In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 122 The new Governor Xuanda
In this way, in the following days, Lin Rui and the others divided their troops into three groups and swept through all the castles around Datong. Almost no castle dared to stand up to them.

Obviously, the reputation of Lin Jiajun is now well known throughout Datong. At least the upper class people know who killed those Jurchen Tatars.

Therefore, they all hope that this group of rebels will go elsewhere quickly and stop harming Datong. As for their elimination, they no longer dare to hope.

Wang Pu was nervous at first, but later he learned that the rebels were just collecting carriages, so he ignored them and continued to enjoy the luxury in his mansion in Datong City.

After nearly ten days of collecting, Lin Rui finally collected tens of thousands of carriages, large and small.

Finally, not only did they bring the remaining grain, they also loaded two thousand carts of fodder, and then the army marched southward to Shuozhou along the official road.

The convoy meandered for fifty or sixty miles and was extremely spectacular. Lin Rui had to let the cavalry guard the left and right sides, with the mercenaries leading the way and the young soldiers coming to the rear.

If it had been such a long convoy in the past, I'm afraid all kinds of monsters would have had to come out and charge for tolls, but this time it was almost smooth sailing without any obstruction or robbery.

This is the benefit of defeating the Jiannu and killing two thousand Jurchen Tatars.

Only Hauge from Yanghe East looked anxious as the horse bandits headed south.

Fortunately, I looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally Abate's army arrived.

No, as soon as he met Hauge, he complained: "Uncle, why did you come just now?"

"Eldest nephew, you have also seen that there are so many supplies and slaves that I can't get up even if I want to. By the way, where are the horse bandits, are they still in Yanghe City?"

"Hey, it's hard to put it into words..."

Hauge sighed and explained to him the three-party battle that day and the recent movements of the horse bandits.

"What? You actually lost more than 4000 warriors. How is this possible? My nephew, how did you command?"

Abate was almost scared to death. He was helping Hauge now in the hope that Hauge would inherit the throne in the future.

But with Hauge's performance, it would be nice not to be beaten to death by Huang Taiji when he returns home. If he still inherits a shitty throne, I'm afraid even his current princely title will have to be reduced, and he won't be able to raise his head in front of Dorgon in the future.

Haoge naturally understood that if he could not eliminate Namu Zhong and the horse bandit leader this time, he would definitely end up miserable.

That's why we didn't rush to pursue and grab food. Instead, we waited for Abatai to arrive and accomplished the task in one battle.

Because in his eyes, nothing is as important as Namuzhong and the bandit leader. Only by capturing the two alive or carrying their heads back can he make up for his mistakes and prevent Huang Ama from giving up on him completely.

So he quickly defended: "Uncle, I don't know. These horse bandits have built a powerful long bow with a range of one hundred, sixty or seventy steps. It can directly penetrate our armor, and the war horses are also hit by arrows." fall.

Moreover, making this kind of long bow is very simple. In February or March, the gang of horse bandits made tens of thousands of them. My nephew suffered a big loss because of his carelessness. Fortunately, now that his uncle has arrived, we will chase after him. , we will definitely be able to eliminate them before they arrive in Shuozhou! "

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Is there really such a powerful bow, and tens of thousands of it can be made within two or three months?"

Abate was a little doubtful.

I am very suspicious. This is Hauge's excuse for failure.

"Uncle, what my nephew said is absolutely true. Look carefully, this is the arrow that the horse bandit shot..."

Haug hurriedly asked someone to take out the few feather arrows he had collected on the battlefield and hand them to Abatai.

"hiss!"

Abatai took the feathered arrow, which was obviously half the length of an ordinary arrow and had a much heavier arrowhead, and also gasped.

After looking at it carefully for a while, he said with a solemn face: "If it is as you said, this bow has such a long range and power, there will be big trouble in the future."

"Yes, so this group of horse bandits must be eliminated. Without further ado, uncle, let's chase them quickly. Sony can escort these supplies and people to Yanghekou first. The gap in the Great Wall there has not been repaired yet. Tomorrow The army didn’t have time to send someone to take over.”

Hauge quickly urged, he didn't want to wait any longer.

But Abatai shook his head and said: "If these horse bandits are really as powerful as you said, then if we chase Shuozhou now, not only will we not be able to eliminate them, but we will probably get involved with them too." .”

"Uncle, you are overly worried. That group of horse bandits cannot be underestimated, but after all, they are still small in number. There are only seven or eight thousand people who really dare to fight. Even if we include five thousand Mongolian cavalry, if I directly press them with tens of thousands of cavalry, it will not be enough." It just costs more casualties!”

Hauge thought he had been frightened and quickly waved his hand.

"Eldest nephew, I'm not worried about that group of horse bandits, but that Lu Xiangsheng and tens of thousands of Ming troops have already chased Xuanfu, which is only a few days away from us.

Your Emperor Ama once said that this man is not a simple man. He is one of the few civil servants in the Ming Dynasty who knows how to fight. It is said that this man is also very brave. He will take the lead in every battle, and all the Tianxiong soldiers under his command are brave. Fight to the death.

I only brought 6000 cavalry and [-] infantry this time. Including your more than [-] cavalry, it is less than [-]. Once I go south to Shuozhou, I might be directly surrounded by Lu Xiangsheng. Near Shuozhou. "

Abatai was still a little wary of Lu Xiangsheng. The key was that they had too few troops, and the Ming army, plus the troops of Datong Shuozhou Xuanfu, already exceeded [-].Among them, there is also a strong force like the Tianxiong Army that dares to fight. At this time, going south to eliminate a group of horse bandits who are no worse than the Tianxiong Army is tantamount to seeking death.

