The person who announced the decree was not a bystander, but Han Ziren, the deputy envoy of Jinyiwei and the head of the Nanzhen Fu Division. He came all the way from Xuanfu, and he never showed his head in Datong, and even Chang Dacheng didn't know that there were such characters in the city.

As a close confidant of the emperor, I came to send it in person, which shows the importance of this matter.

Han Ziren said to Zhou Shangwen: "Back then, Wang Xiangmin Gong was entangled with Li Guang and was attacked by the Qingliu in the court, and the emperor was still the crown prince at that time, so he said to Wang Xiangmin Gong that he only had to kill the enemy, and he didn't need to worry about the court, and His Majesty wanted to say the same to Zhou Zongbing."

General Zhou is a brave general on the battlefield, even if there are thousands of troops, his face will not change. Only the changes in the court are often not good at martial artists. Your Majesty is particularly concerned about this.

Because this is a war between the Han and the Mongols. The Central Plains Dynasty is the homeland of the Han people for thousands of years, we are not without famous generals, but how many generals on the battlefield, the North can not hurt it in the slightest, and in the end they died at the hands of their own people, Song Shi Di Qing, Yue Fei, even if they use one person, it will not cause Shenzhou Lu to sink, a hundred years of shame. As future generations, we cannot let such regrets happen to us again. ”

This purpose is truly different.

Han Ziren helped Zhou Shangwen up, and finally said: "Your Majesty's meaning is very simple, he said in the secret room with his subordinates, all the clans in the world are ancestral bloodlines, and the most unbearable thing is to let the Tatars return to the north. ”

As soon as these words came out, the room was shocked.

What does it mean that all the clans in the world are ancestral bloodlines?

Doesn't that mean that it doesn't matter if I'm dead?

Zhou Shangwen's rough hands trembled, and what the emperor did this time was the moment when he led the troops back.

If he loses, then everything is meaningless.

"Your Majesty! Got it! Zhou Shangwen suppressed his excitement and shouted in the direction of Jingshi.

Then he raised his hands above his head, and the decree was in the sun.

And Chang Dacheng, Ma Yihuai, Yan Xingkui, Ma Rong and other generals in the room all knelt down on one knee, and they knelt like the emperor.

Zhou Shangwen turned around, "Pass on the general's order, the army will leave in five days!" In the past five days, there will be one thing, and after returning to the camp, let those who have not yet married marry a daughter-in-law and keep a seed. ”

Everyone understood what was going on and yelled, "Yes!! ”

The original military order was to leave in two days.

Generally speaking, military orders will not be changed, after all, it is Zhou Shangwen who leads the army. He is not the kind of rice bucket that the eunuch Wang Zhen is, leading the orthodox emperor to walk this road today, and the next day he changed his mind and changed his words.

So the whole army was a little unexpected.

Because of this, Datong City immediately became different.

Chang Dacheng knelt outside Zhou Shangwen's door, no matter how he asked to go on the expedition, his statement, Datong is a heroic city, where can the Tatars take it? One more of him is not more, and one less of him is not less.

Xie Rou of Izumo also asked Lu Zuyun to find Ma Rong for the first time.

When the two meet, it seems difficult to say many important words.

Xie Dongjia asked, "I heard that the army will leave in five days?" ”

"Yes."

"The courage of the major general should still be the vanguard."

Ma Rong didn't deny it, he just said, "Xie Dongjia, this is a military order, and it is inconvenient to expose it." ”

"It's a slave who is abrupt." Xie Rou turned around and turned his back to the words, "If you want to say that this world is really wonderful, the Tatars are attacking the city, and many people in the city have hung white cloths, and the eyes seem to be full of happy words in the past two days." ”

"yes."

Xie Rou knew, probably if she didn't say anything, this wooden warrior wouldn't say anything.

"Where's General Ma?"

"My eldest brother already has two sons."

Xie Rou was in a hurry, how could she talk about him left and right, and then she simply excused herself from the table.

By the time she returned to her room, she had changed into a light daughter's outfit.

"The slave family is a person with a thin blessing, the general is young and high, and it is really not something that the slave family can climb, and many other things, the slave family has never thought about it. There is only one. ”

"What...... What? ”

"The eldest brother has a son, and the second brother should also have a son. That's why the incense burns continuously. ”

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Ma Rong had a very beautiful night.

As Xie Rou herself said, her status is too different, except for a child, she doesn't ask for anything, and she doesn't even want to enter the door of the Ma family.

Don't even be a concubine.

It is said that women have a heavy name, but war is money, maybe this side will be the last side of this life.

The so-called ......

She only wants people to live. If you can, nothing else matters. If you can't live, the rest of nature doesn't matter.

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The Ming cavalry has been in Datong for several years, and there are locals here, as well as wives and children here, or any friends, even if they have nothing, they are all talking to their war horses in a farewell tone.

Zhou Shangwen also lifted the prohibition of alcohol, he hosted a banquet for hundreds of generals and colonels in the army to have a meal, and the soldiers were also allowed to drink alcohol on the first night of rest.

There is no need to say more sensational words, on the battlefield, there are people who are still there today, and they may be separated by yin and yang tomorrow.

these

I understand it all.

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"Come up with a name." Xie Dongjia placed his hand on his flat lower abdomen.

“…… The child already has? Ma Rong asked in surprise.

It made the woman laugh a little.

The young general had little experience, but she was willing to tell this white lie.

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August 28 of the second year of Zhengde.

The army went out of the city,

To the South!!

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Unlike the tense atmosphere between the people in Jingshi and Datong, the emperor received a report that the Tatars would no longer lead their troops forward after occupying the Bauhinia Pass.

