The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Yan Chengjin was worried.

Although my father was able to lead the army in Ningxia, His Majesty ordered that he would be escorted back to Beijing for questioning after the Ming-Tatar war was over.

If my father did not make military achievements, he would be beheaded at the most serious and exiled thousands of miles away at the least.

Being a general in the Nine Frontiers is really a high-risk job.

He carefully thought about the strategy to escape the crime, hoping that Wang Shouren and Zhu Houzhao could make my father hold their thighs.

…

Gansu, Suwu Mountain.

This is where Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Su Wu to the Xiongnu. Su Wu was imprisoned by the Xiongnu Chanyu and exiled to Beihai to herd sheep.

Beihai is the northern lake area of ​​Gansu.

Today, the Ningxia border troops are trapped here.

For the Han people, it is a place of humiliation, but Yan Kesong cannot retreat. Suwu Mountain is an important line of defense for Gansu.

Once it is lost, Gansu will also fall into the hands of the Tatars.

Yan Kesong's face was covered with black blood and he looked haggard. He patrolled the camp holding the hilt of his knife. When the soldiers saw him, they saluted slightly.

"Send some food to the wounded."

"This can't solve the urgent problem. If there is no reinforcement, the city wall will be breached sooner or later in five days." Zuo Zongyi was worried.

The Tatars attacked very quickly, and they had to abandon their baggage to escape.

The Pan family guards increased from more than 10,000 people to nearly 50,000 people. The military rations were tight, and the people fled from the war. They couldn't get food even if they had silver.

Yan Kesong sighed: "The memorial has been sent to the capital. Ningxia has fallen. The court will definitely send the Beijing camp."

"I hope so." Zuo Zongyi felt that Dayan Khan would attack the city before the Beijing camp arrived.

The ground trembled slightly, and then the vibration became stronger and stronger.

The soldiers on the border knew that this was the Tatar cavalry.

The Tatar cavalry on the horizon rushed towards this side like a tide on the beach.

Bang!

The gong sounded.

"Come on! I will defend the city!" Yan Kesong turned to look at the housekeeper: "You can run for your life. When you get to the capital, tell my son that there is a pair of cloth shoes under my bed. The floor tiles under the cloth shoes are secret compartments, which contain three hundred taels of silver passed down from my ancestors."

The housekeeper was at a loss, and the army was in chaos.

Zuo Zongyi was shocked, looking at the dense Tatars under the city. He probably would never have the opportunity to go on a business trip again.

"Master General, Master Wang wants to give it to you." The spy hurriedly reported.

Zuo Zongyi was overjoyed: "Is it the army of the Beijing camp?"

"Yes, Master Wang told Master General to hold on for three days. The army of the Beijing camp has been stationed in Hongyanchi." The spy said.

Zuo Zongyi was angry: "He didn't know that the Tatars were attacking the city? Why wait for three days!"

Hongyandi is outside the pass, which is the territory of the Tatars. It only takes half a day to reach Suwu Mountain.

Seeing that the spy did not answer, Yan Kesong opened the brocade bag, which turned out to be a letter from Cheng Jin:

Please listen to Wang Shouren's dispatch, and burn it after reading

Even if Yan Kesong did not listen, he had no choice: "Lord Zuo, listen to Wang Shouren."

The military power of the Beijing Camp Army was in the hands of Wang Shouren. He could not mobilize the Beijing Camp and could only pray that Wang Shouren had a good plan.

However, this person was Cheng Jin's classmate. When he was still in the capital, he was heard to be a fool who stared at something all day long without moving.

…

At this time, the Red Salt Pond 200 miles away.

The soldiers were busy building wooden beacons and surrounding a long defense line with horizontal wood to prevent the Tatars from attacking at night.

The Qianhu Che Zhun of the Shenji Camp walked into the big tent and said: "Lord Wang, the spy reported that Dayan Khan led his army to attack the city!"

The generals of the Beijing Camp were all gathered in the big tent, looking at Wang Shouren indignantly.

The Ranger General Liang Run angrily said, "Lord Wang, do you know how to fight?"

