The next day, in the meeting hall of the Phoenix City General Military Mansion, dozens of generals above the general level of Ningxia Weiqian gathered.

In the middle of the hall, the Ningxia General Army, the Generalissimo of Zhenxi Soldiers and Horses, and the Ningxia avant-garde Left Tun Wei and the Right Tun Wei Zhi Zhi

Xia Yao glanced around at the generals, looked at Chen Wenqi with inquiring eyes, and saw Chen Wenqi nodding slightly, so he coughed lightly and said: "Generals, eighteen years ago, the little prince of Tatar broke the contract and broke his promise, and raised troops to seize the three cities of my Left Tunwei, Right Tunwei, and Ningxia Qianwei, causing my Ming territory to be filthy for a long time. At the beginning of the new year of this year, the Tatar Jinong Abahai led a delegation into Beijing, which was called a tribute, but it was actually a provocation, hoping to break free from the vassal relationship with our dynasty in one fell swoop, and look for an opportunity to further invade our great rivers and mountains. However, our Celestial Dynasty is virtuous, martial, brave, and majestic, and the thieves are eager to fight, so don't they hit the stone with an egg? General Chen not only did not let the small Tatar traitors succeed, but also forced Abahai to sign a treaty to return the robbed Sanwei, and agreed to hand over the ruling power to the Ming Dynasty within half a year. The little prince of Tatar was known for his capriciousness, and it was even more common for him to break his promises, so how could he honestly return these three places to the Celestial Empire? But this paper treaty was enough to make the Celestial Empire famous. Therefore, the emperor decreed that the general army of the Emperor was the chief envoy of the Zuotun Wei Zhongtunwei Ningxia avant-garde administration, and General Chen was the deputy envoy to receive it, and with the Wailang Lu Wan, a member of the arsenal of the Ministry of War, as the deputy general, he led 20,000 elite soldiers, 5,000 elite troops of the "Shenji Battalion", ten "Tiger Guns" and ten "Fire Dragon Cars", and came to Ningxia to meet our department, and ordered us to take advantage of this opportunity to recover the three cities in one fell swoop, no matter how much price we pay. You are all the pillars of the court and the country, and it is a great honor to meet this opportunity to serve the country. The purpose of convening you here today is to invite you to offer your suggestions and discuss the great plan for recovering the lost land. ”

When the generals heard this, they immediately expressed their attitudes one after another, it is the duty of soldiers to open up and expand the territory, and it is the unshirkable responsibility of our generation to recover the lost territory. Raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while, even if you arrange your troops, your subordinates will definitely take the front and fight bravely to kill the enemy, drive out the Tartars, and recapture the three cities.

"My lord," said the guerrilla general Gan Tian while everyone was pausing for a moment, "the Hetao Sanwei deep ditch is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is necessary to have a sharp weapon to reduce casualties and break through the city in one fell swoop." I wonder when General Lu Wan's men and horses will arrive?"

"Oh, yesterday I have received a message from General Lu Wan that they have entered the territory of Machi, and they will be able to reach Phoenix City within three days. Chen Wenqi replied.

When the garrison He Anguo heard this, he said: "Marshal, the border passes of Ningxia are vast and sparsely populated, the land is barren, and the army is seriously undersupplied. The imperial expeditionary force was nearly 30,000 people, and after arriving in Ningxia, not only was there a shortage of grain and grass, but also in autumn and winter, and winter clothes were also a problem. Sun Ziyun: 'It is also used in battle, and if it is won for a long time, it is blunt and frustrated'. According to the last general, this battle should be resolved quickly. As soon as the men and horses led by General Lu Wan arrived, we divided our troops to attack Pingluo, Lingzhou, and Jingzhou, so that the Tartars could not take care of each other, and gathered to annihilate the enemy in the three cities in one drum and recover the lost territory. ”

