Section 209 Convergence

Li Yu was silent for a long time before saying: "Zhu Shen is too strong, a fourteen-year-old child can fly a horse and shoot, and if you want to become a banner soldier, you must wear two layers of iron armor across a one-zhang wide ice trench, almost every flag soldier can open a bow with ten strengths, use a heavy knife of more than twenty catties, wear heavy armor and insist on fighting for half a day, hunger and fatigue are not a problem, and the order is forbidden to obey all orders, the white armor soldiers are one in a hundred, everyone is a tiger and wolf, the cavalry used to be worse, but since a large number of Mongolian tribes have attached, they also have the ability to fight long distances, And the Great Khan of the Jin State and the Zhubeile are all resourceful, brave and good at fighting, and they are extremely experienced in battle, and I still learned this bit of war skills from the Great Khan of the Jin State, playing tricks with them will die faster, and it is too difficult to find their weaknesses. ”

Li Yu's words stunned everyone, according to what he said, the Jin army is almost invincible, it is better to escape, Du Wenhuan thought for a while and asked: "Yuzi, how many elite soldiers like Jin Guo?" ”

"In the past, when the old Khan was there, there were about 30,000, but Tu Lichen told me that after Sibeile inherited the throne of the Khan, he ordered to change the number of 300 Ding to 200 Ding, and the loss of the elite must be very serious, and the current elite should be more than 20,000, but I fought with them several times in Gyeonggi, and found that their combat power is not as good as before, and the younger generation of Zhushen grew up in Liaoshen, and it must not be compared with the predecessors who fished and hunted in the mountains and forests."

"I know their weakness, the Jin army can't afford to die, kill a thousand of its muscles and bones, kill its three thousand soldiers are dying, kill its five thousand will be defeated, kill it ten thousand countries and destroy the people," Du Wenhuan clapped his hands and laughed, and said to everyone, "The Jin army comes from afar, it is not conducive to a long war, and it must also seek a decisive battle, then our army will decide the victory or defeat with it, the purpose of this battle is to kill and injure the elite of Zhushen, the more you kill, the better, they only have more than 20,000 elites, and some of them must be stationed in Liaodong, and the elites that the chieftain can bring will never exceed 20,000, There may only be about 15,000 people, kill him 3,000 people, and he won't dare to come again next time. ”

"In the decisive battle, we will attack its elite with the elite, kill thousands of him at the expense of the old capital, and exchange peace for Fengzhou for a few years." Ma Guangyuan gritted his teeth and shouted, and everyone's emotions immediately rose.

Li Yu covered his head and didn't speak, this set of fighting methods has been pondered for a long time, it seems to be the only way to defeat the Jin army, he doesn't care about the Jin Kingdom and the Ming Kingdom, whoever dares to touch him, he will fight with whom, but when he thinks that it may be Tulai, Aobai, and Iron Spear who he killed, he feels uncomfortable in his heart.

"Supply is still the weakness of the Jin army, they want to pursue the Chahar people, it is impossible to carry a large number of camels, horses, cattle and sheep, there must be a grain station on the road," Zhao Ji interjected, patted his chest and said, "The grain platform can hide from others, but it can't hide from us, I will take Sun Fuhu and Qiu Xian to bring his grain platform to see how long he can hold out." ”

Fengzhou's foundation is too thin, can not withstand the destruction of a long period of war, the sooner the Jin army is driven away, the better, Li Yu fingers lightly knocked on the table, pondered for a while and said: "Let's do it, the left battalion of the cavalry will follow the movement of the army to destroy its grain platform behind the enemy, and I will also lead the Flying Tiger Battalion to take the initiative to attack, intercept and kill the Jin army in the middle, disrupt its strategy, and delay its action, and ask the old commander to preside over the military affairs of Fengzhou." ”

Du Wenhuan agreed, Li Yu stood up and said loudly with a cold gaze: "The Chahar people have run away, then we will fight by ourselves, and immediately seize the dangerous places abandoned by the Chahar people, especially Kuku and Tun, in the eyes of the Jin people, Kuku and Tun are Fengzhou, they will definitely go there, the decisive battle place must be Kuku and Tun, we defeated Chahar in the first battle of Kuku and Tun, and we will also defeat the Jin army with all our strength in the second battle of Kuku and Tun." ”

"Willing to play for Toyosu!" Everyone stood up and shouted together, and even Jin Sheng couldn't help shouting, he really couldn't figure out whether he was a Fengzhou person or not.

Li Yu waved his hand to greet everyone, and continued to negotiate around the map together, when there was a noise at the door, Mo Rige came in to report, Sun Tingyao, Wang Zheng and a group of people came back, clamoring to see the commander. Li Yu frowned and went out, this group of people went back to the customs two days ago, what are you doing when you come back to see him now? The entrance of the Great Commander's Mansion was already crowded with people, Sun Tingyao was holding a long sword, Wang Chong was holding a stick, shouting with his accomplices, and there were many people watching the excitement next to him, Hadari, Brother Richard, Zhang Zhiyao, Li Xuan, Li Yao, and the children were also chattering in the middle.

