Han ride

Chapter 59 Encirclement and suppression
"Hey! Commander-in-law, Jianu is on the move again." Zu Zerun suddenly pointed at the Jiannu camp under the city.Everyone also opened their eyes and looked, but they saw groups of people rushing out of the Jiannu camp, and quickly disappeared into the distance. Looking carefully, there were about ten thousand people.

"Why is this? What is Jiannu doing?" Zu Dashou was stunned, with a hint of thought on his face.Everyone didn't know how at this time, people from the slavery camp would separate and disappear in all directions.

"Could it be to deal with our reinforcements?" Zu Zerun murmured.

"That's the only possibility." Zu Dashou and He Kegang looked at each other, and saw a trace of seriousness in each other's eyes.Jiannu would not do this at will, there must be a reason for doing so, but unfortunately, the two of them are trapped in Dalinghe City at the moment, and they don't even know what the mystery is.

"Brother He, what should we do at this moment?" Zu Dashou waved his hand and led He Kegang to the side.

"We can only wait." He Kegang thought for a while and said, "The current situation can only explain one problem, that Jiannu wants to take Dalinghe City without any effort, but on the one hand, he is afraid of the imperial army coming to rescue him. Second, I'm afraid there is something wrong with Jiannu itself."

"Unfortunately, we can't do anything right now." Zu Dashou said with a wry smile, "This time it was a miscalculation. What I am worried about now is, if the reinforcements from the imperial court really come, do we still have the strength to go out to meet them? Soldiers Now that you can’t even eat enough, do you still have the strength to fight?”

"Don't worry about the military gate, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain." He Kegang said with a smile: "As long as there are horses, we will not die. The big deal is that we will change from cavalry to infantry. That's it, we can't let it go The establishment of slaves has succeeded. I believe that the Master Supervisor will definitely send troops to rescue us."

"I don't know what Master Supervisor is thinking now, and there is no large army coming to rescue." Zu Dashou said with a wry smile: "The reinforcements came today, but they were sent by Jiannu in just an hour. Defeated. Let us have no reaction at all, no chance to go out and cooperate with outsiders."

"Don't worry, the imperial court will not abandon us." He Kegang said without thinking.

In the distance, in Jinzhou City, Sun Chengzong looked gloomy, staring at the spies kneeling on the ground, his complexion was gloomy, because of the news from the spies, 2000 people failed to rescue Dalinghe City, and the Jiannu position was bombarded. , the Jiannu cavalry rushed out and besieged Shi Dayong and could not escape. The spies could not see clearly from a distance, but they were sure that Shi Dayong and his 2000 elite Changping Army must be destroyed by Jiannu in the end.Although this result was also expected by Sun Chengzong and others, when faced with this fact, Sun Chengzong and others' expressions changed, and the [-] troops were buried in Jiannu's hands like this, which couldn't help but shock everyone.

"Dalinghe City can't be lost, and Zu Dashou and Guanning cavalry can't fall into the opponent's hands." Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said: "No matter what, reinforcements must be sent, Governor Qiu, how many soldiers can our army support to attack now?" Dalinghe reinforcements?"

"It's only 6000 people." Qiu Hejia sighed: "If the supervisor waits for a while, the money and food from the imperial court are already on the way. By then, our tens of thousands of troops will be able to go out."

"Food and grass!" A trace of sadness appeared on Sun Chengzong's old face. He knew that although Qiu Hejia had some conflicts with him, and was even hindered by the Dalinghe City matter, at this time, Qiu Hejia did not know how to calculate. For myself, the food and grass are really gone.The army must wait for the dispatch of the Ministry of War before it can set off, but does the Ministry of War still have food and grass?Sun Chengzong was suspicious.

"The wine and meat of Zhumen stinks, and the road is frozen to death." Qiu Hejia seemed to feel the sadness in Sun Chengzong's heart, and couldn't help but said softly.

