In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 163 The Ming Army is really going to trick him to death this time

"Rui Lang, something bad has happened. I just sent an urgent report. The Ming army was suddenly defeated the day before yesterday and fled back to the Great Wall. Now the slave army has begun to move westward along the northern part of the Great Wall..."

In Guihua City, Na Muzhong burst in with a panicked look on her face again, frightening Lin Rui who was teaching Ha Beier to practice calligraphy half to death.

Obviously, the Lin family army had been paying close attention to the war there, and the news was only delayed for a day and a half before it came back.

"What, how is this possible?"

"What the hell, how come someone who was so good suddenly failed?"

Lin Rui looked in disbelief. The two sides had been in a stalemate for nearly three months, and the Jiannu could not do anything to the Ming army. At this time, unless the Ming army was short of food and grass, or took the initiative to attack, they would never be suddenly defeated.

The Ming army had just received a batch of food and grass half a month ago, so there was no problem of insufficient food and grass. With Lu Xiangsheng's level, it was already at this time, and it was impossible to take the initiative, so I really couldn't figure out how the Ming army was defeated.

"The devil knows how they were defeated. I have already said that the Ming army is unreliable. Rui Lang, what should we do now?" Na Muzhong had no intention of caring about the life and death of the Ming army.

Nowadays, they don't have much food and grass, and only [-] war horses are left. Now the army of the slaves has come over, which can be seen that this army's defeat will simply kill them.

"You are really not afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs. Even Lu Xiangsheng is unreliable. Which army in the Ming Dynasty is reliable?"

Lin Rui still sighed with emotion, he was really speechless in his heart. It would be winter and snowing in a few months. Who would have thought that at this juncture, the Ming army would suddenly lose control?

However, after getting to know each other for a while, Lin Rui knew that the problem probably did not lie with Lu Xiangsheng himself, but probably with the emperor Chongzhen.

After all, it is estimated that only Emperor Chongzhen in the entire Ming Dynasty could influence Lu Xiangsheng, thereby triggering changes in the entire war situation.

"Rui Lang, don't worry about the fate of the Ming army for now. Huang Taiji and his army are heading directly to the west. They obviously want to intercept our escape to Datong. In seven days at most, they will come from the southeast. Should we escape or stay here?"

Namuzhong said anxiously.

At this time, Habeier finally reacted from the shock, and thought about it and said: "Husband, Sister Namuzhong, it is only one month before winter begins. The grass on the grassland has withered. Jiannu should also wait. It won’t be long before we want to defend Guihua City, shouldn’t it be difficult, right?”

"But what if they besiege but fail to attack? How long can we last with that little food?" Namuzhong asked.

"Don't we still have [-] war horses? Then kill all the war horses and eat their meat. I don't think we can defeat them."

Hubbell gritted his teeth and said.

"It's doable."

Namuzhong's eyes suddenly lit up. After all, if he killed all the horses, he would be able to eat for at least three or four months. However, with an army of more than 20 slaves, he wanted to besiege them for three or four months. The food needed for people and horses It is absolutely unimaginable that it is impossible to encircle them.

Seeing both of them looking at him eagerly, Lin Rui said bitterly: "What if Jian Nu also goes all out and kills the war horse?"

"Is that impossible?"

The two opened their mouths, both thinking it was impossible.

"Nothing is impossible. Besides, they don't need to kill all the horses. As long as half of them are left to surround us, we will have to go around without food!"

Lin Rui shook his head. There was one more thing he didn't say, that is, once they killed all the horses and defended Guihua City, they would no longer be a threat to the Tumote tribes. In case the Jiannu really launched a fierce siege until the beginning of next spring. , it is estimated that all the Tumuts will have to be killed by then.

Therefore, to defend Guihua City, only the Han people can stay and the Mongolian cavalry must leave. But the most critical issue now is not whether Guihua City can be defended, but that there is not enough food to defend the city.

In the past three months, they have almost relied on exchanging war horses and cloth with various ministries for cattle and sheep to maintain the daily consumption of 10 people. As a result, there are only one person and one horse left among the [-] cavalry.

The remaining grain is for spare use. Once all the 8 cavalry are taken away, the grain alone will probably be enough to feed [-] people for half a month.

At that time, Jiannu would not need to attack by force at all, but would only need to besiege for half a month. The Han people in the city would either surrender or starve to death.

As soon as Lin Rui reminded them, they realized that their thinking was too simple, and they fell silent for a while.

Lin Rui was also extremely confused.

Their current situation is very embarrassing. If they want everyone to survive this winter, they must kill all [-] war horses as rations, but this will completely eliminate foreign aid.

They took the cavalry to spend the winter in the Ming Dynasty. Although there was foreign aid, the remaining people did not have enough food rations to survive the winter.

Even if they were to forcefully evacuate southward with everyone at this time, it would be too late. Huang Taiji would definitely intercept them outside the Great Wall, making them unable to advance or retreat.

So he knew that with the current situation and their own situation, they really didn't have many options left for them.

