Chapter 920: The sunset is shining, and you are prepared for a rainy day

Due to the constant melee between the Mongol and Yuan tribes, Warat had to fight civil war on the one hand, and on the other hand, he had to be distracted to deal with the Tatar Arutai, so although the Ming Dynasty implemented many policies and the country rebounded, they were not flawless to doppelganger, so naturally they couldn't take care of so much. The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty introduced a trade quota per year, and in order to compete for the proportion of that ration, even the tribes that are in-laws of each other are stumbling on each other, not to mention those feuds. After all, exquisite gold, silverware, porcelain, brocade and other clothes from the Central Plains are the most lacking in today's grasslands, so in addition to buying tea and so on, exchanging horses, cattle and sheep for these luxury goods has also become one of the most important trade purposes of the princes and nobles.

Therefore, after several years of war, Warat's Dehuan finally stood out and almost established the victory, but he was stunned to find that the three guards of Wuliang Ha had completely surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and several Mongolian warriors not only served in the guards in the capital, but even several generals became lecturers of martial arts. That's not all, he thought that his old enemy Arutai Taishi had fled to the north, but he didn't want this one to also fall to the Ming Dynasty, and all the people under his command moved to the interior, and the sturdy cavalry was distributed in Xinghe and Kaiping. For a time, there were Tatar cavalry in Kaiping Xinghe, and there were Wuliangha elites and newly joined Jurchens in Daning Huizhou, and the number one enemy he had to face was not the Ming people, but these people who had already belonged to the same clan or vassals who had not been looked down upon before.

This autumn, when he learned that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had led his army to the north to tour Kaiping, he almost didn't think about it, so he mobilized the entire three tribes of Warat and other vassal tribes under his command to go south, hoping to establish a position with a victory and lay the foundation for the title of Khan. Naturally, his idea was very simple, Kaiping was alone after all, so when the Ming Emperor led the army out of Pangu Town, he immediately attacked and broke the connection between the two ends. Although the Ming army claimed to be 100,000, he only had more than 20,000 elite cavalry, but he was still full of confidence.

However, today's great tomorrow Zhu Zhanji is not the Ming Yingzong who is so happy, and the one in charge of the army is not Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, who has no real battlefield experience, but the old and spicy British Gong Zhang Fu, plus there are still many old people who are in trouble with the army and the academy, and there are more new blood who have experienced three years of martial arts training and teaching, so when the roaring cavalry is against the Da Ming Bu Cavalry, who has long been on guard and has a spare iron car, this vicious dog seems to be opening its mouth to gnaw on the bone but was knocked out of its teeth.

Zhang Yue has been on the battlefield several times, among which there are quite thrilling ones, and this time is undoubtedly the most relaxing one to watch the battle up close. It was the first time he had witnessed the battle commanded by the British Gong Zhang Fu, so he couldn't help but have a feeling that the mountains were shaking when he watched the rain of guns and arrows and listened to the shouts of killing and shaking. Seeing that the Son of Heaven not far away was not moving, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and then glanced at a rider next to him, and saw that he was quite eager to try, so he hurriedly poured a basin of cold water on his head.

"Don't think about anything out of the ordinary, you must know that when you get out of the car, the adults who are with you will have to make a fuss!"

Zhu Zhanji next to him was only wearing a dark cyan coat, looking as if he was an ordinary personal follower, and the generals of Zhang's mansion were scattered on all sides, so others couldn't see that he was here. Occasionally, one or two arrows fell, and they had already been picked up by the generals of Zhiji with weapons, and Fang Ling was carefully guarded by Fang Ling next to them, so naturally there was no safety problem. But the more this happened, the more he felt a little panicked, and finally he couldn't help but sigh.

"If I had known this, I wouldn't have handed everything over to the British duke, at least I could command the Chinese army."

"Your Majesty, don't forget, Xu Kuo and Xu Shangshu are guarding the Chinese army."

Zhang Yue's reminder made Zhu Zhanji angry, and he took a deep breath after a glance. Before this northern tour, Empress Dowager Zhang Yue told Zhang Yue to go left and right, although he didn't know what he said, he expected to always tell about safety, after all, there was a big mess last time. Fortunately, now there are no other vassal kings in Jingshi except for the sick and weak King Wei and King Liang, who have been under house arrest for many years, and the fiefs also look very closely at those vassal kings, and the crown prince who has reached the age of five can also supervise the country with the assistance of Yang Shiqi, and his mother Empress Dowager Zhang is also in good health, so when he came out this time, he also foresaw that he would meet the enemy, but he didn't expect it to be such a big battle. After watching the battle for more than an hour, his face was full of admiration.

