Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 144 Don't enter the tiger's lair

Hearing that Lin Yi wanted to go deep into these two tribes, both Xiaoying and Zhezhe shook their heads, "No way, brother Lin can't risk his life. Although they are dissatisfied with the Qing Dynasty, they are still our strong enemies. We can think about it." Another way."

Lin Yi smiled, "There is no other way. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cub. I've already made up my mind, don't talk too much."

Xiaoying and Zhezhe immediately shut up, not daring to say a word, they found that Lin Yi's face was a tiger, it was a bit scary.

Lin Yi is the lieutenant general, so of course he would not dare to make decisions on such a major military operation without authorization, so he has to ask the chief general, the commander-in-chief.

Lin Yi went down to Guancheng with his own soldiers, and when he arrived in Miyun City, he found Liu Zhaoji, the commander in chief. Liu Zhaoji felt that Lin Yi's plan was feasible, but it was a bit risky.But right now, if we want to rescue Wengniute's short-suffering major general, even if all the more than 2000 men under his command are driven over, it may be difficult to solve the siege of Wengniute City in the face of 8 Qing soldiers.

After much deliberation, Liu Zhaoji agreed to Lin Yi's plan, but asked him to bring as many troops as possible.

Lin Yi said: "Thank you for your kindness. Miyun City and the Great Wall defense line all need soldiers and horses. The 1 soldiers and horses of the imperial court can't be counted on now. Lin Yi's 800 people are enough for this trip."

Liu Zhaoji shook his head and said: "That's too little. These two tribes are no better than Wengniu. They have a large population and a strong folk style. Master Lin's trip is like a tiger's mouth. If there is any change, there are only 800 people. how to respond?"

"My lord, there is no way out right now. But don't worry, my lord. Although these 800 people are really not many, they are all elite soldiers carefully selected by my subordinates. Each of them can be as good as ten. In addition, my subordinates have carried out careful At the critical moment, 800 warriors can stand up to a thousand horses and thousands of troops, please wait for the good news, if it doesn't work out, Lin Yi will be willing to be the military commander."

Ji Dong has made up his mind that if he fails, he will succeed.

Seeing that Lin Yi looked confident, Liu Zhaoji nodded in agreement, and besides, he really had no soldiers to move at the moment.

Liu Zhaoji is completely assured of Lin Yi's ability now. He is not a person who is very successful. He is meticulous in thinking, decisive in killing, strong in martial arts, good at running the army, has experienced many battles, and has rich experience. He is a man who can achieve great things. people.

Liu Zhaoji patted Lin Yi on the shoulder: "Since this is the case, we must be cautious, and we must not be careless."

"Don't ask me to beat others, my subordinates will leave."

Liu Zhaoji came out to see them off, and said: "As soon as the soldiers and horses of the imperial court arrive here, I will immediately lead the troops to rescue Wengniute City."

"Thank you sir, it will take about ten days to visit these two tribes, and then we will arrive at Wengniute City in three to five days, that is to say, about half a month later, we will attack the Qing soldiers in Wengniute City. "

Lin Yi also told Liu Zhaoji his itinerary, so that he could know it well.Then he bid farewell to Zongbing Liu and returned to Guancheng, and selected 800 warriors to prepare immediately, and set off at the third watch of the night.

Still let Zu Keyong be stationed in Guancheng, because Zu Keyong was injured and could not recover in a short time, Lin Yi left Wang Jian as his deputy general, and left more than a thousand soldiers for the second general to deploy to guard the pass .

For the convenience of action to deceive others, Lin Yi and the 800 people put on simple make-up, and took out all the things obtained from the looting of Shanxi merchants, which came in handy this time.

Lin Yi is still dressed as a son this time, and his alias is Wang Ke, the son of the Wang family of Shanxi Dajin merchants.Xiaoying and Zhezhe accompanied four maidservants, all dressed up as maidservants.

Needless to say, Xiaoying and Zhezhe, the four maids that Zhezhe brought from her natal family were all elites selected from the Ongniud Palace, and they were not only in the eyes of the Han people, they only showed their heads, sang and danced without any restraint. Weak maids with weak strength, the characteristics of the herdsmen in the troubled times determined that the four of them would ride horses and wield swords a few times when needed, otherwise they would not have been selected.Take them to serve along the way, but it must not become a burden, and you need to protect the Lord with your body at critical times.This is also the original intention of Bayan Bushar, the lord of Ongniud, who chose them to follow Zhezhe.

Except for the six women, the rest of the 800 warriors are all elites, none of them are idlers, including Lin Yi's personal guards, as well as the soldiers of Guan Ning Iron Cavalry and Tianxiong Army.

These people are all disguised as servants, escorts, and handymen.

We have prepared 25 carts. This time, the carts will no longer contain those bricks, tiles, earth and rocks, but all the useful things.

Specifically, there are food and drink supplies for these 800 people for half a month, mainly dry food and domestic water, fodder for livestock, temporary tents, a batch of firearms and enough ammunition, including [-] guns and six tiger squat guns.

