That night, Jing Yuan and Yu Qian were holding their rice bowls and chopsticks, making gestures on the map.
"Could it be that they all fled after they learned that my soldiers were coming tomorrow?"
Yu Qian muttered: "All the elites of the Tatars, Japanese, and Jurchens are dispatched. It doesn't look like they are escaping. They must have other plans!"
Jingyuan chuckled and said: "Damn the elites. They are only two thousand people, so how can they secretly attack me from the Mobei Guards?"
Yu Qian said nothing, his face was furrowed and he was thinking rapidly.
Since the Ming Dynasty killed the Oara, drove away the Tatars, and moved the three guards of Duoyan to the Onan River area, it was like closing the door to the north. People from outside could not get in, and people inside could not get out.
Of course, for Daming, it wasn't that he couldn't get out, but that he didn't want to get out.
It's like a rich man who lives in a gorgeous mansion with wine, meat, and hot pits. Why should he care about the hungry and cold beggars outside?
What's more, these beggars and himself are feuding, and they have fought each other with swords, resulting in countless casualties.
As a result, in the past five years, Ming Dynasty had no clue about the whereabouts of the group of beggars outside the door, and did not even send spies.
Anyway, if you dare to come, I will beat you. If you don't come, you can die wherever you want. As long as you don't die in front of my house, I won't bother!
Who would have imagined that the Tatars have not given up in the past five years, but are making careful arrangements.
They contacted the Jurchens who were also expelled, the defeated Japanese daimyo, and the barbarians of the Yaksha Kingdom in the bitter cold land. A group of ragtag people got together and even played the art of war!
At this time, Jingyuan suddenly asked: "It's strange to say that the Jurchens were clearly exterminated to death, so how could they come back to life again?"
In the battle five years ago, Jingyuan was ordered to wipe out the Jurchens, but at that time the total population of the three guards in Jianzhou was only ten thousand, so he didn't pay attention at all.
Yu Qian said leisurely: "It is recorded in the "Da Ming Huidian" that in Jianzhou, the Jurchens on the west coast of the Yangtze River are the wild Jurchens in the far east. They go to the Central Plains far away and pay tribute infrequently. The Jurchens mentioned by Kameda just now should be the wild Jurchens."
The Jurchens of the Ming Dynasty originated from the collateral branch of the Wanyan clan of the Jin Kingdom. They were originally distributed in Nuergandusi. There were three major forces in total, namely Jianzhou Jurchens, Haixi Jurchens and Yeren Jurchens.
The Jianzhou Jurchens have been exterminated by Jingyuan himself, and the Haixi Jurchens have also been implicated. The only ones that still have fighting power are the savage Jurchen forces.
Jingyuan was puzzled and asked: "Why are there still savages?"
"They are not savages, they are a branch of the Jurchens."
Yu Qian slowly shook his head and explained: "We call them savages mainly because these people mainly live in deep mountains and dense forests, live in thatched houses, hunt and fish for food, have no combs, wear straight clothes, and use fish skins in the summer.
, use dog skins in the cold, do not eat grains, and the most common animals are dogs..."
Jing Yuan quickly waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, Sir Yu, you don't have to say this. I just want to know, how are these people's combat effectiveness?"
"They are just some barbarian tribes. No matter how powerful they are in combat, they are not worth mentioning without guns and armor."
"Then...what happened to the Japanese?"
"The various forces within the Japanese country are fighting in a melee. The defeated ones can't stay at home any longer, so they will target overseas. This was the case with the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast in the past few years."
"Japanese pirates plunder coastal people and merchant ships at sea, which is at least profitable. What is this Maori doing here to starve and freeze?"
Yu Qian thought thoughtfully and said: "You are right, this matter is very strange. Let's stop guessing and report it to the court!"
"How do you report this? Just say that you found something wrong with the other party?"
"Of course I will repay you truthfully!"
"But we haven't figured out where the Tatar, Japanese, and Jurchen allied forces have gone. If the court asks about it, wouldn't it be a disadvantage for us?"
In Jingyuan's mind, with the fighting power of the Ming army, it would be easy to deal with the remnants of the Tatars. However, he did not expect that he could not even understand the movements of their main force.
Moreover, Jurchens and Japanese are also involved, and I don’t know what conspiracy is brewing.
Yu Qian thought for a while and said, "Let's report it truthfully. I always feel that something is wrong. These people must have something up their sleeve."
Jingyuan replied: "In that case, I will send someone back to Mohewei to send a telegram."
Yu Qian nodded, but continued to stare at the map, his eyebrows still locked together, and he couldn't help but wonder, where did the Tatars go?
