Han ride

Chapter 434 Shanxi Green Forest Road

"Your Excellency is wise." Huang Degong's eyes lit up, and he looked at Yang Sichang with surprised eyes. Originally, he was going to remind Yang Sichang to be careful of Li Xin's tricks, but he never thought that Yang Sichang had actually known Li Xin's schemes a long time ago. Just pretending not to know, waiting for Li Xin to take the bait.

"My lord, what should I do now?" Cao Bianjiao looked excited.At first he thought that Li Xin was brave, and that although Yang Sichang was capable, he was not necessarily Li Xin's opponent, but what he didn't expect was that this Yang Sichang was worthy of the trust of Chongzhen, and he was as insidious and cunning as Li Xin. Xin monitored his every move, but he just didn't speak out. When Li Xin was completely trapped in the battlefield of Datong and had no chance to return to the cloud, he suddenly launched an attack. Such forbearance is no small matter.He also felt a trace of fear in his heart, this Yang Sichang concealed it tightly enough, even Cao Wenzhao didn't know what was going on inside.Are these literati some insidious and cunning people?

"Isn't he, Li Xin, waiting for us on the grassland? Then let's attack. Tomorrow, the army will go out. The cavalry will go first and quickly enter the grassland, and the infantry will set off afterward." Yang Sichang thought for a while and said: " The distance between cavalry and infantry should not exceed a hundred miles. Bianjiao, can you be willing to be in the Chinese army? Follow me.” Yang Sichang looked at Cao Bianjiao. He liked the young general Cao Bianjiao very much. Resourcefulness, this has a lot to do with the teachings of uncle Cao Wenzhao.Yang Sichang was going to take Cao Bianjiao with him, and taught him carefully, maybe he could train a wise and brave general for the court.

"The general is willing." Cao Bianjiao said without thinking.Although I don't know what position I will be in the army, it is quite rare to be able to follow Yang Sichang and be a member of the Chinese army.

"Thank you for your cultivation, my lord." Naturally, Cao Wenzhao knew the situation here, so he couldn't help but stood up, bowed his hands to Yang Sichang, but accepted Yang Sichang's kindness.

"General Cao, after I leave, Xuan Mansion will be garrisoned by the general. The general has a great responsibility!" Yang Sichang stood up and said, "The general knows that I want to go deep into the grassland. After the grassland has been integrated by Li Xin, The power has greatly increased, these people are all cavalry, come and go without a trace, I guess Li Xin will definitely let these people attack our grain road, so I will use a large army to defend our grain road, the soldiers who stay in Xuanfu There are not many horses, the general should be careful. I can only give you 1 people."

"1 people?" Cao Wenzhao was taken aback when he heard the words. You must know that Yang Sichang stole a lot of cavalry from Datong, plus Xuanfu soldiers and horses. Now Xuanfu also has as many as 4 cavalry and nearly 5 infantry. Although Yang Sichang wanted to march into the grassland, he only left 1 troops to defend the Xuan Mansion, which was a little less. You must know that the Xuan Mansion was extremely strong, but if the enemy attacked by force, it would be difficult for 1 people to defend it.

"Why, do you think 1 people are missing?" Yang Sichang waved his hands with a smile, and said, "Xuanfu is an important place for the imperial court. According to reason, it is a little less to give you 1 people. The imperial court was repelled, and its strength was greatly reduced. It seems that there is no chance to come to the Central Plains to make trouble. Now in the north of the imperial court, apart from Jiannu, it is Li Xin. Does Li Xin have a chance to make trouble now? So, General Cao Don't worry, 1 people are enough to handle any situation." Yang Sichang was obviously confident.

"Since your lord said so, the general will obey." After Cao Wenzhao heard it, he naturally would not refute it. He thought about it, and it was indeed like what Yang Sichang said, to get rid of Jiannu now in the north of the Xuanfu Li Xin, unlike other large and small tribes in the grassland, these tribes would invade Xuanfu from time to time.

"This time I attacked with Hong Chengchou, and there will definitely be a good story in the history books in the future." Yang Sichang said triumphantly.However, Jiang Guan had already been excluded in the words. If Jiang Guan knew about this situation, he didn't know how he would react, at least he wouldn't be as calm as he is now.

