"Brother Li, I received the latest news...... "Cao Zhenyan and Li Mingli rode side by side, the battle was over, safe and sound, everyone's spirit was very relaxed, even the Jurchens were the same, no matter how ferocious the warrior was, he would be glad that he was still alive after the battle.

Cao Zhenyan said to Li Mingli with a happy face: "Our Cao family is going to be transferred out of the old Han army and become the coat of the fourteenth elder brother. ”

After the Jin military system has undergone another reform, Li Mingli and Cao Shixuan's family were originally in a battalion, that is, Nuerhachi took the Ming army that had been taken in and captured on the battlefield in a separate formation, with the expansion of the war and the increase in the surrender of the Ming army generals, a large number of Han troops returned, and the Han army was reintegrated and reorganized.

"Congratulations!" Li Mingli is still happy for the Cao family, everyone has their own ambitions, and if Cao Zhenyan can make a good master, it is also a good way.

Cao Zhenyan said tentatively: "Brother Li, do you want to come over too?" ”

"Forget it." Li Mingli shook his head and said: "I still forget it, I am not very meticulous in serving my master, if I go for three or two days, I will be whipped once, it is better to stay in the Han army." ”

"That's right." Cao Zhenyan was slightly disappointed, he must want to show his ambitions when he went to Dolgon, the fourteenth elder brother will soon seal Beizi and Baylor, the old Khan gave him fifteen Niu Lu, that is the Niu Lu of the two yellow flags, the number of flag soldiers is sufficient, and there are many elite soldiers and strong generals who have followed the old Khan for many years are in Niu Lu, Dolgon's status in the future is definitely not low, Cao Zhenyan plans to follow the fourteenth elder brother steadfastly, Bo has a good future, of course he needs a helper, Li Mingli is a good candidate, the martial arts are polished very well, and the people are reliable, It's a pity that his temper is indeed a little stinky, and in order to survive, Li Mingli can become a Han army, but it is also a little difficult for him to ask him to take the initiative to befriend the master.

Cao Zhenyan suddenly said: "Brother Li, let's give way." ”

The cavalry in front of them suddenly dispersed into two columns, giving way to the passage in the middle, and a group of cavalry wearing red tasseled hats opened the way first, and then another group of people surrounded by several big men from the opposite side.

"It's Fushun's forehead."

Li Mingli's eyes were sharp, and after a glance, he recognized that it was Fushun and Li Yongfang.

Li Yongfang is almost fifty years old, his body is a little rickety, and the braid hanging on the back of his head is a little gray, when he passed by Li Mingli and Cao Zhenyan, he glanced at the two people at random, his face was expressionless, a little too indifferent, under the escort of the two teams of cavalry, this Han man quickly disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Li Mingli and Cao Zhenyan got up from the ground and got back on the horse, Li Yongfang gave people a very gloomy feeling, and both of them had no interest in continuing to chat, although they both had the same question in their hearts, at this time, the old Khan did not send the Eight Banners generals to come, but sent the Fushun forehead in charge of the spy to do something?

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"Will there be enough food until next spring and summer?" Sun Chengzong looked at Cheng Fang and the others who were kneeling a few steps away from his knees, with a thoughtful look on his face.

After Cheng Fang and the others arrived in Ningyuan, they received great attention, after all, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was very concerned about the refugees of the Thirteen Mountains, and was very concerned about the situation ahead, and had already sent people to inquire about the news of the Thirteen Mountains many times, and Sun Chengzong also paid more attention to the survival of the Liao people than Wang Zaijin...... In Sun Chengzong's strategic system, the Liao people to defend the Liao soil is the most important link, and now from Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan, and then including Juehua Island and Yongping Mansion, there are about nearly a million Liao people from all over the country to settle in these places, some of these people have family property, and even the families of the big landlords and gentry are also quite few, they will continue to go west, until Jingshi and other places really settle down, and there are also hundreds of thousands of Liao people who continue to flee to Phi Dao and all parts of North Korea, and some cross the sea to Dengzhou and Laizhou, becoming out-and-out refugees.

Of the more than 6 million Liao people, nearly 2 million have fled to various places, hundreds of thousands have been slaughtered, and more than 3 million have fallen under the rule of the Later Jin.

The 100,000 people in the Thirteen Mountains are more than 200 miles away from Ningyuan, and 1560 miles away from the sentinel control area of the Ming army.

As soon as Cheng Fang and the others arrived in Ningyuan, Zu Dashou and other generals hurriedly sent them to Shanhaiguan after briefly asking some questions.

Sun Chengzong met with Cheng Fang and others at his residence and asked about the specific situation of the Thirteen Mountains.

"We and Yusheng have been prepared for a long time." Cheng Fang moved his knees, he hadn't answered on his knees for a long time, and he wasn't very comfortable. He looked at Sun Chengzong, not afraid, and his eyes were also very calm: "For more than half a year, we have been building camps in the mountains, hoarding food and medicinal materials, cloth, and weapons, mainly grain, we have hoarded more than 30,000 stone of grain in the big village on the mountain, and now the men on the mountain, each person who holds troops to prepare for war will give one pound of food a day, and those who do not hold soldiers are the same as women and children, four taels per person per day, it is summer, we are still digging wild vegetables in the mountains, picking pine nuts, and eating together with food, there are no wild vegetables in winter, and the food consumption is much larger, However, the villages in the mountains and other villages also have some grain in stock, and they will not have a big problem until March or April next year. ”

Sun Chengzong nodded slightly, and silently calculated in his heart for a while.

