In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 130: Draw a clear line with Namu Zhong

"Rui Lang, the Ming army in the mountainous area to the west has stopped advancing and has retreated to Weiyuan Guard. The Ming army in Datong has no signs of going south. However, Huang Ben came to report just now that an army appeared on the other side of the river downstream. The Ming army numbers about [-]."

"Oh? Is there any sign of the Ming army on the other side of the river crossing the river?"

Lin Rui was not surprised that Lu Xiangsheng would compromise and let them go inside. What surprised him was that the Shaanxi soldiers and horses responded so quickly.

In less than half a month, the reinforcements arrived at the edge of the Yellow River.

"There are no signs of crossing the river for the time being, but defenses have been strengthened along the river, which should prevent us from going to Shaanxi."

Namuzhong shook his head and added.

Obviously the progress has been very rapid, and now everyone can understand the border defense maps of the Ming Dynasty.

"Then don't worry about it for the time being. We will stop recruiting teenagers from tomorrow and speed up the transfer of large vehicles. It is almost the end of October and we can't delay it any longer."

Lin Rui also breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered again.

Eighty percent of the Ming army on the other side of the lower reaches of the river were soldiers and horses from Yansui Town. They were under the jurisdiction of the three governors. They would never dare to cross the Yellow River and cross the border to attack them. Lu Xiangsheng had no right and did not dare to mobilize the Ming troops on the three sides. Army, at most communicate with the governors of the three sides.

By the time they finished talking about it, he had already gone to condom himself.

"Rui Lang, if you want to move all the carts to the Guan River, it will probably take seven or eight days. Why don't you recruit more young soldiers?"

"Just accept it as soon as you see fit. In the past half month, we have recruited almost all the poor young people near Shuozhou. If we continue to recruit, what if young military boys from nearby Datong also come over and make Lu Xiangsheng anxious?" Okay, our main task now is to remove the inner trap and strengthen the cavalry."

Lin Rui rolled his eyes when he saw that she was more greedy than him.

The number of young people they have actively recruited and come to join them these days is almost [-].

It can be said that in the entire Shuozhou area, as long as there are poor families and young people of school age, they will sell themselves for food. This shows that the temptation of ordinary people in this era is great, let alone two taels of silver.

Seven days later, when the last batch of large trucks left the camp and headed west, Lin Rui finally let go of his worries.

The weather was already very cold at this time, and there were only six infantry battalions and five thousand cavalry left in the camp outside the city, and they were all one man and one horse.

"Let's go!"

Lin Rui waved his hand and led more than 1 cavalry infantry to pursue them westward. When the army arrived at the Guan River, it was already November and it started to snow heavily.

The upper reaches of the Yellow River and the lower reaches of the Guan River were finally frozen, but the ice layer was not too thick. For safety reasons, Lin Rui planned to wait.

At this time, the two temporary camps by the Guan River and the Yellow River were full of people, horses and large and small cars. They were as busy as a vegetable market every day.

The craftsmen were busy transforming the carriage into a sleigh, while the women and recruits were busy making cotton clothes, trousers and leather shoes. Fortunately, a large amount of cotton cloth and cotton had been extorted a while ago.

These cotton-padded clothes and trousers are made for the newly recruited teenagers. Almost all of these teenagers are wearing only single clothes. When they arrive, they will be shivering from the cold. If they are not given cotton-padded clothes, trousers and leather shoes, they will be taken to the grassland like this. , must freeze to death
As for the cotton-padded clothes and trousers for the veterans, as soon as they arrived in Shuozhou, Lin Rui outsourced them all to nearby people to help make them. Within nearly a month, they were all ready.

It is also very simple to convert a carriage into a sled. Just remove the two wheels and axles, and then add two smooth, flat pieces of wood with tilted ends at the bottom. The wheels hang on both sides of the carriage, which does not take up any space.

After the snow melts, the two bottom pieces of wood are removed and the axles and wheels are installed, and it becomes a carriage again.

In order to go to Neshe for the winter, Lin Rui was fully prepared. Not only did he carry a large amount of food, charcoal, charcoal and other materials, he also made a large number of oilcloths with copper oil to cover the materials on the carriage tightly.

"Rui Lang, you can cross the river directly with the horse. How about I take some people over to investigate first?"

It has been nearly a year and a half since she left Hetao, and Namuzhong is a little worried about the situation of the three Chahar tribes who stayed in Netao.

"You're right, but wouldn't it be too risky for you to go there yourself? Why don't you let Sanna go?"

Lin Rui thought about it and thought it would be a good idea to go and inquire about the situation first. After all, the three Chahar tribes in the inner circle were relatively large, and it was hard to say what their attitude towards Namuzhong was, so he didn't agree with her personally contacting them.

"But Sanna and the others don't know much about the tribes here. There will definitely be misunderstandings. I'd better go there in person. Don't worry. The leader of one of the tribes is my uncle. I'll go find my uncle first." Let’s check the situation and everything will be fine.”

Namuzhong said with a smile.

"It turns out to be your uncle, okay, but let's go back as soon as possible while the snow is not thick."

Lin Rui heard that one of the clan leaders was her uncle, so she dismissed her worries and nodded.

The next day, Namuzhong led five hundred cavalrymen and led their horses across the river and disappeared into the white snowfield.

This is the case here in Shuozhou. There are still high mountains to the east of the Yellow River. Once you reach the west bank and enter Ordos, there is a vast plain.

Compared with the previous life, the desertification in Neitao today is not too serious. Although it is no longer as good as Qiantao and Wuyuan areas, the aquatic plants are much stronger than in Mobei.

