The Xuanfu soldiers who were preparing to have dinner suddenly saw so many enemy cavalry and they immediately dispersed.
The Xuanfu garrison had no interest in fighting the Wala army, and they had no interest from the beginning to the end.
Due to the tip-off from the noble servants, he also knew the deployment of the Ming army clearly, and therefore tailored a battle plan for the Ming army in Xuanfu: "Boyan Timur took five thousand wounded soldiers to protect Looking at the Supreme Emperor, he slowly followed behind the main force.
And Ye Xian led a main force of 25,000 to launch a surprise attack while the Ming army was changing defenses inside and outside Xuanfu City.
He did not kill the 30,000 Xuanfu defenders first, but surrounded them on three sides, leaving only the north side. The defeated army was forced to flee northward in a swarm to attack the main camp of the Ming army.
At this time, among the Xuanfu garrison, the newly appointed Chief of Soldiers Zhang Xi, Deputy Chief of Soldiers Sun Jizong, Staff General Sun Xianzong, Supervisor of the Army Eunuch Chen Xiang, Counselor of Military Affairs Xiang Wenyao, and Minister of War Yu Qian were all trying their best to organize resistance. But this is the case with the Xuanfu army. If they were willing to fight bravely, Zhu Qiyu would not be as hostile to them as he is today.
Thirty thousand so-called elite border troops are not as useful as thirty thousand pigs.
At least 30,000 pigs won't all charge in the same direction.
But 30,000 Xuanfu's 'elites' will.
Soon, Xuanfu soldiers, coerced by Yexian's army, began to attack the main camp of the Ming army.
Seeing this scene, Liu Zhongfu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He had just been re-appointed by the emperor and entrusted with important tasks, and the result was like this.
Life and death are small matters, but honors and festivals are big matters. If the Ming army suffers another major defeat this time, Liu Zhongfu himself will know that his reputation is completely ruined, and he will have no shame in living anymore, so he can only die to repay his kindness.
Tao Jin, the new commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, was not in a hurry and was still sitting calmly in the Chinese army tent.
Although Tao Jin was Fan Guang's deputy, Fan Guang commanded the most elite part of the Shenji Battalion, and Tao Jin commanded the remaining main force.
Zhu Qiyu didn't pay much attention to win over Tao Jin, so Tao Jin usually kept quiet and seldom attracted attention.
However, Tao Jin was a solid general. This time he was promoted by the emperor to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion and Chief Military Officer of the Xuan Mansion, and was given the power to act expeditiously.
Moreover, Tao Jin also knew the complete plan formulated by the emperor, so facing Liu Zhongfu who was all around, he was not in a hurry and was still in the mood to joke: "
Da Situ, please sit down quickly and have a sip of tea. When the Holy Emperor faced the 80,000-strong army of Wala approaching the city, he was not as anxious as you. "
Li Bing, who was next to him, was also calm and composed, and repeatedly echoed: "Don't be impatient, Sir. Since Governor Tao seems to have a plan in mind, I think His Majesty has already made a plan, so why do you need to worry so much?"
Liu Zhongfu had just resumed his official duties, but he didn't know the emperor's temperament yet. Seeing that they both had such confidence in the emperor, he became even more confused.
Tao Jin stopped talking and began to summon the generals and dispatch them calmly.
The main camp of the Ming army was backed by Nainai Huai Mountain and was surrounded by mountains on three sides. Only the south was open flat land.
In accordance with Zhu Qiyu's request, Tao Jin built a complete defense system and deployed heavy troops behind the camp, on Nainai Huaishan on the left, and on Straw Hat Mountain on the right.
Although the army did not carry heavy artillery, it did have enough firearms and crossbows. Now, the 18,000 Shenji Battalion and the 15,000 Juyongguan garrison who came to support have all gathered in the main camp and can hold on for a day and a night without any problem.
Now outside the main camp, a stalemate situation has formed. The 30,000 defenders of Xuanfu are eager to enter the camp and take refuge. The Shenji camp tightly guarded the camp and refused to let in.
