Chen Kan waited for three days in the Yanshan Mountains with two thousand cavalry.
This also meant that the team wasted three days in vain.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Chen Kan stood under a big tree and stared at the way he came. The fine beads of sweat on his forehead proved that he had been waiting here for a long time.
Waiting here with Chen Kan is Cheng Feng.
In the entire camp, they were the only two idlers. Others, such as Zhou Shi, needed to be on guard at all times for Tatar scouts who might appear at any time.
Cheng Feng looked at Chen Kan, who was almost turning into a stone looking at his husband, but he hesitated to speak.
After a while, he still held his hands to Chen Kan and said, "Master Marquis, why don't we go back to the tent to cool down for a while and then wait?"
Chen Kan pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, mainly because the weather was too hot and he had no desire to speak at all.
Seeing that Chen Kan ignored him, Cheng Feng had no choice but to run back to the commander's tent.
After a while, he returned behind Chen Kan with a bottle of ice water: "Master Marquis, have a drink of water."
Chen Kan took the kettle, drank a few big gulps, returned the kettle to Cheng Feng, and continued to stare at the road he came from.
Chen Kan's purpose of standing here is certainly not to wait for Fang Xu. No matter how fast Fang Xu goes, it will take three days to go back to Beijing to get the imperial edict, and to go to Xuanfu and Datong to deliver the edict. It's only two days now. Half, Fang Xu must still be on the way.
Besides, Fang Xu's status is not worthy of Chen Kan personally standing under the scorching sun.
The reason why Chen Kan stood here was simply to relieve the tension in his heart.
Just kidding, despite what he said when Fang Xu left, he would be able to hold up the sky if it fell, but this was just a false edict, and it was impossible to say he wasn't nervous.
Of course, it would be okay if it was just a false imperial edict. With Zhu Di's love for him, at worst, he would take away his military power after returning from the grassland and no longer let Chen Kan lead the army.
The most important thing is that if the imperial edict is spread and the defenders of Xuanda don't believe it, then it will be the end of the world.
Not only was time and imperial edict was wasted, but he also had the reputation of falsely delivering the imperial edict.
Thinking of such consequences, Chen Kan felt extremely stressed.
But he could only bear this pressure alone.
If he doesn't stand here to relieve the pressure, is he going to lie down in the tent and fall asleep?
Well, Chen Kan actually tried it, but he couldn't sleep. He couldn't sleep at all. Instead, he had several big blisters on the corners of his mouth because he was so anxious.
Finally, I came here accidentally, and my heart gradually settled down.
Towards evening, Cheng Feng sent some dry food.
Chen Kan took a piece of dry biscuit and ate it one bite at a time when two riders suddenly drove up at the end of the road.
Those two knights were the scouts sent by Zhou Shi to inquire about the movements of the Xuanfu defenders.
Before the two of them got close to the camp, they started yelling: "Good news, good news, the Xuanfu defenders are marching towards the Yanshan Great Wall..."
As soon as he heard the news, Chen Kan's heart suddenly fell to the ground.
The fact that the Xuanfu garrison took action showed that they did not doubt the authenticity of the imperial edict.
And if the Xuanfu garrison is on the move, then there won't be any problems on the Datong side.
The reason why Xuanfu Datong is collectively called Xuanda is because the two places are horns of each other, and the whole body can be affected by one move. If one party makes a move, the other must follow immediately, otherwise there is the possibility of being defeated one by one.
So, Chen Kan turned around and left without hesitation, taking a few big bites of the rice cake in his hand as he walked.
I don’t know why, but the millet flour pancakes that used to be difficult to swallow now taste extraordinarily sweet.
Back in the camp, Chen Kan quickly convened a meeting with several senior leaders.
Without Fang Xu, only six people including Chen Kan attended today's meeting.
Looking at the five excited people below, Chen Kan suppressed the surprise in his heart and asked: "Everyone, do you know that the Xuanhua defenders are approaching the Yanshan Great Wall?"
Zhou Shi took the lead and took a step forward, cupping his hands and saying, "Back to Lord Marquis, the general will already know about this matter. This is a God-given opportunity for us."
The words "God-given opportunity" came out of his mouth, and the generals' faces turned red with excitement.
Yes, isn't it a God-given opportunity? As the Ming army approaches, the attention of the Tatar army will inevitably be attracted by the army.
With the two facing each other, they had the opportunity to sneak across the Sambulek River. Isn't this a God-given opportunity?
A group of generals looked at Chen Kan excitedly. Although they didn't know how Chen Kan made Xuanda's defenders move, they could guess with their butts that this matter must have something to do with Chen Kan.
At this moment, everyone looked at Chen Kan with blind admiration.
What kind of master is this, who can do such an almost impossible thing?
With his vanity greatly satisfied, Chen Kan gently raised his hand, and the tent suddenly became quiet.
Seeing the look of expectation on their faces, Chen Kan did not disappoint them, and immediately ordered: "Everyone go back and warn his subordinates to have a good night's rest. Tomorrow we will take advantage of the Tatars to climb over Sanbule without paying attention." Sichuan."
