Speaking of the north, if you are more poetic, you will think of beautiful words such as "The desert is solitary and the sun is setting on the long river." However, that is in the northwest, north of Datong, and you can't see such beautiful scenery. Instead, you can see the endless grassland.
The sky is as blue as a gem. Such a view is not uncommon.
However, there is a but, because this kind of scenery can only be seen on sunny days in the spring and autumn. When winter comes, the cold wind like a small knife blows, and the hail as big as soybeans hits, I am afraid that it will
No matter how eager a scholar he is, he has to stay in a warm room wrapped in a leather robe.
If it snows again, it will be even colder. The light snow is okay. There are sunny days in winter. When the sun comes out, the ice and snow melt. In addition to adding a bit of coldness, the melted snow water nourishes the grassland, which is good for the coming year.
Grass growth is not a bad thing.
However, if it snows continuously for many days, it will be a bit bad. If it snows lightly, the livestock raised by the herdsmen on the grassland can still break through the snow layer to eat pasture; but if it snows heavily, if the snow suddenly warms and then cools down,
When ice crust forms on the snow surface, livestock are not only unable to eat grass, but are also easily scratched by the ice crust. Not to mention that when it snows heavily, the visibility is extremely low. There is a vast expanse of white more than ten meters away, and no one can be seen at all.
, at this time, only people with crazy brains would dare to take livestock out for grazing.
It’s snowing heavily and you can’t go out. When the weather is sunny, livestock can’t eat pasture. For livestock on the grassland, it’s really a dead end. Every year when snow disasters, also called “white disasters” on the grasslands, come, livestock are killed and injured.
There are a large number of herdsmen who depend on these livestock for their livelihood, and countless people have died of freezing and starvation.
Since the beginning of winter, Kolko Grassland has experienced a white disaster.
Although the scope of this disaster was not very large, at least 20,000 households out of the 30,000 households under Tu Meng's control were affected. If a batch of grain and livestock were not quickly replenished, these 20,000 households would be affected.
, when next spring comes, the number of people will be reduced by at least several thousand.
Tu Meng cannot tolerate this situation in any case. After so many years of fighting, he understands the importance of strength better than anyone else. These herdsmen who cannot survive the winter are all due to his strength. If they can survive this winter, his account will still be strong.
With these lively warriors, if we can't get through, even tribes such as Ordos and Tumut will be ready to take action. After all, their pastures have not suffered from white disasters this year.
Where did the food and livestock come from? Tu Meng was accustomed to focus on the Ming Dynasty in the south. Although the Ming Dynasty took more and more strict precautions on the grasslands and did not hesitate to station heavy troops at the border, Tu Meng could believe that with his own
As long as these brave men under his command do not engage in a nationwide war with the Ming Dynasty, but instead loot the country, it should not be very difficult. Although the war is going on, regardless of victory or defeat, the Ming Dynasty will have stricter control over the flow of materials into the grassland, but Guang
The things brought back from looting are enough to survive for a long time.
But the people of Ming Dynasty were beaten and beaten, and after a few years, they may have forgotten about this matter, and then continued to trade with each other, and those greedy businessmen continued to come to the grassland.
A slight smile appeared at the corner of Tu Mengke's mouth. He felt that behind the tall city walls and forts, it was more like another piece of pasture for his Borjijin family. When the pasture was abundant, he took his son to cut a crop, and then,
Just wait for the grass to grow again.
A few days ago, more good news came over. In Datong Town, the herdsmen wandering near Datong were driven away. For Tu Mengke, this was even more drowsy. I sent him a pillow. He was worried about whether
Just because of the name of provoking a war, this reason came to your doorstep.
He is now the co-leader of the Dayan Khan, Ordos, Tumut Tribe, Yongxiebu Tribe, Mengoljin Tribe, Khalkha Tribe, Ulyanha Tribe, Horqin Tribe and Duoyan Tribe, who control Mongolia.
He is no longer the one who only focused on fighting to increase his strength. He has also begun to be more particular about doing things. Don't you people from the Southern Dynasties pay attention to the reputation of each division? Now, I am raising troops to seek justice for the people under my rule. Does that count?
A famous teacher?
Two thousand households each mobilized 5,000 elites. In addition to the 3,000 elites from his headquarters, more than 10,000 troops marched towards Datong. There would definitely be casualties in the war. He knew this very well, but,
But this winter, who knows how many of these strong men will be left. Instead of letting them die of cold and starvation in silence, it would be better to die in battle with the Ming army.
Tu Meng had made a plan. He pointed his troops at Datong and asked the defenders of Datong directly for compensation for the expulsion of the herdsmen. Datong had accumulated a lot of grain and grass over the years. If they understood and met his demands, he would be fine this winter.
After getting through it, hum! If you don't know the truth, although your son may not be able to attack Datong, but wantonly looting around Datong, wouldn't it be possible?
Those Ming Dynasty defenders, after leaving the tall city and without their sharp firearms, dared to come to the grassland to have a field battle with the descendants of Genghis Khan? Tu Meng did not believe that they had such courage. In fact, in
In his previous achievements, the Ming army that fought with him in the field seemed to have been completely defeated.
