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The Jiangning battalion's actions were very rapid and orderly, in fact, all battalions have always been ready to go, as long as the order is issued, they can set off immediately, not to mention the artillery battalion that followed the action this time.

Su Tiancheng has no bottom in his heart, that captive can be regarded as one of his greatest reliance, if this captive does not give in and refuses to say the actual situation, then he can only find a guide who is familiar with the path when he leaves the Ningxia guard station, but the guide here cannot be very clear about the location of the Xibe and Daurian tribes.

When the time for a stick of incense came, and when the captive was brought in, Su Tiancheng was very nervous in his heart.

Conquest is a gamble, and it's good to have everything in place.

When the captives came in, they knelt down on their own initiative.

"My lord, there are sinful people down there, I just thought it through."

Claiming to be below, he is obviously a scholar, and a glimmer of light flashed in Su Tiancheng's eyes.

"Oh, what comes to mind, say it."

"At the end of the fourth year, because of the township test landing, I traveled around with several classmates and came to the Ningxia guard station, and I didn't expect to meet the Mongol Tatar invasion, and several of my classmates died in the war, barely survived in the Xia, and were escorted to the Hetao area, and later learned that Lu Dao was captured by the Xibe tribe."

"I also thought about it, everything is over, there have been years of seeking death, and it is also a chance to meet the leader of the Xibe tribe, the leader saw that my momentum is not ordinary, and noticed, so I went to the leader's side. I once thought that a dignified scholar could be committed to a foreign barbarian, but the enthusiasm and boldness of the people around me moved me and I often thought about it. If I was a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, I was as bold and frank as the Xibe people, so why did I form the current situation. ”

"Zai Xia was hired as a military advisor to the leader of the Xibe tribe, and he also had some ideas and gained their trust, but two months ago, the old leader died of illness, and Zai Xia was Han and was not welcomed. The new leader can not trust the Han people, so he became a dispensable person in the next, this time the leader sent an army, entered the pass to plunder, and asked to participate in the next, after all, it is the Han people in the next, familiar with the situation in the pass, and it is clear in the next. The entry of a few hundred people into the customs is tantamount to self-destruction. Maybe this is a ploy set up by the leader, just to let the subordinates die. ”

A smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

"Hehe, it seems that you are also a down-and-out person, the leader asked you to enter the customs, and you originally thought that you would die. But I didn't expect that the sergeants of Ningxia Wei didn't dare to contact you at all, and let you plunder, so he said. You have the desire to survive, you want to be able to build a career, and after returning to the tribe, you can renew your glory and gain the trust of the leader, because you have lived in the tribe for many years, and you know their habits well, they will not kill people for no reason, and you will be more open-minded, that is, to kill someone, but also to ask him to complete the impossible task, if this person can return to the tribe, the status will change immediately. ”

Liu Ji's face turned pale, and his body shook a little.

"How do you know about these things?"

Of course, Su Tiancheng knows the Tao, he is a traverser, and he has mastered some of the boldness of Mongolians and the etiquette between friends, and when he was in college, he had two Mongolian classmates.

"Okay, this official knows these things, since you said your identity, this official thinks, I'm afraid you want to say something."

"The sinner just saw that the army was preparing, and presumably the lord was preparing to make a move."

"Your observation is very careful, this official might as well tell you that the Jiangning battalion is preparing to enter the Hetao area, and the target is the garrison of the Xibe and Daouri tribes, they have been ravaging the pass for many years, and they should also pay the price."

"If the sin has been trusted by the sinner, the sinner is willing to be the guide of the army, but he beseeches the sinner to spare the sinner's family."

"There's no problem with this, the official is a cheerful person, what else do you want, say it together, you and I agree, the official doesn't want to oppress people with power."

Liu Ji's body trembled and opened his mouth word by word.

"Sinners want to be reinstated as students and be able to participate in the imperial examinations, sinners don't want their previous experiences to be exposed, and sinners want to be human again."

"It's reasonable, there is no problem, the official also has requirements, if you do your best to help Jiang Ningying, the official will not only help you hide all the matters, but will also recommend you to the examiner during the township exam, but if you are half-hearted and go back on your word, the official will dig your ancestral grave."

Liu Ji's performance was very strange, and after looking at Su Tiancheng, he suddenly cried.

After a while, Liu Ji quieted down.

"My lord, sinners never dare to be half-hearted, for so many years, sinners miss their parents the most, and they are most sorry for their ancestors, sinners don't dare to think about the future, adults are the reborn parents of sinners, how dare sinners go back on their word......"

