Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 293
Outside Desheng Fort, I replied that the Chinese army is in charge of the account.

An old man who also had a Mongolian-style disc face but looked thin was sitting on the main seat expressionlessly, playing with an exquisite agate snuff bottle.

Snuff bottles are containers for snuff, and snuff is an imported product that was introduced to East Asia in recent years. Because Mongolian nobles often fought continuously on horseback, it was difficult to use dry tobacco for lighting fires. This object was used for convenience, so it spread quickly. open.

The snuff bottle in the hands of the old man is extremely exquisite in workmanship. It is made of clear and uniform yellowish agate. The maker carved a vivid peony picture inside the snuff bottle with exquisite inner carving technology.

Today, when snuff is just becoming popular, such level and materials are absolutely rare, not to mention priceless.

The person who can use such utensils is naturally not an ordinary person. This old man is the king of Monan who has been powerful in the grasslands for decades and once led troops to approach the capital of the Ming Dynasty——Al Da Khan.

Different from Altan Khan's indifference and calmness, the more than ten Mongolian generals who were separated in the tent were divided into two factions at the moment, arguing loudly about something.I saw the two sides coming and going, no one was convinced by the other, seeing their more and more popular scene, the fault must be that the profuse sweat is just around the corner, I'm afraid sooner or later they will have to perform full martial arts.

An Dahan didn't seem to have heard of this, and even closed his eyes and meditated while fiddling with the snuff bottle.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly said, "Shut up."

I answered that the voice was not too loud, but it was just enough for everyone present to hear.

The next moment, the quarreling voices in the big tent disappeared together, just like a flock of birds in the forest, if they sing, they will sing together, and if they are silent, they will be silent together.

All eyes were on I Da's face.

Al Da Khan, who is over sixty years old, does look old, and the wrinkles on his face are as deep and fine as if carved out one by one with a sharp knife.

But when he opened his eyes, he just glanced casually, and at the same time, more than a dozen rebellious Mongolian generals present subconsciously bowed slightly, and moved their eyes from the sweaty face to his feet, as if If you don't, you can't show your respect.

An Dahan stood up unhurriedly, took a few steps, and suddenly said: "Daerhan, Huotun."

"Khan, please order." The two generals, Da'er Han Ruo Bu Lang and Huo Tun Ruo Bu Lang, came out immediately.

I asked: "Is the flag of the imperial envoy of the Ming Dynasty still hanging on the side wall of Desheng Fort today?"

"I'm sweating profusely, it's still hanging." The second general replied immediately.

"Apart from imperial envoys, are there any other high officials?" I answered and asked again.

"There is also the banner of the guarding eunuch in Datong."

I answered and nodded: "That is to say, there is really an imperial envoy in Fort Desheng."

A general in his thirties couldn't help but said: "Khan, we got a report that Wang Chonggu was completely steadfast, demanding that all the generals above the frontier army not be allowed to go out to fight. This news should be true. Now tomorrow All the people have retreated to the Great Wall. Our previous plan to capture some high-ranking officials from the Ming Dynasty and exchange them with Dacheng Taiji may not work out. However, although this Desheng Fort is strong, since there is an imperial envoy inside, Why don't we break through this fort? If the imperial envoy of the Ming Dynasty is captured, we should be able to exchange it for Dacheng Taiji, right?"

Now that someone took the lead in speaking, someone followed up immediately, and then several generals said that this suggestion is feasible, and they have been fighting against Daming all year round, and they are well aware of the reality of Desheng Fort. There are only four or five thousand soldiers and horses in it.

But An Dahan just sneered, and resolutely refused: "Fortress Deshengbao? Qingbadu, can you use your brain more?"

The general named Qingbadu was stunned for a moment, not knowing what was wrong with his suggestion, but he didn't dare to refute Da Khan, so he bowed his head and said: "Da Khan taught you well, but I still don't understand why you can't beat Desheng Fortress...Wang Chonggu defended everything, if we don't attack one place by force, it's not a solution to spend all day outside the Great Wall like this."

Another general who had a good relationship with Qingba also said: "Yes, Dahan, it is the season of autumn and it is a good time for livestock to grow fat. We have gathered more than [-] horses, just outside the Great Wall like this. I'm afraid that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will not be afraid at all, and everyone has suffered disasters in the past few years, so I'm afraid I can't afford it if I don't."

An Dahan frowned and said, "Sha Chili, you are still the same as before, only thinking about your own cattle and sheep."

But there were two generals in a row who didn't understand their intentions, so I decided to explain it and said, "Why don't you think about it, since the news that Wang Chonggu is completely sticking to it is true, how could the high officials of the Ming Dynasty do it?" Appeared at the border pass? Not to mention civil servants, even military generals, all the generals and above have retreated inside the Great Wall. At this time, don’t you think it’s strange that an imperial envoy appeared at a front-line pass like Deshengbao? ?”

However, Qing Ba didn't find it strange, and replied: "The imperial envoys of the Ming Dynasty were either the imperial censors of the capital, or officials from the six ministries. Power, Wang Chonggu can't limit them. Therefore, I think it is very likely that this imperial envoy just wanted to show his face at the border, so that he can show off in front of the emperor after returning to Beijing, so as to use it as capital for future promotion."

I replied with a smile, and said: "It seems that you still have to use your brain, but Qingbadu, you still underestimate Wang Chonggu. When he was in Shaanxi, Wo Erdusi didn't ask for it from him. No matter how many benefits he has received, this person is not that simple."

Qingba didn't speak, but he didn't seem very convinced, so I answered and continued: "You don't believe it? Even if your assumptions about the imperial envoy of the Ming Dynasty were all correct, but judging from Ben Khan's understanding of Wang Chonggu, he He wouldn't just let the imperial envoy destroy his arrangement without making any preparations. At the very least, if the imperial envoy insisted on coming to Desheng Fort, Wang Chonggu should at least increase his troops in Desheng Fort for safety's sake, right? But, Desheng Is the flag of any army added to the side wall of the fort? No, Desheng Fort has not received any reinforcements."

"Now do you still think there is nothing wrong with it?" I answered with a glance at the generals, and said with certainty: "What is Wang Chonggu's ultimate goal? I don't know yet, but I can be sure that he deliberately used this The imperial envoy came to confuse Ben Khan, hoping that Ben Khan would storm Deshengbao in order to snatch the imperial envoy in exchange for Hanaji."

Only then did Qing Badu suddenly realize, but immediately fell into deep thought again, and frowned, "But what good will it do for Wang Chonggu if we storm Desheng Fort? We don't know the situation of Desheng Fort. The guard inside is Ma Wei. This guy is Malanxi's adopted son, and he is a cavalry general who fled south. Moreover, he is a general. According to Wang Chonggu's order, he can't go out to fight with us, but if he is defending the city... he is a second-hand man What's the use of the top of the knife? It's not as useful as the defense of Deshengbao Magui, but although Magui is a little troublesome, his Ma's army is only a few hundred people at most. If we take turns to attack, it will be exhausting. It can also exhaust him to death."

(End of this chapter)