Chapter 208 The Lonely Army Goes Deep, Directly Pointing at the Royal Court
"Where did his reinforcements come from?"
"What do you eat?"
In the barbarian camp, Touman was furious, and scolded Youxian Wanglou, who was in charge of the scout, bloody.
"Subordinates deserve ten thousand deaths!"
Lou Fan felt aggrieved, after all, it was in Dagan's territory, and Dagan's national fortune was overshadowed. They did not have an advantage in away games, but Dagan's scouts resisted very firmly. The Hongdu Mansion is vast, and they really couldn't do anything I don't know.
But no matter how wronged he is, he can only admit his mistake. The leader scolded you not because he wanted to hear your explanation, but because the matter was not done well. He just needs to find someone to vent his anger.
"Judging from the banners of these reinforcements, they should be the garrison forces in Hongdu Prefecture."
King Youxian not only admitted his mistake obediently, stood at attention after being beaten, but also immediately gave useful suggestions, "That is to say, at this time, the defense forces in all parts of Hongdu Mansion are weak. If we divide our troops, we will be able to take Hongdu Mansion with ease." The whole territory, when the time comes, Hongdu Prefecture will be an isolated city, we have plenty of ways to conquer it!"
"Do it quickly!"
Touman didn't hesitate, and immediately agreed. After this small defeat, he planned to divide his troops.
He is still very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Dagan army. After the battle more than ten years ago, the current Dagan army would have their legs trembling when they saw their barbarian cavalry. There is no place.
As King Youxian said, as long as the entire territory of Hongdu Mansion is taken down, Hongdu Mansion City is an isolated city, and I have plenty of ways to take him down!
The him here does not refer to Hongdu Fucheng, but Lin Qian.
After this battle, he finally understood that there are geniuses in this world, even if some people have never experienced war, but on the battlefield, he can achieve results that make him dumbfounded even after he has been in the field for a long time.
He did underestimate the enemy a little bit, otherwise he would never have come to such an end.
However, he has an army of 40, so he can afford to lose, but Lin Qian only needs to lose once and he will be gone.
In the city of Hongdu Prefecture, Lin Qian also understood this truth. The barbarian army outside the city began to divide their troops, and they would rush to various parts of Hongdu Prefecture to attack the city.
The disadvantages of Lin Qian's deployment of garrison troops from various places will be revealed. Even if he wants to support, the barbarians will not give him this opportunity.
The Dagan army has cavalry, but there are not many. After all, farming in the Dagan era is not like the barbarians. Everyone grew up on horseback. Mounting a horse is a cavalry. As for war horses, barbarians are everywhere.
It costs a lot to train a cavalry in Dagan, and the number of cavalry has been repeatedly reduced when the treasury is empty in Dagan.
When the number of cavalry is insufficient, the barbarians will have the advantage of maneuvering, and the space outside the city will be completely occupied by the barbarians. It is no need to think about ambush a surprise soldier as before. It was discovered by the barbarian army, and then intercepted and killed, and it was impossible to reach other cities in Hongdu Prefecture.
Especially now that their forces are at a disadvantage, going out of the city now is no different from seeking death.
Lin Qian could only hope that the recruits would last a little longer, but his eyes were already on the north, which was further north than the barbarian army. There was the sixteenth city of Yanyun occupied by the barbarians!
Since you can't defend it, then simply don't defend it. You may be able to occupy the entire city of Hongdu, but Daqian has a vast land and resources, and it has enough depth. It will take years to kill it.
But if Lin Qian went all the way north and killed the barbarian's lair, it would only take a month!
From the very beginning, Lin Qian never thought about defending the city. His real worst strategy was not to defend the city at all, but to exchange his life with the barbarians with a small fortune!
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In Chang'an City, Emperor Qianyuan convened a rare early court, but the barbarian invasion still gave him great pressure, which made him not in the mood to enjoy singing and dancing at all.
He is indeed greedy for pleasure, but he is not an idiot. He just wants to find an easy way to get rid of the barbarians so that he can have fun again.
"Great victory on the front line!"
"Great victory on the front line!"
At this moment, Meng Chong quickly ran across the square in front of the Jinluan Hall, rushed into the Jinluan Hall, then knelt down at the gate of the hall, walked forward on his knees, and shouted ecstatically.
"Walk forward and speak quickly!"
Emperor Qianyuan was furious when he saw this, and at the critical moment, there is no use for you to kneel.
"On October 13rd, the barbarian army arrived at Qianliyuan outside the city of Hongdu Prefecture. Governor Lin's entire army attacked, including the original [-] troops in Hongdu Prefecture, and the [-] troops lined up at Qianliyuan outside Hongdu Prefecture to meet the barbarian army. ..."
"what?"
Hearing Meng Chong's narration, everyone in the room was shocked, and even Xia Yan couldn't help the blood rushing up, feeling a little dizzy.
13 to meet the 40 army, or a large army to meet the brave and skilled barbarian cavalry?
