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Chapter 1175 North Mutation
In the vast grassland, a Daqing mountain range runs across from east to west.In the west of the Hetao Plain, a new town has sprung up.

Compared with the mainland, this town is small in scale, and the most special thing is that it does not have tall city walls.There are only concrete houses on the ground, which form the core area of ​​the town in an orderly manner.And in the four corners of the town, there are four military camps.These four barracks are all surrounded by concrete walls. All kinds of defensive measures, as long as they are in the barracks, are here.Another difference from ordinary barracks is that these barracks are built in a rhombus shape.

In the middle of the town, there is another building about the size of a military camp.Like a barracks, with a Ming flag flying, needless to say, this is a government office.

If you observe patiently, you can see that there are actually more soldiers than ordinary people here.

This place is Daming's city in the west of the grassland, Baotou, the city that the emperor insisted on building.That government office is the governor's office in Baotou.

At this time, in the back of the Yamen, two people were drinking horse milk tea while talking.

One of them was very strong at first glance, with a big beard on his face, and he seemed a little depressed. He raised his head and said to the gentle red-robed official on the main seat: "Lord Zhongcheng, you train troops every day but you have no battles to fight. I'm almost bored. It's really not as good as before, anyway, I can fight every day!"

"Uncle Zhongyong, it's fine to talk about what you say here in the back office. If you say it outside, it will have a bad influence, and I will impeach you!" Yang Sichang, the governor of Baotou, remonstrated seriously with a serious face.

Now the emperor is wise and defeated all the enemies in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

If they were not familiar with each other before, Yang Sichang would not have reminded him so kindly; of course, this is also related to the fact that Man Guiben is a rough person who doesn't even know a few words.It was not surprising that such words came out of his mouth.But Man Gui's loyalty to Daming and to the emperor is obvious to all.It is also for this reason that he was named Zhongyong Bo by the emperor.

Of course, there is actually another reason why Yang Sichang is so easy to talk to, that is, he himself thinks so.Although he is the governor of one party, his political achievements can also be obtained from the governance of the local area.But this Baotou is built on the uninhabited grassland, and there is not much population. Even if you want to make achievements, you must have talents.At this time, Yang Sichang often had the feeling that a clever woman can't cook without rice.

He always believed that his talent was no worse than that of the naturalized governor.It's just a lack of good opportunities.He, Hong Chengchou, met a good time when the thieves in Shaanxi happened to be in chaos, and his father had no generals to use under his father, so that Hong Chengchou, who was only a civil servant in the military, rose with military merits, and even achieved naturalization all the way because of military merits. position of governor.

If there is a battle to fight now, Yang Sichang believes that he can also make military achievements, and only in this way can he be promoted more quickly.If you don't stay in this poor and remote place, you won't have as many people under the jurisdiction of a county magistrate in a high-ranking county in the pass. Of course, the army is excluded.

Therefore, in his heart, Yang Sichang, like Man Gui, longed for a battle to fight.

In the past, the best chance to obtain military merits was when the emperor was on his own expedition. However, Baotou was too far away, and troops sent from the grassland were only sent to Guihua City.

Thinking of this, Yang Sichang sighed in his heart, and took a sip of horse milk tea.

Looking at the cup in his hand, Yang Sichang couldn't help but sighed again in his heart, he had never been used to drinking the food on the grassland before, but after staying for a few years, he just got used to it!

At this time, he was a little skeptical. When he recommended himself to be the governor of Baotou, did he go right or go wrong?

However, in front of Man Gui, a martial artist, Yang Sichang still maintained his proper demeanor, put down his cup, and said to Man Gui: "Even in a peaceful and prosperous age, you must train soldiers. Otherwise, once a war breaks out, how can you defeat the enemy?"

After hearing this, Man Gui didn't answer right away, but also drank the horse milk tea in the cup, reached out and wiped the horse milk tea hanging on his beard, and then responded: "Lord Zhongcheng, how about I lead the soldiers to walk north? "

In the north of the Daqing Mountains, there lived three major tribes of northern Mongolia, collectively known as Khalkha Mongolia, which had not yet been conquered by the Ming Dynasty.Now if Baotou wants to have a battle to fight, there is only one enemy.

