Spring has arrived, the ice and snow have melted, and the grasslands that have exposed the green meadows have become vibrant, which also represents the beginning of the war, without the fetters of snow, the grazing season is coming, resources have become the most important thing in the eyes of everyone, how to have a better performance and change in the new year, it has become a problem that everyone has to consider.

As the commander of the Wanquan Division, in the Xuanfu, Shi Wanshan's life has been very comfortable recently. Unlike Sun Hong, the chief soldier of Datong Mansion, who faced the leader of Wara, and still had a lot of pressure, the Xuanfu bordering the mercenary forces was politically harmonious, and the military and the people's hearts were very stable.

Not only that, but the excerpts sent to Kyoto during the Chinese New Year were also instructed, and the 500,000 taels of silver allocated by the imperial court were also in place, allowing them to build 50,000 new troops.

With the silver to do things, Shi Wanshan's ambition has become bigger, he only has 20,000 troops now, if he can have an extra 50,000 people, his strength will rise more than one level. That is, the imperial court agreed, and immediately took action, first called soldiers in the city of Xuanfu, and soon 30,000 new soldiers were already in place, but he was not satisfied, in his opinion, the best source of soldiers is the Mongols, they are not only stronger than the Han people, more exquisite equestrian, but also have one of the most important advantages, that is, there is no worry about using these people, even if they die on the battlefield, the pension given will be very low, and even most people can not give it at all.

He sent someone to inquire, and there were many new Mongol soldiers in Shicheng, including Warats, Tatars, Mongols, and Jurchens. And the scouts sent out to inquire about the news reported that the number of soldiers in Shicheng is unimaginable, and I don't know how many people are crying and shouting that they want to join the mercenary, but they have no way.

This news shocked Shi Wanshan's spirit, and when he saw the example, he decided to adopt the same recruitment method. The master of Shicheng is just a loyal and courageous duke appointed by Beiming, so wouldn't it be more popular for him to recruit troops in the name of Beiming?

Therefore, under the city of Dalu, after the beginning of spring, there was an additional recruiting office, which was responsible for welcoming all the warriors and men on the grassland. The idea is beautiful, but the reality is often cruel, the recruitment office has been established for nearly a month, but there are very few Mongolians who have really signed up to join the army, and there are only fifty people together, and most of them are still some frail men, like Shi Wanshan's imagination is full of personnel, and the thing of competing to enlist in the army is not seen at all.

Shi Wanshan was a smart man, and he quickly found out the reason, only to find out that the reason why Shicheng could easily recruit soldiers was entirely because of the name of the god of war. The mercenaries fought a hard way through their fists and became known to the world. After figuring out this, he was naturally not convinced, so he quickly found two deputies, Guhe and Ning Wenfeng, to discuss the matter of sending troops to Saihan Mountain.

As a member of the Tatars, Saihan Mountain was a huge stone that was put here to block the Ming Dynasty without sweating. It's just that this boulder, after the sudden appearance of the first city and the capture of the city of Taru, has gradually lost its effect.

Shi Wanshan didn't know why Zhong Dangong didn't take action to pull out this nail. But if this person doesn't do it, it doesn't mean that he will do it, especially now that Dalu City has become a thing in the hands of Beiming, the threat of this place is already imminent.

Sending troops to Saihan Mountain can make a prestige and let the grassland warriors know that there is not only a Shicheng here, but also the army of the Northern Ming Dynasty. In addition, occupying this place is equivalent to an additional front station for the Beiming Dynasty to send troops to intervene in the grassland in the future.

"Do you need to report the matter to Shijo?" Ning Wenfeng, a think-tank military advisor who commanded the affairs and was also a think-tank military advisor beside Shi Wanshan, asked.

"No, I don't. With our strength, we can take Saihan Mountain by ourselves. Shi Wanshan shook his head. In his mind, maybe this move will not be pleasing to the loyal and courageous public, once he really notifies the people, what if they don't agree? So how do you do that?

Seeing that Shi Wanshan had made up his mind, the commander Tongzhi Guhe who was sitting next to him stood up, "Okay, that's it, I'll lead the troops to fight." ”

Three days later, 15,000 soldiers of the Northern Ming Dynasty set out from the city of Talu to Sai Rare, 400 miles away, including 5,000 newly recruited soldiers.

On the city wall, Guhe, who was standing in armor, led the troops, and the voice of the male duck of the eunuch Deng Qiang came out, "Commander Shi, the father-in-law who went out on the expedition can make up for it, but this battle must be won, otherwise, I am afraid that someone in the court will find us trouble." ”

"Hehe, don't worry, Gonggong Deng, with General Guhe leading the troops, there are only 8,000 enemies on Saihan Mountain, and there will be no mistakes." Shi Wanshan looked confident. Judging from all the information obtained, this battle was indeed not difficult to fight, but only five days later, a letter requesting reinforcements was sent back to the hands of the commander of the city of Taru.

