Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1345 The Nancha Disturbance ([-]) Advancing and Retreating
When the Ming army saw the Mongolian cavalry in the big valley on the mountain, the distance between the two sides was not very close, at least five or six miles away.When the Ming army on the mountain kept vigilant and gradually descended the mountain and began to take up positions, the Mongolian army had also begun to mobilize.However, Cao Yu on the mountain saw at a glance that the Mongols' movements were wrong.

"Huh?" Cao Yan frowned, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Tumen want to withdraw?"

Gao Yimin beside him didn't answer immediately, but looked again, then nodded and said: "The master had made a judgment before the war, and believed that in the current situation of Chahar, Tumen and Brihatu should try their best Be cautious and try to avoid battles that you are not sure of. Even if you are sure to win a battle, they will give priority to how much loss they may suffer. Once they judge that the loss of this battle will be relatively large, they are very likely to give up the battle—even if the winning rate very high."

"Entang has a far-sighted vision and sees thousands of miles." Cao Yu nodded first to affirm Gao's pragmatic opinion, and then added: "So, now Tumen and Burihatu see that our army is well-organized and they have no profit, so they plan to avoid it. Instead of fighting?"

Gao Yimin replied: "It seems to be true."

"But there are still some doubts here." Cao Yu said solemnly: "Our army came to rescue the east city, and they can withdraw. Then our army will continue to recover the west city. Could they also withdraw like this? If so, Tumen mobilizes the crowd this time What is the significance of the eastward invasion of Yehe?"

This question belongs to the strategic level, and Gao Yimin is actually a little puzzled, but he is a top student after all, although the director is not in the strategy, but even from the tactical level, something is wrong.

"The general army is extremely suspicious. Tumen or Burihatu first provoked a war in the northwest this year, and then provoked a war in Liaodong, but neither the former nor the latter actually invested much. The northwest Needless to say, even if he invaded Yehe this time, Chahar didn't invest too much troops at all. He relied on a long-term siege to paralyze Buzhai and others, and then secretly blew up the city wall, and then made a breakthrough. The loss itself is extremely small..."

Gao Yimin emphasized his tone: "I don't know if Zong Rong noticed that when the west city was broken, Buzhai and others broke out from the city with inferior forces, but they were not intercepted by Chahar's army, and they only lost about 600 people to complete the breakthrough. , successfully fled to Xicheng... Judging from Zong Rong's experience, is this reasonable?"

As soon as Cao Yu was reminded by him, he immediately said: "Obviously unreasonable. According to the combat power of the Chahar tribe in the past, under the siege of [-] elite Mongolian cavalry, Buzhai, with its main force in the west city, has at most seven or eight thousand people , it is impossible to escape from birth so easily.

This commander does not underestimate Yehe, nor does he overestimate Chahar, but under the same strength, the combat power of Yehe cavalry is definitely not as good as that of Chahar, this commander dares to guarantee it!
What's more, although Ye He's troops have the highest proportion of cavalry among the Jurchen, they have not reached the point where they are all cavalry. They also have about half of the infantry.In other words, the cavalry in Xicheng would probably not exceed [-], and the remaining [-] should be infantry.

Under such circumstances, the Chahar tribe actually only wiped out 600 people from the Yehe tribe, and just watched the main force of the west city flee back to the east city. "

"Zongrong is wise." Gao Yimin praised, and continued: "So I think that there is at least one basic principle for Brihatu to encourage Tumen to invade eastward, that is, as the master said, they Try to avoid the loss of his headquarters. And his main purpose may not be to annex Yehe, or kill a large number of Yehe's soldiers, and it is even less likely that he wants to fight our army."

"Then what does he want?" Cao Yu asked with a frown.

Gao Yimin said slowly: "I think that they are just...finding faults and disturbing Liaodong."

Cao Yu frowned: "What kind of purpose is this? Is Tumen an old man in a hurry, or Buri Hatu is full?"

"Zong Rong misunderstood." Gao Yimin explained: "The purpose is to disturb Liaodong. They may not have a particularly clear tactical goal--the small one means that they didn't make it clear where they must win, but simply wanted to Liaodong is busy."

Gao Yimin's thinking was actually not completely correct, but generally he found the right direction, but he didn't think as deeply and meticulously as Burihatu.

Cao Yu also came to his senses at this time, and suddenly said: "Oh, I understand. In the final analysis, whether Burihatu is making trouble in the northwest or finding fault in Liaodong, they are actually trying to divert the court's attention from them. As for whether to transfer to the northwest or to Liaodong, it doesn't really matter."

Gao Yimin nodded and said, "I think that's exactly the case."

