Arin and Ambar glanced at each other, and on one side they had a full set of covers laid from head to toe, and spent the night by the fire; On the other side, lying on the pile of horse manure to feed the fleas, they can only huddle together to keep warm, and the fool knows which side to choose, no matter what the chief soldier wants them to do, it is a hundred times better than digging a ditch with those people. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Amba smiled and made a round: "Acton, Arin is stupid, you don't have to be weird with him, we are just a little overjoyed, and we don't know what to do for a while." ”

"Antigua and Barbuda, we are all born in Ahha, and we have survived little by little to get to where we are today, what do we rely on? You haven't forgotten it, have you? Acton's voice was not loud, but both Alin and Amba could hear it clearly, and they couldn't help but nod slightly.

"We are different from those Jueluo, Yehe, and Guerjia, we have no brothers, no parents, no clan, the only thing we have is these hands, these hands that can draw bows and spears!" Acton stretched out his hands, and the light of the fire shone on these large, scarred hands, as if cast in bronze: "Loyal as a dog, diligent as a dog, brave as a dog, this is our only way to survive!" “

"You're right, Acton!" Alin nodded: "Indeed, this is our only way out!" ”

Shaanxi, Yansui Town, Zhenqiang Institute.

It is a parched and inhospitable land, with low hills and wind-eroded, barren fields. Brownish-yellow thorn grass grew on the dry riverbed, and a few dry bones could be seen in the distance, vaguely from cattle and horses. These plants that grow under rocks and beside dead trees are the ones that can be eaten by livestock in this area, and the camel is the favorite eater of spiny grass, which is better suited to eating this prickly plant with its tough, wide tongue than horses and cows. In the low-lying part of the riverbed, there are some puddles, but the water in them is bitter and only drunk by livestock and people who are extremely thirsty, and the vast majority of people have sharp diarrhea, which is almost equivalent to death in this land.

"How far is it from Zhenqiang?" Li Dongguo licked his dry lips and asked the officer next to him, at this time he was wearing a brown burqa, a wide-brimmed felt hat on his head, and a white cloth wrapped around his head, looking like an ordinary businessman.

"Tell your lord, you will arrive after crossing the mountain beam in front, and there are still more than 20 miles to go!"

"Hmm!" Li Dongguo asked with some suspicion: "This place is so desolate, why is Zhenqiang here?" “

"My lord doesn't know, there is a sweet water spring next to the town of Qiangsuo, and it is the only sweet water within a radius of dozens of miles, guarding it and choking the portal of the side wall in this area!"

"I see, no wonder General Du is stationed there!" Li Dongguo nodded, and he flicked his horsewhip: "Pass the order, speed up the pace, we have to rush to the Zhenqiang Institute before dark!" ”

Although the cavalry had done their best, by the time they arrived at Zhenqiang City, it was already twilight. When Li Dongguo saw the lights in the city not far away, he suddenly felt a burst of warmth in his heart, and he turned back to the accompanying officers and shouted, "Hurry, hurry!" ”

"What people!" As soon as the words fell, there was a cheer from the side of the road, and almost at the same time, several sergeants appeared on the boulder on the right, either with bows and arrows, or armed with firearms, and the atmosphere in the field suddenly became tense.

"Bastard, this is Lord Li Dongguo, the imperial history of Hedong Patrol Salt, you guys still don't put the guy down!" The officer hurriedly stepped forward to block Li Dongguo.

"It's really Lord Li!" A small leader raised his torch and took a picture of Li Dongguo, shouting busily: "Quick, put the guy down!" Generally bowed to Li Dongguo: "The villain didn't see it clearly, please forgive me for the collision!" ”

Since the last time he borrowed troops, Li Dongguo had a very close relationship with the battalion under the command of Du Ruhu, and many officers in the Israeli army knew him, and he also knew that Du Ruhu was extremely strict in governing the army.

"It's okay, is General Du in the city? Take me to him, I have something important! “

"Yes, sir!" The little leader answered, and sent a subordinate to lead the way to the city for Li Dongguo.

Zhenqiang City.

"Madame's pulse is also stable, it should just be a little frightened, I opened the recipe to eat for three days, and then rest for a few days!" An old man with a white beard retracted his fingers from Minmin's wrist and smiled reservedly.

"Then thank you Mr. Fan!" Min Min smiled slightly, she was lying on a brocade couch, with two thick pillows under her back, and the outline of her belly bulge could be seen under the blanket, and there was no trace of fierce battle on her body at all.

