Late at night, candlelight was bright in the large tent of Batu Meng's military camp located sixty miles southwest of the Ming Dynasty camp.
Batu Munch sat behind the shorter table, frowning and holding his chin in deep thought.
In the big tent, more than a dozen senior generals were standing on both sides. They were listening to Yisima's report on the battle situation of tonight's attack on the camp.
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Everyone already knew the news of the defeat of the battle. The original plan was for Yisima to test the attack. If he could succeed, the large group of cavalry following the Ming army would take advantage of the chaos to launch an attack. However, Yisima's cavalry withdrew halfway, so it was not possible.
There is no follow-up.
Regarding this matter, Yisima naturally had to come in person to explain the reason.
"... Great Khan, that's all what happened. I know it's a stupid thing to do tonight, but I think giving up the attack is the only option in that case. It's dark and we can't see the Ming army's chain roadblocks clearly. We can't see clearly.
Unable to charge. The general felt that rather than forcefully attack, it would be better to retreat and find a way to crack the enemy. The general knew that the Khan did not want too many brothers to be killed or injured, so he chose to withdraw his troops. The general assured the Khan and gave him a warning.
With one chance, the general will conquer the Ming army camp."
Yisima bowed and ended his report with a frustrated look on his face. He raised his head and secretly looked at Batu Munch's face anxiously.
Batu Munch sat motionless on the chair. Under the flickering candlelight, the light on Batu Munch's face was half-dark, looking very eerie.
"Yisima, you really dare to brag and level the Ming army's camp? This is really laughable. You led 10,000 cavalry to attack the camp, but you lost five people without even touching the Ming army's camp.
More than a hundred soldiers and horses. What kind of thing is this?
Attack? Are you greedy for life and afraid of death? You really have disgraced the face of our Tatar warriors. Fortunately, the Great Khan trusted you so much, so a few iron ropes stopped you? You were so scared that you retreated? Are you embarrassed?" said a person next to you.
Said loudly.
Yisima turned around to look, and the person speaking was Gunbilik Mori, leader of the Ordos tribe, general manager of ten thousand households, and Jinong of the Tatar Kingdom.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't want my soldiers and horses to suffer heavy casualties. It's definitely not because I don't dare to attack. Those iron ropes are completely invisible in the dark, and the cavalry hitting them is like hitting a knife edge. Don't I care about my brothers?
Fighting through life and death? Gun will defeat Mori, don't say sarcastic words. The Great Khan has said before, don't fight the Ming army head-on. How valuable is our cavalry? I am only following the instructions of the Great Khan, so I did this.
Decision." Yisi Ma said angrily.
Gunbilik Mori sneered and said: "Don't use the Great Khan as a shield. You are incompetent and you blame the Great Khan. Brother Yisima, I think you should go home and pick up the child. This matter tonight is
A lifelong disgrace to you."
Yi Si Ma said angrily: "Gun Bi will defeat Mo Ri, you are dissatisfied with me, can't you see that the Great Khan trusts me? I think you are deliberately looking for trouble, taking the opportunity to throw dirty water on me. Am I incompetent? I Yi Si Ma
You are the greatest warrior in the desert. You have followed the Great Khan in his conquests for so many years and made great contributions. Who do you think you are? I still remember the time when you colluded with the little prince of Wala to deal with the Great Khan."
Gunbilik Mori was furious, stood up, pulled out the scimitar from his waist, and cursed: "Yisima, you son of a bitch, you slandered me. I am loyal to the Great Khan, and heaven can tell you. Today you are so slanderous."
As for me, I will never rest with you. Today there is you without me, there is me without you."
Yisi Ma also jumped up, took out the weapon from his waist, threw away his leather hat, exposed his bare head, and cursed: "Okay, then let's have a fight, make a decision between life and death, decide the winner, and decide the outcome.
Life and death. Do you dare? Anyone who dares is a loser."
The two people insulted each other and jumped to the open space in the middle of the big tent. They looked angry and wanted to take action.
Batu Munch raised his foot and kicked over the small table in front of him. The pot of tea on it spilled all over the floor, making a mess.
"Do you still take Ben Khan seriously?" Batu Munch shouted with gloomy eyes.
"Great Khan...Gun Bili defeated Mori, this little kid. He laughed at me, I..." Yisima shouted.
"Shut up. He laughed at you, and you are going to settle old scores? I have long said that when I unified Monan, all past grievances will be wiped out and will not be mentioned again. Besides, Gon will defeat Mori, which is my best friend.
