In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 175: Going to the Jurchens’ Lair to Spend the Winter
"what?"

As Lin Rui finished speaking, there was an exclamation in the big tent.

Everyone was obviously shocked by Lin Rui's bold idea.

For a moment, everyone was stunned with their mouths open.

It wasn't until a long while that Namuzhong was the first to react.

He said anxiously: "Rui Lang, are you kidding? We have finally escaped from Jiannu and fled to Mobei. You still want to go to Liaodong. Isn't this throwing yourself into a trap?"

Others also looked at Lin Rui with puzzled faces. Last year, in order to escape the pursuit of the Jurchens, they spent the winter in an igloo in the Gobi.

Lin Rui said with a serious face: "If it is normal circumstances, if we go to Hulunbuir and Liaodong, we are indeed throwing ourselves into a trap and seeking death. But what if most of the Jurchens' troops are not in Liaodong?"

"What? How is this possible? How is it possible that the Jurchens' troops are not in Liaodong?"

The expressions on everyone's faces became even more confused.

"Have you forgotten that last year Huang Taiji almost mobilized all the troops to expedition to Hetao?"

"If my guess is correct, the Jurchen slaves must have wiped out all their wealth last year, otherwise this year they will definitely take advantage of the victory and chase them to Mobei. Unexpectedly, they did not come to Mobei this year. According to the urine of the Jurchens, I conclude that they will definitely come to Mobei this year. They will go to the Ming Dynasty to plunder, and the scale of the troops sent may be larger than the previous times."

Lin Rui explained slowly.

The reason why he concluded that the Jurchens would go to the Ming Dynasty to plunder this year was certainly due to his own analysis based on the current situation.

But the most important thing is that in the 11th year of Chongzhen in history, the Jiannu invaded the Ming Dynasty on a large scale, and this time the losses and damage caused to the Ming Dynasty were the most serious and lasted the longest.

It lasted from September until February or March of the following year before returning. Not only did it ravage the entire North China Plain, destroying countless cities and fighting all the way to the Yellow River, but also killed three governors of the Ming Dynasty.

Lu Xiangsheng was killed in this battle of King Qin, and even big cities and towns like Jinan were defeated by Jiannu.

Although his arrival has more or less changed a lot of history, with such a major event and the current situation, it is very likely that Jiannu will repeat the historical event of invading the Ming Dynasty.

Once this happens, he can once again take them by surprise, attack them unprepared, and sneak attack the slaves' lair, so that the Jurchens can also taste the feeling of being robbed.

Once he succeeds, Jian Nu will definitely be severely damaged, and he may not be able to recover within a few years. He will be unable to deal with them anymore, and he can take the opportunity to return to the Hetao.

After all, the foundation of Jiannu is incomparable to that of Ming Dynasty. Although Jiannu went to Ming Dynasty to burn, kill and loot from time to time, he could never damage the vitality and foundation of Ming Dynasty. But if it were Jiannu himself, even once, he would definitely Injury to muscles and bones.

So even if it contained huge risks, Lin Rui decided to take the risk, because as long as they succeeded, they would be able to get rid of the current predicament, turn passivity into initiative, and completely reverse the entire situation.

This is exactly what is often said in the art of war: using the right combination to achieve victory by surprise.

Their current comprehensive strength cannot be compared with Jiannu. Strategically, they have always been at a disadvantage. If they want to change this unfavorable strategic situation, they can only use surprise troops.

Otherwise, even if they return to Hetao or stay in Mobei to develop, they may still be suppressed and beaten in two or three years. They can only parry but not fight back. If they accidentally fail to parry, they will have no choice but to flee into exile again.

As Lin Rui finished explaining his plan, needles could be heard in the big tent for a while. There were people with bright eyes and excited expressions, and there were also people with worried and hesitant faces.

"Rui Lang, this plan of yours is really crazy. It can really catch Huang Taiji off guard. Once it succeeds, we will no longer have to worry about the threat of Jurchens in the future. But what if Jiannu didn't go to Ming Dynasty to plunder , or only a few people went, what should I do?”

In the end, it was Namu Zhong who broke the silent atmosphere and spoke first.

"We can go to Hulunbuir first and test the Horqin tribe. If the Horqin tribe is empty, it means that Jiannu has really gone to plunder the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, if the warriors of the Horqin tribe are all in Hulunbuir, then we will give up the raid plan. I will migrate directly to Ningxia next spring."

Lin Rui had naturally thought about this for a long time. As the Horqin tribe who was closest to the Jurchens, it was impossible for the Horqin tribe not to follow such a large-scale invasion of the Ming Dynasty.

"This is feasible, but it is difficult to determine when to send troops?"

"If it's too early, Jiannu will definitely come back quickly. If it's too late, maybe Jiannu is already on his way back."

Na Muzhong thought for a moment and said with an embarrassed expression again.

"We set off in July, arrived at Horqin in September, and headed south to Liaodong in October. It was already winter by then. Even if Jiannu wanted to come back for reinforcements, we would have to wait until next spring. We will have a winter."

Lin Rui said slowly, with a sinister smile on his face at the end.

