Chapter 453: The Truth
That night, Jing Yuan and Yu Qian held rice bowls, held fast children, and compared on the map.
"Could it be that they all fled when they learned that my soldiers were coming?"
Yu Qian groaned: "All the elites of the Tatars, the Japanese people, and the Jurchens are all dispatched, it is not like they are fleeing, they must have other plans!" ”
Jing Yuan chuckled and said: "Fuck the elite, it's only two thousand people after breaking the sky, can you still have a dark Chen Cang and counterattack Lao Tzu's Mobei Wei?" ”
Yu Qian didn't speak, his face was furrowed, and he was thinking quickly in his heart.
Since the Ming Dynasty killed Warat, drove away the Tatars, and changed the Duoyan Sanwei to the area of the Nan River, it was like closing the north gate, and the people outside couldn't get in, and the people inside couldn't get out.
Of course, for Daming, it's not that he can't get out, but he doesn't want to go out.
It's like a rich man who lives in a beautiful mansion, with wine, meat, and hot pits, why should he bother with the hungry beggars outside?
What's more, these beggars have a feud with themselves, and they have faced each other with swords and soldiers, and there have been countless casualties.
So much so that in the past five years, Da Ming has not grasped the whereabouts of the group of beggars outside the door at all, and he has not even sent spies.
Anyway, if you dare to come, I'll beat you, if you don't come, you will die if you love it, as long as you don't die at my doorstep, I don't bother to pay attention!
Who would have thought that the Tatars have not given up for five years, but are carefully arranged.
They contacted the Jurchens who were also expelled from the war, the defeated daimyo of the Wa Kingdom, and the barbarians of the Yaksha Kingdom in the bitter cold land, and a group of rabble got together, and even played the art of war!
At this time, Jing Yuan suddenly asked: "It's strange to say, how could it be resurrected when the Jurchens were wiped out?" ”
In the battle five years ago, Jing Yuan was ordered to exterminate the Jurchens, but at that time, the total population of the three guards in Jianzhou was not more than 10,000, and he didn't pay attention to it at all.
Yu Qian said leisurely: "It is recorded in the "Daming Huidian" that in Jianzhou and Haixi Jurchen extreme east, they are savage Jurchens, and they go far to the Central Plains, and the tribute is not common. ”
The Jurchens of the Ming Dynasty originated from the collateral branch of the Wanyan clan of the Jin Kingdom, and were originally distributed in the Nuer Gandu Division, with a total of three major forces, namely the Jianzhou Jurchen, the Haixi Jurchen and the Savage Jurchen.
The Jianzhou Jurchens have been wiped out by Jingyuan himself, and the Haixi Jurchens have also been implicated, and the only one that still retains combat effectiveness is the Savage Jurchen forces.
Jing Yuan was puzzled and asked, "Why are there still wild people?" ”
"It's not a savage, it's a branch of the Jurchens."
Yu Qian shook his head slowly and explained: "Call it a wild man, mainly because these people mainly live in the deep mountains and dense forests, live in grass huts, hunt and fish for food, do not eat crows, wear straight clothes, use fish skin in the summer, dog skin in the cold, do not eat grains, and the six animals are only dogs at most......"
Jing Yuan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, Lord Yu, you don't have to say this, I just want to know, what is the combat effectiveness of these people?" ”
"It's nothing more than some barbarian tribes, no matter how strong their combat strength is, without guns and armor, it's not worth mentioning."
"That'...... What about the Japanese people? ”
"The various forces within the Japanese state are fighting, and the defeated cannot stay at home, so they will target overseas, as was the case with the Japanese invaders on the southeast coast a few years ago."
"It is at least profitable for the Japanese to plunder the coastal people and the merchant ships on the sea, and this Maori has come here to starve and freeze, what is the purpose?"
Yu Qian thought for a moment and said: "You're right, this matter is very strange, let's not guess, let's go to the court!" ”
"How do you report it, just say that you found out that the other party's situation is wrong?"
"Naturally, it is the truth!"
"However, we haven't figured out yet, where did the Tatar, Japanese, and Jurchen coalition go, if the imperial court asks, wouldn't it be unfavorable for us to do things?"
In Jing Yuan's heart, with the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, it was easy to deal with the remnants of the Tatars, but he didn't expect that now he couldn't even understand the movements of the main forces.
Moreover, it also involves the Jurchens and the Japanese people, and I don't know what conspiracy is brewing.
