I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Tea leaves with full color and taste after brewing, porcelain of various colors, alas, the life of the Han people is really good, much better than the days when we only knew how to herd sheep and ride horses.

The profits of this small tribe are not high, and the leaders of the caravan even looked down on their lords. They just rested for a while, and then continued to go north without stopping, and then made a circle, returning from Xuanfu to the capital. .

It is this kind of caravan that makes many Mongolians yearn for Han culture even more, and also makes more people covet it.

Of course, the caravan spread the news from within the pass to the Mongolian grasslands.

On this day, Kangkaer, the Minister of the Chahar Department stationed on the left wing, is summoning the lords of the left wing to have a meal in the main tent. prickly head.

Suddenly, a Mongolian soldier with a scimitar walked into the tent and said:

"Report, there have been rumors from the left wing in the past few days that the Emperor Daming in the pass has designated Guihua City as a religious trade center, where he will help various ministries convert to the Yellow Sect."

"It is also said that the three guards in northern Saibei have received an edict, and the leaders of the three guards will take Tumot's Guihua City and hand it over to the Ming emperor for credit."

A small lord said nonchalantly:

"Such a trivial matter is worth reporting today? Since the second year of Tianqi's tribute, which month's first and fifteenth days are not related to the circulation of internal news?"

"Everyone, I think that the defense of Guihua City is strong, and the Great Khan personally led the army to invade the pass. The Ming Dynasty is too busy to take care of itself. Even if the three guards in the northern part of the Great Wall dare to send troops, they will not easily defeat the Tumote tribe."

"The Tumed tribe is the second most powerful among the tribes in Monan after Chahar!"

Kangkaer thought for a while, and finally felt that the news was not groundless. If he went south to fight grass valley, Ming Dynasty must have a countermeasure. He said:

"Left leaders, no matter whether these rumors are true or not, it's better to be cautious!"

"Well, from today onwards, the appearance of these rumors will be strictly prohibited in the left-wing ministries, and I think the root cause of these rumors is the caravans that came out of the pass!"

"Cutting off the rumors is the only way to calm people's hearts. Basically, it is necessary to prevent caravans from selling goods in various ministries!"

The first half of the sentence did not cause too much trouble, but after hearing the latter, the lords of the left wing quit.

Guanmao was "begged" by the left-wing ministries and Daming during the Longqing period. Without Guanmao, the annual "market reward" of several thousand taels will definitely be cancelled, and it will definitely be a heavy blow to the left-wing ministries.

"and many more!"

A lord stood up and stared at Kangkar coldly, saying:

"Maybe the left-behind ministers don't know that the customs and trade with Daming is a joint request of the leaders of our left-wing ministries and Daming. Whether it is war or peace, it will not be affected, and it has not changed for decades!"

"Many lords and tribesmen in our ministry are waiting to trade with Daming before they can sell their cattle, sheep and horses. Anything is fine, customs and trade must not be cancelled!"

When it comes to their own interests, no one is careless, especially these impoverished left-wing tribes. If there is no customs trade and "market rewards", their tribes will be even poorer.

The position of Kangkaer has been handed down since the era of Genghis Khan. The left-wing officials of the Mongolian Khan hold great power.

Although the real power is no longer there, Kangkaer himself is Lindanbatur's confidant and the lord of a powerful tribe. How could he allow people from the left-wing tribes to jump in front of him.

He smiled lightly and asked back:

"If this is the meaning of the Great Khan, are the left-wing tribes the same as the Waikalkha tribes, and don't recognize the Great Khan of the Har tribe?"

Among the left-wing ministries, no one dares to say that they are not Lindan Batur, a profuse sweater. They are different from Outer Khalkha and Inner Khalkha.

Each of the five major ministries of Nekarka is equivalent to a Situmot, and they also have a common leader. Once the Chahar Ministry is in a hurry and the five major ministries are united, this power should not be underestimated.

And Waikhalka has now been unified by a powerful lord, and is inseparable from the mysterious Tsarist Russia. Even Lin Danbatur dare not easily fight with it.

The left-wing tribes, to put it bluntly, are dozens of small tribes on the left side of Monan Mongolia.

Next to them is Monan Mongolia, not far from the headquarters of Chahar. Once this excuse comes out, Lin Danbatur has an excuse to send troops to the left.

Lindan Batur has never fought with the left wing, one is because there is no excuse at all, and the other is because there is no need.

The water and grass in the area where the left-wing tribes stationed herdsmen is not as rich as that in Monan, and they are generally poor. If they mobilize troops to fight down, what they gain may not be as much as what they lose.

The strength of the left-wing tribes is not as good as that of Monan Mongolia. With Chahar's current strength, they can easily defeat them.

