I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 699 Huang Taiji’s plan
Sixty miles south of Chahanhot is the north gate of the Ming army camp.

"Cao Guerji is back!"

With a "creak", the gate of the Ming army's camp slowly opened, and then a cavalry of several hundred people galloped in from the north and headed towards the camp on the right.

After the Xuanwu Army arrived, Cao Bianjiao handed over the riding whip and other items to the auxiliary soldiers on the side, and then walked straight to the Xuanwu Army's central tent.

"General Qin!"

As soon as he entered the tent, he saw Qin Minping, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanwu Army, walking out. When he saw Cao Bianjiao coming, Qin Minping was not surprised and immediately ordered:
"You're here at the right time. Come with me immediately. The Governor will convene the generals to discuss matters. You will tell the Governor what you saw and heard later."

Cao Bianjiao was stunned when he heard this, then immediately took a few steps forward, raised his hands to Qin Minping and said:

"Master General, when I went out in the morning, I saw more and more Horqin's rangers. Could it be that Huang Taiji and the others can't wait anymore and are ready to fight us."

Qin Minping glanced at him angrily when he saw this. This Cao Bianjiao had never stopped since he was transferred from Zhenwu Army.Especially since we sent out troops in April, we have been willing to serve as vanguards and scouts every time.Now that I heard that there is going to be a war, it seems that I am very happy.

"Maybe yes. Governor Zhu is cautious in fighting and marches more than ten miles every day. In this way, he will arrive in Chahanhot in four or five days. By then, Huang Taiji will not have any room for maneuver. Therefore, the spies came to report and heard that in Tens of thousands of cavalry have appeared on the north bank of the Laoha River, and they are probably going to have a decisive battle with me."

"Okay! Huang Taiji finally couldn't wait any longer. We walked on the grassland for nearly a month, and now we finally don't have to walk anymore. We let Huang Taiji escape last time, and this time we must take his whole body."

"Haha, I don't know how many people want to take Huang Taiji's head this time. When the time comes, there will be many people to snatch it, so you have to be well prepared."

Qin Minping looked at Cao Bianjiao, smiled and shook his head.Since the last time the Meridian Gate conferred titles, I don’t know how many generals were jealous of them.

Therefore, during this attack on Chahar, many people who had not received the title were gearing up to gain credit in a single battle.And those who have already obtained the title of Lord want to go to the next level.

Qin Minping didn't say anything when he thought of this, and immediately asked Hou Cao to follow him, and then went to the Chinese army's tent.

After walking for about a stick of incense, they arrived at the Chinese army's tent.

At this time, most of the generals from Liaodong, Liaozuo and Jingying had arrived. Cao Bianjiao also saw his uncle Cao Wenzhao.Cao Wenzhao also saw him, and the two nodded.

Since He Shixian went to North Korea last year to annihilate Yue Tuo.It can be said that the entire Jurchen region has been conquered by the Ming Dynasty, and there are no major wars in Liaodong and Korea.

So Cao Wenzhao, the former North Korean commander-in-chief, was transferred back to Liaodong, and the post of North Korean commander-in-chief was taken over by others.He served as the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong and sent troops with He Shixian this time.

"The Governor is here!"

But after a while, there was only one announcement, and the entire Chinese army tent became silent for an instant.Immediately, Man Gui and He Shixian came in surrounded by Zhu Xieyuan, the later governor of Liaodong.

Zhu Xieyuan didn't talk nonsense as soon as he took his seat. He nodded to He Shixian and then said:

"I'm not talking nonsense. Our army set out on April [-]th and has been walking for nearly a month now. I believe you are tired of walking this month, so I think it is a bit conservative to send troops this time. But this battle is very crucial, and I don’t want to live up to His Majesty’s love and allow Huang Taiji to take advantage of it, so I have to plan for it slowly and march slowly. But now there is no need to wait anymore. According to the frontline reports, Huang Taiji and others have already led five Wan Horqin and the Chahar cavalry have gone south from Chahanhot and have reached the north bank of the Laoha River. They are now waiting for us to cross the river, and then they will wait for an opportunity to fight with us."

As soon as these words came out, the big tent immediately became noisy.As Zhu Xieyuan said, due to Zhu Xieyuan's caution, they spent hundreds of miles on the road to Chahanhot and walked for a month.

If it weren't for Zhu Xieyuan's high position and the pressure from He Shixian, Man Gui and others, they would have been unable to bear it long ago.

But today, they finally don't have to endure such a slow pace, and can finally fight Huang Taiji with real swords and guns.

"My Lord Governor, I, the Yaowu Army, are willing to be the vanguard!"

"Your Majesty the Governor, our Wengjishit tribe has a feud with Huang Taiji, Zaisang and others. They have plundered our tribe several times. I, Alzhai, was originally the vanguard to defeat the enemy for the Ming Dynasty."

So all the generals present stood up one after another, wanting to invite Zhan to be the vanguard.Zhu Xieyuan was very pleased when he saw that the generals were so eager to fight. Such military spirit was of great use.He immediately waved his hand to ask the generals to quiet down, and then said:

"Don't worry, you won't be idle in this battle. But before deploying, it's better to find out Huang Taiji's specific movements. Where is Tieling General Heshun?"

"The end is here!"

As soon as Zhu Xieyuan finished speaking, He Shun immediately raised his hand and answered.Cao Bianjiao looked at Heshun with envy in his heart, remembering how he, He Xiong and the three of them captured Nurhaci alive.

The three were also knighted for this, but Heshun was soon promoted to Tieling Commander-in-Chief, and He Xiong was promoted to Shenyang Commander-in-Chief, but now he is just a guerrilla.This made Cao Bianjiao make up his mind that he must make military exploits this time and continue to move up.

"Tell me about the current trends of Huang Taiji, Zaisang and others."

"According to the report from the rangers, Huang Taiji and others are now divided into three groups to guard the three ferries on the north bank of the Laoha River. Among them, Manggusi led [-] rangers at the Nanyangchang ferry in the west, and Zaisang led [-] cavalry at the crossing. Said Ferry in the middle, while Huang Taiji led [-] cavalry at Balikeng Ferry in the east.

These three ferries are the only way for the army to go to Chahanhot, and we can only choose one of them to cross.And in this way, Huang Taiji and others fell into the plan. "

After Heshun's analysis, everyone immediately understood the reason.

Huang Taiji made it clear that he wanted to hit them half-crossed, without looking at each other.No matter which ferry they choose to cross the river, the soldiers and horses at the other two ferries will cross south.

When they were crossing the river, as long as there were soldiers and horses on the north bank to restrain the Ming army crossing the river, the cavalry on the south bank could attack the Ming army's rear route.This prevented them from looking at each other and caught them off guard.

"There is nothing to be afraid of. Huang Taiji and others underestimate us too much. Lord Governor, our Xuanwu Army is willing to be the vanguard and cross the river first to defeat the enemy on the north bank and open up a path for our army."

At this moment, Qin Minping, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanwu Army, shook his head.

In his opinion, these calculations are useless. The Ming Dynasty's troops and strength far exceed the enemy's, and they are not afraid of any half-crossing attacks.As long as they are allowed to cross the river first, a path will be opened for other soldiers and horses.

(End of this chapter)