Yu Qian thought for a while and said, "Let's play it truthfully, I always feel that the situation is wrong, these people must have a plan." ”
Jing Yuan replied: "In this case, I will send someone back to Mohewei to send a telegram." ”
Yu Qian nodded, but continued to stare at the map, his two eyebrows were still tightly locked together, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, where did the Tatars go?
From the analysis of the battle situation, the battlefields captured in the first battle were all disguises, and they were the old, weak, sick and disabled left behind by the lack of flowers, in order to mislead the main force of the Ming army.
The real main Tatar force, as well as the U and Allah, have left the island and have gone by boat.
Where did these two thousand go......
From the map, the island is surrounded by land on the north, west, and east sides, and the sea on the south side.
If you go north, you can reach the Yaksha country, which is full of uncivilized wilderness, and there is no need to go so troublesome, you can go there at any time.
To the east is the country of Liugui, guarded by Beishanwei, and the number of people is roughly the same as that of the Tatar coalition army, but there is a big gap between the equipment strength of the two.
Besides, if you want to fight with Beishanwei, you can take advantage of the Yaksha country, why do you want to take a boat?
Since both the north and the east are excluded, only the west remains.
However, the west side is the most unlikely, because it is the Mohewei guarded by Jingyuan.
Over the years, the imperial court has been on guard against the Tatar Ministry, equipped Mohewei with a large number of sophisticated weapons and equipment, and even telegraphs have been connected to a special line.
Further south, it is the Liaodong region, and gradually approaching the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, it is even more impossible.
Even if they couldn't go ashore at all, the garrison ships along the coast of the Ming army were equipped with light artillery, and it was completely easy to take out these ships.
That's not okay, that's not right, where did the people go......
Yu Qian drew a circle on the map, and it stands to reason that the range of activities can only be limited to this circle, but no trace has been found at present.
There was a sound of wind outside the door, Jing Yuan strode in, and said, "I have sent someone back to Mohewei, and by tomorrow night at the latest, the telegram will arrive in Jingshi." ”
Yu Qian was staring at the map, suddenly raised his head, and asked, "How many defenders are there in Mohewei?" ”
Jing Yuan was stunned and said, "Less than two thousand, what's wrong?" ”
The full number of Mohewei is 5,600 people, however, there is an unwritten rule in the Ming Dynasty that all the guards will not be full, and some places will be vacated more or less, so the actual number of Mohewei is less than 5,000, and this expedition brought out 2,000, as well as 1,000 logistics troops, and there are less than 2,000 people left in the station.
Yu Qian drew a line on the map with charcoal, and the two brows furrowed even more, almost standing up.
"From here, head south along the coastline, just staggered with our march on land!"
Jing Yuan looked at Yutu and said puzzledly: "You mean, I don't want to go to Mohewei?" ”
Immediately, he waved his hand vigorously and said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!" ”
Yu Qian asked rhetorically, "Why is it impossible?" ”
Jing Yuan laughed and said, "Lord Yu, you didn't laugh, did you?" Even if there are less than 2,000 people left in Mohewei, the city is strong, and there are artillery and muskets, so it doesn't cost 2,000 people to fight! ”
Yu Qian suddenly said, "Who said they were going to attack the city?" ”
"Huh?"
Jing Yuan suddenly frowned and asked, "Lord Yu, what do you mean by this?" ”
"Let me ask you, what is the role of Mohewei?"
"Naturally, it is to guard the northern border and prevent the return of the Tatars."
"With the strength of our army, how sure are the Tatars to capture Mobeiwei?"
When Jing Yuan heard this, he suddenly laughed and said, "Yicheng...... No, half of them are not, almost zero! ”
"Not bad!"
Yu Qian nodded and said slowly: "But you have to be clear that their target has never been Mo Beiwei. ”
Jing Yuan put away the smile on his face and said, "Master Yu, I don't understand what you are saying again." ”
Yu Qian's finger clicked twice on the map, and said: "Mobeiwei is a wall blocking the Tatars from going south, their goal is not the wall, but behind the wall!" ”
Jing Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, so what?" ”
"Who said this wall was going to be broken, wouldn't they go around it?"
"Impossible!"
Jing Yuan shook his head again and again, and said: "I personally supervised and arranged the defense of Mohewei and the surrounding areas, and it is impossible for the Tatars to bypass the defense of the front line!" ”
"You're talking about the usual!"
Yu Qian's face was solemn, and he said, "How much defense force do you have left on this expedition?" ”
As soon as these words came out, Jing Yuan's expression suddenly changed!
He immediately leaned down and stared at the map, which had a red line that Yu Qian had just drawn.
