Yue Tuo learned of the fall of Jinzhou the next afternoon.
"Master Baylor, it's not OK." The messenger knelt on the ground, not daring to lift his head.
"What happened? Did the grain and grass run out, or the Han girl ran away?" Yue Tuo chuckled. He learned a lot from the Han, especially Zhou Yu's elegant style. Even if Taishan collapsed in front of him, he would not Discoloration.
"Master Belle..." Chuan Ling stopped talking, his head buried lower.
"What the hell is it? Mother-in-law, are you still like a man? With Lord Ben Belle, what are you afraid of?" Yue Tuo's mocking gaze shot directly to the top of the messenger.
"Master Belle, Jinzhou is lost." The Chuan Lingbing had already crouched on the ground, not only on his forehead, but also on the corners of his mouth.
"Jinzhou...what?" Yue Tuo, like a cat whose tail was severely stepped on by heavy steps, jumped up from the recliner: "What did you say?"
"Lord Belle, it's true." The messenger was crying, and he was almost crying.
Yue Tuo sternly shouted: "How did you know that Jinzhou was lost?" He slammed the marquise jug in his hand to the ground, and stepped on it a few more times before the anger in his heart was slightly calmed down.
"Master Belle, I have been here to observe, the city has been replaced by the Sun and Moon Banner of Ming Dynasty."
"The Ming army really dare to attack Jinzhou?" Yue Tuo, who has always advertised himself as elegant, gradually calmed down, "What about the soldiers in the city? Have they come back?"
"No, Lord Belle, not a single soldier returned to Guangning." The messenger was lying on the ground and dared not move.
"Where did they go? Did they go to Ningyuan?" Yue Tuo said to himself.
Ning Yuan? Yue Tuo was startled: "What about Ning Yuan? What news is coming from Ning Yuan?"
"We have sent our brothers to Ningyuan to inquire. It is estimated that they will be back in two days."
"Two days?" Yue Tuo muttered to himself, and shook his head. The Ming army dared to attack Jinzhou. Then Ningyuan must be fierce and lucky. Jinzhou is sandwiched between Ningyuan and Guangning. If the Ming army directly captures Jinzhou, it must be in great danger. Under the attack on both sides of the Kingdom of Jin.
Even if the Golden State cannot take back Jinzhou and Ningyuan is stuck in the southern passage, the materials and grass of the Ming army will not be able to be transported. The isolated city of Jinzhou will definitely not last long. No Ming army general is so stupid.
Yue Tuo remembered the help letter sent by Wu Lie of Ning Yuan. After so long without a message, Ning Yuan must have been occupied by the Ming army.
What about the soldiers stationed in Ningyuan and Jinzhou? They won't surrender to the Han people, will they? Yue Tuo quickly rejected his idea, and the soldiers of the Golden Kingdom would not surrender.
"Whose army was the one who captured Jinzhou? Did Sun Chengzong arrive in Jinzhou?"
"I don't know yet, our brothers are still investigating."
"Fuck! I don't know anything, what's the use of you? It really spoiled the mutton and kumiss." Yue Tuo kicked the messenger who was kneeling on the ground.
The soldier really hit the ground twice, then put his hands on his shoulders, and quickly ran away.
Yue Tuo couldn't wait to send troops to snatch Jinzhou and Ning Yuan back, but after calming down, he felt that things would not be as easy as he thought.
Inlaid red flag originally had 25 Niu Lu. Later, the Mongolian Horqin Ministry cooperated with Dajin State. To express its sincerity, Horqintou Ren Zhaisang sent ten Niu Lu Mongolian soldiers to Da Jin State. Yuetuo’s Mosaic Red Flag. Stationed in Guangning, at the forefront of the confrontation with Daming, these ten Mongolian Niu Lus were temporarily assigned to the inlaid red flag.
