The Jurchen army besieging the city was determined to win, and they suppressed the Ming army defending the city with a fierce rain of arrows.

However, just when everyone thought that Ulju was undefendable, the Jurchen army retreated.

What's going on?

Yanguli of the Zhenghuang Banner originally planned to capture Ulju and boast of the military exploits of the Zhenghuang Banner, but who would have thought that Abatai would come at a critical juncture.

Annoyed and angry, Abatai believes that the face lost by the Blue Banner must be regained by the Blue Banner itself.

Zhenglan Banner has suffered too much loss in Ulzhou, and it must not be faked to others, otherwise, there will definitely be a saying that Zhenglan Flag is not as good as Zhenghuang Flag......

The internal strife of the Eight Banners gave Ulju a chance to survive.

Since entering the customs and looting, most of the Houjin soldiers have robbed enough property, at this time, they are like arrows, they only want to send the goods in their hands home, and do not want to compete with the Ming army......

Abatai originally wanted to take the city of Ulju, but the generals of the Blue Banner thought it was necessary to erase Ulju completely, but the time was next year, not now.

Abatai was furious, "Zhenghuang Qi is looking at our jokes, Ulzhou is not broken, how can I explain to the Khan?" ”

"Lord Belle, Ulzhou is just a piece of chicken ribs, it's a pity to abandon it if it's tasteless, we've already grabbed enough money, why waste time here?"

Abatai's forehead was bruised, "Whether it is successful or not, you must try, otherwise, how can I feel at ease?" ”

After glancing at each other, the leaders could only agree, after all, Abatai was the commander of the Southern Expedition, and if he really angered him, no one would be able to get any benefits.

The bitter northwest wind is howling, and the temperature in Ulju drops every day.

In the mountains and forests, the grass and trees are withered and yellow, and the birds and beasts are extinct; In the fields, the grain is shivering and lifeless; Only the smoke rising from the villages and cottages could not bear the loneliness, dancing in the air, telling indescribable pleasure.

Autumn is coming to an end, and winter is coming.

It was also good luck in Ulzhou, just when Abatai was shaking his fists and vowing to avenge his subordinates, a fast horse brought Huang Taiji's order: Lin Dan Khan's troops have returned to the grassland, and Abatai must lead the army back!

Before leaving, Abatai said fiercely: "If you leave today, he will slaughter all the cities of the state for hundreds of miles in the future, so as to comfort my Eight Banners warriors!" ”

Thousands of Eight Banners elite roared in and out, completely ignoring Ulju City.

In this regard, whether it is Zhu Jixun or Wei Yuan, there is not much anger, only unspeakable happiness.

Jiannu is too strong, and the small city of Ulzhou has lost too many people and horses, and it really can't afford to be a fatal blow to Jiannu.

"Quick, Dobu Tanma, we must talk about the whereabouts of Qing Jiannu!"

"No!"

Dinghe Fort, Wang Teng successfully returned.

After not seeing each other for many days, Huang Hu seemed to have lost a little weight, "Oh, my lord, you are back, if you don't come back, I plan to send someone to the state city to invite you back, this castle master is not easy to do."

Wang Teng was noncommittal, "Dinghe Fort is foolproof, Huanghu, you have a great merit."

"My lord, I don't want this credit, I just want to kill the Tartars with you"

"Tartar has it, don't be in a hurry, by the way, what about Liu Tian?"

Liu Tian was in charge of money and had a lot of status in the fort.

However, Liu Tian knew that everything he had was given by Wang Teng, and at this time, hearing Wang Teng's greeting, Liu Tian hurriedly promised: "My lord, I'm here, I don't know what to order?" ”

"How much silver is left in the treasury?"

"One thousand six hundred taels"

"Take out a thousand taels and give it to Lord Wei in a few days"

"No!"

"This time to hold Dinghe Fort, everyone in the fort has a reward, so let's do it, the wooden military card, two hundred yuan per person, the silver military card two taels of silver per person, between the military cards, every two hundred dollars a grade"

There are iron medals and bronze medals between wooden and silver military plaques, which is the military plaque system that Wang Teng came up with.

Liu Tian didn't know much, he only knew that once this move was implemented, there would be an extra expenditure of a few hundred taels of silver in the fort every year.

You must know that the soldiers under Wang Teng's command are all paid by him from his own pocket, and the imperial court only provides 100 soldiers with rice millet for daily use, and as for the extra part, it is completely Wang Teng's own burden.

Towards the end of the year, the expenses are even more amazing, even if Wang Teng has a rich family background, it will be exhausted in the long run.

Liu Tian sighed, "My lord, there is not much money and food."

Wang Teng smiled slightly, "It's okay, money and food are things outside the body, the old ones don't go, and the new ones don't come."

"Having said that, it's not a way to sit and eat all the time, my lord, you have to open up sources and reduce expenditure."

"How to open up sources and reduce expenditures?"

"Your Excellency, it's better to invite Lord Huang and them to discuss together."

Wang Teng thought so, the three stinkers were still Zhuge Liang, and with so many people under his command, maybe he could really come up with a good way.

Not long after, Huang Degong, Huang Hu, Tong Yiyi and others all came to Wang Teng's study.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I asked you to come here today to hear your opinions, the treasury is about to bottom out, what do you think?"

Everyone looked at each other, leading the army to fight and they were good at it, but they were really not good at making money.

After a long time, Huang Degong said: "My lord, there are only two ways, one is to open source, and the other is to throttle, I don't know which one do you want to choose?" ”

Liu Tian bowed slightly, in the end, it was Huang Degong, this opening was very organized, which made people feel like they were seeing the blue sky through the clouds.

Wang Teng scratched his head and said: "You don't have to think about throttling, the brothers are working hard with me, we must not suffer them, let's think about how to open source."

"If you want to open source, you must first have a source of money in your hands, I think about it, we can only fight to feed the war!"

Tong always took a breath of cold air, Huang Degong's method was extremely bold, and he even encouraged Wang Teng to start a war.

Huang Hu looked excited, eager to show his strength.

"Jiannu has not retreated yet, who should we be the enemy of?"

"Liukou, the adult is the Guangling patrol, and he has the right to investigate the Liukou"

Wang Teng's heart moved, this sentence is a pun!

"My lord, we have won one after another, and a lot of ordnance has been piled up in the treasury, if we can sell some, we can exchange it for some money and food."

Selling weapons is a big crime, Wang Teng has already provoked Fan, and he doesn't dare to do this risky thing, "This matter must not be done, Fan Yongdou is despicable, and he will be retribution, if he gets the news, Dinghe Fort will not escape!" ”

A wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, Huang Degong's face turned red, "My lord, forgive me, I was abrupt."

Wang Teng laughed: "It's okay, we can come up with a good way to work together, the sale of ordnance is only a temporary postponement, it must not mean that you can't do it at all, Huang Degong, why are you wrong?" ”