In a sand mound dozens of miles southwest of Manjushili Kulun City, Li Xin looked at the tender grass that was just half a foot long under his feet, and thought a lot in his heart.

This is the real northern slope of the Yanshan Mountain Range, the terrain is very different, and one or twenty miles further north, it is the junction with the grassland.

The mountain slopes are not really grasslands, sparse and sparse sand, and perhaps hundreds of years later, this place will also become a desert like the Hexi Governor's Palace, but the surface of Manshuhili Kulun today is a mixture of sand and soil, ventilated, permeable, and more fertile than the black soil.

The black-green dead branches around it, completely obscuring the people and horses, can grow such dense and straight vegetation, obviously there is enough rain, if this land is developed, maybe it can grow food.

The emperor once said that the reason why the Han people could not gain a foothold outside the border wall was not because the nomadic tribes were too strong, but because there was not enough arable land outside the border, and it was difficult for the people and soldiers to support their lives.

If this large area of weeds and thorns is cut down and planted with crops, will the harvest be obtained?

Li Xin suddenly thought of the "Three Farmers of the Americas" that once appeared in Henan, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn have very low requirements for land and water, and may be able to blossom and bear fruit in this land!

As long as there is enough food, the Han people can survive on this land, and the same effect is to relocate the Han people in the Guannai, or to naturalize the nearby nomadic tribes into agricultural peoples.

The province of Liaoning, which is separated from the border wall of Manshushili Kulun, can grow crops, and there is no reason why it can't be here, and at most the harvest is lower.

The Han people here are difficult to control, the biggest possibility is that the Han people are worried about the harassment of the nomadic cavalry, there is no border wall to guard, and the Han people have no ability to protect themselves, so they can only give up this land in vain......

Li Xin knew the emperor's temperament, as long as there was a slight possibility, the emperor would definitely control the land firmly in his own hands through immigration and naturalization.

China has been unified, the internal problems of the Han people have been basically solved, the emperor will definitely not ignore this land, as long as the Manchus are repelled, the emperor will free his hand, and he will definitely attack the Mongols.

The only thing that is unpredictable is whether the emperor will slaughter the Mongols or naturalize the Mongols and make them Han Chinese.

After this battle, you must think carefully about the future of this land, be anxious about what the emperor is anxious about, and think about what the emperor thinks, so that you can be a qualified courtier......

"Da Da Da ......"

A hurried and monotonous sound of horses' hooves interrupted Li Xin's contemplation, making his mind temporarily return to the present, a ranger turned over and dismounted, found Li Xin, and knelt on the ground, "General, the Manchu cavalry slaughtered another village, or is it still a ...... left behind"

"Where are the Manchu cavalry?" Li Xin hurriedly opened the march map, this march map is very simple, not only the proportions are not accurate, even the mountains and rivers are crooked, the northernmost part, except for the two black lines, is completely blank.

This is the message drawn by Li Xin after he settled in Liaodong, and only the part near the side wall is marked in more detail, and the place away from the side wall is not even very sure of himself.

"Here," the ranger pointed to the map with his hand, "it was here that we saw the Manchu cavalry, and we didn't dare to get too close at that time, but we could see the fire and smoke clearly......

Li Xin linked the march route of Hauge's burning all the way, and the arrow pointed to the city of Manshri Cullen, "It seems that Hauge's next target should be the city of Manshri Cullen." ”

Qin Daqing, the deputy general of the third battalion, frowned, "General, what should we do now?" ”

Li Xin didn't answer, the corners of his mouth twitched, and said, "Haoge is crazy?" Why the massacre of the Mongols? He secretly pinched his thigh, it hurt, yes, this is not a dream, Hauge did slaughter the Mongols along the way!

Is it just for that pitiful possessions?

"General, Hauge has slaughtered eight villages, the southeast of Manshu Hili Kulun City has been slaughtered, the next target must be Manshu Heli Kulun City!"

"General, should we go to the rescue......

"Save? What nonsense are you talking about, those are Mongolians, not Han Chinese, they are dog-eat-dog with Manchus, what does it matter to us? ”

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Li Xin listened to the discussions of the officers around him, but he didn't say a word, he knew himself and his skin, and won every battle! But he couldn't figure out Haoge's intentions, didn't all the tribes of Southern Mongolia submit to the Manchu Qing, why did Haoge slaughter his own people?

Is it a good thing to kill?

It's not like that......

Or was it a Mongol born in a different heart near the city of Manshilikulen? Didn't the emperor write to say that the Mongolian Sunit Department had already given birth to a rebellious heart, could it be that there was a huge rift in the alliance between Manchu and Mongolia?

No matter what the reason is, Manmeng dog eats dog, for Huaxia and for the third battalion, it is good news!

How can such a message develop in a direction that is beneficial to China?

Zhou Fengwu, the commander of the first division, his face was ruddy, and when he saw that Li Xin was silent, he thought that Li Xin had moved his mind to rescue these Mongols, and hurriedly said: "General, they are dog-eat-dog, they have nothing to do with us, don't let the brothers take risks!"

"Adventure?" Li Xin looked up ahead, but the front was blocked by thorns, only the branches that had just sprouted, and nothing else could be seen.

Hauge's massacre of the Mongols was indeed related to the 3rd battalion, and the more the Mongols died, the fewer opponents the Chinese hawed.

