The holy decree was worthless in Zuo Ruo's eyes before Zhai Zhe ascended the regent throne.

But now it is different, the regent did not use the order of the General's Palace, but chose to convey the holy decree to Xi'an, and his intention is self-evident.

The person who came to deliver the decree was Li Yang, a personal soldier beside the general, Zuo Ruo didn't remember his name, and he looked a little familiar.

The holy decree said: "The battle of Shaanxi Town should be focused on helping Mongolia defeat the Mongol alliance army in Modong." Zhai Zhe's tone was unprecedentedly harsh, and he even said: "Xi'an can be lost, but Mongolia cannot be defeated." ”

Zuo Ruo can't understand. For many years, he had little affection for the Mongols, and it was Xiao Zhiyan and Lei Yanqian's idea to enter the steppe at the beginning.

He roared in a deep voice in front of the envoy: "The Mongols have never been friends with the Ming Dynasty, never have been" He often fought against the Hetao Mongols in Yulinwei when he was young, and at that time, Tumut was still very powerful.

Li Yang's face was very ugly, but in the face of Zuo Ruo, he didn't dare to speak disrespectfully. This is the most majestic general of the Ming Dynasty, and his outstanding achievements make the regent also respect.

After the roar, Zuo Ruo was calm, he vented the dissatisfaction in his heart, and he didn't dare to disobey Zhai Zhe's order. If he holds all the qiē in his heart, that is the real crisis.

In the stunned silence of the envoy, Zuo Ruo continued to imitate the tone of the Mongols and mocked: "Thank you for the immortal heaven, the Tumut people have a good princess"

This is not something that a courtier can say.

Zuo Ruo has followed Zhai Zhe for many years, but he has not yet realized the change in Zhai Zhe's status as the regent. Military generals are often dull in their political sensitivity, so they often lose to civil servants in court battles, and even become a stepping stone for civil officials in a daze.

Perhaps, only a person like Li Chengliang with a lotus-like dexterity can be rich and noble for life, and the younger generations, with the courage of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, it is difficult to escape the desolation of old age.

But Qi Yu and the others leveled the sea and left their names through the ages. Li Chengliang left behind an increasingly powerful Jurchen and finally dug a grave for the Ming Dynasty.

Zhai Zhe was supreme in Li Yang's heart, he held back his anger and didn't do anything, just thinking about returning to Nanjing and reporting to the regent truthfully.

The envoy went all the way, and after Zuo Ruo released the situation, he ordered his own soldiers to send him to rest, and he was alone to reassess the military situation.

He had already drawn up a battle plan, first using the desolate terrain here in Yan'an Mansion to consume the sharp energy of the Qing captives, using the Mongol coalition army to harass the Jurchens' grain transportation routes, and then after the Qing captives on the East Road were tired, he would transfer elite soldiers and horses from Xi'an to defeat the Qing soldiers on the East Road in one fell swoop.

Now, everything is going to change.

The Battle of Hetao was superior to the Battle of Shaanxi.

Sitting alone from the afternoon until the evening, he decided to summon the two Mongol commanders tomorrow.

At night, the Tulonggou cannon in the east of Yan'an City thundered, and the Qing Dynasty was getting closer and closer to Yan'an City.

According to the current offensive, in three or five days, the Qing captives should be able to reach the city of Yan'an. The old and infirm women and children outside the city have moved to Qingyang Mansion. He had to make a decision early on where to put the battlefield.

When the sun rises the next day, the orange sunlight and the yellow earth outside the city complement each other, which is very beautiful. As long as there is such scenery in the northwest, although the scenery is beautiful, the fate of the people bred in this land has been very tragic for more than ten years.

A group of cavalry appeared on the high slope outside the city, and the figure was stretched long in the morning sun.

The lookout at the head of the city observed for a long time before they were sure that it was the Mongols, not the Jurchen cavalry.

Amur and Gezhiletu led 500 cavalry from Yulinwei to Yan'an City in one day and one night.

Not only that, according to the decision made by the leaders of the three divisions through consultation, today Tuokebo will lead 5,000 cavalry out of Yulinwei and enter Qingjian County to threaten the flank of Qinglu.

The Mongols rode to the city to report, and after receiving the news, Zuo Ruo ordered the city gate to be opened and the Mongols to enter the city.

A thousand commanders of the Ming army guarded the gate, led the accompanying 500 Mongolian cavalry to the barracks in the east of the city, and only let Amur and Geriltu go to the government to discuss matters.

The Mongol cavalry had to be guarded when they entered the city of Yan'an, and Amur and Gezhiletu had long been accustomed to it. Through this habit, Amur faintly saw Zuoruo's defensiveness against the Mongols.

Seeing that the streets in the city were empty, Amur guessed that Zuo Ruo had no intention of defending Yan'an City.

The two of them entered the mansion with the welcoming Qianzong, and Zuo Ruo was wearing bright armor and sat on the high hall like a soldier. A wooden bench was placed in front of him on the left and right sides.

The two of them stepped forward to salute each other, using Mongolian etiquette.

"Please sit down," Zuo Ruo sat there without moving, "You came just in time, I was about to see you."

He thought about it all night, but he couldn't figure out how to open his mouth to the Mongols. His own affairs have not been resolved, and he has to assist the Mongols in the war.

"Lord Zuo" Amur spoke first, "The situation in the steppe has changed a little, and the Modong Mongolian coalition army has been stationed in Naturalization, and is building a raft to cross the river day and night. The Hetao was in danger, and the Great Khan summoned me and others to return to the Hetao to deal with the Mongols in Modong. Shaanxi and Hetao are divided into two places, but they are one, and I have come with Geriletut to consult with your lords about the military situation. ”

If the Mongols abandon Yulinwei, the Shaanxi Ming army will bear double the pressure as it is now. Without the assistance of the Mongol cavalry, it is equivalent to cutting off an arm.

