Since the Ponu Army entered the pass to pay the queen, the Jiannu army, which had been staying north of Andingmen, disappeared, and the streets and alleys of the capital were busy again. Although curfew was still imposed at the beginning of the evening, purchasing New Year's goods became the happiest thing for the people to forget the pain as the New Year's Day approached. Although the Jiannu army still had a large army in Zhili, the people in the capital turned a blind eye to this. They believed that so many army of the Ponu Army entered the pass to pay the king, and destroying these two Jiannu Tartars was like playing. After the Ponu Army entered the pass, in addition to the box trucks loaded with artillery and ammunition, Mongolian slaves also drove herds of cattle and sheep to the capital with the army. Hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep gathered in Zhangjiazhuang outside Xizhimen, which also allowed the people in the capital to see the hope of living a peaceful life.

The cattle and sheep that are in winter are not valuable on the grassland. If they encounter the white-haired wind on the grassland, the sheep in the sheep pen will die in batches. The dead sheep will be even less valuable. The herdsmen's family is alone on the grassland for dozens of miles, but they cannot see a single person. The dead sheep can only be thrown to the grassland wolf for food. Xuanwei, the yamen of the Ponu City, took out several years of grain to exchange for cattle and sheep from the Mongolian tribes on the grassland, and went to the Ming Dynasty to exchange for silver and money. The Ming Dynasty court fought against the Ponu Army.

He also had to do business on the same side, without any objection. At least the Pou Nu Army did this to help the court to calm the hearts of the people, and also made Emperor Chongzhen, who was very suspicious, less wary. Sun Chengzong, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, drove the Pou Nu Army out of the capital after Jiannu withdraws his troops. Although he was suspected of killing a donkey when he did this, Emperor Chongzhen also lamented Sun Chengzong's efforts to relieve the country's worries for the safety of the Ming Dynasty.

When Sun Chengzong, the Minister of War, asked the Pou Nu Army to evacuate the capital, he gave Zheng Tai the reason that Jiannu was too tricky and was likely to attack Zhangjiazhuang. Zheng Tai stayed in Andingmen for a long time, and was afraid that there would be a mistake in storing tens of millions of silver in Zhangjiazhuang, so he followed the flow and withdrew Dong Heliang's troops back to Zhangjiazhuang. Zheng Tai came back only when he arrived in Zhangjiazhuang. In the Ming Dynasty, not only Emperor Chongzhen regarded the Pou Nu Army as a dirty rag, but Sun Chengzong was not a good bird, and he also regarded the Pou Nu Army as a rag. He also threw it away after using it. Zheng Tai did not have time to ask Sun Chengzong to argue because Zhang Dashui sent an urgent news report, asking Zheng Tai to pay attention to the situation of the Pou Nu Army in Taohualing.

After receiving this urgent report, Zheng Tai hurriedly sent a fast cavalry to ask Deputy Commander Chen Pang for help. Zhangjiazhuang's troops were spared and the attack was insufficient. Although Dong Heliang's hoist meat was entangled with Zheng Tai to rescue Taohualing, Zheng Tai firmly rejected Dong Heliang's request for battle. In the Possess Army, Hu Ming was shameless to seize military merits, while Zhang Li was shameless to command military merits, and Dong Heliang was fearless to seize military merits. In Zhangjiazhuang, Zheng Tai could still suppress this hoist meat. Once he was released, God knew what would happen. One of the urgent reports of Zheng Tai attracted Zheng Tai's attention, that is, the Chief of Staff of the Possess Army would personally go to the front line to assist Chen Pang in command of the battle.

Zheng Tai, who had been struggling in the mud of the capital, had already had a lot of political experience at this time. Gu Xinda, the chief of staff of the Po Slave Army, rushed to the inner battlefield from afar, which only shows that Marshal Zhang was very dissatisfied with the war under the command of the Ming Dynasty, or that Marshal Zhang was not satisfied with the entire war. Fighting was not Zheng Tai's strength, and he could not participate in the war. Raising the food and grass needed to enter the Po Slave Army was his main business. The entire Ming Dynasty in Zhili was in a short period of silence while the two main cavalrymen of the Po Slave Army and the Qing Dynasty were waiting for each other to take action.

