Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 631
When Lu Xiangsheng and Fu Zonglong returned to Datong, the Datong Basin had changed.In the past, Datong was always filled with a suffocating and decadent atmosphere. Apart from smuggling food, iron and other military weapons outside the Great Wall, Datong people had no other way to survive, and smuggling was huge profits, and the Shanxi Merchants Group would not tolerate any People step in to get a piece of the pie. It is really difficult for outsiders to gain a foothold in Datong.But now Datong is densely populated, and hundreds of thousands of acres of military land have been cultivated. The immigrants who came with the army have also taken advantage of every opportunity to reclaim more farmland than the military land. These reclaimed fields cannot grow wheat, so the soldiers and civilians stationed in the fields have Potatoes, radishes, sweet potatoes, soybeans, red beans, black beans, cabbage, cucumbers and other crops have been planted. The red and green fields are very attractive.Every day, people collect vegetables and then transport them by carloads outside the customs for sale. Vegetables cannot be grown on the grassland. These vegetables can be sold at sky-high prices on the grassland. It is common for a load of cabbage to bring back several sheep - ——Who told those herdsmen not to grow vegetables?You are the one who cheated!Soybeans, red beans, and black beans have been harvested long ago and are now dried and put into warehouses. These beans are the rations for people and livestock. Boil them and add some oil and salt. They can be used as vegetables when rice is available. If you can’t afford rice, you can also use it as food. Eat food——just fart wildly.

The harvest of potatoes and sweet potatoes is also quite good. Although it has not reached the level of the mainland, it is eight or nine times higher than the yield of wheat. A full 50 acres are planted, which is enough to eat.Nowadays, the wind mills in starch processing plants are rotating day and night, grinding out bags of potato and sweet potato starch. Compared with eating potatoes and sweet potatoes directly, people still prefer to eat noodles and bread made from starch. ,Steamed bun.

Fu Zonglong was very satisfied with the booming situation. In his opinion, Lu Xiangsheng was amazing. He could manage such a prosperous situation even if he was thrown into a barren place like Datong. With Lu Xiangsheng's [-]% ability, his mother has already repaired the Mongols into obedience!This also made him worse?He strengthened his determination to support all the decisions made by Lu Xiangsheng: Can a person who can make such a career in such a barren place be wrong? He stayed in Datong for more than ten days and really enjoyed the scenery of the frontier. Satisfied and went home.

Soon after Fu Zonglong returned home, the little prince Ezhe led Lin Danhan’s last inheritance——[-] herdsmen arrived in Yinchuan, and Qian Yu placed half of them in Alashan according to Lu Xiangsheng’s instructions. Grassland, the other half moved to Yinchuan.The part that remained on the grassland continued to graze and provided horses, meat, and cheese for the Tianxiong Army, while the part that moved into Yinchuan City left the grassland and became professional mercenaries who lived by fighting for generations. Usually spend the money earned from fighting, and when it comes to war, immediately pick up the saber and mount the horse, and follow the flag of Ming Dynasty to fight in all directions. Still prefer this comfortable and exciting life, they are born to like to go to war.

E Zhe's attachment also brought an extremely valuable wealth to the Tianxiong Army: a total of [-] iron-shoeed horses!
The iron-shoe horse is the best among Mongolian horses. Its hooves are as hard as iron, and it can often gallop in ghostly places full of gravel without having to worry about being injured. It has both endurance and explosive power. Four hundred miles was relaxing and enjoyable--if it were a big European horse, I don't know how many horses would have been exhausted.This is the most ideal horse breed for blitzkrieg. Both Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng coveted it and made great efforts to collect it, but they got very little. Now Ezhe has brought [-] horses to the Tianxiong Army in one go. Lu Xiangsheng naturally Overjoyed.E Zhe was also very sensible and gave all [-] iron-hoofed horses to Lu Xiangsheng.Of course, Lu Xiangsheng didn't ask for him in vain. He specially set aside a piece of land in the Yinchuan Plain for Ezhe. After a rough calculation, each household of the settled Mongolians can get about [-] mu. Zhe's relatives and his army were more than enough. At the same time, the children of the nomads under Ezhe's tent were given the right to receive education. Their children could go to the newly opened school with the children of the Han people to learn the culture of the Han people.

