"Your Majesty, it's obvious!"
Sun Chuanting said softly: "Tumote is preparing to help the two sides, and then see if they can fish in troubled waters."
"Sunge's old saying is right. After our battle with Chahar, if we win, they will beat Chahar hard, then ask for credit from us, and destroy the enemy Chahar by the way.
If Chahar wins, they will help fight us, avenge us for killing their mission last year, and improve their own status.
If we both lose, maybe they can take the opportunity to eat both of us. Otherwise, it would be impossible to organize the army and send dozens of scouts to find out the news.
It's a pity that we made good calculations. We didn't expect that Chahar would be destroyed by us without any effort! "
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"In this case, we don't need to go look for them anymore, let's fight first!"
Chongzhen said coldly: "Command the army to advance towards the Tumote tribe immediately!"
"This battle is still based on the layout of attacking Lin Danhan, with fire coverage first, and then the infantry charges in formation!"
When Chongzhen said this, he paused: "This time we have no minefields, and the cavalry has also been sent out. We need our infantry and the Tumote cavalry to go head-to-head. You must be mentally prepared!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, even without these, our Ming infantry is still the strongest!"
Sun Chuanting expressed his stance with a serious face, the generals left excitedly, and the army continued to advance.
The closer they got to the Tumote tribe, the more intensive the scouts became. However, after advancing less than twenty miles, the army was discovered by the Tumote tribe's scouts and reported to Bushitu Khan.
In Tumut's big tent, everyone was shocked after learning the news that the Ming army was pressing forward.
"What? There are still 60,000 to 70,000 people in the Ming army?"
"How is this possible? Chahar has 80,000 or 90,000 cavalry. Even if the Ming army had firearms, it would be impossible for the casualties to be so small!"
"Where did Chahar's army go? Did it move westward or was it destroyed?"
"Are you crazy? That's 90,000 cavalry. To destroy 90,000 cavalry, the Ming army will need at least 200,000 elite soldiers equipped with firearms. Is this possible?"
"Where's the thunder in the palm? This played a big role in the battle of Longjing Pass, and even Dajin suffered a big loss!"
"Can you use your brain? According to the information collected, the palm thunder is thrown by the sergeant. The furthest distance is only about 40 feet. Even if the Ming army has 100,000 of them, what's the use if they can't hit them?"
"That's not right, that's not right either. Then tell me where Chahar went. We are in front of us and Guihua City is behind. If Chahar is still there, aren't the Ming army afraid of being attacked by us from both front and rear? Isn't the Ming army so capable? Stupid?"
"Stop arguing. The most urgent task now is to find out what the Ming army is going to do?"
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Everyone looked at Fortune Teller Khan in the first seat, waiting for his decision.
Bu Shitu Khan stood up and whispered: "Shanba, you go to the Ming Army and see what the Ming Army is going to do?"
"Send the order and let the herdsmen retreat westward along the Daqing Mountain!"
"Everyone, follow me and lead the army to move closer to the Ming army. Just in case, get ready. We will set off in a quarter of an hour!"
The leaders of the Three Branches and Twelve Tribes left, and Shitu Khan in the big tent sighed deeply.
When he just heard the scout's report, he had a frightening feeling that perhaps Tumut's disaster was really coming.
An hour later, the two armies were less than twenty miles apart, and Tumut's envoy was stopped halfway by Hu Dawei, who was exploring in front.
"There is no need to go see Your Majesty. This letter contains the answer you want. Take it back and give it to Shitu Khan!"
Shanba came with a puzzled look on his face and rushed back in confusion, but the Ming army still did not stop advancing.
"Huh...huh..."
A quarter of an hour later, in front of the Tumut army, Bushi Tuhan, who had read the letter, looked at the letter brought back by Shan. His chest heaved violently, and his face was so gloomy that water could drip from his face.
The veins in the hand holding the letter throbbed with force, and his eyes were filled with fear.
The content of this letter has confirmed his suspicion.
After a while, Bu Shitu Khan put away the fear in his eyes and handed the letter to the other tribal leaders: "You should also take a look!"
"Da Ming, arrogant!"
"You are so deceptive that you actually made us surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and even tried to integrate our cavalry into their army! Are they worthy?"
"Our Great Khan must stay in Beijing for at least half a year every year. What is the difference between this and imprisonment?"
"And this one. From now on, the Ming Dynasty will provide us with food and other necessary items, and our cattle, sheep and horses belong to them. What do they think of us? Their servants? It's simply a wishful thinking!"
"In addition, we have to pay tribute to furs and medicinal materials of one hundred thousand taels of silver every year? The cattle, sheep and horses no longer belong to us. Where can we get one hundred thousand taels of silver? They are even more black-hearted than the black-hearted merchants!"
"If our weapons other than meat cleavers are confiscated, are we still nomads? How can we hunt?"
"When a guard army is stationed in Guihua City, doesn't it treat us as prisoners? This is intolerable."
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"Report... The Ming army is still advancing, less than fifteen miles away from our army!"
The urgent voice of military information interrupted the angry shouts of the leaders.
"Father Khan, since the Ming army dares to come here and make so many demands, I think the Ming army must have someone to rely on. It's better to retreat first and avoid the sharp edge.
They cannot stay in the grassland. After they retreat, we will come back. By then, even if the Ming army garrisoned in Guihua City, they will not be able to stop our 40,000 cavalry. Guihua City and the surrounding grasslands will still be ours. "
"Ombu, the enemy is facing us. The morale of the army has been shaken. Do you want to die?"
"Omubu, as the son of the Great Khan, is greedy for life and afraid of death. I propose to abolish Omubu's qualification to succeed the Great Khan!"
"agree!"
"enough!"
Bu Shitu Khan shouted angrily and glanced coldly at the leaders of the several tribes who had spoken out.
"What Omubu said makes sense. Ben Khan also wants to withdraw, but you will definitely not allow it.
Since you decided to sit back and take advantage of troubled waters last time, you must be prepared for this situation now. I will still give you the decision-making power, you decide!
But Ben Khan reminds you that you must have guessed wrong, and Tumut will no longer exist! "
"Great Khan, let's fight first and test it out. Anyway, we are cavalry and they are infantry. If we want to escape, they will not be able to catch up."
"Yes, of course we can retreat and start over, but if we can come back, won't Chahar come back? We will still have to compete with Chahar at that time, so why not take the initiative now!"
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"Then let's have a fight!"
Bu Shitu Khan sighed in his heart, he really didn't want to give up until he reached the Yellow River.
But now that the matter has come to this, all we can do is give the order: "Command the army to prepare to attack!"
