Now the herdsmen may only have one doubt, that is, whether the news brought back by Tabu Bang is true or false, no matter what, it will be a fatal blow to the morale of these more than 100,000 troops.

Tabu was angry at first, but this time the anger quickly faded, and then he felt a sense of frustration, a sense of helplessness.

After all this time, he didn't hold his anger as easily as he did a few months ago, and from another point of view, even a tough whistle leader like him had lost his sharpness.

Ah Cheng Taiji's felt bag is the same size as that of ordinary herdsmen, but there are some armor soldiers standing guard outside, and no one checks when they see Tabu Bao coming, Tabu Bao rides a horse to the felt bag a few steps away and gets off the horse, and directly enters the felt bag.

The sun is just right outside, the felt bag is already black, fortunately there is a fire, Ah Cheng Taiji sits cross-legged on the edge of the fire pond, the fire pond is digging a pit in the middle of the felt bag, more than a dozen pieces of firewood are burning, and the top is boiling milk tea.

Smelling the familiar aroma of milk tea, Tabu Sang sniffed his nose vigorously.

A smile appeared on Ah Cheng's rigid face, and he said, "Just drink two more bowls in a while!" Outside you suffered, and you could see that you had lost a lot of weight. ”

This was the first nobleman's words of concern to him after Tabu Nang returned, and Tabu Nang, an iron man who lacked human emotion, was also a little moved, and he said, "Thank you Taiji for your concern." ”

Ah Cheng was silent, someone came in and filled a big bowl of milk tea with a silver bowl and sent it to Tabu Bag.

The man withdrew to shoot, and Ah Cheng suddenly said, "Ta Bu Nang, I know what you are seeing is Zhang Han." ”

Tabu said: "What Taiji said is that I can't be mistaken. ”

"You are the falcon of our Mongols," Ah Cheng lamented, "I beg your pardon for saying something distrustful of you. ”

Tabu Nang said: "Taiji, what do you mean, please say it directly!" ”

Ah Cheng didn't speak for a while, and after half a ring, he said, "You should see that the morale of the army here is already low. If it is announced that Zhang Han has escaped at this time, according to the current situation, it is impossible to continue the siege or go south, and the biggest possibility is that the various departments are scattered, isn't it? ”

Tabu Nang said: "According to the Taiji, it is to go back to recuperate and recuperate, and then gather the army in the spring next year......"

"That's fart." Ah Cheng slammed his fist on the ground, and he said angrily: "I can't fight this year, and he Yusheng won't expand the army next year, and won't continue to build forts?" Our space is getting smaller and smaller, and the military fort built by others is a chain, and next year we will be chained to the grassland like dogs, and in another year, the Taiji of each department will ride to Zhang Han's station, and use the tribute of Jiubai to recognize his identity as the lord of the grassland. ”

Tabu Nang was silent, he understood that what Ah Cheng said was true, and he would rather die than see such a day, but what could he do as a sentry leader?

Ah Cheng said coldly: "The various departments can't be dispersed, and they can't be dispersed here, and if they are dispersed, it's completely over." The only reason for leaving everyone is that Zhang Han is still there, so in any case, I can't admit that what you said is the truth, that is, yourself, and you can only say that you may be wrong, and you must not insist. ”

Tabu said: "Taiji, do you know that He Yusheng is also trying to hide that Zhang Han has escaped?" They also want to drag us here, I don't understand why. ”

"You don't understand?" Ah Cheng said: "They are waiting for the best time to fight us. ”

Tabu was shocked, straightened his waist, and looked at Ah Cheng.

"Yes, that's the obvious thing." Ah Cheng said: "They want to attract us here, drag us down, and then fight a battle here." ”

Ah Cheng sneered: "There are more than 10,000 soldiers with Yusheng, and they want to fight with more than 100,000 of us, okay, since they have this kind of thought, then they must be fulfilled." ”

Only then did Tabu Nang understand that although Ah Cheng understood that the other party was going to fight and deliberately delayed, he also deliberately cooperated and deliberately wanted to stay here.

"Taiji, isn't this a trick to fall for the enemy?"

"Han people like to play tricks." Ah Cheng said: "However, in the end, what can only be useful is strength. 150,000 troops against 10,000 people, the odds are of course on our side. Even if we lose, it will be vigorous, and if we lose like this, we will die and return to the arms of immortality without a face. ”

Now the Red Sect and the Yellow Sect of the Grassland are widely spread, there are not many nobles who believe in immortality, and the primitive shamanism is not the opponent of the lamas at all, and Ah Cheng is a special case.

When he spoke, his expression was solemn, and his expression was unusually solemn, and Tabu Nang had a feeling that Ah Cheng was not as sure as he said, but there was nothing he could do.

"If someone asks, I can only say I'm not sure, but I can't say I haven't seen it. ”

Ah Cheng looked at him deeply and said, "It's good for you to say that. ”

……

It was very hot in May, and the city was a rare large city at that time, with a population of more than a million, and the so-called large cities in Europe at that time rarely had a population of more than 100,000, let alone a million.

