Chapter 496: The Decisive Moment (1)

Zhu Houzhao is going to send troops!

Back then, when Yu Qian defended the Beijing Division, he didn't mean that he was in the city, but that he let the soldiers go out of the city to meet the enemy!

used Han Xin's method of fighting against the water, anyway, as soon as the city gate was closed, he pushed the army in front of the enemy and fled? There is a team of warlords, retreat? There is no way back!

At that time, he dared to meet the enemy like this.

Today, the guards he spent a lot of money training can only hide in the Beijing Division?!

For this reason, there was a fierce dispute between him and his courtiers, and Zhu Houzhao understood their psychology of focusing on the Beijing division, but the 50,000 Tatar soldiers and horses did not attack the city, and no troops in the land of Gyeonggi could stop it.

After a day,

All the reports received by the Qianqing Palace were that the little prince went to Liangxiang.

Zhu Houzhao didn't wait any longer, "Yesterday he could still say that he had the possibility of leading the enemy out of the city, but what about today?" At this time, even if he wants to attack the Beijing Division, I will have time to react! ”

Wang Wei, Wang Bing, Han Wen, Min Qi and others began to have a headache again, how could the emperor still think about this, but this time they were just about to say something, Zhu Houzhao had already raised his hand, and he didn't want to speak.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we quarreled yesterday, and we can't say any tricks, so I'm going to give a military order here! If you are the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty, then obey the order! ”

This......

The emperor could not take such words.

“…… You may all think that I am a great achievement. Actually, I've been waiting for two months, so why am I in a hurry at this time? What really worries me is the people of Gyeonggi. ”

Zhu Houzhao was reluctant to explain too much.

"The Tatar army is an elite, and it is not for the common people to resist. Among the 12 regiments and battalions, the four battalions of Fenwu, Yaowu, Lianwu, and Xianwu were the first to form an army, and this time they reinforced Liangxiang together. ”

Tengxiang four guards are Tengxiang left and right guards, Wu Xiang left and right guards, which were first established by Emperor Xuanzong and have always belonged to the command of Zhang Yong, the imperial horse supervisor.

Teng Xiang's four guards are all Class A guards, and they are one of Zhu Houzhao's most trusted troops.

Zhu Houzhao believes that if you want the army to be strong, it is not enough to spend money to raise it, and if you have fought a war, it will be even more different.

Therefore, he did not have the idea of preserving his strength and consuming the Beijing camp first, with his current control of the court, there was actually no significant difference between the 12th regiment battalion and the Shangzhi guard.

Min Qi was about to say something, but Wang Wei shook his head at him.

The emperor made up his mind and stopped talking, because it was useless to talk about it.

Sending these troops, there are still eighty or ninety thousand soldiers and horses left in the Beijing division, and Zhou Shangwen and Yang Xing are on the way to come, although they are a little impulsive, but they are finally restrained.

If the quarrel continues, in case the emperor comes and wants to recruit himself, it is not impossible.

As courtiers, they can advise, but at this juncture, no one can openly resist and disobey the order.

"I don't know Your Majesty, who do you want to be handsome?"

Zhu Houzhao was in trouble for a while, and according to the general habits of the Ming Dynasty, he was headed by Xungui. For example, the Duke of England, the Duke of Chengguo, etc., and then the Hou and Bo as deputy generals.

But during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, even the British Gong Zhang Mao, a bureaucrat who did not make mistakes, was a relatively normal person. Others are even harder to count on.

In the eleventh year of Hongzhi, Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, led 5,000 battalions, and Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, led 3,000 battalions, but the Duke of Baoguo was demoted to the Marquis of Funing by the emperor because of the division of the land, and the Duke of Chengguo ......

Zhu Houzhao sighed, this is not an official position of giving them the 'Governor of the Military Capital Mansion' at the time of Chengping, this is to lead the troops out to fight.

At this time, he thought of Wang Zhi from Weiningbo Mansion again.

If she was a boy, she would take some risks, and Zhu Houzhao would be willing to use him.

But he is a girl, and it is very bad to put it in the barracks without any preparation for the matter of Si Chen.

"I ......" Zhu Houzhao thought about it, there was no suitable person, or he would ...... by himself

Several ministers sighed in their hearts, no, no, no,

"Your Majesty! I am willing to lead the troops! Wang Bing, the secretary of the military department, spoke first.

"How are you going to fight?"

"The ministers only command the army, as for how to deal with the Tatars, there are many talents who know the Tatars very well in the military academy set up by His Majesty. He's in a good country. ”

Zhu Houzhao thought about it with his hands behind his back, and still looked a little like he wanted to say something.

Min Qi is old, he is still a jinshi in the Tianshun period, and he has seen Zhu Qizhen.

At this moment, when he saw the emperor like this, he inexplicably had a feeling that Emperor Yingzong was in front of him, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the great Sima is the commander of the army, which can be called appropriate." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal." Hangul immediately followed.

"The minister also seconded the proposal."

Zhu Houzhao actually really wants to,

What man wouldn't want to?

It's just that because of Tumubao, he thinks about politics and the stability of the court, so he has been enduring it.

"That'll do. On this trip, Da Sima commanded the troops. Da Sima, I still have to advise that Dayan Khan has 50,000 soldiers and horses, and how to fight must be discussed with the commander of the Tiger Benwei and the rising star of the military academy. Besides, you are the secretary of the Ministry of War, and you must know in your heart that the general army of Datong and the general army of Xuanfu are on the road, and this battle, as long as it comes steadily, the Ming Dynasty will win! ”

How could Wang Bing not know that if it was a particularly rare thing, he was not so willing to accept it.