Gan Tian shook his hands and said, "No." As he spoke, he walked over to the "Border Town Map" hanging on the front of the hall, "Please look at the map." This is the Ningxia avant-garde, this is the Ningxia Wei, Ningxia Right Tunwei, Ningxia Left Tunwei, they are from the northeast to the southwest in a "word shape" across the northwest end of our Ming Dynasty's territory, this is our Dynasty to hold the northwest barrier. But after the fall of Ningxia Qianwei, Zuotunwei and Youtunwei, this barrier no longer exists. Today, Ningxia Wei has become a "wedge" wedged between Ningxia avant-garde and Ningxia Right Tunwei, and it is hard to say that it has actually been sandwiched by Ningxia Qianwei and Ningxia Right Tunwei. Look at it again, in the northeast, the right wing of Urusborot, the second son of Batumunk, is in Etuoke, where there are 30,000 troops, and it is only a few hundred miles away from Ningxiawei. As soon as the battle begins, Urusborot will definitely lead his troops to help. If we march in together, it will be like opening the door for Urusborough to drive in. At that time, the belly and back were under the enemy, not to mention that the lost territory was difficult to recover, and I am afraid that this Phoenix City will also be lost. The marshal, the last general, believed that the cities of Pingluo, Lingzhou, and Jingzhou were all thick and wide, and it was advisable to concentrate forces to break through each one, and at the same time allocate part of the troops to block the enemy who rushed to help, so that they could win the battle. ”

He Anguo disagreed, and said, "May I ask General Gan, if you follow your idea, you will first concentrate your men and horses to attack Jingzhou City." So, apart from the possibility that Urusborough might lead troops to help, will the enemy in Lingzhou reinforce them? Will the enemy in Pingluo reinforce them? Should we divide the troops and horses from three routes to block these enemies who are coming to help? What is the difference between this and attacking three cities at the same time?"

At this time, Qin Zong walked between the two of them and said, "The last general thinks that it is too early to discuss whether to break through each or divide the troops to attack the city. Sun Tzu also has a saying in the Art of War, those who know themselves and know their opponents will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and those who do not know each other will win and lose. Therefore, before the start of the war, it is necessary to send people to infiltrate the enemy's camp and find out the enemy's situation, so that we can be able to plan in the middle of the plan and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away. Qin Zong served as the head of the Ministry of War, and was in charge of military intelligence research and judgment, and he always attached importance to the mastery of the enemy's situation, and out of the habit of "profession", he put forward his own views in a timely manner.

Xia Yao nodded approvingly and said, "That makes sense." Not long ago, General Chen infiltrated Etoke, and had already inquired about the reality of Jinongfu, the right wing of Mingbalsborot, and knew that the degraded Abahai led troops to garrison Jingzhou City, Lingzhou and Pingluo were also under Abahai's control, and the generals, troops, and equipment of Jingzhou, Lingzhou, and Pingluo had increased. Yesterday, in order to further investigate the situation, the commander had already sent people to infiltrate the left guard, the right guard, and the Ningxia avant-garde, and more detailed information would be available in the near future. ”

At this time, Qin Sen stood up and bowed his hand to Xia Yao and said, "Marshal, the little prince sent Abahai to garrison the three cities here, making it clear that they will not keep their promises. It seems that the only way to recover the three cities is to fight in the end. But I am a state of Chinese etiquette, and I have always persuaded people with reason, and I do not want to be an unknown teacher. Since Abahai signed the treaty to return the three guards of the Hetao, according to the general, it is better to salute first and then soldier. ”

"Salute first, then soldier, the last general thinks that there is no need for this at all. When you meet the king of Wen, Shi Lile; Since the Tartars have signed a treaty to return our Sanwei, it is time to proceed with the handover of the right to govern. At this time, it increased its troops and generals, and its intention of breaking the alliance and breaking the contract was self-evident. Since this is the case, then directly send troops to rejuvenate the division and ask for the guilt, why do you want to do more?" He Anguo still insisted on his view of a quick battle.