"Li Hanmin, let's not leave, quickly send us weapons, and we will also fight Dongyu." Sun Tingyao pointed at Li Yu and shouted.

Sun Tingyao and Wang Chong's group of merchants would not risk their lives, and the situation in Fengzhou was critical, so they immediately asked to return to Guannai, and the general commander allowed them to go, and also sent them livestock and vehicles. This group of merchants, together with their families, men and invited craftsmen, a group of four or five hundred people marched to the mouth of the tiger, and the Ming army guarding the fort stopped them, saying that the border wall was under martial law and they were not allowed to enter and exit, of course, the officers of the Ming army also hinted that if they were willing to pay, they could still be accommodating. The guys and craftsmen couldn't come up with the money, they couldn't go back to their homes, and they were scared, so they hugged their heads and cried together, Wang Chong's heart was also sour, and the Shanxi businessmen invested tens of thousands of taels of silver in Fengzhou, and they planned to make a lot of money after the spring, but they might be in the soup now. As soon as he thought of losing a large amount of money in vain, he felt distressed, and after re-planning, he made up his mind, and since ancient times, he sought wealth and danger to help Li Dashuai win this battle, not only to keep his family fortune but also to make money in the future, he shouted and agitated, and the Shanxi people who wanted money and didn't want to die went back again. Shanxi people are not afraid of death, and Shaanxi people are not cowards, Sun Tingyao immediately followed behind with his accomplices, and these people came back after a long time.

Li Yu is not interested in this group of people, the businessman has gone to the battlefield, in addition to causing trouble, I am afraid that he will not be able to do the right thing, but it is not good to pour cold water on them, and he smiled and advised everyone to be restless, just stay in the camp and rest, the people of Fengzhou have the ability to repel the Jin army, and the weapons are not enough for me.

"That's it, Uncle Sun, the battalion soldiers only issue weapons, the garrisons of the guard post are all their own weapons, you see, our war horses, bows and arrows are also our own." Hadari grinned.

"Besides, you haven't been naturalized yet, and we have to go first to fight, and it's not your turn yet." Brother Richard was also on the side to help.

Sun Tingyao didn't bother to pay attention to these hairy children, and rolled his eyes to look at the sky, Wang Chong was still showing his teeth and claws: "Dashuai, if you don't give weapons, forget it, we have money, ironworks, and craftsmen, and we can build weapons ourselves, and if we dare to touch our property, we will fight with them." ”

Wang waved his hand again and took the Shanxi people away, Sun Tingyao wanted to be angry with Li Yu, Wang re-left, he felt backward again, and hurriedly caught up with the Shaanxi people, and scolded Jianyi for a thousand knives as he walked.

Du Wenhuan frowned and watched this rabble disperse, waved Zhang Shi'an over, and whispered to him.

When the merchants left, the children came over, and Hadari said to Li Yu with a hippie smile: "Uncle Yuzi, I am sixteen, let me go to the Flying Tiger Camp, Uncle Mozhige said that my riding and archery skills are very good." ”

"And me, when I was in Ningzhai's hometown, no one could beat me right away, third uncle, I also want to go to the Flying Tiger Camp." Li Xuan pulled Li Yu and begged.

"My riding shot is the most accurate, and a hundred steps through Yang may be what I mean." Brother Richard also shouted.

The children were chattering around Li Yu, even Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ma Bao, these little children, also came to join in the fun, Li Yu was so entangled by them that he couldn't get out, Ma Guangyuan had already beaten and scolded his son Ma Shizhong - this kid actually stole his father's baby bird gun out to show off.

"Mo Rige, Wu Xian, take these boys away." Li Yu couldn't help but scream.

The children were blown away, and Ma Guangyuan said angrily: "Commander, these children can't be taken care of by no one, and they will have to cause trouble in the future, so just set up a boy sentry in the martial arts camp and lock them up." ”

Li Yu immediately agreed, and then said to Zhao Ji in a low voice: "Brother Zhao, don't hesitate, you and I will immediately gather people and horses, prepare to pack, and set off together with the Flying Tiger Battalion and the Left Cavalry Battalion tomorrow night." ”

Yanghe Xuanda Governor's Mansion, Zhang Zongheng was furious, Hudun Rabbit Han Kaichun only took 81,000 taels of coins, and now he fled without saying hello, and then Li Yu also wrote that he was going to run away, these two guys ran away, what should Xuanfu and Datong do? What about him, the governor of Xuanda?

