In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 232 Crisis in the Hetao
In the next two days, seeing that all the city gates in Beijing were always closed, and no large-scale Ming troops appeared nearby, Lin Rui also made up his mind, and then sent out groups of cavalry to investigate. .

There was no way, everyone was unfamiliar with the city of Beijing, so Lin Rui could only judge the approximate locations of the cities around the capital based on the general directions.

Such as Tongzhou, Changping, Miyun and other cities, especially Changping.

If he had known the specific location of Changping, Lin Rui would not have made a sneak attack on the capital, but would have gone directly to Changping.

After all, this sneak attack on the capital was just incidental, and the main purpose was to cut off the Ming army's food route to Juyongguan.

Sure enough, in just two days, the cavalry discovered a large fleet transporting grain near Tongzhou. Lin Rui immediately led the army to kill them, and intercepted them all in one fell swoop when the grain fleet docked at Tongzhou Wharf.

Five hundred ships of food, totaling more than 20 shi, were transported from the south of the Yangtze River via canals, allowing the army to solve the food supply problem in one go.

Lin Rui simply set up his camp outside Tongzhou City.

When he learned that the bandits were stationed in Tongzhou and had robbed a batch of grain teams, Chongzhen was angry and a little anxious at the same time, and he also understood the true intentions of the bandits.

Xuanfu's 15-strong army has not transported a grain of food since the beginning of winter last year. They are waiting for the spring transportation of food this year. If the food is not transported within two months, the army will not be able to receive supplies and will inevitably run out of food.

But the bandit army is now guarding Tongzhou, and the subsequent fleet cannot dock in Tongzhou for transshipment, let alone transport the grain by carriage from Changping and Juyongguan to Xuanfu.

At this time, Hong Chengchou, who was far away in Chaigou Fort, also received the news that the Chinese army rushed thousands of miles from Zijin Pass to attack the capital. He was immediately shocked, and the expressions of the other eight generals also changed drastically.

"Superintendent, this is bad. Once the rebels loot the convoys and ships transporting food, it will be difficult for our army to obtain food and supplies!"

"That damn Zijing Pass guard is just a pig. Such a dangerous terrain actually allowed the bandit army to successfully attack and reach the capital."

"Hey, what's the use of talking about this now? The top priority is to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible."

When it comes to their own safety, the eight general soldiers are no longer as calm and calm as before.

Because everyone knows that all the border troops in the north of the Ming Dynasty have gathered in Datong Xuanfu.

Trying to rely on the veteran soldiers in the capital camp to defeat the [-] thieves who attacked and protect the smooth flow of food routes is tantamount to wishful thinking. If they can defend the capital, they will be happy.

It was too late to mobilize troops from the south.

Hong Chengchou also became entangled. Although the opponent's detour and sneak attack only had about ten thousand cavalry, they must be the best among the best.

If you want to send troops back to support the capital and open up food routes, you must send at least two general soldiers.

The key is that Zijingguan has now fallen into the hands of thieves. Once he mobilizes troops to return reinforcements, after the other party notices, they will definitely continue to bypass Zijingguan to send more troops to the capital.

In this way, he will definitely have to withdraw more troops and horses to return reinforcements, so the direction of the entire battle will be beyond his control and unpredictable.

"Supervisor, I am willing to lead my troops back to the capital for rescue. Even if we cannot destroy the bandit army, we can still ensure that the food route is open!"

Wu Sangui, the youngest, saw that Hong Chengchou was still silent. He rolled his eyes and stood up first to ask Ying to speak.

"Well, with General Wu going forward, I will naturally feel relieved. However, the 15 Guanning cavalry under General Wu are the backbone of the fight against the Mongolian cavalry and the spearhead of my [-]-strong army. They must not be touched lightly!"

Hong Chengchou waved down Wu Sangui's invitation to fight without hesitation. Without Wu Sangui's [-] Guan Ning cavalry, the overall strength of the army in the field would be reduced by at least [-]%, so he would rather send the other two generals to go. Let Wu Sangui go.

"What the Superintendent said is reasonable, but General Mo didn't think it through enough!"

Wu Sangui had no choice but to retreat awkwardly.

The reason why he wants to go back is because he wants to show off in front of His Majesty. If he can defeat the [-] cavalry of the rebel army under the city of Beijing, he will not only become famous from now on, but also win His Majesty's favor. Hate this old dog Hong. Didn't give him a chance.

"Governor Hong, the bandit army actually sent [-] elite troops to attack in a sneak attack. The overall strength will definitely be reduced. Why don't our army take the opportunity to take the initiative to attack? Isn't it better than returning to the army for rescue?" Gao Qiqian said after thinking about it.

Everyone also looked at Hong Chengchou, obviously a little moved. After all, the eight general soldiers here had never fought against the Lin family army. As the saying goes, the ignorant are fearless, so they were almost not convinced.

If the opponent were Jiannu's 20-strong army, they would not take the initiative to fight if they were killed.

"Forget it, at this point, the only thing we can do is fight to the death."

Hong Chengchou also sighed and said solemnly.

He originally wanted to rely on the powerful national power of the Ming Dynasty to bring down the opponent and achieve victory without fighting.

After all, the Ming Dynasty simply couldn’t afford to lose this battle, and he couldn’t afford to lose either. Who would have thought that the other side’s troops would be so bold, daring to detour thousands of miles and cross the steep Taihang Mountains, and only ten thousand people would dare to raid the capital of the Ming Dynasty? It caught him by surprise.

Although he decided to take the initiative, Hong Chengchou did not immediately order the march.

