Chapter 259: Soldiers out of the Three Mansions
Phoenix Ridge, located in the north of Xuan, Cheng and Shun three mansions, is the junction of the Ming Dynasty in the northern Xinjiang and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and further north, is the hilly area of the fairy ditch, stationed in the Northern Zhou Dynasty tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Unlike Hengduan Mountain, Fenghuangling has no moat to defend, nor is it bounded by Chishui, and the two countries have only agreed to use it as the boundary. Every autumn, during the autumn harvest of Xuan, Cheng and Shun, the Northern Zhou army will send cavalry to fight the autumn wind, or grab grain, or grab goods, which has become a custom.
At this time of the year, Xue Huai, the king of Dingbei, will very coincidentally return to the capital to report on his work, and give up the three mansions to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the Ming soldiers and horses will retreat to the north of the Great Wall.
The Northern Zhou Dynasty was mainly nomadic, and after a period of burning, killing and plundering, it returned to Shenxian Gou with spoils. Later, Xue Huai implemented the strategy of clearing the wilderness in Sanfu, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty could not get any bargains.
Although Sanfu is north of the Great Wall, there are many fertile fields, and it would be a pity to abandon them. There was no oil and water to fish in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, so he submitted a letter to Xue Huai, asking Daming to resume production, and agreed with Xue Huai to rob it every two years and notify him one month in advance.
This kind of request was strange enough, but what was even more unexpected was that Xue Huai, the king of Dingbei, actually agreed to this request and sent troops to garrison Sanfu to engage in farming.
This move caused an uproar in the government and the opposition.
Li Pingyuan, the leader of the literary world at the time, wrote an article "The Turtle King of Dingbei" to satirize Xue Huai, with sharp writing, pungent rhetoric, and catchy rhythm, which was widely praised in the capital.
According to this article, a person who has never won a battle in the past 20 years and can only flee has been imprisoned for the title of King of Dingbei, which is a great irony for the Ming Dynasty. This kind of marshal, if he is replaced by a dog, is stronger than him, and the dog will bite people.
The Xue family in the capital has been subjected to all kinds of slander and abuse, and at night, some people will run to the gate of their house to throw rotten eggs and urinate at night, making the whole alley mouth smoky, and the imperial court later sent soldiers and horses to guard, but it is still impossible to avoid this matter.
The people of the Xue family are like rats crossing the street in the capital, and everyone shouts and beats.
But His Majesty in the palace was unmoved. In the early spring, Xue had a grandson in his arms, and as soon as he was born, the imperial court was named the Marquis of Sweeping North, and the emperor personally gave the name Xue Guangding.
The three prefectures of Xuan, Cheng and Shun were lost once every two years, and then recovered. The three mansions belong to you, anyway, we don't know how to grow grain, we rob it every two years, and this matter has become a tacit matter between the two countries.
It's autumn harvest again.
There was a light rain in the sky.
10,000 cavalry of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, with 30,000 heavy soldiers, set off from Shenxian Ditch and crossed the Phoenix Ridge.
The person who is the leader is called Tuoba Undefeated, is the son of Tuoba Climb, the regent of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, is twenty-three years old this year, with the support of Tuoba Climbing, now the official worships the left banner master of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and is one of the five banner masters.
The reason why he is called undefeated is because he has never been defeated in his life, and the reason why he has not been defeated is because he has never been on the battlefield. Now, the god of war Tuoba Niuren went to Hengduan Mountain to deal with Yuwen Tianlu, Tuoba was undefeated and took the opportunity to pry his father, obtained the temporary position of commander, and led the Great Zhou army to Sanfu to fight the autumn wind.
In Tuoba's undefeated view, the Ming army was weak and vulnerable. According to the report of the spies, the turtle prince of the Ming Dynasty did not train his troops or defend himself, and drank and enjoyed himself all day long in the three mansions, and he did not take him seriously at all.
This time out of the Phoenix Ridge in the south, Tuoba was undefeated not only to win, but also to win beautifully.
He wanted to let the Great Zhou know that the god of war of the Northern Zhou Dynasty not only had Tuoba Bull, but also that he was undefeated! The title of the god of war of Tuoba Niuren was nothing but a false appearance, and it was in vain.
