The Tatars really played hide and seek with the conquest army.

Meng didn't know whether to admire himself for being like a god, an unpredictable prophet, or find a place where no one was there to nail the Arutai villain. Obviously he was left behind by the Uliangha scouts, but he led the main Tatar force and escaped several times in succession

"It's April."

Riding on the horse, the wind blowing across the grassland was no longer as bitter as in March, but the anxiety in Meng's heart was even more than ever.

Hundreds of thousands of troops go out of the fortress, and no matter how much grain and grass they carry, there will always be a day when they will run out. Continuing to circle the grasslands, the people who transported grain and grass were left far behind, and in the long run, the army was bound to run into trouble.

"Uncle, Zong Rong ordered the whole army to march quickly and camp on the north bank of the Yuqu River before sunset."

Meng nodded, "Got it." ”

The herald ordered the cavalry to pull the reins sharply, turn their horses' heads, and gallop away in the direction of the right army.

"Order, the cavalry mounted, firearms, guns, spears, racks, chariots, and all accelerated."

"Obey!"

The general flag and the small flag blew the wooden whistle, and the sharp whistle passed through the grassland, tearing through the wind, like quicksand, and spread out endlessly.

The cavalry of Uliangha searched the way, and the strong men who carried heavy grain and grass followed behind the army. The sound of the crashing armor, the rolling of iron-clad wheels, the sound of horses' hooves and the footsteps of the soldiers were intertwined and connected.

The endless grasslands, the rivers rushing under the ice, are all a sign that a great war is about to begin.

The Ming army, which braved the bitter cold, and the Tatars, who hid in the depths of the steppe, understood very well that the two sides were destined to fight.

It is impossible for Tatars to hide to the ends of the earth.

Further west, you will enter the territory of Warat. When encountering Mahamu's army, there may not be a certain chance of complete victory. Coupled with hovering around like a vulture crow, waiting for the opportunity to escape, Arutai knew better than anyone that he didn't want to go into a dead end, so he could only step on horseback and pick up guns, spears, bows and arrows to fight the Ming army.

But he knew better that he had little chance of winning against the Ming army.

Arutai's plan was to drag the Ming army to Mobei, set up a trap for an ambush, and then send rangers, rioters, disturbances, and the Ming army's grain route. If the plan is successful, the Ming Dynasty will not retreat.

"Feasible?" Ma Ha we are a little hesitant, in case the line is not passable, and the Ming army is detected, it is very likely that the chicken will not be able to steal the rice.

Arutai jumped off his horse, walked to the river, grabbed a palm-sized piece of ice floe, and bit it hard, "If you don't do this, when the Ming army catches up, everyone will have no way to live." ”

He also got off the horse, untied the wine bag on the horse's back, unscrewed the lid, took a big sip, and handed it to Ma Ha We, "Take a sip, I don't know how long it will take." ”

Ma Ha took the wine bag, his fur hat pressed against his forehead, and his brow furrowed enough to kill a fly.

"Taishi," Dehuo Equator, "It's not that I don't believe you, but who is coming this time, Taishi also knows." Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, Xu Da's son! Dingguo Gong Shen Xuan, his killing fame spreads all over the grassland, and children who are not as tall as wheels know it. With an army of more than 100,000 led by them, is Taishi really sure that he will be able to win? ”

The words of the fire red are already quite polite.

In fact, he even wanted to say that if he was defeated in the hands of Warat and Uliangha one after another, where did Arutai have the confidence to defeat the Ming army by strategy? Although the strength of him and Ma'erhawe is not as good as that of the Asut Department led by Arutai, they can win a battle against Hami's detachment. On the other hand, Arutai and Benjamin, since last autumn, have suffered several defeats in succession, and have been fleeing all the way.

You can't go to the west and east, so you can only run to the north.

Benjamin also had a hot head from time to time, and he got into trouble at every turn.

If it weren't for the fact that he led people to rob the caravans of Warat and Uliangha, and made the reputation of the Tatars stink to the end, as for the way now, the steppe is full of enemies, and there is no one to help?

"I've got my own hands on this." Arutai wasn't very sure, but he couldn't show his cowardice in front of Ma'erhaga and Dehuochi. Otherwise, if the Ming army does not catch up, the Tatar divisions will split first.