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The tense atmosphere of the Zhili War in the north of the Ming Dynasty stayed north of Xuzhou. Although the south of the Yangtze River in the late winter also had a solemn atmosphere, you can often see green. Yangzhou Wu Garden is located in the west of the city. This garden covering an area of ​​more than 20 acres is also the residence of Wu Houde, the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou. Although it is the morning of the severe winter, the light yellow and green wintersweets in the garden emit a burst of fragrance, making people feel refreshed when walking in this exquisite garden. A beautiful maid like a butterfly in the screen wall shuttled through the main hall and the kitchen. Today, the Wu Mansion came to the Wu Mansion. The six largest salt merchants in the Ming Dynasty gathered in Wu Garden to receive a person they didn't like but dare not offend. The Posou Army was a leader Xu Yian.

The six Yangzhou salt merchants have great energy, and Zhang Ping'an, the Marquis of Ponu, are the black man. Both sides know that the other party's strength is not done, so they don't do any false jobs to ask official figures to raise their identity. After so many years of dealings, the salt merchants in Yangzhou know that Xu Yian cannot be bought, and no one can guarantee whether they have any detailed works of Ponuhou. Fake and high-standard banquets are a good medicine for the atmosphere to be integrated before the consultation. Regardless of the greeting process, it is a necessary process for the two sides to explore the bottom line of the other party before the talks. For everyone, eating is just a ceremony. They dare not drink too much, because they are afraid that the other party will go crazy by drinking.

Today, the head of the Wu family is Wu Houde, who has just reached 60 years of age, his white and rosy face, and his jaw and goatee are combed in a twilight gem; he wore a black six-hee hat, and a blue transparent gem in front of the hat; under his drooping long-lived eyebrows are a pair of calm eyes that have been seen through the world, and his eyes are full of kindness and no sharpness. After so many years of experience in dealing with each other, Xu Yian, who was sitting in the guest seat of the main seat, certainly knew the viciousness hidden behind Wu Houde's eyes. Without a little ability and ruthless personality, how could Wu Houde sit firmly at the top of the Ming Dynasty? Over the past few generations of connections, the salt merchants in Yangzhou can call for wind and rain in the court, and can also change the court and introduce policies that are unfavorable to them.

"Brother Xu, this Jiannu is very rampant in the capital. Recently, I heard that the Tatars in Jiannu Zhengbai Banner had reached Qing County, Hejian Prefecture. If the Tatars attacked Xuzhou along the canal, you should be more careful with the food and food you stored there! We were all worried when we got this news. The Xuanwei of the Ponu City sent the Ministry to guard the capital to serve the king. We wrote a letter to the governor of Xuzhou Long Yingmei, asking him to increase his manpower to prevent Jiannu and Xiaoxiao from destroying the business of Ponu Hou." Wu Houde's test was not obscure at all. He had been talking about the gossip that should not have been talked for two hours and should have gotten to the topic.

"Mr. Wu has something to say. In fact, you also know in your heart how Jiannu dares to touch my Ponu Hou's things? Since you know your intention to come to Yangzhou, it will be easier to talk about the following matters!" Wu Houde donated his identity as a prison student in the early years, and Xu Yian said to him as a show of respect. His answer just now was not obscure at all. Xu Yian directly stated his purpose, that is, you salt merchants should prepare the money and obediently hand it over to the Ponu City Xuanwei Envoy.

As soon as Xu Yian said this, he directly poked the pain points of the salt merchants. Everyone kept their chopsticks and focused their eyes on Wu Houde. Then Wu Houde picked up the small wine cup and slapped it lightly. He put down the wine cup and said with a smile: "Please rest assured, even though we are merchants, we know where the court is righteous. Marquis Po Nu used these silver to fight Jiannu and Mongolian Tartars. How could we disappoint Marquis Po Nu!

