Back to Daming to be a genius

Chapter 237
The plan to provoke the Ming army in the Xuanfu on the pretext of credit was easily resolved by an envoy sent by Young Master Zhang. Although Ma Guozhu was discouraged, he didn't feel much annoyed - after all, for Jiannu, whoever fired the first shot between Daming and Mongolia It doesn't matter, as long as Da Ming and Mongolia can completely fight each other, Ma Guozhu can successfully complete the task.Moreover, in this plan, Ma Guozhu and E Zhe also accidentally gained a traitor insider like Zhang Zhongzheng, which is better than nothing.So after sending Zhang Zhongzheng back to the Xuanfu army to continue lurking, Ma Guozhu quickly settled down and thought about how to provoke the Mingmeng war next.

To Ma Guozhu's surprise, he hadn't come up with a new strategy yet, but the Ming army in the Xuanfu had a movement first. The third day of sending Zhang Zhongzheng away was also August [-]th, the eighth year of the Ming Dynasty. On this day, the Xuanfu Ming army suddenly dispatched [-] cavalry, led by Hei Yunlong, the general officer of the Xuanfu, and rushed to the bank of Angke Nao'er Lake in a threatening manner, and set up a formation in front of the gate of the Mongolian army camp.E Zhe was so scared that he was both happy and worried, so he quickly led the army out of the camp and prepared for the battle. He never thought that just as the army on E Zhe's side left the camp, the envoy of Hei Yunlong over there would have come to inform the Mongolian army, saying that it was Xuan In order to combat the prairie thieves attacking the Ming and Mongolian caravans and improve their combat capabilities, the government cavalry is preparing to conduct an actual combat exercise on the shore of Angchen Naoer Lake. Therefore, military operations are not aimed at the friendly Mongolian army, so I hope the Mongolian army will remain calm and restrained. Don't act impulsively.

"Cavalry combat drills?" E Zhe sneered loudly, and asked the Ming army envoy: "Since you want to conduct practical combat drills at Angke Nao'er Lake, then we also want to conduct practical combat drills outside Yuanbao. The army should also remain calm and restrained, and don't act impulsively, okay?"

"Of course." The envoy of the Ming army quickly said: "When your country, Altan Khan, and our Ming Dynasty signed an alliance, for the convenience of business, it was agreed that the distance between the Dama Mountains and the Great Wall was a neutral zone. Freedom to enter and exit, as long as the prince's army does not cross the Great Wall, and does not harm the soldiers and merchants of the Ming Dynasty, it is your freedom to train the army and conduct actual combat exercises there! Of course, as long as our army of the Ming Dynasty does not cross the mountains and mountains of Daming It is also our freedom to engage in actual combat exercises where it hurts Mongolian soldiers and Mongolian merchants."

"Okay, you guys do what you want, and I'll do mine!" Ezhe couldn't help being furious when the envoys of the Ming army took over his army, and shouted: "Send down the order, dispatch [-] troops, and follow Lao Tzu to the outside of Yuanbao to do it!" Let's go to practice!" Ma Guozhu, who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, was overjoyed when he saw the Ming army taking the initiative to provoke E Zhe, so of course he would not speak out to stop him.At present, Erzhe left Zhaisang and Guyingtasu to guard the camp, monitored the movements of the cavalry of the Ming army, and personally led an army of [-].

The camp of the Mongolian army is about eighty or ninety miles away from Zhangjiakou Fort. When Ezhe's army arrived outside Yuanbao, it was already slightly dark. The gate of the fortress was also closed early, and tens of thousands of Xuanfu and Ming troops were waiting in battle, aiming at the Mongolian army with their guns and guns, ready to go.Ezhe was so furious that he brought his interpreter to the gate of Yuanbao and yelled at the gate, "Listen to the people of the Ming Dynasty, I am Ezhe, the great prince of Mongolia. I am here today for actual combat exercises. If you're smart, it's best not to interfere with my army training, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Prince, don't worry about rehearsing, we will never interfere." The general of the Ming army on the city smiled and shouted: "But for the sake of Daming and Mongolia being allies and allies, let me remind the prince to come outside Yuanbao The huts, tents, stalls, and reed sheds in this open-air market are all places where our Ming merchants do business with your Mongolian merchants. Please keep calm, the eldest prince, and don't destroy these things casually, otherwise, we There is no place to do business with you."

