Madeng had just gotten up in the morning and was washing up under the care of his wife and maid. Then I saw the housekeeper Ma Youfu and a cavalryman waiting under the second door, holding a document in their hands.
There are three pheasant feathers affixed to the document. This is characteristic of emergency military situations.
Madam Malan was a little surprised. Chifeng City was only built this fall, and there were no people around for hundreds of miles. Only the Liao River is covered with forts like a string of pearls. It is used for warning. Where does the emergency military situation come from?
Malan was born in the Ma family of generals, and she was also a young general who was skilled in bow and horse.
The Ma family is equally extraordinary. Known as one sect, two governors, three generations and seven general soldiers. The Ma family's marriage partner is the Ma Fang family, and the Ma Fang family is also a top general.
Ma Fang was the first master of cavalry and archery in the Ming army during the Jiajing period. He was known as "the braver than a horse". The Ming army ranked him above "Yu Long, Qi Hu", and praised him as a powerful and powerful general in the border areas. crown.
His personal experience is also very legendary, and he is the prototype of An Sanxi. He was really plundered to the grassland at the age of ten. When he was a boy, he shot a tiger and saved Anda Khan's life. He became the captain of his soldiers and later escaped back to the Ming Dynasty.
After returning to the Ming Dynasty, he joined the army as a cavalryman. Regardless of accumulating military exploits, he became the chief military officer of the Xuanfu. The history of the Ming Dynasty said that in his life, he "captured dozens of ministers and executed them without any plan."
Ma Fang's son Ma Dong served as the commander-in-chief of Jizhen and eventually became the governor.
The second son Ma Chun also became the commander of the guards.
The third son, Ma Lin, became the commander-in-chief of Liaodong (Saerhu died in battle and was posthumously awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief.)
His grandson Ma Jiong and others also held positions such as "Huguang General Soldier" and Ganzhou General Soldier. This family has produced seven general soldiers in three generations.
Ma Dengyun was washing her hair and asked the maid to make hot water. Wash the soap suds off your head. While lowering his head to rinse, he said to his wife: "Uncle Dingyuan's products are very useful. Although this soap is a bit expensive, only a tael of silver a piece, it is very useful for washing hair and bathing. There is also this hot air machine. Very comfortable."
There is also a hot air fan next to the wall. This thing looks a bit like a modern cabinet air conditioner. In fact, it is a gasoline stove below, used to heat the air. Then the hot air rises and a Stirling fan blows it. The Stirling engine also uses a gasoline stove underneath for heating.
This is a fantastic design created by the fan factory’s imagination.
Now the officials, gentry, and wealthy businessmen of the Ming Dynasty. All have adopted gasoline stove water heaters and modern style bathtubs. You can take a hot bath every day.
But it’s very cold after taking a shower in winter, so I designed this weird thing.
After taking a shower, I stood in front of the hot air machine, drying myself with a large bath towel, and generally enjoying the hot air. It was a real pleasure. The cost of this thing is not high, but it can be sold for fifty taels of silver.
Modern bathhouses also have similar full-body blow-drying equipment. Blow-dry while standing after taking a shower.
Madeng Yun after the maid dried her hair with a bath towel. Blow dry with your head bent over the hair dryer.
"Sir, the housekeeper is outside with the military report. Do you need to call him in?" Malan said.
"Well, military reports. There have been no military reports for three months. What happened? Let him in." Ma Dengyun said with some surprise.
This autumn, the entire upper reaches of the Liao River defense line was completed. From Ningcheng to Kailu. Nearly a hundred forts were set up along the Liao River. These forts are not large, and each has a small number of soldiers. Generally, there are only fifty people in one general banner. It just serves as a warning.
They grew some food nearby to be self-sufficient, and at the same time guarded the beacons and lit them if necessary. In the past two days, the Jiannu and Chahar people fought continuously, and both sides suffered heavy losses. At present, it seems that Huang Taiji has the upper hand. Lin Danhan can no longer shrink back.
