Zhao Wende nodded: "What Brother Liu said is reasonable, so how should we act?" ”

"Brother Zhao, since we are doing business with Nabatur, we are doing business and doing business well. Although the strength of the Nazungar tribe is the highest among the Mongol tribes, the armor, equipment, clothing, and utensils are not its strengths, and it will inevitably rely on me for a long time. At that time, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort to dissect the benefits? ”

Zhao Wende heard Liu Cheng say this. couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Brother Liu, you act like that big man, the layout is so casual at the beginning, but when you find out, it's too late, Zhao thought that he was acting well, but compared to Brother Liu, it's just child's play." “

"Brother Zhao praised it falsely!" Liu Cheng said with a smile: "There is still some time for the caravan to set off, so Brother Zhao might as well have a better life there, and then let Liu prepare a little wine to wash the dust for Brother Zhao!" ”

In this way, Zhao Wende stayed in the annex arranged for him by Liu Cheng, and every two or three days, Liu Chengcheng went to him to discuss various details of the trip. The reason why Liu Cheng did this is very simple: the matter of contacting the Jungger Ministry is too important, and he can't go there as a general of the Ming army, although Xu Hecheng is excellent in martial arts, he has shortcomings in diplomacy, and Liu Cheng doesn't want the other party to occupy too much of a share in his career, so he urgently needs a capable and trustworthy person, and Zhao Wende just meets the requirements.

From a modern person's point of view, from the Battle of Wanli Joseon that began in 1592 to the killing of Emperor Yongli in 1662 and the demise of the Southern Ming Dynasty was a complete process in which the old empire gradually collapsed and destroyed, and the new empire was gradually established. However, unlike the successive dynasties in the past, "external" forces played a large role in this process. For example, during the Battle of Wanli Korea, Nurhachi, who was still a courtier of the Ming Dynasty at that time, once wrote a letter asking to send troops to participate in the war, as if he was a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and in the remaining 20 years, he annexed other Jurchen tribes to strengthen his own power, and on the other hand, he also fought a lot of Mongolian horse thieves for the Ming army (in fact, the main purpose of the Ming army to support the Jurchens was to contain the Mongols. I didn't expect to get rid of it later). In 1618, when Nurhachi swore an oath with seven hatreds and attacked the Ming Kingdom, in addition to the Ming army itself, there were Yehe, Korean, and Mongolian soldiers on the Ming side; As the situation of the Ming-Jin War became more and more favorable to the Later Jin, many Mongols appeared on the side of the Later Jin, and even the Koreans, who had always been loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, had to pay tribute to the Jurchens. It is not difficult to see that in this war, in addition to the two main players of the Later Jin and the Ming Kingdom, there are also smaller characters, who are on the side of the Later Jin and the Ming for a while. But whether it is the Ming Kingdom or the Houjin, they are doing their best to win over these third forces, and the reason why they do this is very simple - pulling one to their side, and at the same time reducing the possibility of going to the opponent's side, which is equivalent to two more people on their side at once, why not do such a profitable business?

As the most powerful of the Mongol tribes, Batur of Dzungar was also an active character on the historical stage at that time, and there were two reasons why he did not step onto this grand historical stage: 1. There was a powerful enemy to the west of the Dzungar tribe, the Russians, which forced the Dzungars to devote most of their forces to the northwest. As a result, it lagged behind the Jurchens in the competition for the Eastern Mongolia and the Mobei Mongolian tribes. 2. Geographically, the Jungger people were much farther away from the central area of the Ming Dynasty than the Later Jin, which made it much faster for the Jurchens to enter the central area of the Ming Empire than the Junggers when the Ming Empire collapsed.

If Liu Cheng is not mistaken. After the failure of the Ming army to build the Daling River, there will be a relatively calm gap on the Liaodong front, and Huang Taiji will devote his main energy to the management of Korea and Mongolia, while the Ming Empire will fall into the dilemma of fighting on two sides. Slowly and irreversibly towards destruction. And even if Liu Cheng became the pinnacle of military generals, he was limited in what he could do - because according to the political system of the Ming Dynasty, the responsibility of commander-in-chief could only be the governor, manager, supervisor or governor served by Wenchen. At most, military generals can only carry out orders as generals, and have no right to say anything about the strategic level, let alone voice their voice on political strategy above the court.

