Han ride

Chapter 108
"My lord, Sun Chengzong has already found out about the lord's letter at this time, I wonder what he will do?" In the big tent, Yang Xiong said disdainfully: "It's a good thing now, but he, Sun Chengzong, has received such a great credit, enough to Let him be made a Marquis and a Prime Minister." Judging from his tone, it was obvious that he was extremely disdainful of Sun Chengzong.

"Why, what do we need so many heads of slaves? Will Emperor Chongzhen give us rank because of these heads?" Li Xin said indifferently.After several days of marching, Li Xin led the army to Zhuosutu's alliance.Zhang Yifu heard the arrival of Li Xin's army and hurriedly welcomed him into the big tent.

"Hmph, these guys are people who like to take credit from others, and in the end they treated our army like this, which made the subordinates really unwilling." Yang Xiong said dissatisfied.

"They didn't dare this time." Zhang Yifu rolled his small eyes, laughed on the sidelines, and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, my lord defeated Jiannu by himself. This matter has spread throughout Liaodong, so even if Sun Chengzong wants to Taking credit for the lord, but he dare not face Youyou's mouth. The subordinates know Sun Chengzong, he is extremely loyal to the court, and more importantly, he is well-known among scholars, if he wants to take the credit for the lord , I am afraid that the entire scholar community will ridicule Sun Chengzong at that time, so the subordinates thought that he would honestly report everything about the lord to Chongzhen and wait for Chongzhen's disposal."

"It's a pity that such a person who knows how to fight, probably won't fight Jiannu again this time." Li Xin shook his head after thinking about it.

"Congratulations, my lord. Congratulations to my lord. From now on, hundreds of miles outside Jinzhou City will be trampled by my lord's iron cavalry." Zhang Yifu thought for a while and laughed.

"Hmph, a group of villains." There was a cold snort coming from one side, but it was Zhang Chun's cold snort.

"Boss, although Sun Chengzong is also a man who knows how to fight, it is a pity that if he is used to deal with the rebels in the Central Plains, it is fine, but it is undoubtedly a mistake to use him to deal with Jiannu." Li Xin shook his head and said: " This person admires Yuan Chonghuan's idea very much, but he never thought that Liaodong at this time is not suitable for this at all. Building a city and wanting to squeeze the living space of Jiannu step by step is wrong. It is useless even if you can win occasionally."

Zhang Chun was silent when he heard this, obviously thinking about Li Xin's words.Although he hated Li Xin very much, after interacting with Li Xin these days, he could feel that Li Xin in front of him was not only brave like a king, but more importantly, his fighting strategy was even more extraordinary.It is a pity that Li Xin is not a member of the court.

"Hmph, Li Xin, although you have some skills, you are still an ignorant person in the final analysis. Do you think you can sweep the grassland with your own strength? It's just wishful thinking." Zhang Chun suddenly showed a sneer, pointing at the grassland outside the big tent , said: "The grassland is so vast, I don't know how many tribes there are, how many heroes want to be like Huo Qubing, but how many people have won the victory? The reason why Huo Qubing Weiqing was able to sweep the desert back then is That's because there is a powerful dynasty behind them, and there is a resolute and decisive hero. Now relying on you alone, I think I can sweep the grassland, Li Xin, I really don't know if it's your arrogance or something else."

"Your Majesty, do you want me to submit to the imperial court?" Li Xin looked at Zhang Chun for a moment, and said with a smile until Zhang Chun felt embarrassed.

"You." There was a hint of embarrassment on Zhang Chun's face, and finally said lightly: "I see that your father, Li Gu, is a scholar, a loyal man of the court, and you, Li Xin, have some courage, so I will give you advice. A few words. If you don’t listen, it’s the way to die, and when the time comes, don’t blame the old man for reminding you every day.”

"Hahaha!" Li Xin burst out laughing when he heard this.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhang Chun snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty is a pillar of the imperial court. According to the logic, he should also enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister. But what about now? He is just a military supervisor, a servant, and a young minister. What kind of official position is that? Look at Zhou Yanru This is a joke." Li Xin said disdainfully: "My lord, how do you think I am better than Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong? These two made great contributions to the imperial court. In the Battle of Ningjin, Yuan Chonghuan even killed the old Khan Ha Chi, who was the slave of Jiannu. What happened to Yuan Chonghuan in the end after such a military exploit? I didn't even see a small estrangement clearly. If such a person becomes his courtier, do you think he can trust me? It is a crime for a bold person like me to recruit soldiers without authorization when he is guilty. It is a big taboo of the imperial court, if someone spreads slander in front of Chongzhen in the future, can I, Li Xin, still live? Maybe I will be a Yue Fei.” Li Xin pointed out the current situation without hesitation.Zhang Chun was speechless.