Is this something that humans can do?
If he didn't know Lin Qian well, he would have even thought that Lin Qian had defected to the enemy.
Emperor Qianyuan even sat slumped on the dragon chair, his eyes glazed over, as if he had seen the scene of the barbarian army grazing horses outside Chang'an City.
"A mediocre minister is wronging the country!"
The courtiers were filled with righteous indignation and cursed Lin Qian. Of course, some smart people were already thinking about moving to the south. They were thinking about how to persuade His Majesty to move the capital to the south. Savage savages as far away as possible.
Although this is only an expedient measure, it is good to live one more day.
"Master Lin mobilized the garrison forces from all over the Hongdu Mansion as surprise soldiers. When the battle between the two sides was in full swing, the barbarian cavalry was shocked and fled in a panic. Master Lin killed more than [-] enemies in one battle Army casualties were less than [-]!"
"Great victory!"
"Your Majesty, great victory!"
However, Meng Chong's next words made all the courtiers who were thinking about it stunned. Even Emperor Qianyuan sat up in shock, leaned forward, and looked at Meng Chong, as if thinking that he had heard it wrong. .
"Won?"
"A 13 patchwork army defeated a 40 brave barbarian army?"
I dare not write like that in novels!
Xia Yan was overjoyed. Although he didn't know how he won, it was enough to win. He really didn't misunderstand Lin Qian. This is really a peerless genius. !
Poems and songs, internal affairs of the imperial court, military and foreign wars... what else is he not good at, is it that he can't do it to the extreme?
"Tell me in detail!"
Even after repeated confirmation several times, Emperor Qianyuan still felt a little unreal.
Then Meng Chong explained the details of Lin Qian's battle with the barbarians in detail.
The tactics are not complicated, and even many military generals in North Korea and China have used them before.
But this tactic is simple and effective, no matter how simple the tactic is, if it can be executed perfectly on the battlefield, it is already invaluable.
The famous general Sun Wu once said that one can be considered a handsome man if he can command a hundred thousand soldiers without causing chaos.
You know, the master of the academy can often cause troubles with dozens of students alone, not to mention the 10 people recruited from all over the world.
They had to admit that this Lin Qian had something in the military.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, His Majesty!"
At this time, Li Rusong stood up, and he had to say that he was really the roundworm in Emperor Qianyuan's stomach. He did not object when Emperor Qianyuan sent Lin Qian to fight, because he saw that Emperor Qianyuan had made up his mind, so he stood up at this time Congratulations, no violation at all.
On the contrary, the ministers who opposed Lin Qian's expedition before, all blushed like monkey butts, could only stand in the hall with their heads down, not daring to say a word.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Emperor Qianyuan laughed, and this was the first time he had laughed since he learned of the barbarian invasion in the past few months, "This Lin Qian is really a talent!"
This time, he praised Lin Qian sincerely, and was even thinking about how to reward Lin Qian, but there are more important things to do right now, so he can't care about other things at all.
"Okay, step back!"
Emperor Qianyuan couldn't wait to say something, and then said to Li Rusong, "Li Aiqing will follow me to Dongnuan Pavilion."
Looking at Li Rusong who left with Emperor Qianyuan, Xia Yan frowned slightly, and he vaguely had a bad premonition.
"Li Aiqing, now that our army has won a great victory, it is a good time to send people to seek peace!"
In the East Nuan Pavilion, Emperor Qianyuan said to Li Rusong with a happy face.
The reason why he wanted to discuss with Li Rusong, the second assistant, and not bring Xia Yan, the first assistant, was because he knew that Xia Yan had always been opposed to seeking peace, so naturally he couldn't discuss the matter of seeking peace with Xia Yan.
"You send people to the barbarian army to negotiate with the barbarian king. As long as they agree to retreat, even if their request is too much, they can agree."
It can be said that such an operation is very outrageous to sue for peace after winning the battle.
However, Li Rusong seemed to have expected it long ago, and even took it for granted, even knowing it well, and said to Emperor Qianyuan with a smile, "I have already made up my mind about who to seek peace."
"it is good!"
Emperor Qianyuan patted Li Rusong's shoulder with a blushing face, "Li Aiqing is worthy of being my minister of the humerus."
He even couldn't help sighing, "It would be great if Daqian is a capable minister like Li Aiqing!"
"Do your best and relieve your majesty's worries, this is the job of the minister."
Li Rusong was trembling and respectful, and then he hesitated to speak, but finally said, "Your Majesty, there is a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not..."
"But it doesn't matter."
Emperor Qianyuan was in a good mood now. Although he knew that Li Rusong's next words might not be so pleasant, he still waved his hand grandly.
"Your Majesty's attitude towards Lin Qian was not good. Although thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king, a subject naturally dare not complain, but I don't know if Lin Qian really has no complaints in his heart like a humble minister."
"If that's the case, then of course it's a great fortune, Your Majesty's fortune."
