My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 487 Arutai’s plan
Arutai sat on the horse and looked at the rolling army behind him, his face full of contentment.

When the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty retreated to the grassland, and suffered successive attacks from the Ming Dynasty, they soon split into two parts. The eastern Mongolia was called Tatar, and Guilichi was respected as the Great Khan, while Arutai was Guilichi's subordinate. He was appointed Taibao and knew the Privy Council.

However, Arutai is not a person who wants to be inferior to others. He took advantage of the conflict between Ming Dynasty and Gui Lichi, secretly contacted Ming Dynasty, gained Zhu Di's trust, and quietly accumulated his own power.

Later, when Arutai felt that the time was right, he deliberately spread the news that Guilichi was not a descendant of the Golden Family. As a result, the hearts of the Tatars were unstable. He also took the opportunity to kill Guilichi and established himself as the Grand Master. And he established a puppet as the Great Khan, thus completely controlling the Tatars.

This also gave Arutai the strength to challenge the Ming Dynasty. Especially after Qiu Fu led the army into the grassland, only to be wiped out by him in one fell swoop, Arutai's ambitions expanded to the extreme, thinking that he might be able to fight back again. Central Plains, restore the former glory of the Yuan Dynasty.

However, Zhu Di's personal expedition gave him a blow. That battle almost wiped out the Tatar elite. If Zhu Di hadn't needed him to contain Oala, he might have been completely wiped out that time.

However, Arutai was flexible and flexible. Seeing that he could not defeat the Ming Dynasty, he immediately asked Zhu Di for peace and accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty. Later, he also took advantage of the opportunity that the Ming Dynasty needed to contain Oala to develop his power again. A few years later, he defeated Oala. , killed Mahamu, and even Mahamu's son Tuohuan became his domestic slave.

It was precisely after the defeat of Wala that Alutai's power soared again. Now it has the potential to unify the grassland, so Alutai's ambitions skyrocketed again.

Thinking of his ups and downs over the years, Arutai couldn't help but feel excited. Being able to rise again under the blow of the Ming Dynasty was definitely the most proud thing in his life.

However, although Arutai was ambitious, he was not without brains. According to his original plan, he was prepared to completely unify the grassland, integrate the forces of various tribes, and then have a showdown with the Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, the heavy snow disaster last winter caused heavy losses to Arutai's headquarters, the Asote Department. Not only the livestock was reduced by half, but many people also froze to death. If we don't regain our strength as soon as possible, I am afraid that the tribes he conquered will soon become alienated.

So after much consideration, Arutai finally decided to go south in advance. Compared with the barren tribes on the grassland, the Ming Dynasty was a real fat sheep. As long as they conquered one of the cities and looted the supplies, they would be enough to survive. One year.

So Arutai gave an order, and the Asote tribe quickly assembled an army of [-]. In addition, various tribes he conquered also sent troops. In the end, a total of [-] troops were recruited. This was definitely an army that could sweep across The power of the entire prairie.

"Grand Master, we will arrive at Xinghe in two days, but there are heavy Ming troops stationed there. How should we attack then?"

At this time, a middle-aged man came over on horseback and bowed his hand to Arutai on horseback.

This man's name is Al, and he is the leader of the Duoyan Guards. Duoyan Guards, Taining Guards, and Funing Guards are collectively known as the Three Duoyan Guards. They had already surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Duoyan Sanwei had no feelings for Ming Dynasty. He only turned to Ming Dynasty because of the situation and the need for Ming Dynasty's support to gain a foothold on the grassland.

However, in comparison, the Duoyan Guards are closer to various tribes in the grassland, especially the Duoyan Guards and the Asote Tribe of Arutai, who have been married all year round, and the relationship between the two tribes is extremely close.

Therefore, not long after the establishment of the Duoyan Three Guards, they had quietly betrayed the Ming Dynasty and secretly colluded with Arutai. This time they followed Arutai's call. The three guards together sent more than 1 troops, and they were also outside the Asote Department. Main force.

"Don't worry Al, I have a plan for a long time. By then we can open the gates of Xinghe without spending a single soldier!"

Arutai said to Al very confidently.

"Oh? Grand Master, do you really have a way to open the city gate?"

Al was also very surprised when he heard this. Over the years, the Ming Dynasty has been suppressing various tribes in the grassland. Therefore, tribal leaders like Al have long lost the courage to compete with the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, many people have doubts about this dispatch of troops. "It doesn't hurt to tell you!"

Of course Arutai knew what Al was thinking, so in order to make these people have confidence in him, he simply spoke out.

"Back then, I wiped out Qiu Fu's army and captured a lot of armors and weapons from the Ming army. I kept a lot of these things, and there were also some Han people in our army. Then I asked them to pretend to be the Ming army and then take advantage of the night. If we go to call the gate, the Ming army guarding the city may open the gate if they are careless."

Arutai smiled proudly at the end. He had thought about this plan for a long time and it was absolutely foolproof.

"Can you trick the gate of Xinghe City into opening so easily?"

Al asked suspiciously at this time.

It's not that he doesn't believe in Arutai, it's just that this plan seems a bit hasty.

"You don't understand. I have investigated clearly a long time ago. The Ming army has become stronger in recent years and has long ignored us tribes. Moreover, Xinghe has four city gates, among which the north gate is The guard's name is Wang Hu'er. This guy is Wang Huan's nephew. He is usually arrogant and likes to drink. It's not difficult to trick him into opening the city gate."

Arutai explained very patiently.

Since being defeated by Zhu Di, he has been fighting for territory with Wala over the years while collecting intelligence on all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, especially the information on the guards at various border passes, which is the focus of his collection.

Therefore, although his calling plan may seem crude, it is actually carefully calculated and is at least [-]% certain.

"Then if the city gate cannot be opened by shouting, what will we do then? Will we fight head-on with the Ming army?"

Al was still a little skeptical at this time, so he continued to ask.

There are tens of thousands of troops stationed in Xinghe City, and there are tall and strong walls. Although they have [-] troops, it is not easy to capture Xinghe City in a short time.

"Hey, if the door-calling plan fails, I have another plan."

Arutai said proudly again.

"what's the plan?"

Al immediately asked.

"I have already arranged some people to lurk in Xinghe City. If the gate-calling plan fails, these people will come out at night and help us seize the city gate. As long as we capture the city gate, Xinghe City will be ours. It’s a hit!”

Arutai said with a sinister smile.

(End of this chapter)