Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 297, dumbfounded
On the broad grassland, the sky is wild and vast, the wind blows the grass low and uninhabited~
Chi Jin took a few of his men, each riding two horses, and walked towards the direction of Datong in the south very leisurely.

He is one of the head guards under the command of the little prince Batu Mengke. Batu Mengke is also called Dayan Khan, a transliteration of Dayuan Khan, but he is not a descendant of the Golden Family, so although Dayan Khan has unified The tribes of Eastern Mongolia eliminated the long-standing separatist regime in Eastern Mongolia, but he still had to support a puppet of the Golden Family to command the tribes of Mongolia.

Dayan Khan is an extremely strategic, resourceful and ambitious man. He inherited his father's position as Bayan Monk at the age of seven. When he was young, he followed his wife Manduluhatun to conquer Oala and forced Oirat He moved to the west, and when he became an adult, he successively eliminated Yisi Mayin and others with different surnames, and completely grasped the power left by his father.

The rest of his life was dedicated to the unification of the Mongolian ministries, and he wanted to restore the glory of Genghis Khan, and let the places where the sun shines become the pastures of the Mongols.

In the first year of Hongzhi, the little prince Batu Mengke sent an envoy to ask for tribute, asking Emperor Hongzhi to make him the Khan of the Great Yuan Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was weak in military power after the Tumu Fortress change, and it was simply incapable of fighting against it. The Mongolian tribes formed a suppression, so it had to be allowed.

It was also from that time that Dayan Khan began to invade the south repeatedly, trying to take control of the Huahua world in the Central Plains again, especially every autumn and winter, he would almost go south to plunder.

It is now September, the weather is getting colder, and the most difficult season is approaching, so Dayan Khan also started preparations in advance, dispatching a lot of scouting cavalry to spy, scout, and prepare for the Daming Border Town area. Look for a breakthrough in order to make a plan to go south.

Chi Jin came to Datong with a few men to spy on the situation.

In the past, when the little prince went south, there were usually three routes. The left route took the Ningxia and Gansu areas, the middle route took the Datong, Xuanfu, and Taiyuan routes, and the right route took the Liaodong route.

The three routes have their own advantages and disadvantages. The left route, Ningxia and Gansu, is the best way to break through, but this area is poor, and there is not much property to loot, and this area is far away from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, so it is difficult to form a deterrent to the Ming court.

As for the Liaodong line on the east line, this place is close to the Great Ming capital, and with just a light touch, the Great Ming capital will immediately tense up, but the terrain here is dangerous and there is the Great Wall blocking it, so it has always been the most difficult to break through.

The central line of Datong, Xuanfu, and Taiyuan is close enough to the Imperial Capital of the Ming Dynasty. As long as it breaks through Taiyuan, the Imperial Capital of the Ming Dynasty can be seen immediately, forming a huge deterrent and pressure.

At the same time, this area is also a very rich area. Every looting can yield a good harvest. Grain, salt, ironware, and slaves of Ming Dynasty, etc., these are everyone’s favorite, and they are also used by Dayan Khan to strengthen himself An important means of status, because everyone likes to follow the boss who can bring food and drink.

Since the first year of Hongzhi, Dayan Khan raised his troops to buckle the border almost every winter, and he was able to harvest a lot every time, and gradually formed a practice. Every winter, they would buckle the border.

Moreover, every time the deduction can be successful, while deterring the Ming court, it can also benefit the tribes that follow him, which also makes Dayan Khan's position unshakable and stronger.

"The people of the Ming Dynasty are a bunch of cowardly sheep, they can only rely on the city to survive, as long as we break through the city, we can ask for everything in it~"

While riding a horse, Chi Jin was also chatting with his men about going south to plunder, which was everyone's favorite topic of conversation.

"You may not know that this woman from the Ming Dynasty has very fair skin, and her body is still fragrant. That's a thrill~"

"This year, you all work hard and strive to snatch a Ming Dynasty woman back when the time comes, and you will know when the time comes."

When talking about this, several members of Chi Jin's subordinates couldn't help laughing happily, and their hearts felt hot.

Going south to rob, this is the program that everyone looks forward to the most every year.

The young warriors have heard too many stories like this. Their knives have been sharpened, their horses have been fattened and strong, and they are waiting for Dayan Khan to give an order to enter the Central Plains again. Entering the colorful world of Ming Dynasty people, there is everything they want.

Chi Jin and the others are very fast, and at the same time control the two horses very skillfully. Once they are discovered and chased by the Ming Dynasty people, they can also quickly change horses and escape.

However, Chi Jin does not think that the people of the Ming Dynasty have the courage to come out and chase these warriors. Through these years of looting, they have clearly known that these people of the Ming Dynasty are very weak, as weak as sheep, even if there are only a few cavalry Appearing outside the city would scare the people of the Ming Dynasty to death, and no one dared to come out at all.

Almost recklessly, Chi Jin led his people straight to Datong, without any intention of hiding it.

On the withered grassland, a city wall built on the mountain appeared in sight. The city wall was built in the canyon between the two mountains, blocking their way to the south.

"This city wall seems a little different?"

From a distance, Chi Jin found something different.

"What's the difference?"

The subordinate asked quickly.

"It seems to have become a lot taller, a lot~"

Chi Jin wiped his eyes, looked carefully, and then recalled the city wall he saw when he came here last year, thought for a while and said.

"Clang~clang~"

On the tall city wall of Datong, the watchmen of the frontier army stationed here naturally discovered the red gold in the distance through the telescope early on, and immediately rang the bell in a panic, causing a panic.

I have to say that at this time, the Daming frontier army is really fighting the five scum, just a few horses and a few scouts, the entire Datong garrison is already scared to death.

This is still the most powerful frontier army in Ming Dynasty. If the guards guarding all over the country, they would probably be scared to pee at this time. The guard system has already been rotten, and there is no fighting power at all.

But soon, these frontier troops calmed down. There were not many enemies, most of them were scouts, and it was impossible to attack Datong. What's more, even if there were large troops behind these scouts, they were not afraid.

Because the current Datong is no longer the Datong a few months ago.

Because of the appearance of cement, the Ming court also formulated a series of plans to rebuild the Great Wall and the walls of the border towns, purchased a large amount of cement, and transported them to the border towns continuously.

In the past, building the city wall was very costly and manpower-intensive, and Emperor Hongzhi was a lord who loved the people like a son, so the city wall in this town was built for a year and stopped for a year. Most of the time, it was just repairs and repairs, which did not achieve anything at all. substantive effect.

This is also the reason why the city wall is repaired every year, but the little prince can still go south to close the customs every year, because it has no effect at all.

In particular, the Great Wall around Datong and Xuanfu is different from the Great Wall around Beijing. It is not a Great Wall made of blue bricks and stones, but a Great Wall built with earth.

Such a Great Wall can easily collapse under the wind and rain, so it is also full of loopholes, and the nomads in the north can always find breakthroughs.

But now with cement, this is completely different.

Once the magic tool of cement came out, it became very simple and easy to build the city wall. Sand and stones were enough. The speed of construction was fast, the quality of the city wall was good, and the cost of money, food, manpower, etc. was much less.

The frontier soldiers here in Datong Mansion even raised the city wall of Datong by more than [-] meters in a frenzy. At this time, the height of the city wall was almost equal to the height of the mountains on both sides.

"This~this~"

Chi Jin was dumbfounded. As the city wall of Datong got closer, he could see more and more clearly. Looking at the huge city wall that was almost as high as the mountains on both sides, he opened his mouth wide and his eyes widened.

　The magic cement is starting to work~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)