Han ride

Chapter 42 Whose Chance
"Master." Deep in the west mountain, in a huge canyon, there are more than a hundred tents appearing on both sides of the stream, and dozens of war horses are lazily eating grass by the stream.Nearly a hundred strong men were training there rigorously. At this time, there was a sound of horseshoes at the mouth of the canyon. The soldiers in charge of the training hurriedly ordered people to prepare to meet the enemy. When they saw the cavalry, the soldiers hurried up. shouted.

"Wang Mazi, it's ok! I haven't seen you for a few days, and you can see how well these guys have been trained!" Who is the leading knight, if not Li Xin? Shi Yuanzhi et al.

"It's still the master's credit." Wang Mazi giggled.

"Where is Master Xin?" Li Xinxin asked Wang Mazi's head lightly with the whip in his hand.

"I went up the mountain to collect herbs." Wang Mazi said without avoiding it.

"Yuanzhi, what do you think of this place?" Li Xin said with a smile: "This is the place you discovered at the beginning, but unfortunately, it was Gao Meng who discovered it, and I took the first step to occupy this place. "

"General Hong Fu, this place is hidden, but it's not far from Dalinghe City. It's a high-class camping place, so I won't worry about Jiannu coming." Shi Yuanzhi nodded and said.But he was secretly shocked. There are already nearly a hundred strong men training here. Judging by their attire, they are obviously coolies sent from Dalinghe City. The food for these hundreds of people is also a big problem, otherwise Otherwise, it is impossible for so many people to gather here.Because of this, Shi Yuanzhi could guess that Li Xin might have already made arrangements here.What does this mean? It means that Li Xin has long had the idea of ​​leaving Dalinghe City, and has long foreseen the fact that Dalinghe City will be besieged.This person is deeply scheming, and more importantly, I am afraid that he is also an ambitious person.Otherwise what did he gather so many soldiers for?
"Hey, with these people, in a short time, I will harass the rear army of Jiannu and seize their food and grass. This will delay the fall of Dalinghe City." Li Xin pointed to the hundreds of people in front of him and said .Including the income from Shibao, Li Xin still has nearly 400 people under his command.

"Since the general has been prepared for a long time, it doesn't matter to deal with Jiannu, but don't forget, general, you can support here, but Dalinghe City doesn't know." Shi Yuanzhi said worriedly: "Daling He City probably didn’t have much food and grass in the first place, and Guan Ning’s iron cavalry consumed a lot, the general and the students are worried that if Jian Nu is not dragged down by us, then Daling River City will fall into a situation of no food!”

"Hmph, if they die, what does it have to do with us." Yang Xiong said disdainfully: "When my lord persuaded Zu Dashou to give up Dalinghe City and break through with us, look at their faces."

"Although what General Yang said is very reasonable, hehe, Zu Dashou must die. If this person does not die, how can the general gain a foothold in Liaodong!" And the damaged people, especially the people in the city, most of the people who came to build the Daling River were young and strong, and with a little training, these people would be qualified soldiers, just like those people." Shi Yuan pointed directly at the The young man in training said.

"What Yuan Zhi said is true. There is no need for the existence of Zu Dashou, but the Guanning iron cavalry and the young men in the city are treasures to us." Li Xin also nodded.Rebellion can be an artistic activity that requires money, food, and more importantly, soldiers.Where did these soldiers come from? Naturally, they have to be recruited from the young and strong. This is not the Central Plains. There are countless refugees in the Central Plains. As long as there is food, they can naturally recruit countless refugees. But this is Liaodong, not to mention that the land is sparsely populated Even if there are a large number of people, I am afraid that Jiannu and Sun Chengzongzu Dashou and others will not allow Li Xin to develop safely.The Dalinghe City in front of him is an opportunity for Li Xin.

"What do you think, sir, what should we do now?" Jiang Yi said lightly.

"Training and harassment." Shi Yuan said without even thinking about it: "Actually, this canyon extends in all directions, and with the corners of Daling River City and Jiannu Daying City, our army can calmly harass Jiannu's back road, or Withdrew calmly into the West Mountain. It is a pity that although the general is a cavalry soldier, he lacks a bow and crossbow, otherwise, the effect will be even greater."

