Chapter 559 Take them all!

Wang Chonggu followed Yan Shaoting's gaze and looked towards the Yinshan Mountains in the south.

"Excuse me?"

The governor-general's eyes flickered.

Although Yan Shaoting sometimes speaks mysteriously, always leaving people to guess, this sentence is easy to understand.

He was simply waiting for news from Wang Zhigao, the governor of Shanxi, Xuanfu and Datong, and others who were about to rush over from the interior.

But what Wang Chonggu didn't understand was how Yan Shaoting could make Wang Zhigao, Wang Jiluo, Sun Wu, Shen Weiyue and others take the initiative to plead guilty.

Although the border defenses between Datong and Shanxi have been relaxed in recent years, and when Huang Taiji of Altan Khan's tribe led an army of 100,000 to the south last year, Datong was the slowest to react.

When the imperial court decided this year to march north to expel the Tartars and recover Hetao, Datong and Shanxi were still unprepared.

Even when Yan Shaoting led the Northern Expedition Army out of the border, Wang Zhigao and his men did not seem to make any corresponding support, nor did they send a large army to cover the Northern Expedition Army's rear.

But these cannot be used as arguments to prove that Wang Zhigao and others are guilty.

After Wang Chonggu thought it through in his mind, he still couldn't figure out what Yan Shaoting was going to do. He could only look up helplessly, only to see that the other party had already disappeared in the camp.

And Qi Jiguang's voice also reached his ears from the side.

"Governor Wang, the general wants to rebuild Wuchuan, and he also needs to ask for permission to build the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty based on the Great Wall of Qin Dynasty to the north of Yinshan Mountain. There are so many complicated matters, and a lot of materials are needed. This kind of thing is not something that I am good at managing."

Qi Jiguang looked at Wang Chonggu with a smile on his face, his eyes shining with brilliance.

Wang Chonggu could only greet him with a smile: "General Qi is modest, but you are indeed a commander of the army. I will do my best to build Wuchuan City and the Great Wall north of Yinshan Mountain, and complete your expectations as soon as possible, and also save General Qi's energy."

Qi Jiguang nodded with a smile.

Although the imperial court has not yet made a decision, it is obvious that the two of them will, one civil and one military, live together on the north and south sides of the Yin Mountains.

Qi Jiguang also walked towards the camp and continued to speak: "Civil and military affairs, the vitality of Altan's tribe is seriously damaged. What will happen to the north of Yinshan Mountain in the future depends on Governor Wang's planning."

The other party did not refuse his interference in Yinshan affairs and handed over all the power and authority except military power to him, which left Wang Chonggu speechless.

Now listen to Qi Jiguang say this again.

Wang Chongguang also had a big smile on his face: "General Qi is too kind. In the end, the frontier still relies on generals like you who are good at fighting. For me, I just try my best to ensure that the general has enough food and money on the front line, and the soldiers have enough rewards, so that the general and his brothers have no worries."

After finishing speaking.

Wang Chonggu's eyes turned and he said, "I heard that the general has been fighting in the southeast for many years, but he has a virtuous wife to raise his children. The general's descendants are different from the children of ordinary families. They are all good at both civil and military affairs. I wonder..."

As Qi Jiguang walked, he glanced sideways at Wang Chonggu, who suddenly became a little embarrassed to speak.

After hesitating for a long time, Wang Chonggu finally continued, "I have a daughter at home, and she is now of marriageable age. If General Qi doesn't mind, can you choose a son from your family so that we can become in-laws?"

"..."

When Wang Chonggu revealed his true intentions and said that he wanted to marry Qi Jiguang, Qi Jiguang was stunned.

And in the rear camp.

Yan Shaoting had also arrived at the place in the camp where those soldiers who made mistakes were detained.

There is a large area in the camp, and a wooden wall is built to block the view.

Inside the wooden walls are cages with roofs.

now.

Yan Shaoting was standing outside one of the cages.

And in the cage, was Yan Hu lying on the wooden bed.

Yan Shaoting coughed lightly outside.

Yan Hu, who was lying in the cage, slowly raised his head. After seeing that it was his brother, he immediately jumped up from the bed and walked to the cage.

"The criminal will pay his respects to the general."

Yan Shaoting looked at Xiao Que'er who was standing in the cage and bowing to him with his fists clasped.

He couldn't help but sigh: "Are you blaming me for being too harsh on you?"

Yan Hu raised his head and smiled: "Brother is the general of the Northern Expedition. Everything in the army is based on rules. I did something wrong this time and was punished by brother. I have no regrets."

Yan Shaoting then smiled and took out a piece of meat pie from his sleeve that he had just picked up from the Huotouying Camp.

