A fire fight between mountain bandits and horse thieves among the people, except for the initiator Xu Xun put it in his heart, did not cause much noise in the court. However, the response in the southern part of the country was very different. Although the merchants found that when they walked those official roads, they were much quieter than before, and even the small merchants and vendors who had to take the small roads felt that these roads were not as dangerous as before. And on the green forest road, the original name of Dadao Feng, which no one remembered, suddenly spread, especially near the Baigou River, there was another quite powerful force, and after a small group of Xiangma thieves with a number of one hundred and twenty or thirty was eaten, there was a momentum of chasing Yang Hu and Zhang Mao.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is approaching, it was originally a great opportunity for these strongmen to get a vote for the festival, but suddenly encountered this rare situation of grabbing territory, even if they are far away, most of them are paying attention to wait and see, not to mention those who are close, all of them have raised their vigilance, for fear that the big knife Feng will rise up, and even their own territory will be ended. In this kind of noisy season, it was Yang Hu who threw away the big stall in the cottage and quietly came to Bai Ying's residence in the chalk city.

"Sir, I'm just here to ask for an idea. On Jinan Road, Zhang Mao and I can also be regarded as people who can talk, although that fan Wu is not a great character, I usually don't look down on him, but just ignore it, what do the brothers below think? Moreover, I also asked people to inquire about that big knife Feng, in the past, he was a commodity who couldn't support the table, but now he suddenly has such courage, I suspect ......" Yang Hu was stunned, and there was a cold light in his eyes, "I suspect that there is someone behind him!" ”

Although Bai Ying had been lowering his head and loosening the soil for the flower with both hands, his movements stiffened when he heard this, and then he asked without looking back: "Then do you suspect that there is someone behind him?" Although Zhang Mao's name is famous, the real power is not as strong as you. Qi Yanming has some power, but it is in the Baiyangdian area. If you want to say that the end of the poor Dushan has never been a place worth paying attention to, who will support the goods like Dadao Feng? ”

"If it's a chalk court ......" Yang Hu said for a moment, and when he saw Bai Ying turn his head to look at him, he smiled hesitantly, "Sir, if I don't say this, you just take care of the flowers, I'm not in a hurry!" It's not that I'm alarmist, I think, could it be the Luo Qing who is now preaching in the Gyeonggi area? He preached what Wuji Holy Ancestor was everywhere, and he heard that many dignitaries and dignitaries were also guests. If he was afraid of you, the Holy Lord of the White Lotus Sect, and stabbed me in the back, it was very likely! ”

Although these words were bizarre, Bai Ying made people stare at Luo Qing quietly, knowing that Yang Hu's so-called Luo Qing's friendship with the chalk was not a lie. If this person made friends with the chalky nobles on the one hand, and on the other hand, he shook the strength foundation that the White Lotus Sect had easily accumulated, then Luo Qing would obviously succeed in squeezing out the territory of the White Lotus Sect as the ancestor of the new sect.

Thinking of this, he finally stood up, walked a few steps on the square bricks, and suddenly turned back and asked, "Except for Luo Qing, can't it be the person who forced us to do that before?" ”

"It's also possible, but those guys are pinching our handles, if they really have the heart to let us do anything again, just coerce us like before, why bother to touch my people? It's a thankless task, and those cunning guys certainly don't bother to do it. Speaking of this, Yang Hu clenched his fists and caught up with Bai Ying and said, "Of course, if Mr. has an order, there are still a few of my brothers in Jingcha City who immediately inquire about the whereabouts of these people, and they can also find out." ”

"No, no need to make a fuss." Bai Ying shook her head, and then said word by word, "You don't go out in person, see if there are people around Poor Dushan, try to instigate a group of people, let them test again." If there is another big defeat and loss, then the time will be used to make a theory. When it snows, take one off guard. A soft egg like Dadao Feng, two big victories and snowy days, must be negligent in taking precautions, this is the best time. ”…,

Shortly after October, the first snow since the beginning of winter suddenly fell in the city. This was much earlier than usual, but as it had been warm in the previous days, the weather was much colder than before, even though the snow cleared after two days of heavy snowfall. Under the eaves are frozen and solid ice ridges, and the trees are also covered with a thick layer, although the ground has been cleaned, but when you climb up and look at it, it is snow-white everywhere, and a deep breath is the cold air.

