Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 775

"Pan Shengcai, you used to be a horse thief in Ganzhou, and later you came here to do a salt business. You still have more than 600 brothers under your command. Don't you often boast that you rode a big horse with more than 600 horses in Yansui Town last year?" Six thousand officers and soldiers?"

"Tian Daqian, are your more than 400 barbarian cavalry your own, or are they sent to you by Horqin? With so many merchants in Guihua City, you are the only one who will not worry about horse thieves if you go east with your goods?"

"...The three hundred soldiers in your hand..."

"....The village on the west side of the mountain is your private soldiers. There are hundreds of people. You brought them back to Guihua City a few years ago, and you are planning to start a big business..."

When Wang Tong said a word, one of them knelt down, and everyone was terrified. No one thought that Wang Tong was so clear. Only then did they realize that the people left by Wang Tong had their own power in their hands, not the kind Traditionally good merchants.

In fact, it is very easy to inquire about these things. In Guihua City, there are no laws to restrict what these people do, and they can be found out after a little inquiry.

Not to mention, a few of them even boasted about their own affairs as glory, showing off back then, but now they were afraid that Wang Tong would find out, and when they were told, everyone panicked.

The smile disappeared from Wang Tong's face, which made the people below even more flustered. They could feel Wang Tong's gaze sweeping over them. They were trembling in such a situation, and they dared not raise their heads.

"Those like you, in Daming, are giant thieves, big bandits, who will be slaughtered by nine clans, and this barren land gives you a place to live."

With such harsh words, some of these people are desperate, but they can also hear that there seems to be room for the words. At this time, they are in Wang Tong's camp, life and death cannot be controlled by themselves, and they can only wait anxiously.

"Tomorrow, I will seek justice with the Tartars, so don't go!"

Hearing Wang Tong's arrangement, the few people kneeling below felt depressed, but they also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, there will be no major disasters, just less money. They are still thinking wildly, and Wang Tong spoke up said:
"Every winter, you gather your strength around you. Before noon tomorrow, I want to see you gather your hands together."

Although they didn't know Wang Tong's intentions, the following people agreed without hesitation. Wang Tong smiled and said:
"Tomorrow there will be a cavalry team going out of the city to chase down those big tribes, so you guys go too!"

After being rubbed by Wang Tong for a long time, everyone was stunned by the sudden order. Guihua City has sufficient supplies. Over the years, some big tribes on the grassland have formed a habit. Every winter, the whole tribe comes to Guihua City Surroundings, on the one hand, they can trade with Guihua City, and on the other hand, they can support themselves.

During the battle yesterday, I saw the disastrous defeat of the Alda troops. Naturally, these tribes will not stay around Guihua City for a long time, but with thousands of people and tens of thousands of livestock, it is impossible for them to withdraw quickly.

These tribes can only be lucky, hoping that the Ming army will fight under the city of Guihua, and dare not go deep into the grassland to pursue them.

How could Wang Tong let it go? If these big tribes are so laissez-faire, the vacuum of power after our department is hit hard will soon be filled by one of these big tribes.

The cavalry of Datong Town, the cavalry of Ji Town, plus the private soldiers of these powerful families in the city, are irresistible forces for any tribe.

For these cavalrymen, for the powerful Han people in Guihua City, it would be more lucrative and unscrupulous to plunder these large tribes than in the city.

Just as Niu Gen and the others thought about it, they realized that what Wang Tong gave them was not a punishment at all, but a lucrative job.

No wonder they were stunned. Niu Gengang was the first to react. He kowtowed heavily and said loudly:

"Please don't worry, Commander. Even if the younger ones are smashed to pieces, they must do what the Commander told them to do."

A few people around him scolded Niu Gengang for his quick moves, and kowtowed to show their loyalty. Wang Tong nodded with a smile, and said again:
"If you feel that you don't have enough people, besides the Han people in Guihua City, there are also many tribes that are not in line with the Ida tribe. If you feel relieved, they are your own people, just use them!"

After saying this, Niu Gengang and others felt that Wang Tong was caring, and they only thought about why Dashuai Wang, who was so caring, came here so late, if he came earlier, wouldn't everyone be happy sooner?

After giving these instructions, Wang Tong didn't intend to stay with the guests anymore, and these people also said goodbye with interest. Before leaving, Wang Tong arranged for the generals of the cavalry to contact them. After gathering all the soldiers and horses tomorrow, he went out of the city directly. Chase is.

Those tribes were carrying heavy supplies, and there were a large number of old and weak people, so they couldn't move fast at all. The cavalry scattered in pursuit, and they could catch up in two days.

Calculating that it was the middle of the night, Wang Tong was really tired. All the officers and soldiers of the Ming army had dinner, and Wang Tong was still hungry.

