After listening to the different opinions of Li Weixin and Wang Baobao, Chakhan Timur made a decision: "Rush to the aid of Dadu." ”

Because as Wang Baobao said, as a courtier, if you sit back and watch the "Son of Heaven" fall into danger and ignore it, you are disloyal. If you are disloyal, the "world" can attack it in groups. Regardless of whether Emperor Yuan would have "something" or not, he first lost a point in "morality".

"Morality" is a thing that is not useful a lot of times, but it is also very useful a lot of the time. What is "popular will"? Everyone has a scale in their hearts, and everyone likes good and hates it; Even the most evil person will not like to deal with villains. -- "Morality" is "the will of the people". Therefore, it is said, "Those who are in line with virtue prosper, and those who are against virtue die." If the soldiers are nameless, the accident will not be successful".

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Chakhan Timur praised Wang Baobao: "My family's thousand-mile horse has grown up." He is not praising Wang Baobao's military qualities, but praising him for his political qualities. only understands military affairs, does not understand politics, at most one strong general, and is lucky to be a marquis; Bad luck "rabbit dead dog cooking". If you understand both, it is different, you can be described as a real "hero", a handsome man among people; It's like a horse in a thousand miles.

However, there is a problem.

That is: Although what Wang Baobao said is very true, what Li Weixin said is not unreasonable. Even, if you measure it only from the aspects of power and military affairs, Li Weixin is the correct one.

Therefore, most of the aid is to rush to help, and the king of diligence is to protect the king of diligence, but you can't act rashly and leave as soon as you say. After setting the tone, everyone in the room started a heated discussion and dispute, brainstorming, learning from each other's strengths, and finally came up with a solution. A way to "be diligent".

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Overall, it is divided into three steps.

First of all, Haidong is in Jining and Huaisi, not only has Zhao Guobu, but also has Xuzhou Army; Once "our department" rushes north to help, it is very likely that they will copy the back road. So before you go north, you have to get rid of them first. Even if it cannot be completely solved, it is necessary to find ways to "drag it out".

So, how to solve it, and how to "drag" it?

Li Weixin believes: "Time is tight, if you want to solve it completely, I am afraid it will be difficult. The only way to hold it off is to find a way to hold it back. ......, how to hold on? Is it possible to mobilize the Henan Army to feint? Is it also possible to order Zhang Shicheng to go south? If you do, there are two benefits. Not only can the Zhao thief and the Xuzhou thief be dragged down, but also Anfeng and Jinling can be threatened, so that they dare not respond to the Deng thief and act rashly. ”

Chakhan Timur deeply agreed, and said: "It has been nearly two months since the Zhao thief left Yidu and entered Jining, and the invasion is endless, and the soldiers are tired; Moreover, with two consecutive defeats, morale must have been low. It's okay to defend, but it's not okay to attack. ......, coupled with Mr.'s plan, our Henan Army and the Shicheng Department feinted and went south, thinking it was a threat; Then the rear of our army is foolproof! ”

Immediately, he wrote a letter and ordered it to be sent to western Zhejiang, urging Zhang Shicheng to fulfill the covenant. - Previously, he and Zhang Shicheng had formed an alliance: echoing each other. Zhang Shicheng also gave a reply, saying that he was willing to do so. Now, the time has come to implement the promise.

He also wrote a military order, and also sent people to Henan for 800 miles to expedite and send them to Henan, and ordered the mobilization of various departments to feign to the south.

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This first step is just to drag Zhao Guo and Xuzhou Yanjun back.

In the second step, although "Zhao Guojun" was "tired" and "demoralized", after all, Chengwu was only 100 miles away from Caozhou; If "our department" goes north, I don't know if he will catch up from behind. Therefore, we can't go openly, we must go secretly. That is: "Hide from the sky and cross the sea".

