Han ride

Chapter 358 Lu Xiangsheng

"Brother Fourteen, what should we do now? The other party won't open the city gate, or else, they will all be killed." Duo Duo looked at the closed city gate in the distance, and said viciously to Dorgon.

"It seems that the people who guard the city are not easy!" Dorgon also found that he underestimated the other party, and he could bear it until now, but he is such a person alone, why did he send someone to chase him?Dorgon felt as if he had discovered something.Dang waved his hand and said, "All these people are pushed back, maybe there is still some use."

"Yes." Facing Dorgon, Duoduo naturally would not object, waved his hand, and hurriedly sent people to push these Ming army prisoners back to the rear camp. He admired Dorgon very much, not only because the opponent was himself The elder brother of the same father and mother, and more importantly, Dorgon admired him for his wisdom.

"Now we have to capture Zunhua as soon as possible, otherwise, we will be blocked by a strong enemy before us, and pursued later." Dorgon sighed: "However, before that, I want to conclude that this Li Xin There is premeditation, and the judgment will only be made after receiving the distress letter from the Ming Dynasty."

"Is there any difference?" Dodo asked a little puzzled.

"If he received a distress letter from the Ming Dynasty, it means that Li Xin came hastily. More importantly, he obeyed the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Chongzhen. I am afraid that we will have a very difficult time." Dorgon shook his head. Said: "If he does this on purpose, it means that he has another purpose. Perhaps, we can pass this level very well. It's just that we have to pay the price."

"How to judge?" Duoduo was a little happy in his heart. After all, his back road has been cut off, and no one knows who to put it on, even if he has achieved a major victory in front of him.In his opinion, as long as he can escape back, the rest will be easy to handle.

"Haning'a is back." Dorgon's expression was extremely dull.

"This kid, where is he? I'm going to kill him." Duoduo's expression changed drastically after hearing this. It was this Haning who caused today's situation.

"He's dead." Dorgon said softly.After Duduo heard this, he was silent for a while. Although Haninga is Jialaerzhen, he is also a slave. He is building a slave. The master has the power to kill and plunder the slave. Yes, although Haning'a is Doduo's slave, but Dorgon and Doduo's relationship is there, and he can kill him whenever he wants.

"He explained one thing, which made it impossible for me to judge whether Li Xin came here premeditatedly or following Chongzhen's edict. Now I can only ask the emperor's fourth brother to judge. When did Chongzhen send the messenger?" Dorgon sighed and said, "If Zunhua is captured, there may still be a glimmer of life. If Zunhua is lost, we are really just fish on the chopping board."

"If I had charged just now, I might have intercepted the general of the Ming army." Duoduo sighed, "Then the general of the Ming army is also very powerful. He risked offending his colleagues and forced him to enter through the east gate. This man is not Simple."

"Oh, there is such a thing?" Because Dorgon came late, he didn't see the situation clearly. After hearing Duoduo's remarks at this time, a flash of lightning flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help laughing. Come, and said to Duduo: "Go, interrogate those captives, maybe we can get some information about Zunhua City from them. In this way, it is not impossible to capture Zunhua."

"You mean that there is a problem within them." Duo Duo immediately understood Dorgon's calculation, and asked with some doubts.

"Whether it is true or not, you have to ask before you know." Dorgon shook his head and said, "What I am worried about now is whether Li Xin has made a move. This person is the biggest enemy of my Dajin Kingdom. He If the army is dispatched, it will be very difficult for us to deal with him. Hurry up and occupy Zunhua first."

In fact, Li Xin has no time to worry about Dorgon's affairs, even after receiving Zunhua's distress letter.Because his backyard was on fire.Although Horqin became a part of Jiannu, when Huang Taiji marched south, in order to guard against Li Xin, he also ordered Horqin to harass Li Xin and cause some trouble for Li Xin.After receiving the order, the Horqin Department gathered all the soldiers from top to bottom, more than 5 people, and began to attack Li Xin's territory for revenge.In desperation, He Kegang had no choice but to lead the army to deal with the Horqin tribe's army.In addition to Jiang Yi's army on the west, Li Xin has only 4 soldiers and horses at his disposal.Where is the energy to support Zunhua?

