In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 101: Wanting to dominate Datong

at dusk.

Na Muzhong and his people finally brought Huang Ben and others over.

"Sir, a total of more than 2000 Han people were rescued this time, including more than [-] women and nearly [-] men. In addition, more than [-] Ming army prisoners and a large number of weapons were captured along the way. The large carts of supplies abandoned by the slaves were also captured. Brought them all over.”

"Jiannu didn't cross the river again, did he?"

Hearing that only more than 6000 Han people were rescued, most of whom were women, Lin Rui was still a little disappointed. This time, more than 1 Han people were captured by the slaves.

"Back to the young master, Jian Nu has already gone downstream along the west bank."

After Huang Ben answered, perhaps seeing that Lin Rui was a little disappointed with the number of people rescued, he explained: "Sir, there are actually many Han people who have fled into the mountains and are unwilling to come out, and some of them have been hacked to death by those beasts. There were more than 2000 people, almost all of whom were men.”

"These beasts, I must kill them."

Lin Rui heard that the Ming army's cavalry massacred more than 2000 men in a short period of time, and his face was livid again.

He couldn't help but feel angry. These Han people captured by the slaves were all in their prime and young. After being rescued, their sense of belonging was definitely not comparable to that of those who were captured and recruited.

But now, more than 2000 people were slaughtered by those Ming troops in vain. In addition, I don't know how many more were frightened and hid in the mountains. I'm afraid they won't come out again for a while. The more they think about it, the angrier they become.

"By the way, sir, my subordinates also found the body of an official who had been trampled beyond recognition on the road. He also found a seal on his body and brought it back..."

After Huang Ben finished speaking, he took out a piece of seal from his arms and ordered people to carry the body over.

The corpse had been trampled beyond recognition by the war horses, and the official uniform was almost trampled into rags, but it could be vaguely seen that it was wearing an animal civil official uniform.

Huang Ben was illiterate and didn't know what was engraved on the square seal.

But when Lin Rui took it and took a look, he was surprised. Looking at the corpse, he asked in surprise: "Could this guy be Governor Xuanda?"

"what?"

"Have we killed all Governor Xuanda?"

The faces of Huang Ben and others changed. They were stunned and even had a hint of panic on their faces.

"Go and bring two prisoners."

Lin Rui waved his hand and wanted to confirm again. Although he was a little surprised, he didn't care much.

He's just a governor, he dies, it's no big deal.

Anyway, after what happened this time, he and Ming Chao would definitely fall out completely, and they would no longer have any intention of communicating and joining forces.

Not long after, two Ming army prisoners were brought over. After questioning, they learned that Liang Tingdong, the governor of Xuanda, was indeed in the army. Lin Rui determined that the body must be that of Liang Tingdong.

"Sir, how should we dispose of this body?" Huang Ben's voice had a hint of trembling.

"Just find a place to throw it away!" Lin Rui waved his hand.

As if he could see the concerns in everyone's hearts, he added: "What are you afraid of? You have seen the virtues of the Ming Dynasty's army and generals during the day. Can such a court be saved? Sooner or later it will perish.

It is precisely because of the inaction of these ignorant officials and generals, who only know how to kill good people and take credit for their merits, and who fear Jiannu as much as tigers, that Jiannu repeatedly invades.

Think about how your relatives were killed by the slaves and how you were captured. Part of these accounts must be placed on the heads of these ignorant officials and generals. "

Huang Ben, Zhou Meng and others who were originally born as coachmen and horsemen were fine.

But those who were exchanged by Lin Rui from various tribes, and those who were rescued when the slaves were forced to attack the mountain, after listening to Lin Rui's words, recalling the past, they all clenched their fists and looked at the people on the ground. The corpses were also full of hatred and joy, and there was no longer any awe or panic.

"Okay, brothers, you have worked hard today. Let's go down to eat and rest. Tomorrow we will go to Yanghe Guard and kill the general of Datong, Wang Pu. From now on, Datong will be our world."

"Yes! I am willing to follow you to the death!"

More than a thousand soldiers all knelt down on one knee and shouted loudly.

Obviously, although Lin Rui didn't say anything, everyone still expressed their determination to follow in the rebellion.

Even Huang Ben, Zhou Meng and other coachmen and horsemen who were forced to join before were no exception.

As Lin Rui got used to this kind of life of licking blood from the edge of a knife, it was no longer possible for them to work as cattle and horses for the Eight Family and to be that kind of inferior slaves.

"Sir, what should we do with those Ming army prisoners?" After everyone dispersed, Huang Ben asked for instructions again.

"Tie your hands and feet first and watch carefully. When the time comes, let them take the lead in attacking the city."

After Lin Rui finished speaking, he walked towards the more than 6000 Han men and women squatting on the ground.

More than 6000 people were squatting on the ground. Both men and women were in a state of embarrassment. Many of them had a trace of fear for the rest of their lives on their faces, and even more people showed confusion in their eyes.

But everyone was quiet, and the uneasiness they felt when they first saw the Tatars was gone. Apparently everyone knew in their hearts that the reason why Jiannu wanted to build a bridge to cross the river was because this group of people blocked the entrance of the valley.

In the end, the slave society abandoned them and hurriedly waded across the river, probably because of this group of people. If this group of people hadn't driven away the government troops coming from the south, they would have all been killed by the government troops.

So at this moment, almost everyone is full of gratitude to Lin Rui and the others.

"This is my young master, the commander-in-chief of our Lin family army..."

