This time the captives went south, whether it was Xu Xun or Yang Yiqing, they all judged that Zhenyuan Pass was not a breakthrough, so Xu Xun had already sent people to Zhenyuan Pass as early as when he led the army out of the city, and brought seventy or eighty old pawns for Mo Feng and Wei Sheng's most trusted pawn in Zhenyuan Pass - it was indeed an old pawn, the youngest was already one in forty, and the oldest was almost fifty. When this group of people arrived in Pingyu City, Ningxia, the materials for the pontoon bridge had already been prepared. However, Xu Xun did not let the general Rong Sheng stand up the pontoon bridge at three o'clock, but only ordered someone to cross the boat to Mo Feng, Wei Sheng and others to cross the river to investigate, and then kept an eye on the movement on the other side of the river.

Only one day later, he received a report from the soldiers patrolling the head of Pingyu City, and someone on the other side of the river waved a flag. He personally went to the city to take a look, and found that it was really the flag language he taught Wei Sheng, and immediately instructed Rong Sheng: "Take a pontoon bridge!" ”

The water surface of this section of the Yellow River opposite Pingyu City is not wide, about two miles, because of the wind and sunshine for a while, the water flow is gentle, more than 2,000 people cross the river in order from the two pontoon bridges, and it took less than an hour in total. When all the people crossed the river, Xu Xun ordered more than 200 people under the command of Rong Sheng, who crossed the river, to go back and dismantle the pontoon bridge, and immediately met Wei Shengmofeng and others who were sentinels.

"There are more than 10,000 captives, looking at the direction, they should be going to Huamachi and Xingwuying!"

"Sure enough, there it is!"

Seeing Xu Xun's face, Wei Sheng and Mo Feng glanced at each other, and Wei Sheng, who was more anxious, couldn't help but speak: "Pingbei Bo said sure enough, didn't he expect that the captives would invade there?" ”

Now that the war has begun, Xu Xun smiled slightly and nodded: "The area from Huamachi to Xingwuying has always been the focus of their attack, and now that the army is coming again, the possibility of taking this line is naturally the greatest." However, it must be known that Lord Yang is now personally supervising there, not to mention ...... "Thinking of Yang Yiqing's Ming Xiu Plank Road secretly crossing Chen Cang, he stopped talking for a while. Then he asked bluntly. "If I ask you again, may you see the banner of the captive?"

"In addition to the nine-tailed white flag before, it is the fiery red flag!"

It really happened to him, it was indeed Balsborough and the fire sieve that sent troops together!

When Wei Sheng said this, seeing Xu Xun's solemn expression, he couldn't help but say: "Now that the captives have gone to the area of Huamachi in the Xingwu camp, presumably the camp point of the Tutu River must be weakly defended, but Pingbei Bo is going to lead me and others to attack the camp and cut off their back road?" ”

"Nope. The herald ordered the whole army to rest for an hour and check that the drinking water could be prepared according to the instructions. ”

Xu Xun instructed Cao Qian to say this, and when he quickly turned around to pass the word, he said to Wei Sheng and Mo Feng: "Wei Sheng, you found out that the captives were stationed in the upper reaches of the Dusitu River, how did you get close?" ”

"Naturally, it's a herder." Wei Sheng replied without thinking, and then he was afraid that Xu Xun would not understand. He added. "Back then, Mrs. Wang paid the most attention to sentinels, so let's learn a sentence or two of Mongolian language. In addition, I have been guarding Zhenyuan Pass for so many years, and I often deal with ordinary herdsmen, so I am more proficient in Mongolian language and will never show flaws. So, I sent the others back, and I quietly touched the Dusitu River, and on the way, I killed a herdsman and changed his clothes. Coupled with those cattle and sheep, of course, no one will find out. If it weren't for the time to return, those cattle and sheep could only be lost on the spot, and this ticket was still cost-effective. ”

The two ethnic groups have been fighting along the northern route for many years, and the Mongols have plundered the population, money and grain, and the border generals have often plundered cattle and sheep against the herdsmen. It's been a habit for years. Therefore, Wei Sheng was accustomed to talking about this matter, and so was Mo Feng, and Xu Xun was not moved.

You must know that in the days when he left Zhangjiakou Fort and then fought outside the Saiwai, he slaughtered several Mongolian tribes along the way, killed men, and released women, women and children! War is all about unscrupulousness! ..., "Then let me ask you, the whole river of Dusitu River has hundreds of miles of meandering, but what tribes belong to the fire screen and have a small number of people?" ”

"Absolutely." Wei Sheng nodded without thinking, "I passed through several small tribes on the way, and I went to one of them to ask for water to drink, there are about three or five hundred small tribes, and the youth is limited. By the way, I almost forgot, I heard them say that this time the Jinon seems to have brought his sister, who is the favorite daughter of the little prince of the Tartars. ”

Balsborough's sister? Dayan Khan's favorite daughter? Is it the princess Turuletu who was once shot by him with an arrow and fell off her horse?