"Ma Shiying, you rush to Fengzhou immediately, watch the general army of Tuntian, don't let him run, if he dares to retreat, you will, you just watch it." Zhang Zongheng roared angrily, he is good enough for Li Yu, Fengzhou smuggles and sells smuggled goods, lawlessness, he has always turned a blind eye, especially the issuance of military tickets and silver banknotes in Fengzhou, he is also very moved - Li Yu's portrait is printed on the money, and the court's sea fishing documents are nothing more than that, this guy is poor and crazy, in order to cheat money, he doesn't even want to have a face, put himself in the shoes of which court official will make himself like a wanted criminal for the affairs of the court, and he still owes a lot of debts, Zhang Zongheng relented, and planned to find an opportunity to compensate his old subordinates, But this guy didn't repay his kindness, and he actually wanted to dump the old Shangguan and run away, which is really unreasonable!

"My lord, the general soldiers of Tuntian want to run, and the lower officials can't stop it, Fengzhou is either a thief or a thief, if you don't give them some benefits, no one is willing to contribute to the court." Yanghe's deputy envoy Ma Shiying was dissatisfied, the general army of Tuntian went to farm, did not give people food, and forced others to fight, so the ghost was willing to do it, what is the use of you pushing me out?

"Take food and ordnance from Yanghe Dakuli, you send them to them, and tell the general army of Tuntian that as long as he blocks the Dongyu, the official will never treat him badly." Zhang Zongheng was anxious, he knew the situation of the three towns of Xuanda, without the barrier of Fengzhou, the thousands of miles of border walls were full of loopholes.

Datong Governor Yamen, monitoring eunuch Liu Wenzhong is also pointing at Datong Governor Zhang Tinggong and scolding: "Lord Zhang, our family is ordered to monitor Datong, I have to remind you that Fengzhou is also under the jurisdiction of your Datong Town, the Jin army came to attack, inserted the Han and fled westward, Fengzhou is in danger, you are a minister but panicked, and you still can't come up with an idea, if something really happens, the emperor can kill the military department Shangshu and the supervisor, not to mention the governor and the chief soldier, you know what to do." ”

"Gonggong Liu, please calm your anger, this official will arrange it," Zhang Tinggong broke out in a cold sweat, pointed at a military attache and shouted, "Wang Guoqing, this official ordered you to lead troops out of the customs, why haven't you moved so far?" ”

"My lord spares his life, Gonggong Liu spares his life, there are no soldiers to adjust in Datong Town, and the last general is really powerless!" Wang Guoqing knelt on the ground and cried, after Man Gui was killed, he took over as the chief soldier of Datong, but this guy dragged on for more than half a year before taking office, and after taking office, he ignored military affairs on the grounds of recuperation, and looked forward to leaving Datong as soon as possible.

"If you can't send soldiers, you will pay for food, let Li Shuai's soldiers fight for you, and starve you useless waste, Lord Zhang, what do you think?" Liu Wenzhong immediately said that he also received a letter from Li Yu, which implied that if Fengzhou could not be held, the iron factory he opened would also be wasted - in the spring of this year, Liu Wenzhong saw that others were doing business, and he also invested 10,000 taels of silver to open an iron factory in Xuandewei, Li Yu had heard of this matter, but he didn't know that it was Wulan and Wulangha sisters who partnered with Liu Wenzhong to open the iron factory, Liu Wenzhong felt that this business would definitely make a lot of money in the future, and he was really distressed when he lost it, and he was anxious to force Zhang Tinggong to help Fengzhou.

"Gonggong Liu has this plan, and this official has no objection, and immediately opened the Datong military depot to provide grain, grass, and ordnance to Fengzhou." Zhang Tinggong secretly rejoiced in his heart, the Datong military treasury has always been greedy for ink, and officials are like a common thing in their hands, just taking this opportunity to write off the bad debts of the past.

Pingyang, the flag is fluttering, the horse is Xiaoxiao, with the sound of the military horn, the Fengzhou army set off from the camp, Zhang Ding, Ma Jinzhong's cavalry right battalion set off first, for the whole army to play the front station, followed by the mighty infantry team and baggage.

This trip to Shanxi Fengzhou Army did not suffer any losses, the scattered thieves are not opponents, they hide in the mountains very well, and the Fengzhou Army is not stupid, Bai Xianzhi has always been safety first, do not seek merit but seek no fault, risky things are absolutely not touched, of course the local government is dissatisfied, but was immediately blocked back by Bai Xianzhi to ask for military salaries - it is better not to pay military salaries, no one dares to take care of the soldiers, there is Fan Erxi, a local snake fishing in troubled waters, and then with the cooperation of Shanxi military businessmen, the business of the Fengzhou Army is becoming more and more prosperous, Even the thieves cried and shouted to come to the door to buy ordnance and private salt, and the imperial court seemed to be dissatisfied with the situation of not dying and living in Shanxi, so it transferred Cao Wenzhao, Li Bei, and Ai Wannian in the northwest to cross the river to help suppress it. Bai Xianzhi felt that he had made a lot of money, and the time had been worn out, and someone had come to the top of the tank, and it was time for them to go home, and they happened to receive the withdrawal order from the Great Commander's Mansion, and took the opportunity to lead the troops to slip away.

