Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Two flowers bloom, each representing a branch.It is said that under the instigation of the counselor "Yan Lang", Hu Guyan, the great nobleman of the Northern Desert, betrayed the command of the Holy Khan Altan.Hu Guyan originally wanted to take advantage of Altan's fierce battle with King Yu to plot against his adoptive brother from behind, so as to seize the Khan throne.It's a pity that he encountered Hua Ling who was stationed in Weilu Town on the way, and the 2 cavalry led by him were defeated by more than [-] Jingbei troops.

Yan Lang's plan of "driving wolves and attacking tigers" failed, so he thought of another trick of "taking advantage of the fire to loot", urging Hu Guyan to avoid the main force of the Jingbei Army, taking advantage of the emptiness of the frontier defense of Daming to continue to attack Hetao southward, and directly hit the Jingbei Army's lair In Taiyuan, one is to plunder food and livestock for the winter, and the other is to earn a record to gain reputation. You can wait for Altan and the King of Yu to lose both sides, and then kill the carbine.

Hu Guyan was moved by the words, so he re-planned the marching route, intending to invade from the northwest of Piantouguan, go deep into the Jinzhong area via Kelan County, and ruthlessly kill and loot.

In the Hetao area, Hu Guyan encountered several border troops from the Ming Kingdom, but they were not large in scale. He was frightened by several rounds of charges by his cavalry's arrow rain and fled, leaving behind a lot of luggage.Hu Guyan won several games in a row, so he was inevitably complacent, so he wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue and go straight to Biantouguan.

Yan Lang persuaded: "Taiji, I always feel that the recent battles have been going too smoothly. The ancients were blessed with blessings and misfortunes. Do you want to reconsider the next surprise attack plan?"

It doesn't matter what excuse he uses, as long as he should not use the allusions of Mingguo.Sure enough, Hu Guyan sneered: "Ancient man, which ancient man is in the tomb? A surprise attack is all about being fast, so fast that the opponent is caught off guard. If the news leaks out, or if the troops stay too long and cause the enemy's suspicion, the plan will fail."

Yan Lang only persuaded him this time, and saluted after hearing the words: "I will always listen to Taiji."

Hu Guyan's [-] cavalry army marched in a hurry overnight, and broke into Shanxi from the northwest of Piantouguan, burning, killing and looting all the way.Just when he was proud of himself, he was unexpectedly blocked by people at the mouth of the Jiehe River.

The two sides clashed several times in succession. At the beginning, the northern desert cavalry had the upper hand in an arc formation with alternating light and heavy cavalry, but the other side's Da Ming army was undisturbed, steady and steady, and skillful in using firearms. Two of his capable generals were shot and wounded.

Hu Guyan recognized the opponent's general, and said angrily, "It's Li Ziyang! He's not guarding Datong, why did he suddenly appear near Piantouguan, Taiyuan?"

The cavalrymen under him from the Tatar Division also recognized Li Ziyang's handsome flag, and they all shouted: "It's Li Taishi, who defeated Li Ziyang from the fire platform!"

——Of course, the "grand master" mentioned by these Tatar soldiers is not an official title, but refers to a general who has outstanding military exploits and is respected by others.Since Li Ziyang was recommended by the King of Yu to Datong as the general soldier, he defeated the Tatar former grand master's attack on the Tuohuotai several times, and he carried a lot of weight in the hearts of the Tatar soldiers.

After the forward shouted like this, the Chinese army formed by the Wala tribe also became a little flustered.Seeing that the situation was not good, Hu Guyan ordered his subordinates to retreat alternately.

Li Ziyang led his troops in hot pursuit, and when Hu Guyan finally escaped, the 1 cavalry lost nearly [-] people, most of whom were heavy cavalry with low mobility.

This big defeat can be described as traumatic, Hu Guyan wanted to find a scapegoat to ask for the crime in order to vent his anger and boost morale.He immediately thought of Yan Lang who planned the entire battle plan, so he pulled Yan Lang off the horse with a whip angrily: "You have a good plan to send my army into the tiger's mouth, and you have such a disastrous defeat! Say, are you a spy of Mingguo, how long have you been lurking by my side?!"

Yan Lang, a well-mannered scholar, was slammed to the ground by the forceful whip, coughing up blood, and a shocking bloodstain was drawn on his back, seeping out through his clothes.

All the soldiers glared at him, and Hu Guyan jumped off his horse aggressively, intending to smash Yan Lang's head with Tie Guduo.

Yan Lang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sat up, and said loudly: "Did Taiji forget what I said? 'Fortunateness comes with misfortune', I reminded that the current situation is a bit weird, and the surprise attack plan needs to be reconsidered. Unfortunately, Taiji I didn't accept it. If you are really a spy of the Ming country, how could you try to prevent our army from losing this battle?"