"It should, it should!" The doctor said with a smile: "General Liu relieved the siege of Ningxia and broke the western captives, and hundreds of thousands of people on the three sides of the northwest were blessed. But there is a sentence from the old man, please listen to it! “

Min Min smiled when he heard this: "What Mr. Fan said is naturally a good word, and I naturally want to listen to it!" ”

"Madame is pregnant, as the saying goes, the son of a daughter can't sit down. This kind of soldier's matter, next time the lady should stay away! ”

"What Mr. Fan said is that Min Min wrote it down!" Min Min nodded and said to the Chesang Lama on the side: "Master, I am physically inconvenient, you can send Mr. Fan for me!" ”

"Yes, Begi!" Chessan stood up, reached out and picked up the old man, and the two went out together. The smile on Min Min's face gradually disappeared, and she asked Du Ruhu, who had been silent on the side, "General Du, what is the important military situation?" ”

Du Ruhu frowned slightly: "Tell Madam, there is nothing important about the military situation." ”

"Really?" Min Min smiled: "General Du, you shouldn't have something to hide from me, right?" ”

"How can you hide it from Madame?" Du Ruhu glanced at Min Min, sighed and said: "It's just that what Mr. Fan said just now also makes sense, madam, you have the blood and bones of an adult, you should rest in peace, these things are still left to your subordinates!" ”

"Huh!" Min Min laughed: "What Mr. Fan said is the truth of your Han people, women are not allowed to show their heads, but we Mongolians are different, men go out to hunt and fight, women have to keep the family business for him, General Du, don't worry, when Ah Cheng comes here, I will naturally go to rest." ”

Du Ruhu was stunned when he heard this, and at this time, an officer hurriedly came in from outside and saluted Du Ruhu with his hands crossed: "Tell your lordship, Lord Li of Hedong Patrol Salt Imperial Shi is here and is waiting outside!" ”

"Li Dongguo, what is he doing here at this time?" Du Ruhu thought for a while, turned around and arched his hand to Min Min: "Madam, then I'll go see that Master Li first, you can rest early!" ”

"The imperial court went out of Beijing with Yang Sichang, and the capital supervised the great military, Li Dongguo's coming here at this juncture should have something to do with this, and I want to see him too!"

"This-" Du Ruhu looked at Min Min's slightly bulging belly: "You don't look like you're suitable, right?" ”

"It's okay!" Min Min instructed the maidservant girl on the side: "You two just move a screen to block it, I'm behind the screen, General Du, you just talk as usual in front of the screen!" “

"It's good!" Since Min Min has said this, Du Ruhu can't shirk it, otherwise he will admit that he is hiding something from the other party.

When Li Dongguo walked in the door, he felt that the atmosphere was a little weird, and Du Ruhu stood up from his chair with a tense face, as if he was doing something very reluctant. Could it be that he had already guessed the purpose of my trip? Li Dongguo was secretly worried in his heart.

"Lord Li, it's been hard along the way, please do it, come here, serve tea to Lord Li!" Du Ruhu's etiquette is impeccable, but his tone is quite wooden, as if he has met a tenant of a landlord. Li Dongguo looked the other party up and down suspiciously, there was no change from the last time they met, what was going on?

"Thank you, General Du!" Li Dongguo sat down with a stomach full of doubts, the soft cushions on the chair made his sore buttocks and thighs feel comfortable, and in order to hurry, he did not take a sedan chair as usual, but rode all the way to the road. It was not for nothing that this very enjoyable gentleman had made such a great sacrifice, and compared to the vast majority of scholars who were still immersed in power and honor with their eyes closed, Li Dongguo had already seen signs that the balance of power was tilting. The wheels of the times are rolling forward slowly, but irresistibly. Thanks to the abundant historiography of ancient China, it did not take much wisdom for Li Dongguo to predict what would happen next--supporting the army and respecting himself, failing to carry out government decrees, martial arts being domineering, and dividing feudal towns. For him, this is both a danger and an opportunity, the rules of political struggle are changing, and the key to determining victory or defeat is no longer above the court, but who can control the army, who can drive the martial arts to work for him, who can rise to the top, Xiong Wencan, Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang, and Lu Boqi are clear examples. Li Dongguo also wanted to find the lucky star in his life, and in the end he picked Du Ruhu.

