Chapter 1094: Failing to respond to Gengzijuan

Entering the flower hall, Feng Ziying saw that Zhang Jingqiu had a serious look on his face, and Chai Ke looked a few years older. His temples were already a little silvery, and he didn't know whether it was because of his gray hair that night or because of the huge changes he had faced during this period. Under pressure, it was too late to control my appearance.

“Ziying is here, has Zhonglun told you about the situation?” Chai Ke was rude and said with a stern face, “Are the Nei Khalkha people trying to break their promise?”

"Sir, the people of Inner Khalkha can't talk about breaking promises now, right? After all, we haven't formally reached an agreement with them. It's just an intentional opinion through me. With more than 50,000 prisoners, The two hundred thousand taels of silver have not been paid yet, and there is no explanation about the generals and officers..."

Although it is certain that the Inner Khalkhas will not move westward and southward, what if it happens? What if Zasai loses his mind, or what if Lindan Batur and Nurhaci offer conditions that Zasai cannot refuse?

Therefore, he will definitely not take on this kind of responsibility. When the responsibility and rights are not unified, he will be a middleman at most, unless the court really gives all the rights to himself. Of course, he has also already done so for the Inner Khalkha people. The talks are almost done and we are just waiting for the authorization from the court.

Being choked by Feng Ziying's words, Chai Ke snorted coldly, "Sophistry! Ziying, you have been talking to Zaisai for so long, how could it be that he still doesn't understand our intentions? At this time, troops are suddenly sent to Fengrun Yutian. What are your intentions? Are you really planning to join forces with the Chahars and Waikakars and have a big battle with us under the capital city?"

"Master Chai, I personally think it is impossible. Even those who appeared in Fengrun Yutian should not be from Inner Khalkha. Otherwise, Baodi and Liangcheng and even Zhenzi Town to the west of Yongping Prefecture should have been looted by them. It’s impossible to stop at Tamada and Fengrun.”

Feng Ziying’s words suddenly aroused the interest of everyone present.

Everyone had previously thought that Lindan Batur had offered better terms to the Inner Khalkha people, but the court only agreed to a ransom of 200,000 taels of silver for the soldiers, and there was no formal reply. The generals and officers' reluctance to clarify their attitude will definitely disappoint Zasai. If there are further inducements from the outside world, it is inevitable that the Inner Khalkha people will have other ideas.

"Ziying, what do you mean? The Mongolian cavalry has arrived at Yutian City and looted many villages and towns. This is a fact. However, the Ji Zhen Army on the other side of Pinggu made it clear that the Chahar people have never broken through the Pinggu-Jizhou line. Then where did these Mongolian soldiers come from?" Yuan Keli sounded stern.

Sun Chengzong has already rushed to Sichuan to take up his post, but he has not yet taken over as the doctor of the military election of Qing officials. Even if he takes office there, he will not be able to lose the position of doctor of Fangsi for a while.

"Master Yuan, I only said that these soldiers are not the Inner Khalkha cavalry. I did not say that these soldiers did not go south from the Santun Camp." Feng Ziying said calmly: "Apart from the Inner Khalkha people, you seem to have overlooked one thing. Help people, they are Donglu’s minions, or they are becoming Donglu’s minions, Horqin people.”

 “Horqin people?!” Everyone in the flower hall was surprised and reacted immediately.

Yes, although the Mongols who came in from Yongping Prefecture were mainly the Inner Khalkhas, there were also some Horqin people, but compared to the strength of the Inner Khalkhas, the Horqin people only had a few thousand cavalry. Before, No one paid much attention to it.

In fact, they didn't quite believe that the Inner Khalkha people would renege on the contract, because this was obviously not in the interests of the Inner Khalkha people. However, they could not explain the appearance of the Mongolian cavalry in the Fengrun Yutian area, so they impatiently recruited Feng Ziying. .

 Feng Ziying's explanation immediately made them suddenly realize.

"Ziying, are you saying that the Horqin cavalry is going south, and the Inner Khalkhas can't control the Horqin people?" Chai Ke was stunned.

"Sir, although the invading Mongolian Eastern Route Army is mainly composed of Nekhark people, they are a coalition army. The Horqin people are relatively independent, and the Horqin people have always had a close relationship with the Eastern Mongolian people. Only then did my father consider using the Yehe tribe and the Nekharkah people. The Erkha people came to strangle the Horqin people, otherwise the Horqin people would be captured by the Eastern captives, and there would be endless troubles. However, the Horqin people still have a strong attachment to the Eastern captives. This is different from what we have said in the past twenty years. Donglu’s indulgence has a lot to do with it.”

Feng Ziying's words were not polite, but he did not dwell on the matter: "But the Horqin people only have five or six thousand horses, so what if they go south? The Ji Zhen army only needs to show their power a little, and the Horqin people can only retreat. Hong Guo'er still has to go back." No one has the guts to fight Ji Zhenjun without Zai Sai’s support..."

"Ziying, why do you think the Horqin people went south?" Yuan Keli's face softened a little. To be honest, the intelligence information was not grasped in time, and the official department was responsible.

