"You two adults are so patient!" Qiu Hejia said disdainfully: "Do you really believe what is written in Zu Dashou's document? Humph, a person who has been hungry for dozens of days, even if he eats human flesh every day, will eat human flesh every day for dozens of days. How much energy and fighting power did he have to attack the Jiannu camp after that? Zu Dashou was clearly trying to steal the credit, but he didn¡¯t expect the two adults to really believe it. ¡°So what if you don¡¯t believe it?¡± Sun Chengzong said with a bitter smile. : "Xianzhi, do you really think that I believe these soldiers and ruffians, these evil people? But what if you don't believe it? How many soldiers and horses do we have? These soldiers and horses are all in the hands of those warriors. How can I not understand? The collusion here is just that there is no way to do it. " "My poor nephew, he fought bravely for his country, charged into an army of tens of thousands with two thousand men, and achieved an unparalleled feat. In the end, not only did he not receive any reward. , On the contrary, we can't even replenish food and grass." Qiu Hejia stood up and staggered towards the outside. "Hey, Supervisor, I'm afraid we've passed this time." Zhang Chun also smiled bitterly: "Li Xin is so brave, he is a rare genius! It is a pity to give up like this." "So what?" Sun Chengzong also said He shook his head and said: "It's a pity that his identity is a criminal. Even you and I can't excuse an imperial prisoner! However, you and I can't, but there is one person who can?" "You mean? Your Majesty?" Zhang Chun's expression changed, and he finally nodded and said: "Yes, the emperor loves young talents the most. Li Xin has great talents. As long as the emperor likes him, a word will be enough to make him rise to a high enough level to repay the credit for this time." "In that case, I will report it to the Emperor." Sun Chengzong also nodded, thought for a while and said, "It would be better to ask the boss to persuade him. Does he have some anger in his heart?" Okay, the old man will go." Zhang Chun nodded and left the hall. After a while, several cavalry were seen rushing out of Jinzhou City and galloping towards the capital in the distance. The Xishan camp has now become a huge training ground. Jiang Yi, Jutu, Yang Xiong, Gao Meng and others have organized these 10,000 people together for intensive training. According to Li Xin's instructions, two armies will be formed among these 10,000 people, one with cavalry of nearly 3,000 people, and the other with 7,000 infantry. The cavalry will be commanded by Li Xin personally, and the infantry will be divided into three groups. , select 500 of their elites as the guard camp of the Chinese army, commanded by Gao Meng. For the remaining army, Jutu leads 1,500 long archers, Jiang Yi and Yang Xiong each lead 2,000 infantry, respectively Panshi and Qinglong. camp, and there are a thousand people and heavy troops. Follow Zhang Yifu's instructions. "My lord, there is news from Daling River City." Shi Yuanzhi and Zhang Yifu arrived hand in hand, and Zhang Yifu's face was full of anger. "What's wrong?" Li Xin raised his head and looked at the two of them and said. "Lord, the news from the spies is that five hundred carts of grain and grass have just been transported from Jinzhou City to Dalinghe City." Zhang Yifu snorted coldly: "I also heard from friends inside that these five hundred carts All the food and grass belong to Dalinghe City, and they are not supplied to our Xishan Army at all. " "What did Zu Dashou say?" Li Xin frowned. He never thought that the entire Ming Army would be so short-sighted, even Li Xin, who is ten thousand. The friendly forces of the army are not welcome. "There is still no news from the Zujunmen." Shi Yuanzhi shook his head and said softly: "My lord, my subordinates think that this matter has nothing to do with Lord Sun Chengzong. I am afraid it has something to do with Wu Xiang and other Liaodong generals. My lord still remembers "That Azig?" "The guy I killed?" Li Xin asked curiously. "Yes, it is this person, but this person was not killed by the Lord, but by Wu Sangui." Shi Yuanzhi sneered: "Wu Sangui got a big deal. I heard that he was promoted to the top with this merit. He is a guerrilla general." "He can also be a guerrilla general?" Li Xin was stunned when he heard this, and finally laughed and said: "These people are not good at fighting against their own people. It seems that ours can do it. I'm afraid those achievements will be wiped out by these guys. "They