Geng Xuan's main concern was actually to quell the Jurchen rebellion, not the Mongol invasion.

Geng Xuan was very aware of his position in the emperor's heart, so he would not deviate from this position at any time.

Among the generals of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the veterans, there are only five people, namely Ping'an, Sheng Yong, Xu Huizu, Chang Sheng and Geng Xuan himself.

Ping'an, wise and brave, with high merit and good at using cavalry, so he will be seen in battles related to Meng Yuan.

Sheng Yong is good at strategy and good at firearms, but he is not good at using cavalry, so he will appear on battlefields such as Korea and the Wa Kingdom.

And Xu Huizu, the identity is more sensitive, his father is the first hero of the founding of the country Xu Da, and his sister is the emperor's favorite concubine, so he has been conscientious and cautious, and there has been no big mistake over the years, but the Xu family and the Yanshu people are inextricably linked, and they cannot be completely cleared up to this day, so the emperor is very careful about its use, and in most cases he takes it with him, with high power, but rarely gives heavy soldiers.

In Geng Xuan's opinion, Xu Huizu's chance of being able to go to the battlefield again is not very good.

As for Chang Sheng, he just relied on Yu Yin, the king of Kaiping, and his relationship with His Majesty, and his loyalty and courage were commendable, but his talent could only be regarded as ordinary.

And Geng Xuan's positioning of himself is actually very simple, that is, everything follows His Majesty's baton, thinks about His Majesty's thoughts, and is anxious about His Majesty's urgency, which is enough.

His Majesty attaches great importance to the Northeast and has always regarded the Jurchens in the Northeast as a big problem, so Geng Xuan also sees the Northeast and the Jurchens as such.

When His Majesty issued an edict to "disperse the tribes and divide the land into agriculture", Geng Xuan knew that there would inevitably be a war with the Jurchens.

Unlike Cheng Benli's idea, Geng Xuan's idea was to solve all the problems at once, force the Jurchens to rebel, and then fight to kill them.

Of course, this practice must be approved by the emperor, so Geng Xuan made a secret fold.

After that, it's pretty simple.

Geng Xuan came to the Northeast, and Chang Sheng, the founding father, made a detailed handover with him, and Geng Xuan could only be grateful in his words and said sorry in his heart.

Therefore, when the Jurchen rebellion and the Mongol invasion occurred at the same time, Geng Xuan's choice was to put down the Jurchen rebellion with all his might, and to take a defensive position against the Mongols, so he asked Li Yuan to settle the battle within a month.

It's a pity that Li Yuan didn't do it, Li Yuan is a cautious person, but not decisive enough.

An ambush at the foot of Changbai Mountain was supposed to be the best opportunity.

It's a pity that although a large number of Jurchens were killed and injured in this battle, Wanyan Tongxu escaped alive, which made Geng Xuan extremely angry, and even wavered for a while, but in the end he still did not change the established strategy, but just in case, he had already issued an assembly order to the rear in case of emergency.

But fortunately, Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune, the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, and everything is in danger.

This is Geng Xuan's true feeling when he received Li Yuanzhan's report.

It's just that Geng Xuan is worried about another thing now, that is, Yiguo Fairness and Security will be very dissatisfied.

For Ping'an, this is his best chance to obtain a hereditary duke and become the top magnate of the Ming Dynasty, but it is a pity that he can't help from his side.

Li Yuan's final decisive battle site, the bank of the Songhua River, is more than 1,000 miles away from Shuangliao, and Shuangliao is still more than 200 miles away from Tongliao, and this distance of 1,200 miles is a huge test for the Guards Cavalry Army, which has been fighting for two months.

Optimistically, they will arrive in Shuangliao in six days, then rest for one or two days, and take another one or two days to reach Tongliao, then it will take at least ten days.

It's been too long.

Geng Xuan only had 5,000 cavalry in his hands, and the Mongol and Warat coalition troops under Tongliao City were at least ten times larger.

Of course, on the day of the defeat of Warat, Geng Xuan notified Ping'an at an expedited speed of six hundred miles, but the cavalry had to make a detour through Tieling, and then go east along the Xing'an Ridge to find a safe army in the vast grassland, which was not an easy task.

And even if the Messenger finds peace, it may not be in time.

Of course, Geng Xuan didn't do nothing, he sent Wang Zhong to lead 3,000 cavalry to Tongliao to investigate, but he told him thousands of times that he must be very, very careful, and Wang Zhong understood and went.

After Wang Zhong left, Geng Xuan immediately returned to Xingyuan and wrote a letter to Cheng Benli, who was the governor in charge of the civil affairs of Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces.

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Geng Xuan's fears were soon confirmed.

