The final result of the fight between the two ended with Yuncheng leading a war horse to Li Yao.
Li Yao didn't talk too much. He rushed out of the Jinshui River and headed towards the Three Thousand Camp Training Field in the northeast of Beijing.
Unfortunately, he arrived a step too late. When he arrived at the training ground, only the clerks of the State and the chief clerk, who had not gone out with the army, were waiting for him.
The reason why Yu Zhong and Si Guo are still in the military camp is because they are in charge of logistics affairs and need to wait for the civilian men and craftsmen recruited by the court to transport food, armor and supplies.
Seeing the empty camp, Li Yao almost blacked out and fell off his horse.
But...the army had disappeared without a trace, and he had no choice but to return to the Hou Mansion in despair.
At the same time, the servants of the Hou Mansion also transported the prepared materials out of the Hou Mansion, preparing to deliver them to Yu Zhong and Si Guo.
At that time, Chen Kan would camp at the border and wait for them, and they would naturally hand over the supplies prepared by the Hou Mansion to Chen Kan.
at this time--
Chen Kan has already led his army to the upper reaches of the Jinshui River, fifty miles northeast of Beijing.
These five thousand troops were the only troops that Chen Kan had the authority to command.
Nearly 100,000 border troops were stationed around Beijing from Zixuanda to Shanhaiguan. The only role of these 100,000 troops was to protect Beijing.
From Xuanda to Shanhaiguan, these troops surrounded all the territory of Shuntian Prefecture in a semicircular defensive posture, forming a line of defense that was difficult to break through.
Two hundred miles southeast of Beijing is the famous Tianjin Guard. The main purpose of the Tianjin Guard is to guard against enemies coming from the sea. At the same time, it also assumes the responsibility of Beijing after the Xuanda and Shanhaiguan defense lines were broken. A sea escape mission for the nobles in the city.
To be honest, Beijing is not a suitable place to be the capital.
First of all, the biggest problem is the lack of water, and secondly, the North China Plain where Beijing is located has been the site of four wars since ancient times.
The east side of Beijing faces the threat from Liaodong, while the north and northwest sides face the grassland nomads.
There are Shanhaiguan and the Great Wall to the east to rely on, but there are no buffers to the northwest and north.
Take Datong and Xuanfu as examples. These two defense areas are both north of Yanmen Pass. Beyond the Xuanhua defense line is the Tumut River area controlled by the Tumut Department. There is almost no buffer zone in between.
Datong is slightly better. Even if the defense line is broken, it can retreat to Yanmen Pass. It is really impossible to retreat to Taiyuan, an important town in the north. Taiyuan is used as the starting point to build the Taihang Mountain defense line, but doing so is tantamount to abandoning Beijing.
Beijing, with its supply lines cut off, is an isolated city, while Zhuozhou, Bazhou and other places around Beijing are. Because the North China Plain itself lacks water and the food production is not high, it is not enough to become Beijing's base camp.
However, these have nothing to do with Chen Kan.
If Beijing's geographical location is not good, then the grasslands should be transformed into those of the Ming Dynasty. Then Beijing's land threat would be eliminated.
This was the first time that Chen Kan led an army on a large scale. In the past, whether he went to Taiyuan, Yunnan or Sichuan, Chen Kan always led small-scale troops.
Whether he was plotting against the White Lotus Sect in Nanjing or plotting against Annan, Chen Kan was more in the position of a counselor, and the real operations were done by others.
Only when he led an army once did Chen Kan know how difficult it was to command five thousand men like arms.
If nothing else, the excrement left behind by the passing army was enough to give Chen Kan a headache.
Other trivial matters such as how to set up camp, how to maintain the morale of the army, and even when to wear armor and rush out, when to send out scouts, etc., made Chen Kan's head even bigger.
If it weren't for Zhou Shi, a veteran on the battlefield, to help him check for deficiencies, Chen Kan felt that he would not be able to bring the army to Xuanhua.
So after marching for several days and finally bringing the army into Xuanhua, Chen Kan had to admit a fact.
That is, he really has no potential to be a famous general.
As the east gate of Beijing, Xuanfu knew the news on the grassland far earlier than Chen Kankan in Beijing.
When Chen Kan led his five thousand troops to station outside the city wall of Xuanfu, Xuanfu's army was already ready for war.
It's just that the posture made by Xuanfu's army is a defensive posture.
Without Zhu Di's imperial edict, they would not have the authority to actively march into the grassland and could only passively counterattack.
The storm was about to come, and the Xuan Mansion entered a highly tense state of preparation for war. The three thousand battalion soldiers brought over by Chen Kan could not help but become nervous.
Chen Kan was sitting in the commander's tent with a constipated expression. Standing in front of him were the senior generals of the Three Thousand Battalion headed by Zhou Shi, together with Chen Kan's two best confidants Cheng Feng and Fang Xu, a total of nine people.
After marching for many days, Chen Kan no longer had the calm demeanor that a young marquis should have.
He just leaned back on the chair without any image, and asked lazily: "Let's talk about it, what should we do next?"
Before Zhou Shi, the deputy general, could speak, Cheng Feng took the lead and said: "Master Marquis, the last general thinks that we should take a detour to the northwest and then take the initiative to attack."
