In this way, Zhu Qizhen personally wrote an imperial edict, requiring the emperor and the court to send envoys to negotiate peace, restore Ye Xian's tribute rights, and order Ara and Totuo Buhua to stop attacking Ye Xian.
Now it's better. In the past, the emperor knocked on the door, and in the later, the emperor forced him to negotiate peace.
Since Zhu Qizhen did not have a seal in his hand, this so-called "imperial edict" was handed over to Naha without a seal.
After Naha read it, he nodded with satisfaction and handed the 'imperial edict' to Li Xian.
Li Xian and Li Shi had mixed feelings in their hearts, humiliation, so humiliating. The war was obviously won, so why did Ming have to take the initiative to negotiate peace first, making it seem as if Ming was the loser.
Without waiting for the monarch and his ministers to communicate again, Naha ordered his personal guards to invite Zhu Qizhen to the new felt tent.
This new felt tent is ordinary and tattered, which is very different from the previous felt tent in Zhu Qizhen.
Inside, there were just a few sheepskins spread on the floor, making it a simple bed.
Li Xian and Li Shi shed tears when they saw this scene.
Zhu Qizhen looked even more defeated, but there was nothing he could do.
Naha left Zhu Qizhen alone in a felt tent, and urged Li Xian and Li Shi to leave immediately with the envoys and supplies.
Two hours later, the mission set off and returned to the capital.
Zhu Qizhen stayed in his tent. The past two months were like a dream, but in the end it was all in vain. The maids, concubines, felt tents, and chariots were all lost again.
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On March 12th, the weather was fine.
After sleeping lazily until almost noon, Zhu Qiyu got up. Open the door, walk twenty or thirty steps, and arrive at the lake.
Zhu Qiyu's plan today is to go fishing and then grill the fish with his beloved concubines.
It's so simple, this quiet and leisurely life is beautiful just thinking about it.
It's a pity that God did not fulfill his wishes.
As soon as Zhu Qiyu tied the fishing line, the little maid ran in panting and reported: "Your Majesty, Bachelor He asked you to go out immediately to discuss matters."
After speaking, the little maid emphasized again: "Xueshi He seems to be very anxious."
Reluctantly, Zhu Qiyu sighed heavily, handed the fishing rod to the concubine beside him, and followed the little maid to the West Pavilion.
As soon as he sat down on the third floor, He Yi immediately handed over the 800-mile urgent military report.
Zhu Qiyu knew without looking that something bad was definitely going to happen. There were two armies outside the court. Among them, the war with Ningyang Hou's army was coming to an end. There was no need to send any urgent military reports.
Therefore, it must be Jing Yuanbo's army that caused the trouble.
Opening the military newspaper with an anxious mood, Zhu Qiyu was almost frightened after taking a glance at it: Isn't this the Jingtai version of the 'Battle of Salhu'?
Wang Ji divided the army into three groups. As soon as he arrived in Guilin with the main army, the two armies of Anyuan Marquis Liu Pu and Wuqing Marquis Shi Heng were attacked one after another and were defeated one by one by the Miao people.
The entire army on the south road was destroyed, and Liu Pu died in the rebel army; the original Xuanfu army on the north road was attacked and routed, and fled back desperately, directly overwhelming the main force of Shi Heng's fifth military camp.
The Miao people, who were good at mountain warfare, occupied favorable terrain and fought to the death.
Due to the complex terrain and dangerous mountains, Liu Yongcheng and Sun Boring were unable to lead their troops to rescue in time.
In the end, only Shi Heng and Shi Biao led hundreds of soldiers to protect Yang Shan, Jin Ying, Xing'an and other civil servants and eunuchs, and broke out of the siege.
After this battle, the Ming army lost 100,000 lives.
The Miao people also paid a heavy price. Even though they occupied a favorable location and had the advantage of a surprise attack, the Miao people's casualties greatly exceeded those of the Ming army.
According to Wang Ji, the number of Miao people killed in the battle alone was over 120,000, and countless others were injured and disabled.
Therefore, although the Ming army was ambushed in this battle, it was still a tragic victory.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head and smiled bitterly, what's the use of this miserable victory. When the Ming army fought, they would be attacked and ambushed at every turn, and then the entire army of five to one hundred thousand people would be wiped out. This was true when the Mongols were conquering the Yuan Dynasty in the north, and it was the same when they were conquering Jiaozhi in the south.
It's really evil. Zhu Qiyu now begins to suspect that there is something wrong with the Ming army's tactics. They are ambushed and attacked at every turn, and it happens over and over again. They never learn lessons or change.
Zhu Qiyu continued to look behind, and there was something even more frightening: after the Miao people defeated them, they were greatly encouraged and their reputation was great.
Miao people from all tribes responded one after another, taking advantage of the collapse of the Ming army, and rushed into the hinterland of the plains of Huguang.
The Ming army divided its troops into three groups and marched towards Guiyang at the same time, leaving Huguang empty of troops and the Miao people advancing straight into it, making it unstoppable.
General Zhu Qiyu turned over the newspaper and read it carefully several times before looking at He Yi: "This, you said this, oh... oh!"
He Yi consoled him: "Your Majesty, please be at ease. The Miao people suffered equally heavy losses. I thought they were at the end of their war effort.
Not only did Jing Yuanbo's main army not suffer any damage, but he also left 50,000 new troops to garrison Xiangyang.
Your Majesty only needs to mobilize the Guizhou Kingdom to conquer Guizhou, and then cooperate with Jing Yuanbo's 150,000 troops to encircle and suppress Huguang from three directions: Guiyang, Guilin, and Xiangyang. It will be completed soon.
Moreover, in this war, the Miao people were so radical, which gave us the opportunity to completely quell the Miao rebellion. It is much better than spending decades in endless tug-of-war. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded, yes, he still had one more useless card, and that was Mu Bin, the Duke of Guizhou in Shizhen Yunnan.
Although the Miao people are brave and brave, their troops are limited and their weapons are backward.
If the Miao people hide in the deep mountains and old forests, there is really not much they can do against them.
But now that they have entered the plain, wouldn't they use their own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points?
He Yi added: "The Miao people are not stupid either. The reason why they invaded the plain area was probably because they got the news that the Huguang Ming Army's defense was empty.
So both of us were competing for time. The Miao people thought of grabbing enough supplies and weapons, and then quickly retreated into the mountains.
We are going to mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress them on the plains.
Soldiers are valuable and quick, now it depends on which side can move faster. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded and suddenly reacted: "In other words, the Ming army's intelligence was leaked to the enemy again?"
He Yi smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid this is an old problem."
"Hey, I'm so worried. If we do this, I won't be able to sleep at night when we regain Jiaozhi."
While the two were chatting, Chen Xun, Wang Wen and other cabinet bachelors and six ministers also hurried over.
Zhu Qiyu looked at everyone and felt very embarrassed.
The first year of Jingtai was really unsettling.
In the first month, most of the Forbidden City was burned down.
In February, another 100,000 Ming troops were lost in a battle that was unknown whether it was a disastrous defeat or a disastrous victory.
I don’t know what strange things will happen next.
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly at everyone and said, "How about I issue another edict to punish myself?"
Chen Xun heard this and replied: "How can you blame your Majesty for this? The commander on the front line obviously failed in his duty. The most urgent task now is to quickly redeploy the army and completely encircle and suppress the Miao people who have entered Huguang."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "That's all we can do. In Wang Ji's military report, he only said that the main force would return to the division and march towards Huguang. There was no specific deployment.
Everyone, tell me, what should we do next? "
(End of chapter)
