Chapter 203: Yang Hong is in charge

Just when the final encirclement and suppression was carried out first, Yang Hong also led a large team of men out of Yanghekou.

Go back to the next night.

This time, there is a lot of element of cutting first and then playing.

When Guo Deng found out that the Assassin Governor was not in Longmen, he immediately sent someone to inform Yang Hong. Yang Hong was immediately shocked, and immediately knew that Chengguo Gong was in danger, so he discussed with Wuxing to send troops to respond.

Wu Xing naturally agreed, and at the same time as they left Datong, they sent a report to Beijing, and set off without waiting for Beijing's reply.

After Guo Deng knew, he also selected Xuanfu Jingqi Wanqi to join Wuxing and Yang Hong.

That's why I came out this time.

After Zhu Qizhen got the news, he immediately approved it and ordered Yang Hong to be the chief military officer and lead the army.

As for the rest of the things, Zhu Qizhen didn't care much about it.

All his energy was focused on reorganizing the Beijing camp, and he didn't pay much attention to the border war.

No, Zhu Qizhen doesn't pay attention, and he knows that it's useless for him to pay attention? It's nothing more than preparing for the worst. Even if the Xuanda Border Army and the elite of the Beijing camp are all destroyed, Zhu Qizhen will have to pull up another army that dares to fight.

Yan Zhao sighed with emotion, since ancient times, Hebei and Guanxi have been places to send elite soldiers. Therefore, in Beijing, recruiting soldiers has never been a problem.

The question is how to adjust the military system to suit the situation of recruitment.

There is no such conscription status in the guard system.

Is this exactly what Zhu Qizhen has always wanted to do and has always been cautious about what he has not dared to do? The news of a possible defeat at the front line was the biggest driving force for Zhu Qizhen's military reform.

In a potentially dangerous situation in Beijing, no one would stand in the way of the emperor's mission.

For a time, Zhu Qizhen's will was unimpeded.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen has another battle to fight, and he can only entrust a trusted person to the war.

Wuxing, a veteran, may be trusted by the Empress Dowager, after Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager released one of the generals who guarded the place, if it were not for the trust of the Empress Dowager, such a heavy responsibility would not have fallen on Wuxing's head.

But Zhu Qizhen believed in Yang Hong more.

Although Wuxing is a veteran, his qualifications are still above Wuxing.

Zhu Qizhen is like this, it is not emotional, after all, Yang Hong has been stationed in the frontier for more than 20 years, and he has the most experience in this area.

However, Wuxing moved to the interior of the town and also served as the chief military officer of Caoyun. In the business of defending the Tartars, Zhu Qizhen still believes in Yang Hong, who has been on the border.

By the time Yang Hong received the order, the three armies had already arrived at Yanghekou.

In this way, while the three of them breathed a sigh of relief, they were a little embarrassed.

Because Wuxing is the oldest, he has the most soldiers and horses in his hands, although most of them are foot soldiers, and the three of them already respect Wuxing. but

It was Zhu Qizhen who appointed Yang Hong as the chief military officer. That's a little awkward.

Relieved, however, the emperor did not hold him accountable.

When many ministers and generals go out, the emperor will grant them the right to act cheaply, but the general ministers know that there is a sense of proportion, and there is no problem in acting cheaply for some small things.

This time, more than 100,000 troops were mobilized, and if this battle was lost, it was estimated that there would be no more soldiers from the border wall to Beijing. The matter is so important, without the endorsement of the emperor, it is difficult to say whether it will win or lose.

If not, the situation of the Chengguo Gongsu Department is too critical, maybe one step too late, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty will be wiped out, and they will never take this risk.

Now with the emperor's endorsement, it is always a good thing.

After Yang Hong received the order, he immediately explained to Wu Xing: "General Wu, Your Majesty trusts me in this battle and makes me the chief military officer. It's just that I have some false names in Xuanda. General Wu is a senior in the army, if there is anything, please speak up. We are all here to save Cheng Guogong. ”

Wu Xing's face couldn't show a hint, and said: "It's all for the imperial court, it doesn't matter who is the chief soldier." ”

As for whether Wuxing is real or not, no one can tell at this moment.

Yang Hong said: "According to Gu Xingzu's news, now that the tile spur has occupied Maoerzhuang, the night spur I sent has not yet found out where the army is, but I think that since the tile spur wants to occupy Maoerzhuang, there must be some attempts." ”

"In this way, the army is not far from Maoerzhuang."

