When Dong Yiyuan led his troops to launch a sneak attack on a large Northern Invaders' stronghold, he broke into a large tent and captured a nest of Northern Invaders' chieftains, who were dressed in extraordinary attire. After recapturing Shahu Kou, Dong Yiyuan interrogated these people. Through the translation of the soldiers who understood Mongolian, Dong Yiyuan was surprised to learn that the Northern Invaders were about to march south on a large scale to Datong for the winter.
It turned out that when Tariq Like made the decision to head south, he was worried that he did not have enough military strength to deter and defeat the Ming army. So he sent out invitations to all the tribes he could get in touch with, inviting them to head south and spend the winter in the Han people's territory.
The first to arrive were four tribes. Talic joined forces with them and led an army of a hundred thousand to invade Datong. After defeating the Datong border guards, they obtained a large amount of food and became even more ambitious. They modified their initial invasion plan and advanced further into Shanxi.
After Talic entered Shanxi, the tribes who received the news later sent letters saying that they would follow him south. As for whether they would head south to the Han's territory, they would decide later.
The seven tribes who moved faster received news of Talic's military success on the eve of his defeat. The Great Wall of Datong was no longer defended. They were overjoyed and gathered their tribes to prepare to head south.
According to the results of the interrogation, Dong Yiyuan deduced that a large number of Northern Barbarians who were unaware of the current situation were on their way south. As for whether they would continue to head south after receiving the news of the Daming's successful counterattack, it was unknown.
However, Dong Yiyuan advised Xiao Ruxun to make preparations and ask for reinforcements. He asked Xiao Ruxun to send people to assist in killing Hu Kou because he believed that if the Northern Barbarians were to force their way south, killing Hu Kou would be their first target.
When Xiao Ruxun received the news, it was already late at night. He immediately gathered his generals for a military meeting.
"Damn it! These Northern Barbarians really dare to use our territory as their winter retreat? "
Li Rusong was instantly enraged. Li Rusong, who had won consecutive victories, was very satisfied and did not care about the Northern Barbarians. "Governor-General, Li Rusong requests for 30,000 cavalry to defeat the Northern Barbarians on the grasslands! We will make sure that the Northern Invaders will never dare to invade the South again! "
The Liaodong generals requested to go to war. "I requests to go to war!"
If it were anyone else, they would probably have a headache because the strength of the Liaodong faction's generals was also very famous in the Great Ming Dynasty's military circles. Only Xiao Ruxun had the confidence to control them, so he decisively shook his head.
"At present, our troops in Datong and the other towns are still scattered and have not gathered. The number of Northern Barbarians is unknown. If there are more than 200,000, even 50,000 cavalry will be in danger. Although we have killed hundreds of thousands of Northern Barbarians, we only have about 100,000 soldiers. The Northern Barbarians are very powerful. We cannot underestimate them at any time."
Li Rusong paused, then cupped his fists and asked, "Then, then how does Governor-General plan to deal with the enemy?"
"I plan to recruit another 30,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry from Shanxi to assist in the battle. Our army will leave some troops in Yanghekou to rest and recuperate. The main force will follow me to kill Hu Kou. I have a feeling that if the Northern Barbarians want to go south on a large scale, their target will definitely be to kill Hu Kou. When the time comes, without 100,000 soldiers, I have no confidence."
The generals looked at each other.
If Xiao Ruxun needed 100,000 soldiers to be confident, how many Northern Barbarians would come?
Everyone was excited and uneasy at the same time.
"That's good. Originally, I was worried that the imperial court would use all sorts of reasons not to support my northern expedition. Now that the Northern Barbarians have gathered more than 10 tribes and are going south, I don't know how many people they have. If there are too many of them, even if the imperial court does not allow me to go north, I can take advantage of the situation and they will not be able to do anything."
Xiao Ruxun suddenly smiled. "Generals, remember this. Once you leave the Great Wall, there will be no military discipline, but the military rules still exist. Other than killing and looting without restrictions, my orders must be obeyed. Other than that, everything else will belong to you. But if I find out that there is any malicious looting, I will not spare you!"
Xiao Ruxun stopped smiling and looked at the generals sternly. The generals, especially those from the Liaodong faction, suddenly began to breathe faster.
They felt that a great thing was slowly descending upon them.
"Yes, Sir!"
The generals accepted the order.
"Everyone has been working hard these past few days. We will rest tomorrow. Let our brothers eat something good and rest for a while to recover their strength. Early the next morning, the entire army will set off for Hu Kou."
"Yes, Sir!"
The generals accepted the order in unison again.
Xiao Ruxun nodded and turned to walk back to his seat to prepare some military arrangements. When he sat down and saw that the generals in front of him had not left, he asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there anything else? "
The generals' expressions were not quite right. They looked at each other and stammered for a while. It was Li Rusong who was thick-skinned and stood up to speak.
"Governor, we all want to ask if the Northern Barbarians' female prisoners of war can follow the previous rules, that … that …"
Li Rusong's tone became flirtatious and his expression became slightly wretched. Xiao Ruxun instantly understood what Li Rusong meant.
Thus, he could not help but laugh.
"Are you all born in the year of the donkey? Is your brain full of that matter? "
When everyone saw Xiao Ruxun laugh, they knew that the matter was settled. They relaxed and did not speak in such a restrained manner.
"This man has been fighting on the battlefield for so long. He doesn't have much free time. Isn't that the only thing he can think about?"
"The Governor's military laws are strict, we dare not act recklessly. It wasn't easy for us to catch the Northern Invaders, but now they can't even move. The rod below is almost breaking their crotch!"
"We've been in the army for three years. We're all hobbies. What other hobbies do we have?"
"Hahahahaha!"
All the generals in the tent laughed heartily.
Xiao Ruxun naturally would not stop the army from releasing their normal desires.
"Alright, don't talk nonsense here. Same old rules. When you go out, you will be divided according to the number of people you have. No fighting, and no killing of those women. Also, before you do it, tell your brothers to wash their nether regions. There are more than ten strong men and only one woman. Don't you think it's dirty? If he were to act recklessly, he would be in trouble! If you don't die on the battlefield, you will die from this dirty disease. Don't you hate it? "
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