Although Gan Tian did not agree with the idea of dividing troops to attack the city, he strongly supported He Anguo at this time: "It is really not necessary. Although the two countries did not fight each other, the little prince was capricious and reckless in his morality, and his notoriety for his untrustworthiness and unrighteousness was well known to the world. In such a situation, it is not impossible to kill and make a threat to vent anger. We can't do such pedantic things. ”

He Tang walked up to Xia Yao, clasped his fists and saluted, and then said, "Marshal, what the generals said is reasonable. However, according to the general's point of view, the reason why our China can make the Quartet surrender and all countries come to the court depends on the words grace and prestige. If the Tartars have not explicitly broken the alliance and broken the covenant, we will not raise an unknown army. The last general believed that it was better to first urge Aba Hai to withdraw his troops and hand over power. If he refuses, he will ask the teacher again for questioning, so as to teach the world that my Ming Dynasty is not a bully or a bully. ”

Xia Yao slowly swept through the generals, and when he saw that no one raised any objections, he struck the desk in front of him and said, "Okay, what General He said is very much in line with me." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his sleeve and said, "This is a document urging Abahai to fulfill the contract and surrender the city, which general is willing to meet Abahai?"

Before the words fell, He Tang volunteered and said: "My lord, if you talk about the battlefield troops, the last general may be inferior to the generals, but detective and interrogation are the last general's specialty. This trivial matter of running away to deliver a letter will be handed over to the last general. ”

"No, I can't. Before Xia Yao could speak, Qin Zong on the side grabbed in front of He Tang and said loudly: "Although you are better than me in detective interrogation, you are not as good as me in running away to deliver letters." Marshal, I'll deliver this letter. After that, he stepped forward to snatch the letter from Xia Yao's hand.

Seeing this, He Tang dragged Qin Zong behind him and said to him, "I asked the marshal for orders first, what are you messing with?"

"You dare to say that your legs and feet are sharper than mine? Marshal, don't hesitate, let me go. Qin Zong was not to be left behind, and stood in front of He Tang again.

"I'll go. ”

"I'll go. ”

He Tang stared at Qin Zong, his face showed resoluteness, and said, "Why don't we go together?"

"No, I can't. Xia Yao said categorically, whether he was going to live or die, he didn't know, and he didn't want to take the risk alone.

"Marshal, we have always been anxious and unfocused, so let us send this letter. So that there is a companion on the road. Qin Zong's words, isn't it a pun?

The two put life and death aside and went to the enemy generously, admiring and helpless as the commander-in-chief. After thinking for a moment, Xia Yao stood up and bypassed the public case, came to the two of them, put the letter in his hand into He Tang's arms, held the hands of the two tightly, and said in a low tone: "Two generals, you are still the first to recover the three cities this time. I will go to the court and give the two of them the title of official and knight, and the title of wife and son. Let's hit the road. The implication of the words is that anyone understands that he is implying that if the two sacrifice their lives for the country, the court will definitely treat their wives and children well.

"Master Xie. He and Qin were not afraid, saluted Xia Yao, turned around and strode away.

......

Abahai sat unhappily in the study of the Wanhu Mansion in Jingzhou City, where the Youtun guards were stationed, casually flipping through some submissions and information. At the beginning of the year, he took the initiative to sign a treaty with the Ming court to return the three guards of the Hetao, which made Batu Munch very angry, not only deprived him of his status as "deputy khan", but also did not even give him the command envoy, only gave him the title of "head of ten thousand households", and was demoted to this place to guard the border pass. As a result, his heart was full of hatred, but not hatred of the little prince, but hatred of Emperor Ming and Chen Wenqi, who disturbed his "good deeds". For this reason, he left his family in Etoke, and came to "take office" alone, and wanted to do a big job when the Ming court came to take over the "governing power", so as to be ashamed.

"My lord, the head of a hundred households guarding the city gate called Qibatu to report that Xia Yao, the chief soldier of Ningxia, sent someone to deliver a letter, is he allowed to enter the city?"

