Blood from Daming

Chapter 149 Grass Valley
Xue Yun read Harijula's letter and knew about the recent major military operations in Datong, but the specific battle situation and who the enemy was was not mentioned in the letter. Xue Yun was eager to know the details of Datong, so he asked Ni Hongshuang: "Ni Hongshuang Sister, did the person who delivered the letter live in the mansion last night, I have something to ask for your hard work, Sister Ni brought the person who delivered the letter here."

Ni Hongshuang hesitated and said, "Master, this is where the female family members live."

Xue Yun: "Sister Ni, it's okay, it's more convenient to talk here."

Ni Hongshuang turned around and left the living room. After a while, Ni Hongshuang brought two people in the uniform of the Ming army captain into the living room. When the two Ming army officers saw Xue Yun, they knelt down and shouted together: "Greetings, general."

Xue Yun: "Come on, both of you, sit aside and talk."

The two officers sat with their backs bent, and Xue Yun saw their faces clearly. One was Xue Zhuang's son, and the other was Xue Liuda's personal soldier, who was now considered a veteran in Xue's army. No trouble at all."

Xue Zhuang's disciples bowed and replied: "General Qi, General Xue Liu asked us to come to Beijing to ask for help. The governments and post stations in various places cooperated very well and went all the way unimpeded. It's just that the young ones got lost when they entered the capital and were delayed. It took a long time to come to the general's mansion, and I wasted a lot of time in the old Xue's mansion, I'm really afraid that I will miss the general's important business."

Xue Yun: "It's okay, this is good news, next time you have to be smarter, otherwise you will suffer if you miss the military situation."

The two officers under his command told Xue Yun that they did not dare, and Xue Zhuang's disciples began to report to Xue Yun: "General, the mistress led the three thousand cavalry into the south of the Hongshan Pass in the Chahar Department with the cattle, sheep and horses of the herdsmen in the silver tent. On the grassland, a total of 6000 cavalry from General Xue Liu and the Yu Family Army encircled from the south and east. The mistress led more than 4000 men who were able to fight in the silver account, and more than [-] warriors from the Mongolian Chaharna Wooden Bell joined in the north. , fought fiercely with the three thousand cavalry for an hour and wiped out those cavalry."

Xue Yun stood up abruptly and asked, "Well, why did Lin Danhan only send more than 4000 troops?"

Disciple Xue Zhuang panicked and replied: "It was Chaharna Muzhong who led her soldiers and horses with more than 1000 tents to support. It is said that Lin Dan Khan and the tribal leaders under him thought that Mongolia is not suitable for battle at this time. The reason is that no troops were sent."

Xue Yun was so angry that he went straight in circles in the living room. He had just established a brotherly alliance with Lin Danhan, and this Lin Danhan used the excuse of the cold weather to shirk his non-compliance with the alliance. A person who is capricious and has no reputation is not as capable as Na Muzhong, a woman. It seems that there is no suspense in the contest between Mongolia and Jurchen. Xue Yun thought that Na Muzhong owed her such a big favor this time. Alas, when the time comes Qiaotou is naturally straight. In fact, Na Muzhong is really a very smart and beautiful goddess.

Xue Yun came back to his senses and continued to ask: "Xue Liu and the others had no identity when they surrounded and wiped out the enemy army, how many enemies escaped, and where did these enemies come from."

Xue Yun's barrage of questions made that Xue Zhuang disciple very nervous. Xue Yun saw that he was dizzy and said, "It's because I asked too many questions. Don't panic and tell me one by one. That's it."

Disciple Xue Zhuang: "General Xue Liu and Ms. Yu's team are all wearing Mongolian costumes. Although this group of cavalry is strong, most of them are single horses. They were basically wiped out when they fled. Very few fish slipped through the net. , the enemy will probably not suspect that we are the Ming army, but one or two hundred people escaped from the transport team that surrounded them."

Xue Yun: "As long as there is no clear evidence to prove that the Datong Army is joining forces with Mongolia."

Disciple Xue Zhuang: "General Xue Liu and the others interrogated the captives. This is a miscellaneous team that came out to plunder. It is a coalition army composed of Xuanfu, Liaodong generals, and Xuanda merchants. A guerrilla from Xuanfu led a thousand cavalry to lead the way. Liaodong generals led the way. More than 2000 of his sons participated in the battle, and the merchants of Xuanda formed a joint acquisition team, and the merchants who could sell the valuables that the soldiers in front robbed, whether it was cattle, alpaca, camels, furs, minks, or tents, would accept them.”

Xue Yun: "Hey, I didn't expect these guys to have a clear division of labor. It seems that they are veterans of this kind of business for a long time. There are some ghosts and snakes involved."

Disciple Xue Zhuang: "It is said that a guerrilla in the Xuanfu was surnamed Zhang, and the leader of the Liaodong generals surnamed Zu all died in the rebellion. According to the captives, the guy surnamed Zu was the son of Liaodong guerrilla Zu Dashou, and several others died in battle. Among the disciples of Jiangmen, the distant nephew of Li Chengliang in Liaodong is still somewhat famous, and most of the top ten merchants in Xuanda are more or less involved."

