"Drills?"

In the middle of Tumo River, the nineteen-year-old I sneered after receiving the reward, and then said solemnly: "If the emperor in the south wants to train his troops, he will naturally have to send troops to the north sooner or later, but why should I be afraid?" After the triumph from Baleji two years ago, now the horses are strong and the hands are itching! The emperor of the south is a little angry, so he has to fight even more! Don't hesitate, what has already been set will continue as usual! ”

Now, a sortie is also being prepared in the middle of the Tumo River.

Target direction: Jingping, Shuozhou, Shanxi.

Although he was only nineteen years old, he had already made great achievements in the seven years since he succeeded to the lord of Tumut.

If it hadn't been for the attack on Datong three years ago and the return of the plunder, where would the strength and prestige have been more prominent in the conflict between Uliangha and Khalkha two years ago?

Bodi Khan invited him to lead his army to conquer Uliangha, and the final result was that Balji led his army to defeat Uliangha in the first battle.

I was a lord of ten thousand households who had become famous in the grassland at the age of sixteen or seventeen and had made great military achievements, and he was not shaken by the news that had slowly spread here.

He needs more prestige, he needs more people, cattle and sheep.

Two days later, more than 4,000 elite horsemen were assembled.

"Let's go to Jingping first! If the Ming army is cowardly, it will sweep Shuozhou! ”

I don't have to go in person, and the Tumut tribe can't come out.

Although the battle of Baleji was famous, Nabodi Khan also began to be jealous of him.

The Great Khan of Mongolia was in the Chahar region of Hetao, not far to the west, and it would not be long before the horse attacked.

"Sudden heat! Flashing heat! ”

His men rode on horses, raised their bows, and shouted the slogan of the charge. In Mongolian, this phrase means cheering, which means both cheers and prayers.

The horse's hooves shook the earth, and Ma Fang heard the sound from afar.

A number of horses have been taken from the stable, and they are going south to plunder.

Ma Fang squeezed his small fist and continued to bow his bow.

I don't know if I can do it well, but only if I do it well, can I steal a few skills from those Tartars who often show off their archery skills in front of him.

At the beginning of November, the north of the Koujingping.

When the military information reached the capital, Zhu Houxi was sitting in the hall of the National Assembly, watching Yu Dayou and their literary exam.

The military situation in the border town has always been reported to Zhu Houxi as soon as possible, so the warriors in the palace who were answering the policy only heard the emperor stand up and said, "Go to the Wuying Palace." ”

Yang Yiqing, who was originally presiding over here, also quickly learned the situation, and after walking out of the hall together, he said: "Li Jin, the general of Shuozhou Middle Road, is a brave and resourceful general. That is, Liu Kai, the general of the West Road, and Li Jian, the guerrilla army, cannot be defeated, and Shuozhou will have no major trouble. ”

"What kind of leader has come to Kou in a big way, according to Yang Qing's experience, how many real numbers are there?"

"It won't exceed five thousand, and it's not peaceful between the Northern Yuan tribes. Over the years, Koubian has done its own thing, not the little prince who commanded the ministries to commit a big attack. With the power of one part, it would be a big move to have three or five thousand horsemen go south. ”

"From this point of view, Liu Kai and Li Jian have already been cowardly, so they exaggerated, maybe they have abandoned Jingping."

Yang Yiqing was silent.

The military generals and the northwest border town also sent a total of several generals to Beijing.

I don't know if I found out about this situation.

Liu Kai and Li Jian are a little worse, especially now that their former commander-in-chief and Shuozhou Wei's commander are still participating in the exercise in Miyun.

When they arrived at the Wuying Palace, Wang Shouren, Zhang Jing and others were summoned one after another.

The emperor and Yang Yiqing and others were gathered around the map.

"Jingping guards thousands of households are full of officers and soldiers, more than 1,000 and more than 900 people." Yang Yiqing introduced the situation, "Since it bypassed the front of Datong and went south from Jingping, it was still for looting." ”

Zhu Houxi's eyes were a little gloomy: "Is it the trap on the Chahar side, or the Ministry of Answers on the Fengzhou Beach?" ”

"It should be my answer."