From the analysis of the battle situation, the battlefields captured successively in the first battle were all guise, and they were the old, weak, sick and disabled left behind by Tuo Tuo Bu Hua in order to mislead the main force of the Ming army.
The real main force of the Tatars, as well as the Japanese and female forces, have already left the island, and they left by boat.
Where did these two thousand people go...
From the map, the island is surrounded by land on the north, west, and east sides, and the sea is on the south.
If you go north, you can reach the Yasha Kingdom, which is an uncivilized wilderness. Moreover, there is no need to go to such trouble, you can go there at any time.
To the east is the Liugui Kingdom, guarded by the Beishan Guards. The number is roughly the same as that of the Tatar coalition. However, the equipment strength of the two is very different. There is no reason for Tuotuo Buhua to use the last force to fight the Beishan Guards head-on.
Besides, if you want to fight Beishanwei, you can definitely go through the Yasha Kingdom, so why do you have to take a boat?
Since the north and east are excluded, only the west is left.
However, the west side is the least likely, because there is the Mohe Guard guarding Jingyuan.
Over the years, the imperial court has been wary of the Tatar tribe, and has equipped Mohe Guards with a large number of sophisticated weapons and equipment, and even has a special line for telegraphs. It can be said that if Tuo Tuo Bu Hua dares to show up, he will immediately be bombarded by cannons.
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Going further south is the Liaodong region, and getting closer to the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty makes it even more impossible.
Even they couldn't get ashore at all. The Ming army's garrison ships along the coast were equipped with light artillery. It was very easy to kill these ships.
This is not okay, that is not right, where have people gone...
Yu Qian drew a circle on the map. It stands to reason that Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's range of activities can only be limited to this circle. However, no trace has been found so far.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There was a sound of wind outside the door, and Jingyuan strode in and said: "People have been sent back to Mohewei, and the telegram will reach the capital by tomorrow night at the latest.
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Yu Qian was staring at the map when he suddenly raised his head and asked: "How many defenders are left in Mohe Guard?"
Jingyuan said in shock: "It's less than two thousand, what's wrong?"
The full strength of the Mohe Guard is 5,600. However, there is an unwritten rule in the Ming Dynasty that all the guards will not be full, and some places will be vacant. Therefore, the actual strength of the Mohe Guard is less than five
Thousands, this expedition brought out 2,000, and there were 1,000 support troops, leaving less than 2,000 people in the garrison.
Yu Qian used a charcoal pen to draw a line on the map, and his brows furrowed even more intensely, almost standing on end.
"Start from here and head south along the coastline, just in line with our marching route on land!"
Jingyuan looked at the map and asked in confusion: "You mean, Tuotuo Buhua went to Mohewei?"
Immediately, he waved his hands vigorously and said: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Yu Qian asked: "Why is it impossible?"
Jingyuan laughed and said: "Master Yu, are you kidding me? Even if there are less than 2,000 Mohe Guards left, the city is strong and there are artillery and guns. Tuotuo Buhua's 2,000 people are simply not enough to fight!"
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Yu Qian suddenly said: "Who said they were going to attack the city?"
"Um?"
Jingyuan suddenly frowned and asked, "Master, what do you mean by this?"
"Let me ask you, what is the role of Mohe Guard?"
"Naturally, we will guard the northern border to prevent the Tatars from coming back."
"With the strength of our army, how sure are the Tatars of capturing Mobei Guards?"
Hearing this, Jingyuan burst into laughter and said, "One percent... no, not even half a percent, almost zero!"
"good!"
Yu Qian nodded and said slowly: "But you must understand that their target has never been Mobei Wei."
Jingyuan put away the smile on his face and said, "Master Yu, I don't understand what you are saying anymore."
Yu Qian clicked his finger on the map twice and said: "Mobei Guard is a wall that prevents the Tatars from going south. Their goal is not the wall, but behind the wall!"
Jingyuan nodded and said, "Yes, so what?"
"Who said this wall must be broken down? Couldn't they just go around it?"
"impossible!"
Jingyuan shook his head repeatedly and said: "I personally supervise the layout of Mohe Guard and the surrounding defenses. There is no way the Tatars can bypass the frontline defenses!"
"You're talking about normal times!"
Yu Qian looked solemn and said: "How much of the defense force you have deployed for this expedition is left?"
As soon as these words came out, Jingyuan's expression suddenly changed!
He immediately leaned down and stared at the map, where there was a red line that Yu Qian had just drawn.