With Liu Ji as a guide, the army enters the Hetao area, which will save a lot of trouble, Liu Ji has lived in the Hetao area for five years, and should be familiar with all the situations, not to mention the military division as the leader of the tribe, but also to pay attention to the situation of the surrounding tribes, the Mongolian tribes, because of the harsh living environment, often have to fight with each other, plundering the wealth and population of other tribes, their own tribes, can grow.

The growth of the Xibe people, that is, a few years, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Xibe people were not very famous.

Su Tiancheng suddenly had a strange idea, could it be said that the strength of the Xibe tribe is related to Liu Ji, the culture of the Mongolian tribes is far from being able to compare with the interior of the Ming Dynasty, and the lack of culture will inevitably hinder development, even if it is the later Qing Dynasty, after entering the Guannai and unifying the Central Plains, it is also concerned about the development and inheritance of culture.

Liu Tiehan and others reminded Su Tiancheng on the side, I don't know if Liu Ji is reliable, Su Tiancheng told them that suspects don't need to be suspicious, if they suspect Liu Ji, they won't use Liu Ji as a guide, of course, strong self-confidence also allows Su Tiancheng to make such a decision.

The army of the Mongolian tribes, not too much, according to the distribution of Huang Taiji's troops, the total number of Manchurian Eight Banners is only 120,000 people, each banner is 7500 people, relatively speaking, the sergeants of the Manchurian Eight Banners are full, but the Mongolian Eight Banners are not necessarily, for example, the Manchurian Eight Banners each Niu Lu Ezhen led 300 sergeants, and the Sergeants led by each Niu Lu Ezhen of the Eight Banners of Mongolia basically did not reach 300 people, and some even only 150 people. This situation is also due to the difficult living conditions in the Mongolian desert, the reproduction of personnel has been greatly hindered, and the growth of personnel is very slow.

Based on this situation, even if all the soldiers of the Xibe tribe gathered, it would be impossible for them to exceed 20,000 people, and they would not have the ability to annihilate the 15,000 people of the Jiangning battalion.

After setting off overnight, Liu Ji followed Su Tiancheng, and he began to introduce the situation of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe in detail, and Su Tiancheng finally knew the general situation of his opponent.

If it were not for the rise of Huang Taiji, the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe might even begin to unify the entire Mongolian tribe, the two tribes have been stationed in the Hetao area for a long time, where there is the most fertile grassland, for the Mongolian tribe that relies on nomadic life, the grassland is life.

With good pastures, coupled with frequent raids into the border pass of the Ming Dynasty, the population of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe began to increase rapidly, the tribe developed at a speed beyond everyone's expectations, the population increased, the number of sergeants will inevitably increase, on the other hand, the cost has also increased, over the years, the tribes of the two ethnic groups have not only entered the pass to plunder, but also attacked other ethnic groups on the prairie.

The leaders of the Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe are all banner owners of the Eight Banners, each commanding an army, of which the army of the Xibe tribe has more than 10,000 people, and the power is the strongest, and the army of the Dauria tribe is also close to 10,000 peopleIf nothing happens, a large-scale invasion will begin.

After learning about the situation, Su Tiancheng was even more anxious, the distance between the Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe is not very far, that is, more than 200 miles, if one ethnic group is attacked, the other ethnic group will quickly rush to help, which means that the 5,000 soldiers led by Hong Chengchou will face about 20,000 soldiers of the two ethnic groups.

This danger, without much consideration, can be clear.

On the map, Liu Ji marked in detail the locations of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe.

Looking at the two small dots on the map, Su Tiancheng was anxious, at this time, he hoped that the soldiers led by Hong Chengchou would not be able to find a good guide, and they were still hovering in the grasslands and deserts, although it was unlikely.

The army quickened its march, and on the fourth day of the first lunar month, it came to the place where the fort of Anning was located, from where the army was to cross the Great Wall and enter the Hetao area.

The soldiers led by Ma Huabiao arrived here in advance, mainly to purchase supplies for the army, especially grain and grass, the climate is cold, the nutrition of the soldiers must keep up, and the meat must not be less, otherwise they will not be able to fight in the grasslands and deserts, and their physical strength will be exhausted, not to mention the missed fighters, and they may encounter danger.

The commander of the Ningxia guard has been following the army, and at this time, he did not dare to delay, and prepared a large amount of mutton and pork for the army, which were cooked and cut into one by one, so that the soldiers could carry them.

When leaving Anning Fort, Commander Yu assigned a guide to the Jiangning battalion, and these were all sergeants who had gone deep into the Hetao area. (To be continued......)