Zhang Cheng took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guard of Yanmen Pass also sent a message that there is not much grain and grass for the Mongolian Tartars. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Ye Yingwu nodded, this was expected. The grain and grass of the Mongols originally went south through the grassland, and then transported to Yanmen Pass through Datong Mansion, but who would have thought that now Datong Mansion has been controlled by the Ming army, which is equivalent to cutting off the possibility of the Mongolian army carrying grain and grass to the south, and through the Lan Shui, it is also very difficult for the Mongols to transport a large amount of grain and grass, at most only a slight supplement.

And before that, in addition to receiving the grain and grass transported from the northern grassland, the Mongolian army had to plunder on the spot because of a large number of grain and grass shortages, which also made the Han people and Mongolians in Shanxi Province centrifuge from Germany, not to mention, now Shanxi Province is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, only the Yanmen Pass to the Lanshui line is still under the control of the Mongols, these places are lofty mountains, but it also means that the land is barren and difficult to support the army, even if the people occasionally have grain, in fact it has been robbed almost before. Coupled with the consumption in the confrontation with the Ming army these days, the Mongolian army did not have much grain and grass to use, so Jin Yiwei's news about the lack of food and grass for the Mongols should be correct.

Ye Yingwu didn't have time to think about it, he turned around and walked directly towards the council hall just now, while Lu Xiufu and the three of them glanced at each other and followed.

No matter what era it is, an army with enough intelligence can not reverse the possible disadvantage between the enemy in the rest of the world in the short term, but it is enough for them to take the initiative and take the lead in action, and sometimes this is the key to a great victory.

Therefore, the Ming army is very perfect for the formation of the reconnaissance team, secretly there are six doors to the inside, Jinyi Wei outside, and these two organizations can still act together at a critical time, not to mention for the time being, on the bright side of the army, the sentinels of the main forces are definitely the most elite soldiers in the army, and they have enough combat experience and courage to help them come back alive from the hands of the enemy after getting enough information.

With the grinding of the war, there were more and more powerful sentinels in the Ming army, which also made the Ming army no longer rely on the information of the Six Gates or the Jinyi Guard. After all, these secret spy organizations in the secret generally rely on informants to obtain information, once the informant obtains false information or has actually turned back, even Jinyiwei and Six Doors have no way to solve the problem of lack of intelligence or intelligence errors in a short period of time, and then the Ming army will fall into passivity because it is difficult to distinguish between true and false information. And there is also a very important point, the six doors and the Jinyi guard are generally bought by the enemy who is located in the rear, and the generals and soldiers on the front line are actually not so easy to impress with anything, so this also means that sometimes the delivery of information has been delayed, or there is no way to obtain information related to the front line, which does not have much effect.

And now with a sufficiently powerful sentinel cavalry, the Ming army can compare and overlap according to the different information from both sides, so as to judge the truth or falsehood and supplement each other through the two pieces of information, and get comprehensive information about the enemy.

After all, it is difficult to have a perfect defense system in the world, which means that it is possible to give the Ming army's sentinels or Jinyi guards an opportunity at any time, even if one of the party's intelligence acquisition is recognized by the Mongols, the other side can also timely transmit information that can make a positive contribution to the war, which is equivalent to a double insurance, to ensure that the Ming army can get information in their favor.

It was through this increasingly mature system that the Ming army was able to take the initiative in the Northern Expedition and the later Battle of Qinshui or discover the enemy as much as possible, so as to meet the enemy with the most suitable posture and end the battle with minimal losses.

So after getting the map sent by Jinyiwei, Zhang Shijie ordered the Xuanwu Army and the Jinghu Army to move quickly to Taiyuan Mansion, and began to carefully compare the Mongolian army camps marked on the map and the distribution of the barriers inside and outside Yanmen Pass and the situation detected by the Ming army sentry before, seeing Ye Yingwu walking in, Zhang Shijie hurriedly and carefully put away the map that was still stained with blood, and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the minister has taken a closer look, this map should be right." ”

Ye Yingwu nodded, this was expected, after all, the Mongols were now facing difficulties such as lack of troops, lack of food, and it was very likely that Kublai Khan would be seriously ill, even if they wanted to set a big trap for the Ming army, they didn't have so much energy. The Ming Dynasty prepared more than 200,000 troops in the north and south of Yanmen Pass, even if the Mongols had God's help, it was not so easy to block the 200,000 troops, not to mention that with the current gap between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty in terms of strength, even if the Mongols really surrounded the Ming army, the Ming army could forcibly break through.

Ye Yingwu never doubted the combat strength of the Ming army, and the Mongols who had experienced the Battle of Youyan and the Battle of Qinshui were obviously not likely to risk themselves, after all, the most promising general in the Mongolian army, Namuhan, had also hated the banks of Qinshui, and Shi Tianze and Boyan and other good generals had become prisoners of the Ming army, and now Kublai Khan could not even find a suitable general to carry out such a task of camouflaging and deceiving the Ming army.