It is not difficult to see that with the continuous promotion of Liu Cheng's official position and the increasing power he has, the status within the system has not only given him legitimacy, but also become a shackle, as long as Liu Cheng cannot raise the anti-flag one day, it is impossible for him to act according to what he thinks is the most advantageous strategy. Fortunately, in addition to being a military general, Liu Cheng could also participate in the game as a diplomat, a businessman, or something else, after all, in many cases, the brush and paper were more powerful than the sword and bow.

At the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Tarbagatai.

A black eagle soared in the air, this vigorous bird of prey slowly circled around a rocky mountain, and it took a long time to flap its wings, and the fierce easterly wind blew on the mountain wall, forming an updraft, supporting the black eagle, which looked almost suspended in the air from the ground, like a paper vulture.

On a sunny grassy slope, several marmots carefully emerged from their holes, the strongest of them standing upright, twisting their little heads from time to time, alertly observing the movements in all directions, while the rest quickly nibbled on the roots and shoots of the grass around them. The black eagle in the air found all this, it quickly gathered its wings, and swooped towards the marmots, without waiting for the marmots to send any signal, the black eagle's hard claws caught its neck, and with the huge impact of the high-altitude dive, the black eagle broke the marmot's neck in an instant, and the rest of the marmots fled into the nest in terror.

The triumphant black eagle let out a few triumphant chirps, flapped its wings a few times, and flew back into its flight, and as a mother, it also had to wait for its prey to feed a few children in its nest. Because of the loot it carried, it took off much slower than usual. Suddenly, with a thud, the black eagle seemed to have been hit hard by something, and it fluttered twice and fell.

"I shot, shot!" A girl jumped out of the grass seventy or eighty meters away, waving the weapon in her hand excitedly: "Now I'm also an eagle archer!" ”

Another person came out of the grass, and retorted a little stupidly: "Minmin, others bend the bow to shoot the eagle, and you shoot the eagle with a bird's gun, I'm afraid you can't say that you are an eagle shooter, right?" “

"So what?" The girl smiled and said, "Using a bow and arrow is shooting an eagle, and using a bird gun is also shooting an eagle, isn't it an eagle shooter?" Brother Taiji of Chechnya. Didn't you lose a bet and want to pay the bill? “

The man gritted his teeth, and originally wanted to refute two sentences, but when he saw the girl in front of him, her face was as bright as jade, her eyes were as clear as water, and her smile was full of smiles. “

"It's good if you don't pay your bills!" The girl laughed and said, "Then the twelve good horses and twelve slaves you lost to me will be sent to my tent by tomorrow morning, or I will tell my father Khan and a few brothers that you Chechen Taiji is a relieving ghost!" "Speaking of which. The girl laughed.

"Humph! I'm Batur's son, how can I talk and don't count! The man sneered: "It's you Minmin, you shot the sacred black eagle with this filthy firearm, be careful of angering the gods and Buddhas!" “

"Shooting the black eagle with a bow and arrow will be blessed by the gods and Buddhas, and shooting the black eagle with a bird gun will anger the gods and Buddhas, and the gods and Buddhas are really stingy!" The girl smiled and said, "I think this bird is very good, and it is not as laborious as a bow and arrow, and women and children can use it, and it can shoot far and accurately." And it's not like the Russians who are easily blinded, and what a great character made it! “

"You-" The man was speechless for a moment by the girl's tone, and finally said hatefully: "It's not those cowardly Han people, only timid and powerless guys can make such things." ”

"It turns out that Brother Taiji of Chechnya hates Han things so much. Then why did the Chechen Taiji brother never refuse every time the Han merchants brought tea and clothes? ”

"You—" The man was speechless by the girl's words, so he had to flick his sleeves and turn away. It turned out that the man's name was Chechen Taiji, the eldest son of the great Khan of Dzungar Batur, and the girl's name was Amur. Min Min is Batur's youngest daughter. A few days ago, the two quarreled over whether a woman could become a warrior, so they made a bet on whether the girl could shoot down the black eagle. When the black eagle on this grassland reaches adulthood, its wings are spread out and are three or four meters wide, and even a lamb can kill it when it pounces. It can be described as the air hegemon, not to mention shooting it down by ordinary shooters, it is not easy to even get a little feather, and it is because the condor shooter has become synonymous with warriors on the grassland. But I didn't want Na Minmin to get a bird gun from somewhere, so he shot down a black eagle without much effort and won the bet.

