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Chapter 726 Getting Tighter

Shanxi felt caught off guard by the change in the situation, the situation of peace in the world, suddenly the horse thieves outside the pass were rampant, and suddenly the Ministry of Answers began to move frequently around the border wall, and the imperial court sent to investigate Zonglu's Qin Messenger began to supervise the elimination of horse thieves, and then the governor Datong began to assist in the defense of the border pass. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the past, when the Tartars attacked southward, there were always signs of one kind or another, such as the premature coldness in autumn, the wind and snow in winter, and the freezing of people and livestock to death in large numbers.

In such a situation, the Tartar tribes must supplement through the plundering of the Ming Dynasty, so that as many people as possible can survive, even if the two sides have border trade and peace negotiations, it is useless.

For nearly 200 years, the border towns, and even the households in Datong and Shanxi, have gained experience, and the weather has become colder, which often means that the war is approaching, or it is also frequent harassment.

But this year's weather is very warm, the crops in Shanxi have a good harvest, from the grassland over there is a news, that the livestock are because of the lush water and grass and fat, it is estimated that the price of fur and related products in autumn and winter will be much cheaper, merchants according to this stocking shipment, and the border generals are also very relaxed.

But he didn't expect that in September, the situation suddenly changed, and the cavalry of the Tatar brigade suddenly began to move frequently outside the border wall, and the northern Xinjiang was in an emergency.

The situation was tense, the trade routes were cut off, and the families with a little family background in Datong Town hurriedly fled to the south of Shanxi, so as not to be affected by the military disaster.

For so many years, the situation has been tense, it has always been the Tartars who have hit the Ming side, the side walls have been broken through, and the cavalry of the Tartar tribes have plundered everywhere and then left calmly, as long as the situation is tense, it is the people of the Ming side who are unlucky, and this has formed a consensus in the hearts of everyone.

What's more, now the Mongolian tribe in the north is a monopoly, it is said that the Altan Department can mobilize 100,000 cavalry, since Jiajing about 20 years to the present, Datong has been broken several times, the Tatar cavalry rushed over to burn and loot, older, lucky to live until now those old people still have memories.

The generals and officers of Datong Town all scolded their mothers in their hearts, but they had no choice but to strengthen their combat preparedness and prepare to resist the Tatars who did not follow the rules and went south.

The number of desertions of the border soldiers has greatly increased compared with before, and in the past, the border generals also turned a blind eye, anyway, after the tense situation has passed, the border soldiers can come back to farm and work, even if it is not a big deal, there is no need to march the law.

The generals and guerrillas from all walks of life all think like this, and most of the border soldiers below are veterans, so they naturally understand this trick, but this year is very different from previous years.

These family soldiers are elite, and they are colleagues with those soldiers who escaped, how to escape, from that way, they all know in their hearts, and it is very easy to intercept them.

After being intercepted, there were naturally unlucky ghosts who were caught in the past, and there were also ways to confuse the past, give some silver and copper coins, promise some benefits, and even make an IOU, and let go as soon as the pro-soldiers of the generals of each family loosened their hands.

But this year, the situation is a little different, and it may not be possible to buy it if you take out the benefits, most of them are directly captured and returned to the barracks to march the military method, and the punishment for desertion is very simple, that is, beheading.

One by one, their heads were hung on the barracks, and those who had the intention to escape were also frightened, whether they wanted to or not, they were always honest on duty and did not dare to run again.

Naturally, military law may not be strictly enforced everywhere, but there are many places where military law can be enforced.

In the barracks everywhere, smart people saw some clues, not to mention that they began to check the soldiers and horses every day, and among the people who checked the soldiers and horses, in addition to the generals and leaders of the headquarters, they were also accompanied by the captains dressed as brocade guards.

The generals everywhere are like this, the deputy general Ma Dong is not relaxed, Ma Dong came to Shanxi as a general, and now he is the deputy general of the temporary general army, the Ma family's soldiers and generals have also transferred more than 700 people over, these more than 700 people are Ma Dong's family lifeline, in the past war, these generals and soldiers are cherished to the extreme, never used, easily not sent to dangerous places, just brought by Ma Dong's side, but this time there has been a change, it is also divided into several teams, out of the border to reconnoiter and patrol on the grassland, to the grassland patrol is not better than in the side wall, If you encounter the Tartars on the grassland, you will have to fight bloodily, and there will be losses, in the past, Ma Dong would never be so willing to spend blood, but this time he was very willing to do it.

Sun Daying went to Beijing to enjoy the blessings, the original Yongsheng Boyu family was either dilapidated, or fled to the grassland, the border generals of Datong Town were all respected by Ma Dong, as the arrival of Wang Tong of the Qin Mission, the following generals may not feel how, even if there is a military order, it can also be a virtual story.

