The morning light is faint, the morning in the northeast is no longer cold can be described by the word cold, to be correct, it is cold to the extreme, cold to the bones

The cold wind howled, hitting the face, the cold and biting, the pain like a knife cutting flesh, cold in the heart, as if it could freeze people's souls.

It seems that today is not a good day, the sun has not yet come out, the wind is already very strong, the wind is sweeping, hanging up countless snow particles, grazing against the ground, like a snow storm on the flat ground, people are in it, even the line of sight can not be seen, everything is hazy, vague.

Because of this, in this kind of weather, it is the best time for a sneak attack, and these soldiers in charge of patrolling are extra vigilant, and they have increased their manpower.

Most of the people responsible for patrolling the periphery are cavalry, the fourth guard or the sixth guard and the seventh guard, and every day, there is an officer of a thousand households, sitting in Yuanmen, responsible for dispatch and management. The person in charge of the general perimeter patrol today is the officer of the 3,000th household of the 7th Guard, Zhang 13.

Since this thirteen returned to Lian Zining in Qileniwei, he asked Lian Zining to throw it on the small flag for exercise.

This is also a very normal thing, it's already good if you don't kill him, and you can't continue to raise him with high-ranking officials and get used to him, which is not in line with the art of employing people, if you do this, not only will you not let the surrenderer return to your heart, but I just think that you, the Shangguan, are confused and easy to bully, and it will also make the officers under his command who have made great achievements but are difficult to be promoted.

Even Zhang Shisan felt that it was natural for him to start from scratch.

But he has the ability after all. Extremely brave, on the battlefield, with one enemy five, one against ten, it is definitely not boasting, and it is also very strategic, and it will not blindly act recklessly. After Toucheng. The next Suli River Guard, the Kaolang Wuwei, and even the later defenders of the city. In the first battle of the north, they all made great contributions, and they all rose back from the small flag all the way. It has achieved the position of the 1,000th household of the fourth guard.

Later, Lian Zining built ten new guards, and many officers were transferred for other purposes, and the seventh guard vacated a seat of a thousand households, and Zhang Shisan naturally filled it in.

Otherwise, why is Wu Yijun's cohesion strong, in addition to Lian Zining's strong personal charm, as well as Lian Zhan's outstanding achievements and effective framework management, there is also because these officers and soldiers can see hope in them - what is hope? To put it bluntly, it is to get promoted and get rich!

Wu Yijun is constantly fighting and expanding. Its size increased every day, it swelled every day, and slowly, the recruits became veterans. Veterans have become petty officials, and petty officials have become big officials, and the vast majority of officers in the Wu Yi Army have come up step by step in this way. Even at the level of the conductor – Zhang Qiu is a clear example.

Because of this, these officers are even more able to convince the public. The top and bottom are united, and the command and dispatch are all obeyed. Just like Zhang Shisan, when he first returned to Shun, he must have had some thoughts in his heart, and he was afraid that he was not very loyal, but when he started from scratch and came up step by step, he already completely regarded himself as Wu Yijun's own person.

Very conscientious.

In the defense system of the Wuyi Army camp, the barracks and the places close to the barracks are all infantry patrols, and only in the area from more than 100 meters to three miles away from the barracks, this area is too large, and the speed of the infantry is limited, so it is natural to need cavalry with better mobility to take on the role. It is a cavalry with a small flag as a unit, all sprinkled on the periphery, Zhang Shisan rode a war horse, wearing cotton armor, a big gun hung on the side of the saddle, Xiang also with a small flag of the cavalry, in this cold wind, riding horses around, but he is not patrolling, but to observe whether the soldiers under his hands are lazy and passive. …,

came out to observe for half an hour, and Zhang Shisan was also very satisfied.

The Jurchen soldiers are more difficult to discipline than the Han soldiers, this is a point that almost all the officers in the Wuyi army agree with, and they always regard the transfer to the sixth guard and the seventh guard as a chore, but under Lian Zining's intentional control, the rotation of the officers of the sixth guard and the seventh guard is still frequent, and the officers who were formed at the beginning of the two guards are now almost no longer left.

is different from others, Zhang Shisan likes these Jurchen soldiers very much, these wild Jurchen men, upright, hearty, and grinning, what do you say, they are very angry with him. And his temper is also bold and irritable, but he is not lacking in scheming, and he is naturally handy when he manages these men.

