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Chapter 183 Jiang Wei Offers a Book
Zhang Gou seldom uses military tactics, like a powerful and unconstrained style, unstoppable, no trace to be found, often unexpected and unprepared, unknowable like dark, moving like thunder, conspiracies and tricks are used superbly, it is impossible to guard against, It has completely reached the point where ghosts and ghosts are unpredictable and unpredictable!Anyone who meets him on the battlefield is the retribution for having sinned too much in the previous life! ——At least Young Master Zhang's nemesis Huang Taiji thinks so.

What made Huang Taiji feel so emotional was Young Master Zhang's strange behavior after the battle of Kuisubak. After this battle, there was basically no single force on the Horqin grassland that could compete with the Ming army, and the remaining troops and herdsmen were also scattered in the On the vast and boundless prairie, at the same time, the Ming army is also facing two fatal dangers of food shortage and slavery cutting off the way back!Under such circumstances, as long as it is a normal-minded army commander, he will definitely send his troops to go straight to the city of Geljurgen, Horqin's hometown, and quickly surround the city of Geljurgen to launch a strong attack, so as to prevent the Horqin army from gathering in the city of Geljurgen to fight to the death. The army was unable to attack the fortified city for a long time, which led to the exhaustion of food and grass. Jiannu sneaked into the rear and fell into the danger of annihilation of the entire army.But what puzzled Huang Taiji and the Auba brothers was that in such a crisis-ridden situation, Young Master Zhang unexpectedly acted uncharacteristically. As soon as the army marched north to the west bank of the Nen River, he stood still and watched the Auba brothers rush to mobilize troops from various places in Horqin. Grajurgen city reinforcements, do not do anything to stop.

"What the hell is Zhang Haogu, little barbarian?" On August 22, the third day after the Kuisubulak battle, after reconfirming that Young Master Zhang's army was still standing still on the west bank of the Nen River, Huang Taiji felt that he was going crazy. If he wants to change someone else, Huang Taiji must think that the other party is timid and afraid to attack the city of Gelejurgen, or lacks tactical vision and cannot see the immediate crisis of the Ming army—but is Young Master Zhang such a guy? Tai Chi is too clear!At the same time, Huang Taiji couldn't figure out what the young master Zhang was planning to do, "Zhang Haogu, the little barbarian, went all the way north, relying on looting the Mongolian tribes along the way to supplement his army. Even if he had some food in hand, he would definitely not last for more than half a month. Now, if he can't take the city of Glejurgen, he won't even have enough food to go back to Jimen!"

"Second brother, how many cattle and sheep did you lose in Kuisubulak?" Auba asked Budachi worriedly, "Did Zhang Haogu snatch a large number of cattle, sheep and horses from you? You have food and confidence in your hands, so you are not in a hurry to attack the city of Glejurgen?"

"No, absolutely not." Budachi shouted his grievances, and replied with a mournful face: "At that time, the barbarian army came too fast, and I didn't have time to prepare too much food and grass. I only brought five days' worth of dry food and dried meat to Kuisu. In the decisive battle between Braque and the barbarian army, we originally planned to block the barbarian army first, and then find a way to send food, cattle and sheep to the front line. Unexpectedly, the barbarians attacked so fiercely that our army could not hold on for a day. How dare the follow-up army send food and grass? Cattle and sheep sent to the front line to feed the barbarians?"

"This is strange, Zhang Haogu's little barbarian is obviously short of food and grass, so why is he still standing still?" Oba also scratched his head, and said doubtfully: "Could it be that Zhang Haogu's little barbarian is rushing to build siege weapons, ready to build A batch of powerful siege weapons, come to attack our city of Grajurgen again?"

"Impossible!" Huang Taiji shook his head, gritted his teeth and said, "There is a lack of stone and steel on the prairie. Even if Zhang Haogu is capable, it is impossible for Zhang Haogu to make any new siege weapons. The ladders and platforms can also be built in a hurry to encircle the city of Gelejurgen, and they can also play a role in preventing our army from entering the city for reinforcements. Now that Zhang Haogu did not do this, it shows that he is probably planning some kind of conspiracy again trick!"

"What tricks and tricks can he have?" Budachi said disdainfully: "The city of Glejurgen is the strongest city on the prairie. As long as we stick to the city, what tricks and tricks can he have to break in?"

