Chapter 32 The wind rises in Mobei
It took two days to return to the base camp.
If King Yan leaves the prisoners behind or kills them all. Time can go faster. But it's not that King Yan can't do such a thing, it's that King Yan thinks it's okay to kill him on the battlefield. If they surrender, it will be too difficult to recruit the Mongols to surrender.
So I would rather spend some time than do such a thing.
As soon as he returned to the camp, he first went to the Chinese military tent to hand over his errands. Xu Da met him briefly and let him go.
As soon as he came out, he saw King Jin. King Yan strode over and said, "Third brother, have you ever handed over your errands? Let's compare how many beheaded and how many captured."
King Jin's face was ashen and he said: "I, I, I," saying "I" three times in a row. But he couldn't speak any more.
When King Yan saw King Jin like this, he knew that things were not going well. Asked: "What's wrong?"
King Jin secretly thought: "Even if I don't say it, this matter will spread throughout the camp." He simply gritted his teeth and said: "I got lost. When I arrived, those Tatars had already run away."
King Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Third brother, you-----"
King Jin was furious and said: "What, isn't it just lost? You have never lost your way." Then, Wei Qing's unbeaten luck was due to nature, and Li Guang's failure was due to countless fates. Can fighting be considered a loss?
Then King Yan smiled even harder.
King Jin seems to have forgotten one thing, the current army coach. Xu Da, Duke of Wei, is hailed by many as the contemporary Wei Qing. then. King Yan laughed even harder.
At this moment, there is no gap between the brothers because of the throne. All King Yan wants to do is to tell his father-in-law what happened to King Jin today, and then look at King Jin's face.
King Yan smiled more and more from ear to ear.
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Wei Guogong Xu Da didn't know what the two brothers were doing now.
At this moment, Xu Da is summarizing information from all parties.
This military operation was nothing short of thunderous. It was true that after a year of preparation last year, the entire Monan Mongolia was wiped out and expelled within more than half a month. From now on, Monan Mongolia no longer belongs to the Mongols, but to the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that the war went smoothly. It was so smooth that it made Xu Da murmur in his heart.
At least, Xu Da did not receive a defeat report. The worst thing was that he was lost like King Jin. Let the enemy run away.
Of course, the reason for letting the enemy run away may not be because he got lost, the result is the same.
This result could not but make Xu Da suspicious.
The entire southern Mongolia can support two to three million Mongolians. It was just the number in its heyday, but now it is even reduced. One million Mongolians. Based on the nature of the Mongols, all the people are soldiers. At least one hundred thousand cavalry can be mobilized from one million men.
even more.
Now it almost seems like there is no resistance.
Where is the enemy's main force?
There are only two possibilities for this problem. One is that this chapter was played too fast and the preparations were too sufficient. The Mongols had no time to react. The Mongols had no time to resist. The second reason. It was the Mongols who had adopted a war-avoidance strategy. In other words, there was a Mongolian army watching in places that the Ming army had not explored.
These two answers lingered in Xu Da's mind.
In fact, it is not difficult to solve this answer. Just count the decapitation skills of the entire army and check all the heads. But this takes time. Once you miss this time period, even if you know the answer, it will be useless.
He didn't think the Mongolians would be able to react after being beaten.
He calculated broadly, ten days, within ten days, Can Yuan would definitely know the news. But I don’t know when Can Yuan will start his counterattack. It depends on who the leader of the residual Yuan is. But you should be prepared, there will definitely be some.
Xu Da thought for a while and asked Mu Ying and Lan Yu to come over.
Mu Ying and Lan Yu are similar in age, but have completely different temperaments. Although Mu Ying was raised by Zhu Yuanzhang, she was humble. Low profile. Generally not pushy. But there is also some arrogance in his bones.
But Sapphire is different. Lan Yu's arrogance was not developed in a day. Now Lan Yu is already very arrogant and domineering.
Xu Da directly asked this question to Lan Yu and Mu Ying. Said: "Where is the main force of the Mongols?"
