The First City was the first city to be founded on his steppe, but it was not the last. According to Yang Chendong's meaning, it is necessary to build this place into a model, and if the city is built here in the future, everyone can learn from it. And in order to achieve the most perfect state of this model, he had to put in more effort.

In addition to the construction of Shicheng, Yang Chendong was also not afraid to inquire about the affairs of the Mongolian tribes in Mobei.

The Mobei Mongols are the biggest threat to the northwest of Shicheng, and they are different from the Ku Po Er who came from afar, they originally belonged here, and they have great survivability on this soil, and if they are not suppressed, they will become a big disaster sooner or later. Not to mention, now that there is a famous general like Fan Yuhai to assist, it is really difficult to feel at ease if he is not destroyed.

If you want to destroy a person, you can't just kill it, but also run away. As the old saying goes, the upper army is scheming, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the next is the siege.

Yang Chendong chose the strategy of going to the army, which is why when the beheading policy was implemented in the capital, he did not order the life of Sude Khan, but only wanted him to hurt his body.

What he wants is to create an opportunity for Fan Yuhai, facing an injured khan, he believes that such an opportunity, smart people will definitely seize the opportunity and know how to do it. It can also be seen from the information sent by the Security Bureau that Fan Yuhai really did not disappoint.

After the defeat of the capital, Fan Yuhai followed the Mongol army to the Mongol tribe in Mobei and made his home in Xi'an, south of the Yinma River. In order to stabilize the situation, the wounded Sud Khan temporarily handed over the military power to Fan Yuhai, in order to prevent the mercenaries from taking advantage of the victory to pursue.

But as time passed, the mercenaries did not appear, and Sud Khan became nervous again while breathing a sigh of relief, because he suddenly found that all the soldiers who were guarding him had suddenly been replaced, and the people who had been with him before were gone, replaced by some unfamiliar faces.

After asking carefully, I realized that these people were all Fan Yuhai's henchmen. The replacement was also an order given by him, on the grounds of protecting the Khan's absolute safety, on the surface he was completely protected and isolated, but in fact it was nothing more than house arrest.

Fan Yuhai is an ambitious person, Yang Chendong knew this very early, so he gave him a chance, and sure enough, this person reached out and grabbed it, put Su De under house arrest, and came to a coercive son of heaven to order the princes.

But this is just a house arrest, and there are too many people who can't understand it, but Yang Chendong knows in his heart that there will always be a day when things will be revealed, even if he has already arranged for Director Feng Liang to spread the news, it must not be long, civil strife will happen, he wants to see how this famous general decides.

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Under the city of Taru, the war continues.

Since the loss of the first battle, the Tatar army and the mercenary New First Army seem to have reached some kind of tacit understanding, and the two sides are not at war, but only confrontation.

Speaking of which, both sides are jealous. The Tatar army was afraid of the muskets of the new army, and did not dare to rush into a charge; The new army was concerned about the number of cavalry on the other side, which was nearly 40,000, and if there was a real battle, the power of the muskets would be limited, and once the two sides fought together, it would be the end of two wounds, which was not what they wanted.

It was precisely because of these scruples that both sides settled down, so that the Northern Ming army defending the city suffered, and when the Tatar army pointed all its spearhead and energy at the city of Talu, Shi Wanshan, who was under pressure, was in dire straits every day.

In the past, the Tatar army only used infantry when attacking the city, and these well-trained siege soldiers had already caused a headache for the Northern Ming army. But when the mercenaries only confronted the Tatar army, and neither side had any intention of sending troops, the Tatar iron cavalry also came in handy, they came to the city, and constantly released bows and arrows to the upper floors, killing and wounding a large number of Northern Ming recruits who had little combat experience.

The already dangerous city of Talu is even more dangerous, and the number of soldiers' battle losses is constantly rising every day, and if it continues like this, I am afraid it will not last long.

Another tiring day passed, and the tired Shi Wanshan and Ning Wenfeng returned to the yamen of the City Lord's Mansion, sitting in the courtyard while drinking tea, while looking at each other speechlessly.

Deng Qiang, the eunuch guarding the town, had returned to Xuanfu, and brought back the commander of the capital with the ancient style, in the name of taking the general back to recuperate from his injuries, but in fact it was just to find an excuse to evade responsibility.

As long as he is not in the city, once the city of Dalu is lost, this responsibility will not have much to do with him, and when the time comes, with the help of the warrior of Guhe, the safety of the Xuanfu can also be guaranteed.

"I played a good wishful thinking, I said that I shouldn't have answered Lu City at the beginning, the location of this city is very important, and the partial city wall is not tall, so I am asking for hardship." Ning Wenfeng, who has always been moody, finally couldn't hold back anymore this time, and suddenly patted the stone table in the courtyard and said.

