Jingming

Chapter 395: Let’s drive out of the fortress!
In the land of China, there has always been a saying: a monk can run away but cannot run away from the temple.

This sentence has no such meaning on the grassland.Not only can the temples of the grassland tribes be visited, but they can also be visited many times a year.

The Babaishi is just a symbol to commemorate Genghis Khan.Even if it still functions as a family temple of the Golden Family, it originally moved frequently with the tribe's camps.

It was because the Ming Dynasty was too cowardly after the Tumu Revolution, because the Hetao area was too fertile and the climate was more livable, and because for decades the right wing had been able to settle on one side and form its own unification, that's why Gunbilik had this psychological baggage.

Now that he had figured it out, he said to the leaders of the tribes in front of his tent: "Chunwa, Xiagang, Qiuping, Dongyang! Follow the guidance of Changshengtian, winter is coming, and I have to look for A place that can block the cold wind allows the fattened horses, cattle and sheep to live until the weather warms up again. The Han people are eyeing us, but I have not forgotten that the people of the Immortal Heaven, who move irregularly and come and go like the wind, are the people. The nightmare of the Han people in the south!"

Whether it’s an excuse or fear, there must be something to say.

"For decades, the Ordos tribe has wanted to stand firm here because there are good pastures here, and because we directly face the Han people! I, Jinong of the Khan Court, your lord, will not imitate the Han people like Anda He settled there and built houses and cities! He abandoned what he was good at and was defeated by the Han people in winter, and then rebelled against the Khan's court! Now, let the thousands of households in Ordos show them what it means to make use of strengths and avoid weaknesses!"

"We grew up on horses, and we are familiar with every gust of wind, every hill, and every footprint in the grassland." Gunbilik encouraged, "The Han people have won a few times and are starting to feel proud. Very good, let's They are more proud and let them leave their familiar city walls and step into unfamiliar grasslands and deserts. As long as our sons, horses, cattle and sheep are still there, all the pastures in the world are ours, and there is no need to guard them like the Han people Where."

"Cross the river! Go to the south of Yinshan Mountain!"

This was the order that Gombrick had gained the most support in months.

Since the first defeat in Shuozhou in the fifth year of Jiajing, the pressure exerted by the Ming Dynasty on the northern captives has been increasing day by day.

And now, the Ming Emperor began to move north.The Ming army and the Ordos tribe in the three towns of Gansu, Ningxia, and Yansui have been provoking, retreating, and provoking again for several months. Their behavior of going in and out of the border wall is now more understandable: everything is for Taiyuan Town. and Datong Town to contain the main force of the Ordos Department.

Now, the stronghold outside Helan Mountain has been stabilized, and the number of Ming troops at Piantou Pass is increasing every day.

Everyone in Ordos knew that this was a strategic failure for Gunbilik.

If we don't give up the south of the Yellow River, we may lose the back cover and front cover in the north of the Yellow River and south of the Yinshan Mountains, and be surrounded from then on; the main force withdraws to the north of the Yellow River, and I'm afraid it won't be able to come back.

Despite this, they still supported Gunbilik and finally made this decision - if they were really surrounded, there would be natural dangers in the Yellow River, and the tribes of Ordos's tens of thousands of households south of the Yellow River would be doomed.

Therefore, this is not an ordinary migration. They started questioning Anda, and finally understood and became Anda.

Clan Migration 2.0.

All the young and strong people were mobilized, not only to cut off the rear to prevent the Ming army from hanging on the tail of the slow-moving tribesmen, old and young, but also to conduct forward reconnaissance, mobilizing troops and the troops remaining in the north of the Yellow River to defend against possible attacks from the direction of Piantou Pass. The Ming army.

In addition, a large number of river crossing tools must be prepared.

Gunbilik was speechless and discovered that many tribes had already slaughtered a large number of cattle and sheep. They had both dried meat and enough furs to keep out the cold, or to make rafts and skins to cross the river.

Generally speaking, the Ordos tribe has been confronting the Ming army outside the border wall in eastern Yansui and Ningxia for two or three months. Especially at this time, the Ordos tribe's sentry cavalry cannot let the Ming army's sentry cavalry discover many tribes. In preparation for migration.

But if nothing else, there will be surprises.

There is only one special operations battalion, and the number of people is not large, but there are many people in the special operations office. Not only can the public security department of each province bury a special operations team, but each of the nine towns in the border area has one as the chief military officer. A full establishment of hundreds of households.

Their positioning is that in the hinterland provinces, they are special military forces in the security general department directly subordinate to the imperial power in addition to civil servants and military generals. In the border areas, they are directly used as a special investigation force under the command of the general army and to connect intelligence with external factories.