"I can't guarantee this. When the cavalry charges, they might destroy things." E Zhe sneered, then turned his head and ordered: "Send the order, the whole army forms a phalanx, charge back and forth, take these grass I trampled all the tents flat."

"Woo——————." The horn of assembly sounded, and [-] Mongolian troops lined up in three square formations. Under the leadership of Er Zhe, they slowly rushed towards the open-air market outside Laiyuan Fortress. It was slow at first. The movement, little by little, gradually accelerated, faster and faster, and it was about to form an avalanche, smashing the scaled open-air market into pieces.But at this moment, countless Mongolian people and businessmen suddenly rushed out of the open-air market, rushed to the front of the Mongolian army with torches, waved torches and yelled wildly, "Stop! Stop! We are all Mongolians, you can't Destroy our market!"

The number of Mongolian businessmen who stopped the Mongolian army was at least three to four thousand, and there were quite a few rich Mongolian businessmen and Taiwanese nobles from small and medium-sized tribes. Although Ezhe was arrogant, he did not dare to openly trample so many Mongolians to death Compatriots - what's more, these businessmen are still an important part of Mongolia's ability to successfully survive the food crisis, so Ezhe dare not hurt them casually.In desperation, E Zhe could only order the whole army to stop, rushed to the front of the formation and shouted: "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

"I just want to ask what you want to do?" An old Mongolian nobleman wearing a grandson's suit stood up with a cane, and shouted to Ezhe angrily: "I am Bieqi (elder) Sobu of the Hongjisite tribe. De, Hongji Sittai Jiwuban is my own nephew, I ask you, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Begging from the Hongjisate tribe?" Ezhe broke out in a cold sweat—the Hongjisate tribe is one of the five Mongolian tribes that supported Lin Dan's ascension to the Khan throne. It is powerful and deeply rooted, and it is one of the oldest tribes in Mongolia. First, even Genghis Khan once made a will that a woman who is not a member of the Hongjitri tribe cannot be a Mongolian queen. Ezhe offended this tribe, and even if Lin Dan didn't want to clean him up, he couldn't explain to the Hongjicitri tribe.Under nervousness, Ezhe quickly jumped off his horse, saluted the old Mongolian man and said, "Sobud don't beg, I am Erkekonguoer Ezhe of the Chahar tribe, the eldest son of Lin Dan Khan..."

"I know you are the great prince of Mongolia. Your army is stationed in Angjianaoer and you won't leave. It's spread all over the border market." Sobud interrupted Ezhe roughly, and asked the old man: "I Let me ask you, did the Great Khan give the order to go to war with Ming? Why didn’t our Hongji Assassins receive the order? Why didn’t I know about it?”

"Father Khan did not go to war with the Ming Dynasty." Ezhe answered bravely.Sobud was furious, and asked again: "Since Mongolia and Ming Dynasty did not go to war, what are you doing here? Want to provoke a war between Mongolia and Ming Dynasty? If you dare to do this, then very good, I can tell you very responsibly , our Hongji Assassin Tribe will not stand with you, but will help the Ming army to deal with you, and in the future, you will not want to inherit your father's position as Great Khan!"

"Old thing! Why didn't the beef and mutton on the grassland choke you to death?" E Zhe cursed inwardly, but said in a low voice: "Don't misunderstand, I didn't want to start a war, I just wanted to practice cavalry Charge, charge back and forth a few times before withdrawing troops and returning to the camp, continue to protect the business roads for you, and will not attack Laiyuan Fort and Zhangjiakou Fort."

"You won't go anywhere else for cavalry training? Why are you here?" Sobud was even more furious, pointing at the open-air market behind him and shouting: "Do you know? More than half of our Mongolian tribes are in this market Have a business? Do you know that out of ten catties of grain we Mongolians have eaten in recent years, at least five catties of grain have been exchanged for horses, cattle and sheep in the market before being sent to the grassland? You put this market Ta Ping, do you want our entire Mongolian tribe to starve and suffer from cold? Get out! Get out immediately! Otherwise, I will make you regret for today for the rest of your life!"

