Han ride

Chapter 372 Melee ([-])

"Master Hou, why did you say that?" Hong Chengchou was extremely sophisticated, and his heart couldn't help changing color. Li Xin probably knew about it. Right now, Hong Chengchou didn't want to fool Li Xin, but was thinking about how to escape from Xifeng's mouth.

"Lord Hong, don't treat people as fools. I, Li Xin, can run across the grasslands, beat Jiannu and flee in embarrassment. Even Huang Taiji has to follow my face and act. How can you play with such a person." Li Xin stroked a little beard at the corner of his mouth, and said disdainfully: "Originally, according to my temper, I'm afraid the two of you will not be able to get out of Xifeng's mouth today, or I am ready to have fun, but I want to come, Jiannu is the enemy of the imperial court, and also my great enemy, if you cripple your soldiers and horses, who will resist Jiannu in the future."

"Master Hou, you?" Lu Xiangsheng finally sighed and said: "Master Hou is wise and wise, but this matter is only the intention of the three of us and has nothing to do with the court. If Master Hou wants to kill, just kill me and wait. The emperor still trusts Master Hou very much." of."

"Of course I know how the emperor treats me. I will not care about what you will do in the future. I, Li Xin, want to destroy Jiannu, not you. If I kill you, I will not take advantage of it, but will take advantage of it." Jiannu and Gao Yingxiang.” Li Xin thought for a while and said, “Jiannu is not that easy to deal with. Although you have a lot of soldiers and horses, I’m afraid they are no match for Jiannu. Jiannu united against me, hum, is Xifengkou really that easy to attack? If his 1 troops come to attack Xifengkou, only 20 people will survive. Go back! Look! For the sake of the people of the Central Plains and those [-] soldiers, I, Li Xin, will spare you. Your task is to stop Jiannu from going south again, and tell Gao Qiqian that I hate traitors."

"I understand." Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou said gratefully.

"My lord." At this time, Zhao Guang suddenly rushed up, whispered something in Li Xin's ear, and glanced at Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, making them feel bad.

"Both of you, go back!" Li Xin frowned, and snorted coldly: "This time it's cheaper for the two of you, concentrate on training and fighting, and I, Li Xin, can do things outside the customs. As for you, hehe , let's concentrate on dealing with Gao Yingxiang!"

"Let me go." Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng felt extremely uncomfortable. They originally wanted to lure Li Xin, but looking at the current situation, Li Xin clearly knew a lot about the situation. If there were no special reasons, I'm afraid The two still couldn't get out of the gate.

"After you go back, strengthen your defenses. Jiannu Huang Taiji is a powerful figure. You don't have a city, so you camp in the wild. Humph, if you don't take precautions, you may be attacked by Jiannu." Li Xin snorted coldly. Said: "Although the moon is shining brightly now, it seems that there will be no sneak attack, but Huang Taiji's use of troops is unpredictable, and no one knows whether he will sneak attack, especially in the middle of the night, people are the most sleepy At this time, the sneak attack at this time, I think you can't resist it! Let's go!" Li Xin waved his hand impatiently.

"Let's go now." Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng looked at each other, wondering why this Li Xin would say such words.

"My lord, why did you let these two people go?" Shi Yuan stared straight at the two leaving figures, his expression froze for a moment, apparently he did not expect that Li Xin would let these two people go, this was not the case at the beginning of the discussion.

"It was reported just now that the slaves in Zunhua City have changed, as if they are preparing for war. Sir, tell me, should I let them go?" Li Xin smiled wryly.

"My lord, do you mean that Jiannu is going to attack at night?" Shi Yuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said happily: "I'm afraid Huang Taiji is in a hurry this time. Ten days of food and grass, how can morale be high, but I don't know which side Jiannu is attacking this time?"

"I don't know. The preliminary estimate is that the imperial court has tens of thousands of horses and infantry. They are good at attacking cities. Naturally, Huang Taiji wants to pick the soft ones, so there is no other way but to let Hong Chengchou and the others go back." , even if you can’t resist it, at least you can support it!” Li Xin shook his head, originally he was going to get something on the two of them so that they would feel pain.Right now, there is no other way to deal with Jianu.

"My lord, what shall we do now?" Gao Meng said triumphantly.He seemed to smell the breath of blood from inside.

