Chapter 364 Everyone catches cicadas

Although the war has not yet affected the capital, and the court did not believe that these two chaotic bandits dared to attack the capital, the city ban has become stricter. The nine cities patrol, and the number of officers and soldiers guarding the gate has increased by three times. The officers and soldiers who rushed to and from time to time reminded that there was still a prosperous and peaceful person, and that the world was fighting.

Yang Ling sent Lu Shijie out of the south gate, a black-painted carriage, and four strong servants were waiting with their horses. Yang Ling said to Lu Shijie: "Brother Lu, although the war has not left Hebei and Shandong, the journey is long and it is always not safe. These four guards are responsible for escorting you to Jiangnan safely. Gu Dayong and Yan Song will arrange a ship to take you to Japan as the propaganda envoy of the Daming.

Now, Tang Bohu, a talented man from Jiangnan, is there, and is highly respected by famous names in Japan. After Brother Lu arrives, he can spread our Central Plains culture with Tang Bohu and educate the barbarians. He stayed there for a year and a half. After getting familiar with it, he also asked Brother Lu to invite more friends from Shilin to travel between China and Japan. In addition to trade and trade, he taught us the culture of the country.

Lu Shijie is Liu Jin's high-ranking scholar, but only a few close people around Liu Jin know this. These people have been beheaded now. At most, the others only know that Lu Shijie and Liu Jin are fellow villagers and are close to each other. Even such information was erased by Dai Yi from the factory guard's interrogation records.

In fact, Lu Shijie could have stayed in Beijing as an official, but last time in Wangzhuxi, Sichuan, Lu Shijie pretended to be crazy and self-reliant. After being ridiculed by Yang Ling, he seemed to have a sudden enlightenment and really had no intention of his career. Yang Ling tried to stay again and again, but Lu Shijie insisted on leaving, but he was helpless, so Yang Ling proposed to invite him to Japan to spread Middle-earth culture.

Unexpectedly, Lu Shijie agreed to this point at once. He also heard that Tang Bohu, a talented man in Jiangnan, is now arrogant in Japan. He is famous everywhere. Generals respect him as a god and dare not blaspheme him. As a literati, what else can he ask for?

Lu Shijie smiled and bowed, "Don't worry, Duke, Lu must live up to his expectations, so he will set off here."

Yang Ling also returned the greeting with a smile. After Lu Shijie got on the car and left, he said to Dabangchui: "Let's go to the Ministry of War. See what the latest battle is."

Yang Ling is currently the deputy commander of the four foreign armies and has the responsibility of defending the capital. At the same time, the imperial court has had foreign affairs in the past two years, and Zhengde has always appointed Yang Ling to take action. This time, the two rioters in Bazhou and Qingzhou rebelled. One has not attracted enough attention yet, and the other is that he could not bear to let Yang Ling run around all day, so he only asked him to be responsible for the safety of the capital. He also counseled military aircraft and often went to the Ministry of War to sit in the formation.

The Ministry of War was originally the most leisurely yamen among the six ministries, but now it is the busiest record. All the military personnel are in and out. They convey military information, transferring food, grass, servants, chariots and horses, and other matters. The Ministry of War conveys the busyness of other ministries and pedestrians.

Yang Ling hurriedly entered the main hall of the Ministry of War, and saw two sets of sand tables in the spacious hall. A huge map was hung on the wall, and some counselors and senators were busy, and they hurriedly changed the mark based on the latest information they passed.

Minister of War Lu Wan sat sideways behind the Eight Immortals table. The table was filled with official documents, almost covering his head. A man stood beside him, saying something to him. When he saw Yang Ling coming in, the man shouted loudly: "Dude!"

Yang Ling looked closely and saw that it was Jiang Bin, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Jiang Bin, why are you here?"

Jiang Bin greeted him with a smile and said, "The Emperor has appointed me as a general. Finally, he will lead troops back to Bazhou to find Liu Liu to fight for the better." As he said, he whispered: "You also know that there is my newly acquired concubine, a delicate beauty. I don't know who is cheaper now. Damn, I'm not willing to go find me."

Yang Ling held back his smile and said, "Well, you go to lead troops to suppress the bandits, but you are a reassuring person. When will you set off?"

Jiang Bin said with a smile: "Isn't this just here to pay homage to Lord Shangshu? The military situation is urgent. I asked the general and left. Does the Duke have any instructions?"

Lu Wan also stood up after the case, hurriedly walked around and bowed and said, "I have met the Duke of the People."