"Sure enough, it's a famous general!"

Naturally, Zhu Zhanji saw not only Zhang Fu, who had not yet given birth, but also those young officers who were quite skilled in leading troops. Although he is the emperor, he has been good at archery since he was a child, and his eyesight is naturally quite good, and the position at this time is a small hill, plus riding a horse, he can naturally see the Ming cavalry that cut the enemy back and forth hundreds of paces away. Looking at it, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Yue with his eyes, but saw that Zhang Yue didn't notice these at all, just slightly furrowed his brows and stared at the corner of the battlefield.

It's no wonder that Zhang Yue's expression is that he has to worry, because Zhang Zhong, the British princess, is also underneath. Although he mentioned to Xu Kuo and transferred Shi Heng's branch to him, the little guy has also practiced martial arts since he was a child, and now his body is strong, and his archery skills have been passed on, but he still can't help but pinch a cold sweat. You must know that although Zhang Fu has added two more concubines, this is the only one who has put a lot of effort into teaching, and he is the most optimistic. If something goes wrong here, how will he explain to Mrs. Wang when he returns? Therefore, when he saw the enemy gradually retreating, and heard the earth-shattering cheers from afar, his heart, which he had never been able to let go, finally gradually fell.

"The tide is set!"

He muttered to himself that this was not only the result of this battle, but the result of the next ten or twenty years.

When the Kaiping garrison generals came to join the emperor's army, the battlefield had already been cleaned up, and even so, there were still ownerless horses wailing beside their masters, there were still seriously wounded knights who were slowly moving around the battlefield, and there were still young officers who had not yet recovered from their excitement cheering and shouting. Although there were not only the corpses of the enemy left on the battlefield, but also many Ming soldiers, everyone knew that this battle, which lasted from noon to dusk, was a great victory.

Although he had just won a battle, when he camped at night, the encampment of the army was still very orderly, and the British Duke Zhang Fu even sent elite night horsemen, and sent his eldest son Zhang Zhong out regardless of the opposition of others. In his words, Zhang Zhong has been practicing night arrows hard all these years, and he is suitable for night battles in terms of eyesight and others, and other generals can't compete with him, so he has to go by others. Fortunately, this night was probably because the Ming army was stronger after the meeting, and it was camped well, and the whole night was safe.

After Zhang Zhong came back early in the morning, Zhang Yue called people directly into the carriage under the pretext of asking about the military situation. Since the martial arts and martial arts and the military household affairs were straightened out, he moved the household department secretary, and Xu Kuo took over the military department secretary. The two were very happy because they were partners in the past, so this time they were in the same car. As a result, Zhang Zhong is holding the secular position of a guard, and when he sees the secretary of the military department, he naturally can't find fault with anyone.

"How did you feel about going to the battlefield for the first time?"

"I'm scared." Zhang Zhong is now fourteen years old, and now he can no longer see the weakness when he was born, but he is a stocky and sturdy teenager. After answering, seeing that Xu Kuo also looked at him with interest, he was a little unnatural, and hung his head and said: "It's okay during the day, the people around you can help, but when you go out at night, it's different, as if there is a string in my heart that is tightened, I am afraid that the enemy will come out of somewhere, and I almost never let go of the bowstring." ”

Zhang Yue was stunned when he heard this, and immediately motioned for Zhang Zhong to spread out his hand, and when he saw that his hand was indeed wrapped in several layers of cotton cloth, he couldn't help but shake his head: "I knew it was so." What else did your father say about your good night archery practice, but after all, you are a target on weekdays, and now it is a battlefield, how can you let you go out in this situation for the first time? Didn't close your eyes all night, right? With your father here, I don't dare to leave you sitting in the car, but remember to rub more peppermint oil to wake up after you get down. There is at least a day or two to go before Kaiping. ”

Now that Zhang Yue is not in the military department, he naturally doesn't have to worry about someone saying that he doesn't distinguish between public and private, so he put on a brother's posture and admonished a lot, so he comfortably leaned back. Although Xu Kuo was more than twice his age, he didn't nag much, said a few words of common sense in the army to Zhang Zhong with a smile, and sent people away. When he got out of the car, he looked at Zhang Yue and said with a smile: "I think you have been in the household department for a long time, and you are calculating all day long, and even people are a lot of verbose." ”

"Do you think I'm willing? Thinking about all those income expenses all day long, I am already dizzy. I really admire Xia Shangshu for working for so many years, I feel that people are getting old fast. ”

An old man and a young man sometimes quarreled and chatted in the carriage, sometimes discussing important matters, and in the end they didn't feel that the carriage was bumpy and the journey was difficult, and even the unpalatable dry food in the army was also very good because Zhang Yue had made sufficient preparations in advance, and even prepared dry meat powder for a time. Therefore, when the army arrived at Kaiping City, he learned that the army had retreated far to the west, and Zhang Yue finally made up his mind, so he stretched out a lot in the car before getting out of the car.

