Chapter Fifty-Nine: Sending Traitors to Do Favors, Shandan Wei Destroys the Mongolian Army

Li Wei and Jiang Yan led everyone to watch the demonstration of the car, left people to clean up the battlefield, and returned to the wall first.

As soon as Li Wei and Jiang Biao entered the pass, they saw Li Jing waiting for them in the pass. Li Wei laughed happily, "Haha, Li Jing! You can't even catch up with the heat when you eat! We're done, and you're here. ”

"Come on! I've heard you've let Dorgon go. Alas! If I had arrived earlier, I wouldn't have made such a big mistake for you. Li Jing deliberately pointed at Li Wei's sore spot to alleviate the regret caused by her unjust road.

Jiang Jian came over and said, "General Li, if you kill Dolgon and them here." When Mr. Zhang goes back, he will remove you from your post and investigate you! ”

"What! Meritorious service is not enough? Li Jing didn't understand.

"Huh! If he wanted to destroy Dolgon, Mr. Zhang would not have sent only two of us cavalry troops. Jiang Jian said, "Mr. Zhang has repeatedly explained, don't fight hard, just drive them away and beat them up." Think about it, if we wipe out all the Jurchen coalition forces now, what will the emperor do left? ”

Li Jing also understood, "Oh! It seems that Li Wei made a low-level mistake and saved him. ”

Li Wei doesn't like to listen to Li Jing's words, "What do you mean by making low-level mistakes?" I'm opening the net and leaving them a way to live. Why did you come here after the battle, are you scared? Li Wei began to fight back.

"Phew! Lao Tzu is scared? Li Jing took a sip, "These officers and soldiers, far away from the Jurchen army, have set up cards everywhere in the name of preventing the Qing army. We couldn't break in, and we spent a lot of money and delayed a lot of time, and we didn't get here until now. Is it strange that the Ming Dynasty is not dead? ”

Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He, and Liu Yun, who had returned to Yaogang by train from Baotou, received telegrams from Jiang Zhu and Li Wei at the command center, and knew that the battle on the Eastern Front had ended, so they invited Zhang Zhimu to the command center. They wanted to discuss Li Wei's return from their withdrawal.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Let them repair in the wall ridge, I estimate that the prince and the princess will be able to go to the wall ridge soon." We hand over Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde to the Wang Gonggong brigade, and we can hand over the wall to Ziling. Zhang Zhimu pointed to the map and said, "I think their retreat route is still the closest to Ben Datong." Let's let them go back to Datong first! ”

Liu Yun stood in front of the map, pointed to the location of Datong on the map with an indicator stick, and said, "They have the shortest journey back from here." These two armies are also stationed here in peacetime. The problem is that they take a large group of prisoners, and the pace is much slower. Originally, it was hoped that the officers and soldiers could provide some food and grass, but now it seems that they cannot count on it. Especially since the Qing army ran away, I can't count on them anymore. I see that they have to carry their own grain and grass on the road, but fortunately they have seized a lot. Another question is, what if the Ming army is harassed on the road? Don't look at them to fight with the Qing army, but there are ways to make trouble. I'm afraid that they will use us to make trouble with those who don't want to make trouble. ”

Seeing that Liu Yun was very meticulous in thinking about the problem, Zhang Zhimu was very pleased, "Liu Yun thought about it very comprehensively. We used to deal with the Ming army, and we always let it go. But now the Ming army should know how powerful we are. We have just beaten away the Jurchen army of hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves, and they don't dare to make a mistake. But if you really don't have long eyes, and you have to cause trouble, you don't have to be polite. We used to share the emperor's worries and solve problems, so we don't have to be angry with them. But tell them not to cause trouble ourselves. We try to make it as little trouble as possible. Wait for the war on their side to calm down. We still have a lot to do. ”

Ouyang He said: "Mr. Zhang, let's inform the emperor to send someone to take over the wall!" ”

"Yes, yes! We don't have time to wait over there. The wall is still guarded by the emperor himself. After Zhang Zhimu finished speaking, he called Gonggong Li and asked him to inform the emperor to send someone to take over Miyun, Jizhou, and Qiangziling.

