In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 127 Ming Dynasty needs this victory so much
Lu Xiangsheng did not stay in Datong for too long and returned to Yanghe that day, leaving only his close aides to investigate.

After returning to Yanghe, he learned that the rebels were still stranded outside Shuozhou City and there were no signs of attacking the city or other castles. Lu Xiangsheng did not lead his troops south in a hurry.

With many years of experience in suppressing bandits, he has long understood that the core of suppressing rebels is no longer chasing, but surrounding them.

Therefore, we planned to secretly mobilize troops and horses, make a roundabout way to block all the routes going south and west, and then command the army to press through from the north and east, and finally surround and annihilate the rebels in Shuozhou.

After all, there are many castles in Datong and it is surrounded by the Great Wall. It is relatively closed. Compared with places such as the Central Plains of Shanxi, it is most suitable for encircling and suppressing rebels.

Otherwise, once the rebels are allowed to break out of Datong, with the strength of this group of rebels and their ability to incite the people, there will definitely be endless troubles.

.........

.........

Three days later, his staff Zhang Han hurried back to Yanghe. Lu Xiangsheng was stunned by the news he found out.

"Zhiyuan, is this news true?"

"Sir, the student found out about it from a person with a hundred households, and this matter is already known to everyone in the entire Datong Health Center. There is no way it is false!"

Zhang Han quickly explained.

That day, he was equally shocked when he found out the truth from those hundreds of households.

"It seems that the governor has far underestimated the strength of this group of rebels!" Lu Xiangsheng's face was more solemn than ever.

It was immediately clear that if that group of rebels really wanted to move south and west, they might not be able to stop it with only the mighty defeated generals and the guards from various places.

Thinking of this, I also knew that it was a bit reckless to let Hu Dawei intercept him in the wild. He should have been allowed to guard the passes and trails heading south and west to prevent the bandits from crossing to Shanxi and northern Shaanxi.

"Sir, the student also learned from the generals of Xuanfu that this group of rebels did not come from two places, but from the grassland."

"Oh? From the grassland? Is the news true?" Lu Xiangsheng's eyes suddenly opened and he stood up, obviously very shocked.

"Sir, it can't be true. The student learned from a Qian general under Yang Guozhu that the group of rebels first came in from the Dushi Fort in Xuanfu in April this year, but they came again less than half a month later. Returned to the grassland, and this time suddenly appeared outside the valley of Yanghekou, blocking Jiannu's way back north..."

Zhang Han told all the news he had found out in the past few days.

The more Lu Xiangsheng listened, the more he felt something was wrong, so he immediately brought a border defense map of Xuanfu and Datong.

The two lay on the map, combined the information they had found, and various reports about the two places in the past few months, and finally discovered a key point.

"Sir, since the last time Jiannu broke through Zhangjiakou and went directly to Dushi Castle, and this time he also went straight to Yanghe and stayed for three months, it is obvious that he came for this group of rebels."

"Yes, it seems that Jiannu is very afraid of this group of rebels, otherwise he would never have worked so hard and mobilized so many people to destroy them quickly!"

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, stroked his beard, stared at the large blank area north of the Great Wall, and fell into deep thought.

"Sir, what are General Wang's military exploits?" Zhang Han asked carefully.

"Hey, the court needs this victory so much. Besides, even if the Governor reports truthfully, His Majesty and the princes in the court will probably not accept the fact that a group of rebels killed thousands of Jiannu slaves."

Lu Xiangsheng smiled bitterly. He felt very ridiculous, even ashamed. The number of slaves killed by the Ming Dynasty in more than ten years was not as many as a group of rebels killed in one battle.

"What your Excellency said is absolutely true." Zhang Han also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.He was worried that the Governor would get into trouble and end up making everyone unable to step down. Now it seems that although the Governor is upright and resolute, he is not pedantic.

"Zhiyuan, this group of rebels actually comes from the grassland, and there are a large number of Mongolians in the team. I want you to go to Shuozhou in person, find out the details of this group of rebels, and find out whether they are really based on that bandit. Mr. Shoulin is the master, but there is someone else!"

Lu Xiangsheng was not obsessed with Wang Pu's false claims of military exploits, but wanted to find out the details between this and the rebels.

"Okay, students will leave tomorrow for a trip to Shuozhou."

Zhang Han nodded. He knew that the Lord actually wanted him to find out whether the rebel group was mainly Han Chinese or Mongolian.

If they are mainly Han people, I am afraid they will directly surrender. If they are mainly Mongolians, they will most likely choose to conquer them first and then surrender.

After all, this group of rebels had fled to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and Jian Nu still refused to let go, pursuing them fiercely, and even had to wait for reinforcements to eliminate them even at the cost of two or three months of confrontation.

It can be seen that this group of people must have threatened the rule of Jiannu in the Mongolian region. If they can be recruited and subdued, just by letting the Mongolians among them go to the grasslands to inquire about information, I am afraid that Jiannu will no longer be able to suddenly knock down the country in the future.

After Zhang Han left, Lu Xiangsheng began to draft a memorial. There was no way, even if he didn't submit the memorial, His Majesty would definitely ask him, the Governor of Xuanda, about such a big matter.

However, although he did not tell the truth, he was not willing to give false evidence to Wang Pu. He only said that during the three-party battle that day, Jiannu did suffer heavy losses and lost thousands of horses, but he did not mention who specifically killed him.

at the same time.

The cavalry sent by Lin Rui to explore the road also returned to Shuozhou.

"Sir, along the west path, you can indeed go straight to Piantou Pass on the bank of the river. However, the road is rather rugged and narrow, making it difficult for large vehicles to pass, but no problem for small vehicles."

Lin Rui frowned when he heard that the big car couldn't pass. If the big car couldn't pass, it would be troublesome.

"Rui Lang, what should we do? Our big car takes up half of it. The small car alone cannot carry away all the food and supplies." Namuzhong said with a worried look.

"Husband, can't we take a detour? Do we have to go through this trail?" Hubbell didn't understand. In her opinion, since this path is impassable, she should continue to search south. There is always a road that leads to the river in the west.

"It's not feasible here in Shuozhou, and it's even less feasible in other places. Unless we go directly from Henan to northern Shaanxi, but that's simply impossible."

Lin Rui waved his hand. As a soldier in his previous life, he knew the general landforms of his motherland very well.

Even if he is not from Shanxi, he has a certain understanding of the mountains and rivers inside and outside Shanxi. It is best to go from Shuozhou to Ordos. If you go further south, you have to cross the Luliang Mountains to reach the Yellow River, which will only be more difficult. .

At least there are a large number of guard castles west of Shuozhou.

In the end, Lin Rui had no choice but to take out a map seized from Yanghe City and study it carefully.

When I discovered that there is a Guan River to the west of Shuozhou and merges into the Yellow River near Piantou Pass, my eyes suddenly lit up.

He asked the veteran who was exploring the road: "How is the road condition from Jingping Qianhu Station to Guanhe? Can large vehicles pass?"

The veteran also put his head over, looked at the river on the map and the position of Lin Rui's finger, recalled it, and nodded: "The journey back to Gongzi should be OK, that is, from the river to the mouth of Sancha River It’s a very difficult road to walk at Piantou Pass.”

"As long as the cart can reach Guanhe River, it will be fine." Lin Rui nodded, his brows finally relaxed a little.

(End of this chapter)