Following Huang Ben's introduction, everyone knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Rui while thanking him.

"Everyone, please get up!" "My surname is Lin Mingrui, and originally I was the same as everyone..."

Lin Rui stood at a high point, looking at the more than 6000 people below, and began to introduce the development history of himself and Lin Jiajun.

After a brief introduction, people brought the prepared food up and asked everyone to line up to receive the food.

These foods were all prepared in advance during the day. In addition to baked wheat cakes, there was also boiled horse meat soup.

Smelling the aroma, more than 6000 Han people who had been hungry all day wolfed down the cakes and broth, and some even shed tears while eating.

The two thousand Ming army prisoners on the other side were not treated so well, and each was only given a bowl of gruel.

"There is enough broth. If you finish drinking it, you can come back for more."

"Thank you, Young Master Lin."

Everyone thanked him one after another, with a hint of anger on their faces.

"Now that you have returned to Daming, if you still have relatives at home and want to go back, we can give you some food to eat on the way. If you don't want to go back and want to join our Lin Family Army, you can also stay. My Lord welcome."

After everyone had eaten, Lin Rui began to ask everyone about their stay. He did not force them. He just introduced the relevant systems and treatment of the Lin family army, and then it was up to them to decide whether to join. After all, this is the Ming Dynasty, not the grassland. The twisted melon is not sweet.

In the end, in addition to the more than 1000 families who still had relatives and farmland, and whose homes were not too far from here, they chose to go back.

The remaining 5000 people stayed and decided to join the Lin Family Army.

Most of the 5000 people who stayed were from the Shuozhou area in the south.

Either the family members were killed by the Jian slaves, or the house was burned down, and they didn’t know what to do when they returned home.

The next day, Lin Rui gave ten big cakes to each of the more than 1000 people who chose to go back.

This moved more than 1000 people to tears.

"Rui Lang, just let them go back and give them so much food, what a waste!"

Namuzhong obviously couldn't understand Lin Rui's behavior. If they were on the grassland, these people would be their property, and it would be impossible to let them go back, let alone distribute food.

"Haha, these people who want to go back are all military and civilian households within a hundred miles around here. Not only did we save them, but we also treated them so well. Think about it, what will they say to other people when they go back?"

Lin Rui chuckled. The value of the more than 1000 people put back was no less than the 5000 people left behind.

He believed that it wouldn't be long before the reputation of Lin Rui and Lin Jiajun for their benevolence and righteousness would spread throughout Datong.

At that time, no matter whether it is recruiting people or doing anything, it will be more effective with half the effort. At least they will no longer regard them as Tatars and hide and fear them.

Na Muzhong seemed to understand something but not quite.

Apparently they still don’t understand the Han people’s method of winning people’s hearts.

Lin Rui didn't bother to explain to her anymore. After breakfast, he left 300 people to guard Yanghekou to prevent Jiannu from coming in again. Then he took the rest of the people and escorted the prisoners in a mighty manner. Heading towards Yanghe Acropolis.

The more than 5000 Han men and women who had just joined were responsible for escorting the captured supplies and vehicles.

It can be said that Lin Rui became the biggest winner this time. Not only did he get rid of the Jiannu and entered the Great Wall, he also severely damaged the Ming army and captured a large amount of materials and weapons.

Now Governor Xuanda is dead, and more than 3 border troops have been severely damaged by him. Only the general of Datong and some generals are left, and they fled into Yanghe Acropolis with their servants.

As long as we attack Yanghe Guard City and kill all the military generals, there will be only a few guard soldiers left in Datong. Although there are many, they are like a pile of scattered sand. They don't have much combat power and cannot pose any threat at all.

At least in a short period of time, he can do whatever he wants near Datong. As for the Ming army in Xuanfu and Shanxi, they will never dare to come to the rescue before they know their details.

At this time, Lin Rui even had the idea of ​​directly occupying Datong Mansion, vigorously developing it, and then conquering Xuan Mansion, using the two places as the foundation, and then plotting the Hetao area.

There is no way, the Ming army is really too weak.

Yanghekou is only more than 30 miles away from Yanghewei. We followed the official road and arrived in the afternoon. The four city gates were still closed. Hubbell and his cavalry would circle around the city from time to time.

At this moment, on the top of the city, Wang Pu and a group of generals looked at the busy crowds outside the city who were building camps, and their expressions were very ugly.

"Are these Tatars still trying to attack the city?"

Everyone was a little surprised and angry.

When they wanted to come here, Jiannu would definitely take the opportunity to plunder again, instead of surrounding Yanghe City and fighting them to the death.

"Commander, everyone, have you seen that there are not many Tatars? They only have five or six thousand cavalry, and there seems to be no Jiannu cavalry at all."

"Yes, I did not see the Jiannu cavalry. These should be Mongolian cavalry."

Everyone was not blind, so they naturally noticed something was wrong, so they all looked at Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief.

"The Jiannu cavalry probably haven't come in yet, just wait for reinforcements!"

"Let's see if we can send some people out of the city tonight to ask for help from Shuozhou and Xuanfu."

Wang Pu said helplessly that if the Tatar cavalry had not completely blocked the outside of the city, he would have taken his people to Datong last night.

But now we can only defend Yanghewei. Fortunately, the city wall of Yanghewei is not low. There are nearly a thousand elite servants in total. In addition, the original military households in the city are young and strong. If you want to defend the city, it is still difficult. More than enough.

(End of this chapter)