Han ride

Chapter 356 The pie in the sky

In the early morning, a group of people and horses suddenly came in front of the Xifeng Pass, but it was composed of hundreds of horses and mules, and they were full of goods. They were driven slowly by some young and strong. There was a triangular flag on it, which read The words "Fan" clearly belonged to a business traveler formed by the Fan family. Walking in front was a middle-aged man with an elegant complexion, and a young man with a very burly appearance, holding a big knife in his hand.

"Which military lord is on duty at the top of the city, Shanxi merchant Fanjia Merchant Brigade requests to go with you." The young man's voice was loud, and he woke up the soldiers guarding the city.He wiped his eyes and stuck out his forehead.

"Oh, it's Jiannu, it's Jiannu." A young man's shrill cry suddenly sounded from the gate, which woke up the Jiannu who was locked up. It was Han people, Han people came.These soldiers who established slaves quickly blew the conch horn, and the shrill sound resounded through the entire entrance of Xifeng.

"Hurry up, hurry up, leave here, it's Jiannu, Xifeng Pass has been lost." Urged by the middle-aged man, the merchant team quickly turned their horses around and prepared to leave.It's just a caravan composed of hundreds of horses, how can it be so easy to turn the horse's head around.There was chaos for a while.

"It's a business brigade of the Han people." At this time, the guards who closed the gate also realized that it was not the army of the Ming Dynasty below, but a business brigade composed of Han people. They probably didn't know that Xifengkou had been captured by Jiannu, and thought it was still there. Only in the hands of the Ming army would they come rashly and let the soldiers open the city gate.This is a fat sheep!Thinking that these Jian slaves were originally dissatisfied with themselves guarding the gate while others sent them out to hunt grass valleys, but now they never thought that a fat sheep would appear in front of them, how could these people let them go.They shot arrows one after another, but at this moment, the caravan barely retreated an arrow away. Even if some arrows hit them, they were only slightly injured.In desperation, the defending soldiers had no choice but to report to Jiala Erzhen Haning, who was guarding the pass.

Haning'a is a Manchuria inlaid white bannerman and a general under Duoduo's command. This time he followed Huang Taiji to the south, because Dorgon wanted to attack Zunhua. In order to ensure the army's food supply, Dorgon asked Haning'a to be stationed at Xifengkou , This made him a little reluctant. As long as the Han people are like a flock of sheep in the hearts of the people, if they go south with the army, they won a lot of money and don’t know how much property they robbed. But now they are shrunk to Xifengkou. The people who come here are also transporting grain, grass and supplies. Don't say that you won't get any benefits, you have to be prepared to receive them well. Whoever makes slavery have strict military regulations is not so easy to offend.

But then again, Haning'a is not a fool. Since he is trapped in Xifengkou, the main task is to defend Xifengkou. After observing for a while, he found that there is really no good defense in this place. Not to mention the dangerous terrain, even if there are no powerful enemies around, Zu Dashou in Liaodong, he also participated in the battle. Baylor Daishan led the army to press down on Jinzhou, making Zu Dashou dare not make any movement.Although there is a ferocious and powerful enemy in the west, even his master is afraid, but I heard that the guy named Li Xin led the army to march west, and I don't know which unlucky guy he went to harm. The emperor also marched west because of Li Xin Only those who have the courage to plunder the Central Plains.In the Xifengkou area, there are no powerful enemies, so he ordered some people to defend the pass, and the other people to plunder the surrounding villages, which can be regarded as gaining some benefits.

It's just that he was drinking and eating mutton, but he never expected that a huge benefit would fall on him. A caravan composed of hundreds of carts would appear at his defensive position. When Yin came, Haning'a was not calm anymore. He walked up and down in the hall, and finally thought about it, and asked someone to find a prisoner of the Ming army.

"Here, have caravans passed by here before?" This Haning'a still has some vigilance in his heart. You must know that the Xifengkou he defends has a lot to do with it. When he arrived on the grassland, he was afraid that this caravan was pretended by the enemy, so he asked people to ask.