There were already differences between the Tatar tribes, and if he hadn't "scared" Ma Ha Ha with his words, he and Tuo Huochi would not have run away with him at all, and maybe they would have defected to the Ming Dynasty after their defeat and asked for a canonization.

It doesn't matter if the reputation is good or not, first take refuge and then rebel and go, and if you are found by the Ming army, you can take refuge again. Such a method, not to mention the Tatars, the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty, and the Turks in the Tang Dynasty, have not been used less.

Arutai wanted to do the same, but he dragged a new Khan of Benjamin, Tatar.

If you want to get the understanding of the Ming Dynasty, you must always have a vote, the best vote, don't do what he thinks, it is definitely the head of Benjamin. Replaced by Ma Ha and Dehuo Chi, his own head can also be borrowed.

Thinking of this, Arutai's expression became gloomy. In any case, it is necessary to find a way to lead the Ming army into the encirclement, and if you don't seek to catch them all, it will be a victory if you cause 30% damage to the Ming army.

"Taishi!"

Hearing Benjamin's voice behind him, Arutai turned around and clasped one hand to his chest, "Great Khan." ”

Benjamin was very excited, and he brought two boxes of furs and a few bags of deer antler bear's paws, patted his waist knife, and was proud, not like he was running for his life at all, "Taishi, look at these, how about these?" ”

Arutai suddenly had a bad premonition, and Ma'erhawe and Dehuochi also changed their expressions.

"Great Khan, where did this come from?"

"I went upstream to drink horses and met more than 20 Jurchens."

"Jurchen?"

Benjamin nodded and continued to smug.

him XX proud!

Arutai almost grinded the back molars.

Where did Mobei come from? The only possibility is to come from the further north, bypass the garrison of Uliangha, pass through the territory of Tatar, and go to the savage Jurchens of the Ming Dynasty!

These Jurchens are not many in number, and in terms of civilization, they are far inferior to the Jurchen tribes in Liaodong. But there is one thing, the men in the tribe are extremely brave, real - fighting, fighting, madness.

"Great Khan."

"Huh?"

"Before leaving the Tula River Valley, the Great Khan should not leave at will."

"What?"

"The ministers will send men to follow the Great Khan."

Arutai didn't want to talk nonsense with Benjamin anymore, clapped his hands, and immediately several strong men stepped forward, "Master! ”

"Follow the Great Khan."

"Yes!"

The strong Tartar men clenched their fists with one hand and pounded their chests, almost "crossing" Benjamin's loss.

In the distance, you can still hear Benjamin's shouting. This man clearly has a unique character that will not repent until the end of his death.

When Arutai turned around, he saw that Marha's hand was pressed on the scimitar, and the blade had been pulled out halfway, and he wanted to cut someone.

Dehuo Chi was pulling him, but his eyes were red.

"Don't pull me!" There is fire on the top of our heads, and the damned perfect is bald, do you think that there are not enough enemies of the Tatars, and they are not hateful enough?

In the past, Arutai would have persuaded a few words, but now, he himself wants to pull out the knife.

It's not that the army of the Ming Dynasty is behind him, killing the "Great Khan" at this time will cause chaos, and he will definitely kill that fool with two knives!

"Calm down." Arutai gritted his teeth and said, "Now is not the time to do it, wait until the danger behind you is solved, and then solve the trouble in front of you." ”

Arutai's words are quite clear, the threat of the Ming Dynasty army is lifted, and it will be the death of Benjamin.

Benjamin is dead, and who will be the new khan can be discussed.

If you can't discuss it, you can rely on your ability.

"Good!"

Ma'erhawe and Dehuochi nodded at the same time, and reached a consensus with Arutai.

Throughout the ages, the betrayal of relatives has reached such a point that the head has been fortunate enough to become a condition for the alliance of his subordinates, and Benjamin can be called "remarkable".

Temujin knew that if such a person from the Golden Family came out, if he was not angry, he would have to be angry again.

At the end of April of the seventh year of Yongle, the Ming army marched west along the Yuqu River, and then marched north. Passing through Hulan and suddenly losing temperature, it enters the Tura River Basin.

In the middle reaches of the Tura River, the Ming scouts found traces of the Tatar cavalry, continued to track, and soon bit a Tatar cavalry of more than 300 people.

Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, ordered to send a vanguard to pursue. The strong men of Uliangha were slashed and beheaded, and only one Tatar centurion was captured.

