"It's true that others can't do this......" Ma Fang finally nodded and agreed, no longer having to join the army of compounds.

After pacifying Xuanda's side, he looked at Cao Bangfu and his generals silently and said, "Drain Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang away, and the burden of defending the Beijing Division will fall on your shoulders." Cao Bangfu nodded silently, the direction of his governor's defense, mainly the barbarian department of Liaodong and the Wuliang Ha Sanwei, in terms of strength, is definitely not as good as my answer, but it is more ferocious and greedy, he will not let go of this opportunity to make profits, and the pressure he faces will definitely not be small.

After a moment of silence, he whispered, "I can only promise the imperial court that I will not let the army of sectarians invade Gyeonggi. "That's enough! Shen Mo nodded heavily and said: "As long as you can do it, it is a great achievement!" ”

After assigning tasks to each town, Shen Mo raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, although the division of labor is different, we are all working for a common goal...... Realize the unfinished business of generations of predecessors, expel the target captives, and recover the Hetao! For this reason, I sincerely ask you to work together and unite sincerely, as long as you complete your respective tasks, when you celebrate in Japan, you will be the first hero of my Ming Dynasty! The generals responded with a bang and vowed to live up to their mission!

The next day, the army assembled, the emperor gave a speech, commended the winning troops, encouraged the soldiers to train hard and fight bravely, and then announced the successful conclusion of the military exercise.

After the military exercise, the emperor and his ministers drove back to the city. The armies of all walks of life also packed up and returned to their respective stations.

However, among the crowd returning to Beijing, there was no silence in the cabinet's deputy assistant: the 10th Battalion of Xuanfeng, which was supposed to return to Baoding, also quietly changed its direction, mixed in the ranks of Guyuan, Yulin, Yansui and other towns, and drove westward together.

When the army left the camp in the evening of the Jin Dynasty, Shen Mocai wore an inconspicuous five-grade official uniform and appeared in Wang Chonggu's governor's tent.

"This may be the most low-key expedition of the country." Wang Chonggu had been waiting in the tent for a long time, and although it was not surprising to see him appear like this, he also sighed with emotion: "The master of the nine-sided system of the dignified apple has to wear a white dragon fish in his own military camp. ”

"You think the Mongols are really blind?" , silently washed his face, took the hot towel handed over by Chen Qixue, covered his face and said: "They have the help of the White Lotus Sect, and they know everything about the affairs in the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Fortunately, most of the followers of the White Lotus Sect are poor, otherwise such a large-scale army mobilization, even under the guise of a military parade, would not be able to hide it from the discerning people." Chen Qixue is older than Shen Mo and Wang Chonggu, and his qualifications are also older than them, and he has served as governor of Shaanxi for eight years. When the governor of the three sides was vacant, people thought that he would inevitably take over, but who knew that Wang Chonggu fell from the sky and blocked the front. However, this old gentleman has the demeanor of an elder, neither old qualifications nor passive slacking off, and still conscientiously serves as his governor, assisting the governor in handling trilateral affairs. Therefore, he won the respect of Wang Chonggu, and Shen Mo also respected him.

"Don't ask for how long you can hide from them" as long as you can ensure the suddenness of the first attack, it is worth it. Shen Mo pushed a little and sat down in the right position. Chen Qixue also sat down with Wang Chonggu, but Wang Chonggu insisted on taking the lamp and could only go with him.

Because it was in the barracks, the three of them only drank a few times a little and then stopped drinking, "But after a day of marching, even if you are the governor, you only ate some dry food and snacks, and they are so hungry that they are close to the heart, so the amount of food is much larger than usual."

After filling their stomachs, the soldiers removed the cups and plates, "wiped the table, served tea, and quietly retreated."

Wang Chonggu unfolded a leather three-sided map and spread it on the table, on which the names of a village and a fort were densely marked with red and black handwriting. The black one "is the area controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and the red one is the territory of the Ordos Department" The spheres of influence of the two sides are clear at a glance.

The dividing line of Mingmeng in the Hetao is the Yulin side wall. This side wall is centered on the 36 forts of Yulin Town, starting from Qingshuiying Zichengyan in the east and reaching the northeast of Yanchi in Ningxia in the west, extending for more than 2,000 miles............ In fact, it is the dividing line between Ordos City in Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi Province in the era of Shen Mo.

