Chapter 58 Commander of the Expedition

"On the ninth day of the first month of December, I answered that 50,000 troops suddenly appeared under the city of Xinghesuo. Bayi Chinese ??. Our army was caught off guard, and that night Xinghe was broken by the thief army, and the 1,000 soldiers defending the city were martyred in addition to more than 10 people who escaped the report, including the 1,000-household Tan Santong. On the 11th, two Mongolian cavalry suddenly bypassed the heavily guarded Yulin Wei and attacked Hanmatai and Tucheng. Both battles were won, slaughtering more than 3,000 of our border troops, plundering more than 2,000 people, and nearly 10,000 cattle and sheep. On the 15th, Yulinwei, who was isolated from the outside of the fortress, was broken by the main force led by Alta due to lack of reinforcements, and the commander made Tang Zhiyuan die in battle, and the 4,000 soldiers of his department were killed and wounded. A few days ago, I answered and led the troops outside the mouth of Chen Binghuyu, and the left and right hundred miles were under its iron hooves, and the situation was critical! ”

The words of the military department Shangshu made the entire court fall to the freezing point. I suddenly put on such a big formation, which is rare in the past 20 years.

Emperor Longqing also had a solemn face, and in less than ten days, he was defeated by me in four cities, with more than 8,000 casualties, which can be described as a fiasco. According to what I know, now the entire northern Xinjiang is afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and is overwhelmed by the momentum of Alta, if I don't hurry up to turn the tide of the war, I am afraid that it will not be long before Alta breaks through the line of the Great Wall. At that time, looking at Pingchuan, the important town of Datong would definitely be tight, and it would definitely threaten the stability of the entire world.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the situation on the frontier is critical and urgent, do you have any good strategies to defend against the enemy?" Although he had already had an idea in his heart, Emperor Longqing still patiently asked the ministers. If not, some people should say that they are arbitrary, how can they stand the silent chirping.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, there is no trivial matter in the soldiers, and in the humble view of the ministers, how to resist the enemy still needs to be carefully considered, and it is not possible to use the army in vain to cause misery. Weichen thought that I replied that this time I sent troops in a big way, what I wanted was just money, grain and grass, and for the sake of the stability of the world, we could give him some silver. When the imperial court soldiers are strong and strong, it is not too late to avenge this arrow. ”

Xu Gao was the first to stand up and speak. Once the army is moved, the whole world will inevitably become nervous, and this will inevitably affect the great shipbuilding industry that is now in full swing, and the income of the Ministry of Industry will be sharply reduced.

"Bastard, since the founding of Taizu, what have I done to grovel to foreign enemies, could it be that in my dynasty, I will change my course and follow those losers of Zhao Song?" Emperor Longqing was furious, and stretched out his index finger and pointed directly at Xu Gao.

Xu Gao is not afraid, since he dares to say this, how can he not have a reason to make people excited? The emperor was angry and listened to Wei Chen's explanation. Now that the imperial court is in a time of great change, success will benefit all generations, how can there be more incidents at such a critical juncture? This connivance with me is really an expedient measure, and when the change is completed in the future, it will be the day I answer. ”

Xu Gao's words were sincere, and Emperor Longqing couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and it was reasonable to think about his words carefully.

"Lord Xu's words are wrong, although sending troops to defeat me is indeed suspected of losing a big one because of a small one. But the sharp weapon of the soldier country, it is not advisable to use the army without permission, but now that the people outside the border are suffering, how can the emperor be the lord of the world and not care about the life and death of the people because of temporary benefits? This time the troops were not only sent to defeat me, but also to save the people from fire and water and win the hearts of the people in the world. If not, I'm afraid that the people's hearts will be turbulent when the time comes, aren't you trapping the emperor in unkindness? Gao Gong walked out of the column and said righteously.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Gao said is very true, and I hope the emperor will think twice." Li Chunfang also stood up, compared to these ministers, Xu Gao, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, can only be said to be a mouse.

As soon as they moved, Zhang Juzheng and Chen Yiqin, who had never spoken, also stood up and bowed: "Please also ask the emperor to think twice before acting." ”

The four bigwigs expressed their attitude, and the rest of the ministers naturally saw the wind and steered, and immediately said in unison: "Please also ask the emperor to think twice." ”

Isolated and helpless, Xu Gao encountered this situation for the first time, and immediately panicked and didn't know what to do.

