When Geng Xuan's military report arrived at the military plane, Wang Du, Liu Jing and others were ecstatic, and Zhu Yunwen was also very happy, and the nightmare that had been haunting him was finally about to dissipate. But he knew very well that Zhu Di was a person who was good at creating miracles, so he was not careless, nor did he make new adjustments to the front line, Ping An still controlled the overall situation, Sheng Yong was responsible for attacking the city, Geng Xuan was in charge of Zunhua, threatening Beiping from the northeast, and Xu Huizu was still responsible for supervising the grain and grass for the army.

After Geng Xuan took full control of the Luanhe River, his grain and grass transportation no longer went through Shanhaiguan, but by sea, starting from Zhigu or Dalian, to Leting, and then going north along the Luan River to Xifengkou Pass. Although the rebels dug the canal, Zhigu had already stockpiled a large amount of grain and grass, and Zhu Yunwen had ordered the sailors to transport grain from Liujiagang in Suzhou to Zhigu, so there would be no problems in the short term. Moreover, by the beginning of May, Song Li should have dredged the canal, and Xu Huizu only needed to be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass on the front line. In addition, after half a year of running-in, the role of the Military Aircraft Department and Wenyuan Pavilion became more and more prominent, and Zhu Yunwen generally discussed with Wenyuan Pavilion and Military Aircraft Department when encountering problems, and then issued the resolution to the Governor's Office, the Military Department and the Household Department of the Five Armies for implementation.

In order to further divide and disintegrate the rebel army, Zhu Yunwen ordered Wang Du to go north, took up the post of general of the expedition to the north, and presided over the rebellion work of the Intelligence Department and the Investigation Department, so as to conquer Beiping as soon as possible. Wang Du was accompanied by the Mongol prince Kharguchuk and the heads of the three tribes of Uliangha, and Zhu Yunwen hoped that they would play some role.

Beiping, Shunyi, Ugqi camp.

The loss of Xifengkou Pass made Ugqi add a lot of gray hair, and he seemed to have aged ten years overnight, and the rumors of Eseku's death made him even more painful. However, as the commander-in-chief, he still vigorously held a military meeting, which was attended by Ugqi, Taiping, Jiao Polo, Arutai, Mahamu and Toheica, as for the other leader of Warat, Arak, who had already been killed by Guo Ying in Zunhua, so he did not show up.

Looking at the solemn faces of the generals, Ugqi coughed, and then said in a loud voice: "The current situation is extremely critical, let's talk about it, how will our army behave?" ”

"What else can I do?" The impatient Tuo Heicha said loudly: "Of course, we should get out of the customs immediately, we shouldn't have been involved in the bad things of Prince Mingguo." ”

The words of Toheita stirred up a thousand feet of waves, and the two young leaders of Arutai and Mahamu also agreed in unison, but Taiping and Bald Polo were speechless, just looking at Ugqi.

Ugqi smiled slightly, but named Taiping's name: "Leader Taiping, what do you think?" ”

Taiping exhaled lightly, scratched his hair, stood up and arched his hand: "Big Chief, since you asked, I, Taiping, will say a few words." ”

"Now that Eseku has been killed and Xifengkou Pass has been lost, it can be said that our army has reached the point where it has to withdraw."

"First of all, our army is seriously short of food and grass, King Yan is now only left in Beiping, unable to provide food and grass for our army, although horses can eat weeds, but our soldiers are to eat, relying on the mutton we carry can only support half a month, if you don't leave, it's too late."

"Secondly, the main target of the army of the Ming court now must be King Yan, and he can't take care of us for the time being, but I think that King Yan may only be able to support for ten days and a half at most, if the Ming army occupies Beiping, then it will be too late for us to leave. Because at that time, the Ming army would have more than 400,000 troops, and our army would be less than 100,000, so I agreed with the opinion of the leader of Tohecha that our army must retreat immediately without delay. ”

Taiping's words caused everyone to nod frequently, but Ugqi was unhappy, because Taiping implicitly pointed out that the current predicament was caused by his son Eseku's loss of Xifeng Pass, but Ugqi could not attack, and now he needed to maintain the unity of the four tribes of Warat. Among the 90,000 cavalry in the pass, there were only 30,000 in the Waratbu, but there were 60,000 in Arutai and the others, and Arutai and the others were even more anxious, because they almost poured out of the nest, and once they could not return, then their tribe would be swallowed up, and their relatives would become slaves of others. At this moment, no one mentions the matter of raising the war with war, going deep into the hinterland of the Ming Kingdom to burn and loot, because no matter how much you rob, you can't bring it back, and no one is willing to lose your soldiers, because if you want to cross Yanshan and return to the north, it is destined to be a road full of thorns and blood, and I don't know how many soldiers will fall on that bloody road.

Knowing everyone's small abacus, Ugqi really regretted it, not because he entered the Ming Dynasty to participate in the war, but because he didn't listen to Wang Xing's words and annexed the three parts of Wara, otherwise he would not face such a dilemma now, among the 90,000 cavalry, only 10,000 cavalry under his direct control were 10,000, so he had to submit to the public opinion and decided to return north.

