Chapter 178: Exciting General
Yi Sima said he wanted to send troops immediately. The reaction of the Tatar generals was not depressed or discouraged, but was energetic and let out a "screaming" roar, with amazing momentum.
The nomadic peoples of this era had poor living conditions, and killing and plundering almost accompanied their lives.
Resources are scarce on the grassland, and annexation and wars between tribes occur all the time. Since birth, people on the grassland either face robbery or rob others. Survival of the fittest and survival of the fittest is the bloody survival rule on the grassland. It is impossible to grow in such an environment without loving war.
Huo Ling said: "Please forgive me for your opinion. I am not trying to oppose your opinion. But if you advance troops in advance, it does not match the time agreed by the Khan, even if you kill to the rear of the Great Wall Pass, it will be useless... The more time you delay on the road, the more likely it is to be noticed by the Ming people, and give them sufficient reaction and preparation time."
"Um."
Hearing Huo Ling's words, Yi Sima was very satisfied and looked around the Tatar generals and said, "Among me, among the many generals under my command, I will also count Huo Ling in terms of wisdom. If I am not by your side in the future, it is best to listen to Huo Ling's opinions on everything you do, which will be good for you!"
These words made many Tatar generals present dissatisfied, but out of respect for Yisimayin, they still respectfully accepted the order, but their eyes were a little complicated when they looked at Huo Ling.
Yi Sima Yin said: "The reason why I was in a hurry to send troops was an accident... The Ming court sent reinforcements in mid-last month to rush to the three sides. However, the reinforcements deliberately acted slowly, and the direction they were towards was not Datong Town and Taiyuan Town, but Xuanfu. In this official document in my hand, this general who commanded the reinforcements pointed out our march plan and asked the key passes of the border to be vigilant."
"I guess the official document will arrive at Xuanhua City first. After reading the Ming court's Governor Xuanda, he will be transferred to Huaian Cang City. I don't know if this official document has been passed to the Ming court, or the northwest three sides!"
Yi Simayin said this, and the Tatar generals below suddenly felt like they were in an uproar. A Wanhu, who was about thirty years old, said:
"National Master, your plan is perfect, how can anyone know? Could it be that the generals of the Ming court garrison were ridiculous and knew that after we siege the city, we wrote such official documents to confuse the public!"
Huo Ling's face was full of concern, and everyone looked at Yi Simayin with a serious expression. Yi Simayin shook his head: "It shouldn't be. Because the people who commanded the reinforcements really need us to be vigilant. This person is very famous in the Ming court and has a lot of social interactions with us Mongolians. His name is Shen Xi, and he is the top scholar in the Ming court!"
"Ah!?Shen Xi!"
When he heard Shen Xi's name, the hall was in an uproar.
If it were someone else, the Tatars might not know who they were, but for "Shen Xi", everyone present kept this name in mind, and even engraved it in their bones and deep in their blood, because it represents unforgettable hatred.
In the war in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, the Tatars were originally the victorious side. They chased the remaining Ming troops to the Yuxi River north of Yansui Town, forcing the Ming army to a situation of fighting with their backs. As a result, a guy named Shen Xi emerged from nowhere and used an incredible way to make the Tatars lose themselves. Then the Ming army launched a counterattack. The result of the war was that the Tatars were defeated.
Since then, civil strife has occurred in various Tatar tribes. In the following years, blood has flowed into rivers on the grasslands, and life has become more and more difficult. Until now, the tribes have not recovered their vitality from the previous wars.
However, the Tatars respected the strong. Even if Chenxi was a devil with great sin in the eyes of the Tatars, they still could not stop people's worship of Chenxi. This is the awe of the strong in the grassland people, but more people wanted to defeat Chenxi, win the respect of all the nomads on the grassland, and even become the great hero in the minds of the grassland people.
"It's him!"
When Huo Ling heard this name, her fists were clenched tightly, and fire almost spurted out from her eyes, "This person has caused countless men on the grassland. They are our big enemy. I am still worried that he will not come! National Master, please allow me to lead my troops and fight to the death with him!"
Yi Sima Yin said: "Huolian, don't be impulsive. Chenxi is the public enemy of our grassland people, and no one doesn't want to seek revenge on him. But you have to remember that the best way to deal with the enemy is to defeat him on the battlefield and completely make him surrender. Anger cannot solve the problem."
"Chen Xi was the confidant of the Ming Dynasty emperor. He replaced the position of governor Zhu Huiyansui this time. There was never a person under the age of forty. However, the Ming Dynasty emperor allowed a young man under the age of twenty to take on the responsibility, which is enough to prove that the Ming Dynasty emperor knew people and made good use of it."
"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty nominally allocated 50,000 troops to Chen Xi. I don't know how much it is, but I think you know better than anyone else. If you take the 1,000 troops under your command, not only will you not be able to win, but you will be defeated on the battlefield, and old hatred will add new revenge!"
