Baturhui spoke at this time, but not to Baltu, but to his son Sengge: "He is not the only one who was let go! The Ming Emperor must have guessed that among the people they captured There are people from our tribe, but he doesn’t know who they are. Even if they are tortured one by one, he may not be able to get the results he wants. Therefore, he deliberately revealed his fault and let them all go."
Upon hearing this, Sengge thought that this was really possible. He was a smart man, and he figured it out quickly, and asked quickly: "What Father Khan means is that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to find us, and deliberately used this method to lure us out to destroy the Ming army." Food road?"
Baltu on the side listened to their conversation and was relieved, because he didn't say that he must have betrayed the tribe.
Baturhui nodded when he heard this, and said with a smile of relief on his face: "Yes, this is the cunningness of the Ming Emperor!"
"Haha, Father Khan, it seems that my son is right, we can't go out." After hearing this, Zhuote Batur Hui quickly said to Batur Hui, "Fifth brother was almost fooled! "
That's because you are too stupid. The Ming Emperor's strategy is to deal with people who are smarter than you. Baturhun thought so in his mind, but he didn't hit his son too much. He just ignored him and continued to say to Sengge: "The Ming emperor is cunning. No matter whether his food, grass and baggage is more or less, at least the Ming army's The strength is not something we can deal with at the moment. And our advantage is that this is a place we are familiar with. It is up to us to decide when to fight the Ming army. As long as this stalemate continues, even if the price we pay will be high, as long as If you defeat the Ming army, no matter how high the price is, it will be worth it."
Hearing this, Sengge had already understood what Baturhun meant, and continued with a look of surprise: "As long as we remain unchanged in response to all changes, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will either withdraw his troops before winter comes, or he can only I have spent the winter in Luntai. But the Ming army may not be able to adapt to the weather in our Western Regions, and it will be stationed for a long time. The transportation of grain and grass supplies from the pass is definitely the biggest burden on the Ming Dynasty. They cannot afford it..."
Seeing Baturhui nodding, his thoughts became sharper, and he thought of something again, and added: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty cannot stay away for a long time, which is also one of his weaknesses. Therefore, on the surface, Ming Dynasty The Emperor of China doesn’t seem to care much about having fun in Luntai, but in fact, the one who most hopes to finish the fight as soon as possible at this time is definitely the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!”
"Well, that's a good point!" Baturhun smiled and nodded repeatedly, making Zhuo Tebaatur on the side look very jealous, but it was not his fault.
No matter what, Baturhun can be regarded as a hero of the generation. He made a decision in his heart and immediately issued an order: "Pass this Khan's military order to withdraw all sentinels and not give the Ming army a chance to detect our traces. Everyone, stay here and are not allowed to go out. If anyone is found going out without permission, he will be severely punished as a traitor to the clan!"
At this time, he already understood the situation of the Ming army. Unlike before, although he was hiding, he did not know the situation of the Ming army, so he had to send out sentries to investigate.
Although issuing such a military order will cause great losses to the Zhungeer tribe, it is definitely cost-effective to consume the energy to kill the Ming army. He didn't believe it. Could the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty really use the power of the whole country to kill him here?
If this is really the case, then he has nothing to say, and he will have no choice but to take the tribe and flee to other places. With the elite of the Ming army, it was impossible for him to send it to the door by himself.
After Ba Tu Erhui finished speaking, his eyes glanced at Ba Tu Erhui without paying attention. Even if Baltu is really bribed by the Ming Kingdom, as long as everyone is prevented from leaving the valley and the Ming army far away in Luntai cannot receive his message, it will make no difference whether the tribe rebels or not.
As a result, the Jungar tribe quickly started to move. Sengge led his people out to deliver the order, and finally returned to the valley to ensure that no traces were left outside.
After everything was settled, Baturhun laughed loudly and said: "Let's focus on dealing with those Heshuo special troops. As for the outside, let the Emperor of Ming Dynasty have fun!"
"Soon the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will be anxious!" Seng Ge echoed, "It is a dream if we want our Zhungeer tribe to surrender!"
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Regardless of whether it is Baturhun or Sengge, their strategy is indeed effective if it is used against ordinary people. However, Emperor Chongzhen is a man with golden fingers!
Emperor Chongzhen knew of the Jungar tribe's countermeasures through the feedback from the Class A eavesdropping seeds on Baltu. Although the special nature of the Western Region meant that he did not know the names of the places, he knew that the Jungar tribe was hiding somewhere in the Tianshan Mountains. This is infinitely better than having no clues before.
The Tianshan Mountains, one of the seven major mountain systems in the world, are located in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, spanning China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan from east to west. The total length is about 2,500 kilometers, and the average width from north to south is 250-350 kilometers, with the widest point reaching At more than 800 kilometers, it is the largest independent latitudinal mountain system in the world. It is also the mountain system farthest from the ocean and the largest mountain system in arid areas of the world.