Instead, they sent fast horses to bypass Yongjia Fort and go to Yanghe and Datong to give orders to Wang Pu and three other guerrilla generals, asking the four to immediately lead their troops eastward to attack in a pincer attack.

Even if the four of them left the soldiers and horses guarding the city, they could still gather 2 horses to come over. The terrain near Yongjia Fort was open, plus Wang Pu's [-] soldiers and horses, plus the other party's [-] elite cavalry for a sneak attack. After this plus one subtraction, the chance of winning is [-]%, if not [-]%.

However, after Wang Pu received Hong Chengchou's order, he was extremely entangled and could not make up his mind. "Commander, once we go out of the east of the city and attack the main force of the rebel army in Yongjia Fort, the rebel army will definitely send cavalry to intercept it. At that time, Hong Laogou will take the opportunity to attack Yongjia Fort. This damn thing is obviously to let Let’s be used as bait to die!”

"Yes, Marshal, that old dog Hong is too damn insidious."

"Hey, why don't I know this? But that old dog Hong has already sent the military order, and if I ignore it, and he reports it to Your Majesty afterwards, how can Your Majesty spare me?"

Wang Pu was also itching his teeth with hatred.

"Commander, as long as we defend Datong City, and the commander holds [-] elites in his hands, His Majesty will blame us, but where can we blame him?
On the contrary, if we go out of the city to attack in a pincer attack, if we suffer heavy losses, I am afraid that His Majesty will blame the commander heavily. "

"Yes, damn it, I will guard Datong City and won't go anywhere. I will reply to Hong Laogou and tell him that the bandit army in Shuozhou has recently shown signs of going north to attack Datong. In order to ensure the safety of Datong City, our army should not take it lightly. move."

Wang Pu slapped the case, stood up, and chose to openly disobey.

At this moment, Wang Pu's mentality also changed. Whether it was the Ming Dynasty or Chongzhen, he no longer had the same awe as before.

Obviously, when Wang Pu made such a decision, he was no longer optimistic that the Ming army would win the final victory.

at the same time.

Sun Chuanting also led more than ten thousand troops of Cao Bianjiao out of Shahukou and entered the Hetao.

Originally, Sun Chuanting also planned to attack directly for naturalization, but almost as soon as he left the Great Wall, he was discovered by the herdsmen of the nearby Tumut tribe.

The nearby tribes were startled by the sudden appearance of the Ming army. After all, almost all the adult men in the tribe followed the king and princess to the Ming Dynasty.

For a time, all the tribes were in panic. While they sent people to Guihua to seek help, they also hurriedly packed up and prepared to move north to avoid the Ming army.

After receiving the news, Zhang Xiuying and others were shocked.

"what?"

"Why did the Ming army suddenly come to the grassland? How many people are there?"

After calming down, Zhang Xiuying immediately rushed to the Mongolian girl who came to report the news.

"Back to the princess, there should be more than 1 people, including more than 3000 cavalry."

The girl was also anxious and her forehead was sweating. After speaking, she quickly begged: "Princess, please send troops to rescue our tribe quickly. Otherwise, once the Ming army discovers our tribe's station, they will definitely rob our cattle, sheep and women." Let’s go.”

"Don't worry, your tribe has surrendered to our country, China. Naturally, our country will not sit back and watch the Ming army loot you. You are tired from coming all the way. Go down and have something to eat and rest for a while!"

After Zhang Xiuying finished speaking, she glanced at Habeier, who immediately comforted the Mongolian girl and took her down to rest.

"Mr. Zhang, what do you think about this matter? Do you want to send someone to notify the king immediately?"

"Empress, the Ming army only has over [-] troops, and the cavalry only has [-], and they are going deep alone. We can first gather troops and horses, and at the same time send out sentries to investigate the situation of the base body, make a decision, and at the same time take precautions against the other party's attack and naturalization. , as for sending someone to inform the king, I am not in a hurry, so as not to distract the king."

Zhang Han thought about it and said.

He also greatly admired the Ming army, which was so powerful that only 1 people dared to attack the grassland.

Not to mention that they still have more than 1000 guard battalions and an elite infantry battalion of 5000 people. Even with more than 80 tribes combined, they can at least collect another [-] to [-] people who can fight on horseback, so he is not worried at all.

"Well, then as Mr. said, let's stop working for a while."

Zhang Xiuying thought that the [-] Ming army did not pose much of a threat to them. At most, they would only loot some tribes in the south, so she nodded.

Immediately, the Mongolian female cavalry from the escort battalion was sent to the south to investigate the movements and situation of the Ming army, while conveying Class A recruitment orders to various tribes.

However, it rained continuously all night, and Wuyuan sent another messenger for help. Three days ago, [-] Huihui cavalry marched north along the river, obviously wanting to avenge the last time they were robbed.

This time, Zhang Xiuying and Zhang Han were really caught off guard, and both of them broke out in cold sweat.

"Damn it, our country has no grievances against them, yet they dare to invade us, and it's such a coincidence, it's really hateful!" Mrs. Niu gritted her teeth in anger.

"That fourth princess, we really have a grudge against Ningxia Huihui. In the winter of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Sister Namuzhong and I led people to destroy two of their big tribes, killing tens of thousands of people and robbing [-] Women, I didn’t expect them to still remember it.”

Hubbell explained awkwardly.

Zhang Xiuying, Zhang Han, and Mrs. Niu finally understood after listening, with a hint of bitterness on their faces.

In the end, after everyone discussed it, they could only let the garrison guards in Wuyuan County wait for help, and then go to the rescue after the Ming army was defeated.

(End of this chapter)