Yang Ling hurriedly said: "No gifts and no gifts. I came here to learn about the recent military situation and what are the trends of bandits in the two places?"

When Lu Wan heard this, he frowned and said, "Dude, I have never seen such a battle before. Even if the Tartars outside the pass break through our border and attack cities and land, they will roughly attack wherever they will have and how many troops they will have. As long as they fight a few battles, they will always have a similar estimate of their strength and combat intentions. However, the Bazhou horse thief, Qingzhou white-clothed army......"

He smiled bitterly and said, "It is impossible to guess the purpose of their actions. They attacked cities and land, and they were all robbed. At the same time, they threatened a large number of people to participate in the riots, and seemed to have no long-term plans."

He pointed to the two sand tables and said, "In fact, those things are useless at all. The thieves are so fast that even the imperial army that followed closely could not catch up with them. The information sent to Beijing was long out of date. According to the information obtained by the horse detectives, there are now about 18,000 people in the Bazhou thieves, all of whom are mainly cavalry.

The local horse households in Bazhou raise horses, so they easily obtained a large number of horse sources. In addition, they captured cities and robbed large households and obtained a large number of horses. There were about 30,000 war horses, and each cavalry had two or even three war horses. They took turns to transfer, and the wind and electric shocks were shocked. Xu Tai's army could not find them and suffered severe damage."

Jiang Bin pinched his chin and said fiercely: "Send a few more troops to surround him from all sides, are you afraid that they will fly into the sky?"

Lu Wan shook his head and said, "A flat horse is not necessary to have roads at all. There are roads everywhere. How many troops should be drawn? If so many troops can be mobilized, there is no need to rebel. Their military pay, food and fodder alone will be enough to drag down the court."

Jiang Bin smacked his lips and stopped talking.

Yang Ling asked, "How about it in Shandong?"

When asked about Shandong, Lu Wan's face became even more serious and said, "There are not many valuable military information reports in Shandong, mainly because the situation is too chaotic. Yang Hu used to be a bandit and also a thief, and he specifically chose rich and unkind gentry and corrupt officials, but now he is extremely cruel and acts by any means.

After the thief started his army, he deliberately sent some riots to set fire to burn houses, destroy the fields, and escape from the fugitives. When the people returned home, they were homeless. He also left people to bring food to attract the people to rebel, and the people had no other way to survive. Yang Hu used this method to conquer countless people. It was estimated that in just over a month, his troops had reached nearly 80,000. More than ten counties and towns under Qingzhou were now completely decayed, and many villages either died or fled or followed the thief. The remaining old and young were less than half."

"Bang!" Yang Ling punched the table hard, his eyes breaching, his face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yang Hu!"

He never expected that Yang Hu would lose his conscience in order to accomplish his career, and used a trick to the innocent people, forcing them to rebel with him. This method was used by many uprisingers. Huang Chao, the general of Chongtian in the late Tang Dynasty, had done similar things. After retreating from Chang'an, he even arrested people and put them in a millstone to carry them, and drove away a large number of people as military rations. He called it a two-legged sheep. After the Taiping Army captured the three towns in Wuhan, it also used burning, killing, looting, and forcing countless homeless people to rebel with them.

These rebels were either treated unfairly and were too oppressed, but after they started, once they gained the power of life and death, in order to achieve great things and to recruit soldiers, they became obsessed with profit, conspiracy, killing indiscriminately, and using any means, causing the people to suffer.

Yang Ling was angry, and a terrible thought suddenly flashed in his heart: Did the Hongniang join him in such an unkind and unjust act? If she did such a thing, the laws of nature would be clear, how could she tolerate her? As soon as she thought of this, Yang Ling suddenly became confused.

Seeing that he looked stunned, Lu Wan couldn't help calling out: "Duke, Duke?"

"Hmm?" Yang Ling suddenly came to his senses, and Lu Wan smiled and said, "Dude, what advice do you have?"

Yang Ling's thoughts were lightning: "No, this time we must find a way to lead troops to fight to stop Yang Hu from committing more murderous crimes. But now I cannot volunteer, and I must wait for a proper opportunity to ask the emperor to preside over the bandit suppression."

He thought in his mind and said casually: "The specific war should be carried out by the generals in the war. The fighter's opportunity will change rapidly. Lord Shangshu is in charge of the center and must not act arbitrarily. From the overall situation, Yang Hu is from Bazhou and must have a close relationship with the horse thieves in Bazhou. It is necessary to prevent the two bandits from mercenary gangs from joining."

