Hakuba River.

Because Zhao Kaishan, the chief military officer of Guangning Town, and Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Huguang, led his soldiers to firmly guard the wilderness of Baimachuan, the 200,000 Mongolian iron cavalry army could not cut off the retreat of the Ming army, so that the two sides were stalemate for a while, forming a confrontation situation, resulting in a huge disagreement between the 19 foreign Mongolian vassals on the current war situation.

Among the nineteen foreign Mongolian tribes, the Khalkha tribe, the Saiyin Noyan tribe, the Chechen Khan tribe, and the Zasaktu Khan tribe were the most powerful, and the number of Mongolian iron cavalry under the command of each department was more than 20,000, and the strength of these four divisions alone accounted for half of the 200,000 Mongolian iron cavalry in the south.

This situation determines that these four leaders have more power to speak than anyone else!

Since the 70,000 Ming army on the opposite side blocked the 200,000 iron cavalry army, the leaders of these nineteen tribes have not stopped quarreling.

With the three leaders of the Khalkha Division, the Saiyin Noyan Division, and the Chechen Khan Department as one side, and united the leaders of the remaining nine tribes, they advocated not to fight with the tens of thousands of Ming troops in Baimachuan, but to stick to Baimachuan, as long as the connection between the tens of thousands of Ming troops and the main army in the north was cut off, the goal would be achieved, and there was no need to fight to the death.

In the final analysis, the leaders of the Khalkha Tribe, the Saiyin Noyan Tribe, the Chechen Khan Department and other twelve tribes were worried about the damage to the strength of their tribes, so they didn't want to fight with the Ming army. Besides, this time the Mongolian tribes led all their belongings to the south, originally to pick up the bargain, if they lost the capital this time, I am afraid that no one would be willing.

However, the leaders of the other seven tribes, led by the Zasaktu Khan, strongly opposed it, and everyone thought that since everyone had already led their troops south to fight all the way to Baimachuan, they should do their best to fight the Ming army, at least to win the current battle. In particular, the leader of the Zasaktu Khan Department believes that if everyone preserves their strength and the two ends of the first rat, then this battle will undoubtedly be lost, and everyone will not only not be able to reap the benefits, but also lose money in the hands of the Ming army!

The two sides quarreled for several days, but neither side could convince the other. Affected by the controversy of the leaders of various tribes, the offensive of the 200,000 Mongol iron cavalry army also came and went, and the attack of the iron cavalry army was very weak.

The vacillation of the Mongolian army also made Zhao Kaishan and Lu Xiangsheng breathe a sigh of relief, and the two of them have only led their own armies to guard the camp these days, and have been confronting the 200,000 Mongolian iron cavalry army, but they are also at ease.

Just after the two sides confronted each other for ten days, a major event suddenly occurred in the Mongol army: the leader of the Zasaktu Khan, who had been attacking the Ming army, suddenly died in the camp, and more than 20,000 iron horsemen belonging to the Zasaktu Khan suddenly rioted when they heard the news, and they continued to clamor in the Mongolian camp, and they all agreed that the leaders of the tribes who advocated the confrontation had murdered their own Khan.

The leaders of the Khalkha Division, the Saiyin Noyan Division, and the Chechen Khan Department seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and as soon as the soldiers of the Zasaktu Khan Department made a fuss, the iron cavalry of these three tribes and the remaining dozen or so troops and horses surrounded the Zasaktu Khan Department. At the same time, the Khalkha chieftain also united the leaders of the three small tribes to gather 10,000 iron cavalry and monitor the rest of the small tribes that advocated attacking.

All of a sudden, the 200,000 Mongol army of the foreign vassal fell into a situation of civil strife, and the Mongol army suddenly formed a confrontation situation in the large camp that stretched for more than ten miles, and a great war was about to break out.

At this critical moment, the 20,000 troops of the Zasaktu Khan suddenly began to kill each other, and more than 10,000 soldiers, led by their respective commanders and centurions, showed their fangs at their fellow tribesmen.

The rest of the Mongol army besieging the Zasaktu Khan was watching from the sidelines, all of them watching the bloody slaughter in front of them with expressionless eyes.

The slaughter continued until the evening of that day, and in the end there were only about 12,000 soldiers left in the Zasaktu Khan's army, which was then divided among the Khalkha tribes, the Saiyin Noyan tribes, and the Chechen Khan tribes.

Since then, the Zasaktu Khan has completely disappeared into the steppe, and the several tribes that previously relied on the Zasaktu Khan to advocate an attack are also silent, and no one cares about any attack or confrontation anymore, and all the tribal leaders are now only concerned about one thing, that is, whether they will die suddenly and whether their tribes will be annexed!

Two days later, the Mongol cavalry army of the outer domain, which had only 190,000 soldiers and horses left, suddenly retreated, and withdrew until the west bank of the Luan River before re-encamping.

In this regard, Zhao Kaishan and Lu Xiangsheng were both puzzled, and they didn't understand what the hell was going on with the Mongolian army that had been confronting them, how could they suddenly retreat?

On the same day, Zhao Kaishan led 200 personal guards to the Tianxiong army camp, and Lu Xiangsheng discussed, the two decided to respond to all changes with immobility, and the two armies did not do anything except advance fifteen miles forward and re-encamped, and continued to confront the Mongolian army of the outer domain.

Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile: "General Zhao, there are only four days left before the deadline set by Zhenguo Gong, and it is estimated that news will come from the battle situation in the Daning direction and the Hara River direction, and it will be easy for us to attack or continue to hold on at that time." ”

Zhao Kaishan naturally understood this truth, but said with some regret: "It's a pity that I couldn't fight with those Mongolian Tatars of the outer domain!" ”

"Haha, don't worry about Mr. Zhao, isn't this war over yet? We have a chance to kill the Tartars. ”

Three days later, the Ming army and the Mongol army of the outer vassal were at peace with each other, and there was no more fighting, except for the temptation of the soldiers and horses of the squads, and the fierce fighting between the soldiers and the Mongol scouts.

On the evening of the third day, Zhao Kaishan suddenly received an urgent report that he would not collect the night, and learned that a team of soldiers from the Changshui Battalion who did not collect the night had crossed the Luanhe River and rushed to the camp.

Zhao Kaishan was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked people to bring the night soldiers of the Changshui Battalion into the big tent of the Chinese army.

As soon as they met, before the night general manager had time to salute, Zhao Kaishan couldn't wait to ask: "Where is Mr. Wen now?" ”

"I've seen Mr. Zhao! Qi Zhao Zongzhen, my family has now led 40,000 iron cavalry soldiers of the Changshui Battalion to the east of the Luan River, and is waiting for an opportunity to cross the river to participate in the battle. ”

Zhao Kaishan immediately laughed when he heard this, and said, "In this way, Daning City has already been defeated? The nest of the Mongol Tatars has been destroyed! Ha ha! ”

"Exactly!"

The general manager of the night does not collect 100 said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, the head of my family thinks that now that the Mongolian army of the outer domain has camped on the west bank of the Luan River, it is a good time for our army to attack!" My family is determined to lead the army to attack tomorrow night, and I ask Zhao Zongzhen to lead the army together with Governor Lu to intercept the rout of the outer Mongolian army in the area from the west bank of the Luan River to the Baima River! ”

Zhao Kaishan was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "What?" Wen Zongzhen is ready to defeat the 200,000 Mongol army with the power of one town? ”

I saw that the general manager who did not collect the night smiled and said: "Qi Zhao Zongzhen, after our army arrived at Luanhe, we found something that may be helpful in defeating the Mongol army of the outer domain. ”

"Oh? What's the matter? ”

"There is a flood in the upper reaches of the Luan River!"

The east bank of the Luan River.

In the night, Wen Poyu stood on the bank wrapped in a thick cloak, and the river breeze that kept blowing on the river surface was extremely cold. No matter how much he wears, Wen Poyu can feel the biting cold.

At this time, Hua Tulong, the general of the first battalion, rushed over and said loudly to Wen Poyu: "General Town! The soldiers had already withdrawn to the upper reaches twenty miles away. ”

Wen Poyu didn't look back, still looking at the river mixed with huge ice cubes, his eyes were so deep that people were scared.

"How's the upstream ready?"

"The head town, the dam has been built, just wait for the head town to give an order, you can act!"

Wen Poyu took a closer look at the river in front of him when he heard this, and sure enough, he found that the water level of the river had dropped a lot, so he said, "Let's go!" Let's go upstream and wait. Also, he ordered the night that had already crossed the river to closely monitor the movements of the Mongol army of the outer domain! ”

"Order!"

The night seemed to be unusually long, and by the time Wen Poyu led his troops to the upper reaches of twenty miles away, the night was still extremely dark, and there was no sign of brightness.

At this time, more than 40,000 soldiers of the Changshui Battalion had been assembled, and the soldiers stood under their horses and waited solemnly, waiting for Wen Poyu's order.

In front of the Changshui Battalion army, a simple dam has appeared in the Luan River. The dam didn't completely block the river, but piled up rocks and dirt in some shallow places. Even such a rudimentary dam has completely blocked the surface of the Luanhe River, because the river is full of huge ice blocks, which have been blocked by simple dams, and a strange scene has been formed under the accumulation, the Luanhe River has been blocked by countless huge ice cubes!

Seeing that everything was ready, a smile appeared on Wen Poyu's face, and Hua Tulong, the general of the A battalion next to him, was a little puzzled and asked, "Zongzhen, there is something that the general hasn't figured out yet. ”

"What's the matter?"

"General Town, even if the water of the Luan River will plummet, then how should our more than 40,000 soldiers cross the river? There are no boats around here, and if the soldiers wade across the river in such a ghost weather, they don't have to fight at all, and half of the soldiers will freeze in the weather alone! ”

Wen Poyu laughed when he heard this, and said, "Haha! Slay the dragon, if this town says that it knows strange arts, do you believe it? ”

"Haha, the town is laughing!"

"Then let's make a bet, how about betting on a year's military salary?"

"Good! I wonder what strange tricks the town will have? ”

"This town can completely cut off the flow of the Luan River, and our soldiers will swagger to the other side!"

Hua Tulong, the general of Camp A, was immediately blindsided when he heard this: "What? ”