Although summer is equally difficult, winter is the most painful time for military training. Not to mention that those weapons are often easy to freeze their hands, even standing on the cold arena for a while on a cold day is enough to make people cold from head to toe. Therefore, Xu Xun abandoned the queue that he valued most in the past, and replaced it with running and marching and various routines. This is all the chalk force in the army is streamlined, and the eight strokes of the fist and the eight strokes of the knife are simple, but they are simple and easy to use. In the Shenji Battalion, a few generals who were best at firearms were sent to discuss the new weapons with a few skilled craftsmen selected by the ordnance supervisor, which was also proposed by Xu Xun to Zhu Houzhao.

Although he has hundreds of years of experience than others, when it comes to creating and inventing the chalk leap forward, he has no ability at all, let alone improving firearms, even if he asks him to make a glass cement, it will be difficult for the dead.

It is inconvenient to return to the city from Xishan on a snowy day, and it is inevitable that the road will be icy on a snowy day, and Liu Jin sent two prison officers in the barracks, so Xu Xun has been in the barracks for eight days. It wasn't until the day was sunny that there were cinders on the official road down the mountain, and the two internal officials were pinched in his hands by the shortcomings, and he rode back to the city with twenty or thirty of his own soldiers in the evening. When he arrived at Fuchengmen, he found that there was a group of people waiting to enter the city, all dressed in clothes and hats, apparently coming from the west, it was still snowing there. He waved his hand to signal the man to slow down and follow, but suddenly someone in front of him turned around.

"Your Excellency!"

Xu Xun was slightly stunned, and then he recognized that it was Cao Mi, who had just returned from the northwest and had been sent a bunch of people by himself to go back to Datong. Seeing Cao Mi's Pegasus galloping over, rolling the saddle and dismounting in front of him, and about to salute on one knee at a glance, Xu Xun smiled and said: "This is the city gate, not other places, what are you doing so seriously!" Come on, why did you come back at this time, didn't you say you came back before the winter solstice? ”

"I met Lord Yang in Datong!" Cao Mi stood up at this time, and only then did he say this, seeing Xu Xun's stunned expression, he got on the horse and came over slowly, almost next to Xu Xun and whispered.

"Lord Yang hurried to Datong to discuss things with Zhuang Zongbing, and happened to meet me, worried that there are too many factory guards now, and the letter on the road is not clear, and it is not good to encounter something, so let me come back early to meet my lord. The civil strife in the Tartars was almost over, and the little prince had a great plan, and he actually subdued those stupid tribes who were ready to move and used troops against Yongshebu in one go, and the brothers had already suffered several defeats. And after the third son of the little prince, Balsborot, succeeded Jinong, he had a very high prestige among the generals, pointing out that Urusborot pushed out by the fire sieve was a fake, and said that even if it was not a fake, after such a defeat, he would no longer be a descendant of the golden family. The fire sieve was defeated, and now it is close to Datong. ”

Hearing this, Xu Xun couldn't help but gasp. Compared with the Meng Yuan Dynasty, there will be a talented hero every once in a while, and since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperors have basically been beaten passively, and there are few active ones. It was easy to take advantage of such a loophole the previous time, and if the Mongols were really put together again, it would be a big problem. …,

Thinking of this, he immediately commanded without question: "Go, go back to the house and talk!" ”

When he entered the city, he instructed the guards behind him: "Go and invite Gonggong Miao of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Master Shangshulin of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Duxian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Lord Zhang Xilu, and in addition, go back to the camp of Xishan to see which of the Gonggong Zhang and Master Bochen of Jingyang can take the time to come, and please come to the Xing'an Bofu as soon as possible." He originally wanted to call Xie Duo and Tu Xun, but when he thought of such a militaristic matter, it was not that the more people there were, the easier it was to come up with ideas, so he put it down after thinking about it.

