On the 10th day of the first month of the third year of Chongzhen, a soldier and horse meandered along the loess road in Shanxi, the number of soldiers and horses was not very large, but most of them were riding horses, even if they did not ride horses, they also sat in the carriage, and the mobility was quite good.

Needless to say, this army was naturally under Liu Renyu's command, and after they crossed the Yellow River, they traveled thirty miles a day and night, and rapidly advanced to the Beijing division.

With the closer distance between the soldiers and horses of Zhenbei Fort and Jiannu, the tension associated with the soldiers and generals because they are about to face the big war is becoming more and more grand, at this time, Liu Renyu plans to hold a pre-war meeting to preach the strategy of marching into the army.

It was day and night, and the army marched to the territory of Ningwu County and set up camp. According to the requirements of the infantry drill of Zhenbei Fort, all the soldiers connected the carriage from end to end, used it as a barrier, distributed the horses outside, dug trenches, set up bright sentry and secret sentry guards, and then cooked the carriage to make food, and the soldiers ate and rested.

At this time, the lights in the big tent of the Chinese army were bright, and Liu Renyu was convening a meeting of his chief officers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the wind and snow in the north are very heavy, can the soldiers take measures to keep warm, but there are people who are sick due to the wind and snow and bitter cold, and are there frostbite?" Liu Renyu asked.

"The soldiers are all wearing thick cotton clothes, ear protection, and gloves, and there is hot water and hot food every day, and there is no frostbite or sickness." The people answered.

"Very good, you pay more attention, whether it is a soldier or an auxiliary soldier, it is the soldiers and civilians in the north fort of my town, you must treat it well, understand?" Renyu said.

"Yes, sir, I'll make a note of it." The people answered.

"Very good, I summoned you here today, I mean, let's study the strategy of entering the army together, everyone speaks openly, don't have any scruples." In order to coax everyone to speak, Liu Renyu also specially added a cute "oh" as a suffix.

"My lord, Tie Niu and Desheng are rough men, and they are not good at things like this kind of military aircraft praise painting, so they want them to say, they are just raising troops to fight with Jiannu, and they don't have much power. Anyway, it's just a sentence, my lord, you just put the knife on our neck, and you can't say it. "Zhang Tieniu and Yang Desheng are both masters with extremely high force value and insufficient intelligence balance, and praise painting is really not a specialty.

"Well, Iron Bull, Desheng has always been like this, I always knew it." After Liu Renyu finished speaking, he shifted his gaze and kept staring at Li Jiye.

Li Jiye was stared at by Liu Renyu, only felt that his back was hairy, and he had no choice but to speak: "My lord, I heard that Jiannu has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and our department has only a few hundred people, the difference is too big, we naturally can't face the enemy with Jiannu, our soldiers and horses should avoid the enemy's sharpness, find Jiannu's squad of soldiers and horses, and fight with them." In this way, we can not only preserve the strength of our troops, but also kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions. ”

"Well, your idea is very good, and I mean the same thing, we have a little soldier and horse, and when we go to the Jingshi and the Jiannu army, we will definitely die without a place to bury. Therefore, naturally we are not capable of the enemy, and we will not go to the Beijing Division, so as not to be blindly commanded by others and give our lives in vain. ”

"Then dare to ask my lord, how should we fight?" Li Jiye asked.

"Our army does not go to Beijing, it only operates near the Jiannu soldiers and horses, and we must make every effort to avoid the Jiannu soldiers and horses, if we want to avoid the Jiannu soldiers and horses, we must find out the enemy's situation, this matter," Liu Renyu said here, paused for a moment, and then looked at Liu Renjie and said, "Renjie." ”

"Yes," Liu replied.

"When you arrive near the Jingshi, you will lead people day and night to probe the enemy's situation and report back in real time, and there must be no mistakes." Liu Renyu ordered.

"Yes," Liu Renjie knelt down on one knee and ordered.

"Renjie reports to us the situation of the Jiannu army at all times, and we will maintain mobility, and when we touch most of the soldiers and horses of Jiannu, we will hide, and if we touch their team, we will eat them." Liu Renyu said.

"Dare to ask my lord, how many soldiers and horses in Jiannu are considered a large team for our army, and how many people are considered a small team?" Ma Wenshan asked.

Because this Ma Wenshan was the person who replaced He Ergou on the expedition, Liu Renyu was not very familiar with this person, so he did not ask him about the strategy of using troops, and then he suddenly asked this question, which made Liu Renyu stunned.

Yes, how many soldiers and horses are considered to be a large team, and how many people are considered to be small teams? Liu Renyu actually didn't know.

Liu Renyu was silent for a long time, and said: "Gentlemen, after practical exercises, our army's combat strength is stronger than that of Yansui and other troops, do you think it's right?" ”

"Yes."

"The Liaodong Army is known as the strongest army in the world, and its combat power is stronger than our army, right?"

"Yes."

"It's as strong as the Liaodong Army, and it's also beaten by Jiannu, with fewer wins and more defeats, right?"

"Yes."

"Gentlemen, let's march to fight, in order to worry about victory and defeat first, the Jiannu soldiers will be battle-hardened for a long time, even the strongest Liaodong army of my Ming Dynasty is not their opponent, we are not as good as the Liaodong army, so I think we should confirm the number of enemy troops according to the ratio of 1 Jiannu soldier to 10 of us. I think that if there are less than 20 soldiers and horses in Jiannu, even if it is a small team, our department can engage in battle with it, do you think so? ”

As a sergeant commander, Liu Renyu had a headache when assessing the strength of the enemy and the enemy. If you say that you are too weak and the enemy is too strong, you are afraid of hurting your morale, and your army's momentum will be lost; On the other hand, I am afraid that our army will be arrogant. Therefore, first take out an insurance and determine the number of enemy troops according to the ratio of ten to one.

