Zhang An slapped the table, and a palm print immediately appeared on the heavy solid wood table under his slap.

The old general's eyes widened with anger: "He is my Ming Dynasty's border army, and he actually recognizes the thief as his father!" ”

Zhang Ru explained with a wry smile: "Among the joints, please also ask the general to listen to the boy's detailed explanation." ”

Zhang An sat down angrily and said, "Okay, I want to see what you kid can explain to me." ”

"This Batu Mengke, who didn't even know his original name, was killed in a disaster at Yajiao Mountain, and he was hung alive on the city wall by the old soldiers to escape.

For him, this is the aftermath of the catastrophe, and for those warriors who died in the battle of Yajiao Mountain, this is to leave a seed for the defenders of Yajiao Mountain.

For me, this is precisely a reason for the Tatars not to break the border year after year.

Daming needs to develop steadily, and I think the general can't deny this. Under the stability of the situation, if the Tatars commit border crimes year after year, the waste of national funds on military spending alone is not a small amount. Now that the sea ban has just opened, the sailor training is supported by a large amount of military spending, which is supported by the silver of the Wenxuan.

Don't hide it from the general, Zhang Wenxuan hopes that Daming will be rich and strong, but Zhang Wenxuan is also an ordinary man. It's all the money my brothers have worked so hard to earn, and I have to show them hope of getting back to their roots.

After sailing to the sea, it has brought income, and I will ask His Majesty for this money as soon as possible.

The Tatars committed a crime, and I spent more than a million taels of money.

So I chose Tuhu to pretend to be Batu Mengke, and find the best gentleman in the capital to teach him to learn Mongolian, eat mutton, and drink mare's milk wine. Even the habit of the steppe people, I always let people choose prisoners from the frontier and send them to the Hou Mansion to teach.

When he came to the Tatar envoy, he asked three times twice to take back the little prince Batu Menk. His Majesty and the important ministers of the court were afraid of causing more trouble, so the Tatars found an excuse to start a war again, and after embarrassing the Tatars several times, they released Tuhu back to the steppe.

A winter recuperation is enough to make the Tatars fat and strong, and the previous plate of loose sand has also been condensed again, which is why there is a side offense this time. ”

Zhang An snorted coldly: "But I underestimated you Zhang Wenxuan, you are so afraid of Your Majesty?" ”

Zhang Ru continued noncommittally: "It's just that no one thought that I would fall into the dust last year." And the Tartars on the steppe obviously smelled such a breath.

Before, I was sure that Tuhu and Tartar could not have been in cahoots. Now, I can't be sure if his heart is on Da Ming's side or not. ”

"Hmph, I'm afraid that this Tatar invasion has a lot to do with you, the Dingbian Marquis!" Zhang An said angrily.

It was thanks to his active preparations for war when he was in Xuanfu, although the ministers and the emperor were worried that no one would be able to suppress him, but he still did his part.

Even if Datong is lost, how to fight this battle, he has thought about it in his heart.

In the end, hundreds of thousands of troops went to Datong, and at the beginning they bumped into Ma Xuan's passive slackness, and then Yang Rong, an old opponent for many years, 'committed suicide in fear of crime'.

The enemy is strong, that's the enemy's business, I am weak and bullied, which only proves that I am incapable.

But the strength of the enemy is the help of my teammates, and I have to move forward and have people pulling behind my back, which is unbearable for anyone who wants to do something.

It's just that there are many people in this world who like to pull people back.

Zhang Ru poured Zhang An a cup of tea and sneered: "Don't be angry, old general, Wen Xuan didn't know that such a thing would happen at the beginning. ”

The teacup has been brought into the air, and after hearing this, Zhang An slammed the teacup on the seat, and the fragments of the porcelain cup flew around, and a small fragment flew over Zhang Ru's face, leaving a two-inch-long blood mark on his face.

Zhang An said extremely angrily: "If you can put away your careful thoughts, if you can truly believe in Your Majesty, you won't do this." The Tatars are strong, but I, the Ming Dynasty, are not weak. After many years of fighting and fighting, are you still afraid that the Tatars will be able to turn the sky upside down?

Far away, Chengzu led the army to Mobei five times, and there was near Yu Shaobao to get rid of the enemy outside the country. You Zhang Wenxuan can barely be regarded as a generation of famous generals of the Hongzhi Dynasty, can't you think of this little problem clearly?

The monarch and the ministers are centrifuged, in this world, I am afraid that it will be chaotic again. ”

Zhang Ru said very calmly: "General rest assured, there is no chaos in this world." ”

"You and Your Majesty" Zhang An coaxed for a while, and finally calmed down, and after seeing the blood marks on Zhang Ru's face, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. After a pause, he asked tentatively.

Zhang Ru smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It hasn't reached that point for the time being, maybe it will never get to that point." The birds are gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooking, and they will not appear to me and Youjiao. ”

"Then why do you want to keep a hand?" Zhang An was a little puzzled again.

"Youzhu is not in good health." After Zhang Ru said half a sentence, he didn't continue.

But Zhang An immediately understood the meaning of his words, Zhu Youzhu was not in good health, if Zhu Youzhu died early, how should his son deal with Zhang Ru when he succeeded to the throne?

