The snow melts and the warblers fly and the grass grows.
The southeastern part of the Northern Shaanxi Plateau is a depression in the plateau in terms of topography. Hurihuliang Mountain is a rare peak in this depression. Although its reputation is not great, it can be called " landmark".
About three thousand Mongolian cavalry were waiting here quietly. The leader, Yilduzi, looked solemn, even vaguely worried.
Yilduzi has reason to worry. Although he is the son of Huang Taiji who has always been a close friend, after all, he is not Han Naji. He cannot be so decisive in his actions. He can regard himself as an Ming minister without hesitation, and even regard himself as a Ming minister. And excited and happy.
Although Ilduqi was familiar with Sinology, he still had strong Mongolian thoughts. He believed that Boshu Ketu's plan to lure the enemy deep into the country was also a betrayal.
Although Mongolia has been divided for a long time, even the concept of "loyalty" seems to have changed a lot. For example, since Anda Khan, the Mongolian right wing has not taken the Great Khan on the left seriously at all. It seems that the left wing is The left wing, the right wing is the right wing, and the left and right wings are not the same family at all.
However, no matter how you say it, he, Ilduqi, still belongs to 30,000 households in Ordos. No matter how great Boshu Ketu is, he is still a Mongolian Jinong and the lord of 30,000 households in Ordos, and he is the one he should be loyal to.
However, at this moment, he had to lie, use tricks, and even fight against Boshu Ketu. This was undoubtedly a psychological pressure for him.
There are only two things that can relieve him. One is that it is hard to disobey his father's orders, and the other is that Tuotuo brought Han Naji Chechen Khan's Golden Arrow Order.
This Khan's order determined that Boshu Ketu's provocation to attack Ming Dynasty had not reported to Chechen Khan for approval, and had violated the oath sworn by the Ordos Ministry (in theory, he swore never to betray when he applied for the title). What's more serious is that it also implicated the predecessors. Khan Anda's oath - Anda had sworn allegiance to the Ming Dynasty in public and said that he would restrain all tribes - therefore, Han Naji Chechen Khan issued an order to "take Boshu Ketu to Guihua City to question the crime" ".
Here I would also like to talk about a situation that few people know, that is, when An Da paid tribute, for some unknown reason, I announced the establishment of a "Ming Dynasty Jin Kingdom" (historical fact). This country, which is not known to many people in later generations, includes the entire right-wing Mongolia. The implication is that the Ordos tribe is also part of the Ming Dynasty. As the lord of the Ordos tribe, Boshu Ketu is of course also Tumed Chechen Khan or Talk about the ministers of the Great Khan of the Ming Dynasty and Jin Dynasty.
Well, this may be a bit convoluted, but overall the meaning is quite obvious, that is, I should integrate and package the tribes and regions I control, and then put on a vest outside of Mongolia, and use this vest to be affiliated with the Daming Group as a backdoor It's on the market.
It doesn't matter whether he borrowed money or not. The important thing is that in this way, Tumote Khan had another identity, that is, the king and the Great Khan of the "Ming Dynasty Jin Kingdom", and he also had the name to command the Ordos Ministry.
The main reason Ilduzi now uses to convince himself to launch troops against Boshu Ketu comes from this.
Of course, the more direct reason is the 70,000-strong army combined by Gao Pragmatic and Tuotuo. People have to lower their heads when they are under the eaves. What’s more, the eaves are so big and strong that they cannot escape and cannot be broken through. If they don’t lower their heads, do they plan to hit them to death?
The rationality inherited from him finally overcame the traditional Mongolian hierarchical thinking, making him decide to be the "traitor of Ordos" and a loyal minister of the "Ming Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom".
"Taiji, it's almost time, can we go up to it?"
Just as Ilduzi came back from his thoughts, he heard the general beside him ask. Yilduzi looked up at the sky, sighed softly, nodded and said: "It's almost time, let's go... By the way, send someone to tell Chatterjee."
The three thousand cavalry quickly galloped away to meet Mongolian Jinong and Boshu Ketu, the lord of 30,000 households in Ordos to the west.
At this time, Boshu Ketu's army was only more than twenty miles away from Hurihuliang, which was not far for the cavalry. They could even see Hurihuliang Mountain in the distance.
"Jinong, that's Hurihuliang ahead. After passing this mountain, walk about ten miles to the east and you'll reach the Salawusu River. We can take a break and have lunch by the river. You can reach Ixibal at night," a general said to Bosho Ketu.
Boshu Ketu glanced at Hurihuliang and said with a smile: "Although this mountain is not high, the surrounding area is too low, which makes this mountain look like a tall and majestic one." Then he paused and hummed softly. Said: "Just like that Gao pragmatic man from the Ming Dynasty, he is not very capable, but his reputation is not small. But I don't know how to quibble after he is defeated by me?"
