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Chapter 82: Loss outside the embankment and make up for it within the embankment (please subscribe, monthly ticket)

After this inspection by Li Xianzhong and Yan Mingtai, Kaiyuan Road has also undergone considerable changes.

The guards of Xiguan and Beiguan have both changed.

Although Li Xianzhong was the commander-in-chief of Kaiyuan, he actually commanded Kaiyuan and Tieling, so he decided to convene a military meeting.

Soon Kaiyuan and Tieling defenders gathered in Kaiyuan City.

Although they both belonged to Liao Town, the generals of Kaiyuan and Tieling knew each other before, but they belonged to different factions, so there was still a big gap.

The generals in Kaiyuan belonged to the Ma family, following Ma Fang and Ma Lin; while Tieling belonged to the Li family in Liaodong, and many were relatives of the Li family.

Tieling generals Li Sanshun, guerrillas Li Ketai, and Yu Chengming; Kaiyuan generals Gao Zhen, Zha Zhongwen, guerrilla Yu Hualong, Gao Mingtai, Liu Dayu, and garrison He Maoguan attended this meeting.

At this time, Li Xianzhong had not arrived yet, and Gao Zhen, Yu Hualong and He Maoguan were discussing quietly at the side.

Gao Zhen said with emotion: "In just a few days, the guard generals of Xiguan and Beiguan have been replaced. Now the horse market is in the hands of General Li. We originally complained that our station had no oil and water. , now it seems that it is a blessing in disguise.”

Yu Hualong said: "It's true that He and I don't have much luck. Gao is stationed at Nanguan, but those from Arima City are different from us!"

Gao Zhen said with a wry smile: "Brother Yu, why do you need to ridicule me? Everyone knows the situation in Nanguan. Jianlu is directly outside the pass. I am on guard every day for fear that Jianlu will take over the pass. Return to Ma Market and lose my roots. Can’t even see the horse hair?”

At this time, the three people discovered that they were already in the minority under General Li, and the rest were members of the Li family.

He Maoguan said: "What happened yesterday when the Fried Flowers Division invaded Xiguan? Could it be that Yu Shouzhi was so free that he didn't even have any soldiers guarding the gate, so he just let the Mongols break through?"

Gao Zhen looked around and whispered: "With the Mongols' fighting strength, even if they give you 300 men, they can't break through. I think there must be a hidden agenda. Yu Shouzhi has always been with Zai Sai and Nuan Tu. Mi, maybe he himself let the Mongols in."

Gao Zhen's words surprised the two of them, and when they wanted to ask something, Li Xianzhong arrived.

Li Xianzhong said: "It seems that we all have a good chat with each other. We are all generals working on the railway. We will cooperate in many expeditions in the future. We should get to know each other better."

Hearing this, Li Sanshun, Zha Zhongwen and others were very excited and eager to give it a try, while Gao Zhen and the others had grimaces on their faces. General Li was really restless. Hearing this tone, he wanted to Out of seclusion and fighting.

Li Xianzhong said: "Yesterday, the Chaohua Department defeated our Xiguan and died in the guerrilla battle. Fortunately, I accompanied Yan Supervisor's army on inspection at Qingyun Fort, and the Liaodong cavalry of General Chao was expelled, otherwise it would have almost caused a catastrophe."

"It is disrespectful to come and not to go back. We, the Ming Dynasty, are a country of etiquette. Since Zai Sai came to visit, I have to return the favor."

"General Cha's Liaodong cavalry naturally followed me in the attack, but the Mongols came and went without a trace on their horses. If there were less cavalry, I might not be able to do anything to them, so I decided to allocate cavalry from your troops to form an assault battalion together. Participate in this crusade.”

Although somewhat reluctant, Gao Zhen and others could only follow the others and said: "General, I am willing to listen to General Li's orders!"

Li Xianzhong said: "Don't worry, I won't let your work go in vain. From now on, this assault battalion will become a standing army and will be stationed in Kaiyuan."

"If there is a war, I will go with you. If there is no war, I will be responsible for escorting Liang San's caravan. Whether it is the proceeds from the expedition or the profits from the caravan's trade, I will give you a share."

"As for the number, it will naturally be distributed based on the number of sergeants you send and the size of your military exploits. What do you think?"

At this moment, Gao Zhen and others suddenly became energetic. They originally thought that Li Xianzhong took Xiguan and Beiguan to monopolize the smuggling profits, but they did not expect that he was actually willing to share it with his subordinates.

In fact, originally only Xiguan and Beiguan could enjoy the benefits of the horse market. In this way, as long as his subordinates could benefit, everyone naturally applauded.

Moreover, Li Xianzhong gained a lot every time he attacked. Yesterday, Xiguan lost two thousand heads. It is impossible not to envy these military achievements.

Everyone expressed their full support for Commander Li's assault battalion, and were even willing to sacrifice their entire family.

They work hard to feed hundreds of people every month, but they only get a few hundred taels of silver, and they often default on their payments.The caravan's dividends, the seizures from the expedition, and the silver reward for the head will definitely exceed this amount.

Now there is an opportunity for them to participate. Although it is only a small amount, it is enough to fully activate them.

Taking into account Kaiyuan's defense and the threat of Jianlu, a 2500-cavalry assault battalion was finally formed based on the actual number of troops under their command. The cavalry was commanded part-time by Tieling General Li Sanshun.