"Sobud, don't beg, I came here to practice cavalry after the Ming army first went to Angjia Naoer to practice cavalry." E Zhe said aggrievedly.It never occurred to Sobud that he would not give him a chance to distinguish, and shouted with a cane: "Nonsense! The Ming army does not go to the uninhabited grassland like Angpaoer to train the army. Does training here prevent everyone from doing it?" Business? Are you going to get out or not?" Roaring, Sobud raised his head to look at the Mongolian army formation, and quickly pointed at several Mongolian generals with his crutches and shouted, "Chagan, Hada, Geriletu, And Hadanda, you guys from the Hongji Tribe, get the hell out of here!"

Several generals from the Hongjisate tribe who were named by Sobud did not dare to neglect, so they quickly got off their horses and ran over to salute Sobud.Sobud shook his gray beard and yelled: "Listen to me, you guys. If Ezhe dares to order the destruction of the border city of Laiyuanbao, you guys will pull out all the generals and soldiers from the Hongjisate tribe. Confront E Zhe, and if something happens, I'll take care of it for you! Wu Ban is my own nephew, I don't believe he won't give me this face!"

Several Mongolian generals did not dare to agree, and one of them quietly pulled E Zhe's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Prince, we dare not disobey orders from you and Bie Qi, please, please don't give up." Make it difficult for us."

At this time, other Mongolian businessmen also shouted, "Batun, General Batun, I am Hasullah from the same tribe as you. Our Asut tribe's food is all bought from this market. If you Destroy this market and our parents and wives will starve."

"Wulihan, I am a merchant from the Yingtangtu tribe. Wutaitaiji asked me to bring our tribe's fur cattle and sheep here to exchange food. If this market is over, our tribe will have no food for the winter!"

"Subahai, if you dare to destroy Zhangjiakou's border market, my brother-in-law Nang Nuketaiji will never spare you!"

"Yehada, are you crazy? Dozens of tribes in our Bahrain grassland have business here. If you beat this place, what will happen to the Mongolian tribes in the Bahrain grassland?"

"Ye Lu Tie Mu'er, your uncle Dege Lei Taiji will come to Zhangjiakou at least two or three times a year, do you want your uncle to whip you?"

"Prince, you must not do this, the Great Khan will not spare you." Even a businessman from the Chahar tribe shouted, "On the prairie, our Chahar tribe has the largest population. If you destroy The Zhangjiakou border market will have the greatest impact on us in Chahar, and the people of Chahar will no longer recognize you as a prince...!" "Yes, if there is a war, we will not be able to buy it in the Chahar grassland. Cheaper food is available, and the food on the grassland will at least triple, and countless people will starve to death!" "Prince, do you want to betray the ancestors of Mongolia and Chahar, and destroy the friendly relationship between Mongolia and Ming Dynasty since Altan Khan?"

More and more Mongolian businessmen rushed to defend the border market, and their shouts became louder and louder. Hearing these shouts, the Mongolian army, which was aggressive just now and wanted to flatten the border market, was scared up and down. He kept his head down, for fear of being seen by the merchants of his own tribe, and went back to the elder Taiji of his tribe to sue him severely, that would be a big deal.Ezhe, who wanted to inherit the Khan throne, also had a pale face. He never dreamed that Daming Border City would have such a great influence on the Mongolian grassland. In the end, Ezhe couldn't resist the accusations of so many Mongolian tribes, so he waved his hand and ordered He retreated and led the army back to the camp in a desperate manner.

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At the same time, on the wall of Zhangjiakou Fort, our young master Zhang Haoguzizhongzheng saw this scene with a telescope, put down the telescope and smiled at Lu Xiangsheng and others beside him and said: "In Mongolia, such a stupid guy like Ezhe always Not much, even I did not expect that these Mongolian businessmen would rely on and value the Zhangjiakou border market more than we do. They would rather offend the Mongolian Khan who may be the future, and never allow the Zhangjiakou border market to exist. Unfortunately, I still want to use the market The excuse of being destroyed temporarily closed the border market, and let the pro-Ming faction and pro-slave party in Mongolia pinch it, and they destroyed it all."

"Master Zhang, to be honest, I actually don't want to have a border market in Zhangjiakou." Lu Xiangsheng said with a wry smile: "Xuanfu is windy and sandy, and the fields are barren, so they can't collect much land tax. One town, two prefectures, twelve guards and 28 forts, The more than 8 troops are all supported by the commercial tax of this border market. If the Zhangjiakou border market disappears, I, the governor of the Xuanfu, really don't know where to look for it for the next year's expenses."

