Seiwa

The Tatars really played hide-and-seek with the conquering army.

Meng Qinghe didn't know whether he should admire himself for his ability to predict things like a god and foresight, or find a place where no one was around and nail down the Alutai villain.Even though they were followed by Wuliangha scouts, they led the main force of the Tatars and escaped from capture several times. Apart from Alutai, Ben Yashili and Ma Erha didn't have the ability

"It's April."

Riding on a horse, the wind blowing across the grassland was no longer as piercing as it was in March, but Meng Qinghe felt even more anxious than before.

Hundreds of thousands of troops go out of the fortress, no matter how much food and grass they carry, there will always be a day when they will run out.Continuing to circle the grasslands, the peasants transporting food and grass are left far behind. If things go on like this, the army will definitely encounter trouble.

"Uncle, the general army ordered the whole army to move quickly and set up camp on the north bank of Luqu River before sunset."

Meng Qinghe nodded, "Understood."

The cavalry was ordered to pull the reins sharply, turned the horse's head, and galloped towards the right army.

"I ordered the cavalry to mount their horses, put their guns and spears on their chariots, and all speed up."

"Follow the order!"

The general flag and the small flag blew the wooden whistle, and the sharp whistle passed through the grassland, tearing apart the new wind, like quicksand, and spreading endlessly.

Wuliangha's cavalry was exploring the way ahead, and the strong men who transported the supplies followed behind the army.The clashing sound of Gejia, the crunching sound of iron-clad wheels, the sound of horseshoes and the footsteps of soldiers were intertwined and connected into one.

The endless grasslands and the rushing rivers under the ice all indicate that a big battle is about to begin.

The Ming army who braved the severe cold and the Tatars who hid in the depths of the grassland knew each other very well that the two sides were destined to fight.

It is impossible for the Tatars to hide in the remotest corners of the earth.

Further west, you will enter the territory of Wala.Encountering Mahamu's army may not be sure of victory.Coupled with Tuotuo hovering around like a vulture and a crow, waiting for an opportunity, Alutai knew better than anyone else that he didn't want to go to a dead end, so he could only get on his horse and take up a spear, spear, bow and arrow to fight with the Ming army.

But he is even more aware that if he confronts the Ming army head-on, the chances of winning are very slim.

Arutai's plan is to drag the Ming army to Mobei, set up traps for an ambush, and then send rangers to harass the Ming army's food roads.If the plan is successful, don't worry that the Ming Dynasty will not retreat.

"Is it possible?" Ma'er Hazan was a little hesitant. If it doesn't work and the Ming army finds out, it's very likely that he won't lose money by stealing chickens.

Alutai jumped off his horse, walked to the river, grabbed a piece of ice floe the size of a palm, and bit it hard, "Don't do this, and when the Ming army catches up, everyone will have no way out."

Tuohuochi also got off the horse, took off the wine bag on the horse's back, unscrewed the lid, took a big sip, and handed it to the horse, Haza, "Take a sip, I don't know how long we have to go."

Ma'er Haza took the wine bag, pressed the fur cap tightly on his forehead, and frowned so much that a fly could be crushed to death.

"Grand Master," Tuo Huo Chidao said, "It's not that I don't believe you, but the Grand Master knows who is here this time. Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, Xu Da's son! In the entire grassland, children who are not as tall as a wheel know it. The 10,000+ army led by them, is the Grand Master really sure that he can win?"

It's already quite polite to speak out.

In fact, he even wanted to say that, after being defeated by Wala and Wuliangha one after another, how could Arutai have the confidence to defeat the Ming army by strategy?Although he and Ma'erhazan were not as strong as the Asute tribe led by Alutai, they won a battle against Hami's Tuotuo.On the other hand, Alutai and Ben Yashili, since last autumn, suffered several defeats in succession, running away all the way.

You can't go to the west and east, you can only run north.

When Benya lost his face, he often had a feverish head and got into a few troubles every now and then.

If he hadn't led people to rob the caravans of Wala and Wuliangha, making the Tatar's reputation rotten to the end, as it is now, the grasslands are full of enemies, and there is no one to help?

"I have my own concerns about this matter." Alutai was not very sure, but he couldn't show his timidity in front of Ma'erhaza and Tuohuochi.Otherwise, if the Ming army did not catch up, the Tatar ministries would split first.

