Xu Jin talked with the old farmer for a while, and then bought a few hundred catties of sweet potatoes at a price two percent higher than the market price, and then continued to set off for Datong City.

It is said that the corn and potatoes planted in Nanzhili in the spring of this year have been harvested, and the corn and potatoes produced have been recycled by the government as grain. Xu Jin plans to expand the trial planting in Shanxi and Shaanxi next year, and only when the people in these border areas are really well-fed and clothed, will they not be easily bewitched by the remnants of the white lotus such as Zhao Quan.

Shanxi can be said to be the cradle of the White Lotus Sect, and the White Lotus Sect here is so easy to develop and strong, largely because the people are poor. If this person is too poor to live, he will be easily seduced by material things and will take risks.

Therefore, only when the people have enough food and clothing can the country achieve long-term peace and stability. Xu Jin is well aware of this, so he spares no effort to introduce high-yield crops. As the so-called high temple is worried about its people, and it is far away from the rivers and lakes, it is worried about its king, since he is fortunate to cross a and is in a high position, Xu Jin feels that he should do something practical for the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Datong has always been the place of the four wars, so the city is very strong, the walls are high and the city is thick, and the military industry here is also very developed, and most of the weapons used by the border army are produced here.

Around noon, Xu Jin finally led the Shenji Battalion to arrive outside Datong City, and Wang Bogu, the chief soldier of Datong, had already led the crowd to wait outside the city gate for a long time.

Drive......

Two hundred brocade guards in fresh clothes and angry horses opened the way in front of them, and ran majestically to the east gate of Datong, standing on both sides of the straight road into the city. Datong general soldier Wang Bogu looked at it with all his eyes, but saw that under the banner of Xuanhuang Tuanlong, a young official wearing a crimson official robe was standing on horseback, surrounded by personally armed soldiers with loaded guns, presumably this was the hot upstart recently - Jinghai Hou Xu Jin.

Wang Bogu solemnly tidied up his battle robes, and then led his generals to rush forward towards the Xuanhuang Regiment Dragon Banner, and stood near the head of the horse, and saluted respectfully: "Datong General Wang Bogu see Lord Qincha. ”

The young official in the scarlet robe immediately had red lips and white teeth, and his temperament was calm and elegant, and it was none other than Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai, who skillfully rolled the saddle and dismounted, and said with a smile: "General Soldier Wang doesn't need to be polite. ”

Wang Bogu is about fifty years old, his expression is clumsy, and his face lines are hard, if it weren't for the low mountain roots, he should be a very tough general, but unfortunately this low mountain roots have reduced his momentum a lot.

Xu Jin and Wang Bogu exchanged a few words, and the latter began to introduce the future under his command, probably learning the lessons of Xuanfu, and most of the commanders of the guards in Datong Mansion were not present this time.

After Wang Bogu introduced the deputy general and the two generals of Datong Town, he pointed to a red-faced bearded Wu general and introduced: "This is Zhang Yin, the commander of the Yulin Guard, and he is stationed in Youyu County. ”

Zhang Yin hurriedly bowed and said, "The last general will see Lord Qincha." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but glance up and down at this Guan Gong shaped Commander Zhang, and his mood was quite strange, because when he was inspecting Xuanfu two days ago, he received a good news from Datong, which was about Zhang Yin, the commander of the Yulin Guard, who led his troops to ambush a group of horse thieves from Heitai Mountain, killed eighteen people, and captured two people.

Originally, it was a good thing to win the battle, but Xu Jin didn't have the slightest joy, and even faintly worried, although it has not yet been confirmed that the third lady of Heitai Mountain is Bing Niu'er, but the possibility is very high, his woman was beaten by officers and soldiers, and it is strange that Lord Xu can be happy.

Of course, if you win a battle, you should be praised, and a good general should be reused, but Xu Jin would not be careful to put on small shoes for this commander Zhang.

"It turns out that Your Excellency is Zhang Yin, and it was you who reported the victory a few days ago, very good, you are indeed a brave and good general." Xu Jin smiled and praised.

Zhang Yin hurriedly said: "Lord Qincha praised it falsely, the last general just made a small contribution by luck, and he deserves such praise from adults." ”

The chief soldier Wang Bogu said with a smile: "Commander Zhang is modest, the strength of the gang of horse thieves in Heitai Mountain is a well-known thing, there are not a few Tartars who have died in their hands over the years, Commander Zhang can win the battle, and he also killed eighteen people and captured two people, which is really rare!" ”

Wang Bogu specially called Zhang Yin to greet Xu Jin this time, originally to give himself a long face, and naturally he did not hesitate to brag about this subordinate at this time.

Xu Jin smiled and said: "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you have a fault, you will be punished, this official has already played for Commander Zhang and Yulin Wei to ask for merit, I hope that Commander Zhang will make persistent efforts in the future, fight bravely to kill the enemy, and raise the prestige of my Ming army." ”

Zhang Yin's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and he arched his hand and said: "Lord Xie Qincha, the last general will definitely do his best for the Ming Dynasty, smear the liver and brain of my emperor, and never give up." ”

Zhang Yin himself is good-looking, and his words were impassioned, but it makes people believe that he is a brave and loyal, Xiao Xu Jin is an experienced old bird who has been deceived by him, so Li Fuda can easily deceive a large number of believers, and he does have his advantages.

After introducing each other, the chief soldier Wang Bogu said politely: "This general has already prepared thin wine for Lord Qincha and the generals of the Shenji Battalion, please follow this general into the city." ”

Xu Jin ordered the Shenji Battalion to be stationed outside the city, and then entered Datong City under the escort of Jinyi Wei and a group of personal soldiers.