But seeing that Ma Dong also didn't care about his own strength so seriously, and did his errands so seriously, and the captains of Jinyi Guards were sent everywhere around him to keep an eye on, they all had to be serious, or at least make a formality.

The battalions and the army of Datong Town are nervous, but the news on the grassland makes everyone wonder even more, the Naturalization City is the place where the army of the Alta Department is stationed, if the offensive starts, the nearest pass is to kill the tiger's mouth, if there is an action, the Tartar army will make arrangements here in advance, but now the cavalry activities of the brigade are erratic, sometimes on the side of the tiger's mouth, sometimes to the east of the Qiang Fort, Zhenqiang Fort, that is the defense of the north of Datong Mansion City, and even to the west of Yanghekou and Baiyangkou, They were already close to the boundaries of Xuanfu.

The news on the grassland, Datong is not deaf and blind here, and he also knows that there is a lot of talk about cleaning up horse thieves, but there are more than 1,000 cavalry out at a time, and no one dares to take it lightly.

After October, the scouts sent to the grassland by Datong Town had already come into contact with the Tartar brigade to suppress horse thieves, but the scouts knew that there were few people, and they saw from a distance that they were beating horses and galloping, but there was no loss.

But the losses also appeared, seeing the cavalry from a distance, and running away with horses, they were often considered horse thieves by the Tartar cavalry, and they had to chase them, and some were caught up and shot directly, and most of the lucky ones escaped into the side wall.

Those who were shot, looking at their armor, also knew that it was Daming's scouts, and they killed them, so they went away, but those who didn't catch up and ran into the side wall made the cavalry of the Tartar brigade can't help but wonder if the horse thief came out of Daming.

With this suspicion, coupled with the fact that Datong's side has been weak for many years, the Tatar cavalry is getting closer and closer, making the situation on the border between Datong and the steppe more and more tense.

Whether it is the northern grassland, or the border town of Datong, the situation is becoming more and more tense, the only thing that makes Datong's mind a little relieved is that after the governor of Datong, he and the Wanli Emperor are close, and the Wanli Emperor is naturally open the door of convenience, led by Wang Tong, the joint petition for help was quickly approved, and the imperial court issued an order to order 20,000 soldiers in Jizhen and the forbidden army stationed in Tianjin to go to reinforcements.

The number of elite soldiers in Jizhen has been trained by Qi Jiguang for so many years, and the number of elite soldiers in Jizhen is the largest, and it is reasonable to send 20,000 soldiers from Jizhen to reinforcements, and the forbidden army is stationed in Tianjin, which everyone in the world knows that it is the Huwei Army.

This is also a matter of course, Lord Qincha Wang is in Datong, Huwei Jun is his old subordinate, there is such a trustworthy force in his hands, and he can do things smoothly and rest assured.

Counting all aspects of the Huwei Army, there are more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, and together with the 20,000 soldiers in Jizhen, the strength of nearly 30,000 people is elite, which is enough to stabilize the current situation in Datong.

But I can't be in a hurry, it's the second half of October, and the soldiers and horses of Jizhen and the Huwei army are pulling out, and the army is moving, and it will be the middle of the moon at the earliest.

Reinforcements can not arrive until the middle of the month, but before that, the Sanjiang Commercial Bank transferred craftsmen from the North Zhili, and raised high wages locally, Datong's private workshop was contracted by the Sanjiang Commercial Bank a lot, Wang Tong since he was a Qincha, the military expenses and armaments were controlled in his hands, and he issued a military order early, began to check the armaments of Datong, and purchased some insufficient and urgently needed materials from the people.

In the past, such an order would have been a great opportunity for Datong generals at all levels to support wealth, but now it is the Qin Messenger who is in charge, and that is the wealth of the king.

Since October, there have been many criticisms from the people below, this Lord Wang is too much to eat, you say that you can buy from that house yourself, how can even the people who run the business are your own slaves, this kind of official business, is to ask for everyone's wealth, you can't swallow it all yourself.

Then again, to build a weapon, if you can kill people, why bother to build it so well, the messenger invited by Lord Qincha to check the armament, and said that those swords are not qualified, it is nothing more than that the handle is a little loose, the tip of the spear is rusty, and it is not that it cannot be used on the battlefield, so pay attention to it.

And Lord Wang admits death in official affairs, and there are many things that others don't understand in private affairs, for example, the mansion of the former chief soldier Sun Daying is already magnificent, spacious and abnormal, why do you have to find a separate mansion, and you have to shoot a hundred soldiers there to guard it, and also ask the border soldiers of Datong Town, the messengers of Datong Mansion to inspect in shifts in the past, nothing important people enter, but it is just the goods brought over, can you be so tight?

What do people outside think, I don't know, the three Wang Tong guards who were sent to guard there in turn, couldn't sleep for the first few days, why, because there were more than 1.2 million yuan of cash silver and nearly 100,000 taels of gold stored in this mansion, such a large amount, it would definitely not work if you didn't look at it.