Why is it said that the Tartar of the rabbit is not small? The reason is simple, the Tutu tribe (also translated as the Han tribe) is one of the most powerful Tatar tribes, with a population of hundreds of thousands, and the total number of cavalry may exceed 100,000. The elite cavalry in it may have exceeded 50,000 people combined. With such strength, do you say that it is strong or not?

The Manchu Qing Dynasty was able to enter the Central Plains, and it did have a great element of luck. The Houjin Tartars were not nomadic peoples, but more primitive fishing and hunting peoples. They learned their riding and archery skills from the Mongols. Most of their war horses were also provided by the Mongols. Among them, the one who helped the Houjin Tartars the most was of course the Horqin tribe in Mongolia, that is, the tribe where Burbutai (the Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang) was located.

It is precisely because of the refuge of the Horqin tribe that the strength of the Houjin Tartars will be improved by leaps and bounds. It was with the help of the Horqin tribe that the Houjin Tatars were able to finally defeat Lin Dan Khan and unify most of the Mongol tribes. It was precisely because of the control of most of the Mongols that the Houjin Tartars were able to continue to enter the fortress and eventually enter the Central Plains. However, they did not yet have a chance to submit to the Tatars. Later, Geldan was actually a descendant of the Tatars.

The Mongols and the Tatars, in fact, are the same ancestor, both descendants of Genghis Khan. However, after the Mongol Yuan Empire was overthrown and the Mongols were forced to withdraw from the Central Plains, there were many changes in the internal division and combination, and the integration with foreign nationalities. Among them, the composition of the Tatars is the most complex. If you want to trace the history of the Tatars, you can even trace it back to the Xianbei people, or the Ugas.

The Mongolian Horqin tribe in the forty-fourth year of Wanli is not a grade at all compared with the Rabbit Department of the Tatars. The Tatar cavalry of the Rabbit Division, if the whole army was dispatched, could easily wipe out the Horqin dead race. It's just that the two tribes are not adjacent to each other, so naturally there is no conflict between them. Later, the golden boar skin was also lucky, and did not get close to the Tatars, so that it had a chance to develop and grow. If you had been close to the Tatars, you would have been eaten long ago.

After the ups and downs of the Ming Empire in 248 years (from the first year of Hongwu to the 44th year of Wanli), the northern border is already full of smoke and chicken feathers. Due to the weakness of the border army of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of nomads arose. Needless to say, in the northwestern part of the empire, it was completely under the control of the Tatars. In terms of absolute strength, none of the ten Houjin Tartars was an opponent of the Tatars. It was only the Tatars who were more inclined to expand westward rather than southward, so that they did not come into conflict with the Later Golden Tartars.

The Tatars of the Wanli period were composed of many tribes, and incomplete statistics showed at least hundreds of tribes of all sizes. Among them, the three largest tribes are the Zhuang Bald Lai Division, the Plug Rabbit Division, and the Tiger Desire Dun Department (also translated as the Tiger Dun Rabbit Division). The population of each tribe is more than 100,000, and the elite cavalry is more than 50,000. The area controlled by these three tribes is also quite vast, almost equivalent to the area of another Ming Empire.

According to the information that the Ming army has its own information, the tribe with the largest population and the strongest strength is Zhuang Ballai. The master of the many tribes of the Tatars, and also the Zhuang Bald Lai Department. However, geographically speaking, Zhuang Balai is the farthest, in the northernmost part of the desert. Due to their geographical location, they are more inclined to expand westward. The areas they currently control mainly include present-day northern Central Asia, southern Russia, and western Mongolia.

The location of the Rabbit Department and the Tiger Desire Department is relatively southern. The areas they controlled were mainly in present-day western Inner Mongolia, western Mongolia, and other places. Due to the relative proximity to the Ming Empire, they often went south and invaded Ningxia Town, Gansu Town and other places. Due to the long distance, they did not raid the south very often. However, if they went south, the number of cavalry, usually more than five thousand, would have very serious consequences.

The northwest of the Ming Empire is constantly being swallowed up, and the defense line is constantly retreating, which is the credit of the Rabbit Department and the Tiger Desire Department. In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court was actually fighting not only with the Tartars in Liaodong, but also with the Tartars in the northwest. Coupled with the internal flow of rebel armies, the war can be said to be everywhere, and it is simply too busy. Don't say that the inexperienced Emperor Chongzhen, even the reincarnation of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, can't be saved.

