Chahar had already withdrawn to the west. Sun Chengzong proposed to improve the plan. The emperor did not refuse. The meaning was obvious.
That means Tumut will also be dealt with, it's just a matter of sooner or later.
There was a war to fight, which was the persistence of a military general, and to kill a feud, which made them even more excited, and then the generals discussed it again.
At the beginning of the night, Zhao Lijiao and He Kegang left quietly with nearly 20,000 cavalry.
At the Yinzheng moment, a rapid whistle sounded, and there were many people in the camp, and the noise gradually started.
Two-quarters of an hour later, the army rose up and headed towards Guihua City. Herds of cattle, sheep and horses, silent yurts, and scattered Lele carts could be seen everywhere along the way.
By the time the sun rose above the horizon and the sun was feeling its temperature, the army led by Chongzhen had already surrounded Guihua City.
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment and let someone go check it out first to prevent any fraud!"
Looking at the nearby Guihua City, Cao Bianjiao whispered to Chongzhen, and then looked at Sun Chengzong: "Old Sun Ge, Han'erzhuang City!"
The city of Hanerzhuang made Sun Chengzong's eyes narrow.
Fan Wencheng dug a big hole behind the gate of Hanerzhuang City. If the sergeants hadn't fought tooth and nail to expose it, many white-pole soldiers and warrior battalions would have died.
Sun Chengzong whispered a few words, and several thousand-household sergeants in the Forbidden Army walked forward shoulder to shoulder with long spears in their hands, stabbing the ground with their long spears.
Looking at the searching sergeants, Sun Chengzong pointed at Guihua City and said softly: "Your Majesty, this Guihua City was built in the sixth year of Longqing, after Ida paid tribute, and was jointly presided over by Alatan Khan and Sanniangzi. Its name is Ku. Kuhetun, translated as blue city,
After the city was built in the third year of Wanli, the imperial court named it Guihua City, which came from the meaning of "submit to the imperial court and accept enlightenment".
The first few years were fine, but later on they started to pay less and less attention to the imperial court and made some small moves in the mutual market.
He made agreements with Ming caravans and officials, smuggled contraband, etc., and often pretended to be bandits to rob the surrounding area!
The city was built in the style of Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty, with eight tall buildings and a glazed golden palace inside. "
"Hmph, for a small tribe, the court named the King of Shunyi, and the palace dares to call it Jinluan Palace. How arrogant!"
"This shows that Alatan Khan's ambition is really heartbreaking!"
"Your Majesty, I kindly request that after entering Guihua City, please demolish the Golden Palace to show the majesty of the imperial court!"
"Your Majesty, do you want to take the opportunity to kill the remaining Tumote troops?"
"Yes, we have to deal with it sooner or later. Why not take advantage of the strong morale now and destroy them all at once, lest they be ready to attack Guihua City again after we withdraw!"
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The generals listened to Sun Chengzong's introduction with expressions of dissatisfaction.
"Okay, everyone, stop arguing. Let's talk about Tumut's matter after we finish beating Chahar!"
Listening to the arguments of the generals, Sun Chengzong stopped him softly and continued: "There is a statue of Sakyamuni Buddha in Hongci Temple in Guihua City.
There is something special about this Buddha statue. You can go and take a look at it soon. Its preservation will be an eye-opener for you! "
There was a sense of mystery in Sun Chengzong's words, which immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.
To be called special by Sun Chengzong, there is definitely something special about it.
"Your Majesty, except for the more than seventy lamas in Hongci Temple, there are no ordinary people in the city!"
During the conversation among everyone, the searching sergeants searched the entire naturalized city, including roads, city walls, palaces, etc., and found no strange problems, which made the generals breathe a sigh of relief.
Guihua City is not big to begin with. After climbing the south gate gate tower, you can have a panoramic view of the entire city. Although it is small, the internal distinctions are complete.
"Your Majesty, that's Hongci Temple!"
Sun Chengzong pointed to the halls dozens of meters away from the south city gate and said softly.
Looking at the curious eyes of everyone, Chongzhen chuckled and said, "Let's go and see what's so special about the Buddha statue that Sun Aiqing mentioned!"
In just a moment, everyone arrived at the entrance of Hongci Temple. More than seventy lamas in the temple had already been rushed to the door.
But under the guard of hundreds of Ming Dynasty sword-wielding sergeants, they could only look at Chongzhen and others with angry eyes.
"Report..."
Just as he was about to enter Hongci Temple, a hurried emergency call sounded, signaling the arrival of the horse.
"Your Majesty, the remnants of Chahar's army are retreating according to the established route. Based on the time required to deliver the message back, they are less than thirty miles away from Dongsheng City at this moment."
"Thirty miles?"
Chongzhen was stunned. Before he could speak, Zhou Yuji had already marked the location of the Chahar tribe on the map.
"It's so fast. Guihua City is nearly two hundred miles away from Dongsheng City. Chahar Lindan Khan actually ran 170 miles in seven or eight hours."
"This is normal, he was scared by us!"
"They are basically riding in pairs, carrying no baggage, and they are on the grassland they are familiar with, so it is considered normal!"
"There are tens of thousands of troops hanging behind our backs. We have to run. If we run faster, we can get rid of the chasing troops. We will have enough time to cross the Yellow River when we reach Dongsheng City.
Otherwise, if we are blocked by the river by our army, it will be completely over! "
"I estimate that Commander Heiyunlong will have to travel at least a hundred miles to reach Dongsheng City. It will take at least one day. If we don't make arrangements in advance, one day will be enough for them to cross the Yellow River!"
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"Report...a letter from Commander Black Cloud Dragon!"
Another emergency call came, and a scout entered the hall.
After Cao Bianjiao checked the letter, he handed it to Chongzhen. Chongzhen glanced at it quickly and said with a smile: "Hei Yunlong's timing is quite good!"
After saying that, he handed the letter to Sun Chengzong and continued: "Hei Yunlong, Zhao Lijiao, and He Kegang have led 30,000 cavalry to catch up, and the infantry is also marching hastily.
The army will be stationed thirty miles outside Dongsheng City. As long as the Chahar tribe crosses the river, they will charge towards Dongsheng City! "
"Your Majesty, the overall situation has been decided!"
After Sun Chengzong read the letter, he also said with a smile.
At a distance of thirty miles, as long as the scouts are deployed in place, they can attack if they advance and defend if they retreat.
"As long as the Chahar tribe crosses 10,000 people, a few surprise troops deployed by Hong Chengchou will come into play, destroying their warships and pontoons, so that they can't see each other from head to tail.
And stop their forward speed to buy time for Heiyunlong.
Heiyunlong launched another attack. Thirty thousand cavalrymen carrying firearms faced off against the cavalrymen who had been charging all night. Even if they could not annihilate them all, it was enough to kill seven or eight.
What's left are some stragglers who can't make a big impact. It's just right for our cavalry to go out and practice! "
"Okay, I've done everything I need to do, and the rest is up to God!"
Chongzhen clapped his hands and looked at the gate of Hongci Temple: "In the next time, we will visit Hongci Temple to see what is strange about it, and wait for the news of Hong Chengchou and Heiyunlong's victory!"
