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The Chahars had suffered a crushing victory only a few months earlier, and it would be hellish to be able to go to the aid of the Ming at this time.

I heard that the general army of Xuanfu has also led his troops to King Qin, and within the Great Wall, the war is in full swing, and Zhai Zhe is waiting for news every day. Fan Yongdong and others gave half of the men and guards a holiday, sent them home in advance, and came back when the war was over.

The capital was in chaos, and all kinds of unbelievable news came over.

First of all, the border army of King Qinwang of Shaanxi arrived in the capital and there was no one to provide food and wages, and a few days later, nearly 10,000 horses and horses scattered, picked up their two thighs and ran back, and fled back to Shaanxi.

Then the general army of Xuanfu suffered a great defeat, and fled back with hundreds of remnants of the army, never going out again.

I heard that only the Guanning Iron Cavalry of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, and the men and horses of the Datong General Soldier Man Gui were worthy of a battle.

The set is a lot deserted, the war brings fear, Zhangjiakou is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and now the capital of the Ming Dynasty has been attacked.

A fierce quarrel broke out in the study of the Wangshun Pavilion Annex, and even the guards at the door felt the movement.

"At this time, you let me go back and get married! How to get married? Zhai Zhe finally couldn't suppress his feelings.

"This is something that was agreed last year, do you want to go back? How can Miss Fan's family be embarrassed, let my Zhai family gain a foothold in this set! Zhai Tang didn't expect Zhai Zhe to dare to contradict him, and refused to go back to his hometown to prepare for marriage.

"You're just a grass man! Are you within reach of the affairs of the court? Zhai Tang saw that Zhai Zhe was still disobedient and made sarcastic remarks.

"After doing so much, can you sleep well at night?" Zhai Zhe looked at his brother, "I can't sleep well at night now!" ”

"Are you crazy?" Zhai Tang looked surprised.

"I'm going to get out of the plug!"

"You dare! Don't come back after you're out of the stopper! ”

Zhai Zhetou left without looking back.

Out of the door, Zhai Zhe began to snow in the sky, and the thin snowflakes fell swayingly, and after a while, the ground was covered with a layer of white, and the boots left a faint mark when they stepped on it. He was finally going to go his own way, Fan Yongdou's caravan dared to venture through the Duoyan Grassland, how long would he have to wait?

Zhai Tang rushed to the door and shouted, "Where are you going?" ”

At the end of November, when the war in Beijing was still over, Zhai Zhe went out again, he didn't say anything to death, but he had already made up his mind not to return to this set.

The old camp in the valley, after Zhai Zhe finished telling what happened, Xiao Zhiyan was dumbfounded.

"We're really going to feed ourselves next year, I've thought of a place to go, what do you think?" Zhai Zhe took out a piece of parchment, on which a few lines were simply outlined, and the words "Daming", "Chahar", and "Tumut" were written.

"Where?"

"You once said that the best horse thief is at the West Exit!"

"You're going to kill Hukou?"

Zhai Zhe nodded and said: "Yes, the east and west entrances of the two major market towns in the north of the Ming Dynasty, Zhangjiakou is now relying on the Jurchens, and I believe that the business name that killed Hukou must have a very hard time,!" ”

Xiao Zhiyan was full of confusion and asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

"I heard that after the defeat of the Tumuts, the Great Khan of Ombu was hiding in the area of the Hetao steppe, and I am ready to lead my troops to attach to the past!"

Xiao Zhiyan was dumbfounded and said, "Are you crazy? The Tumuts are newly defeated, and even the chance of survival is difficult! ”

"So now is the best time, especially in the snow!"

Xiao Zhiyan sneered: "I'm afraid not necessarily, the Tumut people only treat the Han people as slaves, have you heard of Zhao Quan?" ”

Zhao Quan is in Mingjia \u97

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In 56 years, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, who defected to the Mongolian rebellion, led tens of thousands of people to defect to the Tumut Department, and should be the first batch of Han Chinese to enter Mongolia to live and build houses in the fields of Toyoju Tankentian. Altan Khan favored him very much, allowing him to carry out agriculture in the steppe, and he also had a great credit for the establishment of the city of Naturalization. Later, in the Longqing Peace Conference, Altan Khan negotiated peace with the Ming Dynasty and sent Zhao Quan back to the Ming Dynasty to be executed.

Zhao Quan was probably the pioneer of the Han people in the steppe, and because of the foundation he laid, after he repatriated and was killed, some hungry refugees continued to flee to Mongolia to make a living.