Yang Yiqing glanced at Wang Shouren, only to see that Wang Shouren also nodded: "The minister also thinks so." In the past, Dayan Khan was divided into 60,000 households on the left and right wings, and now Bodi Khan is worried about the civil strife between Uliangha and Khalkha. At this time, he did not dare to take risks. If I suffer defeat in the Ming Dynasty, he will not be able to regain the prestige of his ancestors. ”

“…… I answer. Zhu Houxi whispered the name.

Zhu Houzhao has lived under the threat of Dayan Khan, the lord of Zhongxing in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, since he ascended the throne, and in the Jiajing Dynasty, the most powerful enemy in the north was actually only the lord of the Tumut Department, one of the 30,000 households on the right wing of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

After two years from Jiajing, I answered that he once again shot at Daming.

Small-scale raids almost every year, and this time the battle was a big one.

Zhu Houxi controlled his emotions: I can't rush here, it's not time to settle the general account.

"Let's discuss it quickly, and pass on the will and military orders." Zhu Houxi paused and said, "Those who have meritorious service in defending the land will not hesitate to be rewarded." ”

He trusted Yang Yiqing in laying the foundation on the three sides for more than four years, and also put the main decisions to him and Wang Shouren.

The front line has the regular response of the front line, and the military council will give a more systematic deployment to release pressure on the army.

And Zhu Houxi didn't want that side to dare to hold on to the city forever and let the northern captives plunder in the countryside.

The emperor did not hesitate to reward, and the new dynasty already had a precedent of being newly crowned the prince of the country because of his military exploits, and now he has awarded a number of county knights.

Now, ten of the new county lords of the Ming Dynasty are in Miyun.

The commander of Shuozhou Wei made He Qi lead 300 men to guard a real stronghold, he did not know that Jingping Road, where he was responsible for the defense, was being invaded, and his energy was now all focused on the exercise in front of him.

The defenders didn't know when the exercise would actually end, but these days, Xianninghou's command was becoming more and more active.

"General He, do you really want to counterattack Stone Mountain?"

He Qi grinned: "What are you afraid of? Xianning Hou used the leak of one person under his command to replace the two defenders, and the stone mountain side could be lost to the general! Although it was not Ben Jiang who lost it, if they used this method to gather hundreds of Ben generals here, wouldn't Ben Jiang also lose unjustly? Now it is clear that His Majesty and General Staff Yang don't want us to just shrink and guard. ”

"But if we want to succeed, we can only get within two hundred steps of the stone cottage without being noticed. There's no vegetation there, it's ......."

"There's only one way!" He Qi's eyes lit up, "Let's pretend to transport grain and fish them to rob them!" Take their men, change into their clothes, and pretend to be victorious and return to the camp! ”

He was trying his best, and his original two subordinates were now shrunk in the Jingping Guarding Thousand Households, and said with a somewhat pale face: "As long as the Jingping is not broken, you and I will have no merit!" If the Tartars want to retreat, can we still pursue them? If you go out of the city and set up a battle but are defeated, it will be a capital crime! ”

"But Li Shen will ...... letter in the future"

Liu Kai scolded with a straight face: "This general is also a general!" Li Jin wanted to join forces with Li Jian on the other side of Ma Yi to surround him, how to surround him? It doesn't add up to more than the Tartars. If it is defeated, Shuozhou will be lost! ”

The defense line of the border towns of the Ming Dynasty was too long, and the Mongol cavalry generally only combined their forces to attack in one place. If you can't bite it, you can plunder it around and go away.

Want to besiege a large number of cavalry?

Liu Kai said: "Reply to Li Jin, the castles on Jingping Road cannot afford to be lost!" If the defenders of Shuozhou are all lost, do you know that Datong in the north and Taiyuan in the south are not another army peeping at the battle situation and waiting for the opportunity to move? ”

In the east, Li Jin was marching west with more than 1,000 people.