"The Tatars only have 130,000 soldiers and horses, and our army has 200,000 soldiers and horses. Why are you hiding here?"

They really don't understand why Wang Shouren didn't send troops when Anding Hou was trapped in Suwu Mountain and needed support.

Wang Shouren said calmly, "Wait three more days."

Although 200,000 soldiers and horses can win, Dayan Khan will definitely escape back to the grassland and make a comeback.

He must kill Dayan Khan here to eliminate the troubles from the nine borders forever.

On the way to the north, he thought for more than half a month and came up with a plan, the siege of Liuhe.

Two days later, the spy came to report the news that Suwu Mountain asked for help, but Wang Shouren still did not send troops.

Dayan Khan has 100,000 troops, and it is easy to lead the army to break through.

To wipe out Dayan Khan's army, it takes the right time, the right place, and the right people. The right time is three days later, a dark night with wind.

It would take three days for him to deploy his troops, and three armies to reach the designated area.

On the morning of the third day, the personal soldiers walked into the big tent.

"Sir, there is a spy outside, saying that he was sent by the mighty general."

The generals frowned slightly, which bastard dared to use such a name, so damn powerful.

Wang Shouren naturally knew who it was: "Let him in."

Not long after, a soldier strode in and handed Wang Shouren a letter, signed: mighty general.

Wang Shouren's eyebrows moved slightly, and after a moment, he said: "Lend him 20,000 troops."

General Liang Run asked in a deep voice: "Who is this mighty general, why lend him 20,000 troops?"

"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Wang Shouren, how dare you lend troops to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Wang Shouren said: "The Crown Prince is right, why can't we lend troops, and it's also for the Crown Prince's safety."

"Everyone come here, I will tell you about the troops tonight to encircle and suppress the Tatars."

Liang Run and others came over.

Three days ago, Wang Shouren sent 150,000 troops in three groups, and no one knew where they went.

The generals couldn't get any information, and they were a little curious at this moment.

Wang Shouren put a flag on the sand table, indicating the Ming army: "This time, my strategy is called the Six-way Encirclement."

The Six-way Encirclement was the strategy used by Wei Qing when he led famous generals such as Huo Qubing and Li Guang to encircle and suppress the Xiongnu.

The grassland is vast and boundless, which is the natural geographical advantage of the Tatars.

The six armies surrounded the Tatar army from six directions and strangled them to prevent them from escaping back to the grassland.

The Tatar army fought fiercely with the Ningxia border army for three days, and the troops were exhausted, so they were surrounded and suppressed by the Beijing camp army.

This battle will surely be a great victory!

Wang Shouren felt that it was time to open the brocade bag given by Yan Chengjin.

Walked to a deserted place, took out the brocade bag on his chest, and poured out a note: Open it again when the Tatar army is defeated

I saw that there was another note wrapped in the note.

I wonder what Brother Gao meant?

He put it back in the brocade bag.

Zhu Houzhao waited outside the Red Salt Pond and borrowed 20,000 from Wang Shouren to satisfy his desire to be a general, but he didn't know whether Wang Shouren would agree.

I saw a group of people rushing over not far away, holding the flag of the Ming Dynasty.

"My soldiers are here."

Han Ding, the general of the right cavalry, was sent by Wang Shouren to support Zhu Houzhao.

Han Ding deeply doubted whether Zhu Houzhao would fight: "I am the general of the 3,000-camp cavalry, Han Ding, and I meet your highness."

"How does Wang Shouren want to fight?"

Han Ding whispered: "The siege of Liuhe."

"Just as I thought, the surprise attack will be tonight? Which road should I guard?" Zhu Houzhao asked with interest.

"Lord Wang sent his subordinates to guard the southeast."

The north, northwest and northeast are the most dangerous directions, because the Tatars need to flee north to the grassland.

And fleeing to the southeast will inevitably enter the territory of the Ming Dynasty and will surely die.

Therefore, the southeast direction is the safest.

Zhu Houzhao was unhappy: "This general must defend the true north!"

Han Ding frowned and advised: "Your Highness, the true north will encounter Dayan Khan, which is the most dangerous direction."

"I went north to find this old man."