Back to Daming to be a genius

Chapter 240

According to the old rules, several flowers bloomed, one for each branch, and the time turned back a little bit, back to the moment when the Mongolian scouts brought the news of Ma Guozhu's successful exploration back to the Mongolian army camp, and confirmed that the Yutailing trail could directly enter the hinterland of Xuanfu. Without saying a word, Er Zhe immediately ordered to blow the trumpet to raise the account, and ordered the general to send troops.It's a pity that the Mongolian army has deteriorated severely, and Ezhe is not the kind of commander who can convince the crowd, so ten trumpeters blew their horns outside the tent for half an hour, and the Mongolian generals above the rank of commander and above have just arrived.Not to mention that, when E Zhe ordered the entire army to raid the hinterland of the Xuanfu, not only did the generals not immediately agree unconditionally, a small number of non-Chahar Mongolian generals even raised objections.

"Prince, we are allies with Daming, how can you give such an order?" Several commanders of the Hongjisate tribe directly questioned E Zhe, relying on the strength of their own tribe, the leader of the commander Ha Danda even said openly: "Prince, you sent troops to attack the hinterland of Daming without authorization. Even if you succeed, the Ming army will definitely not let it go. When the war resumes, the 57-year friendly relationship between Ming and Mongolia will be destroyed. The eldest prince has become a Mongolian national sinner!"

"That's right. Once there is a war with Daming, Daming will definitely close the border market, and the famine in our Mongolian tribe will become more serious." All the Mongolian generals who are close to Ming Ming echoed, and some generals shouted, "Prince, you must not fight with me." Great Ming is going to war, once this war breaks out, our Mongolia will be divided first!" "Yes, great prince, haven't you heard that Master Zhang Haogu of Ming Dynasty used 12 troops to annihilate our Mongolian people?" With an army of [-], they also swept across the Horqin Grassland and the Harqin Grassland, you can't beat Master Zhang Haogu."

There were so many voices in the army against going to war with Ming Dynasty that E Zhe, who was ambitious and talented, suddenly felt caught off guard, and couldn't think of any way to suppress these voices for a while.Fortunately, there are many pro-Ming factions in the Mongolian army, as well as militant factions and pro-slave factions. At least Ezhe's two right-hand men, Gu Yingtasu and Qitat Cheerbei Zhaisang, are hardcore hawks and hardcore pro-slaves Facing the opposition from the pro-Ming generals, Zhai Sang was the first to jump out and shout: "Shut up! Do you want to disobey the military order? The eldest prince is the master of the entire army." , you have to do whatever he tells you to do! Otherwise, you will be disobedient and will be executed according to military law!"

"Yes! The eldest prince is the commander-in-chief of the entire army, even if you are asked to kill your parents, wives and children, you have to kill them immediately!" Gu Yingtasu also bluffed, "Otherwise, if you disobey the military order, you have to pretend Put it into a sack and trample it to death with a war horse! The eldest prince is usually too kind to you, if you still dare to make an inch, the eldest prince will have to march!"

Ezhe himself is a die-hard pro-slave faction, and most of the pro-Ming generals in the army are naturally not high-ranking. After being intimidated by the military law of Zhai Sang and Gu Yingtasu, most of the pro-Ming generals dare not speak, only a few backers The hard-line general who was close to the Ming said boldly: "General Guyingtasu, General Zhaisang, we are not disobeying the military order, we cannot understand the order of the eldest prince - we are allies with Daming, and we sent troops to attack their hinterland. This is not a heroic act. If the Great Khan pursues it, who will take the responsibility?"

"Shut up!" With the support of Zhai Sang and Gu Yingtasu, E Zhe became more confident, and yelled with a rare look of concern: "Anyone who dares to oppose my order, I will let him try it!" What it feels like to be trampled to death by war horses! It is your business to obey orders and go into battle to kill the enemy! How to fight against my father is my business! As for how to negotiate with the barbarian Mingguo, whether to negotiate or start a war is also my father's business , it’s not your turn to worry about it!”

"Well said!" Guying Tasu took the lead in applauding, and shouted to the generals: "Did you hear that? You just need to follow the order of the eldest prince. As for the consequences, you don't need to worry about it. That is the concern of the eldest prince and us." This matter!" I have to admit that this sentence is indeed quite reasonable, so all the Mongolian generals applauded and no longer opposed Ezhe's order to attack the hinterland of Xuanfu. ——Of course, afterwards, Guyingtasu regretted his words so much that his intestines turned green, so I will not mention this after the event.

