Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 323: Changes
Yuan Keli thought so too.

"I am in Guangning, please rest assured, Lord Ninglu! Governor Xiong is in Fushun, he doesn't have to worry about the north and the east!" Yuan Keli's eyes sparkled, "Liaodong is surrounded by enemies, how can it be changed?"

Ma Gui, who was originally a little hesitant, was riding a horse at full speed and was in the Kulun area northwest of Guangning.

He looked at Buyanggu and ordered in an unquestionable tone: "I will report the merits of the commander-in-chief to His Majesty. Since we have a blood feud with the Tatars, we are now comrades in arms. Pass the order and march out immediately! Split into two groups, and after you capture Naiman, you will go to Aohan to meet up with this commander-in-chief. Naiman will be the northeastern frontier of the Yehe tribe's territory in the future. Are the Yehe tribe willing to defend their own territory?"

"... we will not allow Khalkha and Khorchin to cross the Liaohe and Laoha rivers." Buyanggu bowed, "But I beg Governor Ma to send an order to escort some of my Yehe people to migrate here with their cattle, sheep and supplies first, otherwise I will not be able to hold on for long."

"The remnants of Khorchin and Inner Khalkha are indeed ready to move south at any time. The Yehe tribe is in danger." Ma Gui nodded, "I will send a message to Kaiyuan Guard. In this case, let Kaiyuan Guard go out of Zhenbei Pass and help you guard the north."

"Thank you, Governor Ma."

At this moment, Buyanggu had no choice but to join forces with the Ming army to capture Aohan and Naiman and gain a safer territory.

As long as the Ming army could hold the Jinshan, Shuangliao and Tongliao lines, the Yehe tribe would only have to guard against the remnants of the Tatars on the east side of the Greater Khingan Range and north of the Xilamulun River.

Early the next morning, Zhu Changluo had just prepared to leave Beijing for Jizhou Town when new news came from outside Shanhaiguan.

After hearing this, Zhu Changluo couldn't help but shout: "Good! I was not wrong about Dayun!"

"I congratulate Your Majesty." Tian Le naturally had to accompany the emperor so that he could make decisions at any time.

He couldn't help but feel relieved: "Since it is indeed just Xiao Daiqing's deliberate attempt to confuse people, and they have rushed down the mountain again, it is right to return to Ningyuan when the military rations are running low. Since the Khan's army has really reached the Daling River Valley, then the reinforcements that Xiao Daiqing is waiting for are them. There is no need to set up a trap in the Daling River Valley. From Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou, it is a trap!"

Danger after danger.

If Dayun and his men hesitated for another day or two, they would be surrounded and killed.

After they had taken down the mountain stronghold, they discovered that there were indeed less than 2,000 people besieging them. On their way back south to the border wall for supplies, they ran into more than 2,000 people who were preparing to ambush and kill the reinforcements there, and won the bloody battle.

After staying in the mountains for so long and their supplies were cut off, they chose to return to Ningyuan. Then the scouts at the rear saw the real Khan's army.

They actually headed straight for them with great fanfare, obviously intending to annihilate them first, thus boosting morale and making the Ming border troops tremble with fear.

After all, a friendly army of 3,000 people was completely wiped out.

The result was "missing each other".

"There is no other reason!" Zhu Changluo nodded, "From now on, the situation will be clear. Whether the Ming Dynasty can't stand the enemies on all sides in Liaodong, or the Khan's chieftains will die here, it all depends on you and me!"

In front of Dai Qing, his brother lowered his head in shame.

"...I told you to defend Nailingao and the road from Laoha River to Jinzhou. Not only did you take away the 2,000 people from Naiman, you also chased them all the way to Daheishan."

Dai Qing's face was livid now, and his brother immediately drew his sword: "I saw that they were cowardly, so I wanted to kill them all and then attract more reinforcements. I made a big mistake, and I can only pay with my life!"

"Stupid!" Dai Qing knocked his knife away with the handle, gritting his teeth and said, "Why bother to lead the Khan? We have to go to Dahei Mountain and then to the east of Jinzhou, which will waste two more days!"

"...The Khan wants to annihilate them first to boost morale, and then pretend to attack Ningyuan, so that the Jinzhou defenders will have to support both the southern border wall and Yizhou, and then rush the horses..."

"It has come to this. Even if you want to pay with your life, you might as well die on the battlefield." He stared at the Anda who grew up with him. "With such a large-scale attack, two days is enough for the Han people to deal with it. There is no other way now. Yizhou is left to you. Shi Bao, wait for your second brother to lead the troops, and immediately attack Yizhou. Don't let them have time to support Jinzhou!"