Seeing that Cao Wenzhao had agreed, Yang Sichang nodded, and made Wang Dou the commander-in-chief of the rear army, guarding the grain and grass, and then wrote a memorial, ordering someone to expedite it to the capital with six hundred miles.The next day, the three armies were indeed ordered to sacrifice their flags. Nearly [-] troops and tens of thousands of civilians went out of the Xuanfu together.The grassland, which had been quiet for more than a year, once again ushered in a bloody battle.

Outside the city of Datong, Fan Yongdou and other members of the seven great families gathered together again. They already knew that Li Xin had gone south and was triumphant all the way.But after Yang Sichang led the Northern Expedition, Fan Yongdou soon received a message.

"So, did Hong Chengchou play tricks on us? There hasn't been any civil uprising in Shaanxi?" Fan Yongdou stared at Tian Lansheng desperately.Others don't know what the consequences of this news will be, but he does.Hong Chengchou deceived everyone, or Li Xin, in order to attack Yunzhong, for fear that Li Xin would leave most of his troops in Yunzhong to prevent Hong Chengchou from going north.

"There was a severe drought in Shaanxi last year, and there hasn't been a drop of rain yet! The government's disaster relief food has been almost divided by those officials. How can the rest meet the needs of the victims. It's just that Hong Chengchou's soldiers and horses are still there. There, facing this killing god, even if someone is dissatisfied, there is nothing he can do about it."

"Hong Chengchou's vicious reputation has been earned. Look, as long as he is around, no one in Shaanxi would dare to rebel, even Gao Yingxiang and the others would shy away!" I will rest assured and boldly camp Yang Sichang, and prepare to attack Yunzhong."

"Then what should we do now? We can't just let Duke Liao lose money!" Wang Dengku asked anxiously.

"Of course not." Fan Yongdou said with a sneer, "Since Hong Chengchou said there was a rebellion in Shaanxi, let Shaanxi really be in chaos. Send people to contact and love those officials, and spend some money to sell the food in their hands. I bought them all. Those common people have no food to eat, don’t they have to rebel?” Fan Yongdou’s face was gloomy, and his eyes showed a fierce light. The so-called non-toxic and husband-free is probably the case.

Wang Dengku and the others changed their faces after hearing this. They are all businessmen, and what they want is gold and silver treasures, but there is really no one like Fan Yongdou who forces people to rebel.But everyone also knew that this matter was related to everyone's wealth and life. It can be said that since the strike in Datong, Fan Yongdou and others can only follow Li Xin.They couldn't afford to lose, and there was nothing Fan Yongdou could do about it.

"Right now, that's the only way to go. Let's make a fuss in Shaanxi first. This can be regarded as reducing the pressure on the west side of Duke Liao. However, it is better to inform Master Shi in the cloud. Master Shi is in the cloud. Yes. The situation in Shaanxi is not familiar."

"That's for sure." Fan Yongdou also nodded, and sighed again: "Actually, what I'm most worried about is the father-in-law. It is said that there are 1 people, but according to the news, the father-in-law only brought [-] elite cavalry. They went south. Now Jiang Yu of Datong has Wan Lian as his chief general, Zhang Douguang, and Feng Ruhuan as his deputy, leading an army of [-] to chase and intercept the Lord. Although the Lord is brave, he may not be the enemy's opponent!"

"What? There are only 5000 people?" Wang Dengku and the others couldn't sit still. If there were 1 people, everyone was still a little confident, but now there are only 5000 people, how can they do it.That Wang Dengku said dissatisfiedly: "Your Majesty has millions of men. These people dismount to serve as civilians and mount their horses to serve as soldiers. Why doesn't your Majesty recruit these people as soldiers? Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are at your fingertips. Five thousand soldiers and horses are too risky." .”

"This is the difference between my grandfather and others." Fan Yongdou said, stroking his beard, "If he sent hundreds of thousands of troops to the south, would he be called stupid? He now has 5 troops, and these people are ordered to go south to the Central Plains." If those who suppress bandits lead 10 people to the south, that is not bandit suppression, but rebellion. Although my father-in-law has a small number of troops, he is occupying morality. Moreover, my father-in-law knows that the decisive battle is not in Datong, but in Datong. On the grassland, as long as Yang Sichang and Hong Chengchou are defeated, what is Jiang Tiao?" Fan Yongdou said quietly.In fact, he also felt doubts about Li Xin's approach in his heart. He faintly felt that Li Xin still had other calculations, but he didn't know why Li Xin was so risky.

