An army of nearly 100,000 led by Shen Yichen retreated from the direction of Huailai City to defend the Beijing Division. After a few days of rest and recuperation, as well as the replacement of the captured elite equipment of the Ming army, the Mongol army on the other side marched in the direction of Xuanfu.

Datong and Xuanfu were both important towns in the north of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, Xuanfu was separated from Datong in the early days, and it could not be compared with Datong military towns in terms of strength and influence.

During the Orthodox Dynasty, the Xuanfu army was at its peak, but there were only more than 13,000 people, and after being swept away by the Tile Thorn Department and the loss of the Fengsui Border Fort, the remaining defenders in the city are only about 5,000 people, plus the temporarily recruited people, at most no more than 8,000 people.

On the contrary, Taishi also commanded several major victories, especially the capture of Zhu Qizhen, the son of the Great Emperor, so that his prestige among the Mongolian tribes reached its peak, and he could finally arbitrarily order the mobilization of all Mongolian soldiers.

Coupled with the captured armor and weapons of the Ming army, as well as the submission of the three Jurchen tribes of Liaodong and the three guards of Wuliang Ha, the number of soldiers under the control of Ye Xian was as high as an astonishing 200,000, and the number of auxiliary soldiers had far exceeded the 220,000 of Zhu Qizhen's personal army before.

At this time, Mongolia was no longer a nomadic tribe on the steppe that submitted to the Ming Dynasty, and it was developing in the direction of the Mongol Empire.

In the camp of the Mongolian army, Taishi also looked at the Xuanfu in front of him, and said to Zhu Qizhen beside him in a calm tone: "Your Majesty, Xuanfu Town is in front of you, but the city gate is closed, and it seems that you are not very welcome to return to Beijing." ”

Hearing Ye Xian's words, Zhu Qizhen was a little panicked in his heart, he was afraid that the world would change greatly and he would be abandoned by the imperial court. However, on the surface, he still pretended to be calm and replied: "I am the lord of the Ming Dynasty, how can the Xuanfu not open the city to greet him?" ”

"When I send someone to report it, I will be very respectful."

At this time, Zhu Qizhen no longer even had the prestige of the Son of Heaven after the defeat of Tumubao, and he was now just a coward who was greedy for life and afraid of death. In order to smoothly return to Beijing and control the situation, he did not hesitate to surrender to the enemy and serve as a leading party for foreign invaders, and even took the initiative to knock on the door.

I didn't think at all that after the Nine Frontier Defense Line collapsed in an instant, how many people in the Central Plains would be plundered and killed by the Tartars, you must know that these are all his nominal subjects in Zhu Qi Town!

"Yuan Bin, you go and inform the Xuanfu guard, and say that I want to return to Beijing from here."

Since Xining "abandoned the darkness and turned to the light", he changed the captains of Jinyi Yuan Bin and Ha Ming to take care of Zhu Qizhen.

Compared with Xining's backing and seeking glory, Yuan Bin and Ha Ming's loyalty to Zhu Qizhen can be seen by the sun and the moon. In particular, Ha Ming also submitted to the Mongols, but he always swore the oath of the Son of Heaven and the army, defending by the emperor's side.

"Obedience!"

Yuan Bin did not hesitate at all, and the idea he was now full of was to let the emperor return to Beijing as soon as possible, without suffering in the land of Mobei and being humiliated by the Mongols.

The emperor should have the honor of the emperor, how can he be subservient to others?

After receiving the order, Yuan Bin rode to the north gate of Xuanfu, but before he could open his mouth to say what he meant, the defenders on the city wall hit him with a firebolt, and he hurriedly withdrew to the Mongolian army.

"Humiliating the mission, please punish Your Majesty!"

Seeing Yuan Bin come back in such an embarrassment, Zhu Qizhen's face could be described as extremely blue.

Now that he can be treated with the courtesy of the prince and the first, it is because he still has use value. As a result, I didn't expect the defenders of Xuanfu to be so faceless, and directly shot back the Jinyi guard who gave the order, so where did Zhu Qizhen, the emperor, put his face?

