Han ride

Chapter 28 Dorgon kills

"Hou Jin's army has finally come. What a powerful army!" Li Xin stood on the city wall, looking at the blackness in the distance. That was Hou Jin, and Hou Jin's dispatch of troops was also expected, but it was unexpected that it would come so soon.

"There are still some arrow stacks that haven't been finished yet." He Kegang stood beside him and glanced around, with a serious look on his face. The joy of him and Li Xin chasing and killing Oboi and others in the morning disappeared without a trace. .Hou Jin's army came so fast that even the city couldn't react.

"It's useless to say these things at this time." Li Xin also frowned.Leaving Daling River City is a default strategy, but when to leave Daling River City is a key question, it can't be too early, but it can't be too late.It was too early to be said by Zu Dashou that he had escaped, and a letter was submitted to the governor's office, and Li Xin and Li Xin's relatives were unable to move an inch in the Central Plains.If it is too late, there is a possibility that he will be trapped by the Houjin army, and he will be unable to leave even if he wants to.

"Wait for you to go down and challenge, and then take the opportunity to leave!" He Kegang said softly in his ear.

"What. Do you think you can leave now?" Li Xin glanced around, but saw that Zu Dashou and the others were looking gloomy and looking into the distance, while Zu Zerun and the others looked indifferent, but if you look carefully, you can still leave. He could see the cold light in their eyes, clearly looking at him.

"Li Xin, you are a scholar, and you are also somewhat resourceful. Tell me, what should we do now?" At this time, Zu Dashou suddenly spoke.

"The general is the leader of the town. He has rich experience in fighting against the Eastern Captives. He is far above Li Xin. Li Xin is just a scholar. How can he have any resourcefulness?" Li Xin shook his head lightly.

"Scholar? Can a scholar have a whole body of martial arts? When will a scholar be able to leap into the battlefield?" Zu Dashou turned around and looked at Li Xin with a smile and said, "Although you are a scholar, you are definitely not a simple scholar. You are on the battlefield , the strength of martial arts, maybe even my ancestor Dashou can't compare with you. I see that although the faces of the generals around are calm, they are extremely careful in their hearts. Only you, not only the face is calm, but the eyes are also calm. This can only be said , you are not afraid of these Eastern captive cavalry at all. Tell me, what should we do now?"

"Father commander, you think he thinks highly of him. Facing the army of Eastern captives at this time, what else can we do besides strictly guarding against it?" Zu Zerun said dissatisfied.

"If I say that we should lead the army out of the Daling River at this time, what does the general think?" Li Xin said, looking at Zu Dashou with his eyes wide open.

"Exit Daling River?" Not only Zu Dashou, but others also changed their expressions, looking at Li Xin with idiot eyes.Can this Dalinghe be lost?Don't say how much energy the Ming Dynasty spent to build the Daling River, how can it be said that it can be lost if it can be lost.What's more, the cavalry of the Donglu army is very powerful. If they are powerful at this time, they will still be chased by the Houjin army. How many troops will be left after a battle?

"People save land, but people lose land. Even if we have such a dangerous place as Dalinghe City, what should we do if the army of Donglu forces besiege Dalinghe City?" Li Xin said disdainfully: "But If we can surrender Dalinghe City, then our situation will be reversed. The army of the eastern captives can only enter the city, so instead of us attacking, we will use cavalry to harass the opponent's grain road and fight a cavalry battle with the opponent."

"Hmph, my Dalinghe City is backed by Jinzhou, how can I let them surround me? Even if we let the other party do this, I'm afraid Donglu would not be so courageous!" Zu Zehong said disdainfully: "After all, it's just a scholar's shallow opinion. If you don't understand the military strategy, once the Eastern Prisoners really have the courage to besiege Dalinghe City like this, then we will be inside, Sun Dushi will be outside, and the internal and external cooperation will be enough to destroy these Eastern Prisoners' army." Everyone around nodded their heads when they heard the words , obviously agree with what Zu Zerun said.

