Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1351
Abnormality is definitely abnormal. The Mongols closed their cities and defended them almost 200 years ago, that is, during the period before and after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the Mongols still had many cities in the Central Plains, and they still needed to defend the cities. of.

But even at that time, the Mongols' defense skills were not very good, and they were still more inclined to attack in the field, so most of the defense battles were relatively poor.

After the Mongols withdrew from the Central Plains, it was even rarer to defend the city, and it would be even better after a while-there was no city, so naturally there was no need to defend it.

If you don't count Dabansheng, then almost until Ida built Guihua City, the Mongols had such a thing as a "city" again.However, whether it is Dabansheng or Guihua City, it is all done by Alda, which belongs to Tumed and not to Chahar.

As for Chahanhot in Chahar, it is said to be a city. In fact, the so-called city walls are not as good as the walls of the eastern and western cities of Yehe. Just a little bit bigger.

Under such conditions, the Tumen army's ability to defend the city can be imagined. Not only the Ming army knows it, but they themselves should know it.That being the case, where did the Mongols have the confidence to play behind closed doors?
The generals of the Ming army actually had ideas about this, but they thought that Tumen relied on the weather and Brihatu.

The weather is easy to understand. The winter in Liaodong, especially outside the northern part of Liaobei, is completely "extremely cold" for the Ming people. In the past, the Ming army rarely used large-scale troops during this period.Although the Ming army came this time, the Tumen probably thought that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army should have declined, or even severely decreased, and they themselves were much used to this severe cold.

At the same time, Liaobei's freezing winter is also helpful for defending the city.If you want ants to climb the city, the icy walls of the rain and snow will not slip; Long-term siege... No, do you really plan to compare who will freeze to death first in the city or outside the city?

It is precisely because the generals of the Ming army also guessed that Tumen might have such thoughts, that's why they discussed how to quickly break through the city just now.For example, Zhang Wanbang thinks that the cannons should be concentrated and blasted directly, while Qi Jin thinks that Burihatu's old skills can be considered and so on.

But when everyone thinks this way, in fact, they just think that Tumen is relying on something to rely on, which is why they will stay behind closed doors, and they don't think that he is preparing any conspiracy.

Of course, the Mongols are not very good at conspiracies and tricks. They have been relatively straightforward for many years, and the generals of the Ming army generally don't think much about it.

Only Gao Yimin had no dealings with the Mongols in the past, and he still considered the current situation according to ordinary thinking, so he immediately felt that the situation was wrong.

"The Mongols like to take the initiative to attack. It is not in line with his habit to imprison [-] cavalry in the city and wait for our army to attack."

Gao Yimin felt the eyes of everyone looking at him in unison, and acted calmly: "Especially for Burihatu, the master has repeatedly reminded him that he is definitely not a person waiting to die, and if he thinks that there may be someone If it is dangerous, it will definitely be arranged in advance and try to bring our army into his hub."

On this point, Gao Yushi did say it very affirmatively to him, for no other reason than to say that Buri Hatu's actions this year were all based on this habit?

First in the northwest, then in Liaodong, Buri Hatu felt the strong will of the Ming Dynasty to destroy the "Great Yuan", so he made arrangements in advance and made troubles everywhere, in order to hold the Ming Dynasty back and give the remnant Yuan a second life.As for which step can be achieved, Brihatu himself may not be clear, Gao Wushi guessed that he would not be able to think so far, and most of the time he was just doing his best and obeying the destiny.

Of course, maybe Brihatu hoped that under his constant troubles, Daming would be exhausted, and it might be possible that he finally gave up his plan to continue to destroy Can Yuan.

After all, many things are easy to provoke, but no one can predict how it will develop in the future. If there is a good thing that Daming is too busy, wouldn't it be better?
Back then when the Song Dynasty secretly supported Wanyan Aguda, they probably just hoped that Wanyan Aguda would make the Daliao restless. Khan" generally abided by the agreement with the Song Dynasty, and even took advantage of the situation to beat the Song Dynasty together?

It is easy to ignite a fire, but no one can tell what the fire will burn.

So Brihatu lit fires everywhere, and it would be a good thing for him to burn big hair anywhere.If it was true that the Song Dynasty supported the Jurchen, and almost burned himself to death in the last fire, then Burihatu can only say that it is a matter of days, and there is no way out.