"I see" Zuo Ruo asked coldly: "Do you want to go back to Hetao?" ”

Amur bowed and said, "The two of us are here to discuss with Lord Zuo. ”

Zuo Ruo stretched out his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and said: "Now there are two battlefields in Hetao and Guannei, the enemy is strong and I am weak, Mongolia and Daming can only concentrate their forces in one place, otherwise this knot will be difficult to solve." ”

This sentence is true, and Amur agrees with it in his heart.

But both Amur and Geriletu believe that the battlefield that Zuo Ruo is talking about refers to Kannai.

How could the Ming army go to the steppe to fight? The Ming army didn't even have cavalry, so how could they fight in the grassland?

Zuo Ruo looked at the faces of the two of them, knew their thoughts well, and said: "I am willing to send troops to Hetao, first help the Great Khan defeat the Modong Mongols, I hope that the Great Khan will not forget the hard work of my Ming soldiers at that time."

Both Amur and Geriltu were taken aback.

Zuo Ruo didn't wait for the two of them to react, and continued: "The Modong Mongol coalition army has only arrived in naturalization, and the Qingyu offensive has immediately become fierce in the past few days. It doesn't matter if they want to force you out of the Seys, or if they want to keep you in the gates. The 10,000 Mongolian cavalry of Yulinwei were the winners and losers of the entire battlefield. ”

Amur praised: "Lord Zuo has seen it thoroughly"

Zuo Ruo said: "Even if you retreat to the Hetao, the strength of the Modong Mongol coalition army is only on par, if I can transfer 10,000 people into the Hetao, the situation will be different." ”

Amur and Geriletu looked at each other, unable to believe it. They didn't know that this was Zhai Zhe's order.

"My subordinates are all foot soldiers, and the only way to win in the grassland is to win by surprise. Recently, I can send foot soldiers to guard the Yulin Guard, and you will lead the army to insert into the back road of Yan'an Mansion and make a decisive battle on the east road. As soon as the war on the East Road was tense, the naturalized Modong Mongols thought that the Hetao was empty and would inevitably rush to cross the river. Ask the Great Khan to let the Modong people cross the river, and then I will mobilize a large army into the Hetao and gather Modong Mongolia. ”

Zuo Ruo's description of the plan made the hearts of Amur and Geriltu tremble.

What a vicious strategy

But with such a complicated movement of foot soldiers, how could it be concealed from the ears and eyes of the Jurchens. The elite soldiers and horses of the Ming army in Shaanxi were less than 20,000 people, and those righteous troops were okay to fight against the wind.

Zuo Ruo really said: "The most difficult part at the moment is how to hide from the Jurchens and quietly send my foot soldiers to Yulinwei."

Amur said: "This plan is very good, but I am afraid that the adults will transfer troops into the Hetao, and Xi'an will lose." ”

Zuo Ruo laughed and said, "Save the land and give up the people, the people and the land will be lost, and the land will be saved, and the people and the land will be gained." ”

A person's position does not change for no reason. Gřiletu was agitated by Zuo Ruo's words, but Amur remained calm. There must be a reason why Zuo Ruo went from secretly guarding against the Mongols to now suddenly changing to a qiqi who would rather abandon Shaanxi to help the Chahar Mongols.

But in any case, the Ming army's willingness to fight in the steppe did no harm to the Mongols. As for whether the Ming court will lose Shaanxi, it is not something he should worry about. If Chahar can defeat the Modong coalition army in Hetao in one fell swoop, the great cause of unifying the grassland can be accomplished.

Amur glanced at Gřiltu, and both of them got up at the same time. Amur said: "Lord Zuo, the two of us agree with this policy, and I will immediately go back to the steppe to report to the Great Khan."

"Okay," Zuo Ruo nodded, "From today onwards, please ask the Mongols of Yulinwei to accept my dispatch." ”

"This,"

Amur was still hesitating, but Geriletu had already made a decision for him, and said: "Lord Zuo just orders, the Mongols have not yet fought a battle in the fortress, don't let the Qing prisoners underestimate us."

The Tumuts think differently from the Chahars, the Tumuts do not have the glory of the Mongol suzerainty, they just want to hug the thick thighs of the Ming Dynasty. After all, the regent of the Ming Dynasty once served as a thousand households of Tumut.

Zuo Ruoyi swept away the indifferent posture when he entered the door, applauded, and ordered: "You go back today, Amur will go back to Hetao to ask Ezhe Khan, ask the Mongolian cavalry of Yulinwei to go south, come to Yan'an Mansion to wait, I will prepare things for you here." ”

Amur and Gezhiletu raised their heads at the same time, Zuo Ruo stretched out three fingers, and said, "I have here three thousand pairs of armor, seven thousand Qi swords, and countless arrows, all of which were prepared by the regent for the Mongols. ”

This decoy kept Amur completely out of the question. If all these things were to be returned to Tumut, he would definitely be scolded to death by Ezhe when he returned.

Zuo Ruo got the command he needed most. There can only be one commander in a battlefield.

A quarter of an hour later, the two of them left Yan'an City with their own thoughts on their way home, and Geriltu's interest was significantly higher than that of Amur.

Seven thousand Qi knives, Amur sighed secretly in his heart. The Han people are so powerful.

The Han Qi knife was made of stainless steel, which was extremely sharp, and these weapons placed on the grassland could even determine the rise and fall of a tribe. But the Lord Regent casually gave it to the grassland.

After defeating the Manchus, how would the Mongols and the Ming get along? Can Tumut and Chahar still be so close?

He had seen the end of the Manchus, but he did not see the future of Mongolia.

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