Seeing Ingmar's angry face, Li Xiao couldn't help but smile helplessly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Ingmar, our army has entered the Beijing Division this time, do you think our army is going to play? It was a dangerous journey, and it could fight the Qing army at any time! You and your retinue will stay in this golden soup city, and when the Qing army is out of the customs, return to the Tumut department. ”

Li Xiao's words were very sincere, but Ingmar immediately objected.

"Li Xiao, don't underestimate people! As I said, this girl doesn't want your protection, the 500 cavalry of my Tumut Department can all ride and shoot well, although the degree of armor cannot be compared with your steel beast-like Xuanhu heavy cavalry, but compared to your flying harrier light horse, riding and archery skills are much stronger. This time, your unit is going to the Beijing Division, and my 500 cavalry from the Tumut Department can just help you! ”

Li Xiao let out a long sigh, he knew that Ingmar was stubborn and stubborn, and the eight big horses couldn't pull it back, so he didn't bother to persuade him any more, patted Ingmar on the shoulder and said, "Okay, then you follow me well along the way, don't act without permission, understand?" ”

Ingmar didn't expect Li Xiao to agree so quickly, she was stunned for a moment, and a bright smile immediately appeared on her face: "Hey, I knew you would agree!" Don't worry, I'll listen to you all the way. Now, then, this girl will go and tell my men, that they may pack up and set out with you to-morrow. ”

After saying that, Ingmar was like a cheerful little rabbit, turned around and jumped out of the house, leaving Li Xiao in the room, looking at her bewitching back and smiling bitterly.

Li Xiao joined the troops of the Beijing Division, and after preparing overnight, in the early morning of the next day, that is, on the ninth day of the seventh month, Li Xiao personally led the team from the east gate of Jintang City to aid the capital.

Li Xiao's proposed direction of progress was to start from Jintang City, go straight south, cross the Nanhe River, pass Chang'an, then enter Huailaiwei, then enter the town border city of Shuntianfu, then bypass Baiyangkou, and finally enter the city from the west gate of Jingshi.

Originally, if Li Xiao chose to enter Beijing from Yanqing Prefecture, the journey would be much shorter, but for safety reasons, Li Xiao would rather make a slight turn, bypass the Qing army, and enter the Beijing Division. After all, if you really want to fight a field war, Li Xiaojun's more than 7,000 people are by no means the opponent of the nearly 100,000 Qing troops who have entered the customs.

Along the way, the summer is scorching, the sand and dust are rolling, and the heat wave hits people, marching in such weather and terrain is really a hard and tiring thing, but Li Xiaojun, who went out on the expedition, sang loudly all the way, and the slogan shook the sky, but the morale was very strong.

The Mongolian princess Ingmar led her 500 cavalry, followed by Li Xiao's escort cavalry, and walked together. This rouge horse on the grassland, who has been holding back in Jintang City for too long, is now in the wild, although the climate and terrain are not good, but its mental strength is obviously much better than in the city.

Starting from Jintang City to Huailai Acropolis, within three days, Li Xiao's entire army did not encounter any enemy situation.

Li Xiao knew that this was because the main forces of the Qing army were attacking the Gyeonggi Prefecture with all their might, so they didn't care about the capture of the Xuanfu territory, but if they relaxed their vigilance, it was impossible, after all, now that they were close to the Shuntianfu territory, no one knew that the Qing army would appear next.

In fact, Li Xiao's understanding of the Qing army's entry into the customs this time was only in the history books of his previous life, and he only learned a rough idea, as for the specific attack of the Qing army, the history books still said it very roughly.

What's more, now that we have ourselves from future generations, the evolution of history is even more variable, and who can know what kind of butterfly effect will occur in the future.

Outside the Huailai Acropolis, Li Xiao took a good look at the important city on Xuanfu East Road.

He knew that in the Ming Dynasty, Huailai City belonged to the jurisdiction of Huailong Road on Xuanfu East Road, which belonged to several large cities such as Baoan Zhou City, Baoan Acropolis, Huailai City, Yongning City, and Yanqing Zhou City.

