Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1247 Infernal Affairs

The ambitious Bo Shuo Ketu led the main force to join his partial division at Liushubao in the Huamachi area, with a total of 3 troops, and immediately turned to the east without stopping, leaving the border town that originally belonged to Daming, and went to Ixibal, an important town in the south of the Ordos Department of Hetao, rushed to.

According to the top-secret information he received from Ilduqi, he learned that the pragmatic main force of the Ming army had planned to take Ningxia directly through the middle of the Hetao.But then for some reason, Gao Wushi suddenly changed his mind again, diverted to the southwest, and took Baichengzi, which belonged to the Ordos Ministry.

Ilduzzi didn't put forward any speculation of his own, but quickly notified Boshuoketu of the situation.

After Bosuo Ketu heard the news, he discussed with the generals. The Mongolian generals agreed that Gao Wushi may have learned that his troops had been withdrawn from the grasslands of eastern Ningxia, because he was afraid of fighting the Mongolian iron cavalry on the grasslands. Diverting to the southwest, the target is most likely Huamachi.

As for Gao Wushi, who had beaten cavalry with infantry twice in a row before, why he suddenly turned away in fear of the Ordos cavalry this time, Mongolian generals have different opinions.

Some people think that Gao pragmatic's so-called "riding with steps" is just a name.

Some people also think that Gao pragmatic is just cautious in using his troops. After all, there is no absolute in the battlefield. Even if he has twice won the experience of "riding with steps", what if he fails this time?

The defeat in the central part of the Loop is obviously not the same thing as the defeat in the southern part of the Loop.In the southern part of the Hetao, even if the battle is defeated, you can retreat to the south, and retreat into the Jingbian area (the area under the jurisdiction of Jingbian guarding Qianhu), which is still firmly controlled by the governor of Yansui, so that the entire army will not be annihilated.

But if it was defeated in the middle of the Hetao, it would be embarrassed on all sides - the Ming army could not outrun the Ordos cavalry again, as long as it was defeated once, it was basically over.They are so far away from the border that they can't even run back. They can only be slowly nibbled away by the Mongols on the road.

This part of the Mongolian army generals believed that Gao pragmatic should have heard the news of the disappearance of the main force of the Taoist army, and temporarily changed the plan due to the above-mentioned concerns.

In addition to these two viewpoints, there are also some "minorities" who think that Ilduqi may have been exposed, and Gao's pragmatic actions are actually worried about Ilduqi, afraid that Ilduqi will play tricks , so he refused to go to the middle of the Hetao.

However, few people supported this statement, and it was soon drowned in the chaos of discussion.After all, if Ilduqi were really exposed, how could it be possible to pass on the pragmatic news of the march to them?

Boshuoktu also felt that Ilduzzi would not be exposed.Xie Jin has always been a die-hard pro-Ming faction. From the moment Jinong can remember, Xie Jin insisted on winning the tribute market opportunity through friendship with Daming. It is impossible for the Daming court to not know about this situation.Now that you know, how can you randomly suspect the eldest son of the cut?

During the Monan War, did Daming suspect Hannaji?No.

Moreover, with Daming's usual style, if they really found out that Il Duqi "betrayed", they would have to cut off his head on the spot, even if it was a fire, so Gao pragmatic must not know Il. Du Qi and his secret pact.

After this possibility was ruled out, Boshuoketu felt more relieved.Because no matter which one of the first two is a fact, it will not affect his battle plan.

It's nothing more than because Gao pragmatism has become cautious. After he succeeded in the sneak attack and burned the Ming army's food and grass with a fire, he still needs to work harder to continue harassing and attacking, so that the complete collapse of the Ming army will come earlier. Don't give it a chance to escape back to the Great Wall in the Jingbian area.

Boshuoketu believes that this is not difficult for the Mongols. Although the temporary diversion of high pragmatism has increased the difficulty of his own combat, it is not insurmountable, and he can still act according to the original plan.

With his determination, the Mongolian army began to judge the direction of Gao pragmatism, and finally decided that if Gao pragmatism wanted to "show off his force" outside the Great Wall, but did not dare to go too far from the Great Wall, then the most likely place for his next step would be Ixibal.

Ixibal is located in the southern part of Wushen Banner, Inner Mongolia in later generations. Because it is a pastoral settlement, there are few civil buildings in the Central Plains style, and the site is almost impossible to test in later generations.

However, here is a very important area now: because it is very close to Mingbian, only more than 80 miles away, it is an important settlement on the border with Daming to enter Gongshi.