At this time, the two servants had already picked up the prey, Min Min looked at the black eagle's shiny wings, rolled his eyes and smiled: "It's just right, I plucked this eagle feather to make a feather crown and gave it to my father, he must like it!" ”

In the tent, Batur sat in front of a low table to discuss matters with one of his men, and his face was more "Europeanized" than that of most Mongols, with a high nose, deeply sunken eyes, and a bronze beard, the result of multi-generational hybridization. Suddenly, the curtain was lifted, and a body with a fragrant breeze rushed in, threw himself into Batur's arms, and said coquettishly: "Daddy, look at this!" ”

"What a beautiful eagle feather!" Batur looked at it and couldn't help but praise it, it was these dozen eagle feathers that were thick and long, and it was obvious that their owners were particularly majestic. Batur stroked it in his hand for a while and asked, "Minmin, where did this eagle feather come from?" “

Hearing his father's question, Min Min showed a sly smile on his face, and instead of answering, he asked, "Father Khan, do you like this eagle feather?" “

"I like it, I like everything Min Min gave me!" Batur played with the eagle feather twice, put it aside, and said with a smile: "Where is the Condor Warrior?" Let him come to me. “

"Far away, close at hand!" Min Min smiled and stood up from his father's arms, pointing to his nose in reply.

"You? Minmin, don't be kidding! Batur's face turned serious.

"Why can't it be me?" Min Min snorted coldly: "Father Khan, let me tell you, this black eagle is my Amur. Min Min knocked it down with her own hands! “

"You knocked it down with your own hands?" Batur had a half-believing look on his face, and his voice suddenly became stern: "Minmin, should you use a clamp or a sleeve, how can you treat the black eagle in such a despicable way!" "It turns out that in the minds of the Mongols, the eagle is a mysterious animal, many people believe that it is a messenger of the gods, and the eagle archer is synonymous with a warrior, but killing the eagle with poison, traps and other traps is considered a despicable act.

"Who said I use sleeves and clips!" Misunderstood by her father, the aggrieved girl's eyes immediately showed crystal tears, and she suddenly pointed to the sky and swore to the sky: "I shot down this black eagle, if there is half a lie, let Changshengtian punish me." “

"You shot down, how is this possible?" Batur immediately turned his anger into joy, he knew very well that his daughter, although she was ingenious and liked to ride a horse and shoot arrows on weekdays, but after all, her daughter's arm strength could not be compared with that of a man, how could she shoot such a majestic black eagle.

"How could it be, I was shot down with the Han people's bird guns!" A sly smile appeared on Min Min's face: "It's easy! “

"Who told you to use that!" Batur's face suddenly changed greatly, and he shouted: "Be careful of hurting your eyes, I won't allow you to use a bird gun in the future!" "Arquebuses at that time had a common disadvantage, the ignition powder in the powder pool would shoot sparks during ignition, which was not only not conducive to aiming, but also easily injured the shooter's face and eyes.

"Father Khan, that bird gun won't hurt people's eyes, why don't I show you?"

"Doesn't hurt people's eyes?" Batur was a little hesitant when he heard this, he had dealt with the Russians a lot, so he naturally knew that this bird gun was powerful, but because of the limited level of craftsmen under his hands, he couldn't make it himself, but he didn't believe his daughter's words, how could there be a bird gun in the world that wouldn't hurt his eyes. Just as he was hesitating, the subordinate next to him persuaded: "Seeing is believing, hearing is false, it is better to bother Beji (Mongolian for princess) to take the bird and try it." “

"Well, that's fine!" Batur nodded, and after a while, a maid took the bird's gun, and Batur took it in his hand and looked at it, only to feel that it was no different from the arquebus bought from a Russian merchant, except for the rather delicate production and a few more small parts. Batur returned the bird gun to Min Min and asked, "Min Min, you used this to kill the black eagle?" (To be continued.) )

PS: Yesterday's monthly pass was very powerful.,I hope it can continue to be strong today.,Today's heroine appeared.,The book friend who is worried about the widow can rest assured.。