On the third day after Tuo Lei left, he was sent to Jinshan with the complete details of how he came and how he walked, and even his complete movements along the way.
When the document was delivered to Guo Ning's study, Guo Ning was flipping through the document continuously, holding a pen and writing monograms or making comments at the end of the document.
The two scribes stood in awe in front of and behind the table, watching Guo Ning's lightning-quick movements.
When these scholars were first transferred to Guo Ning's side, they heard that Guo Ning, a naval officer, was a vulgar and illiterate warrior. But after a brief contact with Guo Ning, they knew that this rumor was completely wrong.
It is true that Guo Ning has not read many books, his literary skills are poor, and his calligraphy is even worse. That's why he repeatedly emphasized the strong and honest style of the Marshal's Mansion, requiring his subordinates to avoid pretentiousness in their reports, and to avoid being ostentatious and ostentatious.
But he is an extremely smart person. When he is not busy with military and political affairs and practicing martial arts, he is either studying at home or going to the school affiliated with the Marshal's Mansion to listen to teachers' lectures, so he has made rapid progress in learning. At this moment, he was flipping through the documents and could instantly understand the key points. Occasionally, when he asked the scribe, it was probably because there were allusions in the documents that he didn't understand. And the instructions on the documents always get to the point boldly and clearly. The words seem too plain, but if anyone thinks that he can be bullied and makes any mistakes in the documents, it is simply a dream. If he really acted out of line, armed soldiers would immediately come to investigate.
After reviewing the documents, he selected a few that needed to be polished and handed them to the clerks, asking them to step aside. Only then did Guo Ning open the document that recorded Tuo Lei's whereabouts.
The sentinels of the Ding Navy wrote in detail what they saw along the way. They mentioned that everyone patrolled to the northern foot of Dongluo Mountain and found the battlefield where Tuo Lei and others were fighting with the enemy. What kind of remnants of the Mongolian tribe escaped from there.
Tuo Lei is the fourth prince of the Great Mongolia, and he is accompanied by hundreds of elite cavalry. If this cannot avoid fighting along the way, it can be seen that the actions of the Ding Navy regime behind the Monan Mountains, in Linhuang Mansion and even in the northeastern hinterland have indeed taken place. influence, and is penetrating deeper into the grassland.
It is not known that such an experience may have further contributed to Genghis Khan's determination to conquer the West.
However, when it comes to turmoil, it is not limited to Mongolia.
Mongolia and Ding Haijun have been fighting until now. Although the outcome is clear, the winner is not easy either. The Dinghai Navy has expanded so much territory, but it’s not always safe and sound? The reason why Guo Ning went on patrol outside the Great Wall and faced the tow mines face to face was, on the one hand, to observe his own military arrangements on the spot, and on the other hand, he really did not want the tow mines to penetrate deep into the territory. With Tuo Lei's shrewdness, he would definitely discover all kinds of instability within Ding Haijun's territory as long as he took a trip.
Those are not trivial matters, especially when several messy incidents have been revealed recently. If you really want to find out the underlying current, what you will receive will not be just a few thin documents. The person who loses his head may have to go to three digits. It's a shame that Chu Cai was moved to Zhongdu, and he managed to maintain a stable situation by clearing the lake with such ease.
This is almost the case here in Northern Xinjiang. These are just the basics right now, and things have to be done one by one. I would be overjoyed to be able to firmly control all the places behind the Monan Mountains in three to five years.
That’s it, that’s it.
What's more, the day of Ahan's delivery was coming soon. Although she said not to delay official duties, she would definitely be angry if Guo Ning really wasn't there to accompany her.
Guo Ning put down the paperwork, stood up and walked outside the study.
Standing at the door, feeling the cool wind, he felt that his dizziness had subsided a lot.
Under the corridor outside the study room, there were rows of guards standing. Originally they were whispering, but after Guo Ning came out, everyone immediately fell silent and waited for his order.
"Instruct the headquarters to assemble. It's time for us to return to Zhongdu."
A long trumpet sound sounded immediately.
In the mountains to the north of Jinshan City, the White River and the Black River meander through, cutting out valleys between the cliffs. Along the river valley there are sparkling beaches, river grass, and rows of green willows and poplars. The mountains not only have beautiful scenery, but also many animals such as rabbits, roe deer, yellow sheep, and pheasants.
