Chapter Seventy-Two: Attack?
Evidence?
Urina was stunned, but she quickly reacted and said eagerly: "This lord, my husband is really Wang Xing, he was the national teacher of Warat before his death, and there are many people in Warat who recognize me, you must believe me!" β
"What did you say?"
Fang Bin was stunned, although he had guessed, he didn't expect this to be the case, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhang Fu, and Zhang Fu also turned around, glanced at Urina, and then glanced at Fang Bin, and nodded slightly.
"How did Wang Xing die? When did you die? Did something happen to Warat? β
"Yes!"
Uzhna nodded: "Ten days ago, the Great Khandyβ"
"Wait a minute!"
Zhang Fu suddenly interrupted Wu Rina, turned his head to look at Fang Bin, and said, "Lord Fang, are we going to change places!" β
"Well," Fang Bin nodded, and casually ordered: "Come on, take Mrs. Urina back to the mansion!" β
"Yes, sir!"
When he was about to go down to the city, Zhang Fu fell behind slightly, called his subordinates, and gave a few instructions before getting on his horse and rushing to the mansion.
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Wu Rina is not very old, only twenty-one or twelve years old, the appearance is relatively delicate, it is said that her mother is a woman from the Han land, so she has a certain foundation in Chinese, after following Wang Xing, most of the daily communication is in Chinese, so there is no problem with the general Chinese dialect, but in Zhang Fu and Fang Bin's ears, it is still a little stiff, and even the words do not reach the meaning, but the general meaning can still be understood.
According to Urina's description, Zhang and Fang had a general idea of what had happened in the past few days.
After taking control of the royal tent, Dibaonu immediately demanded allegiance from everyone, but everyone was willing to oppose it, but there was no sufficient reason, because de jure it was the Great Khan of all Mongolia and the nominal monarch of everyone.
Wang Xing was so sad and disappointed that he could only fight to the death, but before he died, he sent Uzhna and his four-year-old son out and let his henchman Galu protect them.
Galu was a prisoner of war of the Clark tribe and should have been punished for hard labor, but after Wang Xing rescued him, he gave him some capital to open a shop, and often traveled back and forth to Hami, Jiayuguan and other places.
Originally, Wang Xing used Galu as a spy, but he didn't expect that in the end, it was used to save the lives of his wife and children.
Galu was very loyal, and after receiving the order from Wang Xing, he immediately led his men to escort Uzhina and Wang Ben to flee in the direction of Hami.
In fact, this was also a last resort, and the Mongol army blocked the area around the West Sea, but did not make much adjustment in the east, according to Galu, in order to avoid attracting the attention of the Ming army.
But the Mongol army quickly reacted and sent cavalry thousands of miles to chase and kill.
Along the way, all of Garu's men were killed, and eventually Galu was also killed.
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Listening to Wu Rina's silent description, Zhang Fu and Fang Bin glanced at each other, comforted them a few words, and ordered someone to take them down and take good care of them.
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"General Zhang, what do you think?"
"Lord Fang, the last general thinks that what this Urina said should be the truth."
"Why?"
"First of all, in May, there was an abnormal movement in Warat, and at the end of May, Esekku led a large army to the east, and His Majesty ordered us to pay close attention to the movements of Warat; Secondly, at about the same time, Dibaonu sent an envoy to the imperial court, willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty and replace the Wara Western Expedition; Finally, at the end of August and the beginning of September, the Mongol and Warat combined forces appeared in Tongliao, and three days later, the Warat army was defeated under the city of Shuangliao, and two days later, the Mongol and Warat combined forces withdrew to Mobei. β
"In addition to what Uzhna said now, today the Dibaonu suddenly appeared in the West Sea, took control of the Horat King's Tent, and has already obtained everyone's allegiance."
"Judging from these circumstances, the land protector should have been premeditated, probably from May, or even earlier, to start planning!"
"Hiss-" Fang Bin gasped, a little incredulous: "In this way, this land protector is really a gambler, such a big plan, as long as there is any problem, it is easy to lose all the achievements, and even turn against Warat." β
"It's okay!"
Zhang Fu pondered for a moment, shook his head and said with a smile: "Even if the plan fails, there is no big loss to the land protectors, anyway, the discord between the Golden Family and Warat is not a matter of one day, and the plundering of Erlebok Khan back then should not be a secret until now!" β
"Besides, the land protector may not be without a ...... of recruitment"
"What's the trick?"
