第208章谈笑用兵

The smell of blood permeates the air, and although the weather is cold, it still lasts for a long time.

Boyan stood in front of the Khan's tent, staring at his blood-red eyes like a wild beast. Hundreds of killed war horses lay on the snowy field, blood flowing out, dyeing the earth red.

The property that was captured by the troops was exhausted. It should have retreated in time, but in order to wait for the Ming emperor to take a fatal blow, tens of thousands of troops were still siege. Now all the supplies have been used up, and the soldiers can only rely on grassroots, rats, wild wolves and rabbits dug out from the snow field.

Tens of thousands of troops rolled over the mountains and fields to dig the fat and big rats, pried with knives and poured water, and launched a vigorous national rat fight campaign. Rats on the grassland dig caves and live in groups. During the winter, a large gerbil would accumulate dozens of kilograms of hay. Where the rat fight occurred, the caves were crisscrossed, and soil erosion was severe. Some even formed a large area of ​​"rat wasteland" where no grass grew. Looking at the current situation, the rat fight was empty. The grassland outside Datong City must have a very abundant water and grass in spring.

Nowadays, soldiers are not covered in their bodies and do not cover their stomachs. If the chiefs of each tribe had not known that they were the Emperor of Ming Dynasty across a Great Wall, and therefore severely suppressing their respective subordinates, someone would have had already mutinyed.

With eyebrows as autumn dawns as distant mountains and eyes as autumn water, Sailimuzhuo gently walked to Boyan and said worriedly: "Sweat..."

The heavy breathing calmed down, and Boyan smiled, his eyes regained the calmness and cleverness of the past. He shouted loudly to the leaders and soldiers of various tribes in front of him: "We have been fighting hard outside Datong City for nearly 60 days, with soldiers and horses scarce, and food and grass. Why not go back to our grassland?"

His sharp eyes swept around, pointed towards Datong, and laughed: "Because the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is behind the mountain, the Great Wall on this mountain is a solid barrier for the Han people. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is another Great Wall in the hearts of the Han people. The emperor will be in chaos in the world if the emperor dies.

Now the opportunity has come! Our inner circle will open the door of the enemy. I will lead a large army of troops to attack Baideng Mountain for a while. The hero's fire sieve general attacked Datong. There are also our people in the unbreakable Datong Castle. They will open the west city and welcome our army in. The most delicious wine, the delicate beauty like Aries, will be waiting for our enjoyment!

The boys, occupy this big city, attack Taiyuan in the south and Xuanhua in the north, half of the country is within your reach. Most of the people will return to our arms, and the Central Plains will become our pasture again. Come on. Every Han will become a slave sleeping beside your tent, and every Han woman will respectfully dedicate her first night to you, and the Han people's property and women will be available to you!"

The howlings like wolves rose and fell one after another under the instigation of Boyan. The desire for conquest and plunder rekindled in the hearts of every Tatar warrior. Boyan looked at the warrior who had become murderous and full of fighting spirit with satisfaction, waved his hand and said, "Drink snow water, eat horse meat, all the soldiers have a full meal. When they go up the mountain, they will go into the pass!"

The bloodthirsty soldiers were excited, and the entire snowfield was boiling for the last battle. The large chunks of horse meat were still bloodshot, and the soldiers were fished out of the pot and chewed voraciously. The chiefs of various departments were busy preparing for the war. The tents and the few vehicles were handed over to the elderly, weak, sick and disabled people to take care of them. They concentrated on light horses to prepare for the raid.

The murderous aura is so great that even the injured, sick, old, weak, disabled Tartars strive to get their lords to get ahead, kill, poach, and rape women. There is no need for more mobilization. Everyone knows how rich the Han people's country is, how beautiful the Han women are, and greed turns the weakest soldiers into a tiger.

A man dressed in a Mongolian man was hurriedly taken to the big tent of Boyan Khan. After hearing him say the news from the Maitreya Sect at the pass, Boyan couldn't help but change his face. After pondering for a long time, he smiled and said to the man: "Very good. I already know. You go back to the mountain pass and continue waiting for further news."

The man bowed his chest and said, "As for orders, I will rush back to the Guhukou now." As soon as he turned around, Boyan took out a shiny scimitar and stabbed him into his vest with one knife. The man turned around in shock and stared at Boyan with a horrified gaze.

Boyan smiled coldly, the knife left his body, and the blood was marked. The man fell to the ground. Zhuoer covered his mouth in surprise, and until the popularity was overwhelming, he said in horror: "Da Khan, why did you kill him?"

