Han ride

Chapter 353 Get out of the way
"My lord, Wen Tiren is a treacherous man. This time he was ordered by Chongzhen to carry out a Beijing inspection. Those civil officials are probably also frightened. It is conceivable that a group of people will definitely be exiled to us. I don't know how the lord is going to deal with these things. People." Song Xiance asked hesitantly.

"There are too few scholars on the grassland, let these people teach and educate people!" Li Xin said without thinking.He didn't have a good impression of the civil servants of the imperial court. These people appeared to be gentlemen, but in fact they were full of male thieves and female prostitutes. In the Central Plains, they harmed Emperor Chongzhen, so why should we let them harm him?Simply let these people go to teach, re-read the sage classics, and start a new life.

"Teaching and educating people." Everyone looked at each other, never expecting that Li Xin would make an arrangement, thinking that these people were all members of the Donglin Party, and they were all former imperial officials, but they were only used to teach and educate people when they arrived in the grassland.This contrast is too great.

"Isn't that great? Even I, Li Xin, want to read more sage classics." Li Xin said nonchalantly: "What's more, they are losers in the officialdom, and they were driven here by Wen Tiren. It is the criminals. Since they are criminals, it is very good if I don’t let them work. Is it possible to let them be like you, above the Yanhuang tribe, and manage many herdsmen? You are willing, I am afraid that those soldiers are not willing Bar!"

"My lord's words are true." Shi Yuanzhi and the others nodded repeatedly.

"If it's not done well, it can still cultivate a group of erudite talents. Those ministers who return to study may be able to change their minds." Song Xiance laughed loudly, and his words were full of sarcasm.Zhang Chun, Zhang Cai, and Sun Yuanhua were silent. Anyway, these three were also court officials before.Now being so despised by Song Xiance, the faces of the three of them are also dull.

"Human nature is good. In the imperial court, even if there are a few officials, they still have a little conscience, but seeing the people around them look like this, even if they are not corrupt, they will be despised by others." Li Xin understands very well. I just heard him say: "Let them come to the grassland, let them be human again. Isn't this very good? Maybe after many years, these people will still thank me."

"What the lord said is very true." Everyone couldn't help laughing. It is conceivable that those officials and lords are usually high and high, but when they arrive on the grassland, there are no servants to serve them, no beautiful concubines to warm the bed, and they have to do everything by themselves. To do it, but also to teach and educate people, with very little income, I am afraid that these people will suffer untold hardships, and they also hate Li Xin extremely.

"My lord, although the army is preparing for war, it is better to be careful with Jiannu." Shi Yuanzhi stroked his beard and said, "Jiannu's army is adjacent to Jinzhou on the one hand, and Jinzhou City is very strong and cannot be attacked. On the one hand, it is adjacent to North Korea. Although North Korea is very weak, Jiannu can fight whenever he wants, but North Korea is only so big after all, and he has very little to gain. Therefore, if Jiannu wants to expand its strength, the only way to attack us is to destroy us. We, he has no worries. Our defense line is very large, and it is very difficult to defend. Please think twice about this, my lord."

Li Xin was stunned after hearing this, but his face was gloomy.Although I occupy a large area of ​​the grassland, but also, I don't know how many places need to be defended.But I have few soldiers and horses, so I can't do a comprehensive defense, so I can only make some defenses in key places.There are countless loopholes on the grassland, and it is difficult to make defenses.

"Sir, do you have any plan?" Li Xin finally looked at the crowd, obviously hoping that they would come up with a plan.

"How about retreating the herdsmen?" Shi Yuanzhi said, stroking his beard.When everyone heard the words, it became clear that Shi Yuanzhi's strategy was simple, but it was very practical. Although the retreat of the herdsmen gave up a certain area, it did not have any impact on the herdsmen.With herdsmen in hand, Li Xin's strength would not have any influence.

"Where did you retreat to?" Li Xin asked again.

"How about going to the front line of Kangbao?" Shi Yuanzhi looked at Li Xin deeply.

"Kangbao line?" Hearing this, Li Xin turned around, opened the map behind him personally, and looked for Kangbao's location on it. Kangbao is located in Hebei, bordering the grassland, and there is not much road from Guihua City.

