"Hasn't the relationship between your Tiger Flag and Tumut always been very good? Didn't you receive any news in advance when Tumut came to invade Datong?" Li Huaixin frowned deeply and spoke in a bad tone.

Based on the Tiger Character Banner's relationship on the grassland, he did not believe that the Tiger Character Banner had not received any news about the invasion of the Northern Captives.

Shopkeeper Li hesitated for a moment, feeling that if he didn't say anything, Li Huaixin would probably have difficulty explaining the past, so he said: "To be honest with you, Sir, there are three main powerful forces in Tumote, the King of Shunyi in Qingcheng, and the King of Banshengcheng.

Su Nang, as well as Namur from the Ulut tribe, the commander of the northern army outside the city now should be Su Nang."

Having said this, he stopped and looked at Li Huaixin.

Li Huaixin put one hand on the handle of the knife and said nothing, just looking at Shopkeeper Li.

Shopkeeper Li continued: "Su Nang has been targeting our Tiger Flag. Since Na Mu'er died, he has become even more blatant. Half a month ago, he sent a cavalry to rob our convoy. Unexpectedly,

Now he has led his troops to invade Datong."

"So this northern army outside the city was attracted by your Tiger Flag?" Li Shuheng said in a deep voice.

Shopkeeper Li said with a wry smile: "Senior General, you are joking."

Although he knew in his heart that the army of Beibei soldiers outside the city came for their tiger-shaped flag, he could never admit it in front of Li Huaixin.

Li Huaixin snorted coldly and said: "I hope they didn't invade the border because of your tiger-shaped flag, otherwise I won't be able to protect you."

At this time, all the officials from Xinpingbao came to the city wall.

Xinping Fort is a border fort, with General Li Huaixin sitting in command. There are also several low-ranking officials in the fort. Although they are civil servants, they are low-ranking miscellaneous officials. There is nothing that General Li Huaixin can do.

Compare.

Among them, an eighth-grade official in the Qing Military Department said: "Your Tiger Character Banner has always had a good relationship with Tumote. Why don't you talk to Shopkeeper Li and the Beilu outside the city to see what their requirements are?

You can satisfy all of them."

The smuggling of the Tiger Flag and the grassland is no longer a secret in Bian Town. The civil and military officials in Bian Bao will get some benefits from it, so they all acquiesce in the existence of this kind of smuggling.

Shopkeeper Li said with a bitter look on his face: "My lord, what you are saying is embarrassing the common people. If the Beilu outside the city really came with Su Nang, how could the common people still be alive after leaving the city."

"The reason why the Northern invaders are seeking money is nothing more than seeking wealth. You Tiger Character Banners are very wealthy. Prepare more gold and silver benefits for these Northern invaders. I think they will take the initiative to retreat." As he said that, the official from the Qing Military Department looked at Li

Shopkeeper.

Shopkeeper Li looked bitter and said: "How can ordinary people take the initiative in this kind of thing? Besides, the Northern prisoners are greedy. Even if they are given some benefits, they may not retreat. On the contrary, they want to get greater benefits."

He is just the storekeeper of the store arranged by Tiger Character Banner in Xinpingbao. He does not know much about the attitude of the senior management of Tiger Character Banner towards Beilu, but he knows that their Tiger Character Banner has fought against Su Nang several times on the grassland.

, if Hu Ziqi was really willing to share the benefits with Su Nang, he would have done it long ago and would not have waited until now.

Tiger Flag is not an ordinary business in Datong. It has the support of the governor and the general soldiers. When the officials of the Qing Military Department saw that shopkeeper Li did not agree with his method, they did not say anything.

As the sky gradually darkened, the Beibei camped outside Xinping Fort, lit up piles of bonfires, and made no move to attack the city.

However, if the Beibei troops did not retreat for a day, the officials in Xinping Fort would not dare to relax. No one could guarantee whether the Beibei forces would suddenly attack Xinping Fort or bypass Xinping Fort and enter the hinterland of Datong.

It was completely dark, and several hanging baskets were slowly lowered on the Xinpingbao city wall, and several people were sent away from the city to Datong to report the news.

