Han ride

Chapter 413 Asking for Cavalry
"My lord came here in the snow today. I don't know what to order?" The four sat down as guest and host. In order to show respect for Yang Sichang, the Jiang family brothers gave up the chief to Yang Sichang.Yang Sichang nodded and sat down without refusing, while Wang Dou was still holding the sword and standing behind Yang Sichang.

"The matter is very important, so I have to come." Yang Sichang thought for a while, and said: "The three generals also know that the emperor has issued a secret decree, and is going to attack Li Xin's traitor."

"Of course I know." The three brothers Jiang Yu nodded and said, "Since the emperor has let Lord Yang take charge of this matter, my three brothers are naturally the only ones to look after him. If you have any requirements, just ask." Since the matter It has been decided, the three brothers will naturally not object, not to mention, Jiang Yu took the lead in this matter, how could Jiang Yu slap himself in the face in order to deal with Li Xin?
"Okay, it's rare that General Zhenshuo understands the righteousness, so I won't go around the corner. This time, I came here for the general's [-] elite cavalry." Yang Sichang stared at Jiang Yu and said.

As soon as Yang Sichang finished speaking, the faces of the three Jiang family brothers who were still full of smiles suddenly changed, and the whole hall was suddenly silent.The three brothers looked at each other, and there was a trace of displeasure in each other's eyes.However, Jiang Guan's General Zhenshuo was appointed by the imperial court, and the [-] elite soldiers in Datong were also owned by the imperial court. Even if Jiang Guan wanted to mobilize, he would need an imperial edict from the imperial court.However, the cavalry belonged to Datong, which was not wrong, but in Jiang Tiao's eyes, since it belonged to Datong, he was under Jiang Tiao's command.Although Jiang Tuan didn't want to cause trouble, these [-] elites were Jiang Tuan's lifeblood. You know, the world is so big now, which general doesn't drink the blood of soldiers, and eats nothing.This general also needs to support his family, and it is common to have empty pay, even the three brothers of the Jiang family also eat empty pay, but this is the case, Jiang Yu attaches great importance to [-] elite cavalry, [-] is [-], there is no vacancy .These [-] elites cannot be dispatched without Jiang Guan's order.Jiang Guan even thought that he could lose General Zhenshuo, the General Army of Datong, and even the tens of thousands of infantry, but none of the [-] elite cavalry could move.It's all right now, this Yang Sichang has been eyeing the [-] cavalry since he arrived, which makes him very angry and hard to accept.If it weren't for the fear of Shang Fang's sword behind Yang Sichang, he might have jumped up long ago.

"Well, huh, lord Yang came all the way, and I'm tired even thinking about it. So, lord Yang, why don't you rest for a while, and I'll discuss it later in the evening?" Jiang Rang saw a fierce light in Jiang Tuan's eyes, and hurriedly stood up Come and say with a smile.

"Okay, that's fine." Although Yang Sichang was displeased when he saw this, but when he thought that he was here to beg for help, he could only keep a trace of his displeasure in his heart, and his face was still full of smiles, but he There is still a thorn in my heart.It hasn't exploded yet.

"I also hope that the three generals will put the overall situation first." Yang Sichang stood up, cupped his hands at the three of them and said, "It's really presumptuous for me to come here this time, but to attack the grassland, although Xuanfu has elite soldiers, there are too few cavalry. On the grasslands, cavalry is still the most important thing.”

"This is natural, this is natural." Jiang Rang nodded again and again, and hurriedly asked his servants to lead Yang Sichang and the two to rest.This matter is of great importance, and Jiang Rang has to seriously consider it.

After Yang Sichang left, Jiang Xuan said disdainfully: "I thought I was here to make a wish, but I didn't expect that I was here to beg for food. Now it's all right, can't you still bleed?"

"Don't even think about it." Jiang Yu waved his hand without thinking, and said, "The [-] elite cavalry are my Datong elite and the lifeblood of my Jiang family. How could they be taken away by Yang Sichang in just a few words? gone."