There were already differences among the Tatar ministries. If Ma Erhazan hadn't been "frightened" with words, he and Tuohuochi would not have run away together with him, and they might have defected to the Ming Dynasty after their defeat. Get a cover.

It doesn't matter if your reputation is good or not, you can take refuge first and then defect, and if you are approached by the Ming army, you can take refuge again.This kind of method, not to mention the Tatars, the Huns in the Han Dynasty, and the Turks in the Tang Dynasty have all used it.

Alutai also wanted to do the same, but he still dragged Ben Yali, the new Khan of Tatar.

If you want to get the Ming Dynasty's understanding, you must have a certificate, the best certificate, if you don't think about it, you will definitely lose your face.If it was Ma Er Ha Za and Tuo Huo Chi, their own heads could be borrowed.

Thinking of this, Alutai's expression became gloomy.In any case, we must find a way to lure the Ming army into the encirclement, and we don't want to catch them all. If we cause [-]% damage to the Ming army, we will win.

"Master!"

Hearing Benya's dismayed voice behind him, Alutai turned around and clasped one hand on his chest, "Sweat profusely."

Benya was very excited, he brought two boxes of furs and several bags of deer antler and bear paws, and slapped his waist knife, triumphantly, it didn't look like he was running for his life at all, "Teacher, look, how are these?"

Alutai suddenly had a bad premonition, Ma'er Haza and Tuohuochi also changed their expressions.

"Khan, where did this come from?"

"When I went upstream to drink horses, I met more than [-] Jurchen."

"Jurchen?"

Benya nodded in embarrassment, and continued to be complacent.

Fuck him XX proud!

Alutai almost crushed his back molars.

Where did the Jurchen come from in Mobei?The only possibility is to come from the farther north, bypass the Wuliangha garrison, pass through the territory of Tatar, and reach the savage Jurchen who paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty!

The number of these Jurchens is small, and in terms of civilization, they are far inferior to the Jurchen ministries in Liaodong.But there is one thing, the men in the tribe are extremely brave, they are real combat madmen.

"Sweaty."

"what?"

"Before leaving the Tula River Valley, the Great Khan should not leave at will."

"what?"

"The minister will send people to follow Da Khan."

Alutai didn't want to talk nonsense with Benya anymore, so he clapped his hands, and immediately several strong men stepped forward, "Teacher!"

"Follow the sweat."

"Yes!"

The strong Tatar men clenched their fists with one hand and beat their chests, almost "forking" Benya.

In the distance, Benya could still hear his dismayed shouts.This man obviously has the unique character of not repenting when he is about to die.

Alutai turned around, and saw Ma'er Haza's hand was on the scimitar, half of the blade had been pulled out, as if he wanted to cut someone.

Tuo Huo Chi was pulling him, but his eyes were also red.

"Don't pull me!" Ma'er Hazan's head was on fire, and he was so damn bald. Did he think that Tartar's enemies weren't enough, and he wasn't disgusting enough?

If in the past, Alutai would still give a few words of persuasion, but now, he himself wants to draw a knife.

It wasn't because he was afraid that the Ming Dynasty army was right behind him. Killing "Khan" at this time would cause chaos. He would definitely hack that idiot to death with two swords!

"Calm down." Alutai gritted his teeth, "Now is not the time to do anything. After solving the danger behind, we will solve the trouble in front of us."

Alutai's words are quite clear, the threat of the Ming army is removed, and Benya's death will be imminent.

Benya has lost his life and died. Everyone can discuss who will be supported as the new Khan.

If you can't discuss it, each will rely on his own ability.

"it is good!"

Ma'erhaza and Tuohuochi nodded at the same time, reaching a consensus with Alutai.

Looking at the ancient and modern times, Ben Ya lost his face and called it "remarkable" when people betrayed their relatives to such an extent that their heads were fortunate to become a condition for their subordinates to form an alliance.

Temujin knows that if such a member of the Golden Family comes out, if he is not exasperated, he will be exasperated again.

At the end of April in the seventh year of Yongle, the Ming army marched westward along the Luqu River, and then marched northward.Passing through Hulan and suddenly losing temperature, it enters the Tula River Basin.

In the middle reaches of the Tula River, the scouts of the Ming army found traces of the Tatar cavalry, and continued to follow them, and soon bit a group of more than [-] Tatar cavalry.

Wei Guogong Xu Huizu ordered to send vanguards to pursue.The strong men in Wuliangha hacked and killed all of them, and only one Tatar centurion was captured.

