337 Glory and Disgrace (2-in-1)

The cavalry unit of the Ming army with the handsome banner of "Zhu", was Cheng Guogong killed a horse and a gun to help?

After all, since Zhu Di in the Ming Dynasty, there is no possibility for the royal family to lead the army, and only Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, is surnamed Zhu and also controls the cavalry troops.

But the problem is that in the battle of Harrier Ridge, the Chengguo Public Ministry suffered heavy casualties, and it can almost be said that the Chengguo system collapsed. In addition, the United Shen Yichen's galloping reinforcements have fought another major battle with the Tile Spur army, and it is difficult to return to the battlefield in a short period of time without a large rest and replenishment of troops.

"Admiral, is the grandfather here?"

When Wu Rui saw the handsome flag with the word "Zhu", he was extremely excited.

For him, Cheng Guogong is not only a coach and an official, but also a kind of spiritual sustenance.

If the Duke of Chengguo is here, the banner of the Ming army will not fall!

Shen Yichen did not answer Wu Rui's inquiry, he had sent a messenger to clearly issue a retreat order to the Chengguo Gongbu, and theoretically would not appear on the battlefield of Tumubao at this time.

But this large-scale cavalry of the Ming army cannot be faked, and only the Chengguo Gongbu has such soldiers and horses.

The guards also found that there were cavalry reinforcements from the Ming Kingdom behind them, and the main general Boluo Maoluo Haimobei had been fighting for many years, and he was not a young man who had not experienced a life and death crisis.

I saw that he ordered to the tile spur soldiers in a hurry: "Mongolian sons, there is another group of southern barbarians who have been sent to death in the Ming Kingdom, and they want to have abundant water and grass in the coming year, and they just lack this high-quality fertilizer, so they will use the saber to let them have no return today!" ”

As the personal guard of the strongest Mongolian tribe, the mentality of the Tile Thorn soldiers at this moment is the same as that of the main general Boluo Mao Luohai, and they do not put the Ming army's cavalry in their eyes at all, on the contrary, they also show a fanatical appearance.

The more Ming barbarians are killed, the less resistance there will be to capture the capital and chase the Central Plains in the future, and the Central Plains Flower World, which the ancestors once enjoyed, should now be their turn to have a good time!

"The escaped Ming Dog still dares to come back?"

"Kill them all!"

"Eternal Heaven bless!"

The shouts sounded from the camp of the Mongolian army, and the Tile Spur guards were worthy of being the top elite, and they completed the formation switch cleanly, and separated a part of the soldiers to turn their heads to meet the Ming army that appeared in the rear.

"Don't miss the opportunity, Wu Rui, you organize soldiers and horses to defeat the Mongolian Tatars in front of you."

"Take advantage of his illness and kill him!"

Shen Yichen also fell into a state of blood surge, no matter how elite the troops were, it was impossible to accurately complete the deployment of troops when they encountered the enemy troops that suddenly appeared from the rear.

Either the frontal formation is weak, or the back defense is empty, and it is taboo for soldiers to suffer the enemy on the belly and back, how can it be so easy to deal with?

The predicament you have encountered, now it is time for the Mongols to taste it!

"Yes, Admiral!"

Wu Rui didn't say a word after receiving the order, and immediately asked the herald to show the order flag for attacking, and at the same time, the horn of the charge sounded again.

The appearance of reinforcements not only gave Shen Yichen a chance to breathe, but also boosted the morale of the army behind the palace!

This is why as early as the pre-Qin era, the Book of Poetry would be "without clothes" and circulated for thousands of years as a war song. Comrades-in-arms wearing the same armor and stomach, holding the same spear weapons, are destined to live and die together!

"The warriors of the Ming Dynasty, Brother Paoze, who rushed to help, is here, it's time to return a tooth for a tooth and blood for a blood."

"The Tartars have never been the opponents of the Ming Dynasty, they are the pigs and sheep to be slaughtered in our eyes, kill them!"

Shen Yichen shouted hoarsely, he knew very well that there was only one chance to defeat, and he would react first to send reinforcements, and together with the soldiers and horses of the Chengguo Gongbu who rushed to help, they would all face a situation of being outnumbered.