"Hehe! It doesn't matter if we don't, as long as the enemy has it." Li Xin said nonchalantly: "I believe Huang Taiji will give it to me."

"That's right, that Huang Taiji gave the lord such magical weapons as Fang Tian's painted halberd, even a mere bow and crossbow, and he will still give it away." Ju Tu said triumphantly.

"I think Huang Taiji would vomit blood in anger at this moment!" Li Xin said with a smile.

"Then Dalinghe City is going to be in trouble." Shi Yuanzhi sighed, "Our army's cavalry are cruising around and harassing the opponent's grain roads. It is impossible not to know that Huang Taiji is treacherous. Before posing a threat to him, he must destroy Dalinghe City as soon as possible. Then he must either send his troops south, or come to deal with us. The general has dealt a heavy blow to Huang Taiji this time, and I am afraid he will not let the general go. .”

"Then let's talk about it after he catches me!" Li Xin said lightly: "Jiang Yi, arrange for the wounded to be healed by Mrs. Xin. As for these people, we will train them into elite cavalry. It's very short, it's really not good, and it can only let them kill the enemy proficiently on the battlefield." Shi Yuanzhi trembled when he heard this, the master in front of him looked gentle on the surface, as if he was a scholar, but in fact, what he thought in his heart It's simply unbelievable, and his heart is extremely vicious.It was bad luck for Huang Taiji to provoke this person.

"General, in fact, on the surface, Jiannu seems to have the upper hand, but in fact, if he can calculate properly, the general may be able to defeat Jiannu this time." Shi Yuan thought for a while, stroked his beard and said.

"You mean to let Zu Dashou and the Jinzhou reinforcements cooperate internally and externally?" Li Xin thought for a while and said softly.

"That's right. Zu Dashou is a rare and handsome man, and the Guan Ning cavalry around him is a rare and elite cavalry. If Jinzhou's reinforcements can hold back the army of Jiannu, and Zu Dashou breaks out from the city, Jiannu will be the first and last." Not being able to take care of each other is a good opportunity for our army to destroy the slaves!" Shi Yuanzhi nodded.

"I'm afraid this situation will be very difficult." Li Xin shook his head and said, "Combining the inside and the outside sounds good, but it's not practical. Not to mention whether the reinforcements from Jinzhou can arrive in time, but whether the ancestor's birthday can seize the opportunity is very difficult." There is only one such opportunity. If you seize it, it will be good, and it will be like you said, smashing the slaves, but if you can't seize it? Have you thought about the result? That is, the reinforcements are defeated, Zu Dashou and His Guanning iron cavalry was severely injured, you said, in this situation, can Dalinghe City be able to hold it? More importantly, Zu Dashou does not have this kind of courage."

"Boldness?" Shi Yuan thought for a while, then nodded.Zu Dashou did not have such courage, if he had such courage, he would have fought with Li Xin long ago.As for Dalinghe City, what if it was taken by Jiannu?Offense and defense are different. Jiannu is good at attacking but not good at defending.It's a pity that Zu Dashou didn't rush out with Li Xin because he was worried about being blamed by the court and that Guan Ning's iron cavalry would be damaged. That's why there were such consequences.

In fact, in the Houjin Jiannu camp at this moment, the atmosphere in the Chinese military tent is extremely dignified. Huang Taiji is lying on a soft couch, and next to him, the two advisers Ning Wanwo and Fan Wencheng respectfully Standing aside, Fan Wencheng had a felt hat on his head and a black scarf covering his face.

"Your Majesty, I am ashamed of myself. I have been fooled by Li Xin, and I have also implicated the Emperor." This was after Dorgon and others left, Fan Wencheng said cautiously.

"Li Xin is insidious and cunning. Mister is a sincere person, and it is inevitable to be fooled. This matter has passed, so don't talk about it. Now the key is the current situation." Huang Taiji coughed twice, and sighed: " Although Dalinghe City was besieged, it was still possible for Zu Dashou to break through if he desperately wanted to. As long as Zu Dashou was around, Guan Ning's iron cavalry would be there. Not to mention there was Li Xin outside, and he had hundreds of people under his command Horses, these men and horses are all cavalry, and there is no wind to come and go. Such people hide in the dark and will come to attack our army's food and grass at any time. From Shenyang to Dalinghe City, nearly a thousand miles away, they are everywhere before the opponent's attack. In the middle, I have to think about this issue! By the way, do you think Li Xin will go back to the Central Plains because of this?"

