"Sir, this fort is an isolated city. I think these Mongolians clearly want to take over the whole pot," Huang Yunfa said, cupping his hands.
"This time, it is indeed different from the past," Tian Shenglan said with a frown. "In the past, they always robbed the poor people outside the city. This time, they actually drove them into the city. They sent the rangers first.
Seal all sides to prevent leakage of information. This does not look like the Mongolian style."
"It looks strange to me. Mongolians are all rugged men. When did they start doing this kind of embroidery work?" Wang Dengku crossed his legs and wiped the surface of the ring on his other hand with one hand. Slowly
said.
"Everyone, I will not be mistaken. Most of these people must be Mongolians." Hei Yunlong said. "Although some people look like Han people, this is normal. They have come to the grasslands to survive in these years.
And how many Han people were captured by the Mongols?"
Jin Liangyu coughed and said, "Let me tell you, let's communicate first and see what they mean. If we spend some food and supplies, we can get rid of it. It's better not to fight."
"Although our eight business groups can gather together 20,000 people, these people are the basis of our business. Without force on the grassland, there is no way to follow the business road. These people are all old guys. They have been trained in various ways.
The hard work of the family.”
As soon as Jin Liangyu said this, all the heads of the families nodded.
A businessman just wants to make money, why would he wield a knife or a gun?
Hei Yunlong knew that these businessmen, if you ask them to provide money and people, it is like cutting their flesh. Not only are they unwilling to pay taxes, but they also require officers and soldiers to protect them, and the materials for the officers and soldiers also need to be provided by the court.
"What Shopkeeper Jin said makes sense. If you are willing to spend money to eliminate the disaster, I have no problem with it. However, we still have to be prepared. Currently, there are only more than 500 guardsmen and 300 battalion soldiers in this fort.
This small amount of troops may not even be able to stand on the fortress wall."
The circumference of Zhangjiakou Fort is more than four miles, and one city wall is more than one mile. With only 800 soldiers, it is definitely not enough to defend it.
At this time, a general flag ran in quickly.
This man has gray hair and a weather-beaten face. He is wearing a broken mandarin duck war coat, all black in color, and the original color has long been lost. It is probably passed down to him by his father. Xuanfu Town has not been there for many years.
New military uniforms have been issued.
"Sir, the Mongols outside tied up all the people who did not escape into the city with ropes and took them away to who knows where. They started to burn down the houses outside the city."
Upon hearing the news, all the big shopkeepers immediately started talking about it.
These Mongols are different from the previous ones. They are determined to attack the fortress.
Fan Yongdou looked at the panicked shopkeepers, raised his hands and said: "Sir, dear shopkeepers, we can't sit here and waste time anymore. They demolished private houses just to clear the way to attack the city. Wait until they have cleared the obstacles near the city wall.
, it is estimated that the city will be attacked soon,"
Hei Yunlong nodded. The Fan family was more far-sighted than these people. He was the most sober one.
"Young Master Fan is right. Everyone must pay attention this time. These people came out from the overwintering camps in the middle of winter just to loot Zhangjiakou. If they couldn't survive, they would never brave the snowstorm and freeze to death again."
The dangers of the wilderness come.”
Fan Yongdou also said: "Everyone, your Excellency is right. In this season, the war horses will freeze to death after being out for a long time. These Mongolians came on camels. The Tushetu Khan tribe does not have many camels, so you all walked
Those who are used to business should know that they only have less than 6,000 camels. I don’t think there are many people, 10,000 is about the same.”
After all, a camel can only ride two people, and there is no room for more than one person. And you have to bring some supplies. You have to travel such a long way back, and you can't do it without carrying luggage. Calculated in this way, the camel's transportation capacity
In China, there are less than 10,000 Mongolians.
After hearing Fan Yongdou's analysis, the expressions of the shopkeepers softened.
"Everyone, we only need each family to contribute some money, food and guards to defend the city. They can't carry much luggage, and they have nowhere to thresh grass and grain in this snowy day. If they can't hold on, they will naturally die.
Withdraw." Heiyunlong also advised.
When Hei Yunlong asked everyone to pay, everyone's faces fell again.
"Sir, the responsibility of protecting the land is the responsibility of the imperial court. It is unreasonable and unreasonable for us merchants to provide money, food and servants." Wang Dayu said, his nose is not a nose, and his eyes are not eyes.
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Hei Longyun felt irritated. These old Shanxi dignitaries, who have a lot of wealth, are reluctant to light two lamp grasses in their daily lives. It is a typical example of them giving up their lives rather than their wealth.
Standing behind Hei Yunlong, Hei Mingxiao and Hei Minglian, both in armor, also showed serious expressions. Both of their brothers followed their father to manage the army, and both held official positions in hundreds of households. Each of them commanded a hundred trusted servants.
.
At present, there are more than 500 guardsmen in this fort, and the only ones who can really go into battle are the 200 servants under these two brothers. The remaining eight hundred households have only more than 40 people each. And they are all older.
old man.
Hei Mingxiao said: "Exceptor Wang, I ask you to provide some money, food and manpower now, but you won't do it until the city is destroyed. Can you keep your wealth, wives and concubines? Aren't they all cheap to the Mongols?"
.”
Wang Dayu looked directly at the sky, as if he didn't hear anything.
The other shopkeepers also shook their heads at this old man Wang. They knew Wang Dayu very well. This old boy was a man who would break every penny in half to spend it. You want to take the money out of his hands?
Come on, that sow can climb the tree.
Fan Yongdou looked at this incompetent old thing, snorted and said: "My Fan family will provide a thousand dan of grains. We will also provide 500 servants to form Fan Ziying. Sir, we are willing to take charge of one side of the city wall."
Hei Yunlong held his hands in gratitude and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Fan, for your generous help. I will certainly write a letter to the imperial court praising you for bringing wealth to the country, and ask for the imperial court's praise."
These Shanxi merchants are very powerful, and I can't really defeat them even with a small defense. I can only plead with kind words. These people are the chief figures in each family who take care of things. Behind them are family elders and clan leaders.
The attitudes of these people also represent the attitudes of various families.
"Everyone, let's discuss it slowly. I, the Fan family, will make a statement first. We are willing to take out all the 500 firecrackers in our family, equip the Fan camp, and guard the south city wall. If you are willing to send troops, you can do it yourself.
.”
After saying that, he turned around and left, going back to mobilize the servants.
Liang Jiabin was a little strange, why the Fan family was so happy. He rolled his eyes and understood. This Jiakou fort only has two gates, the east gate and the south gate. If you want to escape, you can only use these two gates. And the south gate is
the most convenient.
The Fan family wants to control the South Gate. Whether fighting, defending or escaping, the South Gate is very important.
"My Liang family sent out two thousand loads of grain and five hundred elite servants to form the Liang camp. Let's go to the east city wall."
Then, he stood up, turned around and walked out, leaving a room full of people staring.
This chapter has been completed!