Han ride

Chapter 379
"Li Xin is really so bold. Could it be that he wants to rebel?" In Zunhua City, Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and others gathered together, but Zuo Liangyu, who had just fled back to Zunhua, knelt on the ground with panic on his face.Apparently he hadn't recovered from Li Xin's attack, only Gao Qiqian was talking loudly, but everyone could still see a trace of panic in his eyes.

If this Li Xin really rebelled, the first attack would be Zunhua. Although most of King Qin's army gathered in Zunhua City this time, it is not known whether such an army can defeat Li Xin. Occupied the big camp outside the city, and seized the food and grass in the big camp.There is no panic in his heart, Li Xin has food and grass in his hands now, and he is not afraid of consuming it at all.The flames at Xifengkou can burn for at most three days. Perhaps at this time, Li Xin's army has been coming to the north of Xifengkou in a steady stream, followed by food and grass.A big move south seems to be a foregone conclusion.

Hong Chengchou secretly regretted it at this time. If he knew this, he should not have angered Li Xin, and he should not have been stationed in Zunhua City for too long, or let him and Lu Xiangsheng stand on both sides of the city, forming horns inside and outside the city.It's just that it's too late to say these things now.Hong Chengchou couldn't help but glared at the generals present. If these generals hadn't robbed the city, Hong Chengchou and others wouldn't have stayed in the city for too long and lost the opportunity. They are almost the same, and they are not good things.It's a pity that the war depends on these people.Even if Hong Chengchou was angry in his heart, there was nothing he could do.

"Everyone, Li Xin is going the wrong way. I don't know what countermeasures you all have?" Hong Chengchou coughed twice, and asked with a glance at everyone.

It's just that Hong Chengchou's words didn't resonate with everyone, especially Lu Xiangsheng and Qin Liangyu, who were a little dissatisfied with Hong Chengchou's actions.At any rate, Li Xin also helped everyone resist Jiannu, and the reason why Xifengkou fell was because Li Xin wanted to rescue everyone. Seriously speaking, Li Xin still had the grace to save everyone's life.Lu Xiangsheng and Qin Liangyu felt very sorry for treating their savior like this.

"This matter is of great importance, and it is better for the Son of Heaven." Lu Xiangsheng smiled wryly.On the so-called battlefield, the situation is changing in an instant. From Li Xin's occupation of Xifengkou to the present, in less than half a month, what happened is enough to make people dazzled.Because of the urgency of time, Hong Chengchou did not report to the court.I heard that at this time, the imperial court is still arguing with each other over whether they should cooperate with Jiannu to deal with Li Xin!If this kind of thing is passed on to the capital again, I really don't know what kind of consequences it will cause!

After Hong Chengchou and the others heard this, their faces froze, and he also suddenly thought of this question.Thinking about it carefully, I really don't know how to tell Emperor Chongzhen what is happening now!
It's just that he doesn't know, it doesn't mean that others don't know, at least Gao Qiqian knows how to report, just hearing him laugh out loud, his voice is shrill, the irritation makes everyone's skin turn cold, even goosebumps.

"I don't know what your father-in-law thinks? Please don't hesitate to enlighten me." Hong Chengchou glanced at Gao Qiqian disdainfully, but his expression was extremely respectful.

"After several days of hard fighting, our army wiped out tens of thousands of Jiannu. This is an unprecedented victory. I believe the emperor will also comfort the ancestors of the Taimiao. Do you think so?" Gao Qiqian said proudly.

After hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they secretly scolded Gao Qiqian for being shameless in their hearts.In this battle, Jiannu was defeated, and tens of thousands of Jiannu were indeed beheaded, and even Jiannu General Yuetuo was shot into a hedgehog.But don't forget that Li Xin is still responsible for these military exploits.If it wasn't for the army he sent to help, let alone win, it would be good if he could save his life.Look at how much my army lost in order to defeat Jiannu. I killed 3 Jiannu, but the price I paid was almost twice that of Jiannu.Can such a war be considered a great victory?Those who have truly made military exploits will be left behind, and they will even frame the other party for rebellion.

