The staff present nodded involuntarily... Although the Ming Dynasty court no longer expects Lin Dankhan to send troops to attack the Beilu as promised, he still expects the Beilu to withstand the Jurchens' advance in the east. However, at the last military meeting, Zhang Han clearly pointed out that the Beilu was powerless on the east road, and more and more Beilu tribes would join the Donglu and become a front pawn for the Jurchens to invade the Ming Dynasty. Lin Dankhan would not be able to withstand the pressure and slowly move the tribe westward. In this way, in addition to squeezing the pastures and territory of the western divisions, he would also lead the Jurchens to the west. Now that the Ming Dynasty has lost Guangning, there is no power to isolate the Jurchens and Mongolia at all. The next step is that the court is not only worried about the Shanhaiguan defense line, but also be careful that the Jurchens will completely control the Mongolian tribes in a few years, and then cross the Great Wall defense line from the north to the south.

Before this, all the officers were a little unbelievable about Zhang Han’s statement. Now they feel that Zhang Han’s knowledge is better than ordinary people after all!

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"The Beilu has begun to make big moves."

Sun Yao and Yang Qiu walked into Zhang Han's office together. They had a thick stack of documents and intelligence under their arms, and their expressions were also very serious.

Sun Yao said, "In addition to the Tumot headquarters, more than 100 Taiji, mobilizing nearly 100,000 herdsmen and armored soldiers, there are also all Halashen, Kalaqin, Ordos and other departments, and mobilizing 150,000 herdsmen. In terms of military information and deduced with our Staff Department, there are about 150,000 to 20,000 armored soldiers, which are semi-professional soldiers with strong combat effectiveness, and there are also real elites of about one or two thousand people. They have good armor and weapons, and they do not do production all year round, but only practice riding martial arts. They are the real professional soldiers among the Mongolians, and are mainly guards around each Taiji. They are considered the legacy of the Qiexue system left by Genghis Khan at that time."

Zhang Han said to Yang Qiu: "What is the situation on the border from Yansui to Xuanfu?"

Yang Qiu said: "It's quite calm. There are small-scale attacks on the border, but they don't act much. Several large tribes of the Beilu have been locked by our military fortress. Unless they ignore our way back from behind, cut off their logistics and food roads, burn their pastures, and do not have their hometowns at all, otherwise they will not be able to lead their clans to the south. There are small-scale attacks on the border, and the generals from Xuanfu to Yansui and the generals of the border town have taken care of them. They will eliminate the matter themselves and cannot see too much risk for the time being."

Sun Yao also said: "Zhou Daniu did a good job. His cavalry added some scattered horse thieves, expanded to more than 800 to 900 people, divided into several teams, swept the scattered small ranches near the border every day, forcing them to retreat, which made the divisions not dare to be too dispersed, so that the pressure on each town was much smaller."

Zhang Han nodded slightly when he heard this, but the pressure in his heart did not decrease much.

The overall posture now is to dance with Yusheng on the wire rope, and you will fall down if you are not careful.

The Northern Lu are now in the last period of decline in their history, and Zhang Han is going to seize such an opportunity... The Mongols are on the road to complete decline, even if they are still a whole nation, they are now divided and weak.

Yang Qiu continued: "Acheng and Taiji were bypassing Xiaoheihe Fort and attacking Daheihe and others. There was no battle. They passed between the forts and military platforms, trying to cut off our retreat. Later, they found that there were too many military platforms for Dunbao, which was difficult to completely blockade, and the risk was greater the further south. Later, they gave up. Recently, the Northern Barbarian Army has been divided into two routes, east and west, led by Acheng and Xi Lingse in the west, and still operated in the area of ​​Xiaoheihe Fort. The east road was led by Bai Hong Dataiji. There were also reports that Bu Shitu Khan might lead his personal army to join Bai Hong Dataiji to strengthen the East Road. The East Road is now found in Xinghe Fort and Jining Fort. Li Siguan has entered Xinghe Fort and coordinated the overall situation of the East Road."

Sun Jingting is located in Xiaoheihe Fort on the West Road, which is also the closest place to Qingcheng. From Xiaoheihe Fort to Daheihe Fort as the center, it houses a large number of Han Chinese and Han merchants from Bansheng, and is also the place where the military department mobilizes the most powerful troops.

A large number of artillery from the Artillery Department were also concentrated in the Xiaohe Forts. Apart from these two places, Xinghe Fort has the largest number of artillery, and the number of artillery in the other small forts is not large.

Zhang Han felt a little uneasy. The current situation is developing too smoothly. The Northern Barbarians have no choice but to do anything for more than ten days. If they drag on this, the morale of the army will be crossed... The decline of the Northern Barbarians is in all aspects. Not only is the decline of combat effectiveness, but their ability to organize and mobilize is also very poor. From the previous military system with distinct levels to the dispersed system of herders and armies led by various Taiji tribes is a serious regression. In history, the Mongolians depended on the Jurchens to enter the pass, and the Mongolian Eight Banners composed of Jurchens still have some combat effectiveness.

