"What a brilliant idea!"

Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao waved his fists excitedly in the governor's mansion, unable to hide the joy in his heart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is really too godly, the Tatars actually withdrew their troops from the front of the Brown Cloud Castle!

On a strategic level, it was not that he could not accept that Brown Cloud Castle had been conquered by the Tatars.

Because he firmly believes that Xuanfu is as strong as a rock and will not be at risk of being overcome. As long as Xuanfu is not captured, the Tatars will be happy at most, and it will not have much effect.

But from the perspective of face, he definitely couldn't accept that Brown Cloud Castle was conquered.

Because Brown Cloud Castle is too close to Xuanfu, it is really unreasonable not to send troops to rescue.

If the commander-in-chief Yu Yun did not report to him, he could still explain without knowing. But now that Yu Yun threw the pot to him, he had to take it.

Who called him the Son of Heaven?

Xie Shen coughed a little embarrassedly and said, "Your Majesty has praised it falsely, and the minister is just doing his best and obeying the destiny of heaven." So this thief chief didn't come nonsense. ”

Zhu Houzhao was obviously dissatisfied with this vague explanation, he smiled and said, "Sir, tell me quickly, why did this thief chief withdraw from the army?" ”

Zhu Houzhao himself is very interested in the art of war, and his favorite military book to read on weekdays is "The Art of War".

Li Jing is the god of war, and the art of war he writes is naturally worthy of scrutiny.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't understand which trick Xie Shen used.

"Your Majesty, in fact, this is very simple, the minister is just using a suspicious tactic."

Xie Shen explained with a smile: "The minister asked General Yu to send two troops to come from the east and west of the Brown Cloud Castle in a detour, waving flags in the hidden grasses of the valley. In this way, the thief chief will definitely think that this is a reinforcement from the direction of Datong and Jizhen, if he doesn't want to gamble, he will definitely withdraw his troops temporarily, and wait to figure out the situation before making plans. ”

"I see!"

Zhu Houzhao patted his head, and suddenly realized.

"Sir doesn't say, I really don't understand. I also said that Mr. didn't ask someone to send troops directly from Xuanfu, so that it was closer. ”

The young Tianzi sincerely admired Xie Shen.

"In my opinion, even Zhuge Kongming is not as resourceful as Mr."

Uh, that's a bit too much, but don't kill me.

Xie Shenzhi was very helpless, so he had to smile to hide the embarrassment in his heart.

"The old man of the small pavilion has solved the danger of the brown cloud castle, and the lower officials have thanked the boss of the small pavilion for the kindness of the soldiers who defend the city."

Yang Tinghe slapped a sycophant very appropriately, which was very natural and not pretentious.

Xie Shenxin said in his heart that he was worthy of Yang Tinghe, and this realm was unusual.

"This is as it should be, Shi Zhai Gong does not need to say thank you."

"Haha, I don't care so much, I only know that this time I was able to retreat from the enemy all thanks to Mr., Mr. said, what reward do you want?"

Xie Shen, that waterfall sweat.

Can we have something fresh?

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether the minister gets a reward or not, what matters is how to retreat from the enemy."

Zhu Houzhao's smile froze immediately, and his lips trembled slightly: "What, hasn't the thief chief already retired from the army?" ”

Xie Shen smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Fang Caichen has already said that the reason why the thief chief withdrew his troops was because he was afraid of the arrival of reinforcements. But that was only a suspicious plan set up by the general army, which could confuse the thief chief for a while, but he would react sooner or later. When the thief chief reacts, he will inevitably lead his troops to pounce on Xuanfu again. ”

"Damn it, didn't this thief chief think that I was a bully!"

Zhu Houzhao rubbed the corners of his forehead and sighed: "According to Mr., what should I do now?" ”

Unconsciously, Zhu Houzhao already relied on Xie Shen in every way, as if he was at a loss without Xie Shen, and it was difficult to move an inch.

In the minister's opinion, this time the thief chieftain attacked with the strength of the whole country, and he must have been prepared. It is unrealistic to expect them to withdraw easily, so prepare for the worst. ”

After a pause, Xie Shen continued: "Fortunately, the temporary withdrawal of the thief chief has given the Xuanfu garrison enough time to improve the weak points of defense. In addition, His Majesty can issue an order to order Datong and Jizhen to transfer some garrisons to Xuanfu for reinforcements. ”

The most important thing at the moment is to ensure the safety of the Son of Heaven. If the Tatars really conquered Xuanfu and captured Emperor Zhengde, it would be a matter of heaven and earth.

It has not been long since the change of Tumu Fort has passed, and if it happens again, it is estimated that the royal face will be gone.

And Xie Shen, as a courtier accompanying the Northern Tour, is estimated to end up not much better.

"Well, Mr. is right, Yang Qing, the matter of arming will be handed over to you."

Yang Tinghe, as the governor of the three towns, naturally has the responsibility to take charge of the defense area.

"Commandment."

"As for the matter of this decree ordering the two towns to send troops and reinforcements, I have to think about it."

It is no wonder that Zhu Houzhao hesitated on this matter, saying that if it sounds good, it is called transferring troops and reinforcements, and if it is not good, it will be called moving rescue troops.

If the Tatars can't be defeated, they will be afraid, so they will move the rescue troops, which is not in line with the image of Emperor Zhengde's wisdom and martial arts.

Xie Shen obviously understood the little emperor's thoughts, but he didn't say anything. It's good to understand some things, and he's not the only one who understands.

In fact, if you only rely on the garrison of Xuanfu, there is basically no problem in holding Xuanfu City. But it is still the same problem as before, which requires the gathering of all the troops of the fort to Xuanfu City, which means that the rest of the forts are strategically abandoned in order to defend Xuanfu.

If it is understandable to do so when the Tatars have no time to respond to a sudden attack, it is somewhat unreliable to use this method after the Tatars have already withdrawn.

And in this way, His Majesty the Emperor also has no face to speak of, so it is better to mobilize troops from other towns to reinforce it.

In this regard, Emperor Zhengde obviously struggled a little. After a long time, Zhu Houzhao said in a deep voice: "There are not many garrisons in Datong, if too many are mobilized, what if the thief chief kills a horse gun and storms Datong?" Why don't you mobilize the garrison of Jizhen? ”

Zhu Houzhao's consideration is not unreasonable. The city wall of Jizhen is very strong, even stronger than Xuanfu, even if the Tatars fold and attack Jizhen, they can defend it with a strong city wall, but the city wall of Datong may not be able to withstand such a test.

Moreover, Jizhen is closer to the Beijing Division, even if it is temporary, it will be too late to transfer troops from the Beijing Division.

Although looking at it this way, the entire deployment of the Ming Dynasty was completely disrupted by the Tatar raid, but it was better than being conquered somewhere.

You have to save face when you should have face, and you can't die to save face when you shouldn't.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Xie Shen bowed his hand slightly, expressing his attitude.

In matters such as troop transfer, he can only give advice, and the real decision has to be made by Zhengde himself.

Otherwise, wouldn't he be suspected of trespassing?

"Zhang Yong, let's draw up the purpose."

Zhu Houzhao commanded Zhang Yong, the imperial eunuch who was serving beside him.

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