The horizontal knife is immediate, only the brave are worthy of surviving on the battlefield!

The soldiers of the two sides fought bloodthirsty together again, compared to the previous charge in the face of the Tile Spur guards, the cavalry behind Shen Yichen's palace was only left with a hard support.

This time, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty was already on par with the Mongolian cavalry, and even vaguely had the upper hand!

The sudden change in the battlefield situation made the Taishi who was standing at a high place commanding first, and his face changed from his previous confidence and calmness to a little cautious and serious.

However, he still trusted his clan guards, and even if the Ming army had reinforcements to join, and began to overtake and occupy an advantage in numbers, he still could not defeat the real warriors of the Mongols.

When it comes to cavalry combat, the descendants of the Immortal Heaven are not lost!

"I didn't expect Cheng Guogong to have the spare strength to lead the army to help, he is really old and strong."

Taishi also praised in his heart first, because as early as after the Battle of Harrier Ridge, he had already learned of the injury of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo. This Ming Duke suffered a crushing defeat and fought with injuries, and now he has returned to Tumubao to help.

The tenacity and tenacity of the veteran can be said to be vividly demonstrated in Chengguo Gong.

"It's not Cheng Guogong, it's Zhu Yi!"

Zhu Ji, who was standing behind Ye Xian, gave a different answer.

Although they are all under the banner of the commander with the character "Zhu", and they can't clearly recognize who the commander of the troops is when they stand in the distance. But as a child of the Gongfu, there is a subtle difference between the lines on Zhu Yong and Zhu Yishuai's flags, and Shen Yichen can't tell them apart first, how can Zhu Ji not know?

"It seems that the brotherhood is deep......"

also replied a little teasingly, he couldn't help but be a little curious in his heart, if Cheng Guogong knew that his three sons were on the opposite side of the battlefield, how would he feel?

"King Saikan, send an order to go down to the whole army to assault and break through the Ming army's defense line!"

The Mongol mounted cavalry was blocked by the Ming army's infantry formation, and the Tile Spur guards who raided on the flanks were now caught in a fierce battle, which means that they did not achieve the imaginary results when they had an absolute advantage in troops.

In contrast, the pro-conquest army led by the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom also completely defeated the enemy in less than an hour.

"I'm the array that kills through the Ming army!"

In his opinion, the hundreds of thousands of pro-conscription troops of the Ming Kingdom are like chickens and dogs, and how long can the army of less than 30,000 last long?

It was only a matter of time before it was destroyed.

The Mongol army pressed the formation, so that the frontal defense of Shandong, Fujian two guards doubled the pressure, after the spread of the thin defense line lacked enough room to shrink, once it could not hold the collapse and even had no room to retreat, it would be directly torn open by the Mongols.

"Brothers, Admiral Shen has already helped us block the flanks, even if we die on the battlefield, we can't let the Mongol Tatars appear behind Admiral Shen!"

"The kindness that Admiral Shen has taken care of in the past few years, and now it's time to repay it, bear it!"

Meng Da, Wu Dong and other generals encouraged morale over and over again.

In the past few years since Shen Yichen left Shandong and Fujian, the people who feel the most about the change may not be the local people, but the military households in the health center.

From the extreme predicament of not having enough food, not having enough clothes, and even needing to sell children, to Shen Yichen's slow replenishment of the arrears of silver food after he came, and the follow-up was fully paid!

Most of the soldiers have never read and do not know the great principles of the family and the country, but they know very well who gave them a bite to eat and who saved the lives of their parents, wives and children.

Admiral Shen is now in the situation of personally going into battle to kill the enemy, do you want to be the one who drags behind?

"General Meng doesn't need to say much, Lao Tzu will not retreat today!"

"That's right, this life was given by Admiral Shen, who dares to forget the grace of saving his life?"

"If you want to move Admiral Shen, the Tartar child will step over Lao Tzu's corpse first!"

"And me!"

There was no need for Meng Da and Wu Dong's encouragement at all, the soldiers of the guard on the battlefield had long been enthusiastic, and they had not thought about anything to survive.

This scene of unanimity made Feng Zheng, who stayed in the main formation and sat in the center, extremely emotionally complicated. He has always had his own selfishness to become an official and a knight, and he is unwilling to completely surrender to Shen Yichen, and he is in an awkward state many times.