"So what about opposition?" Jiang Rang shook his head and said, "He also makes sense. Among the three armies, our side is on the defensive. Whether it's Hong Dushi's side or Yang Sichang's side, they are On the attacking side, Li Xin is now on the grassland. To attack Yunzhong, cavalry is needed. Without cavalry, it can't play a big role on the grassland. Insert it under Yunzhong City and destroy Li Xin. What's more, he just tried to persuade you with kind words, if you don't agree, tomorrow, I'm afraid your attitude will not be so good, and you will use Shang Fang's sword instead."

"So what?" Jiang Yu said dissatisfiedly: "It is true that Xuanfu needs cavalry, but don't I need cavalry in Datong? Killing the three counties of Hukou, Zuoyun, and Youyu can certainly stop Li Li Xin's offense, but don't forget that if you defend for a long time, you will lose. Li Xin is a cunning man. No matter how good the defense is, he will always catch the loopholes in the defense. In order to defend for a longer time, we need to attack. Li Xin There are a lot of letter cavalry, and we need cavalry to attack. What's more, this is Datong, once Li Xin knows that the grassland has changed, he will definitely break through at that time. Regardless of life or death, I will lead the cavalry to attack. I, Jiang Yu, should be the first to break through Yunzhong. The cavalry should never be handed over to Yang Sichang." Jiang Yu naturally had his reasons for keeping the cavalry in his hands.

"Even so, if we keep the cavalry in our hands, I'm afraid Yang Sichang won't agree." Jiang Rang also nodded, and he also agrees with Jiang Guan's idea. Datong soldiers and horses are the foundation of his Jiang family. , can not lose too much.If Li Xin wants Datong, he must gather elite soldiers and strong generals. The Jiang family's Datong soldiers must bear Li Xin's crazy attack, and the losses must be not small. If this general Yang Sichang loses too much cavalry, the Jiang family may not be able to become a family. In the dominant situation, both Cao Wenzhao and Wang Pu will return to Datong from Taiyuan.

"Then give me a little less, five thousand." Jiang Yu nodded. Yang Sichang came from a long way. If he didn't give some cavalry, it would be impossible. Yang Sichang would sacrifice Shangfang's sword and kill himself at that time. The three brothers, what the Ming Dynasty lacked most were generals.So although Jiang Yu was unwilling, he could only nod his head.Very unwillingly, he took out five thousand cavalry.

"Five thousand is a little less." Jiang Rang frowned, his brother was really stingy, and a servant of the Ministry of War did not have the face of five thousand elite cavalry.What's more, there was Shang Fang's sword, who immediately decided for him: "[-] cavalry! After all, our side is relatively close to Yunzhong. When we counterattack, we still need our cavalry. Yang Sichang would not say anything. "

Jiang Yu and Jiang Xuan frowned after hearing this, and said with a little dissatisfaction on their faces: "It's really abominable, we actually want to come to Datong to ask for cavalry, and if we capture Yunzhong by then, we don't know the skill. Whose is it?"

Jiang Rang also nodded, if he really took down Yunzhong, who would it be for?After all, Yang Sichang was the main general, but the Jiang brothers suffered too many losses.But he didn't make a head start, and his dissatisfaction is understandable.It's just that even if the Jiang family brothers objected at the moment, it might be useless. They just accepted this fact silently and assigned some cavalry to Yang Sichang.

But at this time in the guest room, Yang Sichang and Huang Degong were sitting opposite each other. Huang Degong had a look of dissatisfaction on his face, and he said: "My lord, in the end, it will be seen that the brothers of the Jiang family regard the imperial soldiers and horses as their own. There's no reason for that."

"Datong's [-] troops have entrusted so much effort to the Jiang family, especially the cavalry. As far as I know, none of the [-] cavalry is paid empty-handed. I asked him for cavalry this time, and he must be reluctant to part with it." "Yang Sichang also understood that he was being unreasonable and wanted to kill all the elite soldiers in other people's hands, but he had no choice. This battle was proposed by Jiang Yu, but he suggested it to Emperor Chongzhen. Afterwards, Chongzhen The emperor also made himself fully responsible for this matter. If he wins this battle, he will be able to enter the cabinet and take control of the power. If he fails, the best result is probably that Xuanfu will continue to stay.But this kind of situation is rare, after all, Wen Tiren would not allow such a good thing to exist.He, Yang Sichang, couldn't afford to lose this battle, so he could only come to Jiang Tuan with a cheeky face.

