The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 124 You can lie to me, and I can lie to you too
The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, a strange noise was heard from the river bank.

"Ding ding ding ding", it was a crisp sound like hammering, dense and rapid, as if a dozen blacksmiths were swinging sledgehammers together to forge something.

"Dong, dong, dong," it was a strange muffled sound, as if it was knocking on wood. The sound was more frequent than the sound of hammering iron.

It's so early in the morning, and it's okay for a dozen blacksmiths to be working on the iron, but who is so bored as to be hammering on wood?

On the south bank of the Yellow River, countless old and young women and children had already rushed out of the densely packed tents to watch curiously.

However, there was not a single person on the sandy ground on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Fortunately, there is a large area of ​​sand with no grass on the opposite side, so herders generally don’t run here.

After all, the river valley connecting Qiantao and Houtao alone is more than 200 miles long, and the Qiantao and Houtao plains combined are more than a thousand miles long. There is no need for the herdsmen to waste time on this piece of sand and let their cattle, sheep and horses starve.

On the small hill beside the river, more than ten generals wearing fish-scale armor lined up in a row, standing neatly behind Wanli, staring straight at the sand on the opposite bank, as if flowers were growing on the sand.

Wanli was looking at the river and thinking.

There are ways to fight if someone discovers you, and there are ways to fight if someone doesn’t discover you.

Now the iron stakes that fix the chains have been nailed down, but there is still no movement from the opposite side. It seems that the enemy will not be discovered.

After all, the sound of hammering iron is crisp and sharp and can be heard from far away. The sound of knocking on wood and hammering nails is slightly louder than the sound of flowing water, but it can't be heard more than a few miles away.

If the enemy doesn't notice, he can use cavalry to raid a plain.

At this moment, the Tumed tribe really thought that he agreed with the agreement and would not attack the three major plains of Waokou, so they dismissed all the assembled cavalry and infantry and sent them to graze.

If they wanted to gather their troops again, one day would definitely not be enough. It would take two days to gather only the cavalry, and it would take at least three or four days to gather all the infantry.

In other words, if he launched a cavalry raid on the first day, he would not encounter a large number of enemies. The depth of the Qiantao Plain and the Houtao Plain was about 500 miles, and the cavalry could advance at least 200 miles in a day.

On the second day, the enemy could only gather their cavalry at most, and the infantry would probably have been almost wiped out by them.

In this case, is it better to set up a plain before the raid or after the raid?
The Qiantao Plain is the birthplace of the Tumed tribe. Originally it was called Chi Le Chuan, but now it has been changed to Tu Mo Chuan.

There were not only 30,000 to 40,000 troops from the Tumed tribe, but also about 30,000 troops from the Dalat tribe, totaling 60,000 to 70,000.

Moreover, there is a Guihua City in the Qiantao Plain. Once the infantry of the Tumed tribe escapes into the city and garrison there, the cavalry will definitely be unable to do anything to them.

In other words, even if they raided the Qiantao Plain for two days, they might not be able to kill half of their infantry. If they added the 20,000 to 30,000 or even 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry they had assembled, the 40,000 cavalry of the Shenwu Camp would be in danger once they were dispersed.

If they raided the Houtao Plain, it would be a different matter. There were only more than 10,000 troops in the Houtao Plain, with at most 10,000 cavalrymen. Moreover, there were no cities. Two days would be enough for them to kill all the infantrymen in the Houtao Plain, and the remaining 10,000 cavalrymen would be no match for the 40,000 cavalrymen of the Shenwu Camp.

In this case, they should be able to take over Houtao Plain in about three days.

It seems that it is better not to be too greedy and act rashly. It would be good enough to take it first and then move to the plain.

As for the Qiantao Plain, we should wait until the 40,000 armored chariot soldiers of the Shenshu Camp arrive.

Wanli pondered for a while, then said decisively: "Ruxun, General Liu, General Man, General Du, once the pontoon bridge is built, you will immediately lead your cavalry across the river and head straight for the Houtao Plain, sweeping across all the way.

Ignore the elderly, children, women, and infants for now. Kill anyone who dares to resist. Kill them all the way westward. Within two days, destroy all their cavalry and infantry. Then, turn back and escort the elderly, children, women, cattle, sheep, and horses to the central valley."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruxun, Liu Jing, Man Gui, and Du Song immediately bowed and said in unison, "We obey your order."

Wanli continued his orders, "General Wang, General Chen, you lead 20,000 soldiers from the Shenji Camp on horseback and follow us. Go east as quickly as possible to block the river valley leading to the Qiantao Plain. Don't let the people in the valley escape, and don't let the reinforcements from the Qiantao Plain arrive.

