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Chapter 645 Breakdown

Zhang Shao asked, although his voice was very soft, there was a hint of sternness in his eyes.He turned sideways to Zhao Xuan, looking intimate, his right hand seemed to be casually behind his back, but he secretly held the short dagger that was inserted obliquely from the back of his belt.

Both he and Zhao Xuan were born in northern Xinjiang, and the martial arts they practiced and even some small tricks for fighting the enemy are all in the same line, this style can't be hidden from Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan also knew that Zhang Shao and other trusted generals who followed Marshal Guo had a common characteristic of having a deep hatred for the Mongols. Whoever was suspected of colluding with the Mongols would be dealt with the pain on the spot. I can't even ask for it!

He quickly raised his hands: "Don't mess around! I have something to say!"

"speak!"

Zhao Xuan untied his military uniform casually: "Ahem, Lao Zhang, look."

What he wanted Zhang Shao to see was not the skin and tender flesh, but the tightly bandaged wounds under the robe.

Among them was an arrow wound on the left chest, and the bloodstain on the bandage was about two fingers wide, which seemed inconspicuous. In fact, veterans in the battlefield could tell at a glance that the arrow cluster was pierced through the breastplate. If he broke his heart, Zhao Xuan would be dead.

In addition, there are a few bandages, which are not light.

Dinghai has always attached great importance to first aid on the battlefield. There are a large number of medical officers accompanying the army, and they especially emphasize the need to debride the wound with strong alcohol and bandage it with boiled white cloth.Even so, it can't stop the deterioration of the golden sore.After each battle, at least half of the seriously wounded died.These wounds on Zhao Xuan's body were new and hadn't healed completely. It can be seen that he took a risk and was injured about a month ago, and now he is still alive and kicking, which is very lucky.

"You are..."

Although Zhang Shao is Guo Ning's confidant, Zhao Xuan is also the backbone brought out by Monk Luo, and has a bright future under the tent of Marshal Guo.It is absurd to say that Zhao Xuan colluded with the Mongols.Looking at the injuries on his body, Zhang Shao knew there must be some reason.

Sure enough, Zhao Xuan responded: "At the end of May, Shi Tianni and I were ordered by the Marshal to sneak to the grassland to investigate the situation."

Zhang Shao was taken aback.He immediately thought that Zhao Xuan's family were merchants traveling to and from northern Xinjiang, and Shi Tianni, who stayed in the grassland with Mu Huali last year, was a Qingyue army.It was really appropriate for the marshal to let these two people come forward.

"What did you find out?"

Zhang Shao asked again, "If you can say it, then say it. If you can't..."

"I can say it, I can say it. Since I am here, I cannot do without your assistance, Old Zhang."

Zhao Xuan said: "We went to the grassland, followed the old road that went deep into the grassland, and after walking for less than half a month, we contacted several tribes around...Old Zhang, after Genghis Khan was defeated and returned to the grassland, his subordinates were shaken, because The heirs of many tribes died in battle as Kexue, and these tribes are even more likely to fall apart. Only the left wing of the Mongol Ulus was transformed from the Tatar, Hetajin, and Saljiud tribes. There are no less than sixteen or seven thousand households, all of which rejected Genghis Khan's call to the alliance. That's why the marshal asked us to take a look. If there is indeed something that can be used by me, we might as well grant it to Jawu in the name of the Dajin court. Tikhuri's title."

That was the method of dividing and conquering the grasslands when Dajin was strong. Zhang Shao was also familiar with it: "Then what? Has this been done?"

"And that's it! It didn't work!"

Zhao Xuan pointed to the wounds on his own body: "In the past two months, Genghis Khan has spread his troops across the territories of the left-wing tribes, suppressing dissatisfied one by one, and slaughtered three thousand households in Jingzhou and Fengzhou alone. , killed more than 2 people. We ran into the main force of the Mongolian army there, and managed to escape. Shi Tianni was almost cut off with one hand, and most of the companions around him died!"

"It's really not easy."

Zhang Shao sighed, and asked again: "You said that three thousand households were massacred, and more than 2 people were killed?"