Along the way, we saw countless Mongolian cavalry passing by in the Ming Dynasty military forts and fortresses, each one of them as if they were facing a formidable enemy. But strangely, except for the military forts that blocked the only way, they were covered up by the Mongols with lightning speed.
Apart from breaking through the city and passing through the city, the other military fortresses were not attacked by many Mongolians. This made the frightened defenders feel lucky but also began to have some doubts.
The snowflake-like military report flew to Datong and landed on the desk of Commander-in-Chief Wang Fu. At this moment, Commander-in-Chief Wang Fu of Datong Town, who was supposed to be sitting in front of the desk, was standing on the side of the desk with his waist straight and fully clothed.
"It came so fast!" Zhu Houzhao looked at the military report in his hand and asked the other person below him: "Zhang Yong, have the soldiers and horses of the third battalion arrived now?
The man who was called Zhang Yong had a pale face and was obviously a eunuch. When the emperor asked about it, he raised his hand respectfully and made a military salute to the emperor: "By His Majesty's order,
The foot soldiers from the fifth army camp and the cavalry from the three thousand battalions have rushed to Datong day and night, and are now in full formation!"
"You should take control of these soldiers and horses first. Among you, you are the one who knows the soldiers and horses!" Zhu Houzhao ordered. At this time, although he did not intend to interfere in the battle, the forbidden army may not be handed over to Wang Fu.
He still understands this basic technique of checks and balances.
"Yes!" Zhang Yong replied simply and neatly. He didn't look like a eunuch at all. He was clearly a military general with a masculine look.
Since Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, the eunuchs who served him in the East Palace have been more or less reused. Needless to say, Liu Jin was the eunuch and eunuch who was responsible for the rites and "established the emperor" with all the power. However, except for Liu Jin, all the eunuchs in the East Palace There were also seven accompanying eunuchs who, together with Liu Jin, gained the importance of Zhu Houzhao. These seven people, together with Liu Jin, were called the "Eight Tigers" by both the government and the public.
And Zhang Yong is one of the eight tigers, and the only one who dares to fight Liu Jin. In terms of ranking, if he claims to be the third among the eight tigers, it is estimated that no one would dare to think that he is the second. In terms of power, he may be far behind Liu Jin, but when it comes to Zhu Houzhao's favor, it may not be that much different. Even when Liu Jin was beaten up last time, the only punishment he received was that Zhu Houzhao ordered him to serve wine Just apologize to Liu Jin and make peace.
This time Zhu Houzhao traveled to Datong, Liu Jin was in charge of the capital, and Zhang Yong was someone Zhu Houzhao did not hesitate to take with him. In the capital, in addition to his duties in the inner palace, Zhang Yong also supervised the 12th Regiment Battalion and the Chief Shenji Battalion. Let’s put it this way, the person who had the most multiple jobs in the Zhengde Dynasty was none other than this old man. He was also in charge of the Qianqing Palace in the Inner Palace, serving as the Queen’s Supervisor of all affairs, as well as being the Supervisor of Shangshan, Shangshangyi, Department of Planning, and other internal officials. He is really busy with the prison, plastic surgery, etiquette, sweet shop and leopard room, clothing bureau, hall secretary, Nanhai affairs, etc.
Of course, Zhu Houzhao took him with him, in addition to his close confidants, and more importantly, Zhang Yongzhibing! Zhu Houzhao didn't just plan to go to Datong and go back. He wanted to show off his martial arts skills here, and there was someone beside him. A trusted person who knows the soldiers is definitely better than asking the generals in border towns for everything.
"Wang Fu!" Zhu Houzhao left the copywriter: "You have been running this Datong for many years, and you know the generals and the soldiers. I will not be so ignorant that I will give blind orders here. You sit here and plan the troops and horses. How to deal with it? It’s all up to you, and as for me, just treat me as a general under your command, commanding these three thousand foot soldiers and two thousand cavalry!”
"This... Your Majesty, I don't dare!"
Wang Fu was a little hesitant. Since ancient times, there seems to be no such example. It is only natural and right for the emperor to command the soldiers and horses of the world. Even if the emperor does not command these soldiers and horses and hands these soldiers and horses to trusted generals, he still does not listen. I have said that the emperor went under the command of these generals and became a general who charged into battle!
"Why don't you dare? Do you want to resist the order?" Zhu Houzhao didn't care about this, and he didn't know whether it was a real threat or a false threat. He glanced at the old general: "At this time, if you miss this important military and national event, I’m afraid even the heads of your entire clan are not enough to cut off!”
The emperor threatened to kill his entire family. Wang Fu knew this and he could no longer refuse. At this time, although he longed for the warm-tempered king to be there to persuade the emperor, it was obvious that , the emperor had no intention of letting King Dai get involved in this matter.
"Your Majesty, forgive me for being rude!" Wang Fu took a breath, his armor leaves rustling, walked up, and shouted in a deep voice: "Come here, beat the drum, raise the tent!"