Han ride

Chapter 97 Before the Great War
Zhang Chun is getting old, and he woke up very early in the morning. He was going to dance with a sword in his hand, but when he just got out of the big tent, he was shocked by a news, and the good mood of the morning disappeared at this moment. without a trace.Because he knew that Li Xin had led the army and left.

"When did you leave? How could it be so fast?" Zhang Chun looked fiercely at Zu Dashou and others who were standing not far away. Zu Dashou and others were sitting in Dalinghe City. The movement from the slave camp was naturally He couldn't hide it from Zu Dashou, but faced with this situation, he didn't dare to go out of the city rashly, so he could only report to Zhang Chun early in the morning.

"Responding to my lord, Li Xin's traitor and Jian Nu had colluded for a long time, and when they saw Master Wang coming, they all ran away ahead of time." Zu Zerun glanced at Zhang Chun anxiously, and said quickly.

"Stupid. You are an idiot, so is it an idiot to be an old man?" Zhang Chun snorted coldly, "If it wasn't for you, why would Li Xin leave?"

"My lord." Zu Dashou frowned, and was about to refute, when he suddenly thought of something, he had no choice but to lower his head and not speak.Zhang Chun obviously saw Zu Dashou's dissatisfaction, but he didn't take it to heart. If it was in the past, Zhang Chun might not be so angry at Zu Dashou, but now it is different. He has tens of thousands of soldiers, and Zu Dashou There are only a few thousand cavalry in Dashou. Although Guan Ning's iron cavalry is very powerful, it has not recovered yet.Compared with power, Zu Dashou naturally did not dare to oppose Zhang Chun.

"How long have you been walking?" Zhang Chun suddenly said with a sigh.

"It's only half an hour." He Kegang glanced at Zu Dashou, and finally sighed.

"Half an hour? Their team seems to be walking very slowly. Let's chase him, and we must chase him back." Zhang Chun hurriedly said loudly as if thinking of something.

"Your Excellency, it is better not to go." Zu Dashou said in a low voice: "What Quanzi said just now is true, then Li Xin has long been in collusion with Jiannu, and all of them are now cavalry. If you want to take Li Xin, what can you do? There are so many cavalry? This is not sent by Jiannu. Tens of thousands of war horses, except Jiannu, who else in Liaodong can get them?"

"Cavalry?" The sword in Zhang Chun's hand suddenly fell to the ground, his expression was a little pale. Although he was born as a Jinshi, he has led the army in these years, and his strategy is not inferior to Zu Dashou. Naturally, he understands that there are tens of thousands of cavalry. Even if there are not tens of thousands of cavalry around Li Xin, as long as there are horses, it takes a little time to train a cavalry. Even infantry on horseback is better than ordinary infantry. It is conceivable that the current Li Xin forces How strong.

"Which way is he going?" After pondering for a long time, Zhang Chun bent down and picked up the sword on the ground, and then asked after wiping it.

"Grassland, go west." Zu Dashou said hastily.

"En." Zhang Chun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, if he had gone north, then Zhang Chun would not have fought this battle, and immediately withdrew his troops and returned to Jinzhou.

"My lord, will Li Xin sneak behind our army and attack our army because of this? You know, Li Xin is in collusion with Jiannu?" Zu Zerun also showed a trace of worry on his face at this time.Li Xin escaped, and there were more than ten thousand people around him. If this power was used to cross Liaodong, it would be fine.

"No." He Kegang shook his head without even thinking about it and said, "Young Master Li is not such a person, and if he harms us, he just needs to unite with Jiannu and attack us together, there is no need for such a big fanfare."

"General He knows Li Xin so well?" Zu Dashou said slightly dissatisfied.At this moment, Zu Dashou and Li Xin were life and death rivals, but Li Xin last night made him lose face and lowered his prestige in the Guan Ning army.This morning, he also heard that hundreds of Guan Ning cavalry left the city gate and went to Li Xin.So he hated Li Xin to the bone. At this time, He Kegang said good things for Li Xin, and he was naturally very upset, and even became jealous of He Kegang.

"Junmen, you?" He Kegang's complexion flushed red.

"Okay." Zhang Chun glanced at the generals, and said with a cold snort: "What time has it been, and you are still fighting in the nest, if you have the ability, now you lead a team and rush to the Jiannu camp to take If Hong Tai is the head of the class, the old man will definitely ask for credit for him. Hehe, what kind of ability is he caring about a useless person at this time."

"The last general dare not wait." Seeing that Zhang Chun was angry, the generals were naturally embarrassed to speak, so they quickly lowered their heads and said.

"Hmph, Li Xin left as soon as he left. With this person by his side, there will undoubtedly be more variables. Who knows where this person's heart is going?" Zhang Chun snorted coldly.If he still sympathized with Li Xin in the past, it was Li Xin who made such contributions, but in the end he didn't get any reward.Even Zhang Chun felt uncomfortable with such treatment.But at this moment, Zhang Chun was dissatisfied with Li Xin's actions.The so-called thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king, and Li Xin is still a subject of the court. At this moment, for his own self-interest, he hastily accepted the benefits of being a slave, regardless of the overall situation.For Zhang Chun, this is the expression of having no king and no father.Even if Li Xin did not surrender to Jiannu, Zhang Chun would not trust Li Xin easily at this moment.