At the same time, I have to say that Ixibal is the southernmost point of the territory.Since Jineng was sealed, the border city trade has had a great impact on the Ordos Department. With the deepening of economic exchanges, Qiejing has paid more and more attention to Ixibal, which is almost the most important base except for its old camp.

Bosoktu was ecstatic about this.Since Ilduqi voted for him, wouldn't the chance of winning a sneak attack on the Ming army under Gao pragmatism in Ilduqi's territory have a better chance of winning?

In order to ensure that they could reach the battlefield one step ahead of the Ming army, Boshuoketu ordered the entire army to attack.His idea was very simple. According to the advance route and speed of the Ming army given by Ilduqi, if he rushed to Ixibal with all his strength, he would arrive two days earlier than the Ming army.

In this way, you can not only get rest time, restore physical strength for people and war horses, but also wait for the rabbits to fight the Ming army and wait for it to work, and the odds of winning will definitely increase again.Several pieces of good news are stacked together, and Boshuoktu even thinks that if he is luckier, it is very possible to defeat the Ming army on the spot, and he may be able to capture Gao pragmatic himself!

Thinking of this, the young Mongolian Jinong trembled with excitement.

If God does not take it, you will be blamed; if you don't accept it in time, you will be blamed.The main force of the [-]-household Jinong headquarters in Ordos rushed eastward with all his strength under the eagerness of Boshuoketu to make a contribution, leaving only yellow dust on the fortress.

Boshuoketu was in a hurry, while Ma Gui was very busy.

As the main force brought by Gao Shutai on this expedition, Ma Gui's department was almost responsible for the vast majority of conventional combat tasks - he himself understood and asked for it.

After all, he also knows the situation of the Praetorian Guards. Although the weapons and equipment are very good, and Qi Jiguang is in charge of training, but after all, the formation of the army is too short, not even half a year, what is the actual combat effectiveness, who dares to fight this bag ticket?
Moreover, the group of the Guards were specially sent by the emperor for military use in Gaoshutai. According to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, they must not "fight easily" unless it was a last resort, so Ma Gui did not expect the Guards to give them. What did he help? If he really wanted to help, he probably saved himself some troops, and he didn't have to use it to protect the safety of Gao Shutai, but could be used for front-line operations.

But what Ma Gui didn't expect was that just after arriving in Ixibal, Gao Shutai gave him the most envied treasure of the Praetorian Guards - Gao Wushi handed over the cannons belonging to the Praetorian Guards. The battalion was allocated to Ma Gui so that he could better complete the tasks he had given him.

What is Magui's mission?
Under the guidance of the guide sent by Ilduqi, they surveyed the terrain near Ixibal, and judged which way the Boshuoketu troops would come, so as to arrange an ambush in advance, combined with infantry and artillery, and defeated Boshuoketu in the first battle. The main force, even trying to capture Boshuoketu himself, forced the Ordos Department to completely withdraw from the war.

What does this command mean?It means that the main force of the Ming army under Gao Shishi has actually arrived at Ixibal!

All the information reported by Ilduzzi to Boshuoktu was accurate except for the time.

But time decides everything.

Ma Gui personally went out and ran all over the Ixibal area in one day, observed the terrain of the whole area, and finally determined that the Boshuoketu department would definitely pass a mountain called "Huri Huliang". Huri Huliang Mountain in the south and go to the eastern river to drink horses and rest.

The ambush operation started immediately. Ma Gui still did his best to allocate the troops carefully, and discussed the arrangement of the artillery positions with the battalion commanders of the two artillery battalions of the Guards and the captain of the artillery team of the Gao Jiajia Ding Guard Corps. Artillery is a technical arm, and without professional artillery knowledge, blind command is never allowed, so even a famous general like Ma Gui, must discuss artillery tactics with the chief officer of the artillery.

After determining the hidden positions of the artillery and the basic arrangement of the troops, Ma Gui dragged his exhausted body back to the Ixibal settlement and reported the corresponding situation in the high and pragmatic marching tent.

After Gao Wushi listened to it, he had not had time to express his position, but Yilduqi, who was beside him, was a little anxious, and asked quickly: "Ma Zongrong, I don't seem to have arranged errands for my department after listening to your arrangement? This is not possible, my department is in Iraq. Kesibar is the master, and he is most familiar with the terrain and environment here. If he can fight, he will definitely be able to defeat Boshuoketu with one enemy and two!"

Ma Gui was stunned for a while, thinking that this guy is so proactive, is he sincere, or is he not planning?
However, I thought about it in my heart, but obviously I couldn't say it in my mouth, so I had to answer with a smile: "After all, your department is not under my jurisdiction, so it is not easy to assign random assignments." Said: "But Shutai is here. If you want to have a chance to fight, why not ask Shutai directly to fight?"