are not only wiping out my lord's merits, but also destroying our army." Shi Yuanzhi sneered: "My lord has no righteousness and no food and grass." How can those lowly soldiers lead them? " "It's a joke. The entire Xishan Army has been greatly helped by the lord to survive. How can we give up on the lord for a small righteousness? I think everyone in the court is like this. Brainless." Zhang Yifu snorted. "No matter what, we still need to solve this problem." Li Xin frowned and said: "In the past, our army only had two thousand people, so it was enough to steal food and grass from Jiannu. Now our army has more than ten thousand people. It's definitely not enough to grab grain and grass. "My lord, Major General He Bin is coming outside and has brought a hundred carts of grain and grass." At this time, Gao Meng broke in. "It seems that this Zu Dashou is not stupid enough. He also knows our role." Shi Yuanzhi looked overjoyed. "Relying on other people's relief is not enough. We have to get ourselves." Li Xin shook his head and said: "Pass the order, every three days from now on, I will personally lead our cavalry and infantry to attack to establish slaves. Seize grain and grass from them. " "Hey, this court has gone too far." Zhang Yifu sneered, "If it weren't for my lord, this Daling River City would have been captured by Jian Nu. If it weren't for my lord, his ancestor would have lived a long life. He was killed by Jiannu, but he still managed to survive until now. "Forget it, let's not talk about it. I, Li Xin, have never thought about getting any help from the imperial court. I, Li Xin, rely on myself to survive today." Li Xin snorted coldly and said: "I hope these guys don't make me anxious, otherwise, I will ask Jiannu for some food and grass, and then escape into the grassland." "My lord, is this really what you want?" Zhang Yifu heard this. He looked stunned and quickly stopped him: "My lord, if this is the case, I'm afraid he will be reviled by the people of the world." "Scorned? Since they are not afraid of being reviled by the people of the world, let alone me." Li Xin waved his hand. "Lord, this matter can be handled. Hehe, I'm afraid that if the lord doesn't ask for it, then Jiannu will definitely ask for it." Shi Yuanzhi was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Since Daling River City has been relieved of the siege, it's time to It means that the army of the imperial court will soon go north to fight with Jiannu. The lord has ten thousand troops. No matter which side it is, they will be cautious. Jiannu definitely does not want the lord to appear here, and maybe he will send someone to send him out of the country. Hehe, Lord, if the two armies are fighting. "Hehe." There was a hint of treachery in Shi Yuanzhi's eyes. "If so, that's good." Li Xin thought for a while, nodded, and said: "In that case, I have created some trouble for the slaves in the past few days, making them want to get rid of our trouble immediately." "My Lord , you?" Zhang Yifu was confused now and looked at Shi Yuanzhi and Li Xin. He was a merchant and was extremely smart, but at this moment he found that he was still stupid and cunning. If he faced these two people, It is also the fate of being betrayed. This is what it means to be shameless and treacherous. "Well, this is also a matter for the future. What we need to do now is to prepare more food and train elite soldiers and horses. I think we don't have many days to stay in Xishan." Li Xin said softly. "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will take care of it immediately." Shi Yuanzhi and Zhang Yifu looked at each other before retreating. A few days later, Li Xinzhen led his cavalry and infantry, and the two cooperated with each other to harass the food routes of the Jiannu army along the way. For a time, from Shengjing to Shenyang, all the way to the front line of Daling River, there was smoke everywhere, and wherever Li Xin's army arrived Li Xin would never let go of any place where he could take advantage of, no matter whether it was a farm or a government office in Jiannu. Although Huang Taiji also ordered heavy troops to escort grain and grass, with the arrival of the 40,000 troops led by Zhang Chun, Huang Taiji had no choice but to concentrate his forces to deal with Zhang Chun. He also ordered eight thousand elite cavalry from Shengjing to guard the grain road. He also ordered people to build the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. He selected the elite Han people captured from the Central Plains to form the