A few days passed in a blink of an eye, Sun Shaozu went to the front line as he wished, while Zhu Jinghong still stayed in the governor's office.

Because the new round of battles began, Ning Huanxiang personally went to the front line to supervise the battle, so there were few people in the governor's office.

As the front progressed, the position of the Governor's Office was constantly changing, and if the results of this battle were significant, it was clear that the Governor's Office would have to move further to the northwest.

In fact, Zhu Jinghong didn't stay in the executive office for two days, and went to the North Siwei and Jingying infantry camps.

They were responsible for escorting grain, grass and ordnance, and most of the time they were on the way, so Zhu Jinghong hadn't seen them for a long time.

Like the cavalry generals, because the overall progress of the war was sluggish, these people from the North Fourth Guard and the Jingying Infantry Army also complained about Ning Huanxiang.

As soon as Zhu Jinghong arrived, he listened to the complaints of these people, and suggested that he persuade Ning Huanxiang to change his mind one by one.

And all Zhu Jinghong could do was to appease everyone and warn them to be prepared for war and ensure that they could enter the battle as soon as possible.

Speaking of the direction of the northern front, as the battle unfolded, the armies of all the divisions moved.

There were about 15,000 cavalry on the northern front, and the composition of the personnel was extremely complex, basically the troops drawn from various tribes, and the coordination between them was also very scattered.

This is the situation that Sun Shaozu felt most profoundly after observing it for a few days.

Of course, these people are inferior to the Beijing camp, but fortunately, the Dzungar army they faced was even more chaotic than their command system.

"It's been so long, and everyone hasn't arrived yet, these idiots are simply dragging their feet!"

The person who said this was the commander of the Anxi Xingdu Sidu, Tongzhi Zhou Quanhui, who was responsible for commanding the tribes on the northern front.

It stands to reason that the northern front should be commanded by Wang Ziteng, but the main force of Anxi Xingdu Division was dragged in Zasak and other countries, so he didn't dare to withdraw at all.

At this time, Zhou Quanhui scolded the generals of the various departments and alliances on the northern front, and now he wanted to gather them together to welcome Ning Huanxiang and listen to his instructions.

The fighting in the south was fierce, and the armies of Jingying and Qinghai Xingdusi had fought with the Dzungar army many times, and had achieved fairly good results.

Obviously, the "defeat" in the early stage has made all the departments of the southern front ashamed and courageous, so they will pay more attention to destroying the enemy.

However, this is still a victory in the battle, and the two sides are still in a scorching situation from the overall point of view.

Now that the southern front can be fought, Ning Huanxiang chose to come to the northern front to personally supervise the battle, just to squeeze out the maximum value of these "miscellaneous armies".

"My lord, they are used to being careless, and it is difficult to change these problems in a short period of time!" Sun Shaozu replied calmly.

Previously, he was a commander in the Anxi Xingdu Division, and he was very familiar with Zhou Quanhui, so he would tell a few truths.

After so many years of wandering outside the Saiwai, Sun Shaozu knows very well how the combat effectiveness of these troops drawn by the alliance is.

In this regard, the imperial court itself has no intention of changing, if these armies are strong, the threat to the imperial court will also come up.

When Ning Huanxiang arrived, not all the generals of the northern line had arrived, so Zhou Quanhui was scolded in public.

Immediately afterwards, Ning Huanxiang began to analyze the enemy's situation, and once again affirmed his claims, as well as conveyed his battle plan to his subordinates.

He didn't notice that Sun Shaozu quietly left the scene and went to chat with his guard Qianhu.

said that it was a thousand households, but in fact, Ning Huanxiang's entourage of guards was only more than a hundred people.

"You're tired these days, aren't you?" Sun Shaozu handed out a pot of wine.

Wine is definitely a good thing, it can quickly bring people closer, not to mention that Sun Shaozu and this person are quite familiar.

After taking the flask, Qianhu Guo Xing replied, "Don't mention it...... In the past few days, I have been running everywhere, not to mention thousands of miles, and people are sleepy and tired! ”

"Governor Ning didn't say he was tired, don't you know what to do!" Sun Shaozu replied with a smile.

From the departure of the capital to the present, Sun Shaozu and Guo Xing have known each other for several months, and they can barely be called friends, so the atmosphere is relaxed when they talk.

"The situation on the southern front is good, I'm afraid that Governor Ning will stay on the northern front to supervise the battle next!"

After nodding slightly, Guo Xing replied: "I think it will be like this, I just hope that this battle will be over soon, and then I will be able to leave this ghost place!" ”

Looking at the gray world in front of him, Guo Xing missed his wife and children very much.

Sun Shaozu laughed dryly, and then said: "I see that this battle is still fighting, you better cheer up and protect Governor Ning!" ”

"Come on, come on, drink and drink!" Guo Xing lifted the flask.

The two of them sat on a big rock, looking at the tents below, and drank a glass of wine.

