Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 634
It's not just Ezhe who thinks there's a problem, the entire Tianxiong Army thinks there's a problem, and it's a big problem.

More than [-] cavalry troops went out to fight in great momentum. However, for several days in a row, except for Ezhe who fought a battle and snatched thousands of sheep, Qian Yu, who marched along the Qinzhi Road to Ordos High Lei Shisheng, who opened a fan that stretched for more than [-] miles and advanced towards the Chahar Right Front Banner, did not encounter any enemies. It seemed that the Mongolian army that had assembled and prepared to make a big move disappeared from the grassland overnight. , I can't even find a shadow.It doesn't matter to Qian Yu, his task is to go straight to the Ordos Plateau, no matter whether there is anyone blocking him, he will go, just go to the end, but Lei Shisheng is a little more worried, after all, his army is based on infantry Mainly, he was facing the quite powerful Tumed and Chahar tribes on the Mongolian plateau, so he had to be cautious.

"Old Ancestor, if you were the leader of the Tartars, what tactics would you use to deal with our army's massive attack?" While camping, Lei Shisheng held a can of beef in one hand, and chopped the beef into pieces with a bayonet. He put the chunks into his mouth and chewed, but his eyes were fixed on the map, his brows were frowned into a big pimple.

Zu Dabi devoured a leg of lamb and said, "Our army is full of vigor and armor. These are not secrets. The Tartars are not fools. They will definitely not face the enemy head-on. If the ancestors come here Commander, I must hide the main force in the mountainous areas around Tiger Mountain and Baiquan Mountain, wait for you to attack from afar, and at the same time send a large number of elite rangers to harass and tire you out, and wait until your physical strength and supplies are almost exhausted before dispatching. Surround you all around!" He smacked his lips and said, "Strengthen the walls to clear the fields, roam the fields to harass, and wait for work with leisure, these routines are very familiar to the Tartars, and I don't know how many generals fell on these three axes."

Lei Shisheng was silent for a while, and said: "You are not unreasonable, but I don't think it will be that simple. I always have a feeling: the Tartars have long known that we are going to conquer them, and they have long been prepared!"

Zu Dabi was taken aback: "Old Lei, you can't joke about this, it will kill you!"

Lei Shisheng shook his head and said, "No kidding, my intuition tells me that there is a huge crisis hidden ahead, if we are a little careless, the entire army will be wiped out and our bodies will be smashed to pieces!"

Zu Dabi recalled all the situations he had encountered since leaving the fortress, and had to admit that what Lei Shisheng said made sense.He was filled with hatred and said, "Which bastard is so crazy that he leaked such secrets to the Tatars? I'll kill him!"

Lei Shisheng sneered: "Other than that group of people, who else?"

Zu Dabi naturally knew who the "group of people" Lei Shisheng was talking about was.After staying in Datong for more than half a year, they have fully felt how terrifying the power of that group of people is. From the central princes to the commoner tattooed heads, they all obey them directly or indirectly. They use it, those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish!That is to say, once the Tianxiong Army reaches a place, it will be firmly nailed there like a cement nail, and it will develop that place against the sky to benefit the common people, thus winning the support of the common people. The alternative army can compete with them , If it were another Ming army, they would either be assimilated by them, or be assimilated by them, or the commander would let them die easily, and then the entire army would be torn to pieces, there is no other possibility.He said harshly, "I'll settle the score with them later!"

Lei Shisheng took the tea soup from a staff officer, took a big sip, frowned slightly, and said, "The debt must be settled, but what should we do now? We have fallen into the quagmire now, and we will soon As time goes by, it will only get deeper and deeper, and if we can't find a solution, this grassland will be our grave!"

Zu Dabi scratched his head and said, "I really can't think of any way... Tarzi's tactics are too rogue!"

Lei Shisheng's eyes lit up: "Rogue? To deal with such rogue tactics, we can only use more rogue tactics!" He put down the tea soup, quickly traced the map with his fingers, and murmured to himself: "Not yet. The temperature dropped rapidly during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year's winter will definitely be more difficult than last year. It was precisely when the Tatars saw this that they gathered an army and tried to break through the border and grab enough food to survive the winter... Yes, Their purpose is to grab food! But our army's large-scale march out of the fortress disrupted their plan. They had to use the troops originally intended to break through the border to grab food to deal with us! They fortified the walls and cleared the country so that we could not find them. It is certainly annoying to be able to waste supplies on the grassland, but they also let us hold them back. They will never dare to attack the border fortress easily before they eliminate us, because once they attack the border fortress, it will be equivalent to giving up. With a clear target, we can bite them!”

Zu Dabi said helplessly: "So what? These damn scoundrels can always hide, not attack the border fortress, and continue to consume us!"

Lei Shisheng grinned grimly: "Consume with us? Can they consume more than us! We have a reserve of 30 shi of wheat alone, and [-] shi of rice can be transferred from Yinchuan. There is still a surplus in the year, so what are they going to spend with us! If we didn’t attack them, we would have wasted a batch of food and grass at most, so we just went back home. Many tribes can't survive the long winter, how much time can they spend with us?"

Zu Dabi suddenly realized: "That's right, before the departure, the Marquis ordered that there is no need to deliberately pursue any big victory, as long as you can thwart the Tatars' attempt to break through the border and loot, it is a victory. In fact, we have already fallen into a passive position, even if we continue to maintain this situation where you can't hit me and I can't hit you, it will be very beneficial to us!"

Lei Shisheng said with a smile: "So our army only needs to advance slowly, and at the same time send more scouts to keep an eye on the troubles within a hundred miles. I want to see how much patience the Tartars have with us!"

