Chapter 427: Sigh the country is the same
On the fifteenth day of the first month of the new year, the day when the snow hits the lights. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
It's just that the entire Heluo has been silent in the snowstorm and darkness, and who is interested in celebrating the New Year with lanterns. This year, from Huaibei to Henan, the huge Central Plains is afraid that no one has ever lived comfortably. The raging war has been burning for an unknown amount of time, but there is no posture to stop.
The Ming army was overwhelmed in Shandong, and the Mongols were also heavily armed in Sichuan and Shaanxi, no one thought that the war would end in a few days, and even some people who thought they had seen through the situation had made bold statements, not to mention February, even if March was the beginning of spring, they didn't want to see the dawn of peace.
This battle, you have to survive, you have to survive! In the end, one side has to be unable to hold on, and then it's over.
"When will I ask Yingti Rui Brigade to cross Qingheluo with a whip." Standing under the somewhat dilapidated corridor, Ye Yingwu couldn't help but chant softly. Snowflakes fall on the palms of your hands, turning into crystal clear droplets of water and rolling down your palms.
I didn't expect that one day I would really stand in this city that witnessed prosperity and humiliation, walking in the pavilion palace that had been walked by one Northern Song Dynasty emperor after another. In the wind and snow, the palace rooms that have been barren and desolate in some places seem desolate and lonely.
In later generations, people called this city "Kaifeng".
But in this era, he has a much louder and more brilliant name, Tokyo Bianliang.
At that time, Yue Wumu once used this sentence to express his dream of leading a large army into Heluo one day, which was later briefly realized in the Southern Song Dynasty, but the dream was easily shattered like a bubble, and in its place was a large area of land fell into the hands of the Mongols.
Today, the Han people who came step by step from the south are standing in Bianliang City again, but the banner at the head of the city is no longer the Great Song Dynasty, but the red dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty.
The comer has changed, and the fate has changed.
Footsteps clanged, accompanied by the crisp clash of armor swords. Ye Yingwu braved the heavy snow from Jeju and drove into Bianliang, not to see the scenery here, but mainly to meet with Jiang Hao, who had not been seen for a long time, and not to let the most elite Tianwu army be in this Bianliang City.
Although it is also a great achievement to lay down Bianliang, after all, it is not as good as the Shence army to conquer Luoyang and Jingzhao in a row, and now it is still face-to-face with the main force of the Mongolian Tartars, so Jiang Hao's face is not as high-spirited as he imagined, but a little depressed.
This guy is a master of killing embryos and causing trouble, as long as there is no Mongolian Tartar for him to fight, his hands will itch, so the first time Ye Yingwu saw Jiang Hao, he faintly felt that he was not here to listen to the dispatch at all, but to ask for battle.
Sure enough, Jiang Hao and Yin Yu, who came one after the other, bowed their hands to Ye Yingwu respectfully under the corridor, and then the gloomy, depressed, and lonely expressions on Jiang Hao's face were swept away, and instead Ye Yingwu even had a disgusting smile, the dignified seven-foot-tall man came to Ye Yingwu's side, blinked his eyes and said: "His Royal Highness King Ming is here, making this Bianliang City shine." I wonder if His Highness came to cross the river? When will we go to Hebei and completely recover our homeland? β
Ye Yingwu's face suddenly turned black, he had long expected that this kid was not good, and Yin Yu, who was standing behind Jiang Hao, turned his head slightly skillfully, looking out of sight.
