Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 310 Intrigue and deception
Liu Jing just kept moving forward courageously.

This is a military order from the Privy Council and Li Hualong.

He was shaking with excitement.

"Don't worry about anything else. Charge towards Kaiping first, then clear out the southern part of Luanhe Bay! Just follow me and kill all the way!"

There is nothing more satisfying than this.

Now that he has left the border, he is a sharp knife.

Defending the original Kaiping and so on, leave it to the people behind. Anyway, he has already cleared the way from the source of the Luan River to here from Dushibao, and the original Kaiping Guard is not far ahead.

He drove all the sheep grazing here to gather here.

Even if we just hand over the south of the river to him, it won't work! With the order, Liu Jing can march all the way north to the Khan's grazing ground!

If we cannot fight to support the war, and then retreat to Kaiping, the food and grass will surely have been transported there. By then, we can provide them with supplies and try to keep the Khan's chieftains in the Yanshan area.

"The Tartars think that our Ming army is still the same, cowardly and easy to bully! Now, you can help this Marquis to show the Tartars what it means to be a Marquis of Zhangyong! Brothers, this is a great achievement! A great achievement! Do you want to go to the Khan's court of the Tartars and come back to capture a great Khan?"

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

All the way here, the captives in the west had not made any movement, and they were wondering why the resistance seemed so weak.

It turned out that the Khan of the Tartars went south and gathered the chaotic Tartars in this area to the north of the border wall of Jizhou Town.

The pressure on Jizhou Town is certainly great.

But His Majesty and the Privy Council did not panic and allowed them to move forward.

It is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as the Khan’s court is currently empty.

Now the two sides are competing to see who will give up first. Is it that Jizhou Town can't stand the fierce attack of the Khan's army, or that the Tartars are worried that their nest will really be raided.

"Don't kill them all. Leave some tongues to lead the way, and some people to do the hard labor to build camps and rafts to cross the river!" Liu Jing was very proud. "We will take Kaiping within three days!"

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"The Tartars outside Xifengkou have left?"

Tian Le nodded, his face solemn.

"At the moment, we don't know whether they have gathered at Gubeikou or gone somewhere else." He said, "The Tatar chieftain's banner is south of the Luan River. When the scouts went to the east of Xiaoshibapan, they saw a lot more tents, but they are not necessarily the Tatars who were originally outside Xifengkou."

Zhu Changluo now hopes that the telescope can be made portable and practical as soon as possible, so that reconnaissance will be much easier.

Of course, a lot of scouts were sent out, but the losses caused by going too deep into the enemy's territory were unnecessary.

"How many Tartars are there outside Gubeikou?"

"If we only talk about the Tartars, then there are too many to count. I'm afraid there are already 40,000 or 50,000 of them, and the number is increasing." Tian Le said, "South of the Luan River is a military tent, and north of it looks like their people from afar. The entire Harahetao is full of them, as if the whole tribe, young and old, are going to fight with all their might." For the Ming Dynasty, the Tartars did not choose to take the initiative to attack. But their Khan was indeed courageous and stood at the forefront, and countless tribes behind him were using the current time to graze and supply the army with food.

Now it seems like a provocation to the Ming Dynasty: more and more people are gathering here, waiting for the horses to grow fat in autumn right under their noses.

Zhu Changluo pondered, and then said: "Then there are at least three things to do. First, strengthen the guard of the border wall of Jizhen, second, let the court and the people of the capital not panic, and third, beware that they are just covering up the surprise attack?"

"I think that the chieftain has made up his mind that we will not care even if we try to force him to retreat to the Khan's court. If we go deep into the grasslands and deserts, he can just send a message back to let his people take shelter temporarily. Anyway, the army led by Marquis Zhangyong will retreat before winter. They are further north and winter comes earlier. On the contrary, they can stay in Yanshan Mountain. Winter will be disadvantageous to the Ming Dynasty. How can we get out of the border wall and chase them in the mountains in the ice and snow?"

