This time when the bandits moved south, both Xu Xun and Yang Yiqing judged that Zhenyuan Pass was not a breakthrough point. Therefore, when Xu Xun led his army out of the city, he had already sent people to Zhenyuan Pass to bring Mo Feng and Zhenyuan Pass.
The seventy or eighty old pawns that Wei Sheng trusted the most - indeed they were old pawns. The youngest was already forty-one, and the oldest was almost fifty. When this group of people arrived at Pinglu City in Ningxia
, the materials for the pontoon bridge have been prepared. However, Xu Xun did not ask General Rongsheng to build the pontoon bridge immediately. Instead, he only ordered people to ferry the boat across the river. Mo Feng, Wei Sheng and others crossed the river to scout, and then they continued to
Pay attention to what's happening on the other side of the river.
Only one day later, he received a report from the soldiers patrolling at the top of Pinglu City. Someone on the other side of the river waved a flag. When he went to the city to see it in person, he found that it was indeed the flag language he had taught Wei Sheng, and immediately gave orders to Rongsheng.
Said: "Build a floating bridge!"
The water surface of this section of the Yellow River opposite Pinglu City is not very wide, about two miles. Because the wind was sunny and the water flow was gentle, more than 2,000 people crossed the river sequentially from the two pontoon bridges, which took less than one person in total.
At that time, after everyone had crossed the river, Xu Xun ordered more than 200 people under Rong Sheng's command who had crossed the river to go back and dismantle the pontoon bridge. Then he immediately met the sentinel Wei Sheng, Mo Feng and others.
"There are more than 10,000 bandits. Looking at the direction, they should be heading towards Huamachi and Xingwu Camp!"
"It is indeed there!"
Seeing the clear expression on Xu Xun's face, Wei Sheng and Mo Feng looked at each other. Wei Sheng, who was even more impatient, couldn't help but said: "Uncle Ping Bei said it was true. Could it be that he expected the bandits to invade there?"
Now that the war has begun, Xu Xun smiled slightly and nodded: "The area from Huamachi to Xingwu Camp has always been the focus of their attacks. Now that the army is coming again, the possibility of taking this line is naturally the greatest. However,
, you should know that Mr. Yang is personally supervising there now, not to mention..." Thinking of Yang Yiqing's plank road to cross Chencang secretly, he stopped talking for a moment. Then he asked directly. "I'll ask you again, maybe you can see
Send out the flag of the bandits?"
"In addition to the nine-tailed white flag before, there is also the fiery red flag!"
He really expected it, it was indeed Balsborot and Fire Sieve who sent out troops at the same time!
When Wei Sheng said this, seeing Xu Xun's solemn expression, he couldn't help but say: "Now that the bandits have invaded the Huamachi area of Xingwu Camp, they must have thought that the camp site at Tuhe River must be weakly defended. Pingbei Bo
But you want to lead us to attack the camp and cut off their retreat?"
"No. Order everyone in the army to rest for an hour and check whether the drinking water has been prepared as ordered."
Xu Xun told Cao Qian this, and when Cao Qian quickly turned around to deliver the message, he said to Wei Sheng and Mo Feng: "Wei Sheng, you previously detected that the bandits were stationed in the upper reaches of the Dusitu River, how did you get close?
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"Of course I'm pretending to be a herdsman." Wei Sheng answered without thinking, and then he was afraid that Xu Xun wouldn't understand. He added, "In those days, Taifu Wang paid most attention to sentry detectives, so he asked us to learn a word or two in Mongolian. In addition,
I have been guarding Zhenyuan Pass for so many years, and I often deal with ordinary herdsmen. I have learned Mongolian more proficiently, and I will never show any flaws. Therefore, I sent the others back and quietly touched Dusi Rabbit.
Along the river, a herdsman was killed and changed his clothes. In addition to the cattle and sheep, of course no one noticed. If he hadn't made it in time on the return trip, the cattle and sheep had to be lost on the spot, so this ticket was still a good deal.
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The two ethnic groups have been at odds with each other along the northern line for many years. The Mongols invaded and plundered the population, money and food, and the border generals often robbed the herdsmen of cattle and sheep, and used them as the first to take advantage of the border. This has been a habit for many years. So Wei Sheng talked about this
It was normal for things to happen, and so was Mo Feng, but Xu Xun was not moved.
You must know that during the time when he left Zhangjiakou Fort and fought outside the Great Wall, he slaughtered several Mongolian tribes along the way, killing the men and letting the women and children go! War is inherently about any means necessary!….
"Then let me ask you, the entire Dusitu River meanders for hundreds of miles, but are there any tribes that belong to the Fire Sieve and have a small number of people?"
"Of course." Wei Sheng nodded without thinking, "I passed several small tribes on the road, and I went to one of them to ask for water. It is a small tribe of about three to five hundred people, with limited youth. By the way, I have
I almost forgot, I heard from them that this time that Jinong seems to have brought his sister, who is the favorite daughter of the little Tatar prince."
Balsbrot's sister? Dayan Khan's favorite daughter? She was the Princess Tululetu who was shot by him with an arrow and fell off her horse?
Xu Xun thought about the last encounter, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. But soon, the feeling of meeting an old friend among the enemies was driven out of his mind. After all, when it comes to old friends, there is an unknown friend.
The fire screen they met, and Urusbolt who had been in his hands for many days. Therefore, after pondering for a moment, he said: "If you raid a small tribe and create a posture of a large army raid, then
How confident do you feel that you can retreat with one strike?"
Hearing this, Wei Sheng and Mo Feng were shocked at the same time. Mo Feng even said hesitantly: "Uncle Ping Bei, before we waited for sentries to detect the movements of the bandits, we only had more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, and we all thought about Tuhe.