"Therefore, our army went out of the pass, went straight to Maoerzhuang, and after capturing Maoerzhuang, retreated into the pass step by step, and must leave a garrison at 30 miles north of Yanghe Guan, and then build another battalion in the horse drying platform, so echoing back and forth, even if there are 300,000 horses in the tile spur, it can't shake the retreat of our army."

Gu Xingzu has become a prisoner at this moment. If it weren't for Gu Xingzu's title, Zhu Qizhen's holy decree would have beheaded Gu Xingzu.

It's just that Hu Hu persuaded Zhu Qizhen that at this time, no matter what the reason, he should be cautious, not the time to kill the general, even if he wants to kill, he must be tried by the three law divisions, and the canonical punishment must be clarified, not so hasty, otherwise the people will be uncertain.

Zhu Qizhen understood. Da Ming's execution of a murderer must also be reviewed again. In the end, the emperor's imperial pen was refused, for the high-ranking officials and nobles of the Ming Dynasty, it is not impossible to kill, but there is also a process.

Gu Xingzu is also a marquis of Zhenyuan, and the old marquis Gu Cheng has also made a lot of contributions to the stability of the southwest of the Ming Dynasty and the pacification of Emperor Taizong.

Listen to one side of the word and kill. I'm afraid that the army is dissatisfied, and what is even more terrifying is that if the people below say the wrong thing, Gu Xingzu's crime is not enough, and the court kills him without authorization, which is likely to cause an incident.

Zhu Qizhen could only press it down and escort Gu Xingzu to the Beijing Division, where he was escorted by Jinyiwei. If it is really an escape, it is inevitable to be stabbed.

As for Yang Hong's suggestion

, in fact, is what Emperor Taizong did at the beginning.

During Taizong's Northern Expedition, he mobilized 500,000 troops, in fact, most of them were strong people, and they used this step-by-step method to transport grain to the grassland little by little.

And along the way, in order to prevent the Mongols from sneaking attack, the castle was to be protected by stationing manpower, and the real war with the Mongols was only tens of thousands of horsemen.

Now the resources in Yang Hong's hands are naturally not as good as those of Emperor Taizong at that time, but the place where Yang Hong is going is not Mobei, thousands of miles away, but Maoerzhuang, which is seventy or eighty miles away from the side wall.

Therefore, Yang Hong is fully sure that he can advance and retreat.

Wu Xing and Guo Deng can't find any problems, but there is only one problem, that is, it is too slow.

Yes, slowly.

Wu Xing raised this question and said: "It takes at least one day to set up camp in the three places, so it will be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to get to Maoerzhuang." ”

"Can Cheng Guogong's side survive?"

Yang Hong was silent for a while, and said: "The imperial court can no longer lose this 130,000 army, just follow this method, there is really a problem, I bear it, I am the chief military officer." ”

Yang Hong was certainly worried that the Chengguo Gongsu's army would be wiped out, after all, this loss was too great, but Yang Hong understood better, what were the men and horses in his hands?

It is the only mobile army of the Ming Dynasty within a radius of hundreds of miles.

This radius is hundreds of miles, including the city of Beijing.

The whole army of Chengguo Gong was destroyed, they can still come to answer and rescue, if they fall into trouble again, it can be said that Xuanda will not be able to draw a team, and Beijing will also be gone.

This is simply gambling on the fortunes of the country.

Yang Hong didn't dare to gamble, so although he was rescuing Cheng Guogong, in his heart, rescue was only second, and saving himself was the first.

This idea, if the tile spur did not go south, it is estimated that people will laugh off the big teeth, but at this moment it is the idea of many Ming generals.

Who would have thought that there would be such a big appetite and such a big tooth mouth first. Who would have thought that the 150,000 cavalry of the Ming Dynasty would be able to be surrounded by tile thorns.

Wu Xing secretly said in his heart: "Your Majesty's vision is good, Yang Hong is responsible." ”

Wu Xing was actually a little uncomfortable about being under Yang Hong, when he was the commander of a province, Yang Hong was still a small Qianhu official.

But the old general was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and saw that Yang Hong had this ability. Instead, he was willing to be a stepping stone for Yang Hong.

A one-sided general, the most important thing is determination and responsibility, take the current situation as an example, Cheng Guogong can be said to be his top boss, whether it is from the court law or moral norms, he must be saved.

However, Yang Hong's plan is dedicated to the interests of the country and is willing to bear the backlash of this result.