This trip, with so few soldiers, of course we can’t do without firearms. Of course, the red cannons are inconvenient. It’s too cumbersome to travel long distances with that thing, so we chose these tiger crouching cannons.

Of course, these cannons were made by Shanxi merchants to honor them. They were originally sold to Huang Taiji by profiteers from the Fan family in Shanxi to make money, but they ended up in Lin Yi's hands.

Tiger crouching cannons are obsolete firearms. In front of the red cannons, they are simply rubbish.Small power, short range.With red cannons, they are generally not used.

But the tiger crouching cannon has a characteristic. It is small in size and weighs dozens of kilograms. It is easy to carry and suitable for fighting in the mountains and forests. This is why Qi Jiguang invented it 100 years ago.

This time, Ji Dong loaded the six antiques into the car.The outside is covered with tarpaulin and firewood, and the rope is braked. Of course, these things cannot be exposed to the outside.

Lin Yi also ordered someone to bring the banner of Shanxi merchant Fan's family, Guan Ping Lu Yin, and Mr. Han Yu's handwriting. These things were reluctant to be thrown away by Lin Yi back then, but now they really come in handy.

For the remaining middle carts, Ji Dong planned to load dry goods.

Ji Dong took out all his savings.Now Lin Yi is very rich. He robbed Shanxi merchants of 3500 taels of silver, and the 2000 taels of silver had already been exchanged for cash. At present, the taels of silver only cost more than 4000 taels, leaving nearly 5000 taels of silver. Now he has obtained another 1 taels of silver from the court. This is nearly [-] taels of silver.

Lin Yi looked at it, and found that there was a pile of money piled up like a hill. He was not very satisfied, so he called Zhe Zhe over again.He ordered people to bring out all the things that the city lord Bayan Bushar had given to Zhezhe, big and small boxes were lined up, a total of 18 boxes, and ordered people to open them all.

Immediately it was golden, the white ones were silver, the yellow ones were gold bars, and there were also diamonds, jewelry, jadeite, gold and jade jewelry, mink fur and silk, etc.

Immediately, the eyes of the generals on the scene were straightened, especially Zhang Hua, his eyes were so wide that his mouth was watering, they had never seen so many precious things.

It's not just them, Ji Dong has never seen such a valuable thing in his previous life, including this half of his life. They all say that rich is better than a prince, rich is better than a prince, it seems that a prince is really rich!
"Zhe Zhe, are you willing?" Lin Yi asked with a smile.

"Where did Brother Lin say that? Brother Lin is willing to give up his life, let alone this thing? Besides, Brother Lin is to save his father and brother and the entire Wengniute City, so there is nothing he can't give up. Don't talk about this thing Zhe Zhe would not hesitate to risk his life, everything is up to Brother Lin to decide."

"Well, that's a good point." Lin Yi nodded, thinking that Zhezhe is not the kind of miser, but he was afraid that her mouth would be strong and his heart would hurt, so he comforted her, "If you are willing to give up, you will get something. Don't worry, if this Once done, there will be plenty of gold and silver in the future.”

Zhe Zhe smiled but did not answer.

Lin Yi ordered people to gather up 20000 taels of silver, packed the box, and brought five gold bars, other jewels, emerald jade, gold and jade jewelry, silk and satin, etc., and ordered people to pack them and return them to Zhe Zhe.

The soldiers present saw that Lin Yi was going to use so many things to give gifts and bribes to the Mongols, and they all felt that their Lord Lin was too generous, right?They all looked at Ji Dong with an unusual look.

Ji Dong thought to himself, of course, you have to be more generous in this kind of thing, with so few soldiers, and if you don't bring more money, what do you expect to succeed.I'm going to hit them with gold and silver this time, not afraid that the feudal lords of these tribes are low-minded.

"Load the car!" With one order, it was easier to work if there were too many people, and everyone was busy, and the car was loaded.

Those present were all Ji Dong's personal guards and confidants. Of course, there was no need to worry about leaking the news or someone making a fool of themselves.

Then, 800 people had an early meal and began to rest.After sleeping until the second watch at night, all 800 people got up, full of energy.

Ji Dong's Qinglong Yanyue Broadsword and his armor were also loaded into the car, and he only carried a single sword on his body.Xiaoying Zhezhe and others hide sharp knives on their bodies.

After everything was ready, they quietly opened Guancheng.Wang Jian took the rest of the soldiers to see him off, and Lin Yi gave him a few more instructions before parting, and the 800-man convoy left Guancheng and set off.

There are stars all over the sky above the head, and a crescent moon hangs in the western sky.Ye Zun stopped singing a long time ago, the boundless dark night, deathly silence.

No one spoke, only the hooves of war horses and the sound of cars rolling over...

After dawn, they had left Guancheng more than 100 miles.

Because they played the banner of Shanxi merchants, whether they walked or rested on the road, it was smooth sailing.

In the afternoon of the third day, the city of Tumote on the right appeared in their sight...

(End of this chapter)