In March, the south of the Yangtze River is already full of peach and plum beauty, and the spring is bright, but the grassland in the north of the desert is still icy and snowy, and the wind is cold. At the head of the city north of the town, the wind blew the flag violently, and the heavy air on the body was also blown backwards by the wind.

After 19 days of arduous trekking, the brigade finally arrived at the camp before the end of the month, and Jiang Anyi and a group of counselors sent by the Taiwei Mansion went to the Shuai Mansion to report. King Keming, the Duke of Shenguo, set up a banquet to entertain the soldiers sent by the Taiwei Mansion, and made an exception for each person to give a small pot of wine, Jiang Anyi saw Zhou Shanhou Miao Tieshan (Governor of Anbei), Honghua Hou Qi Xinwen (General Zuo Weiwei) and Zhu Jinfeng, the former Governor of Andong, three of the four major governors were in the camp of Zhenbei, and the generals of the Sixteen Guards in Beijing came to the camp of Zhenbei. The camp in the north of Zhenbei gathered 660,000 soldiers and horses, plus 100,000 horses from the tribes who surrendered to the Northern Desert, Zheng Guo had to dispatch at least 800,000 soldiers and horses on this northern expedition.

After the banquet, Wang Keming and Jiang Anyi had a private talk. Jiang Anyi briefly told Shen Guogong about the major events that happened in Beijing during this time, and said with a smile that he was assigned to the army, and asked Grandpa Guo to take care of him.

Wang Keming was silent for a moment and sighed: "The essence of the prince is not bad, but he is spoiled by my sister-in-law, and he is surrounded by villains who tend to be inflammatory, so it is inevitable to make unwise moves." Anyi, don't take it to heart, after a few years when the prince matures, he will naturally know who is really trustworthy. ”

Jiang Anyi said indifferently: "I hope so." ”

Wang Keming said with a smile: "If you come, you will be safe, and you will stay in the camp with peace of mind." I remember the first time I saw you in Wangyuan Tower, you once wrote the sentence "why don't men take Wu hooks", this is just the opportunity to make contributions and realize the "scholar Wanhu Hou". ”

Jiang Anyi was enthusiastically boiled by Wang Keming's words, and said angrily: "Grandpa Guo is right, Jiang is willing to follow Grandpa Guo to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield and forever settle the northern troubles." ”

After the Moqi raided Mobei City in August last year, Wang Keming moved the Shuaifu to Mobei City, and built two more large camps in the east and west of Mobei City, which were Zhoushan Hou Miao Tieshan and Honghua Hou Qi Xinwen to guard them.

Jiang Anyi's identity is a military senator and counselor in military affairs, and he was arranged by Wang Keming to live in the marshal's mansion. The north city of Zhenbei is only one-tenth of Yongchang DìDū, the circumference of the city wall is sixteen miles after several expansions, the height and thickness are all in two zhang five, the outside of the city wall is built with the stone dragged from Dengzhou, Leizhou and other places, and the rammed earth is built in the middle. The city wall is zigzag, the arrow tower, the corner tower is densely covered, there are three-layer urn cities in the city, there are stones and rolling wood piled up on the city wall, there is a winch crossbow every few zhang, the crash, the fork rod, the flying hook and other things are readily available, Jiang Anyi walked from the city wall, sighed in his heart a good Xiongguan.

Shen Guo Gong commissioned Jiang Anyi to inspect the four cities, and Jiang Anyi took his guards to walk around the city wall every day and asked the four guards a few words. Since August last year, the attacks of the desert cavalry have occurred almost every day, sometimes they are harassed by dozens of cavalry, sometimes they are attacked by tens of thousands of people, and every day there is information on the battle gathered to the marshal's mansion.

The wind blew from his face like a knife, and after seven days of coming to Zhenbei Daying, Jiang Anyi felt that his face was covered with a thick layer of "pot", standing at the head of the city and looking at it, the whole grassland was white, and the earth was painted by snow with continuous and soft lines, which extended to the connection of heaven and earth. In the spring of this year, there were two heavy snowfalls in Mobei, and according to the report sent by the Military Intelligence Department, the Moren were slaughtering cattle and sheep to store food, and even if Zheng Jun did not go north, he would prepare to go south.

As a military senator, Jiang Anyi spends a lot of time every day sorting out and discussing with the counselors who came with him, distinguishing the truth from the messy news, and providing reliable information for the army's actions.

Nearly half of the information is about the Desert Royal Court, and there is information that the Desert Royal Court gave up their grievances and condensed together under the call of the Holy Maiden of Tizhu, and swore to fight the Zheng army to the death; It is also said that the two princes Batu and Liman have broken up in order to compete for the command of the army, and whoever can defeat the Zheng army will be the Great Khan of the steppe in the future. Jiang Anyi is more inclined to the former situation, the prestige of the Sadujiao in the various tribes of the steppe is extremely high, and with the support of the Dharma King, the various tribes of the steppe are very likely to unite in the face of life and death.

Thinking of the Holy Maiden of Tizhu, a smile appeared on the corner of Jiang Anyi's mouth, the rude and cute little princess of the grassland actually became the co-leader of the grassland tribe, the little girl who was worried that the two brothers would turn against each other was already a big girl, and she once told her that only strong strength can change fate, and now this little girl is strong enough to affect the fate of Da Zheng and Da Mo?

Jiang Anyi wiped the snow from the arrow stack with his hands, and the soldiers guarding the city looked enviously at the sheepskin gloves he was wearing. Sheepskin gloves have begun to supply the army, and generals above the rank of lieutenant have been given a pair, as for ordinary soldiers, there is no such treatment, and most people can only apply thick grease on their hands to prevent freezing.

