In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 200 The Great Migration

"General Soldier Zu, please forgive me. My commander-in-chief said that I don't want anything but food. So if you really want to trade Huang Taiji's wife and youngest son, please give me food in exchange."

Liu Si shook his head and secretly thought to himself, this Ming Dynasty's chief military officer is really rich, he can earn 10 taels of silver without batting an eyelid.

Zu Dashou also fell silent when he heard this. He knew that people like Lin Rui said that as long as food was exchanged, it could only be exchanged for food. It was impossible to change.

Not to mention that he couldn't get 50 stones of grain at all. Even if he could get so much grain, he wouldn't dare to transport it to the grassland. After all, the huge convoy was too dazzling and eye-catching. There is no way to hide.

But he really didn't want to miss it like this, so he said: "How do I know if you will just use any woman or child to make up for it?"

"General Zu can rest assured that we naturally have items to prove the identity of the two of them. General Zu can send someone back with me to check first, and then trade after it is confirmed to be correct." Liu Si hurriedly explained.

"It's not enough to just have Huang Taiji's wife and young son. The governor actually captured Huang Taiji's wife and young son alive. It's impossible to kill not one of them, right?"

Zu Dashou said again, and smiled bitterly after speaking.

"My commander-in-chief has already considered this. In addition to Huang Taiji's wife and young son, there are also [-] well-preserved Jurchen heads, as well as several weapons, armor and flags. There is absolutely no fault in it!"

"Your commander-in-chief has thought it through, but this matter is very important. Let me think about it for a day or two. Is it okay for you to stay in my house for two days first?"

Zu Dashou nodded, and was not too shocked that the Lin family army could produce [-] Jurchen heads. After all, they had captured Shengjing, and they probably killed far more than [-] Jurchens.

But he also knew that he would never be able to eat these [-] heads and Zhezhe and Fulin by himself.

Liu Si also knew that this kind of thing could not be settled at once, so he nodded.

With the Marshal's current reputation and strength, even if the negotiation fails in the end, this guy would not dare to do anything to him, so he is not worried at all about his own safety.

Indeed, with Lin Jiajun's current strength, Zu Dashou naturally wanted to form a good relationship, so he immediately ordered people to take Liu Si to a luxurious guest room to stay, and also arranged for two maids to serve him.

Then he couldn't wait to invite all the generals from Liaodong over secretly, and told everyone that the Lin family army had sent people to trade.

The eyes of all the generals in Liaodong lit up after hearing this, especially those generals who had not yet been promoted to chief military officers, who were the most interested.

In the end, everyone put together a total of 20 shi of food and decided to take the [-] heads, Zhezhe, and Huang Taiji's youngest son from Lin Rui's hands.

Among them, Zu's family only spent [-] shi of food. There was no other way. Zu Dashou was the oldest and most wanted to be knighted, so Zhezhe and Fulin would definitely go to him, while the others would share some of their heads. That's it.

"Uncle, Lu Xiangsheng is upright and very strict in running the army. It is almost impossible for us to do such a thing under his nose."

After everyone had distributed heads and food, Wu Sangui spoke.

Everyone nodded. The eunuch Gao Qiqian and the governor Fang Yizao were both easy to bribe and could easily pull them into trouble. Only Lu Xiangsheng might not join them, and they wanted to concoct a big victory. To lie about his military exploits, Lu Xiangsheng would never be able to get around it.

"Don't worry about this. If I didn't even take this into consideration, I would have lived these decades in vain. Gao Qiqian and Lu Xiangsheng are now regarded as fire and water, and it is said that if Yang Sichang hadn't advised him in time a while ago, , I’m afraid His Majesty has already dismissed Lu Xiangsheng directly.

As long as we add fuel to the fire, and add Gao Qiqian as the supervisor and Fang Yizao as the governor, I don't believe we can get rid of Lu Xiangsheng. Not just anyone can be the governor of Liaodong. "

Zu Dashou waved his hand, then stroked his beard, and said slowly with an expression as if he had a pearl of wisdom in his hand.