Shuozhou is the waist and abdomen of Shanxi's defense line, and if Shuozhou is lost, Datong is in danger of being attacked from the north, west and south. And if the northern captives are bold, they can plunder Taiyuan in the south.

"Raise the spirit again, and camp on the Lotus Leaf Mountain next to Baihu Village tonight." Li Jin looked at his subordinates, who were already a little tired from the march behind him, and then looked ahead again, his eyes worried.

The detectives did see an endless army, and this time it was no small few.

But even if it is not more than 10,000, so many Tartars go south, and they don't just want to loot, it can't be done.

And if they want to retreat from the enemy, if they just hold on, they can't cause damage to the enemy army, then they will wreak havoc in Shuozhou for several months, even if the city and walled fort are not lost, isn't it still a big defeat?

If you want to retreat from the enemy, you must win a battle.

Can Liu Kai and Li Jian understand this?

Before the team arrived at Lotus Leaf Mountain, Liu Kai's reply from Jingping Fort came.

Li Jin's face turned pale: Have you forgotten the story of the Datong General Army three years ago?

That year, it was also a big attack from the north. Hang Xiong, the general soldier of Datong, also had this strategy, and if it weren't for General Yang coming to Datong to take charge of the overall situation, would the Tartars retreat so easily?

Where's Hang Xiong afterwards? This time, he only went to Shanxi to be the general director of the Department of Public Security, and since then he has left the front line of the army.

After that, it was just a matter of catching thieves.

"Since you don't dare to come out, then force you to come out!" Li Jin gritted his teeth, "Pass the order, speed up!" When you arrive at Lotus Leaf Mountain, firmly hold the stockade! Let the Sentinel ride and bring the Tartars in! ”

There are more than 1,000 Ming troops who are not in the walled fortress of the city, and that is the best object to gnaw.

gnaw a not weak Ming army, with the victory, some cities and walled forts will be timid and give birth to the intention of surrendering. Haven't the Tartars liked to do this the most for many years?

Then let yourself have a few of their teeth under your command first!

The friendly army is surrounded, will Jingping Fort and Mayi Fort come to help?

If you don't come, just wait to be questioned!

"Mark and command!"

The generals are not bears, and the soldiers below are generally more warlike.

"Not afraid?"

"In this life, I only want to kill a few more Tartars to comfort my parents' spirits in the sky!"

"Good! When I arrived at Lotus Leaf Mountain, I camped overnight after eating enough tonight! Tomorrow, Ben will join you in battle to meet the enemy! ”

In this town, the direction of history has not deviated greatly due to Zhu Houxi's actions.

The battle of 10,000 people that happened in Lotus Leaf Mountain next to Baihu Village in Jingping will be staged after all.

In the city of Taiyuan to the south, the Shanxi Governor Yu Shi Malu received a letter that night, which shocked him.

But after a little scruples, he still wrote angrily.

[According to Shanxi Ma Lu, the minister inspected the case of the White Lotus Sect demon Li Fuda, who was investigated by the minister in Shanxi, and the fake name Zhang Yin stole the commander of the Taiyuan Wei envoy......]

The next day, the bullet was sent to the capital.

At this time, on the lotus leaf mountain next to Baihu Village, Li Jin was leading his troops to wait for him.

He had already sent letters to Liu Kai and Li Jian again, and this time he made it clear that he was going to use himself as bait.

With the grain and grass he carried, he could hold on for a limited number of days.

They brought ten days' rations, and if the Tartar soldiers really surrounded them, the food would not be able to be delivered.

But Li Jinming said: he will definitely keep it.

Last night, the Tartar sentry had already come here to take a spin.

Will it be attacked today? How many will come?

After a while, Li Jin stood up and picked up the telescope that Yang Yiqing had given him before returning to Beijing, which was not much in the army.

appeared.

The dull sound of horses' hooves was faintly heard, and the generals on Gao Ju Lotus Leaf Mountain also saw the smoke and dust in the distance.

“…… Only Qianqi, do you underestimate me Li Jin? A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Drumming!" Formation! ”

Hold on first, and tomorrow we should send more people to surround it, right?

