Time passed day by day, and Li Xiao's mood became tense and heavy day by day. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just that unlike the soldiers in the Golden Wolf Battalion of Li Xiaojun's Golden Wolf Battalion in Jintang City, who are vigorous and drilling, in the military forts and towns in Xuanfu Town, the soldiers of the Ming Army from all walks of life are still scattered and living in a mess.

Due to the extreme shortage of food and salary, the morale and sense of responsibility of the Ming troops in Xuanfu Town were extremely low. In the eyes of many generals in Xuanfu Town, it is already very good that the army in their own hands does not mutiny, does not cause trouble, and can still pretend to be in formation.

In fact, not everyone in Xuanfu Town, which is scattered, is willing to live like this, like Liang Tingdong, the governor of Xuanda, who actually has a clear understanding of the current situation of Xuanzhen.

At the beginning of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Liang Tingdong, the governor of Xuanda, suggested to the imperial court that he should vigorously repair the walls of the buildings and walls at the key border passes in Xuanzhen, with a total of more than 200 li. However, after calculating, more than 234,000 stones of grain and more than 156,000 taels of silver were needed.

Liang Tingdong still did not give up, he saw that the court was unwilling to withdraw money, so he wanted to call on the officials and landlords and squires of Xuanzhen to donate money to build, as a result, from the officials to the landlords have passed the blame perfunctory, complaining bitterly, after raising many ways to no avail, Liang Tingdong, a shallow foundation of outsiders, can only stop fighting.

In fact, the predicament encountered by Liang Tingdong is just a small microcosm of the increasingly erosive state affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

Because, in the current Ming Dynasty, it is very much like a patient who is seriously ill but can't afford to take medicine, such a patient, it can be said that there is basically no other way out except death.

What Li Xiao didn't expect was that only six days after he was in Jintang City, there was Ingmar, the princess of Tumut, with 500 Tumut cavalry, to the watchtower set up by Li Xiao's army at the border pass.

The sergeant of the watchtower immediately sent someone to Jintang City to inform Li Xiao of the news of Ingmar's arrival.

Li Xiao was taken aback, wondering why she came, and he didn't send anyone to inform her.

However, Li Xiao only pondered for a moment, and immediately told the border guards to let Ingmar and his entourage cavalry be put into the pass and let them come to Jintang City.

Li Xiao took a few entourages and personally went out of the city to greet her.

Ingmar, who was running all the way with the cavalry, saw Li Xiao who was smiling and greeting him outside the city from a distance, and his face suddenly showed an expression of joy and disbelief.

"Li Xiao, when did you come to Jintang City?" Ingmar saw Li Xiao from afar and shouted happily.

Immediately, she galloped to Li Xiao's side, immediately jumped off the horse, and rushed over to give him a tight hug.

Smelling the strange smell of the girl's body fragrance on her body mixed with the smell of cattle and sheep, Li Xiao, who was hugged by Ingmar, sighed inexplicably in her heart.

I haven't seen her for more than half a year, this girl seems to have grown taller again, probably because she is wearing summer clothes, and her figure is more concave and attractive, full of a taste that gradually changes from youth to maturity.

Seeing Ingmar's unscrupulous intimate behavior, Li Xiao's guards all twisted their heads to the side in amusement.

Ingmar didn't care about others at all, she hugged Li Xiao tightly and buried her head in his chest, as if she was afraid that he would run away.

"Ingmar, I'm here to do something, and I'm also thinking about taking the time to see you." Li Xiao attached himself to her ear and said softly.

"Really?" Ingmar blinked her bright eyes and pursed her small mouth slightly: "I thought you would really forget about me after you returned to Shandong." ”

Li Xiao was a little embarrassed by her, and he was really embarrassed to say such affectionate words in front of the guards, so he was busy; "Ingmar, this is not the place to speak, and follow me into the official hall to speak."

Ingmar let go of Li Xiao, her face changed to a solemn color, and she said in a low voice: "Okay, Li Xiao, I came to Jintang City this time, in fact, I also have something urgent, and I want to tell you." ”

The two then quickly entered the city, Li Xiao ordered the guards to take the 500 cavalry brought by Ingmar to the pavilion to rest, while he and Ingmar entered the living room of the official office to talk in detail.

"Li Xiao, do you know why I came to your Golden Soup City urgently?"

When Ingmar entered the living room, she said to Li Xiao with a nervous expression.

"Oh, I don't know."

"Li Xiao, do you know, the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty are about to attack your Ming Kingdom!" Ingmar said this, her expression very serious.

"Oh, Ingmar, how do you know?"

Seeing Ingmar say such a big thing to herself, Li Xiao was quite shocked.

If it is said that the invasion of the Qing army is because she comes from later generations, so she knows about these major events in history, then this Ingmar is just a princess of the Situmer tribe, how can she know the movements of the Qing army?

Ingmar seemed to see through Li Xiao's doubts, and she said anxiously: "Li Xiao, do you know that since the end of May, most of the tribes in the Mongolian tribes have received orders from Houjin to dispatch troops and horses? ”

"Oh, do you mean to say that the Qing Dynasty sent soldiers and horses from the Mongol tribes precisely to attack the Ming Kingdom?" A hint of coldness flashed in Li Xiao's eyes.