"What a fool. An army of [-] is defending Zunhua. No matter how courageous Dorgon is, he will not be able to attack Zunhua. Even if Huang Taiji returns with an army of [-], he will not be able to attack Zunhua in a short time. When the time comes , We are blocking the other party's way in front, and King Qin's army is behind, Huang Taiji can't fly." Li Xin looked at Wu Aheng's distress letter, his face was full of clouds.

"Yeah, the court has hired the wrong person this time." Shi Yuanzhi didn't show any annoyance on his face, as if this kind of thing couldn't shake his mood at all, and even in his heart, he was still faintly happy. The worse the performance of the army, isn't it just to set off Li Xin's strength?Moreover, in his opinion, if Dorgon or other Baylor led the army this time, and Li Xin wiped out the entire army of these people, then naturally there would be no problem, but this time it was Huang Taiji who led the army. , the whole Jiannu will be disrupted. At that time, the court may not take long to destroy Jiannu.After destroying Jiannu and the imperial court's confidant, the next target of the imperial court is Li Xin.This is quite unfavorable to Li Xin. What is raising a bandit to be self-respecting? That's it. Without building slaves, Li Xin loses his value. Only by constantly weakening Jiannu, but he can't beat Jiannu to death with a single stick. This is the only way for Li Xin The best protection.

"I'm afraid we can only watch what is happening in Zunhua for the time being. Fortunately, there are still [-] troops inside. Even if Jiannu wants to capture it, it will be very difficult. In addition, Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and others behind the scenes , has slowly approached, and it is almost impossible for Jiannu to capture Zunhua in a short time." Li Xin shook his head and said.

"My lord, Huang Taiji can't die. At least he can't die now." Shi Yuanzhi said in a low voice.

Li Xin was taken aback when he heard the words, and soon understood, and said: "What do you think, sir? We are now blocking Jiannu's way and blocking the entrance of Xifeng. If we let Huang Taiji pass by like this easily, I am afraid that the world will be in danger." It’s hard to explain in front of people!”

"My lord, I'm afraid it's easy to explain this matter." Shi Yuanzhi smiled proudly: "Although the country is big, it is the second largest country, and the people are the most important. Huang Taiji will definitely let the lord pass the test easily. If I were Huang Taiji , while leaving money to buy the road, he will also use those common people as persecution to force the lord to make way."

"Common people?" Li Xin changed his face, stood up, and said to Gao Meng: "Quickly, send someone to erect a city wall half a person high in front of the pass, no, one is not enough, erect a few more, Jiannu I’m not afraid even if it’s driving the people to be the vanguard.” Li Xinmeng recalled that he had seen on TV that the Japanese often drove the Chinese to attack the pass in order to occupy the city. At this time, the general soldiers would face a choice, or retreat , give up the dangerous situation, or make up your mind to kill your own compatriots, no matter which one is, the unlucky ones are your own people.Similarly, the situation in front of him is the same, if Huang Taiji really does this, Li Xin will not let it go, nor will he not let it go.Let it go, not only will I not get any benefits, but the Emperor Chongzhen will settle accounts with me. If I don't let it go, I will kill my compatriots. Don't say that Li Xinyu can't bear it. More importantly, those people in the Central Plains They will also be hostile to themselves and destroy their bones. Even if they are excusable, these people will not accept it. Those scholars will definitely spread this matter widely. It will be a big blow to the prestige of the Northern Army. Great hit.Li Xin would never do such a thing.

"Can this work?" After Li Xin explained his intentions, Shi Yuanzhi, Gao Meng and the others showed a hint of doubt on their faces.

