Is Gao Pragmatic’s army about to arrive at Ixibal?
Bosho Ketu and his generals were stunned when they heard this. Especially Bosho Ketu himself. He just said that he had calculated the marching speed of the Ming army because it was too slow and it would take at least two days to reach the end of the march.
When I arrived at Ixibal, I didn't expect that I would be slapped in the face by the facts so quickly. I was really losing my face.
Boshu Ketu's face sank, and his voice began to turn cold from the previous enthusiasm: "What's going on? According to your previous information, the Gao pragmatic headquarters is at least a hundred and twenty miles away from Ixibal.
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The implication of these words is extremely simple: Were you fucking telling lies about the military situation before?
Yilduzi, however, was very calm and said solemnly: "This is the reason why I came to see Jinong in person - Gao Pangshi suddenly accelerated his march three days ago, but I didn't ask for the reason. And not only that, three days ago
, he suddenly became more wary of me. I am usually required to be by his side and cannot leave easily..."
Bosho Ketu interrupted: "In that case, how come you are here now? Didn't you say 'you can't leave easily'? Huh?"
When he said this, the air seemed to become a little cold immediately, and the surrounding generals also looked at Ilduzi with bright eyes. If he had not entered the camp alone, I am afraid someone would have drawn a knife at this time.
But Ilduzi not only showed no fear, but smiled and said: "Isn't this thanks to the fact that Ixibal is my Abu's territory? By the way, Jinong, I wonder what you know about Gao Pragmatic.
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Boshu Ketu couldn't figure out Ilduzi's intention for a while, and said suspiciously: "Iksibal? Hmm... Are you pragmatic? What do you want to say?"
Yilduzi looked relaxed and said with a smile: "When people talk about high pragmatism, the world always thinks of him as the number one scholar in the Sixth Prize, who settled the south and the north. Little did they know that this man was probably the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, with countless properties. What's the golden bottle of sake bucket?
Ten thousand, the jade plate is worth ten thousand yuan, these are just a drop in the ocean to him.
Since such a person has arrived in a large border settlement like Ixibal, he naturally has to pay attention to the things that should be paid attention to. He ordered me to be his precursor and prepare some things for him in Ixibal first..." said
Then he took out a piece of paper and handed it to the person next to him, asking him to show it to Bosho Ketu.
Boshu Ketu could barely recognize some Chinese characters. Although he could not recognize all the items listed on the paper, he also knew that they were luxurious utensils, and some dishes seemed to be mentioned.
Boshu Ketu's face became a little more relaxed, but there was a trace of ridicule: "We are out on an expedition, and the battle has not been fought yet, so we need a lot of things, huh."
Yilduzi looked very in agreement, smiled in agreement, and said: "What Jinong said is absolutely true, but thanks to his requests, I was able to take the lead and report this to Jinong first.
A new change.”
He paused, sighed, and then said: "It's a pity that Gao Pragmatic is still suspicious of me, so he asked me to leave the other 17,000 warriors with him, and only allowed me to bring 3,000 horses to Ixi."
Ba'er...that's not the case. My 20,000 warriors cooperated with Jinong's army to directly counterattack and defeat the Ming army, and captured Gao Jingjing alive in front of the battle. Isn't it neat and tidy? Why do we need such trouble!" He said with a look on his face.
A look of regret.
Boshu Ketu's doubts were cleared, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but after thinking about it, he said: "You are right, this is a pity, but it is not a big problem, as long as you and I will fight together until tomorrow."
In front of the army, won't your own troops turn against you before the battle? By then, his pragmatism will still lead to a dead end!"
Yilduzi said happily: "Yes, this is exactly the truth. But there is a situation here that needs to be reported to Jinong."
Boshu Ketu has now relaxed his vigilance towards Ilduzi. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Whatever the situation is, just tell me."
Ilduqi said with a hint of worry: "Because Iksibar is a large settlement on the border, it has become an important place for my business in recent years, so I have strengthened my defenses and even built some brick walls...
Although it is not as high as those high walls in the Ming Dynasty, it is still nearly ten feet high."
Bosho Ketu vaguely guessed what Ilduzi meant, but he was not sure, so he asked: "What then?"
Yilduzi sighed: "Jinong may not know something, but Gao Pragmatic also brought some artillery here. If these things were set up on the city wall and bombarded downwards, they would be quite powerful. Plus, once he entered
Within the city wall, my 17,000 warriors cannot take advantage of the cavalry, and it will be difficult to defect in the face of battle..."
