February 6, the seventeenth year of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Wang Shicai has been able to pacify Mobei for more than two years, but the grassland is still not peaceful.

From time to time, some small rebellions would break out, and putting down the rebellions became what the soldiers who guarded Mobei had to do all year round.

The Wan'an Palace in Halahalin has been converted into the Mobei Protectorate, and the first Grand Protector was Zhang Jue.

In such a cold place, Zhang Jue wears thick fur most of the time and is dressed like a Mongolian.

"Haha, the imperial court is finally willing to send more officials this time."

On this day, Zhang Jue greeted the team that had just entered the city and dragged Lu Xiufu to the Governor's Mansion without stopping to talk.

"You also know that for the past three years, I have sent two memorials to the imperial court every year to ask for people, but each time I only send a few dozen people, some of whom are old and weak, or some who are young and naive. Damn it, just throw them into the snowstorm in Mobei.

, the skin is tender and the meat is frozen into a crispy stick in a moment, what have you done? If you don’t give me a man who is in his prime, capable of both civil and military skills, how can I stabilize the territory?!"

"Brother Jun Yu, how can there be so many strong men willing to come to Mobei? They all bring their families, some old and some young." Lu Xiufu shook his head and said: "Not to mention the two years ago when we conquered Korea.

In the expedition to Japan, the imperial court only wants Mobei to remain in chaos."

"Hey, now that Goryeo and Japan have been conquered, are you willing to send officials here?" Zhang Jue laughed, patted Lu Xiufu, and said: "What about the population? Move the population here, and move more young ladies over there to give it.

When the soldiers get married, their hearts are set."

"I can't tell whether Protector Zhang is joking, and this matter is not my responsibility. Here... I will introduce you to the officials who are going north this time. Most of them are counselors to the Jinlianchuan shogunate. Many of them worked in Mobei when they were young.

I have been questioned, I am familiar with the grassland conditions, and after more than ten years of teaching and examination, there is no need to doubt my loyalty to His Majesty."

"I have already thought about it. From now on in Mobei, you, Mr. Lu, will be in charge of the civil affairs, and I, Zhang Junyu, will be in charge of the military affairs. You can take care of these things."

"Who said this to you? I am not the new transfer envoy to Mobei. I am here to patrol the north to comfort the grassland on behalf of the Emperor. I will return to Beijing next year to discuss the situation in Mobei with His Majesty in detail."

"Isn't that reasonable?"

"Don't be anxious." Lu Xiufu said: "I'm here, there is another important matter... His Majesty plans to build a post station between Hara and Lin and the capital, and even many cities to facilitate transportation. This matter involves great interests, so I will leave it to you.

If your Majesty is worried, I will be responsible for the investigation."

Zhang Jue was a little satisfied now, patted Lu Xiufu on the back hard, and said: "When you return to Beijing, you must report to Your Majesty that after Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks, he returned to Chang'an, and then defeated Tuyuhun. Now I

The war between the DPRK and the Golden Horde has been going on for many years. Is there a Li Jing missing?"

"Okay, I will report it word for word."

~~

One hundred miles northeast of Hala and Forest, the Tianwei Army camp.

A group of Tang soldiers returned to camp in the evening, consisting of ten men and twenty-four horses.

Two horses carried corpses, and the rest were all injured.

"what happened?"

"General... Captain and Doduna died miserably..."

"Zhang Jing, tell me."

A young soldier came out of the queue, performed a military salute, and responded: "We were attacked more than thirty miles due north of the Asaike tribe. There were twenty enemies, one man and three horses, wearing leather armor and fully equipped with weapons. They were very

Maybe they wanted to rob the Asaik tribe, but this was only one of the possibilities. They encountered us, lay down in the snow, and killed the captain with one arrow. Doduna died in the battle. We fought back and killed seven of the enemy.

The rest of the people fled...the head is here."

"Near the Asaike tribe? Why would a horse thief get so close?"

Zhang Jing said: "We speculate that he is from Hu Tulun."

"Follow me to see the general."

"Here!"

…

Wang Li has reached middle age and looks increasingly dignified and resolute.

"Kudulun?"

