On the second day, the past in the city of Shangzhou was as usual, the soldiers and civilians got up and worked hard, and those who entered the market entered the market, today is the Spring Festival, and they visited everywhere, laughing and laughing, as if that incident had never happened at all. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In this assassination incident, Xiao Yi thought about it again and again, and decided to block the news, as soon as the Spring Festival was coming, in order not to cause panic, it was still necessary.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, people called the Later Jin and Mongolia 'Eastern Prisoners' and 'Western Prisoners', although the Mongols were far from the Later Jin, but the Ming Dynasty army was still more defeated and less victorious, and the fear of the military and civilians in the hearts of the Mongols was actually only worse than that of the Jurchens.

Now Chongzhen four years, Lin Dan Khan has not been beaten away by Huang Taiji, and the towns west of the nine sides have suffered the most from the Jurchens, but the Mongols, and even mention the names of the Mongols.

They would think of the fur-hatted scimitars of the Mongols, who always rushed from all directions on fast horses, unable to fight, and unable to escape.

Just like the last time Lin Dan Khan invaded Datong, except for the big cities such as Zhencheng, Acropolis, and State City, which could barely be held, the rest of the villages and forts ended in being broken and slaughtered.

The Mongol Tartar had been secretly executed the previous night, and his body had been dumped in the wilderness, and under interrogation, Soru told him everything he knew, hoping for a quick death.

At this time, at the Integrity Mansion in Ulzhou, Xiao Yi and Shi Gang were discussing.

After telling Shi Lu and the others about last night, they were all surprised, the night before the Spring Festival, someone assassinated Xiao Yi and injured Huang E?!

For all the people in the Yong'an Army, Xiao Yi is their everything, and their current status and wealth all come from Xiao Yi.

The same is true for the former generals of the state city, whether they are convinced of Xiao Yi or not, for the sake of their current status, they must also be humble and respectful to Xiao Yi.

Xiao has always scoffed at the interests of the group, and Xiao has also suppressed the official gentry and merchant groups in Ulzhou, making them look at their own interests.

But what Xiao Yi didn't know was that now he still couldn't avoid this thousand-year-old rule, and a close interest group was actually formed around himself and the Yong'an Army.

The core of the group is the generals of the Yong'an Army appointed by Xiao Yi and the officials of other villages and forts promoted, and the peripheral is the generals of the Zhenwei Battalion and a group of local gentry such as Lizheng and Jiachang promoted by Xiao Yi's land management system 'Baojia system', this interest group is different from the gentry and merchants.

They all revolve around Xiao Yi alone, and everyone's interests are directly linked to Xiao Yi.

The higher Xiao Yiguan does, the stronger the Yong'an Army will be, and the stronger the group will be, on the contrary, Xiao Yi's malaise or even death, and the group will immediately collapse, which is the vested interest group that now surrounds Xiao Yi and the Yong'an Army.

Xiao Yi's assassination, for them, it was like their own sky shook violently, and everyone had to worry about Xiao Yi.

Shi Gang immediately got up and shouted, "What a Wu Yuan, how dare you instigate the Mongols to assassinate your lord?" ”

Shi Lu groaned: "The Mongols have always been with us as well water and not river water, and now that the Spring Festival is approaching, they do not plunder the nearby Xuanfu and other places, but go deep into Datong, what are they doing?" ”

Xiao Yi nodded and said: "According to what he said, it was that Wu Yuan, who heard that we raided the Wu family and gave all the remaining Baishi grain and rice to Ezhe, on the condition that he would naturally come to kill me to avenge him." ”

Huang Yang said coldly: "Good calculation! ”

Shi Gang was puzzled: "Who is this guy?" The Great Khan of Mongolia? ”

They don't know, Xiao also knows a lot about this Ezhe, in history it was this Ezhe who led thousands of troops, and entered the Xuanfu during the Spring Festival in the fourth year of Chongzhen.

However, this Ezhe later forgot his father's hatred and defected to Houjin, and Huang Taiji married his second daughter Gulun Wenzhuang, the eldest princess, and Erzhe became a loyal dog under Huang Taiji, and actively mobilized and coordinated various Mongolian departments for Huang Taiji.

Xiao Yi continued: "But this Tatar's words cannot be fully believed, Wu Yuan should be true that he sent grain and rice to the Mongols, but just to kill me?" This incident is by no means groundless. ”

Wang Dayong analyzed for a while, and suddenly said: "Can the Mongols still come to my Ulzhou?" ”

This time, Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Very likely!" ”

"Wu Yuan is a Han Chinese, and he knows a lot about our customs, so he must know about the official and military holidays in various places during the Spring Festival!"