"But if that wasn't the case, now that Lin Qian holds a heavy army and has won several battles in succession, he has a high prestige in the army, and I heard that he killed all the gentry in Hongdu Mansion and distributed Daqian's land to him. People, this is using His Majesty's property to buy people's hearts."
"I'm worried, if things go wrong, I'm afraid something will happen!"
"Your Majesty, don't forget about Li Yuan and Zhao Kuangyi..."
Li Rusong looked worried about the country, spoke earnestly, and cared about Dagan and Emperor Qianyuan wholeheartedly.
The joy on Emperor Qianyuan's face subsided, and he waved his hand to Li Rusong after being silent for a long while, "Stop mentioning this matter, go and do what I have told you!"
"Your Majesty forgive me, I deserve death for my crimes!"
Li Rusong fell to his knees, terrified.
Emperor Qianyuan waved his hand again, and didn't have any intention of pursuing the matter, "Go, go!"
Only then did Li Rusong slowly withdraw from the East Nuan Pavilion. He was not discouraged. Although Emperor Qianyuan suppressed the matter this time, the seeds of suspicion had already been planted, and the next thing to do was to wait for a suitable time for the seeds to take root and germinate. , thrive.
When this seed blooms, it will be the time when Lin Qian dies!
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"Father, yesterday night, a large number of cavalry troops left the Fucheng to break out of the siege, and they should have rushed to rescue all parts of Hongdu Mansion."
In the barbarian camp, Youxian Wang Loufan reported to Touman the changes of Dagan's army yesterday, "With the cover of night, although we stopped many cavalry, many of them rushed out of the encirclement, please Condemnation."
Lou Fan was also full of grievances, they were fully prepared for the army in Hongdu Prefecture to break through the siege and go to the rescue.
But who knew that these big men were really too cunning. They first sent a small group of cavalry to break through the encirclement to draw away the defending barbarian army, and then a large group of troops broke through. Under the cover of night and Confucianism, they could only be innocent The trick, after all, if you don't know that it is a small cavalry, you can't just ignore it.
"It's okay, they can't get out!"
"There is a net outside the city of Hongdu Prefecture. Even if they can break through your defense line, they will not be able to support other places!"
Touman is full of confidence, but he is becoming more and more dissatisfied with this son. It is no wonder that Mo Dun can become Zuo Xianwang. He is really short and tall.
At this time, the 20 barbarian army had already surrounded Hongdufu City on all sides, and Touman did not attack Hongdufu, just surrounded like this, he would wait until he conquered the entire territory of Hongdufu, and then attack the city with the power of a great victory.
And after capturing the Hongdu Mansion, he would have enough cannon fodder to die, which would greatly reduce the casualties of the barbarian soldiers.
They are proficient enough in driving out captives and attacking the city.
At that time, the barbarian army will follow behind. If the generals defending the city are decisive enough to kill all the sheep driven by them, that's okay. At least it will waste the defense materials of the opponent and affect the morale of the soldiers defending the city.
Killing one's own compatriots with one's own hands, and possibly even their relatives and friends among them, is not a good feeling. When coupled with the cruel battle of defending the city, their mentality may collapse.
If the opponent's defenders are merciful, these captives and the people of Dagan will disrupt the formation of Dagan's defenders, and they will be able to take the opportunity to attack the city.
Just as Touman was thinking about how to take Hongdufu City without bloodshed, Lin Qian was galloping on the plain hundreds of miles behind them, and behind him were groups of cavalry in red armor and red flags marching silently .
And as they continued to move forward, there were also large groups of cavalry gathered from all directions. These were multiple groups of cavalry that Lin Qian had broken down into pieces. If the large army was dispatched directly, there would be too much movement, and the barbarian cavalry outside the city would definitely not Stand by.
After being broken down into parts, although each share can range from a few hundred to as many as one or two thousand, the total amount is still considerable.
In the end, out of the [-] cavalry he sent, only [-] came to join them.
This is also a helpless thing. The barbarians have long been prepared. It is the result of Lin Qian racking his brains and calculating all the organs to achieve the current results.
Touman would never have imagined that he had set up a net in the south of Hongdu Mansion, but Lin Qian led his people all the way north and went behind them.
Maybe it was because of their self-confidence, or maybe it was because they didn't think that the big cadres would throw themselves into the trap. The barbarians didn't have many defensive forces in the north, so they were easily bypassed by Lin Qian.
When the group arrived outside Shuozhou city, the barbarian soldiers guarding the city hadn't realized it yet. With Lin Qian deliberately putting away the flag, they thought it was their own cavalry passing by at first.
It wasn't until Lin Qian and the others came to the city that they realized something was wrong, because these cavalrymen were wearing red armor, and the shapes of the men and the horses were not right.
It's a pity it's too late.
Originally, Touman was dispatched in full force this time, and there were not many troops left behind, and these barbarian soldiers were better at galloping on horseback than defending the city.
