Chapter 367: A God-given Opportunity
Chen Kan waited in the Yanshan Mountains with two thousand cavalry for three days.
It also meant that the team wasted three days in vain.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Chen Kan stood under a big tree, looking fixedly at the way he came, and the fine beads of sweat on his forehead proved that he had been waiting here for a long time.
Waiting here with Chen Kan is Cheng Feng.
In the entire camp, only the two of them were idlers, and others such as Zhou Shi and the like needed to be on guard at any time for Tartar scouts who might appear at any time.
Cheng Feng looked at Chen Kan, who was almost about to turn into a wangfu stone, and stopped talking.
After a while, he still bowed his hand to Chen Kan and said, "Master Hou, why don't we go back to the big tent to rest for a while and then wait?" ”
Chen Kan pursed his lips tightly and didn't speak, mainly because the weather was too hot, and he had no desire to speak at all.
Seeing that Chen Kan ignored him, Cheng Feng had no choice but to run back to the handsome tent by himself.
After a while, he returned to Chen Kan with a pot of ice water: "Master Hou, drink saliva." ”
Chen Kan took the kettle, poured a few gulps, returned the kettle to Cheng Feng, and continued to stare at the road when he came.
The purpose of Chen Kan standing here, of course, is not to wait for Fang Xu, no matter how fast Fang Xu is, if he wants to go back to Beijing to get the holy decree, and he has to go to Xuanfu and Datong to pass the decree, it will take three days anyway, and now it is only two and a half days, and Fang Xu must still be on the way.
Moreover, Fang Xu's identity is not worthy of Chen Kan standing under the scorching sun in person.
The reason why Chen Kan is standing here is simply to relieve the tension in his heart.
Just kidding, don't look at what Fang Xu said when he left, he was on top of the sky when it fell, but this is a fake holy decree, it is impossible to say that he is not nervous.
Of course, if it's just a fake holy decree, it's okay, with Zhu Di's favor for him, it's a big deal to take away his military power after returning from the grassland, and no longer let Chen Kan lead the troops.
The most important thing is that if the holy decree is passed on and the defenders of Xuanda do not believe it, then it will be the end of the calf.
Not only is time wasted, but the decree is also wasted, and the reputation of false decrees is also born.
Thinking of such consequences, Chen Kan's heart was under great pressure.
But he can only bear this pressure alone.
If he doesn't stand here to relieve his stress, will he lie in the tent and fall asleep?
Well, Chen Kan actually tried, but he couldn't sleep, he couldn't sleep at all, but the corners of his mouth were still on fire with several big blisters because he was in a hurry.
In the end, I came here unintentionally, and my heart gradually settled down.
Towards evening, Cheng Feng sent some dry food.
Chen Kan took a piece of dry cake and ate it without a bite, and suddenly two riders drove at the end of the road.
Those two knights were the scouts sent by Zhou Shi to inquire about the movements of the defenders of Xuanfu.
Before the two of them could get close to the camp, they began to shout: "Good news, good news, the defenders of Xuanfu are marching towards the Great Wall of Yanshan......"
As soon as he heard the news, Chen Kan's heart finally landed in an instant.
The action of the defenders of Xuanfu shows that they did not doubt the authenticity of the holy decree.
And the defenders of Xuanfu have moved, so there will be no problems on the Datong side.
The reason why Xuanfu Datong is collectively called Xuanda is because the two places are horns of each other, and they move the whole body with one hair, one side has a move, and the other has to follow immediately, otherwise there will be the possibility of being broken one by one.
So, Chen Kan turned around and left without hesitation, and as he walked, he took a few big bites of the millet dough cake in his hand.
I don't know what the reason is, but the millet dough cake, which used to be difficult to swallow, now tastes extraordinarily sweet.
Back in the camp, Chen Kan quickly convened a meeting of several high-level backbones.
Fang Xu was not there, and there were only six people attending today's meeting, including Chen Kan.
Looking at the five people below who looked excited, Chen Kan held back the surprise in his heart and asked, "Everyone, you know all about the Xuanhua defenders moving closer to the Yanshan Great Wall." ”
Zhou Shi took the lead in stepping forward and arched his hand: "Back to the Hou Ye, this matter will already be known at the end, this is a godsend for us." ”
The words "God-given opportunity" came out, and the generals suddenly turned red with excitement.
Yes, isn't it a godsend, the Ming army is pressing, and the attention of the Tartar army will inevitably be attracted by the army.
Under the confrontation between the two, they have the opportunity to sneak through the Sambula River, isn't this a godsend?
A group of generals looked at Chen Kan excitedly, although they didn't know how Chen Kan made Xuanda's defenders move, but they could also think with their butts that this matter must have nothing to do with Chen Kan.
At this moment, everyone looked at Chen Kan with blind admiration.
What kind of master is this, who can even do such an almost impossible thing?
Vanity was greatly satisfied, Chen Kan raised his hand slightly, and the big tent suddenly fell silent.
