Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 41
In mid-April of the 35th year of Kangxi, the Central Qing Army that captured Tula did not continue to move forward, but stationed in Tula. In addition to being exhausted and in urgent need of rest because they had just walked out of the [-]-mile desert, the most important thing was The most important thing is to wait for the Fei Yanggu Department of the West Route Army, which is scheduled to arrive within a few days, to come to meet up.Unexpectedly, two bad news came one after another within three days-the West Route Army had to take a detour because most of the grassland along the way was burned by Galdan. Pulling, and the East Route Army also failed to reach the scheduled location due to the high mountain road, which formed an unfavorable situation for the Central Route Army to advance alone.

At this time, the Qing army in the middle road was basically equal to Ge Erdan's military strength, but Ge Erdan's men were all cavalry, while the Qing army had only [-] cavalry, and the rest were infantry; The Qing army was extremely unfavorable, how to make a decision, all the soldiers and the ministers accompanying the army were discussing, but the opinions could not be unified, and the old man Kangxi was also a little hesitant, so he had to hold a military meeting in Tula to decide the next step.

As the highest official accompanying the army, Tong Guowei, the minister who led the guards and the first class, stood up first and said: "Your Majesty, our army is going deep alone, and the enemy is waiting for work. I am afraid that the battle will be unfavorable. I implore the emperor to stay here temporarily and wait for Fei Yanggu's army to come forward." Come on, let’s deal with the thieves again.”

"No!" Tu Hai, the former commander-in-chief of the army, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, our army has few cavalry and many infantry, which makes it difficult to maneuver. Our army must be in a passive situation. I thought it would be better if the emperor led the rear army to withdraw first, so I voluntarily led the front army to hunt for the bandits."

"Inappropriate!" Lun Xi, the deputy general of the Chinese army, said loudly: "Although Tu Shuai is brave, we have few cavalry soldiers. If the whole army were to attack, we would not dare to claim victory easily. It is even more impossible to rely on the front army alone. It will only damage our strength. Er, I think that the whole army will withdraw one after another and wait for the next year to ensure safety."

The elder brother also stood up and said: "The emperor is a body of ten thousand gold, so you can't be in danger. I think that this time to ask for thieves may be difficult, so I ask the emperor to think twice. The son volunteered to be the guard to cover the rear of the army. withdraw."

All the ministers talked about it, and the main theme was withdrawal. Even those who suggested continuing to fight insisted that Kangxi must withdraw first to ensure safety.Grandpa Kangxi frowned, kept his eyes on the large map spread out on the table and did not say a word. After a long time, he suddenly asked: "Mingzhu, what do you think of the marching chief?"

Since Mingzhu was dismissed as a bachelor, although she was still very much favored by Kangxi, her power had not been as good as before, and she kept a low profile. The logistical work has been done well, at least there has never been a mistake in the supply of food, clean water, etc. Originally, he didn't intend to open his mouth at this kind of military meeting, but the old man asked, and he couldn't help answering, so he stepped forward and said: "My minister thinks that all the adults are right, and I ask the emperor to take care of the dragon's body first, and don't be in a hurry to ask for a thief."

"Hmm." Kangxi responded noncommittally, then looked at Yinzuo who had been silent all this time, and asked, "Xiao Liuer, what do you think?"

Hey, it's finally our turn to perform, and it's not in vain that we've done so much homework, and we've broken up several copies of this map alone.Hey, it's easy to offend people when discussing government affairs in the court, and it might even arouse the old man's suspicion. If we don't speak up, if we don't show up in the military, the holy family will be in danger. Ha, let's see a big show.Yin Zuo was very happy in his heart, but his face was very calm, and he said loudly: "If you go back to Huang Ama, I think that my army in the middle can't retreat at this time. The reality of our army, no matter whether our army fortifies here or retreats, over time, the bandits will know our movements. Once this happens, if our army is stationed, the enemy army can cut off our food roads and put our army at a disadvantage. If our army withdraws at this moment, because the food roads of the West Route Army are not smooth, once they are attacked by the enemy, it may be the result of losing troops and losing generals. Based on the above, I believe that our army must not only retreat, but also move forward quickly Marching, the bandit soldiers will be caught off guard."

