Letting the little Tatar prince enter the customs to fight was originally in Zhu Houzhao's plan.

If you add the fire sieve department, the Tatars have an army of more than 100,000, and if the Ming Dynasty wants to achieve a decisive victory on the steppe, it must send 500,000 troops.

But not anymore.

Although there were some episodes in the process, he was surprised by the loss of Bauhinia Pass, but as a new era person who has been educated as a teacher, he can also understand a sentence by drawing a scoop based on a gourd:

Tactical victories do not compensate for strategic deficiencies.

As long as Zhou Shangwen returned to Datong, his tactics would be successful.

And now, he also got inspiration from Wang Shouren's 'tired enemy' tactics, and began to continuously send troops to attack and harass.

This aspect is arranged.

On the other hand, the matter of Datong and Zhou Shangwen still needs some more subtle operations.

Zhu Houzhao knew Yuan Chonghuan, during the Chongzhen period, Yuan Chonghuan led the army to rescue the Beijing Division, and how many things happened in the end?

As the emperor, how could he not make proper arrangements for this matter.

Don't mention it,

The general of the border army returned to the Beijing division without an order, and this kind of thing is actually more sensitive.

You can say that you are returning to the capital division, but you can also be falsely accused of rebellion.

For no one can say whether you want the Savior or something else,

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were often such things in the five dynasties and ten kingdoms, and the emperor appointed a marshal to go out to fight, but the marshal returned to the horse pistol and directly snatched the throne to sit on himself.

Therefore, the first point is to solve this political hidden danger.

And as long as you think about it, it's actually not difficult to solve.

Zhu Houzhao wrote a holy decree in his own handwriting.

Second, after Zhou Shangwen dismantled the dense sparseness, he must rush back to help, how can such an army fight a tough battle? The bare run has already used up half a life.

So he drew up a second will.

Third, he should inform him of the latest situation in Jingshi.

For example, there are food and soldiers in the city, and the countermeasures given by the imperial court.

It's all about trying to make sure the information is passable, so as not to make a misjudgment.

Fortunately, the road from Juyong Pass to Xuanfu is open, so Zhu Houzhao ordered someone to send a copy of the war report to Xuanfu and Datong towns every day.

These things may not seem important, at least not as important as directing a victory, but in reality, information often decides a lot of things.

Because information is the basis of judgment. If the information is wrong, how can we take the right response?

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Yang and harmony at this time.

The ruined city had not yet had time to be repaired, and after being baptized by the fire, many houses in the city were hung with white cloths.

Datong,

The same is true.

Chang Dacheng personally went to Yanghe to pick up the chief soldier Zhou Shangwen.

It's just that I haven't seen it for more than a month, but the deep experience makes people feel like they are in a different world, as if they haven't seen it for a long time.

Zhou Shangwen found the tomb of the newly erected Liu Jiangjie.

The dead are great, and this time, he must come to worship.

Chang Dacheng was by his side, in addition to the two of them, there were Sun Xilie and Xu Zhen'an, Sun and Xu followed him out of the Great Wall, so far, no Tatar has ever been encountered.

Four people knelt down in front of the tomb.

Zhou Shangwen said: "The eight of us once swore together in front of the monarch that we would be loyal to Your Majesty and expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty. I thought that maybe some of us wouldn't live to make it to the day, but I didn't expect ......."

"Dying on the battlefield is the destination of soldiers, and Lao Liu is a good man."

At this time, men don't talk much.

Zhou Shangwen just led them to kowtow, and every time he got up, his eyes became more and more tenacious.

Finally, he held the knife and asked, "Dacheng." ”

"In!"

"What's the latest movement of the Tatars?"

"The news I heard last night is that I have been attacking Bauhinia Pass for three days."

"Zhen'an."

Xu Zhenan responded suddenly, "In!" ”

"The Tatars marched all the way from Wei County and Bauhinia Pass, and you immediately led people through Xuanfu and entered Gyeonggi from Juyong Pass to meet the emperor. You take 3,000 people, and when you pass through Xuanfu, you go to meet Yang Xing, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, and take my handwritten letter to persuade him to send troops and enter King Qin. ”

The emperor wanted to contact Zhou Shangwen as soon as possible.

It was the same for Zhou Shangwen, he couldn't wait to ask for a holy decree right now to tell him what he should do.

As for the order he gave to Xu Zhen'an, half of it was fine.

But the other half, Xu Zhenan, was not sure.

"Big brother, will Yang Xing listen to me?"

Zhou Shangwen took out something from his cuffs, a brown box, "This is the secret between the emperor and me at the beginning, although there was no mention of ordering him to borrow troops, but this battle is related to the grand strategy planned by His Majesty, you just show him." If he listens to persuasion, you can talk to him well, if he doesn't listen, you can tell him about the deeds of Yang Hong, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu during the orthodox period! If he still doesn't know how to lift, he threatens him, and after the war, he will definitely go to the king's front to participate! Participate in the sin of holding soldiers and horses in his hands and not saving the Beijing Division! ”

That Yang Hong is the general soldier of Xuanfu during the Battle of Tumubao, when the orthodox emperor was in trouble, he never sent a single soldier to save him, if it wasn't for Yu Qian's dissatisfaction with the court, Yang Hong would have had no good end.

Zhou Shangwen's words also brought some unreasonable domineering. But he wasn't impulsive, and he would do it as many times he asked him to choose.

The emperor deliberately transferred him away, which led to Dayan Khan, and now he has returned to Datong, Dayan Khan is still in the pass, and he will not eat this group of people, and he will not say anything about loyalty to the monarch and meritorious service.

