A column of sheepskin rafts and wooden boats swayed along the waves of the Yellow River, and some of them drifted in the river.

Some people graze, some people fish, Junzijin ferry is a good picture of the south of the Yangtze River.

After a month, the Ming soldiers were still very curious about the surrounding Qiē. The mountain people of eastern Zhejiang have never seen the grassland, just as the Mongolians outside the Saiwai have never seen the sea.

Zuo Ruo captured more than 7,000 war horses, but for the time being, they could only be used to pull carts. Most of the soldiers of the Ming army could steer the boat flexibly, but they would be helpless even in the face of docile horses.

Li Hu sat on the grass not far from the ferry, with an impatient look on his face, holding lamb meat in one hand and a skin full of mare's milk wine in the other.

Directly opposite him, thousands of horses were walking, and the knights on the horses were clutching the reins.

Zuo Ruo ordered him to train his soldiers in horsemanship, which was really a chore. Fifteen thousand, some of whom have only three thousand horsemen. In his opinion, it will take at least a year to train these 3,000 men into cavalry capable of going to battle. But the generals above the guerrilla general level in the army knew that it was impossible for them to stay in the steppe for that long.

In winter, all the soldiers who followed Zhai Zhe to the south knew how terrible the winter of the grassland was. They could endure it, but the soldiers from the south couldn't bear it.

By October at the latest, the Ming army will definitely return to Guannai.

These days, Zuo Ruo has not been idle, he took the time to go around the Han village of Helinger and several cottages outside Kill Hukou. There are still traces of the fortifications that were built at the beginning, and the cottage that has not been inhabited for ten years can be imagined to have been dilapidated, and he feels that the vitality of the weeds is strong, and the bed board that has not been dismantled is already overgrown with weeds.

If these more than 10,000 soldiers are ordered to take care of this place, those places will be suitable for people to live in a month, but Zuo Ruo will not do this. He withdrew to the outside of the fortress not to escape from the strong enemy, but to make the Qing soldiers stationed at the edge of the Great Wall unable to rest day and night. Thanks to the Modong people for leaving twenty iron cannons, the Ming army has the strength to attack any border fortress.

Wang Yi returned from the Mongols, accompanied by some Tumuts.

Seeing the figure of Geriletu from afar, Li Hu greeted him with a wine bag.

Geriletu returned the salute on horseback.

Just as Amur was wary of Zuoruo, Zuoruo was wary of the Mongols. But what Tumuteg did even changed Zuoruo's perception of the Tumuts.

The Ming army brought out some grain from the Guannei and captured some livestock of the Modong people, but the overall military food was insufficient. The soldiers of the Ming army who would ride horses had to be trained intensively, and the captured livestock and horses were not grazing.

It doesn't matter, these Geriltu can help with it. The mare's milk wine that Li Hu drank was also sent by the Tumuts. However, the alcohol is limited, and only the military generals above the guerrilla general in the army can get a piece of the pie, and Li Hu, as a deputy general, can drink happily.

Wang Yi and Geriletu walked into the big tent together to meet Zuo Ruo.

The Mongol tent was covered with a carpet, and Zuo Ruo's position was slightly higher, and Wang Yi and Geriltu sat cross-legged after saluting. Zuo Ruo instructed his soldiers to serve tea, and asked Wang Yi: "What did Ezhe say?" ”

Wang Yidao: "I see that Ezhe reacted enthusiastically to the covenant, but Amur stopped him. The Chahars should be willing to fight with our Ming soldiers, but according to Amur, the war must be profitable for Chahar. ”

Zuo Ruo snorted.

Geriltu arched his hand and said: "General Zuo, I just heard the news yesterday that the Manchu Qing sent an envoy out of the fortress and is in the Amur camp. ”

Wang Yi's face changed suddenly, and Geriletu didn't tell him about it on the road. Daming arranged a lot of spies in Beijing, but no one sent him news.

Zuo Ruo took a sip of tea before he asked slowly, "Does Ezhe know?" ”

Gřiltu shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, I heard about it from Master Bata from the time, but Amur shouldn't dare to hide it from Ezhe." ”

Wang Yixin was suspicious and said: "Amur stabbed Huang Taiji's daughter to death with his own hands, will he persuade Ezhe to negotiate peace with the Manchus?" ”

Zuo Ruo said coldly: "Amur is too cunning, and he has to bury nails in the cavalry lent to me, what can't he do?" ”

Geriletu hurried to Junzijin to worry about this matter.

If Chahar had made peace with the Manchus, Tumut's position would have been very awkward. The Ming army is now alone, just like a tree without roots, he has the idea of taking refuge in the Ming Dynasty, but he is afraid that he will not be able to convince Tokbo. Without the constraints of Chahar, the Manchus had enough means to divide Tumut, and Ombu Khan was imprisoned in Shengjing.

Ge Ri Letu said: "The three Khans of Mobei have all expressed their submission to Ezhe, and Tokbo and I will also sacrifice eight sacrifices to Ezhe."

To sacrifice eight animals is to surrender in name, and Tumut now does not even have a Great Khan, so he has no choice but to sacrifice eight animals.

Zuo Ruo played with the tea bowl in his hand and said: "If Chahar negotiates peace with the Manchu Qing, he will be the enemy of my Ming Dynasty." He turned to Wang Yi and raised his voice and said, "You will return to the Khan court of Ezhe tomorrow and tell Ezhe and Amur that if Chahar negotiates peace with the Manchus, he will be the enemy of my Ming Dynasty." I can't guarantee that I'll do something in the grassland. ”

This is a naked threat

Wang Yi hesitated, the governor of Shaanxi did not have the authority to give orders to him, and the governor of Shaanxi did not have the authority to decide the strategy of the Ming Dynasty against the Mongols.

Zuo Ruo didn't care what Wang Yi thought, and then turned his head and asked Geriletu: "You came here today to report the news to me, and I can be trusted." If I'm against Ezhe, which side are you on? ”

Without the slightest hesitation, Geriltu said, "Tumut and Chahar are feuding. ”

"Good" Zuo Ruo praised it very crisply, and asked: "Can Tokbo be trusted?" ”

Geriltu's back is cold, if Zuo Ruo wants to meddle in the internal affairs of Tumert? This can't be done, and the affairs of the Tumuts can only be solved by the Tumutes themselves. He could have killed Tokbo with his own hands, but if the Ming army killed Tokbo, Tumut would be torn apart, and no one would believe him anymore.

He thought for a moment and said, "Tokbo will not go to war with the Chahars, but he will never turn to the Chahars. ”

"I hope so"

Wang Yixin had doubts, but he was forced by Zuo Ruo's power and did not dare to express himself. At this point, I can't do that much. The regent ordered Zuo Ruo to act on the prairie because he was afraid of delaying the warplane. He has the right to understand confused, even if there is something in the future, Zuo Ruo will carry it in front.

Zuo Ruo did what he said, and immediately ordered the Ming army to control the Junzijin ferry, and did not allow any Tumuts and Chahar to approach the Ming army camp. Because there were still 3,000 Mongolian iron horsemen in the Ming military camp, among them were generally Chahar people.

Geriletu returned to naturalization that day, and he somewhat regretted revealing the news to Zuo Ruo too early. Tokbo took a different position from him, but they all had the same point of view - the Tumut tribe could no longer be divided.

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