According to age, Zhang Ru is an uncle, and according to his identity, Zhang Ru is a marquis, and he may become a duke in the future. The emperor may have been young at that time, and he would have shown mercy to this uncle, who was almost above him?

As soon as he said that, he instantly suppressed the anger that surged in Zhang Anxin.

Yes, everyone is selfish, and everyone will want to save a hand for their future. What's more, Zhang Ru is not a foolish and loyal person like Yue Fei at all, he can be charged with attempting rebellion on the back of the Hongzhi Dynasty, but he will definitely not let himself have any mistakes in the new dynasty.

"Well, let's think about how to solve the following problems!" Zhang An pointed to the map and said meaningfully.

The affairs of other people's families are handled by others themselves, and he is an outsider, and he can't interfere if he wants to.

Indeed, even if the imperial court sends other people to lead the troops this time, Zhang An will definitely not agree to send troops, because he wants to return the favor once, and once Zhang Ru carries all the responsibilities on his back.

Zhang Ru pointed to the map and said, "Yajiao Mountain!" Did the general find it strange. ”

Zhang An's brows furrowed, and he looked at a few small words on the map before he said: "You mean to say that this kid named Tu Hu still has feelings for Da Ming, otherwise he wouldn't have stationed troops in Yajiao Mountain?" Oh I see, no wonder he raided several forts in a row, preferring a few dead on the Tatar side to never allow anyone to kill a prisoner. This time, he probably wanted to use Da Ming's hand to kill some disobedient tribal leaders around him. ”

Zhang Ru smiled and said, "Well, the general doesn't look old. ”

Zhang An's eyes widened: "If you think Lao Tzu is old, we can go out and practice." ”

Zhang Ru teased: "Don't mind, I'm terrible and really hurt you, and the 90,000 people in your Xuanfu are endless with me." ”

"Okay, after saying that for a long time, you kid still thinks that Lao Tzu is old, watch the fight!" Zhang An stood up and slapped Zhang Ru on the back.

Zhang Ru ran out quickly, waving to Zhang An like a child while running: "Come on, come and beat me!" ”

The soldiers in the army who didn't sleep all looked at the two like monsters, especially the soldiers in Xuanfu, they never dreamed that their old general also had a childish side.

After being glared at by Zhang Ru, the big guys were all watching their noses and noses, and they didn't see anything at all.

The next day, the morning sun swept away the haze on the grassland, and the smell of blood in the air had dissipated after a night of immersion. Take a deep breath and smell the scent of grass.

Ma Xuan led 30,000 horses to act as a pioneer and took the lead in setting off for Yajiao Mountain.

Zhang An led 20,000 horses from Huairen to the west through Shanyin, Mayi, and Shuozhou, and formed a joint encirclement of Yajiao Mountain in the southeast.

Zhang Ru personally led 100,000 horses through the location of Yunchuan Wei and Pingyang Wei, passed through Jingping, collected the Datong border army along the way, and forced towards Yajiao Mountain with a momentum like a rainbow.

The three-way army set off from three directions, if the Tatar army wanted to run, it could only flee from the northwest, and once it escaped from the Ming frontier, Zhang Ru did not plan to pursue.

Although, he really wanted to talk to Tu Hu.

What is strange is that the 170,000 Tatar army knew that the Ming army had all 100,000 horses and horses, and there were countless reinforcements behind them, but they still did not move.

100,000 horses and horses in Shanxi Town galloped under the leadership of the general army of Shanxi Town, and Li Ming of Jizhen led the crowd to follow.

After a long time, the army successfully formed a siege, and the 170,000 Tatar army was trapped in the Yajiao Mountain, without fighting, and no one was sent to come forward to make peace.

Zhang Ru ordered his subordinates to rest on the spot, and then sent scouts to investigate the situation.

The scouts came back to report the situation, and they found that the Tatar defense was very tight, and this time the defense was no longer a single defense mode, many of them borrowed from the defensive formation of the Ming border army.

Hearing this, Zhang Ru couldn't help but feel a headache: "I hope I can talk about it this time and talk clearly, otherwise I will be unlucky." ”

Zhang An gloated on the side: "You now know that you are in trouble, hum, it is all self-inflicted." ”

"Come, get ready, take two brothers, and follow me into the enemy camp at night." Zhang Ru stood up and said.

Zhang An's eyes widened like copper bells: "Zhang Wenxuan, what the hell are you talking about, you dare to say no again!" ”

Zhang Ru said very firmly: "In extraordinary times, use extraordinary methods." ”

Zhang An stood up and roared: "Lao Tzu doesn't wipe your ass, it was the same last time, he didn't even say hello, he ran to the grassland alone." You think that you yourself are made of iron, even if a piece of iron is trampled by the hooves of thousands of horses, it will become scrap iron, let alone a mortal human being. ”

Zhang Ru said seriously: "The general is kind, Wen Xuan understands it." But this time the stakes are very high, and I must personally get a promise, otherwise, I will be uneasy, and my heart will not be at ease in the future. ”

"Can't you let someone else go?" Zhang An's tone softened.