Before the war, the entire Xuanfu East Road, because of its proximity to Beijing, belongs to the most prosperous area of Xuanfu Town. In contrast, the poor land and sparsely populated Xuanfu North Road is much more cold.

Now, it is Mao Bin, the general of Xuanfu East Road, who led his troops from Yongning City to temporarily stationed in Huailai City. In the city, there are military garrison department, guerrilla general's office, Baoding administration, garrison official hall, Huailaiwei command and embassy department and other official offices.

In later generations, most of the Huailai City sank under the Guanting Reservoir, but at this time in the Ming Dynasty, the city was an important military fortress. "Xuanfu Town Chronicles" once said: "Although Huailai is only a hundred miles, and the west Ping Xuanzhen, the east is sheltered by Juyong, the north is the gun pole, the dripping cliff rush, the south protects the white sheep, the danger of the town border city, the former generation of soldiers and soldiers, regarded as an important town." He also said, "The area of Xuanzhen is not in the town, but in Huailai." ”

Such an important place is naturally the height of the city. The circumference of Huailai City is seven miles and two hundred and twenty-two steps, three zhang and four feet high, three city towers are built on the city wall, three corner towers are built, three city gates are opened in the east, south and west, each has the urn city arch guard, the whole city is covered with bricks in the fourteenth year of Wanli, there is a ditch on the outside of the city wall, one zhang deep and wide.

Not only that, but there are also hundreds of artillery pieces on the city wall, such as Shenwei General Cannon, Franc Machine, Tiger Squat Cannon, Sub-mother Cannon, Small Copper Cannon, Small Iron Cannon, and so on. The whole city seems to be quite well guarded.

It's just that Li Xiao noticed that as his army got closer and closer to the Huailai Acropolis, the expressions on the faces of the garrisons in the city seemed to be getting more and more nervous.

Li Xiao knew what they were afraid of.

Because, the cunning Qing army has repeatedly pretended to be a Ming army, knocked on the fort city, and seized the city. These Ming troops defending the city, whose original combat strength was far below the Qing army, were already trembling and trembling.

It's just that these Ming troops defending the city are thinking too much this time. Because Li Xiao didn't plan to go into the city to rest at all in order to hurry up.

When Li Xiao's whole army was about to bypass the west side of the Huailai Acropolis, he heard a person at the head of the city shouting: "What part are you from? Why do you do it so far? ”

Wu Zhuang, the deputy commander of the Golden Wolf Battalion beside Li Xiao, scolded at the moment: "You blind coward! The grandfathers are the soldiers and horses of Jintang City on Xuanfu North Road, don't you see that the grandfathers are going to Beijing to help, ask more! ”

The general of the city, hearing Wu Zhuang's shouts like thunder, and seeing that Li Xiao's army was majestic, he was already half timid, he had a smile on his face, and said busily: "It turns out that your army is a soldier and horse who has joined the Beijing Division, I really don't know, and I ask this general to forgive my sins." ”

Wu Zhuang wanted to scold again, but was stopped by Li Xiao: "It is important for our army to rush forward, but we don't have to entangle with such pawns." “

Li Xiao's whole army, just bypassing the west gate of Huailaiwei, suddenly saw about dozens of cavalry Ming troops in the distance, the armor was scattered, everyone was wounded, and fled back in embarrassment from the direction of the town border city.

Among them, a man who looked like a general, rushed to the front, his face was covered with blood, his helmet armor had been discarded, his hair was like unkempt silk grass, and his iron armor was also in tatters.

"Oh, this person is Du Shi!"

When the people came to fight the horses and approach, Li Xiao took out the clairvoyant mirror and saw from a distance that this person turned out to be Du Shi, the commander of the dragon gatekeepers!

It's strange, isn't this person in the Dragon Gatekeeper's Little Baiyang Castle, how could he go to the town side of the city?