If the ministers of the court do not pay the ransom, they may also be able to distinguish what is in the harem, if the defenders of the nine border towns do not recognize the emperor, what will happen Zhu Qizhen can't imagine it.

"You take my will and go to the south gate of Xuanfu, and tell Yang Hong, Ji Guang, Zhu Qian, Luo Hengxin and other generals to open the door to greet you!"

Zhu Qizhen was angry, and directly wrote a holy decree to Yuan Bin, asking him to lead him to the south gate of Xuanfu to deliver the decree. These people are the generals of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies currently stationed in Xuanfu, among which Yang Hong, the chief military officer, is the leader.

Regarding Zhu Qizhen's actions, he also saw a surging smile on the corner of his mouth in his eyes, this is the effect he wants, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes!

Yuan Bin led Zhu Qizhen's will and soon came to the south gate of Xuanfu, and at the same time, in the process of approaching, he shouted "The holy decree has arrived" early to prevent the defenders from shooting at him again.

In the face of the deterrent effect brought by the word "holy decree", the defenders on the city wall did not dare to shoot with firearms anymore, and could only watch Yuan Bin stand under the city and read the holy decree.

At the same time, on the top of the city tower, Yang Hong, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, led the guards, staring at the scene in front of him with a serious expression. The right deputy capital Yu Shi Luo Hengxin couldn't help but ask: "Chief soldier, Your Majesty has conveyed the will to open the city, how should we deal with it?" ”

Yang Hong is also facing a dilemma at this moment, you must know that one of the key factors in the defeat of Tumubao is that his son Yang Jun fled in despair, abandoned eleven acropolis such as Xuanfu Dushi and Yongning, and cut off the back road of Zhu Qizhen's personal expeditionary army.

The imperial court has not yet pursued it, just because it is not easy to change generals when the war is coming, and it does not mean that it can escape responsibility. If the fall of Xuanfu causes the door of the capital to be opened, it is better to say that the Ming Dynasty is dead, and if it is not dead, I am afraid that I will have to destroy the nine clans.

Whether it is public or private, or for the country and the people, it is impossible for Yang Hong to open the door and dedicate the city to the order, even if the other party is the Ninth Five-Year Supreme!

"Inform the Jinyi Guard, and say that the general army is not in the Xuanfu and cannot open the city to welcome Your Majesty."

Yang Hong didn't dare to accept the decree when he was guilty, and he also didn't dare to resist the decree, so he could only refuse in this way of playing Tai Chi.

Hearing Yang Hong's words, Luo Hengxin, the guard general of the Xuanfu Mansion, instantly understood, nodded and replied: "The last general will obey the order." ”

Then he walked down the city tower, came to the top of the city gate and looked down at Yuan Bin and said: "The guards are all the emperor in the city, and the twilight does not dare to open the door, Yang Hong has left it." ”

The meaning of this sentence is that the cities guarded by the soldiers all belong to the great tomorrow, and now the main general Yang Hong is not here to call the shots, and he can't see clearly when it's getting dark and doesn't dare to open the door to greet him.

Hearing the reply of Luo Hengxin, the guard general of the Xuanfu, Yuan Bin was simply dumbfounded, and subconsciously glanced at the scorching sun hanging high in the sky.

What is called opening your eyes and telling nonsense, this is it!

"Even if General Yang is not there, General Ji and Zhu Dudu are not there?"

"Not there."

Luo Hengxin refused very simply, anyway, it was an excuse to open his eyes and say nonsense, so he was blind to the end.

"What about the Imperial Envoy of Deputy Luo?"

"I don't know the officer."

The main generals at the top of the Xuanfu ranking all chose to play dead, and Luo Hengxin naturally couldn't let himself become this up-and-coming bird.

Hearing the response of the guards above the city wall, no matter how naïve Yuan Bin was, he knew that this was the other party's excuse, so he shouted angrily: "Xuanfu is still not Your Majesty's city, do you want to resist the decree and disobey it?" ”

"Shoot!"

Without too much nonsense, a few "bang bang bang" gunshots did not cause any harm to Yuan Bin under the city wall, but the ordinary horse under his crotch couldn't stand such a loud noise, and immediately became frightened and began to jump and gallop.

