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In December, heavy snow fell from the sky, gray-white enveloped the whole world, and the grasslands went into hibernation.

In winter, the snow comes one after another, and the air is fresh and cold.

Whether in the grassland or in the Han land, there is nothing to do in this season except hunting, and the Han people of Fengzhou Beach have finally waited for the most leisurely time of the year. The newly built Bansheng house is short, and the gate is only enough for one person to enter, which can hide from the wind and snow. The Han people are nestled in it, and there is not enough cotton jackets and fur for winter, and they are not yet able to adapt to such cold weather.

The wind blew, and the dry snow on the ground flew up, just like the flying grains of salt, hitting people's faces and causing pain.

An army rushed out from the direction of the Baobao Fort at the mouth of the Great Wall, and the white banner was encircled on the flagpole to prevent the wind from blowing, and the knights on the horses straightened their backs and beat their spirits.

In the distance, in the snow, sheep kicked away the snow and gnawed at the grass on the ground, and shepherds in sheepskin jackets curled up on the ground to observe the army in the distance.

The cavalry that came out of the mouth of the Great Wall walked for most of the day, assembled at the edge of Liangcheng, and headed east a day later.

The messenger galloped towards Raven Mountain.

After a year of repair, this place has begun to see the scale, around the mountain dirt and stone road, hidden in the mountain forest of all kinds of earth houses, the Han cavalry often come here to rest.

As soon as Xiao Zhiyan and Zuo Ruo entered the council hall of Lao Ya Mountain, Zhai Zhe got up from his seat and said, "The Jurchens have withdrawn. ”

The two were pleasantly surprised and asked, "When?" ”

"News from Liangcheng, two days ago out of the Great Wall." After getting the news so quickly, the secret guard system that Wang Yi and Geng Zhu had been operating for several months had achieved initial results.

The Jurchen 30,000 cavalry entered Datong in July, and at the end of August, Yue Tuo led the two red flag soldiers to withdraw in batches, until this time they retreated, and Dolgon's two white flag soldiers had stayed in the Ming realm for nearly five months.

"They finally can't hold it anymore!" Xiao Zhiyan leaned back on the chair covered in animal skin and lifted Erlang's legs.

Zhai Zhe clasped his hands to his chest and faced out the door, the mountains in front of him were covered with snow.

"I'm going to get in."

Zuo Ruo said worriedly: "Do you want to wait for the situation to be more stable?" ”

"Can't wait!"

The news from Xikou has been broken for more than half a year, and the situation of the business alliance is unknown. What worries Zhai Zhe the most is the relationship between the Shang Alliance and the Eight Families, the Han Department is unable to break up with the Eight Families, and he wants to meet Fan Yongdou.

Ji Hong selected twenty of the most capable guards to accompany him, and a column of light horses marched through the snow to the pass.

When it came to the door of killing Hu Kou, no matter how much Zhai Zhe bothered, Zhang Guang resolutely did not open and close the door. The news of the Jurchens' withdrawal had not yet spread, and the position of the Tumut tribe was unclear, and as a border guard, Zhang Guang had struggled for a long time, but the idea of prudence prevailed.

In desperation, the Han cavalry could only take the path of Black Tiger Mountain, accompanied by soldiers who were familiar with the road to lead the way.

The mountains are thick and the roads are slippery, the forest is quiet, and everyone walked for more than a day before entering the territory of Daming, and everyone was tired.

The Jurchen army retreated, the four fields were silent like ghosts, and Zhai Zhe was worried that the scouts of the Ming Dynasty would cause trouble, so he went out of the mountains and went straight to Geng Guang's lair Chenjiazhuang.

Chenjiazhuang was closed by heavy snow, and the village door was closed.

Shouting for a long time and no one responded, Ji Hong led people to crash open the door, and the village was empty. Geng Guang's personal guards were trapped in Datong, and the others were all disbanded and returned home to escape the military disaster, and there was not even anyone left behind.

There is no Geng Guang to report the news, the Han cavalry in the Ming Dynasty is like deaf and blind, after the Jurchen retreat, there will be a Ming army to take over, in order to avoid accidents, Zhai Zhe decided to temporarily stay here, waiting for Geng Guang to return.

No one visited for two days, and the villages in the mountains and forests were isolated from the world, and Zhai Zhe was anxious.

After noon on the third day, the watchman reported a troop of cavalry.

Geng Guang led his personal guards and some of the local people of Youyu to return \uffo at the same time

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c. There are more than two hundred horses.

Seeing the iron hoof marks in the snow first, Geng Guang was in doubt, and saw Zhai Zhe coming out of the village.

Surprised, Geng Guang hurriedly dismounted.

"Meet Senho-sama!"