I hope that Liu Kai and Li Jian will notice that the situation is really relaxed, and they will have the courage to come and attack the encirclement.

At the beginning of the first battle on Lotus Leaf Mountain, Ma Lu's bullet medal was on the way to Beijing, and the ceremony of the martial artists was being held in the National Assembly Hall.

Daming has never had a martial arts hall test, but now the literary test is also held in the National Assembly Hall, and there is a hall of the same specifications.

It's just that the ceremony is slightly different.

In addition to the staff officers of the Military Affairs Conference, all the ministers of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing, except for Li Quanli and Qiu Luan, who were exercising, were all present to watch the ceremony.

"No. 1, Yu Dayou, Quanzhou, Fujian!"

"No. 1, Yu Dayou, Quanzhou, Fujian!"

"No. 1, Yu Dayou, Quanzhou, Fujian!"

It is no longer the civil officials of Honglu Temple who pass the word, but the leader of the palace guards.

Inside and outside the National Assembly Hall, the Praetorian Guards lined up.

Zhu Houxi did not sit in the hall, but stood at the door of the hall.

Under the Danqi, Yu Dayou walked out of the ranks, first made a great salute below, and then slowly walked up the steps between the guards.

is different from the Wen Jinshi Ceremony, which is the hand that Zhu Houxi once played in the Fifth Military Camp.

On both sides behind Zhu Houxi, thirty-six general flags fluttered.

On each flag, there is now only one surname.

In the future, there will be room for these generals to be upgraded, plus their titles. Depending on the rank, there are also embroidery threads of different colors in the circles around the surname.

Now, Yu Dayou is just alone, and finally walked in front of Zhu Houxi.

Although he was worried about the battle situation in Shanxi, Zhu Houxi was in a happy mood now.

Yu Dayou's essay did not disappoint Zhu Houxi, and also made Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren happy for the emperor.

The literary test is the first, and the martial arts test is also second because of the addition of strategic elements.

"Yu Zhifu, today I will give you the flag and protect the glory with my life!"

"If the minister receives the flag, he will not fall into the prestige of the Ming army! Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Banzai! Hooray! ”

Starting from Wu Zhuangyuan, it is not like Wen Jinshi who only named five people.

The emperor awarded the flags one by one, and there was only a precedence.

Lu Bing's ranking has risen a little, after all, he has been systematically cultivated for so many years, and his score in the art of war in the literary test is a little higher.

Of course, there are also Zhu Houxi's emotional pluses.

Now, the childhood playmate, who has actually been separated for six years, has officially passed the checkpoint and stood in front of Zhu Houxi.

"Lu Bing! Today, I will award the flag of the general, and protect the glory with my life! ”

"If the minister receives the flag, he will not fall into the prestige of the Ming army! Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Banzai! Hooray! ”

Lu Bing looked at the smile in the emperor's eyes and was excited.

From today onwards, it is time to prepare for the official service of the emperor.

When this ceremony is over, the warriors will each hold a banner and stand on the cloud platform outside the hall.

Zhu Houxi stood at the door, looked at them, and finally looked at Yu Dayou, and said solemnly: "At this moment, thousands of horsemen from the north are entering Shuozhou, Koushan Mountain!" ”

When everyone heard this, their hearts sank.

"When will the border troubles be eliminated is a question that each of you must ponder every day from today. I am also thinking about it every day, so this year there is a martial arts hall test, and there is a military general competition! In the future, they will all be generals in the army, and there will not be so much red tape. Now, they all go to Miyun with me to watch the military generals' exercises. When it is over there, go back to Beijing together, and give a banquet in Wuying Palace! ”

The emperor's schedule was so tight.

Early in the morning, after the martial artists passed the ceremony, they immediately drove to Miyun with their flags.

But surrounded by so many generals and armor that the military department had prepared for the new martial arts, it was really the appearance of dozens of fierce generals guarding the Son of Heaven for a while.

No...... It's like going on a campaign!

(End of chapter)