At noon the next day.

The sky was overcast, and the main force of the Ming army's third route marched forward non-stop, with the aim of reaching Fort Weining and setting up an ambush before Nurhachi.

Zhu Xieyuan grabbed the reins of the horse, looked around, and sighed lightly.

After years of war, the land of Liaodong is full of devastation, and there are dead grass and dry trees as far as the eye can see, but there are also some tender green grass buds on the sunny slope that survive tenaciously.

Also in May, everything in the Guannai has recovered, a spring green scene, Liaodong is still cold and warm solar terms, the first half of the moon is full of sand, but today there is a burst of light snow in the air.

Zhu Xieyuan was faintly worried, yesterday's wind and sand would not affect the soldiers and horses of other roads.

Zhu Xieyuan chuckled again, he had already ordered the soldiers and horses of Shanhaiguan to support Wang Wei, and with Yu Long and Gao Zhen two generals to restrain Gao Di, it should be fine.

Wang Rujin, the chief military officer of Ningxia, stopped his horse on the side, frowned and said:

"Inspector, the river in the Weining area is turbulent, the march is difficult, Jiannu is not in a hurry to withdraw the army, and it should only arrive tomorrow."

Zhu Xieyuan nodded, indeed, they rushed in front of Jiannu.

originally thought that Wang Wei's attack would make Nurhachi march to evacuate Liaoshen, but he didn't expect the slave chief to be so leisurely, I don't know what kind of calculation he had.

Li Hongji was Wang Rujin's family member, and he guarded his horse's side, watching these generals and supervisors discuss the battle situation in front of him, his eyes were blazing, and there seemed to be a fire burning in his chest.

Zhu Xieyuan sent sentinels to carefully investigate the terrain around Weining, and only in the evening did he order tens of thousands of troops to camp on both sides of the Taizi River.

After receiving the order, the soldiers and horses of Xuanzhen, Datong and Ningxia began to cut down trees and build fences, dig trenches and set up barriers.

Zhu Xieyuan led Jiang Bi, the chief soldier of Xuanzhen, Zhang Wanbang, the general soldier of Datong, Wang Rujin, the general soldier of Ningxia, and a group of generals of the three towns to sit around the simple sand table, frowning.

He said:

"Judging from the marching speed of the slave chieftain, the slave soldiers should arrive at the Taizi River tomorrow afternoon, Wang Dashuai, the soldiers and horses of Ningxia Town are responsible for cutting the wooden bridge, have they all been done?"

Zhu Xieyuan turned his head to look at one person.

Wang Rujin patted his chest and said: "Inspector, just take a look, this messenger will send the family to do it, and it will be foolproof!" ”

"When the Nu chief comes to Weining tomorrow, unless he takes a long detour, there is only one way to cross the river by bridge!"

"Don't be careless." Zhu Xieyuan was slightly relieved, nodded and said:

"The wooden bridge has been cut off, and the slave chieftains are like walking far away, and only by going down, through Benxi, and crossing the lonely mountain fort, can they return to Hetuala, which is what they call the old village."

"The flow of the Benxi River is not urgent, the slave rider can wade through the water, Zhang Zongbing must remember to cut off the waist when the slave rider goes far and the slave army passes by!"

Zhang Wanbang clasped his fists and saluted, and said meticulously: "Rest assured, the superintendent will do his best!" ”

Zhang Wanbang was cautious in his use of troops, and Zhu Xieyuan was still relatively relieved.

He let out a "hmm", then looked in the direction of Xuanfu Town, and instructed: "Jiang Shuai, if the Nu Chief goes around Weining, he must build a bridge and cross the river as quickly as possible to support the Datong army." ”

Jiang Bi nodded and said:

"Don't worry, the last general has ordered people to prepare the tools and timber for building the wooden bridge overnight, if the slave chief takes a detour, the last general will definitely go all out to help!"

