Mao Yuanyi was moved and couldn't help but say, "Before leaving, Sun Ge's tribe was still in a difficult position. At that time, he said that there were fewer chariots and horses, which would probably not be of great use. After all, once Dai Shan and others returned, it would be difficult for the court to make up their minds to fight Jianlu again. Whether Jianlu would retreat troops now seems difficult to say very much. Although the Lord of the Pavilion did not know that Jianlu had destroyed Guangning and Jinzhou and other cities, I don't know why he refused to abandon the Thirteen Mountains? The Lord of the Pavilion judged that the main target of Jianlu in the past two years might be the Northern Lu, and he would have to subdue Korqin and other troops and then attack Lin Danhan. However, the Thirteen Mountains area could not become a place where the Northern Lu gathered or became a logistics supply for the Eastern Lu. It is really hard to understand why he kept stalking.

Hearing this, Zhang Han and Kong Minxing looked at each other.

The reason why Jianlu refused to leave was very simple. I am afraid Mao Yuanyi also knew that with the current scale of Heyusheng, the amount of materials transported was already very important to Jianlu. Such an important grain channel was closely connected to the area between Neikharkha, Korqin and then to Guangning, and then headed straight to the side wall outside Chenyang, and finally climbed over the side wall to reach Chenyang.

When it is cold, I use a sled and sled. When it is hot, I will push carts and a large number of mules and horses. Almost every day, a grain team passes by.

He Yusheng's big truck was six or seven thousand kilograms per truck, and a small cart pushed about four hundred kilograms per truck. A large truck had to transport about ten small trucks. The mileage of the big truck was sixty miles a day, and the small cart took only twenty miles a day. He Yusheng sent a trip to grain. When the next grain truck arrived again, the first grain ants had not been moved yet.

In winter, the sledge was only three or four hundred kilograms, and a large number of dogs were needed to pull it. Therefore, the Later Jin side has been working hard to make He Yusheng's convoy go further towards Liaodong, and even walk farther away from the side wall of Chenyang. Of course, Zhang Han firmly refused this request.

In this way, the Later Jin side could only try to keep the grain flow unobstructed by itself. The Thirteen Mountains were almost the same as Guangning City. Guangning City and Yizhou Guards were fortresses that controlled the inner Khalkha and Korqin tribes. It can be imagined that if the Thirteen Mountains were there, the Later Jin side could only maintain a considerable amount of troops, at least the Thirteen Mountains could not be connected with Ningyuan. Otherwise, the Ming army would only repair the Daling He Fort and other forts, rebuild Jinzhou, and then re-form the Hexi defense with the Thirteen Mountains. The battle of Guangning would be a waste of time.

"After coming down here, the Lord of the Pavilion is also quite embarrassed." Mao Yuanyi continued: "The Lord of the Pavilion said that if there is insufficient carriages, the amount of grain transported at one time may not be enough, so it is difficult to ask Shisanshan to continue to persevere. If the enemy cavalry does not go, it is mostly the idea of ​​starving the soldiers and civilians of the Thirteen Mountains to death. Now the main force of the enemy cavalry is still on the grassland and does not seize the opportunity on the front line. After the main force returns, it will be difficult for us to supply Shisanshans to feed the soldiers and civilians of the Thirteen Mountains. Not only is the Lord of the Pavilion very concerned about this matter, but the emperor has also summoned the cabinet many times to give face-to-face advice, and everything is the key to the transportation capacity."

Zhang Han asked: "How many chariots, horses and manpower have the imperial court mobilized?"

"Difficult!" Mao Yuanyi said: "It is difficult to assemble from within the pass, and it is difficult to assemble in a short time. Even if it is assembled, it will take time to go outside the pass, and the cost is too high. The emperor asked the Ministry of Works that if it transports one million stones of grain to the Thirteen Mountains, it will cost at least one million yuan. Even if Tongzhou still has tens of millions of grain, the national grain storage cannot be used so much. The place outside the pass is broken, and now the court only controls the area around Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan. The middle-aged man either farms or has been enriched as a battalion army, lacks manpower, and there are not many mules and horses, and there are no big carts."

When talking about this, Mao Yuanyi also felt a little embarrassed.

The emperor personally paid attention to the huge country, and the cabinet and six ministries operated together, and Sun Chengzong, a local official and other civil servants and generals, the result was that if you want to transport grain to the Thirteen Mountains in a short period of time, for example, this time is half a month, and the court needs to send Ningyuan troops to open the passage, then with the current strength of the court, if you are able to carry 5,000 stones of grain to the mountain, this is the limit of the court's strength.

Five thousand stones of grain, less than 600,000 kilograms. If the soldiers and civilians on the mountain eat it, it would be a bit ugly and they would be eaten up in two days.

"The court first transported grain to Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan as much as possible, and even Yongping Prefecture. It set up granaries along the way, sent troops to guard the roads, and prepared to clear the roads."

Zhang Han said seriously: "Don't worry, Yusheng and I will do our best to help the court and the military and civilians of Thirteen Mountains."

Kong Minxing then said: "It is also for ourselves. Brother Zhisheng knows that hundreds of people are trapped on the Thirteen Mountains and they also need our help."

