Before Adjutant Ren could finish speaking, Zhang Li's expression changed drastically and he quickly shook his head.
"Impossible! Look at the end of his handwritten letter. If he is already wearing a pair of pants with an Outer Mongolian, why does he have such a tone?"
I saw that there were indeed two big words written at the end of the letter, 'Get money! '
Two very simple words, combined with the above, we can know that this time Zhao Ming did not want food, but asked for money, and the lion opened his mouth and directly asked for 80,000 oceans.
And this time there was no implicitness as in the past. Eighty Thousand Dayang promised to drive away the Outer Mongolians within one month, otherwise they would come forward to see him.
"this...."
The adjutant who had just been appointed just focused on the core meaning of the previous article, and then he discovered that there was this finishing touch at the end, and he was a little silenced for a while.
"I don't care what Zhao Ming's current situation is with the Outer Mongolians.
But there is a high probability that he would not dare to betray him, but don't forget that this person is still in Guanzhong.
Let's guess that he has some friendship with Wai Meng, and there may be some ambiguity between them.
But as long as you can spend money to settle the matter, it's not a problem! "
After calming down, Zhang Li's mind was spinning rapidly. He could almost rule out betrayal.
After all, that ghost place in Outer Mongolia is not as good as China. If it is Zhao Ming who dealt with foreigners and betrayed him, that would make sense.
After all, the conditions in foreign countries are favorable, and they are very willing to corrupt high-ranking officials of hostile forces. There are many people who abandon their families and enjoy the glory and wealth.
But Zhang Li wouldn't believe it if Zhao Ming completely surrendered to the Outer Mongols.
"Yes! Sir, you are right. Regardless of how he is, anything that can be settled with money is nothing.
But this is not a small amount of money! "
Adjutant Ren himself felt distressed by these eighty thousand flowers.
Although the cost of directly mobilizing troops on their side may be higher, it is not impossible to even reach a military expenditure of 200,000 to 300,000 oceans.
After all, there was a previous failure experience. If you want to deal with the Outer Mongols, you have to send a reinforced brigade.
If a brigade goes into battle, it will have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a month. This is still a case of saving money.
If there are multiple intense firefights, the cost will go up.
"You have to spend it, but this time we will send it there in person, you will dispatch a cavalry company, and then let that idiot Lao Zhou perform meritorious service, and let me go to Huozhongtun to see it in person.
In addition, I told him to be smarter in other people's territory. I wanted him to make meritorious deeds, not to die. "
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing that Zhang Li was going to use Adjutant Zhou again, Adjutant Ren felt a little unhappy, but he still performed a military salute in a polite manner.
"But sir..."
And just as Adjutant Ren was about to go out, he suddenly turned around again.
"Anything else?"
"Sir, I think this Zhao Ming is probably trying to support the bandits. Do you think you should remind Adjutant Zhou and let him choose whether to beat this person or not?"
Zhang Li pondered slightly, then nodded after a moment, "Yes!"
He had been dissatisfied with Zhao Ming's behavior for a long time. The other party seemed to have a good grasp of his temper, and his appetite was getting bigger step by step, so it was time for him to take a good beating.
Of course, since it is his own choice, he is letting Adjutant Zhou act as he sees fit. If Zhao Ming is ambitious, then he should not seek death.
I believe that Lao Zhou can see the situation clearly.
However, after Adjutant Ren brought out Adjutant Zhou who was temporarily detained, his words changed.
"Old Zhou, brother, I have spent a lot of words this time, but you can rest assured that this time brother will live up to expectations and win this opportunity for you.
As long as you can do it well, your superiors may still reuse you in the future. "
"Yes, yes! Thank you so much, brother Ren. I used to be a brother and I feel sorry for him! It's because I am blind and blind. When brother makes a comeback, I will treat you to a drink!"
After being rescued from the Shangdu Department, he had been detained almost like a prisoner. Adjutant Zhou's arrogance had long since disappeared.
At this moment, he was like a man from the market whose edges had been smoothed by life.