At night, although it is already the season of dripping water into ice, the fire is burning in the room, and the brazier is burning with red charcoal given by the palace, and there is no smoke and fire. Several people who were invited by Xu Xun sat together, and after listening to Cao Qian relay Yang Yiqing's message, Miao Kui and Shenying, who had experienced the previous battle, were all frowning, and although Lin Han, Zhang Fuhua and Zhang Cai did not show their sad faces easily, their hearts were heavy.

"The little prince rose in the Chenghua period, but the fire sieve has been active from the Jingtai, Tianshun, Chenghua, and Hongzhi periods, and has been active to the current general, he is the son-in-law of the Great Khan at the beginning, and he can't be said to be loyal to the little prince, so I will hand over Urusborot to him." Speaking of this, Xu Xun paused, and then said in an obscure voice, "It's just that I just heard what Cao Mi said, and it suddenly occurred to me that I may have forgotten one thing, the fire sieve is old, and his son has died early, not to mention Sun Yanzi!" ”

The ministers of the DPRK and China have always lagged behind in understanding the situation of Meng Yuan, and there is a way that I know everything about the reality of the Tartars of the chalk country, and I don't know anything about the reality of the Tartars, although it is exaggerated, but it is basically the end of the embarrassing situation today. Therefore, when he was in Nanjing, Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua, who had been hearing the attack of the fire sieve for many years, couldn't help but seriously ask Cao Mi a few words, and when he learned that the fire sieve was now in his early seventies, he had no children under his knees, and he had many tribal leaders competing for the inheritance of the territory, and even the little prince Batu Munch himself had chalky intentions to push out his son, and the fire sieve himself took a fancy to a grandson born of his daughter. Lin Han couldn't help but speak, "Then what does it mean that the fire sieve has retreated to the edge of Datong now?" ”

Lord Yang said that the fire sieve may be prepared with both hands. If the little prince does not chase for the time being, he will fight Datong to establish his prestige among the Tartars, so as to show that he is not old. But if the little prince pursues him relentlessly, he may also express his intention to surrender, but there is no lack of intention to retreat from the enemy by my sword.

Cao Mi relayed Yang Yiqing's judgment word for word, and then said: "It's just that after I set off, the heavy snow has already fallen, this is God help me, the little prince should not continue to chase after me, and the heavy snow day led the troops to invade Datong, and the fire screen is also a smart person, and he will not do such a stupid thing, so now most of the troops are retreating from both sides." But all the soldiers of the fire sieve are far inferior to the little prince, and the food used for the winter may not be sufficient, even if this winter is spent safely, it is impossible to say what will happen next. ”

Knowing that this heavy snow that had kept the officials of Shuntian Chalk Mansion and Daxing Wanping County busy for several days, on the one hand, to ensure that the roads were unblocked, on the other hand, to help the hundred chalk surnames whose houses had collapsed, and on the other hand, to mobilize rich families to put porridge and shacks and clothes, even if Miao Kui had never believed in Buddhism, he couldn't help but say Amitabha Buddha at this moment. Immediately after, he suddenly coughed lightly and said, "If the fire sieve fails in its plan, will it merge with Yibu? ”

"It's possible, but it's not likely. The Yibula brothers were the Oirats in the past, and they were Oirats, and there was a natural estrangement from the golden family who ruled Mongolia and claimed to be descended from Genghis Khan. The fire sieve is also the son-in-law of the Great Khan in front of the little prince, and if he gets involved with the Oirats, it will not only damage his reputation for many years, but also make it more difficult to control his people. Since he was once a hero, then he would definitely not do this. ”…,

In the Ming Dynasty, he personally fought a battle with the Mongols, and now Xu Xun is no longer limited to the point of talking on paper about the Mengyuan characters and situations that he has forgotten in the past. After saying this, seeing that Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua looked at him with some surprise, he simply started with the Mandu Gul Khan in front of the little prince Dayan Khan, and said that the two daughters of Mandu Hai and Mandu Gule were married to Huo Sieve and Qi Gaslan respectively, and then said that Dayan Khan Batu Munk took his side room Mandu Hai, and Mandu Hai, who was more than ten years older, took Batu Munk to the east and west, and even attacked and killed the son-in-law of Oirat, Qi Gaslan, and finally talked about Batu Munk's sons. By the time he finished speaking, there was silence in the seat.