Xu Xun thought of the last encounter, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously showed a smile. But soon, the feeling of meeting an old man in the midst of his enemies was driven out of his mind, after all, if you want to talk about old people, there is also a famous fire screen that he has never met, and Urus Bolt, who has been in his hands for many days. Therefore, after a moment of silence, he spoke: "If you raid a small tribe, create the posture of a large army to raid, and then retreat with one blow, how sure do you think? ”

Hearing this, Wei Sheng and Mo Feng were taken aback at the same time, and Mo Feng even said with some hesitation: "Uncle Pingbei, before I waited for the sentinel to investigate the movement of the captives, there were only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and I was afraid that there were not a few remaining captives on the side of the Tu River. If they rush to reinforce them, they are afraid that they will be in big trouble after this blow. ”

"The army of captives poured out of the nest, and although there were men and horses stationed in the hinterland, there was not only the princess Turuletu, but also the family of the fire sieve. Once they were bitten by a snake and were afraid of the well rope for ten years, if they sent military horses to reinforce a small tribe at least dozens of miles away from them, then if this was just a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, divert their army, and sneak attack the old and weak women and children in one fell swoop, then their biggest purpose of staying in the army would be gone! Therefore, Balsborot's military horses will definitely not do anything more, and as for the soldiers and horses of the fire screen, I am afraid that they can only temporarily stand still and die without help! ”

However, Xu Xun didn't say anything else in his heart. Balsborough and the fire sieve were in full swing before, but now they are together, and the relationship between them cannot be like glue, if it is said that it is almost inseparable. Now that the two leaders have joined forces and are heading south, those who remain behind do not know what will happen.

"That being the case, this can be done!"

Without waiting for Wei Sheng to say the words of asking for his life to go to the raid, Xu Xun waved his hand and said, "Before you waited for the sentinel to have merit, don't take all the credit!" Come on, go and invite General Chen, as well as Lu Hai and others to come to discuss matters! ”

After the generals came in response to the order, hearing Xu Xun talk about leading the troops to raid, Chen Xiong's face showed a strange expression, obviously thinking of the glorious achievements of Shenying and Xu Xun all the way before. And because of the emergence of two people like Ding Guang and Zhang Qin, Lu Hai and other Qing king's guards were silent and did not speak, and it was Jiang Bin who broke the silence first.

"Uncle Pingbei, please take your life, only five hundred military horses!"

"Oh, you, a Datong guerrilla general, are familiar with the surrounding terrain?" Remembering that Qian Ning used to be a risky person, Xu Xun couldn't help but ask with a smile, and then without waiting for Jiang Bin to speak, he said, "Commander Lu, since you have been in Ningxia for many years, you should be very familiar with the terrain of the Hetao. You order 300 soldiers and horses under your command, and I will give you 200 soldiers and horses of the Ningxia front guard, plus the dozen or so athletes under Jiang Bin, and take down that tribe for me!" ”

After staying in the Qing Wangzhong guard for more than 20 years, Lu Hai's pride and ambition back then were almost exhausted, but Xu Xun first used Wang Yue's re-establishment to arouse his thoughts that had been silent for many years, and then after taking down Ding Guang and Zhang Qin, he further provoked the fire that had been ignited in his and other people's hearts on the grounds of building a broken guard. At this moment, hearing Xu Xunte order his general, and catch up with Jiang Bin, who had automatically asked for his life before, he took a deep breath, and finally stepped forward and knelt down to answer the order. …,

"The humble position will definitely live up to the trust of Pingbeibo!"

Waiting for Lu Hai to retreat and prepare, Xu Xun explained a few more words to the other generals, but Chen Xiong and Jiang Bin were left. Seeing that the latter's face didn't seem to be very good, Xu Xun said lightly: "What, I added a veteran assistant to you, do you feel unhappy?" If there is a war in Datong, if you are willing to ask for war, I will never fight your return ticket, but this is Ningxia! Do you know where the Tu River is, and you know who the people under your command are, and you are sure that people can listen to your orders like an arm? ”

Jiang Bin's face turned blue and white for a while by this series of rhetorical questions, and he was about to kneel down to apologize, when he suddenly felt that Xu Xun seemed to have taken a step forward, and hurriedly lowered his head. At this time, he heard a categorical word coming from his face.

"It's good to have courage, but greed for merit, especially for solitude, that's not what a famous general does! If this happens, please put your name on the book, and I won't miss your name! ”

"Thank you, sir!"

When Jiang Bin strode away, Chen Xiongfang, who had been beside him without speaking, slowly stepped forward, looked at the back and said thoughtfully: "Uncle Pingbei, this person is very similar to Qian Ning, who you used before, in some places!" ”

"It doesn't matter if it's like or not, today's plan, as long as you are brave and strategic, plus you have the courage, I dare to use anyone!"

Xu Xun replied casually, and then raised his hand to signal Chen Xiong to sit on the marching pony, and then said in a deep voice: "This time, the opportunity fell on the guards in the Xingwu camp and Huamachi area, this matter has been arranged by Lord Yang of Yang Di'an, as long as there are no mistakes, it should be able to make the captives return in vain." And next, it lies in our partial division, as well as the Yuquan battalion military horses of the Ningxia guerrilla general Qiu Yue. Some of the grain and grass that Li Zeng transported to the Black Mountain Camp were stored in Pingyu City, and some of them were hoarded in Zhenyuan Pass. Qiu Yue's soldiers and horses marched lightly without food and grass, and they could arrive at Zhenyuan Pass in less than two days, and they could attack after supplying. Miao Gongcheng is waiting for him there, as long as the news is smooth, it should be smooth at that time! ”

Chen Xiong's eyes were blazing when he heard this, and he immediately asked, "Then this time the bet is ......?"

"Fire sieve and Balsborough, it can't be one heart! But if Jiang Bin, Lu Hai and others lead their troops to attack, as long as they really let go and report the news, there are no soldiers and horses to help, then this matter is undoubted! Otherwise, there is only one way to go! Raiding with these hundreds of people is a temptation! ”