"Who do you think you saw?" Mu Zhuoer asked with a frown.
"Li...Li Qing."
"Ah?" Mu Zhuoer, who had always been calm, stood up suddenly, "Aman, did you really see him? When and where was he?"
"It's less than ten miles away from our camp." There was bitterness in the corner of Arutai's mouth, but he quickly put away his negative emotions and said seriously: "Wang, the Ming army may be coming."
"Haha... I'm not afraid that they will come, but I'm afraid that they won't come. I've been planning for so long and just waiting for them to come." A sneer appeared at the corner of Mu Zhuoer's mouth. She was no longer young in her fifties, but her eyes were
Still full of wildness.
Immediately, the wildness gradually softened, "Has he been injured?"
"No, he ran away."
"That's it!" Mu Zhuoer relaxed a little and then grasped the key point, "It seems?"
"Ang." Arutai frowned and said, "I'm not sure if it's him, or even if it's him, but I always feel that it's him."
Mu Zhuoer frowned and said, "Speak carefully."
"Hey." Arutai said sarcastically, "That man looks exactly the same as Li Qing back then, both in appearance and temperament."
After a pause, he said in a muffled voice: "Even the degree of being beaten is the same."
Mu Zhuoer glared at him, and then asked doubtfully: "Appearance?"
"Well, he is still twenty years old."
"At the age of twenty..." Mu Zhuoer murmured softly, unable to hide his disappointed expression, "It should be his son!"
Arutai shook his head: "My own son can't be that similar. Wang, you haven't seen him. It's just... he."
"That's him?" Mu Zhuoer was startled for a moment, then shook his head, "That's impossible. There's no one who doesn't age forever. Besides, I met him once more than ten years ago."
Arutai opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
"King, what about us...?"
"Continue to execute the plan as planned. After planning for so long, it finally came in handy." Mu Zhuoer curled his lips, "After this time, we will definitely be one step closer to success."
At this moment, her whole person revealed unparalleled confidence.
Arutai raised his chest and bowed, and was about to leave, but was stopped again.
"How many people saw that person who looked like Li Qing at that time?"
"More than forty people have all seen it."
Mu Zhuoer nodded, "Let them come over."
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"Why haven't you come yet?"
As the sun set, Li Qing still did not return. Zhu Di became a little anxious and walked out of the tent to look around.
In Zhu Di's heart, Li Qing was as important as this battle, or even more important. He also hoped that after his death, Li Qing would take care of the transfer of power.
Hope and hope, hope and hope...
As evening approached, Li Qing finally came back.
Zhu Di breathed a long sigh of relief, but seeing Li Qing in a very embarrassed state, he couldn't help but frown, "Why are you looking like this? Have you been discovered?"
"Yeah." Li Qing nodded, "But it's not necessarily exposed."
Li Qing briefly described the situation at that time, but with some modifications, such as: faster than a horse running across the ground.
Even so, it also shocked all the generals.
He was discovered by Tatar spies and still came back alive. This marquis and minister is so awesome... The eyes of the generals looking at Li Qing changed.
Zhu Di didn't take it seriously and hummed: "So what if you really guessed it? It's only more than two hundred miles away. A rapid march can only take a day and night, and they have no time to move."
The elderly and the weak, women and children, cattle and sheep... may not be able to be transferred calmly in one day, not even five days.
Despite this, Zhu Di did not want to wait. The sooner he rushed to the battlefield, the better it would be for the Ming army.
Time waits for no one, so Zhu Di immediately ordered the march without saying a word.
After a night's rest and a full day, the soldiers were full of energy and immediately lined up and advanced.
~
Li Qing was very hungry. He took a sip of wine and a sip of meat while riding on his horse. He was so unhappy that Yu Qian was so hungry that he almost cried.
"Eat something." Li Qing handed over the roasted leg of lamb.
Yu Qian shook his head and stared at the wine bag.
