"General Man, how far is the Daling River from here?"
In front of the foundation of Daning Acropolis, which was almost completely buried in snow, Zheng Haizhu faced southeast and asked Mangui.
"About thirty or forty miles."
"There should be a thousand households in Daling River, right?" Zheng Haizhu asked again.
"Ah, yes, it is the Qianhu Residence in Zhongzuo, Guangning. Some old people in our frontier army still call it Dalinghe Fort. Back then, it was under the control of Guangning Zhongtun Guards. Now..."
Mangui glanced at the desolate scene around him and continued with a sneer: "There are still people farming outside the pass. Dalinghe Fort is only one breath away from the ghost of Daningwei."
Ma Xianglin looked at Zheng Haizhu: "I heard Jun Song talk about Daling River Fort for the first time after I was in Shanhaiguan for more than half a year. How did you know about it when you first came back to Beisei?"
Zheng Haizhu thought to himself, as a time traveler who studies the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, just like I am not ignorant of the battles of Fushun and Sarhu, I naturally am not ignorant of the Battle of Daling River.
Historically, in another ten years, during the Chongzhen period, Huang Taiji, whose father had died, suppressed the forces of Dai Shan, Mang Gurtai and other big Beile in Hou Jin Dynasty, while recruiting large armies including the Mongols, through the Passing through western Liaoning, they pounced on the Ming army who were repairing Dalinghe Fort, a military fortress outside the pass.
At that time, it was Zu Dashou who was in charge of the Daling River and rushing to repair the city battlements. He watched helplessly as Huang Taiji adopted a new tactic of "siege the city and fight for reinforcements". Although Ming troops came to rescue them one after another, they were all defeated by the powerful Eight Banners Army. Due to lack of food, the Ming troops in Daling River City successively killed the civilians who built the city to satisfy their hunger, or ate those who starved to death first. of meat.
In the end, Zu Dashou couldn't wait for the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty's pig teammates to show their wolf nature, so he killed He Kegang, who would rather die than surrender, and welcomed Huang Taiji into the city.
At present, although the historical context of another time and space cannot be fully explained, Zheng Haizhu's idea of Ma Xianglin and Mangui's journey must include the crossing of the Daling River.
She then spoke solemnly to the two generals: "Although I have never been here before, I have always known about the Daling River outside the Pass. When Cao Wei conquered Wuhuan and Tang Dynasty conquered Goryeo, they marched along the Daling River. . Since this river is the only route from the land under our Han people's jurisdiction to the Eastern Yi and Northern Barbarians, and Taizu and Yongle knew the seriousness of the border dangers in the north, they must regard the area from the Daling River to Ningjin as It is a strategic point for military strategists. Chongming in the south of us already has a thousand-household residence, so how could there not be a thousand-household residence in the Daling River?"
Upon hearing this, Man Gui gave Zheng Haizhu a thumbs up with conviction, and then said angrily: "Da Ningwei and Dalinghe should not have abandoned their defenses. Now it is better. Nurhachi has taken over Ye He's tribe, and there are so many in eastern Liaoning and western Liaoning." What’s the use of our Ming Dynasty’s garrison and fortification? The Tatars circled around from Yehebe and Horqin, didn’t they just go around to grab things outside Xuan Dakou? Damn it, I didn’t even see Ning Jin The people came out of seclusion to deal with the Tatars."
Zheng Haizhu lowered his eyes and looked at the several important places drawn by Man Gui with tree branches on the snow, and said thoughtfully: "Even if we go around, the Tatars won't be willing to go around for too long."
She picked up the branch and said to Ma Xianglin while drawing: "We have both been to Fushun, so that General Man can know that Fushun is much further away from Yuan than Ye Hebu left Yuan. You are both generals, if you are Nurhachi, you can't capture Fushun and Liaoyang for the time being, but in order to avoid detours in your march, will you definitely take Ye He's tribe with you to capture Kaiyuan to the north of Liao Town? With Kaiyuan and even Tieling, you can directly insert Go to the Liao River Hetao where Mongolia's Horqin is located, and follow it down to Daningwei and the Daling River."
Ma Xianglin pondered: "Tieling is Li Chengliang's hometown. The Li family there has deep roots. How can he teach the Tatars to take advantage?"