If you don't struggle, you will definitely die, so why not struggle, what if a miracle happens?

At this time Gao Yimin lifted his master out, the generals, whether they believed it or not, did not dare to put on a questioning expression, but all became contemplative, thinking about the truth in these words.

Cao Yu is the one who thinks the fastest, because Gao Wushi mentioned in the previous letter that he should be careful of Burihatu's tricks.Just now, because of his habit for many years, he didn't think too deeply about the conspiracy. After Gao Yimin reminded him, he immediately woke up and said, "That's right, Burihatu is full of tricks, so we have to guard against it."

Without waiting for everyone to say anything, Cao Yu continued: "If we talk about 'Mongols are more inclined to take the initiative', this commander thinks that Tumen and Burihatu have only two chances."

He looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "First, divert the tiger away from the mountain. They may take advantage of me to send troops and detour to attack Yehe's east city. The key point of this method is that once the east city falls, Yehe will be completely collapsed. Even if it is rebuilt and restored in the future, at least in the short term It has lost any threat to Chahar, and it will no longer be our Great Ming and Liaobei fence, which can free up Chahar's hand.

What is even more worrying for our army is that once the east city is also lost, our army will become a lone army outside the Liaobei Great Wall, not to mention some ordinary supplies, it is a foothold under the freezing weather Not easy to find. "

He paused for a while, and then said: "The good news is that we have already prepared for this. Yehe's infantry stayed in the east city, and there were more than 100 scout cavalry. Call us for help."

All the generals said that this statement is true. Although Dongcheng may be attacked by surprise, everyone is more confident in the safety of Dongcheng. It is expected that Buri Hatu will not place any hope on Daming and Ye He's side will ignore Dongcheng. The possibility of actually attacking Dongcheng is still very small.

Seeing this, Cao Yu stretched out his hand and made a gesture of vain pressure, and said: "The second is that the golden cicada escapes its shell. Just now Brother Gao is right, Da Sinong also reminded me that Burihatu is good at setting up traps, The commander thought that he might pretend to be defending the west city, but in fact he had already left with his army. There may not be no Mongols in the west city, but most of them are no longer the main force of Mongolia.

The question now is, if the Mongols really played the golden cicada to escape their shells, where are they going to go?Should we take the opportunity to sneak back to Chahanhot, or find a way to ambush us? "

Don't look at the Mongols who often claim that they are invincible. In fact, the Mongols' tactical thinking is more like mainstream cats, that is, they are used to avoiding casualties, and then rely on their speed advantage to catch the opponent by surprise. Only when a decisive battle is unavoidable will they face it Combat - but Mangujai's tactics are not very "positive" to some extent.

In short, the Mongols are very good at ambushes, and most of the ambushes from the Ming army can only be counted on the opponent's every move, and then they are different from waiting for the rabbit. Lay up in ambush at the place where the opponent must pass, and wait for a sneak attack with ease.

The generals of the Ming army knew the Mongols quite well, so when Cao Yu said this, everyone said that it was unlikely that the other party would simply flee back to Chahanhot, and there was a high probability that they were looking for an opportunity to ambush their own army halfway.

So Cao Yu asked Ye He and the two Baylors if there were any places that were particularly suitable for ambushes on the way from the west city to the east city.Nalinbulu and Buzhai looked at each other, indicating that there was a bare mountain in the middle of the two cities, but the Ming army did not intend to climb the mountain in winter, so they chose to detour from the southern foot of the mountain. If an ambush is to be set up, it will most likely be at the southern foot.

From the east city of Yehe to the south and around the west city, you must first bypass Zhuanshan Lake (Zuanshan Lake is an artificial lake in later generations, but it was also built on this basis. At this time, there are also but small, and their names are unknown. The name is called), and then head southwest, and the most common way to go this way is to walk along the Yehe River.

"Yehe" means "the sun by the river" in the Jurchen dialect, and this "river" is the Yehe River.According to what the two Baylors said, this road is the only way to connect the east and west cities, and the roads are relatively neat. If the Mongols want to set up an ambush, it is impossible to set up an ambush very close to the main road.