"Hmph, those civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty are not rich. They raise singers at home, go in and out of eight sedan chairs, eat delicacies from mountains and seas, and spoil them all day long. They live like this, can't they make some money for the national treasury? Look, how far Daling River City is from our Jinzhou, such a small distance, but because the money and food can't be moved, and you can't save your robes, this is really the tragedy of the court!" Zhang Chun stood up and roared loudly .The generals also showed excitement when they heard the words, but they didn't speak.

"Report, Shi Dayong, Songshan's garrison, asks to see you." A yamen servant outside the door said loudly.

"Songshan guard Shi Dayong? He's back?" Sun Chengzong, Qiu Hejia and others looked at each other with surprise on their faces.I thought that Shi Dayong had already died in battle with two thousand soldiers, but at this time, Shi Dayong suddenly appeared, and now everyone dared not neglect, so they hurriedly let Shi Dayong come in to report.

"The last general Shi Dayong pays homage to the supervisor and governor." After a while, Shi Dayong walked in wearing an iron armor and knelt down on the ground.

"Say, what's going on? Where are the two thousand Changping elites?" Qiu Hejia stood up and said loudly without waiting for Sun Chengzong to speak.

"Most of the two thousand elites have been lost, and the last general is almost unable to come back." Shi Dayong said with his head down.

"How is the situation of building slaves?" Sun Chengzong asked again.

"There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the joint camp of Jiannu. They surrounded Dalinghe city completely, and it was difficult to fly. Dorgon, Duoduo, Yuetuo and other generals blocked Dalinghe city and Jinzhou. A large number of cannons in red are arranged on the official road." Shi Dayong thought for a while and said.

"How did you escape from such a large army?" Wu Xiang said coldly, "You are infantry, but Jianu is cavalry. How can you escape Jianu's pursuit?" Suddenly realized, they all looked at Shi Dayong suspiciously, Qiu Hejia's old face twitched, but looked at Shi Dayong with cold eyes.

"The last general, the last general must be saved by others, so that he can survive." Shi Dayong thought for a while and finally said.

"Rescued? Why was it rescued? The Liaodong army that got rid of our army is the army of slaves. Who did you save? The army of slaves?" Wu Xiang's eyes were gloomy, and he slowly drew out his sword. Obviously, if Shi Dayong answered Wrong, I'm afraid Wu Xiang will be beheaded on the scene.

"It's Mr. Qiu's nephew Mr. Li." Shi Dayong said hastily: "Mr. Li led hundreds of troops, and while our army was fighting with Jiannu, he destroyed Jiannu's red cannon in one fell swoop. The young master had a grudge, and when he saw Mr. Li killed him, he gave up the last general and went after him specifically, and the last general also escaped because of this."

"Li Xin!" Qiu Hejia's eyes lit up, and he said, "Why is Li Xin outside the city? Isn't he in Dalinghe City?"

"No, the moment Mr. Li was besieged in Dalinghe City, he led [-] cavalrymen through Jiannu's eight interceptions, and finally arrived at Xishan, where he recruited troops and became enemies of Jiannu. Slaves are fighting each other, so I took the risk to rescue them." Shi Dayong said hastily.

"Li Xin is recruiting troops?" Wu Xiang's complexion changed, and he glanced at Qiu Hejia.In the end, he sneered and said: "General Shi, do you really think that Li Xin has three heads and six arms? He actually led three hundred cavalry, was invincible in the Jiannu army, and broke through eight interceptions in a row. Do you think he is Zhao Zilong in Changshan? ?”

"He is not Changshan Zhao Zilong." Shi Dayong said without thinking, "He is more powerful than Changshan Zhao Zilong. If there is anyone who can compare with him, it is Chu King Xiang Yu. This brave man is hard to find in this world."

"Okay." Sun Chengzong at the top glanced at Qiu Hejia and said, "Since you were saved by him, why doesn't he want to come to Jinzhou and prefer to stay in Xishan?"

"This, this?" Shi Dayong showed a look of embarrassment on his face, and then glanced at Qiu Hejia.