"It's just misfortune." Cao Yan snorted softly: "It is rumored that Burihatu has read the books of our Han people. It seems that it is not nonsense. There are indeed a few drops of ink in this guy's stomach."

Gao Yimin cupped his hands in the southwest direction (the capital): "That's why the master has a long-term vision and saw through Burihatu's tricks at a glance. Marshal, the master said earlier that although the dispatch of troops is going to be fast this time, it is not necessary to march quickly. Isn't it just right?" Have you guessed Brihatu's purpose?"

Only then did Cao Yu suddenly understand, and slapped his hands: "Oh! I said that Entang's instructions were a bit weird, and he wanted me to send troops earlier, and he was not allowed to make a quick decision. Now it seems that Entang knew that Buri Hatu was not good enough. If I come to a decisive battle, no matter how fast I come, it will not be as fast as the entire Mongolian cavalry team. If they really want to avoid fighting, I will not find a chance."

When he said this, he sighed: "As expected of Mr. Entang, he is really high in the temple and far away from the rivers and lakes. His old man is far away in the capital, but his eyes can see the direction of Yehe's battle thousands of miles away. With great ability, even if Zhuge Wuhou is resurrected, he can only bow down."

These remarks are a bit exaggerated, and it is "Master Entang" and "his old man", and even Zhuge Liang is used as a foil.However, considering the situation and the situation, and what he said to his highly pragmatic confidant, Ding, he can understand his intentions.

If Gao Wushi himself were here, he would definitely have to humble himself immediately, but Gao Yimin is only his servant, but he cannot represent his master's modesty and modesty, so he had to "slide" the topic with a haha, and then said with a smile : "That being said, don't be careless, Chief Rong. Brihatu has always been scheming. Although he made up his mind to avoid major casualties this time, if we leak too many loopholes, the little one I'm worried that he will still want to take the opportunity to get some cheap."

"Oh?" Cao Yan quickly restrained his smile, and thought about it: "You mean that his retreat...is half true and half false?"

Gao Yimin pondered: "Perhaps it should be said that it can be true or false."

Cao Yan's eyes were fixed when he heard this, and then there was a murderous intent in his eyes: "Why, this fellow wants to give me another battle in Chang'an Fort? Well, very good, he really treats me as a fool, Could it be that this commander-in-chief can't even learn from a fall, and he still expects this commander-in-chief to repeat the same mistakes?"

It seems that the defeat in Chang'an Fort touched Cao Yu so much that he almost became his backlash.But yes, if that failure hadn’t been for the high-level implementation to help, it’s hard to say whether Cao Yu will live or die at this moment. The best result is probably to be dismissed and return to his hometown, and he will die in his hometown. This lesson is indeed profound enough.

However, although Cao Yu was angry, he was a veteran after all, and he especially knew the rules in the officialdom. Therefore, he did not provoke his teacher because of his anger. Instead, he took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked Gao Yimin: "Since Buri Hatu The trick has been seen through, so Brother Gao thinks what should we do now?"

"Just do as the master wants." Gao Yimin said: "Let's brake quietly, do what we need to do, and never change our established pace just because of Burihatu's actions."

Gao Yushi did not say these words clearly, and he did not say anything about "stopping with stillness". Gao Yimin's statement actually summed up Gao Yushi's thinking and made his "guiding ideology" concrete.

However, Cao Yu only knew that Gao Yushi must have given instructions to Gao Yimin alone, but he didn't know what was said in it, so he could only believe what Gao Yimin said.

So he nodded and said: "Brother Gao is right. If this is the case, then let's stop chasing. The commander-in-chief will send Nalinbulu and Buzhai out to meet them, and let them arrange it by the way. Board and lodging for my army. Let's rest in the east city for a while, and then consider taking back the west city... It is expected that he, Ye He, and the two young Baylors should know what is good, so that they will not violate Tianwei."

Gao Yimin smiled and cupped his hands, nodding in agreement.

The Ming army on this side advanced slowly without any haste, and did not pursue at all. On the other side, Tumen and Burihatu retreated slowly, and they had already retreated to the edge of the northwest corner of the big valley, and they were about to climb up the mountain and walk away. .

Tumen looked at the movements of the Ming army, and their complexion became worse and worse. After a long while, they finally couldn't help whipping an old tree next to them with a horsewhip, and said bitterly: "Cao Yu, a cowardly bastard, even chased after him. Don’t you dare? Fortunately, Ben Khan specially told the sons and daughters to pretend to be defeated for a while, so that they can lead the Ming army to chase all the way to the west city... What should we do now?"