And being in the melting pot of Wu Yijun is like quenching steel, refining the impurities in the body little by little, leaving only those things that are useful, or what the army needs. Subtly, these wild maiden soldiers are also more obedient and tame.

Zhang Shisan was about to turn around, but there was a noisy sound not far away, and he suddenly stopped his movements and looked over there.

It was a low hill, covered with dense pine trees, so lush that it was impossible to see what was behind it. After a while, a team of patrolling cavalry came with a few people, about six or seven of them, who came to keep out the cold, they were all very bloated, and there was a big black cloak on the outside, covering their heads and faces, giving people a glance, and they thought of four words - sneaky.

When the little flag arrived in front of Zhang Shisan, he laughed, arched his hand and said proudly: "Master Qianhu, we have caught a few spies." ”

"We're not spies!" A crisp voice suddenly came from the black cloaks, and then, a person lifted the cloak, revealing his head and face, and everyone felt that their eyes were bright.

It turned out that the person who spoke turned out to be an extremely beautiful woman, with fair complexion, delicate eyebrows, and chestnut hair tied into a ponytail, giving people a hearty and neat feeling.

She arched her hand to Zhang Shisan and said, "This lord, we are here for something important." I beg to see your Uncle Wu Yi! ”

Zhang Shisan glanced her up and down, and saw that this woman had an extraordinary bearing, and there was a faint sense of arrogance, and he believed it in his heart - if he was a spy, how could he send such a high-ranking person to take risks?

That's not a good deal.

However, Zhang Shisan still has some doubts in his heart, what is the origin of these people? What is the purpose? If you meet an adult. Finding out that it was an assassin, this responsibility is not something that he can afford.

Zhang Shisan glanced at them. Said lightly: "Where did you come from?" Make it clear, and the official will report for you! ”

"This?" The woman was even more hesitant, and Zhang Shisan's heart was full of doubts. Just as he was about to arrest them for interrogation, suddenly a black cloak let out a voice of surprise and joy: "Zhang Qianhu? ”

Zhang Shisan was suddenly shocked, if his own people called themselves Zhang Qianhu, then naturally there would be no problem, but it was from among these unknown people - if someone heard the report, wouldn't it make the uncle suspicious?

The person who spoke had already taken off his hat and said, "Zhang Qianhu, it's me, Lao Sa!" ”

"Old Sa? It's you? Zhang Shisan's eyes stared at the face of the rough man here for a long time before he recognized it. Exclaimed.

It turned out that this Lao Sa was a general under the command of He Yunyan, and he was the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and he had been an official in the same city as Zhang Shisan for many years, so the two were naturally very familiar. And the friendship is also good. …,

"Why are you here?"

"Also, don't mention it, it's a long story." Lao Sa sighed: "After the Qileni Wei was broken, we fled around with Lord He, and later returned to Her Royal Highness Princess Wanyan Yeping of the Dajin Kingdom, and now we are serving under the account." It's you. Zhang Qianhu, it seems that you are mixing well here? What kind of official did you be? ”

"Thanks to your brother's good words, it's still a thousand households."

Zhang Shisan responded, and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are now under the command of the Jurchens. ”

The chestnut-haired woman couldn't hide it anymore, glared at Lao Sa fiercely, and said to Zhang Shisan proudly: "That's right, we are the season sent by His Royal Highness Yan Yeping, and please bother General Tongbing." ”

"Well said, well said!" Zhang 13 snorted and ordered: "Take them to the small forest first and take care of them, so that others must not see them, Lao Sa, and I have wronged you." ”

Lhasa laughed: "I know it's difficult for you to do, don't worry, we're not here to make trouble." ”

After these Jurchen people were taken into custody, Zhang Shisan beat his horse and went to the camp.

After a tea time, the news had reached Lian Zining's Chinese army tent.

At this time, Lian Zining was hugging Ye Nai for a short time.

Although it is estimated that Ye Nai's body is bones, Lian Zining has never really had that man or woman affair with her, but it is not taboo to hug and hug on weekdays. Especially when you sleep at night, it is better to fall asleep with a soft and smooth, fragrant and soft, delicate and tender, warm and warm little body, which is better than being alone. After venting the fire in Nona's little mouth every night, it didn't have much to do, and I slept comfortably and slept until dawn. But it's bitter Ye Nai, the little mouth is sour and numb, and almost unconscious, not to mention, this little girl's love is early, the most uncomfortable thing is that after getting it every night, the heart is like a fire, rampage around, the heart is pounding, the head is a mess, and it takes a long time to fall asleep.

