Entering the official post in Xuanfu Town, when the post chief inspected the military headquarters in Zheng Haizhu's hand, he then looked at the generals outside the door, although there were not many people, but the army was neatly clean, and immediately said attentively: "It turned out to be Mrs. Zheng from Beijing, and the small one has already been left in the room." ”

"Well, is Cui Dudu in Xuanfu or Datong? What about Mr. Zhao? ”

"If Mrs. Hui is concerned, Cui Dudu should come to our Xuanzhen in the next few days. Mr. Zhao should have taken his men and horses to the dining room fort to garrison. ”

"Oh......" Zheng Haizhu pondered, and then asked, "The dining room fort is a military fort north of Zhangjiakou and south of Yehu Mountains?" ”

The postmaster nodded: "That's exactly there." ”

"At this time a few years ago, was Mr. Zhao also stationed there?"

"Not really. Listening to Mr. Qian, who stayed in our town, said that this year is to guard against Jurchen Tartars. ”

"Okay, got it. Bothering you and the post man, guide my people to carry the baggage and boxes to the backyard, and Mo teaches the dogs and cats to see the patterns of firearms. Then spread some fodder for the horses. ”

"Do you want some hot food?"

"No, the brocade boy outside will take them to eat. You can bring me and the two generals three bowls of dough sheets, and we will talk about things and not go outside. ”

The postmaster breathed a sigh of relief.

The official post of Xuanzhen has enough big houses, but the food is very stretched.

It is not surprising that the food and salaries of the border troops who contributed to the war are owed, and the expenses of the post station will not be bothered by the imperial court.

Zheng Haizhu, Ma Xianglin, and Zhang Mingshi entered the room with a kang and sat down, Zheng Haizhu said to the two: "What the post chief said is similar to what I guessed. Although when we left Beijing, the Tangbao in Liaodong had not yet come, but with Zhang Chengyin, Zou Chuxian, Mao Wenlong, and them, Liaozhen should not have let Nurhachi take advantage of it, and the Tartars could not grab anything in Liaozhong and Liaonan, so they probably thought that they would bypass Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan and Jizhen, and try their luck in the small Mongolian tribes and Zhangjiakou. Otherwise, what will they eat this winter and next spring? ”

Before Zhang Mingshi was imprisoned, he was fighting in the southwest, and he only had a general topographical concept of the important towns on the nine sides, and he was even more blind to the habits of the Jurchens.

At this time, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Mother, the head of the old chief of Jiannu, what kind of poverty does he have to become?" Running all the way to grab food? ”

Ma Xianglin, who had combat experience in eastern Liaodong, responded calmly: "There are more and more Eight Banners Dingkou, and Jianbu is not a place in the south of the Yangtze River, so Jiannu naturally has to grab the west in order to survive." ”

Zheng Haizhu said without any disdain: "Yes, it is the poor mountains and bad waters that produce the most ferocious and ruthless predators." But Nurhachi wasn't just a reckless man. Do you think, from outside the border along the north side of the Great Wall, more than a thousand miles away, and the Tartars are on horseback, how many supplies can they bring? It must have relied on the help of the Mongolian tribes in the middle, such as Horqin and Nekhalkha, so the old chieftain began to marry these tribes several years ago. ”

Zheng Haizhu felt from the bottom of his heart that Nurhachi did have a strategic vision.

Although in this time and space, the course of history was obviously changed by the victory of the Battle of Fushun, Yahu Pass and Qinghe Fort were still in the hands of the Ming court, fierce generals like Juniper and Liu were still alive, and Mao Wenlong, with the support of Zhang Chengyin, who was not killed, had also gone to pass through the Dongjiang River in advance, but all this did not make the Ming court really sit back and relax.

Even if the Battle of Sarhu did not come as scheduled, the ambitious Nurhachi, who had established a barbaric but efficient Eight Banners of Jianzhou, was still like a malignant tumor in the neck, slowly eroding the body of the Ming Empire to the west and south.

As he was talking, the post guard reported outside: "There is a master, who says that he is an old friend of his wife, and the name of the newspaper is Yan Wu, who asks to see his wife." ”

Zheng Haizhu smiled heartily: "Please come in." ”

……

"Are you, Xu San? No wonder it's called Yan Wu, Yan Wuxu. When Ma Xianglin saw the visitor, he only recalled it slightly, and then called out the other party's real name.

Xu San, who hijacked Zheng Haizhu with Mao Wenlong as a pawn many years ago, is now a fur hat and brocade robe, with a red and fat face, and the style of a wealthy businessman at the border.

