When receiving the military information from Yingzhou, Zhu Zhen, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, and Zuo Qin, the general of the staff, had already arrived in Datong, and the rest of the Xuanfu troops were still on their way.

"Finally got you!"

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed when he heard this, and he didn't discuss it with his generals, and immediately decided: "Order the whole army to go south and rush to the aid of Yingzhou!" ”

"Your Majesty," Jiang Bin immediately advised, "but when the Xuanfu army arrives, it will not be too late to set off together to rescue." ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "The timing of the battlefield is fleeting, how can you wait? ”

Jiang Bin said again: "Your Majesty ......"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Call me a mighty general!" ”

"Mighty general," Jiang Bin changed his words, "Governor Wang is often invincible, and he is a famous general on the battlefield, so it is better to listen to his thoughts." ”

Zhu Houzhao asked, "What does Erlang think?" ”

Wang Yuan did not answer directly, but said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are discussing the military situation with Vice President Tao (Deputy Chief of Xuanfu Soldier Tao Lamb), General Yang (General Yang Yu of Xuanfu), and General Hang (General Hang Xiong of Yansui). The minister carefully studied the habits of the Tatar thieves, and found that when their strength was less than 100,000, they would not attack any city at all. ”

"What the hell are you trying to say?" Zhu Houzhao said impatiently.

Wang Yuan explained: "Yingzhou was besieged, which is really strange. I am afraid that the Datongfu troops of Wang Zongbing happened to be discovered by the main force of thieves when they went south, so the Tatar thieves deliberately besieged the city, wanting to besiege the city and send reinforcements to eat Wang Zongbing. The top priority now is to order General Wang's troops to garrison the city nearby, so as not to fall into the trap set by the enemy! ”

"Yes, exactly!"

Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, Li Cong, Shen Zhou, Zhu Zhen, Zuo Qin, Tao Lamb, Yang Yu, Hang Xiong and other border generals all agreed with Wang Yuan's suggestion. They had all fought with the Tatars, even if they didn't expect it before, they were reminded by Wang Yuan, and they all understood.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Tartars can set traps, but this general can't set traps?" I just want to use the officers and soldiers of Datong Mansion as bait, drag the main force of the Tartars, and then lead the army to annihilate it in one fell swoop! ”

Wang Yuan persuaded: "I'm afraid that General Wang won't be able to bear it." ”

"If you can't bear it, you have to carry it, otherwise what's the use of him?" Zhu Houzhao did not listen to persuasion at all.

"Your Majesty......" The eunuch Zhang Yong also wanted to persuade.

Zhu Houzhao directly interrupted and said: "Whoever dares to persuade again, immediately take away the right to command the army, stay in Datong Mansion and wait for my triumphant news!" ”

The generals were speechless for an instant, and they just scolded their mothers in their hearts.

Zhu Houzhao said again: "Order Wang Xun and Zhang Hui, if they can't hold back the main Tatar force, no matter how many enemies they kill, I will remove them from their posts and investigate them!" ”

Wang Yuan didn't know what to say at all, knowing that the enemy was besieging the city and sending reinforcements, instead of acting cautiously, he also let the generals in front take the initiative to attack.

It can only be remedied.

Wang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, please send an order to all the armies of Xuanfu, and let the cavalry under their command throw down their infantry and rush to join the division at full speed." Even if Your Majesty wants a decisive battle, there must be a kind of cavalry on a large scale, otherwise the Tatars will not be able to stop them at all! ”

"You can also let the Xuanfu army that has not yet arrived, and the cavalry under its command immediately speed up," Zhu Houzhao said, "It's so decided, the whole army is ready today, and it will start early tomorrow morning!" ”

Wang Yuan, Jiang Bin, and Zhang Yong, a civil official, a military general, and a eunuch, usually don't like each other, but they get together after the military meeting.

"Governor Wang, General Zhu (Jiang Bin)," Zhang Yong rubbed his forehead and said, "Our family always thinks that things are not good, you two are both good at fighting, but you must protect Your Majesty's thoroughness." ”

Jiang Bin said depressedly: "Your Majesty insists on going his own way, who can persuade him?" He didn't want to wait a few more days! ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The Xuanfu army, there have been two or three batches in the past few days, and our strength is close to 40,000. Even if His Majesty insists on going south in advance, as long as he is careful, he is not afraid of the danger of losing his teacher. ”

Jiang Bin wanted to speak and stopped, too lazy to speak again.

