Volume 2 Song of Winter Chapter 301 The War Begins

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"Your Excellency is ahead!"

Yang 6 Kai led the way, and Zhai Zhe wore neat armor. Only yesterday did he receive the news that the Qing soldiers and horses had arrived in the Zhangba grassland, and the heralds from the Governor's Mansion had arrived at Fangshan.

The rain sprinkled the ground very soft, the leather boots stepped on it softly, and the border passes and mountains not far away seemed to be coated with a layer of fog in the eyes. On both sides of the road are the fertile fields that have been pitted, and there are people busy in the fields.

"It was a barren meadow last year!" There was a hint of self-satisfaction in Yang 6kai's words. His reverence for Lu Gong was not limited to war.

This time, the Qing army was restless, and Xuanda Town was not as tense as last year. Maybe Lu Xiangsheng knew that Huang Taiji's target was not Xuanda Town of the Ming Dynasty, maybe it was last year's victory that gave Xuanda Town confidence, maybe it was the newly recruited soldiers and horses that gave the people confidence, and the people of Datong and Xuanfu were not in a hurry to flee south. The soldiers assigned to the baggage battalion of the border town guard post worked honestly in the military camp, and they missed last year's sowing period, resulting in a shortage of food in Xuanda Town, and Lu Xiangsheng spent a lot of silver to subsidize the military, and he absolutely did not want to see such a situation again this year.

Passing through a small hillside, more than a dozen people gathered in the opposite field, and the tall Lu Xiangsheng was particularly conspicuous among them. It is rare for a person born in Nanzhili to have such a height.

Yang 6 Kai quickened his pace and walked closer, and said, "My lord, Zhai Shen will be here!" ”

"Hmm!" Lu Xiangsheng nodded, didn't know what to say to a person dressed as a scribe beside him, and then turned around and strode in the direction of Zhai Zhe.

Zhai Zhe took a few steps forward and bowed: "See your lord!" He saw that Lu Xiangsheng was wearing a gray-blue shabby cotton robe, and the leather boots under his feet should have been worn for some years, and the edges of the leather boots were covered with damp soil, and his heart was first surprised, and then it seemed that he had been touched somewhere.

"You come with me!" Lu Xiangsheng didn't pay attention to his expression.

Yang 6kai and other personal soldiers fell behind, and saw Lu Xiangsheng taking Zhai Zhe to walk deep into the uninhabited field. He was not worried that someone would be unfavorable to the Governor, and Lu Gong's skills were not inferior to those of the warriors in the army.

Zhai Zhe followed suit, following behind Lu Xiangsheng.

"Have the Chahars and Tumuts retreated across the Yellow River?" Lu Xiangsheng's voice was low.

"The news I received the day before yesterday was that they had all retreated to the Hetao, and the city of Guihua was occupied by Zasaktu Khan from Mobei."

Lu Xiangsheng put his hands behind his back, "Is Feng Qin still staying in the grassland?" ”

"He is with the two Great Khans of Mongolia and is responsible for commanding the naval army!" Zhai Zhe did not dare to mention the secrets of Hanzhai.

"I Xuanda Town can get out of the cavalry right now is you, last year when the Qing captured into Kou Xuanda, Chahar Khan Ezhe once helped us, this year to repay Li Li as a matter of course!" Lu Xiangsheng's face was grim, in fact, Zhai Zhe had never seen a few times when Lu Gong's face was relaxed.

"You are more familiar with the steppe than I am, and you are more familiar with Mongolia than me, so I order you to attack, and I will not limit the way and timing of your attack. From now on, your cavalry is free, whether you want to get out of the fortress from the fortress of victory, or from the Great Wall of Xuanfu, or kill Hukou, my request to you is to be sure to assist the two Mongol tribes to defend the Hetao steppe! Lu Xiangsheng turned his head to look at Zhai Zhe's eyes full of expectation, "Just like you did in the grassland before!" It is inconvenient for the foot soldiers of Xuanda Town to go out to fight, but the land of the Ming Dynasty is your backing! ”

"The last general commands!" Zhai Zhe knelt on one knee.

"If you win this battle, I will give you credit to the court!" Lu Xiangsheng raised his hand to signal Zhai Zhe to stand up, and there was a gloomy tone in his tone, and said, "I know, maybe you care, maybe you don't care!" But you must care about the safety of Daming, if this pass is passed, Xuanda Town will have no worries! ”

He didn't know all of Zhai Zhe's private actions, but he wasn't completely unaware of them. The general in front of him, who looked a little wooden, was like a beast that had just come out of the jungle, tamed and could become a weapon to guard the Ming Dynasty, or it could become a disaster for the Ming Dynasty. The reason why he tolerated Zhai Zhe's private recruitment of troops and horses and the transportation of grain out of the jam last year was all to wait for this moment. For the handsome, when the capable can dominate, there are not many people who can use Xuanda Town, and finally there is a seedling, he doesn't want to destroy the Great Wall.

"The last general will definitely serve the Ming Dynasty, and he will die!" Zhai Zhe couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false, maybe it was true at the moment, and when he returned to Fang Shan, it would become false.

"Go, whoever needs the cooperation of Xuanfu and Datong border town, pass on the book to the Governor's Mansion!" Lu Xiangsheng clapped his hands, as if he had let go of a thought.

"Yes!" Zhai Zhe bowed down and walked back on the road he had come.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at his back, his brows furrowed and stretched, he couldn't see through this person, although in a sense, the fate of the two was closely related.

The big black horse galloped all the way back to Fangshan, Zhai Zheli gently brushed his dark mane in front of the stable, and after being silent for a long time, he beckoned to his soldiers: "Send it back to the Datong General's Mansion!" ”

The big black horse seemed to understand his words, and pouted his hooves and let out a neigh.

