Ida frowned slightly and was silent. After a while, he slowly asked: "Where did you see Master Ma's big banner?"
Ma Fang actually did not have the title of Grand Master in the Ming Dynasty, not even the Crown Prince or Grand Master. I answered that he was called the Grand Master for another reason: in the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing, Ma Fang only led two thousand elite cavalry on the security guard.
[Wufeng's Note: That's Hebei Zhulu.] Anda, who had an obvious military advantage, was strongly blocked, and the main force of the Chinese army led by Anda was killed and retreated for more than ten miles.
From then on, right-wing Mongolians from top to bottom often referred to Ma Fang as "grand master". In fact, this grand master was not the original grand master of the Ming Dynasty, but the grand master like Wala Yexian's grand master, who was the Mongolian grand master.
When people talk about it, the meaning it represents is not just an official position, but a status symbol.
The generals in the tent looked at each other and shook their heads, indicating that they had not seen Ma Fang's flag.
After I heard this, my face became a little gloomy. I put the agate snuff bottle in my arms and said decisively: "Inform my son Xin Ai's left army and the right army that has cut off Huang Taiji. Whenever he sees Ma Taishi's big banner,
, must guard the camp and not engage in idle battles. If Master Ma leads more than 10,000 troops and goes out to invite an attack, they are allowed to retreat at any time and avoid fighting."
A Bangshi responded immediately and went to write the order without mentioning it. [Wufeng's note: Bangshi is a Mongolian who is literate and serves as a scribe. 】
The beater hesitated and said: "Great Khan, although Taishi Ma is brave, the elite Ma family army under his command rarely exceeds 3,000. Even if we sell some horses to the three towns of Xuanda in Shanxi this year, it is impossible for all of them to be given away."
The grand master took it away, and my son-in-law thought that the number of soldiers and horses he had at his disposal was only a little over three thousand at most, and it was impossible to have tens of thousands."
Here is a brief explanation: "Da'er Han If You Don't Lang" is actually not a personal name. "Da'er Han" is a title awarded to ministers who have made meritorious deeds. Generally speaking, those who have rescued Bentaiji in front of the battle can be awarded this title.
The title is awarded to the eldest son of Taiji if he succeeds in rescuing Taiji and dies. In addition, this title can also be awarded to those who have made great achievements in a certain field.
"If not lang" is also a title, which is roughly equivalent to the Han people's son-in-law, that is, the son-in-law of the Jin family. The title "beater Han ruanbulang" shows that this person is not only Anda's son-in-law, but also once in the family.
Having rescued An Da in battle, such a person is certainly a close confidant.
Ida shook his head and said: "The Han people have a saying: be careful and sail the ship for ten thousand years, which means that only the most cautious hunter can always avoid the death blow of the prey, and only the hunter who will never be attacked by the prey is the real hunter.
Excellent hunter."
He paused slightly and lectured: "Although Mongolia is large, it has long been divided beyond recognition. I now control more than 200,000 strings, and I am already the top of all tribes. But you should all know that the emperor of Ming Dynasty has his subjects."
Trillions, the army is no less than a million, and the number of soldiers that can be recruited is countless. If we want to be hunters, we must be careful, because fighting the Ming people is not like hunting deer, but hunting tigers, and we must always be on guard against them.
The hunter's power is limited, but the power of the tiger and the leopard is infinite. If you suffer a little more injury, it may not only lead to the failure of the hunt, but also may lead to the harm of the tiger and the leopard. Although the headquarters of Matthew's Division only has three thousand people, it can
After all, he is the commander-in-chief of one town and the one the three towns look up to. If Wang Chonggu concentrates his elite troops on him, and he brings tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack either side of our flanks, who can take the place of Xin Ai and Qie Ji?"
If the Da'er Han heard the words, he could only bow down and receive instruction. Another general, Chulang Naji, said: "If it is as the Khan guessed, then we will just inform Xin Ai Huang Taiji, and we will do everything over there...
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As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes lit up. Tuotuo'ermo, who had been guarding the northern line for me, smiled and said: "Chulang Naji, if the people of Woerdusi hear what you said, they will probably find you."
Fight hard."
It turns out that Qiejin Huangtaiji is the eldest son of the leader of the Wo'erdu Division. This time Wo'erdu Division received the golden order from Anda and sent troops. All 30,000 elite cavalry from the Woerdu Division were under his command, forming part of Anda's expedition.
Right wing.
Because the Wo'erdu Division occupies the Hetao land with rich water and grass, although it has suffered some disasters in recent years, it is far less severe than the Tumochuan headquarters, so the gap between the strength of the two divisions is currently narrowing.
Although the Wo'erdu headquarters was afraid of Anda's huge prestige that he had built up over decades, and did not disobey Anda's golden order at all, and immediately mobilized an army of 30,000 to accompany him on the expedition, the generals under Anda still hoped to use it.
Use war to weaken them.
However, An Da became angry and reprimanded: "Churang Naji, if you only have this level of tolerance, your tribe will always stop at its current size and will never become stronger!"
He ignored the stunned looks on Chulang Naji's and others' faces, and said proudly: "I am the inheritor of the direct bloodline of the Golden Family, the seventeenth generation grandson of Genghis Khan! All Mongolians are my compatriots, and all Mongolians,
They are all my subjects! No matter whether Wo'erdusi is strong or weak, as long as they obey my orders, they are my subjects. How different are they from you! Since they are my people and my subjects, their life and death will depend on them.
It is up to me to take responsibility and make the decision. How can I allow others to kill at will?"
I answer that although I am already sixty-three this year, and my old age is all over my temples and forehead, my words were spoken generously and proudly, showing the true qualities of a generation of grassland heroes. The generals present were shocked and convinced when they heard this, and they all bent down and bowed in fear.
He said: "The might of the Great Khan is like thunder, and the grace of God is like rain. We, the humble people, have been taught!"
I answered and waved my hand: "Wang Chonggu has always been a treacherous man, and Master Ma is even more brave. They are not easy people. You should send my warning to Xin Ai and Qie Ji immediately. Don't let them suffer."
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No one dared to talk nonsense anymore, and the official quickly wrote down the decree of the Great Khan and hurriedly went out to send someone to deliver the letter without mentioning it.
It's just that although I was cautious and generous, I was still a step too late this time.
At the same time that he was issuing warnings to the left and right wings from the Chinese army camp in front of Desheng Fort, Ma Fang had assembled all the cavalry that could be mobilized from the three towns of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi in Baiyangkou, totaling fifteen thousand.
Everyone, escorted by Wang Chonggu personally, quietly left the customs and looked at the horse-drying platform where Xin Ai stationed his troops.
The core force of Ma Fang's unit is still his own cavalry, all equipped with carefully selected three-eyed blunderbuss and hundred-refined sabers, wearing hooded armor, and full of fighting spirit.
Because Gao pragmatically tried his best to provide horses for him this year, the size of Ma Fang's Chinese army has been slightly increased, totaling 3,500 people. These 3,500 people are led by Ma Fang himself, and the remaining cavalry are divided into two groups.
, led by the Generals of Datong East Road and the Generals of Datong West Road respectively, while the Deputy General of the Datong Army sat in Datong on behalf of Ma Fang and took charge of the military situation of all roads.
Ten thousand and five cavalrymen began to divide their troops twenty miles after leaving the customs, and implemented the strategy decided by Ma Fang after conducting a detailed investigation of the enemy's situation in Xin Ai's unit a few days ago.