"Where are the main forces of the Tatars? How far is it from here? ”

The centurion who was captured by the Ming army was a hard bone, lured by gold and silver, and a high-ranking official, unmoved. The brocade guards in the army gave full play to their professionalism, and the horsewhip was dipped in salt water, dancing vigorously, and still a piece of useful information was not obtained.

"Tough guys, pure masters!"

Meng had seen the methods of the Jinyi Guard, and admired this Tatar centurion very much.

With the consent of the Duke of Dingguo, he took the wine and meat to the Chinese army, glanced at the strong man who was tied to the pillar, took out the waist card with a smile, and whispered a few words to the foot guards who guarded him, and the foot soldier nodded and let him go.

Patting the foot pawn on the shoulder, Meng Dao said, "I heard that you use the firearm well?" After returning to Beijing after victory, the Shenji Battalion expanded, and you can give it a try. ”

"Uncle looks down on the inferior, and he is fortunate to be inferior for three lives. However, his father and brother are all generals of the Wei State Mansion, and they can only live up to the love of their uncle. ”

"General?" Meng smacked his lips, "It's a pity." ”

Everyone has their own aspirations, but they can't always ask for it. Moreover, digging into the corner of the Wei Mansion is really a bit risky.

Empress Xu's maiden family, the emperor's brother-in-law is in charge, so it's better not to mess with it.

The Tatar centurion was tied up for two days, and the grain of rice was not exhausted, but a lot of water was splashed. When the cold wind blows in the evening, the whole body is like frozen ballast, and the taste is really - lost - soul. I was so cold and hungry that I couldn't faint.

Suddenly smelling the aroma of food, I looked up and saw a smiling face.

Dressed in armor, looking at the helmet and waist card, he is still an officer. But this look really doesn't look like someone who can fight on the battlefield, and it's more like a sour guy than a soldier.

"Not going to say anything?"

The centurion's mouth was tightly closed, and he didn't say a word.

"Really?" Meng held the bowl, "I said, it's all yours." ”

The strong man is determined, and he doesn't say anything about death. His eyes unconsciously aimed at the mutton in the bowl, one glance, another glance.

For a long time, I couldn't pull it out.

"Tough guy." Meng cocked his thumb, "What this official admires the most is the tough guy!" ”

As the words fell, under the gaze of the centurion, hungry and thirsty, he picked up a piece of lamb half a palm-wide and sent it in...... own mouth.

While chewing, he commented, "It tastes good, but it's a little old." ”

Tartar man: "......"

Pawn in the onlookers: "......"

What the hell is this person doing?

Meng didn't seem to see the strong Tatar man's eyes about to kill, so he found a piece of wood that was still clean, crossed his knees, unscrewed the lid of the wine bag, and ate half a mouthful of wine and three mouthfuls of meat.

While eating, he asked, "I don't ask you where the Tatar headquarters are, I only ask you about your origin, so you don't need to hide it, right?" ”

“……”

"Tell me which tribe you belong to, this piece of meat is yours."

“…… Asut. ”

"Asut?" Meng narrowed his eyes, "The tribe of the Tatar Taishi Arutai? ”

The strong man stopped talking again.

Meng didn't ask any more, hiccuped, and stood up to leave.

After taking two steps, he suddenly stopped again, patted his head, took out the last piece of mutton from the bowl, stepped forward with a smile, snapped, and stuck it to the chest of the strong man.

The location is nice, pectoralis major.

"This officer is a man of trust."

Sticking to it, making sure it won't fall off, he took two steps back, supported his chin with one hand, nodded with satisfaction, and turned to leave.

This time it's really gone.

Tartar brawns have never been so miserable.

The mutton is so close that you can smell the fragrance without looking down, but you can't eat it! The stomach roars like it's almost driving people crazy.

The foot soldier watched the slightly thin back go away, and a sense of awe arose.

No wonder you can be friends with Jinyiwei, Xingningbo is really amazing!

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Xu Huizu wrote the song sent to the capital, put down the pen, and looked at Shen Xuan, who was standing at the bottom.

"Can you really make that Tatar speak?"

Without waiting for Shen Xuan to answer, the soldiers outside the account returned, and Xing Ningbo, the deputy general of the left-army, asked to see him.

"Come in."

Xu Huizu's voice was a little hoarse, and he wandered around the steppe for two months, but he couldn't find the main Tatar force, and he was also in a hurry.