Since he was named the Thousand Households of the Tumuthan Department, Zhai Zhe's prestige has grown, and the commanders of the various ministries have increasingly respected him.

"I've been waiting for you here for two days!" Zhai Zhe breathed a sigh of relief.

"The guilt of the subordinates!"

Zhai Yan stretched out his hand to pull him up and asked, "How is Shangmeng?" How is Datong? He had a thousand words to ask for.

"The business alliance has been prepared for a long time, and it is also very smooth for Liu Dongjia to go to Jiangnan, and he will return to Datong the day after tomorrow. Youyu is remote, the Jurchens have not set foot in this place, and even the Zhu family village has not suffered from military disasters! ”

"What are the rumors in Kannai? How could the Jurchens suddenly retreat? This is Zhai Zhe's greatest concern.

"I heard that the Shanxi thieves broke into Henan a few days ago."

Zhai Yan gasped.

"It's just hearsay, and there's no definite news." Seeing that Zhai Zhe's face was not good, Geng Guang explained carefully.

The people who came were familiar with Chenjiazhuang, and carried out various sundries such as rice millet hidden in the cellar, and reorganized the stove to start cooking.

Geng Guang introduced the leader of Zhuangzhong to Zhai Zhe, there are many local bandits in Youyu County, only the Zhu family village is the strongest, and Geng Guang has always cooperated happily.

A middle-aged man dressed as a scribe came out to salute, peeked at Zhai Zhe, and introduced himself: "The villain Zhu San is the third in Zhujiazhai!" ”

The scribes who can be in charge of the bandits are not idle people, and they all say that hooligans are not terrible, but they are afraid that hooligans are educated.

Zhai Zhe's mind moved slightly, and asked, "Do you know me?" ”

"The villain is born in Youyu, familiar with the grassland!"

"Can you help me rule over the right jade hero?"

Zhu San knelt on the ground and said, "There are more than 100 cavalrymen in the Zhu family's village, and it is my honor to be the Lord of a Thousand Households!" ”

If you want to live in this world, if you want to live well, you must find a backer, Zhu San felt Zhai Zhe's enthusiasm and hurriedly expressed his determination.

"Hmm!" Zhai Zhe was noncommittal.

Geng Guang has been operating in the customs for several years, and the news is handy, a few days \u54o

1onetbsp; E finally confirmed the rumors. More than 10 days ago, taking advantage of the freezing of the Yellow River, the People's Rebellion Army crossed the river from Mianchi and entered Henan and directly entered the Central Plains.

Geng Guang said: "Gong Chen told me that dozens of military towns in Henan and Huguang have no general troops, and their armaments are lax, and they can no longer stop the footsteps of the thieves. ”

The world situation has deteriorated little by little, and he is as small as Zhai Zhe helpless.

Although the Shaanxi thieves were killed by Hong Chengchou and fled to Shanxi and Hebei, they were arrogant, but they were besieged north of the Yellow River. If it weren't for the Jurchens' invasion of Datong, Gao Yingxiang and other troops would have been killed. Even if the Dolgon troops fought in Shanxi, the Ming Dynasty did not relax the encirclement and suppression of the people's rebellion army.

"How thick is the ice in the Yellow River? Providence! Zhai Zhe sighed. Henan is not like the bitter cold of Saibei, and the ice surface in winter is usually unable to withstand the gallop of cavalry.

"I heard that Gao Yingxiang was in a difficult situation before, and he asked the court to surrender. Under the pressure of Dolgon's stay in Datong, the imperial court wanted to end the war of the thieves as soon as possible, and mobilized troops and horses to expel the Jurchens, and agreed to his request. The thieves took the opportunity to lay wooden planks on the ice, and it took more than 200,000 men several days to slowly cross the Yellow River in the snow, and the soldiers and horses of several towns did not dare to intercept without receiving orders from the supervising army. ”

That's right, Dolgon must have gotten the news and returned to Liaodong.

"The Central Plains is in chaos!" Zhai Yan vaguely felt that the power of the sky was unpredictable, and the general trend was difficult to disobey. There is no news of famine in Henan, and the people can still live their lives, but the suffering of the military disaster is no less than the drought.

Feeling Zhai Zhe's heaviness, Geng Guang said good news.

"Liu Dong's family returned to Datong and brought back a lot of goods from Jiangnan, and the warehouse was full of tea, cloth, silk and rice."

"Hmm!" Zhai Zhe was absent-minded and nodded slightly.

Geng Guang said casually: "A few days ago, the road in Datong was blocked, and Liu Dongjia also opened a branch in Zhangjiakou!" ”

Zhai Zhe was shocked, pressed one hand on the table, and asked, "Really?" ”