Tan Tai did not remove his armor, his polished silver armor exuded a cold light, and he said with some uneasiness: "Master, will there be any risks in this?" ”

Huang Taiji said with a smile: "We have more than 100 people, all of them are white-armored guards, and the little elder brother has more than 300 people, except for a few elite vests and guards brought out by my father's sweat, these more than 400 people can beat more than 5,000 Dongjiang soldiers, what risk can there be." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Tan Tai insisted: "The slave still has to ask the master to take more precautions, in recent years, there have been many breakthroughs in the Dongjiang soldiers here, killing and wounding Zhu Shen many times, and there is a record of being invincible in the battle of Baijia." The minion still wanted to ask the master to transfer a few Niu Lu's vests and infantry armor to search and guard. ”

"Okay." Huang Taiji said indifferently: "Whatever." ”

……

After Dolgon fell asleep, Cao Zhenyan took a look at a vacancy, and asked for leave from Zhang Jing, who managed Baoyi, and people also knew that he had a life-saving brother here, but he was not embarrassed by him, so he gave him a leave of absence.

Cao Zhenyan usually has a good temper, good popularity, and there are still some forces in the family, he was born in a family of generals, and he is usually generous. When he went out, many people greeted him, and then Cao Zhenyan put two bags of miscellaneous grains and some meat on his horse, and he led the horse with torches and walked towards the place where Li Mingli lived in the village.

There are few dogs barking along the way, the Jurchens don't eat dogs, and of course they won't allow their own coats to eat dogs, but the serious famine in the past two years has affected the lives of many people, including the Jurchens, and it is also difficult to make a living, many people are forced to sell their coats and cattle, and it is even more impossible to have leftovers to raise dogs, many dogs have become wild dogs, and there are also some bold Han people who will secretly kill the dogs raised by their masters to satisfy their hunger, but that is a matter of risking their lives, and there are not many people who dare to do it.

A few bannermen heard the movement, pushed open the door and took a look at it before going back, they knew that this was the fourteenth elder brother's person, even if it was Baoyi, it was not an existence they could afford to provoke.

Li Mingli knew that Cao Zhenyan was coming, the main room and the side compartment were lit with lights, he and Er Ya stood at the gate of the courtyard with the baby in their arms, and when they saw Cao Zhenyan, Li Mingli greeted him, and said politely: "Brother, you bring something every time you come over, why bother." ”

Cao Zhenyan also laughed loudly: "What are your brothers doing with this politeness!" ”

After he entered the courtyard gate, unloaded the grain, and took a bag of meat to eat, Erya said quite uneasily: "Brother Cao, this is really too expensive, these things are worth dozens of taels of silver now." ”

"Money is outside the body." Cao Zhenyan knew that Li Mingli was even hiding from Erya, and did not expose the contact between the two parties, and now these items are regarded as public funds, and Cao Zhenyan's funds on hand are quite sufficient...... He didn't explain too much, just smiled slightly, and moved the food to the stove with Li Mingli.

"It seems that the eldest brother is having a good life." Cao Zhenyan saw the wine and dishes on the table, there was a fish, and a stewed chicken with mountain mushrooms, the aroma of wine and vegetables mixed and floated over, tempting people's index fingers, and he made a joke at the moment.

"It's really a blessing to you." Li Mingli and Cao Zhenyan sat down opposite each other, and the second girl knew that they were going to talk about things, and they went to close the door of the courtyard with the child, which has been like this many times, and it will not attract attention and attention.

These are not useless exercises, in fact they are quite necessary.

Every Niu Lu will strictly prevent exchanges between Han people, the coats can not be intersected at will without the orders of the masters, not to mention the strings of people to drink, the spies in Dongjiang Town are quite powerful, from the second year of the Apocalypse to the fifth year, the old Manchu file is full of anti-spy old Khan edicts, it is conceivable how much pressure the Dongjiang spies gave the Houjin regime, rumors, rebellion, response to the Han people fleeing, assassination, poisoning, in short, the spy can do what the Dongjiang meticulous work has done all over again, and the rumors within the Houjin regime are all soldiers, Particularly careful to prevent espionage, the two Han people belong to different official villages, close contacts, should have been carefully checked a long time ago, fortunately Cao and Li have been careful, and have a fairly strong background, like Cao Zhenyan and the other two lines of contact is much less, and to be more careful.

"Come on, do it."

Cao Zhenyan is in a good mood, he has collected a lot of information recently, and he is happy to see that Li Mingli is no longer suppressing the pain, and the life of the Li family is very good, the kid in Erya's arms is white and fat, in the realm ruled by the Dajin Kingdom today, such a white fat boy is rare.

There is grain locked in the cabinet in the house, there are more hidden in the cellar, a few pieces of meat hanging under the stove, and pickled fish, and piles of wild vegetables are piled up in the stove, this kind of life is really very good in this era, Cao Zhenyan noticed that the grass roofs of the three main houses have just been replaced with new grass, and if there is no money, it will not take this effort, which shows that the family is not small in spirit.