"No matter what, the Duke's five thousand elites are really too few. We should post green forest posts, asking all the mountains and hills in Datong to help out." Tian Lansheng said loudly.In the territory of Datong, there are many mountains here. No matter it is peacetime, there are bandits of all sizes on these hills. What's more, in today's troubled times, there are many bandits in these mountains. Sometimes, the entire mountain village They are all bandit dens, and some people are powerful on the surface, but in fact, they are also bandits.When Shanxi merchants travel the world, it is essential to deal with these people. Every time they send some gold and silver treasures, this is the relationship.Shanxi merchants can still eat and open in Datong.

"Some bandits are fine, but some people may have other ideas!" Wang Dayu said coldly: "Right now, my father-in-law only has 5000 troops, which looks like a lot, but in the eyes of those bandits, he is a big fish. Whoever captures the Duke of the State will be honored and rich!"

"What, Daewoo? Does anyone dare to make a move?" Fan Yongdou said coldly.

"I don't know yet, but I think there will be no one who doesn't have this idea." Wang Dengku also nodded, and sneered: "It's just that Jiang Yu hasn't reacted yet, and sooner or later he will. Officially, he sets up checkpoints and collects tolls, but in secret, he makes people dress up as bandits and attack passers-by and merchants. I don’t know anything else, but I know that Yan Zizhang on Heifeng Mountain is Jiang Tuan’s subordinate, and there are many bandits around him. Hundreds of people, all with big swords, even armor and firecrackers. Humph, this kind of bandit is not something that ordinary people can have, I dare to conclude that sooner or later this person will take action."

"In this way, the Lord has suffered a big loss this time." Tian Lansheng hesitated.

"Maybe." Fan Yongdou thought for a while, and said, "No matter what, let the father-in-law tell the matter first, and ask the father-in-law to decide for himself. In addition, we can also choose a few characters who are a bit narrow-minded and hand them over to the father-in-law." , such as Mantianxing, Guotiansha, Dwarf Tiger, etc. These people are only collecting money, not hurting people's lives. They also use the banner of doing justice for the sky on weekdays. These people may be able to help the father-in-law. .”

"That's right. There are still some people on the Green Forest Road. When these people gather, they are also a force." Wang Dengku also nodded and said, "If the Lord can subdue these people, it will be a great help. Hurry up and send the news Pass it on to the father-in-law."

In Pinlu City, Li Xin's camp has already been set up. He has not ordered the army to go out for two days. The army is stationed on the school ground of Pinlu City. After he ordered people to issue the notice of Anmin, Just thinking about how to break through Shuozhou, Shuozhou is different from Pinglu and other cities. The commander of the Shanxi capital and the commander of the capital are located in Datong.Datong is one of the Nine Sides, also known as Datong Town. At the beginning, it led 26 guards, and later it was adjusted to 600 guards and three guards.In Shuozhou, there are: Shuozhou Wei, Pingluwei, Weiyuanwei, Datong Youwei Laizhi, and Jingping, Mayi, and Shanyin.The guard is a military establishment, with 120 people as a guard, and a command envoy, and 20 people as a guard, with 4000 households.In the third year of Hongwu's reign in Shuozhou City, Zheng Yuchun was ordered to open the Shuozhou Wei Yamen. On the basis of the city building at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he continued to build the city wall and built four gates with bricks.In the [-]th year of Hongwu, the brick-covered city wall was completed. The circumference of the city wall is nearly [-] meters, the height of the city is three feet six meters, and there are four gates. The east is called Wende Gate, the west is called Wuding Gate, the south is called Chengen Gate, and the north is called Zhensai Gate , with suspension bridges outside, and dangerous buildings with trees.During the Wanli period, the city wall was built in the sparse pool, and the horse horse wall was built outside the pool.Now stationed in Shuozhou is Shuozhou soldier Dao Qi Zhiwei, this man is old, treacherous and cunning, he is a formidable opponent.

"Grandpa." Seeing Hao Laosan rolling his eyes, he glanced around and walked in.

