Zhu Houzhao wanted to send troops!
When Yu Qian defended the capital, he didn't just stay in the city, but asked his soldiers to go out of the city to meet the enemy!
The method used was Han Xin's last-ditch approach. Anyway, as soon as the city gate was closed, he pushed the army in front of the enemy and escaped? Are you supervising the team to retreat? There is no way out!
At that time, he still dared to face the enemy like this.
Today, the personal guards he spent a lot of money to train can only hide in the capital? !
For this reason, there was a fierce dispute between him and his ministers. Zhu Houzhao understood their mentality of putting the capital first, but if the 50,000 Tatar troops did not attack the city, no troops in the capital could stop it.
After one day,
All the reports received by Qianqing Palace were that the little prince had gone to Liangxiang.
Zhu Houzhao waited no longer, "Yesterday we could say that he might lead the enemy out of the city, but what about today? Even if he wants to attack the capital at this time, I will have time to react!"
Wang Hao, Wang Bing, Han Wen, Min Gui and others began to have headaches again. Why was the emperor still thinking about this? However, this time when they were about to say something, Zhu Houzhao had already raised his hand, as if he was not talking to anyone.
"My dear friends, we had a quarrel yesterday. We can't explain the truth anymore. I am going to issue a military order here! If you think that I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, then obey the order!"
this……
No one can accept the emperor's words.
"... You may all think that I am overjoyed. In fact, I have been waiting for two months. Why are I suddenly anxious at this time? What really makes me anxious are the people of the capital."
Zhu Houzhao no longer wanted to explain too much.
"The Tatar army is all elite and cannot be resisted by the common people. At my request, the four Tengxiang guards were immediately dispatched. Among the twelve regiments, the four battalions of Fenwu, Yaowu, Lianwu and Xianwu were the first to form an army. This time We will reinforce Liangxiang one by one."
The four Tengxiang guards are Tengxiang left and right guards, and Wuxiang left and right guards. They were first established by Emperor Xuanzong and have always been under the command of the imperial horse supervisor Zhang Yong.
The four Tengxiang guards are all Class A guards and are one of Zhu Houzhao's most trusted troops.
Zhu Houzhao believed that if you want a strong army, it is not enough to just spend money to support it. After fighting, it will be even more different.
Therefore, he has no idea of conserving his strength and consuming the Beijing camp first. With his current control over the court, there is actually no significant difference between the 12th Regiment Camp and the Shanzhi Guards.
Min Gui wanted to say something else, but Wang Hao shook his head at him.
The emperor made up his mind and stopped talking about it, because it would be useless to talk about it.
After dispatching these troops, there were still 80,000 to 90,000 soldiers and horses in the capital, and Zhou Shangwen and Yang Xing were both on their way. Although they were a little impulsive, they were finally restrained.
If the quarrel continues, it's not impossible if the emperor gets angry and wants to fight in person.
As ministers, they can give advice, but at this juncture, no one can openly resist the order and disobey it.
"I wonder, Your Majesty, who do you want to be your commander?"
When Zhu Houzhao was in trouble for a while, according to the general custom of the Ming Dynasty, he always took the honorable person as the leader. For example, Duke Ying, Duke Cheng, etc., are paired with people like Hou and Bo as deputy generals.
But during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, even bureaucrats like the British Duke Zhang Mao who made no mistakes were considered relatively normal people. Others are even harder to count on.
In the eleventh year of Hongzhi's reign, Baoguo Gong Zhu Hui led five thousand battalions, and Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Fu led three thousand battalions. However, Baoguo Gong was demoted to Funing Marquis by the emperor because of the land division, and Cheng Guo Gong...
Zhu Houzhao sighed, this is not to give them the official position of 'Captain of the Queen's Army' during peacetime, but to lead the troops to fight.
At this time, he thought of Wang Zhi from Weiningbo Mansion again.
If she were a boy, Zhu Houzhao would be willing to use him even if he took some risks.
But he is a girl, and it would be very bad for him to be sent to the military camp without any preparation for Si Chen's incident.
"I..." Zhu Houzhao thought about it for a long time, but there was no suitable person, or he...
Several ministers were stunned. No way, no way.
"Your Majesty! I am willing to lead the troops there!" Wang Bing, the Minister of War, spoke first.
"How are you going to fight?"
"I only command the troops. As for how to deal with the Tatars, the military academy established by your Majesty has taught many talents who know the Tatars very well. In the battle of Yizhou, wasn't there a man named Han Twelve Lang? He Right in the good land.”
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while with his hands behind his back, but still seemed hesitant to speak.
Min Gui was old. He was a Jinshi during the Tianshun period and had met Zhu Qizhen.
Seeing the emperor like this at this moment, I had an inexplicable feeling that Emperor Yingzong was right in front of me, and he immediately said: "Your Majesty, I think it is appropriate for Da Sima to lead the army."