In Li Dongguo's view, Du Ruhu is a good candidate, proficient in military affairs, and has an army at hand that can fight. The most important thing is that Du Ruhu is in a marginal position in the Lu Boqi-Liu Cheng group, and his people are depressed, otherwise Liu Chengcheng would not have won consecutive battles in Ningxia Hetao, and when he was employing people, he left his henchmen in Yansui Town. In Li Dongguo's view, he has a great hope of succeeding in winning over Du Ruhu -- both sides can benefit from it, Li Dongguo can get the support of the military force that rises straight ahead, and Du Ruhu can also get rid of Liu Cheng's control, and there is a person in the court who will speak for him, stand out from the crowd, and become the hero of one party. As for offending Liu Cheng and Lu Boqi, Li Dongguo didn't care too much, after all, the other party couldn't tear his face and do it directly, and his own teacher was the cabinet minister Wen Tiren, no matter what, Lu Boqi had to sell his master a face.

Of course, Li Dongguo is not stupid enough to reveal his plan to Du Ruhu and Pan, there must be many people loyal to Liu Cheng around Du Ruhu, if it is leaked, everything will be over. The first step of Li Dongguo's plan was to borrow Yang Sichang's order to transfer Du Ruhu's army to Shanxi and put it under his own control, so that he would have a way to imperceptibly find a way to bring Du Ruhu under his command, and Li Dongguo was still very confident in this.

"Good tea!" Li Dongguo put down the teacup in his hand and looked solemn: "I came this time to be ordered by the military commander to transfer you to Shanxi!" “

"The military order of the Overseer? Going to Shanxi? ”

"Not bad!" Li Dongguo took out the document from his arms and handed it to Du Ruhu: "General Du, this is the military order of Lord Yang Sichang Yang of the Governor Xuan, Da, and Shanxi Military Affairs, please check it!" ”

Du Ruhu hurriedly stood up, bowed down and took the document with both hands, he did not open it immediately, but carefully looked at the seal sealing wax on it, confirmed that it was correct, and put it on the side of a few cases, after thinking about it, he replied: "As far as I know, Lord Yang went out of Beijing this time, and he was under the jurisdiction of the military affairs of Xuan, Da, and Shanxi, and the last general was subordinate to Yansui Town, and was not within the scope of Inspector Yang?" ”

"Huh!" Li Dongguo snorted, and Du Ruhu's reaction was as he expected: "General Du is really a fine person, but do you know that Inspector Yang still has the title of the right attendant of the military department and the imperial history of the left capital when he goes out of Beijing this time?" ”

Du Ruhu didn't speak, he understood what Li Dongguo meant. The right squire of the military department is equivalent to today's vice minister of defense, and the left capital imperial history is probably equivalent to the deputy secretary of the ******, and the central government of the Ming Dynasty sent many officials to the local government, including patrols, governors, governors, plus attached titles, scope of power, etc., which are very complicated. An official like Yang Sichang, who is the right attendant of the military department and the left imperial history of the capital, is already the highest level of this kind of official, second only to the supervisor and auxiliary minister with the title of university scholar. Although its jurisdiction is only Xuan, Daerzhen and Shanxi provinces, if he wants to coordinate the armies of other provinces, he will also have to sell a little face.

"General Du, I also understand your concerns, but at the moment, the military situation is urgent, the east is broken, and the Holy Son of Heaven has worries about the west. I won't hide it from you, after the Governor came to Datong, he removed the black yarn of the governor of Shanxi with a bullet stamp, and he had already written to the imperial court before I left, requesting that Yansui Town be included in its scope. With Lord Yang's holy family, presumably the Son of Heaven will not allow it, the military situation is urgent, you still don't have to hesitate! ”

Seeing Du Ruhu bowing his head and being silent, Li Dongguo thought that his soft and hard words had played a role, so he leaned forward and said in a low voice: "General Du, you listen to me, you are the oldest under Liu Cheng, but you are just a general, with him pressing on your head, you will be a deputy chief soldier in this life." We all know your ability to fight with soldiers, Yang Inspector Sheng's family is long, as long as you win two battles in the west this time, the Inspector is happy, and if you protect it, it will be a straight up, and it is not difficult to fight against General Liu! ”

When Du Ruhu heard this, he was about to open his mouth to refuse, but there was a slight pain on his back that was clinging to the screen, but he was lightly stabbed twice by something. (To be continued.) )