Bo Yan's face was gloomy and saw that there was no one else in the tent, so he said in a low voice: "I just received the news that the Maitreya Cult should have been killed by the Ming Dynasty's imperial envoy in the west city of Datong. He originally wanted to take Datong directly, and block the Ming army from the north to the rescue, and cut off Zhengde's retreat in the south, and then..."

Zhuoer said worriedly: "What should I do now?"

Boyan shook his head and said, "There is no way out. The news cannot be revealed. This spy is from Tumotmongolejin, a member of the Huosiedi tribe. He cannot be known by the Huosiedi department. He looked at the corpse on the ground and said lightly: "Let the Huosiedi continue to bite this hard bone. Let us kill the emperor first, and then turn back to Datong!"

The Gurumen was just a simple earthen fort. Due to the two mountains standing together, the terrain was steep, and there was not a wide river valley ahead. The Tatars did not have too sharp siege weapons. Once the enemy fire was ignited, the left and right passes could quickly transport troops through the Great Wall to the place. Therefore, only two hundred households were stationed here, and one deputy general manager was under the jurisdiction and also in charge of one hundred households.

After Boyan Khan's army entered Shanxi, they recruited 100 monk soldiers from Mount Wutai. At that time, when the volunteers and monk soldiers were often summoned to participate in the battle when they encountered war, they returned to the original site after the war.

This deputy general manager was in his early twenties, named Li, and had just been in office for more than a year. He was handsome, but he was very skilled in martial arts and was kind. He sometimes refused to pursue the soldiers and the Tatar herders' private purchase of iron pots and clay pots, so he was very popular with the soldiers.

Early in the morning, he climbed up to the observation deck in a restless mood and kept checking at the valley outside the pass. Seeing that General Qian looked solemn, the soldiers guarding the platform smiled and said, "Sir, although General Yang ordered that all the passes, garrisons and beacon towers be fully on guard in the past few days, I heard that Boyan's army was not well equipped, so they were already ready to return to the desert? Why should he care so much? Besides, since the war broke out, only a small group of Tartars came to attack our passes, and there would be no large army at this time."

Li Yi laughed and said, "It's said, but the general manager's military order is strict, so it's still necessary to check it." He rolled his eyes, looked around, and then patted the soldier's shoulder intimately and whispered: "I know your life is not easy, so I don't care if I have some pots and pans. But I checked it tightly these two days, so don't cause trouble for me."

The soldier said gratefully: "Thank you, sir. I will save you some trouble. Hehe, I will wait a few days before Boyan's army leaves."

Li Yi nodded and smiled and said, "You have stood all morning. You are tired, so go down and rest. I will transfer the monks to guard the city. We are all wet with wind and rain all year round. They are all fat and big-eared in the temple. It's time to do their best."

The pawn guarding the city was overjoyed, and several people praised him: "Thank you for your concern, I'll call them up here."

After a while, forty monks climbed the city tower, and more than a dozen guards ran down the city sideways. Li Yi saw that the monks in nearly fifty years were walking slowly, and his eyes couldn't help but condense. When he approached, he asked quietly, "Why? The injury has not healed yet?"

The monk officer paused with a "kneel" and smiled and replied, "Second Young Master, I'm almost done. I didn't dare to work too much for a while, so I've gained weight. Hey, this bald donkey from Mount Wutai is so brutally born. That shovel almost cut off my thighs, and it's a blessing to restore it to the present."

He looked outside the pass and said, "Just just now, the young master sent the people from Fang Baihu to transport drum oil. This excuse is a bit far-fetched. I see Fang Baihu's chattering and slutty look. Maybe he will report to the General Shangguan Qi in a while, so be careful."

Li Yi smiled coldly, patted the pagoda and said, "My father asked me to secretly invade the army. He originally wanted to take charge of the troops first and then make plans later. Now it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the emperor to come to Datong, and I can't do this official. After a while, the door will be closed and open, General Li Shen will disappear from the world. Let him impeach him. I didn't let him stay here and wait for death. I have done my best to him, hahaha..."

He laughed and asked again, "Are all the arrangements under the city?"

The fat head, big ears and red face nodded and said, "Don't worry, young master, we are monks, and we don't eat with the officers and soldiers. We have just asked people to medicine their diet, and we can kill pigs in a moment and bear them like they are killed..."

As soon as he said this, a scream came from the downstairs, and the two of them couldn't help but look at each other and laugh.

In the distance, arrows roared through the clouds, and the sharp sound echoed in the valley. After the arrows shot, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the horses rolled in like an ants colony, like spreading a black carpet, which instantly flooded the earth.

With a stick of incense, outside the door, people shouted and neighed, and there was no trace of the ground...