The soldiers looked at Hu Guyan one after another, trying to verify the truth from his demeanor and words.

Hu Guyan suddenly remembered that Yan Lang had indeed persuaded him, but his attitude of persuading him was relatively restrained, and he was dazzled by the victory at that time, so he didn't think deeply.From this point of view, Yan Lang is indeed not a Ming country spy.

Now riding a tiger is hard to get off, Hu Guyan is a little hesitant whether to kill the other party to vent his anger on the charge of hard security, or to agree with the other party's defense and spare him.

Yan Lang saw that Hu Guyan's eyes darkened when he was thinking, and he knew that he would be dead if he didn't clarify; if he clarified, it would be tantamount to attributing the defeat to Hu Guyan's command error.

At the critical moment, he half-kneeled in front of Hu Guyan, held Hu Guyan's robe hem with one hand, and made a forehead salute with the other hand, saying: "Although I wanted to persuade you, I didn't use any force, all because I was afraid of causing trouble to my upper body , Thinking too much for myself. This defeat, I can hardly shirk my responsibility, and I hope that Taiji will give me a chance to make up for my mistakes, and use a bigger victory to wash away the shame of this defeat."

These words not only took away the responsibility and gave the commander a step down, but also let everyone see his loyalty.The murderous intent in Hu Guyan's eyes faded, he helped Yan Lang up with his own hands, and comforted him: "The defeat in this battle is not the fault of you alone, Mr. Yan, don't blame yourself too much. As for the 'bigger victory' you mentioned, you need to issue a military order first Put it here, or do you have a specific idea in your mind?"

At this moment, Yan Lang made up his mind to die without regret, and said quietly: "Tai Ji is wise, I do have a very important piece of information about the Ming Army. If this battle can be accomplished, it will be more meaningful than defeating one or two Li Ziyang many!"

"What information?" Hu Guyan knew that this confidant counselor had the temperament of not seeing rabbits and not hawking, so he immediately asked.

Yan Lang took two steps forward, leaned close to Hu Guyan's ear, and said in a low voice: "Yuwang Zhuxu actually has a secret military camp, which not only stores the new-style firearms that he bought blueprints from the Tiangong Institute behind his back, It is also the place where the elite of the Jingbei Army - Heiyun Tuqi gathers and trains, and he attaches great importance to it. According to the report sent by my spy, this camp is near Piantouguan. If King Yu returns from Beimo, In all likelihood, we have to go to this camp to reorganize the supplies first. Let’s attack the camp, catch him by surprise, kill Zhu Xujing, and give the Jingbei Army a drastic blow.”

This military situation is too important!Hu Guyan was surprised at first, then frowned and hesitated: "Is it credible?"

Yan Lang nodded without hesitation: "The information is absolutely true, and it was sent back after several spies were damaged. Besides, even if Zhu Xu is not there at the moment, the weapons, food, grass and other materials that can be obtained by looting such a military camp are far greater than Ordinary supply camp and food storage. If he is here, then this is the best chance to capture the thief and the king. In any case, attacking that camp will be beneficial to us and will not cause any harm."

Hu Guyan thought for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "Right now, Li Zi is heavily defended, and going south or east is not easy. Why don't you seize this opportunity to kill Zhu Xujing directly as you said. If he dies, he must be killed by Jingbei." The army will be broken up by the Ming court again to avoid losing military power, and the Shanxi defense line will also be weakened by most of it. In the future, our Beimo army will attack the Ming country, who else can stop it?"

"Dou Narrow Valley, three days later."

Ye Bu received the secret letter sent back by the spies, and there were only a few numbers on it.

After King Yu sent Su Yan and Jing Hong away in the manhole, he led his army across Hetao and returned to the Great Wall defense line.In front of them is Shenmu, which is the place where they left the customs. After passing Shenmu and going east along the grain road, it is the border fort where the Jingbei Army was stationed a few months ago.

But King Yu didn't plan to go back to Bianbao or Datong Army Town immediately, because the scouts who stayed near Yinshan Mountain to inquire about the enemy's situation reported overnight that Altan's army had gone south from Shahu City and had arrived in Yunnei Pingchuan, but they hadn't Continue to go south to knock on the pass, but gather manpower to rebuild the city on the ruins of Yunnei City that was burned by the war.From the looks of it, it seems that they intend to stay there for a long time?

"Soldiers are pressing down on the border, but they don't start fighting. Instead, they set up shacks in front of other people's houses... What the hell is this Altan planning?"

Hua Ling and Wei Shengwu pondered over the scout's information for a while, but they didn't discuss why.

King Yu, who was eating tea, didn't hesitate, and said simply: "What's the plan, you can find out if you ask me? One of you will go to Yunnei City as a messenger and send a letter to Altan for me."

Both Hua Ling and Wei Shengwu looked surprised: "What did the general say, send a letter? To the enemy chieftain?"