After finalizing the sneak attack plan, E Zhe immediately dispatched troops according to Ma Guozhu's instructions. Gu Yingtasu, who was most trusted by E Zhe, led five thousand light cavalry to set off first, and brought more tools to clear the way for the army, so as to benefit Mongolia The whole army quickly passed through the relatively narrow path, and at the same time shouldered the task of attacking Wanquan City under the support of the traitors of the Ming army; Leading [-] elite cavalry in the rear, he is responsible for expelling and killing Ming army scouts, so as to prevent the main force of the Ming army from discovering the sneak attack plan of the main Mongolian army too early.

The plan was determined, and Ezhe discussed with the generals the time to send troops. On the night of August [-]th, the Mongolian camp became lively. As early as in the evening, they lit fires to cook, and fed the horses. Tasu's advance team and Zhai Sang's rear team set off at the same time, heading south all the way, heading towards the Yutailing trail under the leadership of the guide, and turning all the way to the southeast to clean up the Ming army scouts at that location and monitor the Ming army's movements in Zhangjiakou.At the third watch, E Zhe also set off with the main force of the Mongolian army, leaving the empty camp to fight towards Yutailing.

This time, luck was finally on the side of the Mongolian army. When Ezhe's army rushed to the entrance of the Yutailing trail at dawn, news came from Zhaisang, who was monitoring the movement of the Ming army-the Ming army garrison in Zhangjiakou had no one. Abnormal reaction, ignorant of the Mongolian army's attack plan.E Zhe was overjoyed, and quickly ordered the whole army to quickly enter the Yutailing Canyon, cross the Yinshan Mountains and go straight to Wanquan.But in this way, some experienced Mongolian generals quit, and they flocked to Ezhe to object and question.One of the veterans pointed to the towering mountains on both sides of the canyon and said: "Prince, look, this place is too dangerous. Once we enter, it will be very difficult to get out."

"What are you afraid of? Didn't the barbarian say it? If you don't enter the tiger's lair, how can you catch a tiger's cub?" E Zhe seldom showed off an idiom, and said arrogantly: "You think I am so stupid to enter such a dangerous place without sending someone to scout the way. Don't worry, I've sent scouts to investigate carefully, there is no barbarian ambush here, we just go in, and we can pass through the Yinshan Mountains and go straight to the barbarian's hinterland!"

"Have you sent scouts to investigate repeatedly?" Several Mongolian veterans looked at each other, and they really didn't dare to let go of their hearts. The terrain is extremely complicated, not to mention a few scouts. Even if tens of thousands of troops are stationed here, it may be difficult to take care of everything and completely avoid the enemy's ambush.In timidity, a veteran suggested again kindly: "Prince, why don't we go into the small road first, and wait for General Guyingtasu's vanguard army to capture Wanquan City and establish a forward base before our army crosses the path." It will not be too late to cross the mountains and enter the hinterland of Xuanfu!"

"Nonsense!" E Zhe was furious, and shouted: "You have a lot of white beards, and you can come up with such a stupid trick? Gu Yingtasu only has five thousand troops, even if he can successfully take down ten thousand The whole city, our actions have been completely exposed! It will take a while for Guyingtasu to send people to send the news, and it will take a while for us to pass through the Yinshan Mountains—if the barbarian army responds during the period, With this path blocked again, how will our main force enter the hinterland of Xuanfu? By then, wouldn’t Guyingtasu’s [-] troops be a lone army? We must not be slaughtered like lambs by the barbarians Army massacres?"

Not to mention, E Zhe's words really made some sense, and several Mongolian veterans really couldn't think of a way to refute them.Seeing several veterans who were old enough to be his own grandfather being reprimanded speechless, Er Zhe was even more proud, and he showed off his knowledge and scolded: "Besides, fighting is an adventure, so why not dare to take risks?" Fighting a war? Don’t dare to take this risk, why not go home and sleep with an old and ugly woman in your arms, and drool in your dreams thinking about barbarians and beautiful women! Don’t you forget that when our Mongolian army marched west to Europe, we also The entire army once crossed the dangerous Carpathian Mountains, and then succeeded in the surprise attack on Gran City! There are no roads in the snow-capped Carpathian Mountains, and our Mongolian army can get by, not to mention this small road that already has roads. Yinshan mountain range?"