"Yes, yes." The captured Ming army hurriedly said: "This is the main road to the capital, and many caravans will pass here."

"En." Haninga nodded, and he also remembered that when he occupied Xifengkou, he found a lot of business travelers in the pass, and he even captured a lot!Come to think of it, this place is so important, and it is so close to the capital of the Han people, it is normal that there are many business travelers.When he thought of this, he suddenly laughed. The merchants in front of him didn't know what was going on. They didn't know that Xifengkou was occupied by Dajin, and they exposed such a big loophole. This is an excellent opportunity to make money. what!
"Quick, quick, order troops, and go after them." Haninga roared loudly, such an opportunity fell from the sky, if you don't seize it, I'm afraid even God will punish yourself.

"Master, there are only 600 people in this pass. Once all of them are sent out, there will be a lot fewer soldiers and horses in the pass. What if an enemy comes to attack?" The servants beside him reminded cautiously.

"Hmph, you are so stupid. How can there be any enemies around here? What's more, this general will only go out for a while. How much resistance can these merchants have? Maybe it will take only a cup of tea before they can return triumphantly." Haha Ning Ah looked at her servant with disdain.

Now that the master has said this, as a slave, he naturally dare not say anything more, so he hurriedly helped Haninga put on armor and other things without mentioning it.

After a while, I saw Haning'a leading 500 people out of Xifengkou. Although this Haning'a wanted such a large amount of property, he was not a fool. Xifengkou still left 100 people stationed, and he also They ordered the other 900 people who were hunting Caogu to return to the defense quickly. As long as this caravan is caught, other people who are fighting Caogu will be inferior!
Far away, Haning'a saw the fleeing caravan in the distance. Hundreds of carts, led by mules, galloped across the grassland at high speed, and they ran for several miles in an instant. It was pulling the goods, which was no match for Haninga's cavalry, and soon the distance between the two sides became closer and closer.And that team of merchants probably knew that they couldn't escape, so they ordered all the convoys to form a circle to defend against Haning'a.

Seeing this, Haning'a couldn't help laughing. This was the most common way for the Ming army to defend against the slave cavalry. Other merchants also learned from it.Not to mention a business traveler, Haning'a would not even look at a phalanx formed by hundreds of Ming Dynasty infantry.

"The military division made a good guess. This guy really came out." The big man next to the middle-aged gentleman laughed and said, "Now it's my turn to make contributions." It turns out that this team was not disguised by others , but Shi Yuanzhi went out in person, escorted by Gao Meng, and led hundreds of carts of property to lure Haning'a to send troops.According to Shi Yuanzhi's guess, Haning'a is a greedy person. When he sees this cart of property, he will definitely be tempted and send a large army to seize it. This Haning'a is indeed carried out according to Shi Yuanzhi's arrangement. Five hundred Jiannu cavalry came to kill them.

"Then kill it!" Shi Yuanzhi breathed a sigh of relief, but his face showed a trace of relief. For such a greedy and despicable person, Shi Yuanzhi really has no pressure.

A moment later, something that surprised Haning'a happened. A gap was suddenly opened in the formation of chariots in the distance, and a general led hundreds of cavalry galloping out.These cavalrymen are all wearing excellent armor. Although the armor on their bodies is black, not the fire-red mandarin duck jackets of the Ming army, they also know that this is not an ordinary business traveler, but an army. Still an elite soldier.

"The imperial guards under the command of the Zhengbei Army attack." Gao Meng held a big knife in his hand and roared loudly.

"Zhengbei Army?" Haning'a was stunned. What kind of character is Zhengbei Army? The entire Jiannu knows that the army led by the devil who was conferred the title of Zhengbei Marquis by the Han emperor is the Zhengbei Army.Only at this time did he know that he had been fooled. The army in front of him was not someone else's army, but Li Xin's army, and it was also the Imperial Guard. From the name, it could be heard that the Imperial Guard was Li Xin's personal guard, personal guard. Here, it means that Li Xin has arrived. Sure enough, there was a sudden sound of cannons in the car formation, and then on the horizon in the distance, countless people and horses killed them.

