Of course, in fact, Emperor Chongzhen would never forget that he came to fight. It's just that the sentinels of the Jungar Department who were sent back before did not find the main force of the Jungar Department, so they could only wait.
At the same time, he used the Class C eavesdropping seeds on the nomads imprisoned in the camp to screen out those people as spies of the Jungar Department. There are not that many Grade A seeds, but there are still Grade C seeds. After all, one Grade A seed can be split into nine Grade C seeds, and a distance of ten miles is enough.
Emperor Chongzhen didn't believe it. When the army came, the Jungar Ministry would not send spies to find out where the army was, what the situation was, etc. In this way, as long as there are spies coming to investigate, there is a high probability that they will be caught by Ye Bushou who has spread out.
As for what happens next, it’s just a matter of waiting.
Soon, Emperor Chongzhen's originally set time limit for the unconditional surrender of the Jungar tribe came to an end, but the Jungar tribe didn't even show up, so Emperor Chongzhen was naturally rude and immediately issued an order to exterminate the Jungar tribe. !
In fact, at this time, the first prisoner of Jungar's sentry to be released had just met with the Jungar's sentinel. It will take time for those prisoners of war to regain the trust of their own people.
At this time, it slowly arrived on July 18th, the 22nd year of Chongzhen. Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen had been doing nothing, only inspecting the camp and even going hunting, Hong Chengchou began to worry. Could it be that this time the emperor was finally at his wits end when facing the enemies in the Western Regions?
With this in mind, he found Emperor Chongzhen and had to remind him: "Your Majesty, once October arrives in the Western Region, it is likely to be covered with heavy snow. I'm afraid there won't be much time at this time!"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen chuckled and said, "I know, no, there are still two or three months left. What's the rush?"
"..." Hong Chengchou was speechless. What's the hurry? Of course it's urgent! Nowadays, no trace of the Jungar tribe has been seen, and they are stationed in this Luntai every day. Could it be that the scenery of the Western Regions fascinated the emperor?
Don’t you love beauties and scenery?
Of course, these things can only be thought in the mind. Hong Chengchou hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Your Majesty, the Western Region is vast and the enemy has not yet appeared. Even if they are detected by Ye Bushou, the Zhungeer tribe will definitely not dare to fight with them. Our army faced a decisive battle, and while I was chasing the enemy and fleeing, Wei Chen thought that it might not be possible in two or three months. Once the heavy snow falls, I am afraid it will be very detrimental to our army!"
He knew very well that if he told the truth in a matter-of-fact manner, not only would the emperor not be annoyed, but he would also gain the impression of his direct ministers. Therefore, he had the courage to continue admonishing.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was not unhappy as expected. He still smiled and said, "I have a clever plan to defeat the enemy. Hong Qing will just watch."
When Hong Chengchou heard this, what else could he say? With the emperor's past achievements, I can still feel that the emperor is confident. Is it because I think this will be difficult, and then the emperor will also be difficult?
With that in mind, he could only wait and see.
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In the army camp and the camp where the nomads were detained, people familiar to each other gathered together. Some are worried about their fate; some are indifferent, eating and drinking for free and will talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow; others are taciturn and have a sullen face towards everyone, as if they owe them money...
Among these people, there were three young people in a group. Seeing that the people around them were far away, they whispered to the older one: "What should I do now? I can't go back, and there is no use for anything." ah!"
After hearing this, another person approached the older man and said, "Ah, the Ming army seems to be very powerful."
"Shut up!" The older man heard this and shouted sternly. Then he looked around and found that it was impossible to hear their voices, then whispered, "Be careful, do you have ears through the wall? I don't believe that the Ming Army will Keep us locked up, just wait for the opportunity!"
"But, being locked up in the camp every day, listening to the exciting voices of the Ming army, I feel very uncomfortable!" The man who spoke for the first time whispered, "Aha, listen, there are still bursts of Cheers, are they here to fight?”
Aha means brother in Mongolian.
Yes, these three people are actually spies from the Jungar tribe. The leader, named Balsi, disguised himself as an ordinary herdsman and wandered around the foot of the Tianshan Mountains to find out the movements of the Ming army. Unexpectedly, the Ming army refused to arrest them at night. Caught. Although they now have a clear understanding of the Ming army's situation, being locked up here all the time has made the two young men among them a little irritable.
At this time, after hearing their complaints, Barth's face turned serious, and he shouted again: "Hunters need to be patient to hunt prey. Don't you understand this?"
After being trained by him continuously, the two young men finally did not dare to speak anymore. However, the emotional depression is still there.
