Chapter 992 Self-character volume is ready for battle (1)

  The two Zhuoli Ketuhongbatulu and Zai Sai mentioned by Feng Ziying were marching near the deserted army mountain, which was more than 100 miles away from Feng Ziying.

  The march of tens of thousands of troops is not as long and winding as imagined, and it is not as forbidden as outsiders think. Even for Mongolians who live as nomads, it is still an extremely complicated and difficult event.

The eating and drinking of tens of thousands of people, especially the fodder for tens of thousands of horses and livestock, is another long journey from the grassland to the Central Plains, no matter the route chosen, the location of the camp, or the It is where the drinking water is at its peak, and it all requires shrewd planning.

  War has never been a simple matter, and the complexity will only be known once it is started.

  No matter how good the previous planning was, it was far inferior to the various changes and accidents encountered in the process.

Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu and Zaisai have already felt that the difficulty of this battle is far beyond their imagination. They have not yet reached the territory of Dazhou, and they have suffered a lot from the march. With the help and guidance of the Har people and the Jurchen of Jianzhou, it was safe and sound to trek to the border near Dazhou.

But the next journey will be more troublesome, because this is already in the foothills of Yanshan Mountain. Tens of thousands of troops need to walk through the valley. Even the fodder for livestock needs to be prepared. Lush, where there is enough grass and water.

Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu has already realized the difficulty of this battle, but the matter has come to an end, the five parts plus Horqin have already arrived here, if a satisfactory harvest cannot be achieved, no matter who it is It is difficult to explain to the tribe.

"Zai Sai, I heard that the Yehe tribe is very opposed to our going south?" Zhuoli Ke Tuhunba Tulu's gray beard trembled slightly, and the bumps and ups and downs made his old bones tremble with the progress of his healthy horse. It's already too much.

"They oppose theirs, we do ours." The young man riding a chrysanthemum green horse beside Zhuoli Ke Tuhunbatulu said nonchalantly: "They are full of oil from Da Zhou, but they don't let What's the point of us going south?"

   "Zai Sai, aren't you afraid that Jintaishi will be unhappy?" Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu tilted his head and asked, his wrinkled and calloused hands slightly took the horse's rein, slowing down the horse's speed a little.

"Hmph, what's the matter if he's unhappy? Every family has its own difficulties. Does he marry his daughter to me, so I have to listen to him?" Zaisai said coldly: "The tens of thousands of people in the Hongji Squadron want to marry me." To survive, we can only follow our own path.”

"But what if Da Zhou is willing to give us material support for the Five Departments of Nekhka?" Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu nodded slightly. This boy has not been dazzled by women, but Jintaishi's daughter is Zai His first wife has a lot of influence in Hongji's assassination department, so it is necessary to figure out this guy's mind.

"It depends on the situation. We are willing to ask for things, but Lindan Batur asked us to go south with him, can we refuse?" Zai Sai smiled slyly: "But we can promise Da Zhou, and we can also go south to work No effort."

   "Hey, do you think Da Zhou will believe this statement?" Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu snorted, really think Da Zhou is a fool? You have already gone south and entered the customs, and there are people and goods everywhere, can you still resist not robbing or plundering?

   "It's up to them whether they believe it or not." Zai Sai said nonchalantly: "We can only decide what we do, and it is impossible to listen to others."

"Lindan Batur and Jianzhou Jurchen sent people to supervise the army." Zhuoli Ketuhun Baturu shook his head, "This time going south, Lindan Batur and Jianzhou Jurchen have been planning for a long time. They have already figured out the situation at the intersection, we just need to follow their people forward, it is said that Shuo Lei and Subadhi also have Lindan Batur sending people to supervise the army."

   Hearing that Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu mentioned Jianzhou Jurchen, Zai Sai was a little displeased.

He has always been deeply hostile to Jianzhou Jurchen. Nurhachi led the rise of Jianzhou Jurchen, especially the annexation of the four Hercynian tribes made him feel deeply vigilant. He was on the grassland, and Horqin and his gang were still entangled with the Jianzhou Jurchen, which made him feel even more afraid.

   "Jianzhou Jurchen can't control us Mongols. We will accept Lindan Batur's order, but Jianzhou Jurchen will go away." Zai Sai said angrily.

"But my people told me that in fact, Lindan Batur's understanding of the thousands of miles of frontier defense in Dazhou is not as good as that of the Jianzhou Jurchen people, especially on our side, from Jielingkou to Longjingguan. I heard that those in Jianzhou The Jurchens know everything well. Even the Chahar people don’t know many trails, water intake points, and passes, but they can clearly mark them all on the map. I have reserved a copy of the map. They are not very willing, and it is still ours. People persist, and it is left to us.”

   Zhuoli Ketuhun Batulu's words made Zaisai even more afraid of Jianzhou Jurchen.