Kangkaer used this as an excuse to forcefully announce the order. There was nothing to say. The lords of the left-wing tribes had no choice but to obey the order, but they were very dissatisfied in their hearts.

Today's left-wing tribes are actually trying to survive in the cracks between the ever-growing Chahar tribe and Ming Dynasty.

They treated Lindan Batur in a false and indiscriminate manner, in order not to give him an excuse to attack them.

But at the same time, the leftists are very dependent on the tariffs, trade and market rewards that have lasted for decades in Ming Dynasty. Once they are cancelled, it will be a heavy blow to them.

Chapter 458 Lin Dan Khan Enters the Bandits

Datong town.

For several days in a row, the clouds were shrouded. After all, it rained heavily in the middle of the night last night. For some reason, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Emperor Tianqi's imperial decree to gather heavy troops on West Road, the entire town has been under martial law.

Datong Commander Zhang Wanbang's general order was stricter than the imperial decree, all transactions were prohibited, and there were few people in the nearby hotels, inns, restaurants, and wine shops.

Martial law is to prevent Mongols from entering the city as merchants. Such a thing happened once in Fushun. Li Yongfang's surrender caused quite a stir in the whole country.

But after all, he was the first frontier general to surrender to Donglu, so it's normal for him to have such a big influence.

However, the guards in many towns are not very nervous. Anyway, the battle is in the area of ​​Killing Tiger's Gate on the West Road. I am in the town, and the Mongols must not be able to fight in.

After Zhang Wanbang left according to the order, he left behind a general who led more than [-] men to guard the town. This general was also from a general family, and his name was Shi Yongzhen.

Shi Yongzhen has no achievements, relying on the blessings of his ancestors, he became a general smoothly.

Just after dawn, a Ming army cavalry came out of the stable yawning, cleaned up the horse manure, and then changed the fodder for the horses.

He got on his horse, and just a few streets away, before he left the city, he cursed:

"How could there be Mongols in such weather? The general doesn't think of us as human beings. What are you doing out of the city? Are you going out to be exposed to the wind and cold!"

Scolding is scolding, the process that should be followed still needs to be followed.

Zhang Wanbang set eight military regulations, which are extremely strict, and he is especially good at large-scale battles. Violating military orders will be punished as a death penalty. Therefore, his troops and horses in his headquarters have always been strict in military discipline.

This is also the reason why Zhu Xieyuan led the Datong Army to the front during the Liaodong War.

Just after leaving the city gate, feeling the biting chill, the cavalryman regretted not adding a cotton coat, and was about to go back when he suddenly thought of something and pulled his horse out of the town.

Before leaving, a general at the top of the city greeted him eagerly:

"Do you want to go out to watch in this weather?"

"You are brisk, you can just hide on it, but it will be miserable for you, and you have to find some Mongols! Really, how could there be Mongols!"

The cavalry didn't look back, and walked away full of complaints.

"Damn, if it wasn't for the general's order in such a horrible weather, who would want to go out! I feel cold standing here, let alone they ride horses..."

Unexpectedly, the leader of the city didn't feel any anger at all. Instead, he had an expression that I understood. He looked at the backs of the cavalry who were facing all directions when they left the city, then rubbed their hands, shrunk their necks, and hurried back to the pier Inside.

The cavalryman walked around outside the city without going far, found a place to squat for about half an hour, and went straight back to Datong town.

He came to the general's mansion and whispered to the guards who were eating:

"General Qi, it is raining heavily outside, and there is no trace of the Mongolian cavalry, so it should be heading east to Weizhou."

Shi Yongzhen was a little surprised, took a sip of water, frowned and said:

"The Tang newspaper the day before yesterday said that the Mongols had broken through the side wall, and the commander of the Zhenluwei was killed. I was afraid that they were going to the town. Could it be that they went to the Xuanfu?"

After all, the cavalry had something on their minds, so they thought about their excuses before returning, and said with an apologetic smile:

"I don't know the little one. I have carefully checked all the places that should be explored, and I really didn't see any traces left by the Mongolian cavalry."

"The general also knows the past few days. It has been hazy for several days, and it has been raining heavily since last night. When the little one left the town, he could only see the deserted fields, not even a single person."

"When I came back, all the doors were still calm, and nothing unusual happened."

Listening to what he said so carefully, Shi Yongzhen's mind became a little more stable. Indeed, such a heavy rainy day is not conducive to marching, nor is it suitable for siege.

It is not known whether the Mongols went to the Xuanfu or not, but it seems that at least the Mongols will not come to town again today, and when Zhang Wanbang comes back, this matter will not be up to him.