"Xifengkou?" Li Xin searched on the map, and finally landed on Xifengkou. According to historical records, the Qing army entered the pass five times.In the second year, seventh year, ninth year, 11th year and 15th year of Chongzhen respectively, one of them entered the customs at Xifengkou, which had a huge impact on the Ming Dynasty.Unexpectedly, at this time, Shi Yuanzhi suggested that all the herdsmen retreat to the west of Kangbao, which also gave up the position of Xifengkou.Did this old thing discover something, or have other schemes?

"Okay, since that's the case, according to what Mr. Yuan Zhi said, our herdsmen will withdraw to the front line of Kangbao and shrink their defenses." Li Xin nodded and said to everyone: "I think the imperial court stationed a lot of people on the Great Wall. The soldiers and horses, Zu Dashou in Jinzhou has recovered a lot, and he is looking at the grassland. Our herdsmen are not good near there. Not long ago, there was news that the troops under Zu Dashou once invaded our border. That being the case, I will give up Bailidi as an undefended area."

"Yes." After Zhang Chun and the others heard this, they didn't dare to be negligent, and hurried down to order not to mention it. After all, it is not a simple matter to relocate the herdsmen, especially now that there are many herdsmen under Li Xin's command, they should be more careful when they move. up.

"Sir, why did you withdraw the troops to the front line of Kangbao?" After everyone retreated, Shi Yuanzhi stopped and asked curiously: "If Mister has no other plans, this Marquis would not believe it." gone."

"Master Mingjian." After hearing this, Shi Yuanzhi quickly stood up, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, how do you think your strength is better than that of the imperial court?"

Li Xin said without thinking: "Although the imperial court is facing internal and external troubles now, the emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and there are still many elite soldiers and strong generals. Jiangnan is a land of prosperity. As long as Jiangnan does not decline, the strength of the imperial court will remain the same. I'm not as good as the stronger one!" Li Xin was very clear about the truth and reality, and said quickly.

"Then my lord thinks, how do you compare with Jianu?" Shi Yuanzhi asked again.

Li Xin shook his head again and said: "Although there are few Jiannu people, all of them are brave men. Huang Taiji is wise and martial, and the soldiers work hard. They have a strong foundation. I can't defeat them in a short time." Just kidding, how did Jiannu If Li Xin hadn't come here, I am afraid that Jiannu in history would have never been defeated, and the unification of the world in the future would be Jiannu.Even though Li Xin has the upper hand on the surface, with a large territory and many herdsmen, even the number of soldiers is 10,000+, but if he really fights with Jiannu, the possibility of Li Xin's failure is still very high.It's just that if Jiannu wants to deal with Li Xin, there will be many casualties, and it will be a lose-lose situation, so Jiannu dare not easily start a war with Li Xin.Otherwise, Li Xin might not have such a chic thing happen now.

"My lord's words are very true." Shi Yuanzhi was also very pleased. Li Xin was able to deeply realize his own shortcomings. This is a good thing for the Yanhuang tribe. Two people controlled the water, one was blocked and the other was dredged. In the end, only the son succeeded. This Jiannu is a scourge. To deal with such a scourge, one cannot fight head-on. Otherwise, even if you win in the end, you will only suffer heavy casualties. Jiannu One side is close to North Korea, the other side is the bitter cold land of Mobei, the other side is the territory of the lord, and the last side is the territory of the imperial court. North Korea has no oil and water to peel off. The loss is heavy, and it is not advisable. Only the Central Plains is picturesque, with a large population and wealth, so it is just right to take it. If you attack the Central Plains, if you attack Jinzhou, Jinzhou is strong, and you will suffer heavy losses. It is difficult to conquer, but there is still a route. It is to enter through the Xifeng Pass. Although the Great Wall is good, it is full of loopholes. In order to guard against the nomads in the north, the imperial courts of all dynasties will build the Great Wall, but they don’t know that the money and food for the construction of the Great Wall are used to train the army, and they don’t know how to train them. How many elite soldiers are there. In these places, not all the Great Wall is very strong, and these gaps are the best places to attack. Moreover, in the hearts of the Central Plains people, the Great Wall will never have loopholes, so in the various passes of the Great Wall In the area, the soldiers were not well defended. Especially in the Xifengkou area, there is a natural loophole here. If you think Huang Taiji has been spying on the Central Plains for many years, you will not be unaware of this. We made way out of this road just to let Huang Taiji Lead the army into the Central Plains, and once we let him enter the Central Plains, we will immediately block the entrance of Xifeng, so that they cannot escape."

