The menacing Tatar army suddenly stopped midway. The officers and soldiers received the order to camp on the spot and wait for the follow-up order. Regarding Bu Shitu's order, the Tatar army had different opinions. Some thought it was too small. The prince was frightened by the Ming army and did not dare to advance; some said that the young prince just wanted to give everyone some time to replenish food and grass; some evil people claimed that the Ming army sent some beauties to the young prince in order to seek peace. The prince is very busy these days...
No matter what the real reason is, everyone is still very happy to be able to stop fighting. After all, who is willing to learn the terrifying firearms of the Ming Army. Using this period of time, each tribe quickly sent people back to the rear to mobilize food and grass, as well as those Tribes that lost troops and generals in the previous stage also need to reorganize their teams. In order to prevent the Ming army from stealing camps from happening again, each Tatar camp has strengthened its defenses. Passwords must be questioned when entering and exiting, and soldiers from different tribes are strictly restricted from interacting with each other. Visiting the house made it quite a fuss.
All these orders were issued by Bu Shitu, and he did not even discuss it with Zhuli Rabbit. Although Zhuli Rabbit was very angry about this, he could not challenge Bu Shitu. It was not that he had not fought with Bu Shitu. Strength, the key is that not only will the enemy be unknown in a fight like this, but it will also be easy for the Ming army to take advantage of it.
"Your Majesty, when shall we set off?" Zhuli Rabbit would ask Divination Rabbit every morning and evening as if urging him to do something.
"Big leader, don't be anxious, we have to take care of the Ming army slowly." Bu Shitu replied like this every time.
"But... severe winter is approaching, and if we delay it any longer, the team will soon be unable to provide food and grass," said the rabbit.
"Let the rear bring it up again." Bu Shitu said, "Let's do it. Anyway, there is nothing else going on these days. Should the chief personally go and urge the grain transportation?"
"Uh... I just need to send a general to handle this matter." Zhulitu was speechless. Within a few words, he was sent to transport food. Is this what he, a big leader, should do?
While Jilitu was arguing with Bushitu, Xia Bangxing and several Tatar soldiers, led by Chen Guanyu, had arrived at Luyuguan, the Ming army fortress at the Helan Pass. They were waiting for an interview with Su Hao.
The passage through the Helan Mountains from Dayakou has now been completely controlled by the Ming army. With the help of tribes such as Hasulla, the passage in the valley has been fully leveled and turned into a highway capable of carrying heavy-loaded carriages. At the west entrance of the passage, the Ming army built a new fortress and named it Luyuguan. Fearing that the Tatar army led by Bu Shitu and Zhuli Tu would invade, Su Hao evacuated Helan Fort and all the idle personnel in the mining areas. After entering Luyuguan, only a few elite combat troops were left to guard the fortresses in various places.
Xia Bangxing came to meet Su Hao with the secret intention of predicting lost rabbits, and the meeting place was in Luyu Pass.
"Mr. Xia, my deputy commander-in-chief invites you."
After waiting for a while, Chen Guanyu, who went in first to report the news, came out and said to Xia Bangxing.
"Thank you, Daochang Chen." Xia Bangxing thanked him and straightened his clothes. He followed Chen Guanyu into Luyuguan and came to the court where Su Hao worked.
"Student Xia Bangxing, please see Deputy Chief of Staff General Su." Seeing Su Hao sitting behind the public case, Xia Bangxing took two steps forward, bowed slightly, and raised his hands in a polite salute.
"Mr. Xia, there is no need to be polite. Come and take a seat." Su Hao responded with the same lukewarm tone, and at the same time called on the soldiers below to give up their seats to Xia Bangxing.
Xia Bangxing came to negotiate with Su Hao on behalf of Bu Shitu, so he naturally had to maintain the dignity of an envoy. He sat down on the chair, raised his eyes and looked at Su Hao, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Even though he knew about Su Haonian before he came.
He was only in his early 20s, but when they met, Su Hao's youth and stability that were not commensurate with his age still gave him a huge impact. He originally thought that Su Hao was young and ambitious, or would be very frivolous, or simply a loser.
The second generation ancestor. After meeting him, he realized that he was wrong. Su Hao was indeed very young, but his calm temperament was definitely not what a 20-year-old should have.
"Mr. Xia, why are you here?" Su Hao asked.
Xia Bangxing regained his composure and replied: "Replying to General Su, Xia is an adviser to Prince Bu Shitu. This time the Ming army violated the agreement signed between King Shunyi and the Ming Emperor and brazenly invaded our Tatar territory. Bu
Prince Shitu raised an army of 100,000 and came to attack. Concerned about the safety of the officers and soldiers on both sides, Prince Shitu was unwilling to start a war without authorization. He specially sent Xia to inform General Su and asked General Su to immediately lead his troops to withdraw from the grassland and return to the grassland.
Mingjing. For the offense committed by the Ming army before, my prince can let it go."
"Oh, that's it." Su Hao nodded, "I think Lord Bu Shitu may have made a mistake. The Ming army entered the grassland not with the intention of invading, but just to chase down the rebels. I, the former deputy commander-in-chief of Ningxia in the Ming Dynasty, pay my respects.
, was ambitious and raised an army. After being defeated by our army, he fled to the grassland and strengthened his troops with the intention of making a comeback. In order to eradicate the roots and avoid future troubles, and at the same time to prevent the Kuai worship rebels from causing harm to the grassland, I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, specially sent Su to lead his elite troops into the grassland.
