Zhao Lide ran all the way and got a lot of money. When he crossed the river to Yulin, he did not walk around the city this time, but went straight into Yulin.

He had the most secret task, which Zhang Han personally explained to him that the only people in the Military Information Department were Zhao Lide and Yang Qiu.

The most important thing for this mission was not to meet Wang Er and others, but to enter Yulin and observe a small postman named Li Hongji.

This task is quite strange and unique, but Zhao Lide did not neglect at all. He knew that Zhang Han had always been very disciplined in his actions and would never do anything useless. Since he was allowed to enter the city to observe, he would just do it honestly.

"That person is Li Hongji." A military officer pointed at a grown man and whispered to Zhao Lide.

Among the bustling crowds, a postman wearing a blue robe and a Fan Yangli grew up with an extraordinary temperament and was easily recognized.

Zhao Lide frowned and observed carefully. The person in front of him was very powerful when walking, looking around, neither frivolous nor rigid, his eyes were flexible and full of determination...

Zhao Lide nodded slightly. Height and strong body are just the foundation for a man to establish himself. For example, martial arts can indeed be looked up to by others and be full of courage in his actions. But if he only establishes his world with martial arts, then it is just a matter of a brave man and a ten-man eldest son, and it is not worth taking a detour for himself.

And his eyes are flexible and persevering, which means that this person is smart and has perseverance and has a suggestion when encountering things...

This is the material for the commander of a thousand men, but with Zhang Han's status, it seems that a material for the commander of a thousand men does not pay special attention to it.

Li Hongji went along the way, and there were people everywhere. Most of the people, but there were also many soldiers in the border army. Many people were very intimate and smiled. Li Hongji also kept saying hello to everyone. He was straight, and his courtesy was dignified and respectful, and he was quite self-supported. Everyone who was given a greeting by him could call him a name. Everyone who was called by Li Hongji was very happy and felt extremely happy...

"This postman is amazing."

Although there are only a few subtle details, who is Zhao Lide? His eyes are really fierce. As a big boss in the Military Information Department, he contacts none of the kind people every day. If you investigate spies and capture Jurchens, you can almost see that Zhao Lide can know the identity of the person opposite, including the slight details of his actions, eyes, and actions. Even after a few words, you can judge the other party's life experience, targeted and everything will be won.

The most outstanding piece of fine work that Zhao Lide cultivated in Shisan Mountain is Cao Zhenyan, and several intelligence teams are also hidden deep in Jianlu, which is its biggest hidden danger.

Take the old slave assassination, if it weren't for Cao Zhenyan's efforts, Chen Yan, Li Fang and others would probably want to find the old slave's place, fight in a short time, and injure the old slave with artillery, causing serious injuries and eventually died of death, would have been unavailable.

"Sir, you are really a god..." Zhao Lide observed for a while and could confirm that Li Hongji was very human. Such a person was like a sharp awl. No matter how deep he was hidden, he could always break out of his bag.

This is true. Li Hongji, also known as Li Zicheng, was originally the son of an ordinary citizen in Lijiazhai. When he grew up, he was tall and strong, good at riding and shooting, and had extraordinary force. He was also good at speaking, observing his appearance and dating people. He easily obtained the position of postman and ran around Yulin to Gansu to deliver letters.

The postman is not easy to obtain.

In northern Shaanxi, because the people are generally poor, it is difficult to farm, and those who can eat public food are not ordinary people. Whether it is the yamen runners or postmen, they have imperial grain to eat, so how can the people compare?

Those who are really in trouble can only escape from famine. Those who are slightly better than those who escape from famine are joining the army.

Although joining the army will not be starved to death, it is difficult to have enough food and clothing, and you cannot eat enough, let alone feed your family. It is really a helpless move, which is better than being a beggar and refugee.

Being a postman, in the words of later generations, would be a public meal. Although the postman's income was not high, it was not something that ordinary people could do. Because the government was equipped with horses and the postman also had additional income. Judging from Li Hongji's dress and expression, he could at least get enough food and clothing.

He was a postman with a poor family, and was very knowledgeable and familiar with the customs and customs of various places and the road garrisons. He was good at speaking and good at making friends with others. After a few years, there were acquaintances everywhere. Everyone looked up to Huang Lai'er from the Li family. From this point of view, it was something that ordinary postman could not compare with.

The atmosphere in Yulin City is much more relaxed. There are no strong enemies in the north now, and Hutchison does not have troops north of Yulin. The two towns of Xuanfu in Datong must guard against Hutchison in the north, and also train troops to prepare for war. They must attack Xinpingbao at any time, so the atmosphere in the two places is relatively tense.

In Yulin, only civil servants patrol various defense lines and repair some military towers, even if the preliminary defense and consolidation task was completed.

The court also understood in his heart that Yulin was very windy and sandy, the local area was poor, and the people were in distress. The court had never allocated enough money and grain to the towns in Yulin, Gansu, Shaanxi. In the town of Yulin, some camps had not issued any discounts for more than two years, and their true expenses were only barely preventing soldiers from starving to death... This is the standard emperor who did not need hungry soldiers, and he would not make any moves in Yulin until he was forced to force him.

If the two towns of Yulin and Gansu are in full defense and prepare for war, the imperial court's annual income will have to increase at least three million taels. How can this number be satisfied?

Therefore, during the court discussion, there was a saying that Liao pay was added. Of course, it was not necessary to call Liao pay, but it could be called training pay, because the nine sides were broken, and they had to cast cannons, build border walls to defend, train troops and prepare for war, and there was no way to take it any light without a lot of money and food.

When Zhao Lide first saw that he had a relatively clear understanding of the situation in Yulin, he found that the court actually had plans to abandon it.