"My lord, the last general is worried about Datong." Zu Zerun rolled his eyes and said quickly: "Li Xin is extremely treacherous and has the heart of a tiger and a wolf. This time he is even more dissatisfied with the court. There is a collusion between Jiannu, this person is going west now, maybe he will escape to the Central Plains, and become a rebel all the way, maybe he will bring disaster to the Central Plains from the Xuanfu and Datong, this matter must be considered!"

"Well, this matter makes sense, so this matter should be taken just in case." Zhang Chun nodded after hearing the words, glanced around, and said, "Quickly notify the Nine Sides, and let all the passes be carefully guarded, so as to Prevent Li Xin from entering the Central Plains from the gap in the Great Wall and causing a catastrophe."

"My lord, do you want to send someone to monitor the west side?" At this time, Wu Xiang said from the side: "What if it is a lie that Li Xin went to the west, and then he suddenly rushed into the battlefield while we were attacking Jiannu, This is enough to change the situation on the battlefield."

"That's right, send people to monitor Li Xin. If Li Xin goes deep into the grassland within three days, stop monitoring him." Zhang Chun thought for a while and said.Wu Xiang and the others were stunned for a moment, and soon understood Zhang Chun's meaning, that is, the army will fight Jiannu in three days.

"The last general will send someone to deal with it immediately." Wu Xiang was stunned when he heard the words, and said loudly.

"My lord, I have to face Jiannu this time. The Jiannu cavalry is very powerful. I wonder if my lord is prepared." He Kegang asked after hesitating for a moment.

"If I hadn't prepared, how could I launch an attack in three days? Heh heh, I've already made preparations. As long as the generals move forward bravely, they will be able to defeat Jiannu. At that time, all the generals will be heroes of the court. The emperor said It's not impossible to be summoned by Taiwan." Zhang Chun smiled triumphantly and stroked his gray beard.Just like what he said, if Zhang Chun didn't have any preparations, how could Zhang Chun launch an attack rashly?

"I would like to serve the imperial court." Zu Dashou and others said loudly after hearing the blood surging.

In the north of the city, Huang Taiji, who had just lost a huge fortune, didn't feel that his pressure was much less because of Li Xin's departure.

"Li Xin is gone. It hasn't been long since he left, but you can't take it lightly." Huang Taiji glanced at the people in front of him, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.Because he clearly saw a sense of relief in everyone's eyes, obviously because of Li Xin's departure.This made him very sad, thinking how powerful the soldiers and horses under the command of the Qing Dynasty were, from the desert in the north, to the grasslands in the west, to North Korea in the east, and even went deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains several times. Such an elite was actually frightened by a Li Xin , this can't help but make people feel sad and disappointed.

"That's right, Li Xin is a treacherous man. Although he apparently promised us to leave Liaodong and return to the Central Plains through the grasslands, we must not be careless. What if he suddenly kills us when we are fighting against the Ming army? It is enough to change the situation on the entire battlefield, and it will also change the national fortunes of the two countries. Therefore, the servant believes that while strengthening the surveillance of Dalinghe City, it is also necessary to monitor the western grassland. Order the tribes of Mongolia Carefully monitor Li Xin, and after our army defeats Zhang Chun here, the army will immediately attack Li Xin, unite with the tribes of Mongolia, and finally eliminate Li Xin." Fan Wencheng also nodded and said.

"Li Xin only needs to monitor, but now I don't understand Zhang Chun. There are only so many soldiers around Zhang Chun. Can he fight our army? Isn't he afraid that our army will eat up his tens of thousands of soldiers? You know There was still a Guanning iron cavalry in the Ming Dynasty before, how many Guanning iron cavalry are there today? Thousands of Guanning iron cavalry are our opponents, and once Zhang Chun’s tens of thousands of troops are wiped out by our army, then the Ming Dynasty will be defeated in Liaodong. Is there still a chance to resist?" Huang Taiji showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

Everyone in the big tent also showed a trace of hesitation on their faces. In field battles, when the Ming army fought against Jiannu, the Ming army was always defeated, especially in these years.In this case, both Zhang Chun and Jiannu understand this truth. The victory or defeat of the Daling River Battle can be related to the national destiny of the two countries. In this regard, both Zhang Chun and Huang Taiji understand the truth. But under such circumstances, Zhang Chun actually led the army to attack Jiannu on his own initiative and wanted a decisive battle, which made Huang Taiji cautious.

"Your Majesty, this servant thinks that Zhang Chun has to fight." Ning Wanwo said: "Our army came, and Dalinghe City was in front of us. The Ming Dynasty did not know how much effort was spent on Dalinghe City. If Zhang Chun If you don’t fight decisively, you have to retreat, and once you retreat, will Dalinghe City still belong to the Ming Dynasty?”

(End of this chapter)