When Abahai heard this, he immediately understood Xia Yao's intentions, so he threw down the submission in his hand and asked, "How many people did Xia Yao, the chief soldier of Ningxia, send someone to deliver the letter?"

"Two. ”

"Hmm, please ask the city's thousand-household chiefs, Golden Horde warriors, and the 'new annexed army' commanders to come to Yanwutang to discuss matters, and order Qibatu to bring the Ming Dynasty messenger to Yanwutang. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

In front of the Yanwu Hall of Wanhu Mansion, four guards dressed in armor and hanging broadswords on their waists and four guards wearing armor and holding spears stood on both sides of the gate of the Yanwu Hall. In the spacious Yanwu Hall, Abahai sat high behind the desk facing the door, and on the left side of the front, six Mongolians sat in a row. The top is the main attendant of the Chenggong mission led by Abahai at the beginning of the year - Almu, and sitting next to Almu is also the retinue of the Chenggong mission, known as the first Mongolian archery. Needless to say, they were all relegated to this place for the same reason as Abahai, and Ulhan was headed by the head of the thousand households, in order, Buzhigud, the head of the thousand households, Aburig, the chief of the thousand households, Aksu, and Bortala, the chief of the thousand households. On the right side of the front, there are three Han people, from top to bottom: the former Ningxia Right Tun Guard guarding Ximen Feng, the Mongolian Golden Horde warrior Wu Yun, and Ji Dian.

Wu Yun and Ji Dian were not only the Golden Horde warriors of Mongolia, but also the favorites of the national teacher, and Abahai couldn't help but give them a seat. However, Ximen Feng was only a general of the Ming Dynasty and the commander of the "new attached army", so why was he able to obtain this "honor" and still be higher than Wu Yun and Ji Dian?

He Tang and Qin Zong strode into the "Yanwu Hall" and couldn't help but smile with disdain when they saw Abahai and the others looking like they were facing a great enemy, while they turned a blind eye to Ximen Feng, Wu Yun, and Ji Dian, who were crowned by the monkeys.

"He Tang and Qin Zong, the director of the staff department of the Ming Military Department and the garrison of the Ningxia General Military Office, were ordered by Xia Yao, the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses in the west of Zhenxi and the chief military officer of Ningxia, to send a letter to General Abahai, the head of the Mongolian right wing. This is General Xia Yao's letter, please look at it. ”

He Tang took out the letter from his bosom and sent it to Abahai.

Abahai took the letter, put it on the case, and asked He Tang, "General Xia Yao gave me a letter, what is the matter?"

"The general opened it and looked at it, wouldn't he know?" He Tang said.

"So, you don't know the contents of the letter?" Abahai still didn't mean to read it.

"Not necessarily. ”

"If you know what the letter says, why don't you tell them about it? ”

Although He Tang and Qin Zong knew that Abahai was pretending, they secretly thought about it, okay, let's order you to hand over the city in front of the public, and see how you respond?

"General Xia's letter is actually simple, and the approximate meaning is only two sentences and sixteen words: the appointment to return to the city has reached the deadline, and it will be handed over within three days. Qin Zong said loudly.

"What city?" asked Abahai, pretending to be puzzled.

He Tang had already expected that he would cheat, and he didn't argue with him, so he took out a piece of paper from his arms, shook it open, and said: "General Xia's letter General General can not understand, the treaty signed by the general himself should not be forgotten, right?"

Aksu, the head of a thousand households not far from He Tang, snatched the "treaty" and handed it over to Abahai, who was about to tear it up after a glance.

He Tang sneered and said: "The document can be torn up, but the facts cannot be erased." The general can see clearly, the 'treaty' in your hand is just a fake, and the real handwriting written by the general is still in the hands of General Xia. ”

Abahai's face was not red, and he argued forcefully: "Who said that I want to tear it up? Yes, this is a treaty signed by Jinnon Abahai, but now there are no Jinong Abahai people in Mongolia, this treaty is tantamount to waste paper, what is the difference between tearing it and not tearing it?"