When he heard the name, he glanced at the generals under his command like lightning, and said: "It is a shame for a general to have a woman repeatedly kill my comrades!"

There was a "swish" sound, and the two rows of generals in the tent raised their hands and shouted almost at the same time, saying: "The last general is willing to go and annihilate Hu Tulun!"

"Do you know where she is?!"

"In the snowy fields of the north, the last general..."

Wang Li didn't say a word, he only glared and immediately made the general who was talking nonsense lower his head.

Everyone knows that Hutulun is in the snowfields further north than Mobei, but no one knows her specific hiding place.

In other words, she wasn't hiding anywhere at all. The snow never melted all year round, and the endless snowfield allowed her to hide at will.

The biggest problem Tang Jun encountered was that he could not find her.

"Report to the General."

"explain!"

"Since we can't find Kutulun through ordinary methods, I think we can send a spy to sneak into her subordinates."

A general said: "To deal with a small force..."

"Shut up!" Wang Li turned around and shouted, "I have tried this before. I tried to get the surrendered Mongolian soldiers to approach Khutulun twice, but both ended in failure."

"Kudulun should be allowed to approach us. For example, her brother, Chabal, the eldest son of Haidu, can be used as a puppet to go to the north to recruit the Huolin people to surrender, and let her take the initiative to rob us."

"No!" shouted the generals in the barracks.

"In order to capture the daughter of Haidu, you let the eldest son of Haidu go? Absolutely not!"

"Only in this way will she believe it. I think she dared to go deep into this area, maybe just to check Baler, because she was expanding her power. This matter does not need to be done by the Mongols, it seems too

Deliberately, you should find a smart person to do it."

"Like you?"

"Thank you for your compliment, General."

"What is your name?"

"Zhang Jing, a senior cavalry gunner in command of the 11th command of the 3rd Army of the Tianwei Army, a bachelor of the 13th term of the Beijing Army Martial Arts Hall, with six outstanding achievements in military martial arts!"

"Damn, what a monster." Many people in the barracks cursed in a low voice.

Wang Li narrowed his eyes slightly and asked: "You have been in our army for one year, or one month?"

"I enlisted in the army last month and am still on trial training."

"The trial training is over and I will be transferred to the supervision camp."

"I would like to ask for help to find Khutulun."

Wang Li frowned, raised his hand and said: "The military meeting is over, let's disperse."

Zhang Jing gave another military salute and left the barracks with quick movements. He knew very well that Wang Li did not have the authority to make a decision on this matter.

"Go ahead and see the team leader off, Doduna."

The next day, a small funeral was held in the army. Zhang Jing was still squatting outside the incineration room, waiting to receive the ashes, when a colleague came and patted him on the shoulder.

"Tsk, tsk, what did you say to the general? The general will protect you. Go to the camp gate quickly."

Zhang Jing couldn't help but ask: "Does the Great Protector know my plan?"

"News travels quickly in the army. Even after traveling a hundred miles, the troops have not even been burned down. The messenger has been running back and forth."

Zhang Jing nodded, turned to look at the incineration room, and said: "Commander, little Mongolia, wait for me to avenge you."

After that, he strode towards the camp gate.

~~

February 7th.

A government back office in Haraholin.

Fourteen-year-old Lu Suhuo, the third sister of the Lu family, is studying with her two naughty twin brothers.

This matter is extremely difficult.

"Third sister, if I had known that I would have to study in the grassland, I wouldn't have come with my father."

"On the contrary, I feel that the grassland is not as beautiful as I expected. Traveling thousands of miles to visit here will delay my studies."

Lu Suguo smiled and said: "Wu Lang, you see, Si Lang is very easy to learn."

"He's so eager to learn, so I'll teach him everything. Third sister, I want to go horse riding."

Lu Suguo was about to speak when she suddenly heard movement in the courtyard. She couldn't help but wonder why her father had come back at this time today, so she rushed to the window to take a look.

She saw her father standing in the courtyard stroking his beard, and her mother standing aside as if waiting for someone. After a while, the steward welcomed a young man in.

When the outsider entered the hospital, Lu Subao was a little panicked for a moment and wanted to close the window.
To be continued...