384 Bitter Victory (2-in-1)
"Shen Duxian is here?"
Wu Qing Bo Shi Heng didn't stay for too long, and ordered his soldiers to come to the front.
"Xiaguan has seen Wu Qingbo."
Shen Yichen rode his horse in front of Shi Heng and bowed to him.
"Shen Duxian's battle has played the prestige of my Ming Tiger Ben, which is really admirable!"
Shi Heng returned the salute, his tone full of affirmation and emotion.
As a civil official of Sanyuan and the first, he waved his army to the north to aid Liaodong, relying on more than 30,000 people to be outnumbered, and almost led the army to behead the Mongolian Taishi first.
The most important thing is that Shen Yichen rushed here as a soldier, and ordinary generals may not have his bloody and outlawed nature. In the entire Ming Dynasty, except for Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, there was no literati who lifted a three-foot sword, which could be compared with Shen Yichen's move.
If you have to add another one, it's only Yu Qian.
"This is my Ming soldier who is not afraid of death, and the subordinate officials dare not take credit."
Shen Yichen habitually maintained a modest attitude, blaming the soldiers behind him for the credit.
"Shen Duxian is too humble, the battlefield soldiers are noble and fast, then Benbo won't talk to you here, and he has to go and chase the Tartars to kill them personally!"
When he said this, a fierce look appeared on Shi Heng's face. The experience of fleeing alone in the battle of Yanghe is the biggest shame for me to join the army for so many years, and the ridicule and contempt I have encountered need to be doubled to get it back from the Tartars.
That's why, Shi Heng led the leading troops hundreds of miles to quickly rush over, in addition to alleviating Shen Yichen's lack of troops, he was even more eager to fight with Taishi again first, to see who was the king of the battlefield!
"Then the lower official will not delay Wu Qingbo's pursuit."
Shen Yichen did not order the soldiers under his command to pursue together, on the one hand, after experiencing an all-night battle, the soldiers had suffered huge casualties and had reached the limit, and they had more than enough strength to pursue.
On the other hand, he solved the siege of Liaodong and obtained a great military achievement, and then went to share the cup of chasing the Tartars, which was really a bit too much, so that there was a mustard between him and Wuqing Bo Shiheng.
Shi Heng is not a generous person, especially when he is soaring, he is even more inflated.
It's not a last resort, Shen Yichen doesn't want to offend this kind of martial artist.
"Okay, wait for Ben Bo to come first, and then meet Shen Duxian!"
After saying this, Shi Heng led his soldiers and horses and quickly crossed Shen Yichen's side to pursue the retreating Mongolian army.
At the moment when Shi Hengbu's front foot just left, Cao Yi, the commander of Liaodong on the back foot, came to Shen Yichen's face, but due to the siege of the Mongol army, he could not receive the news of Shen Yichen's appointment as governor of Liaodong from the imperial court.
So when he saw Shen Yichen, he thought that the other party was just a soldier in the army, so he arched his hand and said: "Cao Yi, the chief soldier of Liaodong, thank you for the help of Shao Sima Chi!" ”
Cao Yi's tone was full of gratitude at this moment, if it weren't for Shen Yichen's appearance in the rear of the Mongolian army at a critical moment, I am afraid that the Ningyuan Acropolis would have fallen at this time, and it would be difficult for the more than 20,000 soldiers and wounded soldiers in the city to survive under the Tartar butcher's knife.
"The same dynasty guards my Ming territory as an official, and Mr. Cao's mother needs to thank you."
"In addition, this official has a holy decree here, please take the decree from General Cao!"
Hearing that Shen Yichen was coming with the holy decree, Cao Yi and the soldiers behind him hurriedly knelt down on one knee to receive the decree.
"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: Shen Yichen, the squire of the military department, galloped to the aid of Liaodong, in order to ensure the smooth flow of the upper and lower military orders, and to unite to meet the Tartars, he was specially appointed as the governor of Liaodong Military Affairs, and the officials and generals of the capital department accepted its moderation, and admired this!"
"Minister's decree, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
The Liaodong military generals led by Cao Yi shouted long live the order, but they were shocked in their hearts.
Shen Yichen is not an unknown person in Daming now, and his promotion route is well known to the world, especially after the First World War in Tumubao, he covered the retreat of the pro-conscription army to the pass, and he made a name for himself in the group of generals.
But even so, he is only a young man in his early twenties, and he can be a squire of the third-rank military department with his dragon skills, and he is a scholar of Dongge University, which has already created a smash hit in history.
Now as the governor of Liaodong, this is the de facto official of the Zhengyi Frontier, and only Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji has won this honor in history, can it be said that his holy scroll Enlong is terrifying?
After two generations of emperors, he can still become a confidant, and this ability to turn the clouds and rain in the center of power is really amazing!
"Mr. Cao, get up."
"Yes, the last general obeys!"
Since he is a celebrity in today's sainthood, Cao Yi naturally did not dare to slack off, and immediately used the humble title of the last general.
