In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 106 A complicated and strange situation

Since Xuanfu's army was to the east of Yanghe, when the smoke came from the east, they immediately knew that the Tatars were really coming, so they hurriedly returned.

But Datong is to the west of Yanghe. When the wolf smoke came from the east, the first thought of Hu Dawei and others was to suspect that Lin Jiajun deliberately lit the wolf smoke to scare the big guys away.

In addition, the real Jiannu had just left last month, and he was even more disbelieving. Therefore, although he did not march immediately, he did not break up. Instead, he sent out sentries to the east to investigate, but almost all of them were driven away by the Mongolian female soldiers. return.

Such deliberate blockade of the news made Hu Dawei and others even more convinced that this was a trick of the Lin family army, deliberately lighting up smoke and blocking the road to scare everyone.

In addition, the rebellious military households outside Yanghe City are gathering more and more, and their influence is getting wider and wider. Military households in other areas have become a little restless, so they no longer hesitate. Under the leadership of Hu Dawei, the Eighth Route Army The mighty army of ten thousand marched towards Yang He.

Compared with when various Ming armies were annihilating the rebels, they would have their own agendas, blame each other, and even undermine each other and ask for money and food from the court. However, the military attachés in Datong were much more active. Not only did they not ask the court for money and food for sending troops, they even They also prepare their own military rations.

In order for Hu Dawei to take the lead, these military attaches even provided some money and food to cover the food for the [-] border troops.

The reason is that these military attaches are not fools and know that this time they are not fighting for the emperor, but for themselves.

This group of Lin family troops is no better than the Tatars. If they continue to let them wreak havoc, sooner or later the foundation of their rule will be shaken.

If this group of Lin family soldiers were just burning, killing and looting, they wouldn't be so nervous. However, the other party did not offend ordinary military households and even encouraged them to pay and distribute food. This made them unbearable.

Once this gap is opened, from now on, the 300 million military households in the entire Datong Xuanfu will no longer be honest and law-abiding, and resistance will continue.

Therefore, it is necessary to kill all the Lin family troops and even the tens of thousands of people under Yanghe City, in order to shock all the military households in the two places and let them know the consequences of farming dishonestly.

There are more than 8 people. In addition to the [-] frontier troops, the remaining [-] are organized according to various guard posts. They are all commanders who rule the thousands of households under their own banners, and the thousands of households rule the hundreds of households. But in the end, the servants only obey their own orders. The servants of the adults, especially the servants of the landlords and gentry, always maintained a boundary with the military attaches, which caused the army to move very slowly.

They only walked more than twenty miles in one day, but on the third day, when they were still fifty or sixty miles away from Yanghe City, everyone received the news that Yanghe City had been attacked by thieves.

"The commanders of Yang Hewei and Gaosanwei are just two pigs. They can't even hold on for half a day!"

Hu Dawei couldn't help but curse when he learned that the bandit army had captured Yanghe City in just one afternoon yesterday.

Of course, in order not to offend anyone, he only dared to scold the two commanders.

He naturally knew that Liang Tingdong and Wang Pu should also be in the city, so he was both gloating and worried.

Needless to say, they were gloating about their misfortune, but they were worried that if they did not escape when the city was breached, they would be directly killed by the thieves. After the court investigated them, no one would take the blame.

The two of them were the Governor of Xuanda and the Commander-in-Chief of Datong. Even if the thieves took over the entire Datong, the court would not be able to hold him accountable as the Commander-in-Chief of Shanxi. At best, the rescue would be ineffective.

But if the two of them died, it would be hard to say. After all, he had already followed Liang Tingdong's order and led the army to Shuozhou.

"Report!"

"Commander Qi, please come and report that there are a large number of Jiannu cavalry east of Yanghe, with a strength of no less than [-]!"

"what?"

"Is it true that Jiannu entered the country again?"

In the handsome tent, a group of guards and envoys guarding the thousands of households suddenly changed their expressions.

"Why are you panicking? Just be quiet!"

Hu Dawei was worthy of being the chief military officer. He slapped the table and shouted without changing his expression. After calming everyone down, he looked at Ye Buzai who had just come in to report.

"It is said that the Lin family army has a large number of Mongolian cavalry under its command. Have you seen clearly whether those cavalry are slaves or Mongolians?"

Obviously Hu Dawei still suspected that the Lin family army was bluffing in order to spread suspicion.

Otherwise, Ye BuZhou, who was sent out a few days ago, would not be able to cross Yanghe City, and would be driven back by the opponent's sentries. However, he passed this time and brought back such important information about the enemy.

Everyone also reacted, and no longer panicked as before, they all looked at the Ye Buzai.

Ye Bushou, on the other hand, clasped his fists with determination on his face and replied: "Commander, it's absolutely true. All those cavalry have money rat tails, and nearly ten thousand of them are still wearing the cloth armor of the slaves."

The tent suddenly became silent, and even Hu Dawei's expression changed. His head could be temporarily shaved, but so many cloth armors could not be made in a short time.

"Commander, it seems that Jiannu has really entered the border again, so we should withdraw quickly!"

"Yes, maybe the Lin family army has defected to Jiannu."

