Please ask me to be the emperor

"General Qizou, we have found out that the Nashanba station is at the foot of the Sharicheqigetu Mountain and the source of the Jiantai River!" A thin, dark man with a Mongolian appearance was reporting to Lu Xiangsheng in his clumsy Chinese.

"Okay, not bad, let's take a look!" Lu Xiangsheng nodded with satisfaction.

"No... no, you are not my master, I can't receive your reward!" Unexpectedly, the man heard this and waved his hand quickly.

"Then... well, I will report to His Highness, who will reward you!" Lu Xiangsheng was choked and had no choice but to change his words.

It turns out that this person was originally deployed by the Empress Dowager Nangnang of the stupid Doluo Dafu.

After the death of the Queen Mother Nang Nang, she entrusted Zhang Shun with her youngest son Abu Nai and the first 1,500 households.

Today, Zhang Shun is not only the leader of the 36th Battalion of the Rebel Army and the "King Shun of the Ming Dynasty", but also the master of these 1,500 households.

Since there were many warriors in this tribe, Lu Xiangsheng recruited some cavalry among them after consulting Zhang Shun.

It was with the help of these herdsmen who understood the Mongolian language and the customs of the grassland terrain that Lu Xiangsheng quickly discovered the residence of Zasak Shanba, the left wing of Tumut.

It's just that it was detected, but it was a bit difficult to deal with.

Why?

It turns out that Sharicheqigetu Mountain, where Shanba's residence was located, was Haitang Mountain in later generations. It was located more than 40 miles south of Fuxin and more than 80 miles away from Guangning.

If starting from Guangning, the cavalry can kill them in just one day.

However, the crux of the problem is that Guangning is still in the hands of the three Shi brothers, and it is impossible for Lu Xiangsheng to rush through Guangning from the outside with such arrogance.

In fact, Nashanba relied on this point to arrange his residence here.

"Is there another way out?" Lu Xiangsheng pondered for a moment and couldn't help but continue to ask.

"Yes, there is, but the distance is far away!" The spy responded after hearing the words, "I'm afraid we can only reach it by walking 160 miles northeast from Yizhou."

"Oh?" Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, and then said, "Okay, then you can go down and rest!"

"Are you really going?" When the spy left, Yang Guozhu couldn't help but ask.

"Go!"

"This...I think the weather has been bad these days. If anything happens..."

"There is no such thing as a surprise, and the key is to win by surprise!" Lu Xiangsheng sneered.

"Besides, who can tell how many Tatar spies there are in Liaodong Town?"

“Only by taking things by surprise and cutting through the mess quickly can we have a chance of victory!”

It was November 16, the ninth year of Chongzhen. It was still dark and the air was a bit stuffy.

Lu Xiangsheng rectified his troops early, then crossed the border wall and headed northeast.

However, at the same time that Lu Xiangsheng left Yizhou, someone had already seen it clearly and quickly changed his horse and galloped all the way to the northeast.

Not to mention how the spies in the city reacted, let's say that when Lu Xiangsheng left Yizhou City, he saw only the yellow and desolate color in the north.

However, Lu Xiangsheng did not feel desolate in his heart. Instead, he praised: "This is such a good place. No wonder Kalaqin and Tumote are entrenched here!"

It turned out that Yulin City, where Lu Xiangsheng was stationed previously, was filled with yellow sand outside the city, and it was a hundred times more desolate than it was.

Compared to Yulin, which has less rainfall, it is a good place for farming and grazing. Isn’t it a good place?

In fact, in the mid-Ming Dynasty, this generation was roughly affiliated with Taining Guards. Together with Duoyan and Fuyu Erwei, they occupied the area north of Ji Town, east of Guangning and north of Kaiyuan, roughly covering the entire west side of Liaodong Town. .

These three guards were called the Three Guards of Duoyan or the Three Guards of Wuliangha by the people of the Ming Dynasty, and their nomadic residence was called the Wuliangha area. They originally belonged to King Ning, who was vassal in Daning.

As a result, after the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, moved King Ning to Jiangxi for fear that others would imitate his example. The three guards often surrendered and rebelled, and they were not very peaceful.

Later, after many changes, these three guards disintegrated one after another.

Among them, the most powerful Duoyan Guard roughly formed the Karaqin Tribe, the Taining Guard formed the Wengniute Tribe, and the Fuyu Guard merged with other Jurchen tribes and finally formed the Horqin Tribe today.