Looking at the look of anticipation on their faces, Chen Kan did not disappoint them, and immediately ordered: "Everyone go back and warn their subordinates, have a good night's rest tonight, and tomorrow we will take advantage of the Tartars' inattention to turn over the Sanbule River." ”
"Yes!"
The generals were ordered to happily walk out of the tent to deliver the good news to the soldiers.
And Chen Kan also had a rare good night's sleep.
......
The fact that the Xuanda defenders gathered on the Great Wall of Yanshan naturally couldn't hide the scouts of the Tartars.
In an instant, the Tumut grassland began to act.
This time, the main general who was ordered by the Taishi Arutai to lead the army to coerce the Ming Dynasty was named Abu Zhiyi, who was the son of the Northern Yuan Taishi Arutai.
If Chen Kan hears this name, he will definitely feel familiar.
Because Abu Zhi's name in history is not inferior to that of his father, Arutai.
Of course, Arutai is famous for being Zhu Di's old opponent, but Abu is famous for backstabbing Beiyuan.
As for why it is said that Abu only stabbed the Northern Yuan in the back, we have to start with the grievances between the Warat Ministry and the Tatar Department.
Since the grassland was divided into Eastern and Western Mongolia in the second year of Yongle, Arutai, as the Taishi of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, wanted to unify the grassland again.
So he sent troops to conquer the Warat Department all the year round.
In the ninth year of Xuande, Arutai met the strongest opponent in his life, the new leader of the Warat tribe, Yuros Tuhuan.
After the death of Mahamu, Arutai thought that the opportunity to unify the steppe had come, so he sent troops to conquer the Western Mongolian Warat, but he never thought that Turos Tohuan was more courageous and capable of fighting than his father Mahamu.
As a result, Arutai died in the battle that he thought would be an opportunity to unify the steppe.
At that time, the golden family became a puppet in the hands of the Troos Tuohuan, and since then the grassland has opened a situation in which the Warat family is dominant.
When Abu heard the news, he fled to Daming with his wife before he had time to integrate the general forces of the grassland.
Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji personally entertained him and gave him very high treatment.
Who would have thought that Arutai had fought with Daming all his life, but in the end, his son would have to rely on Daming's snort to survive?
Of course, none of this has happened yet.
At this moment, Ab is still the commander of the 100,000 male soldiers on the Tumut steppe.
can reassure Arutai to hand over the 100,000 army to him, and also rest assured that he can lead troops to Tumut River to deter the Ming Dynasty, Abu is naturally not a straw bale character.
So as early as when the defenders in the Xuanda area made a move, he got the news.
At first, when he heard that the defenders of Xuanda had moved, Ab was surprised and stunned.
In his expectation, the Ming garrison of the Xuanda generation would only confront the 100,000 male soldiers under his command across the Great Wall in a short time, because he knew the situation of the Han people very well, unlike the flexible grassland army, without the order of the Han emperor, the Han army would never dare to move.
But now that his side has just set up a position, the Han army has moved, and there is no reason for the Han emperor to get the news so quickly.
Could it be that the Han emperor has come to Beijing again?
The matter of the change of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is clear to the whole grassland, and they also know that the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty is the king of Yan who killed the grassland a few years ago and caused them to flee in all directions.
Now that King Yan has become emperor, it is very likely that he will come to Beijing to inspect.
Doesn't the Han people have an old saying that the rich do not return to their hometowns, such as brocade clothes walking at night.
If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty came to patrol the border, it would explain why the Han army could move so quickly.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the situation in the grassland and the Central Plains has been the Central Plains' attack on the grassland defense.
It looks like this time is no exception.
Therefore, after learning that the Han army was marching towards the Great Wall, Ab and I quickly made a defensive position.
It's just that while defending, Ab and I have also made other preparations.
He made up his mind that if the Han army dared to take the lead in attacking this time, he would let them have no return, and by the way, he would lead the army through the Yanshan Mountains and walk around their capital Beijing.
Abu only focused his attention on the Ming defenders who were moving, completely ignoring that a small team was under his nose and ready to go around behind his ass and stab him in the ass!
Chen Kan: "Yes, it's down." ”
Before dawn, Chen Kan got up from the bed.
This night, Chen Kan rarely slept well, perhaps because the Ming defenders on the Great Wall behind him gave him an incomparable sense of security.
So much so that Chen Kan woke up from sleep, and his whole spirit was very excited.
The Sanbule River is one of the remnants of the Yanshan Mountain Range, which is not tall, but the vegetation on the mountain is luxuriant, and the grassland and dense forest meet here, which is a good place to hide soldiers.
If the grassland is now on the offensive side, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to take a surprise by surprise by taking an army on the territory of Sanbulechuan.
It's a pity that now the Ming Dynasty is the attacking party, so this chosen place to hide troops has lost its role as a Tibetan soldier, but has become one of the obstacles for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to the grassland.