Yang Zhen actually had some understanding in his heart. Li Ma, who had joined him, might not have been hanging out in this area before, so he was familiar with the red lama in the Heishanzi area at the north end of Nurul Tiger Mountain, and he was familiar with Nuluer Tiger Mountain.

I am not familiar with the few strands in this area in the southern section of Luerhu Mountain.

If we consider that he was the only one of the bunches in this area who followed Meng He to Songshan and joined him, then I am afraid that he and the bunches in this area were not only unfamiliar with each other but even had some feuds.

Thinking back to what Li Ma said when he saw him in Songshan City, Yang Zhen quickly gained a deeper understanding of the horse thieves on the grasslands of Eastern Mongolia.

The north of Nurul Tiger Mountain is closer to the main grazing land of the Manchu and Eastern Mongolian tribes, Prince Beile, so the team of horse thieves on the grassland will be wiped out more vigorously.

Li Ma couldn't bear it any longer, so he led his team to escape to the south. However, after arriving in the south, they were competing for food from the local horse thieves team, so it was difficult to get along with each other.

It happened that Meng He followed the orders of Yang Zhen, the general training officer of the Songshan Regiment, and went to the border grasslands to recruit troops, so Li Ma simply refused to do anything and defected to Yang Zhen.

In this series, Yang Zhen felt like he was in a mirror.

So in this case, if Li Ma is asked to contact the local horse thieves at this time, if he still asks Meng He to contact him like he did before, just relying on his empty mouth and white teeth, I'm afraid it won't have any effect.

If there is no meeting gift, it is not certain whether Li Ma can meet the local counterpart and bring her words to him.

But after Yang Zhen said those words, Zhang Chen and Li Lu both stopped saying anything. Li Ma, who was still a little hesitant at first, saw that Yang Zhen said this and immediately agreed.

With such a meeting gift, he no longer had to worry about flying on grass and avoiding the two horse thieves leaders in Qingshan. At the same time, he no longer worried that it would be difficult to speak when the time came.

In fact, Yang Zhen still has some thoughts related to the Tiger Crouching Cannon, but he is not comfortable saying them openly in front of everyone.

First of all, after the large-caliber mortars, or sky cannons, successively cast by the iron works, the status of small cannons like the Crouching Tiger Cannon has declined to him and is no longer so important.

Secondly, giving a cannon to the family of these two gangsters does not give outsiders any advantage. This time, if they cooperate with us, then these two cannons will still be used by us.

Even if they don't join the group this time, it will be worthwhile for Yang Zhen if they use these two cannons to confront the Eastern Mongolian tribesmen cavalry who have joined the Manchu Tatars, or directly confront the Manchu Tatars who came to wipe out the horse thieves.

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After all, the enemies of the enemy can be treated as friends to support them. If these gangsters kill one more northern or eastern captive outside the border, then the pressure on Yang Zhen's side will be reduced in the future. He knows this truth very well.

Furthermore, in the long run, if these people want to use the Tiger Crouching Cannon they gave away for a long time in the future, they will need a continuous supply of gunpowder and projectiles. By then, in the entire Saibei land, they will probably have no choice but to buy from themselves, or from others.

I asked for help myself.

Once this situation is formed, and with the good relationship formed now, if there is any trouble in the Dongmeng grassland in the future, the first person they, the horse bandit leaders, will have to seek refuge with will probably be themselves.

Yang Zhen solved one thing and felt a little more at ease. He immediately greeted everyone and continued to eat meat around the bonfire. Wine was not allowed in the army, so everyone either drank mountain spring water or noodle soup instead of wine. How about eating and drinking?

happy.

Seeing that the night was getting dark and the bonfire was about to extinguish, everyone had eaten and drank enough and was yawning. They were about to go back to rest. At this time, they saw Zu Keyong, who had been immersed in eating and drinking and not talking much, suddenly said to Yang Zhen:

"My lord, the general! I have some questions in my mind. I don't know whether to ask them or not?!"

Yang Zhen had been running around for a day and was a little sleepy. He just wanted to dismiss the generals so that he could rest. But at this time, he heard Zu Keyong say this and saw him looking at him with bright eyes. He was stunned at first, and then

Immediately I thought of the topic he might want to ask.

At the moment, he was thinking about how to explain to him, and said to him: "We are all brothers, what else should we ask? Brother Zu, you can ask any questions you have!"

"Then, I would like to ask your Majesty the Commander-in-Chief, please tell me, in addition to assisting Yang Shen and Yang Guard in recruiting new soldiers from the East Camp, when we come to the border this time, we have other things to do?!"