Brother, you are the Jinong of our Tatar country. You have guarded the Hetao Grassland for many years and have worked hard with great achievements. How can you say those words?" Batu Meng interrupted Yisima's words sharply and cursed.
Yisi Ma was speechless and did not dare to talk to Batu Meng.
"Why don't you apologize to the brothers Gunbilik and Mozhi?" Batu Munch shouted.
Yi Sima was reluctant, but he could only do as he was told. To Gon Bilik Mo Ri said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, Da Jinong, I shouldn't have settled an old score."
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Gunbilik Mozhi also knew not to make too much trouble. Yisima was a die-hard confidant of Batu Meng, and his Ordos tribe was indeed loyal to the Oara tribe back then. He fought with the Tatar tribe of Batu Meng. But later he
defected,
Loyalty to Batu Munch. This matter is not Yisima's nonsense. It's just that this matter is really something that I feel uneasy about in my heart. I am afraid that Batu Munch will always remember these things in his heart and be exposed by Yisima in public.
Again, it was indeed a bit impatient.
"That's all, brother Yisima, I shouldn't laugh at you. This matter has been revealed. There is no overnight feud between brothers on the grassland." Gunbili defeated Mori and said.
Batu Munch's face softened a little, and he nodded and said, "That's right. We are facing a formidable enemy, can we still fight together?"
All the generals saluted and said, "What the Great Khan said is absolutely true."
Batu Munch sighed, stood up, walked to the middle of the big tent, walked back and forth a few steps, and said in a deep voice: "What Yisima did tonight was actually right."
Gunbili defeated Mori and sneered in his heart.
"The Ming army is obviously prepared. It's no wonder that during this period, our troops were appearing on the left and right, so the Ming army was naturally more vigilant. This iron chain formation was obviously used to restrain our cavalry from charging. Yisi Ma made a prompt decision
, you were smart enough to stop attacking the camp. I don’t blame you, either." Batu Munch continued.
Yisima bowed and said: "Thank you, the Great Khan, for not blaming the general. The general is really ashamed. But the general did lose this battle. Please give the great Khan a chance to regain his position. The general will not do this."
One time, we will definitely break through the Ming army's camp."
Batu Munch said: "Do you have any countermeasures?"
Yisi Ma said: "Exactly. The general has already thought about it. It's nothing more than iron ropes. There are old and weak horses in the camp, so they put on iron armor and charge. It doesn't matter how many iron ropes they have, they are all broken. It's nothing more than the death of some bad horses.
. Even if you use an ox to charge and trample the way, you will break this iron chain formation."
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When Batu Munch heard this, he laughed and said: "Yes, yes, this method is good. Yisi Mati's method is feasible. We have no shortage of cattle and horses. We can use them to rush into the formation and clear the way. This is a very clever plan."
After hearing this, all the generals in the tent felt that this plan was very clever. After listening to Yisima's report before, everyone was still thinking about how to defeat the Ming army's iron chain formation. Unexpectedly, Yisima had already figured out a way.
No wonder the Great Khan liked him so much, he really had some abilities.
"So, has the Great Khan agreed? The general will go back and prepare now. When the Great Khan says when to attack, the general will attack when he does." Yisi Ma said.
Batu Munch thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "I'm not busy at all. Ben Khan is thinking about one thing now. That is, where are the Ming troops going? They are unwilling to take the initiative to fight with us. What is the marching route?
It’s weird and strange. They are walking all the way north, where are they going?”
"They must be in a daze and don't know the terrain of the Loop. As they go north, there is a desert in front of them. Are they looking for death? In my opinion, they are headless chickens who don't know the terrain of the road ahead. They just walk around randomly.
." Turjiang said loudly.
"What Brother Turjiang said is true. The Ming army did not dare to fight us head-on. They were just wandering around. Looking at them dillydallying, they were obviously killing time. They must have been just messing around, and then they would withdraw after a round.
This way you can follow him
Our little emperor said that they won the battle and so on. It was not unusual for the Ming Dynasty people to do this, lying about their military exploits and just showing off. So the general suggested that they must be killed as soon as possible to prevent them from turning around and running away one day.
"Yi Si Ma Dao.
Batu Munch frowned and said: "Impossible, you think things are too simple. The Ming army carries so many vehicles and transports so many supplies. Even their most precious cavalry are mobilized here, how can they leave?
Just going through the motions? Besides, how could the people of the Ming Dynasty not know the terrain of Dongtao? You are too confused. The land of the Hetao was originally controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
They know the terrain here very well. Several fortresses on the grassland were all built by the Ming Dynasty. If it weren't for the difficulty of stationing troops and supplies, and they couldn't stand our attacks and harassment and took the initiative to withdraw, how could this Hetao land have ended up here?