"yes!"
After receiving the order, the generals happily walked out of the tent to deliver the good news to the soldiers.
And Chen Kan also rarely had a good sleep tonight.
...
The fact that the Xuanda garrison gathered on the Yanshan Great Wall naturally could not be hidden from the Tatar scouts.
Tumut Grassland began to take action in an instant.
This time, the general who was ordered by Taishi Arutai to lead the army to suppress the Ming Dynasty was named Abu Zhi'an, and he was the son of Taishi Arutai of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
If Chen Kan heard this name, he would definitely feel familiar.
Because Abu's name in history is no worse than that of his father Arutai.
Of course, Arutai is famous for being Zhu Di's old rival, but Abu is famous for stabbing Bei Yuan in the back.
As for why Abu stabbed Beiyuan in the back, we have to start with the grudges between the Oara tribe and the Tatar tribe.
Since the grassland split into East and West Mongolia in the second year of Yongle, Arutai, who was the Taishi of Beiyuan, wanted to unify the grassland again.
So he sent troops to conquer the Oara tribe all the year round.
In the ninth year of Xuande, Arutai met the most powerful opponent in his life, the new leader of the Oara tribe, Choros Tuohuan.
Choros Tuohuan was the first leader of the Oara tribe and the son of Shunning King Mahamu. After Mahamu's death, Alutai believed that the opportunity to unify the grasslands had arrived, so he sent troops to fight against the Simon Guwara, but he never thought about it. Ross Tohuan was more brave and capable of fighting than his father Mahamu.
As a result, Arutai died in this battle that he thought was an opportunity to unify the grassland.
At that time, Choros Tuohuan took the opportunity to lead his army to invade the ancient ASEAN, and the Golden Family became the puppet in the hands of Choros Tuohuan. From then on, the grassland began to be dominated by the Oarabe family.
After hearing the news, Abu took his wife and fled to the Ming Dynasty before Choros Tuohuan had time to consolidate the general power of the grassland.
Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji personally entertained him and gave him high treatment.
Who would have thought that Arutai had been fighting with the Ming Dynasty for a lifetime, but in the end his son had to rely on the Ming Dynasty to survive smoothly?
Of course, none of these things have happened yet.
At this moment, Abu and I are still the commander of the 100,000 soldiers on the Tumut grassland.
Alutai can trust him to hand over a hundred thousand troops to him, and also trust him to lead troops to Tumotechuan to deter the Ming Dynasty. Abu is naturally not an idiot.
So he got the news as early as when the defenders in the Xuanda area made some moves.
When he first heard that Xuanda's defenders had made some changes, Abu felt surprised and stunned.
In his expectation, the Ming garrison of Xuanda generation would only confront the 100,000 soldiers under his command across the Great Wall in a short period of time, because he knew the situation of the Han people very well. Unlike the flexible grassland army, there was no order from the Han emperor. , the Han army would never dare to make any changes.
But now, as soon as the battle was set up, the Han army started to move. There was no reason for the Han emperor to get the news so quickly.
Could it be that the Han emperor came to Beijing again?
The entire grassland knew about the change of emperor in the Ming Dynasty, and they also knew that the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty was the King of Yan who had entered the grassland a few years ago and drove them away.
Now that King Yan has become emperor, it is very possible that he will come to Beijing for inspection.
Isn’t there an old saying among the Han people that wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, just like walking in brocade at night?
If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty came to patrol the border, it would explain why the Han army could move so fast.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the situation between the grasslands and the Central Plains has been that the Central Plains has attacked and defended the grasslands.
It looks like this time is no exception.
So after learning that the Han army was heading towards the Great Wall, Abu quickly took a defensive position.
But while defending, Abu also made other preparations.
It didn't matter that the brave and capable prairie warriors were always being chased by the weak Han people. He made up his mind that if the Han army dared to take the lead in attacking this time, he would make it impossible for them to come back, and he would lead his army to kill them again. Yanshan Mountains, and take a walk around their capital, Beijing.
Abu focused his attention completely on the Ming Dynasty defenders who were making strange movements, and completely ignored that there was a small team under his nose, preparing to get behind his butt and poke his anus!
Chen Kan: "Yes, that's right."
Before dawn, Chen Kan climbed out of bed.
That night, Chen Kan rarely slept well. Perhaps the Ming garrison on the Great Wall behind him gave him an unparalleled sense of security.
So much so that when Chen Kan woke up from his sleep, his whole body was extremely excited.
Sambulechuan is one of the remaining branches of the Yanshan Mountains. It is not very tall, but the vegetation on the mountain is lush, and the grassland and dense forest meet here. It is a good place to hide troops.
If the grassland is currently on the offensive side, the Ming Dynasty hiding an army in Sambulechuan will definitely have the effect of surprising the enemy.
Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty is now the attacking party, so this naturally chosen place to hide troops has lost its role of hiding troops, and instead has become one of the obstacles for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to the grassland.