Although he knew that Shen Mo was certainly no stranger to the situation of the captives, as an opening, Wang Chonggu still briefly introduced him: "The shoe captives within the Hetao are all the clansmen of Brother Alta and the Mongolian Jinong Gunbilik, collectively known as the Ordos Department. After Gunberik's death, his son Noyandara succeeded his father, Jinon, but he was unable to subdue his brother, and if it were not for his uncle Alta, the nine brothers would have been united. ”

Later, under the mediation of Alta, the brothers Jiu Khan analyzed and lived separately, and even Lang Taiji and several others led their troops across the Yellow River and scattered to the west of the river, and the forces of the Ordos Department were even more scattered. In addition, Nuoyan lacks the ability to command and has no prestige, so he is even weaker. Wang Chonggu took a sip of tea, pointed out to Shen Mo on the map, and said: "At present, in the Hetao area, Nuoyan occupies our former Dongsheng right guard, and uses it as the Khan Court. His second brother Baisang occupied Dalat, his third brother Vidalma occupied Otok, his fourth brother Nomutar occupied Ushen, and his fifth brother Buyangu occupied Dzungar; The sixth brother, Banzara, occupies Urat; The seventh brother Barth occupies Sinis; The eighth brother, Amur, occupies Ijin Holo, and the ninth brother, Okla, occupies Etok. These tribes are not large, and the largest is naturally the Noyan Tribe, with a population of 60,000 or 70,000 and more than 10,000 people; The smallest Banzara department has a population of more than 10,000 people, and it controls only 2,000 strings, and the rest of the tribes are mostly 350,000 people in between, and they control 7,000 or 8,000 strings. If the whole force is mobilized, the total number of troops should be about 60,000 or 70,000. "It's really bluffing. Shen Mo held the tea cup and smiled.

"It's really just a bluff, if their brothers can work together, we won't fight their ideas at all." Wang Chonggu nodded and said: "It can be seen from the map, except for the Amur tribe next to the royal court of Noyan, the rest of the brothers are far away from him, and it seems that they are defending him, but in fact they are unwilling to be controlled by him." Even Amur is not to defend Nuoyan, a Jinong, but to guard the tomb of Genghis Khan, and he can't stay away. The relationship between their brothers has deteriorated, and it is already difficult to return, and it is impossible to form a joint force. Wang Chonggu said with a wry smile...... "But in this way, these tribes are scattered in the grassland within a radius of six or seven thousand miles, which makes it much more difficult for our army to enter and destroy the nest." "Why hasn't this side wall changed?" After a moment of silence, he pointed to a section of the side wall north of Shenmu County.

"Oh, it's on the map that I haven't had time to change yet." , Wang Chonggu said: "Soon after the lower officials arrived at the three sides, they began to expand this side wall to the north according to the will of the adults, and now it is already in this shape." After speaking, he used his fingernails to draw an exaggerated arc to the north on the side wall: "The actual situation is only a little more." ”

Chen Qixue, who was on the side, added: "It has expanded forty miles to the northwest. "What was the reaction of the Mongols? Shen Mo asked.

"They just thought we were fighting for land, and the area was so barren that it wasn't suitable for grazing, so they didn't pay much attention to it, except for the occasional scout." Chen Qixue said.

"Very well, this is where our offensive will begin." Shen Mo pointed at the protrusion of the side wall and said: "This time, we won't have to search hard, go straight to the tiger's den, and win Dongsheng first!" "If you look at the map, you will be surprised to find that this side wall is only a hundred miles away from Dongsheng. If the cavalry rushes, it will only take half a day to arrive!

"But the Amur tribe of Ijin Holo is on our way, and although they are not the guards of the royal court, they will definitely intercept us." , Wang Chonggu said worriedly: "This tribe that guards Genghis Khan's spirit is very powerful, and it must not be taken lightly. "Let's not worry about this problem. Silent but irresponsible smiled: "Our command, just give the task, how to complete it, or let the generals worry." Shen Mo has always believed that if he is the supreme commander, he has to worry about even tactical matters, which will inevitably affect his control of the overall situation and interfere with the performance of the generals.

Therefore, when he is the commander-in-chief, he only considers the problems at the strategic level, and as for the specific tactics, he will leave it to Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang to handle it"......

"Okay......", Wang Chonggu thought he had a plan and didn't want to talk about it in detail. He smiled and said, "Since you have faith in them, then I will trust them for once." ”

After a little more discussion, the three of them went back to their respective tents and went to sleep. The next morning, the march continued, and then camped in the evening. Nothing to say all the way.

The march of the army was not fast, and after arriving at the town of Shanxi, a joint exercise was held with the troops of Sanguan, and the vigorous drill outside the pass lasted for seven days, which made the Mongols on the opposite side really nervous for a long time.

However, those eyes who were staring at these Ming troops did not notice that in the camp of the three sides of the army temporarily stationed, there were actually half of the men and horses who did not go out to exercise, but had been doing one thing quietly, that is, resting.

When the army returned from the drill and rested for a while, he left the Yitou Pass, crossed the Yellow River on the semi-permanent pontoon bridge erected in Hequ County, and returned to Gansu.

After entering Gansu, the army silently divided into two roads, all the way back to Yulin with full of exhaustion. The other way energetically walked along the side wall, towards the protruding place.