The guards outside brought in the food that had been heated many times, Wang Tong ate slowly, and the spy leader who had left earlier came in again to obey orders.

"Tomorrow, you will send all the people under your command who can be cavalry to fight. Keep an eye on these people. If they don't dare to kill people, you should kill more and do everything right. Do you understand?"

Wang Tong said as he ate, the leader of Xizuo hurriedly bowed to accept the order, just as the leader of Xizuo was about to step down, Wang Tong paused, then said with a smile:

"Fine land and thousands of people have been rich and honored for several generations. These are the days. Do it well!"

Hearing this, the leader of Xizuo was stunned, kowtowed a few times solemnly, and walked out again.

When the leader of the secret operation also walked out, Cai Nan rubbed his eyes and walked out from the screen behind Wang Tong's seat. After walking out, he also had a tired expression on his face. Wang Tong said to General Tan:

"The supervising army was also exhausted for a day and a night. I guess the one who recorded just now was also with sore hands. Hurry up and give him some food!"

Tan Jiang responded with a smile, Cai Nan shook his wrist and said:
"My lord, the city needs stability now. If you say this today, I'm afraid there will be another massacre tomorrow. If you have this time, let the soldiers rest for a few more days."

"I'm afraid of having a private matter now, but I'm making the supervising army hard."

Wang Tong didn't answer, but just stretched out his hand to let Cai Nan sit down. Cai Nan shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"Your Excellency is resolute and decisive most of the time, but sometimes he is too cautious. Lord Long Live trusts Your Excellency. What is your position in the heart of Lord Long Live? What is our family's position in Lord Long Live? Why do you have to worry so much? It's just chatting with the wealthy families in the city, and it's really unnecessary for our family to be a circumstantial evidence."

"Leading a large army out and being in the enemy's capital, it's better to be more cautious. This time, the literati in the capital's side Qingliu, the literati in the government and the field, I don't know how many people want to make a fuss about me. I know a few of them, let alone tell them in secret, let's be sure!"

Cai Nan shook his head, but stopped arguing about this issue. Over there, General Tan came in with a meal. Wang Tong smiled and said:
"Just now the superintendent asked me, why did I continue to kill in the city, which delayed the rest of the soldiers. The superintendent listened while eating. This Guihua city is a battleground for all the ministries on the grassland. Whoever wins it will dominate the grassland. The Han people in Guihua City have lived in northern Xinjiang for so many years. If it wasn't for the arrival of our Daming army, they would immediately surrender loyally and remain unchanged. Among these tens of thousands of people, if it wasn't for the atrocities committed by the Tartars yesterday, Many people will rise up and fight our army!"

Wang Tong's words didn't sound good, but they were the truth. Cai Nan nodded slowly, and Wang Tong said again:
"But the atrocities committed by the Tartars at the moment have made the Han people in the city hate them. They took this opportunity to make them riot, and killed all the Tartars in the city. Their hands were stained with blood. There was no possibility of turning back. They also dare not seek refuge, and will only fight desperately, because they and the Tartars have already had a deep blood feud, and there is no possibility of turning back."

Wang Tong took a sip of the soup and continued:

"Tomorrow in the city, Ida, Chahar, and Horqin will all be killed, and Yili will keep the people from Li, Wuliangha, and the three tribes of Mobei, and let them follow the Han people to kill them, so that these forces can kill them whether they want to or not." If you don’t want to, they all stand on our side, and if you control them, Guihua City can be firmly held in your hands. As long as Da Ming can control this place for a year, then he can gradually spread his power to the surroundings, and the situation will be completely eliminated. Stabilize."

Cai Nan was engrossed in listening, and the pancake she held in her hand did not move. When Wang Tong finished speaking, Cai Nan wanted to shake her head, but nodded again, and said with a sigh:
"Your Excellency is far-sighted, it's because our family thinks too narrowly!"

They are all from their own family. After saying this sentence, everyone laughed, hurriedly ate, and then rested. It is said that after the victory, there should be celebration and rest, but Wang Tong and others did not feel relaxed at all.

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In fact, these wealthy merchants in the city also did not rest, not to mention Niu Gengang and others who went back to prepare for the battle. Those who were not left behind began to contact their familiar people after returning home.

The Tartars plundered the city, and then the Ming army entered the city again. The people who dared to live with peace of mind, all of them were frightened, lest the war disaster would come again, and when the top figures came to contact them, they could be regarded as a little breather, but they were killed Looting, how can there be no hatred, just buried in the heart.

Hearing that Daming's soldiers and horses were willing to support them and support them in seeking justice, and that the big households in the city were willing to take the lead, everyone's emotions were suddenly ignited.

It was still in the first month of the lunar year, just after dawn, Han people from all over the place began to gather with weapons in their hands, and there were people shouting loudly in every place:

"Vengeance! Revenge!"

(End of this chapter)