Chapter 253 Attack but Not Fight

In the second year of Chongzhen, in the cold winter of Layue, when Huang Taiji led tens of thousands of Eight Banners to hurry back, the Yunfu Iron Cavalry had already crossed Gyeongju and marched eastward. On the first day of the lunar month, Liu Guoneng led 6,000 troops to Mutali Mountain.

The Yunfu Iron Cavalry did not wreak havoc on the Horqin tribe as everyone expected, but sent an elite army to penetrate the Mutari Mountain in the east and launched a fierce attack on the descendants of Duoyanwei entrenched here. At the same time, Tiemo ordered the various troops to gather heavy troops between Linxi and Gyeongju, with the obvious intention of blocking Lin Dan Khan's men and horses to the west.

Although Tiemo didn't say anything clearly, Lin Danhan saw it very clearly. Ransacking the Karaqin Department can be done in any way, but the Horqin Department can't move, and if it wants to move, it can only be moved by the Yunfu Iron Cavalry. In normal times, Lin Dan Khan has long been angry, in this area of Liaodong, except for the Guanning Iron Cavalry and Houjin Soldiers and Horses, Lin Dan Khan does not need to be afraid of others at all, Tiemo is an outsider, and he has set the rules.

But this time, Lin Dan Khan could only endure it, the kind of artillery used by the Han people before was too terrible, and the ghost knows if the Han people still have more than a dozen such artillery? If you rush into a conflict, you may be unlucky.

On the second day of the lunar month, Tiemo personally led 3,000 iron cavalry deep into the Horqin Department, and at the same time, Liu Guoneng had already led his troops to attack Mutali Mountain, and then went south, approaching the Liao River. What is strange is that there is no fierce resistance from the Horqin Tribe, except for the desperate resistance of the 1,000 tribesmen led by Lamote in the direction of the Sudden Spring, the Yunfu Iron Cavalry did not encounter any obstacles after entering the Horqin Tribe. Although Horqin Da Khan sent troops to block it, he only stationed troops in Kailu, and had no intention of moving forward at all.

The Yunfu Iron Cavalry obviously went deep into the Horqin Tribe, but in fact, it was several tribes near Mutari Mountain who suffered heavy blows. These tribes are all descendants of Duoyanwei, and later merged with the Haidong Jurchens, and most of them are close supporters of Huang Taiji.

What is happening now is so strange that even Dolgon, who is sitting in Shenyang, can't see through Tiemo's intentions. However, Dolgon did not send troops to the Liaohe River, but continued to increase his troops in Jinshan. Dolgon used practical actions to convey a signal to Tiemo, Tiemo can toss the northern tribes to his heart's content, and even plundered Haidong, he Dolgon will not pay attention to it, but he must not move the western tribes. As long as the Yunfu Iron Cavalry did not toss Shenyang and Haixi, Dolgon would continue to hold his troops.

Tiemo naturally understood Dolgon's intentions, and he gladly accepted them, not to mention, from beginning to end, he didn't have the idea of going deep into the Jurchen hinterland.

Zalut temporarily camped, Tiemo carried a bowl of soup and medicine, and gently blew the hot air. Sun Chengzong was wrapped in a cloak and let out a coughing sound from time to time.

"Teacher, I advised you not to come with me, how good it would be to stay in Gyeongju. This shabby place in Liaodong is so cold in winter that it is so cold, if something goes wrong with you, how can students feel at ease? ”

Sun Chengzong took a sip of the hot decoction and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just a little wind chill." Hey, it's old, and the bones of the body are not as good as before, if you are twenty years younger, why not. ”

Wang Zuojiao on the side smiled secretly, never thought that Inspector Sun also had such a childlike side. A few days ago, the iron garrison advised Inspector Sun not to come to Horqin with the army, but Inspector Sun was not at ease, so he had to follow, hey, I don't know what Inspector Sun is not worried about? Others don't know, but Wang Zuojiao and the others know that this time they came to the Horqin Department not to fight, but to secretly form an alliance. Hai Lanzhu is the future eldest lady, and Yunfu and Horqin have no conflict of interest, so a fool will fight with Horqin.

After Sun Chengzong finished drinking the medicine, Wang Zuohang talked about business, "Dolgon has been increasing his troops in Jinshan, it seems that he doesn't want us to go south into Haixi, in addition, I just got the news that Yehebu has sent troops to Kailu to help the Horqin Department guard Kailu." Let's go east next, do you want to fight a dozen to the east? ”

Tie Mo pinched his chin and thought about it, shook his head and said, "If you don't fight, Dolgon wants us to weaken Huang Taiji's strength, why should we use Dolgon as a knife?" Order down, let Liu Guo be able to guard against Jinshan, I don't worry about Dolgon. ”

"Well, Tuquan also needs a general to be stationed there, otherwise there will be changes in the rear, and we won't have any way back!"

It's a bit difficult for Tiemo to do this time, in the end, there are too few people under his hands who can really do things. It's okay for Ruan Sangou, Olge, Tuobuhua and others to charge into battle, let them guard one side, forget it, they don't have this brain. Now the generals who can really be reused under his hands are Liu Guoneng and Zhou Dingshan, hey, if there are a few more people like Liu Guoneng under his hands, why is it so difficult?

