Looking at Li Yukui's chicken-pecking expression, Wang Huan pressed the table and asked, "Master Li, I don't know how many military horses there are in hand?" ”

Li Yukui looked at his son and son-in-law, and replied: "Back to the Hou Ye, the old man's troubles began in Lijiaji, my hometown outside Puzhou, where my family's ancestral house is located, there are five hundred strong men in the clan, in order to prevent horse thieves and bandits, I invited a gun teacher to teach often, and invited the officers under the command of the former Ningxia General Army to guide the military regulations. ”

"Relying on these 500 people, the dog Li Hong first entered the city to contact the old knowledge of the Ming army in the Central Plains in the city, they all have the heart of the right, take the opportunity to guard the city wall, open the city gate at night and let us in, kill all the Tartar puppet officials in the city, the people in the city have long been deeply poisoned by the Tartars, eager to eat their flesh and drink their blood, the righteous banner is raised, and 10,000 soldiers will be killed in three days."

"The old man also contacted his son-in-law Wang Chenglong, he was originally a garrison in Puzhou, and was favored by the Tartars for his martial bravery, and was cited as the Tongguan garrison, but in his heart he actually had a letter from the Ming Dynasty, and the old man wrote a letter to him, so that he had three thousand soldiers in his hands, all of whom were Tongguan soldiers, and the old man's people were together, a total of 13,000 people."

Li Yu babbled so much, in fact, he could finish it in one sentence, Wang Huan heard it, he just wanted to raise his son and son-in-law in front of him, and pointed out the merits of the two anyway, so that he could have a future in the future, and somewhat erase some of the black history of being a Tartar official with braids.

Wang Huan got off the donkey, smiled slightly, and said: "Ling Gongzi took the lead and put himself in danger and bravely killed the enemy, which can be described as brave; The virtuous son-in-law judged the situation and resolutely went anyway, which can be described as a handsome man. Both of them are loyal ministers and good generals of the Ming Dynasty, and they have a bright future in the future, worthy of Lord Li's right-hand man, and can get such a good son and son-in-law, Lord Li is blessed. ”

Li Yukui's mind was transparent, and when he heard it, he knew that Wang Huan had recognized the two juniors of his family, and he suddenly became excited, and he snorted at Wang Huan again and again, and said in a trembling voice: "The juniors are stupid, and they still rely on the support of the Hou Ye!" ”

"But how many of the thirteen,000 people can be used?" Wang Huan turned his head and asked with a frown.

"This, the people in the old man's hands are very mixed, there are five hundred strong men in his own clan, all of whom are from the Li family, skilled in swords and guns, and the more than 1,000 soldiers in Puzhou City and the 3,000 soldiers under Wang Chenglong can all be used." Li Yukui thought for a while and replied: "The others are all newly attached people, and it is still feasible for the old man to distribute the weapons in the treasury of Puzhou and Tongguan to form an army, fill the number of people, shout and cheer, and strengthen the momentum." ”

He also knew that those ordinary people who had just cut off their braids were making trouble with themselves either because they were too poor to eat, or because they were bullied and angry by the Qing court, and they had never used a knife to fight with others.

After hearing this, Wang Huan muttered: "In this way, you have more than 4,000 soldiers at your disposal, and nearly 10,000 strong men?" ”

Li Yukui hurriedly said: "That's right! ”

Wang Huan looked at the map and knocked on the table: "The circumference of Tongguan is nearly twenty miles, there are six city gates, two water passes, more than 30 cities and tunbao outside the city, and the two thousand people who rely on horses to balance are not enough at all, Lord Li, your soldiers are all staying in Puzhou, don't want you, but your strong men, you have to leave 5,000 in Tongguan to help defend the city." ”

Li Yukui's heart twitched, but he still agreed: "It's all up to Master Hou's orders." ”

Wang Huan glanced at him and said comfortingly: "You don't need to worry too much, after crossing the river, it will be in front of you, as long as you can hold the crossing of the Yellow River and prevent the Tartars from Henan from capturing Puzhou, you can sit back and relax, as for Tongguan, it can be handed over to General Ma." ”