E Zhe, who dreamed of reappearing the heroic style of the Yuan Dynasty, brought up the case of the Mongolian Western Expedition back then. Several Mongolian veterans had nothing to say. The canyon between them, tremblingly drilled into the lofty mountains in the remaining veins of the Yin Mountain.But after several veterans executed the order, they also made a request to E Zhe with one voice - since E Zhe insisted on carrying out this adventure plan, the Mongolian army must seize the time to quickly pass through the mountains, even if they miss the opportunity to attack Wanquan City Even if a few more people were killed to attack the city head-on, it would not give the Ming army a chance to respond.

"Understood, stop rambling." E Zhe waved his hands grandly, and laughed wildly: "A frontal attack is a frontal attack, not to mention that there are only three thousand old and weak barbarians in Wanquan City, even if the so-called barbarian God of War The Zhang Haogu Manzi personally sits in Wanquan City, and I will definitely have no problem taking Wanquan City! In the words of Manzi, it is as easy as flipping the palm of your hand!"

With the dream of rushing into the hinterland of Xuanfu to grab money, food, and beauties, the [-] Mongolian main force was led by Ezhe into the canyon between Yehuling and Yutailing, along the winding path left by smugglers, headlong Into the lofty mountains of the remaining veins of the Yin Mountains.On the way, all the experienced Mongolian veterans urged the whole army to speed up and finish this dangerous mountain path as soon as possible. However, such a path is still not suitable for a large group of troops to march. Although the vanguard army has widened and strengthened the roads, the marching speed of the Mongolian army has never been faster. At most, it can only maintain the speed equivalent to the normal marching on the plains, and it cannot reach the lightning speed of the light cavalry attack at all.

The slow march was enough to make people anxious, and what made the Mongolian veterans even more depressed was that their coach, the Mongolian prince Ezhe, not only did not worry about it, but taught them in a big way: "What's the rush? Keep such a posture in the mountains. The speed is not bad. You think this is a plain grassland, and our Mongolian cavalry can travel [-] miles a day and a night? Besides, we have been walking for so long, and there is not even a ghost of a barbarian ambush. What do you have? Scared?"

"Elder Prince, there is no need for the Ming army to lie in ambush!" Several Mongolian veterans who were so anxious almost shouted, "If the Ming army really wants to ambush, it is enough to block the north and south entrances of this road with a small number of troops! Prince, have you noticed that we have come all the way, with either high mountains and dense forests or cliffs on both sides, and there is no way to go! What's more troublesome is that there is not even a larger stream on this road, and there is not enough water. If we Trapped here, not to mention breaking through, even if you want to hold on and wait for help!"

"This road is so remote, would the barbarians think that we would sneak attack them this way?" E Zhe snorted confidently.But seeing the angry faces of several veterans, E Zhe still reluctantly said: "Okay then, pass on my order, and the whole army should try to speed up as much as possible, and try to cross this mountain range before sunset."

Drinking and scolding almost with a whip, the main force of the Mongolian army finally accelerated its march, passed through multiple canyons and relatively open basins, and at the moment when the sun just penetrated the horizon and abused, Mongolia The main force of the army finally caught up with the Guyingtasu vanguard who was opening the way.Seeing that Guyingtasu's army was still carrying rocks and miscellaneous trees piled up on the road, the restless Mongolian veterans all roared out, accusing Guyingtasu of being slow in opening the road, but Guyingtasu was confident He retorted: "Can this be my fault? This road was originally blocked by barbarians. The stones and logs blocking the road are more than three miles long, and only one carriage can pass in the middle. If I don't put the stones and logs here The trees have been cleared, and our [-] troops will have to walk at least one night just to walk the three miles!"

"Then how is the situation ahead? Has anyone been sent over to check?" Veteran Toris asked nervously.Guying Tasu replied arrogantly: "That's needless to say? Don't worry, my people have already arrived at the Xinkaibao Fort abandoned by the barbarians, and there is still no barbarian army there. We only need to pass this narrow road and Xinkaibao Fort, and then go to the Fort Xinkaikou. To the south is the plain."

"That's good." Several veterans breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted scramblingly: "Prince, quickly send someone to help clear the road. The sooner you get out of this road, the better!"

"Understood, what are you talking about?" E Zhe, who was already considering whether to attack Wanquan City head-on or sneak attack according to the original plan, agreed impatiently, and then pointed at these veterans and ordered: "Since you are in such a hurry, then you Bring the army up to help." Tuolisi and other Mongol veterans had no choice but to go into battle in person, leading the army to help clear the trail.