In fact, if the emperor was not there, this battle would be much easier to fight. But the emperor was there, and many military deployments were not needed, and Wang Yuan and the others didn't even dare to divide their troops.

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Wang Xun and Zhang Hui, who were marching slowly, were stunned when they received the military order, and felt that the emperor was sending them to death.

will be outside, and the monarch's order will not be affected, but this time the monarch is also outside!

If you don't drag the main Tatar force and go to prison, what choice can Wang Xun and Zhang Hui have? Speed up to die.

The closer to Yingzhou City, the more Mongolian sentry cavalry there were, Zhang Yu's sentry cavalry could no longer be scattered, and the entire battlefield information was obscured by Mongolian sentry cavalry.

Wang Xun and Zhang Hui only knew that there was a Tatar main force ahead, but they didn't know how many enemies there were.

Fortunately, they are all veterans, and although they are weak in attack, they are more than enough to protect themselves.

Even on the march, they were very cautious, and the Mongol cavalry could only go around and around, and did not have the opportunity to give the order to attack.

North of Yingzhou City, Wuli Village.

This village has been captured by the Tatars, and Dayan Khan himself took the town, recalled troops from all over the country, and there were more than 10,000 cavalry around him.

"Report, the Datong Ming army has reached the north of the village for ten miles! They marched in a well-organized formation, and our cavalry made several feints to harass them, but they did not appear to panic, and could not find a good opportunity to attack for the time being. ”

Dayan Khan turned over and got on his horse: "Sons of the steppe, follow me to meet the Ming army." "Search for e-books

Dayan Khan led 10,000 Mongol main forces and took the initiative to go out of the village to engage Wang Xun.

In the northwest of Yingzhou, Ma Sheng, the general of the right guard of Datong, and Gao Shi, the general of the Pingyu Guard, also followed a group of Mongolian cavalry from afar. They were supposed to be the first officers and soldiers to meet the enemy, but when they encountered the enemy, they defended the city to the death, and the enemy left to follow slowly.

Unexpectedly, from the border of the Great Wall, he followed him all the way to the outside of Yingzhou City, and there was no battle on the way!

Especially the right guard of Datong, that place is in Yulin, the Mongols crossed the Great Wall and collided, and it is really awesome that there is still no soldier damaged.

Dayan Khan received military information that there was a Ming army in the northwest and was worried about being surrounded.

Who knew that a moment later, another sentry came to report that the Ming army in the northwest had gone directly to Yingzhou to defend the city.

Dayan Khan laughed: "The Han people are so cowardly, the friendly army is fighting here, but they are so frightened that they hide in the city. ”

More than 10,000 Mongolian cavalry deployed and surrounded the Datongfu army.

Wang Xun and Zhang Hui instantly felt cold in their hearts, plus the people of the baggage team, their strength was barely more than 10,000, how could they fight with the same number of Mongolian cavalry?

Fortunately, the two marched cautiously, and after discovering a large force of cavalry, they immediately formed a chariot formation with baggage carts.

However, the chariot formation was still not enough to cover the whole army, revealing a huge gap to face the Mongol cavalry.

Soon, 3,000 Mongol light cavalry launched a tentative attack, and they rushed straight into the Ming army's main formation. Two thousand cavalry on each flank rushed out and fired arrows to harass them, and if this could cause a riot, the Mongol army would rush in.

Wang Xun and Zhang Hui's pro-army served as law enforcement teams, hacking to death more than a dozen panicked people, and the troops quickly stabilized.

Both sides shot arrows at each other, but they didn't take advantage of anything.

The Mongols were running and firing volleys, and the formation was loose, and it was difficult for the Ming army's bows and arrows to hit the target. But the range of the cavalry was much closer, and the Mongol cavalry did not dare to get too close, and also did not shoot a few enemies.

In the gap between the car formation, 3,000 Mongolian cavalry rushed forward.