Once wars rise, Ji, Liao, Xuan, Da, Shaanxi, and Shanxi, these military towns and cities can be slowly defended, while Gansu and Yulin seem to be difficult to defend in a hurry.

But as long as you can defend Xuanfu and Datong, the court can recover slowly, and there is no need to worry.

In the War of War, the court was not without experts, and it was difficult to win, so it could be decided by dragging... Hutchison did not have its own territory and inheritance like the Jurchens. His subordinates were all from the Ming Dynasty, and their profits came mostly from the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Once a war broke off trade and trade, Hutchison would cut off income, and his financial resources would be no longer able to support soldiers... Jurchens used war to support wars and mobilized soldiers of the Eight Banners by massacre and plunder. Hutchison was different from Jurchens, and the demand for logistics, military supplies and financial resources was still above the Ming Dynasty... The Ming Dynasty could still see this and had some arguments.

Zhao Lide hesitated for a moment and asked his left and right: "Does he have any connections to meet Li Hongji in person?"

"Yes." A military officer replied: "We are familiar with a general named Wu in the city. Li Hongji and General Wu have a close relationship. General Wu often advised him to join the army. Li Hongji was unwilling to do so. This matter has never been done. Both sides just think it was a joke."

"Join the army?" Zhao Lide smiled and said, "Although it is hard to be an in-house soldier, the reward is much better than being a soldier. This Wu general can also tell jokes."

"Otherwise." The military officer said: "Wu Ba Zhang means that his own team of men is familiar with Li Hongji and is convinced. Wu Ba Zhang is old and plans to resign and hand over his team of men to Li Hongji to lead him, and directly recommend Li Hongji as the team of men."

"Can this happen?"

"If you can succeed, there are two thousand generals and one garrison named Wang, who is well aware of Li Hongji's character. He knows that he has the morale of the army and has enough ability. If he is willing, he can directly become the general of Yulin Town."

"So that's it." Zhao Lide shook his head and smiled, not knowing what to say.

This kind of recommendation is not the headquarters of the War, but it is actually a private appointment by the military town, so it is not considered a serious military officer.

"This person is amazing." Zhao Lide also praised after further understanding, saying, "I have met Wang Er, Wang Jiayin and others, but it's not bad. This man surnamed Li is a hero and Qianlong. No wonder the Lord asked us to pay attention to him, for this reason. However, it seems that it is not worth it..."

The military officer beside Zhao Lide said gloomyly: "If you are worried, it's better..."

"No." Zhao Lide waved his hand and said, "This is the person you call attention to, not the one you call him. I think he knows that he is not a good person, and killing him is a waste of trouble. But if he can be used in the future, this person will be of great use, so we have to ask us to look at him. No matter which direction we go, it is something we can control... This is the real intention of the adult."

If Zhang Han were here, he would definitely slap Zhao Lide on the shoulder... This guy is really a slight and delicate heart, how could he guess his thoughts so accurately?

Indeed, Li Zicheng is a very strong person. Zhang Han believes that among the images of the late Ming Dynasty, if the comprehensive ability is first, or even luck is included, Huang Taiji is the well-deserved first person.

The second is Li Zicheng.

There is no need to mention Huang Taiji, and Li Zicheng's experience is also magnificent and full of legendary colors.

The literati of the Ming Dynasty had a lot of abilities, experiences, and achievements. For example, Sun Chengzong, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng. In the late Ming Dynasty, there were no real good generals on the side of the Ming Dynasty. However, there were many heroes among the literati and officials. However, in addition to Lu Xiangsheng's civil and military talents, Sun Chengzong was good at governing and short of military affairs. A cowardly part of Hong Chengchou's character made him relatively limited in his achievements. Sun Chuanting also had a short personality, and his final outcome was extremely miserable. The generals of the Ming army, whether they were Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui, or the four towns in Jiangbei, or Zuo Liangyu, were simply a group of rats.

The so-called "The Northern Song Dynasty has no generals and the Southern Song Dynasty has no generals, which means that there are many outstanding scholars and officials in the Northern Song Dynasty, but there are not many good generals. After Cao Bin, there was only one Di Qing. In the Southern Song Dynasty, whether it is the famous four generals of Zhongxing or Meng Gong, they are all famous generals who are rare and can be said to be brilliant.

The generals of the Southern Song Dynasty were not only good at fighting formations, but could command heavy troops to command large-scale battles, but not like the generals of the Ming army, who were only worthy of leading more than a thousand people to fight in the family. Moreover, the generals of the Southern Song Dynasty were both martial and literary. Not only Yue Fei was outstanding, but many other generals could also be called Confucian generals.

It is precisely because of the rituals that the generals of the Southern Song Dynasty knew the righteousness of the nation or knew where their achievements were. They did not have to be dogs for foreign races to gain wealth and lasted for a hundred years and benefited their descendants.

And the generals of the Ming Dynasty are pigs and dogs.

Although Li Zicheng started out as a rash, he was good at studying. Before he was thirty, he would also be a hero, drink and enjoy himself in the military camp, and even make things wrong. After he was thirty, he established his ambitions and was unpretentious. He showed people all year round with arrows, hats, hats, horses and swords. The leaders of the peasant army often liked mellow wine and beauties. Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai were already strong and outstanding enough, but they were still unavoidable. Only Li Zicheng did not drink, held banquets, and left pearls, jade and gold. They were all given to the soldiers, and did not ask for concubines. Therefore, in his thirties, he had no children, and only a daughter and a nephew's clan... Since then, the soldiers knew that Li Zicheng had great ambitions, and those who were in the grass and zodiacs also knew that Li Zicheng could accomplish great things, so many talented people defected to him one after another.
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