Although he didn't see Yang Chendong, Tengshan's answer could already make Hu Changning go back to the errand, and a satisfied smile finally appeared on his face.

Among the Beijing divisions, Hu Changning soon returned. And brought back what he had heard on the front line, as well as the scouts he had sent out before. He also explained in Fujiyama's words that the detention of the scouts who went to inquire about the news was originally a helpless move, to prevent someone from leaking the battlefield situation, and asked the emperor to understand.

Regarding the scouts being trapped, Zhu Qiyu was indeed a little angry. But when I thought that the things on the front line still had to rely on Yang Chendong, how could I take this little thing to heart. Especially when he heard Hu Changning say that the Warat army had been successfully blocked, and the danger of the Jingshi was gone, he was relieved at the moment and laughed happily.

Not only Zhu Qiyu, but also the other important ministers were very happy when they heard that the Jingshi was no longer in danger, and then they waited for Yang Chendong to triumph smoothly.

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A large number of Ming prisoners were sent up. On the Ming side, Yang Guang, the deputy commander-in-chief, came forward and brought a full 5,000 cavalry to protect their safety and retreat to the Beijing Division. And when accepting the captives, he also asked everyone according to Yang Chendong's meaning, whether there were still captives left in Wara, and after getting the answer from most of the people, all the captives were returned, this Yang Chendong breathed a sigh of relief.

The number of prisoners received this time reached more than 75,000. And most of them are still brave soldiers, they are just because they were scared before, so they can't exert their full strength on the battlefield.

Yang Chendong could imagine that with these 750,000 people, the safety of the Jingshi would not be a problem, and Zhu Qizhen could finally sit back and relax when he slept. He also successfully completed the important task of protecting the Ming Jingshi.

As for whether these people will be used by Zhu Qiyu against himself in the future. Yang Chendong didn't have much to worry about. First, he has mercenaries in hand, and whoever moves him has to think carefully; Second, these people are all saved by themselves, and if they are allowed to deal with themselves, they will be more resistant in their hearts. Third, there is still Yingzong Zhu Qizhen in Nanjing, and Daizong also needs to think carefully about himself if he wants to.

With these three points, there should be no problem with your own safety. And after settling the matter of the prisoners, it is time to release the Varat army and leave.

This is also what I am most worried about.

was controlled before, and he had to do what Yang Chendong said. Now that the matter is done, will Yang Chendong keep his promise and release himself and tens of thousands of Warat cavalry?

For this, I was a little worried about it at first. Everything is as Yang Chendong said before, if he really wants to deal with Wara, then he can just shoot directly, and he will take a few more artillery pieces out of the warehouse, so as not to worry about defeating Wara, but he didn't do it, he still knows the truth of hiding the bird's bow, if he doesn't leave Zhu Qiyu with a big enemy, he will have no scruples when he really wants to deal with himself.

Therefore, when Yang Chendong released more than 20,000 horses from Naigong in Willow Town as promised, and let him join him first, this person was moved to cry. It's no wonder that he did this, the population of Warat is not large, especially the prime of life who can fight. In this way, if all the soldiers and horses are killed this time, then he is really going to become a bare-pole commander, I am afraid that when he returns to the grassland, he will not be said to be a hegemon, and it is a matter of burning high incense not to be bullied by others.

Seeing that more than 20,000 cavalry had withdrawn safely, when he looked at Yang Chendong, he first said in a tone of great admiration: "Da Ming Zhong is a brave man, you are a real man, and you do what you say, which is admirable." If you want, the two of us can join forces, and no one in the entire Ming Dynasty will be our opponent at that time. Wouldn't it be better if we were left to choose between gold and silver treasures and beautiful women at that time? ”

also had a sincere invitation on his face, and a smile appeared on Yang Chendong's face. "Leader Yexian, there is not only one Ming in the world, there are many countries and nations in places we don't know and haven't seen, why do you just want to deal with Daming?"

Yang Chendong's answer made him stunned for a moment, he didn't expect such an answer, he lowered his head, hesitated slightly, and then raised his head and said: "As you said, this world may be very big, but we can't even deal with the Ming Dynasty, how can we talk about other grand plans?" ”

"No, no, no!" Yang Chendong stretched out the index finger of his right hand and made a swinging motion. "As the leader of Warat, you must first have confidence in your knights, with them you can do something, as for why you can't take the Ming, it's because your own strength is too poor. There is an ancient saying in the Central Plains, which is given to you here, and you need to be hard to strike iron. If you don't have enough strength and just rely on the opponent's mistakes, you can't do anything. ”

"Do you need to be hard to strike iron?" I was thinking about this sentence thoughtfully.

