The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 215 This guy is sick

While Qi Jiguang was commanding four groups of troops to intimidate the Tumed tribe, Wanli was thinking about how to rush to the former site of the Beijing Xingdusi without being noticed.

With their current strength, defeating the three guards of Doyan would definitely not be a problem.

The problem is that there is a traitor within the Ming Dynasty, and they cannot let the traitor know that the army is going to attack the three guards of Doyan.

If the three major families in Puzhou knew about this, it would probably be the same as last year.

They rushed over but couldn't find a single hair of the person.

In this case, they cannot build the Acropolis directly there.

The former site of the Beijing Xingdusi was so large that they needed to build more than just one or two acropolises.

If the Beijing troops were to disperse to build the Acropolis, it would be strange if the cavalry of the three Doyan guards did not launch surprise attacks everywhere.

They can't take the risk of being attacked by surprise.

This time they had to run over without anyone noticing and defeat or even destroy the cavalry of the three guards of Doyan.

Therefore, they cannot go through the line of Datong Town, Xuanfu Town, and Jizhou Town inside the pass. Once the main force of the Beijing Camp goes inside the pass, it will definitely be discovered by the remnants of the three major families in Puzhou.

They couldn't just leave Longchengwei and head east.

The whole area along the way to the former site of the Xingdusi in Beijing was the Chahar tribe's grazing area. Even a blind man could see that they had more than 100,000 or 200,000 troops charging forward.

By then, the Tumen Khan might even be frightened into joining forces with the three Doyan guards, and even the Tumed and Kharchin tribes to fight a decisive battle with them.

At this moment, the main force of the Beijing Camp may not be able to defeat the main force of the Northern Tartars in the unfamiliar terrain outside the Great Wall. Therefore, he cannot take the risk and lead the main force of the Beijing Camp to run around in the outside of the Great Wall.

Otherwise, he might really repeat the Battle of Tumu and become the second Fortress Sect leader.

Now it seems that the only way to get there safely and without being discovered is to go through the mountains between Datong Town and Chahar Tribe.

The question is, can that mountain be passed through?

Wanli stared at the map for several days but couldn't figure it out.

The map now is not a satellite map. The mountains are just some marks representing the mountains, and you can't see anything else.

There was no other way, he could only ask Ma Gui, a native of this place.

Early in the morning at about noon, he summoned Ma Gui to the general's tent where maps were placed.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he pointed to the map on the table and asked, "General Ma, is this mountainous area traversable?"

This one.

Ma Gui carefully examined the map and then recalled, "Your Majesty, this is a map from the Longqing Dynasty. The maps of Datong Town before were not like this. This area is not entirely mountainous. There is actually a valley basin in the middle.

The valley basin in the middle is similar to the valley basin of Jining Lake. There is a mountain pass to the north leading to the Chahar tribe. However, this valley basin is not big, only about forty or fifty miles in radius.

Originally during the Yongle Dynasty, there was a Xinghe Guarding Thousand Households in this valley basin. However, it was occupied by the northern barbarians during the Zhengtong Dynasty, and we never fought back.

I suspect that some Chahar tribes are grazing here. After all, a mountain nest like this is a great place to escape the cold in winter."

Are there any Chahar tribes grazing here?
Then how did they get through without anyone noticing?

If you want to get through without being noticed, you have to drive out the northern barbarians in this valley basin, or surround them all and take them captive.

The problem is that if he sends the Beijing troops there, it might expose the target.

Perhaps, we can send border cavalry over.

Wanli thought about it carefully, then asked, "General Ma, how many people do you estimate the Chahar tribe has grazing in this valley, and how many young and strong people can they mobilize?"

Ma Gui estimated, "The grasslands in this valley are only a few hundred thousand mu at most. I estimate it can only support a small tribe grazing livestock, with a few thousand young and strong men at most."

Then send the border cavalry.

Wanli stared at the map for a while, then asked, "Are there any valleys between the mountains in the two grasslands outside the Great Wall that can lead to that side?"

Ma Gui nodded slowly and said, "That's true. Because this valley is surrounded by mountains and there are no roads between Yanghewei and Gaoshanwei, the food and fodder for Xingheso used to be delivered from here.

There is a valley to the southeast of Jining Lake that leads to this valley. I was afraid that the northern barbarians would launch a surprise attack from that valley, so I went over to take a look.

That valley was originally the focus of contention between our Datong Town Border Army and the Northern Tartars. Both sides moved a lot of stones to build simple fortresses to block the road.

After our border troops from Datong Town retreated south, they seemed too lazy to clean up. Now the area has been blocked by rocks and big trees, and there are no signs of any people or animals passing by.

I guess the Northern Lu tribe was afraid that the cattle, sheep, and horses would wander through the valley, making it impossible to tell which tribe they belonged to, so they simply blocked it and ignored it. "I didn't do anything about it either."

The valley is blocked?
Wanli pressed on, "How long is the valley, and how long will it take to reopen it?"