Qin Zong asked mockingly, "Could it be that this person is no longer alive?"

Abahai's face sank, and he was about to have a seizure, then he laughed dryly, nodded and said: "Jinong Abahai is indeed no longer in the world, and the Abahai in front of him is only 10,000 household heads. ”

"So, the general doesn't plan to fulfill his promise?" Qin Zong asked deliberately.

"It's not that the general is unwilling to fulfill his promise and keep his promise, but that the official is humble and not enough to fulfill the contract. Abahai looked helpless.

"The letter has been delivered, and we are waiting to take our leave. I would like to advise the general, it is better to think twice and behave well, so as not to mislead yourself and the country. He Tang and Qin Zong turned around and left.

"Want to go?" General Ben is willing to let him go, but I wonder if the generals here are willing or not?" said Abba Hayden with a different face.

"Don't go. ”

"Take them down. ”

"Kill them, and let the surnamed Xia know how powerful my Mongolian country is. ”

The head of the thousand households, Burigud and the others, were already impatient, and as soon as Abahai instigated, they immediately became noisy. Abrige and Aksu had already rushed behind He Tang and Qin Zong, ready to take people.

"Wait. The two countries will not kill the envoys at war, please think twice. Almu thought that he often went on envoys, but he was afraid of breaking the rules, so he hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him.

"Lord Almu, there is no opposition between the enemy and us, what do you say, 'the two countries will fight without killing the envoys'? In the past, Sun Quan of Eastern Wu boiled the envoy of the Wei State in an oil pot, and did he not still call him the king and the emperor? Now that I am about to start a war with the Nanban, kill his messenger and first dampen his spirit. Aberrig was afraid that Abahai would be moved by Almu's words, so he immediately said.

Ji Dian, who was sitting on the right side, took the opportunity to fall into the well, pointed at He Tang and said to Abahai: "General A, my second brother and I were about to succeed that day, but this person pretended to be a ghost, and dragged the kid surnamed Chen back from the ghost gate, and I can't let them go today." ”

Abahai slammed the desk and shouted, "Come on, tie up the two, push them out of the school ground, and behead the sacrificial flag." ”

"Slow down......" He Tang stretched out his arms and shook off Abrige.

"What, are you afraid of death? Then kneel and kowtow respectfully to General Ben, and then deploy and explain Xia Yao's troops, and General Ben will spare you from dying. Abahai looked at the roof with his eyes and said proudly.

"Hahaha......" He Tang laughed, glanced at Ximen Feng, Wu Yun, and Ji Dian with contempt, and said with awe: "There are only courtiers who sacrifice their lives for the country, and there are no slaves who wag their tails and beg for mercy. My generation eats the king's fortune, the matter of loyalty to the king, what joy is there in life, what is the fear of death? Where is the school field? Lead the way, we will go by ourselves. After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the outside of the Yanwu Hall with Qin Zong.

"Wait. The head of the hundred households called Qibatu panting and ran into the Yanwu Hall like a cow, holding a small square box in both hands, presenting it to Abahai, and said with a nervous expression: "My lord, there is a person outside the city who calls himself Chen Wenqi, give me this small square box, and ask me to send it to the adult as soon as possible, saying that if I delay for a while, the lives of my lord's wife and children may not be guaranteed." ”

Abahai opened the small square box and looked at it, he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly drank back Abrige and Aksu, gritted his teeth and said:

"Chen Wenqi, Chen Wenqi again. Abahai asked hatefully, "Where is he now?"

"The man is still outside the city. He said that he wanted them to send their messengers out of the city, and if they could not see their messengers, they would not want to see their wives and children. ”

"Damn. Abahai was furious, pointed at He Tang and Qin Zong and said:

"Abrig and Aksu, take them with you and follow me out of the city. Abahai was so angry that he pulled his legs and left. After walking a short distance, he turned back to Ulhan and shouted: "Ulhan, take the archers and go out of the city with me, and the other generals will each bring a team of men and horses, and the head of the city will be on standby." ”

"Yes. The generals commanded in unison.