He pointed his finger at the place in Puzhou on the map: "Puzhou Xiongcheng, the circumference is eight miles, the wall is more than three zhang high, the stone is the base of the green bricks and covered with soil, it is extremely strong, you are nearly 10,000 guards, as long as you don't take the initiative to go out of the city to fight, you should have no worries, there are cannons in the city, if the Tartars cross the river from a distance, trying to cross the river around Puzhou and the upper reaches of the Yellow River, you only need to bombard it from a distance, you can block its way." ”

Li Yukui and his son and son-in-law listened carefully and nodded again and again, thinking deeply.

Ma Zuoheng raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, these people are still able to carry equipment, throw stones and roll wood, and let them be the main force, so it is difficult for them." ”

Wang Huan swiped his finger around Tongguan, and said solemnly: "Of course not, Minzhuang is assigned to you, it is used to assist, defend the city and fight, you can't do it without laying soldiers, five thousand people to help you, barely enough, as for the soldiers, your two thousand people are not enough, I will transfer people from Xi'an to help you defend the city." ”

His fingers swept through several ditches outside Tongguan City one after another, and then said: "You have to command these people to take advantage of the recent lack of events to repair many forts outside the city, improve defense facilities, and plan key fortification areas. On the first line of the forbidden ditch, through the twelve cities to the first line of Shangguan, it is necessary to send people to guard it to prevent the Tartars from attacking the eastern pass and making a detour to the south. ”

Ma Zuoheng followed Wang Huan's fingers, calculated quickly in his mind, and suddenly had a plan, raised his head and said: "Master Hou, this kind of defense, I estimate that at least 5,000 foot soldiers and 2,000 cavalry will be enough, if the number of Tartars is 50,000, our military strength must be strengthened to ensure that it is comprehensive." ”

Wang Huan shook his head and said: "There are not so many soldiers in Henan Tartar, it is very rare to have 30,000 people, I can't transfer another 5,000 people to you, Shaanxi has not been cleared yet, Wang Yongqiang and Meng Zhiyu are also a little tight on hand, at most they will give you another 3,000 people, no more." ”

He patted Ma Zuoheng on the shoulder and encouraged: "You were in the Sword Pavilion, defending the city alone, Haoge 100,000 people couldn't move, today in Tongguan, I hope you will also play your strengths, and strive to ensure that our army's food is not lost, you remember, you are dead, Tongguan can't be lost!" Otherwise, the tens of thousands of brothers in the Kuizhou army will be doomed! ”

Ma Zuoheng held his head high, looked at Wang Huan resolutely and firmly, his calm face was as resolute as a rock, and said loudly: "Please rest assured, Master Hou, Ma Zuoheng will never take a step back!" ”

Li Hong and Wang Chenglong on the side smacked their tongues and whispered to each other: "Did you hear that?" Haoge can't help this surnamed Ma, Haoge is the prince of Tartar who swept the Ming Dynasty, in Shanxi during the Chongzhen period, this Haoge followed Huang Taiji into the side wall, destroyed the city and kidnapped the people, very powerful, no one can beat him, even he can't fight the thousand total below Pingliang, it's incredible! ”

"Back then, even the city wall of Daizhou was demolished by Haoge, speaking of this person, the people of Shanxi were all in a hurry, lest this demon king come again. I only heard that Haoge was defeated in Sichuan, but I didn't know that he was defeated in the hands of this unshocking appearance, and there were many capable people under Ping Liangwait. ”

Li Yukui turned his head dissatisfied, glared at the two of them fiercely, and reprimanded softly: "Silence! Master Hou is here, how can he say anything! The Kuizhou army is famous all over the world, where can the two of you catch up, take advantage of this time to get along day and night, and your eyes are widened, see how others train the army, learn a little more, and have a good future in the Ming Dynasty in the future! ”

The son and son-in-law were submissive, nodding again and again, and Baba looked at Ma Zuoheng, as if he saw the upward thighs.

(End of chapter)