Because of the distance, Na Du Shi did not find Li Xiao, he led the remnants of the army, rushed straight to the south gate of the Huailai Acropolis, and shouted: "Defend the city, release the drawbridge quickly!" ”

The general at the head of the city poked his head out from the south gate again: "What part of you are waiting for, why are you so embarrassed?" ”

Before Du Shi could answer, a person next to him who was also out of breath heard this general tone and scolded: "Enter your mother!" Are you blind, see clearly, Lao Tzu is the soldiers and horses of the Longmen guard of Xuanfu Town, and was sent to the border city of the town, and now the border city of the town has been broken by the Qing army. Wait for the door to open the door as soon as possible, we have a major military situation, and we want to report to General Mao in the city! ”

Li Xiao saw from the clairvoyant mirror that the one who angrily scolded the soldiers defending the city was Du Shi's nephew, Du Shaoru, who was detained in Jinjiazhuang Fort that day!

Unexpectedly, outside the Acropolis, I met this uncle and nephew.

Li Xiao thought to himself, listening to Du Shaoru's introduction, it seems that it should be Du Shi, the commander of the Longmen Guard, who led his troops and horses to aid the border city of the town, but was broken by the Qing army, and these people fled back in such embarrassment.

After Du Shaoru finished speaking, the general of the city head was still puzzled, muttering and talking to the soldiers on the side, and the commander of the dragon gate guard made Du Shi anxious, and also scolded: "You miscellaneous people, you are still muttering!" Don't put down the drawbridge quickly, let me wait to enter the city, this commander has a major military situation, and he wants to report to General Mao Bin! If you miss the emergency military situation, you should be asked! ”

The general manager of the city, seeing Du Shi scolding like this, and seeing his number so scarce, suddenly his face tensed, and he scolded loudly: "Phew! You melons who lost the city and fled for your life in embarrassment, we are waiting for the soldiers and horses on the east road, but we are not under the jurisdiction of your north road, you shout a ball! What else does it matter, who knows if you are Qing army spies! Today's door, uncle, I just won't open it, can you help me! ”

Du Shaoru's face was as angry as a pig's liver, he was in a hurry, took off his bow and arrow, aimed at the general, and wanted to shoot at him, and scolded in his mouth: "You nobody, you bully, and dare to scold my commander, the master will take your dog's life today!" ”

Seeing that his generals were angry, the soldiers next to him also took out their bows and arrows one after another, and pointed their bows upwards to help the momentum.

The one who always saw Du Shaoru and they wanted to come to the cross, immediately whistled, and the city head made a loud noise, and soon, hundreds of bows and arrows on the city squeaked away, and each arrow pointed at Du Shaoru and others.

Seeing that the Ming army above and below the city was facing each other, and was about to fight among themselves, a shrill voice suddenly came from the city: "Who, who is going to break into my arms to come to the Acropolis!" ”

Li Xiao looked up, but saw a general dressed in mountain pattern armor, wearing a six-winged tasseled helmet, and wearing a bright red cloak, leaning out of the lookout hall on the south gate.

Li Xiao secretly thought, looking at this person's dress, it should be Huai Lai to guard Mao Bin.

Li Xiao looked carefully from the clairvoyant mirror, this Mao Bin, with a slender face, a sparse beard, a pair of triangular eyes, puffy eye bubbles, and a dull gaze, at first glance, he looked like he was overindulgent.

Sure enough, as soon as the general came out, the general hurriedly said: "General Mao, these defeated soldiers, claiming to be the Longmen guards on the North Road of Xuanfu, are shouting vigorously to enter the city, saying that there is an urgent military situation to report to the generals, and we are afraid that they are spies of the Qing army, so we dare not let them enter the city." ”

After reporting to the general party, Du Shaoru under the city shouted again: "Is the city a general Mao? We are the guards and horses of the Dragon Gate, but we have an urgent military situation, and I want to tell Master Mao. ”

When Mao Bin heard the shouting from the city, his seemingly godless triangular eyes immediately stared, and he shouted at the city: "Lao Tzu is Mao Bin, what military situation is there, just say it!" If you don't know where you came from, how can you put it into the city lightly! ”

Seeing that even the main general Mao Bin was talking like this, the command of the Longmen guard made Du Shi almost angry, but he gritted his teeth, suppressed his anger, and tried to say in a calm tone: "General Mao, now that the town border city has been lost, we are only afraid of this Qing army, and we will attack Huailaiwei in the near future. ”

Listening to Du Shi's words, Mao Bin's face trembled slightly, and a look of horror flashed in his eyes.