"What else can we do? Prepare the army for war. While Jiannu attacked the imperial camp, we attacked Zunhua and copied his lair." Li Xin sneered: "We will attack again when they are fighting happily. "

"My lord, if their target is not the imperial army, but our Xifengkou, what will they do?" Shi Yuan said with a serious expression.

"He wants to attack Xifengkou? Impossible." Li Xin was taken aback when he heard the words, and finally shook his head and said, "Then how many troops will Huang Taiji lose? I don't know if he can attack Xifengkou? It could be that Hong Chengchou and the others outside are dealt with first, and then we can use those common people to negotiate with me. Hey! If it wasn’t for these common people this time, I, Li Xin, really want to keep Huang Taiji here.” Li Xin is also very aggrieved, not afraid of his godlike teammates, Fearing comrades who are like pigs, the army of the imperial court cannot compare with Li Xin's army in terms of quality. What's more, in a huge country, there is not enough food and grass, and hundreds of thousands of troops have only ten days of food and grass left. This Huang Taiji didn't know yet, and once he knew, he wouldn't make such a move.

"I don't know who the lord is going to use to defend the city?" Shi Yuan asked after thinking about it.

"Jutu guards the city. Lead 5000 troops." Li Xin thought for a while and said.The most important thing to attack at night is to attack the city and conquer the territory, and the fierce general who pushes the front to break through the formation. Jutu is much worse in this respect.So Li Xin was going to let him defend the city.

"That subordinate sits at Xifengkou with General Jutu." Shi Yuanzhi thought for a while and said.

"Sir, don't you want to see the Ming army running around?" Li Xin laughed loudly, pointed his whip outside and said: "If hundreds of thousands of people and 20 elite Ming troops can be included in the bag, it is also a good idea." Very good. Hehe, it’s such a night, I really want to see it, sir, go with me! Otherwise, no one will talk to me on the road.”

"It turns out that this is the case, the subordinates just follow the lord. The subordinates also want to see how the imperial army is like this." Shi Yuanzhi nodded without refusing.

"My lord, don't worry, with my subordinates, I will be able to protect Xifeng's mouth." Jutu said loudly.

"Well, the terrain at Xifengkou is dangerous, and 5000 troops are enough to withstand an army of [-]. This is the rear route of our army. The general is stationed here, so be careful." Li Xin warned: "Huang Taiji is already in a hurry now. Well, he will forcibly attack Xifengkou, when the time comes, you just have to hold on for an hour, and I will come to rescue you."

"My lord, don't worry, my subordinates will definitely guard the entrance of Xifeng." Ju Tu was very confident.Seeing his indifferent appearance, Li Xin originally wanted to tell him a few words, but when he thought that Xifeng Pass was so dangerous, 5000 troops were enough to withstand thousands of troops.

On the way from Xifengkou to Zunhua, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng walked side by side, both of them were silent for a long time, then Hong Chengchou said: "Master Lu, you said that this guy Li Xin asked us to come here at this time." What is it for, just to talk about it? Then let us pass the test easily?"

"My lord, what do you think?" Lu Xiangsheng also nodded and said, "I have to say that Li Xin still has a bit of conscience. Although he was very annoyed at our betrayal, he stabbed him in the back. Then he released you and me so easily. Walk."

"You mean?" Hong Chengchou's complexion changed, he suddenly thought of something, and said, "Master Lu, do you think there is something wrong with it? According to the logic, he would not let us go so easily. You That's right, according to Li Xin's situation at the time, he wanted to trouble us. But when the general came, he let us go. Tell me, is there something wrong with it?"

"That's right, and the last words? The officials always listen so awkwardly." Lu Xiangsheng suddenly remembered something, and said, "'Although the moon is shining brightly now, it seems that there will be no surprise attack, but the emperor The use of Taiji soldiers is unpredictable, no one knows whether he will sneak attack, especially at the third watch, when people are the most sleepy, at this time sneak attack, presumably, you can't resist it!' You mean this Inside?" Lu Xiangsheng looked at Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou also changed his face, suddenly his eyes flashed, he patted his thigh and said: "No, hurry up, Li Xin is reminding us."

"Reminder?" Lu Xiangsheng seemed to have thought of something, and lost his voice: "Yes, he got the information that Jiannu is going to attack us tonight, maybe it will be in the middle of the night. That's why Li Xin let us go. Does he not want our army to be defeated by Jiannu?"

