The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 181 Give a Sweet Jujube
With [-] troops, Wanyanchi returned to Shangjing in only three days. He was relieved to see that the city was safe and sound, but then he became a little confused and secretly guessed what the Han people were up to.

He ordered someone to send Wan Yanfeng to ask, "Where are the Central Plains army now?"

Wan Yanfeng replied confusedly, "Reporting to the Great Khan, they have crossed the Huntong River yesterday and are currently stationed eighty miles west of Shangjing."

Wanyan Chi heard the words and came to the city wall, looked at the west and thought for a long time, then turned to Wanyan Feng and asked, "Have you ever sent someone to investigate the north bank of Nanhe River?"

"I sent scouts to search along the south bank, and found no trace of the enemy."

"Not enough, you should send someone across the river immediately to investigate on the north bank. Don't be careless." Wanyanchi shook his head.

Although Wanyanfeng bowed his head to accept the order, he still gave his opinion, "Khan, I don't think the Central Plains people will come from the north. After all, they don't have boats, and I sent people to burn the forest closest to the north bank of the Nan River." Now, if they want to build tools for crossing the river, they will have to walk at least another fifty miles, and it will take hundreds of miles to go back and forth, so how can there be any time?"

"Be careful, there is no big mistake. I always feel that something is wrong. Look at the place where the Central Plains people are stationed. Their backs are facing the Huntong River. Aren't they afraid that they will lose the battle and have nowhere to escape?"

"Could it be that they feel that joining forces with the Mohe people can easily defeat us, so that's why they are so confident?"

Wanyan Chi slapped the arrows on the city wall and said in silence for a moment, "It's possible, but we'll see the situation after the scouts finish their investigation on the other side of the Nan River."

But at this moment, Mu Xu felt that his previous decision was a bit reckless. Originally, he thought that the Mohe people and the Jurchens belonged to the same fishing and hunting people, and they could even suppress the Jurchens for so many years. Their army, let him down.

It's nothing more than a disorganized army, most of them wear animal skins, and they have all kinds of weapons, such as knives, guns, and maces. The only satisfactory thing is that they are all cavalry, and they have good mobility.

Mu Xu hosted a banquet for several tribal leaders of the Mohe people. During the conversation with them, he learned that the Mohe people were an alliance of seven major tribes in the Tang Dynasty, and now there are only five tribes left. Half of that is gone.

The current leader of the alliance is Da Nanyun, the leader of the Black Water Department. According to his boast, he is the descendant of Da Zuorong, the king of Bohai. There are too many people who put gold on his face, and he has already met several people with the surname Da in such a short period of time. Could it be that they are all descendants of Da Zuorong like the previous Da Yuanmu? This is too ridiculous .

And he didn't pay attention to this, he only cared about the Mohe people's fighting power. After talking sideways for a while, he was completely disappointed. It turned out that the Mohe people were able to stalemate with the Jurchens for so long before, relying entirely on their mobility, a head-on confrontation They are not rivals at all.

At this moment, he even wanted to kill Da Log. If this guy hadn't told himself that their Mohe people's combat power was only slightly weaker than the Jurchens, he wouldn't have made such a risky plan.

In order to attract the Jurchens to take the initiative to come out of the city to attack, he also specially stationed his troops at the confluence of the Nan River and the Huntong River, which has little room for maneuver.According to his previous assumption, his family and the Mohe people together would have [-] elites. Even if they couldn't defeat the Jurchens, they would be able to hold a stalemate and buy time for Li Hu's army.

After careful calculation, it will take about three hours, or six hours, from the start of the battle to the arrival of Li Hu's reinforcements. At this time, Li Hu suddenly rushed out, so he could get twice the result with half the effort and wipe out the Jurchens in one fell swoop.

But there is a prerequisite for this, that is, a large amount of Jurchen's combat power must be consumed first, but now according to the situation of the Mohe people, it is not worth the loss if they choose to fight the enemy head-on.