The next day, Zu Dashou sent his second son to follow Liu Si to the grassland to meet Lin Rui, and carefully prepared a generous gift.

Obviously, Zu Dashou wanted to take the opportunity to make friends with Lin Rui, a grassland hero.

At the same time, Zhang Han, disguised as a caravan steward, finally followed the Mongolian instructions and found the valley where the Lin family army settled.

After being discovered by Lin Jiajun's sentry, Zhang Han reported his home directly and was then taken to the camp outside the valley.

"The Marshal is really capable. I and the Governor were worried about the Marshal's whereabouts and safety. Who would have thought that the Marshal was not only safe and sound, but also raided the Jurchens' lair in one fell swoop. I really admire you!"

"Haha, Mr. Zhang is well rewarded. The successful sneak attack this time was purely a fluke. If Huang Taiji hadn't forced him to flee to Mobei, I probably wouldn't have been able to catch Jiannu by surprise!"

"In this case, Huang Taiji shot himself in the foot. I am afraid his intestines will turn green with regret at this moment!"

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, please sit down!"

"Thank you, handsome!"

After the two exchanged polite greetings, Lin Rui invited him to take a seat, and then asked why the Ming army was suddenly defeated. Zhang Han did not hide anything and told the whole situation at that time.

After listening, Lin Rui was quite speechless.

After a long sigh, Zhang Han also asked how Lin Jiajun spent the winter in Mobei and what happened in the past year or so.

The winterization in the igloo involved military secrets, so Lin Rui naturally wouldn't say anything about it, but he didn't hide other things.

I heard that the Lin family army directly annexed a large tribe as soon as they arrived in Mobei, and then united with two other tribes. They first harassed the Horqin tribe to attract Jurchen reinforcements, then set up an ambush to annihilate the Jurchen reinforcements in one fell swoop, and finally took advantage of the victory to raid Shengjing and sweep across the entire Liaodong. After some operations, Zhang Han was even more shocked and admired.

"So, Shengjing City is still in the hands of the commander-in-chief?" "Yes, I wonder what Mr. Zhang is here for this time? Is Governor Lu okay?"

Lin Rui nodded, and then stopped chatting. He was also a little curious in his heart. Did Lu Xiangsheng die in the battle in December last year like in history?
"To be honest, the governor is probably supervising the war in Jinzhou now. I am sent here this time to unite your army and attack from both sides. I will take the opportunity to annihilate Jiannu in one fell swoop and regain my homeland in Liaodong."

After Zhang Han finished speaking, he was always watching the expression on Lin Rui's face.

Unfortunately, Lin Rui just said softly and asked, "How many soldiers and horses does the Ming army have near Jinzhou now?"

"Coupled with the Qinwang soldiers and horses from all walks of life, I am afraid there will be 15 Ming troops in Liaodong at this moment."

Zhang Han didn't hide anything, he made a rough estimate.

"I'm afraid I will disappoint Governor Lu this time. To be honest, my Lin family army will set off to move to Hetao tomorrow, and Shengjing will hold on for another month and a half at most before giving up."

Lin Rui shook his head and said slowly, he is not stupid, how can he unite with the Ming army to destroy Jiannu at this time?

Once the two sides join forces to destroy Jiannu, I am afraid that the Ming army will immediately turn around and destroy themselves. Even if Lu Xiangsheng does not want to betray his faith, he will probably have to implement Emperor Chongzhen's imperial edict when the time comes.

"Hey! That's such a pity." Zhang Han just sighed and did not persuade.

Because he knew that once a person like Lin Rui made a decision, he would never change it easily.

Zhang Han did not show much disappointment after not completing the task. Instead, he was more interested in Lin Jiajun's next trip to Hetao. Lin Rui also told the truth.

"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, I have been extremely disappointed with the Ming Dynasty and Chongzhen. This time I went to Hetao to officially proclaim the emperor and found the country. You sir have great talents, and I am also in urgent need of talents. If you, sir, are willing to join our Lin family army, I will definitely put it to good use!"