"it is good!"

Daiqing has two real reinforcements.

One is the Naiman tribe led by his second brother. At this point, what is the use of the Naiman tribe? It is better to move to the Aohan tribe, concentrate on defending it first, and also allocate some troops to break through Jinzhou.

Lindan Batur also disappointed Dai Qing. Since it was agreed that he would come here to attack Yizhou first to tie up the Ming army, Lindan Batur had been hiding in the Harahetao area to contain the Jizhou Ming army for so long, and he had already quietly transferred his troops to the Daling River Valley step by step. Why didn't he quietly come along the Daling River Valley to attack Jinzhou?

Adding unnecessary details!

A lurking Ming army did not cause any real trouble to their rear. As long as they kept guarding Nailingao at the mouth of the Daling River Valley, the Ming army wanted to cut off the road from Laoha River to Jinzhou and Yizhou. Once they held there, they would be outnumbered and naturally defeated when the Khan's army arrived, and then they would have the time difference between the speed of the horses and the time they would have to flee back to the border wall on foot.

This time difference was enough for the Khan's army to attack Jinzhou for a day and a night.

But the pursuit made the Han people more vigilant. After all, they were pursued to the west of Ningyuan and southwest of Jinzhou.

The next Jinzhou will probably be even more difficult to fight.

"I'll go to Jinzhou right now." Dai Qing said solemnly, "Now, I just hope that the Khan won't delay any longer. While the Han people are not fully prepared, we will join them in the assault and make sure to capture Jinzhou. If you can hold on to the Yizhou defenders here and not let down your guard, it will be a great achievement!"

"Even if I die by the Daling River, I will never let them send reinforcements!"

"Live! The longer the better!"

Dai Qing worked hard, but he didn't expect that the one who was reckless in the end was not his fifth brother, but his Altan, and his young and arrogant Khan.

Isn't it good enough that he should focus all his efforts on tying down the Yizhou troops and give the prestige of capturing Jinzhou to the Khan?

Now he had no choice but to change his strategy and let his second brother bring people to supplement the offensive in Yizhou, while he would go to Jinzhou to start the first round of offensive, forcing the main force of the Khan's court to quickly join forces with him.

What is involved? Is Ningyuan more important than Shanhaiguan? If they really want to get involved, they shouldn't go to the west of Ningyuan. It would be better to send some more people to approach Shanhaiguan!

Far to the west, Marin enjoyed the same pleasure as his father did when he chopped up the Tartars, but the Tartars in front of him seemed to be nothing special.

Looking at the Tatar army's crushing defeat in the distance, Li Hualong's face turned grim.

It is not surprising that the main force was secretly transferred by the Tartars. After all, Dayan Mountain has a large rear area covered by mountains.

What now secretly angered him was the cowardice and perfunctoriness of the Jizhou soldiers.

As the commander, he couldn't go to the front line in person. Previously, the Jizhou soldiers confronted the Khan's army at Xiao Shibapan, and there were more than ten small-scale battles between them. Why didn't they report anything wrong? It seemed that the enemy was still a strong force, but the Jizhou soldiers were not much inferior, and they didn't let them take advantage. Now he provoked Ma Lin to fight hard and launched a real battle, which was completely different from the past.

Of course, before Xiao Daiqing really started to attack Yizhou, the line from Jizhou to Xuanda was mainly defensive, and Li Hualong could not have a decisive battle with the main force of the Khanate here.

Driving them away was not in line with the Privy Council's plan, and being defeated by them outside the border wall was even more unimaginable.

"Pass on my order. From Miyun to Xifengkou, half of the defenders on the entire line must leave the border wall. Jizhou Town must quickly capture the upper camp of Rehe and open up the grain route to Daning. Deputy General Ma!" He pronounced the word "deputy" with great emphasis. "You and this commander-in-chief will set out immediately and attack Daning all the way to capture it!"

"Daning? So far?" Marin was stunned.

"The main force of the Khan's court has already left!" Li Hualong said with a straight face, "Speed ​​is of the essence in war, so don't worry about Luanhe. The most urgent task is to take Daning first, and then hope that Ninglu Bo can capture Aohan. The only way for the Tartars to escape to the north is to break through Jinzhou and Yizhou! Do you want this great achievement or not? Your father didn't even get a title. If you dare to risk your life like you did in this battle, this governor will guarantee that you will get a title, and the Marquis of Zhangyong is the proof!"