"You mean, the Tatars took advantage of the fact that we were sending troops to the front line and bypassed the Mohewei defense line from the sea?"
Yu Qian nodded and said: "I have seen your deployment map, there should have been a post here, but before you set out on the expedition, you withdrew the men and horses here, didn't you?" ”
Jing Yuan had already realized that the situation was not good, and at this time, looking at the position of Yu Qian's finger, he was speechless for a long time.
That's right, the guards of this post were withdrawn to the city by him.
It is normal for a large army at the front to go on an expedition and the city is not well garrisoned, so it will draw people from various outposts, and even the entire outpost will be withdrawn.
This outpost, in particular, was even more irrelevant as the main defensive objective was the sea.
Bang!
Jing Yuan slammed his fist on the table and said angrily: "Don't take off this old fox, take advantage of the emptiness of the rear garrison of our army, and play with the fucking darkness Chen Cang?" ”
Yu Qian said: "I'm afraid that this opportunity was not what he was waiting for, but he designed it!" ”
Jing Yuan was already furious and asked, "Could it be that all our movements are within his plan?" ”
Yu Qian nodded and said, "There is such a possibility!" ”
Since the beginning of the war, Yu Qian has felt that something is wrong.
However, he couldn't say what was wrong.
Now that he has found the island where the Japanese are hiding, and learned that Tokhtar, Jurchen, and Japanese elites took a boat to take the waterway, he realized that the matter was far more serious than he imagined.
It turned out that his real goal was to take advantage of the emptiness of the Ming army's garrison and enter the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty from the sea.
Whether it was Mohewei or Duoyan Sanwei, they all paid attention to the north, but they didn't expect that these grandsons would quietly land and touch the shore.
It was not difficult for 2,000 people to disguise themselves.
Moreover, they are likely to have internal responses!
Since the man surnamed Wang in Kameda's mouth dared to smuggle grain to the Japanese people, why didn't he dare to cooperate with the Tatars?
The Tatars only needed horses and weapons, and the threat was still very strong.
In this way, when Beishan Wei fought in the Wandering Ghost Country and the Yaksha Country, the Tatar who was captured was also arranged by the Takeaway Mission?
Thinking of this, Yu Qian's back broke out in a cold sweat.
Because he thought of a more serious question, what exactly was the goal of the Tatars who had worked so hard and exhausted their efforts?
As long as the 2,000 men go ashore, it will be a battle to the death, and there will be no chance of escape.
No matter how brave and good they were, under the encirclement and suppression of the Ming army, there was only one way to die in the end.
These are two thousand dead soldiers, and if they dare to do this, there is definitely an earth-shattering operation.
Yu Qian raised his head and exclaimed, "Oh no! ”
Jing Yuan was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"Your Majesty!"
"What's wrong with the emperor?"
"The emperor has gone to Mobei!"
Yu Qian finally figured out the Tatar conspiracy, and his face turned dark.
Before Jing Yuan understood, he asked, "The emperor went to Mobei...... What's wrong? ”
Yu Qian picked up a red pen and drew a line on the map.
"If the Tatars have really landed, they can go all the way west from here, all the way to Mobei!"
Jing Yuan was stunned for a moment and said: "I don't think it's possible, even if we deploy our forces in the north, there are still outposts in the south, and if we find the enemy, we will definitely notify the army as soon as possible." ”
Yu Qian said in a deep voice: "They only need to get the horses, even if their traces are exposed, when our army is assembled, I am afraid that people have already arrived in Mobei!" ”
"Where did they get their horses?"
"Don't forget, they have an internal response!"
Jing Yuan also realized that the situation was not good, and asked, "You mean the one who smuggled grain?" ”
Yu Qian nodded and said, "At least there is this surnamed Wang, I'm afraid there is more than him." ”
"Who else?"
"I don't know yet!"
Yu Qian waved his hand and said, "Since everything has been planned, all links must be foolproof, otherwise, it is impossible for them to take the initiative to run to death!" ”
Jing Yuan pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "You're right, their goal is the emperor, so it makes sense." ”
Just imagine, if they can really win in danger and capture the emperor, the court will definitely throw a rat trap and they can survive.
I don't know how long this conspiracy has been planned, it's all about this moment.
Tokhtar is not a gamble, and it is a big gamble.
If you win, you can make a comeback.
If it is defeated, it will be destroyed, and there will be no more Tartars in the world.
Yu Qian threw the pen in his hand and said, "Without further ado, let's chase!" ”
Jing Yuan hurriedly said: "It's better to send a telegram first to warn the emperor that there is danger and that he needs to return to Beijing immediately!" ”