It was still Li Weixin, who suggested: "The minister thinks that before our army goes north, we should first put some smoke out to confuse the Zhao thief." By the time he realized that something was wrong, our army was far away; If he can't catch up, then the safety of my back road can be added to another layer. ”

"What the gentleman said is very true. It's just: will the plan be released? ”

"The lord can declare: to use the strategy of 'encircling Wei to save Zhao' to solve the crisis of the capital. Move eastward and want to benefit the capital. When the thief heard this, he must be frightened. His defeated army will definitely not dare to go out of the city to attack, in order to prevent the lord from advancing eastward, he can only stick to the city. ......, in this way, our army can sneak out of the city and easily go north. ”

——Hong Jixun deduced that in order to save Dadu, Chakhan Timur would use the strategy of "encircling Wei to save Zhao". To say, his inference is justified; However, Chakhan Timur refused to adopt it. When he arrived at Li Weixin, "encircling Wei to save Zhao" became a smoke bomb released to confuse "Zhao Guojun".

Chakhan Timur nodded yes and said, "This plan is wonderful. So I did so. ”

Just do what he said, that is, he ordered people to release rumors, falsely claiming that he wanted to go east and attack Yidu.

- But why did Chahan refuse to use this tactic, and only used it as a smoke bomb?

He has a point. When discussing the plan to help Dadu before, some people also proposed this method. He said negatively: "Deng thief is wise, and his party is cunning. They would not have imagined that our army might 'encircle Wei to save Zhao'; if they did, they would definitely have corresponding arrangements." Battlefield battles, with soldiers expensive 'strange'. So this strategy is precisely the most undesirable. ”

It is precisely because of his words that Li Weixin proposed: Since it is the most undesirable, it is simply used to "set off smoke bombs". The enemy thinks I've been tricked, but in fact the enemy has fallen for me.

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This is the second step, "hiding from the sky and crossing the sea" and going north to help. With the first and second steps, it is not enough. The way of using soldiers, "more wins, less wins". Of course, as soon as the battle opens, it is important to be adaptable; But before going to war, it needs to be comprehensive, and all aspects need to be thought of and arranged.

Therefore, the third step is to send an order to the Jin and Hebei armies to immediately transfer all units and advance eastward as soon as possible, so as not to fall into the dangerous place of going deep and helpless.

- However, before this, there is a premise, that is, it is necessary to urge Datong and the generals of Guanzhong to send troops first. Otherwise, Jin Ji will be empty, or there may be changes.

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After these three steps were agreed, Chakhan Timur, Li Weixin, and Wang Baobao thought about it again and again, and felt that it was enough to ensure that nothing went wrong, so they made Emperor Yuan's "urging" holy decree public, told the three armies, and ordered each battalion to prepare immediately, and two days later they "went out of the city to the east and attacked Yidu".

If you don't keep it secret, you will lose your country; If you don't keep it secret, you lose your body. went north directly, rushed to the rescue, and only Chakhan Timur and others knew it; The statement to the soldiers under his command is the same as the declaration that was scattered, saying that it was to "encircle Wei and save Zhao".

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In the next two days, Chakhan Timur scouted in all directions, and almost all the moves of "Zhao Guojun" in Chengwu City were fed back to his ears and eyes. It seems that the threat of "encircling Wei to save Zhao" seems to have had an effect, and Zhao Guo stuck to the city and couldn't take half a step.

In addition to this, another piece of news from the detectives caught the attention of Chakhan Timur.

"Outside Shanzhou City, it seems that you can see Deng Chengzhi's military flag."

"Oh? Let's talk about it carefully. ”

At that time, the last general took two or three people and was lying in the forest outside Shanzhou City, visiting the movements of the swallow thieves in the city. Suddenly, a small group of cavalry galloped through the forest, with a small flag in front of it, and the word 'Deng' was written. Looking at its leading thief, he is not very old, and when he listens to the name of his subordinates, they all call him 'Little Prince'. ......, in general, except for Deng Chengzhi, there seems to be no two among the swallow thieves. ”

"Deng Chengzhi came to Shanzhou?"

Wang Baobao was also present, and interjected: "The child thinks that Deng Chengzhi's coming to Shanzhou is verifying his father's previous guess. ”

"Oh?"