Boshu Ketu was quite decisive and said immediately: "That's easy to handle. Let's just get to Ixibal before Gao Pragmatic and prevent him from entering the city." Then he paused for a moment and asked.
:"Where is he now?"
Ilduzi thought for a moment and replied: "I'm afraid we will be able to reach Ixibal in three or four hours."
Boshu Ketu was taken aback and said hurriedly: "Oops, are you so close?" Then without saying a word, he immediately ordered: "My sons, the fighter plane is fleeting and the opportunity to destroy the main force of the Ming army is gone.
It's right in front of you, everyone, get ready and set off immediately, rushing to Ixibal!"
All the generals listened to the conversation between him and Ilduzi, and their suspicions about Ilduzi were gone. Now the remaining generals were as anxious as Boshu Ketu. After hearing the words, they immediately went to find their own troops to prepare.
Before setting off, even the veteran general didn't hesitate much and turned back to lead the troops.
Boshu Ketu said to Ilduzi: "You Abu is the lord of Ixibal, and you are the master of this place. You lead your three thousand warriors to lead the way for me. Oh, by the way, when I arrive at Ixibal
After Baal, you will have to work harder to deceive Gao Pragmatic, and Ben Khan will set up an ambush and defeat him completely! After that, Ben Khan will fulfill his promise to you immediately without changing a word."
Yilduzi looked surprised, thanked him quickly, said goodbye to Boshu Ketu, and hurriedly led the troops.
The area near Hurihuliang is not the "prairie" that comes to mind when the Mongols are mentioned, but a more typical Loess Plateau landform. However, the Loess Plateau at this time was not as bad as it would be in later generations. There were still some woods and shrubs, but they couldn't be done.
The grass is lush and green, and some yellow soil that is not covered by green is often exposed on the surface.
At this time, the snow melted and the ice disappeared, and these less dense woods and shrubs were also full of vitality, bringing a lot of greenery to the Loess Plateau. At the same time, it also created a concealment basis for Gao Pangshi's troops. Especially.
There are a lot of deep ravines on this side of the Loess Plateau. Ma Gui hid his troops and artillery battalions in the dense ravines, so it was not easy to be discovered.
Ma Gui himself was also hiding in a ravine. At this time, a scout came to report, saying: "The news from General Tuotuo is that Boshu Ketu's troops are coming at full speed, and the three leading ones are coming at a full gallop."
Thousands of people are still Ilduqi.”
Ma Gui snorted softly and said to Ma Chengzhao beside him: "It seems that this guy Yilduzi is bound to make a great contribution this time. I just don't know what King Shunyi will do with Boshu Ketu after the war... He
If Bosho Ketu is abolished and replaced with Liqiejin or Ilduqi, the department will be in chaos."
Ma Chengzhao didn't care about these things. What he cared about was whether he could make military exploits, so he asked: "What kind of merit does Yilduqi make? It shouldn't conflict with us, right?"
Ma Gui thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "There should be no conflict, but the specific situation depends on what the Council considers. If the Council wants to increase infiltration into the right-wing ministries, they might deliberately use the Mongols and us to talk about it.
If it works, then it will have some impact.”
Ma Chengzhao suddenly looked as if he had a toothache, and said unhappy: "So this guy is actually here to grab credit?" He did not dare to say that Gao was pragmatic, so he had to vent his anger on Yilduzi.
But Ma Gui snorted and said dissatisfied: "What are you unhappy about? How much credit you can get ultimately depends on how capable you are. Could it be that if others don't make great contributions, you will be able to stand out? If others make great contributions,
Can't you suddenly rise up? As long as you work hard on your own, the credit you deserve will be indispensable here at Gaoshutai. You don't care what others do?"
Ma Chengzhao did not dare to talk back to his father, so he had no choice but to shut up angrily.
After a while, Ma Chengzhao suddenly pointed to the west and said: "Father, Boshu Ketu is here."
Ma Gui, like him, leaned down among the shrubs on the edge of the ravine. Hearing this, he said calmly: "The smoke in front of this end is smaller, it's the three thousand people in Ilduzi, and the ones behind the yellow dust are Bo Shuo."
The main force of Ketu...well, the two armies are only about one mile apart, but this is not easy to handle..."
Ma Chengzhao curled his lips and said, "What's so difficult about this? Is father worried that when he spanks Boshu Ketu, Ilduzi will be spanked by the way?"
Ma Gui glanced at him coldly and said: "If you think that the 'accidental attack' of Ilduqi's troops is harmless, then you'd better withdraw to Ixibal now and be a helper for the Privy Council.