"I know, but I won't rebel against the Ming, and the Tumuts aren't as strong as they were back then!"

Zhai Zhe put his hands behind his back, he had made up his mind. This plan was only a prototype in his mind, and the invasion of the Jurchens woke him up.

At the beginning of December, Zhai Zhe ordered Meng Kang to hold the old camp and wait for news, and Xiao Zhiyan carefully selected fifty elite horses from the cottage to ride the snow and go west along the border between Daming and the grassland.

The snow-covered grassland is desolate, from the Zhangba grassland to the west, through the Tumo River, to the boundary of Liangcheng, and further west is Helinger. Kill Hukou is between Liangcheng and Helinger, surrounded by mountains and bandits. However, in winter, most of the horse thieves will hide in the old camp.

Zhai Zhe and others have been walking west along the border of the Ming Dynasty, and sometimes they can even see the castle built on the border.

The steppe in winter is quiet, with only the sound of iron hooves on hard snow.

Xiao Zhiyan was very excited all the way, and explained to Zhai Zhe in detail every place he passed, and he was like a treasure in various places on the border of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhai Zhe didn't know how many years he had been a horse thief on this grassland.

"This is the Horse Drying Platform!" Xiao Zhiyan pointed to an abandoned Bansheng City on the highlands not far away, which was a settlement built by the Han people in the grasslands, and they could not adapt to the nomadic life of the Mongols in the grasslands.

"It was here that Altan Khan held a ceremony, accepted the canonization of the Ming Emperor, and swore to heaven in public that he would never violate the Ming Dynasty again, and then there was a tribute exchange between Mengming and Ming. The last time I passed through, there were a lot more

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It was just a ruin in front of him, and Zhai Zhe couldn't imagine that it was the place where the wind and clouds met back then.

After walking west for about five days, mountains began to appear in my sight.

"It's Liangcheng in front! Why didn't I see a yurt on the road! Xiao Zhiyan was also full of doubts.

Zhai Zhe said with a smile: "In the first battle of naturalization, the losses of the Chahar people were not small, and now they have such a large grassland as Monan, and the land is vast and sparsely populated!" ”

"Liangcheng and Helinger have always been places where bandits gather! Be careful when we pass guò! Xiao Zhiyan carefully reminded the horse thief behind him.

Among the horse thieves, there are recruited herdsmen, who are familiar with the terrain of Lingcheng Liangcheng, and lead everyone to shuttle through the mountains and forests. Liangcheng is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with Daihai as the center in the middle is a flat grassland, which can be seen clearly in the mountains and forests, and there are many yurts dotted around Daihai.

A herdsman whispered: "In winter, the ice in the Daihai Sea can be used for livestock to drink, so there are many Mongolian tribes gathered here!" ”

In order to avoid being troubled by the Chahar tribe, Zhai Zhe decided to walk day and night, and found a sheltered valley to rest for a day. Entering the boundary of Liangcheng, the mountain is no longer as hilly as around Zhangjiakou, Manhan Mountain is the main peak of Liangcheng, Zhai Zhe looks up at the foot of the mountain, the woods are dense, and even the road up the mountain is difficult to find.

"This place is connected to Daqing Mountain until Yinshan, which is very suitable for horse thief activities!" Xiao Zhiyan smiled evilly.

"No caravans are starving horse thieves!" Zhai Zhe scoffed, "Could it be that if you keep stealing the Mongols, you will be exterminated by them sooner or later!" ”

Xiao Zhiyan scratched his head, sighed and said, "If I had been as smart as you, I wouldn't have fallen into Zhangjiakou?" ”

Zhai Zhe has always been interested in Xiao Zhiyan's mysterious past, and finally seized the opportunity and asked, "What happened to you in the first place?" ”

"When I was a horse thief in Helinger, I kidnapped the family of a thousand Mongolian families, and was chased by the Tumut cavalry for seven or eight days, and more than 100 people escaped by myself, and the others probably won't survive a few!"

Zhai Zhe laughed and said, "If you don't go to Zhangjiakou, how can you get to know me!" ”

The mountains and forests were quiet at night, and fifty people left Liangcheng overnight and crossed the mountains in Helinger.

Further west is the Yellow River, Guihua City is five or six hundred miles to the north, which is already under the nose of the Chahar people, Zhai Zhe and others dare not shuttle at will, and carefully look for the Mongol tribe nearby.