Smuggling Daming

Although it is only July now, the cold wind in the early autumn of Liaodong is already very cold, especially in the middle of the night, Huadang in the tent tightens the sheepskin jacket on his body, grabs a few pieces of dry cow dung and throws it in front of him Then put a piece of mutton next to it on the fork and put it on the fire to roast. After a while, this piece of fresh mutton began to emit a tempting aroma.

Huadang is just 40 years old this year, and he is at the peak of a man. He has a standard Mongolian face, a big round face, a flat nose, obvious sunburn on his cheeks, and a cold light in his slender eyes. , let people know at a glance that the Mongol in front of him is not a simple figure.

After the mutton on the fire was cooked, Huadang put the mutton on the plate in front of him, then picked up a knife to cut the mutton into slices, wiped it in the salt bowl next to it, and put it in his mouth.Although Huadang is the chief leader of Duoyanwei, his usual life is no different from that of ordinary Mongolians. He even doesn't like to wear silk and cotton cloth of Ming Dynasty. He usually wears a thick and hard sheepskin jacket. Those who knew him would never have guessed that this ordinary Mongolian man in front of him was Huadang, the famous leader of the Duoyan Guard in Liaodong.

Now that it's past the third watch, the reason why Huadang hasn't slept is because he wants to think over his plan again before the sneak attack, to see if there is anything missing in the middle, which is also his habit before every battle .Speaking of which, the reason why he was able to lead Duoyanwei to sit firmly at the head of Duoyan's three guards was due to his cautious character.

Originally, Huadang heard the news that Daming defeated the little Tatar prince again and at the same time increased troops in Liaodong.He immediately decided to break away from the Tatars and surrender to Daming, but what he never expected was that Daming made a very excessive demand this time, not only asking him to hand over his military power, but also sending officials into Duoyan Sanwei to manage the various tribes, In this way, his flower pawn can only be regarded as a decoration, so he can't agree to such a condition anyway.

Huadang rejected the conditions proposed by Daming, and immediately prepared for war.He has already seen from the fact that the little Tatar prince was defeated by Daming several times before that the current Daming is no longer the weakened tiger at the beginning, but a beast that suddenly recovered from its illness and recovered its original appearance. It can be said that now The Ming Dynasty is very terrifying, even more terrifying than when Zhu Di was the emperor.So he had to use all his energy to deal with it.

In fact, facing the aggressive Da Ming, Huadang's rationality told him that he would never be able to defeat Da Ming, and even if he could repel Da Ming's attack this time, with Da Ming's national strength, he would soon be able to organize a second, The third attack.With the strength of their Duoyan Sanwei, they simply can't consume a behemoth like Daming.So in the face of this situation, their most sensible choice is to flee, and the farther north the better, with the help of the vast area and the speed of the horses, it will be impossible for Da Ming to catch up, and then when Da Ming's strength begins to decline, then they will go call back.

But the above idea is good.But it's unrealistic. The first reason is that the timing of the attack chosen by Da Ming is too good.Now it is autumn, and the cattle and sheep on the grassland are in the fattening season. If the cattle and sheep cannot grow enough fat, then they may not be able to survive the severe winter, so this season is definitely not suitable for tribal migration, let alone It is said that they migrated to colder places in the north.

For this reason, Huadang had already asked the elders of the tribe, but the other party told him that if the tribe moved north now, then half of the women and children in the tribe might die, and more than half of the cattle and sheep would be reduced. At that time, their tribe would not need others If you attack, you may collapse yourself.

The second reason is that the grasslands in the north are getting colder and colder. They finally moved from the north to the relatively warm Daning area. The people of the tribe have also gotten used to the climate here. If they move to the north, they may not only die. At the same time, it will also cause dissatisfaction among the tribe, and after they left, the northern grasslands have been occupied by other nomadic tribes. If they want to go back, they must fight with those tribes, and this is a battle for survival. It must end with the complete demise of one side, otherwise no one will be able to back down. This is more cruel than any war.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that Huadang finally decided to use force to protect his homeland after thinking about it for a long time. This is the land that Zhu Di rewarded his clansmen back then, and it is also the military exploits that his ancestors exchanged with their blood. , it was all because Da Ming didn't keep his promise, so they finally had to use force to take it back. Now that Da Ming wants to use force to drive them out again, let God decide the ownership of this land.