"If you don't want to give it up, what's the use of his cavalry staying here? Our Xuan Mansion is the one attacking." Huang Degong said nonchalantly.It's just that people like to command thousands of troops, and Huang Degong, known as Huang Chuangzi, likes cavalry the most. If he can hold Datong's [-] elite soldiers in his hands, the attack on Yunzhong will be much smoother.

"I hope so!" Yang Sichang could only sigh deeply.Although he had Shang Fang's sword in his hand, he really didn't dare to kill Jiang Yu. Once these three people were killed, the battle would be lost before it was fought.This is absolutely not allowed.

"My lord, the general invites you to talk in the front hall." At this moment, there was a report from Jiang's servants outside.

"Let's go!" After Yang Sichang heard this, a smile appeared on his face. It took no more than an hour from the lobby to the guest room. I have to promise myself.

Sure enough, after the two entered the hall, they saw the three brothers Jiang Tuan sitting there. Jiang Tuan's face was gloomy, but Jiang Rang stood up and welcomed Yang Sichang in.

"Master Yang, it is impossible to give you [-] cavalry." Jiang Guan's face was not good-looking, and he said coldly: "My Datong is the closest place to Yunzhong, and the main force of the attack should be on our side. "

"But you are mainly on the defensive! My army is going to sweep across the grasslands and drive out Li Xin's forces on the grasslands. How can we deal with Li Xin's stragglers?" Yang Sichang's face changed after hearing this, and he said very dissatisfied.

"Hmph, don't you have cavalry in Xuanfu?" Jiang Yan sneered and said, "However, seeing that your lord has come from a long way, I will dispatch another [-] elite cavalry from Datong to your lord."

"General Jiang, are you sending beggars away?" Huang Degong couldn't help but snorted coldly.Thinking that he and Yang Sichang came here in the snow, and Yang Sichang was the Minister of the Ministry of War, who actually only sent five thousand cavalry, Huang Degong was naturally dissatisfied.

"Five thousand cavalry are on the desert grassland, but it is useless." Yang Sichang was also angry in his heart, but he was different from Huang Degong. Huang Degong showed anger on his face, but he just kept it in his heart, and his face was full of With a smile, he cupped his hands and said, "Unexpectedly, General Jiang also needs to keep the cavalry for counterattack. How about this, how about [-] each for you and me?" Yang Sichang was still very humane.As long as half.

"Ten thousand, Mr. Yang, there can be no more. You must know that although I have Shahukou, Zuoyun and Youyu counties in Datong, if we want to resist Li Xin, it is impossible to rely on defense alone. It is only necessary to retain the necessary offense." It is the most important thing. What we have to face in Datong is the elite cavalry, the main force. If there are fewer soldiers and horses in my hands, the entire Datong area will be captured by Li Xin. In Yunzhong, I am afraid that the loss of a Datong is not worth it, you must know that Dai Wang is in the city of Datong." Jiang Guan waved his hands coldly and said: "If your lord can bear such consequences, I will immediately send [-] yuan to you." Leave the elite to the adults."

After Yang Sichang heard this, his face suddenly changed.He finally remembered that there was a generational king in Datong. Although in the Ming Dynasty, these clan princes were just a role to eat and wait to die. The emperors of all dynasties raised these clan clans as pigs. The emperors would still appreciate them if they died, but if their local prestige was too good, the emperor would fear them.Today, today's son is even more of a person who cherishes feathers. Although he is very jealous of these clans, he doesn't want others to say that he treats the clans lightly. Is it the consequence of being dismissed from office?

"Forget it! Since General Jiang said so, I have nothing to say." Yang Sichang nodded.

"My lord, in fact, there are some cavalry with Lord Hong on the three sides. My lord might as well ask him for some." Seeing that Yang Sichang was a little dissatisfied, Jiang Rang said softly from the side.