However, the Mongols have a speed advantage. They can set up an ambush a little farther away, and it is too late to wait until the Ming army appears and then suddenly rush over.

And there is another point specifically pointed out by Nalin Bulu: the east city of Yehe is east of the Yehe River, and the west city is west of the Yehe River, and they do not have the ability to build a bridge on the Yehe River, so if there is a large-scale To cross the river in action, either take a detour at the northern foot, or take advantage of the freezing of the Yehe River in winter and walk directly there.

Here comes the problem. Since the detour has been given up, you need to cross the river to go to the south foot.There is no bridge to cross the river. Although the freeze has already begun, the Ming army has sent people to check it. The ice layer is not thick enough. At most, people can leave, so they have to be careful.Ma doesn't dare to live casually now, let alone Pao.

Therefore, if the Ming army wants to cross the river, it is quite troublesome, at least they need to break through the ice and erect a pontoon bridge.The width of the Yehe River varies, but the two Baylors are obviously familiar with their hometown, and they pointed out a place where Tingzhou is located in the center of the river.

Tingzhou is a small island in the middle of the lake. With Tingzhou, the efficiency of building a pontoon bridge will be much higher, because there is a fulcrum in the center of the river.Both Baylors thought that place was the best place to build a pontoon bridge.

Unexpectedly, after they finished speaking, Gao Yimin laughed and said: "It seems that if Buri Hatu wants to ambush, the ambush location is not far from the riverside on both sides of Tingzhou."

Cao Yu also laughed, and said: "The hero sees the same thing. Both of you think that place is the best place to build a pontoon bridge. Burihatu went to the west city for a few days and naturally found out, knowing that our army Most likely to build a bridge there, how could he miss such a good opportunity?"

But when he said this, his face became serious again, and he pondered: "But now our army is going out in winter, and it is inconvenient to stay outside. Since this is the best place to build a pontoon bridge, it is not easy for us to use it. In this way, How to deal with Brihatu's sneak attack has become the top priority... I wonder if you have any clever strategies to teach me?"

The difficulty of this topic is not small.Since the road along the Yehe River is the only way between the two cities, it must be a major road, which is convenient for cavalry to gallop freely, and the Ming army also needs to build a pontoon bridge, so it is bound to be inconvenient to line up nervously. How to guard against sneak attacks? difficult.

Zhang Wanbang, a young general known for fighting tough battles, is indeed very tough, and said without fear: "It's okay, those who build the bridge can just build the bridge, and the general's troops can be dedicated to guarding the side of the river. No matter what Mongolian cavalry, as long as they dare to charge The formation of the last general will make him come and go!"

Qi Jin was not to be outdone, and said: "General Zhang's troops are limited after all, and the last general is willing to help him, so as to ensure that Buri Hatu's Tartars will not be taken advantage of."

Cao Yu thought for a while, and felt that the combat power of the two of them was quite strong. Judging from the past record, it is still quite sure to defend against the cavalry's attack from the front. The army took time.

Just as he was about to agree, Gao Yimin suddenly laughed and interjected: "The two generals are in charge of defending nature, but Tumen and Burihatu are plotting against our heavenly soldiers. If our army can't take the initiative, we will just let them go." Wouldn't it be a loss of face to gallop back and forth?"

As soon as Cao Yu heard it, he knew that he still had something to say, so he smiled and said, "It seems that Brother Gao has a clever strategy to turn our army from defense to offense? You can't hide it, tell me quickly. Wait a minute."

Gao Yimin clasped his fists at everyone, and then said: "Tumen's troops are proud of their cavalry, they think they can gallop freely, come and go freely, but they don't know that our army's cavalry has a huge lineup, and the elite is not inferior to Chahar. Under such a situation, how can we allow them to be presumptuous!"

He paused for a while, and said: "I dare to suggest the general army, command the main force of our army's cavalry with a capable cavalry general, and together with Yehe's cavalry, prepare for battle at any time without participating in bridge building, and can keep a short distance from the main force of infantry to lure The Tartars took advantage of the vacancy to attack our infantry flank. When the Tartars launched their offensive, our cavalry also moved, either flanking the enemy, or making a detour to outflank the enemy. In short, it did not make the Tartars feel good. As for the specific choice at that time, it is only That will be decided by itself.”
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