They do not participate in direct foreign operations, nor are they only responsible to the commander-in-chief.The number of soldiers is small, which is helpful for generals to make achievements, and replaces a certain function of supervising the army, but they are not able to dictate military deployment and command.

For the governor and the commander-in-chief, this is a good change.

Now, their role is reflected.

Although the Bit War Battalion is much inferior, if they are just used to spy on the enemy like the Sentinel Army, they are still the most elite.

What's more, they are a special team from the border area?

The special service teams in Yansui and Ningxia towns totaled two hundred households. Now there are twelve small flags in total. Each small flag is divided into two five-person teams and sprinkled on the north side of the border wall.

Their mission was only one: to reach over, hide, and use their equipped telescopes to spy on the movements of the Ordos camp.

On each mission, they had to bring fifteen days' worth of dry food.However, you have to find a way to stay for one and a half months.The extra month will depend on the skills they mastered when they received wilderness survival training with the special operations battalion at the request of He Quan'an, the second-in-command of Jin Yiwei.

Whether you are hunting or looting, you are on territory occupied by the enemy.

Now, the telescope gives them a longer viewing distance, improving their safety factor, although it is still quite dangerous.

"Second brother...are they leaving?"

Hidden behind the pile of rocks on the mountain in the darkness, those with the best eyesight looked through the telescope at a Tatar tribe's camp in the distance.

They were sleeping day and night, but the current trappers were working day and night.

Every time more skins and rafts are made, there is more hope of returning to the north of the Yellow River safely.The young men and women of the tribe wanted to protect them, and the old men, women and children of the tribe were making these preparations day and night.

The man called the second brother took the telescope in his hand, and through the round lens that was made more and more translucent, he saw a torch soaked in grease burning outside the camp.The tents have not yet been dismantled, but outside the tents the Tatars are packing their simple furniture, preparing bullock carts, slaughtering fat sheep, and sewing skin bags.

"That's right! This is about to move. When the tents are dismantled, they will leave! This news must be sent back as soon as possible!"

"Then we can go back?"

"Go back! The superiors have already given orders. If the Tatars are preparing to withdraw, it is the most important news. We don't need to keep an eye on it here. The rest can only be handed over to the Sentinels without harming the overall situation."

This team felt very excited. It was not easy to find ways to bypass the patrols of their sentries in the Tatar hinterland every day and to spy on the movements behind the Tatars.

Without a telescope, it would be difficult to spot the cavalry in the distance in advance and then hide.

If they cannot avoid it, or if hunting some wild beasts to feed them fails, they must take desperate risks and find lone herdsmen near the Tatar base camp.

During the one-and-a-half-month mission, some teams that are lucky can go back to rest and replace their entire team; those that are unlucky will always have to reduce their manpower.Some were because they couldn't find a suitable hiding place to make a fire to barbecue, and some were because they relaxed their vigilance and were encountered by Tatar sentries.

Now that they have gained something, they are not greedy for credit or hesitant, but immediately choose to withdraw.

At this moment, just like the spies from outside factories who desperately tried to send the news back to the Ming Dynasty after Anda decided to migrate, other special service teams and spies from outside factories in the Hetao area also made the same decision.

Five days later, the first news of the arrival came to Tang Shunzhi.

He is still waiting for more news to confirm.

"If it is true, this is not wise." Tang Shunzhi murmured to himself, "Waiting until now, do you want to wait for the Yellow River to freeze?"

Having been in Sanbian for almost four years, Tang Shunzhi is naturally familiar with the climate here.

The Yellow River makes four big bends here in the Hetao, separating the Shaanxi and Shanxi Loess Plateaus. It roars all the way and is unstoppable.After millions of years of tenacious erosion, a huge and deep canyon opened up on the vast loess plains.

Because of the separation of the Yellow River and the towering mountains in this area except Guanzhong, there are actually many ferries on this section of the Yellow River between Shanxi and Shaanxi.But now, most of the ferry is under the control of Ming Dynasty.

After passing the ancient Hequ ferry near Piantou Pass, there are two good ferries within the control of Mongolia.

A place is located northeast of Helan Mountain and west of Houtao, the second big bend of the Yellow River. It is called Dengkou.When the Yellow River reaches here, it begins to enter the Hetao Plain, and it has to turn again, and the flow slows down.But here, it’s not far from Zhenyuan Pass.

Another place is Junzijin, or just the mouth of the river, located next to Dongsheng, southwest of Yunchuan City.The reason why it is a good ferry is similar to the ferry. After passing here, the Yellow River will turn south.But Junzijin is not far from Piantou Pass.