Li Qing smiled, threw the wine bag to him, and continued to eat the leg of lamb happily.
After a rapid march overnight, they advanced hundreds of miles. After a brief rest for two and a half hours, the army moved forward again.
During this period, Li Qing shot two sea greens, which had marks on their bodies, indicating that they had been tamed.
Li Qing wanted to use it for barbecue, but Zhu Di refused. In his words: Although this thing cannot be used for personal use, it is not bad to use it as an ornamental object.
In the evening, we finally got close to the Tatar tribe, and small fires lit up in the distance.
"Finally caught." Zhu Zhanji was the most excited, "Grandpa Huang...?"
Zhu Di glanced at him and hummed: "Just wait and see if you want to fight after dawn;
Zheng Heng!"
"I'm here!"
"You lead five thousand cavalry to outflank them and cut off their retreat first."
"I obey the decree!"
"Wang Tong."
"I'm here." Wang Tong knelt on one knee and clasped his fists to listen to the order.
"Lead 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry to advance forward." Zhu Di calmly issued the military order, "Xue Lu, deploy the Shenji campfire gunners and general cannons to lead the army."
Zhu Di urged, "Wang Tong, don't rush to charge. Let Xue Lu and others finish firing the artillery, and then let the soldiers charge."
"I obey the decree."
Wang and Xue responded respectfully, turned around and left the commander's camp and began to assemble the soldiers.
In the corner, when Yu Qian heard this series of military orders, he couldn't help but frown deeply. After thinking about it again and again, he still stood up.
"Your Majesty, I have this memorial."
Zhu Di looked up and the other generals also looked back at Yu Qian.
For a moment, everyone paid their attention to Yu Qian.
"What do you have in mind?"
"I think..." Yu Qian said bravely, "Fighting at night has disadvantages for the enemy, but it also has disadvantages for our Ming army. What's more, the army has been marching all day and night and only rested for more than two hours. It is not the best to start a battle at this time.
opportunity."
Zhu Di sneered: "Then when do you think it is more appropriate to start a war?"
"Before dawn!"
Zhu Di smiled and shook his head, and the other generals also laughed, feeling that Yu Qian's joke was a bit cold.
After laughing, Zhu Di said in a clear voice: "Send the order: Scouts open the way, seize the commanding heights, and build a lookout tower."
Then, he said to the generals, "Reorganize the army and continue to advance!"
"yes."
Yu Qian wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Li Qing's eyes.
"Talk less, see more, and learn more."
Yu Qian sighed and nodded slightly.
…
It was only a distance of more than ten miles, and in most of an hour, the Chinese army had arrived in front of the Tatar camp, and the observation tower was almost completed.
The enemy army has obviously noticed the Ming army for a long time and is actively preparing for war. With the shadows of torches and crowds of people, a war is about to break out!
A quarter of an hour later, a simple observation tower was set up, and at the same time, the roar of cannons also sounded.
Zhu Di immediately climbed onto the observation deck, followed closely by Zhu Zhanji, and then Li Qing also pulled Yu Qian onto the observation deck.
"Dong dong dong...!"
Another round of artillery fire poured out, and after the sound of artillery, sparse screams came. Obviously, due to poor visibility at night, the hit rate was not high.
Even so, the Tatar army could not sit idly by and soon a Tatar army rushed down the slope with unparalleled momentum and rushed towards Shenji Camp without fear of death.
The Ming army was well prepared and immediately set up horse-repelling stakes. At the same time, the shield troops formed a square formation and the cavalry counterattacked from the side, triggering a counterattack by the Tatar cavalry.
The observation tower is still far away from the battlefield. After all, it is where the emperor's chariot is located. Naturally, it cannot be too close to the battlefield, so the general situation can only be judged by the light of the fire.
It is even difficult to direct.
Fortunately, Zhu Di issued combat instructions in advance, and the Ming army's offensive was in an orderly manner.