Lu Wanshen thought it was right and nodded, "The capital is in great territory, and there are 200,000 soldiers, mainly concentrated in the front line of the capital. The lower officials will dispatch some people to form three lines of defense in the near future to prevent the two bandits from siege."

Yang Ling said again: "Since Yang Hu has threatened a large number of people to be robbed, his voice will inevitably be greatly boosted in a short period of time, but in this way he has an unsolvable difficulty, that is, food and grass. Shandong is already barren, and it is spring again. After a winter, there is not much grain storage. Even if he is all captured, it is afraid it will be difficult to support the survival of the army. If this person does not join the Xiangma of Bazhou, in order to make food, he must go south. Henan and Jiangsu must be more vigilant.

Also, Jiangnan is the granary of the Ming Dynasty and the source of taxation. This place is in chaos. If Jiangnan is lost, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger. Jiangnan must have heavy troops and be prepared for it. If the rebels really break out from Shandong, they must not let them take Jiangnan."

Lu Wanwei said solemnly, Yang Ling looked at Jiang Bin and said, "You should go to Bazhou as soon as possible, join forces with General Xu and Eunuch Miao, and strive to eliminate Liu Liu, Liu Qi bandits as soon as possible, and Shandong..."

He took a long breath and said, "Try to get a little festering, don't be frustrated. Try to drag the White Army to Shandong, gather and annihilate it, and try not to let them break out. In this case, the local Shandong officers and soldiers and Tianjin alone may not be able to do it, and people will need to be drawn."

Lu Wan pondered: "According to the Duke's opinion, Jiangnan should be on guard, so there are only three sources of troops to be dispatched, one is the northern border army, the second is the Jingying, and the third is the southeast or southwest. Whether it is to be dispatched from the southeast or southwest, it takes a long time, and it is afraid that the distance water will not quench the near thirst. Only by drawing troops from the Jingying or the border army will it be more realistic.

Although there are hundreds of thousands of troops in the Beijing camp, they need to guard the capital. There is no way to do anything under the emperor's feet. Now Xu Tai has taken away all the troops and can no longer be mobilized. There are a large number of elite troops stationed on the border. How about you picking troops from important border towns to Shandong to fight?"

Yang Ling nodded and said, "I just gave you some suggestions. If you can't make any arrangements, you should discuss this matter with the cabinet in detail. Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel is familiar with the situation of the border army. If you want to transfer troops from the border army, you can ask him to help me explain it."

He thought for a while and said to himself: "The Tatars and Ola fight against each other endlessly. The general under Boyan, Kasbu, led his troops to be independent. Boyan was too busy to take care of himself and had no spare energy to attack the border. The border has been very calm. Perhaps............ to draw troops from the border is the only way at present."

The Central Plains war has already begun, and the barbarians are everywhere. How can the gangsters inside and outside not be ready to move?

Nine Borders. Is it really calm?

Urianha Grassland.

After a new rain, the sky is clear and the earth is green, the air is fresh, and a gorgeous rainbow hangs in the sky, like a colorful bridge. The endless grass has already risen half a foot high, with various unknown wild flowers dotted in the middle. In the distance, the white yurts are scattered on the grassland like mushrooms.

Accompanied by a brisk sound of horse hooves, the big leader of the Three Guards of Duoyan slowly galloped under the blue sky accompanied by several tribal leaders, and the horses were driven by herdsmen. Clouds were flowing on the grassland. Standing on a high slope and looking up at the grassland, a silver-bright river winds across the grassland like a jade belt, and slowly rises up opposite it is still a mountain, with dense and high birch forests on the mountain. A silver light shines in the sun.

Mongolian horses are not tall and their mane are not beautiful, but the horses are low and strong, with great endurance. Huadang caresses his beard. Looking at the growing herd of horses, a satisfied smile appeared on his lips. Next to the flowing herd of horses, a red horse was flying towards him. Huadang smiled, put his hands on a cool rosy, and then smiled happily: "Oh, it's my son Als, he's back."

The horse quickly rode up the hillside. Huadang kicked the horse's belly and took a few steps forward.

"Wow~" Als Leng held the horse, and the father and son hugged each other enthusiastically. Hua Dang laughed and said, "Als Leng, you are finally back, why are you so happy?"

Als smiled and said, "Dad, I heard good news that Boyan is going to raise an army to invade the Ming border."

Hua Dang was stunned and frowned and said, "What a rash child. Gasbu led his tribe to Ordos, and he disobeyed Boyan and refused to obey the orders. Huosie and Ola often fought with him again, and Boyan was so busy that he was very busy. Now his strength is greatly damaged. Do you have the courage to attack the Ming Dynasty?"