E Zhe's attachment was a world-shattering event, which set off a stormy sea on the grassland.You know, although Lin Dan Khan is down and out, he is the Mongolian king in name after all. Although everyone is not flattered about his fighting skills, and even once fell into trouble, but no matter what, the king of the grassland is the king of the grassland, and Genghis Khan flows in his veins The blood of the Mongolians is the pride of the Mongolians.Now his son is willing to degenerate, went to settle in the city of the Han people, and became the eagle dog of the Han people, everyone is simply unbelievable!I don't know how many Mongolian tribes cursed, claiming that Ezhe is a coward who is greedy for pleasure, and he is not qualified to be a Mongolian at all!The most powerful Tumed Department scolded the most, claiming that Ezhe was simply a disgrace to the Mongols, and they vowed to invade Yinchuan to erase this disgrace!

Those who cursed must have never tasted the feeling of being alone and helpless, being surrounded by enemies, being chased by Hou Jin with nowhere to go, and nowhere to go. This is a typical feeling of standing and talking without pain in the back.

The Han people in the border area welcomed this. So many Mongolians have joined, which means that there are 10,000+ less people hiding on the grassland and staring at the side wall. The last vote of villains, their safety is more guaranteed.

However, the current situation is not optimistic.Anyone who lives in the border area knows that in the crisp autumn season, the wolves on the prairie glow green again, ready to invade on a large scale.At this time, the war horses are fat and strong, the climate in autumn is dry and cool, there is little rain, and the water level of the river has dropped to the lowest point of the year. It is simply unreasonable to grab a vote!Didn't Xuanda have a bumper harvest this year? The warehouses of wheat, rice, and soybeans have an irresistible attraction to the nomads, and they can no longer hold back.

The Tianxiong Army couldn't hold back either.They came to the border to fight, not to cultivate wasteland and raise horses!Now that the grain has been put into the warehouse, the war horses raised on several grasslands such as Yu County, Jingxi, and Bashang are full of fat. Said: "We're all bored!"

His subordinates strongly demanded a war, and Fu Zonglong also needed a victory to stop the criticism from the DPRK. So what else could he say?Hit it!
On August 200st, the Tianxiong Army's camp commanders gathered fierce generals, Lei Shisheng, Qian Yu, Zu Dabi, E Zhe, Cao Bianjiao, Cao Wenzhao...the old and the young are all here, and everyone uses the evil wolf They stared at the huge sand table with the same eyes, chattering about where to start, and cut a piece of meat off the Mongolian body.The Marquis said that there are many, many treasures on the grassland. If you snatch them away, you will never be able to finish them all!Damn it, you have been robbing us for more than [-] years, and now it’s your turn to feel what it’s like to be robbed.Lu Xiangsheng coughed, asking everyone to quiet down, and said in a deep voice: "I know, everyone has been waiting for this battle for too long..."

Cao Wenzhao said loudly: "That's right, Lao Cao dreamed that he would go out of the customs and kill them, and the blood would flow like rivers!"

Lu Xiangsheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "The old general is strong and strong, and he is dedicated to killing the enemy and making meritorious deeds. It is admirable. However, the Tartars are a strong enemy of the Ming Dynasty. From the Northern Yuan Dynasty to Wacha, and from Wacha to Tatar, they have fought against us for more than 200 years. The Ming Dynasty Not only failed to completely defeat them, but forced them to Changping, almost approaching the city of Beijing! This is a tough and cunning opponent, everyone must be cautious, our capital is not much, and we cannot stand the toss!"

After he said this, the anxious look on the faces of the generals disappeared immediately, and was replaced by prudence and seriousness.Mongolia can become a strong enemy of Ming Dynasty, and has been entangled with Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years. How can it be easy to get along with?Although the Tianxiong Army is powerful, the total number of all the families is only 6000. Including the 1000 Mongolian cavalry allocated after the Battle of Lushun, there are only [-] people, and only one-third of them can be deployed to the border. Second, there are even fewer people who can be drawn out to fight. Every soldier and every horse is very precious and must not be wasted. They must be cautious.

