Chapter 149 The Treasure of Batu
The sky on the grassland is always blue and dazzling, which makes the sky look strange and high.
The white clouds are immersed in this blue ocean. The thick parts in the middle are dark, and the thin edges are transparent. The shape is always uncertain, sometimes like a whale, sometimes like a horse. Horses, in the end, they will be torn apart by the wind and become strands without any beauty.
The green grassland extends from the feet to the end of the field of vision. If there is no wind, the grass here will stand upright, with an indescribable desolation. However, as long as the wind comes, the green grass will wave. , layer upon layer, pounced into the distance.
The wild flowers of various colors shaded by weeds in the middle will also emerge, bathed in the cool breeze and full of vitality.
As for the mountains here, they are always black, and they are all on the horizon. Some of the black peaks are covered with a layer of white snow. I don’t know what I am worried about, so that my head turns white.
The cows swung their tails and grazed, and the sheep were grazing in a row. Occasionally, a mastiff barked dullly to warn the wild wolves patrolling in the distance not to hunt these cattle and sheep. idea.
People are always scoundrels.
They even seem a bit redundant in this world.
The pastoral songs sung are also dull and ugly.
Only the children riding on the backs of the big rams can blend in with the current scenery. At least, their innocent laughter matches the scenery here.
It’s not like that pair of men and women chasing each other on horseback. Their horses’ hooves crushed the delicate flowers, kicked off the hard-growing weeds, and finally fell off the horse, hugging each other and rolling into the depths of the grass. at.
A thin horse tried to climb on the back of a beautiful chestnut mare several times, but was always rejected by the mare. Its hips were plump and its limbs were strong. With a slight swing, the male would let the horse climb on its back. The horse's efforts were in vain.
It had to adjust its direction again and start over...
The maroon head horse hissed, all the horses raised their heads, and the pony quickly got into the mare's vagina. Under the belly, the stallions did not care about anything else and naturally stood on the periphery of the team, snoring and panting, declaring their strength to potential enemies.
A bald head gradually emerged from the grass, gradually revealing a body covered in armor.
The vigilance of the horses is justified. It is this bald man who once took away too many companions from here, and then they never came back.
Li Dingguo raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his bald head and said to Zhang Guofeng beside him: "Three thousand horses!"
Zhang Guofeng shook his head and said: "We need to increase the establishment of one hundred people. , do you think Zhang Guozhu will agree?"
Li Dingguo said: "I don't care whether he agrees or not, I have a shortage of horses in the army."
Zhang Guofeng said: "Purchase three. Do you have the cost for a thousand war horses?"
Li Dingguo said: "This is your business."
"You are being unreasonable. "
"I regard you as my brother, but you actually want to reason with me? You are still the deputy minister of the Ministry of War. If you didn't have this right, you would still be a shitty deputy minister. "
"You must tell me clearly, what do you want with so many war horses? "
Li Dingguo looked at the horses not far away and gritted his teeth and said: "I plan to bypass the dangerous places opposite Shanhaiguan and rush into Jianzhou from the direction of the grassland. Marching on the grassland is impossible without war horses. ”
Zhang Guofeng nodded and said: “The easy battles have basically been fought, and the rest are all bad battles. Li Hongji has been cornered, and Jiannu has been cornered. At this time, the only way to fight them is to fight them.” It can be a fight between life and death.
This is why the imperial court has still issued an order to march north.
It can be seen that those in the imperial court are waiting for Li Hongji and Jiannu to have internal strife. Unfortunately, from the news we have received, it is unlikely, at least, that they will see internal strife in the short term. There's no chance at all.
At this time, if you want to enter the Jiannu territory from the grassland direction, you can consider it. However, without the support of artillery, this battle will be difficult to fight, and there will be heavy casualties. "
Li Dingguo snorted coldly and said: "No one will die in a war? Is it possible? You are only allowed to kill people, but you are not allowed to be hacked to death? Where can I find any truth on the battlefield? Artillery is easy to use, but it is not omnipotent and can work at any time.
Look, at first those guys only knew how to rush forward under artillery fire, but later they also learned to attack in a line of skirmishers. Later, when the artillery shells fell, they would lie on the ground and be beaten. Those who were killed by the explosion deserved it, but a large area that was not killed should wait until the artillery fire stopped to continue the attack.
If we only know how to use artillery to explode, I tell you, we will suffer big losses within three years.
I tell you, Yun Zhao is now the emperor, so you should not expect him to continue his previous banditry.
The emperor must show that he loves the people as his own son, especially the emperor Yun Zhao. He actually started to flatter the people, and I don’t need to tell you what the people’s attitude towards the war of the dead is. Bar?
However, the war must be fought, especially the war against Jiannu, which must be fought, otherwise it will be useless for us to guard a broken Shanhaiguan. In the early days of Chongzhen, Jiannu still had Eight hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, people can't sit still.
Yun Zhao is too careless, thinking that with artillery, everything will be safe and the world will be safe?
If he doesn’t kill the slaves and doesn’t make Li Hongji’s head into a wine bowl, how can he be his emperor with peace of mind?
