While Tumen and Naomao Da were sighing with emotion, Burihatu, who had been waiting outside for news about the meeting of the five ruling powers, also learned about the changes in the meeting from his elder brother Zalik.
Unlike Lalik who yelled loudly, Burihatu did not fly into a rage. Instead, he thought carefully for a while and then said with a worried look on his face: "It might be bad now..."
Zalik didn't understand what his younger brother meant, and said loudly: "Isn't it going to be bad? This idiot Su Bahai, who does he think he is? Without the main force of the Chahar tribe of the Khan, the Taining tribe alone can't
Want to seize food from the jaws of Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang? How worthy is he? I think he drank too much horse urine!"
However, Burihatu quietly pulled his eldest brother aside, looked around, and saw that no one was approaching, so he said: "Brother, I feel that the movement in Jiliao Town is abnormal. This is something about Shanhaiguan supplies.
It’s just a cover.”
"A guise?" Zalik was stunned when he heard this, and hesitated: "What does a guise mean? It's fake?"
"The supplies may not be fake, but the so-called plan to transport them to Liaodong... I'm afraid there may be a problem." Burihatu said with a deep frown.
"Oh? How can you see that?" Zalike knew that this younger brother was the smartest and did not dare to be careless, so he asked quickly.
Burihatu frowned and said: "Brother, do you know the Tangshan Port opened by Jinghua near the mouth of Luanhe River south of Kaiping?"
"Tangshan Port?" Chelik thought about it carefully and finally remembered it. He slapped his forehead and said, "It's the port about a hundred miles east of Tianjin Port? I know, I've heard about it a little bit. What's the matter?"
Burihatu said: "If the military supplies of the Ming Dynasty were transported from the capital to Liaodong, they rarely took the land route now. They were usually transported from Tianjin Port to the mouth of the Liaohe River... Jinghua calls it the port of Yingkou.
.When transporting from Ji Town to Liaodong, it is usually shipped from Tangshan Port, usually to Yingkou, but occasionally it is transported to the mouth of Xiaoling River, and Guangning sends a river boat to the mouth of Xiaoling River for transshipment."
Zha Like was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "You mean, they don't know how to transport by land, so even if they really want to send such a batch of materials to Liaodong, they shouldn't hoard them in Shanhaiguan? Therefore,
Were these things from Shanhaiguan just deliberately leaked to Su Bahai?"
Burihatu nodded and said: "Yes, and Shanhaiguan itself is an important defense area for the Ming Dynasty. The mobilization of so many materials and hoarding them in Shanhaiguan may be just a normal strengthening of material reserves... I heard that the Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more powerful.
Money is enough. This year, oh no, last year, last year the Wanli Emperor also reduced taxes for at least 700,000 taels across the country. Therefore, it is very likely that the materials mobilized this time are just to strengthen Shanhaiguan."
Chelik thought for a while and asked: "Then why did they release the news to Su Bahai? Did they lead Su Bahai to rob him? This doesn't seem to be in line with Mingren's habits."
What's your habit? It's best if you don't come, and I have no interest in hooking you up and setting up an ambush.
Of course, the key point is that even if you ambush, it is actually very difficult to get any heads. Without heads, there will be no military merit. What is the point of ambushing you? Of course, it is better to do less than to do more.
This is the dead end of the Ming army, even under Qi Jiguang's command: it is easy to win, but the key is not to retain them.
In the past, when Ma Fang was here, he and Li Chengliang had two troops with the ability to "retain people", one in the west and one in the east. But now, Li Chengliang is the only one left. Qi Jiguang's subordinates are not worthy now.
There are few horses, but whether it is a mandarin duck formation or a chariot camp, they cannot be set up on horses, so they usually just ride to the battlefield and then dismount to fight.
Well, to put it simply, they are mounted infantry. Compared with before, their mobility has improved somewhat, but in terms of chasing down the defeated army and expanding the results, they are still as unreliable as before.
Therefore, Chelik believed that it was unlikely that Mingren would lure Subahai into attacking, because it was not very reliable from a tactical point of view.
Burihatu frowned and thought deeply for a while, then asked tentatively: "Brother, do you think there is such a possibility... The purpose of Mingren is to drag Tumen Khan to Chahar and prevent him from going west?"
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"Uh..." Zha Like scratched his head and asked inexplicably: "How can they hold back Tumen Khan? Just rely on Shanhaiguan to hoard some supplies? What's the use of that, as long as the Khan knows that the supplies in Shanhaiguan are not easy to grab.
, Just don’t go. When the time comes, he can go west if he wants. The Ming people won’t be able to reach him at all, so how can they hold him back?”
But Burihatu still frowned, stared into Lalik's eyes, and asked: "What if...I mean what if, Qi Jiguang or Li Chengliang sends troops to attack Chahanhot?"