After all, Mongolia in the west has surrendered to Ming Dynasty, and the new Great Khan Oqiertu has a very close relationship with Ming Dynasty.Not only did he train in the new army of the Beijing camp, but after he returned, he also spent a lot of money to buy firearms, and the emperor allowed them all.Such a relationship, at least in the short term, is unlikely to turn hostile.

"No, don't act recklessly!" Yang Sichang hurriedly dissuaded him upon hearing Man Gui's words, "Our Ming Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and there is absolutely no reason to start a war first."

No matter in terms of jurisprudence or historical origin, such a distant place has nothing to do with Daming.If Da Ming provoked the war first, he would be an unjust teacher.

Man Gui didn't care a little bit, and wanted to continue bargaining: "Master Zhongcheng, I have my own discretion in this matter. I will definitely let them pick things up first, and then how about we fight back?"

"You led troops to their fields to do this, do you think people in the world are stupid?" Yang Sichang felt a little funny when he heard this, and immediately shook his head and retorted, "Furthermore, once a war breaks out, Nakhalka Mongols will It's not something that Baotou can handle, and Guihua City has to go all out, or they may have to transfer troops from the pass. This is a big battle!"

Speaking of this, Yang Sichang continued to say: "The Khalkha Mongols are different from the Liaodong Jian captives. They live in no fixed place. If the Ming army goes on an expedition and they escape, let alone what will happen in the final battle. It seems that the consumption of materials for the expedition alone is an astronomical figure! And these things must be considered by the court officials and approved by the emperor."

After hearing this, Man Gui opened his mouth to say something. Unexpectedly, Yang Sichang seemed to be a chatterbox, so he took a step ahead and continued: "And you didn't realize that the emperor usually doesn't fight losses. I sorted out the wars in the past few years. I found out that our Ming army’s wars are mostly profitable. The logistical pressure of the imperial court is not counted as fighting. If we want to fight the Khalkha tribe, it will consume a lot of money and food, and I think the emperor will not agree. "

When Man Gui heard that Yang Sichang disagreed, he became depressed again, and poured horse milk tea by himself and drank it again.But he didn't think about it deeply. After Yang Sichang brought up the topic of Khalkha, he said eloquently that he had obviously considered this matter before, and he had put a lot of thought into it.

The Hou Ya was quiet for a while, and suddenly, Man Gui's eyes lit up, and he looked up at Yang Sichang again and said, "Lord Zhongcheng, isn't Oqiertu Khan in the west fighting with Khalkha Mongolia? Or, go and tell him Said, let him ask my Ming Dynasty for help, so that we can justifiably send troops?"

Hearing this, Yang Sichang couldn't help but look at the bearded man with admiration.This method is at least much better than what he said before, leading troops to pick things up by himself.

He had actually considered this matter before.Therefore, he replied without hesitation: "So, who will pay for the money and food for our Ming army?"

"Of course it's Oqiertu Khan who is here!" Man Gui said immediately after hearing this, "Help him go to war, but we have to pay for it ourselves, what's the point?"

Hearing this, Yang Sichang couldn't help but think in his heart: If before the change, Oqiertu Khan had said more good things and praised more, as long as he made the emperor feel honorable, the emperor might really pay for the money and food himself.However, today's emperor is very pragmatic, and it is absolutely impossible to do such things.Otherwise, I would have sent someone to hint at Oziertu Khan.

Thinking of this, Yang Sichang asked Man Gui: "Then the official asked you, will Oqiertu Khan pay this money?"

Hearing this, Man Gui opened his mouth to answer, but suddenly thought of something, he became dejected again, and immediately shook his head and said: "That Oqiertu Khan used our method of training troops, and even bought a large amount of military power from our Ming Dynasty. Heavy weapon, continuous battle and victorious, how could it be possible to give us money and food to Daming again!"

