When the sun rose high, this small tribe of more than 100 people on the side of the Qingshui River had become a ruin.

Those tents, which were usually decent in the past, have now fallen to the ground. The ground was littered with a mess of utensils, and occasionally there were corpses lying on the ground with different appearances, the only thing that was the same was that the dead were all young and strong men, and there were not a single old and weak woman or child. In the cattle and sheep and horse pens, the animals that were once their proudest animals have been plundered, and the empty wooden door opens and closes in the wind, making a desolate clang.

This battle came quickly and ended just as quickly. Although they were not able to enjoy the results of the battle, the Ming army was extremely happy about these two successive victories. They can't take care of so much of the credit for the beheading, the cattle and sheep in that small tribe are used as food, and the rest will be theirs when the time comes, and the gold and silver that can be searched from every household are really a lot, up and down, plus the previous harvest in Shacheng, naturally make them full of strength. Even Shenying had to admit that it was indeed easy and enjoyable to follow a guy like Xu Xun who was generous and crisp and didn't stick to any legal system.

As the imperial court's punishment for provocation became more and more severe, and the scattered Mongolia was gradually unified, it was rare to slaughter small tribes as a military merit, even Shenying once served as the chief soldier of the four towns, and only did illegal trade. But after all, trade is only for generals to eat meat, and the soldiers can't even eat some leftovers.

At this time, they were hiding up and down in a low-lying grove where Shenying had stayed when he sent people to go out of the fortress without permission, and the sergeants were contentedly counting their income, while Xu Xun was looking at a map with Qian Ning's old firewood and Shenying. This is not a common paper map of the Central Plains, but is drawn on a piece of nitrated sheepskin, but in this large area of land north of Xuanfu, every water source and every forest is clearly depicted, making it clear at a glance.

"This time, I have to go with the god general."

Shenying heard Xu Xun say this, and saw that Lao Chai Huo was staring at this map, and his eyes were red, and he obviously knew the value of this thing, so he couldn't help but snort lightly. Seeing that the old guy hurriedly lowered his head and pretended to be honest, he sighed: "I have guarded the four towns successively, and the most afraid is that I will encounter an invasion by the captives, plus I will inevitably have to do some business, so it is naturally impossible not to prepare this thing." This is the topographic map north of Xuanfu, as well as Datong Yansui Gansu, a total of four maps, for which I don't know how much money was smashed. If I hadn't carried it with me this time, I really wouldn't have dared to agree to your risky plan, Lord Xu. ”

"Wealth and danger are sought, such a big war, if you can't shrink like Baoguo Gong, not to mention the money and food of this court, the Tartars are still at large, if you ask for a surname like that, you don't need to send troops, why bother?"

Because of the experience of the previous car, Channing only muttered in his stomach. Seeing Xu Xun humble, he couldn't help but silently calculate what kind of position he could get after returning to Beijing for these achievements. Why is the promotion in the army faster than that of civilian officials, it is not that military merits are difficult to build, so once promoted, it is nothing for a small soldier to be promoted to a commanding envoy, far faster than those step-by-step civilian officials in the Ministry of Officials!

Xu Xun didn't care about the somewhat dull atmosphere, looked at the map and drew circles with his fingers one by one, and said in a deep voice: "According to the path of the old firewood, we withdrew from Shacheng before and moved overnight, and then attacked this small tribe on the side of the Qingshui River, and now we have entered the jurisdiction of this Yibu Taishi. Although he is subordinate to the little prince, he has always been yang and yin, and the little prince has always been wary of him, and he wants to abolish the official ranks such as the Privy Council and the Taishi that have been inherited from the Yuan Dynasty, so the two sides have been in constant conflict. The small tribe we destroyed before was said to be under the jurisdiction of the Taishi, but in essence it was more friendly to the Chahar Khanate. ”

"And this is also the grandson of Yexian."

Xu Xun's last sentence added, not to mention that Qian Ning suddenly realized, even the old firewood was also stunned. If the title of the little prince is a nightmare of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty since Chenghua, then the name of Yexian is even more prestigious. once captured a son of heaven of the Ming Dynasty, and even wiped out the hundreds of thousands of most elite troops of the Ming Dynasty in the Battle of Tumubao, and killed many famous generals in the Southern and Northern Wars. And Lao Chai Huo's mother-in-law was taken captive to the north after that battle, and only later did she come back by luck.

Qian Ning immediately asked, "What do you mean, my lord, that this is also very keen on restoring the glory of the ancestor?" ”

Referring to these, Shenying's old qualifications over the years were not in vain after all, pointing to the names of places on the map and saying: "Whether he is keen or not, the glory of his ancestors is only secondary." You know, Warat was originally farther west. In the eyes of the bosses in the DPRK, Mongolia is probably the same up and down, and whoever comes to invade is the little prince, and this guy once disturbed the border in the name of the little prince. This also has a younger brother, and the two brothers fell out with Lao Tzu, so they took 10,000 people to the east. Yong Xie Bu's territory was not originally his, it was eaten by Yi Si Ma after he was killed by the little prince's faction, and for this territory, they also allied with another force in nearby Ordos, otherwise the little prince would have been destroyed long ago. This is the loophole we want to exploit. ”

