"Wang Qi?" The old man's eyes froze, staring into the distance, and his voice trembled a little, "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that I would be able to see the scene of the clan's expedition in my lifetime, it seems a little shabby." But the royal family, has there finally been a responsible and courageous character? When the building is about to fall, it is God bless the Ming Dynasty, and the country is endless; It's still a flash in the pan......"

The banner was unfurled, and the army marched slowly, and the young man couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw this might. After a pause, he helped his excited father down the tower.

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"Grass people Zheng Yanbei (Zheng Zhaoda) greets His Royal Highness Chitose, Chitose."

Zhu Yongxing looked at the group of people who were bowing down at the gate, and his mind was turning, is this what Dawu said about the help in Yunnan Province? I don't know where the road comes from, what is the ability?

"Everyone, please." Although he was not sure in his heart, Zhu Yongxing still jumped off the horse and stretched out his hand to help him. At this time, it is not the time to put on a score and take a shelf, if you have a point of strength, you will have a better chance of winning, and your own team is still too small, these are all Han people, which is in line with your own mind.

"Your Highness." Zheng Yanbei took his subordinates to kowtow before getting up, his face was full of respect and humility, "The garrison office has been cleaned up, and I ask Your Highness not to be ugly, please settle and rest for the time being." ”

"When war is in danger, it is not a time for luxury." Zhu Yongxing waved his hand disappreciatively, and under the guidance of Zheng Yanbei and others, he walked straight to the garrison office.

The garrison office has long been dilapidated, and although it is difficult to show a new look after being cleaned and arranged by Zheng Yanbei, it is also clean and tidy, which is better than the simple mansion in Burma.

Zhu Yongxing, Zheng Yanbei and others sat down in the hall, and the two maids served tea and fruits. When Mengzhu saw the Ming girl's costume, she immediately looked at it and seemed to like it very much.

"I don't know what the situation in Yunnan Province is now?" Zhu Yongxing's eyes only swept over the two bright-eyed maids, and then asked about the big thing. Speaking of which, he was only delayed in Burma for more than ten days, but he was anxious in his heart, for fear that things would not go well, and the plan he pondered and thought about was all a lot of work in the end.

"After the defeat of King Li Jin at Mopan Mountain, the Qing army marched with victory, occupied Tengyue, and pursued west to Nandian (now Lianghe), to Mengcun, because of the lack of grain and grass and stopped the pursuit, returned to Kunming ......"

There is not much difference from history, Zhu Yongxing listened to Zheng Yanbei's narration, and compared with the information in his memory, he had a fuller and clearer understanding of the current situation.

It is not accurate to say that Li Dingguo was defeated at Mopanshan, if you look at the comparison of the forces of the two sides, it should be a miserable victory. Although Li Dingguo's troops suffered heavy losses, the Qing army also suffered heavy casualties, including two state dukes and eighteen generals (including Zhao Butai's nephew Duo Polo and Zu Dashou's eldest son Zu Zerun), which was the largest number of senior generals killed since the Qing army fought against the Southern Ming.

If there is no traitor informant, this is likely to be a turning point for the Southern Ming army's great turnaround. Zhu Yongxing sighed to himself, famous generals, whether there is luck or not is also very important!

Zheng Yanbei secretly observed Zhu Yongxing's expression while speaking. Today's situation can be said to be extremely unfavorable, the big cities within the three rivers of Yunnan were basically occupied by the Qing army, and although the remnants of the Ming army were still numerous, they all retreated to the border desolate areas, and each lost contact. In the face of the crisis, Zhu Yongxing's expression was quite calm, as if he had already predicted it. Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his color remained unchanged, which was very human, and Zheng Yanbei's evaluation of Zhu Yongxing in his heart had improved a lot.

In fact, of course, Zhu Yongxing knew the bad situation that Lu Dao was about to face, so he didn't make a fuss or change his face. It's just that there are doubts in his heart. According to the current way of information dissemination, word of mouth, to spread falsehood, how can Zheng Yanbei know these many situations, and it is more accurate and reliable.

"I don't know what Mr. Zheng's profession is?" wanted to rely on them, Zhu Yongxing naturally wanted to inquire about the details, and as soon as Zheng Yanbei finished speaking, he opened his mouth to ask.

"Don't you dare to be called a gentleman, the grass man is just a small businessman." Zheng Yanbei respectfully bowed and replied: "The ancestors were not afraid of dangers, wearing stars and moons, trekking through mountains and rivers, sleeping in the open air, wind, rain and frost, only to earn the current small family business. ”

Zhu Yongxing blinked, pondering the adjectives used by Zheng Yanbei, and suddenly, a few words jumped into his mind, and he said tentatively: "Ancient Tea Horse Road, Horse Gang ......"

Zheng Yanbei was stunned for a moment, and his expression became more respectful, "Your Highness is smart, just guess." ”

So that's the case, Zhu Yongxing exhaled a long breath gently, his body relaxed, and leaned back.

The Ancient Tea Horse Road originated from the tea and horse markets in the ancient Southwest Frontier and Northwest Frontier, flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties, flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and was the most prosperous in the middle and late stages of World War II. It also played an important role in the life and death of the Chinese nation in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Because Kang and Tibet belong to the alpine region, the altitude is more than three or four thousand meters, tsamba, milk, ghee, beef and mutton are the staple food of the Tibetan people. In the alpine region, it is necessary to consume high calorie fat, but there is no vegetable, tsamba is hot and dry, too much fat is not easy to decompose in the human body, and tea can not only decompose fat, but also prevent dry heat, so the Tibetans have created a plateau living habit of drinking butter tea in their long-term life, but Tibetan areas do not produce tea.

In the interior, a large number of mules and horses are needed for civil envoys and military conquests, and the supply exceeds the demand, while Tibetan areas and the border areas of Sichuan and Yunnan produce good horses. As a result, the complementary trade of tea and horses, known as the "tea and horse market", came into being. The mules, horses, furs, and medicinal materials produced in Tibet, Sichuan, and Yunnan border areas, as well as tea, cloth, salt, and daily utensils produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, and the hinterland, travel from south to north in the high mountains and deep valleys of the Hengduan Mountains, and become increasingly prosperous with the development of social economy, forming an "ancient tea horse road" that continues to this day.

The "Ancient Tea Horse Road" is a historical concept with a specific meaning, which refers to a transportation artery formed by the exchange of tea and horses between Han and Tibet from the Tang and Song dynasties to the Republic of China. Specifically, the Ancient Tea Horse Road is mainly divided into two roads, the south and the north, namely the Yunnan-Tibet Road and the Sichuan-Tibet Road.

However, it should be pointed out that the above is only the main trunk of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and it is also a kind of conventional understanding and recognition of the Ancient Tea Horse Road for a long time. In fact, in addition to the above main routes, the Ancient Tea Horse Road also includes a number of branch lines, which is a huge transportation network. It spans Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai and Tibet, and extends outward to South Asia, West Asia, Central Asia and Southeast Asia, and as far as Europe.

When he was a donkey, he had visited the ancient tea horse road and listened to the tour guide's explanation, Zhu Yongxing probably guessed the reason why Zheng Yanbei was well-informed, and he praised with a smile: "The secret Yunnan tea horse road, Pu'er relics tea horse fragrance!" Your ancestors were able to open up their family business without fear of bandits and hardships, and with the courage to forge ahead, I am very envious and admired! ”