But he thought of the emperor's letter.

Huaxia mobilized the Tiger Cavalry, the Wolf Cavalry, and the cavalry of the first battalion in order to save the Mongol Sunit Division, which had only a thousand men.

The emperor's meaning is clear: compete with the Manchus for the Mongols!

In the war between China and the Manchus, although the Mongols were much weaker, they were also a force to be reckoned with, if the Mongols fell to China, with the help of the Mongol cavalry, would the Manchus be far from falling?

The emperor is really far-sighted!

The emperor is right, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

There were not many Mongols in the Manjushili Kulun area, but once the news of their slaughter by the Manchu Zhenglan Banner spread, wouldn't all the Mongol tribes shudder?

The Sunit Ministry has already given birth to a different heart, who will be next?

The alliance between the Manchus and Mongolia will no longer be monolithic, dominoes, falling apart......

The emperor has already won over the Sunit Department, if a few more Mongol tribes are added, the Mongols themselves will be in chaos, who is right and who is wrong, there will be no result, but at least the Mongols will not follow the Manchus and become enemies of China!

"General......

Li Xin waved his hand and asked the ranger to leave first, "Explore again and report again!"

"Yes, General!" You rode a salute, turned around and rode away.

Zhou Fengwu said: "General, our goal is to completely annihilate this Mongolian cavalry, and it took so much effort...... If you rescue these Mongols, you will inevitably expose yourself, and the Manchu cavalry is extremely fast, and it is easy to escape......"

"We originally wanted to gather and annihilate this lone army of Haoge, and the general also wanted to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but now the situation has changed," Li Xinxin lightly slapped his left hand with his horsewhip, as if this would make him more able to concentrate and not be distracted, "If we can save these Mongols, it will be more meaningful than gathering and annihilating the Manchu cavalry." ”

"General, why?" Qin Danian was also puzzled.

"You may think that the life and death of the Mongols have nothing to do with us," Li said, "but if we save some of the Mongols and let them spread the news of Hauge's innocent massacre of the Mongols......

"The general is saying, let the Mongols and the Manchus continue to eat dogs and dogs......"

"Yes, it's a dog-eat-dog on a larger scale," Li Xin said with a smile: "Now that the Mongols are scattered, and the tribes are fighting on their own, maybe they don't dare to directly challenge the Manchus, but we can lend them courage!"

"Borrowed guts?"

"Once the Mongols are isolated on the steppe, they will fall to China," Li Xin said: "If there is Huaxia support, maybe they will be bold!"

"The general is wise!"

"The wise one is not the general, it's the emperor," Li Xin shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You know now, why does the emperor rescue the Mongolian Sunit department at all costs?" ”

"It turned out to be to win over the Mongols and break up the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces......"

"If the emperor's strategy succeeds, on the battlefield in the future, it will be the Huameng coalition army to deal with the Manchu cavalry," Li Xin's eyes were already full of reverie, "At that time, with the Mongol cavalry in front, the third battalion will not be trapped within the side wall and unable to move forward, according to the information sent back from Shengjing by the Northern Division of the Han and Qing Departments, the cavalry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be full of calculations, at most 100,000, and they will have to deploy defenses in various places......"

"What the general said is, in this way, Shengjing has a maximum of 50,000 cavalry......"

"Once the Mongols form an alliance with China, the Manchus will have to divide their troops to defend the southwest, and the more scattered the troops, the more opportunities we have," Li Xin said with a smile: "The emperor said that there are so many strong men in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there will be one less one who dies!"

"One less dead, high, it's really high," Zhou Fengwu nodded slightly, "It turns out that the emperor has already calculated the death hole of the Manchu Dynasty!"

"When China was founded, the Manchus could no longer loot personnel and supplies from the Han land, and one died one less," Qin Danian said in a deep voice: "Even if the Mongols support the Manchus, the Manchus will destroy the country, but sooner or later!"

Among the three, Li Xin is the youngest, but his position is the highest, he glanced at Qin Danian and Zhou Fengwu, "Do you want to do it?" ”

Qin Danian said: ", why don't you do it?" Even if Haoge escaped from here, when he arrived at the Sunit Department, there were also tiger cavalry, wolf cavalry and the first battalion, Gao Yigong, Wang Junzhuo, and Liu Yunshui, which one is a fuel-efficient lamp? As long as Hauge dares to go, they will not destroy Hauge themselves, and they will also encourage the Mongols to destroy Hauge, so that they will not be able to step on two boats!"

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, Jiang is old and spicy, if the Mongols are forced to destroy Haoge, it seems that it can speed up the break between Manchu and Mongolia.

Zhou Fengwu paused and said, "Two generals, since we have decided to do it, let's leave immediately, otherwise, Hauge may slaughter Manshu Heli Kulun......"

"Haoge marches into the army, it is impossible that there are no rangers ahead, there are so many of us, it is impossible to hide from the Manchu rangers," Li Xin said: "Only when it gets dark can we approach Manshu Heli Kulun......"

Zhou Fengwu was a little worried, "If you enter the army after dark, I'm afraid it's too late to ...... time."

Li Xin said with a smile: "We don't want to rescue all the Mongols in Manshu Heli Kulun City, as long as we rescue a part, a part is enough!"