In our hands? If you think about it carefully, just like tonight's battle, aren't they prepared? Are they just going through the motions?"
The generals thought carefully and nodded slightly. With the size and configuration of the Ming army in front of them, it really didn't look like they were just going through the motions. Even if they were just going through the motions, they wouldn't go so far. At most, they would wander around on the west bank of the Yellow River in the south, and they wouldn't be able to deal with any disturbance.
So as to escape immediately. Going deep into the Loop is exactly a sign of fearlessness.
Tur Jiang said: "Great Khan, tell me, why did the Ming army just go north without fighting? Did they have any plans?"
Batu Mengk said in a deep voice: "Ben Khan thinks that they are heading for Bayanchor and Tumut in the north of the desert. They are going to cut off our retreat and dig out our old nest in the Hetao. They are not
They don’t dare to fight us, they want to eat us all and take back all the Hetao.”
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"What?"
"How is it possible? They have such a big appetite? It's impossible, right?"
"Yes, they can't protect themselves when they go deep alone. How dare they even think of such an idea?"
The generals were shocked and discussed one after another.
Batumengk said slowly: "Of course they dare. The leader of the Ming Dynasty this time is Zhang Yanling, the Duke of the Ming Dynasty. I fought with him in Dushi City back then. This Zhang Yanling has some tricks. In the battle at Dushi City,
Even though we were heavily surrounded, he still managed to break out. This man is very cunning and good at using troops.
Don't worry. If the Tumut and Bayannaoer tribes are captured by them, then the two ferries will be controlled by them, and the supply of our army will be in trouble. By then, they will block our passage across the river, and we will become a turtle in a jar. Once there
At that time, supplies and food were blocked, and we fell into great passivity."
Everyone took a breath of cold air. According to Batu Mengke's description, if the Ming army controlled the two grasslands and the Yellow River crossing, wouldn't it be a death sentence for everyone, because there would be no way to cross the river back to Monan.
"What the Great Khan said makes perfect sense. They went north along the bank of the Yellow River, and it seemed that the Kubuqi Desert lay ahead. But they could have gone directly north along the narrow Gobi passage between the river bank and the desert. The middle of this route
There is only 30 miles of desert area, passing through it is the Gobi Desert, and beyond the Gobi Desert is the Tumut Grassland.
Khan was right. They were actually very familiar with the terrain. They knew that they could travel through the desert by going north along the river. The Yellow River was on the side, so there was no need to worry about running out of water. Once they arrived at the grassland, the Tumut tribe stronghold and Dongdukou would
After being captured by them, we sent out cavalry to capture the Bayannur Walled City in the west, and then we completely controlled the banks of the Yellow River."
The speaker was Gunbilik Mozhi, and he had completely understood Batu Munch's words.
It was quiet in the big tent, and everyone fully understood the situation. They all felt that their scalps were numb and their hearts were pounding. If this is really the case, the Ming army is not fighting on their own, but they are eager to attack.
The two grassland tribes completely controlled the Hetao area, trapping more than 60,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of tribal people and annihilating them.
"Great Khan, in that case, let's attack and fight them to the death. We will definitely win. We cannot let their plot succeed."
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"Yes, attack them. Or we can go directly south and attack their empty border towns, forcing them to come back to save them. We have wiped out 150,000 soldiers and horses of the Ming army in the border towns, and they are now empty. Once the border towns are in danger, they
We can only turn around and save them. If not, we will break through the Great Wall pass and attack the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. We will turn them upside down."
All the generals offered their suggestions and advice, talking in a variety of ways.
Batu Meng frowned and paced, suddenly stopped, and said in a deep voice: "No, those are not good ideas. In a head-on battle, even if we can win, it will be a miserable victory. Going south is even more unreliable, and attacking the border town of the Ming Dynasty.
Castles are not what we are good at,
We are all cavalry, how can we give up the advantage of running on the grassland and attack the city? The further south we go, the less chance we have to turn back. Once the attack is blocked, our army's retreat will be cut off, and the first to be unable to support it will be
us."
"We should make the best of our plans. We are quick on our feet and rush to set up defenses first. This Khan will order the 20,000 cavalry from Heishui City to come immediately from Bayanchor Ferry for reinforcements. We will definitely be able to get ahead of them and reach the desert passage.
Block them at the other end and let them all be trapped in the desert and Gobi." Batu Monk waved his fist and gritted his teeth.
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