But the battle of Tumubao made him really understand what is called a brother's robe, let him understand what is the honor of a soldier, and experience what life and death are!

Maybe this is the real unity of soldiers.

"Brothers of Fuzhou Wei, I will fight you to the death and never retreat, even if we go to Huangquan together."

The hesitation and utilitarian thinking in the past, Feng Zheng finally let go completely at this moment, how fortunate it is to be able to live and die with a Shangguan like Admiral Shen and the group of soldiers around him!

"Well said, let's go to Huangquan together!"

Meng Da raised his fist at Feng Zheng to show his respect.

As a former subordinate and a current colleague, no one knows better than Meng Da the courage and determination required for a disciple like Feng Zheng to say this.

When he is willing to give his back to the robe, he will no longer have to worry about the past, and he should look forward.

In the face of a powerful enemy, the soldiers of Fujian and Shandong, no matter how the Mongolian cavalry attacked, seemed to be firmly nailed to the ground as if they were taking root under their feet, and always maintained a formation to fight bravely against the enemy.

The cavalry duel on the other side is gradually moving towards victory and defeat at this moment. The elite level of the Tile Spur guards is indeed the top in the world, and under normal circumstances, the Fujian cavalry led by Shen Yichen can be defeated by one enemy and three.

But the problem is that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and many things cannot be simply added, subtracted, multiplied and divided to determine victory or defeat.

Just like the 220,000 elites of the Ming Dynasty led by Zhu Qizhen of Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, before the war, if the Mongols did not avoid their edge, it would be almost enough to exterminate the clan.

The result?

The Mongol army led by Taishi also defeated the pro-expeditionary army at a very slight cost, and also captured the Ming emperor, which is completely surprising.

This was the case with the Tile Spur Guard, who were flanked by the enemy on both sides on their flanks and backs, depriving them of the ability to charge back and forth in formation. Before the war horse has raised its speed, it will have to face the offensive of the Ming army on the other side, and it will be in an extremely unfavorable situation.

Relying on bravery and military discipline, the Tile Spur guards resisted several rounds of Ming charges, but the reinforcements were unable to break through the frontal camp of the Ming army, causing them to fall into an isolated situation.

If you continue to fight like this, not to mention the annihilation of the whole army, at least you will not be able to run away with heavy casualties!

The casualties of the Tile Spur Guards will not only bring about a decrease in the overall combat effectiveness, but also make the Tile Spur Department lose its deterrent power against other Mongolian tribes and small tribes that have subjugated.

After all, the biggest shortcoming of the three Mongolian tribes is that he does not have the blood of the golden family, and he is not the Great Khan of Mongolia in the real sense.

Using the history of the Central Plains as an example, Yexian's actions were more like blackmailing the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

The lack of legal system, so that Ye Xian can only use absolute strength to suppress it, the tribal guard is the foundation, and it is impossible for him to accept too many casualties.

"Order the Tile Spur guards to retreat, and you will lead the army to respond!"

He was able to unify Mongolia first, because he judged the situation and was resourceful and decisive, and found that he could not obtain the results of the plan, so he resolutely decided to give up reducing the losses without the slightest delay.

Hearing that he also gave the order to withdraw his troops first, Zhu Ji suddenly felt unacceptable.

Now that Shen Yichen and Zhu Yi are in front of them, taking them down can even be more effective than directly killing Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo.

After all, what my father values most in his life is family inheritance, and he adheres to the concept of both prosperity and loss.

If he can let Zhu Yi and Shen Yichen die in front of him, so that Cheng Guogong will be cut off from the heir, then he will be able to let his father taste the grief of watching his mother die.

That's true empathy!

"Taishi, you only need to attack for another half an hour!"

"Nope! It only takes a quarter of an hour to attack, and the headquarters of the rear army of Shen Yichen Palace will inevitably collapse, and by that time, this Ming army will be wiped out by the Mongolian warriors! ”

"When the success is accomplished, you must not withdraw the troops!"

For Zhu Ji's eagerness for revenge, he can also understand it very well. Even the reasons for his opposition to the withdrawal of troops were also partially recognized.