"That's the reason!" Yang Sichang nodded and replied, "Unless Oziertu Khan lost the battle and the situation is in dire straits, otherwise, he would not be able to spend extra money to send troops to our Daming."

Man Gui became depressed when he heard that. According to the news from years ago, Oqiertu Khan had won consecutive battles, and there was no sign of losing the battle, and the situation was in jeopardy.Now that the spring is warm and flowers are blooming, the grassland is recovering, and it is time to use troops to fight wars. Maybe, Oqier Tuhan will send people to Daming again, and he will buy a large amount of military equipment from Daming!
Firearms are different from cold weapons, and the loss is very high.A flintlock gun, after being fired more times, will increase the chance of explosion, and the shooting accuracy will also decrease, so it must be scrapped.Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't scrap it, you can use it until it's scrapped.In addition, gunpowder is a major source of consumption, but Western Mongolia does not have the ability to produce gunpowder on a large scale, let alone the high-quality gunpowder provided by Ming Dynasty.

According to past practice, Western Mongolia is about to send people over to buy firearms from Daming and replenish gunpowder.

If it were changed from before, Man Gui would definitely be very jealous.But now, the Daming Military Bureau heard that some steam engines were used and some assembly lines were used, and the production of flintlock guns had increased, and his ministries had also begun to equip flintlock guns.Therefore, he didn't mind so much about the continuous purchase of flintlock guns in western Mongolia.

Of course, he didn't know that four flintlock guns could be manufactured for the price of one flintlock gun in Western Mongolia.The flintlocks under his command were actually paid for by Western Mongolia.

"His grandma, it's really not a good deal for Oqiertu Khan to have our Daming as his backer!" Man Gui swears after hearing this, feeling very depressed.

After hearing what he said, Yang Sichang automatically ignored the swearing. He nodded in response to other words, and he still agreed with this point.

The Houya became quiet again, Yang Sichang looked up at the sky outside, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, another day was going to pass.Could it be that I have no achievements in this job, so I can only drink tea, chat with a vulgar warrior like this, count sheep, eat and wait to die?
To be honest, he was very dissatisfied.Unable to think about military affairs, he lowered his head and pondered again, should he ask his father for help, and ask more prisoners from the pass to dig the pit, but the traffic in Baotou is inconvenient. The pass is also very troublesome!
After much deliberation, Yang Sichang was overwhelmed with thoughts, but he couldn't find a solution.

Or if there is really nothing to talk about, Man Gui stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Yang Sichang: "Now the wolves on the grassland are rampant again. At the end of tomorrow, I will personally lead some people to hunt wolves in the grassland, and then I will dedicate the head wolf to the Central Plains." Lord Cheng!"

If you have no choice, you can't be idle, just take a break.

Yang Sichang nodded as a response.He actually doesn't care about this kind of sacrificing the head wolf. What he cares about is political achievements, credit, and promotion.

Seeing this, Man Gui turned around and left, and immediately walked out of the lobby.

But who knows, at this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside, and a personal guard of Yang Sichang appeared in the field of vision, with a hasty look on his face, and walked in quickly.

I don't know why, seeing this, Man Gui was overjoyed, stopped immediately, turned around and walked in, wanting to hear what the news was.

"Report to Mr. Zhongcheng, the Oirat Mongolian envoy still has about five miles to Baotou, and he will not receive an urgent report at night, saying that the Oirat Mongolian tribes have been severely injured and urgently need Ming reinforcements!"

Hearing the guard's report, Yang Sichang stood up from the chair with a "swish", and asked in surprise, "What?"

And Man Gui, who just came in at the door, walked in quickly, stood next to the guards, and asked in a loud voice, also surprised: "Eqier Tuhan suffered a big defeat?"

The two of them had surprise on their faces, but their voices were not worried, but pleasantly surprised.

"The exact situation of the battle is unknown, but according to Yebu's report, it seems that the defeat has been disastrous." The guard replied, "It seems that Oqiertuhan was seriously injured!"

Hearing this, Yang Sichang and Man Gui glanced at each other, and both could see the excitement in each other's eyes.

