The Kuye River is a tributary of the Yellow River, with two-thirds north of the Great Wall and one-third south of the Great Wall.
After crossing the Great Wall, the terrain becomes flatter, which is very suitable for large-scale cavalry operations.
However, I did not rush to attack. As long as the Ming army continued to move forward, they would encounter several tributaries of the Kuye River. It is now a period of rising water. The Mongols only need to send out enough sentries to find Bandu.
opportunity to attack.
"Haha, it is really the dragon flag of the Han emperor," Anda finally got the exact information and said to the leaders of the ministries, "the Han emperor is coming ahead. This time we will learn from the tiles and build a wooden fortress for the Han people."
A tribal leader laughed and said: "No wonder the Han army has only walked a few dozen miles for several days. With their emperor here, there must be many civil servants, so how can they go fast?"
Ida held the handle of the knife and gritted his teeth and said: "I want to avenge my grandfather (Dayan Khan) this time!"
"Deputy Khan, why don't you dedicate a few thousand cavalry and try to sneak attack at night?" asked another tribal leader.
Ida thought carefully and said: "If we ambush another 10,000 cavalry, even if the night attack fails, we can lure the Ming army out, and maybe kill them and scatter them."
The troops were organized and marched, but they had not gone far when suddenly a sentry horse rushed to report: "Deputy Khan, the Ming army has withdrawn."
"Why did you retreat? Come back soon!" Ida frowned.
The next day, I waited for the military situation again. The Ming army retreated sixty miles and was close to Shenmu Fort and the Great Wall.
Why did you withdraw?
I always felt something was wrong, so I called the heads of various ministries for a meeting.
Everyone was talking about it, and suddenly someone said: "Could it be that the Ming army in front is just a suspect? Their real main force has gone to the north."
Ida shook his head and said: "No, the situation in the north has been confirmed. The Ming army that attacked the Tumut tribe only had three or four thousand cavalry. Unfortunately, the old commanders were all killed, and the Tumut cavalry collapsed, otherwise the Ming army would not be able to defeat them at all.
Bansheng City. There are only three or four thousand cavalry going around our back road. I sent five thousand cavalry to escort the troops and Babaishi. There will not be any danger. These two Ming army troops are mainly for harassment.
, the real enemy’s main force is right in front.”
"Then why did they suddenly retreat?"
"Maybe they want to continue to increase the number of troops, but they are afraid that they won't be able to defeat us if we don't have enough people."
"Want to chase after him?"
"We can't chase. If we chase the enemy now, we will scare them back to the Great Wall."
"..."
The leaders of various ministries, you and I, discussed the military situation seriously.
The more I thought about it, the more something was wrong, and he suddenly made a decision: "Send five thousand cavalry to the north and add additional troops to escort the tribe and Babaishi. Once the main force of the Ming army is discovered, immediately withdraw to the city (Dongsheng Youweicheng, the main city of Ordos).
"
Another half day passed, and a horse from the north came rushing in: "Deputy Khan, Tuotuo City is besieged, and the main force of the Ming army is in Tuotuo City (Dongsheng Zuowei City, Tumote City)!"
"The main force of the Ming army is in Tuoduo City?"
An Dahan almost spit out a mouthful of blood. He was actually played by the enemy for seven or eight days!
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Yansui Commander-in-Chief Liu Fen and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Liang Zhen, after mopping up small tribes along the way, finally came to the Kuye River to join the main force.
I saw a large camp by the river, covered with flags that blocked out the sky. The emperor's banner and dragon flag were also planted in the camp.
The two set up camp with the main force, and then went to meet the coach Wang Yuan.
As they walked all the way, Liang Zhen said: "That's not right, we have all come from the south, why is Wang Shangshu's main force still here?"
Liu Fen said: "Perhaps they are waiting for us to come and join together. Our South Route Army has 10,000 regular soldiers and more than 10,000 auxiliary soldiers. If we add more than 20,000 people, we will be more certain to win the battle."
Liang Zhen shook his head and said: "I have repeatedly deduced Wang Shangshu's previous battles, and this does not seem like his fighting style."
"Don't think so much, you will know it when you see Wang Shangshu." Liu Fen said.