"Yes, exactly. There is no shortage of soldiers who dare to use their lives, and your living environment and conditions make your men very brave at a very young age. On the battlefield, you can gallop in all directions, but do you know why you still fail? Yang Chendong nodded and guided the other party.

"Why did it fail?" That's exactly what I want to ask first.

"Because your own hematopoietic ability is insufficient, if you rely on robbery, such a nation is destined to not go far." Hehe smiled, Yang Chendong continued: "The lack of all kinds of materials, so that you can get a little thing is complacent, so that your ambition is very satisfied and satisfied." That is, it is satisfied, and the lost day is not far away, which is why although the Varat army is brave and sometimes does something earth-shattering, it will inevitably be destroyed and replaced by others. In the end, it just can't win people's hearts. The reason why we can't win hearts and minds is because the people are not rich. They follow you, and in the end they can't even eat enough, who will really go to work? On the contrary, if the country is rich and the people are strong, there are people who want to deal with you, and in order to ensure the fruits of their victory, then they have to take out their swords and guns to fight with the people who come. One is spontaneous, the other is forced, tell me, which one works better? ”

"The country is rich and the people are strong?" was also shocked by what Yang Chendong said. To say that there are some things here that he has not thought about, but he doesn't know how to do it at all, and now that Yang Chendong has raised this question, it is obvious that he should have a solution to. In this way, he said a little excitedly, "Da Ming is brave, but I don't know if there is a way to solve this problem?" ”

"Of course, there is, and that is to do business, the grasslands are only rich in livestock, and the natural environment makes you have a great demand for many other things. And if you can start a business, you can not only be self-sufficient, but you can also sell the surplus things elsewhere, make the difference from it, and exchange it with people in other regions for what you need. Once you have money, there must be a lot of things you can do, and it will be much easier for you to expand again, whether it is a money offensive or an iron horse, you will be invincible. ”

When Yang Chendong said this, he seemed to have seen some kind of result, and his face was full of excitement and said: "At that time, no Tatar will become a stepping stone for your expansion, on the contrary, they will also become your base, the base of talent reserves, and if you need soldiers, you can use a large amount of gold and silver to make them available to you." There is also a country called Tsarist Russia in the north of you, which must know a little bit about it, that country is very large in terms of land and resources, much larger than the Ming Dynasty, but the population is very sparse, and that is the place you need to conquer. Remember Genghis Khan, don't you want to be like your ancestors? ”

A majestic strategic map was placed in front of Ye Xian, and when Yang Chendong said this, his heart suddenly moved. It's like a person in the dark who sees the light, and a person in a desperate situation sees hope, so that he has a feeling of living again.

"It's... Can we really do this? When he returned to reality, he said with some uncertainty at first.

"Why can't it be done? The reason why the Ming Dynasty has a vast land and the prosperity of the people is precisely because of the result of trade, that is, why can't Wara? Yang Chendong did not answer directly, but asked Xiang Yexian in the form of a rhetorical question.

This question made him unable to answer at first, but he could continue to ask the question, "So, does the Marquis of Zhongdor want me to stop the attack and resume trade with the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"No!" Yang Chendong shook his head, "It's a trade with Benhou." This time, I will provide you with things, and it is no longer the simple trade and trade that I used to make, and I will exchange a horse farm with the Central Plains people for what you need. Rather, you use the silver to buy the goods that I offer at a low price, and eventually sell them at a high price through your hands, and then you will find that by doing so, you will earn more silver, and you will be able to buy more things and do more things. ”

Yang Chendong finally said his goal.

In the final analysis, Yang Chendong wants to sell his goods, so that he can earn more silver to develop himself, and at the same time expand his popularity. And if the business is done by yourself, the speed is too slow and the danger is too great. If he really sent Leng Feng to be responsible for protection, then I don't know how much manpower it would take, which was a bit out of proportion to what he received. At least so far, with the small number of cold fronts, it is really lacking in skills.