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Liu Han and Yu Dayou were studying the map, and soon came up with a general plan. They returned to Li Wenjin and began to report to him the plan for this battle.

"Your Excellency Li, you can go ahead with your relatives and go directly to Fort Hu to summon the frontier troops to come to support us. We will arrive at Anyin Fort at noon tomorrow. Although this place has long been abandoned, when I came here, I saw that the fort wall was still there. Relying on this fort, there are more than [-] Tartars on the opposite side, so there may not be no chance of winning."

Liu Han said.

Without waiting for Li Wenjin to speak, Yu Dayou also said: "The battlefield of Anyin Castle is mainly for safety. If the battle is not good, our army can retreat to the castle for defense and wait for the Lord to lead the army to help. It does not mean that we cannot win."

Hearing this, Li Wenjin nodded, "Think about defeat before thinking about victory, as it should be."

He already understood from Yu Dayou's explanation that they relied on the castle that had long been abandoned by the Ming army, not because they lacked the confidence to defeat the Tartars, but they just set up a second hand to prevent the whole army from being defeated after the defeat.

With the military fort behind, even if the battle is unfavorable, the army will choose to flee to Anyin Fort if the army breaks up, and will never play horse racing with the Tartars on the grassland.

Even though he said so, Li Wenjin asked with great concern: "Our army has 8000 soldiers, and there are more than [-] Tartars. How will we win or lose?"

After asking this question, if everyone is in Datong Town, Liu Han would probably pat his chest and say Bao Ying's words to him, but this is outside the pass.

Liu Han just frowned, but didn't speak.

To be honest, this was the first time he had commanded the Ming army to fight the Tartars without the support of a city wall, so his confidence was indeed a bit lacking.

Liu Han didn't speak, but looked at Yu Dayou.

The previous study of tactics was actually to find the most favorable battlefield. Of course, this had to consider the actual situation, that is, time and distance.

The most ideal battlefield, of course, is to fight the Tartars at Shahubao, but time and distance are not allowed.

Fort Anyin was the battlefield that he and Yu Dayou unanimously chose after looking at the map, so they couldn't be wrong.

It was also Yu Dayou's idea to choose a field battle with Anyinbao and the Tatars behind his back. If he wins, he will continue to return to Datong, and if he loses, he will retreat to the military fort.

It seems that he has already given Yu Dayou the responsibility for such a major matter as commanding in front of the battle, and if it is transferred to the defense of Anyinbao, then he will naturally take back the commanding power.

He is an expert in defensive warfare.

"It's hard to say whether you will win or lose. You have to first look at the formation of the opposing generals."

Yu Dayou naturally saw Liu Han's eyes at this time, and answered the words with understanding, "Water has no shape, and soldiers have no shape. Before meeting the Tartar generals, everything is just talking on paper."

Yu Dayou said very seriously: "However, judging from the last time we fought against the Tartars at Niuxinbao, I think the odds of victory and defeat are [-]-[-]. If I have to be honest, the winning rate is slightly higher than [-]%. Mr. Li You should know me, Yu does not speak big words."

After Yu Dayou finished speaking, he looked at Li Wenjin. At this time, Li Wenjin's face was normal, but he couldn't see anything.

In fact, Li Wenjin was still happy at this time. Who would want to stay outside the Great Wall at this time? The place Liu Han and Yu Dayou arranged for him was exactly what he wanted.

After all, Li Wenjin was the governor of Datong and a civil servant, so he shouldn't have been involved in such things as beatings and killings.

Now Yu Dayou bluntly said that the number of wins and losses is [-]-[-], um, the winning rate is slightly higher than [-]%, but the result will not be known until after meeting the Tartars, so naturally it is still slightly risky.

Since it's a little risky, he needs to rush back to Shahu Fort immediately and gather the troops from all the right guard forts in Datong.

Anyway, Anyin Fort is only a day and a half away from Shahu Fort, and the army must be assembled.

Even if Datong could no longer mobilize cavalry troops, relying on infantry to march forward in formations, the distance of more than a day, no matter how they can be killed, rescue the besieged Ming army.

"Okay, I'll bring my personal guards back to kill Fort Hu first."

If he had agreed to it before, there is no guarantee that he would not be said to have run away in the future. Now that Liu Han and Yu Dayou have given him a step, Li Wenjin did not put on airs and agreed directly.

"The standard battalion will be left to you, and those people are familiar with you."

Li Wenjin told Yu Dayou that the 1000 people led by Yu Dayou were his governor's Biaoying, and they were his guards.

Moreover, the one-wheeled chariot built by Yu Dayou before is now in contact with this army in the Datong Army. Liu Han is not willing to hand over a force to Yu Dayou, and only Li Wenjin can do such a thing.

