The ambitious Bo Shuoketu led the main force to meet his own division at Liushubao in the Huamachi area, with a total of 32,000 troops, and immediately turned east without stopping, leaving the border city that originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and rushing to Yixibar, an important town in the south of the Ordos Department of Hetao.

According to the top-secret information he received from Ilduqi, he learned that the main force of the Ming army with high pragmatism originally planned to take the central part of the Hetao and take Ningxia directly. But later, for some reason, Gao Pragmatic suddenly changed his mind, changed his route to the southwest, and took Baichengzi, which belonged to the Ordos Department.

Ilduzi did not make any speculations of his own, but quickly informed Bosoktu of the situation.

After learning the news, Bo Shuoketu consulted with the generals, and the Mongolian generals agreed that Gao Shishi may have learned the news that his troops had withdrawn from the eastern grasslands of Ningxia, and because he was afraid of fighting with the Mongolian iron cavalry on the grassland, he changed his route to the southwest, and the target was most likely Huamachi.

As for why Gao Pragmatic had obviously defeated the cavalry with infantry twice in a row before, why he suddenly changed his course this time in fear of the Ordos iron cavalry, the Mongolian generals had different opinions.

Some people think that Gao Pragmatic's so-called "riding by step" is just a false name, and he knows it in his own heart, so he cowards it at the critical moment.

Some people also think that Gao Pragmatism is just cautious in using troops, after all, there is no absolute on the battlefield, even if he has won the experience of "riding on foot" twice, but what if he fails this time?

Defeat in the middle of the Loop is clearly not the same thing as defeat in the southern part of the Loop. In the southern part of the Hetao, even if the battle is defeated, you can retreat to the south nearby, and retreat into the Jingbian area (the area under the jurisdiction of Jingbian Shouyu Qianhu), which is still firmly controlled by the governor of Yansui, and the whole army will not be wiped out.

But if it is defeated in the middle of the Hetao, it will really be embattled - the Ming army can't outrun the Ordos cavalry, and as long as it is defeated once, it will basically be over. They were so far away from the border that they couldn't run back, and they could only be slowly eaten away by the Mongols little by little on the way.

This part of the Mongolian army generals believed that Gao Shishi should have heard the news of the disappearance of the main force of the suite, and out of the above worries, he temporarily changed his plan.

In addition to these two views, there are also some "minorities" who believe that Ilduqi may have been exposed, and that his pragmatic actions are actually uneasy about Ilduqi, and they are afraid that Ilduqi will play tricks, so they are unwilling to go to the middle of the Loop.

However, few people supported this group of arguments, and they were soon drowned in a chaotic discussion. After all, if Ilduqi was really exposed, how could he still be able to pass on the news of the high-level and pragmatic march to them?

Boshoketu also felt that Ilduzi was not yet exposed. Che Duan has always been a hardcore pro-Ming faction, since he could remember this Jinong, he insisted on fighting for the opportunity to pay tribute by befriending the Ming Dynasty, and it was impossible for the Ming court not to know about this situation. Now that he knows, how can he be suspicious of the eldest son who has been cut out?

During the Great War of Monan, did Da Ming ever suspect Han Naji? No.

Moreover, with Da Ming's consistent style, if they really found out that Ilduqi had "rebelled", they were afraid that they would have to cut off his head on the spot, even if it was a fire, so Gao Pragmatic would definitely not know about Ilduqi and his secret agreement.

After this possibility was ruled out, Bo Shuoketu was much more relieved. Because no matter which of the first two items is true, it will not affect his battle plan.

It is nothing more than because Gao Pragmatic has become cautious, and after he succeeds in the sneak attack and burns the grain and grass of the Ming army, he still needs to exert more efforts to continue to attack and harass the attack, so that the complete collapse of the Ming army will come earlier, and he will not have the opportunity to escape back to the Great Wall in the Jingbian area.

Boshoketu believed that this was difficult for the Mongols, and although the pragmatic temporary diversion made it more difficult for them to fight, it was not impossible to overcome, and they could still act according to the original plan.

With his determination, the Mongol army began to judge the direction of Gao Shishi's advance, and finally decided that if Gao Shishi wanted to "show off his force" outside the Great Wall without daring to go too far from the Great Wall, then the most likely place for him to go next was Ixibir.

Ikexibar, located in the southern area of Wushen Banner in Inner Mongolia in later generations, because it is a pastoral settlement, there are few civil engineering buildings of the Central Plains style, and the ruins are almost impossible to study in later generations.

However, it is now a very important area: because it is very close to the Ming Dynasty, only more than 80 miles away, it is an important settlement on the border to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, it has to be said that Ixibal is the southernmost point of the territory of the Che Jan. Since the closure of Jineng, the border trade has had a great impact on the Ordos Department, and with the deepening of economic exchanges, more and more attention has been paid to Iksibar, which is almost the most important stronghold outside of its old camp.