Han Dynasty. The Eight Banners, in order to make up for their own lack of troops, could barely guarantee the smooth flow of food routes, but Li Xin's interception of food routes still happened from time to time. While Li Xin, Zhang Chun, and Huang Taiji were having a game in Dalinghe City, a place with a radius of dozens of miles, people as far away as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, from Emperor Chongzhen to the common people of Li, were affected by a memorial written by Sun Chengzong. Shocked, by the Daling River, Zu Dashou led Li Xin and other generals to defeat Jiannu Hongtai's tens of thousands of troops, and the siege of the Daling River was resolved. Who is this Li Xin? It immediately aroused everyone's suspicion. Soon, news came from the capital, listing all the details of Li Xin's life, including his origin, that he was the son of Li Gu, the former magistrate of Huai'an. After Qingliu, he even included his three hundred troops. Rushed through the eight interceptions of Jiannu, killed Azig with a formation, attacked the 40,000 Jiannu army with nearly 2,000 men and horses, cooperated with Zu Dashou inside and outside, defeated Hongtai, solved the siege of Daling River, etc., all of which were One by one, some storytellers even compiled Li Xin's story into a joke and spread it everywhere. In short, Li Xin was famous, and it was an absolute fire, which reached deep into the palace. "Wang Chengen, do you know Li Gu?" In the royal study, a young man with a resolute face, wearing a Taoist robe, asked softly. I saw this middle-aged man's face was handsome, but there was a hint of fatigue in his eyes. He was only in his early twenties, and wrinkles were faintly visible on his forehead. This person is none other than Emperor Chongzhen, the current master of the Ming Dynasty. "Returning to the emperor, this person is the former magistrate of Huai'an, but he has some relationship with the original Wei Ni. Later, the Ministry of Punishment traced the officials in the world, and then issued an order to kill him. His Majesty personally approved it." Wang Cheng'en is a confidant of Chongzhen. Eunuch, when??When Chongzhen was King Xin, Wang Chengen followed Chongzhen and never left him, deeply trusting Chongzhen. In fact, this Wang Chengen was also a loyal minister. From beginning to end, he followed and was loyal to Chongzhen. Until later, when Chongzhen was hanged on Meishan Mountain, Wang Chengen also followed Chongzhen. It's just that he is a eunuch, and it seems to be a natural thing for eunuchs to love money. Wang Chengen also likes money. "He has a son named Li Xin, do you know?" Chongzhen turned over the memorial again and said: "Sun Chengzong of Jinzhou sent a memorial, praising Li Xin's great achievements, and wanted me to give him a future." "How dare this old slave deal with military and national affairs? Say more." Wang Chengen rolled his eyes. In fact, Wang Chengen would open these memorials personally when they were delivered to Chongzhen. However, this matter was of great importance and he could not hide it. But now that he was asked to decide Li Xin's future, Wang Chengen naturally did not dare to speak. "Commanding an army as a sinner is a violation of the imperial code, but Sun Chengzong is right. Such merit cannot be ignored." Emperor Chongzhen looked at Sun Chengzong's memorial and saw that it read: "His crime is unforgivable. , His merits must be rewarded." It turned out that Sun Chengzong still made a fuss about what Wu Xiang and others said. Chongzhen didn't understand the reason, but it also surprised Chongzhen. This Li Xin was so capable that he was able to impress Sun Chengzong. Now I looked at it carefully again, and the more I saw it, the more surprised I became. I dare say that Li Xin is really a good fighter. He actually beat Hong Tai and fled in embarrassment, and he was almost killed by him. "Li Xin really only led 2,000 people?" Chongzhen asked doubtfully. Such a result may not be achieved even with 20,000 people! Could this battle report be fake? Is there a hint of doubt in Chongzhen's eyes? "Replying to your Majesty, this battle report is not only true, but there are also many omissions." Seeing this, Wang Chengen could only sigh deeply and said: "In fact, Li Xin once killed "Ajige." "Isn't Azig killed by Wu Sangui?" Chongzhen was shocked. He knew about Wu Sangui's killing of Azig, and he also praised him personally, but what he didn't expect now was that Azige was not killed by Wu Sangui, but by Li Xin, which made Emperor Chongzhen extremely angry.