"My lord, the great army of Tartars is heading north." Chi Hu reported to Xu Xingxia.

Xu Xingxia hurriedly came up to the city tower and carefully observed the movement outside. Sure enough, the large army of the Tartars slowly retreated north. Obviously, the retreat of the Tartars was very methodical. After observing for a while, Xu Xingxia dispelled the idea of pursuing. Perhaps, the Tartar is now looking forward to him going out of the city in pursuit.

Of course, the necessary tailgating is still required. Xu Xingxia rode out of Weizhen Fort and hung far behind the Tatar cavalry along the way, monitoring their departure from Weizhen Fort. I have been following the direction of the horn pier, but I have not found anything unusual. It seems that the Tartars did withdraw.

This time, the Tartars went south, although they did not complete the task of killing themselves, and suffered a great loss at Fort Weizhen. However, they also have two embroidered pillows in their hands. These two embroidered pillows are still very valuable. Therefore, it is difficult to say whether the Tartars lost or gained when they went south this time. Anyway, the tail of the hand will be very long in the future.

"My lord, the Tartar really retreated this time." In the afternoon, Zhang Quanfu rode his horse from the direction of Niujiaodun to Weizhenbao and reported to Xu Xingxia. He said that the large army of the Tartars had already crossed the Niujiao Pier and retreated in the direction of Zhenyuan Pass. He hung far behind, and found that the large army of the Tartars had gone out of Zhenyuan Pass, and all entered Ulan Bu and the desert. In this way, the Tartars have indeed retreated.

"The Tartars have retreated!"

"The Tartars are all gone!"

"We've won! We've won! ”

The soldiers and civilians of Weizhen Fort immediately cheered, and the cheers became stronger than one after another. The area around the threshing floor is a sea of joy. Adults and children couldn't help but spontaneously dance Yangge in the barnyard. This is from Shaanxi, and many military households in Weizhenbao will jump, and Xu Xingxia will too. However, he was not involved.

The arrest of the two embroidered pillows, in Xu Xingxia's heart, there is always a shadow. It's not because he didn't agree to the two people's request, but because he took into account that these two straw bales are very familiar with all aspects of Ningxia Town. If there are talented guys on the Tatar side, they will definitely get a lot of valuable information from their mouths. In the future, Ningxia Town will have no secrets at all.

The strategic position of Ningxia Town is quite important, it connects Guyuan Town in the south, Gansu Town in the west, and Yansui Town in the east. Without Ningxia Town and Guyuan Town, the northwest of the Ming Empire, Shaanxi Xingdusi (i.e., Gansu) and other places would all fall into the hands of nomads.

There is a regrettable place in the territory of the Ming Empire, that is, the expansion of the Great Northwest is far from enough. During the Han and Tang dynasties, the area around present-day Xinjiang Province was incorporated into the imperial territory, and a large number of garrisons existed. However, the Ming Empire did not. The area really controlled by the Ming Empire only reached the area around Jiayuguan. Out of Jiayuguan, it will be overwhelmed.

Outside Jiayuguan, there is still a large amount of land and a large population. These regions, even when the Ming Empire was at its strongest, did not have the ability to control them. The Yeerqiang, Turpan, Tatar and other tribes nominally listened to the imperial court, but in fact, the imperial court could not control them at all. Otherwise, the Tatars would not have been constantly moving south, harassing everywhere.

Now there is a very bad situation, that is, the nine sides of the Ming Empire have been abolished, which has led to the power of the Tatars becoming more arrogant. They have great plans to annex the entire Gansu and the entire northwest of the Ming Empire. Perhaps, the Shaanxi region cannot be invaded by the Tatars, and it belongs to the mainland after all. However, the Gansu region is very dangerous and has a tendency to be Tatarized at any time.

To be honest, such a result is not what Xu Xingxia wants to see. The northwest region also played an extremely important role in the Central Plains Dynasty and must be controlled by its own people. As long as these areas are well controlled, the wild boar skins in the eastern Liaodong region will not be arrogant at all. Because, as long as the Great Northwest is effectively controlled, 300,000 or even 500,000 cavalry of various nationalities can be gathered at any time to submerge the Liaodong region.