At this time, Xu Xun coughed and said: "Don't look at me, it is precisely because the Ministry of War has not been able to collect the information in front of me accurately, and there are all kinds of characters Zhang Guan and Li Dai, who can't distinguish their belonging, and can't distinguish the intricate relatives and interests between them, so sometimes it's not easy to take advantage of loopholes." This is all from the old firewood chalk when I was out with my troops last year, and then I analyzed it from the information that Cao Mi brought back. ”

This is not a matter of words, if it wasn't for the old firewood, and the Shenying who used to trade privately at the border, he couldn't think of the kind of trick to instigate the snipe and the mussel to fight, but in the final analysis, a few famous people are from the knowledge of later generations, and who in the Ming people today knows that Manduhai is such a woman?

After these words, the atmosphere was reinvigorated. Although it was Shenying who joked that it was better to seal the fire and screen a king, so that he and Batu Munch could continue to fight in the ring, even Shenying himself knew that the title of an empty prince could not make people return. And at this time, Xu Xun said thoughtfully: "Previously, Xu Yanche and I worked together, and a total of more than 1,000 hectares of Xuntian fiefdom during the period from Xinghe to Shacheng, I thought that this road could be used as a passage to the north one day, but now it seems that I have to do the same thing as last year." ”

"What article?"

"Take this road, exchange grain for horses. The master of Zhangjiakou Fort will be the old man of Jingyangbo, and it will be easy to get out. ”

Seeing that Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua were all taken aback, Xu Xun explained: "This heavy snow is chalking down one after another, and the Jingchalk City is all cold and dripping into ice, not to mention the outside of the plug? Chalk animals can be eaten if they freeze to death, but horses and cattle and sheep are different after all, and their value is different. In the past, Lord Yang repeatedly mentioned that he should build various side walls in various key places, which accumulated three or four hundred miles, and these places needed horsepower. The emperor had already planned to allocate 100,000 taels of gold to the national treasury, but it was not so easy to allocate horses for a while. Let them get through the difficulties, and then we have the spare strength to carry it with the little prince, and we have ready-made horses to use to build the side wall. ”

"It's a doable plan." Zhang Fuhua nodded slightly, but still said solemnly, "But the chalk has always been cunning, so you need to be careful." Again, the amount of this grain must be carefully considered. ”

In the past, the horse market and tributary trade, etc., were actually spent to buy peace, and now this move seems to be similar, however, the grain produced is not in vain. However, who should be sent there is a debatable question. Shenying and Miao Kui glanced at each other, and the former spoke: "Such a snowy day......

"I'll go!" Cao Qian, who was standing behind Xu Xun, hurriedly answered, and when he saw Xu Xun looking at him in amazement, he said, "I once went out on my father's order, and there are a few veterans under my command who are familiar with the road. ”…,

"Big Brother ......"

Before Cao Mi finished speaking, he was interrupted again by Cao Qian: "Don't fight with me, don't look at the fact that you have been with adults longer than me, but you haven't really gone into battle to hone after all, and have only done these practices." Do you know how to walk outside on a snowy day, how to find a suitable place to camp, how to deal with the herders scattered around? You haven't taken a single step out of the big side, and you're still grabbing it with me? ”

Xu Xun relied on the Cao family brothers, and seconded Yang Yiqing's recommendation, and pushed Cao Xiong to the position of the chief military officer of the town guarding Guyuan, and although Liu Jin was a member of the Shaanxi family, there was no Cao Xiong, Lin Han was the secretary of the ministry, how could he not know? Seeing that Cao Qian was so responsible at a young age, he couldn't help but nodded, while Zhang Cai asked thoughtfully: "My lord, Xu Yanche and Qi Jiliang contacted the fire sieve before, and if they come forward this time, it may be more logical." ”

"Last year, it was a cold day for the two of them to go to Xuanfu Datong, if I do this again this year, Dingguo Gong will be fine, knowing that I tossed her precious son like this, Ren and the eldest princess want to tear my heart alive, but I'm afraid it's over." Having said that, Xu Xun still nodded and then looked at Shenying and said, "Uncle Jingyang, go back and let the two of them come to me for this trip." The stakes are very high, and I have to report to the emperor tomorrow. It's just that they only went to Datong, and the two of them were not responsible for the matter of going out of the jam, and the two of them had no direction in this cold day, so this matter was handed over to Cao Qian. ”

