Ma Yi, Wang Shouren and Cao Shunqin led 3,000 soldiers and horses to march overnight.

Zhang Zhou personally saw him off, and then Zhang Zhou would also take 7,000 soldiers and horses out of the fortress.

There was no oath meeting, the soldiers embarked on a long journey, and Zhang Zhou rode on a horse, surrounded by bright lights, to reflect that he, a person who can go up to heaven, is on the side of the Ming soldiers.

Many soldiers in the Xuanfu are willing to follow the expedition, and it all depends on Zhang Zhou's face...... There's no way, the ability to call the wind and rain is too bluffing, this is not the kind of foolish magic stick, it is a well-known "immortal master" in the government and the opposition, plus even Wang Yue and Zhu Feng and others treat Zhang Zhou as a half-immortal, and the soldiers have a few different ambitions when they go out.

It felt like ......

Fooled and lame.

"What time is it tonight?" At the gate of the city, Zhang Heling was late, and as soon as he came, he asked Zhang Zhou about the situation of the Chinese army.

Zhu Hui looked at him and asked, "Why did Uncle Guo come here so late?" ”

Zhang Heling smiled: "The fans in the city are not bad......

Zhu Hui was embarrassed, and then the two of them looked at Zhang Zhou together.

"The grain, grass, and baggage of the seven thousand soldiers and horses are still being prepared, and it is impossible in the first half of the night, so let the soldiers rest all night and leave tomorrow morning." Zhang Zhoudao.

Zhu Hui asked curiously: "When the three armies went on the expedition, they didn't even prepare the grain and grass in advance?" ”

This is a bit too straightforward.

Probably questioning Zhang Zhou, aren't you so awesome that you can go up to the will of heaven and ask the ghosts and gods? Actually prepare a grain and grass can not be prepared in a hurry? They can't do it, but you go up, you use some amazing skills, a gust of wind blows, shouldn't the wagons carrying grain be full?

"Why are you in a hurry?" Zhang Zhou's words made Zhu Hui unexpected.

It feels like.

We treat you like a half-immortal, and you actually regard yourself as a mortal, or the kind of mortal who is out of tune?

Zhang Zhoudao: "The preparation is too sufficient, if the Tatar sentry knows about it, and you still think that we are really going to make some big moves, and we just go out to perform artillery, how much more do you need to fight to bomb rabbits?" Don't use an elephant to crack a nut? ”

"Hahaha......"

Zhang Heling felt very pleasing to the ear when he heard this.

It's too much for his appetite.

Zhu Hui asked the question that had been hanging in his mind before: "Mr. Zhang, I have always wanted to ask you, the tactics of this surprise attack on Wei Ninghai are so appropriate, and you are so well prepared, why don't you go in person?" At the beginning, even if Wang Weining was the secretary of the military department, he still went into battle in person and shared weal and woe with the soldiers. ”

Zhang Heling said with a smile: "Old Zhu, what you say is not pleasant, why do you call it different joys and sorrows?" I think Mr. Zhang is very good, you see...... How much is one person? ”

Zhang Zhou looked at Zhang Heling, this didn't sound like a good word.

At this time, the generals on horses around them were also looking at Zhang Zhou's side, and they were probably wondering, what are these three pillars of the army talking about here?

Zhang Zhoudao: "This official came to Xuanfu, do you think he is here to charge into battle?" I have a more important errand, I want to lay the cornerstone of the military administration in the northwest, if I am not in Xuanfu, Xuanda is attacked by Tatars, wouldn't I have failed His Majesty's painstaking effort in entrusting me to control Xuanda's military affairs? The pattern is open! ”

Zhu Hui smiled bitterly.

No matter how it sounds, it sounds like ...... Zhang Zhou was afraid of death.

So Zhang Zhou only moved his mouth, and the matter of really charging into battle was handed over to others.

……

……

Sent away the soldiers of the expedition.

Zhang Zhou returned to the city, and only Tang Yin returned to the governor's yamen with him.

The previous words clearly fell into Tang Yin's ears.

Tang Yin asked, "Zhang Zhengtai, should you have a more elaborate arrangement, or should you appear in a more important geographical location in order to fight Hu Lu's main force head-on?" ”

"What?"

Zhang Zhou looked at Tang Yin.

He felt that the attitude of the people around him seemed to be a little strange today, especially Tang Yin.