Ma Lin's heart warmed up, and he remembered Li Hualong's previous glorious achievements.

Perhaps because the previous battle went too smoothly, his blood boiled: "I listen to the governor!"

Li Hualong was very worried that the Khan's army would suffer a defeat in the first battle, so he decided to retreat immediately to preserve his strength.

The battle line was too long, so he could only take care of the west. What would happen in the east would depend on the deployment of Yuan Keli and Ma Gui.

I don’t know whether Liu Jing received the message.

At this moment, Liu Jing did receive the message.

Not only did he fight to the north of the Luan River, but now he has also fought to the north of the Xilamulun River.

This river is actually the western source of the Liaohe River, and this river even passes through the Greater Khingan Range.

After going deep into the grassland east of Dashawo, Liu Jing had been feeling uncomfortable for a long time.

Even with the Tartar tongue, they didn't find many tribes. This was naturally because they had received the news long ago and retreated further north in the summer.

It would be really dangerous to go deeper. Since it is troublesome to support the war by fighting, the food supply is very important.

Liu Jing calculated the time and realized that he should go back and prepare to block the mouth of the Luan River to the east of Kaiping.

Now Li Hualong asked it to beware of the Tumed tribe's tricks.

"Damn it, they still dare to cheat?" Liu Jing asked the messenger, "Did you see them on your way here? Where are the Tumed soldiers?"

"Still in Zhangbei."

Liu Jing calculated the distance, thought for a moment and said, "Since it is what Governor Li said, we must be on guard. Pass on my order, and follow me with 3,000 cavalrymen to Kaiping. The rest of you, follow the original plan to block the mouth of the Luan River."

The news he received was not the latest, otherwise, he would not have left his current location and simply went from the Xilamulun River through the Greater Khingan Range and then headed south to the territories of Naiman and Aohan.

But there was a time difference, so Liu Jing first crossed the Xilamulun River, then went south through the east side of Dalahaizi, and finally saw the Tumed army when he was almost at Kaiping.

Less than ten thousand.

But it was nearly three times more than the 3,000 cavalry led by Liu Jing.

Both sides immediately deployed their battle formations vigilantly.

Bu Shitu was of course very vigilant. When he passed the north of Kaiping, the Ming army south of the Luan River treated them as a formidable enemy, but still let them pass.

Now this Ming cavalry...

"The Great Ming Dynasty's Marquis of Courage Liu Jing is here!" Liu Jing was not afraid either, he rode forward with his sword in hand, "Who is your leader? Come forward and speak!"

Bu Shitu and Wulubaduer looked at each other, and then moved forward with the other three lords.

Liu Jing...

Looking at the general's flag in front, combined with the previous report from the scouts, the news that the head of the military commander of the entire northwestern border town of the Ming Dynasty led a large army deep into the south of the desert is true, and the Kaiping area was conquered by him.

Now, the famous killing god of the Ming Dynasty is right in front of him, and his reputation is not much less than that of Li Chengliang and Ma Gui.

"Bu Shitu, the Great Khan of the Tumed tribe, is here. We have decided to join forces with the Ming Dynasty. This is a pretense of aiding the Khan's court, but in fact it is an internal response. Didn't the general receive the military order?"

Bu Shitu felt a little uneasy when he saw the hostility in Liu Jing's eyes.

Although there were only 3,000 cavalrymen in front of him, didn't the scout report say that he brought 15,000 troops? Where were the rest?
Now Bu Shitu was a little worried that the Ming Dynasty had tricked him, and that he had brought his men here, but in fact he had stepped into an encirclement. If he was eliminated, Sanniang would be able to support Su Nang as the Great Khan of Tumed.

"Is it a pretense to help the Khan Court? It's not true, is it?"

"...General, why do you say that? I have already sworn an alliance with the imperial envoy in Guihua City..."

"Then you listen to my orders!" Liu Jing stared at him, "Are you willing?"

It seemed that he was unwilling to do so and would immediately use the minority to defeat the majority.

Liu Jing was not afraid in the first place, and this place was not far from Ping. As long as a fight broke out, he was sure that the other side would come to rescue their leader.

There is also a large army on the road behind.

Bu Shitu was of course a little hesitant. Just as Liu Jing was about to force him again, another cavalryman delivering a letter came galloping from the south.

"My Lord, My Lord..." The man saw Liu Jing's general flag and shouted while patting his horse, "Commander Li's military order!"

(End of this chapter)