It wasn't until some specific details were discussed, including not putting the matter to the court meeting for discussion, and how to deal with it if it was impeached by the imperial history, that everyone dispersed one after another. Xu Xun sent people to the second gate, but stopped the two Cao brothers who wanted to go back. When he brought them back to the study, Xu Xun looked at Cao Qian and said, "It's dangerous, but since you took the initiative to ask for help, I have nothing to say." Be careful, if there is a case, do not seek merit, but seek no fault, do not take risks. ”

"Yes."

Cao Qian forked his hand in response, and was about to say something more, when Cao Mi's voice came from the side: "My lord, the fork is for me to go!" I have set up subdivisions of the Military Intelligence Bureau in Xuanfu, Datong, Yansui, Gansu, Guyuan, Ningxia and other places, and I must be more flexible than my eldest brother in terms of command. Besides, there are fewer people who know me, so it's better than my eldest brother ......."

"Don't fight with your eldest brother, if you want to say that there are few appearances, it was in the past, and now that you have been running in that place for so long, how many people still know you?" Xu Xun blocked Cao Mi with a word, and then looked at Cao Qian and said, "Before you leave, I might as well say another word." When you go to Datong, you just happen to see Zhang Zongshuo, so you can simply see how people are. I haven't seen him in over a year, and if you don't look good, I'll stop what I said earlier. ”

Cao Qian pondered this matter for a long time, and always felt that he had no bottom in his heart. From the point of view of the family, it can be regarded as a high climb in the family, but no matter what political disputes such a husband's family is, it will definitely stand tall, and the little sister can be rich and glorious for a lifetime.

What's more important is that Xu Xun mentioned Xiaomei's temperament, although he hasn't seen her for many years, he knows her softness best and inner toughness, and he also wants her to have a good home. At this moment, Xu Xun actually said this, and he only felt that those hesitations and embarrassments were swept away.

"Thank you, sir!"

"Thank you, it's not that I said casually, which has taught you to be embarrassed for so long?" Xu Xun saw Cao Mi looking at him curiously, and wanted to ask but didn't dare, so he said with a smile, "Then I forgot, does your second brother have a marriage contract?" ”

"Huh?"

Seeing that Cao Mi's face was red to the base of his neck, Cao Qian glanced at it, couldn't help but sigh secretly, and then replied respectfully: "Back to my lord, because the second brother is young, my father said that it is not good to mention the chalk affair between men and women early, so he is not married. ”…,

"That being the case, look at how the previous one is to say it, if it becomes me, I will find a famous lady for Cao Mi, and if it doesn't, I don't dare to randomly order the mandarin duck spectrum."

Cao Qian glanced at his younger brother and saw that he was obviously relieved, and secretly scolded for not being productive, but he also had a sense of relief. After making fun of this pair of brothers, Xu Xun said with a straight face: "Although Xu Yanche Qi Jiliang was connected with the person from the fire screen last time, he didn't see him in person after all, you go out this time, you must see this person in person." You can tell him that this year is just a continuation of last year, and if there is next year after this year, there will be more, not less. And if he can inform the little prince of the news of the attack as he did last time, he will definitely face it this time, and it won't stop with a blow like Yansui this year! ”

Knowing that this year's retreat from the enemy in Yansui turned out to be the news of the fire screening and chalky dew, Cao Qian was taken aback for a while, but then immediately woke up and came to his senses, and hurriedly said yes. At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door. When Xu Xun called someone in, he pulled Cao Mi and retreated to the side, but saw that it was Ah Bao who rushed in.

"Young master, Yizhou is in a hurry."

Yizhou? Could it be that there is a change on the side of the poor mountain?

However, when he opened the letter, he saw two lines written on the huge piece of paper, although it was not good, but it was extremely majestic and strong - if the mountain bandits are defeated again, Yizhou has been decided, and the enemy is cowardly. [To be continued "This text is provided by.] If you like this work, you are welcome to ◣◥ to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. 】