He looked at the others and said, "What do you say? ”

The leader of the Temol tribe, Kadaro, said: "The purpose of our southward movement is only to plunder, not to conquer the city, to take the Ming Dynasty, with our strength is not enough, the plan that can be seen through by Volodus is not called a strategy, according to my opinion, we will either ignore the intelligence, find some small cities to loot at will, or according to the information, cross the Great Wall from Zhangjiakou Fort, and then bypass Xuanfu, loot around the capital, and re-exit the pass before the army reacts, these two roads are very good, no need to lose the army and profit is rich enough." What does the Great Khan think? ”

Ah looked at the other people, and the leader of the Yongbuxie tribe, Thorn Yibu, said: "I think Kadaro is right, the purpose of our southward journey is only to plunder, and we can't take the lead for the Han people, if the information is reliable, we will cross the Great Wall to the pass and loot and leave, this is the wisest decision." ”

Everyone agreed, and when everyone had finished speaking, he asked a young Tatar in his early twenties on his left and said, "Say, Ji Nang, what is your opinion?" ”

Ji Nang, the son of Asho, said: "Dear father Khan, I agree with Uncle Vodoo's opinion, we can't trust the Ming people too much, our eyes should look farther, if we can win Datong, it will greatly boost the prestige of Father Khan, if we can gain a firm foothold in Datong, the entire steppe will bow down to us, although we have to take some risks, the loss will be a little bigger, but the harvest is a hundred times more than this, it is worth it!" ”

On Ah Zhu's right hand sat a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, he was Ah Zhu's youngest son Alatan, and when he heard his brother's words, he immediately retorted: "I don't agree with the words of the eldest brother, what we should do now is to preserve our strength, the Ming people are not credible, let's not enter the pass, let's just plunder along the pass." ”

Ji Nang said: "What do you know, child, the current Datong mutiny is the best time to take Datong." ”

Alatan retorted: "It is precisely because of the Datong Mutiny that we can't do anything to Datong, lest our pressure lead to the Ming Dynasty to take measures to appease the mutineers and successfully resolve the mutiny." ”

Ji Nang sneered at each other: "According to your meaning, we have been preparing for a long time, gathering more than ten tribes, can we only look at the Great Wall and sigh?" This is the act of a coward! ”

Ah Zhu shouted: "Ji Nang, you can't say this about your brother, your opinions are very reasonable, Ji Nang, you have a long-term vision and have the courage to take risks, Alatan is cautious, and there is nothing wrong, but...... Why didn't anyone think about watching the situation change by standing still? Now that the situation is uncertain, the wisest thing to do is to wait quietly for more information, and then make a decision after seeing the situation, okay, now you can go back. ”

Ah Zhu wanted to sit and wait for the information to come, but in the next two days, the intelligence in the south suddenly plummeted, and the spies said that the Ming Dynasty had closed the mutual market, and the pass was closed, and even a fly could not fly out, and the Tatar spies could only observe the situation on the pass from a distance, but found that everything was as usual, and there was no change at all.

On the third day after the first military meeting, Ah Zhu summoned everyone to his sweat tent, Ah Zhu said: "In the past few days, several patriarchs have led the clan to join, our army is getting stronger and stronger, the recent situation in the south must have been known, the court seems to be aware of our moves, they closed the mutual market, blocked the pass, recently our people have not been able to pass out any information, the last news received is about the Ming Dynasty sent Qin to bring tens of thousands of people from Taiyuan to Datong City, everyone has their own opinions on this, I have also communicated with Ben Khan in private, but Ben Khan said it once before, we have to wait for the news, and the situation can only be made after the situation is clear, no, early this morning, Ben Khan received two messages from Datong again, the content of the messages is not the same, a secret letter from Maitreya Sect leader Li Fuda, and a secret letter from another big trouble that is the most headache in the court, guess who sent it? ”

While everyone was thinking about it, Alatan blurted out: "Father Khan, could it be the White Lotus Sect with the same name as the Maitreya Sect?" ”

Ah Zhu praised: "Yes, it is the White Lotus Sect, Alatan, ordinary people don't know what the difference between the Maitreya Sect and the White Lotus Sect is, how did you think of the White Lotus Sect?" ”

Alatan said, "Has Father Khan forgotten? The Han teacher Zhao Quan you arranged for me, he knows a lot of things, and he is exactly what he told me. ”

Ah Zhu said: "It turned out to be him, it seems that Ben Khan has found the right person, you have to learn from Mr. Zhao hard, don't live up to the expectations of your father Khan, this other secret letter is sent by the White Lotus Sect Heavenless Great Protector, do you guess what the Maitreya Sect Leader and this White Lotus Sect Heavenless Great Protector said in the letter?" ”

Everyone shook their heads together, and Alatan said again: "Father Khan, I guess the Maitreya Sect Leader urged us to go south to use troops, and the White Lotus Sect's idea should be similar." ”

