Han ride

Chapter 426 Chapter 429
"It's the lord." Before Hao Laosan and the others could react, a look of madness appeared on the soldier's face, and he fell to his knees and called "the lord" in his mouth.

"The villain Hao Laosan pays his respects to the father-in-law." Hao Laosan immediately reflected, and hurriedly bowed down, and the rest of the soldiers also bowed to the ground.

"You are Hao Laosan?" Li Xin's voice was low and curious.

"The villain is Hao Laosan." Hao Laosan was excited, his face flushed, but he didn't dare to raise his head. He just looked at a pair of combat boots not far away. He felt that although Li Xin's voice was soft, but Out of thin air, however, a sense of majesty was born, making Hao Laosan dare not look up.

"You are very good." Li Xin nodded, and said, "Could it be that you are the third child at home?" Li Xin was very curious about this guy. He originally thought that he knew the way and knew the things around Shahukou It was very clear, that's why Zhao Guang was asked to lead him on the expedition. He never thought that he could not only lead the way, but also have a little resourcefulness. After attacking the Mayinghe camp, he could clearly feel that this was to expand the results of the battle and attack the Mayinghe fort. best time.This is what ordinary soldiers can do.

"If you go back to the father-in-law, the villain is the third eldest at home, and the eldest is Yongren." Hao Laosan became even more excited, and said hastily.

"Be brave, loyal, benevolent, righteous, courteous, wise and trustworthy for a general. Could it be that the two older brothers above you are called Yongyong and Yongzhong?" Li Xin asked with a smile: "If so, the person who gave you this name is not easy!"

"Grandpa is really a god!" Hao San's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he couldn't help saying loudly: "The villain's two elder brothers are called Hao Yongyong and Hao Yongzhong. It's a pity that the eldest brother died early, and the second brother also died. I don't know where I went."

"Haha, I really guessed it. Today you made your first contribution, and you all got up to talk." Li Xin laughed, he just guessed casually, but he never thought that he really guessed right. Hao Laosan pulled up.

"Thank you, Mr. Hao." Hao Laosan laughed, then stood up, and boldly glanced at Li Xin, only to see that Li Xin's face was like a crown of jade, but his eyes were extremely black, like a deep pool , Unfathomable, as if you can see through people's hearts.Hao Laosan just glanced at it, then quickly lowered his head.

"You like her?" Li Xin pointed at the woman on the bed suddenly, and said to Hao Laosan.

"Grandpa was joking, what is the status of a villain, how can he have such a woman." Hao Laosan looked at the woman's white jade-like skin, and under the light, it shone with a strange light.

"Really?" After hearing this, Li Xin turned around and said to the woman: "I am Li Xin, the Duke of the Liao Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty, and I want to reward you to my beloved general, Hao, Hao Yongren, the guerrilla general of the Northern Army. with him?"

"My maidservant, my maidservant is willing." What else can the woman say at this time, not to mention that Hu Guoding has already escaped, what can a weak woman do in a troubled world? Although the Hao Yongren in front of him is not good-looking, he is a guerrilla after all. The general is still Liao Guogong's favorite general, and it is not bad to follow him if he thinks about it.

"Hao Laosan, from today onwards, she will be taken care of by you. However, you must take good care of her and not bully her. If I hear that you bullied her, I will not forgive you. At that time, your Don't want to be a guerrilla general, just obediently be a leader!" Li Xin said with a smile.

"Ah, ah! Thank you, my lord." Hao Laosan's eyes were wide open, and his face was still confused. He didn't expect that he would become a guerrilla general in a blink of an eye. That was Liu Qian's position back then, let alone that, Li Xin actually rewarded him with a beautiful woman.How this made him unhappy.Looking at the eyes of Paoze around him, he felt even more elated.When he woke up, Li Xin had already left, and other troops were also withdrawing.

"My lord, why doesn't my lord occupy this Mayinghe Fort?" Along the way, Hao Laosan was very surprised. Although Li Xin occupied Mayinghe Fort, he did not defend it, but completely destroyed the city wall of Mayinghe Fort. , only some dwellings remain in place.It looked bald, which was strange.

When the army was on the way, they also received news from Yang Tao, and it really made it easy to occupy Fort Canhu.After hearing this, the three armies cheered again.It is unbelievable that the army has just entered the pass and occupied two dangerous passes overnight.

