Chapter 2223 Badaling
The moon is like a hook, the vast grassland is like rolling thunder, and a vast iron cavalry is rushing from north to south, which is shocked by the wolves roaming here and fleeing after hearing the sound.
Altan is nearly 60 years old. At this time, he was wearing light armor and leading the most elite guard to gallop in front of him, his eyes flashing with firm eyes.
Because the Ming court has many spies on his territory, especially those omnipresent spies, he is always controlled by the Ming court and the jade-faced fox in every major operation.
In view of this, this time, the people from all tribes gathered in Dabanshengcheng in the name of worshiping ancestors, and then rushed directly to Jizhou in a rapid manner, pointing directly to the key point of the Ming Dynasty - Juyongguan.
Although Juyong Pass is like a natural barrier, the greater the risk, the greater the gain.
If he could really seize this pass in one fell swoop, then he would successfully tear open the grassland and pass through the gateway of Beijing City, which would not only threaten the Ming court, but also possibly directly overthrow the Ming court.
It is precisely because he knew that it was impossible to keep it absolutely confidential, in order to shorten the reaction time of the Ming court, he rushed to Badaling outside Juyong Pass in Jizhou day and night.
Ten thousand horses rushing in the moonlight, each of them like a blade, but pointed their finger at the Great Wall that lies between China and the grassland.
Since the Qin Dynasty, this Great Wall has always played a role like mountains and rivers, always blocking the footsteps of their nomadic peoples, and always paying blood to have the opportunity to open a gap.
"After two hundred years of rule, it is time to change dynasties!" Zhao Quan led the elite Bailian scholars to follow the south, and his eyes flashed with determination.
Since the defeat in Shanxi, although he still enjoyed the treatment of a military advisor, he clearly felt that Altan no longer had the trust and respect he had before.
In order to win back Altan's trust and for his dream of becoming a marquis and minister, he also made a lot of preparations this time, hoping that this time he could achieve his long-cherished wish.
The same is true. He knew that this trip was only allowed to win but not fail. Not only would he have to deal with the Ming Dynasty a heavy blow, but he would even help Altan enter the Central Plains.
"We are here for the women and property of the Ming Dynasty!" The Mongolian cavalry finally untied their restraints and shouted with greed in their hearts.
Since the Jin Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty re-exerted mutual tribute, not only did Altan restrict their behavior, but the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's border troops was significantly enhanced, which led to them not going south to rob.
But now this peace has been broken, and now it is going south with 100,000 cavalry. They will sweep the entire Ming Dynasty with an invincible posture, plundering property and the women they like.
It is precisely because they feel that they have returned to the days of looting in the past, but they hope that they can return with a full load every time they go south like in previous years.
In the early morning, this world welcomes the first ray of sunshine in the east, and the dewdrops on the tender green grass are shining with crystal clearness.
The 100,000 cavalry quickly shattered the crystal clearness on the grass. After climbing a mountain road, they successfully arrived outside the Badaling Pass.
Badaling is far higher than Huangluling. It is a mountain pass in Jundu Mountain and also the northern outpost of Juyong Pass, the world's number one pass. The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It has always been a must-fight for military strategists.
Since this is the northern outpost of Yongguan, it is also known as the "Juyong Outside Town". It is the only way to invade Juyongguan and the biggest obstacle to invading the capital.
Zhao Quan narrowed his eyes and looked at the pass of Badaling, and said to Alex with confidence: "Khan, just wait for me to release the signal flare, and the inner responders in the pass will cause trouble, so that the Khan will bring the city of Badaling Pass.
The door opens!”
"It's great, so I'll have a military advisor!" Although Altan no longer trusted Zhao Quan too much, he smiled with expectation.
Huang Taiji frowned slightly. In view of Zhao Quan's failures in the previous two times, he looked at Zhao Quan with some doubts, and swallowed the questions to his mouth.
It’s not that he suddenly believed Zhao Quan, but that when Zhao Quan once again “reduced into a joke”, it would be not too late for him to come forward to settle the score with Zhao Quan.
Of course, he also felt a little expectation in his heart. After all, if he could take down the Badaling Pass without seeing the sword, it would prevent them from hurting people, and he would directly find the first portal through the capital.
Bang!
As a signal flare rushed into the air and then exploded, there were indeed sounds of shouting and beating and killing in Badaling Pass.
"I really have an insider!"