Although everyone is very shameless, they have not yet reached the point where there is no limit to shamelessness.Especially Lu Xiangsheng and Qin Liangyu, their Tianxiong Army and Baigan soldiers have made great contributions, but the number of real enemies killed cannot be compared with Li Xin's Imperial Guard Army.

"So what about Marquis Zhengbei?" Compared with Lu Xiangsheng and Qin Liangyu, Hong Chengchou is undoubtedly much darker.Instead of defining himself, he asked Li Xin.

"We are all in King Qin's army. Although Zheng Beihou has made some contributions, he can't rashly attack the imperial army. This is treason? Everyone, those who speak for Li Xin are guilty of the same crime." Gao Qiqian's face was gloomy and cold He glanced at everyone, and said with a sneer: "The imperial court has long wanted to remove Li Xin's military power, but Li Xin relied on his hand to hold a heavy army and was rebellious. The imperial court had nothing to do with him. Right now, it is hard to trap Li Xin in Xifeng Well, everyone, this is an excellent time to eliminate Li Xin."

"Eunuch, do you mean to occupy Xifengkou?" Hong Chengchou couldn't see any joy or anger on his face, as if what Gao Qiqian said was just a very ordinary thing.

"That's right. Although Li Xin occupies the big camp outside the city right now, don't forget that the big camp outside the city also has a lot of food and grass, but Li Xin is a soldier, he is a cavalry soldier, and he consumes a lot of food and grass every day. I'm afraid Li Xin won't last long. So as long as we lock the Xifeng entrance, Li Xin will be unable to fly." Gao Qiqian's triangular eyes flashed a hint of viciousness.

"The fire at the entrance of Xifeng is burning, how can we occupy it?" Qin Liangyu said with some dissatisfaction.

"Our side is definitely not good, but someone can help us block Li Xin." Gao Qiqian took out a note from his arms proudly, and said: "This is the news from the guard of the Great Wall, Jiannu The army is still stationed outside Xifengkou! We can ask them to help us block Li Xin. Believe in this, Jiannu who hates Li Xin will definitely help us.” A wall at Xifengkou connects to the Great Wall, Ming Dynasty There are such functions as watchtowers on the Great Wall.Although there were only three or five soldiers above, they could see far away. Jiannu was stationed outside the entrance of Xifeng, so these soldiers could see clearly.

Everyone became silent all of a sudden, they didn't expect Gao Qiqian to bring such news.Once again cooperating with Jiannu, everyone felt very strange in their hearts. The two sides were fighting to the death just now, and now they are going to join hands to deal with Li Xin together?
"I'm afraid this is a bit inappropriate!" Lu Xiangsheng was the first to stand up and object, and glanced coldly at Gao Qiqian and said: "Even if Li Xin is suspected of rebellion, it is an internal matter of our Ming Dynasty. So many people outside Zunhua died at the hands of Jiannu, tens of thousands of people were homeless, and tens of thousands of soldiers were bloodied on the battlefield. All these were thanks to Jiannu. At this time, are we going to unite with Jiannu again to deal with Li Xin? If we spread the word, we will have the face to gain a foothold in the court. Li Xin himself gave up on the Mongolian Tartars in Qinghai and Gansu, and rescued us from thousands of miles away. It’s already hard to come by. Not to mention, it’s because of his merits that I survived. Although I’m trapping him in the city of Zunhua right now, it’s because I’m afraid that he will go on the wrong path. It is also because of the righteousness of the country. In the future, if it is spread out, even if someone laughs at us and accuses us, we will have a clear conscience, but if we join forces with Jiannu to deal with Li Xin. Even if others do not blame us, I, Lu Xiangsheng, will not be able to sleep at night, and my conscience will be disturbed .”

After Gao Qiqian listened, his eyes narrowed, a cold light flashed past, and he sneered, "Master Lu is like an ancient man, but Li Xin is a powerful soldier in his hands. If he is not eradicated, the country will definitely be endangered in the future." .Lord Lu, you eat the king’s salary, and you should be loyal to the king. Getting rid of Li Xin is good for the country, even if you lose a little personal reputation, what is it? United Jiannu, just pass some news to Jiannu."