"What are you doing looking at this old man?" Qiu Hejia's face was livid, and he said coldly, "Could it be that you also think that Li Xin's actions were ordered by this old man?" After Qiu Hejia finished speaking, he swept away Wu Xiang and the others. At one glance, Wu Xiang and the others' faces twitched, extremely embarrassed.Originally, these words were what these people were going to ask themselves, but at this moment, Qiu Hejia said it himself.

"No, no, the last general dare not." Shi Dayong said quickly: "He said that after he was a criminal minister, he would not be considered an official of the court, and he did not need to serve the court. He also said that everyone is In order to kill Jiannu, the government and the opposition are actually the same.",

"Bastard!" Qiu Hejia stood up abruptly and shouted loudly.His eyes were red, like a tiger about to eat people, he looked at Shi Dayong viciously, and said, "Did he really say such a thing?"

"Exactly!" Shi Dayong gritted his teeth and said.

"He is jealous of the court for wronging his father." Sun Chengzong sighed, "It's a pity that such a talented person is left outside like this."

"No, the old man can't let him go on a forked road." Qiu Hejia said without thinking.

"Okay, I'll talk about this later. Since he said that he would kill Jiannu, it means that he still considers himself a member of the imperial court. Otherwise, he would not have made a move to save Shi Dayong. This matter will wait After defeating Jiannu, it's not too late to make a theory." Sun Chengzong shook his head and said: "Since Li Xin is there to meet us, Wu Zongbing and Song Zongbing, you two will lead 6000 troops to rescue Dalinghe City, when the court wolfgrass arrives, our army will set off immediately to meet you."

"The last general takes orders." Wu Xiang and Song Wei glanced at each other and said hastily.

"By the way, Wu Xiang, I heard that you have a son named Wu Sangui, he is also very brave, right?" Sun Chengzong seemed to have thought of something, and asked Wu Xiang.

"My lord still remembers this, the dog Sangui is a bit brave. Of course, he can't do the joint operation of Baiqita." Wu Xiang said with a smile.His words were full of sarcasm, obviously he didn't believe that Li Xin was so capable that he was able to join forces with a hundred riders.His words caused everyone to burst into laughter, and they all looked at Qiu Hejia with funny eyes.Because Jiannu is extremely powerful, this is recognized by everyone in Liaodong. Maybe the only one who can fight Jiannu one-on-one is Guanning cavalry. Fortunately, this Li Xin is actually boasting, saying that he led three hundred cavalry from The rush out of the tens of thousands of Jiannu army naturally caused everyone to laugh, even Qiu Hejia's expression was not very good.

"Okay, such a brave man should be called by the army." Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "Then go to Wenshan Customs and call Wu Sangui to wait for the call. I hope that you and your son can also win this battle."

"The final general will never disappoint my lord's hope." Wu Xiang glanced at Qiu Hejia proudly.With such a person trying to catch fame, let's see what kind of face you, Qiu Hejia, will have in front of us in the future.

"Shi Dayong, this defeat is not your fault, let's go back to Songshan and wait for orders!" In the end, Sun Chengzong spared Shi Dayong, and it was a wrong decision to use two thousand elites to deal with tens of thousands of cavalry. Shi Dayong was able to escape alone. It is already a blessing in misfortune.If Shi Dayong was still blamed at this time, I am afraid that Wu Xiang and Song Wei would not dare to follow orders to attack Jiannu.

"The last general thanked the supervisor." Shi Dayong didn't dare to neglect, after thanking him, he quickly retreated.

"Okay, let's stop here for today's discussion! The two generals have already made preparations, and I am waiting for your triumphant day." Sun Chengzong had a smile on his face, but everyone could see a trace of reluctance in his eyes Come on, six thousand vs. tens of thousands still has no advantage at all, and the chance of victory is almost slim.But even if Wu Xiang and Song Wei were dissatisfied, they had no choice but to respond quickly.All the generals also came out with thanks.