The guards let him go, and Meng strode into the tent and saluted: "Subordinates see Zongrong!" ”

"No." Xu Huizu raised his head, "What did you ask?" ”

"Back to Zongrong, not yet."

Xu Huizu was a little disappointed, but he could understand it. Even Jin Yiwei can't handle it, and with him as a general, it is difficult to make people speak.

"Zong Rong, although his subordinates did not ask where the Tatars were, they knew that he was from the Asut Ministry. If you come up with a plan on the fly, you may be able to find the traces of the main Tartar force. ”

"Speak."

"My subordinates, please ask for permission from the general Rong to release that Tatar centurion."

"Released?"

"Let him go, and secretly send someone to follow him." Meng Dao, "If the subordinates are not mistaken, there should be a small force of Tatar cavalry ahead." ”

Xu Huizu and Shen Xuan looked at each other at the same time, "You mean?" ”

"The territory of Tatar is so big, where can you run if you run?" Meng Dao, "There is Warat in the west, Hami in the southwest, and wasteland in the north. ”

"Go on."

"My subordinates have been thinking about how to deal with the current predicament if my subordinates are Arutai. The only way is to set a trap and lead the opponent into a trap to gather and encircle and annihilate in order to increase the chances of victory. ”

"Is there any evidence?"

"There is no evidence." Meng Dao, "This is just a subordinate's speculation. If a small force of Tatar cavalry is encountered in front of them, and they are crushed at the first touch, the probability of the Tatar ambush is as high as 50%. Take advantage of the Tatar cavalry to release the captive man, so that he can join the Tatars, and perhaps find the Asuut tribe, and then the location of Arutai and Benjamli. ”

Xu Huizu nodded, "Ben Shuai knows." Step back for now. ”

"Yes."

The opinion was not adopted on the spot, Meng was not discouraged, what should be said was said, it would always be useful.

When he encountered a small force of Tatar cavalry, he suddenly remembered how in history, the Duke of Qi was defeated at the hands of the Tatars.

Arutai's strategy was not clever, but it was quite targeted. To show the enemy weakly, lead the Ming Dynasty army to a long-distance attack, enter the encirclement, and take advantage of the lack of people and horses to encircle and annihilate in one fell swoop. Even with Emperor Yongle's reminder, Qi Guogong is just the same.

Under the butterfly effect, the chief military officer of the desert became Xu Huizu, and it was still Arutai and Benjami who led the Tatars against the Ming Dynasty.

Will the same strategy be used again?

Anyway, history has changed, maybe Zheng He has found the American continent, and the butterfly should not have much of a problem if he flappes his wings a few more times.

He didn't know Wei Guogong, but he knew Shen Xuan. He believes that as long as he puts forward a thread, with the military level of these two grandfathers, Arutai will play a flower and still step on it. As for the Tatar commander, he can be used as a follow-up hand. It's okay to be recognized, but it's a matter of delaying a few days.

Two months have passed, just a few days, no problem.

After Meng left, the Duke of Wei discussed with the Duke of Dingguo, and immediately raised the account and summoned the chief generals of the five armies to come to discuss the matter.

The next day, the army marched at dawn, and the Tatar centurion was tied to his wagon and marched with the army.

Riding a horse and walking to Shen Xuan's side, Meng wanted to ask what kind of charter General Rong had made. When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

If Grandpa Guo doesn't say it, he must have a reason, and when he should sue him, he will probably not continue to hide it from him.

At ten o'clock in the middle of the day, the march of the army suddenly slowed down, and the scouts reported that fifty miles ahead they had found traces of Tatar cavalry.

Meng grabbed the reins, an unnamed excitement spread in his heart, and his lips were a little dry.

"Grandpa Guo, release people now?"

"There's no hurry." Shen Xuan held down the handle of the knife with one hand, and under the dark helmet, his eyebrows were like knives, and his murderous aura was awe-inspiring, "There is always an order, and the plan will be calculated." When this person is released, just wait for the military order. ”

Will it be counted?

Meng's eyes rolled, and he subconsciously looked behind him.

I don't know when, the left army has lost a section of the tail.

Siege and counter-siege?

Meng was stunned, and then embarrassed.

Literature and history books are dead after all, but it is the living people who create history.

He has no right to be proud, and he shouldn't be fluttering. He is still far from the commander-in-chief who is familiar with military strategy.