The letter was written by Shogun Furukawa himself. When he reached the bottom of the mountain, he prepared to attack the city, but when the army launched an attack on the third day, it was blocked at the slope of the Xuanshi, relying on the favorable terrain, the Tatar army continued to counterattack, and after repeated attacks, the army lost 4,000 men, and still did not achieve any results. Not only that, but the five thousand recruits who accompanied the army were heard by this formation, and no matter how they were ordered, they were reluctant to follow the veteran soldiers to launch a charge. Seeing that there were only 6,000 people left who could be used, Furukawa had to increase his reinforcements.

In the past, all kinds of news always said that the Mongol army was incompetent, and when faced with the onslaught of mercenaries, it often quickly collapsed and showed defeat. made Shi Wanshan once think that the Mongolian cavalry had also fallen, and their combat strength was beyond the past. But now the real fight with the other side knows that it is not that the Mongol army has retreated, but that the mercenaries are too strong.

It's just that at this point, there is no turning back from the bow, and there is absolutely no possibility of stopping and retreating at this moment. If this is the case, the morale of the army will inevitably be unstable, and the matter of wanting to recruit new soldiers will naturally not be able to continue.

"Send troops, this time General Ben personally took action and led five thousand troops." Shi Wanshan made a very decisive decision and ordered Ning Wenfeng and Deng Qiang's father-in-law to stay in Talu City together, and he personally went straight to Saihan Mountain with five thousand veterans.

In Shicheng, as early as the moment when the army mobilization began in Dalu City, Yang Chendong had already received the news. Shi Wanshan, who thought he was smart, closed the four gates tightly and did not allow anyone to go out of the city, but how did he know that there was something called telegraph, and people could spread the news far away without leaving the city.

After learning the news, Yang Chendong quickly saw Shi Wanshan's motives. To the south is the territory of Datong Mansion, where there is an old opponent of the Northern Ming Dynasty, and it is fortunate that the other party will not come to harass them, then they will definitely not go to find trouble with others. The strength of the first city is not something that Shi Wanshan can touch lightly now, so thinking about it, it seems that only this Saihan Mountain is left.

Speaking of Saihan Mountain, he also had trouble with mercenaries, and he didn't make any money by sneak attacking. For them, Yang Chendong originally wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible, but after the scouts reported back the terrain there, he suspended this plan. Now is the time to vigorously develop Shicheng, a poor mountain, it doesn't matter if you occupy it or not, you have to send people to guard it, not to mention that there is no place in that place, it is equivalent to no buffer between him and Beiming.

Yang Chendong, who has always had a vision of the overall situation, let go of the other party. I never thought that Shi Wanshan would make up their minds. It's okay, even if you want to touch the stone, then do it, and when the time comes, it will be more beneficial to yourself to touch a lose-lose situation.

After receiving the news, Yang Chendong didn't take this matter seriously, and even he had already thought about what the outcome would be. On this day, he was attending the opening ceremony of the newly built Yang Family College in Shicheng. After several months of continuous efforts, a four-story building covering an area of hundreds of acres was completed.

Yang Chendong is the dean, and Wang Si is the first vice president, in charge of the main affairs of the college. The college offers major subjects such as mathematics, Chinese, physics, science, and medicine, as well as other subjects such as physical education, music, art, and even foreign languages. Although now I am only teaching you some Mongolian, Russian, Japanese and Korean. But it won't be long before some Western language processes will be opened, and by that time, there will be a group of foreign language talents here, which will play a great role in promoting the future dealings with world countries and even the occupation there.

Because of Yang Chendong's participation, the ceremony became very lively, and all the 500 students collected for the first time in the entire academy were also in place. And this is still the first batch, and more people will enter it to study in the future, and after learning, it will be used by the Yang department.

Just after the ceremony was completed, accompanied by Wang Si, the vice president, he was walking in the academy to inspect, and Xu Yunsheng, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, appeared, and gestured to the accompanying Second Brother Yang from a distance. Soon after, an urgent message was sent to Yang Chendong.

His eyes swept over the content of the intelligence, Yang Chendong's eyes stopped for a short time, and then he said to Wang Si, who was accompanying him: "Dean Wang has a lot to worry about the matter here, and Young Master Ben still has something to do, so take a step ahead." Captain Tiger, come with me. ”

Leaving the Yang Family Academy in a hurry, Yang Chendong returned to the war room in the Yang Mansion, and Hu Mang hurriedly came over. The information that had just been sent to him was also sent to him, and Hu Mang, whose personality had become much calmer, also flashed a look of surprise on his face after seeing the content above, and then looked at Yang Chendong after a little consideration and said, "Young Master, leave the matter to our new army." ”

"Well, what do you think?" Yang Chendong nodded lightly, the battle was naturally going to be handed over to the new First Army, unless the battle situation was serious, he would go with the Tiger Regiment.

Chapter 842: The Spring Hunt of the Tartar Iron Horseman