Hang Aishan.
Mahamu stood by the lake, watching the blue sky and white clouds sink to the bottom of the lake. The war horse beside him lowered his head to drink water, and occasionally looked to the side warily.
Zhewuduo heard the sound of horse hooves and took off his big bow.
On the hill in the distance, four horses leaped out and galloped over. Seeing the person coming clearly, Zhe Wuduo lowered his bow, but kept holding the arrow and bowstring in his hand.
Bring Tupolo and Taiping nearby, stop their horses, and get down.
"I just received news that the Japanese army has gathered 300,000 troops to invade North Korea. The North Korean army is retreating steadily. Ming forces have gathered in Liaodong, Jianzhou and other places, and a war is about to begin."
Putu Polo quickly walked towards Mahamu.
Mahamu turned around with a calm expression on his face: "Is the Ming Dynasty going to expand again? Emperor Jianwen's desire for territory really has no end."
Tupolo handed a document to Mahamu and excused Emperor Jianwen: "According to the information currently available, the Ming Dynasty is not to blame for this incident. The Japanese invaded Korea, and Korea was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. , the vassal country was attacked, the Ming Dynasty could not remain indifferent, and the gathering of troops was also a precaution. "
Mahamu read the document carefully and chuckled: "Look at Emperor Jianwen, don't look at the cause, don't look at the process, just look at the result. If North Korea and Japan become the next Yili, then there will be no threat to the Ming Dynasty. That’s not a good thing for us.”
Taiping understood Mahamu's concerns. The Ming Dynasty was already strong, especially since Jianwen came to power, it inherited Hongwu's virility, conquered Annan, defeated Timur, and swept through the Jurchens in the Northeast. I heard from the monks in Uzang that the senior officials of Uzang have probably completely surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will soon send troops to the plateau.
The Ming Dynasty's territory was rapidly expanding, but even so, the Ming Dynasty maintained a prosperous scene internally, and was neither ruined nor in decline because of the war.
Like a huge gold-eating beast, if it eats Japan or Korea, it will turn its head to the grassland to enjoy its last delicacy.
The fewer enemies Ming has, the more Ming can concentrate on dealing with the grasslands.
From this perspective, Wala did not want the Ming Dynasty to gain more territory and more victories in the Northeast.
However, Wala cannot influence Ming's will.
Mahamu thought for a long time and said: "I heard that the Timur Kingdom is in contact with Venice in the West, trying to build a safe road channel to directly introduce Western caravans into Western Xinjiang." 33
Tupolo and Taiping were a little surprised. We were discussing the Japanese and Korean wars in the east. Why did you suddenly talk about things in the west?
Mahamu tore the documents into pieces, threw them into the lake, and said in a deep voice: "What I want to say is that the Ming Dynasty is so big. There are wars in the east, business in the west, and prosperity in the south. How many earth-shattering things have happened in these years However, the progress of building a new capital in Beiping has not been delayed at all! As for Wala, if we want to fight, we must use all the strength of the whole clan! Victory will lead to gain, and defeat will lead to destruction!"
Taiping frowned: "You don't really want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, do you?"
Mahamu looked up at the mountains in the distance and said solemnly: "Now is the last chance for Oara. Either join forces with the Tatars to cause trouble for the Ming Dynasty and put Ming Dynasty into a three-front war with the Japanese, Tatars, and Oara, or wait for the Ming Dynasty." End the war in the east and kneel before Emperor Jianwen."
"A three-front battle?"
Take a deep breath.
Taiping shook his head bitterly: "Three-front warfare is easy to say, but too difficult to do. I think you all still remember that Donghetao has completely fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, relying on cities one by one, not one battle Another battle! The Ming Dynasty’s city defense construction is far more terrifying than we imagined.”
Tupolo said solemnly: "Yes, I heard that many cities have appeared in Xijiang Province, and according to businessmen who come and go, there are magical cannons on the city walls. We can launch a three-line battle, but we may not be able to push it. Launch a three-front battle. Even if all the main forces are concentrated and go to Urumqi, so what? With Qu Neng there and the Ming army there, we can't capture a single city!"
Taiping sighed: "Firearms, the Ming Dynasty's firearms are so helpful in defending the city. As long as they close the city gate, they can use firearms to kill a large number of people attacking the city. To conquer a city, the price paid is much higher than that of Hongwu. , I’m afraid it will be ten times more! I don’t recommend taking action against Daming.”
Mahamu clenched his fists and struggled to say: "You should know that Ming Dynasty has few enemies left. The third-line battle is the only chance to bring down Ming Dynasty. If you miss this time, no one can stop Ming Dynasty from entering the grassland!"
Tupolo and Taiping are not fools, and know that what Mahamu said is the truth. If they want to destroy the Ming Dynasty and interrupt the Ming Dynasty's growing momentum, the only hope is to fight on three fronts, forcing the Ming Dynasty to mobilize the power of the whole country to deal with foreign enemies. By then, the Ming Dynasty's troops will be dispersed, the people will be drafted, and the army will be killed and injured. As long as the war is prolonged for a period of time, the Ming Dynasty will be dragged into the quagmire of war!
But!
Who can guarantee that the Ming Dynasty will be defeated in the third-line battle?