Tang Yin sighed: "Based on the observation in the next few days, Senior Brother's ability should not only be in this surprise attack on Weininghai, but at most Weininghai is only the old and weak women and children of Hu Lu. ”

"Bohu, listen to you...... I think you're a bit of a demon. ”

Zhang Zhou sighed, "Let's be normal, it's not that complicated, I don't go to the front line because my life is very precious, and I am a person who does big things, have you ever seen the person who makes the decision to go into battle in person?" I don't have to do what I can get someone else to do. You said you were going to fight a decisive battle...... We will take 7,000 soldiers and horses out of the fortress, and the artillery will be no more than sixty or seventy guns, and the speed of travel will not be more than seventy or eighty miles a day. ”

Tang Yin was stunned.

Damn, I want to elevate you, but you actually admit it?

Zhang Zhou probably also saw that when Tang Yin listened to Zhang Zhou's explanation of the Battle of Weininghai with Wang Shouren before, because he himself showed an incompetent side, he has now learned to use his brain.

It's just the way he uses his brain...... Not by analysis of the situation, but by ...... Conjecture.

To put it bluntly, it is to raise Zhang Zhou's realm a little, and then through some personal imagination, I think Zhang Zhou will be like, but I don't analyze what the whole situation will be at all.

Wang Shouren was the opposite of Tang Yin's character, even if Wang Shouren was one hundred and twenty willing to attack Wei Ninghai, but when he heard it at first glance, he still showed opposition, until Zhang Zhou persuaded him with reasons, and discussed with him why this battle was feasible and the overall arrangement.

This shows that Tang Yin does not understand military and political affairs.

Zhang Zhou probably also felt that it was a normal cultivation for Wang Shouren, but for Tang Yin...... It's more like a seedling to grow.

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……

Early the next morning, the 7,000 Chinese troops led by Zhang Zhouqin also left Xuanfu, preparing to go to the northwest border to get out of the fortress.

Because the expedition was not covered, the soldiers and civilians in the city came out to see each other, and it was also because Zhang Zhou showed miracles when he prayed for rain before, and he did not walk with the people with the official's shelf, and even comforted the lonely elderly, which won him the hearts of the people.

Ma Zhongxi, as the current governor of Xuanfu, should have come out to send him off, but because he was not angry and had already submitted his resignation, he just asked people to come out and inform him that he was sick and did not come out to send it.

"The old horse is still stingy." Zhang Zhou commented in front of Zhu Hui and others, "They are all serving the imperial court, why bother with the length of the moment?" Besides, the inch is short, and the ruler is long. ”

Zhu Hui said curiously: "Isn't the ruler short and the inch long?" ”

He seems to be still laughing at Zhang Zhou, you are a champion of the Ming Dynasty, can this proverb be wrong?

Zhang Heling said: "Mr. Zhang is actually saying that the old horse is also an inch no matter how much he jumps, and he doesn't want to compare it with a ruler." The most important thing in being a human being is to be self-aware. ”

"This ......" Zhu Hui glared at Zhang Heling with an annoyed expression.

As if to say, when did you learn to be smart? You are a relative who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to learn, can you recognize all these words?

"Gone, gone! Walk slower along the way, say hello to the people more, we went out for the old folks, to reflect the unity of the army and the people, who should be tense, go home and farm as soon as possible! ”

Zhang Zhou completely regarded this as a show.

Anyway, his Chinese army is not the main force of the battle, it is not only for the people of the Ming Dynasty to show it, let the people know that he loves the people like a son, but also for the Tatars to see.

The more flamboyant and high-profile he was, the more the Tatars' eyes were focused on his side, and the less chance Ma Yi and Wang Shouren, who led the surprise attack, to be discovered.

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……

Eccentricity off.

An official letter from Xuanfu on the transfer of troops came, and on the same day, Zhu Fengben also led troops to inspect the area more than ten miles north of the pass, and he was also temporarily recruited by Wang Qiong and hurriedly returned to the city.

"Wang Zhongcheng."

After Zhu Feng saw Wang Qiong, there was only Liu Jin in the General Soldier's Mansion except for Wang Qiong.

Zhu Feng was also very happy, and took out the young man's pretentious side and said, "Twenty or thirty miles north of the city have been buried with mighty heavenly gunpowder, and the explosion points have been specially marked. ”

Wang Qiong actually admires Zhu Feng very much.

But he felt ...... Zhu Feng doesn't seem to have the ability to replace Wang Yue.

Wang Qiong sighed, and couldn't help but think of Zhang Zhou in Xuanfu, Zhang Zhou is the person who really has the strength to decide the military pattern of the northwest.

Zhu Feng?

At most, he followed Zhang Zhou to run errands.

"Zhijie, there is no need to arm, Zhang Zhitai just issued an order, let me wait for these two days to send troops, the order was issued before he arrived in Xuanfu, estimated...... He should be sending troops from Xuanfu. ”

Wang Qiong roughly judged from the time Zhang Zhou gave the letter that it was impossible for Zhang Zhou to prepare for a long time in the Xuan Mansion.

