Many days of rain have passed, and the warm sun shines on the endless green grassland; The breeze blows, the green grass carpet undulates like waves, and the brilliant wildflowers dot it, like a charming picture, gradually stretching to the distant horizon; In the bright sunlight, the mountains loom in the distance, and occasionally birds fly in and out of them.

The air is filled with a refreshing scent of plants and trees.

But.

A puff of smoke, accompanied by the shaking of the earth, shattered all this tranquility and beauty.

The cavalry that obscured the sky appeared on the horizon, the knight's sword reflected the cold light, and behind him, an endless tide of Lele carts, interspersed with countless herdsmen, staring at the distant city of Helin like a pack of hungry wolves.

A hurried alarm sounded at the head of the city, and Geng Xuan and Tie Xuan hurriedly boarded the city, looking at it at a glance, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"That's your plan?"

Tie Xuan's angry voice sounded beside him, Geng Xuan turned his head a little helplessly, bit his lip, and then shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Lord Tie, the last general has already told you everything he knows, and the ...... in front of you It was indeed somewhat unexpected by the last general. ”

Tie Xuan frowned, then glanced at Geng Xuan with squinted eyes, as if he didn't believe what the other party said, and finally lost in the other party's calmness, but he didn't pay attention to Geng Xuan anymore, but turned his head to look at Kuang Yi: "General Kuang, can we hold it?" ”

Kuang Yi glanced outside the city, snorted slightly, and then hugged his fist towards Tie Xuan, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, my lord, even if Qiketu attacks with a hundred thousand people, Helin City will be impregnable!" ”

"Really?"

Tie Xuan was a little disbelieving, squinted at Geng Xuan, after Geng Xuan noticed, nodded, Tie Xuan couldn't help but let out a sigh, turned his head to look outside the city, glanced a few times, and suddenly said: "No, how can the Mongols have so many Lele cars?" ”

"This,"

Geng Xuan was also a little surprised, he tilted his head and thought for a while, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said sharply: "Come on, call Chen Weiben over!" ”

"Yes!"

Chen Wei was originally a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Qianhu stationed in Holin, and was responsible for the investigation of the enemy's situation, and he had to bear the corresponding responsibility for such a big intelligence mistake.

......

"See the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Lord Inspector!"

Chen Weiben is not tall, about thirty years old, with a beard on his face, which looks a little vicious at first glance, but as soon as he opens his mouth, a burst of urn sound blurts out, but it gives people an inexplicable sense of security, plus his personality is hearty and he often smiles, so he is very popular with Lin Cheng, and has a good relationship with Ping An and Geng Xuan, but his relationship with Tie Xuan is a little bad.

Looking at Chen Weiben, who was standing down, Geng Xuan pointed out of the city with a serious expression and asked, "Chen Qianhu, what's going on?" ”

"It's—it's the Mongols!"

"I know,"

Geng Xuan was choked and said with some annoyance: "Of course General Ben knows that the Mongols are coming, but General Ben wants to know why so many tribes have betrayed?" And how can they have so many Lele cars? ”

“......”

Chen Weiben hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and said, "General Hui, the commander-in-chief knows all these things!" ”

"What?"

Geng Xuan was stunned, but Tie Xuan was furious, raised his hand and pointed: "Chen Weiben, you are so bold, this official is an envoy, you dare to conceal such important information, do you want to rebel?" ”

"Don't dare! But, but, this is all what Yi Guogong meant! ”

"What? Yi Guogong? How dare he? ”

Tie Hyun was even more annoyed, his voice getting louder and louder, and he felt that his authority as an overseer had been flouted, which was a great shame!

At this moment, Geng Xuan interjected and said in a low voice: "Chen Weiben, General Ben asked you, does Your Majesty have a secret decree?" ”

“...... Well, yes, Your Majesty has a will, and the war in Mobei is fully responsible for the Duke of Yiguo! ”

"What?"

Geng Xuan and Tie Xuan glanced at each other, unable to hide the shock and disappointment in their eyes.

......

Jingshi, Qianqing Palace.

"Zhongjing, what do you think?"

Zhu Yunwen put down the teacup and looked at the old man sitting opposite him with a smile.

The old man was dressed in a scarlet official uniform, his beard and hair were already gray, only his eyes were still bright, he was frowning and looking at the fold in his hand, his lips were biting slightly, and there seemed to be something unspeakable-it was the second son of Sincerity Bo Liu Ji - Zhu Yunwen's former think tank - Liu Jing.