Thinking of the unfair treatment received by his tribe, Huadang's face showed a trace of determination. This time he had already inquired clearly that the [-] troops who attacked him from the south were all the elite of the frontier army. In addition, he also got a The exact news is that the general who led this army was named Zhu Shou, who had just been conferred the title of Duke of Zhen by Ming Dynasty, but Huadang knew that this so-called Zhu Shou was actually Zhu Houzhao, the absurd emperor of Ming Dynasty.

Originally, Huadang was very excited about the fact that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally conquered him, because he had heard of the absurd name of the emperor a long time ago, and such a person leading the army to attack him must belong to the absurd emperor again. On a whim, as long as he can defeat the opponent a few times in the early stage, Zhu Houzhao will definitely be discouraged and fearful, and may even order the withdrawal of troops.

Of course, Huadang also heard about the Duke of Zhen, whose alias Zhu Shou led troops to repel the little Tatar prince in Datong, but Huadang believed that it was definitely not Zhu Houzhao who commanded it himself, but another Ming Dynasty. The general defeated the little Tatar prince, and Zhu Houzhao took it to increase his prestige. After all, he absolutely did not believe that an emperor who grew up in the deep palace could defeat the little Tatar prince who was in the grassland.

However, Huadang soon realized that his previous conclusion was a bit hasty, because since Daming's army entered the grassland, he kept sending out cavalry, either to harass or investigate. As a result, Huadang was very surprised to find that Under the command of Zhu Houzhao, the army advances and retreats in a timely manner. Whether it is marching during the day or camping at night, the Ming army has not revealed any flaws. The Ming cavalry outside unitedly strangled, so we can see that this Ming army is definitely not as vulnerable as I imagined.

It was also because of seeing that Da Ming's army was so difficult to deal with, so Huadang's army led by Duoyanwei did not dare to approach the opponent at all. After all, their Duoyanwei's total force was only 3, which was less than half of the opponent's If they are bitten by Daming's cavalry and then surrounded by the opponent's infantry, then their Duoyanwei may really be exterminated, so Huadang can only hide far away with the army. It is not a last resort, absolutely Can not reveal their whereabouts.

Originally, Huadang wanted to wait for the opportunity to find the flaws of the Ming army. After all, the opponent will always have some negligence during the long march. At that time, it will be his opportunity. After all, their army is too small, and they are fighting against the Ming army. That could only be courting death, so he could only use a sneak attack, but it was a pity that Zhengde didn't give him any chance to sneak attack at all.

Seeing that Daming's army is getting closer and closer to Daning, and there are only three or four days away, in order not to give Daming's army any chance, Huadang implemented a strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the grassland, and all the tribes were moved by him. Around Daning, it's just that it's autumn now, and cattle and sheep need vast grasslands to graze, so the area around Daning where the tribes are scattered is very scattered. tribe.

Although Daming's army has not appeared on the grassland for many years, Huadang still remembers the cruel policy that Zhu Di carried out against the grassland people when he attacked the grassland. In fact, it cannot be said that Zhu Di was cruel. He just imposed the Mongols on the Han people. The cruelty in him has returned. For example, when Zhu Di attacked the grasslands, as long as they met the tribes in the grasslands, they would be slaughtered by them, and then they would rob the tribes of cattle and sheep for food, and even set fire on the grasslands in autumn. Burning grass, you must know that once the pasture on the grassland is ignited, it will be a catastrophe, and it may even cause several tribes to freeze and starve to death in winter, which can be described as extremely sinister.

All of the above was told by Huadang from the old people in the tribe, and these old people even experienced the catastrophe that year. As the leader of Duoyanwei, Huadang naturally didn't want his tribe to be bullied by the Ming army again. , so he must fight the Daming army tonight, and no matter what, he must stop the Daming army from moving forward again, otherwise their clansmen don't know how many people will die under the swords and arrows of the Ming people?

Thinking of this, Huadang slammed his fist on the table, grabbed the mutton on the plate and ate it, then grabbed a few handfuls of vegetables from the basket next to him, stuffed them into his mouth, chewed them a few times, and swallowed them. go down.These vegetables are also his secret weapon. Most grassland people have night blindness, but Huadang found that the Han people do not have this problem, so he arrested a few Han doctors and questioned him, and finally he found the reason, that is Grassland people only eat meat and drink milk, but they don’t eat vegetables like the Han people. Only those who eat vegetables for a long time can see things clearly at night, so now all the men in their Duoyan Guard need to eat vegetables, and most of them can already eat vegetables. Seeing things clearly at night, he is no longer a blind man, which is also an important reason why he dared to sneak attack at night. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)