Zhang Fu hesitated for a moment, and said with some uncertainty: "It is very likely that the Dibao Nu will rely on the strength of the Ming Dynasty to attack Warat together. β
"How is this possible? How can I be at the mercy of it? β
"I can't say this clearly, maybe he can come up with a chip that will make His Majesty's heart move?"
"Your Majesty? It's simply impossible! β
Fang Bin said categorically, and at the same time he arched his hand to the east, and said: "Your Majesty has the four seas in mind and has ambitions in the world, and it is by no means something that can be shaken by small profits. β
"Hmm-" Zhang Fu replied in a low voice.
"What's wrong?"
Fang Bin noticed that Zhang Fu was staring at the map, looking hesitant.
"Lord Fang!"
Zhang Fu slowly raised his head, stared at Fang Bin, and said astringently: "I want to lead the army to raid the West Sea, I don't know if the adults think it's okay?" β
"What? You-"
Fang Bin was taken aback by Zhang Fu's words, he pointed at Zhang Fu with a trembling finger and said, "General Zhang, you are joking!" β
β...... It's not,"
Zhang Fu gritted his teeth, calmed down, and finally shook his head firmly: "Lord Fang, please see, we are now in Hami, more than a thousand miles away from the West Sea, if the whole army is lightly armed, it will take less than ten days to reach the West Sea." β
"And at this moment in the West Sea, the Mongol army is mainly anti-guest, occupying a fertile land of water and grass, and the Wara army is the master, but it lives under the fence, and it will inevitably be indignant, and the two armies are not in harmony, this is an opportunity to take advantage of; In addition, the Mongol army must be exhausted from thousands of miles of migration, and this should be the weakest time for them. β
"If this opportunity is missed, and the Mongols take root in the West Sea, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with!"
Listening to Zhang Fu's analysis, Fang Bin's expression did not relax, but stared at the map tightly.
"How? Lord Fang? β
β...... General Zhang, "
Fang Bin was silent for a while, walked to the map, and said, "This move is too risky, and this official will never approve of it!" β
"General, please look," Fang Bin walked to the door, pointed to the clouds in the sky, and said: "Hami is not as good as Jiangnan, snowfall in October is a common thing, our army is thousands of miles away, once it encounters heavy snowfall, it is likely that the whole army will be wiped out, this is one of them; β
"Second, in terms of troops, our army is also at an absolute disadvantage, the Mongol and Warat combined armies are at least more than 50,000, and our army's army in Hami is less than 20,000 combined, less than half of the enemy's army."
"So it's not going to work!"
However, Fang Bin's categorical words did not save Zhang Fu's mind, he stared at the map like a demonic obstacle, thinking hard, and calculating carefully......
Just when Zhang Fu and Fang Bin were in an argument, a report sounded outside the door.
After listening to the report of his subordinates, Zhang Fu was overjoyed: "Bring people over!" β
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"General, the stakes are very high, think twice!"
Just as Zhang Fu was assigning tasks, Fang Bin walked in and bowed in front of his subordinates.
Zhang Fu put down the baton and waved his hand: "You guys go down and prepare!" β
"Yes, General!"
"Lord Fang, I have made up my mind, no need to say more!" Looking at Fang Bin with a serious expression, Zhang Fu sighed slightly and said in a deep voice.
"General!"
Fang Bin looked around, and then said loudly: "The Guards are Your Majesty's own army, and they are the pillars of the country, once there is an accident, it will inevitably shake in the northwest, and there may be changes in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, Warat, and Mongolia, which will affect Your Majesty's plans." β
"In addition, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has always advocated defeating the opponent with the momentum of thunder and all preparations, and has never used troops at risk, hoping for luck, and you sent troops this time, which is to abandon everything and seek luck, if you insist on your own opinion, this official will definitely write to impeach you!"
"General, stop it! It's too late to stop! β
"With the national strength of my Ming Dynasty, it won't take a few years to completely defeat Meng Yuan, why are you in a hurry?"
Xu is face changed when he saw Zhang Fu's face, and Fang Bin's last few words, his voice was slightly lowered, but the guards outside the door could still hear it.
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