Be smart and avoid harming our Ma family."
Ma Chengzhao was stunned for a moment, and then said with some dissatisfaction: "What's the big deal about Yilduzi? It's just an accidental injury to a few of his slaves, and it's not an accidental injury to himself. How can he also harm the Ma family?"
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Ma Gui's tone was still cold: "Childish! For one Yilduzi, the Privy Council has spent so much effort, and even General Tuotuo came to put on a show. Do you think it's just because Yilduzi has 20,000 cavalry?
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Ma Chengzhao exhaled and said: "That's not true. After all, there are nearly 20,000 horses. This should be said to be 40,000..."
"You are naive, but you are indeed naive." Ma Gui snorted, "You are short-sighted."
Ma Chengzhao was dissatisfied and said: "Then what does father have to say?"
Ma Gui stretched out his hand and slapped Ma Chengzhao on his helmet, causing Ma Chengzhao to stagger. Although it didn't hurt, he was a little dazed. Then Ma Gui snorted coldly: "I'm going to teach you a lesson, how dare you?"
Are you so weird? I have to ask you to go back and copy the Filial Piety Classic a hundred times."
Ma Chengzhao opened his mouth, but according to his experience, if he spoke too much at this time, a hundred times might turn into two hundred times, so he finally kept his mouth shut.
Seeing that he had calmed down, Ma Gui spoke up and said: "Although I can't guess all the plans of the Privy Council, I'm thinking that this Yilduqi may have to change... The Privy Council is likely to change."
Set him up as a role model for the set of Taijis, that is, the one who buys horse bones with thousands of gold, so he will definitely be particularly generous to him. In this case, you can give his subordinates an accidental injury at this time, just in case he goes to find
The Privy Council is crying, what do you want the Cardinal to do?"
"Our Ma family is the direct descendant of the lord!" Ma Chengzhao opened his eyes wide and said, "Will the lord blame us for this?"
Ma Gui said helplessly: "The leader may choose to help the Ma family, or he may choose to help the Yilduzi. To help the Ma family, it means that the role of the Yilduzi is not particularly important at this moment; to help the Yilduzi,
It means that the hub will soon have a big plan for the set department...
But no matter what the Privy Council chooses, the impression that you, Ma Chengzhao, was incompetent will remain in the Privy Council's heart. Do you still expect to get many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future? Do you still expect to have the opportunity to rise to prominence?
Dreaming! Even you can guess that at this time, the Privy Council will probably transfer you to a shit ward that is not close to the border, and let you polish your character there, maybe three to five years, maybe seven or eight years, or even
I will let you stay for ten years until green hair grows on your back before I give you some more opportunities to prove it to him - are you willing to go?"
Ma Chengzhao was startled and said hurriedly: "Of course I don't want to. It would be too uncomfortable not to fight."
Ma Gui snorted coldly: "Then you just do as I say and don't cause trouble for me, let alone cause trouble for the Privy Council, do you hear me?"
"Yes, yes, what father said is that his son must behave himself." Ma Chengzhao nodded quickly.
Ma Gui turned around and saw that three thousand cavalry from Ilduqi over there were already heading down the mountain. They were only about three miles away from the foot of the mountain. Ma Gui said to Ma Chengzhao: "Be careful with the flags and let them go. By the way, a reminder."
Attention, gentlemen, the real master will be waiting for you soon, so cheer up for me."
Ma Chengzhao immediately complied with the instructions. After finishing the matter, he suddenly pointed at Yilduzi's headquarters and said with some surprise: "Hey, this Tatar is quite smart...Father, look, he has sped up."
Ma Gui also noticed that when Yilduzi's troops were approaching the foot of Hurihuliang Mountain, they suddenly increased their speed and quickly opened the distance from Boshu Ketu. He couldn't help but muttered: "It seems that Yilduzi
Du Qi is not particularly at ease with us... Humph, but it doesn't matter, it will be easier for me to fight by keeping the distance like this."
Then Ma Gui stopped talking nonsense, glanced at the Ilduqi headquarters whizzing by, and then carefully stared at Boshu Ketu's command, and said to Ma Chengzhao: "Sign up, give me Boshu Ketu
The rebels cut it off in the middle! By the way, let the mines in the artillery camp explode on time. Don't kill Boshu Ketu on the spot. The Privy Council has already promised General Totuo to let him take Boshu Ketu with him.
Go to Guihua City to resume your life."
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