Huapiling is located one hundred and thirty miles east of Shacheng, among the Dama Mountains in the remnant range of Yanshan Mountain. It has a dangerous terrain, crisscrossed ravines, gushing mountain springs, and brilliant wild flowers.
Because it is the intersection of mountains and grasslands, the biggest feature of this place is that it has both dense forests and vast grasslands. In later generations, this place was the east entrance of the "Prairie Road" and was a famous scenic spot, known as the Fortress.
Go to Jiuzhaigou Valley.
Another characteristic of this place is that the summer is as cool as autumn. Since the early Ming Dynasty, there has been a saying that "out of the thirteen provinces in the world, it is not as cold as Huabiling" - well, Huabiling was still the territory of the Ming Dynasty at that time, and
Now it is dozens of miles outside the customs.
The encounter between Tumen Khan and the "Tumote East Road Rebels" broke out near this picturesque Huarbari Ridge.
In the first round, they encountered only the scouting horses from both sides. They all retreated cautiously without any fighting. Then the armies of both sides unanimously chose the terrain of "based on the grassland, with the mountains to the south" to advance.
However, it was Tumen Khan who really moved forward. The Tumote East Route Army only continued to move forward for seven or eight miles, and then stopped to eat dry food and feed their horses.
It is not advisable to eat too much before the war, and the same goes for feeding horses. There are only people, and horses do not need to limit the amount of water they drink. Not only Qataiji, but also the other Taijis under his command know these things clearly, and there is no need for him to explain them personally.
Qataiji himself ate a few pieces of beef and mutton jerky, drank a water bag of water, and then straddled his horse and surveyed the surrounding terrain. The centurion who was exploring the horse beside him reported: "The Ming Army's Ma Chengxun Department has taken over
After receiving the news, we are detouring to the right, and General Ma Shen said that we can enter the battlefield diagonally from Danan Mountain to the southwest at the scheduled time."
Qia Taiji's face relaxed, and he nodded: "Okay, I understand. I sent someone back to General Ma Shen, saying that the original plan remains unchanged, but be sure to remind him not to enter the battlefield too early, and to wait for our general's plan."
Our troops will have a firm hold on them before they suddenly break out."
"yes!"
Qataiji asked again: "Where are Zhang Bingzhong's Ming troops on the southern front? Have they passed Shuangshitou Gou?"
"Back in Taiji, Zhang Bingzhong's troops couldn't be contacted." Centurion Tanma looked a little embarrassed: "The last time his troops contacted us was in Xiaodonggou. After walking through Dadonggou, they lost track for some unknown reason.
But judging from the distance, we should have passed Shuangshigou by now."
"Lost the trace?" Chatterji frowned and said nothing for a while.
The men beside him said displeasedly: "Brother Tuotuo, does this guy not believe us or what? I remember Ambassador Gao Qin said that he has ordered Ma Chengxun and Zhang Bingzhong to temporarily obey your command. Ma Chengxun
Now he seems to be honest, what the hell is this Zhang Bingzhong doing?"
Qataiji thought for a while, shook his head and said: "According to the envoy Gao Qin, Zhang Bingzhong is loyal and honest, and does not seem like someone who dares to disobey the envoy's orders... However, his son Zhang Wanbang is timid and has bad ideas.
Too much, I'm worried that he will do something evil under the instigation of his son."
"Then what should we do?" Qingbang frowned: "This guy himself is the commander-in-chief, shouldn't he be at the mercy of his son in everything?"
Of course, Qataiji couldn't really do anything to a Ming army general. Even if Zhang Bingzhong disobeyed Gao Pragmatic's order, the matter could only be impeached by Gao Pragmatic afterwards - he was just an imperial envoy now, not a patrol commissioner.
Well, for generals at the rank of general, unless the opponent directly resists the order face to face, it is impossible to "kill first and then show off" or "make decisive decisions on small matters".
Of course, if it were some domineering civil servants with a holy family member like Gao Pragmatic, they might be able to do this kind of thing, but Gao Pragmatic is obviously not that kind of person. With his habits, he is more willing to be the protector and protector of rules.
He is a follower, not a destroyer. If he is talking about destruction, he would rather find a way to change the rules and then obey them.
After all, he studied law and economics in his previous life, and both subjects were based on rules.
Qataiji has recently become very fond of Gao Pragmatic, because as a person known for his loyalty, he is also a stickler for rules, so after hearing these words, he just shook his head slightly and said: "Whether Zhang Bingzhong is disobedient or not, we can't be sure yet.
Even if he disobeys orders, it will naturally be dealt with by the Gaoqin envoy, and it is not our turn to intervene. Besides, the task of Zhang Bingzhong's troops is to go around from Krahada and block the mouth of the ditch.
It’s not far, so it makes sense to go a little more discreetly.”
Qingba was still quite dissatisfied and muttered: "If other troops cannot be in place on time, even if we and Ma Chengxun win the battle, we can quickly escape north through the mouth of the ditch."
Chatterjee said nothing.
Qingba sighed and said: "Forget it, if it can't be blocked, then it can't be blocked! Speaking of Gao Qin's serial plan, the thing I don't understand the most is that Zhang Bingzhong went to block the mouth of the ditch...
... Even if the ditch is narrow, can his six thousand infantry really block the Chahar cavalry of Tumen's army who are determined to flee north? I am not optimistic. If this matter is left to Qi Jiguang, I can barely believe it. Zhang Bingzhong
…I haven’t heard of any great achievements he has.”
Qataiji glanced sideways at Qingbangdu and shook his head slightly: "At least Gao Qin's strategies this time have not made any mistakes so far, so let's not doubt the ability of the friendly forces before the fight begins. Zhang Bingzhong
Whatever happens, we will find out tomorrow at the latest."
Qingba's face relaxed, and he suddenly became indifferent, saying: "I'm not worried, Ma Chengxun's department is the old foundation under Ma Taishi (the name of the Mongolians, Ma Fang is not actually a Taishi), and we will cooperate with us
Together, the right time, place, and people have taken full advantage, which is enough for Tumen to have a good drink. Even if he doesn't die, he will shed his skin. Even if Zhang Bingzhong doesn't block him, he will return to Chahanhot and never dare to go back to Chahanhot in this life.
They are trying to trick our Tumut."
Qingbadu was led by Xin Ai in history and liked to hang out with Chahar and Duoyan Sanwei. He followed them to cause trouble for the Ming Dynasty. Although nothing happened, his attitude was anti-Ming. But in this life
, because of his high pragmatism, and because his nephew and good friend jumped out Han Naji to compete with Xin Ai for the position, and attracted him quite a lot, making him actually become a die-hard fan.
At this time, Chaterji narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Tumen is here."
Qing Ba followed Qia Taiji's gaze, but saw nothing. However, he knew that Qia Taiji, a wise shooter, had excellent eyesight, so he was not surprised. He just said: "I can't see anything yet."
, but since you saw it, then Tumen must have really come... Haha, Tumen doesn't run very slowly."
Qia Taiji said: "It's better to be faster. He thinks he has defeated us, so naturally he has to be faster, lest Dacheng Taiji catches up and fights with us to attack him from both sides."
Then he stopped talking and loudly shouted to the people around him: "Everyone stop eating and feeding the horses, clean up, get ready, and welcome our Zasak Tuhan!"
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