Li Xin shook his head. Zu Zehong's words certainly have some truth. Dalinghe City is backed by Jinzhou, and there is a continuous supply of grain and grass on Songshan Mountain. Standing in the city, it is possible to fight a war of attrition with the other party. of.It's a pity that Zu Dashou and others obviously underestimated Huang Taiji's courage.According to Zu Zehong and others, although it is very good to cooperate with outsiders here, it is also a way of playing, which is called fighting for aid.If Huang Taiji had confidence in himself, he would have surrounded Daling River City, but instead of attacking Daling River City, he would have used it to deal with the Ming army that came to support Daling River City. It's not Zu Zehong's combination of inside and outside.

"But there is another way of saying that it is called to fight for aid." Li Xin thought for a while, and finally said, for the sake of the tens of thousands of lives in this city, pointing to the black smoke in the distance, he said: "Huang Taiji is a hero. Able to do things that ordinary people dare not do, and able to walk a path that ordinary people dare not take, he will definitely surround Dalinghe City, but instead of attacking, he will turn around and deal with the large army that came to support. When it is exhausted, it will turn around and deal with our Daling River City. At this time, how much power Daling River City still has, I don’t know? But it is absolutely impossible to block the army of Donglu.”

"According to what you said, my Guanning iron cavalry is just a decoration, and let the other party besiege the city?" Zu Dashou said slightly dissatisfied: "I heard from General He that you, Li Xin, also fought on the battlefield and saved General He's life. According to the principle, he is also a person who dares to fight and kill. At this time, how to say these words, is it because he is afraid of the army of Donglu?"

"Afraid? I don't know what fear is?" Li Xin blushed when he heard the words, pointed at the black smoke in the distance and said, "I dare to go head-on and fight against him, who will go with me?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, and they looked at Li Xin with dead eyes. At this time, the Donglu army was coming, and the soldiers were sharp. It's just talking on the lips, but in the heart, the strength of the Donglu army cannot be expressed in words. The so-called Houjin is less than ten thousand, and it is invincible.Not to mention forget it.

"Why, none of you dare to go up? You don't dare to go up, but I dare to go up?" Li Xin took a spear and pointed at Zu Zehong and said: "The army of the Eastern Prisoners came from a long way, and this time is just the time when they are exhausted. , you can attack them with elite soldiers, so that their morale will be lost again. General Zu, please send troops quickly."

When Zu Dashou heard the words, a look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on his face. He had to say that he was moved by Li Xin's words.If he took the opportunity to strike at the Donglu army at this time, he might not be able to achieve certain results.

"Donglu Huang Taiji is a treacherous man. How could he be unprepared when his army came here and set up camp? If you are afraid alone, then don't go, and let our Guanning cavalry follow you to be buried with you!" Zu Ze Run said dissatisfied.

"Hey!" Li Xin took a look at Zu Dashou, seeing his bright eyes gradually dimming, he knew what Zu Dashou was thinking, and he could only sigh softly.Zu Dashou still has not made a decision.It is a fact that Guan Ning's cavalry is extremely powerful, but it is precisely because his role is too powerful that Zu Dashou is afraid to send out Guan Ning's cavalry at this time. It can be said that Guan Ning's cavalry This group of Liaodong military officers like Zu Dashou was achieved, but it also restrained this group of people, so that they could only protect Guanning's iron cavalry and prevent them from suffering any losses.As a result, on the battlefield, he was timid and did not make any big moves.

"Zu Shuai, if I, Li Xin, lead the governor's guards to test it out, it would be good if we can find out the truth of Donglu. If we can't find out the truth, it's not too late for us to retreat to the city." Li Xin cupped his hands and said: "This Huang Taiji is indeed treacherous, but over the years, he has won more than lost against our Ming army. Even if he does not take it lightly, the generals around him may have already taken it lightly. Let's take Aobai from the morning. The fact that a hundred cavalry dared to show off their might under our Dalinghe city is enough to illustrate this point. Since they took it lightly, we may not be able to succeed in a sudden attack."