How many people are there in wild boar skins? You can just run it to death. Even if you don't use the cavalry of all ethnic groups, you only need to allocate the money, food, and troops of the four military towns to Liaodong, and even if you use money, you can stoning the boar skin to death. Of course, the premise is that the money has to be smashed on the head of the wild boar skin, and not into the pockets of the dignitaries...... "Da Da Da!" ”

Suddenly, there was a dense sound of horses' hooves outside, and it seemed that a large number of cavalry were coming.

Soon, Yun Qifeng hurriedly ran to report: "My lord, Lord Qianhu and Deputy Qianhu are here. My lord, it seems that they have come to us for bad luck, and their words are very bad, and the brothers who are in charge of opening the door are all scolded. ”

Xu Xingxia's brows couldn't help frowning slightly, Zhang Qiuqing and Peng Feng, what are you doing when you come to Weizhenbao with great momentum? Damn, we won a big battle, killed hundreds of Tartars, and instead of giving us a celebration, you came to trouble us, what is the reason? Want to make a splash? Okay, come on!

"Open the door! Let them in! Xu Xingxia said in a deep voice.

Yun Qifeng agreed. A moment later, the gate of the fort opened, and a large number of cavalry poured in, and sure enough, Peng Feng and Zhang Qiuqing had arrived. From a distance, Xu Xingxia really found that the faces of these two people were not very good. It seems that they have indeed come to find their own bad luck. Damn, it's really unlucky to meet such a top boss!

Since he was in an unhappy mood, Xu Xingxia ignored the arrival of the two. He stepped forward to greet him slowly, just in front of Zhu Zhizhi's teahouse, and met the two adults. As a result, both of them sat upright on horseback, without the slightest intention of dismounting.

"Xu Xingxia, kneel!" Zhang Qiuqing just met, so he shouted loudly.

"Dare to ask the two adults, why are you angry?" Xu Xingxia said calmly.

"The two sons are in prison, why don't you do your best to rescue him? Instead, they were plundered back to the desert by the Tartars? What do you do as a subordinate? Ha? You speak! How exactly do you do your subordinates? Zhang Qiuqing's face was pale, almost hysterical, and his cheeks seemed to twitch.

On his face, Xu Xingxia clearly saw three words, that is, "patting". It seems that his concern for the two sons and daughters is really beyond ordinary people! Thinking of Zhu Zhizhi's information, which he also revealed to the two princes, Xu Xingxia's contempt for him is even more obvious. Such a scumbag, it's a shame to talk to him!

"Two sons?" Xu Xingxia deliberately pretended to be stupid and said lazily.

Zhang Qiuqing jumped forward, stretched out his hand and pointed at Xu Xingxia, the tips of his fingers almost poked Xu Xingxia's face, and shouted like thunder: "The two sons unfortunately fell into the hands of the Tartars, asking you for help, why don't you save them when you die?" What do you do to eat? Dare not obey the orders of the two princes! Who do you think you are? ”

Xu Xingxia smiled, and as soon as he suddenly stretched out his hand, he grabbed his finger and pulled it hard. Zhang Qiuqing was caught off guard, and was directly pulled off the horse by Xu Xingxia, and fell a dog eating. The people around were in an uproar and had different expressions. Peng Feng's face also changed suddenly. Xu Xingxia actually pulled Zhang Qiuqing off the horse directly in front of everyone, it was really lawless! This guy is so arrogant!

Zhang Qiuqing, who fell to the ground, was even more embarrassed, and almost cried. He is a dignified deputy thousand households, and he was actually pulled to the ground directly by a hundred households. If he didn't avenge this revenge, he simply didn't want to live. He simply played tricks, threw himself on the ground, and refused to get up when he died. He wanted to force Peng Feng to open his mouth and punish Xu Xingxia.

Xu Xingxia pulled his boss off the horse, but as if he was nothing, he clapped his hands casually, and said slowly: "That's weird, when did the two sons ask me for help?" I don't know what it's all about! The two sons, when did they fall into the hands of the Tartars? ”

Zhang Qiuqing didn't care about continuing to play tricks, stood up with a bone, pointed at Xu Xingxia's nose, and shouted angrily: "You still dare to deny it!?" The two sons have obviously written a letter to you, asking you to hand over a woman in exchange for the two of them! But you just won't do it! Now, the two sons have been robbed by the Tartars! You, you, didn't you deliberately send the two sons into the fire pit? You, you wait for military justice! ”