Zhu Xieyuan was still not very relieved in his heart, he closed his eyes vigorously, wiped the yellow-white blur from the corners of his eyes with his right finger, and instructed:

"If the slave chieftain builds a bridge and crosses the river, the three armies will listen to my order and attack together, if the slave chief takes a detour, you will act according to the plan, and you must not let them return to Laozhai safely!" Good

As for this, Zhu Xieyuan bowed his hand to everyone one by one: "Half a year of fierce battle, success or failure in one fell swoop, please everyone!" ”

Jiang Bi, Zhang Wanbang, and Wang Rujin glanced at each other, and they all bowed, and the generals of Xuanfu, Datong, and Ningxia also got up one after another, and said in unison:

"Supervisor, rest assured, we must fight for our lives to the death!"

......

Late at night, Ningxia Town's tent.

"Haha, uncle, what you said is really good, how did you come out Your Majesty has a secret order to intercept Jiannu?" Li Guoren hadn't arrived yet, but his deep voice came first.

Li Guo is Li Hongji's nephew, both of them are authentic Shaanxi men, who look like tigers on weekdays, and come to the camp to find Li Hongji if they have nothing to do.

On the first day of his military service, Li Hongji received special care from the chief soldier Wang Rujin, and was directly ordered to the Jiading team, and his salary and treatment were much higher than that of ordinary big-headed soldiers.

At first, the family members all wanted to teach this young newcomer a lesson in the attitude of veterans, but soon they found that this seemingly honest Li Hongji exuded a ruthless energy inside.

The family members are all good at battle, and they are extremely brave in battle, but in the face of Li Hongji, few people can take a few moves in his hands.

And Li Hongji always gives the family a very stable feeling, he rarely talks on weekdays, and there is not a word of nonsense that comes out.

Li Guo's temperament is relatively outgoing, and after more than a year of hard work, he has become a small soldier leader in the outer camp, and many big soldiers are called brothers.

These two people are far beyond ordinary people, if Wang Rujin didn't can't afford to raise them, he will definitely recruit Li Guo into the family team.

But even if he is a dignified Ningxia chief military officer, he can't afford to support too many family members all year round, and every extra one, armor, ordnance, and a lot of money given, he needs to handle it himself.

This way of supporting a family member, since Jiajing opened the recruitment system, has gradually become popular in the Ming military circles, and the current generals are embarrassed to go out to meet people if they don't have dozens of family members on hand.

But this money is not spent in vain, the family members are generally very strong in combat, and fighting a few is the most basic requirement, and they are also extremely loyal to their own masters.

With these people by their side, the generals who licked the blood with their heads could sleep more comfortably.

Li Hongji dressed neatly early, wiped the knife and stood on the edge of the bed, and when Li Guo came in, he had been asleep for a while.

"Uncle, can you actually fall asleep?!"

Li Guo was surprised, slapped Li Hongji in the face and woke him up, looking at the latter who woke up with a slightly angry face, but he laughed heartlessly.

"Right now the camp is lively, everyone is singing around the bonfire, ambush tomorrow, but a rare big battle, everyone is excited, only you can sleep."

Li Hongji looked at him and sneered:

"If you don't sleep, how can you save your strength and kill more tartars?"

"The reward for killing a Tartar is several times the reward for killing a horse bandit in Ningxia Town on weekdays, I have long thought that these Tartars have made a move!"

Speaking of this, Li Hongji rolled his eyes, let go of his desire to slap this girl hard, sat on the bunk with a sense of getting up, looked at Li Guo who was excited as if he was something, and said helplessly:

"You kid ate a honey pot, hit a tartar, and see how happy you are!"

"The brains of these Tartars are proof of our military exploits!" Li Guo laughed, sat next to Li Hongji, and the next moment stood up again, and said as he walked out:

"Sleep, I'm going out to sing with the brothers!"

Li Hongji waited for Li Guo to leave, but he tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep.