Chapter 352: Watts, Taal River, Tainingwei

"My lord, Bandi Khan of the Tile Spur Department is about to fight!"

Jiang Feng's good mood when he got up in the morning was completely destroyed by this sentence, and he didn't care about anything else, so he came directly to the study in the manor.

The Tartary Mongolian Chahan was attacked by the border army of the Ming Dynasty and the guards of the reclamation merchant group, and after the defeat was wiped out, the Wasu tribe, which was big on the grassland, did not go south to the Central Plains as everyone predicted, but gathered troops and horses in Kulun on a large scale, preparing to seize the reclamation manor outside the pass.

Since the Mongols left the Central Plains, their combat effectiveness has been constantly degrading, and the contest with the border army has been quite difficult, and Bandi Khan finally followed the defeat of the Tatars to unify the steppe, and he is not willing to repeat this mistake in any case.

Although the reclamation manor is the early plundering slaves, but also a mercenary businessman, as long as someone wants to buy something, there are few that can't be bought, although it is said that the Mongols can't buy weapons here, but other things can be bought in their hands, the situation of the reclamation manor outside the Guan, many Mongolian herdsmen are clear, there was originally a wild land, full of swamps and forests.

Now Guanwai has been developed by the group of reclamation manors is very large-scale, full of fertile fields, and has always been the nominal territory of the Ming Dynasty, it is here that the Tusi is appointed to inform that the Ming Dynasty itself has no officials and troops, for the Mongols, the combat effectiveness of the border army is still fearful, and the people of the Ming Dynasty are like lambs to be slaughtered, of course, if they see the pirates along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, they will not say so.

Although the nomadic life on the steppe is full of poetry and picturesqueness under the descriptions of the poets and literati of the past dynasties, the actual situation is very difficult, and the various tribes of the Mongolian Tatars also want to find a stable settlement to live, and the Mongols have not given up their ambition to enter the Central Plains no matter when.

Although the reclamation manor outside the pass had its own escort team, these forces were not put in the eyes of the Mongolian nobles, and their plan was to take advantage of the autumn high horse fattening time to occupy the already well-developed land of the reclamation manor outside the pass, and then enter the pass from Liaodong after resting there.

If you can't enter the customs, you can manage this piece of land in Liaodong well.

In July, the Varspur had already issued a call to gather the Mongol tribes in Kulun, promising rich promises and rewards, and a large number of cavalry and tribes rushed towards Kulun and prepared to go south.

Jiang Feng's guards always carry a map with them, this kind of map is not accurate, but the general terrain is enough, and when the map is unfolded on the wide wooden table, several people are in front of them, Yang Shi is in Yizhou, Yang Da and Luo Yi, and Zhang Liang are all in Huazhou.

The military attachés around him are all middle-level officers of some guards, Jiang Feng first rewarded the merchant who rushed back to report the news, Huifeng Manor's positioning is not a manor that makes money by planting and gathering, his task is to hoard a large number of materials, and build a complete system.

Therefore, there are a large number of merchants in the manor, or in the various manors to collect grain, or in the Mongolian steppe to buy horses, this time the merchant who came back to report the news is one of the people who went to search for Roman horses, from the familiar Mongolian horse dealer heard the news, hurriedly came back to report.

Kulun is now Ulaanbaatar in Outer Mongolia, and there is still a long way to go from where Jiang Feng is, but Jiang Feng now doesn't know whether his location is in Jilin City or Harbin City in the future, but until there is a big river near him.

According to the intelligence, the Tile Spur Department gathered nearly 60,000 people this time, excluding the shepherds' groups and various miscellaneous troops, there were almost more than 40,000 cavalry, and it was estimated that the time should have been to go south.

Jiang Feng unfolded the map, came to the events of more than ten years in this era, he already had an understanding of the movement of the ancient army, in the south of the Kulun to the manor where Jiang Feng was located, so many grassland people and horses must have to advance along the waterway, otherwise drinking water and supplies are impossible to replenish.

"Kulun, go to Hulun Lake, fishing in the sea, the Haraha River, to the Taer River, and ...... here in Tainingwei"

Jiang Feng slid all the way down with his fingers there, muttering to himself, the iron egg on the side was a little blue, looking at Jiang Feng's calm analysis, he couldn't help but say there:

"My lord, there is still more than a month before the Tatar cavalry can come, let's go back to Huazhou first!"

Bringing 2,000 soldiers here, there can be about 3,000 guards and regimental training in the original Huifeng Manor, but the escort team and regimental training have no combat effectiveness at all, 2,000 people against 60,000, this is too disparity, there is no possibility of turning the tables at all. Jiang Feng didn't pay attention to Tie Dan's pleading, he was still staring at the map there, Tie Dan was already anxious, and just as he was about to continue talking, Jiang Feng turned his head and looked at him coldly.