The emperor's personal expedition had a great positive effect on the morale of the army. The generals and soldiers all worked hard and carried out military orders meticulously.
The scene was not bloody because it was not visible. All that could be seen were the fire dragons and the shouts of killing all over the sky. It was tragic and magnificent with a hint of cruelty.
It was the first time that Yu Qian witnessed real battlefield fighting. Since he often went to the martial arts field, he also became very interested in military affairs. He read many military books. Although he was still talking about military affairs on paper, he could at least understand the situation on the battlefield.
He could see that the Ming army currently had the upper hand, and the advantage was not small.
Nothing happened that he was worried about, and the big stone in Yu Qian's heart slowly fell to the ground.
At this time, Li Qing lost no time in teaching: "Fighting during the day is indeed more beneficial to the Ming army, but fighting is a matter for both parties. While considering yourself, you must also consider the enemy;
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger..."
Yu Qian listened carefully to Li Qing's teachings.
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Tatar commander camp.
Mu Zhuoer sat on a low stool, skillfully cutting up the roasted whole sheep, with a relaxed expression. Grand Master Arutai sat in the Khan's seat, drinking heavily and laughing loudly.
Compared to the two of them who were relaxed, the other three bearded middle-aged men looked flustered.
"Grand Master, the Ming army is powerful. Although our warriors are brave, they can't withstand the Ming army's artillery. Is it time for the Tatar tribe to send troops?"
"Haha... Don't worry, you three. We Tatars are the most loyal and will never treat Uliangha as cannon fodder." Arutai said with a smile, "Abu is dying, you immediately mobilize eight thousand warriors to help Uliangha.
The warriors of Liangha are here to help.”
"yes."
The Tatar general Ab was dying, held his chest in his arms, saluted, and turned around.
Mu Zhuoer brought the divided roast sheep to the three of them and said with a smile: "When the Ming army is defeated, we will turn around and clean up Oala. Today's Oala will be tomorrow's Wuliangha."
"That's right." Arutai continued, "The Wala are not descendants of Tian Khan, but they want to unify the grassland. It is simply a wishful thinking. Let's join forces to destroy the Wala, and then march to the Central Plains. Great achievements can be expected!"
"The master is wise." The three leaders of Wuliangha flattered him.
They didn't plan to attack the Ming Dynasty, not because they didn't want to, but because they knew they couldn't defeat it.
The reason for joining the Tatars was also a helpless move.
Their situation is very embarrassing. They have been struggling to survive among the Ming Dynasty, Tatar and Oara. In recent years, with the internal rule of the Ming Dynasty, they have been bullied miserably.
After being bullied by the Tatars and bullied by the Walas, life was miserable.
It's not that they haven't asked for help from the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Di was eager for them to be in internal chaos and internal strife. How could he send troops to help them?
However, in order to allow Wuliangha to consume each other with Oara and Tatar as much as possible, he increased the trade between the two sides, which is why Wuliangha was able to survive.
It can be said that Wu Liangha is a proper tool man.
They understand this, but they are also helpless.
After being beaten too many times, Wu Liangha also became scheming. After learning from the pain, he began to profess his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty openly, but secretly flirted with the stronger Tatars.
It was not until half a year ago that the Tatars promised to replace Oara if they were willing to join forces and destroy Oara, that they decided to join forces.
Of course, they have no choice.
In addition, they have been bullied by Tatars, but they have never bullied Tatars. Of course, they have no strength to bully Tatars.
They want to believe that if they let the Tatars choose between Uliangha and Oara, the Tatars will definitely choose their Uliangha.
~
Arutai ate the mutton cut up by the princess and felt very happy. He raised his glass and said with a smile: "Come and drink to our great cause!"
The three people quickly raised their glasses, "To the Grand Master!"
The sound of killing outside was loud, but the atmosphere in the camp was filled with wine.
Mu Zhuoer buried his head, cutting up the mutton with great interest, and raised the corners of his mouth...