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"The Tatars have a small team of cavalry, and they have appeared scattered outside the Ningxia guard's wall." Bu Xiangming pointed to the Ningxia guard on the sand table in the study of the back house after entering Baozhai.

"From east to west, Huamachi, outside the Great Wall Pass, Anbian Camp, and Tianchi Fort have direct dial [Note 1] From Monan, I saw a team of more than a dozen barbarians scattered here and there," he said. He shook his head when he said this, "These military reports are from two or three days ago... It's really hard to say where the barbarians came from this time."

Lu Jiuwan brought in two jars of wine from the front hall and passed them to Xie Taichu and Bu Xiangming.Xie Taichu didn't drink it, but Bu Xiangming picked it up and took a sip.

"Major General Kan, and Daoist Xie, what do you think?"

"The people around the border wall are in panic. This has been the case since before the Chinese New Year, and Ganzhou is also the same. The garrison is also on guard, and the troops are exhausted. If this continues, the border wall may collapse without a fight." Kan Yufeng said.

Xie Taichu observed the sand table carefully. After a while, he pointed to the area not covered by the northeast corner of the sand table and said, "I think we should think about the reason for the Tatars' battle. The leader of the Tumed tribe, I Da, followed the Mongolian Great Khan Bodi Adong." Zhengxi Station made great contributions. Later, the Great Khan named him Soduo Khan, so I Da Khan became the lord behind the [-] households on the right wing of Mongolia. The south of Yinshan Mountain has been thousands of miles from east to west. Today All the tribes of Tumed rule the roost. The rest of the Tatar tribes cannot compete with them. Even Daduan named Alda King of Shunyi to appease him."

"This happened more than 30 years ago." Bu Xiangming said.

"Precisely because of the age, I'm old now, and the control over the Tumo tribe has weakened, and he was oppressed by the Oirat Khantu in Gansu, and the Khan's power is getting weaker. It is inevitable that some people have other thoughts." Xie Xie Taichu said, "Monan is the territory of Yexing, Yexing is the son of Ji Nang, and Ji Nang is the elder brother of I Da..."

When Xie Taichu said this, Bu Xiangming suddenly came to his senses.

"You mean..."

"For the peoples on the prairie, only the place where the iron cavalry arrives is the place where they can gain strength and wealth." Xie Taichu said, "If you want to deal with me, you can only set your sights on the fattest place in the south of the Yangtze River. .”

The rest of the people listened deeply.

"This battle is definitely going to be fought, it's just a question of where to fight it from."

"Go to the east, the Great Wall Pass, which is the flattest place. The cavalry can launch large-scale and rapid battles." Bu Xiangming said, "The last time we robbed Maobula Fort, it was also in this direction."

"Helan Mountain is quite difficult. The mountains are high and dense, and the pass is steep. Behind them is Ganzhou. It is impossible for them to go to Helan Mountain. The enemy is not worth the loss. I also think it is the Great Wall Pass."

Bu Xiangming nodded: "Well, Major General Kan is right. I have [-] soldiers in the front, middle, and rear guards and [-] cavalry at my disposal. March to the Great Wall Pass and fight directly at the gate of the Great Wall. a block to keep them out of the side wall."

"Major General Kan, how many people were captured in the First World War in Yongzhou?"

"The captives were captured outside Helan Mountain. There were one thousand barbarians and less than one thousand five horses. They all passed through Huangxiakou and were sent to Ningxia. 1000 people are now locked up in the Pingyong prison. In the past, the flatterers were scattered in the fortresses of Qianwei. Among them, Zhang Liang Fortress and Fort Changxin have the most, after all there is Yuanma Temple, so there are a thousand horses in total."

"Does Tatar mean to come to redeem people?" Xie Taichu asked Bu Xiangming.

"Just five days ago..." Bu Xiangming frowned, "You mean, they lost on purpose, entered Ningxia first, and lurked down? They plan to cooperate internally and externally!"

"Yes."

Bu Xiangming looked carefully at the sand table, clenched his fists and hammered it: "Damn, they plan to come from Beiguan in the north!"

"I'm afraid it's already a bit late."

"What do you mean?"

"Today is the governor's birthday. There are many people who want to flatter and go back to Ningxia privately from the pass." Xie Taichu sighed, "I'm afraid the Tatars are also waiting for tonight."