In addition, in the core area of ​​​​Houtao, the south of the Yellow River is desert, which is not suitable for large-scale migration and crossing the river.If I want to talk about one more place, it is the area south of Jiuyuan City during the Warring States Period, which was later called Baotou.There, the sandy land south of the Yellow River is not very wide.

The key is now.

Due to the unique river course and dimensional differences, the freezing period in the Hetao area can last as long as four months, and the downstream freezes first and the upstream thaws first.In autumn and winter, if the Yellow River freezes, it can become a smooth road.

In this case, why did the intelligence sent back show that the trappers were still preparing skin bags and rafts?
In the past, the Ming Dynasty once said that it was searching for Mongolian tribes south of the Yellow River by taking advantage of the difficulty of crossing the Yellow River around summer.At that time, the main force of the Taolu was in the north of the Yellow River, and the search for Tao was effective. At least for a time, the Taolu did not dare to enter the south of the Yellow River along the frozen Yellow River in winter.

Since the Hetao was lost again during the Hongzhi period, the Taolu gradually gained a foothold, and Gunbilik's tent was set up south of the Yellow River.

Tang Shunzhi created such a situation on the Hetao side. In his judgment, if Gunbilik was unwilling to give up, he should take advantage of the winter to mobilize more troops south of the Yellow River.

After the offensive and defensive changes, once the south of the Yellow River is abandoned, the captives will not be able to get it back.

At present, more information is needed before Tang Shunzhi can make further judgment.

As each day passed, more and more information came to him, and Tang Shunzhi couldn't sit still.

Gunbilik gave up so simply that Ming had to react as soon as possible.

"Food, winter clothes!" Tang Shunzhi quickly ordered someone to inform Fei Maozhong, "Send a message to the south that new grain from Shuzhong will go to Shaanxi, and Shaanxi will forward it to Yansui and Ningxia. All the silver received from the treasury bonds will be used to purchase new grain!" Send a message to the Marquis of Ning, saying that the Taolu might attack in the east and west. In addition to cutting off the ancient ferry at the mouth of the river, the Taolu can directly cross the frozen Yellow River. The south of Jiuyuan Ancient City is the most likely place to cross the river."

Dengkou was impossible. Although it would be frozen after the meeting, Tang Shunzhi was at Zhenyuan Pass. If he pushed over, he could attack the captives while they were crossing the river.

The river mouth further downstream froze first, and the water upstream slowed down and would continue to freeze, which would support Taolu's long process of crossing the river.In the entire south of the Yellow River, the number of captives now exceeds [-], including not only the most elite Ordos cavalry, but also their homes and camps.

They used rafts and skin bags to cross part of the way, and the cavalry's retreat was through the frozen Yellow River behind them - someone had to cut it off.

Tang Shunzhi first gave several orders, and then immediately spread out the paper to grind and write the memorial.

The camera moves.This winter, Kaiping will not continue to attack north. Since Taolu really wants to give up south of the Yellow River, they must seize this opportunity.

Re-searching for traps, establishing a foothold south of the Yellow River, and taking the opportunity to defeat the main force of the traps in one fell swoop will all be carried out this winter.

Although all the border troops on the West Third Front and Taiyuan, as well as the remaining frontier troops in Datong, have been prepared for a long time, the most critical thing for fighting in winter and going hundreds of miles deep is still logistics.

As for whether the full preparation of military rations will cause food prices to rise in Shaanxi and Shanxi, that is a matter for Yang Shen and the governors of the two provinces to worry about.

He wanted to inform the emperor of the latest situation and put forward his own requirements.

The messengers went all the way south from Zhenyuan Pass, and then part of them went all the way east and turned to the northeast.

Everywhere he went, there was a very clear order: the captives were going to flee north. Whether the trap was successful or not depended on this.

Attack across the board!

The Yansui border troops, who had been jumping inside and outside the border wall for several months, were actually unwilling to attack in the cold winter.

For a long time, the psychological pressure placed on the Ming army by the Beibei soldiers still existed.Now they all know that Xuanfu and the north of Jizhou are also fighting. Although they are not worried about military pay, they are worried about food and winter clothes.

But the generals don't care so much.

"I have been holding back for several months, and this time I can kill a lot! The Tatars are already timid, what are you afraid of?" Yulin Guard Commander's eyes were scarlet, "The supervisor has given an order, he will start from Zhenyuan Pass, go straight to Dengkou, and cut off The Tatars' journey to the north! You have never seen Dutai's ability, but I have! I can't beat him even if I fight him, even if I count, I can't beat him! Dutai said he can recover this time, even if he can! After this battle, everything will be peaceful in the future! Everyone will have fertile land in the Hetao!"

