Chapter 173: Conquering Mobei! Capture the Tartar Emperor alive!
"What? What's the matter? Wang Baobao immediately straightened up.
He knew that Zhao Min had lost contact for so many years, and now that he suddenly appeared in Mobei, he must have something very important to explain to him.
Wang Baobao guessed that the matter was very important, and immediately waved everyone away, leaving only himself and Zhao Min in the big tent.
At this time, Zhao Min took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Wang Baobao.
Wang Baobao opened it and looked at it one by one.
Soon, his heart was already shocked!
These documents were all very confidential information of the Ming army.
He didn't know how Zhao Min obtained this information.
But now the Ming army will take the initiative to attack the base camp of the fishing court in Mobei, but it is an imminent crisis.
"Brother, hurry up and prepare your troops to defend the Ming army! Zhu Han is a thief, cunning and abnormal, I have been lurking by his side for two years, and I have not even gotten the slightest opportunity to assassinate, and now he is finally coming to the Mobei grassland to die, we must not miss this opportunity. Zhao Min said.
Wang Baobao frowned and didn't speak.
He was thinking hard about how to make good use of this information.
According to the general situation, with such a critical intelligence leak, the Ming army will definitely not act stupidly according to the original plan, and maybe they will also take the opportunity to cancel this raid on the fishing sea.
However, after thinking for a while, Wang Baobao felt that the Ming army was probably not so simple and easy to give up.
After all, the Ming army believed that the remnants of Dayuan's forces in Mobei were not very strong.
Now, judging by the intelligence, even if the Yuan army organized a counterattack, the prepared Ming army would definitely think that they would be able to easily defeat Meng Yuan's defenses.
Wang Baobao thought about it for a while and decided to take advantage of this opportunity!
With the help of the Ming army, kill the Mengyuan vassal kings and nobles who were holding them back.
They are all wine bags and rice bags, and they are of little use except for controlling their tribes and disobeying their own orders.
Wang Baobao is just afraid of their noble status, after all, they are all the blood of the golden family, and it is not good to do it himself.
Now that the Ming army is going to raid the fishing sea, if Wang Baobao can come to make a move to get rid of the golden cicada shell, leave the wine bags and rice bags of the host vassal king in the fishing sea, let the Ming army kill them all, and then lead the core soldiers and horses to jump out of the Ming army to attack, and then he can completely control hundreds of thousands of Mongolian departments.
At that time, Wang Baobao can truly become the regent of the Great Yuan Court!
After some thought and weighing, Wang Baobao's idea was immediately decided to be implemented.
He reassured Zhao Min, "Minmin, don't panic, don't worry!" The Ming army raided the fishing sea this time, in fact, I had already expected it, and now that they are coming, then we will make a move! ”
For Zhao Min, a sister who is like a sibling, Wang Baobao has no concealment.
He dragged out his plan, and Zhao Min then understood the intention.
After some discussion between the brother and sister, at the next day's court meeting, Wang Baobao made the news public.
Wang Baobao said in front of many Mongolian vassal kings that the source of this news was absolutely confidential, and the Great Yuan Imperial Court could already prepare to set up a heavy ambush in the fishing sea, so that the Ming army would not return!
Just kill these 100,000 Ming troops who came to attack!
Then the Ming Dynasty's defenses in Liaodong and Beiping will be completely crushed.
In this way, Wang Baobao led the various tribes to the south to regain the lost territory!
When the Mongol vassal kings heard the news, they were all excited!
They didn't know the conspiracy behind Wang Baobao, and they all thought that they could set up a heavy army to ambush the Ming army, and they had a ninety percent chance of winning!
After some preparations, Wang Baobao made arrangements for the various armies.
The henchmen of the Mongol host kings were stationed as the core to guard the fishing sea, and a large number of fortifications were built at the same time.
Wang Baobao led the rest of the elite and Mengyuan Praetorian Guards to ambush and hide their whereabouts on the grasslands on the left and right.
"High in the Sky"
After the Ming army appeared, they outflanked and annihilated the Ming army from two ways in the fishing sea!
Wang Baobao's wishful thinking sounds as if there are no flaws!
He used the bait of the Mongol vassal kings and nobles to get the Ming army to attack Yuerhai, and then enter his ambush circle.
Finally, he also had to intercept the logistics supply lines of the Ming army.
As long as the logistical supply of the Ming army is cut off.
Even if the Ming army caught a large number of cattle, sheep and livestock in the fishing sea, it would soon be unable to replenish the supply of the army.
If the Ming army loses logistics, it will inevitably fall into danger, and Wang Baobao can reap the benefits of the fisherman in the subsequent pursuit.
This move could not only get rid of the Mongol vassal kings, but also weaken the Ming army.
Wang Baobao's plan to kill two birds with one stone is consciously seamless.
The Mongol kings and nobles did not realize that they were in danger, and they were still immersed in the dream of following Wang Baobao to ambush the Ming army, and then the army marched south to attack the northern Liaobei Ping, plunder the strong wealth and regain the territory.
A month later.
The armies of the Ming army, the Northern Parallel Capital Division and the Liaodong Xingdu Division, were assembled in Yingchang Mansion.