Logically speaking, to find the hiding place of Jungar tribe, it is still difficult to find a needle in a haystack. However, this is only theoretical. In fact, Emperor Chongzhen still has many clues to locate the hiding place of the Jungar tribe.
On this day, Hong Chengchou was watching a polo match with Emperor Chongzhen. Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen got up and smiled at him and said, "Isn't Hong Qing worried that this war will be protracted? Come on, I'm ready to take action right now." ?”
Hong Chengchou was thinking about this secretly. He had no interest in polo. When he heard this, he was overjoyed and followed the emperor quickly.
Along the way, he was thinking, but he still had no idea, how would the emperor start this war?
Could it be that he was not waiting for any changes, so he was ready to lead an army, divide the troops into two groups, advance together, and then search the Western Region?
Out of curiosity, after arriving at the central military tent, his eyes never left the emperor.
After Emperor Chongzhen arrived at the Chinese army's tent, he ordered the eunuch Fang Zhenghua who was accompanying him: "Get the map of the Western Regions!"
"Servant, you obey!" After hearing this, Fang Zhenghua didn't delay at all. He just brought the map of the Western Regions in one go, and then followed Emperor Chongzhen's instructions and spread it out on the table in front of the emperor.
Then, Emperor Chongzhen picked up a ruler, bent down and began to draw on the map. This made Hong Chengchou, who was watching below, particularly curious: What is the emperor doing?
Not long after, Emperor Chongzhen put down the ruler, then reached out to Hong Chengchou, patted the map with his hand and said, "Hong Qing, come and see, the Jungar tribe is hiding in this area!"
After hearing this, Hong Chengchou became even more curious and quickly looked at it.
On this map of the Western Region, a large circle is drawn with Luntai as the center; and there is also a large circle with Hami as the center. And the place where the Jungar tribe is hidden, as the emperor pointed out, is where these two large circles cover each other, well, it is still in the Tianshan Mountains.
To be honest, although he could clearly see what was on the map, Hong Chengchou still didn't understand, so he had to report to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I am stupid, I don't know how the emperor came to know that the Jungar tribe is hiding in this area?"
If the Jungar tribe really hides in this area, although it is still a large area, it will be far better than having no clue now.
Emperor Chongzhen laughed after hearing this. He estimated how much Baltu's daily journey would be and how many days it would take to reach the destination. Although there would be horizontal, vertical and diagonal routes in between, he ignored these and roughly drew the circle based on the farthest distance. In the same way, the Jungar sentinels who have been released in Hami can also get a rough range. The Tianshan Mountains area covered by these two ranges is where the Jungar tribe hides.
But of course he couldn't just tell Hong Chengchou like this, otherwise Hong Chengchou would have questions again, and would ask questions such as how the emperor knew those people were spies from the Jungar tribe, and how many miles they walked every day?
It was impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to tell him that I estimated the speed of these spies based on the conversations of the spies in the eavesdropping system and the urgency of the sound of horse hooves.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen said to Hong Chengchou: "You don't need to care about anything else. The current plan is to find the locals in the Western Regions and ask if there is a large valley in this Tianshan area that can accommodate as many tribes as the Jungar tribe. Of course, It can be several adjacent large valleys. The valley must be big enough and have a water source, and it is more likely if there is grassland in the valley."
By checking this information, you can further narrow down your search.
Hearing Emperor Chongzhen speak so confidently, the most important thing is that if the emperor doesn't want to say anything, as a minister, can he still ask further questions?
Hong Chengchou had no choice but to resign quickly with doubts and doubts, and took the map to find the soldiers or herdsmen in the Western Regions to take care of this matter.
About half a day later, Hong Chengchou excitedly came to see Emperor Chongzhen again. He spread out the map, excitedly pointed at the red circles on the map and said, "Your Majesty, there are not many valleys that meet the requirements. Weichen." After repeated verification, these are probably the only places that meet the requirements!”
"Okay, now that it has been confirmed, let's set off tomorrow!" Emperor Chongzhen saw it and gave the decree loudly with a smile.
Afterwards, a military meeting was held and missions were deployed. More than 45,000 cavalry troops left at the drop of a hat the next day, rumbling away from the dust.
All the generals had the same doubts as Hong Chengchou. How could the emperor be so sure that the Jungar tribe would be hiding here? After all, the Western Region is so vast, where can’t we go? Even if we take a step back and hide in the Tianshan Mountains, the Tianshan Mountains are so big, why would the Jungar tribe hide here instead of elsewhere? Could it be that the emperor has mastered a new hexagram technique and can figure out the location of the Jungar tribe by drawing a picture on the map?
With these questions, Hong Chengchou and other generals were waiting to uncover the answer to the mystery and see if there was any Zhuge'er tribe!
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