Ye Yingwu looked up at Zhang Shijie, Zhang Shijie solemnly bowed his head, obviously he could be sure that this map that the brocade guards exchanged for blood was correct. And Ye Yingwu immediately strode to the sand table, Zhang Shijie held a wooden pole in his hand and pointed at the Yanmen Pass: "Your Majesty, please see, now the Mongolian Tartars have arranged two camps on the north and south sides of Yanmen Pass, and built fortresses on the hillsides around the camps, some of the fortresses have been built by the Mongols when they went south, and the rest were built in the near future. On the left and right sides of the camp on the south side, there are two forts built successively, and the old and the new coexist and support each other, which can prove this speculation. In addition, the Mongols have arranged three other chain camps in the area of Yifang from Yanmen Pass to the southwest, each camp is separated by two to three miles, and they all choose the place where the mountains are steep and steep, unless they are attacked by a large army, I am afraid it is difficult to cross the place where these camps are located. ”

After a pause, the wooden pole in Zhang Shijie's hand drew a circle around those camps: "In addition, it can be seen from the sand table and the map that the mountains and mountains are surrounded by mountains along this Lan line, and only the middle road extends to the north leading to the grassland, and it is quite rugged, only people can walk or ride through, it is difficult to allow the baggage to move forward, and the official road in this area is not well built, which is why the caravan has liked to go out of Datong Mansion for many years." ”

Ye Yingwu nodded, although the first line of the Lan army is actually located in the southwest of Yanmen Pass and the northwest of Taiyuan Mansion, as long as it passes through Lou Fu and Yifang, the Lan army has actually gone out of the Central Plains protected by the Great Wall, but in fact, if you want to get out of the pass from this line, you even have to go north through Yanmen Pass, not to mention, and it is surrounded by mountains, which is not a good road to pass. Moreover, in the former Song Dynasty, this place was the battlefield of the confrontation between the former Song Dynasty and the Khitan, and it was an out-and-out front line, so the former Song Dynasty did not have the intention of building an official road in the middle to facilitate the enemy's march.

In the era of the Jurchens and Mongols, they could rely on war horses to communicate with each other, and they were financially stretched, let alone rebuild official roads. When the Mongol army went south, Kublai Khan led the cavalry brigade to go to the Lan army, and the Mongolian baggage and heavy equipment still obediently went south through Yanmen Pass, which shows the ruggedness of the road around the Lan army.

"If the Mongols retreat now, there will be no choice but to take the line of the Lan army." Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice, stretching out his hand and pointing on the sand table, "In fact, the road from the Lan army was built along the Fenshui River valley and the Fenshui tributaries and gradually extended to the north, for the Mongolian cavalry, this road is not a little rugged, especially when they already had the experience of crossing the mountains of Tubo to attack Dali, and it was Kublai Khan who led that army at that time!" ”

Zhang Shijie, Yao Shu and the others glanced at each other and nodded. The Battle of Dali was not only Kublai Khan's famous battle, but also made Kublai Khan a strong contender for the Mongol Great Khan, and a series of preparations and final decisions he made when attacking Dali can be said to be a rich and colorful stroke in thousands of years of military history, even if Kublai Khan is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Shijie has no way to deny the excitement of this battle.

And Yao Shu is not to mention, because he is the person who experienced the first battle of Dali.

"What Your Majesty means is that the Mongolian Tartars will not defend Yanmen Pass, but it is very likely that they will take a shot at Yanmen Pass, and then take the opportunity to go south to Loufu and Yifang, and then go north to the Lan army to go out of the fortress?" Zhang Shijie frowned and said, "From this point of view, the Mongolian Tatars were not very well prepared outside the Yanmen Pass, but it can also be explained, because they did not plan to defend the Yanmen Pass at all, as for why the Mongols attacked Datong Mansion in the north・・・・・・"

"It's more to attract our attention, and even want to induce the Ming Dynasty to attack Yanmen Pass with the Tianwu Army in the north as the main force." Ye Yingwu looked at the criss-cross distribution of the enemy and me on the map, "After all, we launched the main attack from the north, and the Mongolian army could easily retreat from the south, as long as they could enter the Loufu on the southwest side of Yanmen Pass, they would have a chance to resist, and take advantage of this precious opportunity, the main force could go directly north and get out of the fortress before the Ming army caught up with them." Even the Golden Horde, which needed to escort Kublai Khan, had enough time. ”

Lu Xiufu nodded: "Then Da Ming should directly attack Yanmen Pass and Lou Fu?" Looking at the annotations on the map, the number of Mongolian troops in the area of Loufu is not very large, if you can take the opportunity to take Loufu, the Mongolian army will not have to think about Yifang and Qilan army. ”

"No!" Ye Yingwu said without hesitation, "If you attack Lou Fu directly, the Mongols will definitely understand that we have seen through their arrangement, so turn around and defend Yanmen Pass or even take the opportunity to counterattack Taiyuan Mansion, we will be in trouble." ”

Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie's eyes were a little colder, and then Zhang Shijie asked tentatively, "Then what does Your Majesty mean?" ”

"They want the Tianwu Army to attack the main attack, then they will do what they want!" Ye Yingwu smiled slightly.