In Li Wenjin's impression, Yu Dayou was really an honest person, honest and reliable. Since he said that he had a chance of winning and kept his own standard battalion, it is naturally equivalent to participating in this war, and he will have a lot of credit.

Li Wenjin recruited his generals and told them to obey Yu Dayou's command, and gave Yu Dayou a precious sword. Afterwards, under the protection of a group of personal soldiers, he left the brigade and rushed towards Fort Shahu.

Watching Li Wenjin leave, Yu Dayou looked back at Liu Han and said, "General Liu, let's go to Anyinbao to see the terrain first, and think about how to fight this battle next."

Liu Han nodded when he heard the words, "Let's go there first, then I will call Ma Lu and the others to explain."

If Yu Dayou and Liu Han also leave the brigade at this time, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no various rumors in the brigade, so they must say hello before leaving, let the generals know the situation, and restrain their subordinates.

Although Liu Han passed by Anyin Fort when he came, he only took a glance at it from a distance, and didn't observe the terrain too carefully. Who would have thought that he would need to go to that place to meet the Alda Department at this time.

When Yu Dayou and Liu Han rushed to Anyinbao to observe the terrain and lock the battlefield, the lobby of the Ministry of War in the capital was crowded with people. All the main officials from Shangshu, Shilang, Yuanwailang, and the principal were gathered here, and they came here The reason is because of a military newspaper from Datong.

"Judging from the documents sent by Datong and Xuanfu, it seems that Liu Han led people out of the fortress to attack Bansheng City this time, and it seems that he did not report to Governor Xingyuan. It should have been done afterwards."

"Don't analyze the succession now, but look at the time. I'm afraid that Bansheng City has already finished fighting. Whether the battle was won or not, and whether the Xuanfu Ida Department has withdrawn troops are the key."

"We just asked Yansui and Ningxia to send troops to sweep Hetao, and Datong went out without authorization. Not only did they disobey Ge Jin's order to reinforce the Xuanfu, but also sent thousands of troops without purpose to attack Aldabansheng City, which is more than 300 miles away. Who gave the right? , I’m afraid this matter will be strictly investigated.”

"It's okay to lose Yancha, but if we really win and capture Bansheng City, is it credit or fault?"

"Wuxuan Division is going to investigate Liu Han? There is also the matter of Li Wenjin, the governor of Datong, should I vent to the officials?"

"It seems that they only copied official documents and sent them to the cabinet, and the officials didn't even know about it."

"It's messy enough, there is no purpose, what kind of chaos are they making in Datong?"

In the lobby of the Ministry of War, a group of officials of the Ministry of War whispered to each other, saying everything.

Yang Bo, Minister of the Ministry of War, just sat quietly in the lobby, but he was listening carefully to the conversations of the people below, and understood most of his subordinates' views on this matter.

Well, bringing them over is to see what they think about it.

Looking back, Xiyuan will definitely summon you, and ask yourself what you think about it?

How to deal with it, the opinion of subordinates is still very important, this is public opinion, and what he is doing now is polling.

The two servants are sitting on the side obediently at the moment, and they seem to be listening to the discussion of the people below, or they seem to be dozing off.

After listening for a long time, Yang Bo roughly estimated, half to half.

It's not that the support and opposition are divided equally, but the opposition, half of the officials who think that Datong should be blamed, and the other half have no attitude, that is, neutral, and few voices of support have been heard.

That's right, the imperial court has already made arrangements for this battle. The idea is actually similar to that of Datong, but the situation is bigger. It directly mobilized two towns of troops to sweep Hetao instead of dispatching one town of troops to attack Bansheng.

The most troublesome thing is the conclusion of merits and demerits. Is Datong right or wrong in doing so?

Yang Bo had a headache. Speaking of which, whether it was Li Wenjin, the governor of Datong, or Liu Han, the commander-in-chief, he served under him, but Yang Bo still felt a little weird that the whole thing was connected together.

Li Wenjin is good at managing local government affairs, but he is a layman when it comes to mobilizing troops to fight wars.

Before the Datong war, he basically left it to Liu Han to fight, and he was the shopkeeper himself, only responsible for the logistics support.

As for Liu Han, he is a general. He is more than successful but not aggressive. He is a bit ambitious but timid. It is hard to imagine that such a person would plan such a big event.

If it was Li Wenjin's idea to attack Bansheng City this time, Yang Bo dared to guarantee it with his head, he couldn't think of it.

But if it is Liu Han who moved his mind, Liu Han has the brains but not the guts.

After all, the whole thing is done first and then played. It is easy to say that if you win, you will not be punished, but most of the credit will be offset, but once you lose
What Yang Bo was thinking at the moment was that he seemed to have misjudged those two old subordinates, and he couldn't figure out who came up with the plan to attack Bansheng City.

Forget it, let's wait for Xiyuan's call. The official document has been copied and sent to the cabinet. Presumably the two cabinet elders should have rushed to Xiyuan by this time.