Liu Renyu's voice fell, and even Yang Desheng, who had always been the strongest and competitive, did not have a word of rebuttal, and everyone was silent for a long time before saying: "What the adults said is that we will wait for the bow." ”

"Very good, it is very important to correctly understand the balance of forces between us and the enemy, don't be afraid of them, and don't underestimate them, okay, that's all I have to say, you can understand for yourself, and then I will talk about the specific strategy. Listen up, gentlemen. Our army advanced to the left of the Beijing Division, and when the military situation probed by Renjie's department avoided the enemy's large army, and when the enemy's soldiers and horses of less than 20 people appeared, our army set up a military formation on the preset position, and waited for them to attack, and then annihilated it in one fell swoop. ”

Everyone listened to Liu Renyu's strategy, Li Jiye, Yang Desheng, Zhang Tieniu, and Liu Renjie all nodded their heads and expressed their agreement, only Ma Wenshan asked: "Dare to ask my lord, how can I let Jiannu attack our army that has been arranged in advance, are they not afraid of ambushes?" ”

"Mountain people have their own tricks." Liu Renyu pretended to be mysterious.

"Please let me know." Ma Wenshan asked again.

"This strategy is .........," Liu Renyu said in a long voice.

Everyone held their breath and was waiting to listen carefully, but unexpectedly, Liu Renyu spoofed: "I won't tell you." ”

Everyone: "................"

"Okay, the battle meeting is here, after the meeting is dismissed, you should continue to treat the soldiers and the people well, so that they can maintain sufficient combat effectiveness. Have you memorized them all? Liu Renyu said.

"Yes, my lord, the humiliation has been written." The crowd agreed.

Early in the morning of the second day, the army of Zhenbeibao opened up, went to Xuanfu Town, and entered the territory of Beizhili from Juyongguan.

When they arrived in Beizhili, the army of Zhenbeibao was already very close to the Jingshi, and at the same time, it was also very close to Jiannu, and it was possible to run into Jiannu's troops at any time.

Renyu specially ordered Renjie to bring his own men and horses to investigate the traces of the Jiannu army, and specially instructed not to engage in war with Jiannu.

Liu Renjie received the order, brought his own troops and horses, and went to investigate the enemy's traces.

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"Tell me, is that Jiannu the same as the one who sang on the stage, with three heads and six arms, stepping on Hot Wheels, flying around in the sky, do you say yes or not?" Sun Wuxian, a super hyperactive patient, rode on a horse and asked Liu Renjie and Chen Danqing next to him questions.

Regarding Sun Wuxi's question, Liu Renjie respected his identity and did not respond, but Chen Danqing responded: "Yes, yes, there is a Jiannu on your head, and he flew over." ”

"What nonsense, no matter how powerful Jiannu is, he is also a human, how can a person fly!" Sun Wuxian first shook his head like a rattle, and then he couldn't help but look at his head again, and saw that there was indeed no Jiannu flying, so he relieved himself.

"Mr. Liu Bai, you said that we ran into the ...... of Jiannu." Sun Wuxian was about to ask another question, when he suddenly heard Liu Renjie turn around, lower his voice, and warn in an extremely serious tone: "Shut up, there is a situation ahead." ”

The rest of the night did not hear the order, and they immediately drew their bows and swords, and looked around, as if they were facing a great enemy.

"Mr. Bai, what's the situation?" Chen Danqing took a few steps and walked side by side with Liu Renjie.

"Look, that direction." Liu Renjie pointed to the northeast with a horsewhip.

Chen Danqing looked along the defense line of the horsewhip, and saw several puffs of black smoke rising into the sky, and why the black smoke was rising, but because the view was blocked by trees, it was not clear to see.

"Dismount, leave two people to watch the horses, and the rest of the people bring their blades, follow me to check it, and remember, don't reveal your whereabouts. Everything is at my command. Liu Renjie ordered.

"Yes." The crowd responded.

Everyone picked up for a while, and then, under the leadership of Liu Renjie, they hurried to the left of the place where the black smoke rose.

When everyone got closer, they realized that the black smoke was coming from a self-burning house in a mountain village, which apparently had just been attacked. During this time period, the person who attacked this mountain village was thought to be Jiannu.

"This village has been washed, I think it was Jiannu who did it, I'll see if there are many Jiannu first, if not, I'll send someone back to report to the adults later." Liu Renjie said softly to Chen Danqing.

"yes, I know." Chen Danqing responded.

"Show me the clairglass." Liu Renjie said.

Chen Danqing handed the clairvoyant mirror to Liu Renjie as he said.

Liu Renjie lay on the ground, condescending with his back to the sun, and looked at it carefully for a long time.

"How is it, is there a slave, what is the situation below?" Chen Danqing asked repeatedly.

Liu Renjie listened to this question and did not respond, he said angrily after a while without looking back: "Danqing, you quickly send a few people to investigate 10 miles near this village to see if there is any trace of Jiannu." ”

"Yes, Mr. Bai." Chen Danqing faintly felt that Liu Renjie's tone was a little strange, but he didn't ask much.

Half an hour later, Tanma reported that there was no trace of Jiannu near the village.

"Let's go, come down with me and have a look." After Liu Renjie finished speaking, he took the lead and walked down the hill and walked quickly towards the mountain village.

When everyone heard that there was no slave near Zuo, they all felt relieved and followed Liu Renjie to the mountain village.

When everyone walked to the entrance of the mountain village, they were stunned by the scene in front of them, and they stood on the spot, unable to move.