Governor Liu stroked his beard and said: "I am worried that Liu Heng and the Beilu will collude together. If the two families join forces, it will be a disaster for Datong."
"Probably not!" Zhang Huai said with a frown, "Before, the people of the Tiger Character Banner also said that they would use troops against the Northern invaders and drive the invading Northern invaders back to the grassland."
Governor Liu shook his head and said: "I don't think so. The use of troops against the Northern Banners is a matter for the government. However, Liu Heng of the Tiger-Character Banner took the initiative to request troops. Don't you think it's suspicious?"
"My lord, when you say this, I really feel a little suspicious!" Zhang Huai looked thoughtful.
Governor Liu said: "So our top priority is to send troops out of Xinping Fort. They must not be allowed to join forces together."
"This..." Zhang Huai hesitated for a moment and then said, "Reporting to your lord, the general has received news that the army of the Tiger Character Banner has probably arrived near Xinping Fort."
"What!" Governor Liu was shocked.
What he was afraid of was that the army of the Tiger Banner and the Mongolian army on the Northern Lu army would join forces. At that time, the army of the Tiger Banner would have Mongolian cavalry to take care of them, and it would be difficult to deal with them.
Zhang Huai said: "Sir, do we still want to send troops?"
"Send troops, we must send troops, and we must send a large army to Xinping Fort as soon as possible." Governor Liu said loudly, "In this way, you lead the army to set off immediately, and you must stop the Beibei and Tiger Banner people before they attack Datong. Outside Xinping Fort.”
Zhang Huai hesitated and said: "Sir, if General Mo leads his army to Xinping Fort, what will happen to the safety of Datong?"
He could send troops to Xinping Fort, but he was unwilling to go to Xinping Fort himself and take risks.
The generals are no longer the generals they used to be. Today's generals' children only know how to get promoted and make a fortune, but they have abandoned all their martial arts skills. If they go into battle, they are not as good as the next one.
Any general disciple with some skills would have been transferred to Liaodong to deal with Hou Jin.
Governor Liu waved his hand and said, "You can go to Xinping Fort. We have my Fubiao Camp here in Datong. Even if the Northern Barbarians attack, with the high walls of Datong Mansion, they will never be able to capture Datong."
"Then, general, take your orders." Zhang Huai stood up and saluted Governor Liu.
Governor Liu nodded and said immediately: "Since the people from Tiger Character Banner have arrived at Xinping Fort, you should seize the time to lead the troops. Don't waste time, go down and prepare!"
"I will leave at the end." Zhang Huai bowed again and then left the back office.
As soon as he left, Du Wanyuan said, "Sir, do you think Mr. Zhang is unwilling to send troops to Xinpingbao?"
"I know." Governor Liu picked up the bowl, took a sip, and said, "Li Huaixin, the commander-in-chief of Xinping Fort, is a member of Zhang Huai. Only if he goes to Xinping Fort in person can military orders not come from multiple doors."
"Your Majesty, that's great." Du Wanyuan said with admiration.
As a staff member, he usually handles many things for his master, and sometimes his master would even ask him as a staff member for advice. However, when faced with such a big event, he found that he was far inferior to the master.
Zhang Huai looked very ugly when he left.
After leaving the governor's office, he got directly into the sedan, then opened the sedan curtain and said to a soldier outside the sedan: "Go and find Mr. Wang."
After the soldier received the order, he rode away first.
Zhang Huai put down the sedan curtain and said from inside the sedan: "Go back to the General Military Mansion."
The bearer lifted up the sedan chair and swayed down the street towards the General Military Mansion.
There were soldiers from the General Military Mansion in front and behind the sedan, escorting Zhang Huai all the way back to the General Military Mansion.
When the sedan stopped outside the General Military Gate, Wang Qingyuan, who had already arrived at the General Military Mansion, walked up to the sedan first, opened the sedan curtain, and helped Zhang Huai in the sedan to get out of the sedan.
Zhang Huai, who got off the sedan, said to Wang Qingyuan: "You came just in time. I have something to discuss with you."
Wang Qingyuan usually took care of the business of the General Military Mansion, but as a scholar, he often gave Zhang Huai advice and assisted Zhang Huai in his work.
Returning to the General Military Mansion, Zhang Huai sat down on his seat and placed the black gauze hat on his head on the table beside him.
The servant came in with hot tea and placed it next to Zhang Huai's hand.
Zhang Huai picked up the bowl, put it to his mouth and blew the hot air inside, took a small sip, and then said after taking it away: "I have just returned from the governor. I have received the governor's order and are about to send troops to Xinpingbao. Let's go back." You go with me."
"Does the governor want you to resist the Northern Army?" Wang Qingyuan frowned.
Others may not know Zhang Huai's abilities, but as Zhang Huai's staff, he knows Zhang Huai very well. He has no abilities. If such a person deals with Beilu, it is like a birthday star eating arsenic.
Zhang Huai said: "Not only the Northern Army, but also the soldiers and horses of a battalion of the Tiger Character Banner also need to be exterminated by my officer."
"The Tiger Flag also has a battalion of soldiers and horses?" Wang Qingyuan was stunned for a moment.
Zhang Huai raised his eyelids and glanced at him, saying, "You don't know about this?"
"Students have heard a lot about it, but I didn't expect it to be true. The Tiger Character Flag really secretly raised an army of troops." Wang Qingyuan looked surprised.
He was usually busy with the business affairs of the General Military Mansion, so he didn't know much about Tiger Character Banner's dispatch of troops to Xinping Fort, and he had only heard a few words about it.
Zhang Huai said: "It's all true. The Tiger Character Banner has raised a battalion of soldiers and horses, and now they have arrived at Xinping Fort."
"This is a good thing!" Wang Qingyuan said, "Didn't Mr. Zhao of the Tiger-Character Banner say it before? Their Tiger-Character Banner wants to send troops to fight the Beilu. This time they sent troops to Xinping Fort, which can help The imperial court deals with the Northern prisoners."
Zhang Huai put down the bowl in his hand and said: "The governor suspects that the Tiger Character Banner is in collusion with the Northern Captives, and is worried that the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner are not going to deal with the Northern Captives, but joining forces with the Northern Captives, and I am also worried about this." .”
Wang Qingyuan's expression changed when he heard this, and he said hurriedly: "Sir, if this is really the case, you must never go to Xinping Fort."
Once the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner joined forces with the Beibei, he felt that Zhang Huaizhen going to Xinpingbao would be almost like committing suicide.
"I don't want to go either, but the governor has given the order and I can't help but refuse." Zhang Huai said with an irritated look.
He knew what he was capable of, and he had some confidence in dealing with a battalion of soldiers and horses from the Tiger Character Banner, but he had no confidence at all in dealing with the five or six thousand cavalry of the Beilu.
Wang Qingyuan thought for a moment and said, "How many soldiers and horses do you, the governor, allow you to take to Xinping Fort?"
"The governor didn't say this, but the governor has prepared to use Fubiao Camp to defend the city. All the troops and horses in the General Military Mansion should be handed over to my command." Zhang Huai said.
After hearing these words, Wang Qingyuan frowned deeply.
The General Military Mansion seems to have a lot of soldiers and horses, but they are considered soldiers and horses from a few border forts. The number of soldiers and horses that can really be deployed is only four battalions at most, with a nominal strength of about 15,000 people. In fact, it would be good to have seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses in the upper guard station.