If in the past, as soon as the war book was sent to the Dingbei Army, the Dingbei Army would honestly pack up their things and withdraw to the south of the Great Wall, and then the Great Zhou soldiers and horses would naturally go to loot.
Loaded on.
This time, he did not abide by the old rules, and sent a war letter to Daming in advance, and it was more than ten days earlier than in previous years, he wanted to make meritorious contributions, not only to grab food, but also to kill people, but also to seize the city!
The wolf smoke was everywhere, and above the beacon, the beacon fire began to warn.
Tuoba said undefeatedly, "How did you find out?"
A subordinate said, "Left Banner Master ......"
"Huh......?"
Tuoba Undefeated dragged his voice for a long time, expressing dissatisfaction.
The man even changed his words and said, "Marshal, the thief doesn't have the ability, but he runs fast with the sharp eyes, fifteen years ago, Xue Huai, the turtle king, ran a step slower and was almost captured by the god of war, and since then, a large number of sentry posts have been placed in the mountains. ”
Tuoba was undefeated and said, "Since his whereabouts are exposed, the order is given, the whole army will attack, grab food and kill people! Those who get the first kill will be promoted to one level, and those who kill one person will be rewarded with 400 Wen, and those who kill the most will be awarded the title of head king! Those who plant the battle flag at the head of the city will be sealed as Aipi!"
"What is Epippy?"
"It's the warrior of the Great Zhou warriors!"
The subordinate hesitated a little and said, "This ...... Marshal, according to the rules of previous years, we only grab food and do not kill people. ”
Tuoba Undefeated said angrily, "Rules, that's the rules of Tuoba Niuren, Lao Tzu's rule, is to kill the Ming Dog to the point that nothing is left, so that they will be terrified when they hear that I am riding a wolf in the Northern Zhou Dynasty!"
"There's something wrong with that, isn't it?"
"Are you a marshal, or am I a marshal?"
"You are, but ......"
Tuoba stepped forward undefeated, cut off the man's head with a knife, and said to everyone, "This person confronts his superiors, shakes the morale of the army, should be beheaded, herald Erlang, today, I want them to stain the three mansions with blood!"
The generals of the Northern Zhou Dynasty should have been.
The sound of horses' hooves began and splashed dirt on the ground.
The Daming Tun soldiers, who were grabbing the grain, returned to the garrison in a hurry, and before they could pick up the blades, the cavalry of the Northern Zhou Dynasty had already arrived, and a killing came.
The defenders of the three major prefectures retreated south in a hurry, and those who didn't have time to retreat became the undefeated souls of Tuoba under the sword. From sending troops to Phoenix Ridge to occupying Xuan, Cheng, and Shun, it took less than half a day.
It's noon.
Tuoba is undefeated and has stood at the head of Xuanfu City.
Victory came so easily, and the title of undefeated god of war was too easy. He was a little complacent in his heart, in the past in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he relied on his father's name and rose to the left banner master, but he never had any military exploits and could not convince the public.
In today's war, it's time for those pen and ink heroes in the DPRK to shut up!
Tuoba was undefeated and thought to himself.
"Grab food, withdraw troops?"
He didn't bother to do this, he wanted to garrison troops here and turn Sanfu into the territory of the Great Zhou. The 10,000 hectares of fertile land between the three prefectures are all planted with grass, raising cattle, sheep and horses.
"My father is the regent, and I will be the king of Southern Xinjiang of the Great Zhou, and I am also the king of kings!"
He commanded, "Report the victory to the imperial court!"
The clerk was about to prepare for the recital, and he said, "Divide it into three recitals, and report the victory of the three mansions in three times!"
He had to send three letters in a row, one every hour, so that it would be shocking enough. He wants to let the Great Zhou Empire know that a new star of the god of war will rise above the grasslands of the empire.
If you can catch the important generals of the Ming Dynasty, this great victory will be even more perfect!
At this time, a spy came to report, "Thirty miles north of Shunfu City, three thousand Ming infantry were found, fleeing to the south, according to the spy report, it is very likely to be Xue Huai, the turtle king!"