Seeing this situation, Yuan Bin understood that it was useless for him to say more, so he could only return to the Mongolian army in ashes after pacifying the horses.

Seeing Yuan Bin coming back, Zhu Qizhen stepped forward with an expectant face and asked, "What's the matter, is the Xuanfu Shou going out of the town to welcome me?" ”

Facing Zhu Qizhen's inquiry, Yuan Bin knelt on the ground and said with a face full of shame: "It's incompetent, the defenders of Xuanfu refused to obey the order on the grounds that Yang Hong, the chief military officer, was not there!" ”

What?

If it is said that Zhu Qizhen is still a little lucky in his heart when he is abandoned by the ministers of the imperial court, then now being disobeyed by the generals of the important towns of the nine borders means that the ministers of civil and military affairs have not taken him as the emperor in their eyes.

Not to mention Zhu Qizhen, even the Taishi who was looking forward to the good news turned from a smile on his face to a gloomy one.

The Ming Emperor was also regarded as the biggest handle in his hands, and he could coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, take the nine-sided towns without blood, and then attack the Ming Kingdom with one blow. As a result, I didn't expect the name of the Son of Heaven to depreciate wildly after only a few days, and it was impossible to order the nine-sided town to open and close the city!

"Big brother, how many soldiers and horses can a small Xuanfu have now?"

"Since they didn't take the initiative to open the city and surrender, then I led the Mongol warriors to kill it, and then slaughtered the city to make an example."

When Boyan Timur saw this kind of scene, the killing intent instantly surged into his heart. The "500,000" army of the Ming State on the expedition outside the fortress was annihilated, and Xuanfu, which is now reduced to a lonely city, dares to stand in front of the Mongol army?

It is time to slaughter the city and inform the world, so that the Southern Barbarian Gate can understand the fate of resisting the Mongolian iron cavalry!

Looking at Boyan Timur's irritable appearance, his mood was relatively calm, his ambition was far more than a Xuanfu or a Beijing division, but the entire Ming Dynasty.

Although Xuanfu is now reduced to an isolated city, for the Mongols, who are not good at attacking the city, the casualties if they want to storm this important town are bound to be low. Maybe attacking the Jingshi is even more difficult.

The number of people has always been a fetter to the expansion of Mongolia, not to mention that there are more than 200,000 soldiers in their hands now, but this is just a drop in the ocean for tens of millions of Han people in the Central Plains.

Now that the Ming Emperor is in hand, he has to give full play to his greatest value, and at the same time better preserve the strength of the Mongol army.

Attacking is not the best choice for the first place.

"Pass the order, and the whole army will go to Datong Mansion."

After that, he first looked at Zhu Qizhen, and said in a cold tone: "Your Majesty, I hope you don't disappoint the foreign minister this time." ”

Feeling the hidden killing intent of Yexian, Zhu Qizhen's face turned pale in an instant, and he hurriedly nodded and said: "Don't worry, Taishi, Datong Guard General Guo Dengnai is my in-law, he will open the door to greet him!" ”

Guo Deng is the grandson of Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding, and became Zhu Di's personal guard during the Yongle Dynasty, and followed by Wang Ji, Marquis of Jingyuan, and Mu Bin, Duke of Qianguo, to conquer Luchuan in the south.

After Song Ying, the former governor of Datong, Marquis of Xining, and Zhu Mianyang, the chief military officer, were defeated and killed, Guo Deng temporarily took over the post of general army of Datong.

In the early years, the sister of Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding, married Zhu Yuanzhang, and later Zhu Yuanzhang married his daughter to Guo Ying's son, that is, Guo Deng's father. In a sense, Guo Deng and Zhu Qizhen have a slight blood relationship in addition to their in-laws.

"That's good."

He didn't want to say more to Zhu Qizhen on this issue, and his actions proved everything.

What he didn't know at first was that his act of wanting too much to preserve the strength of the Mongol army also gave the Ming Kingdom a chance to breathe, and laid the groundwork for the defeat of the Mongol army in history.