"My lord, will the governor of Shanxi send troops to stop us?" Zhang Chuanjie asked quietly.

"We went home to fight Jianyi, why did the governor of Shanxi stop us? Besides, can the officers and soldiers in Shanxi stop us? It's almost the same as doing business with us," Bai Xianzhi laughed, casually pointed to the back of the team and said, "Those young people should be optimistic, this is our future capital." ”

"Don't worry, we have food and drink here, and we have sent some money, and we can't get rid of it." Zhang Chuanjie also laughed.

Behind the team are nearly 3,000 young and strong, all of whom are elites selected from the thieves and captives, but now they are the reserve soldiers of Fengzhou - Zhang Ding, Sun Shoufa, Du Hongfang and others want to pull the hometown people as a source of soldiers, and do everything possible to coax the captured Yulin people, saying that Fengzhou is a good place, there are mountains, rivers, cattle and sheep, and handsome girls who can sing. After Bai Xianzhi and Zhang Chuanjie discovered this new trend, they immediately took action, of course, they were pulling the Shanxi people in the captives to join the gang, so there were these strong young men who followed the team, singing songs and running to a new life.

Ding Qiming proudly sat in the back car and fiddled with a few lifting guns, he gained the most, and even deceived him without spending a few dollars, he collected five 500-pound copper cannons from Shanxi Town, as well as a large number of lifting guns and bird guns. It may be able to be used if it is renovated, but if it doesn't work, it will be sold to the banknote bureau, and it will not suffer a loss anyway - Ding Qiming made a small calculation, and there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind him, and when he saw the person who came, he deliberately raised the gun.

"Ding Mazi, put away your broken gun, Lao Tzu is an eyesore." Hu Dawei came up and scolded and scolded, and Bai An next to him looked at them bickering with a smile.

Zhang Chuanjie rushed over and asked in surprise, "Brother Bai, Tiger Head, what are you doing here?" We're going back to war. ”

"It's because we went to war that we came to join the gang, the Shanxi thief army and the Fengzhou army are in the same vein, how can this kind of good thing fall on us, fierce as a tiger to stay at home, we will take two hundred elite horsemen to go out with you." Bai An replied with a smile.

"Flying on the grass, the mountain tiger, the sky eagle and Sun Erniang are all on your side, my tiger head doesn't show his face, how will I see people in the future?" Hu Dawei said confidently.

Zhang Chuanjie smiled and waved his hand to let them enter the ranks. When the team marched to Yuanpingyi, Cao Bianjiao came running, Xiao Cao was young and lively, a little ghostly, and he had always been popular in the Fengzhou army, and everyone was around him and made trouble.

"Deputy General Bai, my uncle is Cao Wenzhao, the chief soldier of Lintao, and he is also a good brother of Li Shuai, I heard that Jiannu is going to fight outside the border of Datong, so I will leave to return to my hometown in Daizhou, and I also sent a hundred fine horsemen, all the children of the Datong army, I will do it with you." Cao Bianjiao arched his hand and explained to Bai Xianzhi.

Who said that I don't have a good man in Daming, there are heroic people who stand up during the national crisis, and we have won this battle - Bai Xianzhi sighed in his heart.

The army marched all the way, and when it reached Huairen, it collided with another team that was hurrying north, the other party seemed to be the army of the south, not tall, carrying a spear with an ash rod, scolding and refusing to give way, when Zhang Chuanjie arrived, the two sides were quarreling, and a female general said Zhang Ding and Ma Jinzhong red-faced.

"Master Ma, sister-in-law Ma, how could it be you, where are you going?" Zhou Yuji, who was behind Zhang Chuanjie, exclaimed, and the other party was led by Shi Yan's consolation envoy Ma Xianglin.

"It's Xiao Zhou, aren't you with Xiao Li, why are you still in the Guannei?" Ma Xianglin glanced at Zhou Yuji and asked.

There are acquaintances on both sides, and the matter is clear in a few words, Ma Xianglin and his wife got the permission of the imperial court to return to their hometown in Sichuan, and went to Shanxi to prepare to go to Zhang Fengyi's mother's house to see first, and got an urgent report of the Jin army's westward invasion on the way.

"Xiao Li is good, we can't watch him suffer, and we are ready to go out to help him." Zhang Fengyi said.

"I also want to kill some Jiannu to take revenge." Ma Xianglin immediately touched the blinded eye.

The two armies then joined forces and marched northward.