"Quick, quick, retreat back and tell Lord Baylor." Haninga dared to be negligent at this time, and hurriedly led the army to retreat. He wanted to defend Xifengkou, and sent someone to tell Dorgon that Li Xin had led the army to kill him. coming.

It's a pity that he reacted too late at this time.The cavalry led by Gao Meng had already killed them.Li Xin was in Mobei, the last thing he lacked was a war horse.As the imperial guards, all they use are high-quality horses. This team will not be used in general, but when it is the most critical moment in the battlefield, he must be there, so their horses may not be able to travel long distances, but their explosive power But they are very powerful. These hundreds of people were led by the general Gao Meng, and they quickly crashed into Haning's army, and with one blow, they split the enemy in two, including men and horses. Haning was so frightened. Ah's face was pale, and he didn't dare to resist.Turn around and leave.At this time, defending Xifeng's eloquence is the most critical thing.

It's a pity that Li Xin's shot would leave him with no remnants. When he reached the entrance of Xifeng, he was greeted with a rain of arrows. If it wasn't for Haning's sharp eyes and quick hands, he might have been shot to death long ago.Obviously, Li Xin took advantage of the opportunity of Haning'a leading the army to attack, and captured the dangerous place of Xifengkou in one go.How can the 100 people in Guanzhong resist Li Xin's attack? Yang Xiong just had a chance to charge and captured Xifengkou.When Li Xin led the army to arrive, even the battlefield had been cleaned up, and after a careful inventory, his own casualties were only a few dozen people.It can be said that it is a miracle to capture the dangerous place of Xifengkou in this way.

"Overjoyed! Overjoyed!" Li Xin was inspecting the pass when he saw Shi Yuanzhi approaching surrounded by several soldiers, and his face was full of joy.

"Why are you so happy, sir?" Li Xin greeted him and said.

"Congratulations, my lord, congratulations, my lord." Shi Yuanzhi laughed loudly and said, "My lord doesn't know something. Inside the mouth of Xifeng, there are not only countless gold and silver treasures looted by Huang Taiji from the Central Plains, but also more than ten thousand Han people. , according to the remnants of Jiannu, ten miles south of Xifengkou, there is another big camp, in which there are nearly 10 captured Han people, and there are countless cattle and sheep. My lord, how can my lord not seize it? "

"There is such a good thing?" Li Xin's eyes lit up, and after thinking about it carefully, it was the same. Huang Taiji probably wanted to put all the things he captured from the Central Plains at the mouth of Xifeng, and when he withdrew, he would put them away. Take everything away.It's just that I didn't expect that all of this is now cheaper for Li Xin.

"Yang Xiong and Gao Meng led 1 Imperial Guards and rescued them quickly. These people will be our treasures in the future, and there must be no loss." Li Xin said loudly.What Li Xin lacks now is population. Although he has also recruited refugees from the Central Plains, no one will blame him for having as many people as possible. How could they spit out all these people?

"And transport all the food and grass to the cloud, and not leave a grain of rice for Jiannu." Li Xin ordered again.Shi Yuanzhi also nodded. Although Li Xin didn't explain clearly, the implication was very simple. Not only would he not leave it to Jiannu, even the court, Li Xin would not leave so much food.

"Your Majesty, you can write a letter to the imperial court, saying that you have already occupied Xifengkou. I believe His Majesty the Emperor will be very happy to hear the news." Shi Yuanzhi lowered his head and said cautiously.

"If it weren't for this, the generals in the Central Plains would not hurry up to make meritorious service." Li Xin nodded, and immediately asked Shi Yuanzhi to write a memorial and send it to the capital without mentioning it.