Unprepared, Lin Qian opened the gate of Shuozhou City in only a quarter of an hour, and killed all the barbarian soldiers left behind.
This is the advantage of the cavalry. Even if these barbarian soldiers escaped from the city, they would not be caught up very far.
Especially when the Dagan people in the city saw that it was the Dagan army, most of them wept with joy, and began to guide the Dagan army and find out the hiding barbarian soldiers.
Not only the barbarian soldiers, but all the barbarians in Shuozhou City were slaughtered by Lin Qian. This is not due to Lin Qian's cruelty. At this time, they are going deep alone. It is most important to keep their positions secret, otherwise once they are locked by the barbarian army, they will be surrounded and wiped out. Next, their [-] cavalry is not enough for the opponent to charge.
And even if Lin Qian didn't kill them, these barbarians would be killed by the Dagan people in Shuozhou city.
After the barbarians took over the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, they continued to migrate to the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. When the barbarians moved south in large numbers, they also sent people to confiscate the land of Dagan people and distribute all the fertile land to the barbarians.
This is not over yet, even if the land they confiscated is surplus, they will not return it to the common people.
Some powerful families of the barbarians also relied on their influence in the barbarians to plunder wantonly, and some families occupied thousands of hectares of land.
But no matter whether it is these bureaucrats or ordinary barbarians, after they get the land, they will not cultivate it by themselves. They simply do not have this ability. Honest farming.
So they forcibly leased these lands to the people of Dagan, and asked the people of Dagan to plant land for them, and charged high rents. It is they who will deliberately use all kinds of means to turn Dagan people into slaves and farm them for free.
Even though the barbarians had occupied Yanyun Sixteen States for more than ten years, Yanyun Sixteen States still continued to rebel.
So even if Lin Qian didn't kill these barbarians, they wouldn't be able to survive in the ocean of Daqian people.
After dealing with all the barbarians, Lin Qian opened a warehouse to release food, opened the armory of the barbarians, and distributed all the weapons to them. After a night of rest in Shuozhou City, they continued northward with the dry food captured in Shuozhou City advance.
After they came out of Hongdufu City, they only brought dry food for three days. If not, they would not have been able to break out of the siege so easily, and Touman would not have been defenseless. This was one of the reasons why Lin Qian wanted to attack Shuozhou City .
Otherwise, they only need to sneak all the way to the barbarian royal court, and may even steal the house without anyone noticing.
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"Father, a large army has appeared in the Sixteen States of Yanyun. Now Shuozhou City and Huanzhou City have been breached. The news came from Huanzhou City. Now this army should be on its way to Yingzhou. "
Outside the city of Hongdu, where the barbarians camped, Lou Fan once again brought bad news.
"My son guessed that they might be the cavalry who broke out from the city of Hongdu Prefecture. The sons who were stationed in the south these days did not find them. They should have gone all the way north and detoured to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures."
Before Touman could ask any questions, Lou Fan expressed his guess.
"how many people?"
Touman was furious. The consumption of 40 troops is not small. If the cavalry destroys his logistics transportation line, the frontline army will surely collapse after running out of food. When the big army comes out, they may be defeated .
But he wasn't too worried. He had already sent a cavalry to guard Liangdao, and he should be safe for the time being. Presumably the large army knew this, so they chose to attack Yanyun Sixteenth City instead of cutting him off. food road.
"According to reports from soldiers who escaped from Huanzhou City, there should be more than [-]."
"More than [-]?"
Touman frowned, looking at Hongdufu City in the distance.
They suffered heavy losses in the battle half a month ago, but the loss of the Dagan army was also not small. Now the number of troops in Hongdu Prefecture should be less than [-], and another [-] cavalry were dispatched. That is to say, today's There are less than [-] defenders in the city of Hongdu Prefecture.
If we attack the city now, Hongdu Prefecture will definitely not be able to defend it!
But judging from the previous battle, Lin Qian shouldn't be such an idiot.
At this moment, Mao Dun suddenly broke into the big tent, "Father, we have contacted the internal response in Hongdu Prefecture. According to the information provided by the internal response, Lin Qian should no longer be in Hongdu Prefecture."
"Internal response?"
"They came out with the team of envoys who came to ask for peace."
Mo Dun explained that he was not in the big tent just now, but was receiving the envoys of Daqian.
"Lin Qian isn't in Hongdufu anymore?"
Hearing this, Touman stood up suddenly, came to the huge map in the big tent, looked in the direction of Shuozhou and Huanzhou... Then he followed the map all the way up, and he saw his royal family.
The next moment, Touman broke out in a cold sweat, "Their goal is the royal court!"
Now that their army is heading south, he has almost emptied all the troops in the north. Although it is not impossible to gather [-] cavalry, the barbarian tribes are usually scattered in various places. It may cause a devastating blow to the barbarians.
"Return to teacher!"
Touman quickly made a decision, especially after learning that Lin Qian might be among the 3 people, he had no reason to hesitate.
He wants to grind these 3 people into meat paste!
