Volume 3 Chapter 26 Closing the Gap
Xuanfu Town can be described as the gateway to the northwest of the capital, and the new opening in the northwest of Wanquan Dusi to Zhangjiakou is the throat of this portal, and the Tartar cavalry often invades from here and raids the capital.
This is so important because this is the main road to the Chahar steppe, and a little further north from this line is the border of the Chahar steppe.
Although the main force of the Northern Yuan Tatar Department moved west to the Hetao Grassland at this time, the Chahar Grassland was in the hands of the Tatar Department, and the Zhangbei Territory Boundary a little north of this line was relatively flat, which was a good place to gather a large army, so the Tatar cavalry invaded from here almost every time.
Under the guidance of Wang Fuchen and Li Fengming, Yang Cong inspected all the way from Xinkou to Zhangjiakou, and his heart can be said to be pulling out the cold, this section of the Great Wall of less than 50 miles has more than 30 gaps!
It can be said that as long as there is a road, there is a gap, regardless of the big road or the small road, it is simply too convenient for the Tartar cavalry to rush in.
How can he prevent this?
It is impossible to defend the enemy outside the Great Wall, and the only way to stop them is to choose a place within the Great Wall.
Yang Cong inspected back and forth between Xinkou and Zhangjiakou for a day, and he already had a plan in his heart, that night, he did not go back to Xuanhua Mansion City, but stayed directly in the Yamen of Wanquan Dusi, and the next morning, he asked Wang Fuchen to arrange a study, closed the door and discussed with him.
Wang Fuchen was really worried that Yang Cong would be angry at this time, although he had a relationship with the Dingguo Mansion, but he also knew Yang Cong's background, if people were really mad, it would not be difficult to masturbate him.
After the two entered the study, he stood respectfully in front of the desk, honestly, respectfully, just like a little minions, Yang Cong asked him to sit down and talk, and he didn't sit.
Yang Cong had no choice but to take out a map and spread it on the desk, and then asked, "General Wang, there are so many gaps between this new opening and Zhangjiakou, what are you going to do?" ”
Wang Fuchen hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Please give the last general a little time, and the last general will definitely organize people to repair it." ”
Yang Cong said coldly: "The official can give you time, but the Tartar won't give you time, do you think the Tartar will come this year?" ”
Wang Fuchen wanted to say no, but he also knew that this idea was unrealistic, the Great Wall here was like a sieve, and it would be strange if the Tartars didn't come to get a handful.
He could only honestly reply: "The last general thinks that the Tartars will come." ”
Yang Cong said coldly: "Then what are you going to do, just let the Tartars wreak havoc in the Xuan Mansion?" ”
This one.
Wang Fuchen looked at the map full of red crosses and didn't know what to say.
The Great Wall between this new opening and Zhangjiakou is full of gaps, how can you stop the Tartars from coming in and looting, what else can you do?
Could it be that Zhao Bo generally led the army to block the Tartar cavalry on the road?
That's looking for death!
Yang Cong saw that he was no longer angry, so he pointed to the map and said solemnly: "This official has decided to lead the army to block the Tartar cavalry near the dining room fort. ”
Fainted, sure enough.
Wang Fuchen was stunned for a moment, and then carefully persuaded: "My lord, no, last year, General Zhao led his army to block the Tartar cavalry, so he was outnumbered and killed." The Tatar cavalry invades at least forty or fifty thousand cavalry each time, and the elite of the 10,000 border army can't withstand it at all! ”
Yang Cong still said lightly: "If the elite of the 10,000 border army can't stand it, gather more guards, you gather 10,000 elite guards, and rush to Xuanhua Mansion City to assemble and practice within half a month." ”
Faint to death, what about gathering 10,000 strong guards, 20,000 foot soldiers can withstand 40,000 or 50,000 Tartar cavalry in the field?
That is simply impossible, Wang Fuchen stubbornly persuaded: "My lord, let's stick to the city and fortress, in the field, we need at least twice as many foot soldiers as the Tartar cavalry to defeat them, we don't have so many foot soldiers at all." ”
Yang Cong shook his head and said: "You don't have to worry about this, don't worry, this official will not let you lead the army to stop the Tartar cavalry." ”
fainted to death, and I heard that this guy's designated general to lead the troops was Zhu Xizhong.
It's okay for you to let me lead the troops to die, if the son is gone, Grandpa Guo won't have to clean me up.
Wang Fuchen persuaded bitterly: "My lord, don't get into danger, if the 20,000 elites are wiped out by the Tartars, we basically have no resistance, and the Tartars are likely to take the Xuanfu and go straight to the capital!" ”
You know what a!
Yang Cong didn't bother to talk to him, so he waved his hand directly: "Okay, let's not talk about this first, let's talk about repairing the Great Wall first." ”
Wang Fuchen is really going to faint, this stunned young man, do you understand, is the Great Wall so easy to repair?
Two months simply can't fix that many gaps, and two years is about the same.
He could only remind cautiously: "My lord, I'm afraid it's too late, right?" ”
You also know it's too late, what did you do earlier?
Yang Cong glared at him, then pointed to the map and said: "It will definitely be too late to fully repair it at this time, and the official does not require you to repair all the Great Wall of more than 50 miles, but you must organize people to block all the openings near the new opening and Zhangjiakou." ”
What does that mean?
Wang Fuchen was stunned: "This, how to block it?" ”
Yang Cong said angrily: "Use boulders to block the gap, it's best to block those roads up the mountain, so that the Tartars will retreat, you know?" ”
How could the Tartars retreat in the face of difficulties?
Wang Fuchen pointed to a few gaps near the middle dining room fort and said: "My lord, what about these gaps, just block other places, if you don't block here, the Tartars will also rush in from here." ”
Yang Cong said confidently: "What if you rush in, if the Tartars rush in through these gaps, they will eventually have to pass through the dining room fort before they can enter the interior of Xuanfu Town, and then the official will lead the army to block them there." ”
, you stunned, that's looking for death!
Although the Dining Room Fort is strong, but it does not block all the roads into Xuanfu Town, the Tartar cavalry can completely ignore the garrison of the Dining Room, and directly sweep over from the side, if you want to block the Tartar cavalry, you must fortify outside the Dining Room Fort, and completely block the road, so isn't it fighting with the Tartar cavalry in the field?
Wang Fuchen could only continue to bite the bullet and say: "My lord, think twice, we are really not the opponent of the Tartar cavalry in the field. ”
Yang Cong said impatiently: "You don't have to worry about this, you just need to block all the openings near the new opening and Zhangjiakou." ”
This!
It seems that this patrol is determined to find death, and I am afraid that I will not be able to persuade him, so I can only send someone to inform Grandpa Guo quickly.
It's okay for this stunned young man to seek death, but he doesn't dare to take his son Zhu Xizhong to seek death together, let's see what Grandpa Guo has to say.
Thinking of this, Wang Fuchen respectfully bowed his hand and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”
Yang Cong looked at him and said with some unease: "Remember, don't be lazy, you must block all the gaps near the new opening and Zhangjiakou." ”
Wang Fuchen still bowed his hand respectfully and said: "The last general understands." ”
Yang Cong thought for a while, and simply threatened: "You have to hurry, if the Tartars come by then, you have 5,000 guards stationed on the Great Wall near Xinkou, and Li Fengming has led 5,000 guards to garrison the Great Wall near Zhangjiakou. ”
This guy is simply forcing people to die!
There's no way, who calls people the patrol adults, I can't afford to provoke them.
Wang Fuchen could only helplessly arch his hand and said: "The last general must organize people to plug all those gaps as soon as possible." ”