On Zhu Qi's side, he had already told Zhu Houcong that when Yu Jia pushed further north next spring, there would be good news in the Hetao.

He has not yet received Tang Shunzhi's message and judgment, but in front of him, he already has a pure cavalry team selected from the remaining generals in Taiyuan Town and Datong - with the help of Yu Dayou and Li Quanli's capture, there are four More than a thousand riders.

But because the emperor had been stationed in Taiyuan and gave Tang Shunzhi, the governor-general of the Ninggan-Gansu Border Region, the authority to resume affairs, the intelligence received from Yansui was sent to Piantou Pass in time.

Tang Shunzhi could coordinate Zhu Qi's side, and Zhu Qi's side could temporarily replace Yu Dayou, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and control the remaining generals of Datong.

"The Tatars are about to cross the river! Success or failure depends on this. I sent the order to kill Hukou. I turned towards Touguan and headed north to attack Dongsheng. To kill Hukou and Tucheng, I must clear Yulin, Zhenlu, Yunchuan and Yunnei, and intercept Tucheng. Get to the front line of Guanshan!"

Snow has begun to fall in the north of Yinshan Mountain, and Yan Chunsheng has just received news from seven of his subordinates.Along the way, three people were killed.

He didn't know yet that Gunbilik had really abandoned the south of the Yellow River, but it didn't matter.

"If I don't want to tell you, it's warmer south of Yinshan Mountain!" Yan Chunsheng gritted his teeth, "The women and children of the Tatar tribe who were captured belong to our branch of the Duoyan tribe. You are used to being in the grassland, so you should also fight for it. Fight. In the future, the Ming Dynasty will establish another province, and you will all be heroes!"

The military resources resupplied by the special operations battalion are not enough to support continued high-intensity operations.

So Yan Chunsheng warned again: "Don't forget about the bows and horses after making good use of the bird guns and tiger squatting cannons! Now, our identity is the Tatar tribe. In the first battle, we only use bows and horses, leaving the ammunition behind." Use it at critical times!”

In the desert northwest of Dengkou, Zhang Jing led his troops to march.

These three thousand elite soldiers, selected from the best, had only one direction after they disappeared from the fortress west of Helan Mountain that day.

They wanted to reach the west of Houtao where there are dense rivers, and besiege Taolu from this direction.

This winter, even though they carried the most dry food, they were destined to only fight to support war.

“Don’t scrimp, eat well and sleep well!”

In the desert, it's fine during the day, but it gets colder at night.

For the sake of secrecy, this force, in addition to never letting down its vigilance for reconnaissance, also has to travel day and night.

Fortunately, this is a desert after all, and we haven't encountered any Taolu tribes or sentries along the way.

After going around in a circle, they were now close to the back set and almost out of the desert.

"Leave this desert and kill all the small tribes, including cattle, sheep, and horses!" Zhang Jing encouraged the soldiers who were already looking tired, "As long as we cut off the west side of Houtao, we will be immortal. Congratulations! We were not the only ones who went deep behind enemy lines, but also Zhen Amber, who killed Bodie with one arrow!"

At this moment, Zhu Houcong's imperial chariot had just left Datong and entered the Xuanfu area.

He returned to the south of Yutailing, and Xuanfu, where he had stayed for a short time, was to the southeast of him.

But this time, he will leave directly from Zhangjiakou.

Three days later, he arrived at Zhangjiakou, facing the Ming Dynasty Border Wall.

Tang Shunzhi's memorial was hurriedly delivered here. After reading it, Zhu Houcong said: "Leave the captives to Yingde, get off and leave the fortress!"

Even Zhu Qizhen only came to Xuanfu, and he later came out of the border wall as an "overseas student".

Three years after Xuande, one hundred and three years have passed, and the Ming Dynasty once again had an emperor who came to the fortress as the emperor.

In the imperial cavalry's queue, there were both the Three-Chen Flag of the Ming Dynasty and the Dragon-Tailed Sun-Moon Flag, which symbolized the emperor's presence here. They were both green, with yellow bars, red flame horns, and the sun and moon in the middle.

In the far southeast, the monument to the west of Xuanfu City is still there, and the arrows shot by the emperor are still there.

"This monument will be erected to engrave the names of the soldiers who died in this battle. Keep this arrow until the day when the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty no longer has a Khan Court to eliminate it."

On November 11, the [-]th year of Jiajing, Zhu Houcong chose such a day to drive here.

It's not for neatness, just to show determination and make it easier for future generations to remember this day.

On this day, Ming Dynasty once again marched north.

(End of this chapter)