"You, Echige, are also a veteran of the war. Why don't you have any common sense? It's been so long since you set out, but you only sent a messenger once to report the situation?"
This is Tumen Khan's anger, and the object of his anger is Burihatu.
Burihatu was worried in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face. He simply said: "Maybe the war situation is urgent..."
"Urgent?" Tumen Khan snorted and said, "His messenger made it very clear that the opponent is only five to six thousand guard infantry, and it was a chance encounter in the field. Tell me, how urgent can this be?"
Well... it's a little hard to explain. Although Burihatu wanted to excuse his father, after thinking about it, he could only say: "Maybe the previous scouts didn't find out clearly, and maybe the other party has reinforcements."
In fact, he originally wanted to say that maybe the other party escaped quickly, and his father might have been able to get the better of him, and chased him all the way, and he might have forgotten to send someone to report the battle situation.
But he himself didn't think it made sense, because since the opponent only had a few thousand infantry, when facing more than 10,000 cavalry, they could only form a formation to fight, and there might be a glimmer of hope, but turning around and running away was simply seeking death. As long as the Ming general had a little The brain doesn't do that.
The reason is very simple. If the infantry in formation is heavy infantry with adequate defense, the cavalry regiment may consider that a strong attack may cause heavy casualties, and may choose to gradually encircle and suppress it like Nerge, at least You can also win some opportunities to be rescued.
And if they give up the formation and choose to turn around and run away, then there is really no chance at all. Whether the cavalry is pinched, lost, or even directly charged into the formation, the opponent will only die.
Therefore, Burihatu could only say carelessly that the other side might have reinforcements. However, he did not know that the Ming army on the opposite side did not have any reinforcements, but Ma Chengxun's "brainstorm" made the reinforcements actually happen. .
However, neither Burihatu nor Tumen Khan expected that before the opponent's support soldiers appeared, Xin Ai had an extremely difficult fight. After the support soldiers appeared, it directly caused Xin Ai's confidence to collapse. The whole army has now become the spoils of war for the Ming army. This is a jaw-dropping result.
"Did anyone send someone to investigate and inquire?" Tumen Khan, who didn't know the truth, asked with suppressed anger.
Burihatu replied cautiously: "We have sent people to contact us. At this time, Tanma, who is acting as a messenger, should be on his way back."
Tumen Khan reluctantly endured it, and then changed the subject and said: "This guy Tuotuo is indeed the number one general in Tumote in the past few decades. He does have some abilities... Tell me, how can I defeat him faster?"
Tumen Khan is quite pragmatic. At first, he planned to capture the Eastern Route Army directly. He did not change his mind even after discovering that Qataiji was leading the army. However, as soon as they fought today, he discovered that Qiatarji was not good at fighting. Damn, this guy is very smart in fighting and very slippery. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find an opportunity to annihilate him quickly, so he lowered his expectations during the questioning.
However, even if he lowered his expectations, he could not get a satisfactory answer. Burihatu said with a bitter face: "Usually, if you want to do this, you have to either force it to fight or induce it to fight, but now the opponent is Tuotuo... ...Force me, but I can’t force you; try to lure me, but I can’t tempt you. I haven’t thought of any good solution for a while.”
If he couldn't think of it, Tumen would just think of it himself. Zasaktu Khan thought for a while and asked: "Tell me, if Ben Khan pretends to withdraw his troops and go west, what will Tuotuo think? Will he follow him immediately?"
"Does the Great Khan want to lure him to follow, and then set up an ambush, or counterattack?" Burihatu saw Tumen Khan's intention at once. In fact, he thought Tumen Khan's idea was too beautiful. Judging from the performance, it is not easy to deceive him.
At least, even if he were to take command, even if he had to follow at this time, he would not follow very closely. He would definitely stay far away and follow carefully - after all, if Tumen Khan's troops were heading west, they would be fighting against the enemy. To get close to Han Naji's tribe, Tuotuo only needs to follow up slowly, and then they will be surrounded by Han Naji.
However, Tumen Khan was currently angry, and Burihatu didn't want to anger him, so he could only say: "It is very likely that he will follow, but it is hard to say whether he will follow closely. After all, Tuotuo's current strength is still limited. , even if the Great Khan looks like he is leaving, he may not have the guts to attack the Great Khan."
These words were somewhat meant to put gold on Tumen's face, but Tumen himself felt that it made sense. He nodded and said, "That's right."
Having said that, isn't this a deadlock? Tumen Khan frowned, feeling extremely troubled for a moment.
Burihatu also felt very embarrassed. Although he had been cheating Tumen because of his father, he only wanted to make Tumen insist on fighting the Tumut counter-insurgency war, rather than wanting to see Tumen fail. But judging from the current situation... Tumen really has the possibility of a big defeat.
The two of them were in a dilemma, thinking hard together. Suddenly, a messenger hurried over and said in a panic: "Great Khan, something bad has happened. Xin'ai Huang Taiji's troops were attacked by the Ming army's cavalry during a fierce battle with the Ming army's infantry. The main force made a sneak attack, and now the entire army has collapsed, and Xin Ai Huang Taiji himself has been captured!"
"What?!"
"This is impossible!"
When Tumen Khan and Buriha Tu heard this, they both looked as if they had been struck by lightning.
Xin Ai not only failed to capture the opponent's infantry, but was defeated in an ambush, and even himself was captured!
Tumen Khan was stunned and speechless except for this rhetorical question.
Burihatu gasped. He didn't have time to think about his father's safety, but thought of the danger of the current situation. He was horrified and said: "Oh no, Khan, we may have fallen into a trap!"
Tumen Khan asked blankly: "You, Abu, were defeated. How come I fell into the trap?" When people were nervous, even Ben Khan forgot to say "I" directly.
Burihatu's back was wet with cold sweat, and he said with a slightly trembling tone: "Chen, I suspect that the other party has guessed that we are coming to the East Route Army to look for opportunities to defeat each other, so they have been prepared here. Tuo Tuo has been avoiding a decisive battle today and is dragging me along. You and I are slowly passing the time. This may be part of the whole plan - his purpose is to contain the Great Khan and drag the Great Khan to the vicinity of Huapi Ridge, waiting for him. Once Han Naji’s main force arrives, we can think of ways to retain the Khan.”
Keeping the Khan is obviously a nice way of saying it, but it actually means capturing him.
Tumen trembled and said in fear: "Even if Han Naji really comes, as long as Ben Khan retreats half a day before he arrives, he won't be able to catch up even if he wants to, right?"
Burihatu looked bitter and replied: "It should have been like this, but now I, Abu, have been in trouble. I thought that the so-called main force of Ming army cavalry that Abu faced was just to intercept the Khan. "
What, the other party was planning to kill me from the beginning?
How audacious they are! But Tumen Khan also knows that until now, they have indeed been leading his actions...
I just wanted to help Xin Ai, but the other party actually wanted to keep me!
What a bolt from the blue!