Lan Yu answered directly: "The main force, where is the main force? I just compiled the beheadings from all parties, and there are already 50,000 levels. I don't believe there is any main force in Mongolia, unless Yuan Ting sends troops. Duke, I invite troops. Thirty thousand, attack immediately, cross the vast sea, and raid the royal court of Can Yuan."
Xu Da actually knew the total number of beheadings.
But he knows the tricks in the number of beheadings better than Lan Yu. Generally, all parties can overpay and underpay. When decapitating people, there are often cases where the heads of old women and old people are inserted into the heads of soldiers.
After all, one more head means one more reward.
Internally, the army did not dare to kill good people and take credit for their merits, but on Mongolian territory, even if the superiors knew about killing Mongolians, they would not say anything.
After all, when soldiers go out to fight, they all hope to return home with more rewards. It's not for charity.
Therefore, the total number of beheadings cannot be believed. It is not only necessary to distinguish whose head is beheaded, but also to calculate the numbers may not be accurate. It must be calculated to know the exact number.
However, 50,000 beheadings, even if some water is suppressed, is already quite a lot. The various tribes of Mongolia in Mongolia are bound to die, surrender, and flee, and their vitality is bound to be severely damaged. But this does not mean that the Monan Mongolian tribes have no power to fight back.
It's also a different style of command.
The same evidence is already confirmed in Lan Yu. But here in Xu Da, there is still something lacking.
Xu Da looked at Mu Ying again.
Mu Ying thought for a moment. Said: "When I was in Nanjing, I heard what Your Majesty said about this battle. The important thing about this battle was to include Monan in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, rather than to attack Mongolia. The general thought that now he could report his victory to the imperial court. And the place to build the city in Monan was chosen."
"As for the rest, just ask for your orders."
Lan Yu sneered and said: "You rely on asking for instructions to fight. You can't even eat hot shit."
Xu Da listened and judged the talents of the two people.
Lan Yu's military talent is better than Mu Ying's. But he is too reckless. He fights and wins and loses easily. If you remain in a stalemate for a long time, you will lack patience and resilience.
Muying, on the other hand, is resilient. Be patient. A little bit more hesitant. Probably not as good as Lan Yu in terms of record. But enough to entrust one party. The most important thing is that Mu Ying's political sensitivity is countless times more than Lan Yu's.
It seems that Muying does nothing and relies on asking for instructions to fight, but in fact Muying has already hinted. Follow the steps of Nanjing. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to be in Monan, so going to Mobei at this time was not part of the plan. It should have been vetoed in the first place, but if you can't veto it because of face, then please ask for permission.
This is just like when Sima Yi faced off against Zhuge Liang, everyone below him had to go out to fight, but Sima Yi went to Luoyang to ask for instructions. This in itself already shows attitude. Muying didn't know about this request and missed the opportunity.
Muying herself didn't want to fight.
Duke Xu Da of Wei suddenly asked: "How long will it take to build a city in Monan?"
Mu Ying said: "I think it will be good if it can be repaired before the snow falls this year."
Duke Xu Da of Wei said: "Then do you think the Mongols won't go south before the snow falls this year? Don't they send troops?"
Mu Ying said: "What the Duke means is."
Xu Da said: "Strike first, Lan Yu, you want 30,000 cavalry, but I can't give you that. I can only give you 5,000. Send troops immediately to cross the Hanhai. To the north of the Hanhai, I will not control it remotely, but I cannot cross the Little Yellow River." "
The small Yellow River is the Huanghe River. In the south of Mobei. Not very in-depth.
Lan Yu was a little reluctant, but he still knew that military orders were difficult to disobey, and he did not dare to talk back to Xu Da. Said: "This is the last general to obey."
Xu Da said: "Go ahead. Remember not to go deep into the Little Yellow River."
Lan Yu said: "I will obey your orders." Then he left.
Xu Da said: "Lanyu is too reckless, go and help him."
Mu Ying said: "What the Duke means is."
Xu Da said: "Your headquarters is camped on the Xiaoyang River, and Lan Yu will definitely go deep. Where will you meet him?"
