Chapter 192: The Battle of Yingzhou
Soon after returning to Xuanfu, Qin Liu proposed to return to his home in Datong Mansion.
Emperor Zhengde hesitated for a moment and did not stop him.
These days, with children as a bond, they get along more well.
Let his long-dead feelings have a faint tendency to rise.
The big-footed daughter who dares to break stereotypes and bad habits, the granddaughter of Shoufu who has poetry and books and a sense of justice, and the prince of dung, but she knows how to take care of the overall situation and calm the woman.
The woman who was not afraid of life and death and smelted iron and grew food for the rebels.
The woman who always said "born as a hero, dead as a ghost, so far thinking about Xiang Yu, refusing to cross Jiangdong".
She's so special, so rebellious.
And yet it's so impressive.
But she was a married woman.
After Qin Liu returned to Datong's house, he was finally reunited with the nervous Aunt Ma and Ma Ang.
Because the pregnant Sister Ma Feng was brought into the palace, Ma Ang endured a fierce attack, which almost scared Aunt Ma out of a heart attack.
Fortunately, Sister Ma Feng was quietly and safely sent back to Xuanfu's house, which made them breathe a sigh of relief.
Sister Ma Feng's in-laws also heard some news.
But do they dare to embarrass Sister Ma Feng?
How dare that? Instead, he carefully confessed to her.
Not long after, Zhu Shou, the prince of Zhenguo, came to Datong to inspect, and also went to Yansui to inspect the border defense.
The success of this matter made him quite proud.
At that time, Emperor Yingzong, the grandfather, was attacked in Tumubao and taken to the grassland because he wanted to inspect the border army, and the Ming Dynasty ushered in the first major crisis, which directly changed the political situation of the entire court.
Since then, the civilian clique has completely grasped the power of the Ming Dynasty.
After the restoration of Emperor Yingzong, many years of white terror failed to suppress this force.
After Emperor Xianzong ascended the throne, he used the civilian clique to suppress his cousin Sun's family, and then supported the civilian power.
It wasn't until Wang Zhi became popular and killed the civilian clique that the political situation was balanced to a certain extent.
After his father, Emperor Hongji, ascended the throne, the power was completely controlled by the civilian bureaucracy.
Emperor Hongzhi pinned his hopes on his teacher, Liu Jianneng, the first assistant of the cabinet, to rush to the front and suppress the corruption of the civilian clique and the protection of officials and officials.
However, although Liu Jian was born in a poor family, although he has a fair and honest character, he does not have the courage and courage to be the first in the world.
He was not forced into a corner to resist like Liu Jin, and he has been making up and reconciling between the imperial power and the civil official group.
In these years of brutal political struggle, the civilian clique scolded him, but he had to slowly cede power.
He was finally able to inspect the border towns as an emperor.
For these, he thanked Qian Ning and Jiang Bin, who were royalists who had no way out, and even more so Zhu Yue, who had been operating in the border for many years.
If it weren't for the escort of Zhu Yue and the Marquis of Funing, who knows if he would be ambushed on the road like Emperor Yingzong?
He was even grateful to Liu Liu and Liu Qi for the rebel army, allowing him to train an army with good combat strength.
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Dayan Khan was speechless by the recent news.
Emperor Daming came to Xuanfu and Datong Yansui to patrol the border?
At this time, Dayan Khan, who had completed the great cause of unifying the Mongolian steppe, was so ambitious that he rubbed his hands together.
A bold plan quickly took shape in his mind.
In October of the twelfth year of Zhengde, Dayan Khan personally led 50,000 iron horsemen to invade Datong. Wang Xun, the general soldier of Datong, was in a hurry, and he sent someone to tell Emperor Zhengde overnight, hoping that the emperor would return to Beijing for refuge.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhengde not only did not leave, but also ordered Wang Xun to gather troops and take the initiative to meet the enemy in the north.
Emperor Zhengde was very hesitant at this time, because the troops were weak, it would be good to be able to hold it, let alone take the initiative to attack.