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At the same time, on a hill not far from the Mongolian army, our young master Zhang Haogu sat comfortably on a chair covered with a brocade carpet, with a cup of tea in front of him and a book in his hand. Taking advantage of the last lingering glow after sunset, he was concentrating on reading the book.On the other hand, Shi Kefa, who was standing next to Young Master Zhang, turned around anxiously, picked up the binoculars to look into the distance from time to time, and finally couldn't help but said to Young Master Zhang: "Master Zhang, I have convinced you, the Mongolian army is about to walk out of the path, Why don't you order an attack? If the Mongolian army goes out of this way, our previous efforts will be wasted."

"What's the rush? It's not completely dark yet." Young Master Zhang said slowly, "When is the army most prone to confusion when it is attacked by surprise? When it is completely dark, once it is attacked by surprise, it is most likely to be confused and its morale will collapse! There are two advantages for us to take a break for the Mongolian army. First, the dark night can help our army hide its strength, so that the Mongolian army can't figure out our real strength and our situation, and it is easier to fall into the trap. Fear of unknown threats. Second, after a normal human being has gone through a lot of physical exertion, due to muscle inertia, he can still maintain some physical strength for a short time, but once he takes a short rest, his muscles will feel extremely sore and his strength will also decrease. It will drop a lot, and then affect the combat capability. Therefore, it is more beneficial for us to let the Mongolian army rest for a while!"

"Although the words are correct, but..." Shi Kefa wanted to refute at first, but when he suddenly glanced at the book in Master Zhang's hand, Shi Kefa laughed and asked: "Master Zhang changed his gender today? What do you think today?" I am happy, I have taken a fancy to the travel notes of the Buddhist temple on Mount Wutai? Does Mr. Zhang want to dedicate his heart to the Buddha? All the slaves in the world will be grateful to the Buddha that day."

"Don't underestimate this travel note on Wutai Mountain. For our Xuanda army, this book is as effective as an army!" Young Master Zhang said astonishingly, raised the book in his hand and said with a smile: "That old man Lin Dan respects Hong Kong. In his Chahanhot city, he built a golden-roofed and white temple specially for the Red Sect lamas to live in. In this travel note on Mount Wutai written by me towards Anonymous, there happened to be a record about the Red Sect monastery on Mount Wutai—there were One line of writing will be the key to my next plan, which is worth a hundred thousand troops!"

"Which one line can be worth a hundred thousand troops?" Shi Kefa was shocked.Young Master Zhang replied: "I'll read it to you: 'It weighs 64 catties and two ounces, and it's one foot and two inches tall.' This sentence, to me, is worth a hundred thousand troops."

"It weighs 64 catties and two taels, and it is one foot and two inches tall? This sentence is worth a hundred thousand troops? What do you mean?" Shi Kefa was completely dumbfounded, staring blankly at Young Master Zhang, really unable to figure out the effect of this sentence , Can it be worth a hundred thousand troops?
"You'll understand in the future, let's finish what we should do first." Young Master Zhang put down his book and stood up, looked at the dusk of the sky, and said with a smile: "Autumn is getting dark quickly, we can do it now. Come on, Send signal!"

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"Shhhhhhhhhhhh!" Three fireworks roared and flew into the air and exploded, blooming three huge beautiful bouquets in the night sky.Seeing these three bouquets, the Mongolian army, who were still working hard to carry the stones and trees blocking the road, was puzzled at first, and then the first few Mongolian generals who reacted screamed, "My God! There is really an ambush here! We be cheated!"

"Rush out!" The Mongolian veteran Tuolisi, who was worried about this trap from the very beginning, was the first to yell, "Rush! As much as you can rush over, seize the road exit!"

"Kill!" It was already late, almost at the same time, there was a thunderous killing sound from the hilltops on both sides of the road, and countless soldiers of the Ming army with crowns of leaves on their heads rushed out, smashing big rocks and trees one by one. Push off the cliff and smash into the Mongolian soldiers who tried to rush through the narrow road.On the south side of the long-abandoned Xinkaibao Fort, a Ming army rushed back to the fort with shouts, and fought fiercely with a small number of Mongolian soldiers stationed in the fort. The Mongolian soldiers, who had never seen such a weird tactic before, were caught off guard and were stabbed by the three-edged bayonet on the gun. The wounds were bleeding profusely, and the bleeding could not be stopped even by pressing the cloth bag with their hands. The Ming army expelled all the soldiers from the fort. The Ming army took advantage of the situation to seize the relatively intact fortress, quickly piled up rocks and piled up the gate of the fortress, and built a musket position on the fort. Cannon, the muzzle of the black hole is aimed at the trail to the north.