(End of this chapter)
"Where did his reinforcements come from?"
"What do you eat?"
In the barbarian camp, Touman was furious, and scolded Youxian Wanglou, who was in charge of the scout, bloody.
"Subordinates deserve ten thousand deaths!"
Lou Fan felt aggrieved, after all, it was in Dagan's territory, and Dagan's national fortune was overshadowed. They did not have an advantage in away games, but Dagan's scouts resisted very firmly. The Hongdu Mansion is vast, and they really couldn't do anything I don't know.
But no matter how wronged he is, he can only admit his mistake. The leader scolded you not because he wanted to hear your explanation, but because the matter was not done well. He just needs to find someone to vent his anger.
"Judging from the banners of these reinforcements, they should be the garrison forces in Hongdu Prefecture."
King Youxian not only admitted his mistake obediently, stood at attention after being beaten, but also immediately gave useful suggestions, "That is to say, at this time, the defense forces in all parts of Hongdu Mansion are weak. If we divide our troops, we will be able to take Hongdu Mansion with ease." The whole territory, when the time comes, Hongdu Prefecture will be an isolated city, we have plenty of ways to conquer it!"
"Do it quickly!"
Touman didn't hesitate, and immediately agreed. After this small defeat, he planned to divide his troops.
He is still very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Dagan army. After the battle more than ten years ago, the current Dagan army would have their legs trembling when they saw their barbarian cavalry. There is no place.
As King Youxian said, as long as the entire territory of Hongdu Mansion is taken down, Hongdu Mansion City is an isolated city, and I have plenty of ways to take him down!
The him here does not refer to Hongdu Fucheng, but Lin Qian.
After this battle, he finally understood that there are geniuses in this world, even if some people have never experienced war, but on the battlefield, he can achieve results that make him dumbfounded even after he has been in the field for a long time.
He did underestimate the enemy a little bit, otherwise he would never have come to such an end.
However, he has an army of 40, so he can afford to lose, but Lin Qian only needs to lose once and he will be gone.
In the city of Hongdu Prefecture, Lin Qian also understood this truth. The barbarian army outside the city began to divide their troops, and they would rush to various parts of Hongdu Prefecture to attack the city.
The disadvantages of Lin Qian's deployment of garrison troops from various places will be revealed. Even if he wants to support, the barbarians will not give him this opportunity.
The Dagan army has cavalry, but there are not many. After all, farming in the Dagan era is not like the barbarians. Everyone grew up on horseback. Mounting a horse is a cavalry. As for war horses, barbarians are everywhere.
It costs a lot to train a cavalry in Dagan, and the number of cavalry has been repeatedly reduced when the treasury is empty in Dagan.
When the number of cavalry is insufficient, the barbarians will have the advantage of maneuvering, and the space outside the city will be completely occupied by the barbarians. It is no need to think about ambush a surprise soldier as before. It was discovered by the barbarian army, and then intercepted and killed, and it was impossible to reach other cities in Hongdu Prefecture.
Especially now that their forces are at a disadvantage, going out of the city now is no different from seeking death.
Lin Qian could only hope that the recruits would last a little longer, but his eyes were already on the north, which was further north than the barbarian army. There was the sixteenth city of Yanyun occupied by the barbarians!
Since you can't defend it, then simply don't defend it. You may be able to occupy the entire city of Hongdu, but Daqian has a vast land and resources, and it has enough depth. It will take years to kill it.
But if Lin Qian went all the way north and killed the barbarian's lair, it would only take a month!
From the very beginning, Lin Qian never thought about defending the city. His real worst strategy was not to defend the city at all, but to exchange his life with the barbarians with a small fortune!
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In Chang'an City, Emperor Qianyuan convened a rare early court, but the barbarian invasion still gave him great pressure, which made him not in the mood to enjoy singing and dancing at all.
He is indeed greedy for pleasure, but he is not an idiot. He just wants to find an easy way to get rid of the barbarians so that he can have fun again.
"Great victory on the front line!"
"Great victory on the front line!"
At this moment, Meng Chong quickly ran across the square in front of the Jinluan Hall, rushed into the Jinluan Hall, then knelt down at the gate of the hall, walked forward on his knees, and shouted ecstatically.
"Walk forward and speak quickly!"
Emperor Qianyuan was furious when he saw this, and at the critical moment, there is no use for you to kneel.
"On October 13rd, the barbarian army arrived at Qianliyuan outside the city of Hongdu Prefecture. Governor Lin's entire army attacked, including the original [-] troops in Hongdu Prefecture, and the [-] troops lined up at Qianliyuan outside Hongdu Prefecture to meet the barbarian army. ..."
"what?"
Hearing Meng Chong's narration, everyone in the room was shocked, and even Xia Yan couldn't help the blood rushing up, feeling a little dizzy.
13 to meet the 40 army, or a large army to meet the brave and skilled barbarian cavalry?
Is this something that humans can do?