The shield hand of the Ming army withstood a round of cavalry shooting, and suddenly the fire gunned soldiers. A full 2,000 musketeers, together with ten small generals' cannons, bombarded the onrushing enemy.

In the sixth year of Zhengde, Wang Jing, the governor of Shanxi, made more than 10,000 firearms. Eleven years have passed, and there are still two or three thousand of those firearms left, all of which are equipped in the hands of the officers and soldiers of Datong Mansion!

As for those little generals' cannons, they were actually installed in wheelbarrows, and this kind of gun cart was invented by Yang Yiqing.

The 3,000 Mongolian light cavalry that charged ahead had nearly 100 casualties in an instant. They were already a tentative attack, and it was impossible for them to charge the battle with light horses, as long as the Ming army did not mess up their positions, not to mention that they used firearms to effectively fight back.

Dayan Khan could only reorganize the attack and send light cavalry to shoot arrows around the distance of the bend and subcard, trying to cause psychological pressure on the Ming army, so that the Ming army's gunpowder could be consumed.

Wang Xun shouted: "If the Tartar is not in the firing range, it is not allowed to shoot arrows at will, and the violators will be dealt with by military law!" ”

From noon to evening, the two sides killed and injured each other, but that was all.

The Mongols could not get in, and the Ming army could not rush out.

At the same time, Xiao Lu, a general of Liaodong who was responsible for supporting the front line, and Shi Chun, a guerrilla in Xuanfu, also followed the enemy all the way to the vicinity of Yingzhou. They were also very awesome, tracking the enemy for about ten days, and they did not fire a single arrow or lose a single soldier.

Due to Dayan Khan's order to assemble the army, the enemy they were "pursuing" also moved closer to Yingzhou, so the two also came to Yingzhou in a daze.

Wang Xun, Zhang Hui, Xiao Lu, Shi Chun, the four of their troops were all surrounded, as long as Dayan Khan continued to attack and attack, the classic siege tactics could be realized.

Why do you say that Zhu Houzhao can win because of his luck?

Because in history, whenever Dayan Khan was preparing to launch a general attack the next day, he would inexplicably encounter heavy fog, and it was full of fog for several days in the morning!

Otherwise, how could Wang Xun hold back the main Mongolian force? It's been eaten clean.

But if you understand the situation in Shanxi, you will know that at this time, Datong Town is indeed often foggy.

The sky was getting dark, Wang Xun and Zhang Hui were sad, their current situation was very embarrassing.

Although the Mongol army retreated, it left 2,000 sentinels nearby. Once they withdrew in the middle of the night, they would inevitably be followed by a large Mongol army, and the retreat would likely turn into a rout. But he has been staying here, and the Mongolian cavalry is slowly grinding every day, and in just two or three days, the morale of the troops under his command will collapse.

The situation that Wang Yuan and the border generals feared the most arose was due to the emperor's arbitrary military orders.

In the middle of the night, the veteran Zhang Hui inspected the barracks, and suddenly he bent down to stroke the weeds on the ground, and suddenly laughed happily: "The dew is very heavy tonight." ”

When I went back to tell Wang Xun, Wang Xun immediately gave an order: "The whole army will take off their belts, pull them in twos and twos, and withdraw to the city tomorrow morning!" ”

The next morning, fog was thick.

Dayan Khan could only postpone the attack, but Wang Xun and Zhang Hui, who were familiar with the terrain, took advantage of the foggy vision less than two meters away, and the whole army headed towards Yingzhou City, and even the artillery carriages and baggage did not fall.

Xiao Lu and Shi Chun on the other side were also monitored by the enemy cavalry and did not dare to move, feeling that they would definitely die this time. Unexpectedly, when they woke up, the fog was thick in the four fields, and the two immediately set off as an army. They were not familiar with the terrain, so they could only move in the general direction, and when the fog cleared, they actually ran to the south of Yingzhou City.

Wang Xun, Zhang Hui, Xiao Lu, Shi Chun, as well as Ma Sheng and Gao Shi, who had hid in the city before, the tripartite troops met safely in Yingzhou City.

Therefore, in ancient times, it was very important to know astronomy.

The time, the place, the people, the time of the day is in the first place.