The ancients said that misfortune is relied on; Blessings lurk in disguise. captured the trump card of Zhu Qizhen, but he hit walls everywhere in the process of calling the door, greatly delaying the steps of attacking the Beijing Division, I don't know whether to say that it is the luck of the Ming Empire or misfortune......

Even when he waved his army towards Datong Town, Shen Yichen led an army of 100,000 people, and after two days and nights of forced marching, he finally arrived at the foot of the Beijing Division.

However, it was not cheers and applause that greeted Shen Yichen, but the platoons of Beijing Division defenders standing outside the Anding Gate. There are the remaining soldiers of the Beijing camp, as well as the Weisu army that rushed from Beizhili, and the Henan Beicao army, which arrived the fastest.

Yu Qian was standing in front of Andingmen at the moment, looking at Shen Yichen and other generals who were riding over on horseback, and his emotions were extremely complicated.

He always firmly believed that Shen Yichen was not a rebellious minister and thief, and it was impossible for him to take the opportunity to rebel and take down the Jingshi. But Yu Qian also understands that people's hearts will change, especially at Shen Yichen's age, he is in power, it is easy to lose himself in power, and finally do something that he regrets.

The tens of thousands of defenders of the Beijing Division lined up were to welcome Shen Yichen, and at the same time, to give him a warning. Daming has not reached the end of the dynasty, remember his status as a courtier, don't get carried away!

"Winter, Winter, Winter" silent pace sound from far and near, completely different from Yu Qian's imagination of the low morale after experiencing a fiasco and a bloody battle, the 100,000 troops who retreated to the Beijing division walked neatly, the military appearance was neat, and everyone showed a look of indignation and excitement.

Before arriving at Andingmen, you can feel the overwhelming momentum and the unstoppable fighting spirit!

Is this really an army that has lost a battle?

Although Yu Qian has been out of the town of Shanxi and Henan all the year round after joining the office, he has the title of squire of the military department, and he still knows more about the army than ordinary civilian officials.

The soldiers and horses led by Shen Yichen are too weird, what they know is that they retreat to the Beijing division to garrison, and they don't know that they think that they are destroying the Mongolian army and returning to the dynasty victoriously.

Recalling the scene he saw at the mouth of Dagu Haiphong, Yu Qian really had to sigh a little bit, Shen Yichen's leading talent.

The mighty army went straight to the front of Andingmen, originally wanting to deter the defenders of the Jingshi of Shen Yichen's department, but at this moment they were shocked. No matter which dynasty it is, the border army that has experienced a bloody battle will never be afraid of the Beijing camp stationed in Beijing, even if the other party always has the title of imperial elite.

Shen Yichen led the soldiers to turn over and dismount, paced in front of Yu Qian, and then bowed and said, "Xiaguan, the last general, meet Shao Sima!" ”

"Good work, guys."

Yu Qian hugged his fists and saluted, the soldiers who fought for the country are always worthy of respect.

"This is the duty of an official."

Shen Yichen understood Yu Qian's intention to meet the posture very well, and he responded politely, without the slightest appearance of pride.

Zhou Gong was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time.

What's more, Shen Yichen knows that now there are countless pairs of eyes staring at his every move, and being cautious makes people unable to grasp the handle, so that he can become the winner who has the last laugh.

"Grandpa is alright?"

The next news that Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, had learned that the imperial court had learned that as the commander of the highest pro-conscription army that survived the first battle of Tumubao, Yu Qian naturally had to pay attention to greetings.

"Grandpa's injuries have not healed, and the carriage is still behind."

Zhu Yi answered Yu Qian's inquiry for Shen Yichen, after all, he was taking care of his eldest son all this time.

"That's good."

"The reception banquet arranged by this official in the camp of the Beijing Division, the generals can go first, and Admiral Shen, you will follow me to the palace to resume your life."

"After the Admiral's war, I have been running around for days, and I haven't even had time to breathe, are you going to enter the palace now to resume my life?"

Hearing Yu Qian's words, the head of the canghuo standing behind Shen Yichen finally couldn't help but erupt.

At the beginning, after galloping thousands of miles to aid the Beijing Division, and after landing at the Dagu Haiphong Pass, this soldier was ordered to come to ask the proprietor to enter the palace alone.