"Exactly." Ingmar continued: "I, the Western Tumut Division, also received an order from the Qing Dynasty to transfer troops and horses, but my father Khan refused on the grounds that our troops were too few to be transferred. Therefore, when I got the news, I felt that this matter was very important, so I hurriedly came to Jintang City to report to you. ”

Li Xiao sighed, and finally understood in his heart why Ingmar knew the movements of the Qing army.

This simple and direct princess of the Tumut tribe probably immediately became anxious for herself after hearing the news, for fear that her Jintang City would be defenseless, so she would come to report the news so urgently.

Thinking of this, in Li Xiao's heart, the feelings of gratitude and caress immediately flooded together.

"Thank you, girl, this kind of military situation is very important, I thank you on behalf of all the military and civilian people in Jintang City." Li Xiao said sincerely.

Ingmar laughed: "Li Xiao, your words are so sour." Alas, it's a coincidence, I came to report this time, but I didn't expect to meet you, but it was cheaper for you. ”

Li Xiao smiled slightly, hugged her lightly in his arms, and said softly: "Why is it cheap for me?" In fact, I am in Shandong, and I often think about you, since the last time you and I were so close, in my heart, I have regarded you as a woman. ”

Ingmar's face flushed, and she sneered, "Hmph, who knows if your words are true or false. ”

Li Xiao gently held up her disc-like face, and said with a straight face: "Ingmar, to be honest, I came to Jintang City this time, in addition to inspecting Jintang City, another important purpose is to propose marriage to your father Khan and officially accept you. ”

Ingmar's face became more and more embarrassed, she snorted, buried her head in Li Xiao's arms, and muttered: "Li Xiao, I, Ingmar, am the daughter of the Mongolian steppe, not like you Han women, what kind of status do you want, as long as I can occupy a place in the heart of a man like you who I admire, I will be very content." ”

Li Xiao hugged her, stroked her back, and said softly: "Ingmar, although you look down on fame and the like like this, Li Xiao is Han, but he still wants to be sincerely responsible for you." In my opinion, after the invasion of the Qing army, I will go to your father Khan and ask you to marry you. Never let it 。。。。。。 ”

Ingmar used a hot kiss to stop Li Xiao from going any further.

At this moment, the two of them were like dry firewood, quickly ignited.

Li Xiao bent down and picked up Ingmar, who was like a tame lamb, and strode towards the bedroom.

In the gauze tent, after a long period of fierce intercourse between you and me, both of them were panting and sweating profusely.

"Li Xiao, if you really marry me, I will be intimate with you every day, and I will never part with you again." Ingmar crawled into Li Xiao's ear and whispered.

Li Xiao smiled and hugged her: "Okay, I still remember, you said it at the beginning, you want to give me a son." ”

Before Li Xiao finished speaking, Ingmar's soft little tongue suddenly drilled into his mouth again.

The two of them are back and forth again, turning clouds and rain.

The two giggled and lingered for a long time before they got dressed separately and left the bedroom. Then, Li Xiao took her to the hall for dinner.

In the middle of the table, a roasted whole lamb with a brown roast, oil bubbles rolling, and a sizzling roasted whole sheep exudes a very attractive fragrance.

Ingmar came from afar, and with such clouds and rain as Li Xiao, she was already hungry. When she saw this tempting roasted whole sheep, she screamed with joy, and regardless of any dignity and humility, she immediately cut and ate it with a knife.

Li Xiao, who ate with her, looked at her eating so sweetly, and her face was full of love.

It wasn't until he saw Ingmar licking his fingers that Li Xiao hesitated and said, "Ingmar, you stay in Jintang City for a few days, and then go back quickly." Otherwise, if the Qing army suddenly attacks, it will be difficult for you and your subordinates to get out. ”

Ingmar was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook her head and said, "No, I'm not going back." ”

Li Xiao was taken aback and hurriedly said: "How can this be made!" If we really want to fight, our army has limited troops, but I am afraid that we will not have enough troops to protect you, Ingmar, don't play with the temper of children. ”

Ingmar looked directly into Li Xiao's eyes and said solemnly: "Li Xiao, don't underestimate people, who wants you to protect!" I came this time to fight against the Qing army with you, although my Tumut Department lacks troops, but with the 500 cavalry of my Tumut Department, I can give you some help. ”

After Ingmar finished speaking, she looked angry and hateful, and she continued: "I, Ingmar, have practiced riding and archery since I was a child, and my martial arts and archery skills are outstanding, and I am used to fighting with my father Khan. Hmph, I'm not one of you delicate Han girls, I just squat at home every day and do some needlework. If you really want to go to the battlefield, you may not know who will protect whom. ”

Listening to Ingmar's words, Li Xiao was shocked for a while, he didn't expect that Ingmar would be so courageous and willing to take most of the soldiers and horses of the Tumut Department to help him fight against the Qing Dynasty!

