Seeing the secretary come in, Song Zhe hesitated for a moment, rubbed his brows, and then made up his mind.
"Call Chahar Dutong Mansion."
"It's sir, but is it in the name of Shaanxi Province or..."
"In my personal name." Song Zhe sighed.
"Tell Zhang Li, just tell me about Zhao Ming. I want to see him alive or dead! Anyway, I must give you an answer! Otherwise, I will pay back the hundred cannons he owes me!"
Hearing this, the secretary's mouth twitched, but he nodded in response.
My parents had participated in the Northern Expedition together with Commander Zhang in their early years. It seems that the troops on both sides were interested in the large amount of arms captured.
However, the two of them discovered at the same time that although the position they captured at the same time was given to Zhang Li in the end, the favor was still there.
The secretary was secretly shocked. She didn't expect that her parents would take out this favor, which shows how much they value this matter.
When the level has reached this level, previous favors are usually left alone if they can be used. Once they are used, the relationship will become divisive and irreconcilable in the future.
However, at this time, Huo Zhongtun was full of singing and dancing.
Although many soldiers were recuperating from their injuries, and a simple funeral had just been held, the atmosphere at the celebration banquet did not diminish at all.
Ah Fu, who was in charge of logistics, felt his heart tremble as he watched pots of beef and mutton being laid out one after another.
"Uncle! The scale of the celebration banquet this time is still too big. If we come here a few more times, we won't be able to sustain the food for a month!"
"Haha! If we can do it a few more times, I will definitely continue to do it. I hope they win more battles."
Zhao Ming took a sip of the kumiss and said with a smile.
This is what he means sincerely. If he can continue to win several big victories, he will definitely hold a celebration party.
Training is one thing, but practice must also follow.
If you can survive one practical operation, it is worth dozens or hundreds of days of hard training.
"By the way, according to normal calculations, how long can the current food last?" Zhao Ming asked, this matter should be paid attention to.
Ah Fu thought carefully for a moment, and then replied, "It can last for up to two months. This is if the daily rations are slightly reduced, but it does not affect everyone's daily physical strength."
"Well, there is no need to reduce the rations. By the way, the rations for the prisoners do not need to be reduced either. They used to be supplied at half of our usual quantity, and now they are supplied at half of our usual quantity.
As for food, I will continue to think of ways, don't worry. "
Zhao Ming shook his head. He didn't want the captives to be too hungry. Each of them would eat half of the herdsmen's usual rations, so they wouldn't be too hungry and would have a certain amount of strength.
This means that the current environment is difficult, and the mines have not yet started operating. If the food and the mines have started to operate, then these prisoners must be provided with sufficient food, and those who perform well will be given additional meat.
This does not mean that Zhao Ming has a conscience, but that he understands that he wants the horse to run so that the horse is full.
The population on the grassland is limited. Even if herdsmen can be recruited in the future, the population cannot be easily reduced.
These prisoners had enough food and water to keep them in the mines for more than ten years without any problem.
"By the way, I have to purchase a batch of masks in the future. I have to wear a mask when I go to the mine."
Even though nothing has happened yet, Zhao Ming has already thought a lot and even arranged the funeral arrangements for these prisoners.
"Master Zhao! You said that now that we have people and guns, when are we going to drive out the mother-in-law Mongolians?"
The monkey was already a little drunk, and he spoke a little proudly.
Of course, he was not an exception. Zhao Ming glanced around and found that the circle he was sitting around was fine. Except for the monkey, everyone else was still thinking clearly.
But the brothers at other tables, especially the brothers from the Zhensong Army whom Zhang Kai had just brought, were full of disdain for the Outer Mongolians.
In fact, the more than 100 eldest brothers in the Song Suppressing Army under his command are similar, but relatively better, because they are already familiar with the fighting methods of the grassland people, and each of them has become a skilled equestrian sword master, so they naturally have confidence. exist.
But it was different for the 800 brothers who had just arrived to suppress the Song Army. They had only played two games when they first arrived.
From Zhao Ming's point of view, the first game was a formal fight, and the ones fought were not the elite of the Outer Mongolians.
Yesterday's second game, although the scale was relatively large, the Song-suppressing Army team did not contribute much. The one who fought the hardest was the Chabei United Army who was eager to perform.
So we can only look at the performance of the first game. This second-rate unit of the Song-Suppressing Army suffered a lot of casualties against the Outer Mongols. Although they won later, it was because the opponent was in a hurry and did not understand the situation.
Zhao Ming can be sure that if the Outer Mongols continue to target him in the future, they will definitely end up as elites.
During yesterday's interrogation, he asked a lot of questions, and he also learned some inside information by touching the corpse.
For example, the Khalkha tribe, which they had fought against one after another before, could only be considered the most popular team, strictly speaking, followed by the Ba'alin and Barhu tribes, which could only be considered second-rate side teams.
During this period, the elites of the collateral faction are now fighting in the Chazhong area, but as for the real elites of the Qiyan tribe, they have been standing still!
"Do you think we have the confidence now to go head-to-head with the 20,000 troops of the Outer Mongols?"
Zhao Ming put down the wine cup and asked calmly, his eyes were calm, and his tone made it impossible to hear his specific attitude.
"It should be possible. We are almost eating the three flags of the Outer Mongols one after another. The total number of people seems to be almost tens of thousands.
Although not that many people were captured, there are still four to five thousand people imprisoned.
We are still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, but didn’t we just capture so many good things? "
Monkey was talking to himself. Zhang Kai, Zhang He and the others on the side did not express their opinions, but they did not express their opinions, but they actually had similar meanings.
Zhao Ming glanced around and snorted coldly, "What? You drank some horse urine and started talking nonsense?
If we drink a little more, we can lead a counterattack against Outer Mongolia? "
"Well....."
Now the monkey understood that Mr. Zhao was not satisfied with his proposal. He scratched his head and smiled dryly.
"And you guys! Do you also think it's time for us to be more aggressive?" Zhao Ming ignored the monkey and turned to look at the crowd, focusing on Zhang Kai's face.
Zhang Kai's heart skipped a beat, wondering why he was staring at me?
However, after being hinted like this, he could only nod his head and rationally analyzed,
"Those things are a bit far away, but now we can indeed be a little more radical, such as setting up a defense line in the Pingqiantun area.
It cuts off the connection between the Outer Mongolian base camp and the frontline Outer Mongolians.
I have noticed that the Outer Mongols have always used this area as a transit area, and supplies looted from the south are constantly being transported to the base camp.
If we can hold on to this place, it will be like holding the opponent's neck.
If the other party wants to continue to deliver supplies, they will either have to fight with us, or they will have to take a detour, which will inevitably cost more manpower and material resources.
We can even use this to attract the Outer Mongolian troops heading south and attack halfway! "
As if he had said it, inspiration began to come out in his mind. Zhang Kai became more and more excited as he talked.
