On the third day after Zheng Haizhu was hit by an arrow, Lin Dan Khan, who had received a quick horse report about the battle of Luanhe in Jin Dynasty, sent an elite cavalry of about 400 people to escort the Mongolian envoy back north carrying a huge amount of silver reward.
The responders also brought news: the main force of the Zhenglan Banner under Mang Gurtai's command, with the captured men, livestock and grain, had crossed the Luanhe River and went to the east, approaching Horqin.
He Zhuo said to Zheng Haizhu: "This year's Jurchen famine in Jianzhou is more severe than in previous years, and Mang Gurtai lost four or five cattle records of Zhenglan Banner because of Dege. Since he has grabbed a lot of things, he must be in a hurry."
Go back to Hetuala to show your merits to Nurhachi and help the hungry mouths there, so Zhenglan Banner should not be lying in wait east of Luanhe River to seek revenge."
Zheng Haizhu thought so too.
But before setting off, she still asked Ma Xianglin to select three to four hundred Sichuan troops with the level of servants on the grounds of guarding and patrolling the border, and led them north to Lin Dan Khan's royal tent to inspect Khanhot.
The remaining cavalry infantry, together with the artillery group from Chongming, returned to Jizhen, also to show Du Song that as long as the court did not open his mouth, the main force of this powerful guest army would return to Commander Du.
Temperance, General Ma will not ignore Juniper just because he gave a Tatar head as a gift.
After breaking camp and crossing the Luanhe River, the large army turned north towards Chahanhot, which later became Chifeng City in Inner Mongolia. They still had to trek on the snowy grassland for about half a month.
Zheng Haizhu could feel that the relationship between He Zhuo and him had warmed up a bit.
Understandable.
When a woman saw another woman tasting the fruit of a successful plot, her pride was suddenly dampened. Not only did she lose the most important prize, but she also suffered a lot of bruises.
The jealousy that was burning in the former was extinguished like rain and flames in the latter's extreme joy and sorrow.
Instead, there is care that takes little effort, especially when it also allows you to see another person.
On this day, after the team was stationed, He Zhuo personally brought the medicine and came to Zheng Haizhu.
Mangui was in the tent, explaining to Zheng Haizhu and Ma Xianglin how the three guards of Duoyan became mercenaries of the Ming Dynasty.
When He Zhuo approached, his eyes first fell on Ma Xianglin, and then quickly changed direction.
"This is a prescription the Mongolians call 'Gamuzhu'er. It has a miraculous effect on healing wounds from swords and arrows."
With a bit of alms-giving arrogance, He Zhuo motioned to the maid to place a clay pot in front of Zheng Haizhu.
Ma Xianglin blurted out and asked: "What are all here?"
He Zhuo's eyes turned cold: "Why, General Ma's medical officer can bring back to life wounded soldiers with their intestines poked out, so you don't look down on our Dongyi and Beibei prescriptions?"
What He Zhuo said was true. After a fierce battle between the Ming army and the Zhenglan Banner, He Zhuo and other Mongolians saw with their own eyes how powerful the Ming doctor was.
Even if the stomach of the Ming army was cut open by the Tatar's sword, even if the small intestine fell out and was damaged, the Ming army's medical officer could sew it with mulberry thread boiled in wheat water and sew it with fresh
Cow blood was smeared on both ends and stuffed back into the abdomen of the wounded. After two days of feeding easy-to-digest rice porridge, many of the wounded survived.
The look in his eyes just now and his tone at this moment made Zheng Haizhu sensitively aware that He Zhuo was no longer the same as when he first set out to face General Pony.
It was obvious that he was not only concerned about his voice and appearance, but also concerned about his doubts.
On that side, Ma Xianglin was a little confused, and then felt disgust in his heart.
Although their mother Qin Liangyu and his wife Zhang Fengyi are resolute and valiant, they are very different from those delicate and pitiful women in the house, but they will never speak with sarcastic words like the Ye He woman in front of them.
Rhetorical tone.
Ma Xianglin couldn't help but frown and had no intention of responding.
Man Gui, on the other hand, said carelessly: "I thought that Mongolian doctors would only stuff people into cowhide with their internal organs and skeletons hollowed out for a few days. Life and death are determined by their immortality. Unexpectedly,
, also like the Han people, grinding powder and preparing medicine."
As he said that, he grabbed the medicine jar, opened the lid and smelled it. He smiled at Ma Xianglin and said: "It's just ordinary cinnabar, musk, and borneol. Our Xuan Army also has this. It's not a pill made by some magician. Look at how nervous you are.
, Madam was hit by an arrow, you are more anxious than if you were stabbed yourself."