"Haha... As long as you open the city gate, this place will be broken!"
"The military advisor really has the ability to sprinkle beans into soldiers, and he can be our national commander of the Jin Kingdom!"
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When he heard the soldiers on the city wall suddenly ran down the city wall in panic, especially the sound of shouting and killing came from the city gate. He saw the hope of seizing this pass, and he couldn't help but give Zhao Quan the hope of catching the pass.
The military advisor looked at each other with admiration.
Huang Taiji had some doubts about Zhao Quan, but when he saw this situation, he found that he still favored Zhao Quan. This person was indeed the lucky star of their Jin Kingdom.
As far as he knows, because the altitude of Badaling Pass is too high and there is no stable water source in the city, it is impossible to stockpile a large number of troops here for a long time.
As long as the Bailian should open a small mouth for them, they had already occupied the pass in one fell swoop when the reinforcements of the Ming army came.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
It was when they were full of infinite expectations that a dense sound of guns came from the Badaling Pass, and the original shouts of yelling and killing suddenly came to an abrupt end.
this……
The Mongolian cavalry, who were about to take advantage of the city gate opening, couldn't help but look at each other, but found that they seemed too optimistic.
Although they could not see the situation inside the pass, such dense gun sounds were no longer a hasty result, and they were even premeditated.
Quietly, they realized that the so-called "internal response and external response" had once again become a joke. The inner response of their military advisors had probably fallen into the Ming army's calculations, but they turned their heads and looked at Zhao Quan one after another.
Zhao Quan's face was as heavy as water, and his heart was also sinking to the bottom of the valley, but he still looked at the city wall with a glimmer of hope, staring at the city wall with the words "Juyong Wai Town".
There was soon movement at the top of the city. The bodies were hung directly on the city wall by soldiers guarding the city. Many people's deaths seemed very terrifying.
But who can blame this? No matter in any era, traitors are not worthy of sympathy.
"Bastard, damn it!" Zhao Quan recognized that the hanging corpses were the most core White Lotus Sect, but he gritted his teeth and said angrily.
Altan squinted his eyes and looked at the hanging corpse, then looked at the city.
After the previous lessons, although he no longer had much hope for Zhao Quan, he just saw this situation, especially when he was slapped in the face just now, and he couldn't help but feel indignant.
However, he also knew in his heart that the jade-faced fox could even be placed around him, and Zhao Quan's believers might not be able to avoid that person's eyeliner at all.
The reason why the jade-faced fox took action now is probably because he deliberately wanted to make himself feel hope and then disappointed, thereby reducing his morale.
But it has to be admitted that the jade-faced fox is indeed a rare talent in the Han people in a century. It not only has terrifying military talent, but also can count people's hearts.
As soon as he thought of this, he knew that he could only hope that the internal strife of the Ming court would be resolved by Lin Yueran, otherwise he would never want to enter the Central Plains in his life.
"Father Khan, the military advisor has returned in vain many times, which has damaged our morale. Please cut off the military advisor to shock the military power!" Huang Taiji saw that he was "played with" by Zhao Quan again, and immediately stood up and asked for his order.
When several Mongolian tribal leaders next to him heard this proposal, they also looked at attention, and the other two immediately agreed with Huang Taiji's proposal.
Although Zhao Quan had already defected to them, they always rejected this Han man in their hearts. Now, seeing him so unreliable, he is happy to see him beheaded and sacrificed for the flag.
"Khan, I am not very concerned about this time, but please give me another chance to make up for my merits!" Zhao Quan hurriedly turned off the back of the horse and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Military advisor, this matter is a cunning Han people. I can't blame you. Get up quickly!" Altan glared at Huang Taiji first, and then said gently.
Although he was also angry with Zhao Quan's mistake, Zhao Quan not only had a useful brain, but also had a large number of believers, but he could not really kill Zhao Quan.
"Thank you for not killing the man!" Zhao Quan secretly sweated and thanked Altan.
But his heart became more vigilant. Although Altan still attached importance to him, Huang Taiji had already exposed his murderous intention to him, but he had to be careful.
The rising sun hangs high in the sky, and the dazzling sunshine shines in this world.
Altan originally hoped to achieve results through the raid, but Zhao Quanli and his internal and external joint plan failed, and the Badaling Pass had already had heavy troops, but he decided to adopt the second strategy.
A Mongolian tribe leader turned his head and looked at Altan, then shouted to the top of the city: "I don't know who is in charge here, so I will show up quickly to meet my Khan!"