First, 25,000 cavalrymen were aggressive, forming the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai.
Tao Jin directed his main force to retreat to the mountain and the back camp at the foot of the mountain, and then threw the front camp to the Xuanfu defenders.
Moreover, sufficient weapons, food and water were left in the front camp. They dug trenches one after another and set up rows of resisting horses.
When the Xuanfu defenders poured into the front camp, they were immediately dumbfounded. They thought they would be safe if they squeezed in, but they never thought that this was a completely empty camp.
Fortunately, the emperor was relatively conscientious in his work. Weapons, food, water, and fortifications were all available. If you want to survive, you can resist and fight for your own opportunities.
Zhang Min, Yu Qian, Sun Jizong, Sun Xianzong and others were not scattered. They all gathered together and were taken into the front camp.
Yu Qian looked at the setting up of the camp and was speechless for the emperor: This was another work of the ridiculous emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Generally, when emperors build mausoleums, they like to build some facilities such as front and rear tombs, and the one in front is used as a tomb. , the one behind is the real tomb.
Good guy, now the emperor has applied this theory of building tombs to setting up camps. There is a large camp in the front, which is full of trenches, horses, and traps; a large stronghold in the back is where the real main force is.
Thinking of this, Yu Qian felt a little cold on his back: Could it be that the emperor had already predicted that the main camp of the Ming army would be attacked by the Xuanfu army? That's why this isolation method was adopted to offset the impact of the rebel army.
Then this emperor is too terrible.
A talented and intelligent emperor like the Supreme Emperor is not too scary.
No matter how smart the emperor is, he can't be smarter than that large group of civil servants.
The most terrifying thing is the emperor who knows how to be cautious and careful every step of the way.
Be careful at every step and startle at every step.
Just like now, the main force of the 30,000 Ming army, under Zhu Qiyu's careful guidance, once again shrank into a hedgehog, leaving people with nowhere to say anything.
Of course, the main force of the Ming army's method of camping on the mountain also had a huge flaw: there was no water source.
The Ming military camp could only store water for two or three days at most.
Therefore, there is no need to attack, and if the Ming army is surrounded for seven or eight days, it will collapse without a fight.
Ye Xian also saw this, so he could no longer maintain his kingly demeanor and began to break the jar and curse loudly at Zhu Qiyu in the capital.
For Ye Xian, the battle situation once again became extremely passive. The 30,000 Xuanfu soldiers in the front camp of the Ming army have been forced by Zhu Qiyu into a last-ditch battle: they have no choice but to retreat and have no choice but to fight.
The Xuanfu soldiers had the fighting spirit, but they didn't want to fight at first: they rushed in and won, so what? Is there any point in sacrificing thousands of warriors on my side to kill 30,000 Xuanfu soldiers who even the Ming Emperor despised?
I was forced to have no choice but to place my hope in the five thousand noble servants in Xuanfu City.
But the noble servants only dared to release the water secretly. If they were allowed to open the city gate openly, they would not be so crazy. Everyone is born and raised by their parents, and no one wants the Nine Clans to die.
There was no other way but to order the army to camp on the spot, wait for the arrival of the Supreme Emperor, and then call for the Xuanfu city gate to be opened.
In Zhu Qi Town, there was a dragon chariot sent by Zhu Qi Yu, a full set of emperor's ceremonial guards, more than ten concubines, and a lot of maids and eunuchs, so he couldn't walk fast at all.
Boyan Timur took only five thousand wounded soldiers to protect the Supreme Emperor, and they could not move fast either.
Therefore, Zhu Qizhen will be able to arrive at Xuanfu at noon tomorrow.
For Ye, first, either wait, wait until the Supreme Emperor arrives, and then take a gamble and see if the noble family members dare to open the city gate under the Supreme Emperor's order.
Or, take advantage of the fact that the Ming army cannot organize an attack, run away, run back to Datong in one breath, and then exit the customs from Datong through Yanghekou and return to Oara.
(End of chapter)