"Yes. Worried about losing your head? Why don't the two countries fight by beheading?" King Yu thought about Su Yan's nonsense "Prairie Lady" when he lost his memory, and the Beimo Kingdom that Su Yan brought with him when he returned to Beijing. Putting his hand on his chin absently, he replied lazily, "Qinghe said that Altan intends to negotiate peace with Daming. The letter of credence he carried in his arms must have been presented to the imperial case long ago.

"But as soon as he turned his head, Altan assumed the posture of a soldier pressing down on the border again. Can my eldest nephew not be worried? In the end, he must order me to find out the truth. Anyway, when the decree comes down, I still have to send someone It's better to make preparations for this trip. Which one of you will go?"

"——I'll go!" Wei Shengwu took the first step, "Anyway, my broken arm is still not healed, and I can't fight. Why don't I become this envoy? loss."

Hua Ling glared at him: "You mean that I, a person with sound limbs, is not qualified to compete with you? I have several arrow wounds on my back, and I just can't draw a bow. I'll go!"

King Yu was impatient with Kong Rong's giving up pears, so he waved his hands and said, "I will consider sending you to fight for what, but I am sure that Altan will not attack the messenger. If that northern barbarian asks questions, Ask about Qinghe—”

Wei Shengwu spoke softly, and immediately replied: "'Thanks to Mr. Su for not giving up, I have some personal friendship with him, but your lord has left for Beijing a while ago, and I don't know the specific situation. However, what is the situation here in your country? , not only the imperial court has paid attention, Master Su must also be suspicious, and hope that the Holy Khan will tell the truth.'”

"Okay, it's up to you, you go." King Yu spat out the candied fruit on the table, "Go early and come back early."

Wei Shengwu immediately led a few soldiers out of the customs, crossed Hetao, went straight to Yunnei Pingchuan, came back in less than three days, and brought back a message from Beimo Shenghan.

"No handwriting?" King Yu asked.

"No. When Beizhi was brought to the king's account to meet Altan, he was also eating tea. While drinking milk tea, he ate kebabs and said, "It's nothing. My adoptive brother Hu Guyan has defected. I'm chasing him." Going all the way south, intending to clean up the portal.'”

Wei Shengwu poured a glass of water, and continued, "So, I asked him how he planned to clean up the family. He wouldn't lead a hundred thousand troops into our country to hunt down traitors, would he? That Altan is really savage and cunning. Answer Said, "In order to avoid misunderstandings between your monarchs and ministers, I will temporarily stay outside the Hetao. If Hu Guyan breaks through the pass and your defenders don't stop him, don't blame me for this. If you can kill He, I will buy back his head with a lot of money; if he cannot be killed, drive him out of the country, and I will finish it.'”

"--I mean, Altan plans to stay outside the Hetao? This is a landmine planted in front of the house, and it is about to blow up the nest at any moment!" There are hidden schemes in the sky, so we must guard against them!"

King Yu snorted Al Tan from the air, and said: "He doesn't violate the land of Daming, and I don't bother to raise troops. If he dares to step into the river loop by an inch, I will beat him hard.

"As for Hu Guyan's side, we just cleared up the people and didn't give Altan any excuse to attack."

Hua Ling knew that Yebushou's master, the mysterious character known as "Old Ye", seemed to have been lurking in Beimo for the past two years, but he didn't know his disguised identity.So he asked Yu Wang: "The general doesn't seem to be worried about Hu Guyan's movements, but he has his eyes and ears buried by his side?"

"It's more than just eyes and ears, it's a stinger that seals the throat with blood." King Yu smiled, took out a secret letter from his sleeve, and put it on the table, "But no one would have thought that this stinger would actually kill you." It was polished by a scholar without any force like Su Qinghe himself."

Hua Ling and Wei Shengwu leaned over to look, and saw that there were only six words on the secret letter:

Dou Narrow Valley, three days later.

"Ye Bu received the information? What do you mean?" Wei Shengwu asked.

"Dousi Valley." King Yu tapped the table with his fingertips, "After Qinghe overlooked its whole picture, he once told me that this is a good place... a wonderful place with extraordinary craftsmanship. He also suggested that I set up more tents." "There must be no shortage of food, grass, ordnance. The trenches in front of the camp and the horses should be blocked. In short, the scale should be large, and the more serious the better." A geomantic treasure land is going to be cheaper for Hu Guyan!"

Hua Ling's eyes widened, and then he laughed: "Master General has good eyesight." I don't know if he is praising the place he is looking for, or the person he is looking for.

King Yu nodded his head as a matter of course: "Yes, not only is he beautiful, kind-hearted, and skilled in means, but he is also prosperous. It's a good thing that I will be the bait myself, and then I will earn a lot of military exploits for the Jingbei Army."