Ma Gui estimated: "The valley is only about ten miles long. If we send tens of thousands of troops there, we should be able to reopen the road in a few days." Very good, now there is a way to reach the three guards of Doyan without anyone noticing.

Wanli stared at the map and thought carefully, then said decisively: "Tomorrow you will take your cavalry to that valley to open a path. First, open the path quietly, don't rush in.

In addition, you should send your personal guards to tell Yikui to lead the cavalry of Xuanfu Town out of Zhangjiakou and attack the outskirts of this valley. When he reaches the outskirts of this valley, you should lead your cavalry to rush in and capture all the northern barbarians inside.

After you and Yikui cooperate to surround the northern barbarians in this valley, lead your cavalry in a surprise attack on this valley and the area north of Xuanfu Town, scaring the nearby Chahar tribes back two hundred miles to the north."

His Majesty wants to carve out a path by attacking the Bayuete and Balin tribes just like he did last time!
What is the purpose of coming out of this channel?

If His Majesty doesn’t tell you, then don’t ask.

Upon hearing this, Ma Gui nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

Wanli seemed to start beating again.

He seemed not satisfied with sending four groups of troops to besiege the Tumed tribe, and he actually sent cavalry from Datong Town and Xuanfu Town to surround the small tribes in Yuanxing and Shouyu Qianhu Suo Valley.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered Ma Gui and Dong Yikui to lead the cavalry of Datong Town and Xuanfu Town to launch a crazy raid in the north, which frightened all the tribes of Chahar tribe, big and small, and they migrated two or three hundred miles to the north.

This was not the end. He also sent an imperial edict to the capital, ordering the Ministry of War to mobilize as many war horses as possible to Jizhou Town, and let Dong Yiyuan lead the cavalry to harass the three guards of Doyan, to delay the cavalry of the three guards of Doyan, and prevent them from rescuing the Tumed tribe.

He really doesn't know what he's talking about.

How could the Ministry of War mobilize any war horses at this moment?

Besides, the 240,000 troops of the Beijing camp, plus the troops of Datong Town, Pianguan Town, Yansui Town, and Guyuan Town, total more than 500,000.

They did not attack the entire Tumed tribe, but the Tumed main tribe and the Dalat tribe. It was considered a good number of troops for these two tribes to have a total of 100,000.

With 500,000 against 100,000, isn't that a sure win?

Do the three guards of Duoyan dare to rescue him?

Just kidding.

The three guards of Doyan can only have 50,000 cavalry at most.

What's the point of these 50,000 cavalry charging forward? Are they just going to die?
Unless the three guards of Doyan are out of their minds, they would not go to rescue him.

The problem is, he issued such an absurd decree.

The Minister of War Liang Menglong did not dare to disobey the order. He could only try his best to get war horses from the herdsmen in various places. In the end, he got more than a thousand war horses, barely enough to gather 5,000 cavalry for Jizhou Town.

The three guards of Doyan were not stupid, but Dong Yiyuan, the general of Jizhou Town, seemed to be stupid.

This guy actually led 5,000 cavalrymen to the grassland where the three guards of Doyan were grazing, and raided everywhere!

The three guards of Doyan were so angry.

They didn't dare go to Datong Town with the 400,000 to 500,000 troops and seek death.

You have only four or five thousand cavalrymen from Jizhou Town and you dare to run into our territory and cause trouble?

Chang Tu, Chang Ang, Dong Huli and others immediately assembled 40,000 to 50,000 cavalrymen, and surrounded and intercepted the pitiful 5,000 cavalrymen under Dong Yiyuan.

Fortunately, the Acropolis in the Yanshan River Valley has been almost completed.

As soon as Dong Yiyuan discovered that the cavalry of the three guards of Doyan were approaching, he immediately fled to the Yanshan River Valley.

The cavalry of the three guards of Doyan chased into the Yanshan River Valley and saw that the city had been built. There was nothing they could do but retreat.

Dong Yiyuan actually acted as if he was provoking someone, and he went around various river valleys to raid the nomadic tribes of the Three Guards of Doyan.

Chang Tu, Chang Ang, Dong Huli and others had no choice but to lead 40,000 to 50,000 cavalrymen to block and chase everywhere.

If we look at it from the perspective of restraining the cavalry of the three guards of Doyan, Dong Yiyuan did a really good job.

The problem is that the three guards of Doyan had no intention of supporting the Tumed tribe.

This guy is sick. He is so fearless that he dares to charge into the grassland with tens of thousands of enemy cavalry and run around everywhere with a few thousand cavalry.

Is Dong Yiyuan mentally ill?

of course not.

He actually received a secret order from Wanli, who asked him to attract the cavalry of the Three Guards of Doyan to the Yanshan River Valley south of the former Beijing Xingdusi.

He cannot disobey this imperial edict.

He could only run around and harass people everywhere as if he was mentally ill.

(End of this chapter)