Lu Xiangsheng looked around at the generals and saw that they had calmed down completely. He was quite satisfied and said slowly: "In this battle, we don't want a big victory, just a small victory. We can use attack instead of defense to force the Tatars to give up plundering the border areas. It is victory!"

All the generals are in awe.

Staff officer Yang Tinglin said: "According to the reports of the spies who went deep into the grassland, because there was less snow last winter, there was a black disaster on the grassland this year, and a large number of livestock died. Many tribes suffered from it. Up to now, many tribes have become weak. I can't bear it, so I hope to break through the border to grab food so that I can survive this winter. If there is not enough food, those small tribes will not be able to survive the next spring. Therefore, our army only needs to fight steadily, not to pursue large Victory, as long as their attempt to plunder the border is smashed, it will be considered a complete victory."

Qian Yu and Lei Shisheng responded repeatedly, Zu Dabi and Cao Wenzhao frowned and said nothing, obviously not happy, Cao Bianjiao was straightforward, muttering: "That's so boring! If you just want to prevent them from looting the border area , we just need to guard the side wall, why go to the grassland to blow the cold wind!"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Because what I want is an iron-blooded force that dares to fight all powerful enemies head-on in grasslands, deserts, snow-capped mountains, and in all dangerous environments, not a group that only dares to hide behind the side wall and watch the enemy." The cowards who show off their might, this trip is just a warm-up, and it is also a test for you, it is not the time for a decisive battle!"

Cao Bianjiao's heart was shocked, and he said loudly: "Thank you for your teaching, Xiao Cao understands!"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "It's best if you understand. All generals will obey orders!"

All the generals stood at attention solemnly.

Lu Xiangsheng's voice was like steel, shaking everyone's hearts:
"Shi Sheng, together with General Zu Feng, you will lead [-] infantry, [-] lancers, and [-] light cavalry to attack from Datong and Zhangjiakou, directly to Tumochuan! Tumote's tribe does not claim to be powerful, Kuang Is it serious? Now we will burn the flames of war to Tumo River and beat their pots and jars to pieces to see if they are still crazy!"

Lei Shisheng and Zu Dabi clasped their fists in response: "The last general obeys orders!"

Lu Xiangsheng cast his eyes on E Zhe: "Little prince, you lead the 2000 cavalry in the headquarters, and I will mobilize [-] troops from the new attached army to make up [-] cavalry for you. You will have full command and set off from the Alxa Grassland. Hai and Bayannur, kill all the cattle and sheep, burn all the fodder, and snatch all the horses from the tribes that are enemies with Ming along the way!"

Ezhe rubbed his palms together and said excitedly, "I'm the best at this!" Nonsense, the Mongols have played this trick for hundreds of years. He is the son of the Mongol king, so can he not be good at it?
Lu Xiangsheng's eyes fell on Qian Yu: "Qian Yu, Lao Cao, Xiao Cao, I will hand over all the remaining cavalry to you, a total of [-] Lancers, [-] Light Cavalry, and sixteen rocket launchers for you. You secretly move to the Yulin side wall, and after the east and west lines are fired, you will go out and smash all the enemies in front of you..."

Cao Bianjiao asked excitedly: "What happens after crushing the enemies in front of you? What do you do after crushing them?"

Lu Xiangsheng drew a straight line on the map with his finger, pointing to a forbidden area of ​​farming civilization that has been the nightmare of the Central Plains Dynasty for more than 2000 years, and even the mighty Han and Tang Dynasties could not conquer it. Then he punched the map and said sharply: " Smash the enemy in front of you, don't pay attention to the enemy troops on the left and right flanks, penetrate to the end, and take this plateau down for me!"

The place where his iron fist hit was the Ordos Plateau.

PS: The promise made has been fulfilled, quack quack!
(End of this chapter)