Xu Xingxia continued to pretend to be stupid, and said coldly: "Why can't I understand what you say?" Aren't you talking about human words? I'm going to ask Lord Vice-Chino, what kind of woman are you talking about, who is it? What is your name? What does this have to do with her? What does the two sons have to do with her? ”

Zhang Qiuqing said angrily: "It's Zhu Zhizhi!" Don't play dumb! The Tartar took a fancy to her and wanted to exchange her for the two sons! This was supposed to be a good opportunity to redeem the two sons, why didn't you execute it immediately? If you had handed over that woman earlier, wouldn't the two sons have come back safely? Now, the two sons have been looted back to the desert, and their life and death are uncertain, this is all your responsibility Xu Xingxia! ”

Xu Xingxia Huo Ran straightened up and shouted in a deep voice: "Zhang Qiuqing, you shut up for me!" ”

His voice was so loud that it scared everyone around him. Even a big man like Peng Feng couldn't help but feel stunned, and subconsciously clenched the scimitar on his waist. It is said that the shadow of the famous tree of people, Xu Xingxia's archery skills, is indeed too perverted. Killing a tartar is as easy as killing a chicken. Who would dare to take it lightly in front of him?

The soldiers of the white-clothed army were all subconsciously crowded in front of Xu Xingxia, and everyone's right hands were held on top of the knife handle, and they looked like they were pulling out their knives at any time. The armed family brought by Peng Feng didn't look good, and he hurriedly blocked in front of Peng Feng and Zhang Qiuqing. Their right hands are also held on the handle of their swords, and they can draw them at any time. For a while, the atmosphere in Weizhen Fort suddenly became tense.

The military households of Weizhenbao originally thought that the top was here to commend Xu Xingxia, and they might be able to get a little benefit. After killing so many tartars, as long as they are all exchanged for silver, and everyone gets a few taels of silver, there will be no problem. They all know that Xu Xingxia is not the kind of person who is stingy, and he will definitely share the benefits evenly. But I didn't expect that the top was actually here to question Xu Xingxia. This time, they stopped doing it.

Damn, we've won an unprecedented victory in Fort Will, killing hundreds of Tartars, and we don't expect you to do anything decent. But, you guys came up and said Xu Baihu's fault, what the hell is going on? Want to pick a bone inside an egg? Are you jealous of Fort Weizhen's exploits?

Lin Hainiu, who had a relatively hot temper, couldn't help but make a move, and Liu Guangliang next to him hurriedly pulled him down. However, Chen Denglong, who is a good man, is also a little impatient. His reaction was very simple, that is, to gesture to those backbone military households, gather all the military households, and watch first. As a result, more and more military households flocked to the door of the teahouse, and soon surrounded Peng Feng, Zhang Qiuqing and others.

Zhang Qiuqing was also shocked by Xu Xingxia's drinking, and he didn't react for a while. He is a deputy thousand households, and he was actually shouted at by a hundred households like this, how can he get this face? What's more, he was pulled off the horse directly by Xu Xingxia just now, and his old face was lost. What's even worse is that the surrounding military households are all his original subordinates. Before, they didn't dare to put a fart in front of them. Now, they are all on Xu Xingxia's side.

However, he felt that he was standing up for the governor and the chief military officer, and with the support of the two of them, he dared to do anything excessive. He plucked up his courage and shouted to Xu Xingxia: "You! Xu Xingxia! How dare you commit a crime! Do you know how serious your crimes are? If you disobey the order, shouldn't you be punished?

Xu Xingxia smiled coldly, his eyes locked on Zhang Qiuqing, and said bluntly: "Do you want to obey the order? What order? Who gives the order? ”

Zhang Qiuqing said angrily: "It's the order that the two sons gave you!" ”

Xu Xingxia laughed and said loudly: "The two princes want me to hand over a weak woman and give it to the Tartar in exchange for their surname." Is this an order? Zhang Qiuqing, do you think this is an order? Ha! ”

Zhang Qiuqing said angrily: "What is this not an order? ”

Xu Xingxia Huo Ran's eyes swept away, and he shouted: "I have been in the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years, I will not cut the land, not pay compensation, not make peace, and not pay tribute!" The Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies! You want to sacrifice a weak woman to please the Tartar? With such humiliating words, you dare to say that it is an order? Why don't you give your wife and children to the Tartars to ravage? ”

(To be continued)