That afternoon, Yang Xiong led an army to escort nearly 10 Han people to Xifengkou. Li Xin was overjoyed and greeted them in person. Sheep and other things, after two days of work, people escorted [-] people towards the cloud.

Although Li Xin occupies the dangerous place of Xifengkou, he is not idle. The first thing to do is to strengthen the city wall pass. Although Xifengkou is dangerous, it is also aimed at the north, and the one in the south is only sixty feet away. , and the slope is relatively gentle, so it is much easier to attack. Right now, Jiannu knows that his back is being blocked. According to Huang Taiji's mind, he is going to find Li Xin desperately.Li Xin also made preparations for this, and immediately ordered people to step up defense.

"What? Xifengkou fell?" Dorgon, who was fighting in Zunhua, looked at Jiala Ezhen who was kneeling on the ground in the big tent. This name Jiala Ezhen was not Haning who was stationed at Xifengkou, but Jiala Ezhen, who guarded Jiannu who captured the people from the Central Plains.Because it was relatively close to Zunhua, he ran fast and rushed into Dorgon's camp under Zunhua.

"Brother Fourteen, what should I do?" Duoduo said loudly.The expressions of the rest of the generals in the big tent also changed. The Xifeng Pass was taken away, which meant that they would be cut off from their way home, so they were naturally terrified.

"Can you see the enemy's flag?" Dorgon looked gloomy, but he was still calm, looking at the general and said.

"Wearing black armor, with 'Yang' and 'Gao' written on the flag." The general frowned and recalled, "It's just surprising that the slaves found Han Chinese in the opponent's army. There are Mongols, and I don’t know where it came from.”

"It's the Northern Army, it's Li Xin, and Li Xin has made a move." Others didn't know, but Dorgon knew it, and suddenly fell down on the handsome chair, his face pale, his eyes dazed.

"Didn't the emperor say that Li Xin would not send troops?" Duoduo was also in a daze. If other Han soldiers captured Xifengkou, perhaps with the help of the brave soldiers from the Kingdom of Jin, they could take back Xifengkou. But it's good now, Li Xin dispatched troops and occupied Xifengkou all at once. Can all these people return to Shengjing?
"We all guessed wrong. Although Li Xin is ambitious, he is a Han." Dorgon said with a gloomy face and a low voice, "Now I think he probably deliberately let go of a loophole to let our army Get in, in fact, he is going to the west, otherwise, his imperial guards will not appear at the entrance of Xifeng."

"Imperial Guards?" Duduo's complexion changed.

"That's right, Li Xin's imperial guards are different from other armies. His imperial guards are the most elite soldiers of the 10,000+ army, all in black armor. And the commander of the imperial guards is his slave called Gao Meng, Extremely brave guy." Dorgon shook his head and said, "Go, tell the emperor about this in person, and we will go to Xifengkou now and seize Xifengkou as soon as possible. Otherwise, we may have to ask the emperor for another Find a countermeasure." Dorgon was also extremely disturbed, knowing that he was in Zunhua, although he was facing the Zunhua defenders, Xifengkou was also within his defense range, and more importantly, the people stationed at Xifengkou The general is from Xiangbaiqi, and he is a subordinate of Duoduo.Now something went wrong, maybe even Doduo would be unlucky.

"Then what should the Ming army in Zunhua City do? If they chase out and attack Li Xin inside and outside, what should they do?" Duoduo said nervously.At this time, there is a strong enemy in front and pursuers in the back, and the two attack each other, then Jiannu will surely lose.

"Hmph! I believe that the Ming army will never dare to attack." Dorgon snorted coldly, and said: "We only have so few troops in our hands now, and the number of Ming troops in the city is at least twice as many as ours. They don't dare to attack, let alone now. I have asked someone to find out that the one who defended Zunhua in the Ming Dynasty was none other than Wu Aheng. He was a timid person. How could such a person pursue us? If so If they are really chasing us, we can set up an ambush to defeat them, or even capture Zunhua." Dorgon showed a hint of cunning in his eyes, and he looked down on the generals of the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)