In the past, Kaiping was once a fortified city standing on the grassland, although it was once completely burned, rebuilt during the Hongwu period, abandoned again and then rebuilt during the Yongle period, after these years of continuous repair and improvement, this city has regained its brilliance, became a nail wedged into the prairie, and even the eight post stations that were abandoned at the beginning were also rebuilt. The city walls here are full of arrow towers, and a huge amount of food has been hoarded inside, and the words "easy to defend and difficult to attack" are not even enough to describe the fortification of this city.

Four years ago, Du Zhen moved to the left of the Nanjing Metropolitan Inspectorate, and then Zhang Yue transferred to the household department, and the Wanshijie naturally stayed. In addition, Xu Kuo, the secretary of the military department, did not change any of the leading systems, so Zhang Yue still knew everything about the affairs of the military department. It's just that now that the Spy Department has officially become one of the six divisions of the Ministry of War, he naturally can't use this as blatantly as before to plan for himself, so he basically doesn't touch it anymore. After all, his own path has long been paved through the spy department.

Although it is not possible to stand in high-rise buildings as in the capital in the past, Kaiping is now quite neat. At least, the emperor no longer has to live in a simple town guard residence, but has already had a grand appearance. Even the civil and military officials who followed the Hu also divided their courtyards according to their official qualities. Because of the large number of accompanying soldiers, there are not enough in the city, and there are still a number of people stationed outside the city, and there is little to squeeze between the civil and military, so Zhang Yue and Xu Kuo, the secretary of the military department, and Guo Jin, the secretary of the ministry, are crowded together. The time for the three of them to move to Shangshu was only a few years apart from each other, and their friendship was not bad, and a few rooms were easily assigned. But before he could stay, there were soldiers outside the room who spread the word that there was a famous doctor in Kaiping City who asked to see Zhang Yue.

"Doctor? Do you still know the doctor on the metaverse? ”

Zhang Yue had been inquiring about Feng Yuanming's whereabouts a few years ago, but this person was simply elusive, although occasionally he had a merchant traveling back with a letter, but most of the time he disappeared like an idle cloud and a wild crane, so this time he followed the army to Kaiping, and he didn't expect to meet people at all. Therefore, when he heard the word doctor at this moment, he was immediately overjoyed, and secretly wanted to let people release the news for so long, so it was easy to find someone, and he was busy ordering him. However, as soon as he saw the person facing him, he was stunned.

At the beginning, although Feng Yuanming said that he was old, after all, because he was a doctor, he had some ways to cultivate himself, but now goodbye, if he didn't have a fixed opinion, I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to recognize it. With white hair, white eyebrows and white beard, if it weren't for the wrinkles on his face, I am afraid that the two next to him would think that this is the real person of Sanfeng who has already passed away. But as soon as he opened his mouth, he immediately knew that he was not mistaken.

"You don't need to look for it this time, I'll send it to the door myself!"

Zhang Yue smiled bitterly when he heard this simple and clear sentence, and hurriedly said to the sergeant guarding the door, and then invited someone in. After a short time, the two Shangshu from the left came to inquire, and Zhang Yue hurriedly told people that this was the uncle of his wife and sister. Xiao Wu's understanding of medical skills is already a well-known thing in Beijing, so naturally no one doubts this, and even Xu Kuo and Guo Jin didn't ask Zhang Yue why he appeared here, and when Zhang Yue asked where he had been wandering all these years, Feng Yuanming was very happy.

"Although Mongolian medicine has elements of witchcraft, it is finally different from the Central Plains medicine, and it is somewhat interesting, so I have also been on this grassland for many years. Two years ago, I went into Tibet once, and I got a lot of Tibetan medicine back and tinkered with it for a while, so it's normal that you can't find me at that time. You've always been a person who doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so those caravans are always looking for trouble when they come around to find me, right? Besides, aren't you afraid that someone will find out my identity? Maybe there will be an old acquaintance of mine in the hospital. ”

Zhang Yue smiled calmly: "Since Elder Feng is here, there is no need to worry about this." Over the years, the hospital has changed a lot, and the judgment of the Shi Yuan has also been retired, and most of the rest have been replaced. I'm not looking for you for anything else, if there is peace today, it is so that this peaceful and prosperous world can last for a few more years, and it is better to take precautions or take precautions. ”