Outside the Qin army camp in Northland County

Wang Li looked at the mighty grain transportation team, and couldn't help but feel good, after all, they had already lived too many hard days here.

At this time, the grain transportation team stopped its pace, and two figures, an old man and a young man, stepped forward quickly and saluted:

"Liu Lian, the foreman of the old grain transportation team, has seen General Wang."

"The palace students carried grain with Xia Donghai and met General Wang."

Wang Li hurriedly stretched out his hand to support the two of them: "The two of you have come thousands of miles to bring food to our army, and it is too late for the general and the whole army to thank them, how can they still receive this great gift?"

Besides, Engineer Liu is an old soldier who has followed his father since he was a general, and I have to call my husband when it is my turn. ”

Wang Li was naturally flattered when Liu Lian and Xia Donghai said this, and they could only say something like "something within their own", especially when Liu Lian heard that Wang Li actually recognized him, he almost cried immediately......

Wang Li smiled and nodded, and introduced Zhao Cheng and Mali father and son next to them, and these three people were naturally very happy when they looked at the grain transportation team.

Then Wang Li led a few people into the tent, and after everyone sat down, he said: "Engineer Liu, Xia Gongzi, you wrote that you have captured a lot of prisoners?" ”

Lao Liu has fought a lot of battles, but he has never been good at words, so he is just a petty official.

When Wang Li asked him this, he was a little stumped at the time, and he tried several times without success before he made Xia Donghai speak.

Xia Donghai comprehended, and immediately explained what happened a few days ago, and Wang Li listened to them quite devotedly, and even when he talked about the desperate plan of the death squad, everyone present gasped.

Finally, Xia Donghai finished the battle process, and Wang Li couldn't help but clap his hands on the main seat: "The two of you are really brave and strategic!" But why didn't I see the rogue? ”

Xia Donghai hugged his fists and said: "That's the case, although we won, the loss is not small, this cart is all dependent on human and animal power, and it is really impossible to make the trip without so many people, so we temporarily incorporated them to use the cart." ”

Wang Li nodded in appreciation and asked, "Haha, it's good to make the best use of things, but what about the leader of the thieves?" How is he doing now? ”

Xia Donghai shook his head sadly and said: "Although the illness of the leader of the thieves is not very serious and not life-threatening, it is difficult to cure, I am afraid that I will have to go back to Chang'an to consult my father." ”

Wang Li frowned and nodded: "Young Master Xia has been a doctor for generations, and General Ben believes in your judgment, so let's find someone to take care of it first, and wait for you to go back and bring him." ”

In fact, Wang Li thought a lot, he originally wanted to persuade Li Zicheng to surrender, so that the group of prisoners who broke into the army would naturally surrender at night, but now this plan has failed.

This directly affected Wang Li's idea of going west, because it was very troublesome for so many prisoners to stay, and it was a hidden danger to stay in place, and it was too wasteful to kill them, but there must be a decision in this matter before going west.

So Wang Li said: "I have also read the will of Your Majesty that you brought, and Your Majesty means that we should solve the problem here as soon as possible, rebuild the defense line, and then replace us with newly trained soldiers."

But if the thieves and captives can't be solved, it's quite troublesome, and we have to go wherever we go to take them, wasting food and time......"

The crowd was deep in thought, and it seemed that there was nothing good to do for a while, when a scout burst in and presented a letter to the king.

Wang Li hurriedly opened a glance and browsed through the ten lines, and then his face changed: "Young Master Xia, Engineer Liu, I think our problems can be put aside." ”

Immediately he handed the letter to Zhao Cheng and motioned for him to read it to everyone, Zhao Cheng took the letter and briefly said: "According to the news of the Shangjun Great Wall Army, three thousand five hundred northern Hu people wandered near the border of the Great Wall three days ago, and they refused to leave.

Moreover, the scouts found that a large number of Hu people were still dragging their families behind them, and there were less than 2,000 people on the side of the Great Wall Army, so they asked us and Chang'an for help. ”

After hearing this, everyone's faces changed greatly, and they were all thinking that they had finally defeated the Liukou, and now the Hu people were coming again, and the army that had not been captured had to support the north, no matter how you looked at it, it was overstretched......

At this time, Mari clenched his fists and said: "General, if the situation does not change, the Hu people in the north should be the Mongols of the Tumut Khanate, but they have been in decline for many years.

Moreover, there are a lot of tributary exchanges with the former dynasty, so it is unlikely that they will go south in a big way, and there is no need to drag their families and families to the south, right? Is there some misunderstanding in this? ”

Mali's words are actually quite correct, and the Tumut Khanate was originally self-sufficient in guarding the Loop.

They don't have many people and their combat effectiveness is not too strong, and they can't even think of entering the Great Wall, at most they are yo-yo horses, giving Ming Dynasty the existence of the show, and asking for benefits.

And this thing was unthinkable in Zhu Di's era, that is, the internal discord in Zhu Qizhen gave them a little opportunity, and now this family migration is a strange thing.

Mali's speech attracted Wang Li's attention, although he didn't know the Mongols, but he still had an impression of some of the small Hu forces of Lin Hu Loufan, and he also knew that the grassland has always paid attention to strength, how could this kind of small tribe dare to enter and leave the Great Wall of Kou without anyone taking the lead?

"I don't know if the Commander Ma has a relationship with the Mongols in the north? Can you follow Ben to find out the news? The king asked.

In this case, although Mali is reluctant, it cannot be shirked, after all, if the Tumuts really enter the army, they will be the first to suffer when they return to the Ministry.

Mali accepted it: "General, the old man is here, but if the general takes people to the Great Wall, what will happen to these prisoners?" What about the thieves' lair in the west? ”

Wang Li also nodded, and got up with a serious face: "I also thought of Ma Commanding Shuo, so now General Ben hereby orders:

Zhao Cheng, the commander of Hedong and the 500 masters of the military cavalry, was ordered to stay behind with 300 people, and took care of 1,000 prisoners together with the Hui Department, renovated the Hui Department and various fortifications in the north, and waited for orders.

The rest of the new army of military cavalry, the commander of the horse, and the chief of the grain guard, Liu Lian, took part of the army rations and 2,000 prisoners to the north with the general to support the Great Wall Army.

As for Mark and Xia Donghai, they selected some young men from the Hui Department to return to Chang'an with the remaining captives, one to report the news, the second to offer prisoners, and the third to ask for reinforcements.

All parties are cautious and cautious, carry out orders, and there must be no mistakes! ”

"Hey!" "Yes!" Everyone agreed to Qin Hui regardless of Qin Hui.

For a while, the Qin army's war machine began to run rapidly, and the goal was to mobilize quickly, but the situation on the side of the Great Wall was completely unexpected.