Since Zhang Zhou asked both Datong and Yatouguan to coordinate their troops, the pattern cannot be as simple as firing artillery to fight rabbits, and it must be a cover for a certain strategy.

But what it is, Zhang Zhou didn't explain it to Wang Qiong, and Wang Qiong is not easy to guess.

Liu Jin next to him asked in surprise: "Are you going to send troops to fight the Tartars?" ”

Zhu Feng said: "Although there is no trace of Tatar activities within a hundred miles around the pass, but there are their tribes within a hundred miles away, if we rashly attack into the grassland, the right time and place and people are not on our side, why does Brother Zhang let us send troops here?" ”

Like Zhang Zhou's thoughts, Zhu Feng is repulsive about taking the initiative.

It can't be said that Zhu Feng wants to be a turtle with a shrunken head, or that he didn't take responsibility, in the two battles of Biguan and Ningyuan, Zhu Feng also took the lead.

But here's the problem...... Zhu Feng is not the kind of ambitious person, what he holds in his heart is the idea of keeping the success, and he does not have a great pioneering spirit.

Wang Qiong said: "The meaning of Zhang Zhitai is that Datong and Biguan will have 10,000 soldiers each, and they will advance slowly after leaving the fortress, based on artillery, interspersed with cavalry, and the infantry will march forward in formation. I went to the south bank of the Tumao River one hundred and seventy miles away, and the Datong Department marched into Maoerzhuang. ”

Zhu Feng found these two marker points from the strategic map.

He was puzzled: "Brother Zhang, is he going to lead troops from Xuanfu to Maoerzhuang?" If the three soldiers and horses do not meet, what use can they play? ”

Liu Jin said: "Two, dare to ask where is the main Tatar force that can be found now?" ”

Now Liu Jin desperately wants to fight.

Giving up the opportunity to be an attendant by the prince's side and coming to the northwest, of course, is to make meritorious contributions, if you can't even get the most basic military merits, you can only get some trivial things, and you can't straighten your waist when you go back and brag with Zhu Houzhao.

Wang Qiong shook his head and said: "Or Your Majesty has the intention of letting the towns send troops to promote the prestige of our country, but the purpose of this dispatch is not clear." I have inquired with the officials of the city warehouse and other officials before, and the cost of this battle is probably not small. ”

In fact, Wang Qiong didn't fully understand Zhang Zhou's intentions.

Before he knew the tactics of the surprise attack on Weininghai, Zhang Zhou only asked the three towns of Xuanda to send troops to the north, and his intentions were very vague.

It is impossible for the Tatars to take the initiative to engage in the war at this time, and they are still making such a big deal out of the way of being out of the Fortress for more than 100 miles, how can the Tatar tribes not know?

However, because of this dispatch of troops, it will delay things such as tuntian and building passes, and it will also make the generals and soldiers in the army tired to deal with it, and the pressure on the treasury of the three towns is also very great, because if you want to send troops, you need to use money and food, which is precisely the major problem that the Ming Dynasty hindered the military and political affairs in the northwest during the Hongzhi period...... It is the change of the Chinese law of grain development, and the money and grain reserves of the towns in the northwest are gradually drying up.

Wang Qiong probably meant that.

Zhang, your intention to send troops is very good, but don't do it next time.

You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are.

After all, you Xuanda General System, after all, you are not personally involved in the management of military salaries, so you probably don't know how much food it costs to send troops to a trip, right?

It's okay for you to send troops meaningfully, such an aimless army, if it's just to show the prestige of the country, you can send troops all the way to Xuanfu, why do you want to pull Datong and Biguan?

Zhu Feng said: "When will the people be mobilized?" ”

Although Zhu Feng couldn't understand what Zhang Zhou did, he had one good thing, that is, he obeyed orders.

At this point, Zhang Zhou may have misunderstood him a little and felt that he would not be able to lead troops to attack Weininghai.

More ...... It was Zhang Zhou who didn't want to embarrass Zhu Feng.

Knowing that this kid doesn't want to go, he forced him to go, and he can play his best in this battle?

On the contrary, Ma Yi and Wang Shouren, both of them have enough ambition and courage, much stronger than a greenhouse flower like Zhu Feng.

Wang Qiong said: "After the order is transferred, the troops will be dispatched, and after the rectification, the three armies will be drawn early tomorrow morning." The soldiers each brought three days' rations, the treasury transferred fifteen days' rations, the horses used old horses to drag the artillery as much as possible, and the main cavalry followed the rear army. ”

Wang Qiong knew that this was a grand strategy, but he didn't want to let the bias pass be in danger.