"In short, the territory he has worked so hard to fight for, there is absolutely no intention for people to get involved easily, as long as he dares to chase this side, the two sides will definitely fight fiercely, and if the reinforcements come in time, then the snipe and clam will compete for the benefit of the fisherman, and we can take advantage of the chaos to get a vote!" Following Shenying's words here, seeing Qian Ning's look of thousands of approvals, Xu Xun said, "Qian Ning, you still take the old firewood to check around, and bring the forty or fifty sheep from before." ”

Qian Ning originally thought that when he slaughtered that tribe before, Xu Xun brought all those cattle and sheep with him, so that there was blood food to eat up and down, and the excess could be brought back as trophies, but he didn't expect Xu Xun to plan to repeat his old tricks because of his previous victory. While he agreed without saying a word, Lao Chai Huo's face turned like a bitter melon, but in the face of the two big people who could turn him into powder with a little finger, he had to nod and agree obediently.

While Xu Xun and the small group of more than 500 people quietly hiding, with the other five or six hundred people escorting thousands of soldiers and civilians from Xinkaibao, coupled with the great victory of Baosha City, Zhu Hui, the Baoguo Gong who was in charge of Xuanfu, finally couldn't sit still. Previously, Miao Kui sent a letter saying that there were a small group of captives stationed in Shacheng, and there were many captives, he scoffed at the news, and heard that Xu Xunmao rashly led his troops to attack with Shenying, and he also thundered for a while. Now that the battle report has really come, where can he hang his face. What annoyed him even more was that Xu Xun, who had taken the initiative to send troops, didn't come back and didn't say anything, and Shenying, who was so old, was also messing around, and he didn't know where people had gone until now!

"Damn, they're bullying the boss!"

After losing his temper for a while, Zhu Hui returned to his chair and sat down, his brows twisted into a knot. At this moment, a frightened voice suddenly came from outside: "Dashuai, there is a father-in-law in the capital!" ”

Father-in-law?

Zhu Hui was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly ordered to ask for it, but he immediately thought of something, and hurriedly opened the door and ordered to wait for a while, and he personally greeted him after a little dressing. When he arrived at the second gate, he recognized that this was Gu Dayong, the extremely useful admiral Xichang eunuch by the emperor's side now, and he was surprised, and he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

"What is it that actually bothering Father-in-law Gu, you will go on this trip in person?"

"Don't mention it, if it weren't for the urgency of 100,000, I would be in such a hurry? This whole day has been bumpy on the carriage, and my bones are about to fall apart, so Bao Guogong will find a place for me to sit for a while. ”

Gu Dayong almost leaned on the body of a small firefighter on the side, and the little fireman's feet were floating, and he was obviously a little unable to support it. At this time, Zhu Hui hurriedly summoned two personal soldiers to go up, and saw that they were familiar with supporting Gu Dayong, he accompanied him inside, and at the same time urgently turned all kinds of thoughts in his heart, and finally came to only one conclusion.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the Xiaohua Hall, after Gu Da retreated from the audience, he said straightforwardly: "Baoguo Gong, I am coming back to pass on the emperor's edict from generation to generation." ”

He waved his hand to stop Zhu Hui, who was about to get up and salute in shock, and recalled Zhu Houzhao's tone when he said that, and then said word by word: "The emperor dictated, saying that he knew with Zhu Hui, the prince of the country." Xu Xun is young, and he still dares to go out of Zhangjiakou Fort to Shacheng to fight with the captives, Baoguo Gong, you have been a general for many years, why are you timid? If you detect any changes in the captives, you should immediately use a large army to meet the battle! The ministers of the DPRK and China have already accused the army of wasting military salaries this time, you should know the severity! ”

Speaking of this, Gu Dayong saw that Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, was already a sweat stain on his forehead, and he had to slow down and say in a gentle tone: "Duke Baoguo, you and Gonggong Miao have been leading the troops to the expedition for almost a month now, and the food and salary of this army is a terrifying number every day, and the Hangul of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the DPRK has been complaining bitterly. This is the emperor's edict, and the cabinet's will to urge the troops is estimated to be almost the same, so you should prepare yourself. ”

Seeing Gu Da arch his hand and turn around and leave, Zhu Hui only felt so confused that he even forgot to send it. By the time he came back to his senses, Gu Dayong had long since disappeared. He asked for a drink from his surname, poured himself a pot of more than a mouthful, and finally couldn't help but smash a cup with a little drunkness.

"Too much deception!"

"Your Excellency, the official letter from the Cabinet has arrived!"

At this moment, another voice suddenly came from outside the door. Although he was still a little dazed, Zhu Hui immediately stood up on the table. He ordered someone to bring well water to wash his face, but he was afraid that there would still be wine on his body, so he went back to his room to change into a set of clothes, and then ordered to meet guests in the main hall. This time, the messenger was concise and to the point, and after sending the official document of the cabinet, he arched his hand again without waiting for him to open it and said: "Baoguo Gong, the chief also instructed the lower officials to bring two sentences." If the news of the captives is accurate, then send troops decisively, and don't drag the mud and water. There is a big deal with the soldiers, and if there is any damage, it is the number of days! ”

(To be continued)