"Where is the main force of the Tatars? How far is it from here?"

The centurion who was captured by the Ming army was a hard-headed man, lured by gold and silver, high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and he was unmoved at all.The Jin Yiwei in the army gave full play to their professionalism, their whips were stained with salt water, and they danced vigorously, but they still didn't get any useful information.

"Tough guy, pure man!"

Meng Qinghe had seen Jin Yiwei's methods and admired this Tatar centurion very much.

With the consent of Duke Ding, he went to the Chinese army with wine and meat, glanced at the strong man tied to the pillar, took out his waist card with a smile, and whispered a few words to the pawns guarding him. passed him.

Patting the pawn on the shoulder, Meng Qing said softly, "I heard that you are good at using firecrackers? After Desheng returns to Beijing, the Shenji Camp will expand, so you can try it."

"Uncle sees me as humble, and I am lucky to be humble. However, my father and brother are both generals of Wei Guogong's family, so I can only live up to my uncle's love."

"General?" Meng Qinghe smacked his lips, "It's a pity."

Everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't ask for them.What's more, digging the corner of Wei Guogong's mansion is really a bit too risky.

Empress Xu's natal family, the emperor's brother-in-law is in charge, so it's better not to mess with her.

The Tatar centurion was tied up for two days, and there were not enough grains of rice, but a lot of water was poured on him.When the cold wind blows in the evening, the whole body is like icicles, and the feeling is really ecstasy.Cold and hungry, I couldn't faint.

Suddenly smelling the aroma of food, I raised my head along the way and saw a smiling face.

A suit of armor, judging by the helmet tassel and waist badge, he is still an officer.But this look really doesn't look like someone who can fight on the battlefield. Compared with a soldier, he looks more like a sour man.

"Aren't you going to say something?"

The centurion closed his mouth tightly and could not make a sound.

"You really don't want to tell me?" Meng Qinghe held up the bowl, "I told you, everything is yours."

The strong man is determined, and he will not say anything when he dies.But his eyes unconsciously aimed at the mutton in the bowl, one glance and another.

For a long time, I couldn't pull it out.

"Tough guy." Meng Qinghe raised his thumb, "I admire the tough guy the most!"

After finishing the words, the centurion stared at him with hunger and thirst, picked up a piece of mutton half a palm wide, and put it into...his own mouth.

While chewing, he made a comment, "It tastes good, but it's a bit overcooked."

Tatar brawny man: "..."

Pawns in the crowd: "..."

What the hell is this guy doing here?

Meng Qinghe didn't seem to see the eyes of the strong Tatar man wanting to kill, so he found a piece of wood that was fairly clean, crossed his legs, unscrewed the lid of the wine bag, took half a sip of wine, and ate three mouthfuls of meat.

While eating, he asked, "I don't ask you where the headquarters of Tatar is, but only your origin. There is no need to hide this, right?"

"..."

"Tell me which Tatar tribe you are from, and this piece of meat will be yours."

"... Asut."

"Asute?" Meng Qinghe narrowed his eyes, "The tribe of Alutai, the Tatar grand master?"

The strong man stopped talking again.

Meng Qinghe didn't ask any more questions, hiccupped, stood up and was about to leave.

After taking two steps, he stopped suddenly, patted his head, took out the last piece of mutton from the bowl, stepped forward with a smile, and stuck it to the strong man's chest with a snap.

Great position, pectoralis major.

"I am a trustworthy person."

It was firmly attached, making sure that it would not fall off, took two steps back, rested his chin with one hand, nodded in satisfaction, turned and left.

This time I really left.

Tatar brawny has never been in so much pain.

The mutton is close at hand, and you can smell the aroma without bowing your head, but you just can't eat it!The roaring in the stomach can almost drive people crazy.

The pawns watched the slightly thinner figure go away, feeling a sense of awe.

No wonder Xing Ningbo is really amazing to be friends with Jin Yiwei!

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Xu Huizu wrote the memorial that was sent to the capital, put down his pen, and looked at Shen Xuan who was standing at the bottom.

"Really make the Tartar speak?"

Without waiting for Shen Xuan's reply, the soldiers outside the tent reported back, and Deputy General Xing Ningbo of the Zuo Army asked to see him.

"Come in."

Xu Huizu's voice was a little hoarse. After wandering around the grassland for two months, he couldn't find the main force of the Tatars, so he also got angry with anxiety.