"Don't scream, old is old, you have been with me for so many years, I don't want your blood to be splashed on the battlefield!" Zhai Zhe leaned over and whispered in the ear of the big black horse, and there was still a jujube red horse left by Ulan in his stable. Lu Gong did not equip him with a prison army, and completely left him to do it on his own, this battle was bound to be thrilling, and he could not go out of his way.

Xiao Zhiyan's scout camp slowly retreated back to Fangshan, and the banner of the Emperor Taiji's army covered the entire Monan grassland.

Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, adhered to the previous strategy and mobilized a large army to garrison the Great Wall of Xuanfu, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were divided into forts. Jiang Pai, who was stationed in the Victory Fort, was the most nervous, and the first two Qing prisoners entered Kou Daming were broken through the fortress here, but fortunately, the 4,000 cavalry of Zhai Zhe's department stationed not far away gave him a little confidence.

The elite of the two white flags has always been the vanguard of the Qing Dynasty, and Dolgon turned a blind eye to the border towns of the Ming Dynasty all the way, and arrived at the south of the naturalized city unhurriedly.

The banners of the Mongols in Mobei were planted at the head of the city of Guihua, and a column of cavalry of more than 30 people came in the direction of Dolgon's army.

"Lord Qiqi, our cavalry has helped the Qing Dynasty to take the Naturalization City!" Zasaktu Khan did not show his face, and only let one of the leaders of his tribe come to report it.

Including the leaders of the Modong Mongolian tribes, many people were more afraid of Dol Roll than they were to Huang Taiji, and seeing the face of Prince Daqingrui who seemed to be paralyzed, the two legs of this commander couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Have you found out where the Chahars and Tumuts are going?"

"It's all in the Loop!"

Dolgon had no more words to say, urging his horse to march forward slowly, and the two white-flag cavalry marched non-stop in the direction of the Tuoketo steppe. Zasaktu Khan, who was looking out of the naturalization city, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he had already planned that if Huang Taiji wanted to take Naturalization away from him, he would immediately lead his troops back to Mobei.

Dolgon was followed by the Modong Mongol coalition army, followed by the Imperial Forest Army of the Three Banners of Huang Taiji, and finally the men and horses of the Eight Banners of the Mongols and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, with 780,000 troops stationed in the south of the Naturalized City and the Tuoketuo grassland. Zasaktu Khan only sent the tribal leader to meet Huang Taiji, and he resolutely did not show up.

Huang Taiji didn't seem to care about Zasaktu Khan's rude behavior at all, and regarded the Naturalization City as nothing. After the army was stationed, the scouts probed the news of Monan, and personally went to the Yellow River crossing to check the military situation.

It was cloudy with a thin layer of fog on the river.

The Junzijin Ferry is the widest river surface of the Hetao, and you can see the situation on the other side clearly when you stand on the river, and you can't see it clearly from a distance.

Huang Taiji's huge body pressed against the white horse, and the war horse walked very carefully with every step, he was no longer the age when he could cross the entire grassland to pursue Lin Dan Khan ten years ago. On the opposite side of the river, thirty or forty small boats swayed with the waves, and a column of knights stared at them.

"Looks like they want to hold the loop!" Dorgon interjected.

"So it's a nuisance!" Huang Taiji seemed to be muttering to himself. He made such a big move, and delayed for half a month before he was recruited, originally wanting Ezhe to flee to Moxi like his father. At that time, the two tribes were in a state of panic, and he urged the army to pursue them, which would get twice the result with half the effort.

"Luckily we have enough sheepskin rafts!" Zilharang looked optimistic.

"Order the Han Eight Banners to cross the river to attack first, and test the reality on the opposite side!" Huang Taiji ordered.

"Yes!"

The Jurchens are not good at water warfare, and the vast majority of people fall into such a Yellow River like a scale and sink to the bottom, in this case, the Han Eight Banners can only be cannon fodder once. The heralds rushed to the camp of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and after Geng Zhongming received the order, he immediately summoned the sergeants of the army and selected more than 2,000 soldiers who knew how to water. Although these people know water, not many of them can travel through such a turbulent river.

The fog couldn't block the view, and both sides could see what was going on on the other side.

Feng Qin personally jumped onto the largest warship, and Wen Linzhu followed behind him. After several months of training, Feng Qin learned to swim from a landlubber, and was able to keep his body balanced on the warship, but Wen Linzhu felt that his chief officer would lose his life if he fell into the center of the Yellow River like this.

On the other side of the river, a sheepskin raft entered the water, and foot soldiers climbed up with shields, and archers sat in the back rows, flanked by foot men with oars. Wen Linzhu waved his hand, and when he saw Feng Qin's expression, he put his hand down again.

"Are you sure you can beat them?" Feng Qin's voice is very soft,

"Yes!" Wen Linzhu roared.

"In that case, don't worry, wait for them to stay farther away from the shore, and the possibility of escaping back after falling into the water is a little smaller." Feng Qin taught Wenlin Zhu to fight by hand. He was nearly ten years younger than Wen Linzhu, but he already had eight years of battlefield experience.

"Yes!" Wen Linzhu replied respectfully.

The water at the Kishijin Ferry was gentle, and the sheepskin raft floated in and stopped paddling in the middle of the river. War horses galloped on both sides of the Yellow River, and thousands of cavalry lined up on the bank to watch the imminent water battle in the middle of the river.

"They're inviting to fight!" Feng Qin frowned slightly. Qing Yu wanted to take this opportunity to see what the strength of their naval army was, "Attack!" Take out your best weapons and try to defeat the captives in one fell swoop! ”

"Attack!" Wen Linzhu raised the wood pulp in his hand and shouted.

More than a dozen warships swam like dragons towards the middle of the river.

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