When Yang Ling arrived at the foot of the mountain, he realized that the Nomutu was Hua Dang himself. The Han army did not kill the envoys when they fought. Foreigners knew this well. Since ancient times, Khan has often personally pretended to be envoys to travel with the Han area and witnessed the Han people's country. No wonder Hua Dang had to go out to negotiate with the Ming court for such a major matter.

At this time, the guest and guest of Bai Deng's tent were all happy. Zhengde wrote the letter of the country himself, stamped the imperial seal, promised the mutual transactions and cooperation between the two sides, and named Hua the King of Shunming. The command of the Ming Dynasty, Tongzhi Yiyue became Shunming Khan, but the identities of the vassal states and vassal states were naturally different, so he felt that his back was much straightened.

Yang Ling walked to the tent with a smile and shouted, "Come on, have a meal!" Two rows of eunuchs from the Dai Palace entered one after another, and various exquisite dishes were served on the tables of Zhengde and the leaders of various tribes.

Although the conditions on the mountain are simple, the various dishes carefully prepared by the Royal Chef and the Royal Mansion chef brought by Yangling are both good in color, fragrance and taste, showing the style of the great country, which has attracted the praise of the leaders of various tribes. It is not as good as the stare of a pair of cow eyes and cut with a knife, but it is ashamed of itself with his hands, but it is just constantly appreciating and sighing.

My father Feng Han and Miss Yinqi are the princess, but she is still wearing men's clothes, and there are many big names in the tent, so no one pays attention to her, a little guard standing behind the flower.

Seeing Yang Ling calling someone to serve the food, Yin Qi glanced at him. He also walked to the tent, slapped his high fives three times, and four Mongolian men raised one end in a lacquer plate for a long time, and the whole sheep in red and colorful fields came to the tent, and on one knee on the carpet, he bowed to Zhengde's chest and then quietly retreated.

This fat and tender two-year-old elves have golden color and crispy skin. It is slaughtered by the method of snatching the heart. The meat is particularly delicious, and the scent of mutton is suddenly felt in the account. When the flower stands up and comes to the lacquer plate, raises a small silver scimitar from her waist, skillfully cuts off her shoulder blades and picks it on the tip of the knife.

The three Jurchens elected Zhu Kongge, the leader of the Haixi Jurchen, and placed a silver bowl and a silver bottle on the lacquer plate. Zhu Kongge carefully cut the belly of the sheep with a scimitar, and put half a bowl of mutton soup with a delicious soup inside the belly of the roasted lamb. Then poured half a bowl of clear water from the silver bottle and mixed it. The two walked to Zhengde together.

The guard behind Zhengde stood with a knife. Wu Hanchao stepped forward on the side and pressed his fingers tightly with two money darts. Although he knew that these two leaders could not assassinate the emperor at this time, they did not dare to be careless at all.

Fortunately, Huadang, Zhu Kongge knew the etiquette very well. The two walked to Zhengde and stopped three steps and knelt on one knee. Huadang had already spoken and sang: "The noble heavenly khan is above, please allow me to dedicate the fat and tender sheep. Its broad back is like the vast sky. Its fat limbs are like the fertile land. Its high head is like the towering mountain. Its tall long bones are like the sandalwood trees on the mountain. The blessing and wealthy heavenly khan, please enjoy it..."

Such a huge man kneeled there and sang very seriously, which made Zhengde both curious and funny. Zhang Yong and Miao Kui were going to come forward to take the gifts offered by the two leaders. However, according to the etiquette, Zhengde should take them by himself. Hua Dang looked at them and did not let go, and the atmosphere in the tent was tight.

Zhengde laughed and said, "You retreat, please go forward, King Ming and leader Zhu Kongge!"

Zhang Yong and the others had no choice but to retreat. Hua Dang and the two walked to Zhengde's case and bowed to present the gift. Although the silver knife intended to point the tip to him, if it was stabbed, this angle could be pierced on Zhengde's throat. However, Zhengde's face did not change his expression and took it calmly in his hand. He placed a silver knife with a piece of fat and tender sheep's flesh on the plate, nodded and smiled at him, and took the silver bowl from Kongge's hand and placed it aside.

A hint of admiration flashed in Huadang's eyes, and knelt down again in front of Zhengde's case, lifted up the jade pot on the table, filled a glass of wine, and served Zhengde with both hands. Zhengde took it and dried up. As the Khan of Heaven, Zhengde was willing to toast them all without leaving any drops. This is great respect. Huadang and Zhu Kongge and even all the leaders of the tribe in the tent showed joy when they saw it.

