Afternoon on February 12th.
Outside the city of Piantou Pass, a large number of convoys were slowly heading east, and the escorting people and horses were also moving along with the traffic.
Wang Yue mobilized his cavalry to escort the chariots away in an orderly manner. Flying cavalry could still be seen everywhere, passing on the news.
"...Wang Junmen, the Tatars have retreated sixty miles to the north, and it is estimated that they will not invade the south again in the near future."
Just when Wang Yue raised his head and looked at Guancheng, the school captain who kept the night away came over to report to him.
Wang Yue narrowed his eyes and said, "You won't invade from the south? In less than two days, they will come over again. Next time, they may even bring the baggage for the siege. There will be a battle at the pass."
At this time, Wu Pingbo Chen Xun appeared next to Wang Yue and saluted respectfully: "Commander Wang, all the cavalry that need to be mobilized have been mobilized. According to your instructions, the cavalry will be mobilized. Three thousand light cavalry can be used as the rear."
"Um."
Wang Yue nodded, "Are the layouts in the city complete?"
Chen Xun said: "Everything is complete. However, if we evacuate like this, if the Tatars come through the gap again, it is estimated that they will be able to destroy the defensive earthen castles in the side pass in two days, and large parts of the city towers and walls will also be lost."
"Loss? A little is fine." Wang Yue said with a smile, "If you don't give the Tatars a little sweetness, how can they easily get out of the cave? Hang all the artillery and baggage that can't be taken away on the top of the city, and let the Tatar sentry They can see it from a distance, and leave more food and grass in the city for them..."
Chen Xun frowned and said, "You can take it away or not?"
Wang Yue said: "This is to invite you to the urn. If you can't even part with this little thing, what else can you ask for? Just do it hastily! In addition, if the subsequent convoys transporting grain and baggage encounter a Tatar attack, just leave them alone and light soldiers. Go in the direction of Datong Mansion, as many as you can throw away along the way."
"yes!"
Chen Xun finally heard it.
Wang Yue was deliberately showing weakness to the Tatars, making the Tatars feel that the Ming Dynasty army was afraid of its strength, leaving the pass and retreating hastily.
Before Chen Xunlin went to deliver the order, he also looked up at the city gate and said with an unbearable look on his face: "If such an important gate is lost to the Tatars, it will cost too much money to repair it later."
Wang Yue glared at him.
The war hasn't even started yet, but you're already feeling sorry for the imperial court?
This life for me, Wang Weining, may very well be my last chance to make a great contribution, let alone a city gate. No matter how high the price is, I am willing to give it up.
"That's not what you should worry about. If you are still timid after making great achievements, what can you do? If the Ming Dynasty's frontier soldiers are so fearful, they should just go back to farming!" Wang Yue probably felt that his tone was harsh. After all, the other party was good at it. He is also an earl, and he has always wanted to get the title of earl in his life. From now on, he will never see you again without looking up...
"Don't worry, the Tatars only have one night and can't do much. They have a lot of things left, so they just focus on looting. It's easy to enter the city, but it's difficult to get out! Who destroyed the walled castle in the end? Woolen cloth!"
Chen Xun was startled and asked: "Wang Shuai, what do you mean?"
"Hmph!" Wang Yue's tone was filled with the arrogance of breaking a jar, "The Tatars occupied the earth city, and I only brought a few thousand cavalry to fight back. If I don't blow up the city wall, how can I cover up the attack? Such a thing You don’t need to worry about it! And that Uncle Ping Jiang, hasn’t he asked for instructions many times to lead troops to Yulin Guard? If you want to leave, leave early, I won’t stop you! He is no longer needed here!”
Chen Xun felt very uncomfortable after hearing this.
But he still reminded him seriously: "Commander Wang, if the Tatars enter the pass in large numbers, there will be at least tens of thousands of troops... You only bring three thousand cavalry..."
Wang Yue glared at him again: "Don't worry about it! Escort the troops and civilians who are retreating inside. Remember, if there is a battle outside the city fortress, don't be reluctant to fight. Find shelter in the nearest county seat and guardhouse. Don't expect to have soldiers and horses." Rush to help. The rest...the planning is up to people, and the success is up to God!"
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Before nightfall that day, all the garrison at Piantou Pass withdrew from the light.
The battle report here was actually sent out in the morning, and it was sent to the capital by Pegasus. However, it was not until nightfall on February 13th that the messenger's documents completed the journey of more than a thousand miles.
Zhu Youtang was already preparing to go to bed in the Qianqing Palace. When he heard that there was an urgent battle report from the northwest, he hurriedly ordered Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian to come to the Qianqing Palace to see him.
"...You two, I have read Wang Yue's report. What he means is to withdraw from Piantou Pass first, and wait for the Tatars to enter the pass before the decisive battle!"
Zhu Youtang's face was gloomy.
Because the emperor also felt that Wang Yue was a bit willing to spend money in order to gain military merit.