"Weichen, Leader!"

The Shangzhi Guards and the 12th Regiment and Battalion were all in a state of readiness, so they set off extremely quickly.

It's just that these ministers are still worried about Datong and Xuanfu soldiers.

On the Datong side, the 8,000 elite cavalry led by Ma Rong are still in the vanguard, and the army has been out of the city for five days.

They took the road of Bauhinia Pass, which was closer.

If you take the Juyongguan route and march at a normal pace, it will take seven to eight days from Xuanfu to Datong, and another seven to eight days to Jingshi.

The Bauhinia Pass route is better, because the section from Datong to Ulju is relatively flat. On horseback, you can reach Ulju in four days. After a short rest, wait for the rear troops, and in two more days you will be able to reach the Bauhinia Pass.

The march of troops is one thing.

Prior to this, they had been sent out to ride alone and travel hundreds of miles a day to Beijing.

On the second day of the ninth month of the second year of Zhengde,

Afternoon.

Not long after Zhu Houzhao ordered Teng Xiang Siwei and Siwu Battalion to set off, a military report came in from the palace.

Liu Jin, who was in his fifties, rushed towards him with small steps, "Your Majesty! Xuanfu Military News! ”

"Take it to me."

He was taking a nap, but the eunuchs around him had to wake him up at this time, and after a hasty glance, he said, "Let's wait." The general army of the Xuanfu has reached Juyong Pass. The general army of Datong went to Wei County, and the forward estimate had reached Bauhinia Pass. Liangxiang, I also sent reinforcements, this battle, I want to turn the Mongolian steppe into my Ming Dynasty's horse farm! ”

The Xuanfu is close, and after arriving at Juyong Pass, you can reach the Jingshi City in three days.

Soon after, there was another song in Liangxiang, and it was the Tiger Benwei who commanded Shi Feng.

"Dayan Khan has begun to plunder the countryside, and the people everywhere have resisted bravely...... But the captivity is great...... I hope that the imperial court will send the heavenly army as soon as possible,......" Zhu Houzhao's heart that had been relieved was pinched again, "Wang Bing just went today, and he won't arrive until tomorrow evening at the earliest." Although the Tiger Benwei has expanded to 7,000 people, I don't know if it can hold it. ”

Liu Jin sighed slowly and said: "Your Majesty, there are soldiers of Datong in the west, soldiers of Xuanfu in the east, and elite soldiers in the Jingshi, no matter how well his little prince fights, it will not affect the overall situation." Your Majesty need not worry. ”

"What about Liangxiang?"

"In the eyes of His Majesty, it is the ...... of Kyushu Wanfang"

Zhu Houzhao glanced at him coldly,

Liu Jin is also smart, and immediately changed his words, "The officials and people of Liangxiang are united, and it is not so easy for the little prince to act arbitrarily." ”

Now, as emperor, he has done his best.

At the end of the words, outside the Qianqing Palace, there was another eunuch, leading two palace maids to ask for a meeting with some nervousness and joy.

This eunuch Zhu Houzhao is somewhat familiar, and he is a person from Yongshou Palace.

"The slave maid came to report the good news to Your Majesty, Yan Guiren is about to give birth!"

This news does not have to be less shocking to him than the war.

And he was a little stunned, because his mind was originally on the war in Liangxiang, and at this moment, Liangxiang County was still in the midst of war.

"Swing!"

……

……

Dayan Khan will not go to the siege of the city again, even if it is a small county town.

It's just that the 50,000 troops all went to one or two villages, and it was also very crowded, this was not a division of troops, but a range that could support each other, and the troops plundered!

As long as you come across a village, grab it!

After walking down to see it in person, he also understood why there were always reports of attacks coming from before.

"Great Khan, everyone here has run away."

"It must have been a short time since I ran, and some things haven't had time to be taken away. For example, cows. ”

This means that someone has been monitoring their movements and then evacuated them in advance.

"Keep the useful ones, burn the useless ones." Dayan Khan also began to be irritable, on the side of the Ming army, this is called a strong wall and a clear field, so it will be cleared thoroughly.

Keep searching afterward!

The 50,000-strong force can form a large search area, and as one village after another is set on fire, people behind them will not have time to escape, and even if they do, more and more belongings will be left behind.

The once peaceful countryside is now turning into a white land.

Although the house is not edible, it is not easy to build.

"Damn the Tartars!"

Han Shishilang accompanied Shi Feng to a dense forest above a mountain col, and when he looked down, he could see the Tatars setting fire to the village, and even the corpses of some people who had not had time to escape.

"It's getting dark. After dark, you can fight. Twelve Lang took a deep breath and said.

If you go to fight such a 50,000-strong army during the day, it will not be long before it will be completely annihilated, and you can only maneuver around at night.

Yes!!

As soon as his voice fell,

Suddenly, there was a loud bang in front of the left.

Both looked up at the same time and saw a tidal wave of people rushing towards the Tatars in the village.

After all, the people are not officials and soldiers, they don't have such strong discipline, and the officers and soldiers can bear it, and they can't help it when they look at this scene.

"Commander Shi!"

"I know! Drive!! ”

On the flat ground, this kind of flow of people could not stop the cavalry charge, so the tiger guards had to take the lead. As for not going according to the original plan, it doesn't matter so much, and it will be dark while fighting.

"Kill the Tartars!"

(End of chapter)