"What if Zhang Haogu's little man gets in?" Huang Taiji said darkly: "There are not a few Horqin Mongolian tribes who have surrendered to Zhang Haogu's little man. We took the tribal people, cattle, sheep and horses to take refuge in Gelejurgen City. If Zhang Haogu’s small barbarian minions sneaked into the city, and when the barbarian army attacked the city, these minions should suddenly attack the city, wouldn’t we be in danger? "

"Hei Huan Bo Lie (Huang Taiji's full name) is right, we have to be careful." Auba shuddered, and said nervously: "We must strictly investigate the Mongolian tribes who have taken refuge in the city, and we must not let Zhang The army of the good old barbarians has mixed in."

"Then just don't let any tribe enter the city, wouldn't that be safe?" Budach suggested.The emperor was very shocked, and hurriedly shouted: "You must not do this. Zhang Haogu's barbarian army relies entirely on plundering Mongolian tribes to replenish its army. If no tribes are allowed to enter the city, Zhang Haogu's little barbarians will have to rob food and grass." If there is no chance, these Mongolian tribes will also fall to the barbarian army. It is better to trouble and investigate carefully than to let the various Mongolian tribes enter the city to take refuge! Besides, when we defend the city, we also need troops and manpower!"

"Okay, the Mongolian tribes who fled to Glejurgen must be accepted, and they cannot be allowed to fall to the barbarian army. This matter will be left to you, Budach." Oba nodded in agreement, pointing at Buda Qi ordered: "Also, if the city wall should be strengthened, it should be strengthened, and the moat should be deepened, and the moat should be deepened. Don't give Zhang Haogu any chance." At the same time, the Tatar herdsmen in Lejurgen City frantically strengthened the city defense and prepared for the battle.

Young Master Zhang's intention seemed to have been guessed by Huang Taiji at last. In the afternoon of that day, the scouts of the Horqin army finally discovered that the Ming army had moved. Several armies have been separated to attack in all directions, looting and massacring various Tatar tribes on the Horqin Grassland, forcing the Tatar tribes on the Horqin Grassland to flee to the city of Glejurgen.In this way, although there are more and more troops in the city of Geljurgen, and more and more herdsmen's cattle and sheep, but there are also more and more Tatar tribes entering and leaving the city of Geljurgen. The operation brought great trouble, but the Auba brothers and Huang Taiji, who were frightened by the young master Zhang who was uncomfortable with not engaging in conspiracies and tricks, did not dare to neglect in the slightest. They all gritted their teeth and ordered the army to strictly investigate the Tatar herdsmen entering the city. The Tatar tribe who escaped to Glejurgen city complained a lot about this, and even caused several small riots.

On the fourth day, an envoy from the Wukeshan tribe, who had already surrendered to Young Master Zhang, Aobabai, brought a letter written by Young Master Zhang to Auba. Huang Taiji, the only one in the city who knew Chinese characters, opened the letter and said: "Dear father-in-law, my son-in-law Zhang Haogu bowed a hundred times, beat the chicken to say goodbye, my father-in-law disappeared, my son-in-law and Bumbutai were very worried, recently I heard that my father-in-law has returned to the Horqin Grassland safely, my son-in-law and Bu Mubutai Mubutai was overjoyed, so he sent a letter to wish his father-in-law a long life, a longer life than Nanshan, many blessings, and my son-in-law Zhang Haogu and Bumubutai pay homage again."

"Shit, I don't recognize you as a son-in-law." Auba cursed resentfully.Huang Taiji gave a wry smile, and continued to read: "My son-in-law, Zhang Haogu, is terrified, and I will report to my father-in-law, this time my son-in-law went north to offend, there are more than [-] Hongyi cannons, and more than [-] Frangji small cannons. Breaking through the city of Geljurgen is easy! But the son-in-law and his father-in-law are relatives of the son-in-law after all, and it is disrespectful for the son-in-law to invade the grassland. How can he bear to bombard the city again and slaughter his father-in-law and his people? So the son-in-law edited the book A letter, boldly imploring the father-in-law to lay down his arms, surrender in Kaesong, and go to Beijing with the son-in-law to worship, accept the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, the father-in-law will reunite with the father and daughter of Bumubutai, and the son-in-law and the father-in-law, Weng and son-in-law will work together as one monarch, and the world will be very lucky , The grassland is very difficult, and the son-in-law and his father-in-law's family are also very lucky! Otherwise, the son-in-law shoulders the emperor's order and dare not think about family favoritism and fraud. I don't want to fight in the same room, I hope my father-in-law will think about it again and be cautious. My son-in-law Zhang Haogu pays three respects."