After the soldiers stationed in Jinshan City settled down, they sent people to the mountains to hunt every day. When they came back in the evening, everyone was covered with prey, which was used as a supplement for the entire army. However, hunting qualifications are not just available. After Zhao Xuan took charge of Jinshan City, he used it as a means of reward. Most of them were senior officers or soldiers with good training performance, who could go to the mountains and have fun all day long.
Two days ago, he sent another order saying that if the Han prisoners who had been gathered into the city and were to be assigned farming tasks, if they performed well, they would also be eligible to go hunting in the mountains.
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After these qualifications were released, many people competed for them. Unexpectedly, the last person to be singled out was Lu Wusi.
At this moment, he was carrying two pheasants on his shoulders, and he was following behind a certain navy general. General Nashi was holding the bow in his hand, and he was happily bragging to the Khitan people next to him, saying that he had just seen the golden pheasant, and if he could catch one and offer it to the marshal, it would at least be considered auspicious.
Just in the middle of speaking, I suddenly heard the horn blowing in the distance. The soldier who lost his bow suddenly jumped up and shouted: "The marshal has an order, the headquarters must assemble!"
Among the hundreds of soldiers who were resting in the mountains and river valleys, half immediately took off and ran. Someone had previously taken a raft to grab the fruit at the bottom of the steep slope on the other side of the river. Now, it was too late to move the raft to pick it up, so he just jumped into the water and swam over.
In an instant, dozens of people lined up and rushed back to the city along the road.
Lu Wusi suddenly remembered something and hurriedly chased after him and shouted: "General, your chicken!"
Someone in the queue shouted: "Boy, I give it to you!"
Lu Wusi was a little afraid that General Nashi would change his mind and stopped immediately. Then he was a little worried that the other navy officers would come to snatch his benefits, so he turned the two big fat chickens from his back to his chest and hugged them tightly in his arms.
This behavior immediately made the other soldiers laugh.
The Han slaves have been tortured on the grasslands for too long and have been treated as livestock for too long. They are all accustomed to obeying orders, and they are not like those Mongolians who are full of thorns. However, although their obedience is high, their enthusiasm is very low, and most of them are a little stupid. In the past few days, Zhao Xuan and Shi Mo have been waiting for others to urge them to work, but the progress cannot be made faster.
These are all innocent men, and they cannot threaten them by killing a few people. Fortunately, the two sides had been in contact for several days, and the Han'er slaves gradually understood Ding Haijun's way of doing things. They knew that they would soon have the task of farming, but they would no longer be mistreated as slaves, so they slowly relaxed.
Among their team, there were a few clever ones who were beginning to help Ding Haijun.
For example, Lu Wusi, although he was thin and weak, he was educated and could write. Yesterday, Ding Haijun issued name tags to each of Han'er's slaves. There was a shortage of people to write their names on the tags. Lu Wusi had the courage to offer to help. Only then was he rewarded and went into the mountains to rest with the Ding Haijun officers.
The soldiers directly under Guo Ning left in a hurry, but the rest of the soldiers stayed where they were, hunting separately. Lu Wusi held two chickens in his arms and wanted to go back to the city, but he didn't know who to ask for instructions.
Not far away, Ge Qingshu, who was leading the team, saw his appearance and couldn't help but ridiculed: "Damn it, if such a loyal dog follows the Mongols for a long time, people will become stupid."
Lu Wusi originally wanted to kowtow, but then asked Ge Qingshu for instructions. But after all, he got to know the soldiers a little better, so he replied: "It's not what I want to do to work for the Mongols."
After a pause, he raised his voice: "It was the people from the imperial court who killed my mother and took my father to work as a coolie! It was the people from the imperial court who came to our village to sneak attack and killed many people and robbed a lot of things! We That’s why he escaped to the grassland!”
Ge Qingshu opened his mouth and hummed: "It's none of my business. I'm not from the imperial court."
He waved his hand: "If you want to go back, go back quickly!"
Lu Wusi walked slowly back to the city with two fat chickens in his arms, which took him half an hour.
The big shot named Marshal Guo had probably left. The city suddenly became much quieter, and the military camp became much emptier. He returned to his shack and handed a chicken to the middle-aged man with dark circles: "Take it, it's for you."