The personal guards let him go, Meng Qinghe strode into the tent, saluted and said: "My subordinates will see the general army!"

"Must." Xu Huizu raised his head, "What did you ask?"

"Back to Zongrong, not yet."

Xu Huizu was a little disappointed, but he could understand.Even Jin Yiwei can't handle it. With him as a general, it is difficult for people to speak.

"Zong Rong, although my subordinates did not ask where the Tatars are, they know that he is from the Asut tribe. I came up with a temporary plan, and maybe we can use this to find the traces of the main force of the Tatars."

"speak."

"My subordinates ask the general for permission to release that Tatar centurion."

"Let go?"

"Let him go, secretly send someone to follow him." Meng Qing said softly, "If my subordinates are not mistaken, there should be a small group of Tatar cavalry ahead."

Xu Huizu and Shen Xuan stared at each other at the same time, "You mean?"

"Tartar's territory is so big, where can we go if we continue to run?" Meng Qing said, "There is Oara in the west, Hami in the southwest, and wasteland in the north. No matter where you go, you may end up with a dead end."

"Keep talking."

"The subordinates have been thinking about how to deal with the current predicament if the subordinates are Alutai. The only way is to set a trap, lure the opponents into the trap, and gather together to encircle and annihilate them to increase the chance of winning."

"Is there any evidence?"

"There is no real evidence." Meng Qinghe said, "This is just the guesswork of my subordinates. If there is a small group of Tatar cavalry ahead, and they will collapse at the first touch, the possibility of Tatar setting up an ambush is as high as [-]%. Release them when you encounter Tatar cavalry The captured person, let him join the Tatars, maybe he can find the Asut tribe, and then find the whereabouts of Alutai and Benya."

Xu Huizu nodded, "This commander knows. You step back for now."

"Yes."

Meng Qinghe was not discouraged when his opinion was not accepted on the spot, and it would always be useful to say what should be said.

When he encountered a small group of Tatar cavalry, he suddenly remembered how Duke Qi was defeated by the Tatars in history.

Arutai's strategy is not clever, but it is quite targeted.Showing the enemy with weakness, he led the army of the Ming Dynasty to rush for a long distance, enter the encirclement, and encircle and annihilate them in one fell swoop when they were exhausted.Even with Emperor Yong Le's reminder, Duke Qi still fell for it.

Under the butterfly effect, the commander-in-chief who conquered the desert became Xu Huizu, and it was still Alutai and Ben Yashili who led the Tatars against the Ming Dynasty.

Will the same strategy be used again?

Anyway, history has changed. Maybe Zheng He has found the American continent. If the butterfly flaps its wings a few more times, it shouldn't be a big problem.

He doesn't know Wei Guogong, but he knows Shen Xuan.He believed that as long as he raised a clue, with the military level of these two princes, Arutai would be able to play tricks, and he would still be crushed.As for the Tatar commander, he can be used as a backup.It doesn't matter if you are seen through, but it will take a few days.

Two months have passed, just a few days, nothing to worry about.

After Meng Qinghe left, Wei Guogong discussed with Ding Guogong, raised the account immediately, and summoned the leaders of the five armies to discuss the matter.

The next day, the army set out at dawn, and the Tatar centurion was tied to the carriage and marched with the army.

Riding his horse to Shen Xuan's side, Meng Qinghe really wanted to ask what regulations Zong Rong had made.When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

If Grandpa Guo didn't say anything, he must have his reasons. When it was time to tell him, he would not continue to hide it from him.

At ten o'clock at noon, the marching speed of the army suddenly slowed down, and the scouts reported that they found traces of Tatar cavalry fifty miles ahead,

Meng Qinghe pulled the rein, an unknown excitement spread in his heart, his lips were a little dry.

"My lord, let me go now?"

"No hurry." Shen Xuan pressed the handle of the knife with one hand, under the black helmet, his brows were like knives, with a murderous look, "The general has an order, so the plan will be taken. When to release this person, just wait for the military order."

Will it count?

Meng Qinghe rolled his eyes and subconsciously looked behind him.

At some point, the tail of the left army was missing.

Encirclement and anti-encirclement?

Meng Qinghe suddenly felt ashamed.

Documentary history books are dead after all, but it is living people who create history.

He has no right to be proud, let alone be smug.Compared with the commander-in-chief who is proficient in military strategy, he is still far behind.