The nine border towns of the Ming Dynasty can be divided according to the distance from the capital, and the three towns of Jizhen, Xuanfu and Datong are the top priority, and the strength of these three towns is also the top of the nine sides. 【】

In the beginning, the seat of Jizhen was in Taolinkou. Taolinkou is located in the north of Yongping, east of Liaodong Town, and is also an important pass of the Great Wall, but as an important town near Jingshi, it is too remote after all. So, in the last years of Yongle, the chief soldier Chen Jingzuo invited the Son of Heaven to move the town to Shishiyu.

Although the location of Shishiyu is good, the terrain is also quite dangerous, but there are also shortcomings, the terrain is narrow, it is impossible to garrison heavy troops, and it is impossible to tuntian. Therefore, in the early years of Tianshun, Jizhen moved again, and continued until the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the final choice was Santunying.

If you don't have it, you will grab it, this is the principle that the simple steppe people have pursued for thousands of years. However, since their own families also had to graze their own cattle, the Tartar invasions were generally in the autumn and winter seasons, and the steppe people repeated the act of killing and being killed year after year in order to plunder enough food to survive the winter and survive the spring.

Therefore, in previous years, when it was winter, the atmosphere in Santun camp would become extremely tense. Of course, a small group of rangers is not a cause for concern, but once the Tartars show signs of a large-scale invasion, then the main force of Jizhen must be dispatched, and if the Tartars break through the border wall and even threaten the Jingshi, it will not be fun.

However, in recent years, there are some differences, because the soldiers of Jizhen are strong and strong, ranking first in the nine sides, and the Great Wall in the area from Shanhaiguan to Juyongguan has also been repaired repeatedly, after the Tatars have touched their heads here many times and broken the bloodstream, they have also learned to be obedient, no longer entangled with Jizhen, but chose other places as the target of plunder.

You must know that robbery is the same as trading, if the cost and benefit are disproportionate, it is not a cost-effective deal, and the simple grassland people are not too stupid, they all understand this simple truth.

However, in the winter of the first year of Zhengde, the troops directly under the commander-in-chief suddenly received an order to assemble, and the atmosphere in the Santun camp suddenly became tense as in the early years.

The sergeants were all shocked, and they all looked to the north, trying to see if there was a beacon fire that heralded the Tartars' invasion of the Kou, but when they did not find it, they were also relieved, and turned to talk about it, guessing what the chief soldier was going to do.

There was such a time earlier, and the scale of that time was larger than this time, and the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the entire Jizhen Town received orders, and under the tension, there were even rumors that the emperor wanted to follow the example of Emperor Yongle and drive the northern expedition.

It wasn't until a long time afterwards that there was faint news that there was a turmoil in the Beijing Division, and the border army was assembled to prevent accidents. Of course, this rumor was only circulated in private, and no one dared to say it in front of the generals.

Without the emperor's order, the border army entered Beijing? This is a big taboo, I really have to do such a thing, I don't know how many people will lose their heads!

Therefore, although the scale of this mobilization was relatively small, limited to the troops stationed in the Santun camp, the sergeants were still panicked, for fear that the rumors would come true, and the general soldiers would not have a holy decree, so they took everyone to the capital. All kinds of worries turned into a loud buzz, and even the commander's tent was clear.

"Where is Xie Hong's car now?" The people in the handsome tent didn't have time to pay attention to this, General Wen's name was gentle, but his tone was not gentle at all, but full of anxiety.

"The idea should be to leave Beijing at the tenth day of the first month, the last time the spy reported that he had gone out of Tongzhou and went to the Xianghe River, and there were many craftsmen in his team, as well as female dependents, and he couldn't go fast, and now he should have almost arrived in Yutian." There was a map on the handsome case, and he sat gently behind it, while another general was pointing at it.

"Brother Wen, if we want to do it, we have to hurry up, if we let the idea into Yongping Mansion, it will be inconvenient for us to think about it again." Wu Yu is a native of Zunhua, belongs to the local household of Jizhen, and has always had a lot of prestige in the army of Jizhen. Although he is now a general, his status is only below the moderate level of the general army, and the relationship between the two is quite harmonious.

It's not that General Wu looks down on fame and disgrace and doesn't compete with gentleness, it's just that gentleness is Liu Shoufu's disciple, and he has always regarded himself as an old protégé. The status of the Ming warriors is very low, Wu Yu is a small general, even if he has some power, how can he dare to compete with such a person?

He knew very well that in the eyes of Liu Gelao, he, a general, was just an ant, and he could be crushed to death with a single finger. Therefore, he maintained a respectful attitude towards gentleness, looking forward to being able to catch Liu Gelao's line through gentleness.

Although Liu Ge Lao has now become a leader, Wu Yu is not so disappointed, the tiger will not fall to the ground, Liu Ge Lao is a big man, even if he introduces a few big people at will, he can be of infinite use as a general.

"But......" Wen Wen stared at the map without raising his head, his expression was extremely solemn, and he groaned for a while, but he couldn't make up his mind.

"Brother Wen, it's all this time, what else can it be? Isn't that Liu Gelao's handwritten letter? There is also Xie Ge Lao's signature, and even Wang Ge Lao's letter has arrived, three cabinet ministers! The big things can be settled, what are you waiting for? Wu Yu was in a hurry, eager to pull his gentle clothes and roar him to his senses.

What an opportunity! Taking this opportunity not only to please Liu Ge Lao, but also to take the opportunity to catch up with Jiangnan scholars, as long as Wang Ge Lao nodded a little, it would not be a dream to transfer to the south, compared to the dangerous and cold place of the border pass, Jiangnan Water Town is simply the residence of the gods!