Compared with when he went on the expedition, Hauge has grown a lot now. After listening to Abatai's story, his face was filled with death, and he almost fell to the ground.

Obviously they also understand that if this is the case, let alone going south, they may have to get out of the customs as soon as possible, otherwise the Ming army in Datong will block Yanghekou. It is still unclear whether these materials and people can be brought back.

"Uncle, why did you only bring [-] cavalry this time?"

"Huh! He's not that little guy like Azig. If my uncle hadn't fallen out with him directly, he probably wouldn't have agreed to me dividing my troops to help you." Abatai became angry when he thought of this.

"Ajige, you and I are at odds with each other..."

And Hauge was so angry that his eyes were spitting fire, and his fists were almost crushed. At this moment, his hatred for Azige even faintly surpassed Lin Rui and Namuzhong.

If Abatai can bring over ten thousand or twenty thousand more cavalry, then the two of them can divide their forces, intercept Lu Xiangsheng all the way, and go south to eliminate the group of horse bandits.

“Eldest nephew, it’s too late to say anything now, we’d better hurry up and go out of the customs at the mouth of the Yang River you mentioned!

You don’t need to be too pessimistic. After we leave, the group of horse bandits may start fighting with the Ming army. And judging from their route, it is obvious that they want to bypass the north of Datong and directly cross the river from the west of Shuozhou to Chaha in Neitao. Erbu.

Let's do this. When the time comes, I will share half of your food, and you can take your cavalry to naturalize for the winter. When spring comes next year, you can summon all the Tumote tribes and go directly to Neihuo to deal with them. "

Abata quickly comforted him, and then gave him another idea.

"Yes, that group of horse bandits must still want to go to the Chahar tribe, so thank you uncle. My nephew will definitely not forget his uncle's help today."

As if he had grasped a life-saving straw, Hauge ignited hope again and hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

Now he really doesn't dare to go back to Liaodong. If he goes back, he will definitely lose his title and military power. If he wants to get ahead in the future, it will be very difficult.

Immediately, Hauge asked Obai and Sony to lead [-] cavalry each to occupy Yanghekou and the high ground outside the valley first, so as not to repeat the same mistake as before.

at the same time.

Lu Xiangsheng also rushed from Xuanfu with [-] Ming troops.

In the previous life, until the end of September, Jiannu completely withdrew from the customs. Liang Tingdong, the governor of Xuanda, and Zhang Fengyi, the minister of the Ministry of War, committed suicide out of fear of crime. Emperor Chongzhen ordered to seize the love of Ding You. Yang Sichang, who was at home, took over as the minister of the Ministry of War, and appointed Lu Xiang to supervise the military affairs of the three towns of Shan, Da, and Xuan. Hong Chengchou succeeded Lu Xiangsheng and was responsible for the suppression of bandits in the Central Plains.

These orders can also be said to be the wisest in Emperor Chongzhen's 17 years on the throne.

In this life, because Lin Rui killed Liang Tingdong in advance, and after receiving reports from Wang Pu and Datong officials, and because Jiannu was split into two in the capital at that time, and the situation in Datong was worrying, Emperor Chongzhen appointed Lu Xiangsheng in advance. Governor of the military affairs of the three towns.

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"Report! Report to the Superintendent that Jiannu has retreated to Yanghekou and is leaving the customs."

"Report to the Superintendent that the rebels passed through Datong three days ago and are heading south to Shuozhou."

"It's unreasonable. That Wang Pu dared to disobey the orders of the military governor, stand still in Datong, and let the rebels pass under his nose without intercepting him. Now he continues to let the slaves arrogantly leave the seclusion..."

After listening to Tan Ma's report, Lu Xiangsheng, the newly appointed Governor of Xuanda, was immediately furious, and the murderous intent in his eyes had almost turned into reality.

Four days ago, he ordered Wang Pu to garrison Yanghe City and Yanghekou, and also ordered Hu Dawei to intercept the rebels.

He had long heard about the corruption of the border army, but he had never been so corrupt that he openly disobeyed orders. He had already made up his mind to use Wang Pu to clean up the border defense atmosphere in Datong Xuanfu.

Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, looked at Lu Xiangsheng's murderous eyes and shuddered involuntarily.

Secretly, I am afraid that life will not be easy in the future. At the same time, I admire Wang Pu's courage for daring to directly disobey Lu Xiangsheng's order without even acting.

I'm afraid that guy might have thought that Lu Xiangsheng was the former Governor-General of Xuanda.

Little did they know that the direct troops they brought alone amounted to fifteen thousand, and all of them were elite veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles.

"Pass this order to the military governor, and the army must speed up its march. It must arrive at Yanghekou at noon tomorrow. Anyone who delays the military flight will be dealt with according to military law, from the commander-in-chief to the commander-in-chief, and will not be tolerated!"

Lu Xiangsheng knew that it was too late to cut Wang Pu into pieces, so he had to order an urgent march with a stern face, trying to reach Jiannu before he was completely released from seclusion.

As the order was passed on, although the generals were all complaining, no one dared not to speed up the march. Likewise, ordinary soldiers did not dare to fall behind. The [-]-strong army rushed towards Yanghekou.

Obviously, a person's name is like a tree's shadow. Facing Lu Xiangsheng, the newly appointed Governor of Xuan Da, who has a powerful force in his hand, all the officers in Xuan Mansion simply do not dare to be as conceited and perfunctory as they did with Liang Tingdong before.

(End of this chapter)