"Students also think that we should not start a full-scale war with Mongolia." Shi Kefa echoed: "Once the war is lightened, Daming and Mongolia will suffer together, and our Xuanda's tax revenue will also suffer a major blow, and our Daming will have to ask for things. Simultaneous war on the three north sides is also a great threat to the Ming court."

"Don't worry, I didn't think about asking Daming to fight a full-scale war with Mongolia—at least until the thieves and slaves are put down, I will not start a full-scale war with Mongolia." Young Master Zhang shook his head, and said in a calm tone : "I just want to fight a local war with the pro-slave faction in Mongolia, to combat the pro-slavery momentum that is gradually rising on the Mongolian grassland, let the pro-Ming faction in Mongolia regain control of the Mongolian grassland, and ensure the safety of our northern front to the greatest extent, lest We are wasting vast amounts of troops and military spending on this front."

"But the problem is that if the local war is not well controlled, it will soon lead to a full-scale war." Lu Xiangsheng said worriedly: "And the most troublesome thing is that if Lin Dan's army doesn't come to Xuanda, and goes to attack the Great Wall of Jimen, Then it will be even more difficult for us to control the situation.”

"Regarding this point, Song Xiance has successfully completed the task I gave him. He skillfully angered the pro-slaves in Mongolia and made them target Xuanda—Ezhe's vanguard army stationed in Angchenoer. It is to open the way for the follow-up Mongolian army." Young Master Zhang crossed his arms, looked towards the direction of Chahanhot in the north, and said slowly: "What I should do now is how to use Ezhe, a pro-slave idiot, to take the rest of Mongolia Pro-slave idiots have been recruited, and the Mongolian pro-Ming party will not resent us, so that it will be beneficial to our next strategy."

"The key is to let E Zhe take the initiative to provoke the war!" Lu Xiangsheng analyzed: "From the Mongolian businessmen in the border city of Zhangjiakou, we can see that many Mongolian tribes are still happy to maintain friendly relations with us, and Lin Dan is not either. If E Zhe, who has the ability to integrate the interior of Mongolia into a monolith, provokes the war between Ming and Mongolia, then the interior of Mongolia will inevitably split. Even if we go to war with Mongolia, the pressure will be much less. "

"The one who fired the first shot was definitely E Zhe's idiot." Young Master Zhang said with a smile: "You think that I sent Hei Yunlong to Ang Chi Nao Er, really just to train the army? I dare to bet you, E Zhe After returning to the camp of Angjia Naoer, I will definitely be furious, wishing to tear you dog officials from the Xuanfu to pieces!"

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Young Master Zhang's Crow's Mouth is notoriously effective. After E Zhe's despondent leader returned to the Mongolian army camp by the lakeside of Angke Nao'er, he immediately yelled out angrily—it turned out that the tactics used by Hei Yunlong's army in actual combat exercises, It turned out to be the Ming army's fire-burning grassland tactic when it was in a hostile situation with Mongolia a hundred years ago!Five thousand cavalrymen of the Ming army wandered around and set fires everywhere on the grasslands. Now it is the late autumn of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. The vegetation is yellow and withered, and the monsoon is blowing. The Ming army set fires everywhere in this season. The fire takes advantage of the wind and the wind helps the fire Wei, the prairie near Angchi Nao'er Lake quickly ignited a huge fire, and the fire spread, burning up thousands of acres of grassland outside the customs overnight, and the fire continued, and the burned area was still expanding .In this way, although the Mongolian army camp is close to the lakeside, it is not threatened by grassland fires-but the Mongolian cavalry's war horses and pastures have become a big problem.

In a rage, E Zhe slapped the pro-slave generals Zhai Sang and Gu Yingtasu who stayed behind in the camp, and asked them why they didn't stop the Ming army from burning the grassland in time.Zhai Sang and Guying Tasu covered their faces and replied aggrievedly: "The barbarian army set the fire in the evening. When we found out, it was already late." "The barbarian Hei Yunlong also said that they accidentally caused Sorry for the fire. You said again, Eldest Prince, that you are absolutely not allowed to take the initiative to start a war with the barbarian army, and Hei Yunlong didn't do anything, so we didn't dare to take the initiative to start a war with him."

"Damn it, where is that bastard Hei Yunlong now? I want to peel his skin!" E Zhe snarled wildly, "I want him to pay for the grassland, for my fodder."

