Huapiling is located one hundred and thirty miles east of Shacheng, among the Dama Mountains in the remnants of Yanshan Mountain. It has a dangerous terrain, crisscrossed ravines, gushing mountain springs, and brilliant wild flowers.
Because it is the intersection of mountains and grasslands, the biggest feature of this place is that it has both dense forests and vast pastures. In later generations, this place was the east entrance of the "Prairie Sky Road" and a famous scenic spot, known as the Jiuzhaigou Valley.
Another characteristic of this place is that the summer is as cool as autumn. Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there has been a saying that "out of the thirteen provinces in the world, it is not as cold as Huabiling." Well, at that time Huabiling was still the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but now it is Dozens of miles outside the customs.
The encounter between Tumen Khan and the "Tumut East Road Rebels" broke out near this picturesque Huarbari Ridge.
In the first round, they encountered only the exploring horses of both sides. They all retreated cautiously without any confrontation. Then the armies of both sides unanimously chose the terrain of "based on the grassland, with the mountains to the south" to advance.
However, it was Tumen Khan who really moved forward. The Tumote East Route Army only continued to move forward for seven miles before stopping to eat dry food and feed their horses.
It is not advisable to eat too much before a war, and the same goes for feeding horses. Only humans and horses do not need to limit the amount of water they drink. Not only Qataiji, but also the other Taijis under his command know these things clearly, and there is no need for him to explain them personally.
Qataiji ate a few pieces of beef and mutton jerky, drank a sac of water, then straddled his horse and surveyed the surrounding terrain. The centurion who was exploring the horse beside him reported: "The Ming Army's Ma Chengxun Department has received the news and is detouring to the right. General Ma said that he can enter the battlefield diagonally from Danan Mountain to the southwest at the scheduled time."
Qataiji's face relaxed and he nodded: "Okay, I understand. I will send someone back to General Ma Shen to say that the original plan remains unchanged, but be sure to remind him not to enter the battlefield too early and to wait for our general's plan." After our troops have firmly restrained them, we suddenly attack."
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Qataiji asked again: "Where are Zhang Bingzhong's Ming troops on the southern front? Have they passed Shuangshitou Gou?"
"Back in Taiji, Zhang Bingzhong's troops couldn't be contacted." Centurion Tanma looked a little embarrassed: "The last time his troops contacted us was in Xiaodonggou. After walking through Dadonggou, they lost track for some unknown reason. But judging from the distance, we should have passed Shuangshitougou by now."
"Lost the trace?" Chatterji frowned and said nothing for a while.
The men beside him said displeasedly: "Brother Tuotuo, does this guy not believe us or what? I remember Ambassador Gao Qin said that he has ordered Ma Chengxun and Zhang Bingzhong to temporarily obey your command. Ma Chengxun Now he seems to be honest, what is this Zhang Bingzhong doing?"
Qataiji thought for a while, shook his head and said: "According to the envoy Gao Qin, Zhang Bingzhong is a loyal and honest man, and does not seem like someone who dares to disobey the envoy's orders. However, his son Zhang Wanbang is timid and has many ideas. I'm worried that he will do something evil under the instigation of his son."
"Then what should we do?" Qingbang frowned: "This guy himself is the commander-in-chief, shouldn't he be at the mercy of his son in everything?"
Of course, Qia Taiji couldn't really do anything to a Ming army general. Even if Zhang Bingzhong disobeyed Gao Pragmatic's order, the matter could only be impeached by Gao Pragmatic afterwards. He was just an imperial envoy now, not a patrol officer. For generals at the rank of general, unless the opponent directly resists the order face to face, it is impossible to "kill first and then show off" or "make decisive decisions on small matters".
Of course, if it were some domineering civil servants with a holy family member like Gao Jingshi, he might be able to do this kind of thing, but Gao Jingshi is obviously not that kind of person. With his habits, he is more willing to be the protector and protector of rules. Followers, not destroyers. If it comes to destruction, he would rather find a way to change the rules and then abide by them.
After all, he studied law and economics in his previous life, and both subjects were based on rules.
Qataiji has recently become very fond of Gao Pragmatic, because as a person who is famous for his loyalty, he is also a stickler for rules. So after hearing this, he just shook his head slightly and said: "Whether Zhang Bingzhong is disobedient or not, we can't be sure yet. Even if he disobeys orders, it will naturally be dealt with by the Gaoqin envoys, and it is not our turn to intervene. Besides, the task of Zhang Bingzhong's troops is to go around from Krahada and block the mouth of the ditch. It’s not far, so it makes sense to go a little more discreetly.”
Qingba was still quite dissatisfied and muttered: "If other troops cannot be in place on time, even if we and Ma Chengxun win the battle, Tumen can quickly escape north through the mouth of the ditch."
Chatterjee said nothing.
Qingba sighed and said: "Forget it, if it can't be blocked, then it can't be blocked! Speaking of which, what I don't understand the most about Gao Qin's serial plan is that Zhang Bingzhong blocks the mouth of the ditch. The mouth of the ditch is narrow. Can his six thousand infantry really block the Chahar cavalry of Tumen's army who are determined to flee north? I am not optimistic. If this matter is left to Qi Jiguang, I can barely believe it. Zhang Bingzhong, I have no idea. I’ve heard about his great achievements.”
Qia Taiji glanced sideways at Qingbangdu and shook his head slightly: "At least Gao Qin's strategies this time have not made any mistakes so far, so let's not doubt the ability of the friendly forces before the fight begins. Zhang Bingzhong Whatever happens, we will find out tomorrow at the latest."
Qingbang's face relaxed, and he suddenly became indifferent, saying: "I'm not worried. Ma Chengxun's department is the name of the Mongolians who used to be Ma Taishi. Ma Fang is actually not a veteran of Taishi's command. Cooperate with us, The right time, the right place, the right people, and everyone are enough for Tumen to have a good drink. Even if Zhang Bingzhong doesn't stop him, he will never dare to hit us again in this life even if Zhang Bingzhong doesn't block him. Tumut’s evil idea.”
Qingbadu was led by Xin Ai in history and liked to hang out with Chahar and Duoyan Sanwei. He followed them to cause trouble for the Ming Dynasty. Although nothing happened, his attitude was anti-Ming. But in this life, because of his high pragmatism, and because his nephew and good friend jumped out Han Naji to compete with Xin Ai for the position, and attracted him quite a lot, he actually became a die-hard fan.
At this time, Chaterji narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Tumen is here."
Qing Ba followed Qia Taiji's gaze, but saw nothing. However, he knew that Qia Taiji, a wise shooter, had excellent eyesight, so he was not surprised. He just said: "I can't see anything yet." , but since you saw it, Tumen must have really come, hehe, Tumen doesn’t run very slowly.”
Qia Taiji said: "It's better to be faster. He thinks he has defeated us, so naturally he has to be faster, lest Dacheng Taiji catch up with us and attack him from both sides."
Then he stopped talking and loudly shouted to the people around him: "Everyone stop eating and feeding the horses, clean up, get ready, and welcome our Zasak Tuhan!"
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