"I suspect that the man surnamed Lin has surrendered to the slaves and has become a traitor. Otherwise, how could those Mongolians listen to him, a Han?" The tent was only quiet for a moment, and all the military attachés became anxious. I just want to run away.

"How far is Jiannu from my army?" Hu Dawei said in a deep voice.

"Come back to the commander-in-chief, it is twenty miles east of Yanghe City and less than seventy miles away from our army." Ye Bushuang replied quickly.

Hu Dawei frowned and asked again: "Is there any fight between Jiannu and the Lin family army?"

"Come back to the commander, the two sides are not fighting, nor are they joining forces."

"Commander, this time Jiannu has the Lin family army as internal support. I'm afraid they won't be able to retreat in a short time. It's better to conserve our strength and withdraw quickly."

"Yes, it's clear that Jiu Nu came here with bad intentions this time. Maybe the [-] cavalry are just vanguards. We should hurry back and guard each city, waiting for the imperial army!"

If it was just the Lin family army, everyone would naturally rush forward and kill them. But now that the slaves are here, no one wants to take any more risks. After all, they have brought all their family wealth with them. Once they are defeated, they will suffer heavy losses. What can you do to defend your home base?

Anyway, the dispatch of troops this time was not an order from the emperor and the court. They could retreat and defend their home base first, waiting for the court to send an army.

"Everyone, the cavalry is no better than the infantry. For more than seventy miles, for the Jiannu cavalry, it only takes half a day at most. You must not retreat at this time. Once you retreat, it will definitely cause panic among the soldiers. Jiannu takes the opportunity to press on. The whole army will be defeated!"

Compared with these military attachés who were like earthly emperors, Hu Dawei, the general military officer who had commanded tens of thousands of troops, was much more knowledgeable. He knew that withdrawing the troops at this time would be tantamount to seeking death.

"Sir, Commander-in-Chief, this is a bit serious!"

"This place is only sixty or seventy miles away from Datong City. Even on foot, it only takes one day to reach it."

"Yeah, hurry up, it won't take more than a day."

Although everyone knew what Hu Dawei said was reasonable, they still wanted to retreat to Datong, or even go back to their respective homes.

Anyway, their servants are all strong, and when the time comes, they will definitely be able to escape faster than those frontier soldiers Qiu Ba. With the [-] Qiu Ba behind them, it is enough for everyone to take their servants and escape to Datong City, and then return to their respective places. castle.

Hu Dawei naturally guessed the wishful thinking of these people. Seeing that they were determined to withdraw, he had no choice but to scare them: "Everyone, you just said it yourself, that the Lin family army is the internal agent of the slave establishment, even if you have escaped now Their respective castles, but when the time comes, the Lin family army will lead the rebels to attack them one by one. Will you be able to defend your castles?
Yanghe City is an example. In addition, Jiannu's cavalry is blocking the main road, and they will definitely not be able to count on reinforcements from the court in a short time. Therefore, this time is not just an invasion of Jiannu, as simple as that, but also affects the entire Datong. The survival of the region.

Now that we have finally gathered an army of [-] people, we are still capable of fighting even if we face the Lin Family Army and Jiannu at the same time. But if we break up, we really have no chance. Everyone, think about where to go!At worst, I can take my servants back to Shanxi. "

After Hu Dawei finished speaking, he stopped talking and looked like he was risking his life.

He had no choice. He had no right to intercept these military attachés. If these people really wanted to break up, he couldn't stop them.

Sure enough, everyone's expressions tightened after hearing Hu Dawei's words.

They are not afraid of a pure Tatar invasion. Let alone breaking through their acropolis, even a thousand houses cannot be conquered. At most, they can only break down a few hundred forts.

But the Lin family army was different. Thinking that it only took half a day for them to break through the Yanghe Acropolis, every one of them couldn't sit still, and even cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. If it was as they guessed, that surnamed Lin had long ago surrendered to Jiannu, or cooperated with the other party. Maybe he really wanted to occupy the entire Datong and attack the cities one by one.

As for the imperial court's reinforcements, there is no chance of relying on the slave cavalry, at least within three to five months.

Finally, everyone looked at each other and looked at Hu Dawei. After all, everyone is not stupid. They know that snakes can't survive without a head. At this time, they can only count on this guy.

"General Wang, what should we do now?"

"We don't have much food and grass, and there is no big city nearby. The only chance now is to take the initiative to meet them, and take advantage of the high morale to fight Jiannu and the Lin family to the death!

As long as everyone works together and is willing to listen to my command, this battle will be won! "

Seeing that everyone had been frightened, Hu Dawei stood up without any hesitation and said confidently.

Obviously, compared to Wang Pu who only knew how to make money, Hu Dawei still wanted to make contributions and gain Chongzhen's favor.

So I want to use the strength of these military attachés to fight against the Jurchens. After all, not every commander in chief has this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It's a pity that these military attaches are not stupid either. They all shake their heads like rattles and express their willingness to stay where they are.

Anyway, as long as the tens of thousands of them do not disband and stick together tightly, neither the Jiannu nor the Lin family army will dare to loot and attack the city in Datong without restraint. There is no need to risk a head-on confrontation with the other party.

As for not having enough food, isn’t that simple?Just transport them from their respective castles. Could it be that in their own homes, they can't afford to build slaves?

(End of this chapter)