Shi Lu pondered carefully and said worriedly: "If the Mongols learn about it, plus Wu Yuan's grain and rice subsidies solve their worries, it is completely possible to enter the border again!" ”

"At that time, there will be a big break everywhere, and there will be no way to stop the Mongol horse team!"

Xiao Yidao: "Shi Lu is right, Lin Dan Khan in the third year of Chongzhen has plundered Datong for several months, and he is tired and hungry everywhere, Lin Dan Khan will not come to Datong, and this time it is very likely to plunder Xuanfu in the east." ”

"However, if Ezhe receives the benefits of Wu Yuan, the direction of the march may change." Xiao Yi said, and walked to the sand table with a few people.

Pointing to several places between Xuanfu, Datong and Mongolia: "You see, Huailaiwei, Tianchengwei, Zhenyuwei these places, the army is slack, the garrison is scarce, it is the Spring Festival holiday, Ezhe led the Mongolian light cavalry gallop, unstoppable, it is expected to arrive at my Ulzhou city in three days!" ”

How many people don't have a trace of doubt about Xiao Yi's judgment, from Daankou to the present, Xiao Yi has ever made a mistake in judgment? They have long been accustomed to following Xiao Yi's instructions to do things.

Shi Gang laughed and walked to the sand table: "The Mongols are here, okay!" Just killed the thief, and the Tartar rushed to his death, just to add some color to the New Year! ”

Shi Lu frowned, pointed to the sand table and said: "My lord, although the mandarin duck water basin is not wide in length and width, the stream is cold at this time, even if the strong cattle and sheep cross the river, at most half of them will freeze to death." ”

"If the Mongol Tatars force the crossing, it is likely to cause a lot of horse losses."

Huang Yang snorted, took over the conversation, and said: "In this way, if the Mongolians want to avoid the Mandarin Duck Water, they can only go south from Jiaoshan and cross the river through the stone gate. ”

Xiao Yi nodded and asked, "Dayong, what is the terrain there?" Xiao also wanted to fight him in an ambush battle at the stone gate, and with the contempt of the Mongols for the Ming Dynasty army, he would never have imagined that he would attack.

After speaking, several people looked at Wang Dayong.

Wang Dayong said: "According to Lai Damao's sentry, along the stone gate, there is only a wooden bridge about ten steps wide can pass, if you want to detour, either from the territory of Xuanfu to bypass the Sanggan River, from the territory of Baoan Prefecture to cross, but in this way, it is necessary to detour hundreds of miles more, and the second road is from the west of Guangling, which is also nearly 100 miles, and the gains outweigh the losses." ”

Xiao Yi nodded: "It seems that if the Mongols come, they can only come from the stone gate." ”

Fighting on his own territory is a clear battle situation, and the entire territory of Ulzhou has already made it clear that the thirty-six pier guards have been built for a long time, as long as there are soldiers and horses entering, Xiao Yi can immediately know about it, and respond as quickly as possible.

Even where there are plains and high slopes, the generals of the Yongan Army are clear.

After discussing for a long time, Xiao Yi suddenly said: "Last night's events are all rotten in the stomach, as for the preparation for war, it must be carried out quietly, so that the people can spend the New Year in peace." ”

Seeing the five people nodding, Xiao Yizheng said: "Shi Lu, Huang Yang, I order you to immediately gather the three general soldiers and horses of the Yongan Army, and only say to the outside world to go back to the camp for training, and don't leak the news of this matter!" ”

Shi Lu hugged his fists and said: "I understand my humble duties!" ”

Then Xiao Yi looked at Wang Dayong: "Dayong, you immediately gather all the members of the team at night, resume the sentinel in the whole territory of Ulzhou, focus on the direction of the stone gate, and report every hour!" ”

"Liu Tong, you go and mobilize the baggage battalion and the vehicle artillery battalion."

Wang Dayong and Shi Lu nodded, Shi Gang waited left and right, couldn't hear Xiao Yi calling himself, and roared urgently: "Big brother, what about me, what am I doing?" ”

Xiao Yi glanced at Shi Gang and said with a smile: "You? You just have to practice in the barracks, and the sound is sufficient. ”

Shi Gang was stunned, a little unclear why, Wang Dayong smiled and whispered a few words to Shi Gang, and Shi Gang smiled at this time: "I understand, I guarantee that the whole city knows that it is practicing!" ”

Xiao Yi nodded with a smile, looked around at a few people, and said: "This time's plan, even if it is in the Yongan Army, can only be told to the sentinels, so as to avoid the inconvenience of coordination, and the rest of the people cannot be revealed!" ”

Seeing a few people hugging their fists, Xiao Yi looked down at the sand table, and suddenly said: "You guys go and prepare first, by the way, call Li Erniu, I want to talk to him alone." ”