Once the food carts and artillery carts arrive, take 20,000 soldiers from the Shenji Battalion on horseback and sweep the connecting river valley from east to west. Kill all those who resist without mercy. Take all the elderly, weak, women, children, cattle, sheep, and horses to the west of the floating bridge and keep them under guard."

Upon hearing this, Wang Rulong and Chen Dashou hurriedly bowed and said, "I obey your order."

Wanli continued his order, "Yuan Jing, take General Lou and General Hu with you, and lead 20,000 soldiers from the Shenji Battalion, pulling food carts and artillery carts. Go and block the river valley to the east. Block it for two days, and wait for the soldiers from the Shenshu Battalion to arrive outside Guihua City."

Qi Jiguang quickly bowed and said, "I will obey your order."

Wanli thought about it carefully and then said, "Yingzhen, you will lead the Jinyiwei to guard the prisoners on the south bank. General Shan, you will lead the imperial guards to follow me across the river."

Duke Chengguo Zhu Yingzhen and Shan Sinan hurriedly bowed and said, "Your humble servants obey your orders, and your generals obey your orders." Wanli looked at the speed of the construction of the floating bridge and then waved his hand, saying, "Go ahead, and prepare everything that needs to be prepared."

The generals responded loudly, hurried down the mountain, mounted their horses, and galloped towards the camp in the south.

Soon, the tents on both sides of the Hantai River disappeared in large numbers.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of thunderous horse hooves rang out, and countless cavalrymen gathered to the south of the pontoon bridge like a hundred rivers flowing into one another, and formed neat square formations at the sound of commands.

The densely packed square formation extended southwards, and extended southwards, with no end in sight, as if it would reach the horizon.

At around noon, the sun was rising and the floating bridge was completed.

Wanli stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the dense formations behind him, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of pride.

Since the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, the Ming Dynasty had not had such a powerful army for nearly two hundred years.

For nearly two hundred years, they were badly beaten by the northern barbarians. In the Battle of Tumu, Emperor Yingzong was captured by the northern barbarians, and the Beijing army was completely wiped out.

By the Jiajing period, although it was known that the northern barbarians had occupied the Hetao area, they were unable to recover it.

Now, he is about to recapture Hetao. After recapture Hetao, the strength of the Ming Dynasty will slowly return to its peak or even surpass its peak.

He sighed inwardly, then waved his hand and said loudly: "Let's go."

The big flag with the word "Xiao" pointed forward, and the hundreds of square formations in the front immediately formed into rows, stepped onto the floating bridge, and rushed to the other side.

The thunderous sound of horse hooves rang out again, and thousands of troops swarmed across the river, soon forming a long dragon on the opposite side. The long dragon became longer and longer, more than ten miles, dozens of miles, hundreds of miles, and it did not stop, as if it would never end.

The herdsmen of the Tumed tribe on the other side of the river were terrified.

This is obviously not their cavalry!

The cavalry of the Ordos tribes in Neitao were not like this either.

This seems to be Ming army cavalry!

Didn’t the Ming Dynasty reach a consensus with them?
The coats haven't been seen in battle for over a decade.

It turned out that the Ming cavalry would risk their lives to rush in and burn the wasteland almost every year, burning their pasture, making it impossible for their cattle, sheep and horses to reproduce in large numbers.

They haven't seen the Ming army rushing in for more than ten years.

After the discussion, they truly lived a stable and good life. Their cattle, sheep and horses increased in number, and their population continued to grow. They could even buy food, tea, porcelain and other daily necessities. Their lives were extremely comfortable.

Why did the Ming cavalry suddenly rush over again?
They couldn't understand why, because the consensus only brought real peace to their Tumed tribe.

After Longqing's meeting, the Ming Dynasty did not use military force against the Tumed tribe again. Their lives were indeed getting better and better, and their population was increasing.

The Tumed tribe had grown to 200,000 to 300,000 people, and their cattle, sheep, and horses were countless. In exchange, they received more and more daily necessities, and they lived a very comfortable life.

However, the borders of the Ming Dynasty were constantly invaded by the northern barbarians, and the soldiers and civilians at the border of the Ming Dynasty never had a peaceful life.

Especially in Liaodong Town, over the past ten years, more than ten generals, deputy generals and commanders-in-chief have died in battle. It is conceivable how great the casualties among the military and civilians on the border have been.

This is the unilateral false peace created by the three major families of Puzhou in order to make dirty money.

They gave tens of millions of acres of fertile grassland in Hetao to the Tumed tribe, using it as a springboard to do business with the Northern Tartars and make a lot of money.

The soldiers and civilians at the border of the Ming Dynasty were poorly clothed and hungry. They faced invasions from the northern barbarians every year and worried about their lives every day.

Can Wanli agree to such a thing?

It's a lie, right?

Do you think you are the only ones who can lie?

I can do it too!
What deliberation?
If you want to fight, then fight. I also want to fight, then fight!
(End of this chapter)