Tuoba was undefeated and overjoyed in his heart, God really helped me, what do you want, if you want to sleep, someone will send a pillow, he decided to personally lead the troops to pursue, and immediately ordered, order all the soldiers and horses, "Capture Wu alive."
The king of turtles, seal the middle skin of the wormwood!"
This trip brought 10,000 cavalry, and 30,000 baggage soldiers, the other side only had 3,000 infantry, and fled in disarray, as long as he led a thousand cavalry, a few charges down, these dogs will become meat puree.
Tuoba was undefeated and ordered heavy troops to defend the three cities, and for the sake of conservatism, he led 8,000 cavalry to pursue and kill Xue Huai, the king of Dingbei, and the 3,000 infantry.
The historic moment has finally arrived.
From today on, Tuoba Undefeated will be engraved in the history of the Great Zhou Empire!
Great earthquake tremors.
These 8,000 cavalry are the most elite troops in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and once they charge, 10,000 horses gallop and are unstoppable.
The Ming Dynasty had 3,000 infantry, and there were still five miles away from the Great Wall Pass, and Tuoba was undefeated to send these people to the West Heaven before they entered the pass.
Thirty miles is neither long nor short, and in half an hour, they catch up.
When the Ming army saw the arrival of the cavalry of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they discarded their blades and scattered around, leaving aside their commander, Xue Huai, the king of Dingbei, who had less than a hundred people.
Seeing this, Tuoba was undefeated and shouted, "Full speed impact!"
The cavalry whipped the horses and rushed to the side of the banner.
A mile away, Tuoba Undefeated had already seen the handsome flag.
Half a mile away, Tuoba Undefeated saw a war horse, and on top of the war horse, there was a man wearing a marshal's robe, breaking away from everyone's guards, and galloping towards the city gate!
Baizhang.
Tuoba was undefeated and slammed into the belly of the horse, suddenly speeding up, standing out from the cavalry, he wanted to kill this turtle king with his own hands, and in his mind, he was ready to accept the worship of ten thousand people.
Ten zhang!
Sanzhang!
Tuoba Undefeated held a wolf knife in his hand, jumped up from the top of his war horse, swung his long knife, and cut off the man's head with a single sword. The head rolled on the ground a few times, motionless.
The war horse still rushed forward, and the "marshal" was still sitting on the war horse, but without a head.
There was no blood as expected.
I was going to see "Xue Huai", where is Xue Huai, this is clearly a wooden person.
Tuoba was undefeated and smelled blood.
At this moment, he was no more than a hundred steps from the city.
Above the city, thousands of crossbowmen left the battlements, bent their bows and arrows, and aimed them at him.
The terrain here is narrow, there are two hillocks of more than 30 zhang on both sides, and I don't know when, it is also full of crossbowmen of the Ming Dynasty, trapping 8,000 cavalry in the long road.
Tuoba is undefeated and knows the plan.
"How is it possible?" he was a little unwilling, "Turtle King, Turtle King, every time he fights the autumn wind, he will retreat to Xue Huai in the pass, and this time he will take the initiative to attack!"
He let out a roar.
With a wave of his long knife, he rushed towards the city gate.
Countless arrows fell from the sky, strangling the son of the regent of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the rising star of the empire, in the cradle.
Everything was between the lightning and flint, the cavalry of the Northern Zhou Dynasty had risen to the momentum, the commander was killed, the cavalry in front of the company rode their horses to stop, and the rear could not stop, knocking the former into the air and trampling into a pulp.
The entire Northern Zhou army was in disarray.
The screams were incessant.
With the rain of arrows, they died under the Great Wall.
Tuoba was undefeated and died, and the most elite 8,000 cavalry of the Northern Zhou Dynasty died under the Great Wall. Xuan, Cheng, and Shun fled after hearing the news, and met the Ming soldiers and horses in Phoenix Ridge, and the whole army was annihilated.
100 miles away.
Xue Huai, the turtle king who had never won a battle in the past 20 years, led an army of 200,000 to cross the Phoenix Ridge and occupy the fairy ditch. Xue Huai led the army to fight with the Northern Zhou Dynasty for three days and three nights in Shenxian Gou, and captured Shenxian Gou.