12-66 The Imperial Expedition

Nanjing, Yifeng Gate, the city is the rolling Yangtze River, the city head is waving flags, the helmet is bright, a group of generals are like the stars holding the moon around a python robe and jade belt wearing a big red cloak of nobles, it is the eunuch of the imperial ceremonial supervisor who holds the seal, the commander of the Qin Mi Division, Wei Zhongxian Wei Gonggong.

Wei Zhongxian had a huge monocular clairvoyant in front of him, the focal length had been adjusted, and he could just see the situation on the other side, Wei Zhongxian leaned over slightly to watch, and suddenly laughed dumbly: "The rabble also came to beg for a fight, it's really funny for our family." ”

The generals are also very happy, they have seen the situation on the other side, saying that the rabble are all lifting them, it is simply a group of homeless people, the August heat, these people are still wearing leather jackets, but the sleeves are removed, one by one unkempt, the description is miserable, the weapon is only a bow and arrow waist knife, the only commendable thing is that there are more horses, thousands of people have tens of thousands of war horses.

"Check out, who is it?" Wei Zhongxian asked lightly.

"If you go back to your father-in-law, Jinyiwei sent Fanzi to explore the other side, these savages are all Mongols." A Chin Mi official replied.

"Mongolian Tartar...... Oh, it must be the people of the Chahar Department, their Great Khan is the worship of the traitor Liu Ziguang, I am afraid that I am looking for revenge this time, according to the time, it was put in when Xu Zengshou was in charge of Hebei, and the team of thousands of people passed through the state, and the state and county along the way did not report it, it is really a waste, and I must thoroughly investigate this matter when I turn around. After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Wei Zhongxian is so happy in his heart, he is really sleepy when someone sends a pillow, now there are rumors in the capital, officialdom is chaotic, there are many people who are dissatisfied with the court and themselves, if it continues, I am afraid that there is a possibility of rebellion, at this time, there is a sudden foreign enemy, just to transfer the contradiction, it happens that the number of Tartars in this group is small, the weapons are weak, and the combat effectiveness is seriously reduced after a long journey, and it is simply a live target to send to the door.

Back to the palace, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly said to Zhu Youxiao, suggesting that he drive the expedition, Zhu Youxiao was frightened recently, the palpitations have not disappeared, I heard that the soldiers are coming to the city, how dare to drive the expedition, but can not stand Wei Zhongxian's three-inch tongue, and can not stop the hero complex in his heart, who said that the emperor can not be a big hero, in the end, Zhu Youxiao still has some Zhu Yuanzhang's blood, I heard that the enemy is very outnumbered, and there are more than 100,000 of his own side who have experienced the rebellion in the capital, and the strong army of Shanghai rebellion is gradually moved by Wei Zhongxian's words, and is determined to follow the example of the ancestors to drive the expedition, Sweep the Tartars to strengthen the country's prestige.

After Wei Zhongxian's purge, the few capable officers in the Jingying army were gone, and the six cabinet departments were all corpses and vegetarians, and the entire grass platform team did not have any reconnaissance and staff logistics operations at all, so they hurriedly decided to leave Jiancheng and cross the Yangtze River to directly attack the thieves.

The Jingying army is still the old school of the cold weapon era, pay attention to the helmet and armor and the flag to cover the sun, the line is beautiful, the pomp is very large, from top to bottom this expedition as a hunting general, arrogant soldiers, arrogant, looking down from the city tower is also majestic, but no one pays attention, many soldiers are carrying an empty gun, even the bullets are disdainful, the weather is hot, they are too heavy, besides, the war is the cannon in front, how can there be a chance for them to take fire, in the final analysis, it is to kill chickens with a knife, The court labored and these military masters went out for a walk.

The Yangtze River Naval Division was transferred over, and first bombarded the north bank with cannons, scattering the Tartars who were cutting trees to make rafts, and then the army went out of the city to board ships and ferryed to the opposite bank to encircle and suppress the remnants of the enemy.

The Beijing camp army dispatched 50,000 people, the people shouted and neighed the horses and were very lively, several city gates and wharves near the river were overcrowded, and the soldiers of each battalion rushed to board the ship first, and the chaos could not be opened.

The people of the capital were also alarmed, countless people stood by the river to watch, heard that a group of horse thieves came on the north bank, the emperor and the Duke of Wei wanted to drive the royal expedition, the people felt that this thing was quite fresh, they all held their children with rice bowls and came out to see the excitement, the fishermen on the river also stopped fishing, stopped the boat and docked, lit a bag of cigarettes to watch the war.

Some people watched, the officers and soldiers were even more proud, a boatload of officers and soldiers ferried over, on the north shore set up a long snake formation, the flag covered the sun, the cannon was in the sky, the herald held all kinds of flags and galloped on horseback, so not majestic and lively, the most popular of them is the emperor's army, this army has completely cleared the influence of the old red shirt army, leaving all the wine bags and rice bags silver-like wax gun heads, don't see the color eight feet tall, tall and big, the armor on the body is bright and bright, in fact, it is all lacquered cardboard honor guard armor, it is useless.

