In the late autumn of November 20 in the third year of Chongzhen, it was cloudy, the north wind was hunting, the battle flag was fluttering, and in the barracks of Jingbian Fort City, 800 soldiers of Jingbian Fort dressed in red clothes each led three horses, and stood in different phalanxes by different arms, and all the officers and soldiers looked at Liu Renyu in military uniform with solemn faces.

"My men of Jingbian Fort in the Ming Dynasty, for many years, every autumn, the Mongols came from the grassland to the south, burned, killed and looted, killed our fathers and brothers, and insulted our sisters, and our Ming army armor was decayed, and they did not practice war for a long time, so they could only watch them act recklessly, in vain!

Now, the situation is different, we have an invincible male division in Jingbian Fort who is well-equipped, has been trained for a long time, and has experienced the tempering of war, that is, the monarchs standing in front of me. We have the ability to go deep into the grasslands, go to the hometown of the Mongols to find the bad luck of the Mongols, and to rescue the Han compatriots who have been captured by the Mongols.

Gentlemen, follow me to the grassland, learn from Wei Qing and Huo Quai, who were the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, seal the wolf Juxu, and raise my Ming national prestige. ”

Before the oath of duty, Liu Renyu stood on the parade platform and delivered this speech impassionedly. His audience, that is, the soldiers standing opposite the parade platform, most of them were border men, who had not suffered the crime of the Northern Prisoners in their families, and the former officials and soldiers were incompetent, and in the face of the raging Northern Prisoners, they could only consider themselves unlucky.

But now it's different, God sent Liu Renyu to Yansui and became their general, and they also became soldiers of the Jingbianbao Army, and they were also well-equipped, well-trained, and well-trained soldiers who had fought Jiannu.

Today, Liu Renyu said impassionedly that he would take them to the hometown of the Beiyu, how could they not be excited, as ordinary people, to avenge the relatives who died in the hands of the Beiyu; As an official army of the Ming Dynasty, he sealed the wolf and slaughtered into the grassland, and his name was immortal, what a glory it was.

Therefore, as soon as Liu Renyu's words were finished, the soldiers of Jingbian Fort raised their weapons high one after another, and shouted in unison: "Seal the wolf Juxu, kill all the northern captives, rescue the compatriots, raise the prestige of our army, and revitalize the prestige of our country." Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng. ”

This shout converged and rushed straight into the universe, resounding through the four fields.

"Kill the sheep and sacrifice the flag, target the Hetao grassland, and set off." Liu Renyu pointed his horsewhip in the northwest direction and ordered loudly.

When the soldier in charge of the sacrifice received the order, he took out a fat sheep, killed it with a knife, and sacrificed the military flag.

The rest of the soldiers turned on their horses one after another, and under the leadership of their respective officers, lined up in a neat column, walked out of the barracks, went out of the north gate, and headed northwest.

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"General, you just said that you want to seal the wolf Juxu, can we do it with a little bit of people?"

When the long line of the Jingbianbao army marched in the long yellow sand, Sun Wuxian had nothing to do, so he ran to Liu Renyu's side and asked his own general with a smile.

"Sealing the wolf is just a statement to stimulate morale, if you really want to seal the wolf Juxu, the soldiers and horses under our hands are naturally not enough, at least there must be 80,000."

Liu Renyu was in a good mood because he led his troops to the Hetao grassland and could make a fortune through looting, so he replied to Sun Wuzhi with great interest.

"That's right." Sun Wuxian replied with a grin.

After Liu Renyu finished talking to Sun Wuxian, he suddenly seemed to remember something, turned his head and asked Liu Renjie beside him: "Renjie, did you see the Mongols coming with your own eyes when you sent the fine work in Huamachi?" ”

"Back to the general's words, the details of the lowly faction only came back to report the news after seeing the vanguard of the northern captives." Liu Renyu replied.