Zhu Han, the king of the Ming Dynasty, swore an oath to defeat the remnants of Mengyuan!
More than 100,000 troops set out from Yingchang, went straight to the fishing sea, and attacked the Mobei area.
In this battle, there were not only tens of thousands of elites from the Liaodong Xingdu Division and the Northern Parallel Capital Division, but also more than 20,000 strong men from various tribes in Southern Mongolia, who accompanied the army as logistical supply personnel and guides.
The Ming Dynasty divided the pastures for the herdsmen of various tribes in Monan, and without the exploitation of the Mengyuan layers, these Mongolian herdsmen were loyal to the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Han couldn't help but smile confidently as he looked at the mighty army marching forward.
He said to Zhou Dexing, Qi Xiang and other generals next to him: "I opened the Ming Dynasty to repel the Tartars and recover the sixteen states of Youyun, which is already the first big victory in five hundred years!" ”
"This time, if you can be attacked by the north to fish the sea and eliminate the remnants of Mengyuan, it will be a glorious achievement that has not been seen in eight hundred years since the Tang Dynasty!"
"Leave a name in the history books, and all the gentlemen will encourage you!"
Zhou Dexing, Guo Ying, Qi Xiang and others also expressed their confidence after hearing this.
"Your Highness, rest assured, in this battle, we will definitely wipe out Meng Yuan!"
"Yes, Your Highness! That Wang Baobao is no longer self-sufficient, and he is fishing for defense, just waiting for death! ”
"Let's go, kill him and leave him alone."
Zhu Han knew that Wang Baobao was cunning and abnormal.
If he didn't escape from the fishing sea, but instead set up a defense in the fishing and waited for the Ming army to attack, then there must be a conspiracy in it!
It's just that Zhu Han hasn't figured out what conspiracy Wang Baobao will have now.
He knew in his heart that Wang Baobao was definitely not an easy opponent to deal with.
Zhu Han could only order all armies to be cautious and defend themselves to prevent the Mengyuan army from raiding his rear.
Since Yingchang marched northward, the Ming army first crossed a vast desert Gobi, and then entered the Mobei grassland.
On the Mobei grassland, the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low.
What a magnificent grassland weather!
Zhu Han obviously felt that the climate in Mobei was cooler than that of the southern grassland.
The Ming army had to finish the battle before the heavy winter snow, otherwise the heavy snow would close the road, and it would be a terrible disaster march.
In order to ensure logistical supply lines.
After the Ming army entered the Mobei grassland, they first built a fortress on the road they had to pass through as a fortress to hoard logistics supplies.
"Qi Xiang, you leave the most elite three thousand soldiers here to guard this fortress!"
The soldiers of the Ming army under Zhu Han only took two days to build a simple fortress.
The reason why this fortress was able to be built so quickly was because the Ming army now adopted new construction techniques.
During this march, Zhu Han ordered to carry a lot of secret equipment, which was specially used to build fortifications and fortresses.
This secret equipment is not really a valuable thing, but a large number of sacks.
These sacks are woven with the toughest hemp rope fibers.
After filling it with rubble and dirt, it can be built up layer by layer, and a simple fortress can be quickly built.
If you put some small artillery on top of the fortress, you can have a very strong defensive capability.
"Subordinates obey!" After receiving Zhu Han's order, Qi Xiang immediately selected three thousand of the most elite Ming soldiers to be stationed here.
Subsequently, the scouting horses sent by Zhu Han also quickly paid off.
"Your Highness! More than 20 vassal kings, such as the King of Lu and the King of Liao, are now stationed in the Sea of Fishing! ”
"On the innermost side of the Fishing Sea, there are a lot of flags and female rolls, as well as a heavily guarded guard, and the leader of the Tartars, Aiyou, must be there in the Fishing Sea!"
When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately looked excited.
The Mongols seem to be really ready to fight desperately, and they are planning to fight to the death with themselves in Mobei!
He immediately ordered the whole army to rush forward!
This battle not only has to completely wipe out the remnants of the Mengyuan, but also to capture the little Mongolian emperor alive!
It can be regarded as avenging the shame of the tens of millions of Han people who died under the hands of the Mongolian iron hoof!
Thinking of these, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Ming Army were enthusiastic!
"Revenge!"
"Revenge!"
"Capture the Tartar Emperor alive and take revenge! Revenge!"
"Capture the Tartar Emperor alive!"
In a shout that was higher than a louder, tens of thousands of Ming troops went towards the fishing sea in Mobei, killing violently!
After Zhu Han led the main force of the Ming Dynasty to leave, there were only a few fortresses of the Ming army in the rear to guard the supply line.
As the elite infantry under the command of Ying Changwei of the Ming Dynasty, the brothers Li Shan and Li Zhong were left behind.
Their brothers were originally the children of the military household of the Central Plains Guard, because they did not inherit their father's military household status.
There was no way to inherit the family business, so they were all recruited to serve as soldiers in the Northern Parallel Capital.
Because of their good performance, their brothers were commanded to promote Luo Guanzhong to the elite of the sentry guards.
