A pair of bright eyes appeared in the field. This was Chen Suoxue's servant Chen Da. He quietly explored the surroundings, but did not dare to make any movement at all.
Following Chen Suoxue's order, he secretly followed the grain team from the capital. Chen Suoxue told him that as soon as he arrived in Miyun, he would come to pick up a letter that night.
He wrote this letter after confirming the emperor's whereabouts in Miyun. He was originally going to hand it over to Chen Da on the same day, but the Jinyi guards accompanying the army were too strict.
Everything was eaten, drank, and taken care of under their noses, and they could only live in the military camp. He had no choice but to find other ways.
Chen Suoxue was impatient to wait, and so was Chen Da. He guessed that this was an opportunity created by his master. It was not that he was wrong, but that he really couldn't find a chance to get close.
Although there were only two people on duty at night, the fires and torches were much brighter, so how could he dare to approach?
After waiting for a long time, he finally found an opportunity. A sergeant took off his armor and prepared to go for a convenience. Now there was only one person, so he quickly took the opportunity to get closer.
After getting a lot closer, he quietly explored the surroundings, and after making sure nothing happened, he continued to approach.
When he was less than fifty steps away from the carriage, the sergeant came back, and he did not dare to get any closer. If he got any closer, he would be spotted by the sentry. The stalemate continued like this for nearly half an hour. He didn't dare to get any closer.
Dare to take one step closer.
After so long, Chen Suoxue finally couldn't bear it anymore and pretended to get up at night and walked far away. The sentry just glanced at him and then looked in other directions. If he dared to look at him more, I'm afraid the official would be scolded.
You can't afford to kill yourself.
Chen Da saw his master's figure getting closer and closer, and shouted softly:
"Master, master, I'm here!"
When Chen Suoxue heard a slight shout, he knew it must be that bitch from Chen Da. After careful observation, he finally found him.
Chen Suoxue hurriedly walked over, untied his belt and squatted down to hide it from others, and cursed in a low voice:
"You piece of shit, what have you been doing? Do you know how long I have been waiting for you?"
Chen Da said without tears:
"Master, it's not that the villain deliberately delayed the master's time, but that the villain really couldn't get close."
Chen Suoxue couldn't say much, so he quickly took out the secret letter from his pocket and handed it to him, and told him:
"According to my previous instructions, I will immediately go to the Mongolian army outside the customs and hand this letter to their Mongol Khan. I will handle this matter well. When you come back, I will reward you heavily and give you a warm bed.
Girl!"
When Chen Da heard that there was a big reward and a bed-warming girl, he was very happy.
"Thank you so much, sir! Thank you so much, sir!"
"Okay, don't delay, go quickly!"
Chen Suoxue squatted for nearly a quarter of an hour, coughing twice from time to time, and then making a little noise to cover Chen Da's departure.
After he returned, he suddenly felt something was wrong. It seemed that the guard leaning on the side of the carriage was looking at him. He turned his head and found that everything was normal.
This man, Chen Suoxue, was confused. He felt so strongly just now, so there must be nothing wrong with him? Could it be that he was too nervous?
Without thinking too much, Chen Suoxue returned to his original position, and now he really fell asleep.
After a while, the Tiqi who was leaning on the side of the carriage suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Chen Suoxue's side. His eyes were bright and it didn't look like he had just woken up.
Just as they were about to go up and capture them, they remembered what their commander Xu Xianchun said to them before leaving.
"You not only have to supervise the grain and grass, but you also need to keep an eye on the grain supervisor. This person has suspicious behavior and is from Donglin. I am afraid that he has bad intentions when he serves as the grain supervisor this time."
"You all have to keep an eye on me. If he really makes any moves, report it to me as soon as you come back. But remember, as long as he doesn't assassinate the king, you are not allowed to make any moves!"
"No matter what he has done, you just need to come back and report it secretly. You are absolutely not allowed to capture him, so as not to alert the enemy!"
Thinking of the commander's instructions, the Tiqi finally took action. After looking at him again, he closed his eyes and began to rest, but he didn't know whether he fell asleep or not.
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"Your Majesty, there are still two hundred miles ahead of us to reach the Karaqin tribe. This is a tribe with ten thousand households. Should we continue to take a detour?"
"No need. At this moment, Lin Dan Khan's main force must have already gone south. Send my military order to the whole army to rest where they are!"
Zhu Youxiao has been running around on the grassland for seven consecutive days. During these seven days, he has not encountered the main force of Mongolia. Most of them are small and medium-sized tribes with thousands of households.
Zhu Youxiao basically chose to bypass them because most of these tribes were not firm supporters of Lin Dan Khan.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I need to stop and take a good rest. After a long journey, many people in the army started to feel dizzy and vomiting. Even if the medicine is ready, it will only slow it down!"
Zhu Youxiao looked around and saw that the sergeants looked exhausted. Many of them even listened to the order to rest where they were and couldn't wait to get off their horses and lie down on the ground, which would not be so uncomfortable.
Zhu Youxiao also felt it deeply, because he had vomited many times in the past few days, and the pain on both sides of his thighs was burning, and he had been enduring it.
On the other hand, the two thousand cavalrymen under Man Gui's command have basically had nothing happened over the past few days, and there has been no acclimatization.
It seems that the Han people who have lived in the pass all year round are really not suitable for long-distance expeditions on the grassland. Even though they have ensured all aspects, so many problems still arise.
It has only been a few days, and the morale and condition of the entire army are incomparable to those before the expedition. It seems that a battle is necessary, otherwise the combat effectiveness will plummet.
"It just so happens that it's getting late, so we'll stop here today. Quickly set up camp and let the military medical officer take care of the acclimatized sergeants' bodies. Make some porridge for them to drink. Keep warm at night!"
The weather in the grassland is never fixed, but it is extremely cold at night, and the wind and sand are extremely strong, and the difference between cold and warm fluctuations is extremely high, which requires special attention.
"The firearms and medicines in the Shenji Camp must be protected from moisture. Tell Man Gui to let his two thousand troops return to the camp and take a good rest!"
"Send an order to Li Wensheng to order his troops to take over from Man Gui and take charge of sentry duties. Let's all relax tonight!"
"After the meeting tent is set up, summon the generals to come to the big tent to discuss matters!"
"Watch those Mongols. They are not allowed to leave the camp without my order!"
He still had to be on guard against these Mongols, and he didn't want to ruin his own business.
The Kalaqin tribe occupies the magpie's nest and occupies the geomantic treasure land of Daning. Since Zhu Youxiao is here today, it is natural that he cannot just sit idly by.
In the first battle of your northern expedition, let's attack this Karaqin tribe.