But beside him, it was warm and tight, comfortable and tight, and reassuringly tight.

As the saying goes, people know how warm and cold they are when they drink water, but this little girl is enjoying it.

After getting the news, Lian Zining was not in a hurry, squinted on the bed for a while, took a nap, and then turned over. This movement alarmed Nona, she struggled to get up, her eyes were so sleepy that she hadn't opened yet, and said, "My lord, I'll serve you to get dressed." ”

"Little girl, fall asleep!" Lian Zining smiled dotingly, twisted her little nose, and put her flat on the bed, the little girl smiled sweetly, and kissed Lian Zining on the face. Lian Zining was stunned for a moment, touched his face, but saw that Ye Nai was already asleep.

Lian Zining got dressed, and the soldiers outside had already sent hot water and washed up again, this is the way to the front account, Shi Dazhu was waiting there.

"The Jurchens are here?" Lian Zining yawned and asked lazily.

"Yes!" Shi Dazhu said: "Just now Zhang 13 came to report, saying that a group of people claimed to be Jurchen envoys, a total of seven. One of the women. ”

"Reckoning they're supposed to come." Lian Zining was not surprised. On the contrary, his face was taken for granted, and as expected, he had a faint smile on his face, which revealed confidence, firmness, and the ease of being in control of everything.

It was this kind of smile that made Shi Dazhu and a group of other fierce generals follow in his footsteps. There was never any suspicion!

"Seven people, one woman? Under the tent of Wanyan Yeping, all women are women. It must be her henchmen, it seems that they are quite sincere this time, that everything. But it's easy to discuss. Lian Zining pondered carefully for a while, with such a demonic smile on his face, and waved his hand: "Please invite them to come and see!" ”…,

After a while, several Jurchen people were brought in, and they had all been searched, and it was determined that there were no hidden weapons, and the chestnut-haired woman was no exception, but it was Zhang Shisan who went to the military prostitute camp to find a woman to search for her, but she was also particular.

"My lord, the Jurchen season has brought." Shi Dazhu said outside the tent.

"Let Nalan Ruojiang in. The others are waiting outside! A clear, but slightly lazy voice came from the tent.

The chestnut-haired beauty showed a trace of surprise in her eyes, she was Nalan Ruojiang, but she was surprised in her heart, she didn't reveal her name, how could this commander of the Wuyi Army know?

Young. Handsome, literati, military generals, the first two are nothing, I don't know how many young and handsome people in this world, but this person is a literati and leads the army. The southern conquest and the northern war can combine these two to the extreme-for the text, the name of the world, and the martial arts, the war is invincible!

Such a legendary character is simply a mythical character, which makes Nalan Ruojiang full of curiosity, and at this time, this curiosity is even stronger.

"Miss Nalan, please!"

Shi Dazhu stretched out his hand.

Thinking of seeing this person soon, she unconsciously felt a little nervous in her heart, straightened her clothes, and strode in.

Compared with the outside, the light in the tent is brighter, there are many lamps and candles, and there are many places, but they are dotted with huge pearls.

Therefore, it is also very clear. Nalan Ruojiang raised his eyes and saw a young man in his twenties, sitting on the throne looking at him, with a gentle smile on his face.

"It doesn't seem to be the same!"

In the eyes of the Jurchens, Lian Zining is a murderous, insidious and vicious, cunning and weird demon-like character, how can he hook up with the young man in front of him?

Nalan Ruojiang just glanced at it, and then bowed his hand: "I've seen Uncle Wuyi of the Ming Kingdom!" ”

"Sit down!"

Lian Zining pointed to the Jindun Road on the side.

Nalan Ruojiang was not polite, and sat down straight, which was neither humble nor arrogant, but made Lian Zining a little stunned and appreciative.

This woman can be entrusted with a heavy task by Wanyan Yeping, but there are also some outstanding points.