The second brother-in-law, Xie Erjian, took a three-month marriage leave the month before last and returned to Beijing to continue to command the Shenji Battalion, so this time Xu Jin was ordered to patrol the border, and Xie Erjian also accompanied him. This guy was as lazy as ever, and followed behind Xu Jin with his mount without saying a word, if it wasn't for Xu Jin's introduction just now, those border generals would have thought that this was Qin Cha's personal entourage.

Xie Erjian seems to be lazy, but his eyes always wander to Zhang Yin intentionally or unintentionally, especially the other party's hands, out of the intuition of the master, Xie Lao Er vaguely feels that this Zhang Commander is not simple, and it is estimated that he is not under himself.

Zhang Yin followed behind the chief soldier Wang Bogu with a calm expression, occasionally interjecting to chat with Xu Jin for a few words, as if he was unaware of Xie Erjian's secret gaze, but Xie Erjian was not stupid, how could a master of the same level be so alert, so there was only one possibility, Zhang Yin was pretending not to know.

Of course, Xie Erjian is not a god, not that he doubts Zhang Yin's identity, but just pure curiosity about masters of the same level. Although Xie Erjian didn't dare to say that Lao Tzu was the best in the world, but to his level, he was also a rare existence, and now he casually walked around, and found a master of the same level in the border army, it was inevitable that he was a little shocked.

Let's say that Xu Jin and his entourage entered Datong City, settled down in the place where they stayed first, and then went to participate in the reception banquet after a short rest.

The reception banquet was held in Qionglinju, the largest restaurant in the city, and Mr. Wang took the entire venue. The wine table is undoubtedly the easiest place to close the distance, Xu Jin and a group of military generals in Datong Town sat around the table, and after three rounds of wine, everyone began to get up.

Zhang Yin drank three glasses of wine, and Guan Gong's face turned even redder, and he said to Qi Jing very straightforwardly: "Old Qi, I just saw your Shenji and those guys, and I was so greedy that Lao Tzu drooled, can you let us see these dirt buns?" ”

The other generals present at the table immediately burst into laughter and echoed: "Exactly! ”

Qi Jingtong laughed and said: "This general really can't be the master, Commander Zhang should ask the commander." ”

Xu Jin said generously: "They are all Pao Ze brothers, it's no wonder to visit!" ”

Zhang Yinxi said: "Lord Xie Qincha." The last general dared to ask, I heard that flintlock pistols are far superior to muskets, I wonder when our border army will be equipped with flintlock pistols? ”

Xu Jin smiled and said: "The flintlock pistol is expensive, and it will take some time to equip the whole army, but the border army has the important task of defending the territory, so the flintlock pistol will give priority to equipping the border army, and at the latest at the end of next year, the first batch of flintlock pistol will be allocated to Datong Town, and this year's output will be given to Xuanfu first." ”

A faint gleam flashed in Zhang Yin's eyes, and he said happily: "That's great, with the flintlock pistol, the brothers will be more sure of the Tartar cavalry in the future." ”

All the generals present were all happy, and just now they saw the shiny flintlock pistol carried by the Shenji Battalion, and they were all very greedy.

A reception banquet lasted for more than an hour before it ended, and when Xu Jin returned to his residence, he called Wang Lin'er, Qi Jingtong, and Xie Erjian. Now that we have arrived in Datong Mansion, it is time to give the three confidants a thorough understanding.

A parchment map opens on the table, a map drawn by the Jinyi Wei Hidden Pile, which shows the rough topography of the Fengzhou River (Hohhot), as well as the Bansheng City built by the White Lotus Sect in the area.

When Xu Jin revealed the secret mission of this border patrol, Wang Lin'er, Xie Erjian and Qi Jingtong were all excited, wahaha, they have been idle for most of the year, and now they finally have the opportunity to stretch their muscles and bones, and they are excited to sneak attack the base camp of the Tartars with cavalry!

Xu Jin glanced at the three generals with high fighting spirit, and solemnly reminded: "This mission is to destroy Bansheng City, capture and kill Zhao Quan and other remnants of the White Lotus Sect. The current cavalry of the Tartar Tumut Division is estimated at fifty or sixty thousand, or even more. ”

Wang Lin'er and the three of them looked at each other awe-inspiringly, the Mongolian cavalry in the past was the best in the world, and the Tartar cavalry must not be much worse, and facing the Tatar cavalry ten times their size on the grassland is really no different from looking for death.

Xu Jin tapped the map with charcoal and said in a deep voice: "In the past few days, the three of you have discussed a set of effective plans, the soldiers are expensive but not too expensive, the official's suggestion is to control the number of attackers within two thousand, one person and two horses, whether they succeed or not, immediately flee afterwards, and the remaining brothers should be ready to respond, and do a good job of defense to deal with the fierce counterattack of the Tartars." ”

Qi Jingxin said with a heart: "Commander, please rest assured, I promise to complete the task, Lao Wang, you are steady, how about you take care of it this time?" Xiao Xie and I are in charge of the charge, hehe! ”

Wang Lin'er nodded and said, "No problem, but it's best not to let Lao Tzu help you two collect your bodies!" ”

Qi Jingtong rolled his eyes and said, "Bah, it's good luck, don't even think about Lao Wang, you definitely don't have this chance!" ”

Wang Lin'er showed a hint of a smile and advised: "That's the best, Xiao Xie, you look at it, this guy is straight, and when he kills up, he will even forget his Lao Tzu's surname." ”

Xie Erjian nodded lazily and said, "Don't worry, this guy has a son now, and I'm afraid of dying!" ”

Qi Jingtong grinned, but he didn't refute!

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