"Run away." Zhai Sang replied dejectedly: "Seeing the fire spreading, Heiyunlongmanzi led the army and ran away. According to the scouts, he came back to Zhangjiakou by taking a detour from Qingbiankou, so he didn't talk to you, the eldest prince." army to meet."

Looking at the scorched prairie and the tumbling smoke in the distance, if not for the serious consequences, E Zhe really wanted to take the army back the same way and burn the border market of Zhangjiakou to ashes. !At this time, seeing that the time had come, the sinister Ma Guozhu came over and said, "Prince, this is actually a very good reason to go to war. The barbarians burned your grassland, leaving your war horses with nowhere to find fodder. You can use this excuse to directly fight the barbarian army."

"Fuck!" E Zhe roared angrily, "Didn't you see the attitude of those Mongolian businessmen in the border market last night? If I went to beat Zhangjiakou's border market, those bastards would definitely make a fuss. At that time, what should I explain to Father Khan?"

"Eldest Prince, don't worry." Ma Guozhu said darkly: "Yes, the border city of Zhangjiakou is indeed very important to Mongolia and the Manzi Ming Kingdom. If you attack this place, it may cause dissatisfaction among all Mongolian tribes. But what about you attacking other cities in Xuanfu? Will those Mongolian tribes still object like this?"

"Attack to other cities in Xuanfu? What do you mean?" E Zhe became more energetic.Ma Guozhu said with a sly smile: "Elder Prince, have you forgotten? The barbarian Zhang Zhongzheng who surrendered to us once said that the barbarian army concentrated its main forces on the most important Zhangjiakou and Laiyuanbao. It’s so empty, if we bypass Zhangjiakou, enter the Great Wall from other places, and grab a barbarian’s city! When the barbarian asks about it, you can say that we are not familiar with the terrain and use an outdated old map. You strayed into the territory of Xuanda and asked the barbarian army to compensate you for the loss of the grassland that was burned!"

"But if you do this, will Father Khan blame me for starting a war without his order?" Ezhe asked worriedly.Ma Guozhu smiled and replied: "Prince, this is a foolish account. It is true that you took down the city of Manzi, but it is also true that Manzi burned the grassland where you raised your war horses. Everyone has a reason. Once Manzi loses his composure If we counterattack the city that we took, wouldn't our Mongolian have enough reason to go to war against the barbarian Ming Kingdom? Moreover, after entering the Great Wall, the Central Plains is a flat terrain. Your cavalry, the prince, wants to fight there without saying a word. matter?"

"But..." Ezhe was still a little hesitant.Ma Guozhu lowered his face and said seriously: "Eldest Prince, if you keep looking forward and backward like this, it will be too late! Have you forgotten, Eldest Prince, that the emissary of the barbarians of the Ming Dynasty is still bargaining with your father Khan in Chahanhaote. Your father Khan was fooled by the Manzi and reached an alliance with the Manzi Ming Kingdom, and you missed this great opportunity to unify the Central Plains! The Manzi deliberately burned your grassland evil spirit, and there will never be a way out!"

"Damn it, let's do it like this!" E Zhe hated Daming very much. In the past few days, he had eaten turtles in front of the Ming army one after another, and was so provoked by Ma Guozhu, he immediately decided and shouted: "Okay, grab the next one first!" Manzi's city, when Father Khan asks about it, I will say that hundreds of my soldiers were burned to death by Manzi, and I have to fight!"

"The eldest prince is clever, how come I didn't think of such a clever way of framing others?" Ma Guozhu flattered his lips and secretly smiled in his heart.Unexpectedly, E Zhe suddenly pointed at Ma Guozhu and shouted: "You said, which way should I go? To take that barbarian city?"

"This..." Ma Guozhu was taken aback, thinking what the hell are you asking me for?Zhangjiakou is located between the remaining veins of the Yin Mountains, and the terrain is complex. I am not from the Xuanfu, and your map is from the Yuan Dynasty hundreds of years ago. How can I know which roads are available in the Xuanfu for sneak attacks?But Ma Guozhu quickly came back to his senses, and immediately said: "Don't worry, the eldest prince, that barbarian Zhang Zhongzheng has promised to get us a topographic map of the Xuanfu's mountains and rivers for us. Get in touch, bring back the map, and find out the deployment of the Manzi's troops in the Xuan Mansion by the way."

(End of this chapter)