Li Mingli also noticed Cao Zhenyan's eyes, and he said in a low voice: "To tell the truth, I have prepared a small raft by the river, and once there is a change, I will immediately ask your sister-in-law to take your nephew away. It's not suspicious to get these tricks here...... Last month, we ran two more houses, and our cattle were really half angry. ”

On the side of the Dongjiang River, in fact, the base of the Twelfth Regiment in Kuandian Lane is becoming more and more attractive, all kinds of rumors are spreading widely, many Guanzhuang's Baoyi has described the base of the Twelfth Regiment as a heaven on earth, no one is bullying, enough security, there will not be any master who inexplicably snatches Baoyi's wife, or takes a whip to teach Baoyi a lesson, or it is to sell the family Baoyi in all parts, or even because of a little mistake to slaughter Baoyi, and of course there can be no such thing on the Daming side, not only that, There are also a large number of fertile fields that are cultivated by other people, and the remuneration is quite generous, so everyone can eat enough and no longer have to worry about anything.

What could be more appealing to a poor man living in precarious circumstances?

Escape was inevitable, the frequency of the 12th Regiment's active attacks was also quite frequent, and the Houjin soldiers also began to transfer a large number of them to this side, and there were patrolling cavalry everywhere along the river and between the old Kuandian forts, and a small amount of white armor was mixed in.

"How's the mission going over there?" Cao Zhenyan also said in a low voice: "This time I came with Sibeile, mainly to patrol to the area of Kuandian and Niumaozhai, they thought that Dongjiang Town came to attack and disturb, this time it is to patrol and wait for the enemy, if you encounter Dongjiang attackers, it will be the best." ”

"It seems that Old Khan also attaches great importance to this side of the matter."

"yes." Cao Zhenyan noticed that Li Mingli, like himself, usually used honorific titles for the big men of Houjin, instead of scolding Lao Han or Lao Han behind closed doors, like some Han people, this is a good professionalism for a fine work, and he is very satisfied.

Cao Zhenyan continued: "Since the beginning of spring this year, the old Khan's side has received at least 30 reports of battles crossing the river and going deep into the area of Hetuala, how can this not arouse vigilance and attention. ”

Li Mingli smiled bitterly: "It's also anxious over there, the number is not enough." ”

"How much is missing?"

"There are still more than 100 roots, and the previous ones have already been shipped, and it seems that there are a lot of ships built over there, and the consumption is very large."

"Can you make it all?"

"The boundary of Liaodong is so big, if we allow time to find it slowly, we will definitely be able to find hundreds of roots a year, and we must be in a hurry to make such a big move."

"Good ......" Although it was not the first time Cao Zhenyan knew about this, he couldn't help but exclaim: "How many big ships do you have to build!" ”

"It's not a rumor......," Li Mingli said cautiously, "Our Hutchison and Dongjiang turned their faces, and we relied on a warship as big as a hill to suppress the Dongjiang." ”

"You have to listen to the rumors of this matter, don't discuss it, and we don't discuss it internally." Cao Zhenyan said with a smile: "The main purpose is to unite with Dongjiang, so we won't say anything to embarrass them." ”

"I see."

The two were talking energetically, and there was a murmur of footsteps outside, and then there was a knock on the door, and the two of them did not show nervousness, but suddenly put their hands on the handle of the knife at their waists.

At this time, unless there is something particularly important, there is no way for ordinary people to walk in the official village.

"Brother Tabu, Brother Zhao Gui."

Hearing the voice of the second Ya greeting, Li Mingli breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "It's the Mongolian Zhangjing of the village and his coat." ”

"Oh, that's fine."

The two men stood up in the shadows of the lamp, both smiling.

Tabu Bag and Li Mingli made a hug salute, both of them are now wearing the same arrow robe, the same bare head and pigtails, Tabu Bag was originally a haircut, and then he simply handed over other pigtails because he was troublesome, leaving only one at the back of his head. The same cloth boots and a saber at the waist, but the tabu bag was still according to the habit of the Mongols, who refused to leave the bow and carried a pocket and a bow with him.

Zhao Gui is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a thin body and looks quite strong, his eyes are bright, he is the coat of Tabu Bag, although Tabu Bag treats him a good life, it is also very difficult, people are about to lose weight and lose shape, many men are like this at that time, save food from their mouths to women, women and give them to the old people and children, the old people finally push to the children, many old people can't carry it in winter, and become dry bones in mass graves.

Li Mingli made an introduction for the two sides, the status of the two sides is almost the same, Cao Zhenyan is a son of the Han Jiangmen family, Tabu Nang is the proud son of the Mongols, originally a close officer next to Taiji, to the Jurchens has joined the Mongolian left wing, is the Mongolian Niulu Zhang Jing, stationed on the side of this Guanzhuang, to prevent the Dongjiang River from the other side of the river, the Mongolian horse team often cooperates with the Jurchens, they will not farm, except for a small amount of Zhuangzi to these Mongols, there is a large amount of wasteland in the southwest direction, The top gave these Mongols some herds, so that they would graze here like the Mongols in southern Liaoning, Tabu Nang was very happy with the new role, he had two families of six people cloth, all of which he bought with the gold brought out of the steppe, and put a hundred sheep for him, he was not interested in farming, and the top would not check the Mongols' grain stocks, so it felt good to live like this.