After Nurhachi's death, Huang Taiji inherited the position of great khan. He not only reused Hanchens, but also valued the Han Chinese people. Therefore, the Eight Banners compiled a part of the Han Jun Niu Lu, and there are five Han Jun Niu Lu under Xiang Hong.
In this way, in Yue Tuo’s inlaid red flag, in addition to 25 Jurchen cattle records, there are also ten Mongolian cattle records and five Han military cattle records, and the number of cattle records reaches forty.
Yue Tuo deployed eight Niu Lus in Ningyuan, 10 Niu Lus in Jinzhou, and the remaining 22 Niu Lus were stationed in Guangning with him.
According to the establishment of the Dajin Kingdom, there are three hundred soldiers in each cattle record. However, the wartime system at that time, and now Dajin Kingdom and Daming are in the stage of confrontation, except for occasional small-scale conflicts, the two sides mainly monitor each other. Therefore, every Niulu were not full, with only one hundred soldiers, and the remaining two hundred soldiers returned to their hometowns to engage in animal husbandry or agricultural production.
The forty Niu Lus in Yue Tuo’s hand actually only had 4,000 soldiers, but the whereabouts of the 18 Niu Lus in Ning Yuan and Jinzhou are currently unknown. He estimated that the 18 Niu Lus without any information are probably the same as Ning Yuan. , It's also bad luck.
Daming was able to conquer Ningyuan and Jinzhou in one go, and swallow his 18 Niu Lu. Then, with the 22 Niu Lu in his hand, can he retake Jinzhou and Ningyuan? Yue Tuo didn't have any confidence.
Yue Tuo and his fifth uncle Mang Gurtai have different personalities. After making a decision, he is more like a Han strategist. Sometimes, Yue Tuo feels that, besides being a little domineering, he is more like an eighth uncle, Dahan Emperor Taiji. .
Yue Tuo paced around the room alone, he now has two problems that need to be solved urgently.
The first problem is the lack of information. Jinzhou has fallen, but Ning Yuan’s situation is unknown. That is his defense zone, so he can’t know what happened on his defense zone. The eighteen Niu Lus he deployed in Ningyuan and Jinzhou are still missing. He surrendered, or was broken up by the Ming army, or surrounded by the Ming army, waiting for him to rescue him; also, who is the commander of the Ming army? Did Sun Chengzong come to Jinzhou himself
The second question is how to report to Huang Taiji what happened in Ningyuan and Jinzhou. Ning Yuan and Jinzhou fell, and Liaodong lost six hundred miles of land. It is impossible not to report to Huang Taiji for such a big thing. Even if the eight kings discussing politics want to punish him, or even take away his position as the leader of the banner, he must first Report the results.
Yue Tuo took out another pot of horse milk wine and drank two sips. Now in his mouth, horse milk wine has no taste, just like Han people's boiled water. When thinking about problems, he just subconsciously drank a few mouthfuls.
Yue Tuo finally made a decision. He immediately scattered a large number of riders to clarify the situation in Ningyuan and Jinzhou, including the eighteen cattle records whose whereabouts were unknown. The more detailed the better.
He reported to Huang Taiji what happened in Ningyuan and Jinzhou in the form of a letter, not a military newspaper, and made a copy to his father, Dabeile Daishan. In the letter, he attributed the fall of Ning Yuan and Jinzhou to Sun Chengzong's treachery and even launched a sneak attack. To retake Ning Yuan and Jinzhou, his troops were already insufficient, and he asked Huang Taiji to immediately complete all his cattle records.
If Huang Taiji agrees to his plan, he will have 22 full-mand Niu Lu, a total of 6,600 soldiers, plus 18 dissatisfied Niu Lu, and 3,600 soldiers, the total force will be More than ten thousand people.
"Jurchen is no more than ten thousand, and there is no one to beat ten thousand." Yue Tuo believed that with these ten thousand soldiers, Ning Yuan and Jinzhou would definitely return to the embrace of the Great Golden Kingdom. Maybe he could use Ning Jin's victory over Shanhaiguan to defeat Shanhaiguan in one breath.