"I guess they feel that they didn't get enough money when they went south, or they feel that Zasai is too arbitrary and dissatisfied with the distribution of benefits, or Zasai himself instigated and connived at the Horqin people to go south to put pressure on the imperial court. Even if we question him, he will have excuses because he is a Horqin person and not an Inner Khalkha person. If you want to settle accounts in the future, just go to the Horqin people to settle the matter."

Feng Ziying's words made Zhang Jingqiu and others realize something. Don't treat the Mongols as fools. If you can delay, he can shirk the blame. In short, now that they have the advantage, they can use various means to torment them, and they can even feel confident. justification.

"In that case, we ordered the Jizhen cavalry in Zunhua to go south to attack." Zhang Jingqiu gave the order decisively, and then turned around: "Ziying, do you have any mobile troops in Yongping Mansion to respond? There is no need to fight, just make a gesture. It can make the Inner Khalkha and Horqin people have some scruples."

"Yes, but Lord Shangshu, I dare not say how effective it will be. The Beijing camp has defeated infantry troops in Qian'an and Lulong for training. If possible, you might as well let them go out to show off, which can be regarded as meritorious service and atonement."

"Deserts from the Beijing camp?" Zhang Jingqiu shook his head. He really had no hope. These people had their backs broken. How could they dare to fight against the Mongols again?

Feng Ziying didn't bother to explain. If she hadn't seen the changes in the defeated soldiers with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that they were still capable of fighting. Feng Ziying herself didn't think that He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji would be able to round up these newly recruited deserters. After training into an army with combat effectiveness, but pulling out armed parades and showing off, Feng Ziying thought it was still possible to give it a try.

If you can't even do this step, then you really have to disband completely and drive them home to stop wasting food.

 After solving this problem, the purpose of recruiting Feng Ziying to come here at night has been achieved. The other few things have nothing to do with Feng Ziying in theory.

But now that they are here, Zhang Jingqiu and the others will naturally not let Feng Ziying go.

Feng Ziying and Wang Yingxiong were the first to warn of the Bozhou Rebellion, which has now become a reality. Similarly, Feng Ziying warned the Japanese a long time ago that their ambitions were not extinguished. In the Linqing Civil War in Shandong, traces of Japanese participation were found, and now the Japanese have indeed returned. Starting from Kou Bian, these two points are enough to illustrate Feng Ziying's keen sense and judgment in military affairs.

"Sir, how can you bear to call me out of the hot bed? I have been working hard for several days and come back to report. Logically speaking, I should go back to Yongping. Now it is inappropriate for me to be raped. Right?" Feng Ziying yawned and rubbed her eyes, "Can you bring me a cup of tea to warm me up first?"

“Zhonglun, go and pour some cups of tea. Some people went back and said they came to the Ministry of War to run errands, but they couldn’t even take a sip of the tea.” Yuan Keli’s face looked much better at this time.

Fu Zonglong glanced at Feng Ziying with a "hateful" look, but when the doctor spoke, everyone around him was a big boss. He, a Jinshi who was here to observe politics, naturally had no choice but to run errands.

"Ziying, something happened in Bozhou after all. What do you think?" Zhang Jingqiu didn't have too much worry in his words. Compared with the previous worries about the Inner Khalkha people breaking their promises, he had a lot of confidence in the chaos in Bozhou. After all, A lot of preparations have been made in the early stage.

"Sir, if the Bozhou Rebellion is just about Bozhou, I think it will not be difficult to quell it, it will only take a year and a half. But if it involves other chieftains, such as the Yongning Chieftain, it will be hard to say. We also have to look at Mr. He Gong and Mr. Zhisheng. , as well as Governor Wang and the others were cut off at the scene."

Feng Ziying is not optimistic that the chaos in the southwest can be resolved in a year and a half. The chieftain of Yongning will never stand still and will be involved sooner or later. There is also Shuixi. If this battle can be completed within three years, He was already talking about Amitabha, but saying this now would definitely not please him. He could only remind the Ministry of War that no matter how much he said, he would become annoying.

"Bozhou alone will take a year and a half?" Zhang Jingqiu hesitated, "I mean, if we are fully prepared, the actual combat time may not take that long, right? Yang Yinglong is just a few soldiers, even if he relies on the terrain Advantages, but as long as we are more conservative and cautious and adopt a step-by-step approach, it shouldn’t be difficult to solve it in three months, right?”

After all, Zhang Jingqiu is still a civil servant who has never actually been on the battlefield. He may be good at formulating strategies and has good vision and knowledge, but it is difficult to understand what fighting in the southwestern mountains will be like, and he cannot understand it. Knowing how high the logistics requirements of such a war would be, it is also impossible to imagine how much impact the climate there would have on the army. This can only be understood after fighting several battles.

In his opinion, the Denglai army of 50,000 people, plus Sun Chengzong who went to Sichuan to cooperate with Geng Ruqi and mobilize the surrounding guards, could also raise 30,000 people. If Yang He could recruit some of the refugees in Jingxiang who were living in difficulty to become strong Reorganized into Minzhuang as a reserve force with 100,000 people, it was not a problem to deal with Yang Yinglong. However, out of caution, the Ministry of War still transferred 20,000 border troops from Guyuan Town to Hanzhong via Xi'an and then headed south to Chongqing Prefecture from Baoning and Shunqing. But the road is too difficult to walk, and you can’t even think of getting there within three months.

 (End of this chapter)