Xue Yun broke into a cold sweat after listening to Soso, this time it was a bit big, and many generals of the Ming Dynasty died. In the future, not only their relatives will fight with him, but even the court may have a lot of trouble, Xue Yun Although Yun was upset, he still did not forget to ask: "Is there a general named Wu Sangui among Liaodong generals?"

Xue Zhuang's disciples were a little dazed after hearing this, and Xue Liu's personal soldiers next to him spoke up: "General, at that time, the young one was next to General Xue Liu and heard that when the businessmen who encircled and suppressed Xuanda formed a joint transport convoy, there was a child He fled to the north with hundreds of Liaodong family members, and later heard from the captive that his surname seemed to be Wu, but according to what the captive said, he can be sure that this child is a relative of the dead ancestor named Zu."

Xue Yun was a little regretful that he ran away from Wu Sangui. It seems that a guy like Wu Sangui can't be killed if he wants to. Xue Yun sighed secretly, hey, let Wu Sangui live a few more days.

Disciple Xue Zhuang: "General, General Xue Liu also said that this time the Xuanfu officers and soldiers and Liaodong private soldiers went to the grass valley near Datong, and some of the Xuanda merchants secretly sent money to attack the mistress's silver account by name. "

Xue Yun immediately understood after hearing this, it really is not that simple, not only the Xuanfu, Liaodong, and maybe the Jianzhou Tartars also participated in it, and now the imperial court is trying its best to win over the Mongolian Lindan Khan and other major tribes, if It's not because of someone's tricks or other reasons. There are people from Jinzhou and Ningyuan in Liaodong who don't take advantage of the nearby Horqin and Chahar tribes, but are thankless to hunt down Harijula's bank account. It seems that someone wants to Let everyone in the world become my enemy.

Xue Yun: "Where are the mistress and General Xue Liu's troops now?"

Disciple Xue Zhuang: "Before we came, the mistress and Na Muzhong's troops were guerrilla in the north of the Xuanfu. We returned to Datong with General Xue Liu and Miss Yu, but before we left, we helped the mistress and Na Muzhong. The concubine defeated Peng Wenbing, the governor of the Xuanfu, and the officers and soldiers in the Xuanfu saw that the Mongolian army had retreated into the city and could not hold out."

Xue Yun: "Oh, it didn't have too much impact on the people of Xuanfu."

Disciple Xue Zhuang: "According to your order, general, General Xue Liu only chased Peng Wenbing's men and horses for a while and got a lot of spoils. Almost all of them were let go, and they basically did not offend the common people. However, manslaughter and accidental injury still happened. There were dozens of cases, mainly caused by the misunderstanding of the local people or the Mongolian soldiers of the mistress and Na Muzhong.”

Xue Yun was helpless after hearing this. He had tried his best, but many civilians still lost their lives innocently. Xue Yun shook his head and asked, "Why don't I have a copy of the letter you sent to the imperial court for help?"

Xue Zhuang's disciples and Xue Liu's soldiers looked at each other, Xue Yun: "Forget it. It's none of your business, Xue Liu and the others are confused."

Xue Liu's personal soldier: "General Xue Liu thought the request letter was fake and didn't copy it to the general, but the general told us what he meant, that is, the Caogu soldiers who sent troops from Xuanfu and Liaodong to Mongolia were defeated and died. Wan Dajun seized the Xuanda area, and Xuanfu and Datong were besieged, so the imperial court sent troops to rescue them."

Xue Yun was quite satisfied after hearing this, and continued to ask some questions, then said: "Go down to Mr. Lu Qian to receive double rewards. This general will send people to take everyone to Beijing City to have a look at Beijing City."

Disciple Xue Zhuang wanted to go home and have a look, Xue Yun agreed to his request, turned around and took two twelve taels of gold cakes from the closet to reward the two of them, and they retreated respectfully with the gold cakes.

At this time, Ni Hongshuang who was outside the door entered the room and asked for instructions: "Master, can I bring you breakfast?"

Xue Yun nodded, and then asked Ni Hongshuang: "Have the ladies woke up?"

Ni Hongshuang: "Third Niang is already up and washing up, and the other two ladies are still asleep."

Xue Yun was about to wait for Yan Sanniang to come and have breakfast together. Ni Hongshuang said, "Master, hurry up and eat. The prefect Xu was already waiting for you outside yesterday. Just now I knew you had an important matter to excuse that you were still sleeping soundly. Prefect Xu is determined not to allow me to call you, so I tell you now to avoid hurting your body from being hungry like yesterday."

As soon as Xue Yun heard that there were still people waiting for him to meet, he quickly ordered Ni Hongshuang to serve breakfast and started to eat it in big mouthfuls. After a while, Xue Yun ate his breakfast like a storm, and then got up and went out. the living room door.

Yan Sanniang just came out of the inner room and only saw Xue Yun's back. She looked down at the table. The usual big bowl of porridge, big steamed buns, and steamed buns for breakfast were all gone, thinking that her husband ate so much The food must have been the reason for the excessive physical exertion last night. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but blushed and cursed in a low voice: "It's like a womb of a starving ghost. I don't feel like I've eaten anything."

(End of this chapter)