Neither brother spoke.

Yan Hu's eyes lit up, he reached out to take the meat pie and started to eat it.

Yan Shaoting stood outside, watching Yan Hu wolfing down his food. He asked softly, "Do you know why I want to punish you?"

Yan Hu lowered his head and finished the meat pie in no time. When he heard the question, he raised his head with a bulging mouth and nodded heavily.

Then Yan Hu answered vaguely, "I did make a mistake. I led the vanguard troops without paying attention to the enemy situation and only focused on chasing the remnants of the enemy. If the Mongols had another detachment hiding in the dark, it would be possible that the vanguard brothers who followed me would suffer heavy casualties. And... and..."

Yan Shaoting narrowed his eyes: "What else?"

Yan Hu finally swallowed the meat pie in his mouth, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and continued to explain: "Also, my brother was afraid that my contribution was too great, so he deliberately went along with it to offset some of my contributions."

Yan Shaoting narrowed his eyes, but the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he hummed: "You are quite smart, you know what's going on."

He called him brother without any denial, and he had guessed all the intentions correctly. Yan Hu himself grinned with a smile on his face.

He smiled and scratched his head: "I'm not a fool. Even if I want to be a ten thousand enemy, our Ming Dynasty does not need a champion marquis, let alone a Han Huo family."

It turns out that this younger brother knows everything now.

Yan Shaoting was also a little surprised, but more relieved.

He nodded and said, "I'm glad you understand. This time, not only will I punish you, but I will also give some credit to Qi Jiguang and Wang Chonggu. Are you willing?"

Yan Hu lowered his head.

Just when Yan Shaoting thought that he was unwilling to give up the credit.

But he found that Yan Hu was staring at his sleeves.

Yan Hu raised his head and asked with a smile: "Brother, do you have any bread? We have been running all the way and haven't had enough to eat in so many days..."

Yan Shaoting glared and slapped Yan Hu on the head with his backhand: "No more! Wait! We will kill sheep and cattle today to reward the whole army, and we will send them to you when the time comes."

Yan Hu curled his lips and said, "They are all the cattle and sheep I brought back."

"Say one more thing!"

"I will not say anymore……"

A look finally made Yan Hu stop.

Yan Shaoting looked his younger brother up and down.

There were no obvious wounds on his body.

It seems that there were many battles of varying sizes confirmed during this trip, but none of them were very intense.

Yan Shaoting then turned the topic and asked, "How did you lead people to find the way on the grassland? Also, not to mention that you captured Altan's sons, how did you also capture the people of the Tuman tribe?"

Yan Hu chuckled, and then a smug look appeared on his face.

He looks very smart.

He said cheerfully, "I'm not a fool. How could I possibly lead people all the way to the desert? If we don't go north, then we'll naturally go east. Capture a few Mongols on the road and chop them in half in front of them. The remaining half will naturally lead the way. Then we won't have to worry about taking the wrong path and getting lost."

Yan Shaoting was surprised: "Aren't you afraid that they will secretly collude?"

"Ok?"

Yan Hu glanced at his brother sideways, his eyes seemed to reveal that he was looking at a fool.

But before Yan Shaoting got angry, he had already taken in the look.

Yan Hu curled his lips and said, "What is there to be afraid of? I separated the remaining people and never let them have a chance to meet. Then two days later, I killed half of them on the pretext of intending to lead them astray. In the end, the remaining people never dared to have any disloyal thoughts again." As he spoke, Yan Hu showed a smug smile on his face. He just felt that he was a genius.

Yan Shaoting was also completely impressed by his younger brother.

Regardless of how effective this method is, it is smart enough to capture a Mongolian to lead the way.

Don't underestimate this small problem.

How many generals, after leaving the border, knew they could ask the Mongols for a way out, but they did not do so due to various concerns.

This brings us to the one who had difficulty in becoming a marquis.

Isn’t it because after entering the grassland, we are always lost and trying to find the way?

Yan Hu continued, "With the Mongols leading the way, I couldn't go north, so I chose to go east. We chased them all the way and killed them to the Tuman tribe. Then we suddenly encountered the Tuman tribe who somehow went north from the direction of our Ming Dynasty. Then I led my men to rush up, captured some people at random and ran away. Fortunately, I ran fast, otherwise I would have to fight a hard battle with the Tuman tribe. When I came back, I found out that I was captured by the son of the Tuman tribe leader..."

Yan Shaoting was surprised when he heard Yan Hu's explanation.

He could imagine the scene where Yan Hu grabbed the Mongols and led the way eastward, then kept chasing the defeated Altan army, and suddenly ran into the Tuman people head-on, and killed them back and forth before he was captured by someone's son.

this moment.