"Your Majesty wants to do what you want?" Zhang Shijie was stunned for a moment.

Ye Yingwu stretched out his hand and pointed on the sand table: "The Tianwu army is the main attack, so that the Mongols have ample opportunity to retreat to the south, and what awaits them at that time is not only the poor mountains and bad waters on the front line of the Lan army, look, here the Mongolian Tartars have arranged three camps, the so-called is to stop our pursuit, but if we can take down these three camps before the Mongols enter Loufu・・・・・・"

"The Yanmen Pass in front was captured by the Tianwu Army, and we blocked the line of Yifang, and the Mongolian Tartars are really going to have no way to go to the sky!" Zhang Shijie nodded, "But it doesn't seem so easy to enter the area of the Lan army to attack these three camps before the Mongolian Tatars, and at the same time not arouse the vigilance of the Mongolian defenders, after all, this area of mountains and river valleys, the roads are rugged and difficult to navigate, plus the local area is basically deserted, and it is not so easy to even find a few people to lead the way, and it is impossible to even send a brigade of troops to attack for a long distance like the previous battle of Youyan Gubeikou・・・・・・."

Ye Yingwu did not answer Zhang Shijie's question, but turned his head to look at Yao Shu. Yao Shu pondered for a while, and nodded solemnly: "It should not be impossible to find a few people who are quite familiar with the mountain roads in the Loufu area, when the Mongols went south, the army passed through that area, and went straight to Qinshui through the south side of Taiyuan Mansion, so the people in the Loufu area basically just fled south to Taiyuan Mansion, and the ministers still know a lot of people in Taiyuan Mansion, so they should be able to entrust them to find such people." ”

"Let Jinyiwei and the Six Doors fully cooperate with you, and you must act in a low-key manner." Ye Yingwu nodded, "Even if it is necessary to recruit openly, the most pretense is to find people who are familiar with the terrain around Yanmen Pass. ”

"Obey the order!" Yao Shu hurriedly responded.

After a pause, Ye Yingwu then looked at the Lou Fu area: "What Zhang Qing's family said is true, the roads in this area are indeed rugged and difficult to pass, but if we just select a few hundred elite people, we should still be able to do it, after all, what I need is not Lou Fu City, but when the Mongolian Tatars retreat quickly to the north, someone will play a blocking role in front, if these hundreds of elite soldiers can hide and ambush in the mountains, then they can break the Mongolian grain road or harass the camp at a critical time, So that the Mongols could not move forward wholeheartedly. ”

"This works." Zhang Shijie bowed his head, "And when the time comes, the main forces such as the Xuanwu Army and the Shenwei Army will follow behind, even if they can't stop all the Mongolian Tartars, they will be able to eat most of them with confidence." ”

"This is actually forcing the Mongolian Tartars to have no respite," Ye Yingwu narrowed his eyes, "I have always suspected Kublai Khan's health problems, but Jinyiwei has not been able to detect accurate information, which shows that the Mongols have carried out a special blockade on this, the more they do not disclose it, the more it can explain the seriousness of the problem, and it is impossible for the generals in the Mongolian army to have no doubts about this issue, and Kublai Khan has not appeared in public, It shows that Kublai Khan's current physical condition is nine times out of ten, and there is no way to support him to go out and refute the rumors. ”

After a pause, Ye Yingwu continued: "Of course, this is only one possibility, and there is another possibility that Kublai Khan took the instability of the army as a price, and even pretended to be seriously ill, so as to tempt the Ming army to take the initiative to pursue, and lay the foundation for himself to be able to surround or even defeat my Ming Dynasty, but I think that at such a juncture, the risk of doing so is too great, even if Kublai Khan is an adventurous person, the possibility of choosing to take risks at this time is very small." ”

Yao Shu and Zhang Shijie both nodded. Ye Yingwu looked at the two of them: "Then it's decided, Yao Qing's family, you still need to worry about many matters such as grain and grass transfer, guide selection and refugee resettlement, if you can do this, the Qing family will be a hero for me and the people on this side." ”

Yao Shu solemnly arched his hand: "The minister will live up to his mission!" ”

And Ye Yingwu turned his head to look at the map, the black region that was once marked as a symbol of Mongolia has now been dyed red, this is the red color of the Ming Dynasty, this is the red color of the blood of countless soldiers.

Yu land is all under the palm of the dragon and tiger, now that I have the world of Kyushu, Kublai Khan, what else can you take out to compete with me?

"Your Majesty, the minister still has something to do." When Yao Shu stepped back first, Lu Xiufu took a step forward.