Zhu Youxiao's bright yellow guard of honor is surrounded by the Imperial Forest Army, the three-zhang high Daxu flag is scorching in the sun, and it is a genuine five-clawed golden dragon embroidered with gold thread, the emperor himself is covered with gold armor and is impenetrable, sitting on the chariot, Zhu Youxiao will feel quite good about himself, this is his first time to go out to fight, looking at the tens of thousands of troops around him, he finally realized the majesty of being an emperor immediately, and the feeling of having tens of thousands of tigers beside him is different.

After the Mongols were scattered by artillery fire, they assembled ten miles away, and the Ming army sent out several small groups of scouts actually went and did not return, but no one paid attention to the mess at all, from Zhu Youxiao to Wei Zhongxian, and then to the various commanders, general soldiers, generals, thousands of households, and capital divisions, all of them were laymen, and it was not easy to put the team out of the way, how could they take care of so many scattered chores.

The emperor is the nominal commander of the three armies, but the specific command of him does not ask, all military affairs are handed over to Wei Zhongxian, Wei Gonggong will also be very angry, a gold inlaid jade armor, covered with python robes, wearing a golden crown, heroic demeanor, is the command is messy, completely in accordance with the conjecture in the mind to operate, what is said in the commentary on the word long snake formation, Wei Gonggong ordered the troops to put out a word long snake formation, 50,000 backs against the Yangtze River spread out, there is no vertical and cover, artillery is also scattered in various battalions, can not concentrate firepower at all.

The horn sounded on the opposite side, Zhu Youxiao picked up the clairvoyant mirror to watch, and saw that four black flags gradually appeared on the horizon, lined up, each with a strong big character on it, and it was actually "Fenglin Volcano".

"The Tartars will also be funny, their speed is like the wind, their Xu is like a forest, they are not moving like a mountain, and they are like fire, this is Sun Tzu's Art of War, and there is no lack of culture among the Tartars." Zhu Youxiao said teasingly.

"The emperor is well-read, he is really a generalist." Wei Zhongxian hurriedly slapped a sycophant.

Zhu Youxiao smiled, continued to watch through the clairvoyant mirror, and the Tartar cavalry that slowly appeared from the horizon was not as unbearable as Wei Zhongxian told him, the tattered leather robe had been taken off, revealing the bronze muscles inside, only wearing simple black leather armor, all of them were painted with black and white patterns on their faces, and a black iron helmet with nose protection on their heads, holding the reins in one hand and a thunderbolt in the other, gushing out from behind the horizon like a surging tide, endless, where there are only a few thousand people, it is clear that there are no less than tens of thousands!

Zhu Youxiao was shocked, this is very different from what the intelligence said, tens of thousands of elite cavalry, with the same weapons as the Ming army, how can this battle be fought? Wei Zhongxian also realized that the situation was wrong, and it was too late to review the intelligence mistakes at this time, so he could only quickly organize the emperor to retreat and stay away from the dangerous situation.

At this time, the generals of the Ming army also saw the object they were going to hunt today, their eyes were dull, their lips were dry, who was hunting whom, 50,000 Ming army infantry, I don't know tens of thousands of Tartar cavalry, and they still have their backs to the river, this situation is really worrying.

But the emperor's great drive did not move, and everyone still did not dare to move, seeing the Tatar cavalry approaching step by step, although it had not yet entered the effective firing range, there were overly nervous soldiers who had already begun to shoot, and a sound of a gun led to the whole line of shooting, even if some sensible junior officers shouted a ceasefire, it was to no avail.

Although it was not within the range, there were still some stray bullets that hit the Tartar cavalry, but the black iron flow was unmoved, and the vacancies after the fall of the personnel were quickly filled, and the progress of the troops did not change at all, they were still jogging in small steps, and the sound of tens of thousands of iron hooves hitting the ground was really terrifying, like a wall overwhelming.

Zhu Youxiao had already turned pale with fright, and retracted into the imperial car protected by iron plates, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly ordered to retreat, and the bright yellow dragon flag representing the emperor moved, and the army's morale was even more sluggish, and countless soldiers were ready to flee.

At this time, the pace of the Mongols began to quicken, from jogging to galloping, the rapid sound of horses' hooves struck everyone's hearts, like a drum, the Ming army shot wildly, and the artillery of the battalions also began to be fired, but they carried too little ammunition, except for a few bullets in the chamber, there was no more.

The Mongols also began to shoot, a round of salvo knocked down a large row of Ming troops, a ghost cried wolf howl on all sides, the Mongols skillfully shot the bullets, inserted the fire gun back into the saddle, and pulled out the waist knife with the backhand, and suddenly a knife was bright, which could compete with the sun and the moon, and the Ming army had no fighting spirit, and suddenly collapsed.

Zhu Youxiao abandoned the vehicle under the protection of the Imperial Forest Army, boarded the ship in a hurry, and finally hid in the cabin, looking back blankly, a tragic scene on the north shore, the Mongols were like tigers into the flock, condescending to kill in the infantry of the Ming army, and the screams were endless, Zhu Youxiao couldn't bear to look at it anymore, turned his head and said: "Hurry up and start the boat." ”

But the boat couldn't move, countless defeated soldiers grabbed the side of the ship in the hope of escaping, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly ordered the Imperial Forest Army to cut off his hands, a sound of knives chopping on the limbs, the wailing was piercing, and the hair in the hearts of the seeping people, fortunately, the ship finally started, Wei Zhongxian carried the sword in his hand, came in with a bloody face, and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, defeated." ”