For the capture of Zunhua City and Xifengkou Pass, Ugqi did not consider it at all, after experiencing the siege of Xu Huizu in Changping, Ugqi no longer wanted to attack any city with firearms, although the other leaders were a little unconvinced, but it was better not to attack. Therefore, on the night of May 5, Ugqi secretly ordered the whole army to pull out the camp and rush to Miyun overnight, intending to exit the customs from Gubeikou.

Since the loss of Xifengkou Pass, Zhu Di sent people to secretly monitor the camp of Ugqi, and when he found that he was returning north, Zhu Di looked up at the starry sky, clenched his fists, his eyes were full of blood, and summoned the guards to report to the Ping'an camp.

Ping An has been very energetic recently, according to Sheng Yong's description, within ten days, Beiping will be broken; Moreover, Geng Xuan's Liaodong Army has more than 50,000 cavalry, so he can deploy more than 100,000 cavalry, even if he fights with the combined forces of Ugqi and Zhu Di, he is not afraid.

When Zhu Di's messenger arrived at the Ping'an camp, Ping'an had not yet rested, and when he heard that Zhu Di's messenger was coming, he immediately summoned Gao Wei, Li Yuan, Zhang Hantian and others to meet him.

After understanding what Zhu Di meant, Ping An asked with some surprise: "Have the Yanshu people already dispatched?" ”

"Yes, my prince said that he, as the son of Taizu, will never shame Taizu, the Mongols were introduced by him, so naturally he can't let them escape, so he has chased them away, and all the Mongols must be left behind."

"However, you only have 30,000 cavalry, but the Mongols have 90,000, and there is a huge disparity in numbers, how can the Yanshu people be so unwise?"

"That's why my prince hopes that General Ping'an will send troops, as long as the two armies are combined, it will be about the same number as the Mongolian army, and we can finish the battle with it."

"Moreover, even if the general does not send troops, my general has decided to fight the Mongols to the death to comfort the spirit of the first emperor in heaven. As for the prince of my family," said the messenger, with tears in his eyes, and wept, "He is willing to tie his hands and accept any punishment from the imperial court." ”

"Huh?" "Really?" The reaction was mixed, but they were all excited.

Ping'an was especially excited, and waved his hand: "Great, Yanshu people can face the reality, it is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty." Come, prepare food and drinks for the messenger, and treat them well! ”

"Thank you for the general's love, but I have to go back to my life!"

"Well, well, that's hard for you." Ping An laughed and ordered his guards to personally escort him out of the camp.

After the envoy left, Ping An looked at Gao Wei and the others, and said with a smile: "What do you think of this matter?" ”

Gao Wei arched his hand and said: "General, the Yanshu people are worthy of being the descendants of Emperor Gao, they can be said to know the current affairs, know the general situation, it is not too late to restrain the horse from the precipice, this move is in line with the people, it can not only quell the rebellion in one fell swoop, but also hit the Mongols hard, and bring twenty years of peace to the border fortress." ”

"What about you?" Peace is noncommittal.

"General, the last general thinks that the Yanshu people must have some tricks, and he won't give in so easily." Zhang Hantian said in a deep voice.

"Why?"

"This," Zhang Hantian thought for a while, and finally arrived: "The last general doesn't know either, but the last general has this intuition." ”

"Li Yuan, what do you think?"

Li Yuan, who had been pondering just now, hesitated for a moment and said: "General, the last general is not sure, but if the 100,000 Mongolian troops are allowed to cross the Great Wall unscathed and return to the grassland, the emperor and the court will inevitably blame the general." But once it is a trick of the Yanshu people, our army is also very dangerous. ”

"Yes, how is the situation of Yanshu and Ugqi in the last few days?"

"Since the return of the Mongol army that harassed them in the south, Ugqi has been separated from the Yanshu people, and according to the intelligence of the Intelligence Department, Zhu Di has repeatedly scolded the Mongols in the tent for not being trustworthy and has remorse."

"Have they been in touch lately?"

"It's hard to judge this, the Yanshu people will also supply Wugeqi with some grain and grass every day."

"Oh," Ping'an pondered for a while, spread out the map, drew a circle on it with his right hand, and said, "General Ben's plan is like this,......"

After Ping'an finished talking about his plan, Li Yuan, Zhang Hantian and the others glanced at each other and nodded.

"Very good, Li Yuan!"

"In!"

"You lead the Guards cavalry army first, remember, you must be careful of the ambushes of the Yanshu or the Mongols, just entangle them."

"General Ben personally led 30,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry as the central army. In addition, Zhang Hantian! ”

"Yes."

"You lead 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to attack the camp of the Ugqi and Yanshu people, and after you capture it, set it on fire, the bigger the fire, the better, and then lead the army to chase the Chinese army, and also pay attention to the ambush."

"Yes!"

“......”