This situation immediately dispelled the little caution that Emperor Longqing had just given birth to, and saw him nod silently and said: "You Aiqing is dedicated to the country, which is really the blessing of the court and the blessing of the world. This time, I will lead the troops to violate the majesty of our Celestial Empire, and I must let it return with a feather! ”

"My Emperor Shengming." The deafening sound resounded throughout the court, and seeing this situation, Xu Gao quickly retreated to the shift, and then spoke to the point of a thousand people.

Being so troubled, Emperor Longqing was also ambitious, and asked loudly: "The thief is like a tiger, and the border pass urgently needs a general to sit in charge, but which Aiqing is willing to go to preside over military affairs?" ”

Although it was a question, Emperor Longqing's eyes were always fixed on Shen Chongming, who was standing in the second row, and he didn't look at the others at all.

Shen Chongming has been thinking about it carefully in the past few days, and he also knows that he has to go this time, rather than letting Emperor Longqing open his mouth to point it out, it is better to take the initiative to come and benefit.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to go to the border to meet for a while." With a big tone, this kid has no intention of losing the battle at all.

"Okay, Shen Aiqing has been on the battlefield for a long time, and I believe that you can clean up my 50,000 rabble." Emperor Longqing smiled. This pair of monarchs and ministers are also compatible, they are all so incompatible.

"Chen Hong, proclamation." Emperor Longqing was delighted and made a faint move. I saw Chen Hong take three steps forward and read aloud the holy decree in his hand: "The Mongolian remnants replied, several offenses against the majesty of our Celestial Empire, the first emperor thought that he had the virtue of a good life in heaven and forged it many times, hoping that he would repent and reform himself." Unexpectedly, my death is difficult to change, and now I am sending troops to cause trouble. For the livelihood of the people of the world, today sent Shen Chongming, the commander of the Zhiwei Capital, to rush to the military affairs of the governor of the border pass, Datong Town, Xuanhua Mansion, and Wanquan Commanders at all levels are subject to its control, but those who disobey the order can be cut first and then played. I hope that we will work together to cut off the bandit and show off my country's prestige! ”

"Minister Shen Chongming, obey the order!" Shen Chongming immediately knelt down and bowed. But in my heart, I was ashamed, and I just gave this holy decree to myself after the court. Now that I have a singing and a harmony, what is the difference between it and acting.

Holding the holy decree in his hand, Shen Chongming followed the four ministers and walked into the imperial study with Emperor Longqing.

"Shen Aiqing, this time you are in command, how sure are you that you will defeat Meda?" Without the confidence above the court, as soon as he sat down, Emperor Longqing looked at Shen Chongming with some worry on his face and asked.

It's hard to say, but you can't be modest at this time. "Back to the emperor, the Mongolian desire seems to be invincible, but in fact it is just a paper tiger. The officers and men of our border army have been in battle for a long time, and it is not a problem to defeat them. ”

The calmness on his face gave Emperor Longqing a reassurance. "Well, I'm relieved to have Aiqing's words, so how are you going to deal with my 50,000 cavalry this time?"

I have long known that there is such a day, and in the past few days, Shen Chongming has carefully analyzed the current situation and has a preliminary plan in his heart.

"Your Majesty, in the past few days, Weichen has checked my Jinyi Wei's secret report. At present, although the Mongol bandits are like tigers and have taken down our four cities, their forces are too scattered, and they only need to gather heavy troops to fight, and they will definitely be able to suffer a big defeat. Therefore, Weichen led his troops to battle here and decided to take three steps. First of all, strictly order the border generals to guard to the death, and never let the Mongol soldiers cross the Great Wall one step, it only takes half a month, and the momentum of the current rainbow will decline; Secondly, during this period, Xuanfu Iron was secretly mobilized to ride out of Dajing Gate, enter Shanxi through the Daqing Mountain line, and cut off his retreat behind his back. In the end, the soldiers of Datong Town went out to fight, and the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu were killed in one battle, so that 50,000 Mongolian soldiers had no return! ”

Shen Chongming said it wildly, and stunned Emperor Longqing, who didn't know about military affairs. Hearing what he said, Emperor Longqing nodded excitedly and said, "Okay, Aiqing can have this plan, and I have no reason to be invincible?" Hahaha. ”

Although the other four ministers are also not familiar with military affairs, they have never eaten pork and have seen pigs run, this war is not a play, no matter how good the plan is, it can't catch up with the changes.