Not far away, the soldier's hands were purple from the cold, and there were bright red cuts on the back of his hands, Jiang Anyi sighed in his heart, and turned his face to look at the guard Huang Zhu beside him. Huang Zhu understood, quietly came to the dog's side, and stuffed the gloves in his hands into his hands.

Without paying attention to the dog's touched expression, Jiang Anyi continued to walk forward, thinking that the design of the gloves was presented to the Son of Heaven by Li Mingxing in September, and the Son of Heaven ordered the Ministry of Industry to supervise the supervision of Huazhou, Qingzhou, Bingzhou, Mengzhou, and Qizhou, the five major states rich in cattle and sheep, all received the will of the court to purchase sheepskin gloves to supply the Zhenbei army. It has been five months since October, and each state has produced 30,000 pairs of gloves every month and 75 pairs, which is enough for all officers and men in the entire battalion, but until now there are only about 100,000 sets in the army.

Based on the calculation that a sheep produces five pairs of gloves, 30,000 pairs of gloves need 6,000 sheep, and a state needs 30,000 sheep for 150,000 pairs of gloves in five months.

On the way to Zhenbei Daying, Jiang Anyi heard those counselors of the Taiwei Mansion vaguely mention this matter, and the court paid a very high price for the supply of gloves needed by the army, each pair of gloves was priced at 100 wen, the price of a sheepskin was only 30 wen, plus the cost of tanning, tailoring and other expenses for five pairs of gloves was only 70 or 80 wen, plus transportation

The cost of each pair of gloves is only about 30 yuan, and the huge profits in it are really eye-catching.

The wealthy families who have the ability to intervene will naturally not let go of this opportunity, and the eight immortals will show their magic powers to get a share of the orders from the Ministry of Industry. Those traders with sheepskins in their hands sit on the ground and raise prices, and it is best to make money in a difficult country. The head of the bright new way to find a business opportunity, the East Market has been well-made gloves for sale, become the new love of those sons and ladies in the capital, the price is as high as five taels of silver, I heard that many states and counties have also appeared imitations, the price of sheepskin has risen sharply.

The resources are numerous, and a large number of sheepskins that should have been made into military gloves have been lost, so it is no wonder that the Ministry of Industry has not received the sheepskins when the price has been raised to fifty yuan, and the states are unable to complete the scheduled tasks.

The scenery should be long-sighted. Looking at the reckless grassland, Jiang Anyi sighed in his heart, no wonder he said that Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there were frozen bones on the road, and those powerful people were eating, drinking, and having fun in Beijing, keeping warm clothes, playing with the wind and snow, who knew that the soldiers in the camping in the north of the town had cracked hands and were overwhelmed with cold. Standing at the head of the north of the town and looking at the northern desert, Jiang Anyi felt empty in his heart for the first time.

In the distance, several horsemen galloped towards the north of the town, raising several clouds of smoke and dust, and the sound of gongs sounded on the top of the city, and the soldiers were in good spirits. Jiang Anyi has often seen such a situation these days, and these people should be Jianghu people from the Military Intelligence Department to inquire about intelligence. Jiang Anyi has no good impression of the Jianghu people, but it is also this group of Jianghu people who have repeatedly opposed him and even assassinated him, and composed poems with blood on the grassland of the desert.

To enter the city, you have to pass through the camp of Li Xu Kuan, which is full of antler moats, and there are towers of arrow towers everywhere. The four horses, having presented their identification cards, carefully crossed the wooden bridge over the trench, passed through the city gate, and rushed to the west of the city with the sound of horses' hooves, where the Military Intelligence Division was located.

At the banquet, Jiang Anyi saw Huang Xi, the deputy governor of the secret guard and the envoy of the military intelligence, and his white and cold face reminded Jiang Anyi of a poisonous snake, and he noticed that Huang Xisen was looking at him coldly with a hideous face. Jiang Anyi suddenly felt that where had he seen this face before, could this Huang Gonggong be his acquaintance?

After inspecting the circle, Jiang Anyi went down to the city tower and went to the Shuai Mansion. The marshal's mansion is located in the east of the city, and the middle position is in the great construction of civil engineering, and the Ministry of Industry has been dedicated to this as the palace of the Son of Heaven when he marched in person. The previous personal expedition Shi Fangzhen felt that the battle was difficult, Wang Keming admonished him that the Son of Heaven was inconvenient to command on the battlefield, Shi Fangzhen was as good as a stream, and decided that this personal expedition he would be stationed in the north of the town, and wait until he broke through the Moren Royal Court and then set off to go.

Zhenbei City is a barracks, there are not many buildings, and those who can own houses in Zhenbei City are all important members of the army, and the generals who are idle can only live in camp tents. Jiang Anyi has been in the north of the town for seven days, and he has not seen his younger brother, and Jiang Anyong is now here

Xizhai Qi is under the command of Marshal Qi, and the righteous brother Fang Zhizhong is under the jurisdiction of Miao Dashuai, and the army is not as good as the court and when there is a rest, seeing that the big war is about to start, the entire Zhenbei camp is shrouded in a tense atmosphere.

As soon as he returned to his residence, the flag officer came to give an order, "The marshal invites Senator Jiang to discuss the matter, and there is a military information to arrive." There can be no child's play in the army, Jiang Anyi hurried to Shuaitang, thinking in his heart that it would not be the information brought by the four horsemen he saw just now.