Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1704 Cutting Yuan (Fifth Eight) Qi Shuaigao
Where did the main body of the Waikalka Ministry go? Whether Abadai Saiyin Khan was worried that he would not be able to escape?

However, only a few days later, he received an urgent military report from Li Rusong. In the military report, Li Rusong told him a major event that he did not know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing: Zhurishan joined forces, and now they may have been rushing all the way to the west.

Li Rusong also made a calculation on this, saying that after judging from the depth of the horseshoe prints and the color of the soil, he believed that his cavalry would be able to catch up with the enemy in about three days.And when he issued this military report, he had already led his Liaodong cavalry to gallop on the way to chase the enemy.

Will Wuzhu Rishan join forces...Where is Wuzhurishan?
Even though Gao Wushi had done some homework on the terrain of Monan and Mobei, he couldn't remember where this place was.After ordering someone to take out the map and hang it up, he searched carefully for a while, only to find that this place is about 450 miles northwest of Guihua City.

About 120 miles to the south of this place is the famous Baiyun Obo Mining Area in later generations. Of course, the current Baiyun Obo is still pure natural, with nothing but mountains and vegetation.

But it is strange to say that Baiyun Obo is not called this name at this time, but is called "Baiyun Bogedu", which means "rich sacred mountain".But in fact, Gao Wushi had secretly sent people to see it a few years ago... Anyway, the people who sent there didn't see where Fufu was, but the accompanying Jinghua Mining prospecting team thought that this place might be at least not small, or even rich. Great iron ore.

However, this is nonsense that Gao Yushi does not need to talk about, because he not only knows that there is a large iron mine here, but also knows that there is a huge amount of rare earth mines at the foot of the mountain that far exceed the strategic value of the iron mine, so Gao Yushi does not intend to develop it at all. , so as not to waste everything - after all, he has no ability to use rare earth mines now.

Then ignore Baiyun Obo and just talk about the current war.From the perspective of location, Tumen Khan and Abadai Saiyin Khan chose to join forces at Wuzhuri Mountain, north of Baiyun Obo, which seems a bit particular.

This place was very close to the border between China and Mongolia in later generations, in other words, it was near the dividing line between Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, and it is almost the intersection of Tumed and Outer Khalkha today.

At this time, the Mongols were not so strict about their respective territorial divisions, and because Mongolia was sparsely populated, and the core ruling areas of the two sides were far away, Wuzhuri Mountain was almost a two-way area, which was almost inaccessible. .

Since there were no people in the first place, the Ming army obviously did not pay attention to it. Under such circumstances, Wuzhuri Mountain can be described as a blind spot for the Ming army: the Ming-Mongolian coalition forces on the northern line are on the line from Helin to the mouth of the Three Gorges. 1000 two hundred miles; Guihua city on the south line is also 340 miles away.

Because Li Rusong was the most eager to chase, he was also the closest to here, but judging from his battle report, when Tumen Khan and Abadai Saiyin Khan met, Li Rusong was about two days away from them.

This is a bit strange. It stands to reason that his pursuit was only one night late, and there should not be such a large distance difference. Therefore, it is possible that the direction of Li Rusong's pursuit was a little bit off, or the speed of the Liaodong cavalry also dropped.

There is nothing wrong with the former being the norm during wartime. After all, not everyone is like Huo Qubing. Fighting on the grasslands is like bringing a Beidou navigation; the latter makes Gao Wushi feel a little worried. Intensive marching, if the speed drops involuntarily due to exhaustion, it may also mean that their combat effectiveness has also declined.

If this is the case, then the Mongolian army simply fled all the way west and did not fight back. Once they turned around and counterattacked... the consequences would be unpredictable.

He had just ordered someone to mark the current location of each department on the map, and was about to reconsider the behavior of Li Rusong's department to see if he should stop chasing him, when he heard a report from outside the account that Commander Qi had arrived with his troops. , see request.

Gao Wushi frowned, and said: "See what, Commander Qi came in triumph, and the headquarters should greet him in person. Go, invite all the generals to come with me to the Yuanmen to welcome Commander Qi."

After a while, Qi Jiguang led a group of generals of the imperial guards and was waiting outside the gate to be received by Jingtai. Suddenly, a general beside him exclaimed: "Marshal, Jingtai came out to meet him in person!"

Qi Jiguang was sitting on the horse, but he couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.Turning his head to look, he saw that Meng Yuanjing was slightly tall and pragmatic, dressed in red silk python clothes, leading a group of generals with helmets and armor coming quickly.

Commander Qi hurriedly got off his horse, turned his head and ordered all the generals to line up to welcome the scripture platform, and he himself immediately stepped forward two steps, making a gesture of worship, and said loudly: "Meng Yuan Jinglue marked Qi Jiguang, the last commander of the imperial guards, with you The generals of this department will refer to Jingtai, Jingtai Huwei and Wan'an."