Yan Shaoting also had to admit the old Taoist's evaluation of Yan Hu during his lifetime.

This is truly a lucky general!

But soon, Yan Shaoting's face darkened: "When we return to Beijing this time, we will arrange your marriage with that female doctor and marry her. If you can't give birth to children for our family, don't even think about coming out again!"

"what?"

"what!"

Yan Hu's face showed joy at first, but then became depressed.

He was about to beg for mercy, but when he looked up, he saw that his brother had already left.

That night.

In the Ming army camp outside Wuchuan City, the air was filled with the aroma of wine, and cattle and sheep were slaughtered and thrown into a big pot to stew.

The returning vanguard soldiers were given three bowls of liquor each, but the others were not allowed to drink.

After all, it is outside the Great Wall and north of the Yin Mountains.

We still need to be cautious and vigilant.

However, Yan Shaoting did not prohibit these officers and soldiers from entertaining themselves. He deliberately extended the time for more than an hour before ordering the entire army to rest.

Silent all night.

The next day.

As soon as the day dawned, bursts of orderly noises began to be heard in the camp.

Even outside the Great Wall, north of the Yin Mountains, Qi Jiguang continued to train his troops.

The officers and soldiers of the rear camp who did not need to participate in the drill also went to the fire camp early to have breakfast, and then left the camp to clean the ground in the Wuchuan Ancient City to prepare for the subsequent construction of the city.

Although there is basically no more fighting at the moment, the day becomes busy as the sun continues to rise.

Yan Shaoting was standing on a high platform in front of the open space in the camp, watching Qi Jiguang leading the training while looking outside the camp.

He even glanced at Wang Chonggu who was standing beside him with a curious look in his eyes: "I heard that Governor Wang wanted to arrange a marriage between the women in his family and the son of Qi Yuanjing's family yesterday?"

Wang Chonggu looked embarrassed.

After all, my intentions are too obvious.

He whispered, "It is true. Fortunately, General Qi values ​​it and has agreed to let his eldest son marry my youngest daughter."

Yan Shaoting was a little surprised.

Although Wang Chonggu wanted to marry Qi Jiguang, his purpose was not pure.

But this isn't something that can't be done.

He just didn't expect that Qi Yuanjing would use his eldest son to marry Wang Chonggu.

When Wang Chonggu saw that Yan Shaoting didn't say anything, he thought he had some ideas.

So Wang Chonggu whispered again, "I heard that the general has a son who has been raised in the fascinating Changping Academy. He should be about... three or five years old now?"

Yan Shaoting immediately turned his head and looked at Wang Chonggu.

Good guy.

This guy is even planning to marry into my family!
He immediately smiled and shook his head, saying, "That kid has been lawless and has no manners. He is only protected by my old man. Otherwise, I would have taught him a lesson long ago."

Wang Chonggu's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

After all, Yan Shaoting's words had already blocked the way for the two families to get married. If they really wanted to make it happen, they could only go and talk to Grand Tutor Yan Song.

otherwise.

Even if there is no daughter of the right age for marriage in my family now, I can still hurry up and have another one.

He was specially trained since childhood to marry into the Yan family.

Wang Chonggu regretted that he could not marry into the Yan family.

But Yan Shaoting suddenly stood up.

As he watched, a group of people were approaching outside the camp.

You can tell who the person is by the flag from a distance.

Isn't this the person I'm waiting for?

Otherwise, I would have returned to the capital long ago.

Yan Shaoting stood up and immediately waved his hand at the soldiers who were training: "All troops, gather and leave the camp! Capture all the outsiders and bring them here!"

Yan Shaoting stood majestically on the high platform in front of the open space in the camp.

Qi Jiguang accepted the order without further ado.

Immediately.

Thousands of soldiers rushed out of the camp like tigers.

Outside the camp.

The Governor-General of the Three Borders, Wang Zhigao, was riding side by side with the Governor of Shanxi, Wang Jiluo.

Sun Wu, the general commander of Datong, and Shen Weiyue, the general commander of Shanxi, were both wearing armor and following behind.

Judging from the position, it can be seen that the current court emphasizes civil affairs over military affairs.

Wang Zhigao was sitting on horseback, chatting with Wang Jiluo, when suddenly he saw countless soldiers rushing out of the camp, splitting into two wings and heading towards his side.

The governor of the three borders smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the camp would respond immediately after we arrived. Are they coming out to greet us?"

Wang Jiluo was also laughing beside him.

He was about to speak.

But they saw a general who had arrived with many soldiers. He waved to his side with a sneer on his face.

"Take it!"

"Follow the general's order and capture all these people!"

"Capture them all and bring them before the general!"

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