I replied with a slight frown, muttered, and after a while, I slowly asked, "Is there any place where I have seen Master Mathew's master?" ”

Ma Fang actually did not have the title of Taishi in Daming, not even the prince and the prince, and I replied that he was called the Taishi for another reason: in the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing, Ma Fang only led two thousand elite horses in the security [no wind note: that is, Hebei to chase deer. Strongly blocked Alta, who had a clear advantage in troops, and killed the main force of the Chinese army led by Alta to retreat more than ten miles.

Since then, the right-wing Mongolians from top to bottom, have often called Ma Fangzun "Taishi", this Taishi is not actually the original intention of the Ming Dynasty's Taishi, but as the Taishi of Wara Yexian Taishi, it is the Mongolian saying, which represents the meaning is not just an official position, but a status symbol.

The generals in the tent looked at me and I looked at you, and they shook their heads one after another, indicating that they did not see Ma Fang's banner.

When I heard this, my face was a little heavy, and I put the agate snuffbox in my arms, and said decisively: "Inform my son Xinai's army on the left and the army on the right that cut off Huang Taiji, but if you see Master Matthew, you must guard the camp and not fight." If Matthew's army led more than 10,000 troops and went out of the pass to invite an attack, they were allowed to withdraw from the siege at any time and avoid fighting. ”

A Bangshi immediately responded, and went to write an order without mentioning it. [Wufeng Note: Bangshi, a person among the Mongols who is literate and serves as a clerk.] ]

Da Erhan hesitated and said: "Great Khan, although Ma Taishi is brave, but the elite of the Ma family army under his command rarely exceeds three thousand, even if we sell some horses to the three towns of Xuanda Shanxi this year, it is impossible for Ma Taishi to take all these horses, and the son-in-law thinks that his soldiers and horses are at most more than 3,000, and it is impossible to have tens of thousands." ”

Here I want to explain a little, "Beat the Han if you don't wave" is actually not a personal name, "Beat the Han" is a title awarded to meritorious officials. Generally speaking, the title can be awarded to those who have rescued Taiyoshi in front of the battle, the title is awarded to the eldest son if he succeeds in saving Taiyoshi and he dies, and those who have made great achievements in a certain aspect can also be awarded this title.

"If you don't wave" is also a title, roughly equivalent to the Han people's concubine, that is, the son-in-law of the golden family, the title of "Fight the Han if you don't wave" shows that this person is not only the son-in-law of my answer, but also once rescued me in the battle array, this kind of person is of course a cronie among the cronies.

I replied and shook my head and said: "The Han people have a saying called "Be careful to sail a boat for ten thousand years", which means that only the most cautious hunter can forever avoid the death counterattack of the prey, and only the hunter who will never be eaten by the prey is a truly excellent hunter." ”

He paused slightly, and said: "Although Mongolia is big, it has long been divided into a bad shape, I now have more than 200,000 strings, and I am already the crown of all the tribes, but you should all know that the Ming Emperor has trillions of people, an army of no less than one million, and countless soldiers to be conscripted." If we want to be hunters, we must be cautious, because fighting the Ming is not the same as hunting deer, but hunting tigers, and we must always be on guard against their counterattacks. The strength of the hunter is limited, but the strength of the tiger and leopard is infinite, and if you are injured a little more, it may not only lead to the failure of the hunt, but also lead to the harm of the tiger and leopard. Although the headquarters of Matthew Division is limited to 3,000 people, but after all, he is the general soldier of a town, and the person who looks up to the three towns, if Wang Chonggu concentrates his elite soldiers with him, he will raise tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack any way on my two wings, who can be the one who loves and cuts? ”

If the Da'er Han didn't hear the words, he could only bow down and be taught, but another general, Zhu Lang Naji, said: "If it is as the Great Khan guessed, then I can wait to inform Xin Ai Huang Taiji and cut off the ...... over there."

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes lit up, and Totoermo, who had been guarding the northern line for me, said with a smile: "Chulang Naji, if your words are heard by the people of Woerdusi, I am afraid that they will find you desperately." ”

It turned out that Huang Taiji was the eldest son of the head of the Wo'er Du Division, and this time the Wo'er Du Division was ordered by Alta to send troops, and the 30,000 elite cavalry of the Wo'er Du Division were all under his command, forming the right wing of the Alta expedition.

Because the Wo'er Du Division occupies the land of the Hetao with abundant water and grass, although it has suffered some disasters in recent years, it is far less serious than the disaster of the Tumochuan headquarters, so the gap between the strength of the two departments is currently narrowing.

Although the Vordu Division, fearing the great prestige that Alta had built up over the decades, did not disobey Alta's golden order in the slightest, and immediately recruited and allocated a full 30,000 troops to accompany him on the expedition, these generals under Alta still hoped to weaken them by means of war.

However, I replied with a smile and rebuked angrily: "If you only have this measure, your tribe will always stop at its current scale, and it will never become stronger!" ”

He ignored the stunned looks of Izulang Naji and the others, and said proudly: "Ben Khan is the inheritor of the golden family's lineage, the seventeenth grandson of Genghis Khan!" All Mongols are my compatriots, but all Mongols are also my people! Whether they are strong or weak, as long as they obey my commands, they are my people, and so on! Since they are my people and my people, I am responsible for their life and death, and I will decide, and I will not allow others to slaughter them at will! ”

Although I replied that he was sixty and three this year, and the color of old age appeared on his sideburns and forehead, his words were generous and proud, showing the true character of a generation of grassland heroes, which shocked and convinced all the generals present, and they all bent down and bowed, and said in a panic: "The Great Khan is as powerful as thunder, and the grace of heaven is like rain, and I and other people are taught!" ”

I replied and waved my hand: "Wang Chonggu has always been treacherous, and Master Ma Tai is even more brave, and they are not easy people, you immediately send my warning to Xin Ai and Che Du, don't let them suffer." ”

The people didn't dare to talk too much, and the Bangshi quickly wrote the decree of the Great Khan, and hurriedly went out to send someone to deliver the letter without mentioning it.

It's just that although I am cautious and generous, this time I am still a step late.

At the same time that he issued a warning to the left and right flanks from the Chinese army camp in front of Desheng Fort, Ma Fang had already assembled all the cavalry that could be drawn from the three towns of Xuanfu, Datong and Shanxi in Baiyangkou, totaling 15,000 people, and quietly went out of the customs under the personal send-off of Wang Chonggu, looking at the drying platform of Xin Aitun's soldiers.

Ma Fang's department, the core of which is still his own cavalry, is equipped with a selection of three-eyed guns and a hundred refining swords, wearing armor, and fighting like a rainbow.

Due to Gao Shishi's best efforts to supply him with horses this year, the size of Ma Fang's Chinese army pacesetters has increased slightly, totaling 3,500 people. These 3,500 people were led by Ma Fang himself, and the rest of the cavalry was divided into two groups, led by the general of the Datong East Road and the general of the Datong West Road, respectively, and the deputy general of Datong sat in Datong on behalf of Ma Fang and took charge of the military situation of all roads.

The Wanwu cavalry, twenty miles after leaving the pass, began to divide their troops to implement the battle strategy set by Ma Fang after a detailed investigation of the enemy situation under Xin Ai's department a few days ago.