It took a long time before I heard Zhang Chun say quietly: "Young master, with [-] soldiers, just wants to cross the grassland, which is too big. Although the young master is very brave, but the young master, don't forget that if there are too many sheep, they will kill them." What's more, what's more, the grasslands are not sheep, but wolves, if you don't think about yourself, don't you think about the sons under your command?"

"Evil wolves? The old man thinks highly of them." Li Xin said casually: "The old man is in Liaodong, do you know the current situation on the grassland?"

"Young Master, please speak clearly." Zhang Chun cupped his hands and said.

"Originally all the tribes on the grassland were headed by Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately, since Emperor Chongzhen came to the throne, he gave up his decision to support the tribes on the grassland, so that the tribes on the grassland either defected to Lin Danhan or Jiannu , so that the strength of both sides has greatly increased, not to mention that Lin Dan Khan will herd horses south every year and plunder the border, but the old man is familiar with the Jiannu, whoever entered the customs did not enter the Central Plains from the grassland. If these grassland tribes obey From the imperial court, how could Jiannu enter the customs so easily?" Seeing Zhang Chun's face asking for advice, Li Xin also said with a smile: "Jiannu has subdued the Mongols, and their power has greatly increased. For example, the Horqin tribe is Jiannu's loyal Running dog. If it was before, or if Jiannu can win the court this time, then Jiannu's next goal is the grassland. He wants to defeat Lin Danhan and control the grassland. Only in this way can they grow their own strength without any worries , and then marched into the Central Plains. Hehe, but it’s different now. Jiannu failed, and it’s impossible to return to its original strength in five to ten years. Lin Dan Khan has been defeated repeatedly in the battle against Jiannu over the years, and his strength has been greatly damaged. , In this way, does the boss think that there can still be an absolutely superior force on the grassland?"

"Are you trying to get something out of the chaos?" Zhang Chun's mouth was open, and he was extremely shocked.Although he didn't like Li Xin, at this moment, he had to admit that Li Xin was bold, and he also had to admit that Li Xin's move had a great possibility of success.Thinking of this, he sighed deeply. If Li Xin is loyal to the imperial court, he must be extremely happy in his heart when there are such talents in the imperial court. It is a pity that Li Xin's move is for himself, not for the Ming Dynasty. .

"That's natural." Li Xin stated his plan without hiding, pointing to the outside and said: "The chaotic grassland is my Li Xin's grassland. If these grasslands have been divided up by Jiannu and Lin Danhan I, Li Xin, did not even think about it. I immediately entered Shandong by sea, and learned to take a look at Zhang Xianzhong and others to become a king of the mountain. Unfortunately, the grassland at this time just provided me with a good opportunity to dominate the grassland. , How can I let go of such an opportunity. Since it is a chaotic grassland, sir, do you think I still need to seek refuge with the imperial court in exchange for the imperial court's support?"

"Hmph, let's wait until you occupy the grassland!" Zhang Chun knew that he could not persuade Li Xin when he heard the words, and secretly lamented Li Xin's ambition, and even more lamented that such a character was not used by the court.

"My lord, that Guru Siqibu has provoked our army camp several times recently. This time, most of the lord's troops have already arrived. I wonder if the lord is planning to deal with this Gulu Siqibu like this?" Yang Xiong's eyes were full It's fighting spirit.

"Tomorrow, I will send an order to that man named Gulu Siqibu to surrender to our army. I can still save his life. If not, I will kill them all when we break through the tribe." Li Xin said in full force. It's murderous.

"Yes." Yang Xiong was taken aback when he heard that.

"The soldiers have been fighting outside for a long time, and there is no stable place for a long time. After the tribe is wiped out, they will rest for a few days." Li Xin said casually.

"The subordinates think that the soldiers must be very happy after hearing what the lord said." Zhang Yifu immediately smiled, and then said: "I don't know when the lord will attack, so the soldiers can prepare for it."

"Tomorrow." Without thinking about it, Li Xin said, "I only brought a thousand vanguard troops this time. It would be good if Guru Sqibu surrendered. If he didn't surrender, he saw that I only had 1000 troops. At that time, he will definitely attack me. As long as he comes out on his own initiative, it will be his death. Tell the brothers, when the tribe in front of us is wiped out, the gold and silver treasures of Gulusqibu in the tribe will belong to the soldiers themselves. The people in the tribe are also distributed to the slaves of the meritorious soldiers."

"This subordinate understands." Zhang Yifu and Yang Xiong glanced at each other, their faces brightened, and then retreated, and arranged for people to write a letter without mentioning it.

"Are you planning to attack a tribe with 1000 troops?" Zhang Chun asked worriedly.

"To show weakness, the old man won't fail to understand!" Li Xin asked with squinted eyes: "It was the same when I was fighting Jiannu. Back then I was only a few hundred cavalrymen, but now I have several Thousands of people, hehe, this kind of thing is nothing to me, Li Xin, but it seems that in the imperial court, it often uses several times the force to attack the enemy, but it is not uncommon for the enemy to defeat it!"

(End of this chapter)