A Shu said: "Alatan, I really didn't expect you to almost guess right, it's really good to have such knowledge at a young age, Maitreya Sect Master said in the letter that the court sent the Jinyi Guard to command Duan Fei to come to Datong to appease the rebel soldiers, the negotiations were quite smooth, he asked us to step up the military Xuanfu, he will respond in Datong, kill Duan Fei to seize Datong, let the Ming army take care of the other, and the letter of the White Lotus Sect said that the Datong soldiers were very uneasy about the tens of thousands of horses brought by Duan Fei, the first negotiation failed, and the two sides were in a confrontation, The White Lotus Sect said that it could be arranged to open and close the door to let us go to Datong, and at the same time, there were people in Datong who could open the north gate for us, and the only requirement was to kill Duan Fei, the commander of the Jinyi Guard. ”

Ah Zhu paused for a moment and continued: "The situation described in the two letters is not the same, whether the Datong Mutiny has been quelled or is in a stalemate, who is more credible, Maitreya Sect or White Lotus Sect? Who do you think we should trust? ”

Hearing Ah Shu's words, Arsaberrot smiled and said: "The Great Khan has a judgment in his heart, why don't you say it and let us think about it?" ”

Ah Zhi's face was slightly unhappy, he snorted and said: "Okay, someone has just arrived, and he doesn't know much about the situation, Ben Khan will explain it, the Maitreya Sect Leader hopes that we will send troops to Xuanfu as soon as possible, his words are not all untrue, the White Lotus Sect wants to attack the court, and hopes that we will repeat the scene when the tile spurs came to Beijing and kill the important ministers close to Zhengde, which also has some meaning of personal vendetta in the communiqué, after all, Duan Fei once destroyed the good thing of their rebellion, and the more chaotic the world, the more beneficial it is to the White Lotus Sect, so Ben Khan feels that the letter from the White Lotus Sect is more credible, What do you think? ”

Alsaberot didn't say anything, but a few others casually echoed, in fact, Ah Zhu's analysis is indeed somewhat reasonable, Ah Zhu was secretly proud in his heart when he saw this, and continued: "According to common sense analysis, if the mutiny subsides and Qin Cha enters Datong, the situation of the guards in Datong will definitely change, Duan Fei is in favor of opening up the mutual market, if he enters Datong, he will never close the mutual market, the reason why the guards in Datong have not moved, but the mutual market has been suddenly closed, which shows that the rebellion in Datong has not been quelled, The rebels are now facing the pressure of being flanked from the front and back, and they are afraid that we will see the situation in Datong, so they deliberately maintain the status quo and cut off all sources of information, just to make us misjudge the situation and lose the best opportunity to seize Datong. ”

As soon as Ah Zhu's voice fell, Arsaberrot questioned: "Is the Great Khan planning to abandon the plan to unite with the Maitreya Sect and instead conspire with the White Lotus Sect to conspire with the world?" ”

Ah Zhi said ambitiously: "As long as we take Datong, the Ming Dynasty fence is lost, we can attack and retreat, we can defend it, the world of the Ming Dynasty will be at our fingertips, and the goshawks on the grassland will regain their majesty over the world, this risk is worth taking!" ”

As soon as Ah Zhu's words fell, someone outside the tent suddenly shouted loudly: "Report ...... Outside the camp, someone flew arrows to pass the book, and the letter had Dayan Khan's eagle print, please take a look! ”

Ah Zhu shouted: "My father Khan's dragon seal? Get it in! ”

A guard retrieved the letter and presented it to Ah Zhu, Ah Zhi looked at the eagle print on the envelope, his hands trembled a little, he hurriedly opened it and took a look, his eyes flashed with excitement, he patted the case and laughed: "It is really Genghis Khan's blessing, the chess pieces arranged by Father Khan in Daming have finally reappeared, with his arrangement, we will have no difficulty in taking Datong, and even if we attack the capital, we will not lose many men and horses, Father Khan is wise, God bless me!" Our golden family will re-enter the Central Plains, the whole world is our pasture, all the people will become our slaves, all the first nights of the girls will be enjoyed by the descendants of our golden family, and the property and women of the whole Ming Dynasty will be at our disposal! What else is there to hesitate, immediately give an order, and send troops to the same place! ”

"Wait!" Alsaberot stood up and shouted, "Great Khan, what the hell is going on? Who wrote this letter? What chess pieces did Father Khan arrange in Daming back then, why don't I know at all? ”

The ecstasy in Ah Zhi's eyes did not diminish at all, and he patiently explained: "Father Khan once told me before the funeral that he arranged a lot of chess pieces in Daming, hoping to use them, after more than 20 years, this is the second time I have seen this eagle-shaped mark, the previous time, it was when Duoyan Sanwei was lured by his father Khan to rebel and rebel against Daming, Daming's Qincha was wiped out by a chess piece, and failed to reach Duoyan Mountain......"

Alsaberot asked: "After many years, who knows if these chess pieces can still be used?" Can the letter contain proof of the person's identity? What is his identity in Daming? Why is the Great Khan so sure that even Beijing can be easily taken? This matter is not trivial, and the Great Khan can no longer hide it from us! ”

"That's right!" The leader of the Temol tribe, Kadaro and others, echoed one after another, and Ah Zhu hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "This person explained his identity in the letter, and there is a seal letter as proof, he is the most powerful eunuch around the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the celebrant Zhang Rui!" This letter was sent by his henchman, who followed Qin Cha Duan Fei to Datong to pacify the rebels, and Li Hua, the governor of Dongchang Factory, sent someone to send it! ”