"I'm not afraid to flash my tongue when I say big words, did your Hongyi cannon fall from the sky?" Auba snorted coldly.Huang Taiji frowned, and said: "Zhang Haogu, the little barbarian, has one last sentence--and also: Father-in-law must be very strange, the red barbarian cannon weighs a thousand catties, and the son-in-law came from a long way, how to carry it with him? The son-in-law dare not lie to his father-in-law. The Hongyi cannon in the hands of the son-in-law is a new type of cannon he personally improved and created. The son-in-law in the army has witnessed it with his own eyes, and the son-in-law will definitely treat the envoy generously, so as to reassure his father-in-law."

"Little barbarian Zhang Haogu has a new type of red barbarian cannon in his hand? Is this possible?" Oba, who had suffered enough from the Ming army's new musket, was taken aback.Huang Taiji frowned, shook his head and said, "My son-in-law doesn't know either, maybe Zhang Haogu's little barbarian made false threats, or maybe he really.... My son-in-law also heard Fan Yongdou say that he heard The news said that the new muskets in the barbarian army were designed by Zhang Haogu, a little barbarian himself, and Zhang Haogu is really good at firearms."

"If this is true, then it's over." Budachi's face also changed color, and he said with fear: "When Dajin Khan sent troops to attack Jinzhou last year, Jinzhou pretended to fire a few shots. I saw Hongyi with my own eyes. The power of the cannons is indeed terrifying, and our city walls may be blown down if they don't withstand a few shots."

"My lord Auba, Zhang Haogu barbarian does have a new type of red barbarian cannon in his hand, so he is not in a hurry to attack Gelejuergen City." At this time, the envoy sent by Wu Keshan suddenly spoke and said in a low voice: "But Don’t be afraid, my lord, we Taiji already have a way to deal with the little barbarian Zhang Haogu, as long as the lord follows the plan, our Horqin army will definitely wipe out the army of the little barbarian Zhang Haogu.”

"What do you mean?" Auba was taken aback.The emissary took out a sheepskin letter that smelled of sweat from the bottom of his underwear, held it in front of Auba with both hands, and said in a low voice: "My lord, do you think our Taiji really surrendered to the barbarians? Our Taiji Who is he? He pretended to surrender to save his life because of the situation, and gained the trust of Zhang Haogu, the little barbarian. He deliberately tricked Zhang Haogu's army into going deep alone, and fell into the siege of our Horqin army. Middle. Now that our plan to lure the enemy in Taiji has been successful, all that remains is to ask Lord Auba to send out an army to cooperate with our army in Taiji to kill all the barbarian troops who invaded our Horqin Grassland."

"Really?" Brother Auba's eyes lit up together, and they scrambled to snatch Wu Keshan's letter over to read it.Sure enough, after reading the letter, Wu Keshan described in Mongolian to the Oba brothers the detailed process of his feigned surrender and luring the enemy, and also explained that he was in Cao Ying and his heart was in Han, and he was determined to abandon the dark and return to the warm grassland of Horqin. In the arms, there is also an agreement with the Ouba brothers to cooperate with the outside world to destroy the Ming army. I suggest that the Ouba brothers quickly gather troops to attack the Ming army. Catch Mangui alive!

"Good! Wu Keshan is worthy of being the offspring of Canglang Bailu!" After reading this letter, the Oba brothers cheered at the same time.Huang Taiji's face changed color, and a thought involuntarily popped up in his mind - Jiang Wei presented a book? !Thinking of this, Huang Taiji hurriedly shouted: "Father-in-law, second uncle, don't be fooled, this is Zhang Haogu's trick to lure the enemy into surrender! His purpose is to lure our main force into the encirclement and destroy it!"

"Nonsense, Wu Keshan is the descendant of our wolf and white deer, how could he help the barbarian to lie to us?" Budachi shouted with a stare.Huang Taiji replied darkly: "Second Uncle, you seem to have forgotten one thing. Zhang Haogu's little savage is best at intrigue! With his cunning, if Wu Keshan pretended to surrender, how could he escape? His eyes? If our army does not have the protection of the city, how could it be possible to beat Zhang Haogu's current army in the field?"