The Mongolian coalition formed by ten Taijiji was in chaos. It was almost useless except following the brigade and looting the people. The army of more than 100,000 people formed by the Northern Barbarians now use the most mature herders and semi-final armored soldiers, which is extremely harmful to their fragile economy and poor organization. A large number of Taijijiji together will definitely have many problems in command and supply. It would be fine if there were strong Khan like Altan Khan, but the prestige of Bushitu Khan is not good at all. After a long period of time, all the coalition forces of various departments will be consumed over time.

Zhang Han turned his eyes to Sun Yao and said in a deep voice: "Sun Yao, has the staff officer deduced the tactics of the Northern Territory?"

"It has been deduced." Sun Yao said: "The Beilu have always had no choice but to attack the tough situation. They rarely break our Daming Border Fort, so..."

"Don't stick to the past!" Zhang Han shook his head and said, "We and Yusheng now have any before? Besides, the Beilu also has records of repeatedly breaking the military fortress on the border of our Ming Dynasty."

Sun Yao stood up and said, "I know my subordinates are wrong, and now I will gather people to re-define them."

"So quickly." Zhang Han said: "The situation seems to be smooth now, but in fact everything is in the fog. This period of time will be the most dangerous moment!"

Zhang Han summoned another attendant and ordered: "Call the attendant to prepare. Recently, I may have to go north personally, patrol the forts, observe the situation of the northern barbarians on the grassland on the spot, decide the battle at the camera, and prepare quickly."

Both Yang Qiu and Sun Yao were shocked!

...

Wang Xinyi, Zhang Yongan and Wu Bo were also discussing the situation in the north in the study.

"It is said that the Beilu has made great moves." Zhang Yongan showed a hint of admiration on his face. He said: "No matter what, a businessman dared to take the initiative to go north to rob the Beilu's tiger beard, which really makes people wonder what to say."

"It's arrogant." Wu Boyu said calmly: "And it's arrogant too much. I'm worried that he will bring unnecessary trouble or even disaster to the Ming Dynasty."

Wang Xin nodded and said, "Mr. Wu is talking about the truth. Now the Donglu is in trouble. Most of the imperial court's wealth and military power are used on the Donglu. The Beilu was originally in peace with our Ming Dynasty. Zhang Han, a military officer from a merchant, did not understand the general trend, nor did he know that he was an ant-like figure. He actually dared to provoke the Beilu? The Beilu has not caused trouble in recent decades, but of course he has come under the gate of the capital many times. To put it bluntly, although the Donglu defeated the Ming Dynasty's King's Army many times and concealed the entire Liao area, they have never attacked the capital."

Zhang Yongan nodded and said, "I heard that their military fortresses have been built a lot, but under the besiege of the Beilu army, they can only be trapped to death for one road. The younger generation does not know that the sky is high and the sky is thick."

Wang Xinyi sneered: "The Governor's Military Sect strongly supported this person and urged this matter, saying that it could build a solid border so as to avoid the trouble of the Northern Barbarians in the Ma City after the Ma City was cut off. The court also believed them. Now I want to see how they ended up."

Wu Boyu frowned and said, "There is no way to deal with them for the time being. The garrisons, guerrillas, sergeants, deputy generals, and the generals of the towns, and the soldiers prepared the road, guarded the road, and patrolled the road, all had a close relationship with Zhang Han. Everyone also knew that he wanted to keep the business road before he could go north. It was related to their share profits. The officials and generals of the four towns were embraced as regiments to help Zhang Han. This powerful force was so strong that even the governor was surrendered. We don't have much evidence now. Just based on the news, the court would not pay attention to it."

Zhang Yongan said: "I heard that Zhang Han took out hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to the officials and generals of various towns. The profit from going north is really shocking."

Wang Xinyi was also moved and felt very jealous.

He himself knew that if he had not come with hostility, Zhang Han would have turned against him openly, and he would have had his own share of the smuggled profits, and it would never be less.

At this moment, Wang Xinyi felt a vague regret and pity.

"Dongweng doesn't have to think too much." Wu Bo said to Wang Xin and comforted Wang Xin: "Dongweng is a serious Jinshi and a backbone of Donglin. The inspector is just a start, and he will be positioned as the governor, governor, or even the Six Ministry's main hall in the future. It is still too unsubstantiable to abandon his future for some silver at this time."

Wang Xinyi nodded slightly and said, "This is the right reason. However, I have been here for several months and I have no choice but to deal with Zhang Han. I am just afraid that Mr. Wang will blame me for being unfavorable in the capital."

When it comes to this, the two aides were unable to do anything. The depth of He Yusheng's power in Shanxi, especially in Datong to Xuanfu is desperate. From officials to generals to merchants and the people, almost all stand aside with He Yusheng.

Zhang Yongan shook his head repeatedly and said, "Overall, the rise of large businesses always offends many people. The easiest thing to offend is not the officials and gentry, but the people. He Yusheng did the opposite. Not only did he not plunder local wealth, but he also gave a lot of feedback. Because the local people support Zhang Han very much, it is really difficult for us to find some people who are hostile to him. Even if there are some, it is difficult to use it."

Wu Boyu smiled and said, "I have been looking for one recently."
Chapter completed!