Capital, Forbidden City.
Snow fell from the dark sky.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the majestic Forbidden City was already covered in a layer of white snow. It looked extremely beautiful!
Zhu Zaihou walked out of Yangxin Palace Hall in his embroidered dragon robe. Cao Zhengchun, the eunuch, said respectfully,""Your Majesty, it's cold outside. Please take care of your body.”
Ever since the Son of Heaven had inherited this 360 years of cultivation, his physique had already surpassed that of ordinary people by hundreds of times.
Even without the dragon robe and cloak, Zhu Zaihou would not feel the slightest chill.
"No worries."
"The snow in the capital is rarely so beautiful!”
Tian Zi's words made him feel a lot! As a vassal, how could Cao Zhengchun not guess what the Emperor was thinking?
There was heavy snow every year, but this year was different!
Looking back at the past, the former King Yu had become the current Ming Dynasty's Son of Heaven, ruling over the world!
Zhu Zaihou strolled in the pavilion, admiring the snowy scenery on the White Jade Square. He asked,""Zeng Xi has been away from the capital for ten days!”
Cao Zhengchun paused and estimated,""Your Majesty, to be precise, it has been almost eleven days!”
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Zhu Zaihou's expression changed slightly, but he did not say anything else. He looked at the snow outside the pavilion in a daze...
Ding! Zeng Xi's army had already joined up with the Gansu cavalry.
The sudden sound of a system notification interrupted Zhu Zaihou's thoughts.
When he opened the system interface, he was surprised to find a blue mark on the map.
According to the position of the blue mark, Zhu Zaihou was sure that it was Zeng Xi's army that was going to attack the Tartar Kingdom.
"I didn't expect this map to have a real-time annotation function!”Zhu Zaihou thought.
With this function, he could accurately grasp the general movements and situation of the troops and soldiers that Zhu Zaihou sent out in the future.
Otherwise, with Da Ming's current urgent letters, by the time he knew the news, he probably didn't know how many days had passed!
It would be fine if it was good news, but if it was urgent military intelligence, it would definitely delay the opportunity.
Although the system had notified him that Zeng Xi's army had already gathered with the Gansu Cavalry, Zhu Zaihou realized that they were still about 300 miles away from Jiayu Pass.
It was probably the cavalry that Hu Zongxian had sent to support the army.
Thinking of this, Zhu Zaihou quickly enlarged the mini-map and tried to see the situation outside Jiayu Pass.
However, no matter what he did, there seemed to be a layer of dark fog covering the entire map. Only the location of the Ming soldiers could disperse the black fog.
Seeing this, Zhu Zaihou couldn't help but look disappointed.
It seemed that the situation could only be seen clearly in the places occupied or touched by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
……
Outside the Jiayu Pass.
Tents stood on the vast flat ground.
Looking from afar, it was like a small hill protruding from the ground.
Outside these tents were groups of Tarist soldiers who were responsible for guarding and patrolling.
They were armed with scimitars and spears, and they wore the fur of wild animals and livestock. At first glance, they looked like barbarians who had yet to develop their intelligence.
In the middle of the many small camps, the unique Andahan camp was set off like stars surrounding the moon.
From the outside, this camp was only several times bigger than the other small camps. There were some well-equipped guards outside.
However, inside the camp, it was a completely different scene.
Brown bear hide covered the ground, and a silk screen stood on one side, separating the sleeping quarters and the meeting hall.
On the throne was a huge throne covered in white tiger skin.
In front of the altar table, there was wine and roasted meat…
Near the two sides of the tent were rows of smaller tables and thrones, which were quite different from the arrangement of the main seat.
Although Andahan was already half a year old, he had been fighting with the tribe all year round and looked exceptionally tough.
It was unknown if it was intentional, but Andahan bared half of his body to reveal the knife marks and arrow wounds on his muscles, as if he was showing off his achievements…
Although the Tartar Kingdom was called a country, it was made up of many tribes. Among the nine tribes, the Tartar Kingdom was the leader.
However, although the tribes were harmonious on the surface, they were secretly fighting with each other.
This time, if it wasn't for the fact that winter had arrived, the grasslands were short of provisions, and the Ming Dynasty's imperial power had changed, they definitely wouldn't have gathered together so easily to conspire for something big!
"Andahan, I heard that Great Ming has already sent troops to reinforce Jiayu Pass. The leader is Zeng Xi!”One of the tribal leaders spoke with sarcasm.