But at the moment, no one can say anything discouraged. Moreover, Shen Chongming has such a detailed arrangement in just a few days, even if the plan goes wrong, he doesn't have to be afraid, no matter how bad it is, he can force me to withdraw from the army.

The war was urgent, and after getting Emperor Longqing, Shen Chongming rushed back to Shangzhiwei and commanded the yamen to start dispatching troops. Although he is not very familiar with the border army, these guys are all figures of the nostril court, and they will definitely not obey themselves easily. As for the power of life and death given by the emperor, it is better not to deal with such a strong enemy, otherwise it will be even more difficult to end up in chaos.

Therefore, for the sake of all plans, it is better to dispatch a group of soldiers and horses to go out with him, maybe it can come in handy at a critical time, and no matter how bad it is, it can deter the border generals.

"Where is Ma Erdan?" Sitting high in an official uniform, Shen Chongming's aura was born in response to the situation, and his two eyes were frighteningly tight.

"The subordinates are here." Brother Erdan didn't expect Shen Chongming to suddenly call himself by his name, and he was stunned for a moment before hurriedly running forward. But when he raised his feet, he had already shouted out the words, and he didn't have that serious look at all.

This is a trivial matter, and the next thing will destroy the whole atmosphere of inquiry.

Anyway, the snow outside has not melted, and Brother Erdan has just walked in with Shen Chongming, and at this time, he was in a hurry to prevent the snow from slipping on the soles of his feet, only to hear a big fall on his stomach with an oops, and his condition was unbearable, and the generals almost laughed.

Shen Chongming's face was full of black lines, and he glared fiercely at the second brother who got up from the ground with cracked teeth, and said angrily: "Rice bucket, go and pass on my general order, order the commander of the cavalry battalion and Wei Daqing to lead the five thousand cavalry of the lower battalion, and Xiong Dabiao, the commander of the three thousand battalion, to lead the left sentry cavalry to make food tomorrow, and pull out the camp with me when the time comes, there must be no mistake!" ”

"The last will be ordered!" Brother Erdan finally understood that his own adult was going to lead his troops to the battle, no wonder he was in such a hurry along the way.

After instructing this, Shen Chongming arranged for his own command of the yamen after the expedition, and then went to the maritime yamen to instruct Shi Bingzheng, and then hurried back home with a group of guards.

Looking at the two precious sons who were lying on the small bed and sleeping quietly, Shen Chongming sighed sadly, this is going to be gone again, the war will go smoothly and he will be back in a month, if it doesn't go well, it will be far away, and he is really reluctant to leave these two little guys.

"Xianggong, are you leaving again?" Yan Yumeng's voice suddenly came from behind, and Shen Chongming looked back, but it was she who appeared behind her with Wan Jiayi and the little junior sister at some point.

Forced to smile, "Well, there are some small things outside, and I can come back in a month if I go out on the emperor's orders for my husband." ”

"Hmph, you're still lying, the second egg told Xiaoqing, this time you're going to the border to defend against the enemy, is this a trivial matter?" Wan Jiayi pouted, her eyes slightly red and shiny tears swirling in them.

Shen Chongming was stunned, and said with a wry smile: "What is not the enemy, it is just a small group of bandits, and it is easy to fight." It doesn't matter on his face, but he gritted his teeth in his heart, Erdan, this rabbit cub, see how he will clean him up later.

"Liar, how can the Mongolian Tatars be a little bandit, if so, how can the emperor let you go." The little junior sister pouted, looking at Shen Chongming with disdain, she can't deceive anyone, it's really stupid.

Shen Chongming was stunned, then shook his head and smiled bitterly. The sisters got serious, and they really weren't opponents.

"Hehe, I just answer, how can I be Shen Chongming's opponent, it's okay to destroy them, you can stay at home with peace of mind, and wait for me to return triumphantly." Shen Chongming used his usual means to flicker vigorously.