Lin Dan Khan's departure made the morale of the white-clothed troops around Zhenyuan Pass reach its peak again. Although Xu Xingxia's jurisdiction and Lin Dan Khan's jurisdiction did not have any bordering places, the two sides had no contact before. However, Lin Dan Khan's reputation is much stronger than that of Hellerkin and others. The strength of the Kylekin tribe, among the Tatars, can only be regarded as third-rate at best. The Tumut tribe of Lin Dan Khan, among the Mongols, is a first-class existence, and its strength is comparable to the three major tribes of the Tatars, and may even be surpassed.

In Ningxia Town, there are many people who know Lin Dan Khan. Lin Dan Khan's 50,000 iron lance cavalry often became one of the topics of discussion after dinner. No one imagined what would happen if Lin Dan Khan went south to Ningxia Town. With 50,000 iron lance cavalry, if the whole army is really dispatched, it should not be difficult to raze the entire Ningxia town. Now, even such a strong Lin Dan Khan was forced back by Xu Xingxia, how could they not be excited?

Especially those slaves who had just been freed back by the Tartars, they witnessed Xu Xingxia's strength, and their already cold, stiff, and dying hearts slowly became active again. In this dispute, they saw hope and saw the future. In the beginning, they were like walking dead, numb and passive. Now, they have finally gradually woken up and begun to do things consciously and spontaneously.

When they were in the Khairkin tribe, they knew more about the affairs of Lin Dan Khan. There is no doubt that Lin Dan Khan is definitely a strong figure. Compared with Lin Dan Khan, the Kylekin tribe is not a grade at all. However, he is such a strong person, and in front of Xu Xingxia, he can only retreat. With people like Xu Xingxia covering them, what are they worried about? Just do it!

If there is any one of the greatest wishes of these freed slaves, there is no doubt that it must be revenge. The reason why they have survived to this day, the biggest motivation that supports them is the belief in revenge. Most of their relatives died at the hands of the Tartars, and if they wanted to avenge their relatives, they had to kill those hateful Tartars. The slaves who can persevere and live until now are unwilling to give up the idea of revenge easily. If it weren't for the strong thoughts of revenge, they would have committed suicide long ago, and it would have been impossible for them to live until now.

Relying on their personal strength, it is basically impossible to get revenge. Their personal power is too small. If it is to rely on other Ming army officers, it is even more impossible. The high-ranking officers in Ningxia Town, they know best. If it weren't for their incompetence, how could they have been taken captive by the Tartar cavalry and become slaves of the Tartars? It's a lifetime of shame for them! A shame they will never forget!

In fact, in the minds of the vast majority of slaves, in addition to the Tartars being their enemies, the high-ranking officials of Ningxia Town, even the imperial court and the emperor, were their enemies. It is precisely because of their incompetence, stupidity, greed, darkness, [***] that will lead to the tragedy of Ningxia Town. After experiencing the life and death of their relatives, they have long been disappointed in the existing court. If someone raised their arms and incited them to rise up against the imperial court, they would definitely participate. Their loved ones are all dead, everything is lost, what do they have to worry about?

Of course, the current situation does not seem to have reached that level. Under Xu Xingxia's appeasement, their anger at the imperial court has not yet erupted for the time being. The target of their current outburst of anger is still the Tartar for the time being. All the efforts they made were to destroy the Tartars and avenge their loved ones. However, only Xu Xingxia could appease them. Because, they were rescued by Xu Xingxia, and Xu Xingxia was their savior. If another official had arrived, they would have been spit on a long time ago.

For the slaves, Xu Xingxia was their only hope. In Xu Xingxia's body, they saw a completely different temperament from other Ming army officers. There is no doubt that Xu Xingxia is the alternative they are most willing to see. They are convinced that only Xu Xingxia can lead them to achieve the goal of revenge step by step. It would have been impossible for anyone else. Therefore, they don't need any passionate speeches, they don't need any lucrative conditions, they are willing to follow Xu Xingxia loyally to do things.