"It is a three-day journey from Huamachi to Jingbian Fort, and it is a three-day journey on horseback, thinking that those Mongols should be looting in Ningxia and Gansu, and the backyard must be empty. We always have to walk in the desert for five or six days, and they come out to raid once, it always takes two or three months, and for us, there is plenty of time. It's good, it's good. Let's go all out and move towards the Hetao grassland. ”

In the next few days, under the leadership of Hua'an's living map, the Jingbian Fort army walked in the desert for several days, not only without a single casualty, but also without even a sick person.

The only thing that bothered the Jingbianbao army was that the soles of the horses were too small, and it was difficult to walk in the sand, so they could not keep up with walking in non-desert areas.

In this way, the Jingbianbao army walked for 10 days before they walked out of the desert and came to the Hetao grassland.

It is said that the officers and soldiers of the Jingbianbao Army, except for Liu Renyu, came to this place that originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty for the first time, and they were obviously shocked by the endless prairie of the Hetao Grassland, and for a while most of them actually stood in place, looking at the scenery in front of them in a daze.

"It turns out that this is the prairie, and there is so much grass that it seems to have grown to the sky." Many soldiers agreed with this exclamation, and everyone chattered about the peculiarities of the grassland scenery.

"Shut up, making loud noises without a military order has violated our military regulations! Now when you are employing people, make a note first, and when you go back, you will take twenty military sticks by yourself. ”

Liu Renyu saw that his soldiers did not receive orders, so they spoke without permission, so he frowned and shouted angrily.

When the officers and men of the Jingbian Fort Army heard these words of their own general, they were immediately silent, and they did not dare to say a word more.

Liu Renyu first glanced at his subordinates with anger on his face for a while, and then asked Hua An: "Hua An, where is the nearest Mongolian tribe from here?" ”

"Back to the general's words, in the northeast, 20 miles away from here, there is a Helaowen department, with more than 800 troops, including more than 200 armored soldiers, and there should be more than 100 people left."

"Are there Han Chinese in this department?" Liu Renyu asked again.

"Back to the general's words, there are more than 100 people." Huaan replied.

"Okay, let's move towards the northeast now, Renjie, tell your people to put on the clothes of the Mongols, pretend to be Mongols and go out to explore the way, with our brigade of men and horses as the center, within a radius of 5 miles, as long as you encounter the Mongols, regardless of men, women and children, they will be killed, so as not to expose the whereabouts of our army." Liu Renyu ordered hatefully.

"Yes, General." Liu Renjie first agreed, and then instructed his subordinates: "Change into Mongolian clothes, wrap red cloth around your arms, scatter them, and kill them if you encounter them." ”

"Yes, Mr. Liu Qian." The cavalry agreed, and then changed into Mongol clothes, took Mongol weapons, and prepared to go out to investigate the enemy.

Before leaving, Liu Renjie asked again: "Do you remember the simple Mongolian dialect?" ”

"I remember everything." The knights nodded.

"Tell me, 'Stop, who are you?' Liu Renjie said.

The knights followed Liu Renjie's instructions and said the phrase 'Stop, who are you?' in Mongolian dialect.

After Liu Renjie heard this, he asked Hua An: "Hua An, you are familiar with Mongolian, listen to it, are they right?" ”

"This .......!"

Hua An hesitated for a while before replying: "It's just that some sounds are not very accurate, but you can't hear them if you don't listen carefully." ”

"Very good, sons, go out to reconnoiter the enemy, and remember, all the Mongols you meet on the road will be killed, regardless of men, women, and children, if you are merciful and let the enemy escape, then not only will our raid plan fail, but our brigade will also be in danger of being encircled and suppressed by the Mongols, so you can make a note."

"The little ones made a note of it." The knights replied in unison.

"Go ahead." Liu Renjie waved his hand.

When the knights received the order, they scattered out to investigate the enemy.

After the cavalry troops dispersed to take charge of the vigilance, Liu Renyu waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go and wash the Helaowen Department first." ”