In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 143 Everyone wants to capture Na Mu Zhong alive

Zhang Han came here this time, in fact, not to surrender, but to exchange war horses. Just now, he just wanted to test it out. Seeing Lin Rui was so angry that he directly said treacherous words, he also understood that it is almost impossible to surrender. .

He actually had a lot of dissatisfaction with the current Holy Emperor. If Lin Rui hadn't insulted Queen Yi'an just now, he wouldn't have turned against him out of anger.

However, although the conversation just now was unpleasant, Lin Rui was very happy about the exchange of horses.

After all, he would not have too much food. Although he robbed more than 6 dan, the food in the camp was close to [-] dan again.

But now there are [-] human mouths and more than [-] horse mouths every day. In addition, the forage has been eaten up, so the consumption is still very huge. Almost thousands of stones of food are consumed every day, and there is still meat. case, otherwise it would just be more.

"I wonder how many war horses Mr. Zhang plans to exchange this time?"

"Ten thousand horses, and I also want to exchange salt for some leather."

Zhang Han originally thought that he would scare Lin Rui by saying ten thousand horses, but who would have thought that Lin Rui didn't even blink an eyelid.

"Okay, no problem. The price is still the same as before. Half a month later, how about the two parties going to the bank of the Yellow River to trade?"

Lin Rui was eager to exchange more horses to reduce the burden on the camp. In fact, with their current number of cavalry, it would be enough to keep [-] horses. After all, if there are fewer horses in the future, they can be snatched at any time.

"Yes, Marshal Lin is really a happy person, I admire him."

Zhang Han counted the time and nodded. He was filled with admiration when he saw that Lin Rui kept his promise and did not raise the price.

After all, they have nothing to do with each other now, but Lin Rui and the others can choose to trade with the Ming army in Shaanxi.

The two parties discussed the details again, Zhang Han declined Lin Rui's offer to stay, and hurriedly left early the next morning.

Half a month later, Lin Rui got [-] shi of grain and hundreds of shi of salt in exchange for his wish. Lu Xiangsheng also got the coveted war horse and immediately formed his own cavalry.

However, they did not recruit new troops. The cavalry was still selected from the veterans of the Tianxiong Army. It was not that Lu Xiangsheng did not want to expand his Tianxiong Army, but that he did not dare.

As a civil servant and a governor, he had a direct line of 5000 people under his command. This was the first time in the Ming Dynasty. Even in these troubled times, this army had repeatedly made military exploits. Emperor Chongzhen didn't say anything. .

If the recruitment continues to expand, even if Emperor Chongzhen is not suspicious, other civil servants will definitely impeach him crazily.

Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to support the two chief military officers Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei. Not only were each given two thousand horses, but military pay and food were also provided to them.

As for Wang Pu, the general of Datong, he has been completely abandoned by Lu Xiangsheng.

There is nothing that can be done about it. Wang Pu is now deeply trusted by Emperor Chongzhen, and he has the title of Pinglubo. In addition, he has the title of Prince Shaobao and Right Governor. It is no longer something that a Governor of Xuanda can handle. .

In this case, Lu Xiangsheng would naturally choose to support Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, who were more obedient and easy to handle.

And the two of them did reciprocate the favor and obeyed their immediate boss, Lu Xiangsheng, especially Hu Dawei, who was so moved that they were almost heartbroken.

With the completion of the transaction between the two parties, the time has come to late February. Although the upper reaches of the Yellow River has not yet thawed, the exploration horses of Jiannu and Lin Jiajun have become active.

Everyone knows that the two sides will definitely fight to the death after the spring begins. In order to avoid the disaster of pond fish, the Tano tribe also began to migrate eastward.

Lin Rui and Na Muzhong also strongly agreed with the Tano tribe to move to the east bank of the Yellow River, and even gave them thousands of dan of food, salt and other materials, which they considered to be the accommodation for the elderly, children and pregnant women in the tribe. Food expenses, as for the lambs, horses, cowboys, are directly given as gifts.

Now, thousands of people from the Tano tribe have joined the Lin family army, including Tano's son, so Lin Rui is not afraid that the Tano tribe will betray them.

at the same time.

Huang Taiji of Liaodong also made the decision to lead another personal expedition. All the Eight Banners generals and Han civilian officials were extremely surprised and puzzled by this.

"Your Majesty, why are there just a group of horse bandits going to such trouble to ask you to go there in person? It's better to let me lead the army to reinforce Prince Su!"

Abatai was the first to stand up and persuade, and at the same time asked for a tassel.

He knew that once Huang Taiji led his army to go there in person, Hauge would never be able to stand up again in his life.

How could the three Dorgon brothers not know his thoughts?
Dorgon immediately stood up: "Brother Qi, you are old, you should rest at home!"

After speaking, he clasped his fist at Huang Taiji: "Your Majesty, my brother is willing to issue a military order. Only fifty thousand horse infantry are needed. Before winter this year, Namuzhong and the bandit leader will be captured alive and presented to the Emperor."

"Huh, Fourteenth Brother, Namu Zhong was kidnapped by the bandit leader under your nose last time. Otherwise, how could he have caused so much trouble? Maybe Namu Zhong was captured in the end, and maybe there will be more on the way. It has to be robbed.”

Abatai snorted coldly, and after speaking, he also raised his fist towards Huang Taiji: "Your Majesty, although the fourteenth brother is good at fighting, he is too young and not stable enough. Prince Su is also brave and good at fighting, but his troops are too small. If he continues If I have my ministers lead troops to reinforce, they will be able to defeat the horse bandits in one fell swoop, capture Na Mu Zhong alive, and avoid future troubles forever!"