At that time, everyone was unhappy and endured, after all, there was no call to lead the army to Beijing first, and it was difficult to explain the situation in the palace.

Now he and others fought a bloody battle outside the fortress, saved tens of thousands of soldiers of the pro-conscription army, and then counterattacked the four border forts to protect the people of the nine sides who were taken captive. As a result, after arriving in Beijing, there was no reward for meritorious deeds, and a large army was sent to give a dismount.

Now it is even more clear that the proprietor should enter the palace first, making it clear that he is on guard and on guard, and he will be separated from the army before entering Beijing. Is it tolerable or unbearable, do you really think that relying on these tens of thousands of Beijing army tricks, you can scare yourself and others?

As soon as Canghuotou's words came out, the faces of the generals of the Beijing army behind Yu Qian changed greatly, and some people even put their hands on the hilt of the sword under nervousness.

Yu Qian, the squire of the military department, was willing to believe Shen Yichen, and the ministers of the central cabinet were willing to believe in Admiral Shen, but the vast majority of officers and soldiers in the Beijing army only heard of his name and did not see him.

Who can guarantee that in this situation of national crisis, Shen Yichen, who controls the army, will make some ambitious moves?

Even if Shen Yichen can abide by his duty as a minister and maintain his dignity and humility, will the group of generals under him become arrogant and uncontrollable generals?

Canghuotou's words confirmed the court's worries from the side.

"That's right, let's let Admiral Shen change into court clothes."

Meng Da of Fujian Wei also echoed the words, and his expression was quite dissatisfied.

He didn't have a good impression of the imperial court, thinking that he had deducted the military salary and herbs, and his brother Paoze almost lay in the camp and waited for death.

It was the arrival of Admiral Shen that changed the face of Fujian Wei, and allowed himself and others to have today's achievements, how could they watch him being "bullied" by the imperial court?

"Are you in such a hurry to enter the palace and return to your life?"

Li Zhan, the general of the Fujian Navy Division, opened his mouth to question.

For soldiers, the best way to promote relationships is to live and die on the battlefield.

Now, whether it is Li Zan, the general of the Fujian Naval Division, or Feng Zheng, the commander of the Fuzhou Guard, they all completely surrender to Shen Yichen and are willing to die for him.

Soon, Wu Dong and Han Bin of Shandong Wei, Li Da of the Liaodong Army, and the generals who were temporarily promoted by the pro-conscription army, spoke one after another to express their dissatisfaction and protest, and even some did not take the imperial court and Yu Qian, the squire of the military department, in their eyes.

What's more serious is that this trend has a tendency to spread to the soldiers, making the air in Andingmen instantly filled with a tense atmosphere.

Maybe Yu Qian didn't expect that the same edict that let Shen Yichen enter the palace is now completely different from the feedback he received in Dagu. The battle outside the Saiwai completely won the trust of the generals of all walks of life, and even exceeded the awe of the imperial court!

"Presumptuous!"

Before he could speak, Shen Yichen shouted angrily behind him, and instantly suppressed all kinds of dissatisfaction and protests.

"After a few small battles outside the Saiwai, have you forgotten what military discipline and obedience are?"

"This is Jingshi, not Mobei!"

Shen Yichen coldly warned the group of generals behind him that he didn't have to abide by some rules when he went out on the expedition, but if he returned to Beijing now and was so wanton, it would cause many unimaginable consequences.

"King Kong is not bad Dazhai Master"

The darkness of officialdom is far greater than the battlefield!

In the face of Shen Yichen's reprimand, the generals behind him were immediately silent, without even a trace of refutation and justification.

Seeing that no one spoke, Shen Yichen bowed his hand to Yu Qian and apologized: "Young Sima, all the soldiers have just returned from the battle outside the Saiwai, and many of them have not left the atmosphere of the battlefield, please forgive me for any offend." ”

Shen Yichen behaved very respectfully, and the generals also forbade him not to say much, but as everyone knows, this scene was in Yu Qian's eyes, but he was greatly impacted.

Now he finally realized why Empress Dowager Sun was full of fear of Shen Yichen's army, this kind of control over the army was indeed terrifying!