Huang Hong did not stay at Zhang Guangkun's house for long. As soon as he left Zhang's house, he left Bansheng City on horseback.
The weather is freezing and the Mongolian armored knights rarely go out, and their usual training has been stopped. Mongolian herdsmen everywhere are hiding in yurts, unwilling to come out and get cold.
Huang Hongcong, who wore a fur hat on his head, returned to Daheihe Dunbao smoothly.
The sky was getting slightly dark, and smoke was rising from the castle.
Huang Hong, who had just returned, left his horse in the care of others and walked towards Li Shuheng's office.
"Report." Huang Hong stood outside the office door and shouted.
"Come in."
Li Shuheng's voice came from inside.
The cotton curtain in front of the door was opened, and Huang Hong walked in from the outside.
"Your nose is so cold, come here and warm yourself by the fire!" Li Shuheng moved the stool aside to leave an empty seat.
Huang Hong walked forward in a few steps, pulled over a bench, sat down on the bench, put his hands around the fire to warm himself, and said: "I was frozen all the way. Fortunately, I came back. If I had stayed Spending the night out is even worse."
The leather hat on his head was placed on the other side of the bench, and he rubbed his frozen red ears with both hands.
Li Shuheng got some water into the tea vat, handed it to Huang Hong, and said at the same time: "How is the situation with the Han merchants? Have you agreed to cooperate with us?"
Huang Hong took the teapot with both hands, held it in his palm, and said: "Zhang Guangkun has almost been cleared up, and he has promised to help us win over Han merchants in Bansheng City. With his intervention, I believe he can win over a group of Han merchants for us." business support.”
"That's good." Li Shuheng nodded and said immediately, "The Han people on the grassland are very important to us, so you have to keep an eye on this matter. After we occupy the Mote Grassland in the future, these Han people living on the grassland will be Our Tiger Flag’s best cavalry seed.”
Huang Hong nodded and said: "Nowadays, the Han merchants in Bansheng City are having a hard time, and they have to provide money to support the Mongolian Taiji. Many Han merchants are complaining. Without our tiger-character flag, they might not be able to bear it. , with our tiger-character flag, they have one more choice. I believe that like Zhang Guangkun, more and more Han businessmen will choose to cooperate with us."
"For the time being, we mainly focus on appeasing the Han people on the grassland. When our Tiger Flag takes over Tumote in the coming year, they will be able to come in handy to solve the dilemma of our Tiger Flag's lack of cavalry." Li Shuheng said.
It takes a long time for a cavalry to be trained from the beginning until it can finally become a soldier. This is why the number of cavalry under the Tiger Flag has never been large.
Many Han people living on the grasslands have been exposed to horses since childhood. Their equestrian skills are no worse than those of the Mongols. With simple training, they can become excellent cavalry. In addition, as Han Chinese, these people are cavalry seeds for the Tiger Flag. .
The Tiger Character Banner has not yet captured Xia Qingcheng and the Tumut Grassland, but the Han people living on the grassland have already been targeted by the Tiger Character Banner.
Huang Hong took a sip of the water in the tea vat and said again: "How to deal with the Zhao family in Bansheng City? That old man Zhao is a die-hard Mongolian bastard. He often calls himself a Mongolian and treats our tiger-character flag. Very hostile."
"I heard about this Zhao family when I was in Qingcheng. Since he is determined to side with the Mongols, then don't worry about him. After we deal with the Mongols, the Zhao family will not be able to cause any trouble." Li Shuheng He said in a calm tone.
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Huang Hong said: "This time I went to Bansheng City and did not contact the Zhao family. With the relationship between the Zhao family and Su Nang, I am worried that once I contact the Zhao family secretly, I will be sold to the Mongols by the Zhao family."
"As long as we win over most Han merchants, one Zhao family is not worth our time," Li Shuheng said.
Die-hard supporters of the Mongols like the Zhao family are not within the scope of their wooing.
Huang Hong said: "I have been in the grassland for so long, and now it's finally time for our Tiger Banner army to attack the Tumut grassland. I can't wait. Such a large piece of grassland occupied by Tumut is simply extortionate in the hands of the Mongols." Natural resources, in the hands of us Han people, can feed many more people."
"Soon, this place will be the foundation of our Tiger Flag in the coming year." Li Shuheng said with a smile.
The Tiger Banner also has many industries in Datong, but those places belong to the Ming Dynasty after all, but the grassland is different. As long as the Tiger Banner conquers the Tumut Grassland, then this place will only belong to the Tiger Banner's own territory.
Huang Hong said: "I look forward to this winter passing soon. By then, our Tiger Banner army will march north, defeat the Mongolian army with overwhelming force, and occupy the Tumut grassland."
"Datong has stepped up its efforts to train the supply camp and will set up a combat division in the future. That will be the time for us to fight the Mongols decisively." Li Shuheng said to Huang Hong.
In winter, the Mongols have to spend the winter and are unwilling to fight. The Tiger Banner starts recruiting new soldiers before winter, and winter is needed to train new soldiers to prepare for the decisive battle in the coming year.
Huang Hong said: "When I came back, I heard that another supply camp had arrived. Will the third combat troop camp also set up a combat division?"
"Well, I just received an order from your Excellency two days ago to expand the Third War Soldiers Camp into the Second War Soldiers Division. We only need to wait for the Fifth War Soldiers Battalion to arrive before the War Soldiers Division can be officially established." Li Shuheng explained. road.
Only then did Huang Hong know that when he went to Bansheng City to perform his mission, the order to establish the second combat division was sent to Daheihe Dunbao.
"I didn't expect that the second combat division would be established so soon. I thought it would have to wait until after the year."
Li Shuheng said with a smile: "It's not too soon, the Chinese New Year will be here in half a month."
"In the blink of an eye, I stayed on the grassland for another year." Huang Hong sighed.
After all, the grassland is not my home. When celebrating the New Year on the grassland, the most important thing I want to do is to go back and celebrate the New Year with everyone.
Li Shuheng patted Huang Hong on the shoulder and said, "No need to be lonely. This year we have tens of thousands of people celebrating the New Year on the grassland with the Tiger Flag."
In the past, when there was only a fort here in Daheihe, there were only a few thousand people in the grassland of the Tiger-Character Banner.
Nowadays, the Tiger Character Banner has built many forts on the grassland, and more than half of the Tiger Character Banner's troops are deployed on the grassland.
Huang Hong nodded and said, "I feel more comfortable when I think about it this way, and when I think about it, this grassland will soon belong to our tiger flag, I feel even more comfortable."
"That's right. In the future, Tumut Grassland will be the foundation of our Tiger Flag." Li Shuheng patted Huang Hong's shoulder a few more times.
Huang Hong put down the teapot in his hand and asked, "By the way, who is the commander of the newly established combat division?"
"Zhang Hong, he is now the commander of the Second War Division." Li Shuheng said.