He smiled at Miller and said to Ma Xianglin: "Thank you General Ma for remembering the little one." ”

Zheng Haizhu motioned for Xu San to sit down and explained to the two generals: "Xu San married the daughter of General Mao, and like Mao Chengbei Mao Gongzi, he is the head of our Haoming Trading Company. He ran north more, Jizhen to Xuanda generation, familiar with it. ”

When Zhang Mingshi heard this, he clasped his hands and said: "That dare to be kind, little brother, oh no, Mr. Xu, Lao Zhang, I am a southerner, how would I think of coming to defend Beisai in the second half of my life, the customs here, mainly where there are traps, you have to give me some pointers." ”

Ma Xianglin silently observed Xu San's face and bearing, and thought about what Zheng Haizhu said on the city wall that night.

Whether it is along the canal, whether it is Songjiang Customs going north to Dengliaohai Road, or going south to Yuegang, it is enough for Azhu to make a prosperous business, but she is still going to Monan Mongolia outside the Great Wall, and look, it is not just recently.

Even if there is no opportunity for him Ma Xianglin to punish the border to Xuanfu, even if Zhang Mingshi can't get out of the edict prison, Ah Zhu will go to find the military generals next to him to help the army.

Thinking of this, Ma Xianglin's confused and depressed aura over the past few days was more and more replaced by the idea of rejuvenating his mind.

Zheng Haizhu, who was sitting on the opposite side, quickly cut to the chase: "Xu San, don't worry about the side, you first talk about the situation of Jiannu this autumn, as well as Lin Dan Khan's movements." ”

"Yes, madam," Xu San changed his color and said, "Nurhachi has destroyed the Yehe tribe, and he himself has been damaged, and he is eager to rob people and food, but Dongguan is strictly guarded, and they can't get in." From Yizhou to Kuandian, General Mao was aiming again, and the Ministry of Construction could not grab it to southern Liaoning. So they sent out four banners, dozens of oxen, about 10,000 people, through Horqin, and came to this place. ”

Zheng Haizhu interrupted him and asked: "Zai Sai of the Chahar Department, during the Battle of Fushun back then, Li Rubai did a good job, didn't he abandon Jianzhou and get along with the Ming Dynasty?" Chahar is also the territory of Lin Dan Khan, even if Jianzhou passes Korqin and Nekhalkha, who have become in-laws, they can still be in the realm of no one in Chahar? ”

The corners of Xu San's mouth crossed with a trace of disdain: "Madam, look at the little one, what kind of descendant of Genghis Khan, what kind of gold-blooded Lin Dan Khan, is a chicken thief and a slippery goods." He took a city reward of several thousand taels of silver from the Ming Dynasty last year, but he sent a bragging letter to Nurhachi, warning the Ministry of Construction not to be an enemy of my Ming Dynasty. This damn can't even talk about not working hard, this is a joke, the old chief and his Eight Banners will bird him? This year, Nurhachi came to the west, and I heard that Zai Sai was going to stop him, but whether Lin Dan Khan would give Zai Sai reinforcements, I felt that it was also hanging. ”

Zheng Haizhu listened intently and said lightly: "Xu San, what you said is very useful, but I think that this Lin Dan Khan is not necessarily cowardly. He spared so much effort because, first, he wanted to keep the capital to unify southern Mongolia first, and second, to see how the combat strength of the border army in the north of the Ming Dynasty compares with the Jianzhou Tartars. Of course, he is indeed thick-skinned enough, and he still comes to Xuandazhen to ask for rewards without shame. Xu San, after we entered the town, we saw some Mongols, unlike horse dealers and leather dealers, were they sent by Lin Dan Khan to ask for rewards? ”

Xu Sandao: "That's right, the little ones have inquired, those who look like the nobles of the Northern Captives are the subordinates of 'Su Tai', one of Lin Dan Khan's Great Fu Jin, who are specially responsible for asking for New Year's rewards." ”

This time, even Ma Xianglin asked in surprise: "Is there another eldest wife?" Isn't there only one great blessing in Jiannu? ”

"General Huima, this Beiyu is different from Jiannu, Lin Dan Khan has several Fujin, and the Han people in Beiguan are called Niangzi. Three of them are the Great Fu Jin who is in charge of Yinqian, Ding Kou, etc., although Su Tai is in second place, it is also the Great Fu Jin, it is said that Ye He Jurchen married her, Lin Dan Khan values her very much, and the money bag is also pinched for her. ”

"That's right," Zheng Haizhu continued, "Ye He Jurchen and I have always been good friends, no wonder Lin Dan Khan begged for money and let Su Tai do it." ”

The woman's face no longer concealed the smile of "God help me".

"Xu San, you go buy me a set of the kind of left-hand leather robes worn by the Mongols, and before I meet Cui Dudu, I will first meet the Mongols under the Sutai tent and show them a good thing."

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(I'm going to participate in an award event related to this book these days, and I'm in a hurry, and the update is not necessarily guaranteed, so I'm very sorry.) ）