Li Huaixin returned to the General's Mansion in the middle of the night, but he didn't sleep all night. He was worried and worried that the Beibei would suddenly attack the city. It wasn't until dawn that he fell asleep in a daze.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, he felt someone pushing him, opened his eyes a crack, and saw his own soldiers standing aside.

"Sir, Beilu shot some letters in with arrows." The soldier saw Li Huaixin open his eyes and hurriedly handed over several envelopes in his hand.

Li Huaixin sat up from the bed, reached for the envelope, took out an envelope from inside, took out the letter paper, and put it in front of his eyes to read.

After reading it, he suddenly changed. The hand holding the letter slammed heavily on the edge of the bed, and the letter in his hand also fell to the ground.

"Sir, what happened?" the soldier asked cautiously, while bending down to pick up the letter on the ground.

Li Huaixin said with a cold face: "Do you know why the Northern army outside the city came to invade Datong?"

"My subordinates guess that the life on the grassland is unbearable, and the northern captives want to come to Datong to plunder." said the soldier.

Li Huaixin shook his head, raised his finger and pointed at the letter in the hands of the soldiers and said: "The Beibei soldiers outside the city were provoked by the Tiger-Character Banner. They defrauded the herdsmen of their wealth on the grassland, and this prompted the Beibei soldiers to take revenge."

"Sir, I'm afraid this is an excuse made up by the Beibei." The soldier frowned and said, "The Tiger Flag has always been in contact with various grassland ministries. Even if it deceives the herdsmen, the Beibei can solve the problem on the grassland without leading the army to advance.

Daming, my subordinates thought that the herdsmen’s matter was just an excuse for the Northern invaders to invade.”

Li Huaixin glanced at the soldier and said: "I don't think you know that this is just an excuse for the Beibei to send troops. But since we have this excuse, if our Ming Dynasty does not want to go to war with the Beibei, we must give the Beibei an explanation.

"

"What do you mean, sir, to hand over the tiger-shaped flag to Beilu?" the soldier said tentatively.

Li Huaixin nodded and said: "My Ming Dynasty has been losing ground in the battlefields of Liaodong and Houjin. We have lost most of Liaodong. The imperial court is definitely not willing to start a war with the Northern Barbarians again. We can use a tiger-shaped flag to get the Northern Barbarians to retreat. I believe that

The imperial court is absolutely willing to make this deal."

"Sir, do you want my subordinates to arrest the people of the Tiger Flag in Xinpingbao now and seal up their shops?" the soldier asked.

Li Huaixin thought for a while, shook his head, and said: "Don't take action yet. The tiger-character flag today is not the tiger-character flag when I was still in Lingqiu. They have the support of the governor and the general soldier behind them, but they don't have the governor and the general soldier."

Order, I won’t make the first move."

The soldier nodded.

In his heart, he was unwilling to take action against the people of Tiger Character Banner. It was not that he felt that Tiger Character Flag would be sacrificed by the court and pitied them, but because Tiger Character Flag was different from ordinary businesses. It would eat people when provoked, especially if it was clever.

That Liu Heng from Qiu is even more of a man-eating tiger.

Li Huaixin sat on the bed for a while and said to his own soldier: "Take this letter to the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion and hand it to the Commander-in-Chief with your own hands."

"Yes, I will definitely deliver the letter." The soldier agreed, turned around and walked out.

Li Huaixin said from behind: "Don't go through the city gate, use the hanging basket to get out of the city."

After the soldier left the room, he picked up several other letters and looked at them. When he found that the contents were the same, he threw them on the bed.

After a while, he stood up from the bed, walked around the room a few times, and suddenly shouted outside: "Here comes someone!"

The door of the room was pushed open, and the soldiers outside the door walked in, saluted, and said: "Your Excellency!"

Li Huaixin picked up a letter from the bed and handed it to the soldier, and at the same time said: "Take this letter and go to Tiger Character Banner's shop in Xinpingbao and give the letter to their shopkeeper Li."
Chapter completed!