"Yes, hurry up, hurry up." Hong Chengchou also thought about it in an instant, his face changed, and he suddenly showed nervousness, and said: "Hurry up and go back to defend, otherwise, once Jianu is killed, I am afraid that my hundreds of thousands of troops will be killed." To fall apart, Li Xin is helping us!"

"He is helping us, but also helping himself." Lu Xiangsheng said disdainfully: "He doesn't want to fight alone, how could he have such a good idea!"

"He sits at Xifengkou, so he doesn't need any allies. You underestimate him." Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "Although this person is a little cautious, on the whole, he can still see the current situation clearly. Even if the soldiers and horses are strong, they can't take him into consideration, but then again, once the court decides the winner in the Central Plains, the next step is to attack Li Xin, so Li Xin must destroy Jiannu now to deal with it. In the future court, if the imperial court loses too much soldiers and horses, it will let Jiannu or the rebels take advantage of it. This is why Li Xin let you and me back. This time it is too dangerous, and I almost can’t come back. This is Li Xin. Treacherous and insidious, you should be careful when confronting this person in the future."

"En." Lu Xiangsheng nodded, and immediately whipped his horsewhip fiercely, and a group of men and horses galloped towards the Ming army camp.

In Zunhua City, Huang Taiji gathered his troops on time. In the hall, everyone looked dignified. Duoduo, Yuetuo, and Haoge were lined up one after another, each of them waiting for the order of Huang Taiji from above.

"A [-] army, all the troops are dispatched, some attack the Ming army camp, and on the other hand, I attack Xifengkou." Huang Taiji glanced at everyone, and said: "I am going to personally lead the army to attack Xifengkou, who will attack the Ming army?" Big camp?" Huang Taiji's eyes were like torches, shining with a strange light.

"Ahem! Your Majesty, the slaves are willing to attack the Ming army camp." A cough came, and a person stood out from the crowd. Everyone looked, but it was Yue Tuo, an outstanding leader of the second generation of Jiannu. Huang Taiji often Praise the other party for his leadership skills.

"Yue Tuo wants to go?" Huang Taiji's face suddenly revealed a look of regret. His decision to attack the Ming army camp was just a hasty decision. People went to Xifengkou Camp.

"The slave is willing to go." Yue Tuo nodded, and said: "The slave only needs 2 elite soldiers to attack the Ming army camp." As soon as Yue Tuo finished speaking, the sadness on Huang Taiji's face became more obvious. There was a trace of dissatisfaction in the eyes looking at the others.

Yue Tuo had the talent of a commander. He saw that Huang Taiji's move was not to break through the Ming army's camp. His main purpose was to capture Xifengkou and lead the main force back to Shengjing.Tens of thousands of troops attacked Xifengkou, although there were heavy casualties, but once Yue Tuo broke through the Ming army camp, Li Xin stationed at Xifengkou would definitely go to rescue them. In this way, there would be fewer troops left behind. Many, tens of thousands of troops may be able to capture Xifengkou.It's just that Huang Taiji knew that even if he broke through Xifengkou, the 2 people in Yuetuo would definitely be wiped out by Li Xin. It can be said that this is basically a mission of narrow escape.Huang Taiji really didn't want to let a capable person like Yue Tuo complete it.

"What else do you want?" Huang Taiji asked softly again, leaving Yue Tuo to complete the mission of narrow escape, which made him feel very sorry.

"The emperor must have left these hundreds of thousands of people to the slaves." Yue Tuo thought for a while and said.

"Okay." Huang Taiji nodded, and replied without thinking.

"The slaves will attack the Ming army camp on the second watch. With these people as guides, the bigger the momentum, the better. On the third watch, the slaves will definitely attack the Ming army's middle army. On the fourth watch, the emperor leads the army directly. Just get into Xifeng's mouth." Yue Tuo said through gritted teeth.

"Okay, okay. Remember that you must come back alive." Huang Taiji thought for a while and said: "I will draw five thousand elite soldiers from Zhenghuang Qi, Zhengbai Qi, Zhenglan Qi, and Zhenghong Qi to give you, and you will be in command." Huang Taiji is also generous. You must know that in the slave army, there are soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners. Among them, the soldiers and horses of the four banners of Zhenghuang, Zhengbai, Zhenglan, and Zhenghong are the elite among the elite, especially the Zhenghuang Banner, which is Huang Taiji. Taiji selects all the soldiers and horses who built slaves. At this time, 5000 people were selected for Yue Tuo, so it can be seen that he attaches great importance to Yue Tuo.