"Lord Qiu, I really want to meet your tiger and wolf general, the Baiqita alliance!" Wu Xiang and Song Wei came out hand in hand, and when they passed by Qiu Hejia, Wu Xiang laughed loudly.

"Zhuzi!" Qiu Hejia pointed at Wu Xiang's back and trembled angrily, but there was nothing he could do.

"My lord." At this time, Shi Dayong's sturdy body appeared beside Qiu Hejia.

Qiu Hejia barely suppressed his anger, and with Shi Dayong's support, got into the sedan chair and headed for his governor's yamen.But Shi Dayong followed on horseback.

"Dayong, have you really seen Li Xin?" Qiu Hejia asked softly on the sedan chair.

"Returning to the boss, the subordinate was really saved by Mr. Li." Shi Dayong replied outside the sedan chair.

"Is what you just said true? Can he really join forces?" Qiu Hejia said with a deep sigh.

"That's right." Facing Qiu Hejia who promoted him, Shi Dayong naturally didn't dare to hide anything, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Li is extremely brave, he is invincible in the chaos army, and the Fang Tian painted halberd in his hand is even more powerful. The Jiannu who killed him fled in all directions, not daring to confront Mr. Li."

"That's right! I've seen his martial arts before. I thought he wouldn't be able to take the imperial examination in the future, and at least he would be a scholar. Fortunately, he has become a military commander. It's the same, so his martial arts will not be buried like this. "Qiu Hejia nodded, and asked again: "Can you see Sun Er?"

"Returning to my lord, according to what Mr. Li said, when Sun Er broke into the slave army, he died in the rebellion." Shi Dayong thought for a while, and then said: "My lord, Mr. Li's soldiers and horses are extremely strong. , and even received the attention of Jiannu. When Mr. Li came to rescue the last general, it was Jiannu Dorgon who personally led the army. When he saw Mr. Li appeared, he immediately led the army to pursue him. Duoduo, Yue Tuo, Azig and others also led the army to chase Mr. Li, and let the last general's men leave. The last general wondered if this Mr. Li had done something outrageous and offended Jiannu like this If you are angry, you will not give up until you kill him."

"He is such a person." Qiu Hejia thought of something, finally sighed, and said, "I'm ashamed to say, now, I know that my virtuous brother was wronged, but the old man is powerless to avenge him." , causing Li Xin to be exiled, and he organized a rebel army to serve the imperial court. Hey, this kid!"

"My lord, you don't have to be like this." Shi Dayong couldn't help being excited when he heard Qiu Hejia's words, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Li now has nearly two thousand sons under his command, and each of them is a soldier of hundreds of battles. A slave can't do anything to him.",

"Nearly 2000 people?" Qiu Hejia's complexion changed suddenly in the sedan chair, with a glimmer of light in his eyes, and he said, "Did you also see more than 2000 people?"

"The last general, the last general didn't see it." Shi Dayong lowered his head and said, "However, when he was about to leave, Young Master Li left behind the eight hundred Changping soldiers around the last general."

"What? He left Changping soldiers behind? That's the army of the imperial court. What is Li Xin's status? He actually wants to gather the army of the imperial court. If you, the general, are killed, that's another matter. You are still the general now. Why did he recruit Changping soldiers, and those 800 people are also Songshan defenders, what does Li Xin want to do? Do he want to rebel?" Qiu Hejia's complexion changed, and he remembered that the hundreds of cavalry around Li Xin were still his governor The guards, these have also fallen into Li Xin's hands.Thinking of this, he shuddered.Here Li Xin will not be holding grudges against the court, he is going to take the opportunity to rebel!If so, it has a lot to do with himself.

"Hehe, don't worry about this, my lord. These Changping soldiers also voluntarily followed Mr. Li. After all, they can kill Jiannu with Mr. Li." Shi Dayong comforted him: "I heard that Mr. Li has robbed him several times. Jiannu's grain road. Huang Taiji, the master of Jiannu, wanted to recruit Mr. Li, and gave him a magical weapon, that is, the Fangtian painted halberd. Unexpectedly, Mr. Li refused flatly, and instead made trouble for Jiannu from time to time. To say that Jiannu is stealing chickens is not enough to lose rice!" When Shi Dayong thought of this, he couldn't help laughing.