Wang Zhong set out on the third day of the defeat of Warat, on the first day of September in the ninth year of Jianwen, when the siege and annihilation of the Jurchens had not yet begun.

Wang Zhong kept sending news.

On September 2, Dibaonu led his army eastward and joined up with Eseku to help Eseku collect the remnants of the army.

On September 3, Di Baonu and Eseku returned to Liao.

On September 4, the Mongol and Warat combined forces did not attack the city, and repaired under the city of Tongliao.

On 5 September, the allied forces began to cross the river and return north, and their sheepskin rafts were covered with the Xiliao River, which overflowed the embankment, and the defenders of Tongliao and Wang Zhong did not dare to approach.

On September 6, the allied forces all crossed the Xiliao River, and only a small number of rearguards were intercepted and killed by Wang Zhong, most of whom were Warats.

On the same day, Wang Zhong and Mo Tingyuan reported to Geng Xuan and asked him to come to Tongliao for guidance.

On September 7, Geng Xuan learned the news and rushed to Tongliao with 2,000 cavalry.

On September 8, Geng Xuan arrived in Tongliao and met Yiguo Ping'an, who had just arrived in Tongliao yesterday.

According to insiders, Yiguo Ping'an had a big quarrel with Changxing Hou Geng Xuan, and then broke up unhappily.

On September 25, the imperial court issued an edict ordering Ping'an and Geng Xuan to return to Beijing to report on their work, and the troops under Ping'an were handed over to Zhang Lun, the capital of Hebei, and Zhang Hanbei, the capital of Rehe, respectively, and returned to their original stations, of which the First Cavalry Corps of the Guards was temporarily stationed in Beijing; Northeast affairs are in charge of An Yuanbo and Li Yuan.

At this point, this inexplicable battle ended inexplicably.

But the aftermath of this incident is far from subsided.

This is also the main reason why Ping An and Geng Xuan returned to Beijing to report on their work.

In the above book, Ping An believes that Geng Xuan put the cart before the horse and transferred most of his army to pursue and suppress the Jurchens, resulting in the emptiness of Shuangliao and his inability to contain and prevent the eastward advance of the Mongol and Warat coalition forces; Even Ping'an accused Geng Xuan of attacking too early, causing the rout of Wara and the cold of the land protection slaves, so that the Ming Dynasty missed the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to eliminate Meng Yuan in one fell swoop and completely wipe out the grassland.

Geng Xuan, on the other hand, believed that the Jurchen rebellion affected the overall situation in Northeast China, and Jilin and Heilongjiang were in danger of gaining and losing, so he must do his best to quell the Jurchen rebellion in the shortest possible time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Moreover, in the process of counterinsurgency, Li Yuan found that the Mongols were involved, and suspected that it was related to the Dibaonu, and the confessions of the Jurchen captives later also confirmed this.

Therefore, Geng Xuan believed that his actions were not inappropriate, and even pointed out that if he hadn't hit Warat hard, even if he arrived safely, he might not be able to defeat the combined forces of Mongolia and Warat, and could only watch the other party withdraw......

In comparison, Geng Xuan was calm, while Ping An was very angry.

The reason is simple.

Geng Xuan's achievements in the war are remarkable - he quelled the Jurchen rebellion and defeated Warat, which is a real credit; Ping'an was different, the 50,000 cavalry expedition, only Zhang Hanbei's forward won slightly, and the others worked in vain.

Therefore, Geng Xuan's subordinates will inevitably be rewarded, and it would be good if Ping'an's subordinates could not be reprimanded, so Ping'an must choose to fight, otherwise no one will be willing to follow him in the future.

In addition, Ping'an's supervision made Tie Xuan support Ping'an, and Geng Xuan's supervision made Cheng Benli support Geng Xuan, which made things even more complicated.

To this end, Zhu Yunwen convened a military meeting in front of the emperor, and Wenyuan Pavilion and the Military Aircraft Department attended the discussion.

After three days of verbal debate, Zhu Yunwen made a final decision:

Geng Xuan made meritorious contributions to quelling the Jurchen rebellion, and his annual salary increased by 500 stones; Li Yuan's rebellion was meritorious, and the hereditary voucher was promoted from viscount to earl; Wang Zhong and Xiong Hai were both awarded viscounts, hereditary replacement, and the rest of the soldiers who participated in the counterinsurgency were rewarded.

Ping An expected the enemy to be wrong, and his actions were slow, and he lowered his salary to 300 stones, and all the soldiers were not rewarded.

At the same time, Zhu Yunwen issued an order to conquer Mobei, set up the Northern Expeditionary Army, commanded Ping'an, and commanded the first, third, and eighth cavalry armies.

Peace and order!