"Three Mongolians from thousands of households, including their door slaves, Tiji slaves, the Han people who surrendered, and the artisans who were plundered from the states behind the mountains and all over Hebei to the grasslands in the past two years, and those who were taller than the wheels, were all killed. .According to the customs of the Mongols, otherwise, it is not enough to deter rebellion."

Zhang Shao didn't care about how many Mongolians died, but perhaps many of those Han people and craftsmen were Zhang Shao's old acquaintances and neighbors.He couldn't help but cursed bitterly.

"And then? What does this have to do with you coming here to take over Jinshan? What does it have to do with what you said just now that we can solve the problem of lack of people here?"

"The Tartar Khan's methods are indeed fierce, but they can't stop the dissatisfaction of the people. Among the thousands of households he divided, there are certainly those who are afraid of the military power and bow to him; there are also those who feel that the revival of the Dajin Kingdom is imminent and will regain its advantage over the grassland. When Shi Tianni and I returned to Zhongdu to return to the Marshal, the four thousand households stationed around Yehuling, including the Angjiluo area, united and sent envoys to go straight to Juyongguan with the intention of encroaching."

"This……"

Zhang Shao sucked his teeth and said, "Hei Tartars are fierce and cunning by nature, how can there be any faith at all? They said they want to be included, so we agreed? Four thousand households, tens of thousands of mouths, is it easy to support? Don't be careless, They took advantage of it!"

"Old Zhang, what you said is right. These people say that they want to attach it, but they actually put forward many conditions to the marshal."

"The Marshal agrees?"

"Marshal asked Shi Tianni to go to Guichuan to contact Qiu Jiedu; let me come here to take over the garrison of Jinshan City. As for Juyongguan, Zhao Jiedu himself will be in charge."

Zhao Xuan took out a gold medal with a tiger's head from his waist, and signaled to Zhang Shao: "The marshal said, before Shi Tianni and I went to the grassland, there was no response from the thousands of households. The preferential treatment at that time is gone now. This Four thousand households set up all their troops to go south, but they just wanted to go with the wind among the strong, and there was no loyalty at all. There are so many soldiers in our navy who came from northern Xinjiang, all of whom have blood feuds with the Mongols, and he also It will never lure wolves into the house like in the Han and Tang Dynasties, and chill the hearts of soldiers."

"The Marshal means..."

"All the ministries are on guard, and sit back and watch them go south. When they gather outside Juyongguan, we will deter them from three sides and separate their Mongolian headquarters from their subordinate Han people in one fell swoop."

"What about after the division?"

"Roughly calculated, there are more than 3000 Han people in these four thousand households, and most of them are men and women. The Marshal's Mansion will arrange them in the cities behind the mountains, and they will be organized and cultivated on the spot to supply the army. Stationed. As for the Mongols..."

A cold light flashed in Zhao Xuan's eyes.

Zhang Shao asked urgently, "How to deal with the Mongols?"

"After all, people from far away came to serve them. If they are treated too harshly, they may chill the hearts of all the tribes on the grassland and return them to Genghis Khan's account. Therefore, for the Qianhu Nayan and the centurions of these tribes, the marshal will Invite them to go to Zhongdu to serve as officials and reward them heavily! After the reward is over, let them live in Zhongdu, don’t even think about going back to the tribe for ten or eight years!”

"I'm only afraid that the rest of the people will cause chaos."

"The rest of the people are easy to deal with! Look, Lao Zhang, the more than 300 Mongolian captives I brought this time were all trained to be honest. When the time is right, I will gradually release them and manage the local Mongolian people. The tribesmen, they can graze or farm. The law governing them is the same old way. If the tribesmen are guilty, everything will be beheaded; Rebellion, Qianchang and Baichang, his subordinates, will all be beheaded!"

Zhang Shao applauded loudly: "Okay! Our Navy should have such a murderous spirit!"

Zhao Xuan smiled: "What does this have to do with us setting up the navy? Of course we are the ones who make the laws, but the ones who implement them are all Khitan people? Just now you have seen Shi Mo and the team he led first. Khitan people. Guess, would a smart person like him be willing to seize this opportunity to do great things and make great achievements?"

(End of this chapter)