Huo Ling was very angry. She clenched her fists and waved it, but finally put it down helplessly. A short and strong Wanhu next to her spoke out:
"Huo Ling, please calm down. Although Chen Xi killed your husband and killed the heroes praised by us grassland people, everything must be followed by the arrangements of the national teacher!"
Huo Ling had already stopped, but when he heard the seemingly persuasion of the short and strong households, Huo Ling's eyes turned bloody and she said angrily:
"Do you think I will forget this hatred? I have been to the Khandu of Ming people before. I took out a knife to compete with him, and even invited him to the grassland to fight him to the death at the grassland conference. But this man was a coward, refused to accept my challenge, and threw my knife to the ground... This is an insult to me. If I don't kill him, I will be ashamed of the descendants of the Canglang and the White Deer!"
The lobby was silent.
Several thousands of households and many thousands of households were so angry that they laughed secretly in their hearts when they saw Huoling.
Huo Ling is used to being strong in the army, so that others are afraid of seeing her, but Huo Ling has a weakness, which is that she hates others calling her "widow".
Huo Ling is not a beauty, but is still ugly in the aesthetic view of Ming people. She believes that even Xiu'er, the ugliest maid in Chenxi's family, is more beautiful than her. However, among the standards for choosing a spouse for the grassland people, appearance is only a condition for the powerful to choose a concubine. Ordinary grassland men like Huo Ling, who has big buttocks and can carry a tripod.
Unfortunately, Huo Ling died shortly after getting married. She kept the hatred in her heart and vowed not to get married again, which made others lose the chance to get involved in her. Some people said that if anyone could avenge Huo Ling, Huo Ling would marry whom. Although this statement was not confirmed by Huo Ling himself, seeing Huo Ling's reaction today, I knew that this matter was not groundless.
Yi Sima Yin said, "You retreat first and prepare for the march. I have something to say to Huo Ling!"
"yes."
The Tatar generals withdrew from the yamen lobby, and only Yisimayin and Huo Ling were left in the room.
Huo Ling held his anger and said to Yisima Yin: "National Master, since you know that Chen Xi is leading the troops, this person is very powerful, and you guessed your plan, shouldn't we take the initiative to attack and kill him and wipe out the reinforcements he led in one fell swoop?"
Yi Sima threw the Ming Dynasty official document in his hand on the table and nodded slightly: "Huo Ling, you are right, but some things are not as simple as you think."
"For example, Chen Xi is an important official of the Ming Dynasty. I heard before that the Ming Dynasty emperor sent him to the coast of Lingnan to fight against bandits. I guess he was intentionally training him so that he could accumulate experience in leading troops. The ultimate goal was to fight with us grassland people."
"Now he has returned from the south and has led a lot of troops. With his cunning and erratic nature, you can't defeat him by just leading troops to attack!"
"yes."
Huo Ling lowered her proud head, "What the national master said is, but we cannot sit idly by and watch him send troops to rescue Xuanfu without caring about it. With him here, our plan to attack Xuanfu may be blocked!"
Yi Sima shook his head: "No, I didn't explain something just now. In fact, Chen Xi led his troops to the place of Xuanfu. He said in his official letter that if Xuanhua City is used as a barrier, then we grassland people will eventually break the city after a long attack. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty would be best to rely on the Juyong Pass and Zijing Pass of the inner Great Wall to fight for consumption with us in this area between the inner and outer Great Walls, so the Ming court has a chance of winning."
"I just thought about it. He was right. If he brought reinforcements to Xuanfu, we would be more relaxed. Xuanhua City Defense seemed solid, but it would be too late to attack after being disrepaired. I am confident that I can break through within five days. No matter how many defenders there are, it will be useless."
"But if the Ming Dynasty strengthened the defenses of Juyong Pass, Zijing Pass and other places on the inner Great Wall, we would not be able to take a detour to the rear of the capital and attack inside and outside, and could only launch a strong attack from the front. Over time, our advantages would be offset by the strong national strength of the Ming people and would eventually be dragged down!"
Huo Ling is one of the few people in the Tatar army who can understand Yi Simayin's analysis of the battle situation. Others rely on brute force to lead the troops. Huo Ling is not only strong, but also has a good brain. Therefore, after listening to Yi Simayin's analysis, she clenched her fists:
"This person is so despicable. Why don't you dare to fight us head-on and use evil ways to deal with us? Are the Ming people all cowards and don't even have the slightest bloodiness?"
"Huo Ling, I hope you know that Chen Xi's choices are the most appropriate way for Ming people to deal with. It is very difficult for him to learn about our movements in advance."
"If the Ming court sent reinforcements to Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou and other places at this time, and tried to fight with us as much as possible, we would have trouble. This is the reason why I chose to send troops directly without resting."
"We must now attack Xuanhua City as soon as possible and destroy all the fortresses and the Great Wall passes around Zhangjiakou. In this way, even if the Ming court has more reinforcements to advance to attack and retreat or defend, the 40,000 troops under my command will not be cut off from their retreat." Yi Sima said.
Huo Ling asked nervously: "National Master, where is Chen Xi?"
"he?"
Chapter completed!