Chapter 1287: The Great Commander’s Clever Tactics

Hearing that reinforcements were coming, Guantong was overjoyed at first, but then felt unreliable.

As one of the few people who had been to the Mobei imperial court, he was very aware of the strength of the small Northern Yuan court.

First of all, although the princes from all walks of life recognized the Emperor Beiyuan as their co-owner, most of them were just like Naha Chu. They relied on the sky to be high and the emperor was far away and did not listen to the greetings at all.

Therefore, the only troops that the imperial court could really mobilize were Taibao Manzi, Taishi Harazhang's troops, and Wang Bao's retained troops.

Among them, Manzi and Harazhang, two veteran ministers, commanded the Central Guards and had been tasked with protecting the small court of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. After his death, Wang Baobao's army also returned to the Northern Yuan Dynasty and was incorporated into the Forbidden Army, expanding the strength of the Forbidden Army to 100,000.

Mobei is the territory of Ali Buge's descendants. The imperial court is always inseparable from the protection of 100,000 forbidden troops. How can it send them south?

"Hmm." After hearing Guantong's question, Naha nodded and said, "I also have this question, but the land protector is so sure that I will hold on for another month... He will lie about such a big thing. I can’t do it?”

"Did the imperial court also move south?" Guantong thought of a possibility.

"I don't know." Nahachu shook his head. The location of the imperial court has always been top secret, and he would not tell Guantong if he knew it. "Anyway, our reinforcements are coming soon. As soon as the reinforcements arrive, everything will be fine."

"Yes." Guantong nodded.

"But we can't wait for reinforcements. Now people inside and outside look down on me and think that I don't dare to fight the Ming army." Naha then ordered: "Send an order to Daqingshan and ask the two princes not to just hide. Damn it, let’s take action to attack the Ming army’s supply line.”

"It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not. The key is to make a loud noise to let the Ming army know that their rear is not that stable." Naha Chu continued: "Then the princes below should also listen to the noise and shut their mouths. "

"Understood." Guantong responded in a deep voice, turned around and went out of the tent to deliver orders.

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A few days later, in Daqing Mountain.

The two Mongolian princes received Naha's order to urge them to go to war.

"What should we do?" Hong Boyan Timur asked in a deep voice: "Others are hiding well, are we going to be the one who stands out?"

"We are starving in the Daqing Mountains. What has the cat been doing these past few months?" Gaobasi Timur said in a muffled voice, "I won't feel sorry if I don't fight."

"That's true." Hong Boyan actually had the same idea.

"But safety must be ensured. It's not worthwhile to lose yourself." Hong Boyan added.

"Of course." Gobas nodded and said, "Fortunately, we are right next to the Ming army's food road. We can catch them by surprise, burn the food and retreat quickly. There should be no danger."

"Yeah." Hong Boyan also agreed with this. He had to admit that it was a brilliant move when Naha sent them to Daqingshan.

At that time, the Ming army had to transport food northward from Xifengkou. Daqingshan was far away from the Ming army's food route and completely out of sight of the Ming army. They and their troops hid in the mountain easily.

But recently, the Ming army opened another food transportation route. They transported the military rations to Huludao by sea, and then transferred them ashore for 300 miles, and then the military rations could be transported to Daning.

Although it has to cross mountains and ridges, the original route also has to pass through the more steep and vast Yanshan Mountains, and the distance is several times that of this route. Therefore, once this line was opened, it became the main grain transportation route for the Ming army.

And Daqingshan lies across this route, and its location is perfect for roadblocks and robberies. Therefore, thieves have often appeared and robbed the road since ancient times, so it is also called the "Broken Relationship Mountain".

The same is true for the two Timurs. They feel uncomfortable if they don't grab a piece.

They had already figured out the Ming army's food transportation routes and patterns. If nothing else happens, a grain transport team will pass by here in five days.

After careful consideration, the two decided to fuck him!

When the two princes announced their decision, all the 20,000 Mongolian soldiers under their command screamed with excitement. I have been holding it in for a long time in the mountains, and my chest is full of depression. Who doesn’t want to vent it out?

After the plan was decided, the two kings quickly sent out the Red Army to investigate, and the rest of the troops also prepared for a big fight.

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The Liaoxi Corridor is the road passage from Shanhaiguan to Liaodong. It is named because it has mountains on its back and faces the sea, and the flat land is as narrow as a corridor.

The grain transport route of the Ming army had to cross the corridor and then cross three parallel mountains before reaching Daning.

Fortunately, the terrain between the three mountain ranges is flat, and relatively spacious roads were opened during the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties, so it was not too difficult to transport food. At least it's much simpler than the Western Front.

It takes one trip from Xifengkou to Daning, but two trips on the east line. If you add the distance from Tongzhou to Xifengkou, it becomes even more incomparable.

However, there is currently no shortage of food on the front line, so the Ming army transports food once every five days, with 3,000 carts dispatched each time.

Three thousand carts sounds like a lot, but they can only transport 25,000 shi of grain at a time. Five thousand shi of them were rations for the coachmen and escort troops, so in the end only 20,000 shi could be sent to Daning.

And the 20,000 stones of military rations are only enough to feed the army for five days... This is after the war horses have enough fodder during this season and do not need additional rations. The horror of military attrition is evident.

This baggage force of 3,000 carts, with 6,000 drivers and 4,000 cavalry escorts, totaling 10,000 people, set out from the sea in a mighty manner. When they crossed the Songling Mountains, they were spotted by the Yuan army's scouting horses.

When the Yuan army's scouting horses galloped back to Daqingshan, the Ming army's convoy was still one day away from Daqingshan.

After listening to the scout's report, Hong Boyan said: "It's no different from the previous caravan, 4,000 Ming soldiers escorting the transport. The remaining 6,000 are all drivers, and they all scattered when the horses rushed."

"What's the surname of the leader?" Gao Bas asked cautiously again.

"There's a word 'Ping' written on the big flag." The scout reported.

"Surname Ping..." The two kings went through the names of the Ming army generals they had heard of in their minds.

"They must be ordinary." Hong Boyan finally concluded: "Otherwise, how could we not have heard of this person?"

Gao Bas nodded slowly and said: "I really haven't heard of him, at least he has never fought with us."

"Then what's there to worry about? Damn it!" Hong Boyan grinned.

"Okay." Gao Ba Si thought about it and realized that there was nothing to worry about, so he said in a deep voice: "According to the plan tomorrow, you and I will each lead our troops and attack from the left and right slopes. I will deal with the Ming cavalry, and you will be responsible for driving the driver and setting fire to the carriage."

After a pause, he instructed: "Retreat after setting the fire. Remember not to fight to the end and don't kill too many people."

"Why is that?" Hong Boyan asked puzzledly: "It's so hard to get a chance, why don't you kill as many people as you can and have a good time?"

"You're happy this time, but you may not be happy in the future." Gao Ba Si sighed and said: "Haven't you heard that the Taiwei has been negotiating with the Ming army? Let them see how powerful we are, there's no need to make the feud too deep..."

"Oh." Hong Boyan understood that Gao Ba Si was afraid that the Ming army would bear a grudge against him. What if they surrendered one day and then came to settle accounts with them?

He nodded and said: "Okay, I'll listen to you."