Just as he was talking, Lu Jiuwan came out in his fine clothes, tidied up and asked, "General Bu, the birthday banquet is about to begin, will you go with me?"

"What are you going to do!" Bu Xiangming said angrily, "The Tatars are all under their noses! And that Jinwu! He is so stupid and foolish, he killed my servants, and bullied me too much! Withholding military pay and not issuing military orders. If this time It’s good that Ningxia can keep it, if not, I’m not going to join him in the book, but I must punish him for the serious crime of delaying the military situation!”

He paced back and forth, finally grabbed his cloak, and said quickly: "I will go to the camp to deploy troops! We must not let the barbarians loot my Ningxia border!"

Bu Xiang left in a hurry.

Lu Jiuwan watched Bu Xiang Mingli go, and had no choice but to say: "Major General Kan, you are also a hero in this northwest, or you and I—"

Xie Taichu asked: "Major General Kan. Where are the two thousand personal guards you brought with you now?"

"Near the Baiting Lake." Kan Yufeng replied hastily.

"Issue an urgent order for them to rush to Ningxia Town overnight. When there is a war, it is necessary for people and horses to protect His Highness."

"The general understands, so let's go." Kan Yufeng lifted her foot and left.

Lu Jiuwan was holding a glazed box with a ganoderma lucidum in his hand. He stayed for a while, then looked back at Xie Taichu: "You can't go. The imperial court is looking for you. If you go, you will be exposed to everyone's eyes. Besides, Zhao Yuan How can I stay in Ningxia?"

Xie Taichu said, "I'll change my clothes and be a handyman next to Boss Lu."

"Where is there such a tall and burly handyman... Absolutely not!"

Zhao Yuan was woken up by the maids in the Jinwu Mansion early today, bathed and changed, freshened up, and even put on a little makeup.

He is dressed in a water-colored bamboo-pattern Taoist uniform with a light gray cloud-patterned armor, a jade crown on his head, and a new silk Yishan crown. The translucent Yishan crown makes him look bright, handsome and gentle.The clothes are scented with the fragrance of hosta, with some charming and graceful subtext.On the cuffs are some complicated golden silk paintings of auspicious wishes bottles.

Another hand warmer was stuffed into his arms. The hand stove was heavy and covered with a layer of snow fox fur. Zhao Yuan didn't feel hot when he grabbed it, and the soft warmth made his arms just right and comfortable.

Someone pushed a delicate nanmu wheelchair over.

Two maids wanted to come over to carry him, but Tao Shaochuan pushed him away: "I'll do it."

After saying this, Shaochuan hugged him and sat him in the wheelchair.There were no armrests on either side of the wheelchair, so he couldn't drive it by himself.

He could only wait until the maid pushed him to check in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror.

"Is the common people satisfied?" the maid asked him.

Zhao Yuan looked at himself carefully.

Pampered and pampered, jeweled.

It's like a toy that anyone can pick.

If it weren't for such an encounter... maybe he would have really become a canary of a certain powerful person, a plaything that he couldn't even control where he went.

The maid escorted him out of the courtyard, the black carriage had already parked outside the concierge, he was carried into the carriage by Tao Shaochuan, and Jin Wu was already in the carriage.

He glanced at Tao Shaochuan, Tao Shaochuan showed no expression, so he relaxed and let the car door be closed.

When Jin Wu saw him, there were two surprises in his eyes, and he hooked his fingers to touch his cheek.

"I don't know that ordinary people have such a demeanor." He said, "I must have been more energetic when I was in the capital, but it's a pity that I was tortured... Don't worry, no matter how Lou Zhen treats you, our family will not be happy when you come back this morning. I will let you go to Zhang Liangbao again to eat rice bran, with a face like this, you can't do anything."

"Then thank you Lord Supervisor first." Zhao Yuan said, lowering his eyes, "Let's go. Don't make Lord Governor wait in a hurry."

It was only after Tao Shaochuan and others sat in the back of the carriage that the black carriage slowly left Jin Wu's mansion and headed for the inner courtyard of Lord Governor's yamen.

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[Note 1] Direct dial: A sentinel who goes deep into the enemy's territory to carry out reconnaissance activities.