"Father Shuai guessed: Deng thief and Hong thief are both cunning, and he will definitely think that Father Shuai may 'encircle Wei to save Zhao' and rescue Dadu. Looking at it from Deng Chengzhi's point of view now, it seems that this is indeed the case! Who is Deng Chengzhi? Deng thief Yizi! The status is quite high, if it weren't for the defense of his father's eastward advance and attack Yidu; Why did the thief send him at this juncture? ”

Wang Baobao's analysis made sense, Chakhan Timur thought so, stroked his beard, smiled, and said: "Deng thief thinks we are going east, hehe, let's give him a north!" ”

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In two days, while finding out Zhao Guo's movements, the battalions were well prepared.

At the same time, the Henan garrison received a military order and was ready to make a feint. Although Zhang Shicheng in western Zhejiang has not yet sent a palindrome, it is speculated by common sense that he will not refuse. - If he sits back and watches Deng She conquer most of the capital, or sit and inspect the defeat of Han, it will do him all kinds of harm and no benefit. When the time comes, Deng She and Zhu Yuanzhang are both "Song Chen", echoing from north to south, east and west together, where will there be a place for him?

And in the past two days, Dadu's "Urging Decree" has come two more times one after another. The generals of Guanzhong and Datong Polo Timur also successively wrote to the world and actively responded to the "King Qin's rescue".

- No one is a fool, usually can fight among themselves, but now most of them are in danger, Chakhan Timur is worried that if he is not saved, he will be the truth for the world; The generals Zhang Liangbi, Li Siqi, and Polo Timur were worried that if they were not saved, most of them would fall and Emperor Yuan would be killed, then Chakhan Timur would be dominant.

Therefore, whether it is out of public interest or self-interest, at this critical moment, the "Mengyuan princes" from all parties and places are unexpectedly united.

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Without further ado, it cannot be delayed any longer.

On the evening of the third day, Wang Baobao personally led the pioneer out of the city; Chakhan Timur led the main force and followed behind. Nearly 10,000 people took the title, the horse went to the bell, quietly, with the help of the night, and went away.

And the head of Caozhou City, although there are still banners like forests, patrolling soldiers come and go, under the moonlight, it seems to be fierce, but in fact, there are only more than 1,000 people left to defend the city.

By dawn, the whole army of Chahan had already reached Juancheng and crossed Fan County, and would enter Dongping Road.

Dongping Road is on the north side of Jining Road, and it is still under the control of the "Chahan Department".

Chahan had already had a military order, and on the one hand, the local garrison strengthened its vigilance to prevent the Haidong garrison on Jining Road from suddenly launching an offensive; On the one hand, the vanguard was sent early to meet Chakhan Timur at the border.

To enter Dongping, you need to cross the river. The vanguard troops sent by the Dongping garrison also prepared the boats and other items needed to cross the river in the morning, and built a pontoon bridge.

One was in a hurry because of the war; Because Zhao Guo was not completely shaken off, he did not wait for a rest, and Chahan gave an order: "The whole army crosses the river." ”

The vanguard crossed the river first, followed by the main force. Just after Chakhan Timur got on the ship, another holy decree urging the rescue arrived in a hurry. The above said: "The thief Chen has attacked the city and captured the ground, and the soldiers are very sharp, and the vanguard has almost arrived in Tongzhou. ”

At the same time, there were also private messages from Wei Sijian and others, and the opinions of these ministers were divided into two factions, just like when Mao Guibing came to the capital, one faction fought the main battle, and the other faction moved the capital. the main battle, ask Chakhan Timur to speed up the march; The lord moved the capital, and asked Chakhan Timur to cooperate when he arrived outside the city.

Li Weixin asked: "The thief came to Gyeonggi, and the court was in turmoil. Is it a war, or is it a walk, what is the Lord's will? ”

"What do you think, sir?"

