When the upper-class nobles of the entire Mongolian tribe outside the Great Wall all defected to the Manchus, the Chahar nobles like Sangarsai and Wu Bash would become a

It was a natural choice.

But people like Hu Tuge are different, including Li Ma, Meng He and Qingshan Hao who have not yet expressed their attitude, but they are different.

They were born from the lowest level of the Eastern Mongolian tribes, either as Han herder slaves of these tribes, or as Han female slaves who were insulted. Most of the brothers under their command also had this kind of bitter background with great hatred and deep hatred.

Since the tribal nobles who had oppressed them, humiliated them, and treated them as human beings have become the guests of the Mantatars and the vassals, princes, and Baylors of the Mantatar clan, then they themselves will not surrender easily.

Of course, these people do not yet have a clear class consciousness in their minds, but Yang Zhen is very clear that the emergence of this kind of consciousness does not require him to do much work of persuasion and education.

With a little guidance, such as holding a grievance meeting, these people will understand the suffering they suffered in the past and where the sins they suffered came from.

Then they will realize for themselves that those who once oppressed and humiliated them in every possible way are now aligned with the Manchu Tatars, and then the Manchu Tatars will quickly become one of their most unforgivable enemies.

Now that he has a way to turn them into his staunchest allies, Yang Zhen is no longer so worried about accepting the Rangers on the grassland, which will put him in danger of being betrayed at any time.

Moreover, after Hutug paid homage to Yang Zhen in public and expressed his determination to serve Yang Zhen, the atmosphere around the bonfire became even more different.

Zu Keyong, Xu Changyong, Zhang Chen, Li Lu, and Yang Shen immediately stood up and expressed their welcome to Hu Tuge with wine bowls in their hands.

Of course, when it comes to expressing welcome, Chinese people have been drinking since ancient times. It seems that not drinking is not enough to express a warm welcome.

At that moment, these people pulled Hutug in front of them one by one, and drank a bowl of wine together, until Hutug's face turned black and red.

Hutuge's surrender was expected by everyone. After a burst of hilarity, everyone's attention gradually returned to Lao Paotou and Qingshan Hao.

The bonfire crackled, but no one spoke.

After a while, old cannon leader Liu Wanzhong, who felt something strange, stood up with a wine bowl, looked around, and finally said to Yang Zhen:

"Mr. Yang, brother Yang, it's not that I, Liu Wanzhong, don't know how to praise, it's just that the stall in Qifeng Mountain is a bit big. I, Liu Wanzhong, am not blind. Who can follow me and who can't see clearly with me? But brothers Cao Shangfei and I

It’s different!

"Many poor people from Jibei have come to join me, Liu Wanzhong, with their families, and they have settled in Qifeng Mountain. If I just slap my ass and leave, how will they live in the future? Although I, Liu Wanzhong, am willing to join me, I can't just leave."

Yes!"

Of course, Yang Zhen was well aware of Liu Wanzhong's considerations and difficulties. Yang Zhen had never thought so about asking him to take the people from Qifeng Mountain to follow Yang Zhen to Songshan City.

So after hearing what he said, Yang Zhen stood up with the wine bowl in hand, thinking of saying a few words to make a way for the future.

However, before he could think about what to say, he saw old gun leader Liu Wanzhong walking over first with a wine bowl in his hand, and said to Yang Zhen:

"Although I, Liu Wanzhong, cannot just leave and go to Songshan with General Yang and all of you, I, Liu Wanzhong, have a bright eye and know that I can't go wrong by following General Yang.

"I, Liu Wanzhong, am willing to lead the troops and people of Qifeng Mountain to change flags and banners from now on and obey General Yang's orders for the advance battalion to conquer the east!"

Having said this, Liu Wanzhong didn't wait for Yang Zhen to say anything. He raised his neck with the wine bowl and drank it all. Then he knelt on one knee and said:

"If something happens to Songshan City in the future, if Commander Yang gives an order, I, Liu Wanzhong, will definitely obey the order without a second thought! If there is trouble in Qifeng Mountain in the future, Liu Wanzhong will also ask Commander Yang to treat Qifeng Mountain as his own troops to rescue!"

As soon as Liu Wanzhong finished speaking, everyone suddenly looked like they were suddenly enlightened. It turned out that this was the case. Liu Wanzhong was thinking about the long term.

Although Yang Zhen did not expect that Liu Wanzhong would put forward such a condition, he did not object to such a condition. He did not know whether Qifeng Mountain would have an insurmountable disaster in the future, but what he knew very well was that the disaster of Songshan City was coming.

Already.

In this special period, it is always good for the officers and soldiers in Songshan City to have one more helper.

So since Liu Wanzhong said so, let's do this first, just like we did to Hu Changhai or Hu Dabao at that time.

If they don't come when Songshan City is in trouble, then in fact their loss will not be big, it will just be a garrison or the official title of Chief Qian.

"Okay! Since Brother Liu said so, let's do it like this. It's up to you whether the troops in Qifeng Mountain change their flags. As long as you accept the orders from me, Yang Zhen, the commander-in-chief, we will be a family that helps each other.

Man! The matter of Qifeng Mountain is my matter, Yang Zhen!"