Because the number of troops sent was determined based on the strength of each person's troops, Li Xianzhong believed that as long as they tasted the benefits, not only would they no longer eat empty pay, they would even take the initiative to ask for an increase in personnel.

Later, he would also change the condition of how many troops to send to how many soldiers to fight, so that they would work hard to train elite soldiers.

"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" said that "those who share the benefits of the world will win the world." Li Xianzhong only took out a small part of the benefits to completely change the status quo of Kaiyuan Road and build it into his own "One Word Hall".

But Jianlu still had to guard against it. On the one hand, Li Xianzhong distributed all the three-eyed muskets in Kaiyuan's arsenal to Nanguan, and on the other hand, he expanded the scope of Pinglu Guard's cavalry patrol to Nanguan.

After Zaisai broke through Xin'an Pass, he did not dare to stay for a moment and immediately ran back to his camp in Fuyuwei.

This time it was really a waste of money. I originally wanted to plunder and open the original route, but I almost lost my life there.

If he hadn't made a decisive decision, retreated as soon as possible and sacrificed a broken group of troops, I'm afraid he would have ended up at Xin'an Pass.The Li family's Liaodong cavalry is so powerful that the Mongolian light cavalry in his hand is no match at all.

This deceitful Yu Shouzhi caused him to lose 1800 cavalry, which can be regarded as a serious injury.

The grassland is very sensitive to power. Once your strength is weakened, you are likely to become the target of others. Even your tribe will be annexed, let alone the grassland with rich water and grass.

At this time, he regretted that he shouldn't have been so greedy. Originally, Master Liu wanted to ask his uncle Nuan Tu to participate together.

However, the relationship between their uncle and nephew was very poor, so he decisively refused.

If Nuantu also sends troops together, not only can they defeat the Liaodong Cavalry, at least the troops in their hands will be weakened at the same time, and there will not be the current passive situation of one and the other.

Now Zaisai is completely in a situation of internal and external troubles. He is not only worried about the Ming army's revenge, but also wants to prevent his uncle Nuantu from doing evil things to him and taking the opportunity to annex his tribe.

When he was at a loss what to do, his subordinate came to report: Mr. Liu is outside the tent asking for a meeting.

I was worried that I had no place to vent my anger, but this man named Liu actually dared to come to my door, just in time to vent my anger on him.

Zaisai cursed angrily: "Bring this man named Liu to me."

Master Liu also suffered a fate, and Li Xianzhong did not arrest him originally.Unexpectedly, the newly appointed guerrilla general Gao Mingtai picked him out when he was cleaning up Yu Shouzhi's old troops.

Li Xianzhong used his family as a threat to make him come to Zai Sai again.

This is simply like lighting a lamp in a latrine - seeking death (shit)!

Seeing the sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked appearance of Master Liu, Zaisai became furious.

Without saying a word, he directly asked his subordinates to greet him with a whip.

Master Liu's frail body could not withstand such torture. He screamed in pain after only a few blows. He quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Chief Zasai, am I here to save your life?"

Zaisai said: "Save me? I was almost killed by you yesterday."

Master Liu said: "Chief Zaisai, you don't know something. Li Xianzhong is furious now and is preparing to send troops to attack you!"

Zaisai snorted coldly and said, "Isn't this special place thanks to you? I'll keep on beating you!"

In order to avoid being whipped, Master Liu quickly said: "Li Xianzhong will join hands with Nuantu to deal with you!"

After hearing the news, Zaisai waved his hand and motioned for his men to stop for a moment.

Asked: "What the hell is going on?"

Master Liu took a breath and said: "Li Xianzhong said, 'It's disrespectful to come and not return', and wanted to gather his cavalry to attack you. But he was worried that his heavy cavalry would not be able to catch up with the Mongolian light cavalry, so he wanted to contact Nuan Rabbit to attack you together. Take action. He plunders your wealth, and Nuantu annexes your tribe."

Zaisai took a breath. If Li Xianzhong really did this, he would most likely be dead.

Although Nuan Tu is his uncle, the relationship between the two is very bad. It can be said that they are on the same level. If he were Nuan Tu, he would never give up such a golden opportunity.

He said: "Did you, the 'dog-headed strategist', give Li Xianzhong a bad idea? Otherwise, how could he understand the subtle relationship between us so well?"

When Master Liu saw that there was something going on, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's unfair. If I hadn't tried my best to stop Li Xianzhong, I'm afraid the two of them would have made an alliance by now."

"I will tell Li Xianzhong that the leader has been weakened. If Nuan Rabbit annexed your tribe, wouldn't Nuan Rabbit be even stronger?"

"Instead of making a stronger enemy, it is better to help the weaker one, so that you will be grateful to him."

Zaisai said: "What kind of medicine are you selling in the gourd?"

Master Liu said with a smile: "The villain was tricked by Yu Shouzhi last time, and that's why he got leader Zaisi into trouble, so I must make it up to you this time."

"We Han people have a saying that 'loss outside the embankment makes up for it within the embankment'. The tribesmen you lost with Li Xianzhong can actually be replaced by Nuan Tu."

At this time, there was a hint of ferocity in Zai Sai's eyes, and it was obvious that he was tempted by Master Liu's words.

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