"Okay, thank you two Gao Yi." Mao Yuanyi didn't expect the trip to go so smoothly, but although Zhang Han said decisively, Mao Yuanyi was still hesitant. He didn't know how far he and Yusheng would do. Sun Chengzong was worried that although Zhang Han sent a carriage and horse, he would not do his best. If he only gave up a few thousand stones of food, it would probably not be of great help to long-term traps.

"Don't worry." Zhang Han seemed to see Mao Yuanyi's thoughts and said with a smile: "Everything is included in me."

At this time, a strong aroma came from outside. Zhang Han opened the window and saw that dozens of people in the yard were busy and had already peeled and washed a fat sheep, applied a thick layer of sauce, and started barbecuing on an iron rack. On the other hand, a large pot was set up. People boiled the most fat mutton pieces in the well water in the yard. At the same time, people kept roasting lamb shabu sauce, and some were preparing dipping sauce for boiled lamb. Zhang Han smiled and said happily to Mao Yuanyi: "Brother Zhisheng, don't be sad, come and have a good tooth sacrifice!"

Mao Yuanyi had boiled lamb and barbecue that night, and his stomach was full of stuff. He was from the south and could not cure these big meat things. In addition, he was filled with a stomach full of horse wine. He felt dizzy and uncomfortable at the time. He got up in the middle of the night and vomited. He felt that the most difficult thing about this trip north was diet. At dawn, the smell in the house was so scented. Mao Yuanyi ran out like a runaway. Several servants quickly entered the room to clean. Mao Yuanyi grabbed a young servant and asked, "Are you sir?"

The servant smiled and said, "Sir, we, don't know, left before dawn in the morning, and left a message saying that there was an emergency military situation. He went to Jining Fort first and then to Xiaoheihe Fort. He has decided on his affairs and will never regret it. If the gentleman is in a hurry to go back, the military department will arrange a carriage to take the gentleman away. If there is no hurry, someone will come to accompany the gentleman to continue his tour here. The right person left a letter, saying that some words were difficult to say in person, and all the words were in the letter."

While the servant was speaking, several military officers in the robes of officials rushed over. A young official with sharp eyes and tall figure and handsome appearance took the initiative to bow first, and said clearly: "Mao Zanhua, the officer of the military officer Li Pingzhi, the lord, has an order, and asked him to follow the servants at the side. Whether he continued to travel or rush back to the capital and Shanhaiguan, he asked him to follow the servants at the side."

Mao Yuanyi is a scholarly family, and his ancestor Mao Kun is a famous Wu family. He naturally has to take care of him when traveling. However, he rushed north and rode his horse all the way. He did not rest well after arriving at the grassland. At this time, he felt Zhang Han's care and felt a little grateful. He bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but major events are important. I think I'd better rush back to the capital first."

Li Pingzhi smiled slightly and said, "Since Lord Zanhua is anxious, we are ready, just hurry up and hurry up."

While talking, everyone went out together. When they arrived outside the gate, there were already two big cars waiting. At the same time, a small team of light cavalry controlled horses standing on both sides. Mao Yuanyi felt that his efficiency in doing things with Yusheng was too high. Not to mention that the yamen full of adults in the capital could not be compared, even though Sun Chengzong was on the front line, his work was not as efficient as Yusheng's decisive and powerful as Yusheng!

After everyone got on the car, the team quickly walked out of the east gate of the castle and rushed towards Zhangjiakou. There were many rushes along the Great Wall, but what He Yusheng really controlled was the Datong line, in Xuanfu and Jizhen. He Yusheng only made small-scale military supplies on Jizhen, and bought some of the border generals. His power was not very strong. After experiencing the baptism of the battle with Shanxi merchants, the local forces in Zhangjiakou had been reintegrated by He Yusheng for use by He Yusheng, and local civil and military officials naturally leaned against He Yusheng's side. In this way, although the general of Xuanfu and He Yusheng were in harmony, in fact, He Yusheng's control over Xuanfu was already very strong, but it was not as good as that in Xuanfu Town.

The carriage walked very quickly and a simple road was built on the grassland. This was something Mao Yuanyi had never expected before coming. In the early morning, there were already quite a few people working in the farmland, and there were still dozens of people repairing and strengthening the road. They drove a stone mill weighing hundreds of kilograms and dragged it with mules and horses to continuously strengthen the road. At the same time, they would dig some drainage ditches on the side of the road, which could maximize the service life of the road.

Mao Yuanyi kept watching greedily until he smelled the fragrance of the rice and felt a little hungry in his belly.

Li Pingzhi smiled and brought out various snacks from a simple wooden lunch box. Looking at the various side dishes and staple foods placed in front of him, Mao Yuanyi was speechless.

After Sun Chengzong got up, he did not wash up immediately, but walked into the courtyard and punched him first.

In the northern part, especially in the Cangzhou area of ​​northern Zhili, there was a strong trend of practicing martial arts. During the Qing Dynasty, men in the whole village practiced martial arts. This custom began in the middle and late Ming Dynasty and was the most popular in the Qing Dynasty.

When Sun Chengzong was a young man, he traveled through the border and went to the most dangerous places to check the actual border defense situation. His martial arts were not only learned from Zhuangjiazhe when he was a young man, but also further improved in the army.

However, in the age of nearly sixty, the fists Sun Chengzong no longer have the function of fighting and killing people, but are only used to strengthen the body.
Chapter completed!