Seeing the two of them like this, Balsi softened his tone a little and whispered: "The Ming army has not moved. Staying here all day is the best for our Zhungeer tribe. It is best to stay until it snows. God, maybe the Great Khan can lead us to defeat the Ming Emperor!"
After hearing this, the two young people thought the same thing and couldn't help but get excited immediately. Imagine that if their Zhungeer tribe could even defeat the emperor of Ming Dynasty in his own expedition, that would be really awesome. It would be best to capture the Ming Emperor alive, and maybe take advantage of the situation to invade the Central Plains, just like our ancestors...
The thought was so beautiful that one of the young men couldn't help but turn towards Barth, and when he opened his mouth and wanted to speak, Barth saw him and shouted in a low voice: "Shut up!"
"..." The young man's mouth was open, but he didn't dare to speak.
Balsi cautiously scanned the surroundings again. The other herders were a little far away from them, and the Ming army sentry outside the tent didn't look like a sentry. The two people chatted there, laughing from time to time, and didn't care about the camp at all. of these herdsmen.
After looking at the surrounding situation, Balsicai whispered: "If you talk too much, you will not be discovered. Remember to stop talking. Lie down and imagine that the Great Khan defeated these Ming troops and tied the Ming Dynasty emperor's neck." Isn’t it okay to just hold a rope and let me do whatever I want?”
When the two young people heard this, they were immediately shocked. How could this be done?
But imagine it, it seems pretty good. As a result, they stopped talking and began to express their feelings.
However, what they did not expect was that shortly in the afternoon, a group of Ming troops suddenly entered the camp where they were detained, led by a Qianhu member of the Ming army.
Seeing this situation, all the people in custody couldn't help but become nervous. Because this situation has never happened before.
The two young men from Jungar's tribe couldn't help but look at Balsi, with a little worry in their eyes.
Balsi was afraid that the two of them would lose their composure, so he turned sideways and turned his back to the person and whispered: "Remember your identity."
The identity he specifically reminded of was, of course, not the sentinel of the Jungar Department, but the identity they had made up in advance.
After giving the instructions, he pretended to have the same expression as the other herdsmen, and stared at the Ming army's thousands of households with a bit of worry.
I saw thousands of households of the Ming army saying loudly to them in Mongolian: "The emperor thinks that your life is not easy, so you can leave."
Hearing this, all the herdsmen were surprised, and then they became happy. They quickly thanked the emperor and other things, talking in a hurry. The camp was like a vegetable market, "buzzing".
Barth and his two accomplices both looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes. They didn't know when they would be able to escape from here, but they didn't expect the Ming army to take the initiative to let them leave.
Thousand households of the Ming army saw it and immediately shouted loudly: "But when the army is fighting, you stay away, otherwise you will lose your life. Don't blame me for not warning you in advance!"
Having said this, he looked around at the herdsmen who were all nodding, and then said: "One person from each household came to line up and get the road guide, so as not to be caught again."
While he was talking, two Ming army soldiers brought in tables and chairs and placed them with pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
The Qianhu man went up and sat down, and then asked the first herdsman who came forward: "What is your name, how many companions are there, and what is your relationship?"
After listening to the herdsman's reply, the Qianhu started writing on the paper. After finishing, he stamped it with a seal, dried it and handed it to the herdsman and said: "That's all. Take this road guide and go get it." After taking your things, stay away immediately and don’t get affected by the war!”
After hearing this, the herdsman left happily with his companions.
The other herdsmen were also happy to see him and lined up to receive the road guide in an orderly manner.
About an hour later, Barth also received a road guide. He looked at it and found that it was written in Chinese characters, which he didn't recognize. But it didn't matter, I carefully folded it up and put it away before leaving with a lot of gratitude.
Their cattle, sheep, and horses were not near the camp where they were imprisoned, but at the Ming army's supply camp. Along the way, Barsi and his accomplices rolled their eyes wildly, trying their best to imprint the situation of the Ming army in their minds. Especially at the Ming army's supply camp, he looked at it greedily, thinking about the Ming army's cattle and sheep supplies.
Barth even pretended to twist his foot, crawled and fell to the ground like a dog, and then pretended to be in pain before slowly getting up. Make the most of the moment and let him and his two accomplices watch for a while longer.
During these processes, the Ming army officers and soldiers who were guarding them did not show much ferocity, and at most they only urged them.
When I left the Ming Army camp and passed through an open space in the camp, I saw polo being played here. Not only were many Ming Army soldiers sitting around, but even the Ming Emperor was watching from a high platform.
"That is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" Balsi thought to himself, let you be proud here for now, see you later!
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