Who stipulated that Ming Dynasty must send troops on three fronts, instead of defending on two lines and fighting on one line?
Wala wants to defeat the Ming Dynasty, how to defeat it?
Attacking cities one after another, how many people would die to disrupt the Ming Dynasty's deployment?
The Tatars want to conquer the Ming Dynasty. How?
Can Arutai lead everyone to break the Great Harmony? Break other city gates?
Taking ten thousand steps back, if Jiayuguan is opened and Datong is opened, can it really threaten the Ming Dynasty? They have complete concrete roads, and the army can move and garrison in a short time. They can even use war horses to pull artillery and run away!
"What do you think?"
Mahamu did not dare to make a decision.
Tupolo sat down and looked at the lake: "If we take action, it will be equivalent to tearing up the peace covenant with the Ming Dynasty. If we lose, with Emperor Jianwen's temperament, he will never sign a peace covenant for us again. second chance.”
Taiping didn't expect things to become so painful, so he kicked a stone away: "I can't advance, but I can't retreat! It's really a dilemma!"
It's really difficult.
It was so difficult for Mahamu to feel a little heartbroken.
At this moment, a horseman flew up from a distance. He dismounted and saluted and announced: "There is a traveling Taoist who wants to see you."
"not see!"
Mahamu shouted angrily.
The knight hesitated for a moment, then said: "He said he was sent by the chess player to help Wala."
"Chess player?"
Mahamu was confused and looked at Batu Polo and Taiping. They didn't know the situation either.
"Let him come."
Mahamu finally decided to meet him.
Not long after, a thin Taoist man came leisurely on horseback. He was nearly fifty years old, exuding an otherworldly aura. He held a fly whisk in his hand and a long sword on his back.
"The Blessed Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, the great Ming chess player, has met three leaders."
Dao Jie dismounted his horse and stirred his whisk.
Mahamu and others looked at the Taoist in front of them. Taiping frowned and asked, "What chess player do you want to see?"
Daojie looked at Qingfeng indifferently and looked at Mahamu with a deep look: "I came here to give Wala a way to survive."
"Oh, Wala's life and death don't need your help!"
Mahamu sneered.
Dao Jie nodded slightly: "Yes, I don't need to give it. But what if Emperor Jianwen insists on Wala's life?"
"What do you mean?"
He said coldly to Buluo.
Dao Jie put his hands behind his back and said confidently: "You are all smart people, you should understand the situation. Now in the chess game tomorrow, the south has been determined, but the east and north are uncertain. If the east is settled, the next one will definitely be the north. What do you think, if the Tatars are destroyed, who will be next?"
Mahamu and others looked a little ugly.
Dao Jie said bluntly: "To tell you the truth, according to the information obtained by the chess players, the Ming Emperor worked step by step. After solving the Japanese and Korean countries, the next target was Tatar, and after Tatar, it was you. Yiwala should also know the information , the news about the construction of a new capital in Peking during the Ming Dynasty, have you ever thought about whether Emperor Jianwen spent countless efforts to move the capital for the sake of the four distinct seasons in the north, or for the eternal peace of the Ming Dynasty? "
Mahamu stared at Daojie.
Batu Polo and Taiping looked solemn.
Why did the Ming Dynasty move its capital to Peking? This question does not need to be answered by the Ming Dynasty. Both Oara and Tatars know that they are guarding against the Mongols and targeting the nomadic groups!
However, now the offensive and defensive situation is changing, and the strength of both sides is also changing. The Ming Dynasty's capital move seems to be no longer a simple defense, but an offense!
Dao Jie solemnly spoke: "Emperor Jianwen will not allow any force that threatens the Ming Dynasty to exist, and the grassland must be cleaned up. Now, the Ming Dynasty Navy is working hard to keep an eye on the three islands in the East China Sea, and the Liaodong Dusi and the Northeast Guard are keeping an eye on the Korean Japanese army. It is already a two-front battle pattern. And this is the last chance for Oara and Tatar."
"I don't need to say more. You should also know that no one can shake the powerful Ming army with the strength of the Oara or Tatar ethnic group alone! If you miss this opportunity, the Tatars and Oara will be destroyed, and the grassland will enter the Ming Dynasty. The cattle and sheep enter the pen!”
Taiping sighed helplessly: "You know so much, don't you know how powerful the Ming army is? Once we take action against the Ming army, Wala may suffer a disaster!"
Dao Jie chuckled: "Yes, taking action may be a disaster. But if the leaders don't take action, won't they be in disaster? You know, Yili can learn from the past. If this opportunity is lost, When the Ming Dynasty takes control of the east and then the Tatars, Wala will either move his family north or west, or become a shepherd of the Ming Dynasty, with no other choice."
Mahamu looked at Daojie with sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "How do I know that the person behind you is not Emperor Jianwen? If this is a trap he deliberately set, the Walas and Tatars will follow the Japanese army. disappear!"
Dao Jie smiled contemptuously: "I have a blood feud with Emperor Hongwu, and I want to pull down the heir he chose! This is the ultimate mission of chess players, ancient and modern! You can arrest hundreds or thousands of households in a security bureau and ask them Chess players, ancient and modern, are Emperor Jianwen’s chess pieces, or Emperor Jianwen’s opponents!”
Some people died, but not completely...