If he didn't know Lin Qian well, he would have even thought that Lin Qian had defected to the enemy.
Emperor Qianyuan even sat slumped on the dragon chair, his eyes glazed over, as if he had seen the scene of the barbarian army grazing horses outside Chang'an City.
"A mediocre minister is wronging the country!"
The courtiers were filled with righteous indignation and cursed Lin Qian. Of course, some smart people were already thinking about moving to the south. They were thinking about how to persuade His Majesty to move the capital to the south. Savage savages as far away as possible.
Although this is only an expedient measure, it is good to live one more day.
"Master Lin mobilized the garrison forces from all over the Hongdu Mansion as surprise soldiers. When the battle between the two sides was in full swing, the barbarian cavalry was shocked and fled in a panic. Master Lin killed more than [-] enemies in one battle Army casualties were less than [-]!"
"Great victory!"
"Your Majesty, great victory!"
However, Meng Chong's next words made all the courtiers who were thinking about it stunned. Even Emperor Qianyuan sat up in shock, leaned forward, and looked at Meng Chong, as if thinking that he had heard it wrong. .
"Won?"
"A 13 patchwork army defeated a 40 brave barbarian army?"
I dare not write like that in novels!
Xia Yan was overjoyed. Although he didn't know how he won, it was enough to win. He really didn't misunderstand Lin Qian. This is really a peerless genius. !
Poems and songs, internal affairs of the imperial court, military and foreign wars... what else is he not good at, is it that he can't do it to the extreme?
"Tell me in detail!"
Even after repeated confirmation several times, Emperor Qianyuan still felt a little unreal.
Then Meng Chong explained the details of Lin Qian's battle with the barbarians in detail.
The tactics are not complicated, and even many military generals in North Korea and China have used them before.
But this tactic is simple and effective, no matter how simple the tactic is, if it can be executed perfectly on the battlefield, it is already invaluable.
The famous general Sun Wu once said that one can be considered a handsome man if he can command a hundred thousand soldiers without causing chaos.
You know, the master of the academy can often cause troubles with dozens of students alone, not to mention the 10 people recruited from all over the world.
They had to admit that this Lin Qian had something in the military.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, His Majesty!"
At this time, Li Rusong stood up, and he had to say that he was really the roundworm in Emperor Qianyuan's stomach. He did not object when Emperor Qianyuan sent Lin Qian to fight, because he saw that Emperor Qianyuan had made up his mind, so he stood up at this time Congratulations, no violation at all.
On the contrary, the ministers who opposed Lin Qian's expedition before, all blushed like monkey butts, could only stand in the hall with their heads down, not daring to say a word.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Emperor Qianyuan laughed, and this was the first time he had laughed since he learned of the barbarian invasion in the past few months, "This Lin Qian is really a talent!"
This time, he praised Lin Qian sincerely, and was even thinking about how to reward Lin Qian, but there are more important things to do right now, so he can't care about other things at all.
"Okay, step back!"
Emperor Qianyuan couldn't wait to say something, and then said to Li Rusong, "Li Aiqing will follow me to Dongnuan Pavilion."
Looking at Li Rusong who left with Emperor Qianyuan, Xia Yan frowned slightly, and he vaguely had a bad premonition.
"Li Aiqing, now that our army has won a great victory, it is a good time to send people to seek peace!"
In the East Nuan Pavilion, Emperor Qianyuan said to Li Rusong with a happy face.
The reason why he wanted to discuss with Li Rusong, the second assistant, and not bring Xia Yan, the first assistant, was because he knew that Xia Yan had always been opposed to seeking peace, so naturally he couldn't discuss the matter of seeking peace with Xia Yan.
"You send people to the barbarian army to negotiate with the barbarian king. As long as they agree to retreat, even if their request is too much, they can agree."
It can be said that such an operation is very outrageous to sue for peace after winning the battle.
However, Li Rusong seemed to have expected it long ago, and even took it for granted, even knowing it well, and said to Emperor Qianyuan with a smile, "I have already made up my mind about who to seek peace."
"it is good!"
Emperor Qianyuan patted Li Rusong's shoulder with a blushing face, "Li Aiqing is worthy of being my minister of the humerus."
He even couldn't help sighing, "It would be great if Daqian is a capable minister like Li Aiqing!"
"Do your best and relieve your majesty's worries, this is the job of the minister."
Li Rusong was trembling and respectful, and then he hesitated to speak, but finally said, "Your Majesty, there is a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not..."
"But it doesn't matter."
Emperor Qianyuan was in a good mood now. Although he knew that Li Rusong's next words might not be so pleasant, he still waved his hand grandly.
"Your Majesty's attitude towards Lin Qian was not good. Although thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king, a subject naturally dare not complain, but I don't know if Lin Qian really has no complaints in his heart like a humble minister."
"If that's the case, then of course it's a great fortune, Your Majesty's fortune."
