On October 22, just when a tragic battle was about to break out in Tumubao, the Bauhinia Pass sent urgent documents to the capital. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Almost without warning, the main force of the Tatar Dayan Army, led by the Dayan Khan Batu Munk and the Dayan General Susuha, attacked the Bauhinia Pass.

Xie Qian was on duty that day, he originally thought that the Tatars would not make any movement that day, but when he saw the emergency document, he simply thought that he had read it wrong.

"Why not Juyong Pass, but Bauhinia Pass?"

This was the first thought that popped into Xie Qian's mind.

Prior to this, the Tatars marched completely according to the route of Xuanfu Town-Baoan Acropolis-Tumubao City-Huailaiwei-Juyong Pass-Jingshi, and then the Tatars appeared outside Juyong Pass also confirmed the judgment of the imperial court, but now it was suddenly discovered that the enemy's main attack direction was actually Bauhinia Pass?

Immediately, all the members of the advisory group composed of seven members including the cabinet scholars entered the palace, and the place of this discussion was not in the Wenhua Palace, but in the Wenyuan Pavilion where the cabinet was located.

Li Dongyang and others arrived, first read the emergency documents, after determining that the Tatars launched a fierce attack on the Bauhinia Pass, they were amazed, Xiong Xiu said casually: "The changes of the past year, the Warat people are also from the Bauhinia Pass as the head of the inner pass to break through the city fortress......"

Wake up the dreamer with a word!

Although Li Dongyang and Xie Qian repeatedly emphasized strengthening the defense of the Great Wall, they mainly strengthened the defense of Juyong Pass.

Because the Bauhinia Pass is actually in the territory of Guangchang County, Datong Province, and there is Ulzhou and Xuanfu in the north, and there is still a strong pass Meiyu in the border with Baoan Prefecture, so everyone has a misunderstanding of thinking, thinking that the Tatars will definitely take the road of Juyong Pass.

In this case, the court officials were angry about Shen Xi's transfer of Long Qingwei's troops, but they ignored a reality...... Juyong Pass is much stronger than Bauhinia Pass in terms of defensive strength, and the passes and cities along the way to Bauhinia Pass are not worth mentioning at all for the main force of the Tatar Chinese army.

The most important thing is that with the loss of Guangchang, that is, the Laiyuan County in later generations, you can go south along the Mayi Town to the Fallen Horse Pass, and from the Fallen Horse Pass to the Tang County of Baoding Prefecture, you can still go deep into the North China Plain. The Bauhinia Pass is in distress, which means that the Fallen Horse Pass is no longer safe, and it can be said that the defense of the Great Wall has reached the point of danger.

Liu Jian slapped the table: "Beikou deceives people too much!" ”

Although everyone present agreed with Liu Jian's statement, they did not express their agreement...... It is clear that the two countries are at war, and on the battlefield, they are talking with real skills, each with their own tricks, and the Tatars are now avoiding Juyong Pass, and suddenly attacking Bauhinia Pass, just to make the Ming Dynasty people unable to react.

Li Dongyang asked: "When did the Bauhinia Pass emergency?" ”

Xie Qian was the first to read the emergency document and replied, "Yesterday! ”

"One day and one night, if it takes another day with the time of the order, is it too late to recruit troops and horses to help at this time?" Li Dongyang asked again.

Liu Jian was only expressing his indignation at the Tatar invasion before, while Li Dongyang was pragmatically inquiring about precautions, but this does not prove that Li Dongyang has a better coping strategy than Liu Jian, mainly because Liu Jian is old and frail, and many things are no longer as decisive as before.

Xie Qian replied beside him: "I'm afraid it's too late!" ”

At this time, Xie Qian, although he was worried about the battle in Zijing Pass, he was also thinking about the matter of Tumu Fort.

Now that the Bauhinia Pass is in danger, it is basically certain that the Tumu Fort has been lost, because this time the Tatar invasion adopted a strategy of one nail and one riveting, first uprooting all the dangers along the way, and then advancing eastward in an orderly manner. Xie Qian was nostalgic for the matter of Tumubao, and he was inevitably uneasy in his heart.

Liu Jian said: "This matter needs to be played immediately by Your Majesty, please make a decision to Your Majesty!" ”

Xiao Jing looked embarrassed: "Adults, aren't you blocking Your Majesty?" Bauhinia Pass ...... If you lose it, you will lose it, if you reinforce the Bauhinia Pass, and the Fallen Horse Pass is lost, so the capital is empty of defense, which is really worth the loss. Now it is important to hold the Jingshi, when the change of Jisi, how did the Jingshi hold it at that time? ”

One sentence shows his attitude, all the fortresses and passes outside the capital can be abandoned, and the most important thing is to keep the safety of the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

It doesn't matter how many soldiers and horses the Tatars have, it doesn't matter whether the Bauhinia Pass is lost or not, the most important thing now is to keep the last line of defense of the Beijing Division, and all defenses can only be planned to ensure the safety of the Beijing Division.

All the ministers present, including Zhang Mao and Zhang Heling, looked at each other, and it was obvious that Xiao Jing's words were beyond the scope of what they could accept.

The Inner Pass of the Great Wall has reached a very dangerous moment, if even the Bauhinia Pass can not be strictly defended and let it go, then the Beijing Division is well prepared, but it has also reached the point where the soldiers are approaching the city, and there are so many cities and villages around it, wouldn't it be to let the Tatar mermaids eat? Using the Beijing Division as the first line of defense is not a superior strategy.

Li Dongyang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Gonggong Xiao, is Your Majesty ...... now Can't take care of the government at all? ”

Xiao Jing wiped his tears and said, "Your Majesty has not been in good health these days, let alone taking care of the government, even if you say a few words, it is very difficult." Ladies and gentlemen, the Gyeonggi War depends on you a lot! ”

Xie Qian's old face wrinkled: "For such an urgent matter, someone from the royal family should come out to take care of it...... Now it is better for His Majesty to appoint the superintendent of the country and coordinate the overall situation. ”

Li Dongyang couldn't help but change color, and reminded: "Yu Qiao, there are some things that people should not say!" ”

Xie Qian was about to refute, but Liu Jian next to him raised his hand to stop him: "Yu Qiao's words are not untargeted, the prince is getting older now, and he can already know some things, and when His Majesty can't personally take care of the government, it is not impossible for the prince to supervise the country......"

As he spoke, Liu Jian also gave Li Dongyang a look, faintly warning...... At this juncture, you don't let the prince come out to preside over the overall situation, do you want to be the leader of the gang by yourself? In this way, if the final result is good, then everyone will naturally be happy, but if we encounter a defeat, or even the loss of the Beijing Division, can you and I afford this responsibility?

As a minister, other skills are not necessarily strong, but the ability to play ball is absolutely first-class.

No one wants to bear the responsibility of the defeat or even the fall of the capital division, or in some court affairs, many people do not want to come out to be the decision-maker, in the formulation of strategic policies, the decision-maker must only be the emperor, or the prince.

Li Dongyang looked at the people present, it was obvious that most of the people present had the same idea as Liu Jian and Xie Qian, that is, someone must come out to make a decision in this kind of matter, and this person should not be a courtier, Li Dongyang finally agreed: "Then I will go to the Qianqing Palace immediately and ask Your Majesty for an order!" ”