After a while, Wang Zuo scratched his forehead and said with a wry smile: "That's it, it seems that it is better to go to Tuquan for a few days." But General, we can't delay too long, the Eight Banners of Huang Taiji will soon return to Shenyang, although Lin Dan Khan is blocking in the southwest, but his subordinates are very worried that Lin Dan Khan will deliberately let the Tartars come over. ”

Sun Chengzong pointed his finger on the table, and a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth: "It's not possible, but it is certain, Lin Danhan is cunning and cunning, and he can't afford to be early, let him block the Houjin soldiers and horses for us, he will definitely not be happy." He, I hope we will fight to the death with the Houjin army. Mr. Wang was relieved that the army would return to Gyeongju in two days at most. ”

As he spoke, someone lifted the curtain and walked in. Sun Chengzong was furious, during the deliberations, who was so bold and came in directly without consent?

was about to get angry, and after seeing the person who came, Sun Chengzong stroked his beard and smiled. The person who came was Hai Lanzhu, who was dressed as a man, although she was wearing armor, her fair skin and delicate face still couldn't hide the elegance of her body.

Hai Lanzhu disguised herself as a man, hiding and guarding, and this matter was only known to a few people in the house. After coming in, Hai Lanzhu knelt beside Tie Mo generously, and said softly: "Father Khan and eldest brother have already arrived, and they are waiting in the small town of Groot, three miles away. ”

"Well, then we'll be right over!"

Groot is just a small town near Zarut and has a very small population. Zalut is fifty miles away from Kailu, and Kailu is only a hundred miles away from Shenyang. In the cold wind, it was as cold as a knife, and the pedestrians were almost extinct. In that way, the hinterland of Gyeonggi in the Ming Dynasty is full of flowers and pedestrians.

In order not to attract attention, Tiemo could change into the costume of a Jurchen and rush to the small town of Groot with only a dozen relatives. Narrow, cold streets, with no pedestrians, and the occasional puff of black smoke from a certain house. A gloomy tavern with a damp, musty smell.

Walking into the tavern, only two oil lamps burned wantonly, but unfortunately the lights were dim and could not illuminate the whole room. Tie Mo smiled wryly, one side of the garrison and a tribe Khan met, and they made an appointment in such a broken place, which was simply speechless. But it's no wonder that Buhe, there doesn't seem to be much of a suitable place in Groot Town other than this tavern.

After entering the house, I saw two people in fur coats sitting in the corner, wrapped like bears, and there were several swordsmen standing around them. Hai Lanzhu stood at the door, as if petrified, she looked at the person in the corner in a daze, and at some point, her eyes were already slightly red, and tears were shining. Tie Mo smiled bitterly in his heart, clenched Hai Lanzhu's hand, and gently tugged it.

"Don't cry, it's a good day, why are you still crying?"

Hai Lanzhu rolled her eyes and glanced at her fiercely, "It's not all your fault, if it weren't for you, why wouldn't it be like this!" ”

Tie Mo Nunu mouthed, but did not return the mouth. inadvertently kidnapped Hai Lanzhu, if you don't want to stay by your side, then you won't be a big fool? If you want to blame, you can only blame him Tie Someone's strength was too weak at the time, and Hai Lanzhu, who was harmed, endured it for more than a year before daring to contact his family.

In the corner, the two men had already stood up, and the older of them had already spread their arms with excitement, "My child, you are finally here. ”

Hai Lanzhu couldn't hold back the thoughts in her heart anymore and plunged into the arms of the man. Tie Mo touched his nose a little embarrassed, this was a cold snort, for some reason, Tie Mo felt a hostility coming from Wu Keshan's body.

When the father and daughter met, they had a lot to say, but Tiemo didn't bother.

In a small room, there were only Bu He and Hai Lanzhu, and even Wu Keshan was driven outside. Wu Keshan came out of the house, and after seeing Tiemo, he glared in an unkind tone, "You are not small, you actually snatched Hai Lanzhu and hid it for so long." ”

Tiemo shrugged his shoulders noncommittally and smiled bitterly, "If it were you, what would you do?" A beauty like Hai Lanzhu, who is not moved when she sees it. ”

"Hmph, you're cheap, Hai Lanzhu is the most beautiful woman in my Liaohe, if it weren't for Minter's bastard who went wrong, which round would get you?"

Tiemo was very unconvinced, and pouted: "Is Tie very bad?" Could it be that in your heart, you are happy to marry Hai Lanzhu to the old man Lin Danhan? ”

"Humph!"

Wu Keshan glared and twisted his head to the side.

......

In the room, Bu He looked Hai Lanzhu up and down, and her daughter's demeanor was better than in the past, except for her slightly red eyes. It can be seen that Tiemo is very good to his daughter.

"My child, there is no one else here, and if you tell your father the truth, is Tiemo worthy of an alliance?"

