Orthodox fifteen years, in the middle of September, Tumu Fort.

Since the orthodox emperor led his army to retreat to the Tumu Fort, the Wara Taishi also led 120,000 iron cavalry to follow, completely blocked the Tumu Fort, and repelled the Ming army several times in a row.

In the face of the blockade of the Warat Iron Cavalry, at this time, the orthodox emperor and the eunuch Wang Zhen of Bingbi were already the six gods without a master, and there was no way to deal with it.

Seeing this, Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, was also anxious, and repeatedly asked the orthodox emperor to gather a large army to break through to the east at any cost, and escort the holy car into Juyong Pass to ensure safety.

However, Wang Zhen resolutely objected, believing that the Tumu Fort was too far away from Juyong Pass, and the Wara army could attack the marching Ming army at any time, so it was better to defend the Tumu Fort and fight against the Wara army.

Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, was furious when he heard this, and immediately angrily reprimanded Wang Zhen for causing trouble in the country, believing that the defeat of the Ming army was all due to Wang Zhen.

In the face of the accusation of Kuang Ye, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Wang Zhen also did not back down, and roared loudly: "This is a long way to Juyongguan, and the Tartars can attack the army at any time, Kuang Shangshu insists on putting His Majesty in danger, what is his intention!" ”

Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, looked at Wang Zhen's arrogant appearance, and couldn't wait to rush up and beat him violently, and said loudly to the orthodox emperor: "Your Majesty! Although this civil fort seems to be on high ground, which is conducive to the garrison of the army, there is no spring and water in this place, if the Warat army only besieges and does not attack, then our army will be completely annihilated, and there will be no life! ”

Wang Zhen sneered when he heard this, and said, "Isn't Lord Shangshu a little alarmist? As far as I know, there is a big river fifteen miles south of this civil fort, and the water supply of the army can be completely guaranteed! Moreover, Your Majesty has issued an order to recruit the surrounding garrisons to come to the rescue, and as long as my more than 400,000 soldiers defend this place, they can annihilate the Warat army in one fell swoop! ”

After speaking, Wang Zhen did not wait for Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, to speak, and said loudly to the orthodox emperor; "Your Majesty! This is a good time for our army to turn defeat into victory, and Your Majesty must not be shaken! ”

After hearing this, the Orthodox Emperor immediately said: "Spread my will! The army stepped up its defense in the civil fort, and at the same time sent people to urge the surrounding soldiers and horses to gallop to the aid of the civil fort! ”

Seeing that the orthodox emperor insisted on sticking to the civil fort, Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, couldn't help but look up to the sky and sighed, and said: "Disaster to the Ming Dynasty, Wang Zhen is also!" ”

In the following days, more than 400,000 Ming troops hurriedly built fortifications in the civil fort, dug several trenches around the civil fort, deployed three rejection horses, and at the same time deployed the troops in turn.

However, the Ming army waited for four days in a row, and the Wara Taishi only led the iron cavalry army to stand still around the Tumu Fort, in addition to intercepting and killing the Ming army that broke through tentatively, it was to concentrate his forces to defeat several Ming soldiers and horses who came to the rescue.

In addition, the Warat Iron Cavalry army did not move again, and did not attack the Ming army camp of Tumubao at all.

Seeing this, the orthodox emperor couldn't sit still, and the news had been sent back that the surrounding garrisons had indeed come to the rescue, but without exception they were all defeated by the Wara army, and at this time, the more than 400,000 Ming troops stationed in Tumubao had completely become a lone army.

At the same time, the big river fifteen miles south of Tumubao had been occupied by the Wara army, and the water source of the Ming army had been cut off by the Wara army.

Within a few days, the Ming army ran out of water, and more than 400,000 soldiers were hungry and thirsty.

Seeing this, the orthodox emperor and Wang Zhen were a little panicked, so they asked Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, to discuss, and prepared to lead the army to break through and go to Juyong Pass.

At this time, Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, wanted to cry without tears: "Your Majesty, now that the army has been out of water for several days, the soldiers have long been completely demoralized, and there is only one way to break through at this time, and they can't be killed!" ”

Wang Zhen said coldly: "A few days ago, Lord Shangshu was still clamoring to break through, and now His Majesty has agreed to Lord Shangshu's request, why do you say that?" ”

Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, was furious when he heard this, and said angrily: "A few days ago, the army was not in a desperate situation, and the morale of the soldiers was still high, of course they could break through, and they could completely protect Your Majesty to Juyong Pass!" But at this time, the army was already on the verge of collapse, and it was simply self-defeating to abandon the civil fort to break through at this time! ”

Wang Zhen was so angry that he was speechless by Kuang Ye, the secretary of the Ministry of War, but he glared at him angrily and couldn't say a word.