"Kill—!" The shouts of killing became more and more violent, and more and more stones and trees fell from the top of the mountain. Three-quarters of the roots were sawed off. From a distance, the trees looked green and intact, but in fact, they would snap off with a slight push, and then roll down the cliff, hitting the Mongolian soldiers on their heads and faces. It was ghosts crying and wolves howling, bleeding from the head, and soon completely blocked the path down the mountain, making it impossible for people and horses to pass.At the same time, the small Franji cannons hidden on the mountain also began to show their power, pouring iron horns on the Mongolian army as much as they wanted, causing the Mongolian cavalry to fall on their backs and scream incessantly.As a last resort, the Mongolian army had to give up their plan to rush out of the intersection, exit the narrow road, and take shelter in an open place.

"Ezhe, I admire you so much—!"

After the Mongolian army stopped charging and the Ming army stopped firing, the battlefield became a little quieter. When the Mongolian generals gathered around Ezhe to discuss countermeasures, a treacherous laugh suddenly echoed in the mountains, "I really do it from the bottom of my heart. I really admire you! Our Daming army is watching the tiger nearby, and you dare to lead the whole army to attack our hinterland and bring the army into such a dead place? I don’t have the courage! Are you from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" After reading too much, do you think the tactics of Little Dao Raiders in books can still work on the real battlefield?"

"Hahahahaha...!" The treacherous voice laughed extremely happily, "But that's okay, thanks to you idiot, even I didn't expect that the Mongolian army entrenched in front of our house would be so easily defeated by you!" Completely killed! There are not many people in this world who are as stupid as you!"

"Bastard, who are you?" After listening to the translator's translation, the pretentious E Zhe yelled wildly with anger.

"Who am I? Haven't we met before?" Amidst the wild laughter, a young man stood out from the top of the nearby cliff. With the torch in the hands of the Ming soldiers beside the young man, E Zhe recognized him immediately. He also exclaimed suddenly, "Zhang Zhongzheng? Aren't you Zhang Zhongzheng, the emissary of the barbarians? Why are you here?" When he called here, Er Zhe suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly shouted again: "Zhang Zhongzheng, don't forget, I still have the handle of your collusion and treachery, tell your people to get out of the way, otherwise I will hand over your criminal evidence to your Governor Zhang Haogu of the Ming Kingdom!"

"Then bring it." Zhang Zhongzheng stretched out a hand, and said with a big smile, "I am Zhang Haogu, the governor of Xuanda of the Ming Dynasty. Don't you want to hand over your criminal evidence to me? Bring it now. Don't worry, I will It will definitely be judged impartially - if I really have any act of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country, I will definitely punish myself severely."

"You...you are Zhang Haogu?" E Zhe couldn't believe his ears. He was so surprised that he completely forgot to yell and question him.However, Young Master Zhang seemed to have heard E Zhe's murmurs from far away, and laughed again: "Surprised, aren't you? That day I pretended to be an envoy and went to your barracks in person, just to test your reality, but I didn't expect that you and that traitor Ma Guozhu would be so stupid that they wanted to bribe me and make me a traitor! That's not counting, you actually wanted to attack my hinterland from the Yutailing alleyway, are you really Stupid enough to believe that I would expose such a big hole in the defense line? Have you never thought about abandoning Fort Xinkai? In fact, I have discovered that it is too easy to lay an ambush here, so I left a trap on purpose shortly after I took office. It is specially used to entertain any enemies who try to invade the Xuan Mansion? Otherwise, how could I, who is notoriously cautious, not even have an army stationed in such a dangerous position?"

After laughing for a long time, Young Master Zhang raised his index finger and stretched out his arms to point to the sky. Shi Kefa next to him waved his command flag, and the soldiers of the Ming Army ambushing on both sides of the canyon immediately shouted in unison, "Ming Zhang Haogu, the God of War, is here, Mongolia The whole army, why don’t you surrender quickly? For the sake of the allies and allies, Rao Er will not die!”

(End of this chapter)