Als blushed and said, "Bad, this news is true. My Anda got it from the Rot tribe. There is something wrong with the Ming Dynasty. Hebei and Shandong are rebelling at the same time. At this time, they have no time to take care of the frontier.

According to the information I received, Boyan is in a very difficult situation now, and he has to slaughter a large number of cattle and sheep to survive this winter. Now that the earth is back, they don’t even have the ability to grazle cattle and sheep or horses, so they have to do so.”

Huadang's general Bayar drove his horse to Huadang and asked, "This matter is a bit strange. With Boyan's current strength and situation, it is really impossible to send troops to rob the Ming Dynasty. How many troops did he use?"

Ars stroked his chest and bowed: "Uncle Bayar, Boyan gathered the warriors of various tribes who were still loyal to him, a total of 16,000 people. When I came back, the army had already gathered and set off. It was indeed heading towards Xuanfu and Datong."

Bayar said in confusion: "Prince, is Boyan really at this point in his end? In the past, when he suffered a loss in the Ming Dynasty and had shortage of cattle and sheep in the tribe, he would attack us and seize food from us. This time, it was easy to abandon it, so he chose the Ming Dynasty. With 16,000 troops, he would attack the strong city and high walls of the Han people, and he would probably have limited property to capture."

Hua Dang smiled reservedly and said, "Although it is difficult to fight the Ming Dynasty, he at least doesn't have to worry that the Han people will chase the grassland to retaliate against him. Now Boyan is no longer the overlord of the grassland. The people's hearts are unstable. After Huo Shei and the Ola tribe alliance, the troops are above him.

Gasbu set up his own door and took away another elite soldier. His strength became even weaker. I heard that the Queen of Mandu Sea was not dead. Now in Gasbu's army, several tribes under Boyan had secretly surrendered to Gasbu. Boyan is now surrounded by powerful enemies. Do you still dare to attack us and make enemies with me?"

Bai Yin drove him forward after hearing this. He was thinner and looked inconspicuous in front of the strong tribesmen. However, he was a main leader of the three Urianha tribes and a sworn brother of Huadang. After hearing the conversation between several people, his eyes flashed and stared at Alslan thoughtfully. He smiled and said, "Arslan, Boyan sent troops to the Ming Dynasty, why do you say it is good news?"

A strange look shone on his young face and said loudly: "Uncle Baiyin, don't you think this is a good opportunity? Our local tribe has had enough of the oppression of the Boyan tribe. Now he is defeated. As long as we defeat him, we have the possibility of dominating the grassland. This is a good opportunity for us."

He looked at his father's face and continued, "When Boyan secretly drew all the elite troops to attack the Ming Dynasty, we can capture their tribes in one fell swoop, and we can occupy a wider grassland for grazing. By then, our strength will increase greatly. The grassland is vast and can attract a large number of tribes to contribute. We have the ability to compete with the fire screen, and the Oirat will be the father. You have the opportunity to become the Khan of the grassland!"

Hua Dang was heartbroken when he heard this, looking at the endless oasis and imagined himself becoming the lord of the grassland. His heart couldn't help but feel warm. However, when he thought of Boyan and Huosiedi's reputation, as the leader of a tribe, his long-term cautiousness made him hesitate again.

After all, over the years, the image of these two people being brave and invincible in his heart has been deeply rooted. He is not afraid of having conflicts with some small tribes in order to compete for the ranch. If he takes advantage of Boyan's troops to steal his tribe, animals and women, it will be a complete decisive battle with Boyan. If the tiger will not lose its power, Boyan... that is a generation of heroes."

Bai Yin smiled and said appreciatively: "Good boy. Have ambition!"

He turned his head to Hua Dang and said, "Prince. It seems that Boyan is not only dispersed in people's hearts, but also in a very difficult situation. If he hadn't been able to support it, he would not have taken this risk. Prince, we are now strong and strong, and we can fight Boyan head-on. Now Boyan draws elite troops to plunder the Ming Dynasty. We will seize its territory and cut off its retreat and will be defeated in one fell swoop.

Huosie and the Oirats, and even Gasbu, are all ambitious in their pursuit of being the master of the grassland. You are also a great hero on the grassland. Why not replace it when this opportunity is? No matter who his power falls into, it will become a powerful opponent in our new land. Let's start with it first."

Bayar raised his eyebrows and said in agreement: "It makes sense. There is a saying that you should take your life while you are sick. Now is the time when our strong enemy, Bo Yan, is 'seriously ill', and you should make a decision immediately."