"It's the same for spreading news." Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand and said, "Even if we want to eradicate Li Xin, we still need to wait for the emperor's imperial edict. I believe that although Li Xin has ambitions, his soldiers are also loyal. With the imperial decree, these generals will definitely act according to the imperial decree. Li Xin, hmph, the imperial decree is enough, why do we need to unite and establish slaves? Even if Li Xin is eliminated, we will remain infamous forever."

After hearing this, all the generals also nodded their heads. These people had just fought with Jiannu, and there were countless casualties. They wished they could kill Jiannu!At this time, in turn, it is obviously difficult for the generals to accept the cooperation with Jiannu.The same is true for Hong Chengchou, although he agrees with Gao Qiqian's suggestion in his heart, and even thinks that this kind of thing should be done quietly, but he is a literati and can calculate others, but he will never say it openly.

"Hey, everyone, do you think that Jiannu will block the entrance of Xifeng after I reveal the news?" Gao Qiqian rolled his eyes, shook his head and said, "Jiannu was defeated by us and fled out of Xifeng in a hurry. Originally, we were supposed to return to Liaodong immediately, but now we are stationed outside Xifengkou. Why? Obviously, it is because they also intend to block Li Xin in the pass. In fact, it is the same whether we do or not, Li The letter is now inescapable. Now there is only one imperial decree missing."

After everyone listened, they thought about it carefully and nodded immediately.This practice of building slaves is obviously counterintuitive.Obviously, Jiannu had other plans, either to re-attack the Central Plains, or to target Li Xin, but this time is different from the last time. The last time the Ming Dynasty was caught off guard, it was able to invade the Central Plains. This time the army was stationed in Zunhua, Jiannu must be afraid, and there is only one possibility left, and that is to guard against Li Xin.Perhaps it is really possible to block Li Xin at the entrance of Xifeng.

Contacting Jiannu by himself is against the principle of being a human being, but if Jiannu takes the initiative to guard the entrance of Xifeng and blocks Li Xin in the pass, then it has nothing to do with everyone.Everyone looked at Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, waiting for their answer.

"The army is gathered here. Although we are leading the generals, there are still some things that need to be decided by the emperor." Hong Chengchou nodded and said: "During this period of time, a lot of things have happened in my Ming Dynasty, and these things must be reported to the emperor. Your Majesty, regarding the matter of Li Xin, we have to wait for His Majesty's decision before executing him, what do you generals think?"

"This?" Lu Xiangsheng's face changed, and he glanced at Hong Chengchou, but he didn't know what to do.Although Hong Chengchou said it very easily, in fact, he wanted to consume Li Xin to death here.It takes two or three days to send a memorial to the capital from here, and it takes five or six days to go back and forth. According to the efficiency of the court, it will take a while to discuss and quarrel. In this way, it will take more than ten days.Although Li Xin captured the barracks, the food and grass in the barracks supported tens of thousands of cavalry, and it only took about ten days.In this way, it was Li Xin who was unlucky in the end, and the time of more than ten days would pass in an instant. At that time, Li Xin would have no food inside, no reinforcements outside, and he would surely die.Even if Emperor Chongzhen wanted to let Li Xin go, he had no chance.Hong Chengchou is trying to kill with a soft knife!It's just that what he said was aboveboard, and what he did was also aboveboard, even Lu Xiangsheng had nothing to say.

"Hey, Li Xin, it's up to you now." Lu Xiangsheng could only sigh.Qin Liangyu also nodded, there was nothing she could do about this kind of thing.

Now that Hong Chengchou had decided on his plan, he ordered people to fly horses to pass it on to the capital, and ordered the Minister of War, Zhang Fengyi, and other generals to guard the various cities and guard against Li Xin. He also ordered people to monitor the entrance of Xifeng on the Great Wall day and night. For fear that the army of founding slaves would attack the Central Plains again.