"My general is Qi Jiguang, the general of Jizhou. I wonder what the intention of King Xing of Shunyi mobilized his troops to come?" The general from the pass appeared with Qi Jiguang, but asked directly.
Qi Jiguang is now the general of Jizhou. Looking at the 100,000 troops under the city, there was no excessive fear on his face and his eyes were full of fighting spirit to look at Altan.
When he learned that Altan led 100,000 cavalry to come, he also led the Qi family army here as soon as possible, facing the new generation of heroes in the grassland.
Although his number is at a disadvantage, he has the natural danger of Badaling Pass and the advantages of firearms they have, he has enough confidence to keep it here.
That's why his heart was actually longing for this battle, which not only washed away the world's doubts about the achievements of the Qi family's army in fighting against the Japanese, but also annihilated the Tartars for the Ming Dynasty through this battle.
Huang Taiji looked at Altan and immediately responded to the top of the city: "Please tell you the Emperor of Ming Dynasty immediately! Now our grassland is suffering from disasters, and countless people and animals starve to death. If we refuse to trade with our Altan, we will do it ourselves.
This is a meeting with soldiers!”
this……
When Zhao Quan heard this, he couldn't help but frown. This was completely different from what they said earlier. He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Altan in confusion.
But Altan looked up at the city. After all, his plan could not keep up with the changes. Now he only hoped that he would put pressure on himself, thus forcing the Ming Dynasty to agree to a trade with each other.
Since he left the Northern Yuan to establish his own business, he has not only had to face the pressure of the Oirat, but also the remnants of the Northern Yuan, and his life has not been easy.
Especially the defeat in Shanxi caused him to lose his vitality. The best result now is to use the Ming Dynasty's materials to defend his position as the overlord of the grassland, but he was no longer able to enter the Central Plains.
That's why this trip was able to successfully raid the Ming Dynasty was the best result, but the former failed and settled for the second best, forcing the Ming Dynasty to agree to the trade with force.
"My Lin Pavilion had known that you were so shameless. He had already asked Beiyi to tell Altan Khan! If you want to fight today, you will fight in Badaling with dignity, or you may find a broken wall like before and crawl in like a mouse.
, I am Ming Dynasty... will never trade with each other!" Qi Jiguang responded toughly in the face of Altan's request.
ah?
Huang Taiji naturally knew who Lin Ge Lao was in Qi Jiguang's mouth, but he never expected that Lin Junran had already made a prediction and couldn't help but stare straight.
If Xu Jie is their ally, then Lin Qingran is their nightmare.
It was the several wars led by Lin Qinran, coupled with the main battle that Lin Qinran insisted on and refused to trade, which made them fall into the current dilemma.
But they thought it was a complete plan, and they forced the two countries to trade with each other through the army, but Lin Weiran made them feel disappointed on the spot.
Huang Taiji thought that he was coming this time, and even questioned, "No, how could he know our request, and he has no right to refuse our request in this way. These words must have been fabricated by you!"
"Lin Ge had known that you had invaded Jizhou, so he had arrived at Juyongguan last night. He was ordered by the emperor to go north to preside over the war, so he naturally had the right to refuse! If you want to fight, you will attack, and my Jizhou army will accompany you to the end
!” Qi Jiguang revealed Lin Junran’s whereabouts and said provoking with high fighting spirit.
Seeing Qi Jiguang provoking them so much, Huang Taiji believed that Qi Jiguang was not aimless, and couldn't help but turn his head and look at Altan in embarrassment.
Altan frowned, but asked, "Since the jade face... Master Lin has arrived at Juyongguan, can he come here? I will talk to him in person!"
"I can report this matter, but we have to hang a free battle sign!" Qi Jiguang thought for a moment, and immediately put forward the conditions.
Altan knew that the conditions were very reasonable, so he immediately raised his hand and ordered: "Camp on the spot!"
Since the southward raid failed and the news of the southward raid had already leaked, the opportunity to enter the Central Plains has been lost, so the biggest goal of this trip is to trade with each other.
Only when there is no hope for mutual market, he will order a strong attack on Badaling Pass, allowing this master Lin to see his power, and even use this force to attack and kill the jade-faced fox on the spot, thereby solving this important problem.
Soon, a white tent appeared here, and the Mongolian army camped in Badaling.
Chapter completed!