"As soon as our manor runs, those people outside the gate will definitely be messed up, and the foundation that has been managed so hard will be abandoned like this?"

Jiang Feng didn't give Tie Dan a chance to say the second sentence, and directly called the paperwork outside, while instructing Tie Dan to say:

"Arrange for me the best cavalry in the manor at once, and send the letter to the other manors."

It was already mid-August, and according to estimates, the Mongol cavalry heading south should have reached Tainingwei in October.

The various estates are very excited for a period of time, they have received a large number of high-quality laborers this year, and they are all thinking about the benefits that will roll in the next year, and when they are happy, Jiang Feng's messenger has already arrived, and a large number of Mongolian cavalry are ready to attack Guanwai.

This is tantamount to earth-shattering news, these manor owners are already stupid, because of Jiang Feng's relationship in maritime trade, private salt, commerce, and slave trade for so many years, Huifeng Manor is Jiang Feng's industry, and he is vaguely the leader of these manors outside Guanwai, so he is also qualified to follow the various manors to say some requirements, so that they can buy face.

The owners of the manor have been pampered and accustomed to it all these years, and the rich production and slavery system outside the gate have made them live like princes, and they have long lost the pioneering spirit when they first arrived outside the gate, and when they heard that the Mongolian cavalry of such a scale was about to fight, these people were at a loss, Jiang Feng said in the letter very simply, each manor should hand over their own escort team to Jiang Feng's half command.

Jiang Feng was ready to resist and decided to fight with the Mongol Tatars, these manor owners of the reclamation manor outside the Guanhai and the Jingshi merchant group behind them must be unwilling to give up, such a vast and fertile land outside the Guan, and without the constraints of the royal law, there are thousands of slaves below to drive, this kind of place is simply a paradise.

Since someone has decided to resist, these manor owners who are already preparing to flee for their lives will naturally cooperate with their full strength, and the supply of personnel does not need to be provided by Jiang Feng, they can be fully equipped themselves, leaving half of them to take care of the manor, and the rest of the people will gather at the location designated by Jiang Feng.

The news of the owners of the manor quickly spread to the capital, and now there is no so-called problem with the reclamation manor outside the gate, the two factions in the court, one faction is gloating, and the other faction is urging the court to send troops to rescue quickly, after all, that is also where the people of the Ming Dynasty are.

Jiajing has long been accustomed to arguing with different courtiers, and this time Jiajing was as good as a stream, and immediately went to Liaodong from the border towns of Shaanxi and various places in Shandong and Henan to defend and prepare for a big battle that he had not encountered for a long time.

In Incheon, North Korea, the entire Hwashu was mobilized, ready to support Jiangfeng outside the Guan, and the Mongol men and horses were constantly approaching.

In addition to Liaozhen, there are many guards, but these guards are just a noun on a map, the commanders and thousands of households of these guards are basically Mongolians, that is, the so-called local officials, the Ming Dynasty is just placed here, to give these Tartar officials a name.

Tainingwei was located near Baicheng in present-day Jilin, where there were originally about 1,500 Mongol and Jurchen tribes, who lived by trading with Guannei, but after the appearance of the reclamation manor, these people were all taken into slavery or fled to the grasslands.

It happened to be on the outskirts of the reclamation area, and it was always relatively deserted, only appearing here when the lords of the manors were receiving horses from the pastures or hunting.

But now it's completely boiling, thousands of men and horses are turning this place into a large barracks, and the same number of slaves are busy here, the river has not yet frozen, and a large number of supplies are being transported along the waterway.

Jiang Feng has been patrolling around the river, and the progress of the first few days was fine, but with the arrival of the guards of the reclamation merchant groups from all over the country, there were many people, and the progress slowed down, the reason is that there are several powerful escort teams with hundreds of people each, all of whom want to take the leadership here, and they don't want to let each other.

The quarrels of these people, the guards who were originally obedient to the orders also began to have such careful thoughts, and their slackness directly affected the labor efficiency of the slaves.

"Master, there is news from Huazhou, and it will take at least half a month for the supplies and soldiers to come over......

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a sudden quarrel that broke out on the side, and when he turned his head, he saw that the two leaders of the escort were glaring at each other, holding the hilt of their swords and threatening to catch fire. Tie Dan sighed, and was about to go over to persuade him, but he was pulled by Jiang Feng, Jiang Feng's face was full of iron blue, and he said coldly:

"Let all the leaders of the convoys who have come here for fifteen days let them go to my tent."

Tie Dan nodded and ran over, Jiang Feng turned his head to his guards and said:

"Tell the captain of the guard to gather the guard!!"