In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 229 Everyone wants to carry out a sneak attack

Sun Chuanting's guess was correct. Lin Rui really wanted to wait for them to bypass Shuozhou and go north, and then let Namuzhong lead [-] iron cavalry and [-] dragon cavalry to attack at night, and then Monk Kexi would attack them from the north and south and annihilate them in the wild.

If Wang Pu dares to go out of the city to rescue, they will clean up together.

After all, their advantage lies in quick and short-distance raids. They not only have [-] to [-] cavalry, but also [-] dragoons. With one person and two horses, it only takes one day to get from Yongjia Fort to Datong, and only one day to Shuozhou. It takes a day and a half, which is far beyond what an infantry march can compare to.

However, just like the last sneak attack at Piantou Pass, on the battlefield, the ideas are often beautiful, but the results do not go as you imagined.

He did not expect that three days after the [-] Ming army from the south attacked the Shuozhou camp, they also retreated to the foot of Shuozhou city and started a stalemate, which immediately ruined his plan.

However, Lin Rui had long been used to the fact that the battlefield situation did not develop as he had envisioned, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

"Has the commander of the Ming Army in the south found out who he is?"

"Going back to the king, I only found three general flags, but not the handsome flag. The three general flags were embroidered with the words Cao, He, and Meng." The sentinel replied quickly.

"This shouldn't be the case. It's impossible not to send a civilian official to supervise the army in this situation. Is it because Hong Chengchou is arrogant and doesn't want to delegate power and wants to command remotely?"

Lin Rui frowned when he heard that the commander's flag had not been found yet, because their intelligence was limited and they could only judge who the coach was from the opponent's commander's flag.

Lin Rui also had a headache because he still didn't know who the commander of the Ming army in the south was.

After all, isn’t it said in the Art of War?Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you fight without danger.

You don't even know who the opponent's coach is, so you can't judge whether an army is conservative or aggressive, good at offense or defense, based on the coach's character.

"Rui Lang, don't worry about this anymore. Now the Ming army in the south has also become a turtle. I think we can simply wait until the spring plowing is over, and then call all the people together to attack Datong City. I'll see if the Ming army is still sitting there." I can’t sit still!”

Na Muzhong had long been impatient with the Ming army's wasteful tactics. If she had followed her opinion, she should not have dismissed the people to go back to farming and directly besieged Datong.

Facing the attacks of tens of thousands of people in turn, no matter how tall and strong Datong City is, it will not be able to hold out for long. The Ming army will definitely come to rescue it then.

It's a pity that Rui Lang was too soft-hearted and was unwilling to take the lives of civilian military households to fill Datong City. He wanted to defeat the Ming army first, and then recruit and surrender the garrison of Datong Yang and Shuozhou.

Lin Rui really didn't want to use the human wave tactic to attack Datong, because that would cause casualties ranging from fifty to sixty thousand to as many as one hundred thousand. And once such a high price was paid, after the city was broken, there would definitely be a massacre. Ichiban, in order to shock other cities.

"Datong City is always there, and there is no way to escape. Wang Pu is greedy for life and is afraid of death, so there is no need to attack by force. As long as Hong Chengchou's 15 Ming troops are eliminated, the Ming Dynasty will not be far away from death, and the entire world will never be destroyed again." There is no force that can stop us."

Lin Rui said slowly that compared to occupying the entire Datong, he would rather wipe out these 15 Ming troops. Even if they pay the same price, it is worth it.

Because the Ming Army does not have these 15 frontier troops, it really will no longer be able to assemble such a large force. Even if it does, it will be a ragtag group that cannot fight in the field.

And he only needs a year to recruit soldiers for training, regain combat effectiveness, and then sweep the world.

However, this old fox Hong Chengchou was too cunning, as if he knew what he was thinking, but he just refused to have a happy decisive battle.

The Battle of Songjin in history seems to have dragged on for two years. In the end, it was not until Chongzhen issued a death order that he had to fight. As a result, Jiannu found a flaw and lost all the Ming Dynasty. .

"But the key is that people imitate Sima Yi and don't fight!" Na Muzhong said helplessly.

"He is not going to fight because Chongzhen is not in a hurry yet and has not issued a death order. Once Chongzhen is in a hurry and issues a death order, he will not be able to decide whether to fight or not!"

Lin Rui also smiled when he said the last words. He knew that if he wanted to deal with people like Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng, he could only let Chongzhen take action.

After all, in history, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou were forced to fight by Chongzhen even though they knew they were outmatched, and then died and surrendered.

"Rui Lang, what do you mean?"

"Nowadays, the rebels in the Central Plains should have resurrected, but if you want to make Chongzhen anxious, I'm afraid you have to wait another two years. Although the Ming Dynasty is poor, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It is still impossible to maintain the daily needs of an army of 15. Problem, so if you want to make Chongzhen anxious and urge Hong Chengchou to fight decisively at all costs, the only way is to follow the example of Jiannu and divide his troops to attack the capital." After Lin Rui finished speaking, he moved his finger to the southeast. After passing Guangchang, he finally clicked on Went to Zijingguan Gate in Baoding Prefecture.