"No need, we pay attention to surprise attacks. What Master Jiang said is very true. Li Xin's main attack direction is Datong, and our Xuanfu is only attacking sideways." Yang Sichang was a little moved at first, but after thinking about it, he decided not to look for it. Alright, he cupped his hands towards Jiang Guan and said, "Ten thousand cavalry, please dispatch them quickly. The officer heard that Li Xin's hands and eyes are open to the sky, and the seven great families of Shanxi merchants have friendship with him. The officer is worried that the cavalry will be mobilized. Let him wake up, why not transfer [-] cavalry to the Xuan Mansion while the heavy snow is falling, and the army will attack immediately after the spring of next year." Yang Sichang is unwilling to wait any longer, who knows that after [-] today, there will be fewer tomorrow how much?

"Alright." Jiang Guan originally disagreed, but he motioned Jiang Rang towards him, glanced at Jiang Xuan, and said, "Third brother, order [-] elite cavalry, and let Master Yang take them back."

"Thank you so much, General Jiang." After hearing this, Yang Sichang's face changed, and a smile appeared on his face.Standing up, he bowed his hands to Jiang Xuan, and under Jiang Xuan's leadership, he walked out of the hall.

"Brother, did you just hand over [-] elites to him?" Jiang Yu said with a little dissatisfaction: "I was planning to draw out the elites?" Any army always has poor teams. Prepare to mix some sand in it or something.

"Second brother, Master Yang is already giving me a lot of face, ten thousand cavalry, you really sent beggars!" Jiang Rang said dissatisfied.

"So what? Big brother, don't forget that our Jiang family saved [-] elite cavalry by saving food and clothing. The little money given by the court is not enough to raise horses." Jiang Yu said dissatisfied. .What he said was right, one cavalry was equivalent to three infantry, which showed how difficult it was to train a cavalry.In Datong, there are [-] cavalry, which is quite a remarkable number. With the food and salary given by Emperor Chongzhen, they really can't even raise war horses. The Jiang family doesn't know how much they spent on cavalry.

"Fortunately, there is also a acting king here. If Yang Sichang hadn't been worried about the crime of losing his vassal, we would have had a hard time doing business." Jiang Rang sighed.In fact, if this generation of kings falls into the hands of Li Xin, then the Jiang family will also suffer bad luck.What Jiang Guan said just now is really not a lie.

"Forget it, if you give 1, let's give [-]!" Jiang Yu also nodded. Since he gave [-] cavalrymen, Jiang Yu didn't want to say anything. Although he was reluctant to part with the [-] people, he also knew that Yang Sichang had no choice but to come to him. [-] elite cavalry would not be of much use in defending the city, but in Yang Sichang's Xuanfu, [-] elite cavalry would play a big role in sweeping the grassland. If there were no cavalry , just relying on the infantry, I am afraid that they don't even know where the Yunzhong City Gate is, so they were made dumplings by Li Xin.This time when Li Xin was conquered and Li Xin was calculated, Jiang Yu was also considering the Jiang family. This Yang Sichang was still an ally, and helping Yang Sichang was tantamount to helping himself.

After waiting for an hour, Jiang Xuan walked in. With an angry look on his face, he said to Jiang Tuan, "This Yang Sichang is really hateful."

"Why did the third brother say this? Isn't it just [-] cavalry? If you give it, you will give it. We still have a lot of cavalry, and there is no injury." Jiang Yu also wanted to understand at this time. Yang Sichang is still needed, since Yang Sichang cannot be separated, it is like giving him a little gift.

"Brother, he took [-] cavalry, but he has two cavalry." Jiang Xuan jumped up and said loudly: "I originally disagreed, but that guy named Huang Degong almost wanted to sacrifice Shangfang's sword. Take my head."

"How courageous." Jiang Yu stood up abruptly and roared loudly. Giving 5 cavalry had already made his heart ache, but at this time, he asked one of them to ride with two, which was equivalent to the loss of [-] for the entire Xuan Mansion. Datong is close to the grassland and outside the Great Wall. There is no shortage of war horses. At least Jiang Guan knows that there are more than [-] soldiers and horses in the army. angry.

(End of this chapter)