"No." Fan Wencheng said without thinking, "Your Majesty, then Li Xin will never return to the Central Plains. Although this servant has only met Li Xin a few times, he also knows that this person will never be subdued for long, otherwise, he would not quietly take Qiu Hejia's guards as his own .He is thinking about establishing his own power. This person will never return to the Central Plains because of this."

"You mean that Li Xin wants to be king and hegemony?" Huang Taiji was a little disdainful, and finally shook his head, and said, "What can he do with just a few hundred people? Mr. Li Xin isn't scared of him, is he? "

"Your majesty is wise, and the slaves also think that even if Li Xin has not returned to Jinzhou at this moment, he will definitely wait for the opportunity to rescue Zu Dashou." Ning Wan and I also said: "Your Majesty, the Central Plains has been orthodox since ancient times. The son of Chongzhen is Orthodox. Li Xin is insidious and cunning, how could he not know about this, as long as he can use Orthodoxy, he can gain greater benefits. However, Your Majesty, we still have to be careful about Li Xin attacking our grain road."

"Li Xin's ambition is second to none. Right now the most important thing is Daling River City. Tell me, two gentlemen, how should Daling River City be fought?" Huang Taiji stopped the two of them, Li Xin was certainly very insidious , but the strength is too small, it is not the opponent of Huang Taiji at all.

"The servant thought that to deal with Dalinghe City, you only need to use one word, and that is procrastination." I didn't want to think about Ning Wan, so I said, "Our army came suddenly, and Zu Dashou was worried about the people in the city, so he didn't break through. , but in this way, the consumption of tens of thousands of people in the city is a very large number. Most of the food and grass in Dalinghe City come from Songshan. Our army has trapped Dalinghe City. In such a situation, do we still need our army to attack? As long as the time is up, we will naturally be able to break through Dalinghe City. We can even use heavy troops to deal with Jinzhou City who came to rescue. Zu Dashou and his Guanning iron cavalry were the gods of Zhenhai in Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. Neither Qiu Hejia nor Sun Chengzong would allow Guanning iron cavalry to be left here, so they will definitely send people to rescue them. At that time, the emperor can continue If we destroy the reinforcements, in the end, Dalinghe City will surely surrender without a fight."

"What if Jinzhou's reinforcements attack from outside, and Zu Dashou attacks from Dalinghe City?" Huang Taiji thought for a while, and then asked: "You also know that Zu Dashou is a rare handsome talent, although he Daling River City has been besieged by us, but you have also seen that the defense of Daling River City has not been relaxed in the slightest. Hehe! I never thought that Daling River City would be built by Zu Dashou in such a short period of time It's solid. Therefore, once Jinzhou's reinforcements arrive, Zu Dashou will never let go of this opportunity. Cooperating with the reinforcements, our army may be defeated by the Ming army in this situation. What I'm worried about."

"Your Majesty, this servant has a plan to solve this situation." Fan Wencheng frowned, his eyes suddenly lit up, and said, "Your Majesty, this servant has a plan, which may allow our army to capture the Daling River with little effort." city."

"Oh, what can be done? Tell me quickly, sir." Huang Taiji's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Fan Wencheng glanced at the writing brushes on the tables next to him, and proudly took the pen and paper to write a few words.I glanced at Huang Taiji and Ning Wan, and a smile appeared on my face.

"Mr. is really a god!" Huang Taiji said proudly: "With Mr.'s plan, I think Dalinghe City will definitely be owned by our Daqing, and Zu Dashou and his Guanning cavalry will also be owned by our Daqing. Mie, if you can take Dalinghe City and defeat Zu Dashou, you will be the first one. I will reward you."

"The slave does not need any rewards, the slave only needs the emperor to reward the slave." Fan Wencheng said through gritted teeth: "The slave hopes that the emperor will catch Li Xin one day and reward him to the slave. The slave will torture him well."

"Don't worry, sir. Even if you don't say anything, I will reward Li Xin as your slave." Huang Taiji said without even thinking about it: "If I can't capture this man, what kind of face will I have when I rule the world?" , Unify the Central Plains."

(End of this chapter)