The number of soldiers and horses in the Yibula Department is not very large, but there are more than 10,000 horsemen in total, and they are basically the elite of the Tatar army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Among the Tatar tribes, the Yibula tribe has always given people the impression of being brave and good at fighting, and in the head-to-head confrontation on the plains, the Ming army has no chance of winning.

"Juyong Pass is the first Xiongguan in the capital, if you can't use the fortress as a credential to fight the Tatars in the plains, the chance of victory is slim!" Shen Xi said very bluntly at the pre-war mobilization meeting, you can't attack, you can only outwit, and you must make full use of the weaknesses of the Tatars.

Hu Songyue said: "My lord, the Tartar cavalry has always disappeared without a trace, and now they have the initiative, this battle is not easy to fight!" ”

Shen Xi didn't answer, looked at Lin Heng, and asked, "What does General Lin think?" ”

Lin Heng has been in the border army for many years, and he has studied a lot of marching operations, but the border army has always been made by civilian officials or chief military officers, and middle and lower-level officers basically have no opportunity to show their skills in formulating combat strategies.

Lin Heng thought for a moment before he said: "Lord Hui, there are many mountains around Badaling, you can set up an ambush in the mountains, play a trick of deception, and introduce the Tatar cavalry into the hills and woodlands. ”

Whether there is ink in the stomach or not, it is easiest to reflect at this time, Shen Xi admires Hu Songyue the most among the generals in Beijing, but Hu Songyue obviously lacks knowledge, Lin Heng should have read a lot of military books, and knows that when facing a strong enemy, he avoids the real and attacks the weak, and guides according to the situation, and is not just eating in the army and waiting for death like Hu Songyue and others.

All the generals looked at Shen Xi, they were not sure if Shen Xi agreed with Lin Heng's suggestion, especially the soldiers of the Beijing camp who had followed Shen Xi from the beginning, they had long regarded Shen Xi's words as a golden rule, as for what others said, it was not much different from farting, no matter how good it was, it was useless, as long as Lord Shen thought it was wrong, they would immediately scoff at it.

After thinking about it, Shen Xi nodded slightly: "General Lin's proposal is very good!" ”

In a word, it made Hu Songyue and the others feel very fresh, they had a lot of opinions before Shen Xi talked to them, and they had never received such a pertinent evaluation from Shen Xi, at this time, they looked at Lin Heng with a little more admiration in their eyes, and they were all thinking: "This kid looks like a white-faced scholar, and he has some real skills, and he can actually be recognized by Lord Shen!" ”

Shen Xi continued: "Purely in terms of tactics, General Lin's proposal is realistic and feasible. But the Tartar has penetrated deep into the hinterland of my Ming Dynasty, and he must be cautious, and it is obviously difficult to succeed once or twice. ”

"In the opinion of this officer, it is necessary to fight several more defeats, first attack the Tatar camp with troops and horses from all walks of life, and then withdraw the troops many times, and wait for the Tatars to take the initiative to attack, and defeat is not allowed to win. At that time, the main forces were mobilized to fight head-on with the Tartars, and then they were defeated. At this time, our army withdrew its troops and introduced the Tartars into the mountains and forests, so that it could work! ”

Shen Xi's words, the generals present probably understood, the purpose of constantly launching attacks but encountering failures was to fully show the nest of the Ming officers and soldiers, and then attracted the Tartars to take the initiative to fight, and once again swindled the defeat, and finally took the initiative to attack and continue to swindle......

The process of deception alone is divided into three steps, and no matter how you listen to it, it feels too complicated!

Liu Xu asked in surprise, "My lord, are you ...... Need such a twist? If any of these links are not done well, will the army lose more soldiers and horses? ”

Shen Xi said: "If you want to win, you must make sacrifices, this war, the right to be a test of officers and soldiers, when a good soldier, not only to fight bravely, but also to retreat when retreating, two legs must also be sharp, can advance and retreat, can fight and retreat, is the real good soldier, light will fight to the death on the battlefield, just a reckless man!" ”

Shen Xi's evaluation of a soldier's quality made the generals present sound very fresh, and it was the first time they heard that they could become a good soldier by running away, which was very different from the mainstream ideas propagated in the army before.

On the handsome case, Shen Xi spread out the map, which depicted the terrain around Juyong Pass in detail, and the content of the annotation was more detailed than the usual military map.

Shen Xi pointed to the drawings and said: "This is a map of the mountains and rivers near the left side of Juyong Pass, you have seen it first, the line of Duanyunguan is gourd-shaped, the mouth of the pot is narrow, and the inside is wide, it is best to use it as a decisive battle." The officer will place 5,000 soldiers and horses, including 2,000 infantry, 1,000 crossbowmen, 1,000 musketeers, and 100 artillery pieces, and fight with all their might. ”

"The remaining soldiers and horses, with the orders of the officials, carried out harassment on the front line of Kangzhuang, Wulipu and Xiyulin, and only allowed defeat but not victory in each battle, and did not act without authorization. Do you have any objections? ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they all obeyed Shen Xi's arrangements for marching and fighting, and they suddenly felt much simpler.

Especially the soldiers of the Beijing camp, they like to obey Shen Xi's military orders the most, and they often execute them inexplicably, but in the end, victory comes inexplicably, and happiness comes very suddenly every time.