Zheng Haizhu said firmly: "Have you forgotten? During the Battle of Fushun, Li Rubai couldn't seize the opportunity to compete with you, so he could only stop the Mongolian army. That time your father-in-law didn't dare to use You can still use him because you are afraid that he has a concubine in Jianzhou. This is certainly a reason, but it is also because the Li family’s soldiers are indeed not very good anymore. And precisely because Tieling Kaiyuan was the place where the Li family made their fortune in the past, Liaodong President Zhang Chengyin is not very good at managing soldiers, so I am very worried that Kaiyuan and Tieling will be lost one day. Therefore, Xianglin, you and General Manchu should not stop at Longmen Guards. The court should send you to rebuild Daning Guards, then guard the Daling River. Yes, it should be the new Daning Guards that guard the Daling River, not the Guangning Tun Guards in the pass. In this way, if we join forces with Lin Danhan, we can go from Shanhaiguan to Daling River , to Daningwei, and then to Chahanhot, the entire defense line is complete from south to north. Even if the Tatars pass through Horqin, how can they go west? Can they go around the fishing sea, no matter how far away they are? "
Mangui rubbed his cheeks, which were still stiff from the northwest wind even under the sun, and grinned: "Hey, dear, how many troops are needed? Even if General Ma recovers all his property, he will only have a few thousand troops." ?”
Zheng Haizhu smiled, rarely showing amusement to this big boss and said: "Do you want to have fun training the children of the clan?"
"What do you mean?" Mangui looked confused.
Ma Xianglin continued: "General Man, before Mrs. Zheng came to Xuanda, she gave the idea to Lord Long live to pull out the low-ranking sects and vassal children in the fiefdoms of King Dai and King Qin to serve as soldiers. After a few years, they can lead the army." Zong Lu.”
Mangui couldn't help being surprised.
Although he was in Xuanda, he always guarded the border and did not go to Datong area very often. He only thought that the Zhu family lived a life of fine clothing and fine food. Today, after hearing Zheng Haizhu explain a few more words, he realized that the original life Those who are extravagant are only princes and princes. The more children surnamed Zhu not only have no land, but even their clan salary, silver or grain and rice are owed by the local and state capitals just like they poor soldiers.
Then, Man Gui's face changed from surprise to joy, and he smiled evilly and said softly: "That's good, I love to torment the recruits the most. Besides, if I'm not afraid of beheading, they still have the blood of the great ancestor in their bodies. Well. Hey, that’s like, without having to pay for it, I slept with the courtesan’s wife who served the boss in Xuanfu City, right? General Ma, you know..."
"Shut up." Ma Xianglin scolded this rude subordinate with a cold face.
In fact, Man Gui knew that Zheng Haizhu didn't mind these details at all. Zhenghun curled his lips and turned his eyes to the side. When he saw the visitor, he immediately said in an increasingly playful and languid tone: "General Bima has a more handsome face." Leng’s ancestor is here.”
He Zhuo crossed his arms, stopped opposite the three people, stared at the marks on the ground, and asked, "What is this?"
It was in Mongolian.
The eyes of the three Han people, who had lowered their eyes slightly due to the simple salute, returned to her face.
It’s not that this Ye He woman doesn’t speak Chinese well.
But Zheng Haizhu quickly figured out what He Zhuo was thinking, and said to Man Gui, the only one among the three who knew Mongolian: "Nanny Ke Dun is asking you, you can also tell her. Unite Mongolia to fight against the Jin, and then Build a trade road from Daning to the fishing sea like the one outside Zhangjiakou, I have also mentioned this matter to Aunt Kedun."
"oh."
Man Gui responded and began to explain to He Zhuo the idea of rebuilding Daning Guard and competing with Lin Dan Khan's Chahanhot.
He spoke in Chinese so that Ma Xianglin and Zheng Haizhu could understand him, but He Zhuo still asked him in Mongolian.
Man Gui was confused. After talking for a long time, he finally couldn't bear the awkwardness. He raised his hands and said to Ma Xianglin: "Mo, I'm going to go to the wild, what about that."
Ma Xianglin waved his hand and asked him to leave quickly.
Zheng Haizhu smiled and was about to continue talking about the plan with He Zhuo, but He Zhuo turned around calmly and left.
"What's wrong with this Ye He woman? No one has offended her today?" Ma Xianglin didn't even bother to glance at the back wrapped in a big cloak. He just murmured in a low voice, "It's not as good as that bastard Unger. At least the Mongolians don't know how to do it." Showing off face for no reason."
Zheng Haizhu didn't think she was dissatisfied and said: "Actually, she didn't really fall out. It was good to let us go with her to Chahanhot. She has a weird temper this time, maybe because she misses her hometown."
(End of chapter)