To have a good relationship with Guo Xing, Sun Shaozu's purpose is very clear, and he wants to find out Ning Huanxiang's whereabouts with this relationship.

In this way, he can borrow a knife to kill people and directly get rid of Ning Huanxiang.

Sun Shaozu has been planning this crazy plan for a long time, and now it is officially implemented.

After arriving at the northern front to give a lecture, Ning Huanxiang went to the Namu army that afternoon to inspect the armament and understand the matter.

He planned to spend two days on a trip to all the armies of the various divisions to find out how much water they had.

Only by grasping the most real situation can he adjust his plan according to things, otherwise there will always be failures of one kind or another.

And the two days that Ning Huanxiang ran around the ministries were the "window period" for Sun Shaozu to implement the plan.

Because during this time, Ning Huanxiang's range of activities was relatively fixed, and he only brought a few hundred guards with him.

As long as his whereabouts are revealed and the Dzungars are attracted to besiege him, his Sun Shaozu's plan will be realized.

Among them, the most important thing is to find out Ning Huanxiang's whereabouts, and this is when Guo Xing comes in handy.

As the dignified governor, his whereabouts will not be announced to the public, but as the commander of his bodyguard, Guo Xingzi knows it.

Guo Xing likes to drink, and it is too simple for Sun Shaozu to pry things out of his mouth.

Of course, this is also blamed because Guo Xing did not defend Sun Shaozu, because it is impossible to imagine that Sun Shaozu would have such crazy actions.

In the end, Sun Shaozu judged that the best time to besiege and kill was between the Namu army and the Duolun army.

These two armies are the farthest apart, almost forty miles, and if they have a mind or not, they can accomplish it with only two or three hundred people.

Of course, the number of people can be larger, but the risk of being discovered is also greater, after all, so many scouts are not eating dry food.

In the afternoon of the next day, Sun Shaozu quietly disappeared into the barracks, and after riding a horse for a long distance, he changed into Dzungar clothes.

Previously, he was the commander of Yongningwei, responsible for garrisoning the westernmost part of the Anxi Xingdu Division, so he was very familiar with the current situation.

Although the Dzungars learned to "clear the wilderness", Sun Shaozu knew where to find herders.

Through the mouths of these people, the news can be transmitted to the Junggar army, attracting these people to besiege Ning Huanxiang.

Riding a horse and galloping for more than seventy miles, looking at the undulating hills in front of him, Sun Shaozu muttered in a low voice: "In the years of Yongningwei, the most beneficial thing I have done is to learn the words of Dzungaria!" ”

Only Sun Shaozu himself knows this secret, and he will always keep this secret.

On the fifth day of August, the wind blew fiercely.

Normally, such weather is not suitable for travel, but Ning Huanxiang didn't care about it so much.

Leaving the Namu Army's garrison, they rushed to the Duolun Tribe, which would be Ning Huanxiang's last army to visit.

Although the distance of more than 40 miles is not far, it can encounter such windy weather, and it takes an hour to ride a horse.

Sun Shaozu was in the Mubu Alliance, and he came back early this morning, and now he just needs to wait for the results.

"With such a strong wind, they go slowly, and the thieves are so good to hide...... God help me! Sun Shaozu smiled.

"Commander Sun, it's rare for you to come here, we have prepared some good wine and meat, come and enjoy it!"

Speaking is Su He's son Erisi, when Sun Shaozu served as the commander of Yongningwei, he had a lot of dealings with the people of the wood department, and he was also an old friend with Su He's father and son.

"Don't call me nonsense, I'm just an idler now, just follow and watch the fun!" Sun Shaozu is very humble.

Eris replied with a smile: "Lord Sun is too modest, if you follow His Royal Highness King Xiang, sooner or later you will have a chance to be promoted!" ”

"Then I'll borrow your good words!" Sun Shaozu's smile was even worse.

In the next half hour, everything he had planned would come to fruition, and he wanted to hear something good.

"Let's go...... Let's drink and go! ”

stepped forward and grabbed Sun Shaozu and walked back, Erisi is also a man with a hearty personality.

On the other hand, Ning Huanxiang was not far from the Mubu League, and he was targeted by the Dzungar detectives.

Confirming that it was indeed Ning Huanxiang's team in front of them, these scouts were immediately overjoyed, and immediately sent someone to take a shortcut to inform the situation.

They did set up an ambush in front, but they only sent two hundred cavalry.

Everything was only because the Dzungar generals judged that the news passed down by Sun Shao's ancestors was false information, so they didn't pay too much attention to this matter.

Of course, two hundred against more than a hundred, and in the case of an ambush, still has a great advantage.

The scout passed the news to the leader of the team, Qianhu Limu, this guy was reluctant to come, and when he heard that there was really a big fish, he immediately became excited.

He is not valued by the ten thousand households where he is located, so he will be sent over today, otherwise if he knew that he was really besieging Ning Huanxiang, how could he get his turn to achieve this great achievement.