Laughing and kicking Jiang Hao, Ye Yingwu rolled his eyes, he didn't have the slightest merciless intention for this fox friend who had played since he was a child: "Pickaxe, you fucking want to fight this and that when you meet Lao Tzu for the first time, you don't ask how Lao Tzu broke through the Mongolian Tatar blockade from Dengzhou to stand in front of you, and he doesn't care about Wang Jin's life and death in Jingzhao Mansion, he always wants to grit his teeth and rush up!" β
Jiang Hao suddenly said with a calm face: "Yuan Lie, you can't say that, you are a true dragon emperor, invulnerable, even if the Mongolian Tartar has the ability to reach the sky, how can he have you helplessly, as for the Shence Army, let Wang Jin that guy and a certain person grab credit, this time I will not dare to endure hardships next time!" β
Ye Yingwu was choked for a while, but he didn't expect that this guy would become sleek after not seeing him for a few months, not only patted his ass casually, but also belittled Wang Jin fiercely, and cleverly resolved Ye Yingwu's interrogation, which made people have to sigh that being in a high position is to exercise their hearts and eyes.
Dumbfounded and watching the laughter between Ye Yingwu and Jiang Hao, Yin Yu didn't expect that although the relationship between these two people had risen to the level of a monarch and a minister, they were still like close friends. Of course, Yin Yu also understands that this is not without reason, firstly, Ye Yingwu, as His Royal Highness King Ming, has a bright appearance, and behind him is inevitably like the rest of the emperors, he feels lonely, so he is also eager to find a friend who can be trusted and entrusted; Second, Jiang Hao himself is the kind of person who is broad-hearted, not to mention that he has a fateful friendship with Ye Yingwu, as long as he can meet the requirements of a smooth training and fighting, the rest of the official positions, rewards and anything else are not important.
"When this battle is over, our brothers will have to make a good fight." Ye Yingwu smiled and patted Jiang Hao's shoulder, "Your eldest nephew is full moon now, you haven't seen it yet!" In addition, there are three or four wives and concubines in your family, why haven't you moved yet! β
"My wife's concubine's stomach is not moving, what are you anxious about!" Jiang Hao suddenly rolled his eyes, "We are leading the troops outside every day, where do we have the kung fu to touch the house." β
Ye Yingwu chuckled, and then said: "Okay, don't make trouble, the situation is urgent, otherwise you don't have to fight hard to rush over from Jeju once." β
Jiang Hao nodded: "Let's say, no matter how capable this guy Wang Jin is, he can't watch his magic army fall into the mouth of the Mongolian Tartars and there is no scum left." I had long expected that even if you didn't come, you wouldn't let the Tianwu Army be idle, so let's say, what should I do. β
"First draw out all the cavalry and go to Guanzhong with a certain one, and the rest of the foot soldiers will be divided into half to receive the defense of Liyang and Tiger Prison to Luoyang. Now our main purpose is to stall for time. As long as it is dragged until the ice and snow melt in the spring, even if the Mongolian Tartars have wings, they will not want to kill in Heluo. Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice, "Now that the two Huai armies have defeated Yingtian, it is just a bloody battle with the Mongolian Tatar cavalry, and the vitality is greatly damaged, and there is no way to go north to support, and the Zhen Navy has advanced into Shandong γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»."
"In other words, the Tianwu Army will hold Heluo next, and there are no reinforcements?" Jiang Hao raised his eyebrows and said after hesitating for a moment.
"Well," Ye Yingwu nodded, "And there are no cavalry." β
Jiang Hao shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "If you defend the city, the cavalry is dispensable." Even if the city was lost, he couldn't let the cavalry go up to the city to defend it. However, a certain can make it clear, the last time the Tianwu army was in the melee in Chenzhou, the damage was not small, can it be defended, and I dare not guarantee the ticket. β
Ye Yingwu didn't say much, just smiled lightly. Jiang Hao's character is clear to him, this guy always talks lightly, and he looks indifferent, but in fact, he really fights, let alone the cavalry going to the city, and he has the courage to drive the prisoners to the city.
Seeing Ye Yingwu's smile, Jiang Hao could only roll his eyes, His Royal Highness King Ming was like a live loach when he was shrewd, and it was not so easy to deceive him.
"It's getting late, you go and rest first." Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice.