The huge urban agglomeration brings great pressure on public security and the environment, the tragedy is that with the decline of the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, these trivial things can not be taken care of, when the heat is steaming, there is stinky water flowing in the open ditch around, and the garbage and feces piled up at the corner of the street are like a mountain high, plus the heat wave is transpiring, people who are willing to go out in this weather are either the people who have to come out to collect goods to find food, or they have to go out of the important things.

Wang Faxiang and Li Guobin had a reason to go out, although they sat in a light and ventilated carriage, the heat still did not let them go, sweating and having to endure the stench on the street, their faces were not very good-looking.

From the Qianmen Avenue where the Yusheng business is located through the Zhengyang Gate, and then go to the right into the Chongwen Gate, into the inner city, the small courtyards began to increase, and the signboards on the street also decreased, to the vicinity of Dongdan, and then to the north, in the place close to Dong'anmen Street into an alley, where the dwellings gradually became scarce, most of them were the whole building, and the garbage on both sides of the road was much less, and the smell in the air was also reduced.

"Living in the capital, summer is really not easy." Wang Faxiang couldn't help but complain.

"Winter is easy?" Li Guobin grew up in the capital, not like Wang Faxiang outsiders feel difficult, he smiled and said: "Summer is hot and winter is cold, but each has its own benefits, after a while, I passed by the Dengshikou and asked someone to get out of the car to buy two bowls of chilled sour plum soup. ”

"Not really." Thinking of the sweet and sour plum soup, Wang Faxiang's resentment was also much less, and at this time, the vehicle drove to the door of a small courtyard with three entrances, Wang Faxiang said: "This master doesn't know if he will come today." ”

"It's the third time." Li Guobin said: "Anyway, the proprietor explained that it must be done, and if it doesn't work once, it will be done twice, then three times, five times, and things must be done well." ”

"Maybe it's also for fear of being implicated." Wang Faxiang sighed and said, "The situation is hot. ”

Since Zhang Han was impeached, whether it is a non-party Beijing official or a noble, a eunuch, or a few Donglin party members who originally had a good relationship with Yusheng, Liu Guojin used the excuse of studying Liaodong and avoided it, Yao Zongwen has gone to Liaodong, and the rest of them are also unwilling to touch this bag, Wang Xinyi is behind Wang Wenyan, and there are also Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou and others, how can such a force be provoked by ordinary people, and besides, Zhang Han is also involved in a reverse case, but now the court has not yet reached a conclusion. Jingshi's and Yusheng have not been seized, but there have been many eye-catching characters outside the semicolon recently, and they are obviously all from Dongchang.

"The dogs are gone." Wang Faxiang looked out the window, a gray-robed man made an affirmative hand gesture to him, Wang Faxiang exhaled, and said with a smile: "They followed all the way, but I didn't expect to follow here, they must be scared." ”

Li Guobin said: "I heard that Daguan Wei may take over as the factory governor, of course these fans don't dare to cause trouble here." ”

The emperor's trust in Wei Zhongxian is all-round, not only called him a eunuch of the Si Li Bingbi, but also intended to hand over the Dongchang to him, Wei Zhongxian has now gathered a group of eunuch forces around him, and the eunuch who took over Wang An's palm print is also Wei Zhongxian's group, Wei Zhongxian is actually the boss in the inner court, and now Wei Zhongxian has installed a scholar in the cabinet in the outer court, and has also begun to install people in the Sixth Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. A large number of politicians began to cling to Wei Zhongxian, and in general, the strength of the Wei Party was still below the Donglin Party, but the balance of power between the two sides was not so great.

There was no movement in the small courtyard, only on the periphery there were many big men with waist knives patrolling, Wang Faxiang and Li Guobin did not dare to approach, until the courtyard door was opened, and a tall and fat eunuch came out, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lao Li, Xiao Wang, come here."

It was Gao Qiqian who spoke, since the last time he presented the model, Wei Zhongxian still didn't like this person very much, Gao Qianqi desperately stammered, plus he had merit in the front, Wei Zhongxian finally accepted this person, and the life trajectory of Gao Fatzi has also changed...... Originally, he didn't tie up with Wei Zhongxian, he was considered a black household in the inner court, after Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, the Wei Party was swept away, and the number of eunuchs brought out by Chongzhen from the Xinwang Mansion was not enough, so he could only find those eunuchs in the palace who had not climbed the nine thousand years old to appoint, Gao Qiqian was one of them, and now he is already a member of the core of the Wei Party, and he will definitely be a thorn in Chongzhen's eyes and flesh in the future.

Of course, Gao Qiqian himself will not know this, he is now the most proud, after climbing to the Wei Daguan, he can walk sideways in the inner court, just pay tribute to a few seniors, the errands of oil and water in the palace can be fished out of some anyway, and a few months of hard work is to catch a lot of silver, and his body is fat several times.