Dayan Khan was shocked by this battle, as was Shi Feng.
He had always been confident, thinking that with the tiger army in his hands, he could defeat the enemy in one battle, but only after fighting in the battle did he realize how powerful the Tatar field battle was.
Military academies always explain why the Tatars have had the advantage over the Ming army for decades, and it is us who clearly have the advantage in terms of population.
Now Shi Feng understood that if the emperor had not devoted himself to training such an elite army, even the current results would not have been achieved.
Everyone laughs at Yuan Chuang, but everyone is Yuan Chuang.
After the war,
Shi Feng went down to the camp to comfort the soldiers. The final casualty statistics showed that the Ming army suffered more than 3,100 casualties, and there were 3,000 Tatar heads chopped off.
In the end, there were one hundred more casualties.
Shi Feng was as ruthless as the King of Hell on the battlefield, but at this moment, he felt heartbroken when he saw the soldiers crying out in pain.
However, for a person like Yuan Chuang, this is a great victory that has never been seen in his life. To be able to fight such a battle with the Tatars at such a ratio is a tiger general in the world.
"ah!"
Suddenly, someone screamed and attracted everyone's attention.
The general next to Shi Feng stepped forward and poured more wine into the doctor's hand. The pain made the tough guy lying on the ground sweat.
"It's not a vital part, and the bleeding has stopped. Just disinfect it and bandage it, but you won't die."
Others seemed to say it in a sarcastic way, but the person who said it was also covered in blood and had a long gash on his forehead.
Yuan Chuang was puzzled, "What is disinfection?"
Shi Feng explained: "The tradition of the guard camp is to bandage the wound after disinfecting it, so that the possibility of suppuration and fever is less."
"Is there such a thing? No wonder General Shi wants his own people to treat him."
The flattery at this time is meaningless. Shi Feng was still in a heavy mood, "Is there any news about the little country?"
"not yet."
The Tatar army along this road should not be underestimated, and Shi Feng became somewhat worried.
When the good news was delivered to the palace, it was already the beginning of Haishi, and the emperor had already slept for nearly two hours.
However, Liu Jin did not dare to delay the report, and he had to wake up the emperor even though he was worried.
Zhu Houzhao was a little excited after reading it. In the battle in front of Zijin Pass, the Ming and Mongolian armies suffered mutual injuries. Although they still repelled the Tatars at the cost of hundreds of casualties, it was not easy to achieve this result without relying on the strong city. .
Years of combat preparation training have paid off, giving him a little more confidence in this battle.
However, in this battle, Shi Feng was a little too impulsive.
But then Zhu Houzhao also thought of the thoughts of the general guarding the pass. Dayan Khan had been infiltrating the troops, and the frontal attack looked like a feint. If he did nothing and watched these people bypass Zijin Pass, it would probably be too late. They were afraid that the court would punish them.
At midnight, the candles in the palace were lit,
Now that he was awake, Zhu Houzhao simply got up and read the memorial over and over again.
The main force of the Tatar soldiers and horses has not been lost. The correct military decision at this time should be to continue to increase troops at Bauhinia Pass. To fight with this pass, the longer the delay, the more dangerous it will be for the Tatars.
However, the duty of Shanzhi's personal guards is to guard the capital and the imperial city, which involves political issues. Now that the Four Guards have been sent there, if they continue to send them, they will definitely arouse opposition from the ministers, and at the same time, it will also make people in the capital panic.
But he is the emperor.
It's not just the direct guards that can be mobilized.
"Liu Jin."
"My slave is here."
"Let's check to see which of King Qin's troops have arrived around the capital. Those who can reach Zijingguan within three to five days will be transferred to Zijingguan to reinforce Shi Feng."
Although the combat power of these people is not as good as that of Kaminao's personal guards, fighting is all about momentum. As long as they are led and do not run away, it will be trouble for the Tatars.
Judging from the current situation, the capital has made preparations to defend the city.
But today is different from the past. He is not an orthodox emperor. It is still unclear whether Dayan Khan can invade. Even if he invades, he will have to cut a piece of his flesh at Zijin Pass.
"My slave obeys the order."
"As for the Tatar soldiers and horses that infiltrated into the customs..." Zhu Houzhao chuckled, "The previous plan to combine the General Academy with the militia can actually come in handy."
This Dayan Khan will suffer this time.
This is indeed how the Tatars fight. A few dozen or a hundred people dare to go to the countryside to plunder and eat.
Little did they know that this time, not only the court, but also the people were on alert.
In the end, Zhu Houzhao gave Shi Feng a decree. Although it seemed more courageous to speak out of the city to meet the enemy, fighting was not about venting one's anger. Since there was a pass, one should guard it.
As the emperor, he wants to solve the worries of the defenders: I will send generals to search and kill the prisoners who infiltrate the pass, so you have nothing to worry about.
This sentence is the political key in this military struggle.
Otherwise, the Ming army in Zijingguan will always be worried that if Dayan Khan really bypasses them and causes serious consequences, the trouble will be big.