"Chief Cao Bing must not be like this, the contemptible official is no more than a third-grade servant, and he can be called each other at the same level."
The governor nominally wants to overpower the general soldiers, but Cao Yi still has the title of the governor of the five armies, and the governor is only an honorary title in the orthodox dynasty, and the rank has not been officially determined.
Shen Yichen doesn't want to live high in front of veterans, and at the same time, his identity and position determine that he can't admit that he is low, and it is best to get along with him at the same level.
"Then the general would be respectful rather than obey."
Cao Yi didn't shirk either, he needed absolute prestige and a low position for the handsome to convince his soldiers.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the spine bones of the military generals were broken, so that they were not even as good as dogs in front of civilian officials, and such a lowly appearance was seen by the soldiers below, how could they have bloody battles?
"General Cao, then we will not waste time, and hurry up to clean up the battlefield and place the wounded, so as to prevent the Tartars from coming back."
A hazy white light has appeared in the east, meaning that the sun will rise soon. Shen Yichen knew very well that even with Shi Heng's vanguard troops, his own soldiers and horses were still far behind the Mongol army.
The reason why the opponent who can fight is defeated like a mountain is more because of the advantage of night attack, once the Taishi also stabilizes his position first to collect the rout, it is very likely to launch a counterattack.
The huge rivers and mountains in the north of the desert can be despised by anyone, but Shen Yichen only dares not despise the Taishi first.
"Yes, Shen Duxian!"
Just as Shen Yichen expected, although the Mongol army seemed to retreat in a hurry, in fact, when the main force of the Saikang royal department that returned to help, as well as the Boyan Timur and Amur divisions that had been scattered to the two flanks before, converged, the chaotic Tile Thorn headquarters immediately stabilized their position.
The chaos of the Mongol army vividly illustrates what it means to be a pig teammate, as long as the Taishi also ruthlessly gives up the two wings first, he will gain stronger combat effectiveness, without worrying about being scattered by the "friendly army" in his formation.
Shi Heng's reinforcements began to be overwhelming, chasing and killing many chaotic and lonely Mongol cavalry along the way. However, after the assembly of the main army of the Tile Thorn Headquarters, and the dawn had appeared in the sky, it was possible to see the enemy clearly, and the offensive was blocked in an instant.
The brave battle of the Tile Thorn Headquarters also made the fleeing Tatar Department stop fleeing and bypassed the pursuit army of Shi Heng from the flank.
The reason is very simple, Monan Mongolia and Liaodong are now considered to be the basic plate of the Tatar Department that cannot be spoiled, and he can save his strength at a critical juncture and let the Tile Spur Department go to fight with the Ming army.
But if Liaodong is completely knocked out, then the pasture and sphere of influence will be reduced by half, and this result is obviously unacceptable.
Based on common interests, and the fact that the Ming army was not pursuing many soldiers and horses, Totok did not spend a decisive choice to unite with the Tile Spur Department to counterattack, thus putting the Shi Heng Department in a situation where the enemy was on the back of the enemy.
"Uncle, we can't chase anymore, the Tartars have a large number of soldiers and horses to stabilize their position, and if we continue to fight, we will be in danger!"
Shi Biao realized that the situation was wrong, and immediately persuaded Shi Heng, who was high-spirited.
Shi Heng is killing the rise of killing at the moment, you must know that the Ming Dynasty has a clear reward standard for killing the enemy, that is, dare to be brave, get a thief, or behead a first-level, and the military and civilian officers are promoted to one level.
That is to say, for the low-level soldiers, the condition for promotion is to kill or capture a Mongolian soldier alive.
Of course, for a relative like Shi Heng, it is impossible to be promoted to a knight easily, he needs more heads of Mongolian soldiers, and even the heaviest Taishi will first get rid of the heads of the Mongolian Great Khan.
At this time, Shi Heng had gradually tasted the dignity brought by the status of his lord, as well as the prestige brought by the power of the army. Half of the veterans and nobles of the First World War of Tumubao were wiped out, and at this time, if you don't beat the water dogs to earn military merits, when will you wait?
"What if there are many soldiers and horses, who can be the enemy of Benbo?"
Shi Heng immediately slashed, ignoring his nephew's persuasion, and still planned to rush in the direction where the banner was erected.
Not only did Shi Biao speak out to dissuade him, but another close subordinate, Dong Qin, also rode a horse to Shi Heng's side and said: "Shi Shuai can't do it, if we continue to fight, our army will be surrounded by the Tartars!" ”
Hearing Dong Qin's words, Shi Heng turned around and took advantage of the bright dawn glimmer to find that the Mongol banner had indeed appeared behind his soldiers and horses.
"Mingjin retreats!"
Shi Heng is not a reckless person, otherwise he would not have become an immortal general of the Orthodox Dynasty.
The vanguard led by him this time still relied on the war horses that captured the defeated Mongol army and gathered the remnants of the cavalry of the Beijing Division, and forced more than 10,000 people to rush over to rush to the aid of Liaodong.
