, is the border wall, do you want to strengthen the protection of the border wall to facilitate the transfer of troops?" ”

"No, the side wall is too close to Lanzhou City, in case it is broken, Lanzhou City will bear the brunt," Li Zicheng briefly restated his recent strategic vision, "Therefore, to protect Lanzhou City, it is necessary to expand outward, establish a peripheral defense line, and also give Lanzhou City enough warning time." ”

"Governor, once the battle line is pushed to the outer wall, won't the inner wall be invalidated? It's a good side wall......"

"The inner wall does not need to be abandoned for the time being," the Mandate of Heaven Army does not have strong enough cavalry now, and Li Zicheng is unwilling to give up the best defensive facilities such as the side wall, "Open a mechanism on the side wall, the Mandate of Heaven Army can enter and exit, and if there is an invasion by foreign enemies, you can also close the side wall." ”

Such a device is actually not difficult, it just requires time and manpower, and what Tang Ruowang immediately thought of was to execute, "Dadudu, the Yellow River Bridge outside the North Gate is much easier than the Qingshitan Beach." ”

"Why?" Li Zicheng was puzzled, "Is the surface of the Yellow River here particularly narrow?" ”

"Most of the governors don't know," Tang Ruowang said with a smile: "The river surface here is similar to the bluestone beach, but there are two narrow islands in the middle of the river, if you build a bridge, the bridge piers can stand on the island, as long as it is not the full water season, you can build a bridge at any time." ”

"Oh? Is it really that easy? Li Zicheng was overjoyed, if a bridge could be built over the Yellow River in the north of Lanzhou, and the side wall was in the form of a sluice gate, a large avenue could be extended to the outer side wall.

Now I don't know how long this road is, it is estimated that it is not less than three or four hundred miles, the key is that I don't know where to build the city now, and whether the outer wall can be repaired immediately.

Lin Dan Khan and Li Guo have already gone to Songshan, and a detailed map of the march should be sent soon.

"Governor, now the bridge construction team is building a bridge on the road between Lanzhou and Xining......"

"It's okay, let them come over immediately, and build the Yellow River Bridge first." Li Zicheng has calculated that this area between the inner and outer Great Wall is also a strategic location, and once it is stabilized, it can help defend the Shiyang River Basin, not only to protect Lanzhou, but also to protect the Hexi Corridor in the west.

However, the military city established here must not be like the original triangle city, just an isolated city, in addition to the army, there should also be people, as long as the Han people take root in the local area, this place will really become a Han land sooner or later.

"Governor, then we ...... now"

"Now? Naturally, go to the river to see, where the Yellow River Bridge needs to be built, go, go and see! Li Zicheng left his seat, took the lead out of the palace, and led his soldiers to the Yellow River to the north.