Of course, there are considerable risks associated with this mission. If it weren't for the letter from the elder of the pavilion, Wu Yu would not have dared to think of such a thing as attacking the marquis of the dynasty who was the minister of the Qin mission and the governor of Liaodong, not to mention that the other party was still the boundless Xie Hong!

But it's still the same sentence, with the approval and support of the three elders, the major events can be smoothed out! Wealth and wealth are in danger, as a warrior, if you want to be prosperous and rich, you always have to use the knife in your hand to speak.

The more he realized the urgency of the matter, the more impatient Wu Yu became at the gentle hesitation. In any case, this kind of thing can't be done in Mingli, the other party also has thousands of troops and horses, and it is not possible to completely annihilate it in a moment, if the other party enters the Yongping Mansion, then there is no way to start at all.

After the target enters Liaozhen, there are more opportunities, but he must not be ordered by the imperial court to go deep into other border towns...... This kind of thing is no different from rebellion, even if there are two elders who send the message, Wu Yu will not dare to do it.

"Although it is Liu Ge Lao's handwritten letter, the tone between these words is completely different from before...... "Liu Ge Lao said with a gentle deep groan: "Liu Ge Lao's meaning is clearly to let Ben General make his own decision, but such a major matter, where can Ben General be able to make his own decision?" ”

Unlike Wu Yu, who was born in a military household and did not know how to read big characters, Wen Wen was behind the gate, not only literate and hyphenated, but also quite extraordinary, with his familiarity with Liu Jian, he quickly captured the implied meaning of the other party in the letter, and his hesitation was mostly due to this.

Liu Ge Lao has always been strong, and his temper is also stubborn, even in the face of the first emperor or even Emperor Xianzong, as long as it is something he believes, he will not retreat because of the emperor's order, but such a person suddenly revealed the meaning of retreating, how can the meaning not be shocking?

What's more, unlike the last time King Qin's secret order, this time it was a trick to play a trick and pretend to be a bandit to attack Qincha. Obviously, this matter can't be hidden, this is within the border wall, there are thousands of people on the other side, how many bandits do you have to do such a big thing?

"It's that Liu Ge Lao has some scruples, but the letter of the other two Ge Lao can't be wrong, right?" Wu Yu still insisted: "With those two pavilion elders here, even if there is some trouble, it must not matter, we have sent the urgent documents left and right, only to say that the Tartars broke the side wall, and then attacked the Qincha." ”

"Brother Wu, what you said is also the second scruple of Ben Jiang." Gently shook his head, his expression even more worried, "In the future, we can determine the location of the main force of the Tartars according to the military reports of other towns, but now the nine sides are in an emergency...... What if our main force moves south, and the Tartars take advantage of the weakness? ”

"Brother Wen, you just don't dare to go, do you?" Wu Yu is a pure martial artist, when it comes to the convenience of his tongue, he is far worse than gentleness, seeing the other party's prevarication, he was angry for a while, and he couldn't hold it anymore, but he ignored his identity and status, and questioned Wenwen.

"Brother Wu, it's not that the official is timid, it's really ......" was offended, gentle and not annoyed, and still explained to Wu Yu in a slow voice.

"If you don't dare to go, then transfer troops to me, and I will bring someone to do this big thing!" For the sake of Xie Qian and Wang Wei's great wealth, Wu Yu was completely out of the way. He also has thousands of cronies under his command, but this battle is not for the purpose of separating wins and losses, but to completely annihilate the other party.

"Okay, brother, I'll rely on Brother Wu, it's just ......" The gentle promise was happy, but halfway through the conversation, he wanted to stop talking.

"Brother Wen, just sit down, brother, don't you know my surname? I'm not the kind of person who can't share the wealth, and after the deed is done, the credit will be less than the eldest brother's share. Wu Yu was even more disdainful in his heart, this kind of fake scholar really couldn't stand it, he didn't learn the way of promotion of literati, but he would only turn these little bellies, he didn't dare to take responsibility but wanted credit, it was really shameless.

"It's not for this credit, if it is done, and Brother Wu is willing to take a risk to do it, how can Ben be embarrassed to share the credit?" Wen Wen stretched out his hand to stop Wu Yu, who was about to distinguish, and continued: "The general means that Brother Wu just goes, but he doesn't need to mention the name of the general, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, is Brother Wu willing to agree?" ”

"Success or failure? Haha......" Wu Yu originally thought that he was gentle and pretended, and he wanted to be hypocritical, but in the end, he was surprised and laughed.

Fail? There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers here in Santun Camp, although they can't all be taken away, but with his prestige and gentle acquiescence, it is common to call for 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses. There are only three or five thousand people around Xie Hong, and they are not all soldiers, and there are a lot of family members or something, in such a situation, will he lose? Isn't that ridiculous?

"That's right, Brother Wu, if you agree, then the general won't stop you, otherwise ......" Wu Yu sneered, and lost his temper, but said mildly but still with a calm face.

"That's it, Brother Wen rest assured." Wu Yu clenched his fists, turned around and left. Xie Hong and his entourage are almost in abundance, they have to hurry up, such a big thing can't be done in the town, right?

Looking at his back, he was gentle but suddenly showed a sneer: What a demon Xie Hong is, not to mention the situation in the world, even Liu Ge Lao was shocked and unwilling to be an enemy with him anymore, in order to protect the life of his whole family, there is nothing special, how can it be so?

Brother Wu, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and the opponent is cunning, you don't blame the eldest brother for not reminding you, if there is a mistake, it is also your own fault, and it has nothing to do with others.

(To be continued)