"Rui Lang, don't you Han people often say that a strong man cuts off his wrist? If you still hesitate at this time, then we may really be doomed."

Namuzhong took a deep breath and looked at him with burning eyes. The meaning was very obvious. She took [-] old Mongolian cavalry and [-] Han young veterans, one man and two horses, and fled directly to Datong.Indeed, if they escaped in April or May, there would still be [-] war horses and [-] to [-] dan of grain, and they could take away everyone who could ride a horse.

But now there are only [-] war horses left. Not to mention the Han people, even the Mongols cannot take them all away.

After all, there were more than 4 Jiannu cavalry outside the city watching eagerly. If you wanted to escape, at least one person and two horses would have to take turns riding, otherwise no one would be able to escape.

"This time we are really going to be killed by the Ming army. Our efforts for more than a year have been in vain."

When Hubbell thought that only 5000 people could escape in the end, she was unwilling to break the brush and said bitterly.

"Hey, it's useless to say this now. As long as we can escape back to the Ming Dynasty with these veterans, there will always be a chance to make a comeback. Let's just treat it as starting from scratch. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty is full of people, money and food."

When Namu Zhong saw that Ha Beier still said such words to irritate Lin Rui, she quickly waved her hand and said nonchalantly.

Obviously, Namuzhong's mentality is much stronger than Habeier's.

After all, when I followed Lin Dan Khan, I once had more than [-] troops at the peak. At the lowest point, it was even worse than now. The key is that there is no hope.

Now as long as Lin Rui doesn't die, escapes back to Ming Dynasty, and makes a comeback, there won't be any problems at all.

So Namuzhong still has no idea of ​​abandoning Lin Rui.

Of course, if Lin Rui insists on not abandoning those Han people, he may not be able to survive until he is desperate.

Lin Rui naturally knew this, and knew that it was impossible for these Mongolians, no matter men or women, to follow him to the death.

Not to mention that Namuzhong and Habeier don't have his children yet. Even if they have his children, when they are really in a desperate situation, they may take their children and abandon him without hesitation to join their rivals.

"Husband, Sister Namuzhong is right. At this point, only a strong man can cut off his wrist. Don't worry, Sister Namuzhong and I will fight to the death to protect you and escape back to the Ming Dynasty."

Hubbell also sighed and stepped forward to persuade.

"Actually, we still have a way out..."

Lin Rui looked at the map on the wall and murmured.

"what?"

"Rui Lang, what other way out do we have except for the strong man to cut off his wrist?"

The two were stunned and both looked at the map. Namuzhong shook his head, and Habeier looked at Lin Rui expectantly.

"We have Yinshan Mountain to the north. The army can enter the mountain in just one day without worrying about the cavalry pursuit."

Lin Rui pointed at the continuous Yinshan Mountains north of Guihua City and said.

"But what's the difference between hiding in the mountains and hiding in Guihua City? Will I be trapped alive by the slaves by then?"

Na Muzhong was confused and said that now it was no different than when he was in Liaohetao, where the slaves would retreat after hiding for a while. From this time, Huang Taiji did not hesitate to use the entire country's troops to deal with them, which shows how determined he is to eliminate them. .

"No, we are not going to hide in the mountains, but go directly over the Yin Mountains and go to Mobei to spend the winter." Lin Rui shook his head, then moved his fingers to the north of the Yin Mountains and explained.

"What? Go to Mobei for the winter, Rui Lang, are you crazy? Do you know how cold the winter in Mobei is? Not to mention people, even war horses will freeze to death!

What's more, if you want to reach Mobei, you have to pass through hundreds of miles of Gobi desert. Not only is there a lack of water, but there is also very little fodder, making it impossible to survive for a long time.

In our current situation, we absolutely cannot travel through time. Even if we can travel through time, it will be too late. At most, it will snow halfway through, and no one will be able to survive by then. "

Both of them were shocked, and then Namuzhong quickly explained, wanting to dispel Lin Rui's crazy idea.
"It is precisely because of the harsh natural conditions there that we were able to escape the pursuit of the Jiannu slaves and then survive..."

Lin Rui waved his hand, Na Mu Zhong could think of a question, how could he not think of it?

As long as it snows, there will basically be no shortage of water. Even if all the horses are slaughtered, the food will barely last until the beginning of spring, so the only thing that has to be solved is the severe cold.

They still have tens of thousands of carriages and a lot of wood. As long as they build some snow houses to avoid the cold, they will be able to survive the severe cold winter in Mobei.

The most important thing is that it can paralyze the slaves and make them relax their vigilance, thinking that they have all frozen to death in Mobei.

In this way, after spring begins, they can either choose to fight back to Hetao and catch the slaves off guard, or they can go directly to Mobei to conquer the three tribes in Mobei to restore their strength and grow stronger.

Although Namuzhong and Habeier were somewhat doubtful that a house made of ice and snow could withstand the severe cold, they finally chose to believe it out of trust in Lin Rui and agreed to go to Mobei to have a try.

(End of this chapter)