However, the king's order was difficult to disobey, and Wang Xun still set off helplessly.
Not only Wang Xun, but even Jiang Bin felt that this was impossible, and he raised objections.
Emperor Zhengde continued his deployment despite the dissuasion of his ministers:
"Liaodong General Xiao Lu, Xuanfu guerrilla general Shi Chun, led the army to garrison the settlement fort and Tiancheng.
Yansui Counselor General Hang Xiong, Deputy General Zhu Luan, and Guerrilla General Zhou Zheng are stationed in Yanghe, Pingluan, Weiwu and other places, and the above troops must be assembled within 10 days and be ready for dispatch at any time! Heavy penalties for violators"
At this moment, the playful young man was gone, replaced by a battle-hardened, calm and calm commander.
Dayan Khan, a hundred miles away, seemed to feel something, and he suddenly ordered the army to be rerouted, and turned sharply to the south, advancing towards Wang Xun's troops.
Upon learning of this change, Emperor Zhengde also made corresponding deployment adjustments:
"Liaodong General Xiao Lu, Xuanfu guerrilla general Shi Chun, left the station and quickly supported Wang Xun.
Zhu Luan, deputy commander-in-chief, and Zhou Zheng, a guerrilla general, set out on the same day to follow the Tatar army, and were not allowed to fight without authorization.
Zhu Zhen, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, and Zuo Qin, the general of the staff, immediately sent troops to garrison Yanghe and were not allowed to fight. Violators will be severely fined. ”
Jiang Bin raised an objection: Your Majesty's troops are still not enough.
But Emperor Zhengde ignored it.
October of the twelfth year of Zhengde, Jiachen. The war started in Yingzhou, Shanxi, and the Battle of Yingzhou officially began.
Wang Xun's troops were insufficient, but the timely support of Xiao Lu, the general of Liaodong, and Shi Chun, the guerrilla general of Xuanfu, gave him timely support, and he ordered the whole army to fight to the death and insist on the arrival of a large army.
At the same time, in order to confuse the enemy and delay time, as soon as the battle began, he ordered a fierce charge, this desperate style of play did confuse Dayan Khan, he mistakenly believed that the opponent was the elite main force of the Ming army, and there were many of them, so he did not dare to fight with Wang Xun, but ordered to defend instead of attack.
The two sides fought fiercely for a whole day, and when it was dusk, Dayan Khan suddenly found that he was bewitched by Wang Xun.
Dayan Khan was so angry that he ordered the whole army to go out and surround the Ming army.
However, it was already night, and for the sake of safety, he ordered his troops to wait until dawn to see before attacking.
The next morning, it was foggy, and there was nothing to see from five meters away.
Wang Xun took this opportunity to get out of the gap in the encirclement and slipped into Yingzhou City.
But when the fog cleared, Wang Xun inexplicably found that there was an extra group of people around him.
It turned out that Zhu Luan, the deputy chief soldier in charge of tracking the task, was unable to see due to the fog, so he also entered Yingzhou City without explanation.
On the contrary, the strength of the Ming army became stronger and stronger.
Dayan Khan finally lost his patience and ordered the siege of the city.
But before he could get ready, the Ming army actually took the initiative to attack again, and Dayan Khan had no choice but to face the battle.
It turned out that the nearby Ming army received an order from the emperor and came to reinforce one after another, and Wang Xun once again saw the dawn of victory.
He repeated his old trick and ordered to take the initiative to attack, flanking the Mongol army in front and back.
However, their opponents were 50,000 elite Mongol cavalry.
Dayan Khan was an excellent military talent, and in a very short period of time, he made an accurate judgment: although the enemy army was reinforced, the number of troops was still insufficient.
He calmly ordered the troops to divide into two divisions, fight separately, and keep a certain distance to prevent the two Ming armies from converging.
Wang Xun couldn't hold out any longer this time, and in the end they were divided and surrounded.
Emperor Zhengde called Jiang Bin and ordered the troops to be gathered and set off to reinforce Wang Xun.