Lian Zining looked her up and down a few times, and suddenly smiled: "Jiang Hua is elegant, poignant and graceful, and like a butterfly, the poetry has a cloud 'Shu Jiang is iniquity, Shu Shi has a misfortune', the person who gave you this name must also be a person with hills and valleys, is it your Royal Highness the princess?" ”

Nalan Ruojiang was taken aback again, but asked with a straight face: "How do you know that it wasn't my own name?" ”

Lian Zining looked at Nalan Ruojiang and laughed, this laughter made Nalan Ruojiang's white face red, and he was annoyed in his heart, looking at Lian Zining's presumptuous laughter, he gritted his teeth angrily, clenched his small fists, and couldn't go up and bite him twice!

After a while, Lian Zining smiled and said lightly: "The Nalan tribe is not a Jurchen Hao clan, but a small tribe along the coast, and there are probably not many literate people in it, and there are not many Jurchens who can read poetry." I have heard that your Royal Highness the princess has always admired my Ming culture. ”

When he said this, Lian Zining's tone was very calm, although he pointed out that the Jurchen people were vulgar and unliterate and their teachings were despicable, but it gave people a feeling of talking about things and stating the facts.

Nalan Ruojiang had a feeling of being exposed, but what they said was the truth, and there was no cynicism, which made her angry.

Nalan Ruojiang suddenly smiled slyly: "There are ginger flowers outside our tribe, large areas, many girls in our tribe are called Ruojiang, and I am just one of them!" ”

"You're lying." Lian Zining sighed, and looked at her with the eyes of a naughty little sister who saw that she had broken through a catastrophe but was desperately quibbling: "Ginger flowers are not cold-tolerant, they like warmth, sunshine, and wetlands, you are a land in the far north." How can it grow? Ginger flowers only grow in Chudi, and the official has never seen them, how can you see them? ”…,

Nalan Ruojiang's face was red, and the lies were exposed again and again, and they were so understated and the evidence was conclusively exposed, which made her almost angry. I just want to yell at this man who is faintly smiling gently: "Isn't it just to read more books?" What's the big deal? Laughing so thief, so cheap! ”

But in my heart, I also know that this person in front of me. It's remarkable. She was even a little envious and unconvinced, if she read more, could she give him the upper hand like this?

She quickly changed the subject and said, "That's right. You haven't said it yet, how did you know that I was Nalan Ruojiang just now? ”

Lian Zining laughed again: "If I guess, do you believe it or not?" ”

"Guess?" Nalan Ruojiang grinded his teeth, but he was helpless.

Lian Zining naturally didn't guess, in fact, Wu Yijun's huge intelligence system and those MI6 agents who were not afraid of death had already brought him information about the Jurchen high-level through various means, and Nalan Ruojiang, as Wanyan Yeping's henchman, was naturally among them.

Lian Zining sighed: "Actually." There are also a lot of outstanding people in your Nalan Department. Nalan was built, you know, right? ”

"That's my cousin." Nalan Ruojiang showed a nostalgic look on her face: "The two of us have been playing since we were children, and we were brought back to the Khan Court from the Nalan Department by the Great Khan. But then I was in the palace, and I saw each other less. I heard that he became a big official? ”

"Hmm." Lian Zining nodded: "He led his troops to defend against my Wu Yi army in the White Eagle Gorge. This person has some skills, and his scheming is also good, and he is a talent. But the official did a little trick, and he separated him from your Khan's court, and he was withdrawn, on the third day. The official destroyed the Jurchen soldiers. ”

Nalan Ruojiang gritted her teeth and said, "You are really shameless. ”

But there was no anger in his eyes.

Under the guidance of Lian Zining, the two gossiped again, and they actually talked and laughed.

Of course, Lian Zining didn't really hit her off at first sight, but after a few words, she felt that this little girl was such a very interesting person, although she was a famous general in the Jurchen army and an envoy sent here, but in fact she was just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, teasing and playing, it was also quite interesting. In addition, the most important thing is that Lian Zining wants to use various means to bring her into her own rhythm, negotiate later, and take the initiative safely.

This is a very superb negotiation method, as if the spring breeze and rain, moisturizing things silently, unconsciously, it invaded the heart, the thoughts.

Nalan Ruojiang suddenly found that her emotions seemed to have been driven by you Lian Zining.

The momentum that had been mustered up through countless encouragements and psychological hints to himself and the rhetoric that had been thought of a long time ago turned out to be impossible to open a word.