Earlier, it was because Zeng Xi had led thousands of people to defeat them.
This was simply a great humiliation for Andahan!
Now that this matter was brought up again, Andahan was naturally burning with rage. He wanted nothing more than to skin the other party alive!
However, they were currently at the stage of cooperation, so they could only endure this for now.
"Last time, I was careless. This time, I must let his blood wash away my humiliation!”When Andahan angrily said this, he also tightly gripped the rope in his hand.
The tribal leader on the left said with a slightly changed expression,""Oh? I wonder what method An Dahan has to break through Jiayu Pass?”
"Now that the new Emperor of Great Ming has ascended the throne, the people's hearts are unstable. This is the best opportunity for us to attack the Central Plains!”
"You have to know that the soldiers of the Great Ming Dynasty are defending the pass and waiting for reinforcements.”
"It will be difficult to have such an opportunity in the future!”
Andahan glanced at them and turned a deaf ear to their words. Andahan said contemptuously,"I already have a countermeasure to break through the Jiayu Pass. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made you leaders wait for so long!”
"Tomorrow, I will have a way to break through!”
It was night.
Zeng Xi personally led the army stationed 30 miles away from Jiayu Pass.
Hu Zongxian, governor of Gansu Province, and Qiu Luan, commander of the army, came to the tent of the central army in person.
"Greetings, Marshal Zeng."
"Greetings, sirs." Zeng Xi quickly stood up and returned the greeting.
After welcoming Hu Zongxian and Qiu Luan into their seats, Zeng Xi asked,""The two sirs have come here personally. I wonder what the situation outside the Jiayu Pass is like?”
Hu Zongxian frowned and said in a deep voice,"In the past ten days, I have led seventy thousand soldiers to defend the natural moat of the Jiayu Pass and stop the Tartar army's fierce attacks.”
"Although we have blocked the enemy for a few days, there are too many of them and we have suffered quite a few casualties.”
"If General Zeng hadn't come, I'm afraid that Jiayu Pass would have fallen in our hands!”
In his words, there was no lack of joy at Zeng Xi's arrival, but it also contained his own helplessness towards the current situation.
Hearing this, Zeng Xi thought for a moment and paced in the tent.
"His Majesty has ordered me to lead 500,000 soldiers to destroy the Tartars!”
" What?!"
Hu Zongxian and Chou Luan were shocked. They didn't expect that the 500,000 soldiers Zeng Xi brought weren't to help them defend the pass.
It was to destroy the Tartars!
If Zeng Xi had led a million troops to attack the Tartars, perhaps they wouldn't have lost their composure.
However, they were unwilling to believe that the nomadic Tartars, who were known for their warlike nature, would destroy a country with 500,000 troops!
Zeng Xi, on the other hand, didn't show much change in his expression after sensing their shock.
"Right now, the Tartar Anta Khan has led 300,000 troops to invade Gansu.”
"If we send out a team of light cavalry to attack the rear of the Tartars, we will definitely be able to resolve the war.”
Zeng Xi murmured, his eyes emitting a cold light. He said solemnly,"Li Chengliang!"
"I'm here."
"Lead the troops to attack the rear of the Tartar army. You can't bring too many soldiers, but you have to deal heavy damage to the Tartar army!”
"I want to order you to go. Are you confident?”
Li Chengliang's expression did not change. He cupped his fists and said solemnly,"Marshal, don't worry. I will not disappoint you and Your Majesty!”
Li Chengliang could be said to be the best commander of the cavalry. Other than him, there was probably no other person who was more qualified for this task.
Zeng Xi looked at Li Chengliang's confident face and nodded heavily.""Good! I will give you 3,000 light cavalry. You will immediately lead your troops and attack the rear of the Tartars to create chaos.”
"As long as the war starts in the rear, the morale of the Tartars in the front will definitely be unstable. It will only be a matter of time before we wipe out these 300,000 Tartars!”
"I accept your orders."
After Li Chengliang left the tent, Zeng Xi looked at Hu Zongxian and Qiu Luan and said,""Milords, the Tartar Antahan has led 300,000 troops to attack. Although my Great Ming has sent reinforcements of 500,000, I have other plans.”
Hu Zongxian and Qiu Luan looked at each other, not knowing why Zeng Xi said this.
"Qi Jiguang."
"I'm here!"
"I order you to lead 3,000 Fire Cavalry soldiers and ambush them at Turtle Mountain with 100 Tiger Cannons to cut off their escape route!”
"I accept your orders."
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