At this time, at the gate of Yongshou Palace in Xiyuan, Yan Song and Xu Jie really stood quietly on one side, waiting for the emperor to summon them.

It was almost noon, and the Ministry of War suddenly sent an official document to Xu Jie's hands. Although it was a little strange, Xu Jie didn't take it seriously, but he casually flipped through it and only glanced at it.

This time against the Alta Ministry, he participated in the whole process of the imperial court's strategy, but now the report of Liu Han, the chief soldier of Datong sent by the Ministry of War, is somewhat similar to the strategy Wei Guangde thought of before.

But this is not a small matter. Datong sent troops without authorization. Whether the fight will be won or not is another matter. Whether it will affect the imperial court's combat deployment is the most important thing.

Attached to the official document was a note from Yang Bo. At this time, Yang Bo, Minister of the Ministry of War, was worried about this matter.

Datong Army's sneak attack on Bansheng City is naturally a good thing in normal times, but it may not be so at this time.

Bansheng was attacked by the Ming army, and the result was that the time for the westward movement of the Anda troops would have to be advanced. If it happened to meet with the army of Yansui and Ningxia towns sweeping Hetao, without any precautions, it might be The Ming army in the second town is about to suffer a big loss.

It is naturally impossible to stop Yansui and Ningxia. The military order should have reached the army at this time, and the troops have already left the station.

Headache.

Xu Jie felt a real headache.

He got up quickly, took his things and went to find Yan Song.

Naturally, Yan Song was not easy to deal with such a major military matter, so he could only say to Xu Jie: "Go to Xiyuan, such a major matter is not up to us to decide."

"Old Yan Ge, old Xu Ge, the emperor let you two go in."

At this time, a servant came out of the palace gate and conveyed the emperor Jiajing's will.

The two of them followed the servant into the Yongshou Palace, and soon reached the gate of the palace.

"Please."

The servant stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation to them. Yan Song and Xu Jie stepped into the hall one after the other.

When I entered the main hall, I saw Emperor Jiajing sitting on it, probably flipping through the Taoist classics in his hand.

The Four Books and Five Classics have long been lost by the current emperor, and now the only ones he can sit down to read are Taoist books.

"See Your Majesty."

Yan Song and Xu Jie stepped forward to salute, and Emperor Jiajing put down the books in his hands, looked up at the two and asked, "Come here at this time, what's the matter?"

When reading the book earlier, a servant came to report that Yan Song and Xu Jie had asked to see him, and Emperor Jiajing knew that something important was going to happen again.

Ordinary things, but when processing the memorials, attach a note and send them to the Supervisor of Rituals, and only very important ones will directly enter the palace.

And at this moment, what else can be considered as a major event, and the major event that cannot be delayed, seems to be only the Xuanfu's side.

Could it be
Emperor Jiajing just nodded, indicating to bring someone in, and he first read the last bit of text in the chapter of the classic.

Things have already happened, there is no rush.

After praying to the gods for so many years, Taoism has not been practiced, but the detached mind of Taoism has been practiced.

"This is a document sent by the Ministry of War. Under the command of Liu Han, the Datong Army left the Great Wall ten days ago to attack Bansheng City."

While speaking, Yan Song handed over the copy from the Ministry of War from his sleeve. Huang Jin also stepped up at this time, took the official document from him, and then respectfully handed it to Emperor Jiajing.

"Datong? Liu Han?"

When Emperor Jiajing heard Yan Song's words, the corners of his eyes twitched, and then he reached out to take the official document from Huang Jin and quickly browsed it.

In the past, the Datong army dared to go out of the Great Wall to attack the Ida Ministry. This is definitely a great achievement, but now the emperor and the court are focusing on the Xuanfu. If there is anything worthy of attention, it is naturally the second town of Yansui and Ningxia The situation of the horses.

Emperor Jiajing frowned after reading the official document and the note attached by Yang Bo.

Emperor Jiajing consulted Yang Bo carefully about Wei Guangde's plan at the beginning.

It will take more than ten days for the soldiers and horses of the second town to sort out the Hetao, and this time is exactly the time when the news is delivered to Alta Khan in the Xuanfu and the time for the Alta tribe to move westward, so it can be guaranteed that the soldiers and horses of the second town can wipe out the grassland The Mongolian tribe will not fight against the reinforcements of the Alta tribe.

But it’s different now. The actions of the Datong Army will definitely advance the time for Alda’s westward movement. If they intercept and defeat the Datong Army, and then receive the news of the attack on Hetao, they will stop Yansui Ningxia in the middle if they continue westward. The soldiers and horses of the second town.

"hiss"

Seeing this, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but gasp.

Defeating the three towns of mobile troops at once, there will be a big hole in the nine sides.