In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 155: The pace is too big, it’s too much trouble
Inside the handsome account.

Facing Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu's persuasion, Lu Xiangsheng's face became more solemn than ever.

Because he knew that the two of them were not aiming for nothing, but it was a fact. Once something happened to the [-] troops, Jiannu would most likely take advantage of the situation and attack Datong Xuanfu.

If the two towns really fall, with Jiannu's current strength, the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty will be in danger.

Therefore, retreating troops at this time is undoubtedly the safest option.

But once they retreat, facing Jiannu's 20 horse infantry, the Lin family army will not be able to defend Guihua City no matter what.

The final result was either that the Lin family's army was forced to surrender, or that they abandoned their infantry and fled with their cavalry.

The former was what he least wanted to see and what he was most worried about. Once Lin Rui was forced to surrender to Jiannu, it would definitely be a disaster for Ming Dynasty.

If Lin Rui chooses the latter, although he still has a chance to make a comeback, he won't be able to win the Loop for at least three to five years.

And he was also worried that Lin Rui would choose to rebel again after he fled to the Ming Dynasty with his cavalry.

After some weighing, Lu Xiangsheng finally made a decision, stood up and said: "If we directly fight the Jiannu army in the wild, our army will indeed lose more and win less, but if we hold on to the stronghold, not to mention that Huang Taiji will be naturalized." The [-] cavalry mobilized are the entire Tumut people in Hetao. What should our army be afraid of? As long as the two sides are in a stalemate until winter, Jiannu will retreat!"

Lu Xiangsheng still knew himself. He was not sure that he could defeat Jiannu's 15 troops with this [-]-strong army, but he was confident of staying in the camp.

After all, the [-]-strong army of Wang Pu and others fighting in the field will only add chaos, but staying in the camp can play a lot of roles. As long as there is enough food and grass, he is sure that the stalemate will last until the beginning of next spring, let alone the winter. .

"But Commander, our army only carries one hundred thousand stones of food and grass this time, which can only sustain the army for one month at most. It's only May now, and there are still four or five months before winter begins!"

"Yes, although this place is only three days away from Yanghe, our cavalry has just been established. I'm afraid it will be difficult to ensure the smooth flow of food roads."

The two frowned and said, in fact, there was one thing they didn't say clearly, that is, Lu Xiangsheng had no extra food and grass in Yanghe, and he must ask the court to allocate it.

It takes at least half a month to get from the capital to Yanghe. In addition, the road from the capital to Xuanfu is not easy to walk. It is summer now. Once it rains, it will be harder to transport grain from Liaodong than to Jiannu. Not much stronger.

"Don't worry about that section of the valley. After the food transport team leaves the valley, they can continue to go north along the river for another day, so it's actually only a day's journey. This is enough to ensure the smooth flow of the army's food road!"

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand and explained.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, the two of them stopped trying to persuade him. After all, as long as they had constant food and fodder, there would be no problem in staying at the camp.

Immediately, Lu Xiangsheng wrote a memorial letter in person, explaining the situation, and then asked the court to allocate 50 stones of food and grass, and ordered people to rush [-] miles to the capital.

After writing the memorial to Emperor Chongzhen, I thought about it and wrote a handwritten letter to Lin Rui again, and then asked Tan Ma to hurry up and send him to be naturalized.

After completing this, Lu Xiangsheng chose a small riverside, and then ordered the army to spread out on the spot and build camp fortifications near the river.

At this time, Wang Pu and others behind also noticed something was wrong. Although they were forced to stop, Wang Pu did not order to set up camp, but came to kill them.

"Governor Lu, it's only noon, why don't the troops leave?"

"Also, why do we need to dig ditches and build walls? Is it possible that Governor Lu still wants to stay here forever?"

"Commander Wang, according to the report from the detective horse, a Jiannu cavalry appeared in the north of our army, with a strength of about [-], and they are galloping towards us. The art of war says: defend first and attack later, think about victory before thinking about it. Defeated, at this time it is natural to set up camp first so that the army can be in an invincible position."

Lu Xiangsheng said slowly that he was not sincerely hiding things from Wang Pu, but was worried that telling the truth would scare them away.

"What? Fifty thousand cavalry, aren't the reinforcements from the Jiannu still being naturalized? How come they came so fast?"

Wang Pu was immediately taken aback. Apparently he was successfully led astray by Lu Xiangsheng. He thought that the [-] cavalrymen who came were the reinforcements led by Dorgon who had withdrawn from Guihua.

"This still needs to be investigated further, but to be on the safe side, General Wang had better not camp in another camp. The two armies can just merge into one place." Lu Xiangsheng said in a deep voice.

"What Governor Lu said is absolutely true. General Mo will bring his troops over here and set up camp together..."

Wang Pu quickly nodded in response, and then hurriedly left with the others.

As the Jiannu Cavalry was not far away, he would naturally not camp alone again.

He knew very well how much he was capable of. If he camped alone, the slaves would definitely beat them first when they came. If Lu Xiangsheng refused to save them, they would definitely be doomed, so naturally they had to stay with Lu Xiangsheng and the others. Safety.

Sure enough, when several other guerrilla generals heard that [-] Jiannu cavalry were coming towards them, they all panicked and immediately led their troops towards the river to kill them.

"Everyone, you have actually entered the governor's camp, then you must respect the military orders of the governor. Once there is someone who disobeys the military orders, no matter who you are, they will act in accordance with military laws and will not be tolerated. If you can't accept it, now it's a big deal. You can leave!"

"Of course we will obey the military commander's orders!"