"But if that wasn't the case, now that Lin Qian holds a heavy army and has won several battles in succession, he has a high prestige in the army, and I heard that he killed all the gentry in Hongdu Mansion and distributed Daqian's land to him. People, this is using His Majesty's property to buy people's hearts."
"I'm worried, if things go wrong, I'm afraid something will happen!"
"Your Majesty, don't forget about Li Yuan and Zhao Kuangyi..."
Li Rusong looked worried about the country, spoke earnestly, and cared about Dagan and Emperor Qianyuan wholeheartedly.
The joy on Emperor Qianyuan's face subsided, and he waved his hand to Li Rusong after being silent for a long while, "Stop mentioning this matter, go and do what I have told you!"
"Your Majesty forgive me, I deserve death for my crimes!"
Li Rusong fell to his knees, terrified.
Emperor Qianyuan waved his hand again, and didn't have any intention of pursuing the matter, "Go, go!"
Only then did Li Rusong slowly withdraw from the East Nuan Pavilion. He was not discouraged. Although Emperor Qianyuan suppressed the matter this time, the seeds of suspicion had already been planted, and the next thing to do was to wait for a suitable time for the seeds to take root and germinate. , thrive.
When this seed blooms, it will be the time when Lin Qian dies!
……
"Father, yesterday night, a large number of cavalry troops left the Fucheng to break out of the siege, and they should have rushed to rescue all parts of Hongdu Mansion."
In the barbarian camp, Youxian Wang Loufan reported to Touman the changes of Dagan's army yesterday, "With the cover of night, although we stopped many cavalry, many of them rushed out of the encirclement, please Condemnation."
Lou Fan was also full of grievances, they were fully prepared for the army in Hongdu Prefecture to break through the siege and go to the rescue.
But who knew that these big men were really too cunning. They first sent a small group of cavalry to break through the encirclement to draw away the defending barbarian army, and then a large group of troops broke through. Under the cover of night and Confucianism, they could only be innocent The trick, after all, if you don't know that it is a small cavalry, you can't just ignore it.
"It's okay, they can't get out!"
"There is a net outside the city of Hongdu Prefecture. Even if they can break through your defense line, they will not be able to support other places!"
Touman is full of confidence, but he is becoming more and more dissatisfied with this son. It is no wonder that Mo Dun can become Zuo Xianwang. He is really short and tall.
At this time, the 20 barbarian army had already surrounded Hongdufu City on all sides, and Touman did not attack Hongdufu, just surrounded like this, he would wait until he conquered the entire territory of Hongdufu, and then attack the city with the power of a great victory.
And after capturing the Hongdu Mansion, he would have enough cannon fodder to die, which would greatly reduce the casualties of the barbarian soldiers.
They are proficient enough in driving out captives and attacking the city.
At that time, the barbarian army will follow behind. If the generals defending the city are decisive enough to kill all the sheep driven by them, that's okay. At least it will waste the defense materials of the opponent and affect the morale of the soldiers defending the city.
Killing one's own compatriots with one's own hands, and possibly even their relatives and friends among them, is not a good feeling. When coupled with the cruel battle of defending the city, their mentality may collapse.
If the opponent's defenders are merciful, these captives and the people of Dagan will disrupt the formation of Dagan's defenders, and they will be able to take the opportunity to attack the city.
Just as Touman was thinking about how to take Hongdufu City without bloodshed, Lin Qian was galloping on the plain hundreds of miles behind them, and behind him were groups of cavalry in red armor and red flags marching silently .
And as they continued to move forward, there were also large groups of cavalry gathered from all directions. These were multiple groups of cavalry that Lin Qian had broken down into pieces. If the large army was dispatched directly, there would be too much movement, and the barbarian cavalry outside the city would definitely not Stand by.
After being broken down into parts, although each share can range from a few hundred to as many as one or two thousand, the total amount is still considerable.
In the end, out of the [-] cavalry he sent, only [-] came to join them.
This is also a helpless thing. The barbarians have long been prepared. It is the result of Lin Qian racking his brains and calculating all the organs to achieve the current results.
Touman would never have imagined that he had set up a net in the south of Hongdu Mansion, but Lin Qian led his people all the way north and went behind them.
Maybe it was because of their self-confidence, or maybe it was because they didn't think that the big cadres would throw themselves into the trap. The barbarians didn't have many defensive forces in the north, so they were easily bypassed by Lin Qian.
When the group arrived outside Shuozhou city, the barbarian soldiers guarding the city hadn't realized it yet. With Lin Qian deliberately putting away the flag, they thought it was their own cavalry passing by at first.
It wasn't until Lin Qian and the others came to the city that they realized something was wrong, because these cavalrymen were wearing red armor, and the shapes of the men and the horses were not right.
It's a pity it's too late.
Originally, Touman was dispatched in full force this time, and there were not many troops left behind, and these barbarian soldiers were better at galloping on horseback than defending the city.
Unprepared, Lin Qian opened the gate of Shuozhou City in only a quarter of an hour, and killed all the barbarian soldiers left behind.