Abahai took He Tang and Qin Zong and hurriedly rode out of the city, and after walking not far away, he saw Chen Wenqi carrying a quiver on his back, holding a strong bow, and standing alone in the open field.

"Why is Lord Abahai late? Chen has been waiting here for a long time. Chen Wenqi's voice came from afar.

Looking at the enemy in front of him, Abahai hated it so much that he forgot the original intention of leaving the city for a while, and replied sarcastically: "You are so sure that I will go out of the city?"

"If you even abandon your wife and children, isn't it better to be a beast?" Chen Wenqi scolded absolutely when he said this: If you don't care about your wife and children, it's better to be an animal; what about taking care of your wife and children?

Abahai trembled with anger, and the halberd finger shot back: "The surname Chen, he is a hero and a hero, and he sees the truth on his fists, feet, swords and guns, and coerces women and children to control the enemy, is it a gentleman's doing?"

Chen Wenqi's face darkened, and he smiled again, and said: "Holding Mrs. Zun and Ling Hao hostage, although it is not Chen's own doing, it is what Chen is happy to see. If it weren't for that, the two generals He and Qin would already be in different places at this time, right? When Your Excellency Shi Cai ordered the two generals He and Qin to be beheaded, did you ever think about the wives and children of their two families?"

Abahai paused and said helplessly: "I don't have the courage to talk to you. Where are my wife and children, and what have you done to them?"

Chen Wenqi pursed his lips and let out a long whistle, and pointed to the right rear with a strong bow.

Abahai looked in the direction Chen Wenqi pointed, and saw his wife Talaulina and son Sobud Getu slowly walking to Chen Wenqi's side, accompanied by an old man and a young man.

"Madame, you ...... Are you alright?" Abahhai shouted eagerly.

"Husband, we're fine, they treat us well. Talauzhna replied.

Seeing that his wife and children were safe and sound, Abahai felt a little relieved, so he turned to Chen Wenqi and asked, "Say, how can I release people?"

"Naturally, they were released at the same time. ”

Abahai looked at the strong bow in Chen Wenqi's hand, and said without scruples: "Two women and children, how can they outrun the martial arts......?

Chen Wenqi interrupted Abahai very disdainfully: "The descendants of Yan and Huang never do treachery and harm to nature and reason. Let your wife and children walk twenty paces first, if they wish. However, it is said in advance, if you hold General He and Qin or hurt people with a secret arrow halfway, Chen's first arrow will definitely be inserted in your temple. ”

After that, he turned his head and motioned for Li Yuan and Ren Si to let him go.

Abahai knew that Chen Wenqi's archery skills were exquisite, how could he dare to gamble with him, so he ordered Wu Lihan not to act rashly, and obediently put He Tang and Qin Zong back.

"Lord Abahai, that's the end of today's business. Chen Mou advises you: Now I am a Ming Dynasty, the country is prosperous, there are thousands of fierce generals, and there are millions of armor; Your Excellency is only a 10,000 household head, and you are alone in the army, so don't think about refusing to do it. Otherwise, the breach of the contract will be broken in the front, and the battlefield will be lost, and finally end up in a situation where the name is broken, and the future generations will be ruined and the stench will be left for thousands of years. Please think twice behind closed doors, if you don't sacrifice the city after three days, Chen will personally lead the army to recover the lost territory and exterminate the thieves. ”

"The surname Chen, the old man is a dignified deputy Khan of a country, how respectable is his status? Don't want three days, the old man will reply to you now, I don't share the sky with the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to withdraw the troops and abandon the city, there is a kind of you who will lead the troops to attack the city, and the old man will be waiting at any time. ”

With that, he leaned down and picked up Sobudgetu, turned his horse's head, and led the group back into the city.

Looking at the disappearing back of Abahai and his entourage, Chen Wenqi sighed secretly, once the soldiers meet, I don't know how many soldiers will fall in a pool of blood and how many families will be shattered!