This made Nalan Ruojiang have an unreal and ridiculous feeling, before she came, she expected that this meeting would be full of hatred, disgust, and even her own life would be in danger. But I didn't expect that in this place, there was a feeling of spring breeze. This Uncle Wu Yi of the Ming Kingdom, he talks elegantly, has a gentle smile, and his appearance is not to be said, which makes people feel good at a glance, although he knows that he is the enemy of Dajin Kingdom, and even Dajin Kingdom is in such a situation, which is also caused by him, but when he stands in front of you, you just can't hate it.

Talking and laughing with him here, he is witty, he is full of chapters, quotes classics but does not make people feel dull, and it is really comfortable to talk to him.

She even had a feeling: "If Her Royal Highness is the princess, she will definitely have a good conversation with him." ”

But soon, Nalan Ruojiang knew that he was wrong, and it was very wrong. …,

Lian Zining saw that the gossip was almost over, so he said: "Miss Nalan, this time His Royal Highness Yan Yeping sent you over, could it be that it was done to catch up with the official and gossip?" ”

"You've been gossiping with me, okay?" Nalan Ruojiang secretly scolded herself, pondered for a moment, and said, "Lord Wu Yibo, I am entrusted by Her Royal Highness the Princess to ask you a word. ”

Lian Zining shook his brows: "What words?" ”

Nalan Ruojiang stared at Lian Zining and said word by word: "Her Royal Highness the princess asks you - how do you want to withdraw your troops?" ”

"Withdrawing troops?" Lian Zining had been prepared for a long time, but he didn't expect that Yan Yeping would ask so directly, so simply, and so much-wronged!

The typical Jurchen-style straightforwardness made Lian Zining a little ridiculous: "How can there be such a negotiation, come up and make it clear that the battle is carried out, neither pay attention to strategy, nor do you have to fight, step by step, ask this, don't let people blackmail to death!" However, it is rare to meet such a stupid opponent. ”

But Lian Zining soon understood that it didn't seem to be the case.

"Let me withdraw my troops?" Lian Zining smiled faintly: "Why do you want to withdraw troops?" Now that our Wu Yi Army and the Russian army are surrounding you Jurchens, 250,000 against 70,000, they have the absolute upper hand, and they only need to fight once, I am afraid that they will break you up. Destroy you, and when the time comes, the army will take the Jurchen Khan's court. Wouldn't it be nice to destroy the kingdom of Jin and divide the land of the kingdom of Jin? ”

"It's a good wishful thinking." Lian Zining was full of contempt that could not be concealed and the calmness of holding the handle, and he didn't put Jin Guo or these tens of thousands of soldiers in his eyes at all. And what made Nalan Ruojiang the saddest thing was that she found that deep down she also thought that if her side really started a war, there was really no chance of winning......

This discovery made her panic, and she sneered and ridiculed each other at the moment.

She paused and sneered, "Her Royal Highness the princess said that you will never go to war with us. ”

Lian Zining's heart sank, and he said in his heart that Yan Yeping's vision was really poisonous enough. His face remained unchanged at all, but he smiled slightly: "Oh? Let's hear it, I really want to know! ”

"You and the Russians, there is no match between face and heart, two days ago, you were forced forward by a cavalry, trying to coerce Russia, the saber rattling, almost tore your face, this point, I don't need to say it! And my Jurchens, although there are only 70,000 soldiers left, they must not be humiliated, once the decisive battle, our army will fight to the death! When the time comes, the two of you will be afraid of each other, and seventy percent of your strength will be used to guard against each other and watch out for each other, but it is better to attack one alone, and it may not be able to defeat my Jurchen! ”

Nalan Ruojiang took a deep breath, straightened his chest and said proudly: "And once it drags on for a long time, aren't you afraid of turning elbows and armpits, and aren't the Russians afraid either?" Don't be unable to defeat us at that time, but let us be defeated, lose the army, lose the general, the strength plummets, and when the time comes, pounce on you and bite you hard, it can't be your allies! Therefore, of course, you want to beat us, but you don't dare to hit us, for fear that your strength will be weakened and you will be picked up by others! ”

"In addition, your Northern Expedition, the Russians' Southern Expedition, your Lianke Haixi Jurchens, and most of the Jianzhou Jurchens, the most fertile and fertile places in the Dajin Kingdom, have been occupied by you, and the Russians have only occupied half of the desolate Beishan Jurchen Division, you have already reaped so many benefits, how much more do you want? You have reaped so many benefits, and you have also knocked a stroke from the Russians, can the Russians be willing? Now that you've taken advantage of it, you're definitely thinking about a bite back. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )