Chapter 218

Arutai was well arranged, and the Tatar cavalry who played the role of lure-enemy was very dedicated.

In ten days, the conquest army encountered four Tatar cavalry, all of which were two or three hundred horsemen, dressed in sharp armor and seemingly brave, but they were crushed at the first touch.

The Uliangha scouts found two camps, with traces of tents and stoves still remaining. In order to convince the Ming army that the main Tatar force was ahead, Arutai sent a heavyweight prisoner with a large amount of money, and Benjamin lost his book.

Compared to the centurion he had captured before, this Tatar scholar was of a higher rank and had more information.

As a prisoner of the Ming army, Tatar Shangshu was very conscious, and he didn't need to be coerced, coerced, lured, and not to mention that Jinyiwei appeared on the stage, what to say, and the inventory in his stomach was poured out.

"Benjamin is incompetent, Arutai is unpopular, and the minister is willing to belong to the Ming Dynasty and lead the way for the heavenly army!"

Self-realization, consciousness is really high.

Actually?

Without Meng patting his head to recall history, several brocade guards in the army said in unison that this person was loyal and treacherous and could not be trusted.

"In the fourth year of Yongle, he was humbled and went out with the envoys. It is true that this person is a Tatar scholar, but he is not Benjamin's account, but he is actually an Arutai confidant! ”

Jinyiwei's words were chiseled, so he almost swore that if his words were false, he would take off his head and kick it for Zongrong.

"This person is indeed suspicious."

Xu Huizu raised his tent and summoned all the generals, and Meng was also among those who were summoned, and had the honor to participate in a military meeting supported by the Duke of Wei.

"In your opinion, what should I do?"

The commander of the right army, Tong An Hou Huo is really impatient, violent tempered, and bluntly said, since people are sent to the door, it is better to follow what he said and catch up all the way.

"How about an ambush? With an army of more than 100,000 people, are you still afraid of them? ”

The words were quite imposing, but only two or three people nodded.

The rest of them mostly frowned solemnly, obviously disagreeing with Huo Zhen's point of view.

"In the opinion of his subordinates, ninety percent of this man was sent by the Tatars for the purpose of leading the army astray or setting up an ambush at a dangerous point. It is good for us to be under the emperor's order, and it is good to break the enemy's heart, but we should not be too impatient, once we fall into the enemy's trap, even if we can win, it will be a residual victory. ”

The former army commander, Wucheng Marquis Wang Cong was a solemn and cautious soldier, although he did not refute Tong'anhou's meritorious service in person, regardless of the overall situation, but secretly mentioned the point through words. Based on the past friendship between the two, Huo Zhen will not have a dislike for Wang Cong, but will introspect himself and secretly wonder if he is really inconsiderate.

The border army is getting stronger, which gives the generals more self-confidence, and it is inevitable that arrogance will arise.

Xu Huizu was once an enemy of Zhu Di and almost cut off the road of King Yan to the emperor. When encountering the old qualifications in the Yan army, the characters on the list of heroes of the martyrdom have some scruples. If the words were what he said, it would not have had such an effect 100%.

"General Rong, it's his subordinates who have ventured."

"Tong Anhou is also planning for His Majesty, how can Ben Shuai blame. However, according to what the Marquis of Wucheng said, the army is outside, far away from the Central Plains, and it is always a big deal to act cautiously. ”

"Yes!" Huo Zhen hugged his fists and was convinced.

Xu Huizu continued: "It has been three months since the army left the fortress. The small group of cavalry encountered was mostly a Tatar suspicion - luring - the enemy. It can be said that not an inch has been accomplished. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals were disgraced.

"The Tatar book is probably a meticulous work, and it should not be trusted. However, being too cautious and stagnant is not what the commander wants. ”

At this point, everyone heard something different, and their eyes began to glow.

"A few days ago, Ben Shuai had Xingningbo's plan, and discussed with Dingguo Gongwu Chenghou and others to set a strategy to break the enemy." After a pause, Xu Huizu looked around at everyone, "When you use the Tatars to set up an ambush, find the location of the headquarters, and plan to destroy the enemy with one force!" ”

Xu Huizu's voice was not high, but his breath was quite thick, and every word seemed to come out of his chest, echoing in everyone's ears.

"Any objections?" Xu Huizu's gaze swept over the faces of the generals again, and seeing that no one made a sound, he clasped one hand on the saber at his waist and said, "In this case, the generals will listen to the order!" ”

"Yes!"

"At three o'clock tomorrow, the left army will be in front of the army-pull-battalion. Horses are bound to hooves, people are ranked, and the Tatar scouts outside the camp must not be alarmed, and they go north along the river, and their own Uliangha rangers are in front to respond! ”

Shen Xuan and Wang Cong took half a step out of the queue and said in unison: "Subordinates receive orders!" ”

"The commander leads the Chinese army in front, and the right army and the rear army are slow." Xu Huizu sneered, "Since there is a Tatar Shangshu to guide us, let's go with him!" ”

"It's all about it!" The chief general of the rear army, Wu'an Hou Zheng Heng said urgently, "My subordinates are willing to lead the rear army in front, and the general Rong is the commander of the army, standing under the big army, and it is not appropriate to risk himself." ”

"I've made up my mind." Xu Huizu raised his hand and stopped Zheng Heng's words, "Ben Shuai is not a bait, how can he make the thief believe that we have entered the urn?" ”

"Please think twice!"

"Say no more, do what you are told!"

"Total Rong ......"

The generals still need to be persuaded again, Xu Huizu got up suddenly, and laughed heroically, "Since the eighteenth year of Hongwu, I have been ordered to train troops in northern Xinjiang, and the southwest-quell-rebellion. The Tatar Taishi Arutai, but the remnants of the Yuan were captured, and he was still not self-sufficient. Dare to use the soldiers of the barren desert to provoke the power of the Ming Dynasty, to inflict clumsy tricks, to think that I am proud, I swear, I will break this thief! To repay His Majesty, strengthen my Ming! ”

Before the words fell, most of the generals in the tent were already enthusiastic.

If Arutai and Benjamin are at the moment, there is absolutely no second word, draw - the knife will be up, cut into eight petals will not relieve hatred, must be chopped into meat sauce.

"Always Rong Yingwu!"

Meng raised his arms and shouted, secretly speechless, what to say?

Emperor Yongle is domineering, and Emperor Yongle's brother-in-law is not far behind.

The first family of the Ming Dynasty, the first relative of the Ming Dynasty, mighty and domineering, dominates the rivers and lakes!

After the combat meeting, Shen Xuan and Wang Cong were left to speak.

Meng walked out of the big tent with the others, and inadvertently turned around and saw the Tatar Shangshu probing his brain not far away. Obviously, the shouting in the big tent just now attracted the attention of this person.

Meng scratched his chin, lifted a small piece of dry skin from the corner of his mouth, and hissed, it really hurts!

knew that he was meticulous, but he was arranged in the Chinese military camp......

Perhaps from the very beginning, Wei Guogong made up his mind to use the Chinese army as bait. The closer the people are, the more conducive to the implementation of the plan.

Will it lead to a secret leak?

Licking the wound, Meng grinned, will let this happen, it is not the emperor's brother-in-law, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei.

The appearance of Tatar Shangshu stretching his neck was really funny, and the corners of his eyes twitched uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes that were ordered to "protect" him.

Meng clenched his fist with one hand, pressed it to his lips, and coughed twice. He didn't want to laugh, but he couldn't help it.

There is no one around Arutai?

Send such a person, anyone with eyes can see that there is something wrong with this person, and then think about it carefully, and reveal the stuffing every minute.

Laughing enough, he couldn't help but start to sympathize with the soldiers who guarded him, in order to break the enemy, it was difficult for the brothers.

When I returned to the left military camp, I saw three strong men waiting in front of the main general's tent from a distance. Seeing Meng, the three of them immediately took a big step and greeted them.

Meng raised his eyebrows, not to be mistaken, these should be Jianzhou Jurchens.

Walking in front, he has a little impression, if he remembers correctly, it should be the commander of the Jianzhou Wei Military and Civilian Command, heha.

"I've seen Uncle!"

The three of them approached and saluted. The leather armor and waist knife on the body are all Ming military standards, and the helmet is inlaid with a circle of fur. The square face is thin-eyed, with thin braids pressed under the helmet and leather ropes tied at the ends of the hair. If it is a savage Jurchen, it will also fall one or two polished bones and bone beads.

"No courtesy." Meng smiled and helped him out, in front of the strong men, Uncle Meng has always been approachable and easy to speak, "Is there something wrong with the leader coming?" ”

"This ......"

He glanced around, a little hesitant.

Meng understood what he meant, but he didn't plan to let him into the tent, but opened his mouth and asked, "It's inconvenient to say it clearly?" ”

"It's not." Heha gritted his teeth, looking at Meng's meaning, Bacheng would not deliberately avoid people, so he had to lower his voice, "Forgive me for being presumptuous, and ask my uncle to come over." ”

Meng turned sideways slightly, and when he heard Heha say a few words and make his future intentions clear, he suddenly felt a feeling of being scorched on the outside and tender on the inside.