Luo Guanzhong and these elites under his command were left in this fortress by Qi Xiang, the deputy capital secretary, to defend the logistics supply line of the Ming army.
When Zhu Han was leaving, he gave the fortress a name, called Steppe Fort.
As the first stronghold of the Ming Dynasty to enter the Mobei grassland, the location of the grassland fort is extremely important.
The 3,000 soldiers left by the Ming army in the 'Grassland Fort' were all Ying Changwei's soldiers, and Luo Guanzhong, the commander of the new military academy, was left to command this broken elite.
Li Shan and Li Zhong were recruited by the Ming army in the Central Plains, and there were two Jurchens on the same team as them, named Achina and Saishei.
Aqina and Sethhei are also two brothers.
It's just that they are on the same team.
However, the brothers Li Shan and Li Zhong often looked down on the two Jurchens, Aqina and Seshei, and Aqina and Seshei, they were naturally very unhappy with the discrimination they often suffered.
The soldiers of the Beiping Metropolitan Division often clashed in the army.
However, whether it is a Han soldier or a Jurchen soldier, they all agree very much with their identity as a Ming official and soldier.
So for these petty fights, Luo Guanzhong, the commander, is not surprised.
After the main force of the Ming army left, Luo Guanzhong commanded his soldiers to begin to strengthen the grassland fort.
After all, it is not strong enough to rely on simple sacks to fill the soil, and it is necessary to dig trenches one after another.
At the same time, many hidden traps were planted to prevent enemy cavalry from approaching and sneaking up.
When the soldiers of the Ming army were digging trenches outside the camp walls.
Li Shan suddenly said with a smile at Aqina next to him.
"Aqina, I heard that in the words of your Jurchen savages, your name means pig?"
Li Shan's words immediately caused a burst of laughter from the surrounding Ming soldiers.
In fact, they all already knew that the names Achina and Seth Black meant pigs and dogs in real people's words.
Originally, there was also this kind of cheap name among the Han people, but the Jurchens were a minority in the Ming army after all.
They did not dare to make fun of the Han people by name, only the Han soldiers made fun of the Jurchens.
The brothers Akina and Seth Black were furious when they heard this joke.
They threw down their pickaxes and said loudly.
"How many times have I told you, although Lao Tzu's name is Aqina, but that is our nickname, and we all have a big name!"
"Yes, our brothers' names are Zhao Jin and Zhao Bao."
It turned out that according to the rules of the Ming army, all other tribes in various places who joined the army were not allowed to use the original barbarian name.
All of them were changed to Han Chinese names, and Akira and Seth Black were no exception.
Moreover, their military names were given to them by Luo Guanzhong, the commander of Changwei.
Because Luo Guanzhong knew that in many rumors about the shame of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, it is said that after Zhao Song Huizong and others were captured by the Jin State, although they died in the territory of the Jurchens, they left a few bloodlines.
These bloodlines were left behind in the Jurchen tribe.
This legend is also rumored among the tribes of Achina and Sethhe.
Legend has it that their ancestors were once a great official and nobleman in the Central Plains, and later fell into the tribe.
So Luo Guanzhong gave Aqina and Sessi the black brothers a Han surname, surnamed Zhao, and called Zhao Jin and Zhao Bao respectively.
From then on, among Ying Changwei's Ming army, the names of Achyna and Sai Sihei were Zhao Jin and Zhao Bao.
It's just that the names of the two Jurchens, Aqina and Seshei, have long been circulated in the army.
The brothers Li Shan and Li Zhong often used this Jurchen name to make fun of them.
Under the coaxing of everyone, the brothers Li Shan and Li Zhong laughed at Achina and Seth Black a few more words.
Now they are two brothers named Zhao Jin and Zhao Bao, and of course they refuse to let others laugh at them.
The four men immediately scuffled together next to the trench.
In the Ming army, it was permissible for soldiers to fight each other.
After all, Zhu Han felt that this could maintain the bloodiness of the army.
Of course, this level of security should be controlled by each officer.
The two pairs of brothers each beat on the ground, Zhao Jin was pressed to the ground by Li Zhong and fell into the mud, and Li Shan was also ridden under Zhao Bao.
Just as the soldiers next to him stopped digging trenches and watched the excitement from the side.
A scolding came.
"What are you doing?"
"Brawls in the army, heavy fines!"
When everyone heard the voice, they immediately stood up respectfully, because the person who came was none other than Luo Guanzhong, the commander of Ying Changwei.
As the most favored young officer of His Royal Highness, Luo Guanzhong's prestige in the army is also extremely high.
Whether it was a Han soldier, or a soldier of the Jurchen, Mongol and other servant armies, they all bowed to Luo Guanzhong.
There were two thousand presidents who also followed behind Luo Guanzhong, and they scolded Li Zhong, Li Shan, and Zhao Bao, Zhao Jin, and the brothers.
After Luo Guanzhong understood what was going on, his face turned cold and he said to the military judge.
"In wartime brawls, each man goes to get ten sticks!"
Ten sticks on the body, of course, will hurt for days.
However, as the most commonly used means of corporal punishment in the Ming army, the two brothers Li Shan, Li Zhong and Zhao Jin and Zhao Bao have become accustomed to it.