When Jiang Hao and Yin Yu retired, Yang Xu also Shi Shiran came over, and he had been bumping on horseback in his clothes for the past few days, as a girl who loves cleanliness, he couldn't help it, and today he finally stopped, so that Su Niang rushed directly to the bathroom as soon as she landed, and she didn't come out until now. After washing off the dust on her body, the girl changed into a plain dress, her hair hung down, but she was held with a white silk scarf at the end, a short knife was tied around her waist, and white boots were pedaled under her feet, looking sassy and heroic.
"How does the bath of the former Song emperor feel?" Ye Yingwu said with a chuckle.
This bath is said to be the place where Song Taizong stayed in Xiao Zhouhou, but it is just a rumor and folk joke in the palace, and no one knows how many of them are true or false.
Su Niang tugged at Ye Yingwu's sleeve with some disgust: "You should also hurry up and wash it, and see how the clothes on your body have become dirty." β
Ye Yingwu chuckled: "Su Niang is disgusted with so-and-so?" β
"Yes and what!" Yang Xu suddenly glanced at Ye Yingwu.
"A certain person can't be cleaned, and he needs Su Niang's help!" With a playful smile, Ye Yingwu stepped forward and hugged Yang Xu, and gently leaned into her ear, "It's been more than a month since I went north, not to mention the flowers, I haven't even touched your hand a few times, can you bear to look at it." β
Yang Xu smiled, and a strand of hair flew out mischievously from behind her ears, gently brushing the cheeks of the two, as if invisibly provoking endless feelings.
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The sound of water rattled, sitting on the edge of the pool, Yang Xu gently rubbed Ye Yingwu's back.
I have to say that the ancients are reliable, this palace does not know how long it has been deserted, and after a little repair, it can be used as usual. Thinking about the tofu scum project in later generations, Ye Yingwu couldn't help but look a little ashamed.
"Now that the news of Jingzhao Mansion has not been transmitted, aren't you worried?" Su Niang's hand moved slightly, and said with some concern.
Ye Yingwu leaned lazily on the edge of the pool, feeling the ups and downs of the water waves: "The strength that the Mongolian Tartars can take out is seventy or eighty thousand people, and the Shence army is still a small fifty thousand people in Jingzhao Mansion except for the Tongguan defenders, if these people can't support the arrival of reinforcements with a certain army, Wang Jin and Tang Zhen can give a certain fuck out." β
"But γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»" Su Niang didn't expect Ye Yingwu to answer so calmly.
Ye Yingwu chuckled: "Don't worry, even if it is not good, the entire Shence Army is wiped out, what can we do, as long as we hold Tongguan and even Hangu Pass, this battle is still a big victory for us." This battle can reach this point, not bad. β
A flash of joy flashed between her eyebrows, and Su Niang couldn't help but whisper: "This war is coming to an end?"
"It's only been a month, but it's winter." Ye Yingwu hesitated for a moment, then slowly spoke, "For the Ming Dynasty, the grain and grass accumulated in this small half year have been almost consumed, and the situation of the Mongolian Tartars is definitely not much better, and now the grain and grass of the Ming Dynasty can only be concentrated to supply the Tongguan front line first, and it is estimated that the Mongolian Tartars should not be able to continue the offensive after this battle, especially the grain and grass they have hoarded on the eastern front have been burned clean by usγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
"And now the Mongol Tartars have made no moves on the Eastern Front, which means that they no longer have people and no food and grass." Ye Yingwu picked it up and poured a pinch of water on his face, and exhaled a long breath, "Otherwise, I don't worry about putting a lone army of the Tianwu Army in the huge Heluo." β
The movements of Su Niang's hands also became brisk: "Is it finally overγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»?"
Although this battle did not last long, it was definitely not the right time to happen, the Ming Dynasty had just adjusted its focus from Nanyang, and the armies from all walks of life were caught off guard and were involved in the war. According to Ye Yingwu's plan, the Northern Expedition was also before the beginning of spring at the earliest, and it was necessary to push the battle line directly from Lianghuai to Yanyun in one go.
