He also discussed with Boyan Timur for a long time, and finally slapped the table: "That's it, I decided. The army will rest for two days and send 5,000 people out to plunder food and grass every day.
As long as three days of food and grass are enough, our entire army will attack Xuanfu.
The main force of the Ming army and the emperor's personal troops are now in the grassland. Let's first kill their Shenji camp that is surrounding Xuanfu and the reinforcements that have just arrived.
Then exit the customs from Dushikou and attack the main force of the Ming army on the grassland. They have just defeated, and it should be the time when they are most relaxed. We can take them by surprise and give them a fatal blow.
Finally, the army withdrew westward to gather the tribesmen. As long as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not carry out a massacre of our people, we would stay away from the border of the Ming Dynasty and endure hardships for ten years.
Ten years later, when tens of thousands of men from the tribe have reached adulthood, we can reorganize an army of 100,000 to avenge the Ming Emperor. "
Boyan Timur nodded in agreement. There is no other way. Let Boyan Timur say it himself, he can't think of a better way.
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While the plan was being made, the war on the grassland was unfolding.
In order to survive the winter safely, and to be able to support Yexian's main force nearby if the situation changed, the remaining troops of Wala moved to Wulate in Waihetao.
This just gave the Ming army an opportunity. Now to the east of the army left behind in Wala is the Ming Dynasty's East Route Army, which includes Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's 30,000 troops, Yingzhou's left and right guards, and 50,000 auxiliary troops.
To the south of the remaining army was the Ming Dynasty's middle route army, including the 30,000 troops of Alazhiyuan, the Xiaoqi Battalion, Tiance Guards, and the 5,000 elite Shenji Battalion led by Fan Guang, plus 50,000 auxiliary troops.
To the west of the remaining army is the Qisumu Mountains, which were originally used to block the cold wind for the Oara tribe, but now they are better and have become an obstacle to the Oara tribe's retreat.
The Ming Dynasty's East Route Army, the Middle Route Army, and the Qisumu Mountains all surrounded more than 100,000 Wala tribesmen and 30,000 left-behind troops.
It is impossible for the warriors of Wala to abandon their women and children and run away across the mountains and ridges.
So Xu Heng was not in a hurry and gave Ye Xian's eldest son Huo'er Huda five days to organize his army and set up a formation.
What Xu Heng considered was to let Huoer Huda gather all the brave men in Oala, so as not to have to let the Ming army search everywhere for them one by one in the east and one in the west.
Another reason is that the remaining troops and tribesmen of Wala are not all here, but are divided into two parts.
Ye Xian's most beloved second son, Ashe Timur, was resting near Udahai with 10,000 left-behind troops and hundreds of thousands of tribesmen.
Xu Heng hoped to give time for the two groups of Wala to join together so that they could catch them all in one fell swoop. If we attack immediately, Ashe Timur's troops will definitely run away with their troops when they see that the situation is not good.
Unfortunately, Ye Xian's eldest son and second son had always been at odds with each other. Xu Heng waited for three days but did not wait for Ashe Timur.
Today was already the fourth day, and Xu Heng had to wait some more, but the emperor's letter urging the army to return arrived.
This time the emperor used letters instead of edicts. He only informed Xu Heng of the battle situation in Shanxi and the emperor's opinions. As for Xu Heng's decision, Zhu Qiyu did not interfere.
The battlefield situation was changing rapidly, and Zhu Qiyu fully respected the decision-making power of the generals at the front and only gave suggestions, not orders.
Xu Heng saw that it was impossible to capture Huo'er Huda and Ashe Timur in one fell swoop, so he chose to stop as soon as possible and ordered his army to form an array to attack.
Once the war started, there was no doubt about the outcome.
Under attack from two sides by 80,000 brave cavalry, 5,000 elite Shenji Battalion, and 100,000 auxiliary soldiers armed with firearms and crossbows, the 30,000-watt second-rate cavalry simply could not last for two hours.
In order to earn more military merits and consolidate his position as Marquis, Fan Guang took the lead and bravely moved forward, taking the lead in breaking through the enemy's formation. Finally, he led the Shenji Battalion to behead thousands of people and captured Huo'er Huda.
The Xiaoqi Battalion, Yingzhou Guard, and Shence Guard all relied on the cover of the auxiliary firearms and crossbows to advance steadily behind Fan Guang. It was not until the Oala army collapsed that they launched a full-scale pursuit.
