Wang Chonggu and Fang Fengshi did not completely adopt the original resolute strategy in history, but after discussing with Ma Fang, Cheng Wen and Gao Pragmatic, they obtained the approval of Huang Mengyu, the eunuch of Datong Town, and under the premise of resolutely holding on, they used Gao Pragmatic, the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, as bait to Desheng Fort in front of the main force of the Chinese army in Alta to lure the enemy, and at the same time ordered Ma Fang to concentrate on the elite cavalry of Xuan, Da and Shanxi to find fighters to strike at the pass.

Originally, the cavalry of the three towns of Xuanfu, Datong and Shanxi of the Ming Army were really worthy of a war, and the total number of them was actually only more than 30,000, and among them, there were less than half of them who could be called elite and convenient to be transferred, and after careful calculation, there were only about 13,000.

Fortunately, since the beginning of this year, Gao Pragmatic has provided more than 2,300 suitable and healthy war horses to Xuanda Second Town by controlling and expanding the Cao Gan Bailixia smuggling group, making up for the loss of Xuanda War horse reserves in the past few years due to the closure of the horse market and the depletion of Xuan's war horse reserves, and finally under Ma Fang's careful scheduling, he finally gathered about 15,000 elite cavalry to accompany him.

Previously, in Datong City, the four giants of Datong and the two Qincha decided not to make a clear decision on the campaign objectives of Ma Fang's troops, and only passed a resolution on the general direction: Ma Fang's elite cavalry did not engage the main force of the Altan Chinese army, but moved the right flank of the army - that is, the left flank of the Altan Three-Way Army - to attack about 20,000 Mongolian cavalry commanded by Alta's eldest son, Xin Ai Huang Taiji.

Because the six people attending the meeting were all the so-called "main and faction", everyone was also very open to the tactical goal of Ma Fang's departure, neither requiring Ma Fang to defeat Xin Ai's department, nor asking Ma Fang to achieve what kind of killing, and even Gao Pragmatic said to Ma Fang half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Lanxi Gong only needs to let Xin Ai suffer some losses in this battle, but don't kill and kill Xin Ai in the battle or capture it, in that case, there will definitely be people in our court who are like fighting chicken blood, and feel that the northern captives are not Erer, Why bother to make peace, it won't be beautiful. ”

Ma Fang knew that although Gao Shishi's words seemed to be touting, they were actually also admonishing, and he Ma Dashuai had always been a smart person who could understand the true intentions of the DPRK and China, and of course he would not do such a stupid thing. It is certainly a great achievement to behead Xin Ai, but after killing Xin Ai or capturing Xin Ai, Ma Dashuai knows better than Gao Shishi.

The actual situation of the three towns in Xuanda Shanxi, Ma Dashuai's heart is like a mirror, the normal defense is still insufficient, if it annoys me to answer, and once again a large-scale attack regardless of casualties, although it is not necessarily necessary to make another change in Gengshu, but it will definitely make the border pass urgent, and the Beijing division is terrified.

Relatively speaking, after all, the two Qincha are only here to inspect the defense, and there may not be any major difficulties, but for the important generals of the Xuanda Border Ministers, including himself, it is a big trouble.

Therefore, Ma Fang faced Gao Pragmatic's half-joking words, and solemnly said that he would not ignore the truth, and the only purpose of this battle was to "hurt but not hurt" Xin Ai's department, so that I could understand that Daming was not only able to hold on, but also not without the ability to fight back.

Because Gao Pragmatic had previously privately expressed to Ma Fang Gao Gong's attitude towards this incident, that is, although the imperial court was based on peace, the premise must be able to fight. It is necessary to use "can fight and fight" to prompt me to calm down and take the initiative to pay tribute.

Because only in this way can the court gain face, and the ministers of the lord and the cabinet can easily persuade and guide the hundred officials, and reverse the deformed political thinking of the Ming court, no matter how bad the actual situation is, all enemies must be fought to the end.

This is actually one of the chronic diseases of the Ming Dynasty, that is, face is greater than the inside, if you dare not give me face, then I don't want to fight the inside, and I have to fight with you to the end.

This is the thinking of a mature politician, this is clearly a child's vindictiveness! The Ming Dynasty has been kind to Shifan for 200 years, and he actually raised so many brain-dead giant babies?

Fortunately, because the two factions of the central ministers and the border commanders and ministers were well aware of the inside situation, they were able to look at the problem from a practical point of view, and they were able to barely maintain the "original verdict" of the main peace, while some mainland officials and speech officials were different, anyway, they did not have a backache when they stood and spoke, and shouted the main battle slogans one by one impassionedly, as if they could not prove their loyalty and courage without this.

In particular, there is a Yu Shi Ye Mengxiong who is still quite famous in later generations, and the main battle slogan is shouted particularly loudly, and he fights hard and asks to fight with me to the end.

Before Gao Shishi and them held a meeting to decide that Ma Fang would send troops, they also saw in the imperial court newspaper that this Ye Mengxiong Ye Yushi also cited the Taosongzhai incident as a metaphor in the song, and insisted that Han Naji should not be accepted after the imperial court had clearly accepted the surrender of Hannaji.

Taosong Village is not a village, but the concubine of Xin Ai Huang Taiji, the eldest son of Ida, who came to join in August of the 36th year of Jiajing because of his fornication with his subordinates. At that time, Yang Shun, the governor of Xuanda, was credited with Shu Shizong. Soon, Xin Ai added force to Yang Shun, and on the one hand, he let Tao Songzhai escape, and on the other hand, he informed Xin Ai of his escape. As a result, not only was Taosong Village captured by Xin Ai and immediately brutally killed, but it also led to the siege of Mongolia for several months. When Sejong learned of the inside story, he was naturally furious and took "Gangdong Daishun", the squire of the military department.

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng disagreed with this statement, especially Zhang Juzheng, who personally came out to explain to the hundred officials, saying that Hannaji was different from Taosongzhai.

First of all, Hannaji is "Dacheng Taiji", which is the master of a department, not only has military strength and political status, but even has an impact on other parts of Tumochuan because of his bloodline and the favor of Yike Hatun.

Secondly, Taosongzhai was the first to cheat on Xin Ai's subordinates as a concubine, and belonged to the "first" party, but Xin Ai was the victim, and the Ming Dynasty took in Taosongzhai, which was morally untenable. However, this time Hannaji was the opposite, I was the one who was morally untenable, and Hannaji himself was not at fault at all, but was the victim's side, and the Ming Dynasty took Hannaji in, and there was no moral damage to him.

Longqing thought that what Zhang Juzheng said was reasonable, and Gao Gong also insisted, so he ordered Hannaji to be given as a commander, and Alige as a thousand households, each given a piece of clothing, and the town was resettled.

Who would have expected that at this time, Ye Mengxiong would actually go up again, insisting on asking the emperor to retract his order, saying, "The surrender of Hannaji is not suitable for the border to be built, and the court is not suitable for awarding officials." ”

Longqing was furious, and explicitly reprimanded Ye Mengxiong for "spreading chaos with vain words, demoting two levels, and transferring to another office". It was only at this time that the controversy caused by the surrender of Hannaji was quelled within the imperial court.

At this time, it depends on whether Wang Chonggu and Fang Fengshi can stabilize the border situation, and whether Ma Fang can achieve results, so that I dare not use war to force the Ming Dynasty to return Hannaji.