Chapter 766 Analysis before the war
Xinghe Fort's duty is to monitor the situation of the grassland and act as the first round of cannon fodder when the enemy invades a large amount.
So this is why Wang Huan is the only one who is under his command of the guard commander.
If there are too many troops, it is difficult to supply and consume a lot of money. Once surrounded, the opponent may attack the support at any time.
As the cannon fodder leader, Wang Huan's character is calm, no, he is too calm, and even to the point of being outrageous.
The scouts of Jubaoshanwei are well equipped, so good that they are so envious to Wang Huan.
But this place is too dangerous, so Wang Huan is a little worried.
"Xinghebo, Alutai people often approach Xinghebao to test, be careful!"
Fang Xing nodded and said, "No thousand people can stop them, so there is no need to worry."
Long swords, crossbows, rifled guns, grenades, and even arsoning oil.
Such equipment can escape unstoppable unless it encounters a fierce enemy who is fearless.
After seeing off the scouts, he found Wang Huan when he woke up.
"You are an old man from Xuanfu. Can King Gu have contacts in Xuanfu recently?"
Fang Xing stared at Wang Huan's face and asked.
Wang Huan was shocked, remembered the recent rumors, and hurriedly said: "Brother, although Xia Guan is an old man from Xuanfu, he has never contacted the Gu King."
Fang Xing narrowed his eyes and said, "Where are those people in Xuanfu? Have you heard of it?"
Wang Huan said worriedly: "Brother, it has been a long time since King Gu left Xuan Mansion. The people in Xuan Mansion have changed a lot, but the officials did not find anyone to communicate."
Fang Xing felt relieved and was about to recall the people sent to Xuanfu in a few days.
He also had another task during this trip, which was to investigate whether the generals of the Xuanfu were colluding with King Zhu Shi.
Wang Huan whispered, "Brother, is King Gu going to have a bad thing?"
King Zhu Shi, the nineteenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was enthroned in Xuanfu that year. During his tenure, this man regarded Xuanfu as his territory and made a lot of construction.
Later, Zhu Di was in trouble and Zhu Di went to serve the king. Finally, he saw that he lost, so he opened the city gate to greet him. He was renamed the situation and was re-entrusted to Changsha, which was very favored by Zhu Di.
However, this guy has been a bit domineering in recent years, so brave that Emperor Jianwen is in his mansion and then recruits troops, and he actually looks like he wants to overturn Zhu Di.
Xinghe Fort was remote, and Zhu Di made up his mind, so Fang Xing was not afraid of leaking the secrets.
"King Gu is recruiting troops and also planned to collude with the King of Shu. He was reported by the King of Shu. When I came out, Your Majesty had issued an edict to order King of Gu to enter the capital."
Seeing that Wang Huan was still a little nervous, Fang Xing comforted him and said, "Xuanfu is an important town. As long as you stick to yourself, Your Majesty will not destroy the Great Wall. You can feel at ease."
Wang Huan was still a little scared, so he volunteered: "The officials in Xuanfu are quite old-fashioned, so you can ask them to investigate."
Fang Xing said with appreciation: "This is very good. Uncle Ben will naturally report to His Majesty at that time, which is more or less a contribution."
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The endless whiteness is covered with snow, and the low hills in the distance are also covered with snow. The whole world seems to have been frozen and has no vitality.
Fang Wu took off his hat and squinted his eyes at the few black dots in the distance.
Several black dots gradually magnified, and it turned out to be the scouts sent to the front.
"Sir, I discovered a small tribe."
Fang Wu frowned and said, "How come there are small tribes nearby?"
"Sir, this small tribe should be migrating, looking at the direction, probably thinking of going to the side wall and preparing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty."
"Look at it!"
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A few days later, Fang Wu brought back more than 30 Mongolian Yuan people.
These people were covered in wind and frost, and they all looked stupid. Several of the women were holding their children with their faces ashen.
"Master, these are all Tatars. After Alutai's victory, it is integrating the internal situation. Korqin cooperates vigorously and has destroyed several disobedient tribes. They just escaped and were frozen to death and starved to death along the way."
Fang Xing's appearance made these Mongols panic and knelt on the ground and begged.
"Ask them where is the nearest army to Arutai and how many people are there."
Tongzhi stepped forward and asked a man with a scar on his face, and returned, "Brother, they said there are more than 2,000 people in the northwest, all of whom are elite cavalry, specially used to monitor the movements of the Ming Dynasty, and the distance is about..."
The translation was converted and said, "It's about a hundred miles."
Wang Huan immediately said, "Brother, their people used to dare not get so close."
Fang Xing sneered: "Arutai saw hope of unifying the grassland. He wanted to use this method to tell Daming not to mess with me."
Wang Huan was stunned: "Brother, then should we inform Xuanfu quickly? Or report directly to Your Majesty."
At this time, Daming and Alutai had not completely broken up, but Fang Xing didn't think so.
"No need, before Benbour came, His Majesty had given him the right to be arbitrary, and he was just a small group of enemies, just to defeat a grass valley."
Wang Huan was stunned and thought that Fang Xing had only two thousand households under his command, and his troops were as strong as the other party. Even if Jubaoshan Wei was awesome, he would not dare to say that he had a stable victory, right?
As for the Grass Valley, this made Wang Huan even more confused.
The so-called grass-drawing valley means that foreign tribes send troops on the grassland without bringing food and grass, and robbing them.
When did the Ming army start to hunt grass valley?
"Master, if you annoy Alutai, Xinghebao will be vulnerable!"
No matter how awesome Xinghe Fort is, it is just a castle. If Arutai has launched all its troops, Xinghe Fort will definitely not be able to defend it.
Fang Xing shook his head and only after he returned, he explained his purpose.
"As a general, you must have a vision and not be limited to one corner."
The lobby was full of people, and a map was hung on the wall, Fang Xing pointed at Xin Laoqi.
Xin Laoqi walked to the edge of the map and introduced: "The three kings of Oirat were defeated, but the headquarters still has strength. As for the Tuboluo and Taiping, they watched coldly, and it can be seen that there are still internal struggles within the Oirat."
Fang Xing interrupted, "You will know the enemy before you fight, otherwise even if you win a battle, you will be a reckless man and you cannot use troops alone."
The generals below nodded secretly. When Yang Fuhong saw Liang Shun's concentration and listening, he whispered: "Do you understand?"
Before Ma Shun could respond, Fang Xing's eyes swept over.
"Why don't you come up and talk?"
Fang Xing's eyes were cold. If this place was not alone, he would have to use someone to do the surgery today.
Yang Fuhong said embarrassedly: "You are wrong, I'm sorry for your crime."
Seeing that he surrendered, Fang Xing nodded to Xin Laoqi.
Xin Laoqi continued: "Arutai thought that defeating Mahamu's troops would open the gate of Oirat, but this was a delusion! The three kings of Oirat could defeat Arutai as long as they join forces, so the uncle said that Arutai was a pool of mud and could not be supported on the wall!"
"And Arutai is so happy that he has no determination. According to the spy, Arutai is ready to go, stocking up supplies, and is preparing to attack the Ola tribe again this year, so the more than 2,000 people are just bluffing."
Fang Xing nodded and stood up to replace Xin Laoqi.
With his eyes swept over the people in the lobby, Fang Xing said lightly: "What Alutai should do most at this time is to take the opportunity to gather the tribe and expand his strength, but while he was gathering, he was still thinking about attacking the Oirat, and his mentality was no longer stable..."
Chapter completed!