Zalik was surprised: "Sneak attack on Chahanhot?" Then he immediately shook his head: "Impossible, impossible."
"Why is it impossible?" Burihatu said seriously: "There are 40,000 cavalry in Liaodong. Even if it is impossible to move them all, according to Li Chengliang's habit, it is still possible to move 20,000 or 30,000. Plus Qi Jiguang
Although the unit cannot be considered cavalry, it still has more than 10,000 useful horses. If 10,000 cavalry are selected and dispatched to cooperate with Li Chengliang, it will be 40,000 cavalry to attack Chahanhot."
He looked worried and continued: "If the Tumen Khan advances westward, Chahar's main force will definitely follow him. Only the old, weak, women and children will be left in Chahanhot, who can withstand it like wolves."
Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang of Tiger?"
Chelik thought for a moment, then suddenly looked around and lowered his voice: "But what does this have to do with us?"
Burihatu sighed in his heart, but he couldn't speak directly, so he had to change his mind and persuade him: "What if Tumen Khan suddenly heard that Chahanhot was killed by Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang when he was helping us fight against Han Naji?"
Now that the pot has been served, do you think he still has the heart to continue fighting?"
"Ah...that's a problem." Zhalik suddenly became a little worried, and said with a grimace: "But I still feel that Qi Jiguang doesn't seem like someone who would send troops nearly a thousand miles to inspect Hanhot, but it's Li Chengliang's Guangning.
Not far from Chahanhot, the threat is greater. But if Li Chengliang sends troops, Shanhaiguan's preparations for war will become inexplicable... Oh, what does Mingren want to do?"
Burihatu didn't understand this question either. Although he was smart, he also had limitations, that is, he was good at "following the vine" way of thinking, but he didn't know the approach of "what is imaginary is real, and what is real is imaginary".
To put it simply, he is good at reasoning, but not good at finding out the opponent's true purpose under various pretexts and suspicions.
In fact, it's normal for him not to understand, because Gao Pragmatic is used to arranging more measures to avoid mistakes in the development process that lead to irreparable problems, so sometimes some actions seem redundant in advance - but the opponent does not
If you dare to regard this kind of superfluity as superfluous, it will become a mystery.
For example, in the current situation in Ji Liao, Gao Pragmatic wrote a letter and delivered it quickly. In fact, he asked Qi Jiguang to make a big splash, while Li Chengliang secretly prepared it.
Qi Jiguang himself was in Shanhaiguan at that time, so if he wanted to make a big splash, he had to start from Shanhaiguan first - this is how the news that Su Bahai and Tumen received came from.
But in this way, not only Tumen and Su Bahai were confused about the situation, but also Burihatu was confused, because Shanhaiguan's war preparations were really baffling - although the north of Shanhaiguan belonged to the Duoyan and Chahar tribes
Junction, but if Qi Jiguang set out from Shanhaiguan to attack Chahanhot, it would be too far and it would be impossible to hide it from the Mongolians who were riding everywhere.
Besides, if you mobilize the troops of Shanhaiguan in large numbers, it's hard to say whether the Duoyan Department is really willing to remain motionless.
Burihatu finally made the right decision and said: "Let's let the Shanhaiguan issue go for now. After all, if Qi Jiguang wants to go north, the journey will be long and we will have time to react. I agree with the elder brother. The biggest threat to Chahar is still
It’s about Li Chengliang.”
Zalik frowned: "You don't want to say that Tumen Khan will stay in Chahanhot and ignore Tumut's affairs, right? It was your idea to ask him to take action."
Burihatu shook his head and said: "How could I think so? What I mean is that the Tumen Khan is still moving westward, but if he wants to stay, let him stay, but he must be convinced that he is optimistic about Li Chengliang."
Lalik's brows relaxed, he thought for a while, nodded and said: "Well, there is no other way. If Su Bahai refuses to go to Tumote, we can't put a knife on his neck and force him."
If he goes, let him stay and guard the Chahar Ranch."
Burihatu nodded, thought for a while, and added: "Subahai is not as strong as Li Chengliang. If Li Chengliang really sends troops to Chahanhot, Subahai cannot defeat him, but after all, we Mongolians are born with
Rider, he should at least be able to report the news to Chahanhot in advance. When the time comes, let the Great Khan remind the tribes left behind in Chahanhot to pay attention. If Li Chengliang really comes, give up Chahanhot and avoid Chahanhot first. Anyway, Chahanhot
Haote is just a small town, and Tumen Khan doesn’t grow crops, so there’s nothing you must bring with you.”
Zha Like nodded and said, "Well, I'll tell the Khan about this plan, and you can tell Su Bahai and tell him to stay here. No matter whether he robs the supplies at Shanhaiguan or not, let him be careful."