"Father Khan, how can a child harm you? In the past, the child always thought that Huang Taiji would be able to monopolize Liaodong, but since he saw Tiemo, the child knew how big the world was and how many capable people there were. In terms of mind, iron ink is no worse than Huang Taiji. Father Khan may not know that Tiemo came from a humble background, but it took two years to have everything he has today. In the four cities of Yunfu, Father Khan may not have much of a concept, so the child will tell you something specific. ”

"Tie Mo is the leader of the Jin merchants, and the Jin merchants respect him, do you know how much energy the Jin merchants have? The child witnessed with his own eyes in Zhangbei that in a word, the Jin merchants could gather the ordnance of 100,000 troops in a few days and transport the food and salary needed by the army for three months. Mobei Abadai Khan is strong, even if Lin Dan Khan and Huang Taiji may not dare to say that they can defeat Abadai, but Abadai has repeatedly gone south, but he has lost his troops in the hands of Tiemo. ”

"The child said these things not just because the child is a woman of iron ink. Father Khan, in the eyes of the child, Tiemo is more worthy of my Horqin refuge, at the beginning, you should not marry your sister to Huang Taiji. ”

Hai Lanzhu's sadness makes people's hearts ache. The contradiction between Tiemo and Huang Taiji is irreconcilable, and how should she Hai Lanzhu and her sister Bumu Butai face the future situation?

Buhe was shocked by everything Hai Lanzhu said, and Buhe, who was far away in Liaodong, had heard a lot of it, and he didn't know the true details of Tiemo. It took a few days to gather 100,000 troops and military supplies, what kind of energy is this, that is to say, as long as Tiemo is willing, he can raise 100,000 elite soldiers in Yunfu, this kind of power is too terrifying.

As for Bumu Butai's matter, although Bu He was sad, he never regretted it, "The women of the Golden Family, since they were born, must have the consciousness of the fate they face. Bumu Butai, and your aunt, they are the pearls of Horqin and also need to make some sacrifices for the future of Horqin. Moreover, marrying Huang Taiji is not a grievance. As for what will happen in the future, no one can say. Father Khan also said to Zhezhe and Bumubutai that no matter what happens in the future, he will keep you alive. ”

Hai Lanzhu lowered her head slightly, revealing a wry smile, "Father Khan, if there is such a day, I hope to let the child choose by himself." ”

"Hai Lanzhu..... My baby..... Do you really like that man? ”

"Yes, the child has only him in his heart, father Khan, do you believe it? The happiest thing in the child's life was that he robbed Zhang Bei and did not marry Lin Danhan...... In the eyes of the child, he is the man I want, he is the eagle in the sky, and he has already flown into my heart! ”

"You...... Hey" Buhe pointed to Hai Lanzhu and sighed helplessly.

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In the early morning of the next day, Tiemo left the town of Groot with Hailanzhu, and as for what Tiemo and Buhe secretly met and talked about, only they knew.

On the same day, the Yunfu Iron Cavalry began to withdraw its troops from the territory of Horqin, all the way through Tuquan, and returned to Gyeongju. At the same time, there was also a shocking news that Hai Lanzhu, the most beautiful woman in Horqin, was in Zhangbei, married to Tiemo, and became the first lady of the General's Mansion.

At this time, the entire Liaodong was completely fried. Lin Dan's sweaty skull almost flew, Hai Lanzhu was originally his own Fujin, but he was snatched away by Tiemo, to be precise, the two sides were hated for taking their wives.

If he had known this news, Lin Dan Khan would have withdrawn his troops and let out the back road, leaving the Yunfu soldiers and horses in a dilemma of attacking from both sides. However, this will iron ink has already withdrawn to Gyeongju. This time he was tricked by Tiemo, unless Lin Dan Khan was determined to fight Tie Mo to the death, but for a woman, he braved that terrible artillery fire to fight with the other party, Lin Dan Khan couldn't make up his mind.

On the fourth day of the second lunar month of Chongzhen, Lin Dan Khan waved his troops to the west and withdrew from the Karaqin territory. At this point, Lin Dan Khan's intentions are already obvious, aren't you powerful Tiemo, you can fight the Jurchens yourself, I, Lin Dan Khan, will not accompany you.

Dolgon, who was in Shenyang, also smiled bitterly, no wonder Tiemo not only didn't fight Horqin himself, but also stopped Lin Dan Khan in the west, and his feelings still had this relationship with Horqin. Hehe, these are enough headaches for Huang Taiji, and they are even brothers-in-law with Tiemo.

At the head of Gyeongju City, Tiemo held on to the battlements, looking at the west with disdain, "Lin Danhan, this old guy is really not planted, he, he really can't fight Huang Taiji." ”

Hai Lanzhu was still dressed as a soldier, snuggled on Tiemo's shoulder, and asked in a low voice, "If it were you, what would you do?" ”

"How? Whoever robs Lao Tzu's woman, Lao Tzu will never die with him! ”

"Truth?"

"It really can't be true!"

Tie Mo glared at him seriously, causing Hai Lanzhu to laugh coquettishly.