Of course, Gonggong Li is willing to do such a thing. The emperor is the happiest at this point.

Emperor Chongzhen is a person who is moody. He received a secret letter written to him by Mr. Zhang, knowing that the people of Yaogang were prepared to guard against the entry of the Jurchens, and the two groups of people were already in place, so he let go of a hanging heart. Seeing the panicked civil and military ministers again, Emperor Chongzhen regained his former majesty. The careful ministers have already guessed that it was the Yaogang people who reassured the emperor. , otherwise no one has the ability to burn and loot around Beijing when the Jurchen army was burning, killing and looting around Beijing, so that the emperor, who was already frightened and overwhelmed, returned to normal in one night.

The secretary of the military department did not know the details, and Shang Song said: "Your Majesty, the military situation is urgent, but the people we sent out to urge the deployment of troops and horses all said that the soldiers and horses in various places are not ready. Some people came out reluctantly, but they also found various reasons on the road and moved forward slowly. ”

"Humph!" Emperor Chongzhen snorted with his nose and said, "It's too late for them to come to the rescue." Let me tell you, the two cavalry corps of the Yaogang people, with more than 20,000 cavalry, have been divided into two routes, and they are about to arrive. Everyone doesn't need to panic, as long as the Jurchens can't enter Beijing. The Kiln Men will soon drive them out. ”

The ministers of civil and military affairs all breathed a sigh of relief, and they thought to themselves, no wonder the emperor came out so unhurriedly today. It turned out that the Yaogang people not only sent troops, but also arrived immediately. It seems that the people of Yaogang have already arrived at the emperor and will invite them to send troops, and the army has long been on standby in the selected place, otherwise it would not be this. Some people gasped when they thought of this, could it be that the people of Yaogang were gods? How did they calculate this in advance.

The military department Shangshu paused for a while and said, "Your Majesty, just now you said that the Yaogang people sent more than 20,000 people?" ”

"Yes, more than 20,000 cavalry." Emperor Chongzhen is very sure.

"Your Majesty, this is not enough!" The military department Shangshu said: "It is reported that this time the Qing army, Mongolian soldiers, and Han Eight Banner soldiers led by Dolgon have a total of more than 100,000 people, and they are not even enough for a fraction of others, no matter how powerful they are, I am afraid they will not be enough?" ”

"Huh!" After listening to the words of the military department, Emperor Chongzhen laughed a few times and asked, "Have you heard that the people of Yaogang have suffered losses?" ”

Below, the minister didn't speak, but they were all thinking, yes, I've never heard of Yaogang doing anything wrong.

Emperor Chongzhen continued: "The people of Yaogang dare to send 20,000 people over, even if they have a reason, we don't have to worry about it." If they really suffer, then I think the Jurchens should also be extinct. The Yaogang people will send all their forces to Liaodong to retaliate. ”

The minister talked again.

Emperor Chongzhen continued: "I also want to tell you good news. The Yaogang people almost wiped out 30,000 cavalry of the Mongols in Mobei at the Gray Tengliang Mountain in the north, and killed one of their khans. At the Helan Pass in Helan Mountain, almost all of them annihilated 20,000 cavalry. This time, the Mobei Mongols should be honest. ”

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen's words were finished, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all quiet all of a sudden.

Emperor Chongzhen was still a little strange and asked, "Everyone, Aiqing! Aren't you happy to hear this? ”

When the ministers heard Emperor Chongzhen's question, they hugged and knelt down. The first assistant minister said: "Your Majesty, this is a great joy! For many years, we have always stopped worrying about the attack of the Mongol tiger and wolf army in the north. To have such a record today should be celebrated by the whole country! ”

"Haha!" Emperor Chongzhen hadn't laughed out loud in front of everyone for a long time. After laughing, Emperor Chongzhen said: "What Aiqing said is true. However, Zhang Dongjia of Yaogang said, let's not make a noise for now. lest Dorgon be scared away when he heard the news. Didn't you hear about this battle report on the radio? They just want to keep it a secret. ”

Emperor Chongzhen's words are also to tell the ministers, you listen to the radio of the Yaogang people at home, I know.