"Whether it works or not, let's try it first!" Li Xin thought for a while, and said, "No matter what, this time we must not let Huang Taiji pass the test so easily." Li Xin agrees with respecting himself.Everyone wants to have the Great Ming Dynasty. Li Xin wanted to destroy Jiannu, but he didn't want to lose his life because of it.In the current Ming Dynasty, the hearts of the people are still there. If Li Xin leaps to the Central Plains, he will definitely be opposed by the whole world. Until the last moment, Li Xin must not reveal his ambition.Anyone can occupy Beijing, whether it is Jiannu or the future Li Zicheng, but it is definitely not Li Xin.Li Xin, who has always boasted himself as Wei Qinghuo Qubing, if he sent troops to Beijing, those who had a good impression of Li Xin would stand up and oppose Li Xin immediately.

"My lord, it's always good to be prepared, hehe, but Huang Taiji is probably the most depressed right now, and he's probably going to regret it now." Shi Yuanzhi laughed loudly.Li Xin couldn't help but nodded.Regardless of whether Li Xin did this on purpose or inadvertently, it was Huang Taiji who was unlucky. One hundred thousand troops marched south to attack the Central Plains. Originally, they wanted to gain some benefits. In the end, they never thought that their own The back road was blocked by Li Xin.Right now, those who enter and leave the Central Plains must go through Shanhaiguan Pass, Xifengkou, Haishan, and finally find other loopholes in the Great Wall, and these loopholes must pass through Li Xin's territory. Come on, Huang Taiji will be tragic.He found that no matter which path he took, he would have to pay a huge price.

Just as the two of Li Xin thought, Huang Taiji was very depressed now. Ever since he received the news from Dorgon's Pegasus, Huang Taiji spurted out a mouthful of blood. Not being able to wake up has become a problem.

"Li Xin is treacherous, and he's trying to kill me." Lying on the army couch, Huang Taiji said with a pale complexion and wide-open eyes, looking at the golden tent above his head.He led the army to the south and entered from Xifengkou. He was invincible along the way, obtained countless money and food, and captured hundreds of thousands of Zhongyuan people. These are all military exploits. The aristocrats of the Dajin Kingdom have been proud for a long time, and let these people be grateful to themselves, but what they never thought was that Li Xin's blow would knock Huang Taiji down from the cloud at once, and the Xifengkou he just got, but Ten days later, Li Xin snatched it away.His own retreat was cut off like this. How to return the [-] troops to Liaodong was the question before him.Although the soldiers don't know that their retreat is cut off yet, they can't hide it. Even if they don't say anything on their side, how could the Chongzhen child on the opposite side miss such an opportunity.

"Dorgon mistaken me! Dorgon mistaken me!" Huang Taiji thought of Dorgon again. If Dorgon hadn't known who he was and sent a greedy and incompetent person to garrison Xifengkou Fortress, how could such a situation have happened? matter.

Huang Taiji was talking nonsense on the bed, scolding Li Xin, and at the same time scolding the two brothers Dorgon and Duoduo. Not far from him, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, Yue Tuo, Haoge, etc. followed The civil servants and generals who came here all had sad faces. Even if they scolded, at least they had to wait until they returned to the capital to scold them. Why did they act wildly in the city of Beijing!

"Has the army already withdrawn?" After a while, Huang Taiji asked calmly.

"If you go back to the emperor, the army has already gathered." Fan Wencheng hurriedly replied.

"How is the morale of the army?" Huang Taiji sighed.

"The Ming army has not reacted yet, and I think Li Xin's memorial has not yet arrived in Beijing." Fan Wencheng added: "I think the army should set off immediately at this moment and go to Xifengkou. Although Xifengkou is dangerous, it is also aimed at The grassland, for the Central Plains, the terrain is still acceptable, Li Xin came from a long way, there must not be many soldiers around him, and there are not many soldiers and horses that can be deployed in the mouth of Xifeng, our army still has a chance of survival."

"Well, sir, do you think it's Li Xin's trick or something else?" Huang Taiji asked again after reacting.

"This?" Fan Wencheng was silent for a while, then Fang said: "Your Majesty, I think my big gold is indestructible, at least not now, not only I think so, but Li Xin also thinks so."