But even if more than 30,000 people, including the Ming reinforcements, were annihilated, the results of the battle were still not as good as his 10,000 tribal guards in Yexian's heart, and that was the foundation of his life.

And taking a step back, the strategic goal of defeating the pro-conquest army of the Ming State and the captured emperor Zhu Qizhen has already been exceeded.

He now needs more time to digest the results of the First Battle of Tumubao, and to make good use of Zhu Qizhen's "meat ticket" in the future. Letting go of Shen Yichen will not affect the overall situation, and the Mongolian army will clean up the battlefield of Tumubao.

In the future, the Ming Kingdom will face a more powerful Mongolian army!

At that time, what he wants first is not to eat tens of thousands of people in the rear army of Shen Yichen Palace, what he wants is the entire Daming country!

"Zhu Ji, since this Taishi promised to help you take revenge, he will never break his word."

"At most, in a month, you will be able to see the scene of the Mongolian army coming to the city of Beijing, and at that time, whether it is Chengguo Gong, Shen Yichen or Zhu Yi, they will all become turtles in the urn."

"You've endured it for three years, are you still in a hurry for this time?"

After that, he also patted Zhu Ji's shoulder lightly, hoping that he could understand his intentions and make it difficult.

Zhu Ji didn't care about the casualties of the tile spur guards, and he couldn't wait to put the father and son of Chengguo to death. But he knew better in his heart that he didn't have the capital to bargain with the Taishi first, and he couldn't control the situation on the battlefield.

After years of forbearance, I have to say that Zhu Ji has become much more gloomy and stable than his previous image of a gentleman. He took a deep breath, suppressed the impulse in his heart, nodded and said, "Everything is up to the Taishi's arrangement." ”

"Very good, then you should also return to the Ming Kingdom, and this Taishi will need your great help in the future."

Now that the pursuit war is coming to an end, Zhu Ji is also needed to continue to act as an internal response, and if he does not return to the Ming Kingdom, it will be easy to arouse suspicion.

"Yes, Master."

Zhu Ji bowed in response, and then slowly retreated, and his figure disappeared into the army of tile thorns.

Mongolia's unique horn sounded, listening to the signal from the direction of the command center, Boromao Luohai felt aggrieved.

The Tile Spur guards have not tasted defeat in the southern and northern wars for many years, but now they can't defeat the Ming cavalry on their home turf, which is simply a shame!

But the authority of the Taishi Yexian is unquestionable, even if he is dissatisfied and wants to continue the war, Bo Luo Mao Luohai has to obey the order to withdraw his troops.

At the same time, Arazhiyuan led the Mongol reinforcements to the periphery of the front, but if Shen Yichen dared to risk pursuing the Waspur personal guard to expand the results, he would be greeted by the crushing of Mount Tai.

Don't forget, Taishi also has more than 100,000 reserve troops in his hands to repair, and the pursuing soldiers and horses on the battlefield now are far from all his strength.

"Admiral, the Mongols have withdrawn, they are scared!"

Watching the Tile Spur personal guard shrink the battle line and retreat, Wu Rui looked extremely excited!

This is the most elite Mongolian spur guard, and he also came to fight with the power of a great victory. Not only did he resist the opponent's attack in a disadvantaged situation, but he also launched a counterattack to repel the opponent after receiving help.

Facts have proved that the overlord of the steppe is still not a Mongolian cavalry, but an iron cavalry of my Ming Dynasty!

"Big brother, do you want us to chase and kill the past!"

The white fat man Zhang Qi came out of nowhere, and asked Shen Yichen insolently.

It is advisable to chase after the poor man and kill him while he is sick!

"Withdraw your troops!"

Shen Yichen faced a group of excited subordinates, but he always maintained a calm mind.

In the distance, the receiving troops led by Arazhiyuan were already in formation, and as long as they dared to pursue them, they would inevitably face the offensive of the Mongol army.

Moreover, after this battle, it can only be said that the strategic victory was achieved, and the tactical casualties were heavy.

Shen Yichen's 5,000 cavalry behind the palace, there may be less than 2,000 still on horseback, and the infantry army behind the 20,000 palaces has suffered more than half of the casualties in the current situation.

A heroic victory!