No one objected, Shen Xi said: "In this case, this official will first dispatch two groups of men and horses to harass the Tatar left wing cavalry from the mulberry garden north of Kangzhuang, General Hu, this important task will be handed over to you!" ”

Hu Songyue didn't expect that he was the first to receive the order, and immediately saluted respectfully: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

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At the end of the account promotion meeting, the participating generals left with their errands.

Lin Heng and Wang Lingzhi stayed in the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Lingzhi was a little dissatisfied with not arranging for him to lead the troops, but Shen Xi had promised to let him fight a big battle before, so he was not much annoyed at this time.

In private, Lin Heng asked, "Lord Shen, your arrangements for this battle are reasonable, and the deployment of people from all walks of life is orderly, but it seems that it takes too much time...... Aren't we going to rush to King Qinwang in the shortest possible time? ”

Shen Xi looked at Lin Heng and smiled slightly: "General Lin thinks this battle will drag on for a long time?" ”

Lin Heng hesitated for a long time before nodding: "According to Lord Shen's arrangement, how to say this battle, it will take ten months to complete, right?" ”

"It won't take that long."

Shen Xi put down the battle report in hand and said in a deep voice, "It will be over in about three or four days, and when we arrive in the capital, it will only be five or six days." According to my estimates, the Tatar vanguard should have arrived in the capital by this time, and if the capital could not hold out for even five or six days, there would be no way to do it. ”

Lin Heng was a little relieved and said, "The capital has been holding on for more than half a month, there shouldn't be much of a problem!" But I am afraid that the capital will be mixed with Tatar spies and bribe traitors to open the city gate and surrender! ”

Shen Xi said: "The problem is not as serious as Brother Lin thought, Gyeonggi has always been quite well-prepared, and there are young masters of Liu, Ma Shangshu, Old Master Zhang and others in the court, the problem should not be big, but I am afraid that Your Majesty's illness will affect decision-making......"

"Now that the news of the capital division is cut off, it is impossible to estimate the defense measures of the capital for the time being, if the capital blindly holds out, the Tatars will gain an inch, once the periphery of the capital is lost, then the defense of the capital is like being cut off by someone, and it can only survive in danger!"

Lin Heng asked in surprise, "Lord Shen, shouldn't my Ming Dynasty be stationed in the capital with all my strength now?" ”

Shen Xi patted Lin Heng's shoulder with a smile and said, "Brother Lin should know the truth that you will lose if you keep it for a long time, right?" The Tatars made a clever layout, first attracting the trilateral soldiers and horses led by Ma Shangshu to the first line of Ningxia and Gansu, and at the same time detouring to the Great Wall, and attacking Zhangjiakou Fort and Xuanfu Town. When the Xuanfu is lost, I will hoard grain and grass on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, and the soldiers and horses will not have enough grain and grass, how to reinforce the Beijing Division? ”

"The soldiers and horses of the Qinwang in various places are just garrisons of the local guards, there are very few cavalry, the infantry weapons are aging, and the army is not in order, how to fight with the Tatar elite cavalry?"

Lin Heng thought for a long time before he was forced to nod.

Shen Xi continued: "Now the Tatar tactics are to besiege the city and send reinforcements, once the fortresses around Gyeonggi are lost one after another, the capital will fall into a state of isolation and helplessness, and there will be demons in the troubled times, and there may be a small night in the Beijing division for the Tatars to use, and the city gate will be lost, and the Beijing division will not be able to survive, and the world will be in chaos." Even if there is no chaos inside the Jingshi, and there are no soldiers and horses outside the city, it may not last long......"

As he spoke, Shen Xi looked up in the direction of the capital, anxious in his heart.

Lin Heng saw that Shen Xi was thoughtful, and didn't dare to say anything to disturb, and when Shen Xi retracted his gaze, Lin Heng asked: "Lord Shen, do you think that if we kill in the capital, can we relieve the siege of the capital?" ”

"Alas!"

Shen Xi sighed lightly, shook his head and said, "It may be solvable, but it may not be." Our troops and horses returned to the capital, and at this time the surrounding area of the capital division may be occupied by the Tatars, and it will be extremely difficult to march and fight at that time. The key lies in whether the people in charge of the military and political affairs of the capital can judge the situation and take the initiative to attack at a critical moment, so as to defeat the sharp spirit of the Tartars in one fell swoop, so that they do not dare to act rashly. ”

"Otherwise, we may have to wait for the results of the battle between Xuanfu and Datong, but whether the Jingshi can still hold on at that time is another matter!"

Lin Heng then thought that when the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars clashed, not only would the capital face a big war, but the Xuanfu and Datong would also collide fiercely.

The capital was dominated by the Tatar Khan's men, that is, Dayan Khan Batu Munk, supplemented by dozens of small Mongolian tribes, to attack the Ming Dynasty's Jingshi.

The Xuanfu and Datong lines were dominated by the Tatar division Yisima Yin, and fought with the Ming Dynasty to withdraw troops and horses on three sides.

Shen Xi said: "In the battle of Tianchengwei, our border army lost nearly 10,000 yuan, and the morale of the army was seriously hit, if Liu Shangshu could not win the battle, and the soldiers and horses on the three sides could not be withdrawn, the safety of the capital could only be tied to you and me!" ”