You were originally guarding Guancheng, and you could also fight, or you could open a hole to let the Tatars fight in, and then close the door and let the dogs out.
Good for you.
Just give up the head-turning gate, wait for the Tatars to kill them, and then cover them up and come back... I'm sorry you figured it out.
Even if you win, there is no charge for building the pass?
Ma Wensheng said: "Your Majesty, this move is very risky. Even if the tactics are appropriate, how can we ensure that we can still win when the offensive and defensive momentum changes? I really can't understand the meaning of Wang Weining's move."
Judging from Ma Wensheng's military experience, Wang Yue was not fighting a normal war.
It's just nonsense.
Zhu Youtang did not answer, but turned to look at Liu Jian and said, "Mr. Liu Ge, what do you think?"
"The veteran believes that Wang Weining may be too confident." Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng have almost the same view.
"Speak directly!" Zhu Youtang didn't want to hear such concluding remarks. He wanted to know the specific meaning of Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng's comments.
Liu Jiandao: "Since we want to lure the enemy into the pass and invite you to enter the urn, why should we withdraw from the pass? If the Tatars seal the inner gate of the pass, won't Wang Weining look at the city gate and not be able to enter? Then there will be no support behind him, but there will be Tatars in front. The iron cavalry is afraid that there will be no way forward or retreat!"
Zhu Youtang thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I think he must have left a way out. If there is not even a gap in the city wall, how can he ensure that he can enter the city when he returns?"
Ma Wensheng said from the side: "But if he wanted to take advantage of Di Yi's unpreparedness, Wang Weining could only advance with light troops, and the number of troops and horses should not be too large to prevent being detected by Tatar scouts. But if the Tatars want to enter the pass, their troops and horses The number must be more than ten thousand. Even if Wang Weining uses all the available cavalry on hand, he may not be able to achieve any results before the Tatar reinforcements arrive, right?"
Even Zhu Youtang frowned after hearing this.
Zhu Youtang said: "Based on Wang Yue's experience in leading troops in battles, he must have made a comprehensive plan, otherwise what is he doing? Abandoning the pass and retreating inward? You two Qings, do you not understand the profound meaning of his tactics?" "
The emperor was actually quite depressed.
I want you to analyze Wang Yue's tactical brilliance and analyze the way to win.
It turns out that it's better for you two to come together, one of them is more dissatisfied than the other.
After listening to what you two said, I simply thought that Wang Yue felt that he couldn't defeat him and was going to become a deserter! Or he is preparing to destroy himself!
Facing the emperor's questioning, Ma Wensheng still insisted: "I don't see what's clever about this move. If waiting for reinforcements and attacking with light troops is a rash advance, then Wang Weining's move... is more like a desperate move. The situation is It’s far from the point where we have to fight our last!”
In Ma Wensheng's view, Wang Yue was completely fooling around.
Do you really think everyone is Han Xin?
Obviously you are guarding the Piantou Pass and there are dangers to defend. It is easy to deal with the Tatars. After all, with your reputation as Wang Weining, the Tatars are also very afraid. It probably only took a few rounds of back and forth before the Tatars withdrew.
In the end, you insisted on withdrawing the pass to let the Tatars in, and then you attacked... What the Ming army is good at, others don't know, but you, Wang Weining, don't know?
If you have to use a group of soldiers who are good at defense and like to shoot arrows and throw stones from a high position to attack difficulties, when the number of soldiers and horses is lagging behind...it seems that your Wang Yue's chances of winning are very low.
Who gave you the courage?
Zhu Youtang looked very unhappy and looked at Dai Yi beside him and said, "How long until the second trial?"
When Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian heard this, what did it mean?
This person is still talking about the war in the northwest, and the emperor suddenly becomes interested in trying it?
Dai Yi said: "Tomorrow afternoon, the second session will end."
Others don't know the emperor's intentions. Dai Yi and other eunuchs are from a clean background.
The emperor felt that Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian's badmouthing was very disturbing, and he was going to ask Zhang Zhou to ask them.
Find confidence from Zhang Zhou.
"It's too late, you two should go back first. There is no need to stay on duty tonight. We will talk about it in the morning tomorrow." Zhu Youtang said.
Ma Wensheng said: "Your Majesty, if there is any military order, should it be issued immediately?"
In Ma Wensheng's view, if we want to stop Wang Yue from taking such a risk now, it may still be too late.
Zhu Youtang said: "Wang Yue's memorial stated that he withdrew from Pian Pass yesterday. Based on his expectation, the Tatars will march into the pass tonight. Is it useful to issue an order now?"
Liu Jiandao: "If we can prevent his troops from advancing rashly, it might still be possible!"
"It's too late!" Zhu Youtang said, "It is estimated that his troops will have arrived at Guancheng by now. Even if more reinforcements are sent to him, they will not be able to reach Pianguan in three to five days. At most, they will have to clean up the mess. !”
The emperor saw things more comprehensively than Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian.