"Respect yourself?" Huang Taiji thought of something, got up from the sick bed suddenly, and said with an uplifted expression: "What you said is true, if my Huang Taiji dies here today, Dajin will be in chaos , when the time comes, not to mention Li Xin’s army, even Zu Dashou can destroy Shengjing. At that time, the next unlucky person will be Li Xin. Li Xin is not that stupid. He is meaningful only if we exist. That's right, Li Xin needs us now, and he doesn't want us to be wiped out like this."

"It's just that the emperor, what I'm worried about is that once Emperor Chongzhen reacts, he will issue an imperial edict to Li Xin, telling Li Xin to block our way home. At that time, Li Xin may have no excuse to let us go!" Fan Wencheng said again.

"Yes, yes, raise troops immediately." Huang Taiji also realized that once the imperial decree of Chongzhen arrived, it would be impossible for Li Xin to do anything.Immediately ordered the army to set off, and escorted the gold and silver treasures looted from the Central Plains, countless food and grass, and many Han people, and slowly came towards the entrance of Xifeng.

To be honest, Huang Taiji was very lucky, because the Ming Dynasty hadn't reacted yet, and Li Xin had already occupied Xifengkou.The messengers sent by Li Xin set off from Xifengkou, and the officials along the way thought it was just a joke. The news of Li Xin’s expedition to the west spread all over the world, and what is Xifengkou, after Jiannu occupied it, you Li Xin can snatch it back ?This is almost impossible.Therefore, the government along the way not only did not help the soldier who reported the letter, but also closed the gates of the city to prevent him from entering the city at all. As for the post station, it was abolished once in the reign of Chongzhen, and then the army of building slaves was like locusts. These post stations were abandoned long ago, and Li Xin's messenger took many detours before reaching the city of Beijing. When they arrived at the city of Beijing, Huang Taiji had already made a countermeasure, that is, the army slowly withdrew.Officials in Beijing are still arguing over whether to pursue or not to pursue!

"Your Majesty, Jianu has retreated slowly. I'm afraid there is an ambush along the way, and the army cannot move easily." Wen Tiren's face was a little joyful, and he only heard him say: "I think that the army can follow closely. If there is any loophole, maybe we can take the opportunity to defeat Jiannu and take back the robbed people."

"Hmph." A cold snort came, but seeing a fair-looking middle-aged man with disdain on his face, he glanced at Wen Tiren and snorted coldly.

"Jiandou, what do you think?" The Emperor Chongzhen, who was at the top, said with a smile on his face when he saw this, "You and Jiannu once fought, do you think the other party is really withdrawing or pretending to withdraw?"

This middle-aged man called Jiandou was none other than Lu Xiangsheng.The word is Jiandou, the name is Jiutai, and the words are Douzhan and Jiezhan.Han nationality, a native of Yixing County, Changzhou Prefecture, Southern Zhili Province, a Jinshi during the reign of Tianqi.Although this man is a Jinshi of literature, he is quite different from those scholars in the Ming Dynasty. When he was young, he loved to read military books, and liked to learn riding and archery.This is not comparable to ordinary scholars who are powerless.In the second year of Chongzhen, the Hou Jin army entered the pass, and the soldiers forced the capital. He recruited tens of thousands of soldiers to join the guard.The next year, he went to the right to participate in politics, and was ordered to rectify the military preparations of Daming (now Hebei), Guangping (now Yongnian, Hebei), and Shunde (now Xingtai, Hebei).The Tianxiong Army under him is also an elite division.The whole army is extremely brave in combat, which is unmatched by other armies.Even when he was fighting, he personally raised a knife to fight, and he was extremely brave. This is not something ordinary civil servants can do, and even Yuan Chonghuan can't compare with him. "Lu Yan Wang", this shows how powerful this person is. Of course, such a person does not have a good relationship with personnel. At the very least, he looks down on Wen Tiren, and Wen Tiren also looks down on him.

(End of this chapter)