The two of them were quickly taken to the coach's tent, and it was even more strange as soon as they walked in. There was no coach, the person sitting in the main seat was actually a eunuch, and on both sides sat the Datong side general and Tengxiang four-guard general.
Eunuch Zhu Hong said with a smile: "Two generals, please take a seat."
Liang Zhen asked subconsciously: "Where is Wang Shangshu?"
Zhu Hong shook his head and replied: "I don't know."
"I don't know?" Liu Fen was also extremely surprised.
Zhu Hong said: "Although our family is sent by His Majesty to supervise the army, what is the use of supervising the army when Wang Shangshu is fighting? Wang Shangshu gave me 10,000 regular infantry, 20,000 auxiliary soldiers and hundreds of sentry cavalry.
, I was asked to march only ten miles every day, and to carry more flags along the way, claiming to be three hundred thousand, and after marching for seven days, I immediately returned to the edge of the Great Wall. As for where Wang Shangshu went, our family really didn’t know, and we didn’t dare to ask. He came from the side.
For those who head north, the places where they send troops are different from mine."
The eunuch in charge of supervising the army, the four guards of Tengxiang who carried the dragon flag, and the generals of Datong were all thrown together as bait by the Kuye River.
Not only were the Mongols deceived, but all friendly armies were also deceived. Even the eunuchs who oversaw the army did not know where the main force was.
Where will the main force go?
To the northwest, you can attack Dongsheng Youwei City, which is the territory of the Ordos tribe. After capturing this city, the Ordos tribe will have no more cities to defend.
Going north along the Yellow River, you can attack Dongsheng Zuowei City, directly cutting off the training of the Ordos and Tumut tribes, and at the same time cutting off the main ferry for the Ordos tribe to escape north.
Wang Yuan never thought about going to Babaishi to fight the enemy, but led the main force to penetrate the enemy's retreat.
While Liang Zhen admired him, he also couldn't help but smile: "Duke, then our Southern Route Army will also be used as bait here?"
Zhu Hong said: "I don't know either. Anyway, hundreds of sentries have dispersed. Seeing that the situation is not going well, I will retreat to the Great Wall."
Another day later, the sentries came to report: "Gong Du, the Mongolian main force has withdrawn, and even the scouts have withdrawn. Our scouts have walked for dozens of miles, but not a single Mongolian sentry has been seen. It may be that Wang Shangshu's main force has already withdrawn."
be found."
Zhu Hong breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as the Mongols have withdrawn, our mission has been completed, and the whole army will return to the Great Wall."
Liang Zhen left the table and knelt down: "Please ask the Governor to advance immediately and join forces with Wang Shangshu to attack the enemy from the north and south!"
Zhu Hong waved his hand and said: "General Liang, please don't harm me. We have all the suspects in our hands. If we encounter a counterattack by the Mongols, I'm afraid the whole army will collapse as soon as we engage the enemy."
Liang Zhen said: "There are 10,000 regular soldiers on the south road, and the governor also has 10,000 regular soldiers. In total, we have thousands of cavalry and more than 30,000 auxiliary soldiers. With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, as long as we are careful along the way and form formations to defend ourselves,
It’s more than enough. Du Gong, if you return to the Great Wall, how much military merit can you get? If you can attack the Mongols from a flank, what great merit will it be? Du Gong is unwilling to perform meritorious service?"
Li Jin, the commander-in-chief of Datong, also left the table and knelt down and said: "Please send troops to the governor immediately. The Datong soldiers will follow you to the death!"
Zhu Hong rolled his eyes and asked Tengxiang's four generals: "Where are you?"
These guys mainly serve as a guard of honor. They are specifically responsible for carrying the dragon flag during the Northern Expedition. They have never seen blood since their grandfather's generation. How dare they go out to fight the Mongols? When Zhu Hong asked, they all shook their heads.
Zhu Hong said to Liang Zhen and Li Jin: "Then you go ahead and let us take the four guards of Tengxiang back to the Shenmu Castle. After all, the emperor's flag guard must be well protected."
"Thank you, Governor!"
Liang Zhen and Li Jin looked at each other, their eyes filled with eagerness to achieve success.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether they go north or not, Wang Yuan can beat the dog behind closed doors. It's just that if they choose to go north, Wang Yuan can fight more comfortably.