In the fifteenth year of orthodoxy, in mid-August, one hundred and twenty miles north of Xuanfu Town, there was a large camp in the Wara army.

During this period, in order to ensure the foolproof battle of Gongming in the south, he was still mobilizing troops, raising grain, grass and horses, and striving to make preparations to the extreme, so he would always hold his troops still.

At the same time, in order to confuse the Ming court and gain time for himself to mobilize grain and grass, he also deliberately set up a delegation of more than 2,000 people, falsely claiming to be 3,000 people, and prepared to go south to enter the Jinggi important land of the Ming Dynasty on the grounds of paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and preparing to take the opportunity to explore the reality of the Ming army's defense.

Soon, the establishment of this mission of more than 2,000 people was completed, and most of the members of the mission were iron cavalry warriors who were also mobilized first.

Then, this delegation of more than 2,000 people took more than 100 horses and marched south, all the way through the city, from Juyong Pass to the Jingshi territory.

At this time, the court has been arguing about the matter of paying tribute to Wara, and the civil and military generals in the court quarreled fiercely, and even staged a "full martial arts", many imperial envoys and officials even beat the generals openly in front of the orthodox emperor, which made the orthodox emperor very angry, but he was helpless.

Those imperial historians were not afraid of the orthodox emperor punishing themselves at all, and even when the orthodox emperor ordered a certain imperial historian to be pulled down to play the board, those imperial historians couldn't help but shout with joy, as if they had already left their names in history and would be famous for centuries, which made the orthodox emperor burst into flames.

This scene of farce, even the eunuch Wang Zhen and Yu Qian, the squire of the military department, couldn't look past it, both of them stood on the side of the generals, and began to go into battle shirtless and "tear apart" with the imperial historian, for a while the court was very lively, but after a few days, nothing was done, and everyone was arguing.

After going down to court on this day, Wang Zhen, the eunuch of Bingbi, said to the orthodox emperor: "Your Majesty, looking at the current situation, it is impossible to fight for a result in the court discussion, Your Majesty had better be arbitrary!" ”

"Humph!"

The orthodox emperor snorted coldly and said: "Even if I make a will, those civil officials do not agree, it will still be rejected and refused to be implemented by the cabinet, and in the end I will return to the court!" ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave has an idea to do this."

"Say!"

"Your Majesty can order the old slave to be in charge of this matter, and the old slave came forward and returned directly to the Warat people, so as not to be entangled with those civil officials and make Your Majesty upset."

"Hmm!"

The orthodox emperor thought for a while, and then said, "It's okay! Then it's up to you! ”

A few days later, Wang Zhen, the eunuch of Bingbi, ordered the Warat mission of more than 2,000 people to be stopped, and settled in Changping Prefecture nearby, and was not allowed to continue south to the capital.

At the same time, Wang Zhen, the eunuch of Bingbi, also secretly sent people to verify the true number of the Warat mission and the quality of the tribute horses, and at the same time refused the request of the leader of the Warat mission to enter Beijing to face the saint, which made the Warat mission very angry.

After a few more days, the Jinyi guards sent out returned to Beijing one after another and reported the true number of the Warat mission to Wang Zhen.

Seeing the trick of the Warat envoy to falsely report the number of people and shoddy, the eunuch Wang Zhen was angry, and refused to give more rewards in the face of Warat's blackmail, and instead urged the orthodox emperor to reward according to the actual number of Warat's tribute, and subtract four-fifths of the price of the horses paid by Warat!

When the orthodox emperor heard about the tricks of the Warat people, he was also furious, and even despite the dissuasion of the imperial historian of the court, he ordered it to be carried out according to the recital of the eunuch Wang Zhen.

Because the Ming Dynasty failed to meet the powerless requirements of Warat, so the Warat mission that came to pay tribute began to create frequent provocations in Changping Prefecture, and many villages and towns in Changping Prefecture were looted by the Warat Mission, and even the Warat Mission once came to the city of Changping Prefecture, which led to martial law in all parts of Beijing.

