This is what Chaitino is most concerned about. The total number of enemies killed in a major counterattack exceeds 5,000. The border fortress should be clean, right?
"It's a complete mess."
Seeing Chai Tiannuo's confused face, Zhao Jijin sighed and said with a wry smile:
"It didn't take long for the Black River Guards to learn the lesson. Whenever Mr. Zhong Xingxin leaves the city, they will send troops elsewhere. If you destroy my battalion, I will sweep your entire town."
"This back and forth has forced our general to be firmly pinned to the border town and unable to move. After all, the strength of the Heihe Guards and the Border City Guards are about the same, but the military-civilian border guards are inferior to heaven and earth."
"Now the prairie cavalry is huddled in Suolong Pass and is motionless, but the black and dense prairie Tatars are overwhelmingly pouring into the pass."
"Although the grassland Tatars often came to the pass before the defense change, their tribe was outside the pass after all."
"Nowadays, the difference between these tattoos is that all the families and their families have been brought into the customs. There are more people than wild animals. Now, standing at the top of the Tumu Fort, you can see the Tatar smoke. This frontier fortress has finally changed its owner."
Zhao Jiujin's face was full of bitterness, and Chai Tiannuo couldn't help scratching his head. He had no choice but to do it. The people on the border of Dahua were all kind people. They made a living by growing grain and vegetables, and they were extremely docile.
Except for those Tatars in the Pass who surrendered to Dahua, the other border residents really had no fighting capacity at all.
However, the grassland borderers are all masters of both military and civilian roles. They are warriors who carry swords and herdsmen who raise whips. Their combat power is almost the same as that of the border troops. It is really incomparable.
"Wouldn't you send some soldiers from other palace guards to support you?"
Chaitino rolled his eyes and noticed:
"With the four guards of our northwest frontier army, we can't always let the Border Guards carry the burden alone. If another guard comes in, they can easily sweep away the Black River Guards!"
Punching his palms vigorously, Chai Tiannuo looked excited, but then he thought about it and realized something was wrong. Such a simple method could not have been thought of by the Xianggong Mansion.
"It seems you are not stupid enough to realize that things are not simple."
"Actually, this is a tacit agreement between the Northwest Frontier Army and Wang Ting. Each family only contributes one guard. The battle situation will depend on their abilities, so as to avoid expanding the war."
After hearing this, Chai Tiannuo was even more confused. Wang Ting had always wanted to take over the northwest. If the war expanded, wouldn't it be contrary to their wishes?
There is also the Northwest Frontier Army. They are defending their own land. Why do they have to fight so timidly?
Zhao Jiujin sighed and pointed out the real reason:
"Wang Ting does not want the war to expand. It is because Wang Ting is not sure that after wiping out the northwest frontier army, he can face the 1.5 million-strong Washington Army!"
"The Northwest Frontier Army does not want the war to expand because it does not want to be completely controlled by the imperial court!"
"I said this, do you understand?"
Chai Tiannuo was not stupid and immediately understood the reason. After all, it was still a matter in the northwest!
"...Zhongjia, really can't let go of this right?"
The thing is very obvious. Dahua has nearly twenty guards in the government army. If the second-line rural soldiers are included, the number is even more terrifying.
If the Xianggong Mansion in the northwest decentralizes power and dispatches a few guards nearby to join the battle, just like the Qing Dynasty Prince Shahe, the situation in the northwest will definitely be greatly improved.
"It's not that the farmers can't let go, it's the people from the northwest who can't let go."
"When the imperial army enters, the grain and grass must be confiscated on the spot. The northwest province is already bitter and cold, and the grain quality is high but the yield is low. It cannot feed so many people. In the end, it is the northwest people who suffer."
Zhao Jijin sighed, and Chai Tiannuo couldn't help scratching his head. The court, the place, and each other were a mess. How should we solve this?
Seeing Chai Tiannuo unable to let go, Zhao Jijin grinned and said softly:
"In fact, although the countries and borders are watching with eager eyes, as long as His Majesty gives the order, the rivers and seas will be clear and the sea will be clear in an instant."
"Really or not, Battalion Chief, are you just talking nonsense?"
Zhao Jijin hummed and whispered:
"If your Majesty can invite our Northern Territory Protector here, not to mention the trouble-making Daxia Wei and the Prairie Royal Court, even the entire China can be wiped out at once!"
Chai Tiannuo hesitated for a moment, then felt a toothache.
This is true. If the emperor really asks for help, don't say more. Your Majesty the Protector can still provide millions of elite soldiers. If you really have any idea, plus those soldiers from the vassal country, it is possible to collect tens of millions.
But, can I please?
In other words, do you dare to ask?
"You understand now?"
"We are all part of the Li family, and the Northern Territory is also part of Dahua. Do you dare to ask the guardian of the capital?"
"Even if His Excellency the Protector-General is not disloyal, he can defeat several provinces with just the food and fodder for his millions of elite soldiers!"
"By that time, there will be corpses everywhere in the wilderness and people will not be able to survive. Which one is right and which one is wrong?"
"...Stop talking, my brain is about to explode!"
Chaitino lay down with a pear in his mouth, feeling a bulging pain in his forehead. He really wished he had the ability to wipe out the world and sweep all these messy calculations into the gutter.
Zhao Jiujin's grin can give you a headache, make some people feel happy, and others feel relieved.
The juice of the pear dripped into his mouth, and it was very sweet. Only then did Chaitino react. He took the pear and ate it while asking:
"In this remote area of Tumubao, where did you get the pears?"
"My two husbands heard that you were seriously injured, so they specially sent it to you. I have to say that you are really proud of yourself!"
Having said this, Zhao Jijin grabbed a pear bitterly, without peeling or wiping it. He took a big mouthful of it, and then his eyes widened.
Ouch, why is it so delicious? I would have known better!
After eating the sweet pears, Chaitino's mush-like brain felt much better, and an idea suddenly emerged from his mind.
"Yingtou, is there a tooth shop in Tumubao?"
"Of course there is. We don't have any captives here in Tumubao, but there are a lot of wars in other areas. The business of the tooth shop is good."
"Very good!"
Chaitino pounded his hands, rubbed his needle-like head, and smiled evilly:
"Someone has found a way to make money again!"
"...Can you please calm down a little? It's your fate if you don't die this time. Why can't you just stay calm?"
Zhao Jiujin has a headache. Mr. Zhong Xingxin has already said that he must be cautious of this trouble-making guy and don't let him act recklessly. The entire northwest frontier has been completely thrown into chaos because of his personal actions. Even the Xianggong's Mansion has a headache
.
"By the way, let me tell you first, what exactly did you do a few days ago?"
"I didn't do much, just killed some people, but I got some important news!"
Chai Tiannuo hurriedly told the news he had received. Zhao Jiujin nodded. The spies of the Northwest Frontier Army were not vegetarians. The Xianggong's Mansion had already made relevant speculations.
However, when he heard that Chaitino killed an entire battalion and a large amount of soldiers by himself, and that one of the people killed was a master of spells, sweat immediately flowed down his neck.
"Mom, I finally understand why Heihewei blew up!"
"Why?"
Chaitino picked another pear from the basket and asked as he ate it.
"The expert who uses talismans you are talking about is Sangge, the captain of the Black River Guard Tonglong Mansion Zhechong!"