I'm afraid there are not a few remaining bandits over there. If they come for reinforcements, I'm afraid they will be in big trouble after this attack."
"The army of pirates came out in full force. Although there were still men and horses stationed in the hinterland, there were not only the princess Tululetu, but also the family members of Huoshai. Once bitten by a snake, they would be afraid of well ropes for ten years. If they sent out their troops and horses
To reinforce a small tribe that is at least dozens of miles away from them, if this is just a tactic to divert their troops away from the mountains, and to attack the old, weak, women and children in one fell swoop, then their biggest purpose of keeping the army stationed will be gone! So
, Balsborot’s troops and horses will definitely not use unnecessary force. As for the soldiers and horses of Fire Sieve, I’m afraid they can only stand still for the time being and do nothing to save them!”
However, there was another thing in Xu Xun's heart that he hadn't said yet. Balsbort and Huosif were fighting fiercely before, but now they are together again. The relationship between them cannot be inseparable. It can be said that they are seemingly inseparable.
It's almost the same. Now that the two leaders are joining forces and heading south, those who stay behind don't know what kind of disputes will happen.
"That being the case, this can be done!"
Before Wei Sheng could ask for orders to go on a raid, Xu Xun waved his hand and said: "You have done a good job waiting for the sentry before, so don't take all the credit! Come, please invite General Chen, Lu Hai and others to come forward.
Come and discuss matters!”
After the generals came in response to the order, Chen Xiong had a strange expression on his face when he heard Xu Xun talking about leading troops in a surprise attack. He was obviously thinking of the glorious achievements of Shenying and Xu Xun. And because of what happened,
Ding Guang, Zhang Qin, Lu Hai and other generals guarding King Qing were silent and did not speak. The first person to break the silence was Jiang Bin.
"Uncle Pingbei, I humble my position and ask for orders. I only need five hundred troops and horses!"
"Oh, you, the guerrilla general of Datong, are you familiar with the surrounding terrain?" Remembering that Qian Ning used to be adventurous, Xu Xun couldn't help asking with a half-smile, and then he said without waiting for Jiang Bin to speak.
, "Commander Lu, since you have been in Ningxia for many years, you should be very familiar with the terrain of Hetao. You order 300 troops and horses under your command, and I will give you another 200 troops and horses for the Ningxia front guard, plus the dozen or so troops under Jiang Bin's command.
You are an athlete, take down that tribe for me!"
After spending more than 20 years in the guard of King Qing, Lu Hai's lofty ambitions were almost worn away, but Xu Xun first aroused his thoughts that had been dormant for many years by restoring Wang Yue to the title, and then captured Ding Guang and Zhang.
After Xu Xun came to Qin, he further aroused the flames that had been ignited in his and other people's hearts on the grounds of building and destroying the imperial guards. At this moment, when he heard that Xu Xun specifically ordered his general, he also caught up with Jiang Bin who had volunteered for orders before.
, he took a deep breath, and finally stepped forward and knelt down to obey the order...
"My humble position will surely live up to Uncle Pingbei's trust!"
When Lu Hai retreated to prepare, Xu Xun said a few words to the other generals, but Chen Xiong and Jiang Bin were left behind. Seeing that the latter looked unhappy, Xu Xun said lightly: "Why?
, you are not happy that I have added a veteran to help you? If we fight in Datong, if you are willing to fight, I will never deny your vote, but this is Ningxia! You know where the Dusi Tu River is,
Do you know who are the people under your command, and are you confident that they can follow your orders like an arm and a leg?"
Jiang Bin's complexion turned green and white at the repeated questions. Just as he was about to kneel down to apologize, he suddenly felt Xu Xun take a step forward and quickly lowered his head. At this time, he heard a decisive sentence coming from the front.
words.
"It's good to be brave, but greed for merit, especially greed for solo merit, is not what a famous general would do! If this happens, please write it in the merit book, and I will not miss your name!"
"Thank you, sir!"
When Jiang Bin strode away, Chen Xiong, who had been silent next to him, slowly came forward, looked at the back and said thoughtfully: "Uncle Ping Bei, this person and Qian Ning, who you used before,
Some places are very similar!"
"It doesn't matter whether they are similar or not. As long as they are brave, resourceful and courageous, I can use the plan now!"
Xu Xun answered casually, then raised his hand to signal Chen Xiong and him to sit on the marching pony, and then said in a deep voice: "For this matter, we have to seize the opportunity to attack the defenders in the area of Xingwu Camp and Huamachi."
Mr. Yang Suian has already arranged this matter. As long as there are no mistakes, the bandits should be able to return without success. But what happens next is that we are waiting for this partial force and Ningxia guerrilla general Qiu Yue's Yuquan
The soldiers and horses of the camp. Some of the grain and grass that Li Zeng transported to the Heishan camp were stored in Pinglu City, and some were stored in Zhenyuan Pass. Qiu Yue's soldiers and horses went into battle lightly without any grain and grass and marched quickly. They could reach Zhenyuan Pass in less than two days. After supplies,
He will be able to attack. Mr. Miao is waiting for him there. As long as the news is smooth, everything should go smoothly by then!"
Chen Xiong's eyes brightened when he heard this, and he immediately asked: "Then the bet this time is..."
"Huosi and Balsborot can't be of the same mind! But if Jiang Bin, Lu Hai and others lead troops to attack, as long as there are no troops to come to rescue after letting people go to report the news, then this matter will be confirmed!
Otherwise, we will have no choice but to huddle and defend the road! Using these hundreds of people to attack is a test!"