However, as the supreme commander of the White Army, Xu Xingxia's mood was not very good. For no other reason, Wang Qilai brought a piece of news that made him very unhappy. In fact, when Lin Dan Khan had not yet withdrawn, Wang Qinian came. It was only to avoid affecting Xu Xingxia's mood that he didn't say anything. As soon as Lin Danhan left, Wang Qinian said in a low voice: "Xu Qianhu, there is a rumor from above, saying that it is to mobilize you." ”

Xu Xingxia's expression, at the beginning, did not have the slightest reaction, as if he had not heard anything. After a long time, it slowly cooled down, as if it was slowly condensing ice. Not only is the surface frozen, but even the inside is frozen. It was a long time before he said slowly, "Are you sure?" ”

Wang Qinian said in a somewhat obscure tone: "Yes, sure." ”

Xu Xingxia slowly raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance. As Lin Dan Khan retreated, the smoke near Zhenyuan Pass was gradually blown away by the north wind, and the vision gradually became clearer. The original strong smell of gunpowder gradually dissipated. I don't know why, smelling the choking smell of gunpowder, Xu Xingxia felt very good and comfortable. Now, the smell of gunpowder gradually drifted away, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

The sky has gradually cleared. The shy sun also came out of the clouds, quietly sprinkling its brilliance on every corner of the battlefield. Xu Xingxia allowed Lin Dan Khan to take the wounded and corpses of the Mongols. However, on the battlefield, there are still many wounded war horses, or the corpses of war horses. Occasionally, there will be sporadic war horses that come out of nowhere, aimlessly looking for their owners.

The soldiers of the White Army, cleaning the battlefield. They collected the weapons and equipment left behind by the Mongol cavalry, as well as the intact war horses. Weapons and equipment can be re-melted and used as scrap metal. As for the war horses, they are naturally directly added to the various troops. As for the wounded war horses, as well as the corpses of the war horses, they were naturally dragged back by the auxiliaries and used as ingredients. Anyway, this is a free gift from the enemy, don't be in vain!

As excited as the white-clothed army, there were all the people who were responsible for building the Zhenyuan Pass. They also witnessed the victory of the battle and witnessed the strength of the white-clothed army. After the victory in the battle, Xu Xingxia ordered that half of the edible horses should be distributed to the people to reward them for their hard work. If it had been before, Xu Xingxia would have made such a decision, and he would definitely be in a very happy mood. But today, his mood is not happy at all.

The reason why the mood is so bad is completely caused by Wang Qinian's news. The news brought by Wang Qinian was ostensibly a transfer work, but in fact, Xu Xingxia could clearly see that a butcher's knife was quietly hanging on his neck. If you are not careful, you will be hacked to death by this butcher knife, and you will never have a chance to turn over. And the people holding this butcher's knife are those high-ranking officials who have nothing to do with him at all.

Wang Qinian himself understood the meaning, so he chose to tell Xu Xingxia the news after the battle was won. He knew that whoever learned such news needed to think carefully. There is no doubt that this is a very red flag. Behind this red flag, there are countless killers hidden. If you don't think it through and act rashly, no matter what choice you make, you may bring disaster to yourself.

For Wang Qinian, being able to inform Xu Xingxia of the relevant news at the first time is obviously a violation of Jinyiwei's rules. This kind of inside information, apart from Jinyiwei and Dongchang, who can know it for the first time? His preference for surnames is already quite obvious. Basically, he, the Jinyi Guard, automatically and consciously gave Xu Xingxia, the Jinyi Guard Captain, a hand. But who cares if he's willing?

In fact, Xu Xingxia also knew that there would be such a day. It's just that he didn't expect that this day would come so early. After all, the places under his rule, including Weizhen Fort, Zhenshuo Fort, Black Mountain Camp, and Zhenyuan Pass, are indeed too eye-catching. Jealousy aside, the most important thing is uneasiness. The return of sixty or seventy thousand Han slaves put him on the cusp. If the big guys above don't react at all, it's not normal.

It must be known that the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty have always tried their best to curb the private forces of military generals. An important condition for preventing military generals from supporting their troops and respecting themselves is that money, food, and soldiers must be separated. To put it simply, those who are in charge of money and grain cannot manage the army, and those who are in charge of the army cannot manage money and grain. For example, in Ningxia Town, Li Guozhen, the chief military officer, only has the power to manage the army, but not the power to manage money and grain. The money and grain were all in the hands of Li Maohui, the governor of Ningxia.

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, the most important means for the control of military generals was the distribution of money and grain. The military officials of the Ming Dynasty controlled all the money and food distribution of the Ming army in various places, and no one else could touch it. In front of these military officials, the generals are not worth a dime. Even if the chief military officer of the first grade has to be respectful in front of the military officials of the fifth grade, otherwise, you will not get money and food. If you don't get money and food, your subordinates will rebel, and you will have to take responsibility. If you don't do it well, you will be beheaded and your family will be exterminated.

(To be continued)