This is the advantage of the cavalry. Even if these barbarian soldiers escaped from the city, they would not be caught up very far.
Especially when the Dagan people in the city saw that it was the Dagan army, most of them wept with joy, and began to guide the Dagan army and find out the hiding barbarian soldiers.
Not only the barbarian soldiers, but all the barbarians in Shuozhou City were slaughtered by Lin Qian. This is not due to Lin Qian's cruelty. At this time, they are going deep alone. It is most important to keep their positions secret, otherwise once they are locked by the barbarian army, they will be surrounded and wiped out. Next, their [-] cavalry is not enough for the opponent to charge.
And even if Lin Qian didn't kill them, these barbarians would be killed by the Dagan people in Shuozhou city.
After the barbarians took over the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, they continued to migrate to the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. When the barbarians moved south in large numbers, they also sent people to confiscate the land of Dagan people and distribute all the fertile land to the barbarians.
This is not over yet, even if the land they confiscated is surplus, they will not return it to the common people.
Some powerful families of the barbarians also relied on their influence in the barbarians to plunder wantonly, and some families occupied thousands of hectares of land.
But no matter whether it is these bureaucrats or ordinary barbarians, after they get the land, they will not cultivate it by themselves. They simply do not have this ability. Honest farming.
So they forcibly leased these lands to the people of Dagan, and asked the people of Dagan to plant land for them, and charged high rents. It is they who will deliberately use all kinds of means to turn Dagan people into slaves and farm them for free.
Even though the barbarians had occupied Yanyun Sixteen States for more than ten years, Yanyun Sixteen States still continued to rebel.
So even if Lin Qian didn't kill these barbarians, they wouldn't be able to survive in the ocean of Daqian people.
After dealing with all the barbarians, Lin Qian opened a warehouse to release food, opened the armory of the barbarians, and distributed all the weapons to them. After a night of rest in Shuozhou City, they continued northward with the dry food captured in Shuozhou City advance.
After they came out of Hongdufu City, they only brought dry food for three days. If not, they would not have been able to break out of the siege so easily, and Touman would not have been defenseless. This was one of the reasons why Lin Qian wanted to attack Shuozhou City .
Otherwise, they only need to sneak all the way to the barbarian royal court, and may even steal the house without anyone noticing.
……
"Father, a large army has appeared in the Sixteen States of Yanyun. Now Shuozhou City and Huanzhou City have been breached. The news came from Huanzhou City. Now this army should be on its way to Yingzhou. "
Outside the city of Hongdu, where the barbarians camped, Lou Fan once again brought bad news.
"My son guessed that they might be the cavalry who broke out from the city of Hongdu Prefecture. The sons who were stationed in the south these days did not find them. They should have gone all the way north and detoured to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures."
Before Touman could ask any questions, Lou Fan expressed his guess.
"how many people?"
Touman was furious. The consumption of 40 troops is not small. If the cavalry destroys his logistics transportation line, the frontline army will surely collapse after running out of food. When the big army comes out, they may be defeated .
But he wasn't too worried. He had already sent a cavalry to guard Liangdao, and he should be safe for the time being. Presumably the large army knew this, so they chose to attack Yanyun Sixteenth City instead of cutting him off. food road.
"According to reports from soldiers who escaped from Huanzhou City, there should be more than [-]."
"More than [-]?"
Touman frowned, looking at Hongdufu City in the distance.
They suffered heavy losses in the battle half a month ago, but the loss of the Dagan army was also not small. Now the number of troops in Hongdu Prefecture should be less than [-], and another [-] cavalry were dispatched. That is to say, today's There are less than [-] defenders in the city of Hongdu Prefecture.
If we attack the city now, Hongdu Prefecture will definitely not be able to defend it!
But judging from the previous battle, Lin Qian shouldn't be such an idiot.
At this moment, Mao Dun suddenly broke into the big tent, "Father, we have contacted the internal response in Hongdu Prefecture. According to the information provided by the internal response, Lin Qian should no longer be in Hongdu Prefecture."
"Internal response?"
"They came out with the team of envoys who came to ask for peace."
Mo Dun explained that he was not in the big tent just now, but was receiving the envoys of Daqian.
"Lin Qian isn't in Hongdufu anymore?"
Hearing this, Touman stood up suddenly, came to the huge map in the big tent, looked in the direction of Shuozhou and Huanzhou... Then he followed the map all the way up, and he saw his royal family.
The next moment, Touman broke out in a cold sweat, "Their goal is the royal court!"
Now that their army is heading south, he has almost emptied all the troops in the north. Although it is not impossible to gather [-] cavalry, the barbarian tribes are usually scattered in various places. It may cause a devastating blow to the barbarians.
"Return to teacher!"
Touman quickly made a decision, especially after learning that Lin Qian might be among the 3 people, he had no reason to hesitate.
He wants to grind these 3 people into meat paste!
(End of this chapter)