Killing Hukou, Zhang Cai and others had been waiting for a long time, and welcomed Li Xin and others in. Li Xin ordered to reward the three armies. Beef, mutton, and pork were sent to the soldiers' bellies, and they arranged for the troops to defend. The soldiers who fought all night finally fell asleep.The entire Fort Shahu also became extremely quiet.It's just that everyone knows that this is just a moment of tranquility before the war, and it won't be long before the entire Shahukou will fall into war again.

Different from Li Xin's quiet side, Shahukou fell, Mayinghe Fort, and Canhu Fort were breached, and Hu Guoding fled back to Youyu County with a big stare. Yang Zhenwei did not dare to neglect. On the one hand, he hurriedly informed Jiang Xuan and Jiang Yu and others of the news.

"Stupid." After hearing the news, Zuoyun's Jiang Xuan rushed to Youyu. In the hall, Jiang Xuan pointed at Hu Guoding, who was kneeling in the hall, wishing to slash him with a knife, only to hear him roar loudly: "2 horses! , That's 2 pigs, even if it's [-] pigs, they won't be lost overnight, it doesn't matter if they are lost, even Mayinghe Fort was destroyed, it's really stupid." Jiang Xuan had to Angry, the three Jiang Guan brothers calculated for a long time before they lured Li Xin out, let Li Xin attack Shahukou, and damaged some soldiers, and then used the Nine Forts of Miehu to continuously consume Li Xin's soldiers and horses. But what I didn't expect was that Li Xin's soldiers were very sharp. Not only did he sneak attack Shahukou and easily captured the first dangerous pass, but he also took advantage of the situation to attack Canhu Fort and Mayinghe Fort. There is a feeling of hitting the cotton with a punch.

"How did Li Xin occupy the Shahukou, the two thousand elites of the Shahukou, no matter how powerful Li Xin is, it is impossible to capture it so easily, and it can give us a buffer time!" Yang Zhenwei said very annoyed.Having lost 2 horses all of a sudden, Yang Zhenwei is a little worried now, this Li Xin is really hard to beat.

"Liu Qian's sworn brother, Yang Tao, betrayed Liu Qian, killed him, and then collectively took refuge in Li Xin." Jiang Xuan finally told the news he had inquired about. Although Fan Tong was dead, before he died, he still A useful message has arrived.This made Jiang Xuan understand something.

"Yang Tao?" Yang Zhenwei rolled his eyes, and finally said coldly, "If I can catch this person next time, I will kill him." He was just putting on a show, and now it might not be so easy to kill Yang Tao.

"Now that Li Xin is in the position to kill Hu Hu, our plan is about to change." Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "However, we have no control over this matter, and we have to let the army come. We now rely on Zuo Yunyou Let the soldiers and horses of Yuliang County stop Li Xin's attack. This damned Yang Tao has made all our calculations come to nothing. It's really abominable."

"Now that Li Xin has sent troops, I don't know if Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang have already sent troops?" Yang Zhenwei hesitated.Jiang Xuan also nodded, if the two men sent troops at this time, it would relieve the pressure here, but this is almost impossible.

"When Yang Sichang sends troops at this time, he can only scare Li Xin back. Hong Chengchou is a cunning and cunning man. When he sends troops at this time, he can only let Li Xin attack him. Therefore, he will not send troops. In a short time, only our Datong soldiers and horses will attack. It's just Li Xin." Jiang Xuan knew the truth behind it very well, and could only shake his head bitterly.

"I don't know if we are attacking now? Or defending?" Yang Zhenwei asked hesitantly.Jiang Xuan also hesitated. It seems that it is not the right time to attack and defend at this time. To attack is to attack and kill Hukou. Killing Hukou is not only a danger to the grassland tribes, but also to the Central Plains. Attack means The soldiers and horses suffered a lot of losses. If they were to defend, what would happen if Li Xin did not come to attack?The two hesitated for a moment.

"Wait, wait for the order from the military gate." Jiang Xuan finally said.It's really hard for him to solve the current matter, he can only wait for Jiang Guan's order.

What the two of them didn't know was that the battle here had just started. In the capital, a carrier pigeon suddenly appeared in a huge mansion. A simple-looking man took the note from the carrier pigeon and suddenly laughed uproariously.