First of all, he himself has not been happy for the rest of his life!

These days, these depressions and indignation in the hearts must be washed with the blood of the Tatars!

"Go!!"

Xu Zhenan was shaken by the call, and when he looked up at Zhou Shangwen's gaze that seemed to be able to shoot flames, he seemed to understand a lot.

"Big brother, take care!"

Zhou Shangwen's army returned to Datong and could not go any further.

Although Jingshi needs to be rescued, his troops have not done anything in the past month and are on the march, and for more than ten days, because they are in a hurry, it can be said that they have been working day and night.

If you don't rest, you're really going to die.

At this time, the benefits of Chang Dacheng holding Datong are obvious, the grain and grass of the army can be replenished, the soldiers can eat some oil and water, and the war horses can also be replenished with refined beans.

But the army rested, Zhou Shangwen did not rest, he found Chang Dacheng, Ma Yihuai, Yan Xingkui, Ma Rong and others to discuss the war.

In the afternoon of this day, another battle report came, saying that Dayan Khan was still attacking Bauhinia Pass to the death, and his casualties had exceeded 10,000, but the offensive was still unabated.

"What is this little prince going to do?"

Chang Dacheng was very puzzled, "I originally played Datong, I felt that he was a little abnormal this time, and this time he spent so much effort to fight Bauhinia Pass, do you want to be a soil emperor in the Guannei City?" ”

"It's normal for General Chang to not figure it out, this time is just different from the past. For more than ten days, we couldn't do anything, but talked to each other, and assumed some of his thoughts. Ma Rong said, "This little prince, let the fire screen invade Shaanxi, and lead the troops into Datong by himself, and I estimate that the plan has three layers." ”

"The best result is that everything is really going well, eliminating the elite that the Ming Dynasty has trained in recent years, and hitting the city of Jingshi, which can threaten the imperial court to cancel the blockade and reopen the border and mutual markets, so that everything will be alive for him. In other words, he is not fighting the Jingshi, but the two strategies of 'suppression' and 'blockade'. ”

"The second point is to loot money, food, population, and livestock, make up for the losses of the blockade, and at the same time survive this winter in peace, and kill our prestige again, so that we dare not fight against him, so that he will not be too miserable by the imperial court's blockade strategy."

"The worst result is that there are not many things to grab, and the battle is not going well. But either way, he had to fight. The imperial court's blockade strategy was to force him to fight. If he doesn't fight, he's dead. ”

Chang Dacheng asked, "Does this explain why he stormed Bauhinia Pass?" ”

"Yes!" After so many days, Ma Rong had already thought very clearly, "No matter how many losses there are in Bauhinia Pass, he still has fifty or sixty thousand soldiers and horses." At this time, the problem is on our side. Because behind the Bauhinia Pass is the Jingshi, we can't stay in Datong too much no matter what. The soldiers and horses of the Jingshi would not leave the city, and none of the ministers of the court dared to make such a suggestion. So he can work at ease.

And the Ming cavalry led by General Zhou was only 24,000 people, including the 3,000 people who had just been subdued. General Xu divided another 3,000 men. 20,000 to 50,000 or 60,000, our army is still tired, how can we win? ”

Zhou Shangwen caught up with the sentence, "If we are defeated, this will be no different from what happened in the orthodox years." ”

The defeat was all elite, and the result was that the Ming Dynasty completely lost the ability to intercept the enemy army in the hinterland.

The only thankful thing is:

At least this time, the emperor did not make any noise to be in person.

Listening to it like this, Chang Dacheng suddenly felt that Dayan Khan's role at this time was more flexible.

And look at the people in front of you, although they all rested in Datong, where do they dare to rest?

Bauhinia Pass is in danger, they have all arrived in Datong, and they will sleep for one night at most, even if they risk losing their heads and sleep for two nights, they will set off the day after tomorrow.

"It's a pity, I really don't know what the situation is in Beijing, and what your majesty's plans are. If we can ask Your Majesty for advice, the last general still suggests that we march safely. ”

Ma Rong has said this many times.

But this is a matter of right and wrong.

Everybody knows it's not feasible.

How can it be that the little prince of Tatar is in Bauhinia Pass, and you don't come to the rescue quickly?

So Ma Rong also had to admit that this little prince's plan was indeed wonderful.

However, there is a variable in this, that is, the emperor and Zhu Houzhao.

When they were halfway through their discussion, a soldier with quick hands and feet came outside, knelt down on one knee at the door, and said, "Qiqi General Zhou, there are brocade guards outside, saying that they want to announce the holy decree!" ”

Yes, Zhu Houzhao's holy decree had already sent Jinyi Wei to Datong, and it was the day when Zhou Shangwen stepped into Datong from Yanghe.

Zhou Shangwen still doesn't know the situation, how can he have a holy decree as soon as he comes back? Could the emperor have predicted when he would return to Datong?

But no matter how many doubts there were, it couldn't affect the order, and the original discussion of the military situation had to be suspended, led by Zhou Shangwen, and a group of people knelt down.

"Then take the order!"

As he spoke, the three brocade guards had already walked in with a holy decree in their hands.

"General Zhou, Your Majesty has ordered me to wait here for many days. The little prince of Tatar has raised troops to the Bauhinia Pass, it can be said that the thieves have entered the game, and the counterattack is imminent. ”

can say such words as the oath of the year, Zhou Shangwen knew that it must have been ordered by the emperor himself.

"Minister, Zhou Shangwen, the chief military officer of Datong, take the order!"

(End of chapter)