As soon as Wu Houde finished speaking, several salt merchants nodded and agreed. Xu Yian saw this situation and immediately understood what they meant. It seemed that these iron roosters had already discussed countermeasures. Wu Houde spoke on behalf of everyone, in order to convey a meaning to Xu Yian, that is, the salt merchants in Yangzhou advance and retreat to the issue of clearing the salt tax. Xu Yian was not in a hurry to see this result he had long expected. These salt merchants did not shed tears without seeing the coffin, but said beautifully, and did not disappoint Ponuhou, and there was no further text. He really treated Shuai Zhang as a fool.

Xu Yian did not answer Wu Houde's words, and turned around and recalled the scene when he first met in Baiyanghe Town with the son of Wu Guocheng, who was beside him, and expressed high praise for Wu Guocheng's youth and calmness at that time. He was a fool who understood what Xu Yian was hinting at that time. Wu Guocheng met with Xu Yian at that time, and the cavalry of the Ponu army marched thousands of miles to destroy the Cao Gang that blocked the treasure route of Ponuhou. After destroying the Cao Gang, Ponuhou wanted to destroy the salt merchants in Yangzhou. If it were not for the Duke of Wei Xu Hongji who sent the prince Xu Wenjue to talk to him, it would be hard to say that their salt merchants might have been destroyed.

In the eyes of salt merchants, Zhang Ping'an, the Marquis of Ponu, appointed Xu Yian to ask for money too much, which made them unable to afford so much money. Wu Houde thought for a while and smiled apologized and said, "Tong Xu, you know how many families we have. Which of our families is not a hundred, and there are naturally many people who have a big meal. Every year, we have to support several academies and help poor scholars from the academies. In addition, the upper and lower levels of the money are not much money in our pockets. As long as the Ponu army enters the pass to serve the king's army, how about all the money and food we have to pay together?"

"Mr. Wu is very wise and has finished what I should say today. Ponu Hou asked me to pass on a message to you. He doesn't like to be bargained the most about what he has decided!"

When Xu Yian and the salt merchants in Yangzhou were mowing their teeth to ask for money, the Zhili Ponu Army made a big move. Zuo Erya, deputy general manager of the Yixing Camp, led 15,000 people to land in Tianjin Guards under the support of Xu Liang's troops. The arrival of this strong army strengthened the strength of the Ponu Army and also allowed the Xu Liang's troops to defend the Luo Tiantian Xiong Camp defense zone. Luo Tian, ​​who had freed up his hands, led the 16,000 Tianxiong Camp cavalry to advance to Baoding Prefecture. Following Luo Tian was the Qiheng division of the Ponu Army, who was one behind Luo Tian. These two large armies were one in front and one behind to contact each other with thirty miles apart. The total strength of these two Ponu Army was more than 30,000 troops, and it was more than enough to fight against the Red Flag Cavalry in the Baoding Prefecture.

No one expected that the Shenji Camp, the capital, who had always been afraid of the enemy, and the three thousand camps, had received the news that the Pou Nu Army took the initiative to find an opportunity to fight against Jiannu, and immediately rushed to the Ministry of War's Office to ask for the Minister of War. A large number of people from the generals to the guerrilla general gathered in the Ministry of War, clamoring to defend the country and avenge the people who died in the Ming Dynasty. The Minister of War Sun Chengzong also felt that these master soldiers and Pou Nu

Hou Zhang Ping'an had an old age and knew that these people would not interfere with the slave army on the battlefield. So Sun Chengzong issued an official document to Zheng Tai, asking these master soldiers who were crazy about military merit to earn cheap military merits. Sun Chengzong had his own idea. The capital regiment camp suffered a huge loss in the early defense of the capital. Moreover, the regiment camp was still a land where high accents were raised, and the division of the capital camp could balance the strength of the Donglin Party members in the court. (To be continued)
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