This is a strange phenomenon.

At that time, he also broke through the Bauhinia Pass first, and under the excitement, he waved his army to besiege Beijing in two days.

However, Zhu Houzhao is now facing Dayan Khan, who is standing still, and there is obviously no danger to defend this 400 miles, what is he waiting for?

The DPRK and China also have misgivings about this.

"Little prince, could it be that he felt that the losses were too heavy and that it was hopeless to attack the Jingshi, so he changed his mind?"

Zhu Houzhao doesn't like this kind of overly optimistic speculation,

"In the battle of Bauhinia Pass, the Tatars must have been sleepy and tired, and they were in a hurry for the first two days, which was actually considered a failure. This little prince should have learned the lessons of his predecessors. ”

This explanation makes people feel that the measures taken by the Tatars are more reasonable, and the Ming will have to endure a more fierce attack in the future.

The Qianqing Palace was full of important ministers of the imperial court.

Zhu Houzhao didn't like this kind of big thing to be brought to Fengtian Hall to say that so many people were discussing this matter, but in fact, there was no discussion.

When the number of people is small, it is easier to come up with ideas and make decisions.

"It's always right to be lenient with the enemy. This battle in the second year of Zhengde has been fought to this extent, and it will never be anticlimactic. Wang Wei agreed with the emperor's analysis.

The emperor asked again: "What position have Xue and Xu in Shandong and Henan commanded?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, both of them commanded a total of 70,000 troops and arrived in Yizhou and Laishui counties respectively."

From Bauhinia Pass to the west, through Yizhou, Laishui, Fangshan, Liangxiang to Lugou Bridge, and then you can really threaten the Jingshi.

The little prince was delayed for some time, so the army of the king of Qin arrived at both places.

"So I'm stuck on the road ahead of Bauhinia Pass."

"Not bad."

Zhu Houzhao touched his chin, at this time, the soldiers of the Daming Guard, the combat power was really unbearable. If it weren't for his strict order this time, they wouldn't dare to defend this kind of county. If you don't do it well, it will be easy to collapse in an instant.

But this is also a helpless thing, on weekdays, they are all people who lead the court, and they have been raised for so many years, and when they need to be used, they can't refuse to obey orders because they are afraid of death.

"The Tatars are fighting hard this time, once they get out of the Bauhinia Pass, they will definitely go to the countryside to burn and loot, I don't want Xue and Xu to hold Yizhou and Laishui, they can't hold it.

But even if they lost their lives, they could not ignore the people of both places! Remember what I said? The officers and soldiers are the mainstay, supplemented by the militia. If there is no Primary, the Auxiliary will not work. Only when the imperial court takes the lead, and the people of the prefectures and counties in the north can have more courage to resist, so that Dayan Khan can fall into the quagmire. It's best to send a few more elites to help. ”

The emperor's words made the faces of the ministers change, "Your Majesty, the capital is the foundation of the country!" Don't let anything go wrong! ”

"I know, I know." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand continuously, "In this case, if the Tatars show their defeat, I will send troops out of the Beijing Division, otherwise I will keep the Beijing Division." Let's take a step back, can we? ”

Wang Wei, Han Wen, and Wang Bing were all sullen and couldn't say a word.

Zhu Houzhao slurred, "This won't work, I'll do it myself!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Han Wen was anxious, "It is absolutely impossible to go to the pro-conquest." Moreover, His Majesty does not have to have such a child's play dispute with his ministers, as for the little prince of Tatar, when he really shows his strength, Wei Chen thinks...... It's not that you can't ......."

"Good! That's it! Zhu Houzhao grabbed the conversation, "The little prince is so tens of thousands of horses, what waves can he turn over?" In the battle of Bauhinia Pass, the combat power of the Shangzhi personal guard is also known to all Aiqing, it's not that I don't focus on the Beijing Division, it's really that his little prince can't win quickly. It is advisable to chase the poor bravely, and not to become a famous overlord. ”

"On the battlefield, there are many changes. Your Majesty, if it is our army...... What about the unstable situation in our army? ”

Zhu Houzhao did not change his words, and his face was more serious than just now.

"If that time really comes, Mr. Wang, you will know what I have chosen."

The Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies!

Although he is not a great character, it is absolutely impossible for him to be a son of heaven who fled south.

"Your Majesty!"

While speaking, Jin Gui, who had always been steady in the attendant's room, suddenly walked in a briskly manner, holding a piece of paper in his hand, with a few oval-shaped bright red blood stains on it.

"Your Majesty, General Shi will report it!"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he stepped away, "General Shi, Shi Feng?" He's not dead?! ”

"Back to Your Majesty, exactly. After General Shi was wounded and fell unconscious, his subordinates used the golden cicada shelling technique to rescue him. Then more than 100 horsemen escorted him all the way back to Beijing! This is the report that has just been handed over, and General Shi has also woken up! Outside the temple to plead guilty! ”

After Jin Gui finished speaking, the emperor also finished reading.

"This stone is also a big order!"

This time, Zhu Houzhao was even more confident, Shi Feng's bravery had nothing to say, although he did not defend the Bauhinia Pass in the end. But this Zhu Houzhao can be understood, after all, he was attacked by the enemy on his belly and back, and the Tatar offensive was extremely fierce, although he was defeated, but the Ming army had not killed or injured so many Tatars for many years. Moreover, the data is secondary, as a general of the imperial court, as long as he has courage on the battlefield, he is a good man.

What he cannot understand, accept, and tolerate is the fear of the enemy.

"Come in quickly! This counteroffensive battle, if there is no him, it will really lose a little flavor. ”