Grassland pursuit and suppression. In fact, this is also for the safety of the Tatar tribe."
Xia Bangxing said: "Kai Bai fled into the grassland, and we, the Tatars, should handle it. How can it be reasonable for your Ming army to come to our territory to crusade?"
Su Hao smiled slightly: "Kai Bai is originally from Tatar. We are just worried that your tribe will be merciful to him out of friendship with the same clan, which will lead to trouble."
Xia Bangxing said: "This is just General Su's speculation. How can it be taken seriously?"
Su Hao said: "Is it just a guess? As far as Su knows, Kuaibai is now under the account of Zhulitu, and seems to be a member of Wanhu. Mr. Xia comes from the army, and he doesn't know about this?"
"This..." Xia Bangxing was stunned by Su Hao. He didn't expect that Su Hao could catch such a braid, and this braid was indeed given to Su Hao by the Rabbit.
In fact, Su Hao had already thought of this name when Kuai Bai escaped from Luyuguu. The Ming army wanted to continue to penetrate into the grassland, and it would not work without a reasonable name. Deng Kui was not able to kill Kui in Luyugou.
Bai, in fact, it was a good thing. After hearing that Zhuli Tu had taken Kuai Bai in, Su Hao felt more at ease. No matter where he went, it made sense for the Ming army to be stationed in the grassland.
"I'm afraid General Su made a mistake in the order." Xia Bangxing was stunned for a moment before he found an excuse, "Kaibai fled into the grassland. In fact, we have always wanted to attack him, but we haven't prepared enough troops yet, so we will keep him for a while.
.It was the Ming army who entered the grassland to fight without communicating with us, which aroused the hatred of our Tatar tribe. The reason why the chief of Jilitu took in Kuaibai was because he wanted to keep him as a personal witness to reason with General Su."
"Mr. Xia's words are wrong. Zhuli Rabbit and Kuaibai have always been allies, how can they attack Kuaibai? Mr. Xia should know that in April this year, Zhulitu was invited by Kuaibai to lead 20,000 people into our country. border, and invaded Pinglu City. Su was in Pinglu City at that time. If his soldiers had not risked their lives to defeat the Jingli Tu tribe, how would Su have the chance to sit here and listen to Mr. Xia's teachings? "
Hearing Su Hao talk about this matter, Xia Bangxing was speechless again. In fact, everyone is smart, and they all know that things like morality are just words and cannot be taken seriously. The Ming army entered the grassland, which made the Tatars very angry. , this is true. But when it comes to talking about agreements, morality and the like, the Tatars are definitely untenable. In the past few decades, although there was a peace agreement between the Tatars and the Ming Dynasty, there was no peace agreement. Large-scale conflicts occurred, but the harassment of the Ming Dynasty border by various small tribes below never stopped. Even Bu Shitu frequently invaded Xining and other guard posts in Qinghai. He came over to tell others what they were saying, purely. Just messing around.
However, even if it was nonsense, Xia Bangxing had to go on. He knew that the Ming Dynasty was a country that believed in sages and sages. No matter what was right or wrong, as long as Ming officials could be forced to use reason, these officials would not be able to do things unscrupulously. Because in these officials Behind the scenes, there is also a group of officials who want to disturb the situation no matter what happens. Officials of the Ming Dynasty would never dare to hand over the moral injustice into the hands of these officials.
Thinking of this, Xia Bangxing cheered up and said: "Since General Su explained that his army entered the grassland only to pursue Kuaibai, then if we hand Kuaibai over to General Su, can General Su withdraw from the Tatars?"
Xia Bangxing had the confidence to dare to use this matter to force Su Hao. He knew that Zhulitu did not value Kuaibai, and the purpose of keeping Kuaibai was just to deal with the Ming army. If the Ming army was willing to accept Kuaibai in exchange for retreating troops, Under certain conditions, he was absolutely sure that he would ask Zhuli Rabbit to hand over Kuaibai through the fortune teller. A mere Kuaibai could make the Ming army retreat in despair. This deal was worth doing.
Su Hao shook his head: "This matter is not that simple. There is no explanation for Jingli Rabbit's attack on our Mingjing. What's the use of just arresting Kuaibai? What if Jinglitu has a whim and attacks our Mingjing again? Who should we talk to for reason?"
"In General Su's opinion, what should we do to make the Ming army retreat?" Xia Bangxing kicked the ball to Su Hao and waited for Su Hao to make conditions.
Su Hao said: "Both Mr. Xia and Lord Bu Shitu have misunderstood. Do you think that our army entered the grassland to compete with the Tatars for territory? I wonder how the Ming Dynasty, with its vast land, rich resources and prosperous life, covets the Tatar land? We are here When I came to the grassland, I just wanted to jointly develop the rich resources of the grassland with the Tatars. This would not only allow the Tatars to live a good life, but also eliminate the threat of the Tatars to our Ming Dynasty. Killing two birds with one stone is a great thing that will last forever. This is a great thing. At one point, I have asked Daoist Chen to explain it to the Tatar Ministry. Guanyu, how did you convey the message and how did you cause such a big misunderstanding?"
Su Hao said the last sentence while looking at Chen Guanyu. Chen Guanyu had such a wink. He quickly stood up and confessed: "Brother, Guanyu is incompetent, please punish me."
Uh... don't think of me as a fool, okay? Xia Bangxing looked at these two people and felt really helpless.