Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1632 Northern Expedition ([-])
When night was approaching in the evening, Tumen Khan's troops and Abadai Saiyin Khan's troops also joined forces. The location coincidentally was by a river.However, it is not the same river as the Ming, Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces. The river where the two Khans joined forces is called "Yanghumu River". inside.

The current situation of the two sides is that the coalition forces of Chahar and Waikalkha are in the north, the Yanghumu River is close to the south, and 25 miles to the south is a ribbon lake formed by the tributary of the Kouhezi River. To the south of the lake is the Ming, Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces station.

25 miles is not too far for the cavalry, and it is reasonable to say that it is within the range of the Ming, Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces. However, there is a very special situation here: the north of the Yanghu River is a desert, and only the north closest to the river exists. There is still green coverage in a very small area, only a few square kilometers in area-the two Khans met here.

Since there is a large desert to the north of the Raising Animal Husbandry River, the Horqin cavalry who are familiar with the local conditions did not think that there would be a large army there, and it was too late when they arrived here, so they just casually moved towards the other side across the Raising Animal Husbandry River Glancing at the area known as "Har Erig Gacha" in later generations, they greeted each other and went to the west to check, and when they yelled at each other, they spewed a strong smell of alcohol from their mouths.

Brihatu pushed aside the long grass by the river that had started to turn yellow but was still standing tall, and snorted softly: "These Horqin people were able to get drinks after they joined the Ming people. It seems that the Ming court has indeed accumulated a lot over the years. family property."

Tumen wrapped his cloak in sweat profusely, and said calmly: "Didn't the Ming army forbid drinking in the army?"

"It can also be said that it was used by the army to win over the Horqin people." Abadai Saiyin Khan interjected, "Xiao Khan's men captured some Horqin people, and they explained that the army brought a thousand jars of spirits. They are all for the purpose of rewarding the warriors of the Mongolian and Manchu armies who have made great achievements in combat."

Tumen snorted softly and didn't speak again.Brihatu said: "The Ming army has been getting bigger and bigger in the past few years, which shows that the financial situation of the Ming court is improving. The two Khans, the time left for us Mongolians is running out. If you don't seize the opportunity , this battle is bound to be even more difficult in the future.”

Abadai Sai Yinhan raised his chin slightly, squinted his eyes and looked at the Horqin Tanma who was running farther and farther, and said: "The combat effectiveness of the Horqin people is not very strong, and they are so-so when they fight with the wind. Once they are attacked by a stronger attack It will collapse, this Khan has already tested it out.

Among the three Manchurian tribes, the Jianzhou Youwei people are more courageous, but they are too small in number to be of much use; the Hada tribe is also improvised, and their performance is worse than that of the Horqin people.As long as Menggebulu didn't come forward in person, they seemed unwilling to accept any order at all; the Yehe tribe was somewhat beyond Ben Khan's expectations. Although their courage was similar to that of the Horqin people, Ben Khan found that they were wearing The armor seems to be exactly the same as that of the Ming army, but the color of the underclothes is different. "

He paused at this point, and asked Brihatu with doubts on his face: "Ben Khan didn't think too much when he heard that Yehe was a rich Jurchen, but now it seems...they are so rich that they can give you money." Thousands of people are equipped with armor from the Ming army? The armor probably costs seventeen or eight taels of silver, do they have so much money?"

Burihatu shook his head and smiled, and said, "A set of seventeen or eight taels of silver is the price we buy in the private market. The internal calculation of the Ming Army is based on a set of 12 taels of silver."

"But 12 taels is not a small amount. I think they should have produced 7 cavalry in each of the east and west cities. This is [-] sets of armor, and it will cost more than [-] taels of silver." Aba Dai Saiyin Khan continued It's unbelievable.

"Khan, I haven't finished my words yet." Brihatu said with a smile: "The internal calculation of the Ming army is based on 12 taels of silver, but there is someone who can sell it to Ye He for seven taels of silver, and there is no one at all. Quantity limit... Khan should be able to guess who has such great ability?"

"Grand Master Gao?" Abadai Saiyinhan frowned, but nodded himself: "Yes, I heard that Wang's arsenal, which provided armor for the Ming army, almost all used his iron. With so many iron factories, it is reasonable to be able to get the cheapest armor... But why did he sell it to Ye He so cheaply? Ye He's Ge Ge is really so beautiful, so he loves it?"

Brihatu shook his head slightly: "According to the information I have received, this Grand Master Gao is not a man who loves sons and daughters, is a hero, and is short-tempered. He said that he would give Ye He's family a special look just because of a woman." , I don't believe it at all. In my opinion, he treats Ye He differently because Ye He is very useful in his eyes."