"What is it that makes you so nervous?" Li Xin said with a smile.

"Grandpa, the general just saw a figure on the road on the street. It seems to be a starry sky in Qingfengzhai." Hao Laosan said nervously: "What do you think these guys are coming to Pinlu City at this time? Could it be?" Want to occupy Pinlu City! This guy seems to be a bit benevolent in the way!"

"If Pinlu City was so easy to occupy, I'm afraid it would have fallen into the hands of those guys long ago." Li Xin said disdainfully.It's just that his face was slightly cold, and he said, "Good boy, are there many bandits around here?"

"My lord, although the last general is a member of the Datong army, he is on the side of Shahukou, and he doesn't know anything about this side. However, it is the same everywhere in this world. In the troubled times, where would there be no Where are the bandits?" Hao Laosan thought for a while and said, "To tell you the truth, there are two elder brothers in the last general's family, the eldest brother died early, and the second brother may have fallen into a bandit."

"In troubled times, human life is worthless!" Li Xin thought for a while and said, "If I can meet your second elder brother, let him come to the Northern Army!"

"Thank you, lord." After hearing this, Hao Laosan immediately beamed with joy, and said, "My second brother is far more brave than the last general. If he comes, lord will definitely like it."

"That's naturally good. Let's go, let's meet those people on the road." Li Xin thought for a while and said, "If I can use these people on the road for me, then we can avoid the weakness of insufficient troops." Hao Laosan didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly led a few imperial guards to follow around, guarding Li Xin and walking towards the market.

Pinglu City is an important traffic artery in Datong. Business travelers from the north and the south will pass by here. Although Li Xin occupies this place, Qiu has not committed any crimes. In the past two days, the streets have gradually recovered, although it seems that there are still some Depression, but I believe that in the near future, it will be almost the same as before.

"Brother, it seems that Li Xin still has some skills. It is not easy to do this in such a short period of time!" On the street, a middle-aged man with a pockmarked face was walking on the street. Beside him, there was a young man. People, the eyeballs are rolling.

"Xiao Er, he is the Duke of the state. I have heard his name before, and I admire him very much. Look at his soldiers, all in black armor, shining, and the long knife in his hand, it is not our cottage. Tsk tsk, if I have a batch of such equipment, such as swallow palms, dwarf tigers, etc., how can it belong to our opponents."

"That's right. By the way, big brother, what do you mean by Yanzizhang's convening of the Green Forest Conference this time? Dozens of rebels around him were recruited by him. Could it be that this guy wants to carry the big banner?" The young man of Xiaoer asked curiously.

"Carrying the big banner, he can do it? Even a person who kills women, children, the old and the weak can be a rebel army. It really disgraces the rebel army. If he is like carrying a big banner, at least I won't I agree." It turns out that this pockmarked face is full of stars, looking at his pockmarked face, he really looks like a starry sky.

"Brother, some people on the road now say that the Swallow's Palm is faked by officers and soldiers. I don't know if it's true?" Xiaoer rolled his eyes and asked curiously.

"This is also possible. However, the Yanzizhang said that he was a rebel in the Datong army. Because he couldn't understand Shangfeng's deduction of military pay, in a rage, he led a few brothers to kill Shangfeng and occupied Heifeng Mountain. I did a free business." Man Tianxing thought for a while and said: "But this guy is very vicious, he dares to kill anyone, and he will charge half of the money from business travelers, which is abominable. Once you encounter something A beautiful girl, just snatch it to the cottage, hey, it's really embarrassing. Xiao Er, Xiao Er."

"Oh! Brother, look." Man Tianxing looked in the direction of the little second finger, and saw a young man leading a beautiful woman through the market. Although the woman covered her head and face with a white scarf, she was slender. , the skin exposed by the jade hand shone with jade-colored light, although the gauze could cover the face, but it was faint, and the general appearance of the face could still be seen.

"She's a beautiful woman, what a good couple, she's really talented." Man Tianxing couldn't help but said in surprise.Countless years suddenly appeared in his mind, could this be the nobleman?He could feel that although the young man next to the beautiful woman was dressed in ordinary clothes, he walked with a certain vigor. Behind him, there was a big man with a long knife at his waist guarding him, obviously not an ordinary person.

(End of this chapter)