After the decree was drawn up, it was rushed to Zijingguan at a speed of 800 miles.
Under the imperial edict, the prohibition against opening the imperial city at night is nothing.
…
…
On a full moon night, there is still a little light along the way.
By daybreak, the four hundred mile journey was already halfway down.
But halfway through, they encountered an obstacle.
There were five corpses lying in a pavilion on the roadside. One of them had his head separated from the torso. The blood stains probably rolled down from the table, and his eyes were still wide open.
Even Jin Yiwei, who was always known for his cruelty, frowned at this scene.
boom! !
Suddenly one of the people in the team was shot by an arrow and fell from his horse!
"Be careful! There is an ambush!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a strange cry of "yaaaaaaaa", but he saw a dozen fierce Tartars rushing out of the woods on the roadside!
Although their military appearance was not uniform, and each of them was stained with dust and blood, they looked a little embarrassed, but they showed no sign of fatigue when they charged.
Without an advantage in numbers, the few Jin Yiwei obviously couldn't resist, and within a few rounds they lost their lives just like the people in the post.
The Tatar soldiers killed someone and immediately began to search for property and dry food. Of course, the autographed letter was also found.
But the Mongols don’t understand Chinese.
"Call that man."
The so-called man was a Ming Dynasty scholar with disheveled hair and wearing a long gown.
The Mongolians didn't treat him politely. They pushed him to the corpse and asked in fluent Mandarin: "Tell me! What's written on it?"
Ma Yiqian trembled and opened it to take a look. In fact, he was no longer afraid, and his eyes were full of indifference.
After scanning it, he said, "It's a personal letter from the emperor."
"Seriously? What did you write?"
Ma Yiqian stopped talking.
The Mongolian soldier was so strong that he picked him up by the collar and said viciously: "If you don't tell me, I will kill you now!"
Ma Yiqian smiled sideways and said calmly: "What position do you hold? How many troops do you lead? This kind of military and political strategy tells you, do you know how to deal with it? Okay, I will tell you now, the Ming Dynasty is going to increase its troops at Zijingguan, you There is a way?"
This sentence is full of ridicule.
The Mongolian soldier screamed in anger, threw him to the ground, and drew his knife to kill him.
"stop!!"
A companion on the side stopped him, "We can't kill him, let's take him to see the Great Khan!"
"If there is anything that cannot be killed, all dogs should be killed!"
"This person is not of the same mind as the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He has helped us and may be useful to the Great Khan!"
Perhaps these words had an effect. After breathing heavily, the man put away the knife with an angry growl.
With this idea in mind, the group of people drove their horses back to Zijingguan Pass.
The distance is not very far, but be careful with the Tiger Guards from the Ming Dynasty. They had already suffered a big loss when they came here. They had gathered more than 180 people, but half of them were killed by the Tiger Guards and dispersed. A lot.
If it hadn't been for this incident, the leader, Battle, wouldn't have wanted to return.
We marched like this for two hours, and halfway through we heard the sound of fighting in the valley ahead.
Battle's expression changed, "We can't go any further."
Ma Yiqian still didn't understand what was going on here, and there was some confusion in his eyes.
What was even more puzzling was that the remaining Tatar soldiers agreed with this sentence, so these dozen people went up the mountain from the side path. After walking forward for a while, they could clearly see what was happening below from a high place.
It was a scene of hundreds of Ming troops surrounding dozens of Tatar soldiers.
In the valley, although there are mountains on both sides, the middle is wide and there is no way out after being surrounded.
When the Tatar soldiers hiding here saw this scene, some of them immediately couldn't help themselves and mumbled something that Ma Yiqian couldn't understand.
But I can understand it.
Because the leader Battelle resolutely stopped them.
"To save them at this time will cost us our own lives!"
"Battle! Do you just want to watch your compatriots being surrounded and killed by Mingguo like this!?"
"Then what do you think we should do?! We are going to give this person to the Great Khan, so we must endure it!"
"How can I bear it?!"
After Ma Yiqian roughly understood it, his eyes fell on the valley again.
There was a strange feeling in his heart that he actually hated the Mongols. This was an emotion he had had since he was a child.
So at this time, watching these beasts helplessly watch their compatriots being killed in order to save their lives, I felt a sense of pleasure in my heart. But at the same time, he hoped that these people could hold back, because he would die in the hands of the Ming army.
below,
Zhu Feng was riding on a tall horse, the knife in his hand still bleeding.
There were thirty-six Tartars, he counted.
Looking at ferocious people on weekdays, one would be afraid of death. Each one of them looked like a beast with exploded fur, shouting strange sounds in their mouths, like cursing, and like cheering themselves up, but it was all meaningless. The struggle.
Zhu Feng put away the knife, picked up the bow, and shot these people as if they were live targets.
call out!
The arrow flew past, and then a person fell down!
This fight was more like venting anger.
Unable to bear the humiliation, the Tatars began their final charge.
Zhu Feng ordered coldly, "Keep no prisoners, kill them all!"
All the soldiers were suddenly excited, as if these were not heads, but military achievements!
(End of chapter)