"Nonsense! Xiao Liu wants to put Huang Ama at a disadvantage, so he should be executed." The elder brother first jumped out to object.

Grandpa Kangxi ignored the elder brother, fixed his eyes on Yinzuo and said, "Tell me specifically how to fight this battle?"

"Yes." Yin Zuo strode to the map, pointed to the strategic points on the map and said: "First, there is a saying in the art of war: soldiers are cunning. Now our army is in the dark and the enemy is in the open. There is no way at all." Knowing the reality of our army, our army can bluff, pretend to be a [-] army, and set up more camps in each place to confuse the enemy. Second, the bandit chief Galdan is currently located in Bayan Ulan, and most of his cavalry are scattered. There are only more than [-] people around. If our army is extremely fast and sends troops directly to the North Meng Nalan Mountain, the enemy army will not be able to concentrate on fighting with all its strength. Our army is stronger than the enemy army, and there is a good chance of winning even in a frontal battle. Third, the enemy army was defeated by our army once, and they were afraid of our army in the heart of the army. Now our army is caught by surprise, and they are unprepared to attack them. Our East Route Army has blocked the bandit army's escape route to the east of the North Meng Nalan Mountain. If our army divides the troops into the north and the south with great fanfare and takes a posture of encircling and annihilating, the bandit army will definitely not be able to find out the truth in the panic. Fleeing to the west, our army took the opportunity to cover up and kill them, and most of them would be injured, and our west route army could just sit back and wait for work, and set up an ambush to annihilate the rest of the enemy's army while they were fleeing."

After Kangxi listened to Yinzuo's words, he didn't express his opinion immediately. He paced back and forth in the big tent. All the ministers were also very calm and did not dare to interrupt Kangxi's thinking. The big tent fell silent for a while.

"In your opinion, where should Fei Yanggu set up an ambush?" Kangxi suddenly asked another question.

Yinzuo looked at the map carefully again, pointed to Zhaomoduo in the upper reaches of the Tula River, and said, "It's right here, Zhaomoduo. This place is a hill full of dense forests, surrounded by rivers on three sides, it is the ideal terrain for setting up an ambush , Ming Chengzu set up an ambush here when he defeated the Mongolian army."

"Huh?" Grandpa Kangxi immediately leaned down, fixed his eyes on Zhao Moduo, and said with a smile after a long time, "Okay! It's Zhao Moduo. If this battle is successful, it will be a big worry."

Kangxi stood up abruptly and began to order: "Tuhai."

"The minister is here." Tu Hai stood out boldly.

"You will immediately lead the former army to attack from the Erdeni Tuoluo Sea, and arrive at the North Meng Nalan Mountain before May [-]th. Set up more camps along the way, claiming to be a [-]-strong army."

"Minister, obey the order." Tu Hai took the general's order and immediately left the camp to prepare.

"Pearl."

"Wei Chen is here."

"It's difficult to transfer food and grass to Feiyang Ancient Department on the West Road. You can leave half of the food and grass for the Chinese army here and transfer it to the West Road."

"Yes, Weichen will do it now." Mingzhu also took the order and left.

"All the generals obey orders, follow me to go out to fight, and send troops to the north of Meng Nalan Mountain."

The generals suddenly agreed.Yinzuo stood up again and said, "Huang Ama, my son is willing to go to the West Road to deliver the secret order."

"Huh?" Grandpa Kangxi frowned and said, "The battlefield is dangerous, you'd better stay by my side."

There is no war with you, we have waited for so many years, just to get back the war, how can we miss a big show of fighting dogs in the water.Yinzuo said loudly: "Huang Ama, since this plan is proposed by my son, I am willing to go west to assist Marshal Fei."

(End of this chapter)