In real history, the largest attack on the northwest of the empire by the Tutu and Huyudun tribes occurred in the second year of Chongzhen, which happened to be the year when the Houjin Tartars first entered the fortress. The two major tribes of the Tatars united and marched south, dispatching 50,000 cavalry at a time. He Huchen, the chief military officer of Ningxia Town at that time, died at the hands of the Tatars of the Rabbit Department.

This large-scale move of the Tatars to the south completely destroyed the northwest of the Ming Empire. The Ming troops in Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town, and Gansu Town basically ceased to exist. The rebels were able to move everywhere, and there were no defenders at all to resist them. The officers and soldiers dispatched by the imperial court were basically from other places and were not familiar with the situation in various parts of Shaanxi, and the effect of the battle could be imagined. All of this, entangled with each other, eventually led to the demise of the Ming Empire.

"Who else knows?" Xu Xingxia asked.

"No one else knows." Chi Hu replied cautiously.

"Dispose of it. Don't tell anyone else. Xu Xingxia nodded.

"Understood." Chi Hu agreed, and dragged the wounded of the Tartar to the side to deal with it.

Xu Xingxia took a deep breath and put the matter behind him for the time being. provoked the Hellergin tribe, Xu Xingxia didn't feel too much pressure. The strength of the Kylekin tribe is not strong, the elite Tatar cavalry, that is, about 10,000 people. With the strength of the official army of Ningxia Town, as long as they work hard and actively prepare for war, they can still deal with the Hellergin tribe. However, if you get into trouble, the pressure is great. A Ningxia town is absolutely unable to take on the heavy responsibility.

What's even worse is that the upper echelons of Ningxia Town are all soft-footed shrimp, if they knew that these Tartars outside were from the Rabbit Department of the Tatars, they didn't know what to do. Perhaps, they will secretly communicate with the Tatars, looking for opportunities to send themselves out as scapegoats. Hmph, this kind of thing seems ridiculous, but it's not the first time that some people have done it. Therefore, there are some things that it is better to know by yourself.

"Escort Xu, Niangniang is invited."

As soon as he returned to the vicinity of Ningxia City, a eunuch came up.

Xu Xingxia rode his horse to the side of the carriage and found that the curtain of the carriage was not raised, so he did not dismount, but clasped his fists on the horse's back and saluted: "Niangniang is fine." ”

There was a glutinous voice from inside the carriage, and it should be Princess Qing Su Xiaoxiao talking. She said faintly: "Escort Xu, Xiao Dan will be handed over to you." ”

Xu Xingxia frowned and said, "Niangniang, may I ask who is Xiao Dan?" ”

Su Xiaoxiao said faintly: "It's the daughter of this palace, her name is Zhu Yidan." ”

Xu Xingxia frowned, thinking, how can you, a mother, throw your own child to me? I'm not the father of the kids! There is no responsibility to take care of her! Besides, I have no interest in taking care of such an uneducated child at all! Thinking of this, he simply said straightforwardly: "Niangniang, this errand can't be done in a humble position." ”

Su Xiaoxiao was silent for a moment, and said faintly: "Why? ”

Xu Xingxia said bluntly: "Humble duties don't teach children. The little lord is naturally noble and pampered, and he will definitely not be able to adapt to the rough temper of his humble position. In case the humble duty is not taken care of properly and causes trouble to the prince and the princess, it will not be good. ”

Su Xiaoxiao said faintly: "What does Escort Xu mean, is he worried that Xiao Dan will cause trouble for you?" That's right, Xiao Dan's surname is indeed easy to get into trouble. However, with Xu Huwei's surname, would he be afraid of these troubles? ”

Xu Xingxia suddenly suffocated slightly. This Su Xiaoxiao spoke directly. Yes, I'm not afraid of trouble, I have enough trouble, and I don't care about adding another one, but no one wants to bring a drag oil bottle next to me. This is not my daughter. Besides, even if it's my daughter, it's the child who is taking it, how can there be a reason to follow my father every day? If you don't want to take your children, you just throw them away, which is really immoral!