While waiting for the message and Huang Taiji's reply, Yue Tuo felt too tormented. He planned to personally inspect near Jinzhou.
His subordinates tried to discourage him: "The situation in Jinzhou is unknown now, and the coach must not commit a dangerous situation."
"Dangerous place?" Yue Tuo was unhappy. "In the eyes of Dajin Country generals, there is no dangerous place. Which general of Dajin Country didn't come from a dangerous place?"
"Master Belle..."
"Needless to say," Yue Tuo stopped the persuading subordinates: "Jinzhou has been taken away by the Ming army. If I don't have the courage to even look at it, isn't it for the Ming army to read a joke? Tomorrow, I will take it. With ten Niu Lu, I will go to Jinzhou in person. I want to see who actually took my Jinzhou."
In the morning, before the sun showed her face, Yue Tuo left Guangning as soon as a thousand rays of light appeared on the horizon, and ten Jurchen Niu Lu followed him to the south of Jinzhou.
Yue Tuo knew that these ten Niu Lus were only 1,000 people, and he couldn't take them back to Jinzhou at all. He just wanted to go to the outskirts of Jinzhou to see him, and must not let the Ming army take him lightly.
Yue Tuo is lightly dressed and simple, and the cavalry rides like flying.
In the evening, less than fifty miles away from Jinzhou City, Yue Tuo encountered the Jurchen Rider who was about to return to Guangning.
"Master Baylor." The rider found out from the banner that this was Yuetuo, the owner of the flag inlaid with the red flag and one of the four little Baylors of the Great Golden State. "The latest news from Ning Yuan."
"What's wrong with Ning Yuan? Say it quickly." Yue Tuo urged Youqi.
"Master Belle..."
"What is it? What's wrong with Ning Yuan? What about the soldiers in the city?" Yue Tuo's heart suddenly rose in anger, and he had never seen the wandering horse hesitate.
"Master Belle," the Ranger held the reins, brought the horse closer to Yue Tuo, and whispered, "Ning Yuan was lost. All the eight Niu Lu stationed in Ningyuan were killed."
"What?" Although there was the worst guess, Yue Tuo shook a bit immediately after hearing this message. A salty taste surged in his mouth. He swallowed and spit, and swallowed the salt water.
"Is the message reliable?"
"Master Belle, the information is absolutely reliable. The villain disguised as a Han and went around twice outside the city of Ningyuan."
Yue Tuo swallowed and spit again, his chest was a little calmer, he accumulated a little bit of strength, gritted his teeth, and said: "Is... Sun... Cheng... Zong?"
"No, Lord Belle. According to the hidden spy's return, Sun Chengzong is still in Shanhaiguan. It is Yuan Chonghuan who has captured Ningyuan and Jinzhou."
"Yuan Chonghuan?" Yue Tuo searched in his mind, but couldn't find Yuan Chonghuan's shadow, "Who is he?"
"Master Belle, Yuan Chonghuan once fought Destiny Khan in Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and was later demoted and left Liaodong. About a month ago, he came to Shanhaiguan again."
"Yuan Chonghuan." Yue Tuo muttered, "I will let you die without a place to bury your body. Your corpse will be pecked by eagles, bitten by dogs, and swallowed by wolves."
"Master Belle, Yuan Chonghuan is on his way from Ningyuan to Jinzhou."
"Ah? Where is he now?" Yue Tuo's spirit was lifted, his chest no longer tumbling.
"Master Belle, Yuan Chonghuan is holding a large amount of grain and grass, and now he is less than two hundred miles away from Jinzhou."
"Two hundred miles?" Yue Tuo estimated that at the speed of the Jurchen Cavalry, he must be intercepted before he arrives in Jinzhou. "All of you dismount, take a rest, replenish food and moisture, and then quietly pass by in the dark. Jinzhou, ambush Yuan Chonghuan."