As a result, now Daming hurriedly counterattacked, and after one bloody battle after another, the soldiers were killed and injured countless times, not to mention the grain and grass that had been stored with great difficulty. After all, in this icy and snowy land, the armies of all walks of life have no way to find grain and grass by themselves, and they completely rely on the transportation dispatch in the rear, and even in this transportation dispatch, they have to consume a lot.
If he could not fight, Ye Yingwu would never have fought this war.
The frozen river, the distant grain transportation channel, and the soldiers of the Ming army who were not familiar with the cold of the north, it can be said that in addition to the tenacious will to fight and advanced firearms, the Ming army did not have an advantage, and even had disadvantages in many aspects.
The will to fight will be exhausted with the arduous and bloody battles again and again, and the advanced firearms will finally be consumed under the sea of people, but as the battle line advances northward, Mongolia's grain and grass transportation and troop dispatch will become more and more convenient and easy.
The balance of the battlefield has once again tended to be balanced, and the triumphant Shence army has now been cut off from the grain route by the defeated Mongol army, and the battle of life and death between the two sides is not divided for a while, which is a proof of this.
Therefore, Ye Yingwu will never allow this war to continue, but it is impossible for him to send people to the Mongol Tatars to sue for peace, obviously Kublai Khan also saw this, even if the Ming army snatched his land step by step, he did not have any political action.
The two sides are generally tough, there is only one possibility, after a strong collision, because of the same excessive blood loss and have to stop, **** wound.
And this final decisive battle broke out in Guanzhong.
Dealing with the main force of the Mongolian army with a lone army of the Shence Army, in fact, Ye Yingwu has no bottom in his heart, but he has no other choice, because the Ming Dynasty is actually almost exhausted now, and Ye Yingwu can only use the Praetorian cavalry and the cavalry taken from Jiang Hao, which add up to less than 5,000 people, and at most killing Tongguan is to contain the attention of the Mongolian Tartars and encourage the morale of the soldiers.
Therefore, the victory or defeat of this battle still depends on the Shence Army, Wang Jin and Tang Zhen.
Wang Jin and Tang Zhen's personalities, Ye Yingwu is still very sure, although the two of them are not as radical as Jiang Hao of the Tianwu Army, but they are also ambitious guys, although the enemy is surprisingly strong, but these two guys will definitely not reach the point of losing their teachers and humiliating the country.
In the battle of Guanzhong, Ye Yingwu actually did not ask them to be able to win, after all, the Shence Army was a tired division after a long battle, and they had to face the main force withdrawn from Sichuan and Shaanxi by Mongolia, and there was a big gap in numbers, so the chances of winning were not big. And more importantly, even if Jingzhao Mansion is lost, Mongolia is not able to defend it now, as long as the Ming Dynasty wants to attack in the future, it can go out of Tongguan at any time and kill the generals directly.
What's more, this continuous bloody battle has been fought until now, the Ming Dynasty has seized most of the lost territory of the former Song Dynasty, and pushed the battle line directly from Lianghuai to Shandong and Heluo.
"By the way, the recital of the Sichuan Shu Xianggong has also been sent, do you still want to watch it today?" Su Niang remembered something and said leisurely.
Ye Yingwu squeezed her hand tightly and chuckled: "It's hard to rest this time, does the lady think that her husband is not diligent enough?" It's snowing outside today, it's steaming here, it's the time for the hibiscus tent to be warm, and everything will be talked about tomorrow. β
Slowly closing his eyes, Ye Yingwu muttered softly, "Let's talk about it tomorrowγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
The past few days of running around have made him physically and mentally exhausted, and he really doesn't have so much energy to deal with such a complicated government affairs.
It's still the refreshing time when I took my brothers on the battlefield and didn't have to care about anything! Now that they are the kings of Ming, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu, who made decisions directly on everything before, have also begun to ask for instructions on everything.
I don't know if these guys are out of respect for themselves, His Royal Highness King Ming, or are they expressing their dissatisfaction with His Royal Highness King Ming's personal expedition? (To be continued.) )