He doesn’t care, but we soldiers can’t ignore it.
This time, let Zhang Zhaolong's heavy artillery defend the city. We are here to see if we can make a breakthrough from other places. ”
Li Dingguo and Zhang Guofeng had discussed the matter of attacking Jiannu numerous times.
As the deputy minister of war, Zhang Guofeng knew very well that Lantian wasThe troops here have begun to be stretched thin, and the military affairs of each group of troops are fully arranged. Being able to place a complete regiment of Li Ding's regiment in the Shanhaiguan area already shows the importance of Jiannu and Li Hongji's rogue group.
During the two months of capturing Shanhaiguan, the enemies outside Shanhaiguan began to build armament fortifications frantically. Li Hongji worked hard to build twelve forts in Motianling, Xingshan, and Songshan. Each fortification was a large ditch. They even diverted water into the ditch to form a moat-like fortification.
It was obvious that they would build a large number of forts there in the years to come.
The longer the attack is delayed, the more difficult it will be to attack them in the future.
Not only is Li Hongji carrying out large-scale construction projects, Dorgon, the regent of Jiannu, is also making the same preparations.
However, today's slave builders are focusing on North Korea. More than 60% of their troops are now consolidating their rule in North Korea. In four months, the king of North Korea has been changed three times. .
Every time the king changes, it is a catastrophe for the Koreans.
A Great Wall has appeared along the Yalu River. Every day, millions of Koreans continue to build the Great Wall along the Yalu River. Judging from the scale, they want to use this Great Wall to completely isolate North Korea from the mainland. Come on.
Not only that, the Jianzhou people also covered these Great Walls with artillery. If the Lantian army wanted to cross the Yalu River and reach the other side, it would first have to accept intensive bombardment by artillery.
If a person becomes crazy, or feels that he is about to be in disaster, the power that bursts out is often extremely powerful.
Faced with such a situation, it is strange that Li Dingguo, the commander of the northern border defense, is not arrogant.
"Okay, I'll figure out the money thing." As soon as Zhang Guofeng said the words, he regretted it, because this matter was too difficult.
It is impossible for Li Dingguo to only need 3,000 war horses. If you have war horses, you need to train cavalry. If you have cavalry, you need equipment, and you need money and food to support their development. The subsequent needs cannot be a small amount. .
Li Dingguo put his hands on Zhang Guofeng's shoulders and said affectionately: "You are indeed my good brother, but I don't need you to find the money and food. I have already found the money and food. You just need to help me with this matter." Just take it off.
I finally understand that the stubborn Yun Zhao is much nicer to you than to me."
Listening to what Li Dingguo said, Zhang Guofeng's hands are so good. They all started to tremble.
"What did you do? What did you do behind my back?"
Li Dingguo touched his rough stubble and chuckled: "The hometown of the three guards of Wuliangha A group of soldiers with unknown origins appeared in Chifeng. Do you know about this?"
Zhang Guofeng helped: "I know, you sent Hou Dongxi to lead five hundred cavalry to investigate. I signed the issue. "What happened to them?"
Li Dingguo said calmly: "It's a group of construction workers."Slave Tatars. "
Zhang Guofeng said suspiciously: "How dare the Jiannu Tatars come to Chifeng? ”
Li Dingguo took out a cigarette and lit it, then smiled and said: “It’s time for our brothers to get rich. There is a Tatar family temple in Chifeng called ** Temple. It belongs to the Karaqin Mongolian prince.” Family temple.
There is a standing statue of Sakyamuni enshrined in the temple, one foot four feet high, very majestic. We have seen this statue before, you should remember it.
Zhang Guofeng frowned and said: "Not to mention that statue, we have gone through the entire temple and found nothing wrong." "
Li Dingguo blew out a puff of smoke and said: "I was deceived by those damn family temple lamas. That statue was dedicated to Khan Batu of the Golden Horde during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties. gift, now do you understand the origin of those soldiers with unknown origins? "
"You mean that statue is valuable? "
Li Dingguo said leisurely: "After Hou Dongxi captured those people, he learned their purpose of coming from their mouths. Their purpose of coming to Chifeng was to take away this statue.
The plan was very careful. This group of people was secretly escorted, and then the lamas in the temple put the statue on a Lele cart and transported it to Liaodong. "
Zhang Guofeng said: "Can a statue be so valuable? Even if he is made of gold, it is not enough for you to form your cavalry brigade of ten thousand people.
Li Dingguo spit out the cigarette butt and said with a smile: "It's not all gold. It contains twelve crowns captured by Batu during the Western Expedition. What is the most valuable crown?" King Henry II's crown, with six rubies on it, is said to be priceless.
When we marched into Chifeng, we were too fast, and the Karaqin Mongolian princes ran too fast, so this thing was left behind. Now they were about to take it away, but Hou Dongxi stopped it again. "
Zhang Guofeng took a long breath and looked at Li Dingguo and said: "Where are the things, and where are the people related to this Buddha statue?
Li Dingguo said leisurely: "Of course I brought everything back exactly right. As for those lamas and those people of unknown origin... what do you think I will do with them?" ”