Chen Kan raised his eyelids: "How to make a detour, how to take the initiative?"
Cheng Feng walked to the map and said in a deep voice: "Master Marquis, please see, our current location is in Xuanfu. Beyond Xuanfu is the Tumut River. This grassland is now the back garden of the Tatars, and The Ming Dynasty is eyeing this place, so the Tatars have stationed a heavy army here, which is not easy to break.
Let’s look at the Xilamulun River area where the three Uliangha people are located. Due to the complex terrain and bordering with Liaodong, due to the complicated situation in the northeast, the Tatars have also set up countless secret posts here, and the Xilamulun Grassland If there is a war, it will be Tatar dog eating dog, and we don't need to worry about it.
On the other hand, in the northwest grassland, the Oara tribe and the Tatars are now in the same situation, and they fought several turnaround battles in the first half of the year. Their morale must be strong.
Moreover, the Oara tribe has a good relationship with our Ming Dynasty now, and has bribed the three guards of Uliangha to provide support. If we ask for help from the Oara tribe, they will definitely not refuse.
If we march to Lingzhou or Suzhou as the starting point, we will take advantage of the Wala road and follow the Daotang River and Baiyang River directly to Huanglong. We will surely catch him off guard! "
Cheng Feng finished explaining his plan with a murderous look on his face, and a gasp of cold air suddenly sounded in the tent.
Chen Kan's expression changed even more.
Bold, too bold.
Cheng Feng actually wanted to go straight to Huanglong.
Did he think he was Huo Qubing?
To be honest, Cheng Feng's plan might still be somewhat feasible if the Ming Dynasty and Beiyuan were at full war.
But now, the three guards of Wuliangha just chose to join forces with the Walabe to stage a big show under Chen Kan's instructions, and they did not really want to attack Beiyuan with the Walabe.
Beiyuan's gesture of attacking the Ming Dynasty was just a gesture, not an actual action.
Under such circumstances, if Chen Kan really dared to take these five thousand people to attack Huanglong, he would be facing death.
Therefore, Chen Kan rejected Chengfeng's plan without hesitation: "No, no, I only have 5,000 men, not 50,000. Besides, we only have 3,000 cavalry among the 5,000. What about the remaining 2,000?" What to do, let them graze their horses on the grassland?"
Seeing that his proposal was rejected, Cheng Feng was not angry.
He was only responsible for making suggestions. As for whether Chen Kan would adopt them or not, that was beyond his control.
After Cheng Feng finished speaking, Zhou Shi hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Master Marquis, I think that if the Tatars really invade the border, our five thousand people will not be of much use at all. It is better to stay in Xuanhua City and wait for your majesty." Order.
If His Majesty says to fight, it won't be too late for us to attack again. If His Majesty says not to fight, the five thousand of us will just participate in Xuanhua's defense. "
As soon as Zhou Shi finished speaking, he saw several dissatisfied eyes staring at him in the big tent, including the five thousand households he had brought out.
"Coward!"
Cheng Feng even sneered mercilessly.
What a joke, they came to Grassland Mountain just to gain military glory, but now Zhou Shi wants everyone to be a coward, what a deal.
As the saying goes, ruining a person's future is like killing his parents. Zhou Shi's words offended everyone.
Except Chen Kan.
Chen Kan not only did not blame Zhou Shi, but instead cast an appreciative look at him.
Because Zhou Shi's words were exactly what he wanted.
War is not just playing house. People will die in war.
Regardless of Chen Kan's ability to talk freely in front of Zhu Di, any blitzkrieg or public opinion war is all nonsense, just talk on paper.
In the end, he succeeded by luck, also because Zhu Neng was quite good and could flexibly apply his specious theoretical knowledge to the battlefield.
It was all Zhu Neng's fault, and it had nothing to do with him. At best, he just provided Zhu Neng with a hypothesis and a possibility.
Chen Kan knows his true level. Is it okay to let him talk about it? If he is really asked to fight, he can't even set up camp.
He didn't want to become the second Zhao Kuo.
Of course, at this time, Chen Kan didn't have to offend the public.
Therefore, he neither agreed nor rejected Zhou Shi's proposal.
Instead, direct the topic to others and ask, "Besides, do the rest of you have any suggestions?"
The five thousand households looked at each other in disbelief. They were dissatisfied with Zhou Shi's proposal, but they were more afraid that Chen Kan would take Cheng Feng's suggestion and lead them to death.
After pondering for a moment, the leader Qiu Han said: "Master Hou, I will only kill Tatars. As for how to fight this battle, I don't know very well. After all, I don't want to die in vain, and I don't want to be a coward." "
As soon as this was said, the remaining four thousand households nodded in agreement.
"So you just don't have any objections?"
Chen Kan asked back, making the five thousand households look a little embarrassed.
Chen Kan didn't bother to question them, but looked at Fang Xu, who had always had little presence in the army: "Fang Xu, what do you think?"
Hearing Chen Kan calling his name, Fang Xu suddenly came back to his senses.
He had been thinking about it since he entered the commander's tent, and now he just had an idea.
After sorting out his thoughts, Fang Xu cupped his hands and said, "Master Marquis, the general believes that the focus of our operation this time is not to fight, but to train troops."
Chen Kan said in shock: "Training troops?"