Gao Wushi also stepped forward quickly, and before Qi Jiguang really fell down, he stretched out his hands to help him up, and said with a big smile: "Commander Qi doesn't need to be polite, the Lord and the generals of the imperial guards fought bravely this time, defeated the Tumen in one fell swoop, and returned home." Transforming the siege and solidifying the heart of the fence has really contributed a lot to the country.

The Headquarters was very relieved to hear the battle report, and will report the details to the Holy One.The saints are divine, literary and martial, and rewarded for their merits. It is expected that the princes will have some kindness, and they will not bear the merits of bloody battles. "

Qi Jiguang's face was very calm, and he only said a few words of humility, but the faces of his generals were all flushed with irresistible smiles.

Gao Wushi took Qi Jiguang's hand, and cordially invited him and the generals to enter the camp, and asked as he walked, "This battle has been accomplished, Duke Qi's name will last forever, and it is expected that the matter of becoming a Marquis is no longer a problem..."

"Jiguang would not dare to expect extravagantly for a famous artifact from the dynasty." Qi Jiguang said, "What's more, the situation of the battle has not yet been completely leveled, and the movements of Tumen and others are even more strange and unpredictable. In the end, the general thinks that it is not time to relax our vigilance."

Gao Wushi nodded and said: "Qi Shuai's words are reasonable, the headquarters has obtained the battle report of Liao Shuai, and is planning to discuss countermeasures with Qi Shuai."

Qi Jiguang's face froze when he heard this, and he immediately asked: "Is it too far for Commander Liao's solitary pursuit? What is the current situation of the striker? Also, the last general has to hear that Commander Xuan was injured. I wonder if the injury is serious?"

At this time, he was walking out of the commander's account, so Gao Yushi asked the generals to enter the account and talk again.So everyone entered the commander's tent together, and they were placed on the left and right under the arrangement of Gao Yushi's personal servants, but even those who arranged the seats stood in awe at the moment, waiting for Gao Yushi to sit first.

Gao Wushi walked to his chief seat, and stretched out his hand to invite Qi Jiguang to sit down—of course, Qi Jiguang would definitely not sit down first, so after Gao Wushi finished speaking, he sat down first, and then Qi Jiguang took his seat, and the rest of the generals just sat down and stood. continue to stand.

After finishing the rules, Gao Wushi once again congratulated and praised the contributions of the generals of the Imperial Guard Army, and then continued the previous conversation, pointing to the map hanging on the easel next to him, and said: "The current positions of the armies are as shown in the illustration, Qi Shuai is worried that Shuai Liao will go deep alone, and the headquarter also feels the same, just now I want to ask Shuai Qi for advice..."

"How dare the last general ask for advice from Jingtai, and the last general will be defeated by the classics." Qi Jiguang said modestly as usual, and then looked at the Kanyu map, and then said: "The last general looked back on this expedition to Yuan Dynasty and found that the slaves Acts are often beyond expectations, which shows that our army may have been biased in guessing its intentions before the war."

To a certain extent, these words are meant to accuse Gao Pragmatic of misjudging the strategy. If it is another general, no one would dare to say it. Even for Qi Jiguang, saying this is not without risk.Assuming that Gao Yushi is a narrow-minded person, just based on this sentence alone, there is a reason to beat Qi Jiguang.

However, Qi Jiguang is a person who not only knows how to fight but also can be an official. Since he dared to say this, it is because he knows very well that Gao Yushi will not be disgusted by it.

The fact is exactly the same, although all the generals of the imperial guards were nervous by the straightforward words of their own commander, but Gao Jingtai not only did not get angry when he heard the words, but nodded repeatedly, saying: "Yes, I never expected it before. Seeing that Tumen has such courage, even the hundreds of years old Mongolia is willing to abandon it.

But having said that, given his current situation, it is indeed courageous to stick to the foundation of his ancestors, but it is indeed more wise to turn to other places for development.There is a saying that there is no way out when there are many mountains and rivers, and there is another village where there are dark willows and flowers. "

Qi Jiguang nodded his head to express his approval, and said at the same time: "What Jingtai said is very true, but this decision-making and planning is probably mostly due to Burihatu's contribution."

Gao Wushi smiled, and said: "Even though Burihatu has all kinds of abilities and methods, in the end, they need to nod to have a chance to implement them. Just as my Ming Dynasty has cooperated with civil and military forces in recent years to create today's situation, the premise is also Your Majesty is wise, and this is the chessboard for our generation to spread."

"It's a high opinion, it's sincere." Qi Jiguang immediately cupped his hands and bowed in the direction of the capital, saying: "The sage is divine, literary and martial, the inner sage and the outer king, until the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, it is enough to comfort the second ancestor... ...Congratulations to the Holy One, and congratulations to the world!"

Gao Wushi also raised his hand to salute the capital, saying: "Congratulations to the sage, and congratulations to the world!" Naturally, the generals couldn't be foolish, and they all followed suit, and copied the gourd painting again.