But Qiu Hejia who was sitting in the sedan chair had a gloomy expression.Li Xin's actions have gone beyond the actions of ordinary people, and even more than that of a righteous man. The previous recruitment can be said to be the past, and in the end he recruited the Songshan defenders under his command. This is undoubtedly related to rebellion.

"Dayong, arrest all the family members of the [-] Changping soldiers who took refuge in Li Xin, and put them in the Songshan camp." Qiu Hejia said to Shi Dayong quietly with a gloomy expression.

"Ah!" Shi Dayong's face was startled, and he finally said hurriedly: "My lord, is this going to happen? When the general chose these two thousand brothers at the beginning, he chose people who had no father or mother at home and had nothing to worry about. They I am the whole family, and I can't catch their family at all."

"Hey! Li Xin, I blame the old man for being blind." Qiu Hejia finally thought about it, the light in his eyes flickered, and finally he sighed, and said: "I hope Li Xin will be as he said, and wait for him." When the court restores his father's reputation, he will return to the embrace of the court!"

"The last general is very worried about Mr. Li's situation." Shi Dayong thought for a while and said, "This time, Mr. Li has already blown up Jiannu's red cannon in order to save his subordinates. This red cannon is not easy to cast. This time Mr. Li killed Jianu ruthlessly once, and I am afraid that Jiannu will not let Mr. Li go. At this time, Dalinghe City is under siege, and Zu Dashou and Zu Junmen cannot rescue Mr. Li, and we in Jinzhou On the other hand, they couldn't hold Mr. Li in time. His subordinates were worried that Jiannu would focus on Mr. Li. Although Xishan is big, there are not many main exits. They will definitely surround Mr. Li and cut off Mr. Li's food and grass. , so Mr. Li's situation is very dangerous."

"So what, we and Jianu are life-and-death enemies, we fight each other, and when there are undead, the general dies immediately, and the corpse is returned on the battlefield, which is also reasonable." Qiu Hejia looked displeased, and said: "If he died , the old man will go to the court to rectify the names of his father and son."

"Yes." Hearing this, Shi Dayong also knew that Qiu Hejia was not feeling well, so he quickly stopped talking.

In fact, Li Xin at this moment is indeed facing the situation that Shi Dayong said. Under the order of Huang Taiji, Jiannu set up military camps at every intersection in Xishan. These military camps are small, ranging from dozens, There are hundreds or thousands of people at most, but other things such as fences and arrow towers are fully equipped.If Li Xin attacked forcefully, he would suffer a considerable loss.This kind of method also appeared in the Three Kingdoms period. In the south of Dongwu, there was a Shanyue ethnic group. They haunted the mountains and forests. They were extremely fierce and often invaded Han cities. Later, Sun Quan used this method to deal with the Shanyue people and controlled them with elite soldiers. The various exits of the mountain forest trapped the Shanyue tribe to death, and finally the Shanyue tribe surrendered when they had nowhere to go.Today's Huang Taiji obviously wants to use this method to trap Li Xin to death.Let Li Xin have no food and grass in the West Mountain, no reinforcements outside, and finally he was forced to surrender to Jiannu.Huang Taiji was able to use this method because, although Xishan was big, it was not as big as Nanyue, and there were not many enemies around Jiannu.So he can safely and boldly use this method to deal with Li Xin.In order to achieve the purpose of forcing Li Xin to surrender or destroy Li Xin.These exits are not far apart, and once Li Xin appears, the Jiannu garrisons around him will immediately kill him.In order to achieve the goal of eliminating Li Xin, I have to say that although this method is stupid, it is very practical.Li Xin was forced to find a way to deal with this kind of encirclement and suppression from Jiannu.

(End of this chapter)