Just when Zhang Qi wanted to continue fighting, Li Da's voice came from behind: "Gather the soldiers, take advantage of the respite of the Mongols, and retreat quickly from the battlefield." ”

As a middle and high-level general, and has been on the front line in Liaodong all the year round, Li Da naturally understands that the situation is still in danger.

Defeating the Tile Spur guards is the best time to retreat, and at this time, trying to pursue and expand the results of the battle is tantamount to asking for a dead end.

"Yes, Garrison."

After the double refusal of Shen Yichen and Li Da, the white fat man Zhang Qi instantly calmed down and began to seize the time to gather the soldiers and carry the wounded to retreat.

"Xiangbei, are you alright?"

Li Da came to Shen Yichen's side and asked about his injuries.

Originally, under the leadership of the excitement on the battlefield, Shen Yichen completely forgot about the knife wound on his body, but after Li Da's reminder, the pain between the ribs rushed straight to his brain, making him subconsciously want to curl up.

However, the will still prevailed over the pain, and Shen Yichen, as the head coach, must not show his weak side, he could only bite back and said, "It's okay." ”

Almost at the moment when Shen Yichen's words fell, a strange and familiar voice came to his ears: "I am much more resolute than a few years ago, and now I am more like the commander of the First Army, rather than the leader of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Hearing this voice, Shen Yichen looked up and looked at the situation, and Zhu Yi, dressed in military uniform, appeared in front of him.

Compared with three years ago, Zhu Yi's momentum is becoming more and more sophisticated and calm, but the look on his face is a little vicissitudes, and it seems that his career in the border has also brought him great changes.

"It turns out that the scarlet flag is you."

"Accident?"

"It was a surprise indeed."

Shen Yichen nodded and did not deny it, he always thought that it would only be Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, who would rush to his aid in danger, but he didn't expect it to be Zhu Yi.

Facing Shen Yichen's frank admission, a mocking smile appeared on Zhu Yi's face.

"Remember the last goodbye I said to you?"

"To the north, I'm not the kind of person you think I am."

Hearing this familiar sentence, Shen Yichen's mind came up with the scene of Zhu Yi taking poison and lying on the sickbed to strategize.

At that time, Shen Yichen was only deeply jealous in his heart, worried that Zhu Yi would use the same means on himself in the future.

After all, the princely family has no family affection at all, and coupled with the identity of his maidservant's son, I am afraid that even Zhu Yi can't say with a clear conscience that he has a deep brotherhood.

But now Shen Yichen doesn't know what to say, Zhu Yi led the troops to help for the nominal brother's bloodline, or if he has other plans, who can easily see through people's hearts?

"Thank you."

"Thank you for saving me and the soldiers."

Shen Yichen thanked Zhu Yi with mixed feelings, once he was confused in the face of Zhu Yong's father-son relationship between Chengguo Gong and Zhu Yong, and now he also doesn't know how to deal with this strange "brother" feeling.

"We are brothers, one is prosperous, and the other is lost!"

Hearing this familiar sentence, Shen Yichen, who didn't plan to say much, looked at Zhu Yi and asked a sentence in his heart: "If I have no use value, let alone bring the Chengguo Mansion to share honor and disgrace, will you still choose to take the risk to help?" ”

"Then let me ask rhetorically, if it was my Royal Highness who covered the retreat of the army today, would you lead the army to help?"

"Yes."

Shen Yichen agreed with certainty, and then added: "But not for the honor and disgrace of the Chengguo Mansion, but for the sake of the Ming soldiers and the family and the country!" ”

"I will too, but in addition to the Ming soldiers and the world, there is also the blood of the Chengguo Mansion in you!"

The unexpected answer made Shen Yichen a little flustered and at a loss.

Except for Li Da's group of emotional brothers, he never thought that one day he would have a bloodline "brother".

Probably seeing Shen Yichen's confusion, Zhu Yi showed a wry smile on his face: "Xiangbei, one day you will also open a mansion and build a government, and then you will be able to understand your father, and you can also understand why I did this." ”

"In life, when you enjoy the glory brought by the family, you must assume the responsibilities entrusted by the family."

"This responsibility once belonged to my father, but now it has been passed on to me."