"For the six thousand cavalry of Ye He's family, or the so-called '[-] elite soldiers' of Ye He's family?" Elite soldiers... Ben Khan does not believe their boasting."

Brihatu did not respond directly to these words, but said: "Ye He is near Horqin to the west, not far from my Chahar, to the south is the Liaodong of the Ming court, and to the east is the entire Manchuria. His cavalry team is the strongest. Jurchen, because of the way of business, is the enemy that Jianzhou left guard Nurhachi has to face when he rises. Grand Master Gao supports Ye He, so he can use a mere Ye He to check and balance many forces. ...For Grand Master Gao, why not do it? You know, he is the best at borrowing strength in the Ming court."

"Leverage, Ben Khan admits this point, just like he can firmly control Tumot... Speaking of it, Ben Khan still can't figure out why Han Naji is so content with being the Grand Master Gao the dog of the household."

Brihatu said calmly: "Ming people have a saying that is good: the prosperity of the world is for profit, and the world's hustle and bustle is for profit. Grand Master Gao has already controlled Tumed's life these years, Tumed As long as a person is reluctant to give up the huge wealth of millions of taels a year, and the comfortable and happy life, then he has to obey his orders and obediently be his housekeeper dog."

"A million taels a year?" Abadai Saiyinhan asked with wide-eyed eyes, and the eyeballs rolled around involuntarily.

Brihatu felt something in his heart, and smiled slightly: "Yes, Tumed is rich now, but unfortunately he has also become weaker... If not, how could Da Khan have won such a big victory this time?"

Abadai Sai Yinhan laughed dryly: "That's true, that's true, the sweat is brave, and the warriors of Chahar are invincible in the world."

Tumen Khan glanced at him, smiled faintly, but still did not speak.Brihatu sighed: "Actually, if the Ming court can let go of our prejudices, we can't stop fighting with them to recuperate. We have even asked to pay tribute to Ming Ting many times. Unfortunately... Ming court thinks that there is a Tumed is enough, as for the other Mongols, in the eyes of the Ming court, I am afraid there is no need to live."

Abadai Saiyinhan's expression froze, he gritted his teeth: "They will regret it."

"Yes, they will regret it." Brihatu pointed to the south across the river, and took a deep breath: "Tonight is an opportunity, but after all, there are two rivers blocking us, we can't go straight like this, we have to go around a bit road."

Abadai Sai Yinhan waved his hand and said, "It's nothing to make a detour. It's 25 miles. Even if you make a detour of fifty miles, you can arrive before dawn."

But Brihatu shook his head and said, "That's not going to work. If we rush all night and launch an attack immediately, it will definitely affect the performance of the warriors. We must start immediately, arrive at midnight and cross the river, then hide quietly and wait for two or three days to rest." Two hours later, launch an attack before dawn."

"Then what are you waiting for? Ben Khan will go and order the warriors to prepare the sheepskin rafts, and then they will cross the river." Abadai Saiyin Khan said immediately.

Brihatu glanced at Tumen Khan, Mongolian Khan nodded slightly, reached out and patted Abadai Saiyin Khan's left shoulder, and said, "Go, Buddha will bless Mongolia."

The muscles on Abadai Saiyin Khan's face twitched slightly, but fortunately he was not conspicuous in the night, and he bowed his head: "Yes, Khan." Then he turned and left.

As soon as he left, Tumen Khan had no expression on his face, and asked calmly: "Brihatu, do you think Abadai has a different heart?"

"It doesn't matter whether he has a different intention or not. The important thing is that he will not turn his different intentions into rebellious actions at the moment." Brihatu said: "Xiao Ruxun, the general of the Ming army, is only the deputy general of Liaodong. Zhong has not suffered from him, and will not demean himself and surrender to him."

After a pause, he continued: "Tumed paid tribute back then, and the Ming court gave Altan Khan (I Da) such a high courtesy. Although Abadai knew that he couldn't compare with Altan Khan, he must have I don't want to be too far behind... If I were him, I might plan to rely on a big victory to make a name for myself at this moment, and then try to get in touch with the Ming army or the Ming court, hoping to become a king in the future. "

Tumen sneered: "Then he is just talking about dreams."

"What the Great Khan said is very true." Burihatu nodded and said: "The Ming court today is no longer the Ming court of the past. The Ming court was weak at the time. Except for Chahar, any Mongolian tribe willing to follow, presumably Ming Ting is willing to win over.