It is already an open secret that these ministers secretly listen to the radio of the kiln workers at home. Listening to the radio now is simply the most important thing they do every day. Some of the best people would also get together to listen to the radio of the kiln workers. Even the ministers who hated the kiln gang people couldn't help but listen to the kiln gang people's broadcast. On this radio, you can hear the latest news about the whole Ming Dynasty and even overseas.

The military department Shangshu couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, if Zhang Dongjia in Yaogang is afraid of scaring Dolgon away, it means that they are sure of victory, otherwise they will not ask the emperor to keep it secret." Isn't that so? ”

The soldier's question is a bit silly, but he can understand it.

Emperor Chongzhen laughed and replied.

The ministers kept saying to each other below: "As soon as I went to court today, I saw that the emperor's expression was different. Sure enough, there are good things. ”

Everyone discussed for a while, and Emperor Chongzhen said: "The people of Yaogang also put forward two requirements. We must be careful not to let the kiln people despise us. ”

The kiln people had two demands, and the ministers quieted down again. They didn't know what the kiln workers would ask for.

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Because the Yaogang cavalry is lightly armed for long-distance attacks, they will not carry too much grain and grass. We need to do everything we can to meet their needs. This is also their first request. ”

The ministers said: "The request of the kiln people is not too much. How can people fight without food and grass? ”

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Their second demand is that the booty and prisoners should belong to them. ”

"Haha!" The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty laughed. Emperor Chongzhen also laughed.

Emperor Chongzhen said: "This second request, needless to mention, we can't grab it." Zhang Dongjia of Yaogang is a businessman, and everything must be explained clearly. Especially the captives, who made a special offer to take them away. Because they have opened a lot of mines, and they have to build roads, which requires a lot of manpower. He also said that those captives were killed if they were kept for us, so it was better to give them and turn them into white silver. ”

"Haha!" The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, whether they had a good or bad relationship before, were relatively laughing at this time. Emperor Chongzhen, like the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, didn't remember when the Manchu Dynasty civil and military could laugh so happily.

When Emperor Chongzhen received the battle reports from the Yaogang people one by one, he was even more excited. In particular, when the kiln gang people informed him that they had captured Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde alive and were going to hand them over to him, Emperor Chongzhen's hands trembled with excitement. These two hateful traitors are too bad. Later, he was not punished, crossed the sea and ran to Liaodong to defect to the Jurchens. All the Jurchen wars against the Ming Dynasty were participated in by them with their troops. Thinking of him, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't wait to tear these two dog things apart. Now Zhang Zhimu gave these two guys to him alive, just like sending ice water on dog days. This Zhang Dongjia knows me too well and knows what I want most at this time.

For the sake of safety, Emperor Chongzhen immediately asked the prince to set off with the brocade guard, and asked the prince to personally escort Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde to the capital.

Wang Gonggong was even more happy when he heard that he could go out of Beijing to deal with the people of Yaogang again. They led people to Zhuozhou City first, but Zhuozhou City did not, they followed the direction of Jiang Pai and their pursuit of the Jurchen army, and chased towards Miyun, and when they arrived at Miyun, Jiang Pai and they had already arrived at the Wall Ridge. Wang Gonggong rushed to the wall of Ziling, and was also in time to drink celebration wine with Li Wei and them.

Wang Gonggong and Li Jing and Li Wei are also acquaintances, and they happily got drunk together at night.

At dawn, Wang Gonggong discussed with Li Wei, Li Jing, and Jiang Zhu, and waited for the officers and soldiers who took over the wall to arrive, and they left the wall wall together. Because they were still on the same road before they arrived in Beijing.

Zhang Zhimu: They don't care much about the east side now. Now the focus is on the west side of the river.

After Li Kui and Zhou Yuji finished dealing with the Mongols on this side of Helan Mountain, they entered the pass from Helan Mountain. After receiving the news of their victory, Ningde not only congratulated them, but also informed them that a large number of Mongols had also been found in front of Jiayuguan and west of Xining. Ning De judged that they were waiting for the news of the Jurchen's move, and now the fast horse who delivered the letter had not yet informed them of the news. Therefore, Ning De suggested that Li Kui take the soldiers and horses to Jiayuguan. Of course Li Kui didn't say it.