More than 100,000 people, according to what the man in front of him said, for another seven or eight months, according to the current level of food consumption, it will definitely be enough.

A staff member shook his head on the side and said: "Half a catty or four taels a day for men, and two taels a day for women and children, which is almost enough." ”

Cheng Fang glanced at this person and said: "Mr. Hui's words, there is a lack of meat and oil and water on the mountain, and the men with soldiers still have to train, and we have to practice formation and fighting every day, and we also have to practice bows and arrows. ”

In fact, the men on the mountain have maintained a fairly high intensity of training, this kind of high-intensity training is also the result of the major forces learning from and Yusheng, in any case, and Yusheng's main soldiers are maintaining high-intensity training, of course, their combat power is increasing day by day, in addition to Yusheng also recruited hundreds of hunters in the mountains, they also began to train, and their ability can be seen to be obviously growing, under the guidance of He Yusheng, Yang Er was the first to follow, followed by Bi Mazi and others...... After all, force is strength, and no matter how stingy a person is, he is still very generous in increasing the strength of his subordinates.

The small amount of meat and oil on the mountain, even if it is freshly hunted, is mostly enjoyed by the men participating in the exercise, which is also their due treatment.

The major forces themselves also have some food, and they use the method of cooperating with He Yusheng to receive food in He Yusheng's village, as for the men who are not qualified to participate in the training, they can only be like women and children, regularly receive porridge at each soup kitchen point in He Yusheng, and then mix some miscellaneous grains and wild vegetables, which is the minimum guarantee of survival.

Cheng Fang said: "Two taels of staple food, many people will be hungry to the point of illness, the epidemic will be contagious, a large number of people will die on the mountain, and we have to try to prevent the epidemic, and then use human hands to bury the corpses, the atmosphere on the mountain will become very bad, there will be people with different aspirations to surrender and build prisoners, and we have to spend energy to prevent civil strife, so the gains outweigh the losses." ”

The staff member didn't speak, and there was still some disapproval on his face, but what Cheng Fang said was obviously very reasonable, and this person didn't say anything anymore.

Sun Chengzong said at this time: "Chengfang Yishi and all of you have risen to speak. ”

"Lord Xie Gebu!"

Cheng Fang thanked him and immediately stood up.

Sun Chengzong glanced at him and suddenly asked, "Cheng Fang, when you were in the main store with Yusheng, did you often see the proprietor of your family?" ”

Cheng Fang said: "It's not very common, Zhang Dongzhu is too busy, and a few big shopkeepers may not be able to see him every day." ”

"Your proprietor has done a lot of business," Sun Chengzong suddenly said sharply: "I heard that he trained private soldiers, set up some chamber of commerce, and controlled the locality, is there such a thing?" ”

"Go back to the Cabinet Lord," Cheng Fang said: "The villain doesn't know these things, the villain only knows that the adult has a very good reputation in Datong, if the Cabinet Lord doesn't believe it, send someone to the place to inspect and listen to it." ”

"What do you think of your proprietor?"

"The proprietor will make money, he is generous in life and work, and he is very loyal to the imperial court, he trains the army just to resist the northern captives, and the local regiment exercises a lot, and the rich officials and gentry will drill the militia regiment, please check the cabinet minister."

Sun Chengzong sneered: "Even if what you said about Datong is true, what did he send you to do here in Guangning, and he made such preparations early, can he not know the prophet?" ”

"We adults can't predict the prophet," Cheng Fang said: "But more than a year ago, when the villain saw the proprietor, the proprietor said that Guangning must not be able to hold, the villain said what to do, whether to withdraw in advance, the proprietor said that the war in Liaodong, the worst is the slaughter of Kaiyuan and Tieling, if we have a strong heart, we might as well do something to help the soldiers and civilians in the area of Guangning escape, in a hurry, many people may not know to flee to Liaoxi, if you can build a fortress in such a dangerous place as the Thirteen Mountains, hoard food, you can save a lot of lives. ”

Sun Chengzong and the people around him were moved!

Zhang Han actually judged that Guangning could not be defended a long time ago, and then prepared early, this person is still an ordinary businessman?

Sun Chengzong's face changed slightly, and he said, "Why did he judge that Guangning could not be defended?" ”

Cheng Fang said: "At that time, Governor Wang said that he wanted to find the northern captives to borrow troops, and said that 60,000 soldiers could pacify the northern captives, and the proprietor of my family said at that time that his strength was not good, and he begged for others, and he had never heard of success since ancient times. With these reasons, how can Quang Ninh win the war? ”――

The state of the past two days is not very good, I have had a cold for seven or eight days, my body is weak, my brain is like porridge, I will send a chapter, I still hope for everyone's support.