Soon after Wang Du's death, I don't know what the reason is, Liu Jing's health slowly deteriorated, and he made some mistakes when he was on an errand in the Qianqing Palace, and after being reprimanded, there was still not much improvement, but Zhu Yunwen did not agree to his request to Zhishi, but let him go back to his hometown in Qingtian to recuperate, and at the same time ordered local officials to take care of it.

Now that two years have passed, Zhu Yunwen misses Liu Jing a little, so he summoned him to Beijing, and there happened to be a piece of information sent from Mobei, so Zhu Yunwen asked Liu Jing to analyze it.

Liu Jing was silent for a while, and finally put down the fold and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister has a little foolish opinion, please Your Majesty Holy Judge!" ”

"Hehe, let's hear it!"

"Chektu is not to be underestimated, but the Mongol is exhausted, and he is just a mantis arm as a car."

"Oh, how do you say?"

"Chektu is ruthless, calculating, and good at judging the situation, but he is a gambler at heart, which means he is bound to lose the last card!"

"Hmm."

"The headquarters of the Chiktu was in the area of Balbasi, the so-called 'people of the woods', and it was located in Moxi, but he was a vassal to both Warat and Mongolia, but he kept his distance from both at the same time."

"Since the death of Ugqi, the Eseku has been indecided, and Chiktu has taken the opportunity to gain independent status; But at the same time, he still kept his distance from the Dibaonu, because the Dibaonu was afraid of the Ming Dynasty and intended to be a vassal to the Ming, which was fiercely opposed by the Chiktu cadres. ”

"Through this opposition, Chektu has gathered many supporters around him."

"When Dibaonu was advancing westward, he once sent people to contact Chektu, but Chektu sternly refused, and he played the banner of restoring the 'Great Mongolian State' and continued to recruit people."

"It is said that there were at least 20,000 cavalry under his command at that time."

"Therefore, Chiktu is fully capable of defeating the old generals of the Song and Song dynasties head-on, but in fact, the battle of Jinshan has been beaten into a pot of raw rice."

"This shows that Chektu is not giving it his all, why? This shows that his plan is very big, and then the question arises, what is his goal? ”

"Weichen agrees with Yi Guogong's opinion - the goal of Chektu must be Helin, as for Hulunbuir, which is close to Tongliao and Baicheng, once something happens, our army can quickly reinforce and supply, Chektu comes from afar, and it is easy to annihilate the whole army, so he will not choose Hulunbuir."

"In addition, the political significance of Horin is not trivial, once Chiktu defeats our army and occupies Horin, then he is very likely to become the new Great Khan of Mongolia."

“......”

After listening to Liu Jing's analysis, Zhu Yunwen was silent for a while, and then raised his head and said with some uncertainty: "This Qiketu really has such great ambitions?" ”

"Wechen...... Thought...... The possibilities are high! ”

Liu Jing hesitated for a moment and said.

"That's it!"

Zhu Yunwen pondered for a while, looked up at the window, and said, "I also hope that Chiktu is more ambitious, otherwise I don't know how long this war will drag on!" ”

Looking at the sad appearance of the emperor's clothes, a chill appeared in Liu Jing's heart, and such a scene appeared in his mind:

Arrived safely in Mobei and appeased the tribes, the means were very careless, and the management was not meticulous enough, which attracted the contempt of the Mongolian tribes.

The Military Intelligence Bureau secretly observed Zhuwei and reported the situation to Ping'an, but Ping'an remained silent, and instead of pressing it in time, it added fuel to the fire.

After the Ping'an Western Expedition, the Military Intelligence Bureau spread rumors among the guards, making the guards despise the Ming army even more, and more specifically, they despised Geng Xuan - the concubine of the Ming Dynasty - the brother-in-law of His Majesty the Ming Emperor.

In the end, Chektu arrived as promised, and the guards rebelled and laid siege to Horin, and then the Heian army suddenly appeared, and the elite cavalry army of the Guards surged like a wave, leaving behind a blood-stained grassland......

This is all undeserved killing, why did Your Majesty do this? Is he so sure? Aren't you afraid of playing with fire and setting yourself on fire?

Liu Jing doesn't understand! At the same time, I dare not ask!

......

It's just that this conversation didn't last long.

Someone from Cining Palace conveyed the will of the Queen Mother and wanted to talk to the emperor, so Liu Jing had no choice but to retire.

When Liu Jing left, he noticed that the emperor's face was not very natural, and he seemed to be a little embarrassed.

......

"Emperor, why did you want Jiang Du to go to Geng Xuan?"

"I-"