Chapter 422 Make a big one
Dayan Khan Borjigin Batumengke was extremely excited when he received the news.

Sixty-six whole years!
After four generations of emperors, a brave warrior finally emerged who dared to go to the battlefield.

He now only hopes that His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty will be as wise as his ancestors. In this way, he may even have the honor of ruling the Central Plains and rebuilding the Golden Family.

At this time, Dayan Khan was in his prime. He defeated Tai Shi Yismain, Yibula, Yeliyasi, Mandulai and others one after another, and unified the various tribes in Eastern Mongolia. He was a man of great talent and strategy.

A whole lamb was also being roasted in his big tent, and the wine reflected his broad face, high cheekbones, slender eyebrows and straight nose. He was not handsome at all, but had a bit of imperial dominance.

A scout from the Chi Army half-knelt on the ground, reporting the situation to Dayan Khan.

After he finished speaking, Dayan Khan personally cut off a leg of lamb, handed it to the other party and said, "Then go and eat!"

"Thank you, Khan!" Tanma Chijun took the leg of lamb with great emotion, then stood up and left the tent.

Dayan Khan looked at the man sitting next to him and said slowly: "Anda, it seems that the Kharchin tribe is in danger."

The man had a big head and face, and a stocky body. He sat there like a stone pillar, and it looked like he was not someone to be trifled with.

This man's name was Ordo Guhai, and he was the leader of the Khorchin tribe.

The Khorchin tribe was a powerful and densely populated Mongolian tribe living in the northeast of the Mongolian grasslands. Its bloodline originated from Genghis Khan's younger brother, Hasar, and naturally inherited the bloodline of the Golden Family.

Therefore, Dayan Khan had great respect for the Khorchin tribe, and the two sides always maintained a brotherly friendship in their interactions.

What's even better is that in the pursuit of Mongolian unification and rejuvenation, the goals of the Khorchin tribe and Dayan Khan are highly consistent.
In order to fully support Dayan Khan's grand cause, the Khorchin tribe repeatedly sent its elite troops to assist Dayan Khan in suppressing the rebellion. Ordo Guhai even sacrificed a son to suppress the rebellion.

So this time there was a big fish, and Dayan Khan decisively invited his brothers. The two sides assembled a hundred thousand troops and were sure to capture the Ming emperor alive.

Erduo Guhai spat out the bone and said calmly, "The main force of the Kharchin tribe is heading south under the leadership of Hua Dang and his son. According to recent intelligence, his son and grandson were attacked by the Ming Dynasty, and not many people escaped."

After hearing this, Dayan Khan asked, "Does Anda know who is leading the Ming army this time?"

"Qiu Yue, Marquis of Xianning."

"So it was him. It's not unfair that our descendants lost." Dayan Khan nodded. Although he had never fought against Qiu Yue head on, many of his subordinates had suffered at his hands. He was one of the few famous generals of the Ming Dynasty.

Ordo Guhai continued, "In addition, our spies lurking in Jizhou have sent news that the Ming Dynasty's Prime Minister Yang Tinghe, Minister Liang Chu, Peng Ze, Ou Zanghua and others have all arrived at the border. Among them, Peng Ze is proficient in military affairs and has suppressed rebels many times in the Ming Dynasty. We must be on guard."

"Ou Zanghua."

Dayan Khan recalled for a while and said, "The envoy I sent to the Ming Dynasty mentioned this name when he came back a few days ago. He is the newly appointed Minister of the Honglu Temple and the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty."

"My scouts risked their lives to bring back news that the person who occupied the Kharachin tribe was this Minister Ou."

Ordo Guhai looked at Dayan Khan and reminded him, "Khan, we know nothing about this person, so you must be cautious!" "I understand this," Dayan Khan nodded, and immediately arranged for his subordinates to find out all the information about Ou Zanghua.

At the same time, in the tent of the Kharchin tribe, You Erlang, covered in blood, brought back a shocking piece of news:

In the grassland about three hundred miles away from here, a vast army suddenly appeared. Its scale was so huge that it was impossible to see its entire picture within the sight. He estimated that its number was more than 100,000.

They also got the information from the captured Tanma Chijun soldiers about the leaders of this army, who were Dayan Khan and Ordo Guhai!

"One hundred thousand people?!"

When the commander of the central army, Anxiang Bo Zhang Duo, and the commander of the left patrol army, Taining Hou Chen Ru, heard about the size of the enemy army, their faces suddenly turned gloomy.

Their infantry, artillery battalion and cavalry only numbered 20,000 in total. How could they fight against an army of 100,000?
"Governor, how about we retreat to Panjiakou? We can use the city walls to block the cavalry, and then attack with our artillery. When their morale is low, we can send out the cavalry and defeat them." The commander of the right wing army, Guangenbo Liu Yu, looked at everyone and proposed.

After these words were spoken, all the generals nodded subconsciously, except for Taining Marquis Chen Ru, who was fearless like a newborn calf.

Ou Zanghua looked at the map in silence. Retreating to Panjiakou was indeed a good suggestion, but it was not the answer in his mind.

As the saying goes, a merciful army is not good for war. The nature of war is cruel. If you miss the opportunity due to personal sympathy or pity, it will lead to even crueler consequences.
"There is little point in retreating, and it will affect the morale of the army. Moreover, we have infantry and artillery, and we are likely to be attacked by the enemy when we retreat." Ou Zanghua looked up at everyone and said indifferently: "So, it is best to hold on to this place."

"Governor, you want to defeat the enemy's 100,000 troops with 20,000 troops?" Zheng Ying, the commander of the Right Patrol Army, Wu'an Hou, could not help but ask.

"Of course not. Our mission is to delay these 100,000 people here and create opportunities for our friendly forces."

Ou Zanghua smiled and said confidently: "Pass the order down, and the whole battalion will build defense equipment."

Zhang Duo, the Earl of Anxiang, Xu Yuan, the Marquis of Yongkang, and others wanted to persuade them again, but Zhang Miaosan, Li Mu, Wang Twelve, and other officers in charge did not give them a chance to speak, and simply bowed and said, "I obey your orders!"

Then they turned around and left the tent.

When Yongkang Hou Xu Yuan saw this scene, he almost laughed out of anger. It turned out that the other person really didn't take him seriously!
Then, Ou Zanghua began to write letters to Zhu Shou, suggesting that he let the 3,000-strong battalion bypass the Kharchin tribe and go straight to Tumochuan!
Because Dayan Khan's main force had been deployed in full force and concentrated here, leaving Tumochuan's defenses empty, this undoubtedly provided the army with a golden opportunity for a surprise attack.

In addition, troops from Jizhou, Changping and Liaodong were mobilized to form an iron wall to encircle Dayan Khan's main force.

And all this is based on one foundation, that is, Ou Zanghua can attract Dayan Khan.

After thinking for a while, Ou Zanghua instructed Lu Lin: "Pass the order down. If there is no water in the next few days, the Mongolian scouts will come in. Also, take out the armor given by His Majesty and dry it in the sun."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)