Now that the enemy is outnumbered, it has really reached the stage of falling into a heavy siege, and it is impossible for the third support army in Liaodong to break the siege. Asking for his own guilt and going to prison, as well as the lessons of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, and winning the knighthood are there, Shi Heng doesn't want to be the next sinner who loses his teacher and humiliates the country, so he should accept it when he sees it.
During Shi Heng's retreat, Shen Yichen happened to lead his soldiers and horses into the Ningyuan Acropolis. After more than half a month of offensive and defensive battles, the ruins and broken walls of the entire Ningyuan Acropolis were all stained with a layer of blood.
Almost all the houses in the city had been demolished to repair the walls and keep warm at night, and countless wounded soldiers were left without medical treatment, and they were lying on both sides of the streets, many of them covered with snow, and I don't know if they were still alive.
Seeing Shen Yichen come in, the Liaodong defenders of the Ningyuan Acropolis turned their eyes on him, their eyes full of expectation and gratitude.
They already knew that Shen Yichen only led more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, but he launched an attack on the Tartar army of nearly 200,000 last night, and now he can still live to see the rising sun, all thanks to Shen Duxian's life-saving grace!
"General Cao, what is the casualty situation of the Liaodong Army now?"
Shen Yichen asked with a solemn face, with the medical conditions and cold climate of the current era, most of the wounded soldiers here may not survive this winter.
"The Liaodong Army's guards had 46,500 soldiers and horses, and they rushed to the aid of the Beijing division in the name of the Great Sima, but they encountered the Tartar army led by Ye Xian on the way. After more than ten days of defending the city, the casualties were as high as half, plus there was no statistics on the city last night. ”
When he said this, Cao Yi sighed deeply and said, "I'm afraid that there is no one of the three Liaodong Army." ”
Hearing the number "three do not save one", Shen Yichen also gasped, you must know that due to its special importance, the Liaodong Metropolitan Division needs to coerce and deter the forces of Mongolia, Jurchen, Korea and even the Japanese Kou, and in its heyday, there were more than 80,000 soldiers and horses in the guard.
As a result, after several wars, even if you add the thousands of original Liaodong soldiers led by Li Da, there are only 20,000 people in the full battle.
Nuer Gandusi has already existed in name only, and Liaodong is also in danger next.
After this battle, it is difficult to say who is the real winner.
"Li Zhan, immediately lead the people back to the ship and transport the herbs and warm clothes over. In addition, Xu Fengyuan was informed that he would purchase materials from Shandong at all costs to aid Liaodong, and this official would not allow any soldier to die on the battlefield without dying on the battlefield due to injuries and bitter cold! ”
Shen Yichen for the Xiaoice River period of the Ming Dynasty, it can be said that it is engraved in the bones of vigilance, this time to help the Liaodong Daming treasure ship fleet to carry soldiers and horses, in addition to Xu Fengyuan's follow-up Fujian civilian ships and Shandong guard ships, all used to carry materials and aid.
In a sense, this is the fundamental advantage brought by the peak of the Ming Dynasty, even if it encounters the fiasco of the Tumubao Change, the materials in Beijing and even in Beizhili are still sufficient, and the short-term shortage is more caused by the lack of capacity, rather than really having nothing.
If it comes to the end of the dynasty at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the warehouses in various places will be empty, and Shen Yichen will be powerless if he wants to do all this.
Shen Yichen's loud words made the soldiers of the Liaodong garrison who followed behind him, as well as the wounded soldiers of Liaodong who surrounded him from a distance, many people were moved to tears after hearing it.
"Shen Duxian's life-saving grace, the little one dare not forget it in this life!"
"Little thank you, Shen Duxian!"
"When Lao Tzu recovers from his injury, he will take a few Tartar heads to repay Shen Duxian!"
"Shen Duxian is really a reincarnated Bodhisattva!"
Compared with the hope of renewing the life of Liaodong, at this moment, Jingshi fell into a strange atmosphere, and there was not much celebration after the war.
The reason is that the main force of the Southern Expeditionary Army returned to Beijing under the leadership of Ningyang Hou Chen Mao, but this army did not owe allegiance to Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu as expected, but united with Wang Wen of the left capital, Yang Shan, the emperor of the right capital, and some cabinet ministers to ask for the opportunity to welcome back the emperor Zhu Qizhen.
And among the cabinet ministers, there is the name of the highest-ranking minister, Shangshu Wang Zhi, and the first assistant of the cabinet, Chen Xun!
These ministers are not only loyal to Zhu Qiyu of Ming Yingzong, but also want to cling to the Empress Dowager to usurp the restoration. It's more about the dignity and face of the Heavenly Empire, how can the dignified emperor really be hunted outside the Saiwai and not return?
Zhu Qiyu was in the hands of the Mongols for a day, which was the biggest humiliation for the Ming Dynasty!
What made Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu even more unexpected was that Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department who he regarded as his confidant, did not stand on his side this time!