"Actually, it was Yingzong himself who changed the marching route. Although Wang Zhen was very favored by Yingzong, he did not have the authority to command the army."
Yang Fan was a little strange and asked: "Why did he do this? Since he has decided to return to Beijing from Zijingguan. There is no need to go back to Datong and go back the way he came."
Zhang Shize said: "Everyone around the emperor died at that time, and no one knows how the decision was made. The family member who escaped from my family only said that it was the emperor's wish."
Yang Fan thought for a while and asked, "Do you know the specific itinerary after leaving Juyongguan?"
Zhang Shize nodded and said, "I have specifically looked for relevant information. I am also very curious about this matter and have combed through it carefully."
"On July 17, the 14th year of Zhengtong, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty ignored the objections of Wang Zhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and other officials, and together with Wang Zhen, led the army to conquer personally."
Zhang Size introduced in detail Yingzong's detailed itinerary. Yang Fan used a red pencil to gradually draw on the map, writing the situation on each node.
On the 16th day of the seventh lunar month, the chariot departed from the capital and visited Kangjialing in the evening.
On the 17th day of the seventh lunar month, I had a night terror at Longhutai.
On the 19th day of the seventh lunar month, Dingyou passed Juyongguan. It was stormy and rainy, the six armies were suffering, and the civil and military officers and soldiers were all undisciplined. The ministers asked to stay, but they were not allowed.
Yang Fan marked this point and sighed. At that time, it seemed that the Jingying camp was really in ruins. It took three days to reach Juyongguan. Later generations drove out of Deshengmen, which was just over an hour away.
And this time it was very unfavorable. It had been raining for the past three days, and the army was marching in the rain. The army at this time was no longer as elite as it was during Chengzu's time. When it rained, they asked to set up camp and refused to continue marching.
On July 20th, the Wuxu Day, we visited Yulin Station.
On July 21st, Jihai became pregnant again.
This time Yang Fan and Zhang Shize led the army on the same path. But it's winter now, and the snow on the road has been taken care of by the engineering corps. The marching speed is still very fast, and it is estimated that we will be able to get out of the valley passage of these thirty-two miles tonight.
Exiting this passage is Yanqing. Then the army will not go to Yanqing County, but will take a U-shaped route northwest and go directly to Huailai. As long as you leave the mountains here, there are large areas of mountainous plains. There is no need to walk through the mountains all the way to Zhangjiakou.
Therefore, Juyong Pass is extremely important. There are plains in front and behind it and there is no danger to defend it.
On July 22nd, Gengzi came to Leijia Station.
On July 23, Xin Chou drove to Xuan Mansion. The wind and rain are coming, and the reports from the border are getting more and more urgent. The retinue and all the ministers have asked to stay in the place. Wang Zhen was angry and ordered everyone to tell the story.
After leaving the valley passage, it was obvious that the marching speed of the Beijing camp had accelerated. But soon there was another storm. All three armies are exhausted. At this time, new frontline emergency information came.
The Central Route Army also led 90,000 troops to invade Datong, and later added more than 30,000 troops to the headquarters. Alazhiyuan led more than 30,000 troops (someone said 20,000) to invade the Xuan Mansion at Juyong Pass.
Previously, intelligence said that the Mongols numbered 30,000. However, they first annihilated the Ming army in Maoerzhuang, and then annihilated more than 40,000 Ming army frontier troops in Yanghe.
At this time, the situation became clear. The Wala people were also on the way, and their actual strength was 90,000. He also first recruited 30,000 people from the grassland again. At the same time, there were 30,000 people from Asashi Academy. The main force of Wala that actually attacked Datong was 150,000 cavalry.
At this time, in order to bring peace to Burma, the Beijing camp transferred a large number of elites to Yunnan. At the same time, in order to suppress Deng Maoqi in Fujian, 70,000 elite troops were transferred again. At this time, the only people in the Beijing camp who could actually fight were more than 50,000 cavalry.
The rest are either freeloaders or impostors. Many were not soldiers at all. Just like Yang Fan this time, at least 20,000 of the 80,000 people were hired to work together.
In addition to the old, weak, sick and disabled in the capital camp, they are the common people of unknown origin. Although they look quite strong, they don't have enough combat experience at all. Neither will fight.
This is the reason why we keep asking to set up camp not long after walking. You have to camp when it rains, you have to camp when there are dark clouds, and you have to camp when there is strong wind. Later, Wang Zhen got angry and they became honest.
This is also the reason why the civil servants desperately opposed Yingzong's personal expedition. At this time, Jingying was already on the plate of civilian officials. Not only did the army lose their pay, but the men in the Ministry of War also colluded with the nobles to eat up their pay and hire replacements.
How could the Ministry of War not know what the Beijing camp was like? Can such an army fight?
Before the Beijing camp had not mobilized on a large scale to Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Yunnan, there were still at least 200,000 soldiers ready to fight. The total number is 400,000, and they have harmed half of them, but the situation can still be sustained.
But now, there are actually only more than 50,000 combatable soldiers left in the Beijing camp. The rest are either the old, weak or disabled, or people hired temporarily. Yingzong didn't understand military affairs at all, and he didn't know the tricks here.
However, the emperor was determined to go on an expedition, and the ministers and other officials in the Ministry of War and Ministry of Households did not dare to tell the truth to the emperor, so they had to bite the bullet and go. However, they knew clearly that relying on the strong walls of the capital, the Walas could not break in at all.
If one of them takes the initiative to go out, it will be difficult to say.
If such an army confronts the main force of Wala, something big will happen.
Then, they desperately look for excuses to delay. It was estimated that the Wala people had plundered enough and they planned to retreat. They encouraged the soldiers to cause trouble in various ways, and it took them three days to reach Juyongguan.
Later, Wang Zhen wanted to deal with them, but they were afraid. Only then did it speed up.
On the twenty-fourth day of the seventh lunar month, Renyin, the rooster crowed in the mountain. Everyone is in danger and fear, so the superior will use his deeds to invigorate the people, strengthen their authority and resist them, and say that if they humiliate the ministers, they will definitely enter the army. Our division gradually retreated and the enemy retreated outside the fortress.
Arriving at Jimingyi, Jimingyi is a solid castle. When Yang Fan was browsing Douyin, he often saw short videos taken by drones of that majestic city.
These people started making trouble again, demanding to stop here and refusing to move forward.
At this time, both civil servants and generals in the Beijing camp. They are all the initiators of empty wages and emptying the capital, and they know everything in their hearts.
Now, according to the information sent back by the scouts, Ye Xian's headquarters, plus Asashi Zhiyuan, have a total of 150,000 cavalry. Don't scare these corrupt elements to death. How dare you move on.
As a result, they all made trouble and demanded to stop in the strong city of Jimingyi.
Since Wang Zhen was a vicious dog raised by the emperor, at this time, it was natural to release Wang Zhen to deal with them. Wang Zhen's tactics were not self-defeating, and he quickly made him docile. He got out of the turtle shell of Jimingyi and continued to move forward.
Fortunately, at this time, I didn't know the strength of the Beijing camp yet, so I felt a little scared when I saw the 200,000 troops coming overwhelmingly. So, we gradually exited the Great Wall entrance and returned to the outside of the Great Wall to observe the situation.