After a few days of hard fighting, even people with good tempers have been almost run-in, how can Ning Wenfeng's performance at this moment not be what Shi Wanshan thinks? It's just that he knows better that there is no way back from the current situation.

He once sent 800 li to Beijing in an urgent manner, and asked some officials who had a good relationship with him in private, and the content of the answers was almost the same, the imperial court attached great importance to this battle, and if it was lost, it was afraid that the holy decree of asking for guilt would be issued immediately, and at that time, they would be the sinners of the Northern Ming Dynasty.

Shi Wanshan, who has finally survived to this day, and even worked as a bandit, of course he doesn't want to lose everything, what he has to do is to try his best to keep Dalu City. Suppressing the anger in his heart, Shi Wanshan opened his mouth and asked, "Wen Feng, what do you say if we fight our way out and send someone to the mercenaries to ask for help?" ”

"Help?" Ning Wenfeng raised his head after hearing this, looked at Shi Wanshan with a look of hope and shook his head, "Commander, it's not me who strikes you, if you are a mercenary, will you interfere at this time?" ”

Shi Wanshan was speechless for a while. He knew that he had been a fool at what he had proposed, but now he really couldn't find a better way. Behind him is the Xuanfu, where there is also a shortage of troops, and there may be the strength to defend the city, but there is absolutely no strength to help. As for the imperial court, although he sent several emergency documents, they were all like a stone sinking into the sea, and it could be seen that the imperial court would not send a large army to come over for the time being.

This is also a way to do it, what I didn't expect was to be rejected by Ning Wenfeng so quickly.

Ning Wenfeng, who was sitting opposite, understood Shi Wanshan's thoughts, but he still couldn't help but say, "Commander, this idea doesn't have to be fought. The current mercenaries are afraid that they wish that we would fight with the Tatar army and lose both, how could they attack at this time. ”

"But... But once the city of Talu changed hands, their supply channel was cut off, and the Loyal Guild allowed such a thing to happen? Shi Wanshan still wants to argue on the basis of reason.

"What if the supply channel is broken? Isn't there still the Nuer Gandusi area? This was originally just the backup path of the loyal and courageous father. At least for this reason alone, it would be worth dealing with 40,000 elite iron horsemen, which is not a good deal. Ning Wenfeng shook his head.

With such an attitude and such a resolute answer, Shi Wanshan was speechless. Maybe he also had such thoughts in his heart, otherwise, I am afraid that someone would have sent a letter to the mercenaries a long time ago. It's just that right now, apart from this solution, he really can't find a solution.

With a sigh, Shi Wanshan closed his mouth again, and only when he drank tea would he speak violently, a picture of enmity with this teacup and this tea.

Silent.

Once again, the silence represents the bitterness and helplessness in the hearts of the two generals. And at this moment, a personal soldier outside the door walked in, half-kneeling on the ground, "My lord, there is a self-proclaimed loyal and courageous messenger outside the mansion who asks to see him." ”

"Loyal Courier?" Suddenly, hearing his voice, the eyes of the two men who were already decadent were shining at the moment, and Shi Wanshan suddenly said after a breath: "Please, please." ”

If it weren't for the scruples of his identity, Shi Wanshan would have stood up directly to greet him at this moment. But even if he didn't do this, the two words of invitation could already represent his excitement at this time.

The retreat of the pro-soldiers was only less than half a cup of tea, but in Shi Wanshan's opinion, it seemed that a long time had passed, and finally a man in a cloth shirt walked into the backyard, accompanied by his own soldiers, which had already proved his identity.

"Grass people Yu Can has seen two generals." The person who came under the fist bent down slightly and then straightened up again, completely with a demeanor that was neither humble nor arrogant.

It is said that it is a grass people, but how many grass people can still behave so naturally when they meet the commanders? From this point of view alone, this person is different from ordinary people in many ways.

"It turned out to be Mr. Yu, please take a seat." Ning Wenfeng said with a smile like a spring breeze on his face. Before figuring out the identity of the person who came, this kind of reception was naturally done by him, the lower official. While speaking, he also waved his hand to the soldiers on the side, signaling them to retreat.

Soon only the three of them were left in the small courtyard, Yu Can tasted the fragrant tea in front of him under Ning Wenfeng's signal, and nodded slightly after drinking it, "Yes, good tea." ”

"Hehe, now that the war is imminent, and I don't know that Mr. is coming, the preparation is a little inadequate. But I think there must be a peerless tea in Zhongdanggong. Ning Wenfeng smiled, and did not forget to point the finger at the topic to be said. Even at this time, he was still very suspicious of Yu Can's identity.