The general who spoke before laughed and said: "Jinong doesn't know something now. The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty are the best at shirking their responsibilities. A civil servant like Gao Pragmatic, who is a good scholar, has many comrades in the court, and is favored by the emperor, There is no need to worry that the responsibility for the defeat will fall on his head.”
Bosho Ketu was stunned and asked: "Why is this? He led the troops in the war and lost. Whose responsibility is it if it is not his responsibility?"
The general smiled and said: "Of course it is Ma Gui and Li Rusong's responsibility. Maybe Yansui, such as the Yansui Middle Road and the Yansui West Road, will also be responsible."
Boshoketu was greatly surprised and asked, "What does it have to do with them? What decision can they make?"
The general shook his head and replied: "Of course they can't make a pragmatic decision, but as long as our sneak attack succeeds, the Emperor Zhu and the civil servants in the court will definitely say that Gao pragmatism is a civil servant general and does not need to be responsible for the details of the battle. And Ma Gui, as a military minister and veteran general for generations, can't even do a good job of guarding against sneak attacks, he deserves to die."
Boshu Ketu was stunned for a long time: "Can you still say that?"
The general laughed and said: "There are even more powerful ones! Jinong, do you think that Li Rusong is at least three hundred miles away from here, so he must have no responsibility?"
"Isn't it?" Boshu Ketu said in surprise: "He entered Shaanxi via central Shanxi. Even if Gao Pragmatic is defeated, it has nothing to do with him."
The general shook his head and said, "Isn't it surprising that you would think so, but in fact the Ming Dynasty's court would not think so. They would say that Gao Pragmatic's path is the main one, and Li Rusong's path is supplementary. Since he is an assistant, he naturally has the responsibility to cover Gao Jingshi's journey. Therefore, once Gao Jingshi is attacked and Li Rusong cannot rush to the rescue in time, it will be a huge responsibility! If Li Rusong has no one to speak for him in court, it will be embarrassing. It is not impossible for an official to resign."
Boshu Ketu was stunned for a long time, and then suddenly remembered something and asked: "What about Yansui Middle Road and West Road Generals..."
"Jinong is saying that their duty is to guard the border, but the high pragmatic army is outside the wall, so it has nothing to do with them?" The general chuckled and said: "How can it be so easy... The territories under the jurisdiction of these two routes are under our jurisdiction. Not far to the south of the location, it was the same as Li Rusong's crime. As long as there was no time to help, it would be a serious crime of "trapping the commander".
Moreover, the fate of these two young generals would be worse than that of Li Rusong. Emperor Zhu might even behead them and Ma Gui, and bury them all with Gao pragmatically. As for Li Rusong... for his father's sake, as long as he loses his official position for a period of time, he may have a chance to make meritorious service in the future. "
Boshu Ketu took a deep breath, shook his head heavily, and muttered: "These Ming army generals have also seen a ghost. How can they be so bullied and still be honest? I really can't understand."
The general was a close associate of Boshu Ketu's father, Buyan Batur, and he thought he had the responsibility to teach Boshu Ketu, so he said these words. After saying this, he spoke seriously about his true intention: "Jinong, I am not only saying these words to let Jinong understand the habits of the Ming Dynasty, but more importantly, I want to remind Jinong: Because of this, as long as there is a possibility that Gao Pragmatic himself will be in danger, let alone Ma. That guy Gui must fight tooth and nail. Even the two Yansui Generals in the Great Wall to the south and even Li Rusong further away will have to rush over to fight for their lives - even for themselves, they have to fight. Don't be careless when asking for help from farmers."
After hearing his analysis and being nudged by him, Boshu Ketu naturally felt sad and nodded: "You are right, I will be careful."
As soon as he finished speaking, he changed his mind and discovered a blind spot again. His eyes lit up and he said: "But it doesn't matter. This time we are different from usual. We are not defending the city with high pragmatism and we are attacking the city. Field sneak attacks do not waste much time. , when those people south of the Great Wall react, maybe Gao Pragmatic has been captured by me and taken to Yijinhuoluo!"
The muscles on the general's face twitched, and he sighed: "Even so, that Ma Gui is not someone to be trifled with. This man was only thirteen years old..."
"Okay, okay, I've heard about these things. It's no big deal. Didn't I follow Abu when I was riding a pony?" Boshu Ketu interrupted with a wave of his hand.
The general saw that Boshu Ketu was bored, so he sighed inwardly and kept silent.
At this time, the front man came to report that Ilduqi had come to greet Jinong.
Boshu Ketu did not expect that Ilduzi could actually guess his position at this moment. A cold air came from behind and went straight to his forehead, and he asked quickly: "How many people did he bring?"
Tan Ma said: "About three thousand."