They didn't know how far the Jiannu Cavalry was, and they would never dare to leave at this time, so the nine of them looked at each other, and Wang Pu had no choice but to reply.

"Okay, from now on, no one in the army, down to the governor, is allowed to drink alcohol. Anyone who violates this will be severely beaten with twenty military sticks."

"General Yang!"

"The end is here!"

"I order you to lead your troops to garrison the North Camp. You are not allowed to go into battle without the orders of the governor!" "I will obey the order!" Yang Guozhu quickly took the order arrow with both hands.

"General Tiger!"

"The end is here!"

"I order you to lead your troops to garrison the southern camp. You are not allowed to go into battle without orders from the commander-in-chief."

"General, I obey!" Hu Dawei also quickly took the order arrow.

Immediately, Lu Xiangsheng ordered Wang Pu to lead his troops to garrison the east camp, eight guerrilla generals to garrison the west camp, and he himself led the Tianxiong Army to garrison the central camp to support all parties.

The West Camp is close to a river. Although war horses can wade directly through the river, it still has some geographical advantages, so the eight guerrilla generals readily agreed.

But Wang Pu frowned slightly, obviously he didn't want to defend Dongying, but wanted to defend Nanying, but Dongying was stronger than Beiying after all. Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's resolute attitude, he had to give up. After all, he really didn't have much confidence to bargain with Lu Xiangsheng now.

After the meeting, Wang Pu saw Lu Xiangsheng clinging to the camp, and finally realized something was wrong, and sent his Ye Bushou out to investigate the situation.

at the same time.

Lin Rui, who was far away to be naturalized, also received the news that the Ming army had marched out of Yanghekou. He had no worries about Lu Xiangsheng coming to attack the Jiannu reinforcements, and instead welcomed them.

After all, if he could defeat the Jiannu reinforcements earlier, he would be able to strengthen the Guihua City earlier and manage his own territory.

As for whether it would be easier to invite gods than to send them away, he is not worried at all if the Ming army arrives and refuses to leave. At that time, he only needs to send cavalry to cut off the Ming army's food routes, and the Ming army will have to return to Datong obediently. go.

The envoy sent by Wang Pu to trade heads was driven away without even seeing him.

It's not that he doesn't want to trade, but the weather is already very hot, and they don't have lime for pickling. If they keep those heads, if there is a plague, they won't be able to cry.

"Rui Lang, what's wrong, Jiu Nu really has follow-up reinforcements, and there are more than [-] people, and they also carry a lot of food, grass, baggage, and even dozens of cannons..."

Namu Zhong rushed in with a panic look on her face.

"what?"

Lin Rui almost peeed out of fright, and stood up immediately, asking anxiously: "How far are they from being naturalized?"

"We've passed Zhangjiakou, and we can be naturalized in five days at most... What should Rui Lang do? Our city wall hasn't been repaired yet. Even if it is repaired, I'm afraid it won't be able to stop the Jurchens' cannon!"

Na Muzhong wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at Lin Rui, already scared to death.

It is true that the Jurchen reinforcements came too quickly and too much. Together with the 20 cavalry near Guihua, the total army was [-], which was twice the number of troops when Huang Taiji personally conquered Lin Dan Khan.

"Don't panic yet..."

Lin Rui said, and asked Mrs. Lu to find the map, and then looked at the map and said with some surprise: "Based on the time, if the Ming army really leaves Yanghekou, it is very likely to collide with Jiannu's reinforcements. Come on?"

"Rui Lang, given the virtue of the Ming army, after discovering the slave army, I am afraid that it will shrink back to the Great Wall as soon as possible. There is no hope at all. Let's withdraw quickly!"

"There are [-] Jiannu cavalry outside the city. It may be impossible for us to escape unscathed."

Lin Rui shook his head and his face became extremely ugly.

At this time, they wanted to build a bridge across the river to get to Neitao. Not to mention that the [-] slaves outside the city would not watch them build the bridge. Even if they were asked to go to the river to build the bridge, there would be no time.

When entering Wuyuan along the river west, if the Tumuts block the protrusion, they will be blocked directly in the Baotou area. There is Yinshan Mountain in the north and a big river in the south. There are pursuers behind and in front. If the Tumuts block the road, the whole army must be annihilated.

"Then take the cavalry and go directly to Datong. We will take away all the people who ride horses." Namuzhong gritted his teeth and said, obviously not only planning to abandon all the carts and supplies, but also preparing to abandon those who can't ride horses. .

"No, absolutely not."

Lin Rui immediately shook his head and refused. The only people who could really ride a horse were Mongolian men and girls, and only a few thousand old and young infantrymen.

This means that 2 young recruits and 5 frontier troops, as well as more than [-] Han support men and women, and more than [-] craftsmen, will be abandoned.

This is something he cannot accept anyway.

"But Rui Lang, we will definitely not be able to defend Guihua City if we stay here. Even if we can hold it for a while, we will be trapped to death sooner or later. Jian Nu is obviously well prepared this time.

Don’t you Han people often say that if you keep the green hills, you won’t be afraid of running out of firewood?We still have [-] cavalry. As long as we escape back to the Ming Dynasty, with your ability, we will be able to make a comeback in no time. "

Namuzhong advised earnestly.

Lin Rui also knew that what Namuzhong said was right. It was undoubtedly the wisest choice to abandon the car to save the handsome man at this time, but he really couldn't accept it if he just abandoned tens of thousands of Han brothers and sisters.

At the same time, he also realized that he might have really taken too big a step this time and was going to end up in trouble.

(End of this chapter)