There is no way, Young Master Zhang doesn’t engage in conspiracies and tricks, and I’m uncomfortable. Ski’s reputation is too stinky. Brother Auba is ecstatic at the moment. Being reminded by Huang Taiji like this, it’s like being poured on the head by ice water Yes, the hot head quickly cooled down.After careful consideration, the Oba brothers, who had already been frightened by Young Master Zhang, couldn’t help but sweat all over their bodies—the army in Glejurgen can be said to be the last essence and hope of the Horqin Grassland. Then the Horqin Grassland can be said to be invincible.But after careful consideration for a while, Auba asked in a difficult way: "Hei Huan Bo Lie, you may be right, but if Wu Keshan's letter is true, then wouldn't we have let him down? "

"How about we send an army to test the truth?" Budaki also cautiously suggested.Huang Taiji shook his head resolutely, and replied resolutely: "Absolutely don't try it out, I dare to conclude that our army will go one by one, and it is absolutely impossible to retreat completely—that little barbarian Zhang Haogu is really too cunning! Speaking of this, Huang Taiji pointed to the emissary of the Wukeshan tribe and asked: "Let me ask you, how much military power does Wukeshan have in the barbarian army, and how many troops can he mobilize?"

"We have tens of thousands of troops in Taiji, and there is a Mongolian army of [-] people under our direct command in Taiji." The emissary replied proudly.Huang Taiji smiled slightly, and asked again: "Can Wu Keshan directly command a team of [-] people? As far as I know, the little barbarian Zhang Haogu has a group of Mongolian soldiers with the forehead of Alxa under his command. The army was handed over to these reliable Alashan tribesmen, but why is it handed over to you Taiji to command instead?"

"This... because our Taiji is very much trusted by Zhang Haogu, the little savage." The emissary replied hesitantly, but secretly complained in his heart - before leaving, Young Master Zhang forgot to tell him how to answer these questions.Huang Taiji smiled again, and asked again: "Then how did he gain the trust of Zhang Haogu little barbarian? So many Taiji surrendered to Zhang Haogu little barbarian, why did you Taiji win Zhang Haogu little man?" The savage's trust?"

"This..., I don't know." The emissary's brain was not flexible, and he really couldn't make up a good reason to answer Huang Taiji.Huang Taiji further asked: "You said that little barbarian Zhang Haogu has thirty new-style red barbarian cannons in his hand. Have you seen those red barbarian cannons?"

"I have." The emissary replied bravely.Huang Taiji sneered, took a pen and paper and threw it in front of the envoy, then drew his knife and shouted: "Draw it out, show me Zhang Haogu's new-style Hongyi cannon! But I warn you, the real red cannon I have seen what Yi Cannon looks like with my own eyes, if you dare to lie to me, I will not spare you with this knife!"

There was no sound in the room, and the unlucky emissary was able to maintain his composure at first, but in front of Huang Taiji's repeated shouts, the emissary's face began to turn pale, and the sweat began to roll off his forehead.As a result, even the Oba brothers saw that the situation was wrong, and shouted together: "Draw! If you can't draw, we will kill you now!"

"My lord, my lord, please spare my life." The envoy collapsed, knelt down on his knees, kowtowed and cried, "My lord, to be honest, we really don't have any military power in Taiji, this time I'm coming to Grejul Gencheng is also here to trick the prince and your army out of the city. Zhang Haogu, the little barbarian, sent people to investigate the situation in Gelejuergen City, and thought it was impossible to take it down, so he came up with such a trick to trick the prince's army out of the city. Decisive battle, if you defeat your army outside the city, it will be much easier for him to attack the city again. He also promised us Taiji, as long as our Taiji will help him lure the prince out of the city to destroy your army. He will invite the barbarian emperor Make us Taiji the prince of the Horqin Grassland, and give us Taiji the Horqin Grassland."

"How do you know this?" Huang Taiji asked in surprise.The messenger wiped his tears and said: "I am Ukshantaiji's personal soldier. Zhang Haogu barbarian discussed with several Taiji at the banquet how to attack the city of Geljurgen. I have heard all about this method. Later, we Taiji took the initiative to stand up and said that we were willing to work for Zhang Haogu, so I was sent here. Zhang Haogu also said, what is Jiang Wei’s plan for presenting books.”