To send away the drunken Da Nan Yun and others, Mu Xu first wrote a secret letter and ordered the messenger to personally deliver it to Li Hu.Then he summoned his men and passed down the orders one after another, and then the whole Dazhai began to get busy. Under the command of their respective officers, the soldiers dug trenches one after another, placed the horse-repelling posts, and reinforced the entire camp again.

In the early morning of the second day, Mu Xu invited Da Nanyun, who had already rested, to the big tent, and directly stated his request, "I hope the chief can pick out the best melee soldiers from each of your ministries and give them to me to command."

Dan Nanyun was a little displeased, he was worried that Mu Xu's move was to consume their strength, Mu Xu saw him like this, so he could only ask straight to the point, "The noble envoy Da Yuanmu must have told the patriarch about my plan, right? "

Seeing him nodding, Mu Xu asked again, "Since the patriarch already knows, let me ask you, according to my previous plan, our two troops will be divided into left and right wings and attack the enemy at the same time. Can the soldiers of your tribe hold out until the reinforcements Come?"

Da Nanyun's face was ugly, he was a discerning person, he couldn't open his eyes and talk nonsense, most of their soldiers were ordinary hunters and fishermen, on the battlefield where cavalry charged each other and fought hand-to-hand, I'm afraid a single meeting would kill them. Destroyed by the Jurchen barbarians.

"Then can't we rely on the big camp and wait for reinforcements to come?"

Mu Xu sneered, "Just blindly defending, of course we can persist until the reinforcements come, but the Jurchens must still have combat strength, and even if they are defeated by then, they will not be injured." Speaking of this, he deliberately overweighted road,

"I don't care. After all, I came here this time to rescue you. Now that the goal has been achieved, we can withdraw our troops at any time, but what about you Mohe people? Are you going to continue to be chased by the Jurchens and move eastward until the clan is exterminated?"

Da Nanyun was startled, thinking of the cruelty of those Jurchens to the enemy, he swallowed, squeezed out a smile and said, "I was wrong, please forgive me, I will give our best two thousand dollars when I go back. The warriors are assembled, they all dare to fight the Jurchen barbarians at close quarters, the prince can use it with confidence."

Seeing that he was finally subdued, in order to reassure him, Mu Xu got up and poured a cup of tea for Dan Nan Yun himself, and said with a smile, "That's right, I understand the concerns of the patriarch, let's be a villain first, and then a gentleman. I will tell you my plan in advance, so that you can persuade the leaders of your various tribes."

"My son, please tell me, I will wash my ears and listen."

Hearing this guy using idioms indiscriminately, Mu Xu didn't take it seriously, but explained, "My original plan was to give up the camp and fight the Jurchens head-on, and then pretend to be defeated and retreat westward."

"Now, let's make a slight change. First, I will personally lead your two thousand warriors and our one thousand elites to face the enemy. After losing the enemy, we will return to the camp. Next, we will hold the camp and wait for reinforcements."

Da Nanyun was a little puzzled, "Does the prince still have two thousand troops to defend the camp?"

"The task of defending the camp, I want to leave it to your remaining troops. As for my [-] people, they are used as a reserve team to flank the enemy with the reinforcements." Mu Xu knew the truth of hitting a stick and giving a sweet date. In order to prevent the Mohe people from losing the chain at a critical moment, he then promised,

"I can make the decision for my father and king. As long as the main force of the Jurchen is defeated, the upper capital will be handed over to you Mohe people."

"Your Majesty's words are true?" Da Nanyun stood up excitedly. You must know that Shangjing City is a big city with a superior geographical location, surrounded by fertile pastures and two big rivers. It is perfect for grazing and fishing.

After the fall of the Liao Kingdom, Da Nanyun had been coveting this place all the time, but before Shangjing was controlled by Xi people who were as powerful as them, and now it was in the hands of the vulgar Jurchen, he also had no power.He didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected joy in cooperating with the Han people this time. With this benefit, he was more confident in persuading those clansmen to obey Mu Xu's command.

"One word from a gentleman is hard to chase. And I can also promise to conduct mutual trading with you Mohe people on a regular basis."

(End of this chapter)