When Zhou Yuji heard this, he contacted Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He, saying that now the situation in the north has been resolved, and there is no major matter. He wanted to lead his troops and Li Kui to support Zhao Jinli and them in Hexi.

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He agreed with them. As a result, Ningde took the soldiers and horses left in Lanzhou to Xining in the Hehuang region to support, and after Li Kui and Zhou Yuji discussed, it was decided that this time they would go out of Helan Pass, from outside the Great Wall, along the edge of the desert to the west. This is much shorter than returning to Lanzhou and then traveling west.

Ning De and Chen Yufeng both agreed to Li Kui and Zhou Yuji's suggestion.

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He knew that Li Kui was like a fish in water in the grassland and desert, and Zhou Yuji was not a novice. If they could attack like this, not only would the distance be shorter, but they might also suddenly appear behind the Mongols and hit them off guard.

Li Kui and Zhou Yuji led the First Cavalry Army and a division of the Second Army, and under the leadership of guides who often went in and out of Helan Pass, they quietly left Helan Pass at night. Li Kui left the infantry division in Ningxiawei in case of accidents.

They went out of Helan Pass directly to the southwest, along the north of the Great Wall to the west, looking at the winding Great Wall on the mountain from a distance, they felt very special.

Li Kui asked Zhou Yuji: "I said, Lord General Bing." You say, what do the Mongols think when they look at the Great Wall from here? ”

"Huh! I see that they will think that if they cross the Great Wall, they can grab a lot of good things. Zhou Yuji said.

"Fuck! Today, I'm going to give them some color. See what kind of virtue it would be for them to be knocked on the door by someone else? Li Kui said angrily.

"Actually, they got rid of those nobles, and their lives were very hard." Zhou Yuji said, "Most of the things they came out to grab were given to their leaders." If they don't come out and rob with them, they will be severely punished. ”

Li Kui: Along the way, they were grassland for a while, and desert for a while. But the kiln cavalry has an advantage, they all have goggles, so you don't have to worry about being blinded in the wind and sand. These goggles are a very useful thing in the desert.

Zhao Jinli, the commander of the First Infantry Army, is an old man in Yaogang, and he is also one of the Eight Masters of Lingshui. Otherwise, the famous First Army could not be the commander of the army, although during this southern expedition, they were not assigned the task of the First Army of Infantry, but he believed that Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He would not forget the First Army in their hearts. He also believed that the Mongols would make a move when they were engaged in a southern expedition with the Yaogang people. Because the Mongols have been honest for two years, which is very strange. Therefore, even the people of Hexi believed that if the Mongols moved, there would be great movements.

Now Zhao Jinli is assigned by Ningde to sit in the westernmost Jiayuguan. Tanma kept coming in to report that the Mongols had begun to assemble and that they had blocked the road to Jiayuguan from the west. Clearly, the Mongols were about to act. Judging from the information reported by Yaogang, they have to wait for the news from the Jurchen side to act in unison, so that they can cooperate with each other and contain the defenders on the Great Wall from all aspects.

However, the kiln gang's order made Zhao Jinli feel very passive, because the kiln gang ordered them to adopt a defensive position. The problem of defending is that the battle line is long, and soldiers and horses must be left everywhere. Because I don't know where the opponent is going to attack from.

When Zhao Jinli got the news that Li Kui and Zhou Yuji had won a great victory in Helan Mountain, he knew that the Moxi Mongols here were also going to start acting.

Li Kui and Zhou Yuji led their men and horses and quickly rushed west. Along the way, they met individual Mongol herdsmen and caravans, and they did not bother them. However, just as they were approaching the north of Shandanwei (Shandan County), the scouts in front came back and reported that they had found one or two thousand Mongol soldiers gathered under a sand beam. Afraid of being discovered, Tanma did not dare to move forward.