"It's just that in this way, I'm afraid the Central Plains will suffer again." Li Xin was still a little hesitant. It would be good if he could defeat Jiannu, but if he used this method to defeat Jiannu, Li Xinxin was still a little unwilling.He only heard him say: "Benhou remembers that in the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji entered the customs through the Xifeng entrance. Will he enter the customs through the Xifeng entrance this time?"

"Aside from Xifengkou, there is no other place, or are they attacking Shandong from the sea?" Shi Yuan shook his head and said: "Xifengkou, hehe, it's not that my subordinates look down on the soldiers of the court. I don't believe it, my lord. You can send people to Xifengkou to investigate, presumably at this time, the defense of Xifengkou is still very weak. It will be easy for an army to attack."

"This, I'm afraid it's unlikely!" Li Xin didn't believe that the imperial army was a fool, and they didn't take Xifengkou as a fortress and strengthen it.However, looking at Shi Yuanzhi's confident look, he really couldn't make up his mind.

"My lord, you can write to the imperial court and warn the guards at the various passes of the Great Wall." Shi Yuanzhi blinked and said to Li Xin.

"This?" Others could not understand Shi Yuanzhi's words, but Li Xin could understand them. It is conceivable that even if he was reminded by Li Xin, according to the character of the generals of the Ming Dynasty, he might not listen to himself. I think Li Xin is only in his 20s, and he is already a Marquis, and he controls thousands of miles. Although the generals in the army also worship the strong, jealousy is inevitable. Li Xin went to remind Jiubian, how could these people be obedient? ?Shi Yuanzhi obviously knew this truth, and let Li Xin do this, just to introduce Jiannu into Xifengkou and let him wantonly ruin the Central Plains, but Li Xin suddenly sent troops to occupy Xifengkou and imprisoned Jiannu in the Central Plains.A strategy is a good strategy, but the Central Plains army, can it really help Li Xin block Jiannu?Li Xin is really not sure!
"My lord, in the second year of Chongzhen's reign, slaves entered the customs through the entrance of Xifeng, captured Zunhua and other important places, and threatened the capital. Presumably at this time, the imperial court must have strengthened the defense of Zunhua. Zunhua is an important town, and must have sent generals to guard it. As long as we quickly block the gap at Xifengkou, we will be able to block Jiannu in the Central Plains." Shi Yuanzhi finally spoke out his plan, and only listened to say viciously: "My lord, as long as we operate properly this time, we will at least It can destroy Jiannu's [-] troops, and the strength of Jiannu will be greatly damaged."

After Li Xin heard this, his heart skipped a beat. With such a big loophole, it was very possible for Jiannu to send troops. As long as he quickly blocked the army at the entrance of Xifeng, Jiannu would not be able to escape.

"Since this is the case, I will write to the imperial court to ask the imperial court to make some preparations to strengthen the defense of the nine borders, especially the Xifengkou area." Li Xin thought for a while and said, "I heard that Lin Dan Khan had some contact with Tibetan Buddhists at the beginning. Qinghai is still in the hands of those khans, I am going to conquer Qinghai myself, I wonder what Yuanzhi thinks?"

"My lord is wise." Shi Yuanzhi said without thinking.

On August 8, the sixth year of Ming Chongzhen, Li Xin led an army of [-] people, and let Jiang Yi sit in the cloud. Yang Xiong was the head of the east camp, monitoring Jiannu, and He Kegang was the head of the north march, monitoring Horqin, and he commanded the three armies. , and killed in Qinghai, the world was shaken for a while.