"You mean we take a direct detour from here to attack the Ming Dynasty's capital?" Na Muzhong opened her mouth in shock.

"Yes, when Jiannu took a detour to attack the capital, the Ming Dynasty's capital camp was completely defeated. At this time, basically all the soldiers and horses in Liaodong from Ji Town were transferred to the Xuanfu. If I lead an elite army from Zijingguan now, By detouring around Baoding Prefecture and attacking the capital, it only takes six days to reach the capital, and maybe we can directly sneak attack the capital.

It doesn't matter even if you don't succeed, as long as you support war with war and block the official road from Changping to Juyongguan, Xuanfu's 15-strong army will have no food! "

Lin Rui said with a sinister smile on his face. If he wanted to divide his troops from the inside to cut off the opponent's food route, it would be easy to be ambushed and unrealistic. However, there would be no such worries and it would be much easier to attack from the outside.

After all, there is only one road in and out of Beijing and Zhangjiakou, and the Ming army does not have any decent troops in the entire north. As long as it sends [-] elite troops, it can dominate the entire North Zhili.

"This is feasible, but I'm afraid this Zijin Pass is not easy to attack by surprise!"

Namuzhong pointed to Zijingguan on the map and said, "With such an important pass, you don't need to think about it. The Ming army will definitely take strict precautions."

"No matter what, we have to try it. This is the only way from Datong to Baoding Mansion. If it doesn't work, we can only attack Datong City."

Although Zijingguan is not as famous as Shanhaiguan, Juyongguan and Jiayuguan, it is also one of the nine passes in China. He has already found out about the situation of Zijingguan. The Ming Dynasty set up a guard station for thousands of households here, which means that The people guarding the gate are most likely just guardsmen. As long as they are not discovered in advance, it is not impossible to sneak through the gate.

After all, Lin Rui already knew the corruption of the Ming Dynasty Guards.

Immediately, Lin Rui made arrangements. He planned to personally lead [-] cavalry and [-] elite dragoons for a sneak attack, leaving Namuzhong to stay in Yonga Fort with the main force.

"Madam, remember, if the Ming army retreats to Xuanfu, you should chase directly. You don't have to chase too fast, just hang behind. If the Ming army comes to attack, just stay in the camp and let them attack. .”

"Rui Lang, you don't have to worry about me. Even if we fight a decisive battle with the Ming army, I'm sure of it. But you only bring 1 people and you have to go deep into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, which makes people really uneasy."

Na Muzhong said with some worry, although the capital of the Ming Dynasty may be empty now, that is just Rui Lang's guess, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty is so big that there are soldiers and people everywhere, and it is not as popular among the people as here in Datong.

But besides Rui Lang himself, there really is no one else in the entire Chinese army who can carry out such a sneak attack thousands of miles away.

"You can rest assured about this, 1 troops are enough to conquer the entire Beizhili." Lin Rui waved his hand to comfort him.

She was very relieved about Na Muzhong. After all, she had fought with him for so long and had read a lot of military books. She needed theory and practice, and it would be no problem to lead an army of 20 people to fight steadily.

The next night, Lin Rui quietly left the camp with an army of [-] people. He first retreated to the vicinity of Yanghe, and then headed toward Guangchang in the southeast.

In order to deceive others, the army carried the banner of the Ming Army along the way. In addition, they galloped all the way, and they reached Guangchang and arrived at the foot of the Taihang Mountains in two days.

Zijing Pass is the junction of the Taihang Mountains and the Yan Mountains. Looking at the majestic Taihang Mountains, Lin Rui did not lead the army directly into the mountains. Instead, he asked Zhou Meng to lead 100 people, disguised as a caravan, to explore the way first.

After all, the terrain in the mountains is steep. If you want to cross the Taihang Mountains and enter the North China Plain, you have to walk at least dozens of miles of mountain roads. If you encounter an ambush on the way, even if the entire army is not wiped out, you will suffer heavy losses.

Although Lin Rui concluded that with Hong Chengchou's cautious character, he would never have imagined that he would dare to cross the Taihang Mountains directly, attack Zijin Pass and enter the North China Plain, but he was not making a big mistake.

After all, this kind of sneak attack itself carries huge risks. Lin Rui would not be willing to do it if the benefits were not too great.

What Lin Rui didn't know was that there was someone who had the same idea as him. At this time, Sun Chuanting also led Cao Bianjiao's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, rushing in the mountainous area west of Datong.

Compared with Lin Rui, he only had to cross the Taihang Mountains, which is [-] to [-] miles long, and enter the North China Plain by conquering the Bauhinia Pass.

Sun Chuanting had to go from Jingpingbao to Pinglu Guard, Weiyuan Guard, Yulin Guard, and kill Hukou, which was more than 300 miles of mountain road.

More than a hundred people led by Zhou Meng went out to explore the road and conduct reconnaissance. The army set off in the morning and arrived at Zijin Pass in the evening.

(End of this chapter)