Zu Dabi thought so deeply.Originally, Lu Xiangsheng didn't ask them how many heads to capture or how many enemy troops to annihilate, just a small victory, and time was on their side, so there was no need for them to take risks.As a result, Lei Shisheng immediately changed his deployment and opened up the cavalry's mighty warning curtain, but the marching speed of the army dropped from sixty miles a day to twenty miles a day, and the direction also changed. The purpose of chabu is to move from left to right, very leisurely.Those Mongolian knights were even more joyful, chasing roe deer and hares everywhere. While venting their excessive energy, they also brought a lot of fresh meat to the army, which made the soldiers who were tired of eating canned meat a feast.

Just as Zu Dabi expected, there is a huge army hidden in the Tiger Mountain and Baiquan Mountain in the Ulanqab area.Tumed, Chahar, Khalkha, Horqin, Ongniud, Aohan, Naiman and many other Mongolian tribes gathered here, watching the Tianxiong army's every move nervously. move.The Tianxiong Army’s crackdown on smuggling activities in the border area has seriously damaged the interests of these Mongolian tribes—because they are very close to Hou Jin, they are not qualified to trade with the Tianxiong Army, and the Tianxiong Army does not allow themselves The hard-earned food and the steel produced eventually became the accomplices of the Tartars in looting the border.Therefore, these Mongolian tribes lived in a rather embarrassing situation this year. The necessities of life such as food, cloth, and tea became more and more scarce. Many people were suffering from hunger and full meals.After finally surviving in autumn, the horses are fat and strong, and the cattle and sheep have accumulated enough fat. They can step on the horses and fight towards the side wall. They pressed it back, don't mention their hatred!
For the nomads, whether they can obtain additional supplies from the farming areas is a matter of life and death - whether it is obtained by hard robbery or through mutual trade, they must be obtained, otherwise the situation of the entire group will become extremely difficult.Before the Tianxiong Army came to the border, it was not difficult for them to obtain such supplies. Yan'an, Datong, Yulin, Yinchuan... these areas have become their fixed pastures, and when they see the harvest is good, they come to grab a piece of it.But now it doesn't work anymore. The damn Tianxiong Army guards the long border like a copper wall. From time to time, they cross the border wall and run to the grassland to collect people. They beat them to death every time they violate the border. It's really abominable!After learning from the Shanxi merchants that all the elite Tianxiong troops had gone on an expedition to Ulanqab, all the tribes agreed that it was a God-given opportunity and the blessing of the Immortal God had sent this red-coated army to their home turf!They immediately formed an alliance and laid an ambush in the Ulanqab area, preparing to destroy this large infantry and cavalry army!

However, now, the Tianxiong Army seems to have seen through their attempt, and instead of coming straight to Ulanqab, they dawdled along the way. This kind of dawdling suddenly put the Mongolian coalition forces into a passive situation.According to the plan, they fortified the walls and cleared the field, lured the enemy into deep, and after annihilating the Lei Shisheng Army in Ulanqab, they immediately marched southward to attack Datong, and looted all the fruits of the Tianxiong Army's one-year labor with lightning speed. However, now the Tianxiong Army is dawdling halfway, refusing to enter the ambush circle. Every day they dawdle, the time left for the Mongols to plunder is one day less, which is extremely detrimental to the Mongols!
"The Ming army has moved twenty li to the east!"

"The Ming army has moved twenty li to the west!"

"The Ming army moved twenty miles eastward again and returned to its original point!"

"The Ming army advanced twenty miles to Ulanqab!"

"The Ming army shrank back!"

The news sent back by the scouts every day is surprisingly similar. If you draw the moving route of the Tianxiong Army on the map according to the reports of the scouts, you will find that the Tianxiong Army has not moved at all, and they are all in place. Going around in circles, chasing sheep and rabbits, and even fishing with nets, completely treating war as public travel!The chiefs of the tribes couldn't laugh or cry, and the generals of the Ming army were really spoofing, and they actually came up with such a bad move!The Tianxiong army is interested in hunting in circles on the grassland, but the Mongols are not interested. They still have to grab food for the winter!
How to do?
All eyes are on Boyan, the leader of the Tumut tribe. He is the leader of the alliance. Now is the time to stand up.

Boyan raised his thick eyebrows and said decisively: "Since they won't be fooled, let's not waste time in the mountains! We attack Yingzhou and set up an ambush halfway. If they come to help, we will catch them all; if they don't come to help, we will kill them." If we attack Yingzhou, we can also grab a lot of votes!"

Yingzhou is about 200 miles away from Datong, and it is also a strategic place. Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, once commanded a large army to fight a fierce battle with the Mongolian army here and achieved a great victory. On the other side, even if they commit crimes on the other side, they should avoid the unlucky place of Yingzhou far away, so as not to be severely attacked by the Ming army again.The Tianxiong army also reclaimed 40 mu of military land in Yingzhou, planting sweet potatoes, potatoes, cotton, and wheat. In addition, they also reclaimed a large area of ​​barren land to plant Langwei Valley. Due to the dry climate and barren land in Yingzhou, this year's The harvest was not very good, not comparable to that in Yinchuan, but the flour, wheat, and bags of cotton piled up in the warehouse still had an irresistible temptation for the Mongolians.The most wonderful thing is that according to the information they have, there are only [-] defenders in Yingzhou City, and of the [-] defenders, only [-] are Tianxiong troops, and the remaining [-] are adapted from the frontier army. The army is more than one level behind. It is not easy to fight such a small city with only a few hundred people defending it with tens of thousands of cavalry!
Boyan's proposal was unanimously approved by everyone, and the Mongolian army secretly drove out of the mountain area, circled in a circle, avoided the Tianxiong army far away, and rushed towards Yingzhou City!

(End of this chapter)