Then Gao Wushi asked Qi Jiguang about the details of the battle of naturalization, and Qi Jiguang made a general statement. It turns out that the battle as a whole should be divided into two stages.

In the first stage, Qi Jiguang only dispatched forwards with few troops but strong combat effectiveness, and the main force was hidden and not far from the battlefield.Tumen's plan at the time was probably to defeat the forward of the Imperial Guards first, and then retreat calmly, so he sent about [-]% of his troops to repel the Ming army, but failed, so he was forced to increase his troops to half of the total.

In the second stage, Tumen found that the war was protracted, so except for the besieged and naturalized troops, all the remaining troops joined the battle with the vanguard of the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards were gradually exhausted and began to waver.At this time, Qi Jiguang personally led the main force into the battlefield. Tumen felt that something was wrong, and wanted to withdraw to meet the enemy but was dragged back, so they fled in defeat.

Fortunately, the Mongolian army who besieged the city responded in a timely manner at this time, and quickly withdrew from the siege and rescued Tumen, which can be regarded as saving Tumen's life.However, even with the power of the imperial guards in this battle, they still could not annihilate the Mongols who were too able to run, but only gained more heads.

Generally speaking, since the Mongols have suffered continuous high-practical losses, they have greatly strengthened their speed advantage, so that although their direct combat effectiveness has declined compared to before, they have guaranteed mobility, the historical advantage of the Mongolian cavalry. In any case, it was difficult for the Ming army to fight a war of annihilation.

From this point of view, the Mongolian military reform advocated by Buri Hatu, as an adaptive change of the Ming military reform, basically achieved its goal, but this also doomed the Mongolian army to no longer be able to forcefully conquer the Ming army.

After talking about the battle of naturalization, Qi Jiguang took advantage of the situation and said: "From this point of view, the Da slaves do not want to fight to the death with me. I may have made a decision long ago. Now that the Da slaves are fleeing to the west, where will our army go and how to deal with future changes, we still need to go through the details of Taiwan. For planning."

Gao Wushi pondered for a moment, then asked: "The most important thing now is to determine the purpose of the Tanus fleeing westward. Qi Shuai, do you think that the Tannus fled westward just to avoid the sharp edge of our army, and they will come back as soon as our army retreats? Migrate completely, completely give up fighting with me in the south and north of the desert?"

Qi Jiguang said decisively: "The final general thinks that the intention of the slaves to migrate this time is that they no longer have the ability to hostile to me for a long time, and at the same time they have no such will."

"How do you know?" Gao Wushi asked.

"Abandoning Chahanhot first, and then relocating all the people in the territory, no matter how you look at these two actions, it is hard to say that they are just a temporary measure. After learning from Tai Ming, the migration of hundreds of thousands of people and their families is by no means child's play. It will be hard to believe in the end. They traveled thousands of miles in the middle of the year, but at the end of the year they rushed back to suffer from the cold. Even though the Mongols did not rely on logistics, it cannot be said that they really did not need logistics for their large-scale migration.

Not to mention other things, just to say that during the journey of thousands of miles, the cattle and sheep will lose a lot of weight.During the migration, it is impossible for the slaves to stop farming. Since there is no food supply, cattle and sheep are the basis of survival. In this way, even if they want to return east at the end of the year, they do not have such conditions. "

"So, where does Qi Shuai think they will stop?" Gao Wushi asked again.

Qi Jiguang frowned and said, "The general doesn't know much about the situation in the Western Regions, so I'm afraid it's inaccurate to speculate."

"It's okay, Qi Shuai, but please speak freely."

Now that Gao Wushi has said so, Qi Jiguang had no choice but to say: "Yes, after the stage, the final general thinks that there may be two possibilities."

Gao Wushi slightly raised his eyebrows and asked, "Which two kinds?"

"First, Tumen intends to annex the Oala tribes first." Qi Jiguang pointed to Kanyu Tu and said, "The tribes of Heshuote, Junggar, and Turhut are all Oirats, and they are of the same species as the Danu. In other words, in the name of the pseudo-Yuan Emperor or the Mongolian Khan, it may be able to stabilize the rule. Then use this as the foundation to conquer the rest of the Oirats, Chagatai and other tribes. In the end, it is even unknown whether they will go west again like 300 years ago. .”

Gao Yushi was not surprised, and asked again: "What about the second?"

"In this way, the first is difficult before easy, and the second is easy before difficult." Qi Jiguang said: "Although Wala split into various tribes, its overall strength is said to be relatively strong. Fachagatai. If I were Tumen, I should consider quickly crossing the west of Dasongshan Mountain and going straight to the sandbar to take it, and then go west all the way along the Silk Road to capture Hami Kingdom and conquer Yarkand."

"Qi Shuai's high opinion, the Headquarters also guessed like this." Gao Wushi nodded in agreement.
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