Not to mention, Huang Taiji was ready to attack in Zunhua City, but Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng were running on the official road, just because they were worried that Jiannu would intercept them along the way. Although the speed was still very fast, when they arrived at Zunhua City , It's almost the second watch.

"Hurry up, beat the drum." As soon as Hong Chengchou arrived in the Chinese army, he hurriedly ordered someone to beat the drum.All of a sudden, the three armies were alarmed.

Gao Qiqian, who was resting in the big tent, was suddenly awakened, with a panicked expression, he hurriedly greeted the left and right, and said, "Who is playing the drums?"

After a while, the little eunuch barged in and said, "Godfather, it's General Hong and General Lu who are ordering generals in the central army. So the drums were sounded."

"Why are you beating the war drums at this time, and why are you gathering the three armies at this time?" Gao Qiqian's complexion changed, and he couldn't help but snort coldly.He couldn't get ready, but when he remembered that Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng were not ordinary commander-in-chiefs, after thinking about it, he still put on the python robe with the help of the little eunuch.

When he got out of the big tent, he found that the barracks was in chaos, the generals could not find the soldiers, and the soldiers could not find the generals.The entire barracks was full of chaos, causing Gao Qiqian to look gloomy, pointing at the barracks and not knowing what to say.

"Lord Hong, what are you doing? Why are you ordering troops late at night? What are you doing?" Gao Qi sneaked into the tent of the Chinese army, and saw two men with gloomy faces, who were also directing the soldiers around them to wear armor.Suddenly said coldly.

"According to the news from Li Xin, Jiannu dispatched troops late at night and was preparing to attack. If our army is not careful and prepared, it will be great." Hong Chengchou didn't raise his head.He said lightly: "Eunuch, what should you do if you say you don't make preparations at this time?"

"Li Xin? Can you believe Li Xin's words?" Gao Qiqian was taken aback when he heard the words, and sneered, "It's true, you two, can you also believe Li Xin's words? When I saw it, it wasn't Jiannu who came to sneak attack, It was Li Xin who came to sneak attack!"

"Military affairs are important, Li Xin will not joke about this matter." Lu Xiangsheng had already put on his armor, and said coldly with his sword: "Hurry up and prepare! Hey! Jiannu will attack at this time, But it is a big favor to us? If we wait a few more days for food and grass for ten days, our army will not be able to win."

"It's true." Gao Qiqian was stunned when he heard the words, nodded, and said, "This is really a big problem. If Jiannu attacks, it's really hard to deal with." There was a supervisor in the Ming Dynasty army. It exists because Chongzhen needs these eunuchs to monitor the army, and the reason why the leading generals accept it is because they have no choice but to accept it, and on the other hand, it is because these eunuchs can help them ask for military rations.At present, Hong Chengchou's army is short of food and grass, which can be regarded as a problem of high potential.

"What's going on, what's going on?" At this time, outside the big tent, Lu Xiangsheng was furious outside, roaring loudly.Gao Qiqian and Hong Chengchou glanced at each other, and also looked outside, only to see chaos outside.Obviously the army has not been rectified.

"How amazing is this, how amazing is this." Hong Chengchou realized at this time that he really didn't understand his army very well. Now that the order has been handed down, the army has not been reorganized. How amazing, the army is not about to collapse at the first touch!

"Hurry up, Tianxiong Army, Tianxiong Army." Lu Xiangsheng suddenly thought of something, he raised a big banner with the words "Tianxiong Army" written on it, and he was riding a horse, followed by his own soldiers Finally, there was a loud roar. Among the three armies that were in chaos, there was the Tianxiong Army. After hearing the roar, they quickly gathered under Lu Xiangsheng's command.In an instant, Lu Xiangsheng gathered thousands of soldiers under his command.

"Hurry up, hurry up, according to General Lu's appearance, also give me some soldiers and horses." Hong Chengchou saw it in his eyes, his expression changed immediately, and he hurriedly said to the soldiers around him.

Gao Qiqian saw it in his eyes, looked at the appearance of everyone, and finally could only snort coldly, waved his hands, and ordered the eunuchs under his command to prepare.Whether it's true or not, that's the only way it can be for now.If Jianu won't come to attack, just treat it as a drill and forget it.

(End of this chapter)