"This?" Zu Dashou was in a dilemma.He agrees with Li Xin's approach from the bottom of his heart, but in the same way, there are many dangers in it. It doesn't matter if Li Xin dies, but when Sun Chengzong and Qiu Hejia came, they told him to stay. Take Li Xin's life.What's more, Qiu Hejia spent a lot of effort to build the guard, and his level of trust is far higher than that of the little guard Shi Dayong on Songshan.If such guards were wiped out like this, it would be really difficult for him to see Qiu Hejia in the future.

"Father commander, since Mr. Li is willing to test the truth, why not father commander?" Zu Zerun rolled his eyes and said softly from the side: "If he loses, he will come back when the time comes."

"The Eastern Cavalry is very powerful. Li Xin's soldiers and horses are too few, and they are useless." He Kegang shook his head and said, "How can we do it with only a few hundred cavalry?"

"So what?" Li Xin said lightly.He was completely disappointed with Zu Dashou and others. At this moment, the only thing he could do was to take advantage of this opportunity to jump out of Daling River City. As for the situation in Daling River City, it was beyond his control.The first thing he had to do was to save the lives of himself and his subordinates.

"You can go with my personal soldiers." He Kegang stared at Li Xin and said.

Li Xin was moved, looked at He Kegang, saw the strange look in his eyes, and immediately knew that he knew his plan, and immediately said, "Thank you, General. But I can't command the general's personal soldiers. "

"Hehe, at this time, it is the time when I, Dalinghe, and I are working together. Donglu is extremely powerful. It is said that there are people out there, and I, He Kegang, are no exception." He Kegang said with a smile: "Although I don't have much money. , but there are still people around. Bin'er, come here." He Kegang made a move in the crowd of soldiers behind him, and when everyone looked around, it was suddenly He Kegang's son, He Bin.Unexpectedly, He Kegang actually made his son a personal soldier.what is this?To protect or just let his son go to the battlefield?

"You lead 100 people to follow you, Brother Li." He Kegang patted He Bin on the shoulder and said, "Remember, your brother Li told you to go east, you must not go west, and you will do what your brother Li says. What? Even if there is an abyss in front of you, as long as your big brother Li says it, you will rush over to me."

"Father, don't worry, I'll just follow Brother Li." He Bin nodded, raised the white wax spear in his hand and said, "Father, watch me kill the enemy from the top of the city."

"Okay, okay." He Kegang nodded again and again, and finally looked at Li Xin and said, "Brother Li, I will leave the dog to you. Hehe! Just treat it as your subordinate, just take it seriously. Don't give me old He's face .”

"Don't worry, general." Li Xin nodded, turned to look at Zu Dashou, but saw that Zu Dashou's face was cloudy and uncertain, and finally waved his hand and asked someone to open the city gate.

"Let's go." Li Xin suppressed the surprise in his heart, and led He Bin, Jiang Yi and others down the city wall. Under the city wall, Gao Meng led hundreds of cavalry and made preparations.With the addition of He Bin's Hundred Guards, the number reached four hundred again.These [-] cavalry are different from infantry, plus the careful training of Li Xin and He Kegang, and the recent fights were all completed by Li Xin and He Kegang, so although they belong to different positions, there is no boundary between the two sides at this moment , as if they were all an army.

"Kill the enemy." Li Xin looked at the cavalry behind him, his eyes couldn't hide the excitement. These 400 soldiers would be his powerful arm in the future.He believed that as long as he left Dalinghe City, he would be a fish entering the sea, and he would never be bound again.Even if the journey is extremely difficult and dangerous, but life is in your own hands, and you will never worry about other things again.