Lin Rui still admires Zhang Han who has come to negotiate in the wind and snow several times. Let’s not talk about how to learn, but at least he is a hundred times better than those civil servants in the Ming Dynasty who can only talk rhetoric, so seeing him at this moment seems to be very interested in Lin Jiajun’s acceptance. I was very interested in the strategy that came down, so I started to recruit.

"I dare to ask the commander-in-chief, after you become emperor in Hetao, do you want to settle down in a corner and herd horses and sheep on the grassland from now on, or do you plan to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity to plot the hegemony of Kyushu?"

Zhang Han did not agree or refuse, but asked in a deep voice.

"Haha, of course I want to seek hegemony over the Nine Provinces. However, my Kyushu does not refer to my Chinese Kyushu, but the entire world's Kyushu. One day, I will make all the places where the sun and moon go be my Chinese land! "

Lin Rui laughed and waved his sleeves at the end.

"I didn't expect that the commander-in-chief would have such great ambitions. The students are ashamed. Now that the commander-in-chief loves him so much, the students are willing to work hard in the future!
It's just that the Governor has been kind to the students, and this time I was entrusted by him. He also asked the Marshal to let me go back to work first. After this relationship with the employer is over, the student will come to work for the Marshal again! "

Zhang Han didn't hesitate anymore and paid his respects to the end. In fact, he was also deeply disappointed with Ming Dynasty. He knew that staying with Lu Xiangsheng would not accomplish much, so he had long been interested in joining the Lin family army.

Now Lin Rui took the initiative to invite him, which was exactly what he wanted. He was just worried that Lin Rui would lose his enterprising spirit after occupying the Loop, so he wanted to ask clearly.

Who would have thought that Lin Rui's ambition would be greater than he expected, even surpassing the emperors and heroes of ancient times.

Even the First Emperor and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty never said that wherever the sun and the moon go, they are the land of China.

"As the saying goes, it is a matter of loyalty to someone who is entrusted by someone. You can go back and say goodbye to Governor Lu. What's the harm in having me wait for you here for ten and a half days?"

Lin Rui quickly helped him up happily and said boldly.

Anyway, the migration of the large army took slowly for ten days and a half, and the cavalry only took one day. Besides, he had originally planned to let the large army move forward. It was gratifying that he led the cavalry to stay for a while longer to provide support.

After all, they are still 3 men. As long as they do not surrender and become slaves, he will not abandon them.

The next day, Zhang Han left in a hurry, and headed directly to Jinzhou.

The carriages and horses in the valley also began to drive out of the valley in a steady stream, and then headed west. Hundreds of thousands of male and female prisoners also carried large and small bags and followed the carriages on foot slowly.

Except for the [-] cavalry, no infantryman Lin Rui was left behind, and they all followed the large army to protect them along the way.

Although the population was large, since they had been reorganized in advance, under the leadership of Zhang Xiuying and hundreds of scholars, as well as hundreds of wives, the camps did not cause much chaos, but the speed was a bit slow. Walked more than ten miles.

However, Lin Rui is not worried that if he walks too slowly, he will miss the meeting with Namu Zhong. Although the Liaohe River is a thousand miles away from the Hetao, it can only be walked for two months at most. It is only mid-March now, that is to say, As expected, they will be able to reach Hetao in mid-May.

Mobei is also thousands of miles away from naturalization, and it is even colder there. It will take at least until April to start migration, and it will not be possible to reach Hetao until June.

So it's totally in time.

This time Lin Rui also moved the seven Chahar tribes and five Khalkha tribes in the north of the Liaohe River. Now many of the top cavalrymen in the Lin family army are from these twelve tribes, so these 12 tribes also They all chose to go to Hetao with Lin Jiajun.

Especially Lin Rui's father-in-law, Chatu, has been constantly jumping up and down to contact the tribes in the Liaohe area. Unfortunately, the tribes in southern Liaoning are reluctant to migrate at this time, and Lin Rui does not force them.

After all, although the Hetao is rich in water and grass, the influx of so many people at once is still a bit stressful. You can slowly migrate them here after they have established a foothold.

(End of this chapter)