"General Man..." Zheng Haizhu interrupted Man Gui, and the frost suddenly appeared on his face, which was heavier than the wind and snow outside, "What is ordinary cinnabar and musk? You are so rude, please apologize to Sister Kedun! Return it!"
Yes, Man Gui, General Ma and Mrs. Zhang share weal and woe. Their love as husband and wife is as strong as a rock, but they are just colleagues in the same profession with us. How is it that you are making unbridled jokes about General Ma and my wife? "
Zheng Haizhu deliberately slowed down his speaking speed, especially when mentioning Zhang Fengyi, just so that He Zhuo could understand this Chinese passage clearly.
Man Gui was a little confused when he was suddenly reprimanded like this, because he had gradually established a mentality of obedience to Zheng Haizhu these days. At this time, Zheng Haizhu's words were even more upright and reasonable. No matter how rough and unruly Man Gui was,
, and I feel that I have indeed lost my sense of proportion.
He put down the medicine jar, lowered his eyes and cupped his hands, saying, "Madam, you are right." He stood up again and confessed to He Zhuo more solemnly.
He Zhuo narrowed his eyes, pursed his lips and smiled: "It doesn't matter, General Man has been in the north for a long time. He should know that we people from the grassland country are not so narrow-minded. This medicine, you say it is not valuable, you declare it to the army
If there are some, that’s even better, feel free to put it on your wife.”
After saying that, he took the maid and lifted the curtain and left.
Mangui bared his teeth and sat back in front of the map for explanation, while muttering: "Women are really troublesome. I'll give you something good. If you don't smile happily and coax her with gratitude, she will turn over and flip the table, which is better than lifting Tatar from the horse."
The son is still nimble."
Zheng Haizhu regained his amiable expression, pretended to talk casually, and said to Man Gui: "Looking back, in addition to the good knife I promised you, I will give you two boxes of Songjiang's best reed cloth for your wife to wadding with cotton.
Make a coat."
The generous smile on Man Gui's face faded: "I accept Madam's kindness, but my wife's family died the year before last. The court was in arrears with wages, so we couldn't eat good food, and there was an epidemic in the village, so we couldn't survive it."
Zheng Haizhu softly said "Oh", and after a moment of silence, his eyes fell back on the map: "Let's continue talking about the Three Guards of Duoyan. During the time of Taizu, those Mongolians, under the command of King Ning, controlled the territory, east, west, north, south,
Where are we going?"
The next day, after the team traveled a few miles, Zheng Haizhu saw the hometown of Daning Town that had been lingering in his mind for a long time.
Starting from the Daning Acropolis, we can go north and east to guard the upper reaches of the Liao River and the Daling River respectively, and we can go south to the side wall of Yanshan Mountain, which is the Great Wall.
When the Ming Empire was founded, Daning was able to compete with Xuanfu in the west and Liaodong in the east. Using one point to lead the way, the Ming army could not only form an effective defense against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but also use the many areas under Daning's jurisdiction
The Getunbao Guard Station was a logistics supply station, and it was used to expand the territory along the way to the north.
At that time, the vassal king who guarded this place was Ning Wang Zhu Quan. The Duoyan cavalry, composed of Mongolians who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, obeyed Zhu Quan's dispatch.
The Ming Empire spent money to maintain these Mongolian cavalry. As mercenaries, they performed their duties fairly well and became an effective line of defense for the Northern Yuan Dynasty to counterattack southward.
However, after King Zhu Di of Yan launched the Jingnan Campaign, he was worried that King Ning, who was still under the control of Zhu Yunwen's regime in Nanjing, would stab the Yan army in the back. So Zhu Di went to Daning, instigating King Ning's troops to mutiny, and coerced Zhu Quan to go south with him, and
After successfully usurping the throne, the fiefdom of Prince Ning was changed to Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, which was out of reach of Mobei.
The upper reaches of the Liao River where Daning Town is located became a vacuum zone for the defense of the Ming Dynasty, and was gradually occupied by the remaining forces of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
The Ming Empire abandoned Daning and the surrounding military fortress network, which resulted in the area from Ji Zhen to Datong, which was originally the second line of defense, directly exposed as the border front line. In Zheng Haizhu's view, it was precisely Zhu Di who had to move the capital to Beijing, forming the so-called "
One of the reasons why the emperor guards the country.
Now, with silver becoming currency in the late Ming Dynasty, combined with the introduction and cultivation of crops such as corn and sweet potatoes, it may be possible to solve the food supply dilemma for the defenders outside the Great Wall, thus bringing the issue of restoring Daning Town to the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.
In front of the writing desk of Emperor Zhu Changluo.