As Dorgon and Abatai competed against each other, Nurhachi's other children, grandchildren and nephews also divided into three factions.

One faction is naturally dominated by Azig Duduo and chooses to support Dorgon, the other faction is based on Yang Guli, Du Du and others support Abatai, and finally Daishan, Yue Tuo and others choose not to help each other.

As for the Han ministers, the old god was watching from one side.At first, the two groups were just fighting over who would lead the troops, but the fight turned into insults and insults.

Obviously everyone understands that although this time it seems that they are just going to encircle and suppress a group of horse bandits, the real purpose is clear.

If Abatai leads the army, he will definitely choose to help Hauge, so that Hauge can make meritorious deeds, keep his title, and have a greater chance of inheriting the throne in the future.

But if Dorgon goes there, Hauge will basically never be able to get ahead.

"Shut up for me!"

Huang Taiji shouted loudly, which finally silenced the hall.

It has to be said that after Nurhachi's death, only Huang Taiji had the ability to keep all the brothers and nephews in check.

If anyone had been replaced, the Eight Banners would have been in a state of chaos.

At this moment, Huang Taiji glanced at everyone in the hall, but he felt very disappointed.

His body is no longer what it used to be, but no one among these people can make him trust the handover of the Qing Dynasty's foundation.

The performance of the eldest son Hauge disappointed him to the extreme.

Dorgon, the only one who is optimistic about the situation, also lacks a strong perspective on the overall situation.

"You guys have disappointed me so much. How dare you underestimate that group of horse bandits now? Once Na Mu Zhong and the bandit leader defected to the Ming court, together with Lu Xiangsheng, the newly appointed governor of Xuanda, and the three of them join forces, I will definitely It is very likely that Qing will completely lose control of the Loop, and ten years of hard work will be wasted!"

Huang Taiji hates the fact that iron cannot be transformed into steel. Namu Zhong alone is not a problem, but adding a Han bandit leader with extraordinary knowledge and strategy is a huge trouble.

And if the two of them had the support of the Ming Dynasty, especially the support of Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, not to mention Dorgon and Hauge, even he was not sure that they would be able to eliminate each other.

Once the opponent chooses to attack in spring and autumn, hide in the Great Wall in winter and summer, and Hetao is two thousand miles away from Liaodong, no matter how fierce their fists are, it will be like hitting cotton.

That's why he wanted to take advantage of the opponent's cavalry before they could grow stronger, and directly send out a large army to solve this scourge once and for all, without giving them a chance to grow.

If it hadn't snowed when Abate came back last year, he wouldn't have waited until spring this year.

Although everyone lowered their heads, they were still a little unconcerned. They felt that the emperor was making a fuss out of a molehill. When Lin Dan Khan was at his peak, he had 10,000+ cavalry. Wasn't he chased all the way to the West Sea by them?
Although Huang Taiji paid enough attention to Lin Rui and Namuzhong, the information he got from Abatai was from September last year.

I still thought that Na Muzhong and Lin Rui only had [-] cavalry and more than [-] infantry.

Unexpectedly, Lin Rui and Na Muzhong would go to the inner set in winter, and their strength would more than double.

At this time, Lin Rui had decided to take advantage of the fact that the Yellow River had not yet thawed and strike preemptively.

"Belle, after Na Muzhong and I leave, the camp will be handed over to you. Zhou Meng Huang Ben, you two have to assist the Fourth Madam with all your heart, do you understand?"

"Don't worry, Commander. We will do our best to assist the Fourth Madam in guarding the camp, and we will never let Jian Nu take advantage of us!"

Both of them quickly assured that not only had they been promoted to generals, but they had also each taken a young lady as their concubine. They had long since given up on Lin Rui, and both had decided to follow Lin Rui to the end of their lives.

"Well, the fourth lady is young and inexperienced. You two need to pay more attention. In addition to establishing slaves, the Ming army and Huihui must also be on guard. The training of new recruits must not be left behind."

After Lin Rui gave instructions to the two of them, he looked at Ha Bei'er and said, "Bei Er, if you have something to do, you should discuss it with them more and ask for their opinions. Don't act arbitrarily, you know?"

To be honest, he was really worried about letting Habeier stay and guard the house, but he had to take Namu Zhong away, so he kept Huang Ben and Zhou Meng.

"Well, husband, don't worry, I will take care of the house. You and Sister Namuzhong should also take care of yourself!"

Hubbell also didn't want to stay and guard the house, but she knew that this was her husband's trust in her.

"Let's go!"

Then Lin Rui waved his hand and stopped talking, and Na Mu Zhong led the army directly to the northwest.

This time, the two brought almost all the cavalry with them, leaving only a thousand female cavalry. They only brought five thousand infantry, including three thousand sword and shield bearers and spearmen, one thousand frontier troops and one thousand long soldiers. Archers.

These five thousand Han soldiers were not only veterans, but they were also able to ride horses, so they did not bring a single carriage or sled during this expedition. They only carried [-] war horses and half a month's rations.

Eleven thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry, all on horseback.

The maneuverability and speed of the Mongolian cavalry are fully demonstrated.

No, he traveled a hundred miles in one day, and this was while taking good care of his horses, otherwise two hundred miles would not be a problem.

(End of this chapter)