Without waiting for the generals of Xuanfu to come to join the army, Zhu Houzhao led the army to Datong Mansion to garrison according to Wang Yuan's suggestion.

This move, except for Wang Yuan and the emperor, the rest of the internal and external generals are all against it!

Because of Zhu Houzhao's side, there were only more than 30,000 regular soldiers at this time, and the rest were all civilian and miscellaneous soldiers. I have been hiding in Yanghe, waiting for the Xuanfu border army to come to join the division, and then how safe it is to go south together.

And the Mongolian cavalry once appeared in Huairou, not far from Datong Mansion, what if the emperor ran into it in the past?

On the night he arrived at Datong Mansion, Jiang Bin took the initiative to communicate with Wang Yuan privately, and said heart-to-heart: "Governor Wang, you and I may have had a disagreement before. But now that the Tatar army is heading south, and the emperor is patrolling the borderlands, there must be no mistakes, and we should work together. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "I know this kind of truth better than you. I only hope that when the time comes, you border generals will not be greedy for life and afraid of death. ”

Jiang Bin asked, "Then why don't you wait for the Xuanfu army to arrive, and let the emperor move to Datong Mansion in advance?" ”

"The city of Datong Mansion is tall, even if Your Majesty is besieged in the city, can the Mongols smash their heads into the city walls?" Wang Yuan asked rhetorically.

Jiang Bin said: "The matter of the battlefield cannot be discussed by common sense. If the Tatars really besieged Datong Mansion, who knows if there are any spies in the city? What if someone opens the door and dedicates the city? ”

Wang Yuan laughed angrily: "Your Majesty, you and I are guarding with 30,000 troops, and guarding a city can still be sacrificed to open the city gates?" If this kind of thing really happens, I'll hack you to death first, and then kill myself to count the ball, and it's a shame to survive! ”

"I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of just in case," Jiang Bin sighed, "Moreover, I'm afraid that the emperor will make another stupid move." The emperor can honestly stay in the city, I am naturally not afraid, if he wants to take the initiative to go out of the city to find the enemy? Can Governor Wang still be persuaded? ”

Wang Yuan was silent, difficult to refute.

In this war, the emperor is the biggest variable, and no one can guess what his next military order will be.

Jiang Bin said: "Governor Wang, let's make an appointment. Before the Xuanfu army came to join the division, the emperor was not allowed to advance half a step. Once the emperor comes, even if he is confronted in person, he must forcibly stay in Datong Mansion. ”

Wang Yuan thought for a while and said: "The military situation is changing rapidly, I suggest moving to Datong Mansion in advance, because I want to go to deal with it immediately once I find a fighter, but what you say is also reasonable." In this way, if there is any news from the front, Your Majesty has to lead the army south, I will take the whole cavalry as the vanguard to open the way, and you will drag Your Majesty to death in Datong Mansion. ”

"Okay, it's a deal!" Jiang Bin finally put his mind at ease.

When these words were spoken, both parties felt very satisfied.

Jiang Bin felt that Wang Yuan was more reasonable than ordinary civil officials, and would not be messing around at critical times; Wang Yuan felt that although Jiang Bin often didn't do anything about people, his mind was still very clear.

Compared with the original historical events, the time of the Mongol invasion has not changed, and the route of the Mongol march has not changed.

However, there are a lot of changes in Daming!

Because of the appearance of Wang Yuan, the rebellion of Liu Liu and Liu Qi was pacified ahead of schedule, and Turpan no longer threatened the frontier. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao was able to make a northern tour a year in advance, give him an extra year to prepare, and replenish the empty troops in the border towns in large quantities.

The various units of the border army have not only increased their level of training, but also increased the number of soldiers by two or three percent.

Wang Yuan still has 6,000 soldiers in his hands, and the Ming troops on the battlefield are about 20,000 more than in history.

Moreover, Wang Yuan suggested moving to Datong Mansion in advance, once Wang Xun contacted the main Mongolian force, the Ming reinforcements could arrive at the battlefield three to five days in advance!

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However, it is said that Wang Xun and Zhang Hui led their troops south and encountered 2,000 Mongolian cavalry in a village.

"This must be the main Mongolian force!" Zhang Hui cut the railway.

Wang Xun immediately made a decision: "Yes, this must be the main force of Mongolia!" ”

Even if not, it has to be!

Whether it was Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, or other border town generals, or the eunuchs who commanded the Beijing camp, they never thought about really defeating the Mongol army.