   These guys even know the details of the passes, crossings, and water intake points on the Mongolian border with Dazhou. Doesn’t it mean that they have been eyeing Dazhou for a long time?

   We must know that these areas are under the control of the Chahar people, how can they predict in advance?

   Or the Jianzhou woman really has been planning the Mongols for a long time. I don’t know what this guy Lin Danbatur will think when he finds out about this matter?

   "Uncle, this Jianzhou Jurchen has a big conspiracy. Why is Lindan Batuer still willing to conspire with Nurhachi? Isn't he afraid that the Jianzhou Jurchen will have ambitions for Chahar in the future?" Zai Sai couldn't help it.

"Hmph, do you think that Lindanbatur never thought of it?" Zhuoli Ketuhun Batur snorted softly, "Maybe he thinks that since Jianzhou Jurchen and Dazhou have become mortal enemies, then we Mongols can happen to be among them." What about fishing in troubled waters? If there is a chance in Dazhou, we will rob Dazhou. If there is no chance in Dazhou, we can take the opportunity to ask Dazhou for supplies to help Dazhou build a state. Isn’t that what Lindan Batur did last year? Is it? This is not a small gain, our five departments are also a little farther away from the border of Dazhou, if it is closer, we can do the same."

  Zai Sai thinks deeply, "No wonder, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, what Da Zhou did, we Mongolia also did the same, but it's just that they have turned against Da Zhou, and it will not be so easy to restore the relationship with Da Zhou in the future, right?"

   "Hehe, Dazhou needs us, so naturally we can ignore the previous suspicions. Of these tribes on the grassland, which one is not that you join me to beat him today, and tomorrow I will join hands with him to beat you?"

   Zhuoli Ke Tuhun Batulu stroked his gray beard, his eyes were deep and thoughtful.

"Zai Sai, I'm getting old. After a few more years, these five books will still be handed over to you. I know you have great ambitions, but neither Lindanbatur nor Nurhachi are good at it, and the sons of Nurhachi I have seen it before, and they all look like dragons and tigers. Our five departments are sandwiched between Chahar, Jianzhou Jurchen, and the Great Zhou Zhuqiang. Horqin seems to want to choose Jianzhou Jurchen, but your father-in-law chose Dazhou Zhou, where should we go, and how to ensure the interests of our five departments, you also have to think carefully."

  Zai Sai's heart trembled slightly, and he nodded deeply, "Uncle, I understand."

  The bonfires under the night were lit up in piles, and the dried cow dung mixed with firewood branches, igniting bursts of smoke.

  A pair of hawk-like gazes lurk in the darkness, quietly observing the dark tents ahead.

He made a rough calculation and sneaked all the way. He has seen such campsites stretching for seven or eight miles, as many as thirty places. If the calculation is correct, there are at least close to ten thousand horses along the way. The scale of Zhongkan should not be lower than here, but the main road was blocked by the Mongols, so it is impossible to find out the specific situation.

   If you want to go to investigate, you need to detour and turn over the ridge. It will take two or three days, and the time is too late.

  In the early autumn, there was already some coolness in the mountains of Yanshan Mountain. Sun Zushou and the two Yebushou under his command lay motionless and dormant until the bonfire was left with only embers. Except for the soldiers on duty at night, the rest of them had already fallen asleep.

   "Withdraw."

With a short and deep voice, Sun Zushou led the two brothers quietly over the mountain fork less than ten feet away from the bonfire, and quietly entered the darkness. After a short march, the light and shadow behind them were completely thrown into the darkness. The speed gradually slowed down.

  Sun Zushou and the others are already very familiar with this mountainous area. In Yebushou, they first need to learn to recognize and be familiar with the terrain, and the Yanshan mountainous area is the area that bears the brunt of Jizhen.

Although the Chahar people have settled down a lot in the past few years, as the main response to the Chahar people, the Jizhen Army has never relaxed its defense against the Chahar people, even if the upper echelon has become more lax than before. many.

However, after the arrival of the new governor and chief soldier, this situation seems to have improved again. At least Yebushou, which had a lot of vacancies, began to be replenished. The two brothers under Sun Zushou only filled in last year. Compared with Sun Zushou, They are much more immature.

  Crossing the pass, the three of Sun Zushou hurried for a while, and finally arrived at the rest place that had been arranged. It was a cave hidden on the edge of the cliff. From the entrance of the cave, the trail through the pass could be easily monitored.

   "Let's talk about our respective situations. Time is running out, so we can only make an outline." Sun Zushou said in a deep voice.

The three people quickly began to report what they had observed and learned in the past few days, including the composition of the Mongolian team, which tribes they came from, how many horses they had, how many pack horses, morale, how the parties cooperated, and some details. It will become the data for the next step of gathering comprehensive analysis and judgment.

  (end of this chapter)