Some, don't even do the job of reporting the news well."
This is too awesome to say. In terms of status, Xinai Huang Taiji, who did not succeed Chechen Khan, is only in a similar position to Su Bahai. What is the meaning of "don't even be able to do the job of reporting the news"?
Is it him, Buri Hatu, who can tell Su Bahai?
However, Zalike had just scolded Su Bahai, and it was normal for him to speak in a harsh tone now. Burihatu was too lazy to care. Anyway, the work of persuasion was his, so he could naturally persuade Su Bahai well.
Without further ado, both Tumen and Subahai finally accepted this plan, and with Subahai's "rebellion", the five ruling councils finally reached a resolution of 3 to 2 that the Great Khan should march westward.
Qiejin Huang Taiji and Huo Luochi came out of Tumen Khan's pitiful little palace with unhappy expressions on their faces, and the two of them went to Qiejin Huang Taiji's felt tent to discuss the follow-up arrangements.
As soon as Huang Taiji sat down, he sighed and said, "The right wing is going to be in big trouble."
Huo Luochi's current tribe's main force has moved to Qinghai. It's hard to sympathize with whether Tumote himself will be in big trouble. He just frowned and said: "Let's be honest, who do you think can win this battle?"
"I don't know." Chejin said with a bitter smile: "I think there may not be a winner at all."
Huo Luochi didn't understand it for a moment and said in surprise: "There won't be a winner? Are you saying they can't fight?"
"No, I mean, no matter who wins or loses, Mongolia actually loses, and Mingren will only benefit in the end." Huang Taiji said with a bitter smile: "I really didn't expect that, Khan (I
A) After a lifetime of achievements, he ended up in this situation just after his death."
"Who can blame this?" Huo Luochi also sighed and said, "I think it's Dacheng Taiji's fault. If he hadn't jumped out, Xin Ai would have been better off than he is now."
"That's not necessarily the case." Huang Taiji shook his head and said, "Xin Ai is too stubborn and even a little ignorant of current affairs. If he supports the mutual market like Dacheng Taiji, I would be willing to help him, but he...
...Sigh, the Ordos department can't stand the trouble now. If the mutual market disappears, I...I can't afford to suffer anyway."
He is not the Great Khan of Ordos yet, let alone Jinong. Although his father is very ill, he is not dead yet, so he has no choice but to come to Chahanhot to be the ruler in name. If it is because of his relationship,
If the mutual market is gone, he really can't afford to suffer.
Huo Luo Equator: "Dacheng Taiji estimates that he can have 40,000 warriors. If you add Zhongjin Hatun, that's 60,000. If Qia Taiji can still win over a group of people, they can gather 70,000 to 80,000 people. Their strength is...
It's quite powerful. There may be two or three people on Xin'ai's side... I wonder how many people Tumen Khan can lead westward? I always feel that if there are fewer people, it won't work. If there are more, I'm afraid the police will
Hal is not safe here."
Huang Taiji said: "The Great Khan of Tumen himself can have more than 60,000 people, and there are also 10,000 or 20,000 people with big brains, but I don't know if he will go..."
This time Huo Luochi answered the words very quickly, and he immediately said: "No, I guess the Great Khan will make him prepare to avoid the Chahar tribe being attacked by Li Chengliang, and those women, children, old and weak will have no place.
go."
"Yeah, that's right." Qiejie Huang Taiji said: "The Great Khan can only bring these 60,000 warriors at most. In this case, Dacheng Taiji's side will have 70,000 to 80,000, and Tumen and Xin Ai's side will have 80,000 to 90,000...
…It’s worth fighting.”
"But the Great Khan is an expedition." Huo Luochi added: "Although the expedition is not important to us Mongolians, after all, it is not as good as Dacheng Taiji who can just wait for him to go... Hey, how can people say this word?
With?"
"Waiting for work." Huang Taiji said: "If Dacheng Taiji knows how to fight, he can wait until the Khan arrives to attack suddenly, because that time should be the best time."
Huo Luochi nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too. However, I think even if Dacheng Taiji can't think of this, Qia Taiji should be able to think of it... It depends on how Tumen Dahan handles it."
"Let's see, let's see... To be honest, I'm not afraid that their battle will be one-sided, I'm just afraid that they will lose both sides."
Huo Luochi blinked: "Are you really afraid that both of them will lose?"
Che Jin was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood what he meant: If both Chahar and Tumote were harmed, maybe the Ordos tribe would be the strongest among the 60,000 households in Mongolia.
However, Chejie immediately shook his head: "No, I'm really afraid. The Ordos Department cannot bear greater responsibilities."
Huo Luochi wanted to ask again, but Huang Taiji sighed, stood up and walked out.