The river is surging and the morning breeze is slightly cool. The reeds sway, and the white fish leap into the boat. Li Weixin and Chakhan Timur both sat on the bow of the boat, one in a fluttering robe and the other in a military uniform pressing a sword. Li Weixin looks at the sky at the top, the sky is high and the clouds are long; I turned my head to look at the river, but I couldn't see the two ends. He said meaningfully: "At this time, how can you be like Cao Gong? ”

"How is it like Cao Gong"? Obviously, he was talking about Cao Cao. The meaning of the words is self-evident. It was to persuade Chakhan Timur to support the relocation of the capital, move to Jinji, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

"Jin Ji is not enough to guard, and there are Zhang Liangbi generals in the pass. Even if the capital is moved, the biggest possibility will only be the same as last time, and they will ask to move to Mobei. Once we move into Mobei, the land of China, will it still be our own? The only way to do this is to have no distractions and fight to break the thief. After breaking the thief, everything is easy to say! ”

"Everything can be said"? If you can defeat the Yan army and save Dadu, then you can lead the victorious Xiongshi into the city. As soon as the army enters the city, can this "Son of Heaven" still run? The same can be "coerced by the Son of Heaven to order the princes"!

Li Weixin smiled.

Chakhan Timur ordered the accompanying boat: "Order the vanguard, immediately bury the pot and make rice; Command the rear formation, speed up the river crossing! After giving the order, Fu said to Li Weixin, "From the private letters sent by the two factions to the old man, it can be seen that the dispute between fighting and leaving is very fierce. Our army must speed up their march before we arrive, lest they abandon the city and retreat before we arrive!" ”

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The Chahan army wore the stars and the moon, non-stop, five hundred in three days, one thousand in six days, and rushed to the capital to help.

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Going back in time, early the next morning when Chahan went north out of the city, that is, when he began to cross the river and enter Dongping Road, in Chengwu City, an urgent report arrived on Zhao Guo's desk.

"The Tartars took advantage of the night and fled north. Calculate the mileage, and at this time it should have reached Dongping. ”

When the urgent report came, Zhao Guozheng was talking to the generals, and after reading it, his face remained unchanged, and he folded it casually and put it in his sleeve. Someone asked, "My lord, what is the urgency?" ”

"Cha, Chahan was out of the city last night."

The hall suddenly exploded, and the generals were surprised, surprised, or overjoyed, or stepped forward to fight: "Once Chahan is gone, Caozhou will become an empty city!" My lord, please give the last general 3,000 men and horses, at most two days, and you will be able to overcome it! ”

Some people also thought of pursuing Chahan, and also asked Zhan to say: "Chahan escapes at night, and this will go north to help Dadu." Most of them are in danger, and he must have left in a hurry. At the end, please ask 3,000 light horsemen, follow and attack, and it will definitely be broken! ”

"Cha and Chahan are experienced soldiers, how can they give you a chance to pursue? If, if it is not as good as I expected, he will have an ambush on the road. It is very unwise to chase after it at this time. ”

"Then ,......, fight Caozhou?"

"Although Cha and Cha Han are gone, Caozhou City is strong. Attacking and attacking Caozhou, we will definitely be able to capture it, but our army will definitely lose a lot. Now that we have something big on our minds, how can we waste our energy in this small place? ”

"What's the big deal?"

Many of the generals in the hall didn't know Deng She's strategy, so they didn't feel strange when they heard this.

Zhao Guo stood up, signaled left and right to take a decree from Deng She, unfolded it, looked around at the generals, and slowly recited: "The emperor, the emperor's holy decree, the lord's decree." ”

"Bang la", all the generals hurriedly got up and bowed down.

"Ling, Ling, Zhao Guo, after Chen Hu surrounds Dadu, if, if Chahan advances eastward, he will be defeated and retreat; If, if Chahan goes north, then Xu, Xu Xu chases him. There is no need to rush forward, within three or three days, you can reach the first line of Yuncheng and Yanzhou. Only, as long as you can hold the retreat of Chahan so that it cannot retreat, it will be a great achievement. ”