"Sons, the governor of the Ming army is in front, he only brought a team of about a hundred people, we will go and take him down now!"

"Whether this person lives or dies, we have great merit today, and the Han will reward you with gold, silver, cattle and sheep, and a great future is just around the corner!"

Drawing his saber, Li Mu said hoarsely: "Brothers, join me...... Round them up! ”

In fact, there was no need for Li Mu's explanation, the soldiers present all understood what a credit it was to besiege and kill the governor of the Ming army, so each of them was already full of energy.

The wind whipped up the dust, providing excellent concealment, indicating that the siege might be going well.

This side is in full swing preparing for an ambush, and in the Namu army at the other end, Sun Shaozu is drinking wine and eating meat with Su He and others, chatting with each other about some old things.

Although the language is not understood, there are two translators in the tent, and Sun Shaozu has a good chat with everyone.

"Father, with such a big wind and sand, it's easy to get lost when you're out on the road, will something happen to Governor Ning?" Eris asked with a worried look on his face.

Su He was stunned for a moment, and then he replied: "He has been running around for more than a month, and I haven't seen him get lost...... I don't think anything will happen! ”

Eris nodded, but he still didn't feel at ease.

The reason why he remembered Ning Huanxiang was because among so many young generals, this Governor Ning had only praised him.

At this time, Sun Shaozu was also thinking about Ning Huanxiang, and he estimated that the siege might have begun.

Thinking that after Ning Huanxiang's death, only Zhu Jinghong could preside over the overall situation, so he was so excited that he drank two more glasses.

Besides, on the Gobi, the fierce battle has ended, and Li Mu is leading his subordinates to clean up the battlefield.

"Are you sure you haven't spared anyone?" Li Mu frowned and asked.

"Never let one go!" Several hundred households under his command replied one after another.

Except for a dozen or so survivors, everyone including Ning Huanxiang died, while Li Mu and his party lost more than seventy people.

Two hundred against one hundred, and it was an ambush battle like this, Li Mu also had to admit that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was really high.

"Let them hurry up, bring all the armor back, and I'll interrogate those living mouths!"

The quality of the armor of the Ming army is excellent, and there are hundreds of sets of armor on the scene, and its value makes Li Mu impossible to ignore.

Even if the longer he cleaned up the battlefield, the higher the risk, and Li Mu felt that the price was acceptable.

The Dzungar soldiers quickly cleaned up the battlefield, and Li Mu came to the crowd of living people.

There were thirteen people who were caught alive, and Guo Xing of the guard Qianhu happened to be among them, and at this time he was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, and the arrow pierced his armor at close range.

Seven others were injured like him, two of whom were already dying, and normally could not have lasted more than half an hour.

"Where is your governor?" Li Mu asked.

They accompanied an interpreter and immediately conveyed the words to Guo Xing and his party.

Guo Xing replied: "We are just a patrol, there is no governor you are looking for!" ”

Hearing this, Li Mu laughed and immediately replied: "The patrols of the Duolun and Namu tribes don't have such good armor as you!" ”

Guo Xing replied again: "We are the cavalry of the Beijing camp!" ”

Li Mu didn't have the heart to talk nonsense, and immediately scolded: "Hurry up and explain honestly, do you think you can hide it?" We already know what you're doing! ”

At this time, Guo Xing could be sure that his party was not ambushed by these people by chance, and it was obvious that the other party came prepared.

It is highly likely, then, that Governor Ning's whereabouts were leaked...... Guo Xing thought secretly.

There was no point in hiding it, and Guo Xing then asked, "How do you know that Governor Ning will pass through here?" ”

Obviously, Guo Xing wants to find out how the news leaked, and even if he dies, he wants to be a ghost.

However, the result of his questioning was that he was severely whipped in the face, and then Li Mu scolded: "I asked you, not for you to ask me!" ”

"Tell me quickly, where is your governor now?" Li Mu scolded loudly.

"He's dead......" Guo Xing replied crisply.

Ning Huanxiang was indeed dead, and he was killed by an arrow at the beginning, just because he was in the densest place of arrows.

"Where is the body?" Li Mu asked again.

He also had to bring the body back so that he could complete the errand and get the reward he deserved.

Of course, Guo Xing refused to give in, at this time he was already determined to die, because he knew that it was impossible to go back alive, and the rest of the soldiers also thought the same way

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Li Mu slashed the two with a knife, which made the rest of the people commotion.

In the end, someone was willing to go and identify the body, but Guo Xing didn't say a word about it.

At this time, he didn't want to die, because he really wanted to find out who leaked the news, and who hurt him and his brother so miserably.

As he was carefully recalling, Li Mu asked again: "Your governor, how to determine the battle strategy, as long as you tell us...... I'll save you your life! ”

"Can you really spare my life?"

Li Mu solemnly replied, "I am willing to swear in the name of the gods!" ”

(End of chapter)