"Haha! Brother Zhou is so polite. Don't worry, you don't have to worry about your family during this trip to the grassland. I will take care of your sister-in-law's side."
"Uh...hey, thank you...thank you."
Adjutant Zhou smiled dryly and thanked him, but for some reason he felt like something was wrong.
"But brother, did you say something wrong earlier? Sir, you asked me to beat that Zhao Ming?"
"What? Are you questioning the commander's order?"
Adjutant Ren, who originally had a warm smile on his face, suddenly looked sinister.
Seeing this, Adjutant Zhou quickly waved his hand, "Brother, what are you talking about? Sir and brother, are you willing to give me a chance? I can't ask for more. Don't worry, brother, I will definitely live up to your expectations."
"Haha! Brother Zhou, don't feel embarrassed. The commander is still angry recently. Just act according to the situation. If it doesn't work, just forget it. I will put in a good word for you."
As he spoke, Adjutant Ren smiled and patted Adjutant Zhou on the shoulder, and then walked away with a little relief.
It wasn't until the other party walked away and the sound of footsteps completely disappeared that a look of dissatisfaction appeared on Adjutant Zhou's face.
"Bah! Such a dog-like thing has become so popular now that you dare to show off in front of me!"
He had already guessed that the reason why he could be re-appointed by his superior was not because of the mediation of this adjutant, and he even had no relationship with the other party at all.
It was simply because the officer missed his old relationship. He knew very well the relationship between Adjutant Ren and him in the past. The two of them were incompatible and somewhat competitive. How could they try their best to help him escape if he was in trouble?
The officialdom is very cruel, Zhou Yude sneered again and again, how could he not see through all the connections here given his family background.
But soon he looked melancholy, and he didn't know if he would be able to overcome this hurdle during this trip to the grassland.
He is already in his thirties, and his family has a large family, but at this juncture, their fortunes are declining instead of rising.
Although the last punishment has not yet come down, even if he can return to the inner circle of the commander, he will probably not be taken seriously in the future.
When he thought of this, he felt sad.
"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. I don't know what kind of method Zhao Ming is?"
When Zhao Ming first took up his post, he had asked to meet the governor, but he was busy with official duties and had no chance to meet him.
But as more and more intelligence about Zhao Ming came back, the rude image of the Mountain King naturally emerged in Adjutant Zhou's mind.
Thinking of this, he felt even more frightened and lamented that his fate was so ill-fated.
In the afternoon of that day, Zhou Yude led a cavalry company of his own and followed the opponent's troops towards the grassland.
I have been running on the road for four or five days. If I had to go at a fast pace, it would be enough in about three days.
But in order to avoid the active areas of the Outer Mongolian army, they deliberately took a long detour.
It wasn't until the early morning of the fifth day that the team arrived at Huozhongtun.
Looking at the row upon row of densely packed buildings in the distance, Zhou Yude felt like he was hallucinating before his eyes.
This is not a gathering place for small tribes on the grassland. It is not an exaggeration to say it is a large market town, right?
Even if the scale continues to expand two or three times, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small county town.
And in the early morning, the entire Huozhongtun was full of people and bustling with people.
Some people were carrying water, some were boiling water for cooking, and some were using shovels and hoes to dig trenches along the river and lead them to both sides of the street in the camp.
This looks like a drainage channel being prepared for domestic sewage in the coming spring.
In addition, many people can be seen lining up in long queues using poles and baskets to carry poles and poles of gravel from the nearby hillside.
This seems to be paving the main road in the camp. You can already see a section of nearly hundreds of meters of gravel road in the middle of the camp road.
The busiest area is the townhouses that are being expanded.
This this....
Zhou Yude's mouth has been open for a long time and has not been closed for a long time.
If I remember correctly, the intelligence shows that the number of people in Huo Zhongtun is no more than a few thousand, right? The total number of soldiers was only over a thousand.
But at the moment, none of this looks like thousands of people. To say tens of thousands of people is a conservative estimate.
