The three of them listened to Lan Yu's message and were a little confused about what the big surprise was, but they also got a little inspiration from Lan Yu's words, that is, they should fight first no matter what.
When the three of them were making decisions.
Zuo Liangyu suddenly said: "Do you think there are not many Eight Banners soldiers coming this time, or is Fan Wencheng's statement wrong and Huang Taiji didn't come?"
"Impossible, Ye Bushou has just investigated. There is a large army stationed in a land with lush water and grass eighty miles away from the entrance. There are at least 70,000 or 80,000 people. The Eight Banners are all in full order. With so many people, Huang Taiji will definitely come in person, he doesn’t dare to hand over so many armies to others, he doesn’t have the guts, a lot of things happened after the old slave died.”
Sun Chuanting took the newly obtained information about Ye Bu and passed it to the two of them.
"Eighty miles away? It's not far or close. If the army is sent out, they will know that the land of Xuanda is full of wind."
After this incident, Lu Xiangsheng was going to become the Governor of Xuanda, so he was also very concerned about the things here. In order to understand more thoroughly, he also spent a long time eating and living with the soldiers, and then the other two also They all followed, for no other reason than that the food standards of these people are too damn high. They all have meat for every meal. None of them can eat meat for every meal, that is, the wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan. That's the meat every meal.
However, these military households now have meat and vegetables every meal, as well as white-flour steamed buns and hand-rolled noodles, which completely outshines them officials, so they show the characteristic of loving soldiers like sons. He ate and lived with the soldiers.
All three of them said that they really loved soldiers as much as their children, and it was not because the food there was so fragrant. You have to know that their tastes are very bland and they are not used to these heavy oil and salt foods. If they hadn't come to experience the life of soldiers, they definitely wouldn't have gone there to eat meat. Whether it was braised in braised sauce, braised in yellow, braised in white, or stir-fried, fried and stewed, they would not have gone there just to eat.
Yes, it is like that.
They had said this many times in front of Lan Yu, and Lan Yu believed it because he also ate and lived with the soldiers.
This is because the food standards set by Zhu Biao for the soldiers are all the food standards of the modern world. It goes without saying how big this standard is. As for eating meat, isn’t it normal? Since the Ming Dynasty has been connected with the main world, the Ming Dynasty Ordinary people have begun to live a life of eating meat three times a day, and those wealthy people have begun to move to the two fields of vegetarianism and medicinal diet.
Zhu Biao is also responsible for the troops here. As for the rice, grain and meat consumed, it is still very easy for Ming Dynasty. The meals for these troops for a day are just the consumption of one meal of the Ming Dynasty Palace, it is not a big deal.
Lu Xiangsheng gained a comprehensive understanding of Xuanda Ke along the way. It can be said that all the generals of Xuanda were fed by the eight major locust merchants.
They couldn't trust these people, and the emperor ordered them to deal with General Xuanda and the Eight Locust Merchants together, so they would not have anything to do with Xuanda, but everyone knew about their arrival.
"How about increasing the number of kitchens and reducing the number of troops? Let's use the strategy of increasing the number of kitchens and reducing the number of troops. How about we leave the customs and march all the way through the night to kill Huang Taiji. Anyway, our soldiers are not blindfolded."
Sun Chuanting looked at the two men and said that he found that after the soldiers ate a lot of animal livers and carrots, they no longer had night blindness, which he was very concerned about.
Blindfolded eyes are night blindness. This disease was very common in ancient times. No one took it seriously because it was so common. Only a few people did not have this disease.
The troops they lead now do not have this disease, so they can march at night, but marching eighty miles overnight and starting a big battle with the opponent is a bit troublesome.
"This won't work. We can't bring that many troops, and we don't know how much combat strength the troops will have after marching eighty miles. What should we do if the troops are gone and their combat strength is gone?"
Zuo Liangyu put forward his own objections. He agreed with the plan, but marching eighty times in one night was a bit risky.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Sun Chuanting asked.
"To get horses, we first get all the horses in Xuanfu, and then bring those who can ride horses with us. As for those who can't ride, stay and let them take care of Xuanfu's soldiers and horses, and then we send troops from Xuanfu Hit directly outside the mouth, which is farther but safer, and then the guard of General Lan will stay in Zhangjiakou to guard the gate until we come back."
Zuo Liangyu looked at the map and said.
"How many war horses does Xuanfu have?"
"Hou Shilu told me that when he left, the Xuan Mansion had more than 20,000 war horses. Including the ones we brought, there are at least more than 30,000 war horses. As long as the time is right, Huang Taiji can be crippled in one battle. Got it!"
The three people discussed it for a long time, and finally decided to do it. As long as more than 30,000 people dare to fight, the Eight Banners should not be able to stop them. This was already seen by them during the defense battle of the capital. Outside Guangning Gate Zu Dashou led nine thousand Guan Ning troops to defeat the Eight Banners Army which numbered tens of thousands.
They no longer take the Eight Banners in their eyes with such fighting strength. They all understand that there is no difference between the Eight Banners and other reckless bandits. They are all raised by others. The previous mistakes were all due to the unavailability of the Liaodong soldiers. If the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu Datong and Zhejiang soldiers had not been sold by the Liao soldiers, Lao Jiannu would have been crushed and ashes long ago.
So they immediately selected those in the army who could ride a horse. Unexpectedly, there were nearly 50,000 people who could ride a horse, so they had enough to choose from.
They picked out more than 35,000 people, and then led their troops to rob all the war horses in the Xuanfu, and collected a total of more than 40,000 war horses.
The extra horses were from the rich families of various military generals. After giving the money, they took the army out of the city.
After leaving the city, they walked all the way in the direction of Huang Taiji.
There was smoke and dust billowing along the way, and the night was not closed for twenty miles. All the people they met on the road, whether they were tribes or caravans, were killed. No one was left behind, leaving only a field of remnants behind them. Corpse shreds.
These people are not good people. Those who appeared on the grassland during this period were either spies from the Eight Banners or profiteers with foreign connections. Now they have all been killed and no one has been wronged.
After they left Xuanfu, many people secretly rode horses on the trails to the grassland.
These people were sent by the Eight Locust Merchants to deliver messages to Huang Taiji. However, as soon as these people left the Xuan Mansion, they were intercepted and killed by the people brought by Lan Yu, and no one survived.