Brihatu's complexion was not pretty either.Although he is still young, he has been running around this year, trying to stir up troubles everywhere, and actually presiding over the internal government affairs of Chahar to relieve the burden of Tumen who is getting older. There was some overdraft in the book.

But now, Cao Yu, the big fish in his eyes, still refused to bite, which inevitably made his complexion look worse.

In the gloomy drizzle, Brihatu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Forget it, it's not bad if they don't come today. Under such a cloudy rain, their firearms may not be very effective, and our bowstrings are useless." How long will it start to become slack, and it will be inconvenient for both parties..."

He sighed softly, and said, "Khan, let's retreat to the west city to rest first. Also, please send a few more sentries to monitor the movement of the east city and see if there is any change."

"Change? How else can it change?" Tumen murmured, "Cao Yu, I'm afraid he was knocked out of his balls that time in Chang'an Fort, and he lost all courage. You don't expect him to just You plan to go to Yehe East City to hide from the rain, and when the rain stops, you will come to fight the West City, right?"

Burihatu's face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "After the defeat of Cao Yu's Chang'an Fort, it is understandable that his mentality has changed. Being able to hold one's breath doesn't mean that everyone can hold one's breath, there will always be someone who is more impatient than him."

Tumen was startled for a moment, then hesitated and said, "You mean..."

"The loss of Buzhai's troops last time was not that big. Its main force is still there, but almost all the leaders of the tribe are lost. Now that the Ming army is overwhelming the border, he will probably feel that he has something to rely on... In addition, Ye Hesu used the East and West Jurchens are famous for their unity in the city, if Buzhai insists on sending troops to take back the west city, I am afraid that Belle Narinbulu in the east city can only come with him, and we may not have a chance at that time."

Or to say that Brihatu is the talent that the Mongols lack the most. His calm state of mind alone is much better than most of the artillery-style Mongolian generals who explode at this moment.

After all, Tumen still valued Brihatu, and after hearing what he said, they couldn't help sighing: "You are right, so let's do it this way. It's just that Ben Khan originally planned to headhunt a tiger, who knows that there may only be a dog in the end. This is his mother... I really feel a little bit reconciled when I think about it."

Brihatu was very calm, and comforted him: "Although hunting tigers is a heroic act, tigers are the king of all beasts. Not to mention that hunting is not easy, and it is easy to hurt yourself. Dogs are not like this. It is meat, although the portion is light, it can still fill the stomach after all, and it will not hurt people easily, it is the most appropriate."

"Hahahaha, you can talk." Burihatu's explanation made Tumen sweat very comfortable, nodded and said: "You are right, although the tiger is full of treasures, it is really not easy to play with. If you say it’s easier to handle with dogs, it’s easy to fight and delicious, and you’re not afraid of knocking your teeth.”

Then he waved his hand and ordered to the surrounding generals: "Retreat, retreat with peace of mind, Cao Yu probably has left the palace, and plans to enter the palace to serve them Emperor Zhu in the future, let's go back to Xicheng to eat some warm food !"

The Mongolian athletes in the cold rain and wind laughed in unison when they heard this, and went to lead their subordinates to prepare for the retreat of the whole army.

At the same time, Cao Yu, who had already advanced to the south gate of Yehe East City, stared coldly at the Mongolian army that was retreating to the northwest, and was silent when he heard their obviously mocking laughter.

Although he couldn't hear exactly what the Mongols said, he could probably guess that there would be no good words.The wrinkles on Vice President Cao's already thin face became more profound, and there was some haze between his brows, which made the word "Chuan" more obvious.

"Do you think they are laughing that I am not as good as a girl, or are they simply laughing that I plan to become a eunuch?" Cao Yan asked suddenly while sitting on the horse without moving a muscle.

Gao Yimin guessed that Cao Yu might be in a bad mood, but he didn't expect him to ask such a question, but Staff Officer Gao reacted quickly, and immediately said: "Presumably Zongrong must know about Sima Zhongda's past. What counts?"

Sima Zhongda is Sima Yi, so what Gao Yimin said naturally refers to the time when Zhuge Liang gave Sima Yi women's clothes.

Hearing this, Cao Yu hummed for no reason, and said: "Although this commander is not as good as Sima Zhongda, they are even more unworthy to be compared with Zhuge Wuhou."

Then he no longer looked at the direction in which the Mongols were retreating, but instead turned his head and asked, "Why hasn't Nalin Bulu opened the city yet? Is he still planning to let the commander 'knock the door'?"

Before the words were finished, the south gate of Yehe's east city slowly opened with a "creaking" sound.
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