One day later, in a restaurant in the capital, a young man dressed as a scholar sighed: "In this day and age, when a traitor is in power, it's hard for a loyal minister!"

"What? Could it be that something happened in the court again." A scholar on the side smiled lightly: "Since the cabinet was formed by a traitor, there have been no loyal ministers in our court. It's a pity that Xu Ge died of illness, otherwise, He will not allow Wen Tiren's family to dominate."

"Brother Nian, it's not the court this time. To put it more thoroughly, if it were the court, at most one or two ministers would die, and a few loyal ministers would be kicked out of the court. But this time is different, the war is here." The scholar who spoke just now shook his head and said, "The war in northern Xinjiang has started again. I am afraid the world will not be peaceful from now on."

"What, is it possible that the Duke of Liao is going to attack Jiannu again?" Another scholar looked joyful and said loudly: "The Duke of Liao is also a scholar, but now he is leading thousands of troops to fight on the grasslands and serve the country. Loyal ministers, with such loyal ministers sitting in the imperial court, how can they be afraid of the little Jiannu? I think the Duke of Liao will definitely put down Jiannu in a short time."

"Hmph, what do you scholars know? Now it's hard to be a loyal minister. The Duke of Liao is fighting in the front, and someone will turn against him in the back." A merchant sneered after hearing this: "Now the imperial court is planning to use 10,000+ troops to besiege the Duke of Liao! I heard that the Xuan Mansion is sharpening their knives. The ridiculous thing is, Liao Guogong doesn’t know yet? He is leading tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to help the court put down Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and others!"

"How is it possible? How could the imperial court issue such an imperial decree? Where did you hear the rumor?" The scholar's expression changed suddenly after hearing this, he stood up and said loudly.

"Humph, rumors, everyone in Xuanfu now knows about it." The businessman said with a sneer, "Now Xuanfu Yang Sichang has organized an army of [-] troops to prepare for the Northern Expedition! Good guy, if he is still on the grassland, he dares to make the Northern Expedition Is it? Lin Danhan and Jiannu both touched the grassland back then, so why didn’t they know about the Northern Expedition at that time, now the Duke of Liao is sitting on the grassland, and he started the Northern Expedition to help the imperial court raise troops to fight against thieves, what a joke.”

"That's it. I heard that there are not many soldiers and horses of the Duke of Liao. It is not enough to resist Jiannu. Such people should stay on the grassland and resist Jiannu with peace of mind. But why did they send the army south?" Someone said loudly: "The imperial court has raised so many elite soldiers and strong generals, is there no one who can eliminate the rebels like Gao Yingxiang? It is a shame to have to transfer troops from Mobei and let the Duke of Liao personally lead the army."

"What else can it do? It's not that these generals are incompetent, they can only transfer the Duke of Liao to the customs. However, it is also possible that the imperial court has long been thinking about dealing with the Duke of Liao." Someone speculated.

"Hey, those people in the court are really shameless." Someone sighed: "The Duke of Liao is the number one hero in my dynasty. He has opened up thousands of miles for the court, but now he is being punished by the court. What kind of world is this! What is this? The 10,000+ army that forced the rebellion against the Duke of Liao, I don’t know which stupid guy got it.”

"Who else can be, when today's son is a sage, but although this emperor is a sage, his courtiers are not good. Whether it is Jiang Yu or Yang Sichang, they all need fame. As long as the Duke of Liao is destroyed, then they will frame Liao. Public conspiracy, in this way, they will not have any fault, but a great achievement. There is nothing more shameless than this."

"How can it be possible? The Duke of Liao is not so easy to bully. Huh, if 10,000+ soldiers and horses attack the Duke of Liao, not only did they not succeed, but they failed. I really don't know what to do? That's called letting the people of the world What a joke! There are several 10 troops in the Xuanfu and Datong. These troops are not used to deal with rebels or slaves, but are used to deal with loyal ministers. The world is so big that there are some anecdotes.” A scholar said loudly: “This cabinet , are full of treacherous villains. I just feel sorry for the passionate blood of Duke Liao."