Although the main combat force of this Ming army was composed of the second battalion and the second guard, who usually did not belong to each other, the several generals were also very humane and sophisticated, and gave Fan Guang the opportunity to break the enemy's formation and capture the prince alive.
The titles of Xu Heng, Wang Tong, Xu Ying, Xu Tong, Gu Zhong, Liu Chang and others had already been determined by the emperor, so they were not in a hurry and were happy to give in.
As for the two armies of Totuo Buhua and Alazhiyuan, they didn't care about this at all. The two of them had seen Ye Xian's expression for so many years, and had long since had enough. Now, naturally, those who have a grievance will seek revenge, and those who have a grievance will seek revenge.
Before the sun set, the war was completely over.
Xu Heng sat quietly in the Chinese army tent, waiting for the generals to report the results of the battle.
Fan Guang escorted Huoer Huda and others to arrive last. As soon as they entered the tent, he thanked everyone one by one.
The atmosphere in the tent was quite lively. In addition to the emperor's trusted generals, including He Yi and Huang Pu, who were military counselors, and the four confidant eunuchs sent by the emperor to mix their seniority: Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Zhang Yong, and Wang Qin. .
Although these people in the tent are civilized, military, and eunuchs, they will all achieve great success after returning to Beijing.
From now on, everyone is a dignitary in the court, and they meet each other without looking up, so now they get along in harmony, which is completely opposite to the situation in Shi Heng's army where everyone talks about their own things.
He Yi smiled at Fan Guang and said, "Marquis Champion, who are these people you are escorting? We know this young master, but what is going on with this woman?"
Fan Guang said with a smile: "Brother Xingyi, please don't laugh at me. How can the ministers in the court agree to let me be the champion.
However, this woman has a good background. She is the wife of Ye Xian, Mi Shu Ha Tun, and the mother of Ju Huo Er Hu Da.
There is another prisoner, Amasangchi, the third son of Ye Xian. "
He Yi heard the words and exclaimed: "It's amazing. The governor actually captured Ye Xian's wife and two children in one breath. It would be unreasonable to not be granted the title of marquis."
Fan Guang repeatedly raised his hands and said, "It's all thanks to His Majesty's wisdom, strategizing, and love for all of you. I will bear this in my heart, brother, and I am deeply grateful."
Xu Heng smiled on the side and said: "Okay, okay, we are all close ministers of the emperor, so there is no need to be so polite. It is better to send the military report quickly, so as to reduce the pressure on His Majesty."
Fan Guang asked: "Marquis Xing'an, do we still want to annihilate Ye Xian's second son Ashe Timur?"
Xu Heng waved his hand: "Forget it, let him go, we have more important things to do. The emperor has already urged us to return to the army to encircle and annihilate the main force of Oala who was also first.
Tiance Wei and Yingzhou Left Guard were responsible for leading 60,000 auxiliary troops to escort the captured Oara tribe members to Yulin. They would be supported by Shaanxi border troops on the way. There are more than 100,000 people in these tribes, and they are temporarily imprisoned in Yulin. How to deal with them in the future is waiting for His Majesty's orders.
The Xiaoqi Battalion, Yingzhou Left Guard, and Shenji Battalion led 40,000 auxiliary troops, traveling under starry night, to the Xuanfu battlefield, hoping that we could catch up. "
Everyone took the order and went about their business.
The next day, November 21, the sky was still gloomy and the wind was still howling.
Zhu Qiyu got up early and went to the West Flower Hall to compile military reports with the ministers.
The military report of the main force of the Ming army would not arrive for a while, so the military report of the Xuanfu became the top priority of the emperor and his ministers.
Zhu Qiyu didn't care much about Datong's military reports.
In the direction of Datong, there are now quite a lot of the emperor's cronies gathered, including Wang Zhi, the official secretary, Yang Shan, the right deputy censor, Guangning Bo Liu An, Jin Ying, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and Bingbi, the eunuch and the governor of the East Factory. Xing'an, Yuma Supervisor and Eunuch Liu Yongcheng.
Coupled with the swaying Shi Heng, Sun Boring and Cheng Jing, Zhu Qiyu himself was also very curious as to whether these people could rescue the Supreme Emperor.
Not to mention, objectively speaking, Zhu Qiyu believes that the possibility of success is really not small.
(End of chapter)