Boshu Ketu then breathed a sigh of relief and said to his confidants: "There are only three thousand people. It seems that they are indeed here to greet me. Hey, he knows more about current affairs than he does."
Seeing the different attitudes of Yilduzi and Qiejin, everyone was quite happy and congratulated Boshu Ketu together. Only the general who was in his forties frowned deeply and said in deep thought: "We made some miscalculations in this matter."
Obviously Boshu Ketu didn't like the word "miscalculation". Hearing this, he said with some displeasure: "This is obviously an unexpected surprise, how can you say it was a miscalculation?"
The veteran's status may also be somewhat special. He knew that Boshu Ketu was secretly dissatisfied, but he still insisted: "Otherwise, that's not what I mean by miscalculation. I mean... Although Ixibal is a completely cut-off territory, It’s not surprising that Yilduzi expected that we would take this path, but we ignored a possibility: What should we do if Yilduzi suddenly changes his mind and becomes an enemy of Jinong?”
"He dares!" Boshu Ketu stared and said: "The elite of our Ordos Khan's camp are gathered here. He only brought about 20,000 troops this time. How dare he change his mind temporarily and become my enemy? I really think this Khan Because we are both part of the Golden Family, don’t we dare to do anything to him?”
Of course not. There are simply too many civil wars in which the Golden Family's own people fight against their own people. Even killing the opponent is just a routine operation. Of course, having one more Boshu Ketu kill Ilduzi is nothing. event.
Of course the veteran also knew this, but what Boshu Ketu said was not unreasonable. After all, the elites of the Khan tent are still elite, and now they have a clear advantage in strength. If Ilduzi brought all the main forces, he would be able to fight a big battle, but he only brought 20,000 troops and horses. Wouldn't it be crazy to "rebel" at this time?
He thought about it and finally came up with a possibility and asked: "Is there such a possibility that Ilduzi has surrendered to Gao Pragmatism? Gao Pragmatism's army has arrived at Ixibal. Is this just to lure us into cracking the turtle shell of being pragmatic?"
After hearing this, Boshu Ketu laughed and said: "This Khan went to war with his father when he was young. He is not an eagle who can't fight. The Ming army's marching speed is too slow. This Khan has already calculated it before. He must be pragmatic at least. It takes two days to reach Ixibal.”
The veteran was startled for a moment. He really didn't expect that the seemingly rough and arrogant Boshu Ketu was actually intelligent and could calculate the marching speed of the Ming army. His heart felt relieved, and his eyes when he looked at Boshu Ketu became much softer. He nodded and smiled and said, "Jinong is wise. It turns out that I have already calculated it. It seems that I am worrying too much."
Boshu Ketu couldn't help but feel proud after receiving his praise, but he didn't want to brag anymore, so he had to pretend not to care and said to the prowling horse: "Okay, you go and invite Ildu Qitai Ji to come over - His three thousand people can just stay where they are, I'm very safe here, so he doesn't have to worry."
Everyone knew the thoughts behind these words, but of course no one would point it out, so Tan Ma quickly left.
Not long after, Ilduqi rode into the camp alone and drove his horse to see Boshu Ketu. When he was about twenty feet away from Boshu Ketu, he didn't even control the speed of his horse, so he jumped off the horse as if nothing happened. Generally walk towards Bosho Ketu. Boshu Ketu and others then remembered that Ilduqi's equestrian skills were famous throughout right-wing Mongolia, and this move just now seemed to be a bit of a show off.
However, Ilduqi’s showoff did not seem to be intentional, because when he stepped forward quickly, he immediately respectfully greeted Boshu Ketu with the Mongolian salute and said: “Ilduqi has met Jinong. , May Jinong be in good health, and may the cattle and horses be in herds.”
Boshu Ketu saw that Yilduzi's expression was as normal, and even gave him a rare full salute in public, and he couldn't help but feel elated - even when he was doing his best to be healthy, his sons were all in disgrace in front of their peers, Boshu Ketu. How could someone who considers himself a brother be so polite?
From this, Boshu Ketu thought that Ilduzi had really "figured it out" and wanted to make a fortune with him. He couldn't help but happily walked up in person, helped Ilduzi up, and said: "Ilduzi Ha (brother), it’s good that you’re here, we are brothers, we don’t need to pay such a big courtesy... Come, let’s sit down and drink and talk.”
The veteran general became nervous when Boshu Ketu approached Ilduqi, and even held the handle of the knife in his hand at one point. Until Yilduqi still completed the ceremony honestly and was pulled up by Boshu Ketu, there was no sign of anything. After his unruly behavior, he relaxed slightly.
However, Ilduzi's next words surprised everyone: "Thank you Jinong, but I'm afraid we don't have time to drink now - Gao Pragmatic's army will arrive at Ixibal soon!"
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