Several other people surrounded him and responded one after another. Hua Dang hesitated and pondered for a while before he gently tapped the saddle with a horse whip and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, you know that we have become a mortal enemy of Boyan. The lean camel is bigger than a horse. Now... how confident are we to deal with Boyan?"

Bai Yin said: "Prince, as long as we attack Boyan's territory, the fire sieve and Oirat who hear the news, and even Gasbu may join in and snatch this fat sheep, what other danger can Boyan have? If we give up this opportunity, we can only get a moment of peace. Once they become big, they will become the second Boyan, and we are still the targets of their plunder and oppression. Boyan's light cavalry elite attack on Datong of Xuanfu, and when there will be no long battle, the opportunity will be fleeting, the prince must make a decision early!"

Hua Dang looked at the generals under his command one by one. The heroes on the grassland all pressed the hilt of their hands, and their faces showed decisiveness and bloodthirsty spirit. Hua Dang lowered his head and thought for a while, and resolutely said: "Okay, let's go back and make some plans. First, send someone to Boyan's territory to figure out his real movements, so as not to fall into his tricks. If Boyan really goes to Datong and Xuanfu, we will raise an army immediately."

Bai Yin smiled and said, "I also have to send a letter to the commander of the Liaodong Guard of the Ming Dynasty, saying that the prince, as the King of Shunming, was loyal to the Ming Dynasty. He was surprised to hear that Boyan would attack the border city again, so he sent troops to attack him in anger. This way, no matter whether it is successful or failure..."

Hua Dang suddenly realized and laughed: "Yes, it's done, it can eliminate the Ming Dynasty's vigilance. Once you fight with Huosie, Wala and other tribes in the future, you can get the support of the Ming Dynasty. If it fails, you will drag the Liaodong Guard into the water. If they dare not save them, they will be cold. All the vassals surrendered to the Ming Dynasty."

Bayar laughed and said, "The trick! In this way, we will have no worries. But in my opinion, this is completely unnecessary. Boyan is different now, and we will definitely succeed. Prince, being the King of Shunming, it is better to be the overlord of the grassland. You will definitely become the Khan of the grassland, and we, Urianha, will become the master of the grassland!"

Nairintai said with interest: "By then, the flower that unified the prairie will be the leader. Maybe Genghis Khan's wise and powerful power will be able to recreate his world!"

"Hahaha...", the heroes laughed happily, the flowers were raised as horse whip, and laughed loudly, "Go!" He took the lead and galloped towards the grassland. Several strong horses followed behind him, and the horse's hooves were pedaling. It was like a breeze.

Everyone had just galloped to a huge tent. Before they could get rid of their horses, another horse flew in the distance. The horse was a red horse, as red as flames. The person on the horse was wearing a white robe and stood high on the horse's back, with his hands spread like a cloud, and his black hair fluttering like waves behind his head in the wind.

Als smiled and said, "It's Yinqi. This girl is naughty again."

The red horse arrived in an instant, and the person on the horse was indeed a young girl, wearing a fat white robe, but the horse was swift and the wind was tight. The robe was tightly wrapped around her body, and her body gradually showed a slightly ups and downs. Her hair was unrestrainedly dispersed behind her shoulders. She was like a flying goddess, with bright eyes and white teeth, and her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque.

When the horse arrived, she suddenly fell down and sat on the horse's back, grabbed the reins of the horse, and called out with a smile: "Dad, brother!"

Hua Dang got off the horse, and laughed and hugged her daughter off the horse. He said, "You girl, the grass slips after the rain, and the horse is unsteady. Be careful to fall off the horse's back. She becomes a big girl, and she is still so naughty."

Yin Qi stuck out his tongue, grimaced at him, and whispered: "I'm not naughty. I have to ride a horse when I go out. I have to ride a horse every day. My legs will turn into circles and my butt will grow bigger. I don't want to become yours."

Huadang is tall and burly, with thick eyebrows and wide eyes. He walks very majestic, but he does have a pair of trolley legs. In fact, they are born on the grassland and leaning on horseback. Almost all of them are trolley legs. Unless girls are rich and don’t have to ride horses all day long, they are mostly like this.

After hearing his daughter's words, Hua Dang laughed and said, "Okay, okay, Daddy will give you a carriage. You don't bother me, so you can take the car when you go out, hahaha........., Hey, don't bother your elder brother, we have something to discuss, go and get a bunch of milk wine for Daddy."
To be continued...