This Ingmar really has the courage to not let her eyebrows go!

Ingmar's sincere help made Li Xiao very emotional. It's just that he still thinks that the next battle is really extremely dangerous, and it is better not to let a woman like Ingmar go to the battlefield to fight.

In Li Xiao's heart, war should be a thing that will always make women go away.

"Ingmar, you are willing to help me, Li Xiao is very grateful. But the sword has no eyes, the fight is ruthless, and fighting is not child's play, I hope you will think carefully and not be hot-headed. Li Xiao said to her with a worried face.

"Say no more!" Ingmar interrupted Li Xiao's words angrily, she rose to her feet, and shouted: "This girl has always done things, she can do it!" Don't say that you are willing to marry me, that is, you are just a hurried passerby in my life, I, Ingmar, am also willing to give everything for the man I love! ”

"Besides, the hatefulness of the Qing Dynasty has dealt such a severe blow to our Tumut tribe, forcibly divided my Tumut tribe into two tribes, the East and West Tumut, and restored the Bansheng City, where our Tumut tribe depended for survival, burned it to the ground, and slaughtered and looted the people of my Western Tumut to only 3,000 people, so that my Western Tumut tribe was almost to the point of extinction! With such a sea of blood and hatred, although I, Ingmar, am just a woman, I don't want to take revenge every day! Such a shameful humiliation, my father Khan can endure it, my mother can endure it, but I, Ingmar, can never bear it! ”

Li Xiao saw that after Ingmar finished saying this, there were crystal tears flashing in his eyes.

Li Xiao sighed, walked over slowly, and hugged her in his arms.

Ingmar, who buried her head in Li Xiao's chest, cried sadly like a wronged child.

Li Xiao stroked her hair and left a firm and clear sentence in her ear: "Ingmar, then you stay, I, Li Xiao, will protect you with my life!" ”

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Finally, the day came on June 27.

On this day, Huang Taiji ordered Azig, the king of Dorowuying, to be the commander of the Ming Dynasty, with the deputy general Doro Rao Yu Bel Abatai as the deputy general, and Belyanguli as an assistant, commanding 100,000 troops and horses, and invaded the Ming Dynasty in a mighty way.

In this expedition to the Ming Dynasty, there were 40,000 soldiers and horses from the Eight Banners of Manchuria, 30,000 soldiers and horses from the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the internal and external feudal departments, and 30,000 soldiers and horses from the Han army.

The 100,000 army was divided into three routes, one led by the main general Azig to attack the Dushikou of Xuanfu Town, one route led by the deputy general Abatai to attack the Longmen Institute of Xuanfu Town, and one route led by Belyangguli to attack the Xifengkou of Tianfu.

When he heard the faint sound of trumpets and cannons coming from the side wall, Li Xiao's Jintang City had made all kinds of preparations and waited for the Qing army to attack from the pass.

At this time, Li Xiao looked at the strictly guarded and slaughtered Jintang City, and suddenly had a strange desire in his heart.

That is, at this time, he especially wants to have a head-on battle with these rampant Qing troops, and see how these elite soldiers under his command compare with those rampant Qing army Tartars, who is the real master of this northern border pass!

It's just that such thoughts are firmly contained by the reason in Li Xiao's mind.

Because, the invading Qing army was as many as 100,000, and the number of soldiers was nearly ten times that of itself! Even if the enemy army has been divided into three routes, in each of these ways, there are tens of thousands of Tartars who are in full swing.

Li Xiao has not yet been hot-headed enough to rely on the more than 10,000 soldiers under his command to confront such a huge number of Qing troops head-on.

This kind of momentary courageous behavior, even if Li Xiao thought about it for a while, he would never fight so easily.

Compared with the defenders of Li Xiao's army, which were waiting for the city head, the flying harrier cavalry that was sentry from afar became the busiest branch of the army at this time.

For the next week or so, they kept running back and forth, reporting the latest movements of the Qing army to Li Xiao in the city.

"Report! The Qing army has broken through the Dushi Pass, and from here it is surging into the pass, about 50,000 troops, which are rapidly moving south along the Dushi Water! ”

"Report! The Qing army that went south from the Dushikou has swept away Kaipingwei, and the nearby Junzi Fort, Pine Fort, Banbidian Fort, Maoeryu Fort, Cangshang Fort and other military forts have been wiped out, and the people in the villages and towns have been slaughtered. ”

"Report! There is a Qing army all the way, from the east of Xuanfu North Road Longmen is located, break the side wall and enter, attack from east to west, the number of Tartars is about more than 20,000, very sharp, the officers and soldiers have been killed and wounded innumerable, Muma Fort, Red Castle, Sample Field Fort, all were slaughtered and looted! ”

"Report! The Qing army in the south has conquered the Chicheng Guard, the Qing army has crossed the Longmen River in the west, the Qing army of the two roads has joined forces, the total number of soldiers and horses is more than 75,000, the people and horses are noisy, and the hope is boundless. Its vanguard soldiers, less than fifty miles away from the Tangquan River outside our Jintang City, are attacking in the direction of our Jintang City! ”

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