"Sure enough, it was Jiang Wei's plan to present the book." Huang Taiji was surprised and delighted, and asked: "What else did the little man Zhang Haogu say, the more detailed the better, tell it quickly, and I will spare you."

"Zhang Haogu also said that the city of Gelejuergen is not easy to attack. He doesn't have enough siege weapons in his hand, so he might not be able to take it down with just using ladders and platforms." The messenger wiped his tears and said, "So Zhang Hao The ancient man said that his army cannot cross the Nen River. Once it crosses the Nen River, your army will all return to the city, and it will be even more difficult to fight. Therefore, his army can only be stationed in the west of the Nen River, so that you can be suspicious. Only then can you trick your army out, as long as your army leaves the city and crosses the Nen River, he can set up traps to surround your army, and at the same time send troops to sneak attack Gelejuergen City!... By the way, Zhang The good old man also said that it would be even better if your army could be frightened enough to abandon the city and run away. His army is all cavalry, so it is very easy to chase you down."

"Young man Zhang Haogu is really treacherous." Huang Taiji smirked, turned to Auba and said, "Father-in-law, now the purpose of little man Zhang Haogu is clear, he is afraid that we will be scared to death by the Nenjiang River. Lejurgen City! We must not fall for the trap, we can only concentrate our forces to defend the city of Lejurgen and wait for Dajin reinforcements! At the same time, we must fortify the walls and clear the fields, move all the nearby grain, cattle and sheep into the city, and let Zhang Hao If Gu wanted to plunder food supplements, there was nowhere to go."

"Okay, let's do it like this." Auba nodded, then pointed to the unlucky emissary and asked: "Then what should I do with this guy? Should I ask him to bring a fake letter back to lie to Zhang Haogu barbarian and delay the time?"

"No need." Huang Taiji shook his head, gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang Haogu is really too cunning, our fake letter may not be able to deceive them, maybe he will see through it. We can only lock this guy up temporarily , let Zhang Hao Gumanzi think that we are still thinking about it, we will speed up the transfer of grain, cattle and sheep, and strive to transfer all the grain, cattle and sheep around to the city within two or three days."

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At about the same time, in the camp of the Ming army, Young Master Zhang and Song Xiance were also discussing the next step. Song Xiance asked worriedly: "Boss, your plan of offering books by Jiang Wei seems a bit mysterious to me, my lord." Tai Chi has been played by you so many times, how could you accidentally watch out for your conspiracy? If he sees it through, we will be self-defeating."

"He will definitely see it through!" Young Master Zhang spoke surprisingly, and said with a smile: "Huang Taiji has suffered from me so many times, and if he doesn't accumulate some experience, then he won't be called Huang Taiji. But it's a pity, my purpose, I just want him to see through! That messenger is not just my death."

"Why?" Song Xiance was taken aback.Young Master Zhang replied with a smile: "Master Song, you have read the scriptures and history, and you must know that Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty had five northern expeditions to the Tatars, but do you know what troubled me the most when the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty made the northern expeditions to the Tartars? They were not members of the Mongolian army." There are many powerful people and proficient in bows and horses, but I can’t find the main force of the Tatar army! The reason why I stand still in the crisis-ridden situation these days is not because I’m afraid that I won’t be able to capture the city of Gelejurgen, but because I’m worried that I’ll be able to capture Gele The main force of the Horqin Tatars cannot be annihilated in the city of Juergen! That's why I sent out troops to attack in all directions, prompting the various tribes of the Tatars to flee to the city of Gelejuergen for refuge. Tatars are determined to defend the city! Otherwise, if the Horqin Tatars abandon the city and flee and take us to hide and seek on the prairie, then we will be called dangerous."

"But we don't have siege weapons. The main force of the Horqin Tatars is gathered in the city of Geljurgen. Wouldn't it be more difficult for us to break through the city?" Song Xiance asked worriedly.Young Master Zhang smiled again, and said arrogantly: "Master, don't worry, I already know how to break through the city of Geljurgen. When we launch an attack on the city of Geljurgen, the three Within days, I will destroy the city!"

(End of this chapter)