No, the speed of the Qing army's siege and land is too fast. Could it be that next, they are going to take Huai to the Acropolis to open the knife?

Mao Bin thought about it carefully, and then denied his own idea.

I came to the Acropolis, the city is tall and thick, well-prepared, but it is far from being comparable to the border city of the town, the Qing army is in a quick battle, if you enter the Huailai Guard, at most you will capture the villages and towns and forts, when you will not have such patience to seize the Acropolis.

If this is the case, as long as the family guards hold this Huailai Acropolis, the remnants of these Dragon Gate Guards will be defeated, and it will be troublesome to refuse them again when they enter the city.

Besides, the general is stationed in Yongning, but he was temporarily transferred to this Huailai Acropolis, and after the Qing army left the customs, he had to go back to Yongning.

Moreover, two days ago, this official came to the Spring Festival Building in the Acropolis from this Huaixin, and the concubine who was welcomed, that figure, that job, hehe, I haven't had enough of it, I'm not enough, I'm going to fight a big battle, just wait for the Qing army to come out.

Thinking of this, a lewd light flashed in Mao Bin's eyes, he pretended to cough twice, and then sneered and said to Du Shi: "Commander Du, although I am equivalent to the Ming Dynasty official army, I should watch and help each other, but this enemy situation is unknown, Mao has the heavy responsibility of defending the city, and I really dare not let you enter the city." You can wait and go back to the north road, otherwise, you can go to Xuanfu Town Wanquan City to report the military situation. ”

After Mao Bin finished speaking, he turned his head and left from the city.

"You, you, you're a bastard。。。。。。"

Seeing that Mao Bin turned his head like this, Du Shi's face was so angry that his face was distorted, and he scolded Mao Bin in a low voice dozens of times.

'Uncle Du, where are we going now, do we really want to go to Wanquan Dusi City to report the military situation? Du Shaoru asked with a depressed face.

"No need." Du Shi's face was pale, and he laughed miserably and said: "Wanquan is in the city, far away in the middle road, the mountains and rivers are far away, and when our army reports it, what daylily is also cold." Forget it, in this big tomorrow, since everyone is only willing to be a spectator and stand by, then among these spectators, there is not one more Du Shi. What's more, all the troops of our army were lost to the towns and cities, and they can be regarded as loyal to the country. “

In the laughter of the defenders at the head of the city, Du Shi's face was gloomy, and he wanted to lead the crowd to bypass the east gate of the Huailai Acropolis and go back to the Longmen guards on Xuanzhen North Road.

"Master Du, please stay!"

At this time, Du Shi, who was about to lead the crowd to fight horses, suddenly heard someone behind him calling from afar.

He turned his head and saw several light horsemen of the Ming army, coming from the west quickly, galloping and shouting to himself.

Du Shi was puzzled, so he motioned for everyone to pause and wait for the ride to approach.

Soon, several cavalrymen came to Du Shi, immediately rolled the saddle and dismounted, and reported loudly to Du Shiyu: "Lord Du, my lord Li Zongbing, please go to the west of the city to speak." “

"Mr. Li? Which Li Zongbing? Du Shi looked surprised.

"Lord Yudu, the lord of my family is the general soldier of Shandong Chifengwei Li."

"Ah, it's Li Xiao? He, isn't he in Jintang City, why did he come here? ”

Du Shi said, casually with Du Shaoru, and glanced at each other with unbelievable eyes. (To be continued.) )