Chapter 345: War

Qi Jiguang squinted at Li Chengliang, and finally said, "What a good plan!" Saying that, Qi Jiguang explained: "It's just to appease, Ru Qi, this time I transferred you north, presumably Ru Qi should know my intentions, right?" ”

At this time, Li Chengliang naturally can't pretend to be stupid, you are a dignified Liaodong commander-in-chief, it is impossible that you don't even have this bit of strategic vision!

"The big handsome wants to do something to Horqin!" Li Chengliang said directly.

"Those who know me, you are also!" Qi Jiguang said with admiration: "Whether it is to manage the land of the three departments of Duoyan well, or to fight westward, Horqin must be defeated!" ”

History is always strikingly similar, in the previous life, Nurhachi went west, and the first one to fight was Horqin, and in this life, the Ming Dynasty went westward and fought the same Horqin, which is also determined by his geographical location.

Li Chengliang couldn't help but sigh, Qi Jiguang really wanted to do something to Horqin!

"Ben Shuai sent people to the Jurchen Department, just to stabilize them, lest they make trouble for us when we fight Horqin!" Qi Jiguang explained to Li Chengliang with a smile.

Li Chengliang laughed and said: "The marshal has his own arrangement, and the lowly position is naturally followed." ”

The two of them smiled, Qi Jiguang pointed to the map and said, "In this battle, Ben Shuai is ready to annihilate the Horqin Division." With the cavalry of your and my two towns, a total of 60,000 people, swept all the way. ”

"Strike at the Horqin tribes, and the 40,000 infantry behind you is to collect livestock, cattle, horses, and the people of the Horqin tribe."

Saying that, Qi Jiguang drew a big circle: "Advance from the west, east, and middle roads together, and go straight to the Horqin Khan tent." ”

Li Chengliang naturally had no objection to Qi Jiguang's arrangement, and the two of them said some details, and then determined the battle plan for Horqin this time. At the same time, Qi Jiguang also told Li Chengliang about his hunting with Weng Guodai.

"Dashuai is preparing to ambush Weng Guodai?" Li Chengliang heard that Qi Jiguang had sent someone to contact Weng Guodai, and then asked.

"It's not!" Qi Jiguang shook his head: "The movement of the army is too big, and it is impossible to hide from the Horqin Department's exploration horses." Once we attack and kill Tanma, Korqin's Weng Guodai will know what we want to do. ”

"The previous connection is nothing more than a ploy to make Weng Guodai let his guard down."

"This battle, to be taken by surprise, your troops and horses are repaired for two days, and when you get up in the morning two days later, the army will start and directly launch this battle, and this battle will try your best to capture Weng Guodai and Horqin alive."

Li Chengliang was stunned: "Dashuai, it's not necessary to try your best to capture it alive, right?" Although the credit for capturing alive is greater, don't have an accident, then the gain outweighs the loss. ”

Qi Jiguang shook his head directly: "No, if you want to be captured alive, Ben Shuai is also ready to let people press the captives into Beijing to offer their victory, if there are two or three kittens and dogs, our faces will be gloomy!" ”

Hearing Qi Jiguang's words, Li Chengliang sighed, and finally understood where the gap between himself and Qi Jiguang was.

This person can not only fight, but also do this sycophant thing very properly! Think about it, your side is playing very well, you can't let the emperor watch it in the capital!

At the same time, Li Chengliang wondered in his heart, did he have to learn from Qi Jiguang?

In the past, I always wanted to make friends with ministers to consolidate my position, and it seemed that I neglected my loyalty to the emperor, which didn't seem to be good. It has to be changed, it must be changed.

"The big handsome is reasonable, I will explain it!" Li Chengliang agreed with a smile.

The Ming side was actively preparing for war, and the two days passed quickly, and in the early morning of the third day, 60,000 Ming cavalry were ready to go. Divided into three directions, they pounced on Korqin.

On the west road, there were 20,000 cavalry led by Liu Weiying, 20,000 cavalry led by Wu Weiying on the east road, and 20,000 cavalry led by Li Chengliang on the middle road.

Qi Jiguang personally led 40,000 horses behind, and the 20,000 army was guarded in the camp. Qi Jiguang mobilized all the war horses of the original Fu Yu Department, plus the war horses brought by Li Chengliang, so that the Ming army has been greatly improved in terms of both capacity and mobility.

With Qi Jiguang's order, 60,000 Ming cavalry directly pounced on Horqin.

The whole part of Horqin is divided into two wings, the right wing of Horqin and the left wing of Horqin, which is the main grazing area of Horqin.

Qi Jiguang mobilized people this time, Liu Wei on the right attacked Horqin's left flank, Wu Weiying on the left attacked Horqin's right flank, and Li Chengliang took the sweat tent directly.

The road from Fuyu to Horqin was really not far, and the Ming army was in full swing, and the battle started at ten o'clock in the afternoon.

The first to bear the brunt was the left flank of Horqin, which was close to the side of the Ming army, and the Ming army rushed all the way and killed it directly, and all the resistance was killed, and then all the horses were taken away.

The rest of the population and livestock, the Ming army did not take away, and all of them were left to Qi Jiguang.

In this way, the speed of the Ming army's advance was very fast, and when night fell, the Ming army on the right broke through the three tribes of Horqin one after another, and then stopped.

The Left Army was not as fast as the Right Army, but it was about the same.

When night fell, he broke through a tribe and set up camp in this tribe directly.

As night fell, a troop of men and horses rushed into the Horqin Khan's tent, led by a strong man in his thirties. His rough face was full of murderous aura, and he turned over from his horse and strode directly towards Weng Guodai's sweat tent.

The guards of the sweat tent also stopped them, but someone ran to report to Weng Guodai.

The person who came was none other than Oba, the eldest son of Onguodai. When Oba walked in from the outside, Weng Guodai had just finished listening to the report of the guards, and saw Oba rushing in directly, and Weng Guodai's face sank instantly.

"Oba, what are you going to do?" Weng Guodai stared at Oba, like an old wolf on the grassland, his eyes sharp. You must know that at this time, Oba should not be here, but should be on guard against the Ming army in front.

Although what the Ming army said sounded good, but the Ming army had 100,000 people by his side, and Weng Guodai couldn't really feel at ease.

Oba directly ignored the gaze of his father Khan, and said loudly: "Father Khan, the Ming army is coming!" ”

When Weng Guodai heard this, he jumped up directly from the sweat seat and said in disbelief: "What did you say? ”

"The Ming army is coming!" Oba continued: "This morning, the Ming army invaded Horqin in three ways, the Ming right army broke three of our left flank, and the left army broke one of our right flank. ”

"The general of the Ming Middle Route Army is Li Chengliang, and he has already led the army towards the sweat tent."

Weng Guodai's face was full of disbelief, his body shook for a while, and he sat directly on the sweat seat. How so, didn't you say to fight Chahar? Didn't you say that you would be in the alliance? How so.

"Father Khan, take advantage of the darkness to quickly send an order to mobilize people!"

Oba looked at his father Khan and said eagerly: "Otherwise, it will be too late, tomorrow morning the Ming army will attack again, and then we will be finished." ”

Hearing Oba's words, Weng Guodai stood up suddenly: "Yes, yes, herald!" ”

"Assemble a large army to meet the enemy, and all departments will begin to retreat north, quickly, quickly!"