"My lord, let's take a look and leave later." At this moment, an abrupt voice came, and Li Xin nodded slightly, with a look of disdain on the corner of his mouth.It was none other than Qiu Hejia's confidant Sun Er who spoke just now.At this moment, there was a look of fear on his face.This Sun Er had also seen Houjin's soldiers before, and knew how powerful Houjin was. Li Xin led the army at this time, and he opposed it. Unfortunately, he was just a subordinate, and he was not qualified to stand on the city wall at all. They could only wait at the base of the city with Gao Meng, while Gao Meng's leopard eyes were wide open, staring at Sun Er so frightened that Sun Er did not dare to act rashly.More importantly, these cavalry were all listening to Li Xin, not him, which made it even more difficult for him.

"Don't worry, I won't fight against Donglu this time." Li Xin comforted with a smile, and nodded to Yang Xiong behind him. For such a person, he must not stay by his side. Who knows if he will be in the future? Something happened, but such a person can't do it by himself, it would be best if he could let others do it.

Not to mention that Li Xin led hundreds of cavalry roaring out, but among the army slowly approaching from a distance, there was a handsome middle-aged man in white armor, and the generals and soldiers beside him were also in the same body. Wearing white armor and dressed in white, this is really the Zhengbai Banner, one of the top four banners in the Later Jin Army. The life of Tai Chi is the front vanguard.

"Lord Belle, Zu Dashou has sent people out to fight." At this moment, a man in yellow armor broke into the army, if Li Xin would know from now on if this person is not Oboi, who is it?
"Where are Dege Lei, Yue Tuo, and Azig? Is there any news?" Dorgon looked at Ao Bai and asked.Dege, Yuetuo, and Azige were another part of the army going south this time. This time, Huang Taiji led an army of [-] to go south to Dalinghe City. Ge led [-] soldiers and lived between Jinzhou and Daling River via Yizhou, cutting off the connection between Jinzhou and Daling River.Huang Taiji personally led the army to press down on Dalinghe City from the front through Montenegro and Guangning.And he, Dorgon, is the vanguard of Huang Taiji's [-]-strong army.

"Returning to Lord Baylor, the three Lord Baylor have already cut off the connection between Jinzhou and Dalinghe." Dorgon said respectfully.Dorgon had a great status and prestige in the Houjin army. It is rumored that when the old Khan Nurhachi was in his funeral, he actually passed the throne to Dorgon. According to the design, this position of sweat did not fall on Dorgon's head.Because of this, Huang Taiji was also extremely worried about Dorgon.Try every means to weaken Dorgon's strength.For example, not long ago, in the name of Dorgon's outstanding military achievements and Azige's incompetence, Dorgon was allowed to take charge of the Zhengbai Banner that originally belonged to Azige.Na Azige was dissatisfied with Huang Taiji, but his attitude towards Dorgon was also much worse.This is tantamount to weakening Dorgon's power.But for this expedition, Dorgon, who is famous in battle, will not use it. Instead, let Dege, Yue Tuo, and Azig lead another team of [-] troops. Not bad, but when it comes to using troops, it is not as good as Dorgon.

Dorgon knew all these things, but there was nothing he could do about it. In the eyes of outsiders, Huang Taiji was very fond of his younger brother, and would take him with him every time he went out. This time he made him the vanguard of the army.Not long ago, the Jin Dynasty established six ministries, and Huang Taiji personally issued an edict to let Dorgon take charge of the Ministry of Officials. Coupled with his status as the owner of the Zhengbai Banner, he was regarded as a high-ranking figure among several Baylors in the Houjin Dynasty. .

"Hehe! That's naturally good." Dorgon nodded, looked at the smoke and dust flying in the distance, and said with a smile: "When did the people of the Ming Dynasty become so bold that they sent hundreds of cavalry to die? ?” Dorgon, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, can see at a glance that Li Xin and others are only a few hundred people.

(End of this chapter)