From any aspect, neither party seems to be trying to bring bad luck to Ming Dynasty.
Especially after Lin Danhan failed, he relied even more on Ming Dynasty for help. Could it be that Jiannu called? That’s not right either. Jiannu did not take a year's rest before continuing to wage war.
The steward came in with a tired messenger. After saluting the master and his wife, the two handed the military newspaper to Madeng Yun.
Madeng Yun blew his hair while taking the military newspaper. After just a few glances, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately walked quickly to the study, regardless of whether his hair was still dry.
"Why
, Master, your hair is not dry yet. "The lady quickly called him.
Madeng ignored him and pushed the door open and went out. It was very cold outside, more than ten degrees below zero, and my hair was suddenly frozen solid. It looked like it was standing upright.
Madengyun came to the study, opened the map, and read it carefully.
Madeng Yun had 50,000 soldiers under his command. It is on the front line of Laoha River in the upper reaches of Liaohe River. He did not place heavy troops by the river. Instead, the main force of 30,000 people was stationed in Chifeng City. Ten thousand people were arranged in forts along the river. Another 10,000 people were deployed at various passes in Yanshan Mountain.
Because Ma Dengyun knew that if the troops were dispersed and the hundreds of castles arranged on the edge of the Liao River were attacked by Jiannu, they would be completely defeated. Even the troops can't take it back.
If you are defensive everywhere, you will be empty everywhere. In the end, you can't even defend it.
Only Pinghu Fort on the riverside in front of Chifeng is larger, with 5,000 elite troops stationed there. These soldiers are all old subordinates of the Ma family. Standing in front to defend Chifeng City.
Now, Pinghu Fort reported that the Jiannu invaded in large numbers, with as many as 250,000 people. He almost fell over in shock.
Is Huang Taiji crazy? The truce with Lin Danhan has only been less than three months. It is still the coldest time of the year, and he wants to attack the front line of the Great Wall at this time.
Haven't they been playing against Jinzhou and Ningyuan before? Why did it suddenly change direction?
You know, behind the Liaohe defense line is the uninhabited grassland. How to solve their supplies. After passing the no-man's land, we reach the valley of Yanshan Mountain. There are dangerous cities inside. Once the fight fails and it lasts for a long time, what do they eat?
Even if I want to hunt grass and valley, there is no place to do so. Because Uncle Dingyuan took away all the Mongols. There was nowhere to find food in the wilderness.
In this season, every drop of water becomes ice. Even if there is no fuel, there is no water to drink.
The grasslands are no different from the mountains. There are no trees here. Mongolians burn cow dung. What did Jian Nu use to cook and keep warm? There is no fuel to melt the solid ice. When you are thirsty, do you use your teeth to chew the ice cubes?
But it's useless to say all this now. Because Huang Taiji has arrived.
Pinghu Fort was besieged and impenetrable. Fortunately, when the city was first built, Pinghu Fort was located to the east of Chifeng and was an important fulcrum. Therefore, the rammed earth is wrapped with bricks and the building is very strong.
There are also five thousand elite soldiers stationed inside. Firearms and bows and arrows are also plentiful. I think it will last for a while. Jiannu's siege ability is actually not very good. Most of the large cities they captured in Liaodong were deceived into opening the city gates, or they instigated the Mongols to rebel and open the city gates in the middle of the night.
Only Liaoyang City was captured by them. It was Yuan Yingtai who conducted blindly and played the piano randomly. Instead of placing the army on the city wall to hold on, they had to be dragged out to fight in the field. As a result, the army was lost, the strength was insufficient, and the city could not be defended. Shenyang was also lost in this way. He Shixian went out to fight in the city, was ambushed, and the entire army was wiped out. The city also fell due to lack of troops.
Ma Dengyun thought in his mind that it was definitely not possible to go to the rescue at this time. Jiannu was in full swing. With the 30,000 cavalry in his hands, he would be like a meat bun beating a dog when he went out. He could only harden his heart, let Ma Xi carry it first, use up Jiannu's energy, and slowly look for opportunities.
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