Bosoktu was ecstatic about this. Since Ilduqi has voted for himself, wouldn't it be better to sneak attack the Ming army under Gao Shishi's command in Ilduqi's territory?

In order to ensure that his side could reach the battlefield one step ahead of the Ming army, Boshoketu ordered the whole army to attack. His idea was very simple, according to the route and speed of the Ming army's march given by Ilduqi, if he rushed to Iksibar with all his might, he would arrive two days earlier than the Ming army.

In this way, you can not only get rest time, let people and war horses recover their strength, but also wait for the rabbit, fight the Ming army to wait for work, and the odds of victory will inevitably increase again. Several pieces of good news were piled together, and Bo Shuoketu even thought that if he was a little luckier, it was very possible to defeat the Ming army on the spot, and he might be able to capture Gao Pragmatic himself!

Thinking of this, the young Mongolian Jinong trembled with excitement.

If God does not take it, it will be blamed; When it is not welcome, it suffers from it. The main force of the 30,000 households in Ordos Jinong Headquarters galloped eastward under the eagerness of Boshuoktu to make contributions, leaving only billowing yellow dust on the plug.

Bo Shuo Ketu is in a hurry, and Ma Gui is very busy.

As the main unit led by Gao Shutai on this expedition, Ma Gui's department was almost responsible for most of the conventional combat tasks - he himself understood and demanded this way.

After all, he also knows something about the situation of the Praetorian Guard, although the weapons and equipment are very good, and Qi Jiguang is in charge of the drill, but after all, the time to become an army is too short, not even half a year, what is the actual combat effectiveness, who dares to fight this package?

Moreover, the Praetorian Guards were specially sent by the emperor to the military in the Gao Shu Tai, according to the habits of the Ming Dynasty, they must not "fight easily" unless they have to do it as a last resort, so Ma Gui didn't expect the Praetorian Guards to help him at the beginning - if he really wanted to help, it was probably to save himself some troops, and he didn't have to use it to protect the safety of the Gao Shu Tai, but could be used for front-line operations.

But what Ma Gui didn't expect was that as soon as he arrived in Ixibir, Gao Shutai handed over the most enviable treasure of the Praetorian Guard to him for use - Gao Pragmatic allocated the artillery battalion to which the Praetorian Guard belonged to Ma Gui, so that he could better complete the task he gave him.

What is Magui's mission?

Under the guidance of the guide sent by Ilduqi, he reconnoitred the terrain near Ixibar and judged which way the Boshoketu division would come, so as to arrange an ambush in advance, combine infantry and artillery, and defeat the main force of Bosoktu in a battle, and even strive to capture Boshoketu himself, forcing the Ordos department to completely withdraw from the war.

What does this command mean? It means that the main force of the Ming army under the Gao Pragmatic Department has actually arrived in Iksibar!

The information reported by Ilduzi to Bosoktu is all accurate, except for the time.

However, time is everything.

Ma Gui personally went out on horse, ran all over the Iksibar region in one day, observed the terrain of the entire area, and finally decided that the department of Boshoktu must pass through a mountain called "Huri Huliang", pass through the south of Huri Huliang Mountain and go to the small river in the east to drink horses and rest.

The ambush operation was launched immediately, and Ma Gui still did it himself, carefully allocating the troops, and at the same time discussing the arrangement of the artillery position with the battalion commanders of the two artillery battalions of the Praetorian Guard Army and the captain of the artillery team of the Gao Jiading Guard - Gao Shishi has been emphasizing for so many years that artillery belongs to technical arms, and blind command is never allowed without professional artillery knowledge, so even a famous general at the general level like Ma Gui must discuss with the chief officer of the artillery in terms of artillery tactics.

After determining the hidden position of the artillery and basically arranging the troops in place, Ma Gui dragged his tired body back to the settlement of Ixibar and reported the corresponding situation in the high-level and pragmatic marching tent.

Before Gao Shishi could express his position after listening, Yile Duqi on the side was a little anxious, and hurriedly asked: "Mr. Ma, I don't seem to have arranged an errand for my department when I heard your arrangement?" This is not good, my department is the master in Ixibar, and I am most familiar with the terrain and environment here, if I can fight, I will be able to defeat one enemy and two and hit Boshoketu hard! ”

Ma Gui was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that this guy is so proactive, is he sincere, or does he have other plans?