And the orthodox emperor was a little unbearable on his face, after all, he was the one who ordered to guard the civil fort before, and now he was even more annoyed when Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, said this.

Just when the orthodox emperor was about to get angry, suddenly a little eunuch ran into the big tent and said with a smile: "Your Majesty! Master Warat also sent someone to sue for peace first! ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then Wang Zhen laughed and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Congratulations, Your Majesty! ”

And Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, said; "Your Majesty! At this time, the Warat army has the advantage, so why ask for peace in the first place? This is obviously a trap! ”

Wang Zhen said; "Doesn't Lord Shangshu know about the siege of Han Gaozu Baideng? Maybe I was afraid of completely angering my Ming Dynasty, so I took it when I saw it, and withdrew to Mobei thinking of extorting a sum of money! ”

Hearing this, the orthodox emperor also nodded, and Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, wanted to advise, but was repelled by the orthodox emperor.

On the same day, the orthodox emperor assigned Wang Zhenhe to contact the envoy first, and the two sides agreed on an armistice, on the premise that Wang Zhen promised that the Ming Dynasty would give Wara a large "reward", of course, these conditions were promised by Wang Zhen behind the back of the orthodox emperor.

The next day, he led an army of 120,000 iron cavalry to slowly retreat and gave way to the road from Tumubao to Juyong Pass.

Seeing this, the orthodox emperor was overjoyed, and immediately ordered to lead an army of more than 400,000 to set off towards Juyong Pass.

Half a day later, when the army rushed to the big river south of Tumubao, more than 400,000 hungry and thirsty soldiers of the Ming army could no longer bear it, and rushed up to the river one after another.

Seeing this, the orthodox emperor was also taken aback, and hurriedly ordered the generals of each battalion to restrain the army and prepare to camp by the river.

However, at this time, more than 400,000 soldiers of the Ming army had completely lost control, and they were fighting by the river, and even many soldiers drew their swords in order to fight for a mouthful of clear water.

Seeing this, the orthodox emperor and Wang Zhen were dumbfounded, while Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, was anxious.

Suddenly, the smoke and dust in the north of the army covered the sun, and the Warat Taishi also led the 120,000 iron cavalry army to kill first, aiming at the rear team of the Ming army and killing it directly, and immediately rushed the tens of thousands of Ming troops in the rear team to the back of the horse.

At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army had to respond in a hurry, but how could the Ming army, which had no formation of more than 400,000, resist the charge of 120,000 iron cavalry?

He also led the army to rush and fight, and it only took half an hour to completely defeat the 400,000 Ming army, the entire river bank is the corpse of the Ming army, the blood has completely dyed the river red, and the mountains are full of Ming soldiers, and behind the rout, there are teams of roaring and killing Warat iron cavalry!

In this battle, the Ming army's more than 400,000 troops were annihilated, and almost all of the more than 100 ministers who accompanied the orthodox emperor's personal expedition were also killed.

British Gong Zhang Fu, Taining Hou Chen Ying, Duwei Jingyuan, Pingxiang Bo Chen Huai, Xiangcheng Bo Li Zhen, Sui Anbo Chen Xun, Xiu Wubo Shen Rong, Governor Liang Cheng, Governor Wang Gui, Hubu Shangshu Wang Zuo, Military Department Shangshu Kuang Ye, University Scholar Cao Nai, University Scholar Zhang Yi, Shilang Ding Xuan, Shilang Wang Yonghe, Deputy Metropolitan Yushi Deng Di, etc., were all killed in battle with the Warat Iron Cavalry.

And the eunuch Wang Zhen was also frightened at this time, accompanied by a few little eunuchs, scurrying around on the chaotic battlefield, and it didn't take long for him to be caught up by a team of Vara iron horsemen, and several people were all hacked to death with knives.

In the midst of the chaos, the orthodox emperor saw that the general trend was gone and there was no hope of breaking through, so he simply jumped off his horse, stopped at a small high ground under the protection of a group of Han generals, and then sat cross-legged facing the south, waiting to be bound.