Su Xiaoxiao said faintly: "If Escort Xu is not afraid of trouble, then the daughter of this palace will be handed over to you." In fact, Xiao Dan's real surname is not bad, but he lacks strict discipline. Perhaps, you don't know, Xiao Dan is not born to Bengong, Bengong is just her stepmother. She has a strong sense of rejection towards Hongu. There are some things that are not easy for this palace to come forward to discipline. As for her father, he has always felt a little guilty about her mother, so he naturally won't care. That's why Xiao Dan will become what he is now. ”

Xu Xingxia looked at the carriage with some surprise, as if he wanted to pass through the thick curtain to see what the person talking inside looked like. The little county lord is not Su Xiaoxiao's biological son? How come you've never heard of it? Well, it seems that this is a small secret, and outsiders generally don't know about it.

Su Xiaoxiao said faintly: "Escort Xu, is there anything else you have to say?" ”

Xu Xingxia looked back at Zhu Yidan, and said a little dejectedly: "No." ”

Originally, I thought that the little county lord was a very annoying person, but now that she knew that she was a motherless child, Xu Xingxia's disgust in her heart was alleviated a lot. Alas, no matter what you say, whether you are in your previous life or in this life, your father and mother are still alive, and your father and mother are very concerned about and loving themselves. From this point of view, it is much stronger than the small county lord.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly called a palace maid over and handed out a brocade box from the carriage. Vaguely, Xu Xingxia seemed to see Su Xiaoxiao's white wrist and slender fingers. Judging from her hands alone, she doesn't look old, and she is about the same as a teenage girl, quite delicate. It is not easy for a thirty-year-old woman to maintain her body to such an extent. The palace maid immediately came over and transferred the brocade box to Xu Xingxia.

Xu Xingxia opened the brocade box and found that there was a seal letter inside. The seal letter is small, only the size of a thumb, and has a golden yellow appearance with some strange symbols carved on it. He studied it carefully for a while, but he still didn't know what the symbols on it meant. The only thing that is certain is that if others want to counterfeit, they are afraid that it will not be easy.

Su Xiaoxiao said faintly: "This is the private seal of the palace. What kind of food and clothing does Xiao Dan need, Xu Huwei will spend it in the name of the palace. ”

Xu Xingxia was a little puzzled and said, "What do you mean, Niangniang?" ”

Su Xiaoxiao still said quietly: "Escort Xu is willing to serve the palace, and the palace will not let Escort Xu suffer." As long as you take this seal letter and go to the housekeeper of Huyan Aobo, all the expenses will naturally be reimbursed without any inquiry. ”

Xu Xingxia looked at the seal letter in his hand and thought, is this a chance to buy me and deliberately give me a chance to fill my pocket? Well, this is a good treatment, I will count all the expenses of the Black Mountain Camp on the head of the Qingwang Mansion...... It is estimated that the repair of the Black Mountain camp is an expenditure of tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the maximum is 90,000 taels. For the wealthy Qingwang Mansion, it shouldn't be a big deal, right? If the old man Huyan doesn't approve it, Lao Tzu will not be finished with him!

But after thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed, feeling that his pure soul seemed to be defiled. Damn, I've been bought by money again, it's really spineless! Why do people always come to me when I'm most short of money? Why don't I have a time when I'm not short of money? Alas, depressed...... Su Xiaoxiao finally said: "Escort Xu, this summer in the palace, it will be in the Qingyang Palace. If there is anything urgent, you can go to Qingyang Palace to find the main palace. ”

Xu Xingxia nodded and said, "I understand. ”

I thought, all I want is your silver, and I don't have any interest in Qingyang Palace. As long as the Lord of Lingzhu County doesn't deliberately misbehave, I can handle other things by myself. He subconsciously looked back at the Lord of Lingzhu and found that she was obediently staying by Wang Qinian's side, like a quail, probably frightened by the tragic fight just now. Well, that's fine, let this little girl see what is called a real means of killing, I don't believe it will scare you to death!

Paralyzed, I don't believe that a big man will not be able to handle a little girl. For the sake of money, I'll train her well...... Well, I'm very pure.

"Escort Xu, please."

When they parted, Su Xiaoxiao said quietly.

"Good!"

Xu Xingxia nodded.

Su Xiaoxiao's carriage gradually disappeared and slowly disappeared at the end of sight.

Xu Xingxia's gaze slowly turned back and fell on the little county lord. As a result, the little county lord was casually looked at by him, and he suddenly became a little hairy, and couldn't help curling up in Wang Qinian's arms, as if he was a frightened kitten. Xu Xingxia couldn't help laughing. Well, that's a good start. As long as you know how to be afraid, I have a way to train you......

(To be continued)