Thinking of this, Shi Yongzhen waved his hand to make the two generals retreat and went to inspect each other, but he suddenly felt sleepy and went to bed without any worries.

In the afternoon, there were suddenly loud shouts from all over the town.

"The Mongolian army has entered the town!"

"Run, run!"

The general who was patrolling the city seemed to understand something at this moment, and quickly reported the situation to Shi Yongzhen who was sleeping.

Shi Yongzhen was also awakened by these increasingly noisy voices at this moment, before the servants came in, she jumped up, picked up the saber standing beside the bed, put on her armor, and rushed out of the room.

As soon as he went out, he bumped into the servant who came to report the news.

Shi Yongzhen was caught off guard and was almost knocked to the ground by this strong servant. He staggered back a few steps before standing still, and shouted:

"What are you panicking! It's not the Mongols attacking the city!"

The servant also didn't care about the crime of recklessness just now, he quickly knelt on the ground on one knee, cupped his fists and shouted: "Report to the general, it is the Mongols who are attacking the town!"

Shi Yongzhen was taken aback for a moment, and then slapped himself several times, this is really a crow's mouth, the Mongols actually came to attack the city.

He regained his composure, looked at the frightened servant and said:

"Didn't the scout report in the morning say that there was no sign of the Mongolian cavalry? Why did they come to attack the city again in the afternoon? Who was in charge of the scout report? The general had to kill him for dereliction of duty!"

The servant shook his head again and again, and Shi Yongzhen also knew that the city might be in chaos now, and finding someone was not an urgent matter, the most urgent thing was to block the Mongols.

The town of Datong, one of the nine towns, has never been besieged or captured by the Mongols!

If this kind of thing happens to me, I'm afraid it will be infamous for thousands of years!

"Tell me, how many people are there?"

"It's so black, it's countless!"

"Prepare the horse, prepare the horse quickly, I am going to the city!"

When it was getting dark, Shi Yongzhen, who was currently staying in Datong Town, the power center of Datong Town, the highest military general, finally appeared in the East Gate Tower, the place where he was most needed.

At this time, the general's hand holding the knife trembled slightly, and murmured:

"Too many, densely packed with 10,000+ people..."

At this time, the sky had not yet completely darkened, and the light in Dongcheng was very good, and one could see far away at a glance.

Shi Yongzhen came over, supported the crenel with one hand, heard the words and shouted:

"Nonsense! There are only so many people in Mongolia. If 10,000+ people enter and plunder, he can't do without a single male in his headquarters!"

"I think it's only tens of thousands of people at most!"

Although this is the case, even if there are only tens of thousands of Mongols who came to attack the city, their number is still much larger than that of Datong Town, where only more than 1 Ming troops stayed behind.

Shi Yongzhen looked around, and saw not only the east city, but also surrounded by countless Mongolian cavalry regiments on the south, north and north sides.

The scimitar outside the Great Wall gleaming coldly under the setting sun, the rain of arrows denser than raindrops in the sky, and the Mongolian cavalry with flags and banners unfurling, all made him, a general who had no experience in war, jump with fear.

Chapter 459 You Can't Be Lost

Originally at this time, looking at here, what I saw should be a wonderful view.

Xiongguan Town in the sunset, the scenery in front of Shi Yongzhen's eyes is indeed too beautiful, but it's a pity that now is not the right time to look at the scenery from a distance.

What surprised him the most was the big banner that was looming in the Mongolian army.

Although he didn't have much experience in war, after all, Shi Yongzhen was a son of a general who lived in the border for a long time, and he knew the flags of the leaders of various Mongolian tribes since he was a child. There is no doubt that the flag of Lindan Khan of the Chahar tribe was in front of him.

He was shocked in his heart, frowned and said:

"Lindan Batur is also here. No wonder these Mongols are so ferocious, besieging and attacking the city desperately, all because they want to show off in front of their sweat!"

After saying that, Shi Yongzhen turned his head and looked into the city.

The sneering words revealed extreme fear.

At this moment, the city is already tense, and the atmosphere is very tense.

One of the officers reported that the commanding soldiers had caught batch after batch of green skins that provoked trouble, and the city had temporarily regained tranquility, but everyone knew that this tranquility was only temporary.

Once the Mongols began to attack the city, the patrolling soldiers in the market would be transferred to the top of the city to fight. At that time, it was impossible to see the inside of the city with only the servants of the yamen.

The internal and external attack, and such a numerical disadvantage, it is really difficult to hold the town.

Datong town is full of fish and dragons, and countless people want to mess it up, and then take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune of their own.

Troubled times are always some people's favorite time.

This is already the case in the city, and the atmosphere at the top of the city is even more tense.