However, today, many problems of the Ming court have been solved, and the national power is booming. Not only Tumed still follows, but Ordos has also become honest after being beaten.This time, he tricked Horqin into his hands through Ye He's relationship, and actually completed the encirclement of Chahar from east to west...

The current situation is such that I, Chahar, have to plan ahead and prepare for the worst with the strongest will.What is the so-called strongest will?That is to say, abandon all expectations of reaching a settlement with the Ming court, but be prepared to fight to the death.What is the so-called worst plan?That is to say, consider defeat before considering victory, so as to ensure that there are no accidents on the way to Helin. "

Tumen took up the conversation and said, "In short, we want to ensure that the Outer Khalkha Department is always under the control of Ben Khan, right?"

"That's right." Brihatu said with a serious expression: "The Ming court is so powerful, no one can guarantee that they will be able to receive their thunderous blow in the future. In case of the worst situation, at least we must ensure that we can transfer He Lin, leave behind the capital of recovery for Mongolia."

"Understood." Tumen closed his eyes, paused for a while, and ordered: "You go and prepare to cross the river, Ben Khan wants to rest for a while." Brihatu didn't say much, and took the order to go.

The livestock raising river is not wide, and the sheepskin rafts carried by the Mongolian cavalry were quickly assembled. Although the whole army was more than 300, and there were some cattle and sheep besides the horses, it took less than half an hour to cross the river quickly. , Quite like the elite wind when the Mongols swept the world [-] years ago.

Perhaps it was because of the elite performance of their own army, the entire Mongolian army was quite excited. Everyone from top to bottom felt that this battle must be won, and another "Great Victory in Qingcheng" would be engraved again.

Although the weather in Saibei has turned cold, the weather has been very good these few days, and it happens to be approaching the fifteenth day, so the moonlight has become the best street light for the Mongolians.Under the silver light, it only took Chahar and Waikarka Mongolian army an hour and a half to arrive at the lake about ten miles east of the north of the camp of the Ming-Manchu and Mongolian allied forces, and crossed the river again on sheepskin rafts.

This unnamed tributary of the Kouhezi River is narrower than the Yanghumu River, and it takes less time to cross the river than before.Although Brihatu predicted that the Ming army should not place the main direction of investigation in the east (the Ming army chased from the east), he still sent scouts to cross the river very cautiously and expanded the scope of investigation, especially It was to find out the situation of the Ming army ten miles away that they drove the army across the river.

The news brought back by Tanma was mixed. The good news was that the Ming army had indeed rested, but the worry was that the Ming army was very particular about setting up camp, and they had arranged enough night guards on duty, and prepared a lot of firewood to reject the horses.

The two khans and Brihatu had a brief discussion, and they believed that there was no more strategy to think about now, and they could only fight fast and slow, trying to get close to the distance suitable for launching a charge and start the battle directly .Although those deer and firewood repelling horses have some effect, after all, one's own troops are sufficient and most of the opponent's army is asleep. As long as they fight fast enough, it should not be difficult to break through.

How could the Ming army who had just climbed up resist the defense line formed by Luchai and Juma?Although it shows that the army is divided into two layers very strangely, as long as the main force of the Ming army on the outermost layer is defeated, how can the Horqin and the three Manchurian tribes in the middle resist it?
After all, it was night, and the Mongols didn't see the horses clearly. They only found that the outer circle was the Ming army, and they found Jinghua's Shujian flag.Therefore, they took it for granted that the outer circle was the main force of the Ming army, and the inner circle was the allied forces of Horqin and Manchuria. They had no idea that there was a group of Ming troops in the innermost circle.

Although Brihatu and the others also felt that this situation was a bit contrary to common sense, but the "facts" were in front of them, and you had to believe it if you didn't believe it. The reason was not important, so they ordered the rest ministries to hide and take the time to rest until before dawn Normal people launch sneak attacks when they are most sleepy. Only Tanma still has to pay close attention to the movement of the coalition forces, lest the other party suddenly come over and find them.

However, at this time, a little accident happened: a group of seemingly ordinary Ming army scouts came from the direction of Laoniu Mountain towards the camp of the coalition army.The Mongolian Allied Forces explored the horse and immediately reported it to Brihatu, who woke him up and told the story.

Brihatu didn't take it seriously at first, but he suddenly came to his senses and asked, "He came from the south...and it's the Ming army's scout, not Horqin's scout?"

"Yes, in power." Tan Ma said affirmatively, and added: "Oh, they still fly the banner of books and swords."

Brihatu's drowsiness was suddenly overwhelmed, and he stood up abruptly: "Wake up the two Khans!"
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