Li Kui and Zhou Yuji spread out the map and looked at it, Zhou Yuji said: "It seems that the target of these Mongols is Shandanwei, but I didn't expect us to meet them outside the Great Wall." Then we're welcome. Collect them and hurry away. ”

Li Kui looked at the sun, it was noon at this time, "I see, the sand beam in front is not a place to stay for a long time, they are about to start attacking here." Otherwise, the rest will not stop here. ”

Zhou Yuji nodded and said, "It seems that we are in a hurry, and they will start attacking immediately." Otherwise, they will have to wait another day. We waited until they attacked Shandanwei, and we went up from behind and destroyed them. ”

Then, Li Kui personally led people to observe these Mongolian soldiers who were lying in ambush behind Shaliang. Sure enough, after the Mongol soldiers finished eating, they began to assemble on their horses. The cavalry of the brigade also prepared a ladder to ascend the city.

When they had gathered, they lined up and surrounded Shandanwei.

Li Kui commanded the scouts, touched the Mongolian soldiers and killed them one by one. The cries of some of them before they died were also blown away by the desert winds. More than 2,000 Mongolian cavalry in front of them, lined up, in front of Shandan Wei. sent someone to shout to Shandan Guard, probably to persuade the Shandan Guard to surrender, but Shandan Guard suddenly shot a string of sons. The Mongolian interpreter who shouted was killed. The Mongols, who did not know whether they were alive or dead, began to rush towards Shandanwei. At this time, the heavy machine guns of the defenders of the city rang out, and the Mongol cavalry was constantly knocked to the ground. Perhaps it was because the defenders of the pass were understaffed, or there were Mongolian cavalry who rushed to the front of the Shandan Wei Pass. Just as they were about to set up a ladder to ascend the city, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves behind them, followed by smoke and dust. The Mongols looked back and saw that they were surrounded from behind. At this moment, they felt that the situation was too bad, and a leading Mongol Qianhu let out a shout, and the Mongolian cavalry followed him to the rear and began to break through.

However, the kiln men who surrounded them had already set up heavy machine guns and waited for them, and they were greeted by a rain of bullets like a violent wind.

It's the same old one-sided slaughter. Li Kui said to Zhou Yuji: "I've seen enough of this scene. ”

Zhou Yuji said: "These Mongols, if you don't really kill them, they won't believe that we can kill them like this." So let's not be afraid of trouble. Kill it! ”

The Mongols' breakthrough operation was over in more than ten minutes.

As a result, only a little more than a hundred Mongol soldiers were taken prisoner. The Mongols proved their bravery with their lives.

At this time, the gate closed by Shandan Wei suddenly opened, and a group of border guards and tun troops rushed out. The supreme commander guarding this place was a battalion commander, and he came to Li Kui and Zhou Yuji and hurriedly saluted and said, "I received a telegram saying that you should pass through the gate and let us help you if possible." I didn't expect such a coincidence, so that you could catch up with the Mongols and attack here. ”

Li Kui asked the battalion commander and said, "I don't think it's right! How can your firepower be so weak? Let them rush to the city so quickly. ”

"That's right, I didn't let all the weapons fire. I want to put them under the city, and I want to greet them with **. Because we are stationed for a long time, ammunition is to be used sparingly. The battalion commander explained.

Zhou Yuji smiled and said, "I didn't expect that we would help us do your work." Do you think you've found out they're going to attack you? ”

"Yes, we've seen them with binoculars a long time ago." The battalion commander of Shandanwei said, "For a while, we are all on high alert. Our superiors have already informed us that something is going to happen at this time. We are a weak link here, and they will definitely deal with us here. We are prepared. But I think they came with more than 2,000 horses this time, and they don't really want to break through here. I think it's trying to contain us here, to bring us some troops over, and then break through from elsewhere. ”

Seeing that the battalion commander analyzed it very methodically, Zhou Yuji praised it greatly.

Li Kui said: "You are responsible for cleaning up the battlefield." We still have to walk from the gates. It seems that it is not in vain to go outside the gate. In addition, you can inform Zhao Jinli of Jiayuguan by telegram. ”

When Zhao Jinli of Jiayuguan received the report from Shandanwei, the cannon in front of Jiayuguan was about to rumble.

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Mt. Fuji erupted, Japan was earthquaked. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".