Yang Zhen didn't make his words too clear. After all, there was a good Qingshan next to him who had always been calm and steady. He hadn't expressed his position yet. He had made some official announcement to Liu Wanzhong. Who knew whether the asking price of this good Qingshan would go up.

However, Liu Wanzhong was already very satisfied with Yang Zhen's statement.

Because in his mind, Yang Zhen is a dignified military commander of the imperial court, and there are a large number of elite officers and soldiers stationed in Songshan City. How can they be used when this nest of bandits and horse bandits on Qifeng Mountain will be used in the future?

Most of the time I ask for help myself.

Therefore, after Liu Wanzhong heard what Yang Zhen said categorically, he quickly asked someone to refill the wine and toasted Yang Zhen with a bowl of wine again.

After the matter of Qifeng Mountain was settled in this way, the eyes of everyone present were once again fixed on Qingshan's good face.

"Brother, there is an old saying that if you keep cutting off, you will suffer chaos. Now we are having a hard time on the grassland, and you don't know it! Since Mr. Yang is sincerely recruiting grassland heroes, don't miss this one.

What a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”

Liu Wanzhong, the veteran cannon who had just made up his mind to attach himself to Yang Zhen, had just settled his affairs and turned around to persuade Qingshan to go away.

"That's right! What Old Pao Tou said is right! Although Qingluan Ridge is good, it is not a place where big things can happen! Good brother Qingshan, you and I and the Hutuge brothers once worked together in Qingluan Ridge.

, Now that Brother Hutuge and I are under the command of Commander-in-Chief Yang, why don’t you come over together, brother, and while Commander-in-Chief Yang is reorganizing the advance battalion for the Eastern Expedition, we can follow Commander-in-Chief Yang and participate in the grand event together!"

Li Ma, who was also sitting by the bonfire, began to ignore the past grievances and persuade his former Qingluanling brother Qingshan to come.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Ma finished speaking, everyone heard Qingshan Hao, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "May I ask Mr. Yang, what did you mean by inviting us to participate in this grand event? Dare I ask?

Commander Yang, what are the ambitions of Commander Yang?!"

As soon as Qing Shanhao said this, the generals gathered around the bonfire became quiet for an instant. They stopped drinking and eating meat, stopped chatting, and all looked at Yang Zhen, as if this question was both extraordinary and at the same time...

It seems to be very important to them.

"Ambition? That's a good question. As the commander-in-chief of the advance battalion for the expedition to the east, and the commander-in-chief of the Songshan regiment, Mr. Yang's ambition in this life is to drive out the Qing captives and restore Liaodong! If you ask about ambitions, this is Mr. Yang's ambition.

Got it!"

Yang Zhen knew what Qingshan really wanted to ask, and he almost blurted out the famous slogan from later generations.

Drive out the Tartars and restore China, this slogan is much more grand when Yang Zhen temporarily adapted it.

It is a pity that although this slogan is good, it cannot be used casually, because among the few people in front of me, several belong to the Tatar category.

The Mongolian tribes outside the Great Wall, in the discourse of the Ming Dynasty, belonged to the Northern Barbarians. Before the rise of the Jurchens, the Tatars in Chinese referred to Mongolia.

After the rise of the Jurchens, the Eastern Barbarians began to be called together with the Northern Barbarians. Later, the Northern Barbarians were gradually annexed by the Jurchens. Then the names of Eastern Barbarians, Mantar, Qing Barbarians, and Qing Tartars began to gradually replace the Northern Barbarians.

However, when talking about the Tatars, it naturally includes the Northern Mongolian Tatars.

Yang Zhen didn't want the slogans he was putting forward to arouse the doubts of his soldiers who were from the Mongolian tribes beyond the Great Wall.

Furthermore, the Ming Dynasty is still there, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has not entered the customs, and the restoration of China is out of the question, so when the words came to his lips, Yang Zhen temporarily changed his mind to expel the Qing captives and restore Liaodong.

After Yang Zhen said this, everyone nodded, but Qingshan Hao remained unmoved, obviously not satisfied, and continued to ask:

"If I surrender to Songshan, it will be to surrender to the General Soldier, not to the Ming Dynasty. We grew up in the desert of the North Sea, but the Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with us! May I ask the General Soldier, if the Qing captives are driven out and Liaodong is restored, where will we go?

!”

Qingshan Hao asked this, which made everyone sitting around the campfire a little dumbfounded. They had not thought about such a far-reaching problem.

For them, it would be great if they could see the goal of expelling the Qing captives and restoring Liaodong be realized in their lifetime, but how could they care about the future!

Moreover, Qingshan’s easy questions are also full of his rebelliousness. What does it mean to vote for Yang Zhen instead of the Ming Dynasty? Isn’t Yang Zhen the chief training officer of the Songshan Regiment in the Ming Dynasty?!

Zu Keyong and Li Lu, two straight-minded men, felt angry when they heard that Qingshan was so disrespectful and unruly asking questions. Their eyes when they looked at him did not conceal their dissatisfaction.

At the same time, several other people, such as Xu Changyong, Zhang Chen, Yang Shen, old gun leader Liu Wanzhong and others, looked thoughtful after listening to Qingshan Hao's questioning.
Chapter completed!