Zhengde also held the pot in his own hand, poured a glass of wine for Huadang and Zhu Kongge, then poured another glass himself, got up and smiled, "Come on, let's drink this cup all!"

Hua Dang and Zhu Lige held the cup in both hands, took a few steps back, stood in front of the leaders of the tribes, and led the leaders to respond in unison: "Thank you, everyone drink together!"

A group of people in the tabernacle picked up their cups and fucked them all.

The celebration party banquet officially began. The leaders of various tribes took turns to toasting the Emperor and the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. Yang Ling knew that it would be impolite to not drink all of these Mongolians. He had already made a silver cup that looked quite small but was very shallow. Even so, he still drank a little bit of wine.

Yang Ling stood up and responded to the leaders of the tribe. When the tent was in harmony, he suddenly heard a cannon and the laughter in the tent stopped. Yang Ling was stunned and immediately rushed out of the tent. Several guards quickly stopped Zhengde.

Yang Ling ran out of the tent, and the leaders of various divisions followed him out of the tent with a nervous expression. He saw thick smoke floating everywhere on the top of the distant mountain peaks, and a stir in the soldiers at the foot of the mountain, and a large group of people galloped towards Datong.

Yang Ling was shocked, what happened?

Unfortunately, there were no telephones and telegrams in this era. Although I saw the news of the beacon and knew that there was a major military situation, no one around me knew what had happened. Ural, the leader of the Wengniut tribe, was shocked and angry. He saw a large group of people in the distance, and intuitively thought that Yang Ling was going to catch them all in one place with the opportunity of the alliance.

Ural didn't think about it and quickly pulled out the scimitar. He jumped over and crossed Yang Ling's neck and shouted angrily: "You Han people lied to me! The big leader, hurry up and take the people down the mountain and take the horse out of the customs!"

Wu Hanchao was repeatedly instructed by Yang Ling and told him to protect the emperor carefully, so he hesitated for a moment. In this moment, Yang Ling had been controlled by Ural. Seeing that the guards had protected Zhengde, Wu Hanchao rushed out quickly. He held a sword in his right hand and a hidden weapon in his left hand, trying to kill Ural and snatch the master back."

Yang Ling saw that the leaders of Duoyan tribes were holding swords in his hand and were in a very high tension. Even the leaders of the Jurchen tribes and their guards were carrying weapons, nervously guarding the movements of the Ming army guards. He knew that if Wu Hanchao attacked Ural and snatched himself back, the Ming and Duoyan guards would immediately go to war in full swing. There was no chance of explanation anymore, so he didn't think about it and immediately shouted: "Wu Hanchao, stop!"

Wu Hanchao was stunned and was about to rise up and suddenly settled there. At this time, Zhengde also stepped out of the tent under the guards of many guards, pushed away the guards blocking the front, and shouted sternly: "Bold! My dignified emperor, Khan of the Great Tomorrow. How could he do the dirty things of alliances as bait and lure the leaders of various tribes? Let go of my people!"

Zhengde was young and still looked like a half-aged child in a dragon robe. However, he was so arrogant that he could not be angry and could not panic, which made Ula, who was as strong as a bear, panic and could not help but move his eyes to Huadang to see his meaning.

Hua Dang looked hesitant, not knowing whether he should believe Zhengde's words, Yin Qi had already gone out of the crowd and said loudly: "Don't panic, the wise people have no malice towards us."

Yin Qi turned around and faced the leaders and guards of various divisions holding swords and holding swords, raising his hands high, comforting him, "The Ming people's beacon fire alarm is to inform the invasion of foreign enemies. Even if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty wanted to kill us, he would quietly mobilize troops and take action while we were going down the mountain. How could he stop so that everyone could see and hear it?"

She turned her head and said to Ural: "Uncle Ural. Let go of this Ming Dynasty minister. I believe he will give us a reason."

Ural hesitated for a moment, and saw that everyone had put down their swords and guns. Emperor Zhengde also waved his hand to order the Ming army guards to retreat, then put down the sword and pushed Yang Ling forward.

Yang Ling rushed forward two steps and was just around Miss Yin Qi. Only then did he realize that the guard was a girl. He looked at the handsome girl with thick ink-like sword eyebrows and big and beautiful eyes in surprise, then shook the golden python robe, straightened the slightly crooked black shiny head, Zhan Yan smiled and said, "The girl learns very well in idioms!"

Miss Yinqi snorted prettyly, her nose raised up, and she said proudly: "Please understand the situation as soon as possible and give us an explanation."

Yang Ling nodded and said to Zhengde: "Master, have you made a deposit..."