Zhu Changluo heard something behind the words: "You mean, the Tartars want us to figure out the pros and cons here? Either we don't want Liu Jing to work in vain and come back early, or we go behind the border wall and don't give them the opportunity to continue to fatten up Ma Li?"

"The chieftain of the barbarians has made an attempt to recruit the remnants of the Kharchin tribe and set up the Khan's tent here for a long time, as if he wants to use the geographical advantage to harass the border wall for many years. If the young master can really make the remnants of the Kharchin tribe surrender, then from Xuanfu to Liaodong, there will be constant exchanges between us for many years." Tian Le said this development, and then smiled, "Of course, this will only happen if we can't dispel his idea this time."

"The Privy Council has made plans?"

Tian Le nodded and said, "The Ming army cannot stay outside the border for long. They have had this idea for more than a hundred years. This time they changed their strategy, and I think it is because of this idea. As long as we are on guard against the fact that there are not as many soldiers in their camp as they appear to be, and they send special forces to attack other places, it will be beneficial for the Ming Dynasty for them to stay in Yanshan."

Zhu Changluo thought for a moment and said, "If we continue to confront each other, the border troops will gradually become lazy, and the Tartars will also gradually become lazy. The Ming Dynasty has Marquis Zhangyong leading his army forward, and Liaodong is attacking the Liaohe area. The Tartars will not just create momentum. This special force must exist!"

"I think so too. I just don't know whether we should go to cut off the retreat of Marquis Zhangyong and retake Kaiping, or go east to support the battle in Liaodong."

"Which one is more likely?"

"Go east." Tian Le said, "We can't have too many surprise troops, otherwise the scouts will always be able to detect some movements. Marquis Zhangyong has a lot of troops, they can't afford to lose. Going east means we must rescue three things: the retreat route at Laoha River, the defeat of the Liaodong Tartars, and the military supplies of the Tartar army."

Zhu Changluo nodded slowly.

Since Lindan Batur dared to come, he would certainly expect that the Ming Dynasty wanted to capture or even kill him, so it was necessary to avoid being surrounded.

At present, the road for them to retreat back to the south of Daxinganling via Laoha River and other routes is still open.

The Liaodong Tatars were almost expelled by the Liaodong Border Army. If the Khanate still wanted to subdue them, this defeat must be alleviated and the Liaodong Border Army must be forced to retreat.

There is another reason for doing this: since the Khanate's army has penetrated deep into the Yanshan Mountains and is preparing for a long-term tug-of-war with the Ming Dynasty, how can the army survive here for a long time relying on just a few river valleys and river channels among the mountains?
When the right wing would not provide support and Liu Jing led his army to harass the four tribes in the north of the Lingnan Mountains, the four tribes in the south of the Lingnan Mountains of Chahar and Khalkha and Khorchin became extremely important guarantees of military supplies.

After all, Jizhou Town is just defending its place, so Shuntian Prefecture will never be short of supplies.

The Khan's army was advancing deep south, and they had to ensure a smooth supply of materials.

He and Tianle looked at each other and suddenly said, "Is it... the original plan that they might want to interrupt the sea route is very likely to happen?"

Tian Le affirmed, and then said: "It will be difficult to let them stay until winter comes. I am afraid that Ningyuan Hou will not be able to provide timely support... Your Majesty, it is difficult to leave time for the army to encircle it..."

"You mean, when facing this surprise force in Liaodong, it would be best for them to lose first and then win, so as to make them slack off?"

"If we pretend to be defeated, the government army can do it, but I'm afraid it has to be real... It would be best if the coastal road is really cut off. There is also a chance, not too soon, not too late. These can be planned, but I am worried about the officials and gentry..."

"There are also the lives of officers and soldiers and the people of the coastal roads." Zhu Changluo's face was a little solemn. "The Privy Council does not need to be distracted by the opinions of the officials and gentry. I will take care of it. But it is not necessary to do so. Whether it can be controlled at that time, the Privy Council must discuss it clearly. If you want to fake a defeat, you can't hide it. This must be known to all the generals in Liaodong. Otherwise, Liaodong will be in chaos!"

(End of this chapter)