Immediately, Yang Sichang walked quickly to the outer office, and at the same time ordered: "As soon as the envoy arrives, bring him to see the official immediately, without any delay!"

"Obey!" The guard agreed and hurried away.

Man Gui walked out behind Yang Sichang, grinning and said at the same time: "Lord Zhongcheng, the Oirat tribes are asking for help. If we send troops, it will be Baotou's turn anyway, right?"

From a geographical point of view, this is true.

But as soon as he came out and was blown by the wind, Yang Sichang calmed down a lot, and said with a serious face: "Let's listen to the specific battle situation first. Logically speaking, even if Gushi Khan took away many elites from Oirat Mongolia, it would not be such a disastrous defeat." , even Ozirtu Khan was seriously injured, right?"

When Man Gui heard this, he was slightly taken aback. It involved marching and fighting, but he was a veteran. He immediately thought about it and said, "Okay, let's see how Oziertu Khan fought this big defeat?"

If he was a fool, he wouldn't be alive now, not to mention that he had nothing to do with being in the court before, and he was promoted step by step from the small soldier to fight and meritorious service.

Five miles, for horse riders, is really not far, and it will be there in a blink of an eye.However, Yang Sichang, Man Gui and others insisted on waiting for a long time. After an unexpected wait, they finally waited for the Oirat Mongolian envoy.

As soon as he saw the messenger, Yang Sichang understood why it took so long for the messenger to travel only five li.There was no other reason. This messenger was at the end of his strength. Obviously, he was desperately rushing to ask for help. There was no pause on the way, and he was already exhausted.

Above the hall, the envoy could no longer stand, but thanks to the two guards of the governor's yamen supporting him.

It was only after he signaled that the guard took out a piece of parchment from the envoy's arms and presented it to the governor of Baotou.

Yang Sichang unfolded it, and couldn't help being surprised.This is a book written in blood.It is written in Chinese characters and stamped with the seal of Oirat Mongolian Khan.

After a short look, Yang Sichang frowned, and immediately raised his head and asked the envoy who was panting, "How is Oqiertu Khan's injury?"

"Big Khan was hit by a firearm. Although he took out the lead, he often fell into a coma. The witch doctor in the family said that it is more dangerous than good!" Khan begged Daming to send reinforcements quickly, otherwise Oirat Mongolia will be in danger!"

Man Gui, who was standing next to him, scratched his head a little. Hearing this, he couldn't hold back anymore, and interrupted and asked loudly, "What's going on? How did you get beaten like this?"

For Mangui, as long as they are Mongolians, they all recognize them.It is also for this reason that Emperor Chongzhen always put him on the grassland as a role model.

The Oirat Mongolian envoy was no exception. He recognized Man Gui, and immediately replied: "Khalka Mongolia and Tsarist Russia secretly colluded together last winter. This year's ice and snow have just melted. Severe winter, when there is no preparedness, it suddenly strikes, caught off guard, and all the tribes suffered heavy losses. Among them, our Heshuote tribe and the Zhungeer tribe were the focus of their raids, so the losses were the worst. Seriously wounded by Tsarist Russian firearms.”

Speaking of this, the envoy took another breath, and added with a sad face: "This time is different from the previous wars with the Khalkha tribe. Whether it is the Khalkha tribe or Tsarist Russia, they all kill people on sight. Even Women and children are not spared. Especially the Tsarist Russian army is even more inhumane. Now the Oirat Mongolian tribes are powerless to fight back, and they all fled in all directions!"

When Yang Sichang heard this, he recalled that Oirat Mongolia actually had two major enemies, one was Tsarist Russia and the other was Khalkha Mongolia.However, Tsarist Russia is located farther west. In the past, the conflict with Oirat Mongolia was not very serious.Unexpectedly, this time, Tsarist Russia also dealt a cruel blow to Oirat Mongolia.

With such thoughts in his mind, he asked some more questions, and immediately said: "I will report this matter to the emperor immediately!"

　Thanks to Ling Huanhuan, who specializes in young daughter-in-law, anniexie for the reward, and thanks to the book friend 160506185430084 for the reward!
　　
　
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