Zhengde shook his head and said, "The leaders of all tribes are here, and I am here, Yang Qing quickly find out the situation!"

Yang Ling said solemnly: "Yes!" He hurried to the mountain pass with several guards. The troops coming from Datong had rushed to the bottom of the mountain. Yang Ling did not hear a mine exploded, so he expected that this must be the Ming army and felt at ease. When he arrived at the mountain pass, he saw about tens of thousands of people rushing to the foot of the mountain to meet with the original thousands of Ming troops. The tall flag was a word of Xu.

Yang Ling Daqi said to himself: "It's Xu Tai! It turned out that if there was a change on the mountain, the beacon smoke summoned him to come. Now the beacon fires are ignited everywhere on the Great Wall. It is obvious that the Tartars are attacking the key points again, and the offensive must be fierce. If his army does not stick to Datong, why did he run here?"

After Zhengde's army left the city, Xu Tai's seven thousand cavalry were near Dongcheng, and the horses were not separated from the saddle, and he was at his disposal. Du Renguo was in charge of the general's office. Although he had made detailed calculations and could not have any accidents when he went to Baideng Mountain, the emperor was the center of attention of the world, and Du Renguo did not dare to be careless at all.

Beacon fires ignited one by one at several passes near Julukou and quickly spread across the nine passes. All relevant passes immediately entered the first-level combat readiness. The nearby garrison increased troops nearby. Du Renguo received a report in Datong. He immediately climbed to Xicheng Castle and sent several horses to explore the details of the front line of Julukou.

The horses ran away from the city and galloped along the official road. As soon as they climbed up a hill, they suddenly felt the ground tremble. The mountains and fields were filled with fierce soldiers and generals of Tatars. The people and horses were united like wolves and tigers, and rushed towards Datong City.

The horse was shocked. Two years ago, the Tatars also broke through the pass, and Datong City was almost lost. The Tatars' iron cavalry rushed to Juyong Pass before they returned. Unexpectedly, the old story happened again today, and the wolf on the grassland invaded the Central Plains again.

The two spies drove away, lying on the horse's back and whipped like rain, and the four hooves of the war horse flew over. Arrows behind them, covering the sky and the sun were like locusts, chasing the two spies as if they were thorns. The horse's hooves suddenly looked like wind and rain, and the Tatar cavalry rolled over the earth and stepped on the ground to blur, and there was no trace of people or horses.

The fourth raft of horses had just reached the plain valley road, and finally I could see that the situation was not good from afar. I rafted the horse back in time, and the horse-butt man carried an arrow on his back, but it was a little farther apart, and the arrows had run out of force. He would not shoot the person to death.

The two spies swept into the city like a gust of wind and shouted loudly: "Closing the suspension bridge! Locking the city gate! The Tartars are entering the pass!"

Du Renguo was shocked at the top of the city. At this time, he didn't care about pursuing which pass had fallen. He immediately ordered a pegasus to report to Xu Tai in the East City to help Baideng Mountain. At the same time, the four cities were closed, and all the officials went to the battlements, volunteers, Kuaishou and others to help defend the city.

Hu Zan rushed to the city gate from the governor's yamen, looking at the Tartars flying over the sky. He was frightened and hoped that the Tartars would not know that the emperor would join the three guards of Duoyan on Baidengshan. If his army attacked the city, the emperor would get the news in time and retreat to the next pass.

Unexpectedly, the Tatar army roared and did not attack the city. The army passed around the city for a moment and left the eastward. The iron flood had the momentum to destroy everything.

Hu Zan couldn't help feeling cold when he saw it. He watched the Tatar cavalry rushing by like a flood, and looked back at Du Renguo. The fierce and fearless warrior Du Fengzi, also had his face as if he was earthy.

The green wolf flag fluttered in the wind. It seemed to be the greatest irony to them. Seeing that the army was about to end, Hu Zan jumped up and shouted: "General Du, hurry up and rush to help Baideng Mountain. The Tatars broke through the pass so quickly. Most of the troops of General Yang's army were infantry on the Great Wall. When he led his army back, the great things would be over!"

Du Renguo also jumped like a soul-losing revived. Most of the cavalry had been taken away by Xu Tai. The infantry and the Tartars army in the city could defend Datong and defend it. The army left the city and was probably wiped out. If the Tartars used their power to quickly counterattack, even Datong would be lost. However, as long as they could delay for a moment and let the emperor return to the pass safely, no matter how big the loss was, it would be worth it.

The Du people grabbed his big sword and were about to gather the defenders in the city to set off Baideng Mountain. A fiery red eagle flag came from afar, and the army of fire sieves had arrived!
To be continued...