Because the Mongols were an all-cavalry team, although they were scattered into countless units to plunder, they sent scouts anytime and anywhere. The Ming army was dominated by infantry, and once a large force was dispatched, it would inevitably attract the attention of the Mongols.

How does this work?

The Mongols took advantage of it when they had it, and ran away when they were in danger, how could they be caught by the main force and defeated by the Ming army!

Except for the emperor, everyone's strategic goal was only to eat a considerable Mongol force, such as the two or three thousand Mongol cavalry in front of them. Once the Mongols lost two or three thousand, and the main force of the Ming Dynasty arrived, the little Mongol prince would inevitably run away with the spoils.

When the time comes, the emperor will be addicted to winning battles, and he will be able to publicize it as a great victory, and everyone in the eunuchs and border generals can be promoted through meritorious service.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to fight a big battle, but his generals only wanted to fight a small battle, and the monarch and the minister couldn't pee in a pot at all.

As for Wang Yuan, if he can fight a big battle, he will fight a big battle, and if he can fight a small battle, he will fight a small battle, everything depends on the situation on the battlefield.

"Array!"

Wang Xun gave an order, and the officers and soldiers of Datong Mansion immediately launched a formation.

Zhang Hui, the deputy commander-in-chief, is a veteran, and his grandson Zhang Yu has already served as a general, and commands only more than 1,000 cavalry, responsible for sentinel work when marching, and covering the flanks when fighting.

"The thieves are going to run!"

The two thousand Mongol cavalry did not engage in battle at all, and when Wang Xun lined up, they immediately turned and fled.

Zhang Hui shouted to his grandson: "General Zhang, you keep the enemy, and you can't engage in battle without authorization." ”

Zhang Yu immediately gathered more than 1,000 cavalry and pursued 2,000 Mongolian light cavalry. After chasing for a while, the Mongolian light cavalry suddenly came back, and Zhang Yu hurriedly led his troops to retreat.

The two sides went back and forth, chasing each other for a long time, and there was no battle at all, only a few arrows were randomly released.

Then, the Mongol cavalry left, and the Datongfu army couldn't catch up if they wanted to.

Wang Xun and Zhang Hui continued to march forward, scattering sentry cavalry all the way, so as not to be surrounded by a large force of Mongol cavalry. Soon they were very angry, and the two thousand thieves they had encountered before were actually scattered into countless raids, and they didn't take the Ming army in their eyes at all.

For three days in a row, the two sides engaged countless times.

Only one Mongolian cavalry died, but because the horse lost its front hoof, it fell and was seriously injured, and Zhang Yu rushed up and cut off his head. The cavalry of the Ming army also suffered several casualties, some were accidentally injured by falling off their horses, and some were unlucky enough to be hit by arrows.

However, he saved many plundered civilians and captured a lot of booty - all of which were goods thrown by the Mongol cavalry on the way in order to facilitate escape.

"I don't feel right," Zhang Hui may not be able to fight, but he knows the habits of the Mongols very well, "the Tatar thieves I have met these days seem to have taken the initiative to slow down and lead us to the south. ”

Wang Xun is also a general, and immediately came to his senses: "I'm afraid that there is really the main force of the enemy army ahead, and he wants to set up an ambush to lure us over." ”

Zhang Hui said: "Withdraw." ”

Wang Xun hesitated: "What about Your Majesty's military order?" ”

Zhang Hui blinked and said, "Outside, the monarch's order is not subject to it." Let's just say that the main force of the enemy army is found in the west, and we will march west. We can't know that there is an ambush ahead, and we are stupid to bump into it. ”

Wang Xun thought for a while: "That's all there is to it." ”

"Report!"

Suddenly, the sentry cavalry rushed back, and with an officer and soldier of Yingzhou City.

The officers and soldiers of Yingzhou flew off their horses and knelt down on one knee and said: "General soldier Wang, the main force of thieves is besieging Yingzhou, it seems that they want to attack the city, please go to the rescue quickly!" ”

"Got it." Wang Xun waved him down.

Zhang Hui's face was ugly and said: "How can the Mongols attack the city, this is to besiege the city and send reinforcements!" ”

Wang Xun also had a headache: "Then what should I do?" Your Majesty asked us to find the main force of the enemy army and hold it off, and we could fool around casually before, but now Yingzhou is surrounded. If we don't come to the rescue, we will be impeached by the civil officials of Yingzhou, and second, it will be tantamount to disobeying His Majesty's military orders. ”

Zhang Hui suggested: "Let's march slowly, and immediately send someone to report to Your Majesty, just say that the main force of the thief army is attacking Yingzhou." ”