"It's a pity, it's a pity, now that the traitor is in power, there is nothing we can do!" The scholar who was the first to speak shook his head, stood up, walked out of the restaurant, disappeared into the crowd in an instant, and disappeared without a trace , only the sound of abuse in the restaurant remained.And this news spread all over the streets and alleys in an instant with the sound of abuse.

"My lord, look at this matter, shouldn't I report it to the emperor!" In Wen Tiren's mansion, the old butler silently looked at Wen Tiren, with an anxious expression on his face, and said, "Now this kind of thing has spread throughout the capital." It is said that Yang Sichang has prepared an army of [-] for the upcoming Northern Expedition, and some people say that Yunzhong has been breached and the Duke of Liao died in battle. Hey! The spearheads are all directed at the master."

"If you don't point at me, do you still want to point at the emperor?" Wen Tiren said disdainfully: "If Li Xin wants to point at the emperor, it will force the emperor to make up his mind to fight against him. Hehe, this Li Xin is indeed insidious and cunning, extraordinary. Ah! Yang family kid, I'm afraid this time I'm going to be in bad luck."

"Why, this news was actually sent out by Duke Liao, isn't it true?" The housekeeper obviously didn't expect that this kind of thing was actually a rumor, and it was actually spread by Li Xin.

"What do you think?" Wen Tiren said with a sneer: "Up to now, the imperial court has not received a report saying that Li Xin conspired against him, nor has he received a report saying that Yang Sichang is preparing for the Northern Expedition. So far, Li Xin has only sent a report. He said that he led 2 troops to the south of the Central Plains, passed Shahukou and Yanmen Pass, entered Shanxi, first eliminated the Shanxi rebellion, and then entered Shaanxi. According to his footsteps, he has reached the Shahukou area at most now. It’s not that easy to get into.”

"Then the news?" The butler was still not sure.

"The children of the Yang family did not keep secrets, but Li Xin caught him by the tail! Seizing the opportunity, he simply took advantage of the problem and used his tricks. He simply thought of a way to trap Yang Sichang and Jiang Yu's hundreds of thousands of troops together." Wen Tiren Old and cunning, you can see Li Xin's strategy from the rumors in the capital, just hear him sneer: "Didn't you hear? The whole Beijing city is talking about Li Xin, he is trying to gain righteousness! It's ridiculous Yes, it's not good that Yang Sichang hasn't reacted yet! It's really stupid, such a person dares to fight Li Xin, it's a joke."

"But this matter to adults?" The butler said with some concern.

"With me? Just the scolding from those people?" Wen Tiren sneered, and said disdainfully: "Our cabinet originally opposed this matter, what's more, if the matter comes to the end, there will always be someone to convict, but this The person will definitely not be mine." Wen Tiren can certainly say that, he is the boss of the center, although he is the one who is most likely to take over, it is a pity that he was not optimistic about Yang Sichang who can talk but can't do it from the beginning. If Li Xin was so easy to deal with a guy with high eyesight and low hands, he wouldn't be called Li Xin, and he would have been wiped out long ago.If I can't figure out my every move here today, someone will send him to Li Xin the next day.Although Yang Sichang did it relatively covertly, and the Emperor Chongzhen issued a secret decree, but there are few things in Beijing that can be truly hidden. For example, Wen Tiren knew about the secret decree, and others will soon know it, but the matter involved Chongzhen. , everyone dare not say it.

"My lord, there is news from the front that Li Xin has captured Shahukou, and it was Jiang Guan who sent it to the Ministry of War in an expedited six hundred miles." At this time, Chen Xinjia rushed over again, with a flustered expression, and he said: "Six A few days ago, Li Xin quietly occupied Shahukou, and that night, he captured Canhu Fort and Mayinghe Fort, defeating the [-] troops under Datong Hu Guoding's command."

"That's true." Wen Tiren stood up all of a sudden, it was thousands of miles from Shahukou in Shanxi to the capital, and it took only six days to send the information, which showed Jiang Tuan's shock.

"Jiang Guan also wants the imperial court to announce to the world that Li Xin will be convicted of treason." Chen Xinjia said again.

"It's late." Wen Tiren sneered and said, "If this kind of thing was ordered two days ago, it would have been fine. Isn't the order now to let the emperor take the blame and make the world laugh? This Li Xin is really extraordinary, and the matter has not been done yet. , I have already anticipated what will happen next.”

(End of this chapter)