After listening to Yang Zhen's words, Zu Keyong no longer hesitated, and directly stated the questions in his mind: "I just heard that the commander-in-chief arranged for the Li Ma brothers to recruit the gangsters on the grassland. What kind of business did they want to cooperate with!

"I'm sorry for my stupidity, but I really can't think of why we need to recruit the gangsters here when we go west to the border to support the Yang Shen brothers to recruit new people. How can we cooperate with these gangsters when we march to the east camp on the grassland?

What kind of deal?!"

Everyone present looked at Zu Keyong and then at Yang Zhen, and their hearts were suddenly filled with surprise. Until now, Zu Keyong was still kept in the dark, and General Yang did not tell him directly.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Yang Zhen knew that it was not appropriate to hide this matter from Zu Keyong anymore. He immediately said to everyone:

"It's late at night! Everyone, please go back to the camp and rest first! Tomorrow morning, Li Ma will lead some troops to contact Caoshang Feiqingshan! In addition, he asked Dunn to lead a tent of people and two tiger crouching cannons to accompany him.

Go!"

Having said this, Yang Zhen looked at Zu Keyong and finally said: "Brother Zu, please stay and talk! Let the others disperse, go back and restrain the troops, rest early, the curfew will be enforced at night, and you are not allowed to walk around and make noise!"

When everyone saw what Yang Zhen said, they quickly accepted their orders and dispersed, leaving only Yang Zhen and Zu Keyong still sitting by the extinguishing bonfire, with Ma Keqing waiting beside them.

"Brother Zu, I have been negligent in this matter! It is normal for you to have questions. We do have one big thing to do when we go to the border this time!"

At this point, Yang Zhen no longer concealed anything, and immediately told the story of how he got the news and how he planned to intercept the caravan outside Zhangjiakou.

Although Zu Keyong had already expected that going out this time would be more than just responding to Yang Shen, but when he heard Yang Zhen's overall plan, he was stunned and dumbfounded, staring at Yang Zhen speechless.

"Brother Zu, this matter is neither big nor small. Once word spreads, we will not only be in danger of being defeated, but also once someone sues us to Shanhaiguan and the court, we won't know about it.

How many unnecessary disturbances have been caused!

"We are also life-and-death acquaintances. Of course, I, Yang Zhen, can definitely trust your ancestral brothers! However, in Songshan City, after all, people talk a lot and people's hearts are unpredictable. If you are not careful, this plan may be dead.

In the belly!

"When I was in Songshan City, I didn't tell you directly because I wanted to protect you! As for not telling you clearly after we left the border, it was my negligence! In the past few days, we have traveled at dawn and slept at night, eating in the wind and drinking in the dew.

, I actually forgot about this problem! Brother, please be considerate!"

Yang Zhen finished speaking in a sincere tone and bowed to Zu Keyong. Zu Keyong suddenly stood up and quickly returned the bow to Yang Zhen.

Zu Keyong bowed in return and said: "In that case, I have nothing to say because of my humble position! Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for speaking out!"

When Zu Keyong said this, he looked at Yang Zhen and then continued: "Although Beizhi comes from the Ningyuan ancestral family, since he is determined to follow the General Soldier and fight against the invaders, the interests and gains and losses of the clan are no longer considered by Beizhi!"

Zu Keyong obviously understood why Yang Zhen didn't tell him directly about this matter when he was in Songshan City. After all, his role in the Zhengdong Camp was somewhat embarrassing.

However, since he followed Yang Zhen by sea from Ningyuan to the north to rescue Songshan, until now, he has seen many things clearly, which gave him unlimited hope.

If Yang Zhenzhen is really determined to quell the captives and restore Liao Dynasty, and find another way out besides the current Liaodong Army, he, Zu Keyong, might as well put aside all his sectarian opinions and follow him to the death.

Of course, all of this requires Yang Zhen to get rid of his sectarian views and fully trust himself!

Otherwise, as the deputy general of the Zhengdong Advance Battalion, I have been excluded from the core decision-making circle of the Zhengdong Battalion. Even if I follow Yang Zhen from now on, what role can I play?

If this continues, then I might as well just go back to Jinzhou City, return to Marshal Zu, and increase the strength around Marshal Zu to lead the fight against the captives, lest Zu Zeyuan and the others go too far!

Zu Keyong was thinking about this, and then continued what he said: "Besides, the interests and losses of the clan and the survival of the country, which is light and which is important, which is big and which is small, how can you not clearly distinguish between humble positions? What if the chief soldier is...

I can trust my humble position, and I will follow you wholeheartedly to resist the captors to the end!"

After Zu Keyong finished speaking, he bowed to Yang Zhen and then didn't get up, just waiting for Yang Zhen to give him an accurate word.
Chapter completed!