"Rui Lang, do you think Jian Nu will choose to spend the winter in the Ming Dynasty this time?" Na Muzhong was suddenly surprised.

"good."

Lin Rui nodded, Jiannu's invasion this time was during the winter of the Ming Dynasty. "Huh, what should we do? If we set off in July, we will definitely not be able to move with you by then."

Namuzhong took a deep breath and looked at him nervously. Most of them were pregnant in October and November last year and gave birth in July and August.

Lin Rui held her hand, helped her back to her seat, and then said: "You will stay in Mobei for the winter, and then move south after spring next year. I will lead an army to meet you in Hetao."

"This is feasible, but I'm worried that after you leave, the Zasak tribe and the Chechen Khan tribe may have bad intentions..."

Although Namuzhong was reluctant to give up, she also knew that in their current situation, they could only stay in Mobei to give birth over the winter, and then go to Hetao to join them in the spring of next year.

Lin Rui felt very guilty for leaving Na Muzhong alone in Mobei to give birth, but he had no choice but to do so. This was why he had been reluctant to let Na Muzhong get pregnant and banned other women in the army from getting pregnant.

However, last winter was so boring, and there were huge loopholes in management that even he couldn't help himself, let alone others.

"Madam, don't worry about this. I have already considered it. I will bring the warriors from the Chechen and Zhasak tribes with me, so that everyone can spend the winter in peace and no one has to worry."

Lin Rui waved his hand and said with a smile.

Without solving his worries, how could he safely leave Na Muzhong and more than 1 pregnant women here?

"This is a good way to kill two birds with one stone."

Na Muzhong's eyes also lit up, and she no longer had any worries in her heart, and her whole person became relaxed.

As for whether the Zasak and Chechen tribes would agree to go together, neither of them tacitly raised this point.

Because as long as the two tribes are not stupid, they will definitely agree.

On the one hand, they follow the Horqin tribe to make a fortune, and on the other hand, they fight in the nest. Everyone fights to the death. Everyone knows how to choose.

After the matter was finalized, everyone began to prepare with peace of mind, and the food crisis no longer existed.

After all, there is no need to think about the future anymore. The current number of cattle and sheep in Tuxiebutu is enough to feed 15 people until next summer.

Moreover, after next spring, Namuzhong and the others will migrate to Hetao. They will definitely not be able to cross the Gobi with their cattle and sheep, so they will have to kill all the cattle and sheep and make dried meat to take with them.

In the days that followed, the women had nothing else to do except eat, drink and take care of the pregnant women.

Mrs. Lu and the others continued to teach the young Han Chinese. This time, since there were no restrictions on the venue, almost all the Han young people studied in the morning, trained in the afternoon, and practiced equestrian for an hour in the evening.

Lin Rui also mixed all the teenagers over 13 years old from the 7000 tribes, as well as the [-] captive warriors, and the remaining more than [-] Mongolian male cavalry into three cavalry battalions. The camp has [-] cavalry and a total of [-] cavalry.

As for the girls in the tribe, no more weapons were issued to them and they were used as warriors. After all, [-] Mongolian girl cavalry were enough.

However, since more than 3000 girls were pregnant and could not fight, Lin Rui had to select another [-] girls from [-] tribes to supplement them.

Although all adult men in the Lin family army, whether Mongolian or Han, now have at least two women, Lin Rui strictly implements the policy that women cannot get pregnant again. If they want to get pregnant, they have to wait until they arrive in Hetao next year. Absolutely No more burdens can be added.

This also caused Mrs. Lu's workload to increase dramatically.

The craftsmen in the logistics camp were busy reinforcing the leather armor and making arrowheads.

In order to make up the eight young infantry battalions, Lin Rui had to abolish the heavy cavalry battalion and added the four thousand young men who were going to be used as heavy cavalry into the eight infantry battalions.

The [-] Longbow Battalion suffered almost no losses and did not need to be replaced, but the [-] Longbow Battalion suffered heavy losses in the battle against Guihua City, with only about [-] men left.

Although there are still more than 2000 old and weak frontier troops and four to five thousand young and strong people in the logistics camp, the trapped camp requires brave people who dare to fight and kill, so they cannot be supplemented for the time being.

The Lin family's army was slaughtering cattle and sheep and training crazily to prepare for war. It didn't look like they were ready to live a good life. This made the two Khans of the Zhasak tribe and the Chechen tribe immediately become nervous.

After some deliberation, the two decided to work together to solve this huge hidden danger before winter.

At the beginning, the two really wanted to live in peace with Lin Rui and not invade each other.

After all, whether Tuxie Tubu is finished or not actually has little to do with them.

As long as the other party doesn't snatch their pasture and just graze honestly, it's just a change of neighbor, which will have little impact on the situation in Mobei.

But as Namu Zhong arrived with a large army, the population of the south more than doubled, and the two of them could no longer sit still.

Because the pastures, cattle and sheep of Tuxie Tube can't support such a large population at all, and they want to get it with their butts. When the other party doesn't have enough food, what else can they do except come to rob their pastures, cattle and sheep?
(End of this chapter)