The best thing to do is to ...... While carrying out Zhang Zhou's military orders, he was ready to retreat at any time, and left after completing the task.

Anyway, Zhang Zhou's order didn't say what hard battles were to be fought along the way, and Wang Qiong also felt that even if the soldiers and horses at the Partial Pass went out of the fortress for 170 miles to the north, there was a chance that the Tatars would not engage in the battle.

Liu Jin said with excitement on his face: "The three-way soldiers and horses are sending the grassland together, this is to stabilize the grassland." ”

"It's not three roads, it's four roads, and Yansui one road." Wang Qiong said.

"That's even more." Liu Jin was even more excited.

It seems that the feat of the Ming Dynasty, which has not pacified the grassland for more than a hundred years, is to be realized today, and he is still a personal participant.

"Huh."

Regarding Liu Jin's statement, Wang Qiong could only smile bitterly.

Liu Jin asked, "What?" Isn't it? ”

Wang Qiong said: "The four roads out of the fortress seem to be a big battle, but the total number of soldiers on the four roads is only 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers. If the troops are divided into four routes, how can they concentrate superior forces? ”

"This?"

Liu Jin could only look at Zhu Feng.

Wang Qiong sang the opposite, you Zhu Feng has been with Zhang Zhou for a long time, and you know his strategy of using troops best, so you shouldn't be so sad, right?

Zhu Feng said: "It is good to go out of the fortress to prepare for battle, even if it is not a head-on battle with the Tatars, just to calm the situation around the border towns." I think Brother Zhang must have his reasons for doing this. ”

"Huh."

Wang Qiong's smile this time was a little kind.

is also confident in Zhang Zhou's fans, at least to Wang Qiong's ears, Zhu Feng is an optimist, unlike Liu Jin, who speaks and acts with a strong utilitarian heart.

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The soldiers and horses that attacked Weininghai were sent out on the night of early June.

Scheduled for three days and four nights of rush time, for the Ming soldiers is very rushed, basically a day can only rest for about two hours, the first day is to travel day and night.

The battle of Weininghai expected by Zhang Zhou was likely to start on the fifth or sixth day of June, and the sixth day of the first month was because it might involve the fire screening headquarters to retreat west after hearing the news and needed to be pursued.

As long as the pursuit is done properly, there is basically no need to spend more than a day, and if you go west out of Weininghai, you may be counterattacked or even encircled by the men and horses of the Mongolian right-wing departments, so the battle can only be postponed for two days at most.

Otherwise, the strategic significance of the surprise attack will not be achieved.

Datong Town, like Xuanfu, sent troops on the second day of June, but the soldiers and horses of Datong Town only left the customs on the morning of the third day of June.

The troops dispatched from the pass were even earlier, and they were assembled on the afternoon of the first day of June, and the soldiers and horses had already left the pass on the second day of June.

Yan Sui sent troops much later, and by the third day of the first month of June, the troops were still immovable, and it was obvious that Qin Hong, as a trilateral commander-in-chief, could not be so strict with Zhang Zhou's military orders.

The news of the dispatch of troops at the border pass spread throughout the government and the opposition on the morning of the third day of June.

At the time of the Fengtian Palace, there were already imperial historians who impeached Zhang Zhou's military behavior.

"Bingkuan sent troops, I agreed." Zhu Youzhu saw that the situation was a little uncontrollable, and he also directly gave the people present a "reassurance".

Impeachment of Zhang Zhou?

He is just carrying out what I want, and if you want to participate in the impeachment, please participate in the impeachment of me!

The emperor wants to go out of the jam with people from all walks of life, which sounds much more reasonable, and the emperor has the right to order the border plug to take the initiative, if there is no such power...... Don't be the emperor.

"I have discussed with the main officials of the Cabinet and the Military Department in advance, and I think this move is feasible!" Zhu Youzhu continued to pull Liu Jian, Ma Wensheng and others into the water, "People from all walks of life attacked, and the point was stopped, in order to show Di Yi my Ming Dynasty's determination to pacify the grassland." The grassland is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Tu Tu, the secretary of the ministry, came out and asked: "But Your Majesty, if the soldiers and horses of the towns in the northwest go out of the fortress and the war does not go well, who should bear this responsibility?" ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "What I mean, I can bear it on my own." Could it be that the troops from all walks of life can't even see the most basic judgment of the situation? When encountering the main force of Di Yi, if the battle is avoided, the lord will be fully responsible! ”

This means:

Although I let you go out and scare people, if the Tatars really want to kill them, whoever dares to withdraw will be contrary to the general policy set by me, and whoever dares to withdraw will be fully responsible!

(End of chapter)