However, I thought it was okay to say this, but I obviously couldn't pronounce it, so I had to reply with a smile: "After all, your ministry is not under my jurisdiction, so it is not good to assign it indiscriminately." He saw that Ildu opened his mouth to defend himself, and hurriedly said: "But the cardinal is here, if you want to have a chance to fight, why don't you directly ask the cardinal to fight?" ”

As soon as Ildu Qi heard the reason, he hurriedly turned to Gao Pragmatic, and the appearance of a scholar and a general of the Ming Army hugged his fists and saluted, and said: "Shutai, the last general, please be the vanguard!" ”

Gao pragmatic smiled, and secretly wondered in his heart: Why do Mongolians like to be pioneers so much? You Mongol cavalry are obviously not the most suitable for this errand...... Is it bad to be a scout? After the Chinese army breaks through the enemy army, isn't it good to act as a claw to tear apart the effective lineup of the enemy army? Isn't it good to be a battlefield cleaner to remove the remnants of the enemy army one by one?

The light cavalry does the light cavalry thing, why do you always treat yourself as a heavy cavalry envoy? If you want to do this, will I have so many infantry at hand come to the loop to fight soy sauce and wait for victory? So how can I use this opportunity to verify whether the combat effectiveness of the Ming border army has risen or decreased after years of peace?

Gao Pragmatism was organizing the language, wanting not to dampen Ilduqi's enthusiasm and prevent him from "stealing credit", but he heard Chataiji on the side laughing: "Ilduqi, you don't have to worry, how to fight the battle under Gao Shutai, it is different from in Mongolia." Don't think that the vanguard officer will definitely be able to get a big battle, it is very likely that the vanguard officer will go up and scold the formation, and then feint and retreat, lead the enemy into an ambush, and then there will be nothing to do. ”

Ilduqi was stunned when he heard this, and asked in astonishment, "Shutai, is this really the case?" Vanguard is not used to break formations? ”

"Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent. The vanguard can break the formation, but also can lure the enemy, what to do depends on the needs of the battle. Gao pragmatic said a cliché, and then smiled: "But you don't have to worry, your department and even the headquarters of General Totoku have a task this time." ”

Ilduqi breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly asked, "What are we doing?" ”

Gao Pragmatic really planned to let Ildu Qi lead Bo Shuoketu into an ambush, but he didn't even arrange the title of "Pioneer" for him, but seeing that he is now eager to make merit, if he still follows the original plan, he is afraid that it will discourage this person's enthusiasm, which is not beautiful.

But Gao Pragmatic thought about it, if you want to fight more and make a name, that's not impossible.

So he groaned slightly, and divided half of the tasks that were originally intended to be handed over to Tokhto, and said: "Your department has two tasks, one of which is to take the initiative to send part of the troops to 'respond' to Boshuoktu, to ensure that he will definitely pass through the southern foot of Huri Huliang Mountain-General Ilduqi, the headquarters must first emphasize one point: although it is only to lure the enemy, this task is very important, and it can even be said to be the basis of this operation. ”

Hearing that this can take the first credit, Ilduqi is really very happy, but he is a Mongolian in the end, and he always feels that this alone is not enough to prove his martial bravery, so he first thanked a few words, and first said: "This matter is wrapped up in the last general, Bo Shuoketu This person knows very well the last general, reckless and scheming, ambitious and talented, as long as the last general sends someone to flatter him a few words, he will inevitably follow." ”

Then I couldn't help but ask, "But I don't know what this second mission is?" Don't hide it from the cardinal, the last general still wants to fight with real swords......"

Chataiji smiled: "Are you afraid that if you don't fight, Gao Shutai will look down on you?" ”

Ilduqi was a little embarrassed to hear it, but he didn't dare to disagree with Chataiji in public, he was slightly embarrassed, who knew that Chataiji had already turned his face away, and said to Gao Shishi: "Shutai, Ilduqi was often taken with him when he was a child, and he was in the Great Khan camp for many years, and he was also a young man I watched grow up......

Shutai, don't look at this kid who seems to be thin and weak, he doesn't look like us Mongolians, but in fact, his skills are not bad. Let's put it this way, in terms of equestrianism, he can at least rank in the top three in the right-wing Taigiri; On martial arts...... In their generation, they can probably be ranked in the top five. Overall, it's worth using. ”

Gao Pragmatic was also a little surprised when he heard it, and he didn't expect that Tokhtar would take the initiative to recommend Ilduqi.

Ilduqi was also stunned when he heard this, but he was the son of Che Du, so he quickly reacted, made a Mongolian salute to Chataiji, and thanked: "Thank you Uncle Tokh for your praise, may your cattle and sheep be safe forever." ”

Gao Shishi's heart moved, but he understood the intention of coming to Toto, and couldn't help but show a smile, nodded and said: "Since it was recommended by General Toto, then okay, there is still an important task for you to do here in the headquarters......

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