After Na Muzhong left, Zhang Han came back after a long journey. "Commander Lin, now that the Yellow River has frozen, I wonder when you will set off?"

Obviously, Lu Xiangsheng had trouble sleeping and eating because of Lin Ruilai's refusal to leave by the Yellow River, so he sent Zhang Han to test it out. He even wrote to Shaanxi Governor Sun Chuanting and the governors of the three sides to discuss the encirclement.

"Mr. Zhang is really hardworking and dedicated. If officials in the Ming Dynasty could endure as much hardship as Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid the situation would not be as bad as it is now."

Lin Rui couldn't help but sigh when he saw that his nose was bruised and his face was swollen from the cold, and he was in such a miserable state. He obviously fell a lot on the road.

"The commander is so complimentary."

"Marshal Lin, the Governor is taking huge risks this time to let you go. Please give me permission so that I can go back and resume my life, so that you can feel at ease."

Zhang Han didn't pay much attention to Lin Rui's digression, and asked again while holding a steaming cup of fragrant tea over the charcoal fire.

This time the Governor indeed took a huge risk. If this group of rebels really fled to Shaanxi, they would definitely be impeached. After all, after Jiannu left, the Ming army remained stationary for a whole month. The rebels were in Shuozhou. Also stayed for more than half a month.

"Don't worry, I won't break my promise. Yesterday I sent people across the river to inquire about the situation on the grassland. In six days at most, the army will cross the river. By mid-November, all the troops will have crossed the river and left the Ming Dynasty. within the territory.”

Lin Rui also knew that if he didn't give him a sure message, Lu Xiangsheng might bring someone to suppress him, so he thought about it and said.

Six days is enough time to modify all the sleds, and the boys' cotton-padded clothes, pants and shoes should be almost ready.

"I hope that the commander-in-chief will not break his promise or take any chances. To be honest, the governors of the three sides and the governor of Shaanxi are ready to prepare. Now, apart from going to the grassland, the only way for the commander-in-chief is to surrender to the imperial court."

Zhang Han was relieved when he saw that he didn't seem to be lying, and he didn't forget to give a warning.

Lin Rui didn't pay attention to this at all, but said: "Mr. Zhang, go back and tell Governor Lu that if he wants to exchange war horses, before the river thaws in the spring next year, please ask him to bring food here for exchange. Out of love, I'll give him a discount, five stones of grain, or half a stone of salt for a war horse."

"I will definitely bring my words to you and say goodbye!"

Zhang Han didn't bargain, he just cupped his hands and said.

Whether to exchange or not depends on the Governor's wishes. After all, this group of people has been labeled as a rebel. Although the Governor is in urgent need of war horses, he probably won't trade based on his character.

Zhang Han can be said to have come and gone in a hurry, which shows that Lu Xiangsheng is really in a hurry this time.

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At the same time, as soon as Namuzhong led the cavalry across the Yellow River, he was discovered by a group of Mongolian cavalry responsible for surveillance by the river.

At this moment, in a tribal camp more than 100 miles northwest of Piantou Pass, I heard that there were cavalry crossing the river, and they were Mongolian cavalry. All the Mongolians in the big tent frowned.

Apparently Haug had already told all the tribes in the Hetao area about Namuzhong's rebellion, especially the three Chahar tribes, and gave him a stern warning.

"Abba, this cavalry must be sent by the Queen to contact the Eqiqi tribe. Now that the river is frozen, how about we also send people to secretly visit the Queen?"

"No, Prince Hauge of Nasu has announced that if any tribe dares to contact Namu Zhong and fails to report the knowledge, all the men of that tribe will be killed. We cannot bring disaster to the tribe. I suggest that we send people to return the tribe immediately. Transform the message."

"Yes, I also agree. Let the Jurchens fight Namu Zhong on their own, and we won't help each other."

"Namuzhong is the queen of our Chahar tribe. It's okay if we don't help her, but you still want to inform?"

The Mongolian young man who spoke first looked at the other people in the tent with an angry look.

"She took the initiative to submit to the Jurchens, so she is no longer our queen."

"Yes, Namuzhong is no longer worthy of being our queen. She will only bring disaster to our tribe now."

"You...are you still the warriors of our Chahar tribe?"

"Okay, don't argue anymore. We have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty now and will move to the east coast next year. There are abundant water and grass there and are more suitable for grazing. For the sake of the thousands of tribesmen and the future, we must fight with Namu. Chung draws the line!”

Finally, a middle-aged Mongolian man at the main seat said slowly.

It was Tano, the leader of this tribe, who was conferred the title of county king by Huang Taiji in March this year and allowed him to move his tribe to the east coast. Therefore, he chose to draw a clear line with Namuzhong without hesitation at this moment.

After all, although the Jurchens only have 2 cavalry in Guihua City, the entire Tumut tribe has a combined population of more than [-], and their Tano tribe plus the other two Chahar tribes only have a population of more than [-] , even if they include the cavalry brought by Na Mu Zhong, they will never be able to defeat them.

As for those Han people, no matter how many they are, they are just lambs.

Regarding the decision of leader Tano, almost everyone in the tent except his own son unanimously agreed, and obviously no one wanted to fight with the Jurchen Tumuts anymore.

Compared to Tano, who just wanted to draw a clear line with Namu Zhong and report Namu Zhong's crossing of the river to Haug, the Chahar tribe in the west went even further and actually planned to directly kill Namu Zhong. sold.

(End of this chapter)