"A foot soldier sixty miles away?" At first, Uzgen Lai Da thought this was ridiculous, "Ten thousand people? You read that right? ”

It was absolutely impossible, and if the scout had told him that it was 10,000 Mongol cavalry, he might have been a little more convinced. Perhaps, Tumert's cavalry got rid of Nilan's pursuit and went out of the fortress, but 10,000 foot soldiers?

He asked: "Is it the Ming army?" ”

The scout replied loudly, "Yes," sensing that the leader did not seem to trust his words.

Uzhgenaida scolded: "Do you have eyes on the top of your head? Isn't it wrong?"

The scout was a little frightened, but still insisted: "I can see clearly, there are about 10,000 Han Chinese, and the last of the team is followed by more than 300 carriages. ”

Uzhgenaida shook his head and confirmed for the last time: "Really not Tumert?" "Even if the Tumuts returned, he was not afraid, and the Modong people built fortifications at the ferry crossing and erected iron cannons. As a Mongol, he was familiar with the Mongols' ability to attack fortifications.

The scout's tone was extremely firm, "It's really Han"

"The Han foot soldiers dare to enter the grassland, are they here to seek death?" The arrogance of the scolding in the mouth of Urigen Lai Da made him feel a little uneasy. The Mongol cavalry who came to provoke outside the tent were very hateful, and it was not that he was powerless to expel them, but when he was about to leave, he ordered him to guard the camp strictly and not to act rashly. But 10,000 Ming army foot soldiers? He shifted his legs restlessly.

Saihan

Under the tent, a Mongol with a short neck who could barely see heard the greeting and walked out of the queue.

Uzhgenaida stared at him, pointed at the scout and ordered, "You take some people to follow him."

"Obedience"

The two of them walked out back and forth.

"How dare the Ming army go out to fight?" Urigen Laida was confused and worried. After a while, he got up and ordered: "Come, send troops out of the camp and let me go to meet the Mongols who don't know the height of the sky." ”

There are more than 20 Mongol tribes large and small in Modong, Horqin is the most powerful, and most of the people who remain in Junzijin are the tribes of small tribes.

A quarter of an hour later, Urigen Lai personally led 5,000 cavalry out of the camp.

To the west, the sun in the sky is a bit harsh.

The Mongol cavalry, which was still very arrogant just now, fled in a hurry, leaving a wolf bèi in the steppe.

Uzhgenaida was not happy about this.

Is this a suspicious soldier?

In any case, he had to inform Suppilon and Saisan of the sudden appearance of the Ming army in the steppe, even if it might have been a mistake on the part of the scouts.

The steppe was huge, and in order to prevent accidents on the way, he sent five teams of messengers.

When it was about to dawn, the first group of messengers arrived at the camp of the Modong coalition army.

The messenger entered Saisan's camp first, and shouted the news that there were 100,000 urgent, as Urigen Laida had commanded, and the guards of the sweat tent had the courage to wake Saisang from his sleep.

There are no letters, only oral messages. After the messenger was brought into the tent, he lay down on the carpet and told the army.

Last night, the Modong people and the Chahar people had a night battle, Saisan was old and frail, and his energy gradually couldn't keep up, and he was still sleepy. Hearing that the Ming army infantry was attacking the Junzijin Ferry, he was shocked at first, and then muttered to himself: "No wonder

The coalition camp was full of people all night, and the Chahars had lost several battles in a row in the past few days, leaving nearly a thousand corpses along the way. He also wanted to fight and sent troops and horses to chase and intercept him overnight.

Some of the cavalry returned to the camp, and some of the cavalry left the camp.

General Kupilon had only been asleep for a moment, and as soon as he came out of the tent, a guard came to tell Saisan about his visit.

When Saisan was brought into the tent, he saw that his eyes were bloodshot and he was holding a bowl of ginseng soup in his hand.

"Participate" Saisan opened his mouth and did not explain his intentions.

He took a sip of ginseng soup, motioned for him to sit down, and said excitedly: "Last night, the cavalry with the yellow flag raided the Chahar camp and killed five hundred. ”

Saisan didn't seem to hear him speak, and said with a stern face: "Leader, those are really Ming army foot soldiers"

He put down the porcelain bowl in his hand and asked, "How do you know?" ”

Saisang said: "Just now, Wuri Genglaida sent news that the Ming army is marching to the Junzijin Ferry."

"What? 10,000 people Ji Bilong exclaimed, holding the desk with his right hand and standing up, "There are 10,000 people in the Ming army out of the fortress?" The blood in his chest floated, and the reserve and complacency just now disappeared without a trace, "So, the Ming army has entered the Hetao?" ”

Saisan said: "This is the worst situation"

"How could the Ming army give up the whole territory of Shaanxi?" Suppilon still didn't believe it.

"Those people are not thieves among the Han people," Saisan was more worried about the situation at the Junzijin ferry than Suppilon. The elites of the eastern tribe of Modong are all in the Hetao, and once defeated, the consequences are unimaginable. He asserted with great confidence: "The Ming army foot soldiers I met yesterday had strict orders, advanced and retreated, and were skilled in using firearms. ”

He was talking about the Han Chinese foot soldiers he met during the battle with the Chahar army yesterday evening.

Yesterday evening, when the two armies were engaged in a stalemate, Kupilon dispatched 3,000 cavalry with yellow flags to attack the Chahar Central Army, and when they were about to break through the enemy position, several thousand infantry suddenly killed in the Chahar Army.

The soldiers in the front line of the infantry were all heavily armoured, holding four-zhang long spears, and the bird-gunners and gunners were mixed in, which was to block the impact of the Jurchen cavalry, protect the undefeated Chinese army of the Chahars, and let Ezhe safely transfer troops and lead the army to slowly retreat.

Saisang was worried, and said, "If the Ming soldiers who go to the Junzijin ferry are as good at fighting as those people they met yesterday, Wuri Genglaida will be in danger. ”

Suppilon opened his mouth to refute, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Saisang summoned the Mongol coalition of Modong and handed over command to him, a qiē effort to win at the Hetao. When Korqin himself is threatened, he must heed Saisan's advice.

"Do you want to withdraw your troops?" He was a little dazed. Even if the Ming army has a conspiracy with Chahar, the defeat of the Chahar army is not fake, he has already found out the location of Chahar and Tumut herdsmen, and Ezhe has no way to retreat now.

Saisan gritted his teeth and said: "The Junzijin ferry is related to our retreat"

He was unwilling, and said: "There are iron cannons in the camp, and Wurigan Lai Da may not lose to the Ming army, as long as we defeat Ezhe and capture Tumut and Chahar's troops, what if the Ming army captures Junzijin?" He was nowhere near as tall as Saisan, and spoke almost in a pleading tone.

Saisan asked, "How many days will it take you to defeat Chahar?" ”

"Two days" Ji Bilong raised two fingers, "If it weren't for the Ming army's foot soldiers, I would have captured Ezhe yesterday"

Saisan pondered for a moment, but shook his head.

No is nothing, and there are no ifs in war. Suppilon is willing to take risks, but it is at stake for the survival of the Horqin tribe.

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