"Are you saying that the Tatars took advantage of the gap in our deployment of troops to the front line and bypassed the Mohe Guard's defense line from the sea?"
Yu Qian nodded and said: "I have seen your defense plan. There should be a sentry post here, but before setting off for the expedition, you withdrew the troops here, right?"
Jing Yuan had already realized that the situation was not good. He looked at the position of Yu Qian's fingers and was speechless for a long time.
That's right, he withdrew the guards at this post into the city.
When the army is out on an expedition and the city is insufficiently defended, people will be drawn from various outposts, or even the entire outpost will be withdrawn. This situation is normal.
Especially for this outpost, the main defense target is the sea, which makes it even more irrelevant.
boom!
Jing Yuan punched the table and said angrily: "This old fox, Tuotuo Buhua, is taking advantage of the empty defense behind our army to play a fucking trick in Chencang?"
Yu Qian said: "I'm just afraid that this opportunity was not what he waited for, but was designed by him!"
Jing Yuan was furious and asked, "Are all our actions within his plan?"
Yu Qian nodded and said, "It's possible!"
Ever since the war started, Yu Qian felt something was wrong.
However, he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Now that I have found the island where the Japanese were hiding, and learned that Tuotuo Buhua led the Tatars, Jurchens, and Japanese elites to take a boat and travel by water, I realized that the matter was far more serious than I imagined.
Tuo Tuo Bu Hua first dispersed the old, weak, sick and disabled in various strongholds and misled the Ming army all the way north. It turned out that his real goal was to take advantage of the empty defense of the Ming army and enter the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty from the sea.
Both the Mohe Guards and the Duoyan Guards focused their attention on the north, but unexpectedly, these grandsons landed quietly and touched the shore.
It is not difficult for two thousand people to disguise themselves.
Moreover, they are likely to have an insider!
Since the man named Wang in Kameda's mouth dared to smuggle grain to the Japanese, why didn't he dare to cooperate with the Tatars?
As long as the Tatars get horses and weapons, they are still a strong threat.
So, the Tatar captured by the Beishan Guards during the battle between the Liugui Kingdom and the Yaksha Kingdom was also arranged by Tuo Tuo Fu Hua?
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Yu Qian's back.
Because he thought of a more serious problem. The Tatars worked so hard and exhausted all their agencies. What was their goal?
As long as two thousand people come ashore, they will fight to the death and there will be no chance of escape.
No matter how brave and skillful they were, under the encirclement and suppression by the Ming army, they would eventually die.
These are two thousand dead soldiers. If they dare to do this, it will definitely be an earth-shattering action.
Yu Qian suddenly raised his head and exclaimed: "Oh no!"
Jingyuan was confused and asked: "What's wrong?"
"emperor!"
"What's wrong with the Emperor?"
"The Emperor has gone to Mobei!"
Yu Qian finally figured out the Tatar's conspiracy, and his face turned dark.
Jingyuan didn't understand yet, so he asked: "What's wrong with the emperor going to Mobei...?"
Yu Qian picked up a red pen and drew a line on the map.
"If the Tatars have really landed, they can go all the way west from here to Mobei!"
Jingyuan was stunned for a moment and said: "I think it is unlikely. Even if we deploy all our troops in the north, there are still outposts in the south. If we discover the enemy's situation, we will notify the army as soon as possible."
Yu Qian said solemnly: "They only need to get horses. Even if their traces are exposed, by the time our army gathers, they may have already arrived in Mobei!"
"Where did they get the horses?"
"Don't forget, they have an insider!"
Jingyuan also realized that the situation was not good and asked: "Are you talking about the food smuggler?"
Yu Qian nodded and said: "At least there is this person named Wang, I'm afraid he's not the only one."
"Who else?"
"I still do not know yet!"
Yu Qian waved his hand and said: "Since Tuotuo Buhua has planned everything, all the links must be foolproof, otherwise, they would not be able to come here to die on their own initiative!"
Jingyuan thought carefully for a moment, and finally nodded: "You are right, their target is the emperor, so it makes sense."
Just imagine, if they can really win in a dangerous situation and capture the emperor, the imperial court will definitely use a trap so that they can survive.
I don’t know how long this conspiracy has been planned, all for the arrival of this moment.
Tuotuo is not spending money on gambling, and it is a big gamble.
If you win, you can make a comeback.
If defeated, it will be wiped out and there will be no more Tatars in the world.
Yu Qian threw away the pen in his hand and said: "Without further delay, let's chase!"
Jing Yuan hurriedly said: "It is better to send a telegram first to warn the emperor that he is in danger and needs to return to Beijing immediately!"