Volume Four, Chapter 14, Face
Central part of the Western Tak, Alhuta grassland.
This place was originally the territory of the Tatar tribe, and Altan Khan had placed more than 100,000 herders here. It can be said that in addition to the Cha'an Ata Grassland where the Khanate was located, the existing territory of the Tatar tribe belongs to this grassland.
However, on that day, the Ming army appeared in the southern part of the Alehuta grassland. A total of 100,000 Ming troops drove countless chariots and artillery vehicles and lined up in an orderly manner slowly from the direction of Songshan Fort.
If these Ming troops came to plunder, the herdsmen on the Alehuta grassland would probably not be able to keep anything. The cows and sheep would be snatched away by the Ming troops, and the tents would be burned by the Ming troops. It would be good if the people could run away.
The Ming army is not a joke now, and it is even more cruel than theirs when robbing.
Fortunately, the Ming army was not here to rob, they were invited to negotiate.
Yang Cong, the Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty Cabinet, the Northwest Supervisor, and Hui'an Hou, originally wanted to invite Altan Khan to negotiate at Songshan Fort, but Altan Khan dared not go there. Instead, he invited Yang Cong to negotiate at Alhuta.
Yang Cong was naturally fearless. With 100,000 chariots and soldiers, it would be useless even if the Northern Yuan tribes united all their troops to siege. If Altan Khan really did this, it would be better. Yang Cong kept the Northern Yuan tribes without cavalry again!
The Ming army had just stepped into the Alehuta grassland, and countless rangers appeared in front of them. However, these rangers only dared to stare at them from a distance, and they did not dare to approach within a mile.
Yang Cong raised his telescope and looked at the surrounding cyclists calmly. Then he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Asian Khan is a hero after all, why is he so petty? Will he die if he runs over to greet him?"
Yu Dayou and Tang Kekuan, who were standing beside him, couldn't help but laugh and cry when they heard this.
Of course, they are afraid of death. You must know that the Tatar tribe has only 50,000 elite cavalry at this moment. In front of the 100,000 chariots and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, it is a dish. How dare Altan Khan come? If the Ming army suddenly launches, wouldn't he be dead?
The team slowly moved forward for more than ten miles, and finally a team of cavalry came up. However, it was not Altan Khan, but Zhao Quan, the military advisor of the Tatars.
He is also a dead pig, not afraid of boiling water. He has been to Songshan Fort several times. If Yang Cong wanted to kill him, he would have died long ago. Since Yang Cong didn't attack him a few times, I believe Yang Cong wouldn't have taken action at this moment.
Of course, although he had already regarded himself as a dead pig at this moment, he still didn't dare to act rashly when he saw Yang Cong. He went far away and bowed and said, "Mr. Yang, long time no see, welcome."
Yang Cong raised his hand slightly and signaled the army to stop first. Then he pretended to be in a false sense and bowed back and said, "Master Zhao, what does it mean? Didn't you agree to negotiate here? Why didn't you see anyone else?"
The title of Master feels a little uncomfortable no matter how you sound. He is not a Master in a county government office. He is a military advisor of the Tatars division, almost equivalent to the existence of the Grand Tutor.
However, no matter how disgusting he was, he did not dare to get angry with Yang Cong, because he knew that this adult could not afford to offend him. If he got angry with this guy, it would be amazing. Not only would he die, but the Tatar tribe might be over.
He could only pretend that he didn't hear it, licked his face and smiled apologized, "Sir, our Khan has been waiting for him ten miles away. However, we Khan said that this time it was a peace talks, and there was no need to bring too many people. In order to avoid causing misunderstandings, please ask the Khan to stop the army three miles away from the meeting. We Khan would not bring people forward with us. We will bring dozens of guards each. What do you think?"
Three miles?
Altan Khan was afraid that he would go back on his word and took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
Originally, Altan Khan planned to send Zhao Quan to continue the negotiations, but Yang Cong felt that there was nothing to talk about with Zhao Quan. This guy was just a melody and couldn't make any decision. What else could he have to talk about?
He sincerely invited Altan Khan to negotiate at Songshan Fort, but Altan Khan thought he was playing some conspiracy. I have to say that this hero on the grassland was already a little scared.
This is a good thing to be scared. At least, you can take the initiative when negotiating.
Yang Cong smiled slightly and said indifferently: "Okay, just follow what your Khan said, lead the way. We will stop wherever you say."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Quan quickly made a gesture of invitation respectfully, then turned his horse's head and slowly walked forward.
Yang Cong was not long-winded, and waved his hand and led his army to follow him.
Less than five miles ahead, a huge pergola appeared in the distance. The large area was probably not a problem to stuff hundreds of people into it. No need to ask, it must be the place to negotiate.
Sure enough, when the army marched about three miles from the awning, Zhao Quan turned around and said embarrassedly: "Sir, please stop the army. The young one would ask Dahan to come and meet."
Look at what you are careful, Yang Cong raised his hand slightly and signaled the army to stop, then said loudly: "Zhifu, follow me to negotiate, long victory, you leave behind to command the army, remember, if the Tartars do not move, we will not move. If the Tartars dare to move, you will lead the army to destroy them."
What he said was really domineering. After hearing this, Tang Kekuan immediately shouted, "I will understand."
Zhao Quan couldn't help but shrink his head slightly by the sound of this guy. Why are you yelling so loudly? I'm afraid that people won't hear it.
Seeing that Ming Jun had indeed stopped, he bowed his hand and urged his horse to run straight to the opposite side of the awning.
Yang Cong looked at Zhao Quan's back, smiled slightly, and then waved: "All the personal guards follow, others stay, Zhifu, let's go."
In fact, there were more than dozens of personal guards, but Altan Khan shouldn't be afraid of dozens of people. He was too lazy to choose, so he could just take them all.
As for whether Altan Khan would take the opportunity to make trouble, he was not worried at all. He was wearing armor all over his body and could not be injured by casual swords. Moreover, with Yu Dayou, the world's number one master, it would be useless even if thousands of troops rushed up. He believed that even if all the elite cavalry of the Tatar tribe rushed up, Yu Dayou could easily lead him out of the siege.
At this time, Altan Khan was not as confident as Yang Cong. He was indeed scared to death. Otherwise, as a generation of heroes, he would not be so petty.
The Ming army's toughness really makes people desperate. He has no courage to go to war with others.
Of course, this does not mean that he is already as timid as a mouse. He mainly wants to retain his vitality and maintain his position as the overlord of the grassland to make a comeback.
Now that he is fighting Ming Jun, he is going to die at all, and it means nothing. Why should he seek death? Isn’t it good to keep 50,000 elite cavalry and suppress other tribes on the grassland?
This is the reason why he is so cautious. Sometimes, it is not good to be able to be a hero, and he may lose his life. As the commander of the three armies, he should be able to bend and stretch. After all, he will not die if he shrinks. At most, he will be a little ugly on his face.
As for this face, what should you do if you look so beautiful? A hero doesn’t need to care about face!
Chapter completed!