Ilduqi listened to the reason, and quickly turned to Gao pragmatism. The scholar Mingjun generals clasped their fists in a salute, and said, "Shutai, the last commander, please be the vanguard!"

Gao pragmatically smiled and thought to himself: Why do Mongolians like being pioneers so much?You Mongolian cavalry are obviously not the most suitable for this job...isn't it bad to be a scout?After the Chinese army has defeated the enemy army, is it not good to act as a sharp claw to tear apart the effective lineup of the enemy army?Wouldn't it be good to be a battlefield cleaner to remove the enemy's remnants one by one?
The light cavalry just does the light cavalry, why do they always treat themselves as the heavy cavalry?If you want to do this, do I have so many infantry on hand to come to Hetao to make soy sauce, and then wait for the victory?So how can I use this opportunity to verify whether the combat effectiveness of the Daming Frontier Army has risen or fallen after many years of peace?

Gao Wushi was organizing the language, wanting not to discourage Yilduqi's enthusiasm, but also to prevent him from "robbing him", but he heard Chateji laughing on the side: "Ilduqi, you don't have to worry, in Gaoshu How to fight a battle under Taiwan's command is different from Mongolia. Don't think that the vanguard will definitely win a big battle. It is very likely that the vanguard will go up and scold the battle, and then feign defeat and retreat, leading the enemy into ambush. It'll be fine after that."

Il Duqi was stunned for a moment, and Zhao Gao pragmatically asked: "Shutai, is that really the case? Isn't the vanguard used to break the formation?"

"Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. Vanguards can break through formations or lure the enemy. What they do depends on the needs of the battle." Gao Wushi said a routine, then smiled: "But you don't have to worry, you This time, the Ministry and even General Tuotuo’s Ministry have tasks.”

Ilduqi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked, "What is my ministry doing?"

Gao Wushi really planned to let Yiludu lead Boshuoktu into the ambush, but he didn't even assign the title of "Pioneer" to him, but he saw that he was eager to seek credit now. If he still followed the original plan, I'm afraid It will destroy the enthusiasm of this person, so it is not beautiful.

But Gao pragmatically thought about it, if you want to play more and submit a vote, that's not a bad idea.

So he pondered for a while, and divided half of the tasks that were originally intended to be handed over to Tuotuo to Ilduqi, and said: "Your department has two tasks, one of which is to actively send some troops to 'correspond' to Boshuoketu, Make sure that he will pass by the southern foot of Huri and Huliang Mountain - General Ilduchi, the head office should emphasize one point first: Although it is just to lure the enemy, this task is very important, and it can even be said to be the basis of this operation. Well done, you will be the first in this battle."

Ilduqi was really happy when he heard that he could get the first merit, but he was a Mongolian after all, and he always felt that this alone was not enough to prove his bravery, so he thanked a few words first, and said first: "This is The matter rests with the last commander, Boshuoktu is a very knowledgeable commander, reckless and less resourceful, ambitious and sparse, as long as the last commander sends someone to flatter him, he will surely speak."

Then he couldn't help but ask: "" But I don't know what this second task is?To tell the truth from Shutai, the end general still wants to fight with real swords and guns..."

Chataiji smiled and said, "Are you afraid that if you haven't fought a battle, Gao Shutai will look down on you?"

Ilduqi was a little embarrassed to hear it, but he didn't dare to sing against Qiataiji in public, and he was a little embarrassed. Who knew that Qiataiji had turned his face and said to Gao pragmatically: "Shutai, Ildu When Qi was a child, he was often taken with him by his side. He spent many years in the Great Khan Camp, and he could be regarded as the guy I grew up with...

Shutai, don't look at this kid who looks lean and weak. He doesn't look like us Mongolians. In fact, his skills are not bad.Let's put it this way, in terms of equestrianism, he can at least rank in the top three in the Taiji on the right; in terms of martial arts... In their generation, he can probably also rank in the top five.Overall, it's still worth using. "

Gao Wushi was also a little surprised when he heard it. He never thought that Tuotuo would take the initiative to recommend Ilduzzi.

Ilduqi was also stunned, but he was the son of Qiejing. He quickly realized that he gave a Mongolian salute to Chataiji and thanked him: "Thank you Uncle Tuotuo for your praise, and may your cattle and sheep be blessed. Always be at peace."

Gao Wushi's heart moved, but he understood the intention of coming to Tuotuo. He couldn't help showing a smile and nodded: "Since it was recommended by General Tuotuo, well, there is still an important task for you to do here in the headquarters..."
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