The three guards of Uliangha, who were originally the vassals of the Ming Dynasty, have now become the Kalaqin and Tumote tribes that threaten the safety of the capital.

Not to mention how Lu Xiangsheng felt in his heart, three thousand men under his command rode fast horses and whipped all the way to the northeast.

After walking for half a day, we walked about thirty miles.

Lu Xiangsheng stopped as his horse power was exhausted and ordered: "Change horses!"

Following Lu Xiangsheng's order, the cavalry under his command got off their mounts one after another, and then rode on their spare horses.

It turns out that the reason why Zhang Shun transferred Lu Xiang to the capital was because of the high mobility of his "surprise army".

In order to form this cavalry, Zhang Shun and Lu Xiangsheng gathered nearly 10,000 horses when the rebel army was extremely short of horses, and then formed this elite cavalry.

This cavalry can be called a luxury. Each person is equipped with three horses and mules, one of which is riding, one is fighting, and the other is carrying armor, weapons and dry food.

When marching, riding horses and combat horses can take turns to change horses to ensure the marching speed. This is why Lu Xiangsheng did not worry about spies at all when he set out.

When these spies discovered the movements of the rebels, and by the time they investigated and figured out the rebels' goals, and then returned to report, they were afraid that the rebels had already reached the opponent's camp.

We walked like this for another half day, probably traveling more than a hundred miles. Suddenly a strong wind blew, and rustling snowflakes fell from the sky.

"General, no, it's going to snow heavily!" At this moment, the rebel spy from Mongolia quickly reminded.

"Oh? I don't think these snowflakes are very big. Why is it going to snow heavily?" Lu Xiangsheng didn't understand.

"General Qixiu, if the snowflakes are like cotton wool, they will come and go quickly; if the snowflakes are like salt, they won't be able to stop for three to five days," the spy explained quickly.

"Oh? Okay, it's snowing!" Lu Xiangsheng was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

It turns out that the environment on this grassland is harsh and the herdsmen are struggling to survive.

Once heavy snow comes, you need to find shelter as soon as possible and drive the cattle and sheep there to avoid death.

And because the grass withers and turns yellow in winter and is covered by ice and snow, herdsmen also need to reserve forage in advance to survive the winter.

Nowadays, there is suddenly heavy snowfall on the grassland, but it is the time when the "Qibing Camp" is making great achievements.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng first asked the soldiers to dismount and eat some dry food, and then continued to rush to Sharicheqigetu Mountain.

There was no conversation all the way, and at ten o'clock in the evening, the Qi soldiers camp finally arrived at Sharicheqigetu Mountain.

This mountain is not very big, nor very high, but it is still lush with trees and undulating mountains. How can we find the place for Tumut's left wing in a short time?

At this time, I saw the spy smiling and saying: "The station of Nashanba must be southeast of Sharicheqigetu Mountain. There is no doubt that we must go quickly!"

"Why is this?" Lu Xiangsheng asked quickly.

"Our tribe is stationed at the foot of the mountain to protect it from the wind and snow. The northwest wind blows frequently on this grassland, so naturally we can only station on the southeast side of the mountain!" the spy explained.

"Okay, the whole army has put on their armor, strung their bows and arrows, loaded their muskets and artillery with gunpowder, and are ready for battle!" Lu Xiangsheng heard this and quickly issued a battle preparation order, and then sent his soldiers to search the southeast.

Sure enough, not long after, spies reported that there were more than a thousand dome huts standing there.

"There will be no beheadings in this battle, just murder and arson!" Lu Xiangsheng heard this, his hands trembled with excitement, and he couldn't help but give the order excitedly.

"Boom!" Following his command, the overwhelming sound of horse hooves resounded through the night sky, leaving nothing but a mess of white snow.

At this moment, Zhasak King Shanba, who was stationed here, had just finished eating the plump mutton and was hugging his gentle maid to rest. Who would have expected that someone would kill him?

As soon as he heard the killing sound and thought about it, he suddenly became excited and jumped up quickly.

When he got out of the felt tent, he saw a huge cavalry charging over from the overwhelming snow.

"Let's go, let's go!" He couldn't help but scream. He didn't care that he was only wearing a single piece of clothing. He quickly rode a group of fast horses nearby and ran away without looking back.