The eunuch Wang Zhen was furious when he heard the news, and in order to make a contribution in front of the orthodox emperor, he immediately asked the orthodox emperor to mobilize troops and horses from all over the capital to disperse the Wara mission, and the orthodox emperor immediately allowed it to play.

Within a few days, the army from all over the capital was dispatched, and the Warat mission of more than 2,000 people was defeated in one day, more than 1,000 people died, and the remaining hundreds of Warat people were escorted by the Ming army.

Instead of getting angry, he laughed and said to his generals, "Haha! Originally, I was worried that the leaders of the various tribes would be afraid of the might of the Ming army, or would not want to be an enemy of the Ming court, and would drag me back after the battle. Well, now a eunuch in the Ming court has helped me a lot, and with more than a thousand lives, he has boosted the morale of my 300,000 iron horsemen! ”

Many Warat generals in the big tent of the Chinese army also laughed non-stop, as if everyone had led the army to attack the Daming city and gained a lot, laughing back and forth, so unhappy.

On the same day, the Warat Taishi also sent dozens of fast horses to spread the news that the Warat mission was massacred by the Ming army throughout the various tribes of Warat, especially sending henchmen to send the news to Warat Khan Tokhtobuhua.

All of a sudden, the entire Warat fell into anger, and the leaders of the various tribes who were originally worried about going south to attack Ming, or dissatisfied with the light start of the war, had been completely enraged at this time, and they all responded to Yexian's call and began to actively prepare for war.

Within a few days, the 300,000 Varat Iron Cavalry, who were still half-prepared for war and half-grazing, began to reorganize the army, and under the leadership of the Warat Taishi Yexian, they began to deploy troops and gather troops in various places to prepare for an attack on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, the news of the dispersal of the Warat mission also spread, and within a few days, it was learned by the Investigation Department of Yushan Town, and the news was sent from the capital to Yushan Town within eight days.

And Liu Juntao was the first person in Shandong to learn the news!

"Alas!"

After a long sigh, Liu Juntao muttered, "Everything has already begun!" If I'm right, it won't be long before the 300,000 Varat Iron Cavalry will attack in four directions! ”

Thinking of this, Liu Juntao looked at the non-standard Daming map hanging on the wall of the study, and said, "I just don't know, when are you going to leave for the imperial expedition!" ”

Although Liu Juntao knew that the orthodox emperor would definitely drive the expedition in person, the exact date was not clear, and he only knew a rough idea.

"I'm running out of time!"

At this time, the situation faced by Liu Juntao can be said to be unprecedentedly critical, although after the Tumubao Incident, the Ming army will defeat hundreds of thousands of Wara troops under the command of Yu Qian, and this war has not affected Shandong, let alone Yushan Town.

But for Liu Juntao, the Tumubao Incident and a series of major events after that were a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him to truly step into the center of power in the Ming Dynasty, which must be seized, and he must lead the army to win this battle!

"Even if you don't have time to participate in the Battle of Tumubao, you must stand out in the subsequent Battle of Beijing, otherwise there will be no such good opportunity in the future!"

Thinking of this, Liu Juntao immediately convened everyone above the Ministry of Military, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Exploration to discuss the matter.

During this period, Liu Juntao is ready to do another important thing while waiting for everyone to come back, that is, to conduct an assessment of Lan Siqi, Zhao Ling, and Zhang Yuqing, who have been settled in Huakou Town, if these three people are really real talents as they say, then Liu Juntao will take this opportunity to set up the Praise Painting Department and appoint three people as the heads of the Praise Painting Department!

Of course, these are all later words, and Liu Juntao must go through his own strict assessment before he can make a final decision.

Liu Juntao knows a truth very well: those who achieve great things can be defeated again and again, but they can't be without talents!

As for talents, Liu Juntao adheres to the principle of preferring shortage to abundance, which is why he is so cautious and strict.