The lag in the news meant that it took sixteen hours for the battle situation at Piantou Pass to reach the capital. The battle was imminent, and the fighting had already started or was about to start. The monarchs and ministers in the capital became "extraordinary people" and were waiting for the outcome of the war at most. The battle report came in, let’s make a summary afterwards.
Want to get involved…
Unless you can fly, you have to fly extremely fast, and you have to have the strength to hold Wang Yue back!
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Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian also left with great depression.
Before leaving, the two of them specifically mentioned the martial law in the capital and the inner three passes. They were probably afraid that if Wang Yue messed up, the war would directly reach the inner three passes, and even the capital would be in danger.
"Your Majesty, if you are in a hurry to ask for advice, you can send someone to the Tribute Courtyard..."
Dai Yi wanted to remind the emperor that it would be best to just take Zhang Zhou out of the Gongyuan, regardless of what he would try.
The paper will be handed in tomorrow, and he will probably finish it by now.
Isn't it just to get people out in advance? So what if he doesn't take the exam? Compared to the stability of the Ming Dynasty's borders, is his own fame and future so important?
Zhu Youtang said: "What I thought was that before the results came out, he could analyze it with me. In fact, what he said has nothing to do with the results, right?"
Dai Yi said: "Your Majesty, please think about it for a moment. Do you think Wang Weining's move was because of... the thing Mr. Zhang gave him before that His Majesty gave him the name of 'Mighty Heavenly Gunpowder'?"
"Snapped!"
Zhu Youtang slapped the table and suddenly seemed to have a sudden realization: "Let me just say, Wang Weining has been fighting for his whole life. How dare he use troops like this without any means?"
Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, even if the mighty gunpowder is amazingly powerful, it may not be of use, right?"
Zhu Youtang smiled, changing his previous depression and decadence: "If it is used in the wilderness, it will not be effective, and its power will only frighten the hearts of the Diyi troops. But if it is used as a bait, the Tatars After entering Guancheng and trapping the Tatars at the fortress, didn’t gunpowder come into play that day?”
This time, not only Xiao Jing, but also Chen Kuan and Wei Bin, who were confused before, also heard the clue.
Wang Yue wanted to attract the Tatars into the Piantou Pass, then bring the Tatars with him, block them together in a small circle, and then launch a bombing.
Will Wang Yue still need to lead his cavalry into the city?
Just stay outside the pass, come out and kill each one, and just pick up what's ready.
It’s just a pity that the Ming Dynasty’s important pass...
Xiao Jing exclaimed: "No wonder Mr. Zhang said before that Wang Weining might withdraw from the pass first and then lead his troops back to kill him! Could it be that this move is..."
He just said that he was bald and almost said, Zhang Zhou didn't come up with this idea for Wang Yue, right?
But then he realized... For this kind of thing, it would be better to place the blame on Wang Yue. If he had to pin this matter on Zhang Zhou, wouldn't Zhang Zhou have to betray him if there were any negative consequences from this battle? Big scapegoat?
Zhu Youtang didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Before Wang Weining left, he must have discussed military aircraft with Bingkuan and asked for advice. It would not be wrong if Bingkuan mentioned such tactics to him! But it is better not to tell the courtiers about this matter. said!"
"yes."
Several people quickly responded.
If you have any merit, just credit it to Zhang Zhou. As for the things that haven't come to fruition yet... let's not talk about it yet.
Dai Yipai smiled and said, "Then your Majesty, there shouldn't be any need to ask Mr. Zhang to go to the tribute courtyard, right?"
"I didn't say I wanted him to come, but you insisted on inviting him here so that he could take the exam with peace of mind. Isn't that great?" Zhu Youtang was in the mood to joke now.
"Yes Yes."
When Dai Yi responded, he had a smile on his face like several eunuchs around him.
Finally, Wang Yue's purpose was roughly analyzed.
I finally knew that Wang Yue was not seeking his own destruction.
Wang Weining is Wang Weining after all. Even if his troops make dangerous moves, they will be well-founded and he will not fight an uncertain battle.
Wei Bin said: "Your Majesty, this Biantou Pass is our border gate of the Ming Dynasty. If it is blown up by the mighty gunpowder, wouldn't it..."
Which pot is not opened and lifted?
After Zhu Youtang heard this, the smile on his face immediately dimmed.
Dai Yi smiled and said: "Even if the pass is destroyed, by then, I am afraid that the Tatars will no longer dare to invade the border. It is still worth destroying a pass to scare Di Yi."
"Yeah." Zhu Youtang nodded.
Seems to agree with this view.
But it's nothing more than trying to make up for it.
Even Zhu Youtang himself felt that the destruction of this pass was unworthy. Was there any point in shocking Di Yi? Exploding in the wild, or finding a mountain and bombing it in a circle, will also have the same effect.
Why do we have to use Ming's pass as cannon fodder?
But at this time, Zhu Youtang also knew that he couldn't be too demanding.
Everything is still...win first and then talk about it.
When I win, I will make a good calculation with Old Man Wang and blow my head off to close the account!
(End of chapter)