However, few people noticed that Li Xin quietly transferred all the herdsmen from the east, and in the court, after Emperor Chongzhen received the report of Li Xin's transfer of herdsmen, he did not pay much attention to it.But when Li Xin suggested to strengthen the defense of Zunhua, Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, and ordered the governor of Miyun Wu Aheng to go to Zunhua to strengthen the defense, and ordered Zhang Fengyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, to strengthen the defense of the nine borders.

As for Li Xin leading the army to attack the Mongolian army in Qinghai, Emperor Chongzhen only rewarded him and ordered Hong Chengchou, Cao Wenzhao and others to strengthen their guard.

For the Ming Dynasty court, as long as Li Xin does not enter the Central Plains, he is allowed to cause harm wherever he wants. He can kill wherever he wants. Since Li Xin established the army until now, the court has not paid any military expenses. I can't command this person. Fortunately, Li Xin is more knowledgeable. He never attacked the Central Plains and never harassed the Nine Frontiers and other borders, which made the court's defense against Mobei much easier. Emperor Chongzhen also planned to weaken the Nine Frontiers. Wen Zhao and other fierce generals entered the Central Plains to wipe out the banditry!It was only after being opposed by the elders that the order was withdrawn.

However, compared to the internal reaction of the Ming Dynasty, there was an uproar on Jiannu's side. Unlike Chongzhen, Jiannu attached great importance to Li Xin's every move. There is a plan.When Li Xin led the army to attack Qinghai, Huang Taiji called all the civil and military ministers in the Phoenix Tower to discuss the matter.There was only one question, and that was what Li Xin was doing.

"This guy Li Xin just can't stop." Daishan sighed deeply. Since the existence of Li Xin, Jiannu has been influenced by him many times, and his reputation has deteriorated a lot. Why did such a person appear here? His This time the soldiers and horses moved again, although it was not directed at Jiannu, but it was also frightening.

"He is attacking Qinghai this time. It seems that he wants to capture the area around Qinghai?" Huang Taiji said with some uncertainty. Li Xin is his old opponent, and his every move, Huang Taiji must be careful to deal with it. Who knows that? Only the fox has other tricks.So Emperor Chongzhen looked at Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo two wise men with uncertain eyes.Among the founding slaves, only these two were wise.

"The minister thought that Li Xin could not take advantage of us, so he shifted his focus." Fan Wencheng thought for a while, and finally spoke. To be honest, he didn't know if Li Xin really went west. , it is really because Li Xin is too treacherous.

"My minister thought that Li Xin must be on the Western Expedition." Compared with Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan and I answered sonorously and forcefully, with an extremely certain tone. Everyone looked over, even Huang Taiji looked at him with surprised eyes. he.

"I don't know if the emperor has noticed that Li Xin has been moving all the herdsmen from the east to the west since July." After Ning Wan, I suddenly pointed out a piece of information, only to hear him say proudly: "This is Li Xin's intention to avoid conflict with We had a war and that's why it happened."

After everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, even Huang Taiji thought about it, nodded and said: "Li Xin is a smart man, he knows that his strength looks very powerful, but in fact, between me and the Central Plains There is a huge distance between them. Fighting with us is at least a failure. Therefore, we first withdraw the herdsmen in the east, shrink our forces, and stop fighting with us for the time being. We only want to conquer the west and win more land. Land and resources, in this way, there will be enough depth and resources to compete with us, this person is rare, and he is good at forbearance. I am afraid that Chongzhen also underestimated this person."

"Your Majesty, since this is the case, we will attack Li Xin while he is heading west. Maybe we can capture Li Xin's lair?" Duoduo said loudly.He suffered a lot under Li Xin's hands.If he could find an opportunity to take revenge on Li Xin, he would not let it go.

"No. The Emperor's army cannot attack Li Xin for the time being." Fan Wencheng objected loudly: "Your Majesty, although Li Xin led the army to march west, he still left enough strength to guard against us. Jiang Yi, Yang Xiong, and He Kegang are all The choice of the famous general is Li Xin's right-hand man, and he has stayed in this Western Expedition, which is obviously to guard against us."

(End of this chapter)