"You say, there are two savage Jurchens who are willing to join the Ming Dynasty and lead the way for the army?"

"Yes."

"The reason is that the Tatar Khan Benjamin robbed their tributary team and killed people?"

"Yes!"

"Are you sure it's a Tatar Khan?"

"Uncle Hui, it's true!"

Except for the poor and crazy perfect bald, who else would do such a thing that lacks morality!

"Don't dare to hide it from your uncle, the bald ones haven't been able to wipe out all of them, and two people escaped." Ha Ha took the half-truncated arrow from the Jurchen behind him, "This is a Tatar arrow, it can't be wrong." The arrow has the family totem of the bald one. ”

Meng was speechless.

This is the so-called asking for money and not dying, and not dying?

"Who else knows about this?"

"Uncle Hui, there are only the leaders of the humble and Mao Lianwei."

Pinched the corners of his forehead, Meng turned a few corners in his mind, and after a while, he said, "You go with me to see Zongrong." ”

In an instant, Hahachu's cheeks tensed, and excitement-excitement-excitement surged together, and the hidden ambition could hardly be concealed.

"Humble Uncle Xie!"

Seeing a qiē in his eyes, Meng put one hand behind his back, and his fingers were clenched.

He knew very well that taking Heha out to see Wei Guogong was tantamount to giving him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. But this matter is very important, and it will never be hidden. It's better to be a favor. Heha came out to find himself, maybe he also understood this. After all, his reputation among strong men is quite good.

Smiling, Meng hung one hand on Heha's shoulder and slapped it hard.

There is no hurry.

If the rise of the Jurchens is inevitable in history, and if history is destined to make a difference, it is useless for him to be so anxious that he burns his eyebrows.

The advantage is on his side, and if you take advantage of the situation and change your approach, you may not be able to achieve what you want.

Meng Rang Heha sent someone back to deliver a letter, bringing the savage Jurchen envoy to the Chinese army, and then called a personal soldier and whispered two sentences, "Go to the Uliangha camp, like this...... Remember? ”

The pro-soldier nodded.

"Go now, go back quickly."

"Yes!"

Meng took Heha out to the Chinese army. When the leader of the three guards of Wuliang Ha heard the news from his own soldiers, his face became ugly.

Kurabanhu patted his waist knife hard, "You should have cleaned up that group of Jurchens a long time ago!" ”

The beggar suppressed his anger and asked his own soldiers, "Does Uncle have anything else to say?" ”

"Uncle asked me to tell you that the war is about to start, and you should be on the battlefield to make meritorious contributions."

After speaking, the soldiers left with their fists clenched, leaving Wu Liangha and a group of strong men to carefully figure out the meaning of the words.

Qi Liecai was the first to speak, "Uncle should be to tell us, and the reward for meritorious deeds depends on the real ability." Compared to killing the enemy on the battlefield, the two tribes with less than 100 people together are nothing! ”

"Yes!"

"Uncle is righteous, stand on our side, we can't lose big because of the small!"

"See you on the battlefield!"

The strong men made a decision, clenched their fists high, their fighting spirits high, and they were determined to make a big move.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Xu Huizu praised Heha, but did not immediately accept the two tribes that took refuge. He only let the messengers go down to rest, and there was no hurry to lead the way for the army.

At the level of Heha, he didn't know the battle plan of the army, so he didn't dare to say more, and followed Meng out of the big tent.

Outside the tent, Meng comforted him, "Your loyalty, Zongrong already knows." Whether you use them or not, they will give you a credit. ”

"Uncle Xie!"

"Don't worry about going back, always Rong has orders, and I will send someone to inform you."

"Yes! The grace of the uncle, humbly and unforgettable! ”

Heha walked away gratefully, and Meng gradually put away his smile.

This person is ambitious and capable. It is certain that as long as he is given the opportunity, he will definitely grasp it firmly and climb up desperately.

"Perhaps, Uliangha is not enough......"

As he muttered to himself, his shoulders were suddenly pressed down, and his head turned sideways, and his black armor came into view.

"Grandpa Guo."

"Don't like this person?"

Meng nodded, took Shen Xuan's hand, and slowly pulled it down, "It's not a preconception, when you look at the Song Dynasty, Liao Jinyuan, I am towards Wara Tatar, and it is always necessary to be on guard." ”

"Reasonable." Shen Xuan grabbed Meng's wrist with his backhand, muttered for a moment, and then changed his words, "This matter is not urgent. Go back to camp first and act as planned tomorrow. ”

"Any news from the scouts?"