Two days later, the fire at Xifengkou was finally extinguished, and the original Xifengkou of Xiongguan was now turned into countless ruins.The most important pass between the Ming Dynasty and the grassland tribes also disappeared without a trace.I don't know when it will return to the way it was before.

And the spies of the Northern Army who had been observing the fire at Xifengkou quickly passed the news to Li Xin. , The army of slaves still stays there, nearly [-] people.Seeing that the entrance of Xifeng was tightly blocked, it was obvious that they were waiting for Li Xin's soldiers to leave the entrance of Xifeng, so that they could surround Li Xin in one fell swoop and destroy Li Xin at the entrance of Xifeng.

"It seems that Huang Taiji has already made Dorgon's round. It's amazing! This Dorgon is a person who is good at forbearance. In such a situation, he can still meet Huang Taiji. Dorgon is not easy!" Li Xin heard the words. Dazed, I didn't expect Huang Taiji and Dorgon to be united.

"My lord, now the army of slaves is trapped at Xifengkou, no matter whether the other party has contact with Hong Chengchou and others, but it may be impossible for our army to go back to the grassland through Xifengkou." Shi Yuan shook his head and said: "Look Come on, we have to find another way to get back to the grassland."

"What can you do, sir?" Li Xin asked after thinking about it.He didn't think of any good way, either from Xifengkou, or from Zhangjiakou area of ​​Xuanfu.But the most important of these is food.

"The subordinate has a way, but I don't know if the lord has the courage?" Shi Yuan thought for a while, then suddenly cupped his hands and said.

"What way?" Li Xin asked quickly.

"Beijing City. Attack Beijing City, my lord, you have the guts." Shi Yuanzhi spat out shocking words, he stood up and said, "My lord, right now our army is trapped under the city of Zunhua. Any action is to be led by the nose by the enemy. In this case, we will take the initiative to attack and lead others. Only by attacking the city of Beijing can we pull Hong Chengchou out of Zunhua City, and then we will annihilate him in the movement. If it is true If they can attack the city of Beijing, they can also frighten the Chongzhen Emperor."

"Attack Beijing City?" Li Xin and the generals around him suddenly changed their expressions, and they all looked at Shi Yuanzhi. They didn't expect such a plan to come out of Shi Yuanzhi's mouth.

After Li Xin heard this, he walked back and forth in the big tent. He never thought that Shi Yuanzhi would come up with such an idea to attack the city of Beijing. He never thought about it, or he never thought about it in a short period of time. .

"Will the attack on Beijing cause other consequences?" Li Xin asked suddenly.

"My lord, some people can't follow him. If they hit him twice, maybe he will be honest." Shi Yuan thought for a while and said: "My lord, this Emperor Chongzhen is like this. If he doesn't beat him, he won't know the lord It's amazing."

"Then attack the city of Beijing." Li Xin gritted his teeth fiercely and said, "This donkey is like this. If you don't beat it seriously, he won't know how powerful I am."

"Yes, then attack the city of Beijing, that old boy from Chongzhen will see how powerful I am in conquering the Northern Army." Gao Meng shouted loudly: "Then the Zhu family has been in the country for more than 200 years, and they made this world into such a mess." Look, this kind of world should not allow him to sit, the lord is wise and powerful, can't he sit in the world? Let's just go into Beijing and destroy Emperor Chongzhen. My lord, you come to be the emperor."

"Shut up, what are you talking about?" Li Xin snorted coldly.

"At least the lord can't attack the city of Beijing now, not only in Beijing, but also in other places. The lord is still the Marquis of Zhengbei of Ming Dynasty. The banner is also the same." Shi Yuanzhi quickly explained.

"That's right, when Jiannu attacked Beijing, he was capable of taking it, but he still didn't attack Beijing, that's why." Li Xin nodded and said, "Although Beijing is good, it's not possible to do so now." Those who were defeated, if we are defeated now, I am afraid that everyone in the world will trouble us. Going now is just to intimidate, to intimidate the other party, so that Emperor Chongzhen should not underestimate us. I really thought that the Zhengbei Army would be easy to bully!"

"Yes, my lord, I haven't been to Beijing for a walk yet!" Zhao Guang also said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)