"Yes." Stopping, Shen Xuan suddenly smiled, "Twelve Lang's plan has worked. ”

Effective?

Meng's spirit was inspired.

Since he released the Tatar Centurion, there has been no news back, almost making him think that this move has been lost.

"Grandpa Guo, that ......"

"I'll talk to Twelve Lang in detail when I return to the camp."

As he spoke, the guards had already led the horses. Taking the reins, the two turned over their horses and galloped to the camp of the left army.

The next day, before dawn, Shen Xuan and Wang Cong led two large armies and divided the army to go north along the Tula River. The remaining three armies followed the "guidance" of the Tatar Shangshu and advanced towards the preset encirclement of Arutai.

During this period, in order to avoid suspicion from the other party, Xu Huizu and his generals really performed a few good scenes. With Anhou Huozhen, he was almost dragged down to beat the military stick because of the confrontation with the official, Anping Hou Li Yuan hugged Xu Huizu's thigh, burst into tears, and bluntly said that Tatar Shangshu was a spy, "Zong Rong, don't believe this person's words, it is a trap, there must be a trap!" ”

was hugged by a bearded man, Xu Huizu got goosebumps all over his body, and almost broke his work on the spot.

In this way, the Tatars believed that the Ming army was indeed in the plan.

The cavalry of the lure and enemy along the way became denser and denser, and the Tatar Shangshu took the opportunity to say, "The main force of the Tatars is ahead!" ”

Xu Huizu "believed" it and ordered the whole army to move forward quickly.

When the army arrived at the junction of the Aruhon River and the Turak River, they finally saw the main Tatar force that had been waiting for a long time in formation.

The generals of the Ming army collectively breathed a sigh of relief, and they could be regarded as having found it! I can't find it anymore, the soles are worn out.

Arutai is smug, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, the son of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, didn't he fall into his own plan and fall into the trap?

"Taishi is wise!"

Ma Ha we do not hesitate to pat Arutai's horses-fart, which can lead the Ming army into a trap, and Arutai and Asut are the first to be credited.

Arutai waved his hand, turned his horse's head, walked towards Benjamin, who was "protected" by several cronies, and said condescendingly: "Khan, please give orders." ”

Benjamin finally had the consciousness of being a mermaid, raised his right arm, a password, a movement, like a puppet. Only after Arutai turned around, he lowered his head, and a gloomy-ruthless-color flashed on his face.

Long horns and passionate war drums sounded at the same time, and the Tatar cavalry occupying a favorable position shouted and rushed to the Ming army's battle formation. Like a rolling torrent, rushing to come.

Surrounded on three sides, one side is the river bank, rushing for days, the Ming army has reached the end of the strong crossbow, like a trapped beast that has fallen into a trap, can only be slaughtered.

"Kill!"

Arutai, Ma'erha, and Dehuochi personally led the cavalry charge.

The black torrent crashed into the red dragon, quickly tearing a gap.

The blood of the Ming army reddened the eyes of the Tatar cavalry, like a steppe wolf smelling the smell of its prey, and wanted to kill.

The battle formations on the periphery were constantly breached, and the Tatar cavalry rushed straight to the Chinese army under Daxu as if they were in a no-man's land.

The battle seemed to be on one side.

At this moment, Arutai, who was leading the charge, suddenly felt a palpitation, which seemed to be a little too smooth...... Even if people are sleepy and lacking, they should not be so vulnerable. It's like deliberately getting out of the way and letting the opponent in.

As if to confirm Arutai's premonition, the Ming army suddenly changed its declining momentum, relined its formation, and brazenly cut off the charging Tatar cavalry.

"No, there is fraud!"

Arutai secretly said that it was not good, but it was a pity that he was too late to be alert.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

The sound of explosion and thunder suddenly sounded, and the iron ball fell in the air, and the Tatar cavalry who remained outside the Ming army's formation constricted their pupils and were terrified.

Hearing the sound of cannons, Arutai, who was struggling to fight in the formation, turned as white as paper.

"Shenji Battalion, retreat!"

The roar was completely drowned out by the sound of artillery.

After three rounds of artillery and bombardment, there was mourning.

The Tatar cavalry had not had time to reorganize the formation, and the horn of the Ming cavalry had already sounded.

Reflecting the scorching sun at noon, tens of thousands of war horses swept like thunder.

Immediately, the knights were all wearing vermilion jackets, holding reins in one hand and crossbows in the other, and the crossbow strings contended, and the sound of breaking the air was dense like rain. The Tatar cavalry, enveloped by the rain of arrows, had no time to dodge, and fell from their horses, splashing blood-stained sand.

The water of the Tura River is destined to be stained red with blood.