"I second the proposal." Han Wen immediately followed suit.
"I also second my opinion."
Zhu Houzhao actually really wanted to,
What man wouldn't want that?
Just because of Tumu Fort and considering the stability of politics and court, he has been enduring it.
"Okay then. For this trip, Grand Sima will lead the troops. Grand Sima, I still want to tell you that Dayan Khan has 50,000 troops. How to fight must be discussed with the commander of the Huben Guards and the rising star of the military academy. . Besides, you are the Minister of War, and you must know in your heart that the General Soldiers of Datong and the General Soldiers of Xuanfu are on the way. As long as this battle is fought steadily, the Ming Dynasty will win!"
How could Wang Bing not know that if something was particularly rare, he would not be so willing to accept it.
"Wei Chen, take the order!"
The Shanzhi personal guards and the 12th regiment battalion were all in preparation for war, so they set off very quickly.
It's just that these ministers are still worried about the soldiers and horses of Datong and Xuanfu.
In Datong, the eight thousand fine cavalry led by Ma Rong are still in the vanguard, and it has been five days since the army left the city.
They took the road to Zijingguan, which was closer.
If we take the Juyongguan route and march at normal speed, it will take seven to eight days to get from Xuanfu to Datong, and another seven to eight days to the capital.
The Zijingguan route is better because the section from Datong to Yuzhou is relatively flat. Riding on horseback, you can reach Yuzhou in four days. After taking a short rest and waiting for the rear troops, we will reach Zijingguan in two days.
Troops marching is one aspect.
Before that, they had sent out soldiers who would not stop at night, riding alone, traveling hundreds of miles a day and galloping into Beijing.
On the second day of September in the second year of Zhengde,
Afternoon.
Not long after Zhu Houzhao ordered the four guards and four military battalions of Tengxiang to set off, the palace sent another report of the incoming troops.
Liu Jin, who was in his fifties, rushed towards him with small steps, "Your Majesty! Xuanfu Military Report!"
"Bring it to me and see."
He was originally taking a nap, but the eunuchs around him had to wake him up at this time. After a cursory glance, he said: "Let's wait. The general soldiers of Xuanfu have arrived at Juyong Pass. The general soldiers of Datong have arrived at Yu County. , the vanguard is estimated to have arrived at Zijingguan. Liangxiang, I have also sent reinforcements. In this battle, I will turn the Mongolian grassland into my Ming Dynasty's horse ranch!"
Xuanfu is very close. After arriving at Juyongguan, we can reach the capital city in three days.
Soon after, there was another memorial in Liangxiang, which was delivered by Shi Feng, the commander of Huben Guards.
"Dayan Khan has begun to plunder the countryside, and people everywhere are resisting bravely... but the captives are very powerful... I hope the imperial court will send the heavenly army soon..." Zhu Houzhao's originally relieved heart tightened again, "Wang Bing just left today, and the earliest We won’t be able to arrive until tomorrow night. Although the Huben Guards have expanded to 7,000 people, I don’t know if they can hold it.”
Liu Jin calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, there are Datong's troops in the west, Xuanfu's troops in the east, and there are elites in the capital. No matter how the little prince fights in this battle, it will not affect the overall situation. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."
"What about Liangxiang?"
"In His Majesty's eyes, it is all over the world..."
Zhu Houzhao glanced at him coldly,
Liu Jin was also smart and immediately changed his mind, "The officials and the people of a good country are united. It is not that easy for the little prince to do whatever he wants."
So far, as the emperor, he has done his best.
When the words came to an end, there was another eunuch outside Qianqing Palace, leading two palace maids to ask for an audience with some nervousness and some joy.
This eunuch Zhu Houzhao looks familiar, he is from Yongshou Palace.
"This slave is here to tell His Majesty the good news that Yan Guiren is about to give birth!"
This news was not as shocking as the war.
And he was a little dazed, because his mind was originally on the war in Liangxiang, but at this moment, Liangxiang County was still in the midst of war.
"Show off!"
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Dayan Khan will never attack a city again, even a small county town.
It's just that all the 50,000 troops went to one or two villages, and they were very crowded. This was not a division of troops, but a plundering of troops within a range that could support each other!
Whenever you encounter a village, grab it!
After walking down to see it in person, he understood why there were always reports of attacks before.
"Khan, everyone here has run away."
"It must have been a while since he ran away, and some things were not collected in time. For example, the cows."
This shows that someone has been monitoring their movements and evacuated them in advance.
"Keep the useful ones, and burn the useless ones." Dayan Khan also started to get angry. On the side of the Ming army, this was called clearing the country with a strong wall, so the clearing should be more thorough.
Then keep searching!
A force of 50,000 people spread out to form a large search area. As villages were set ablaze one after another, some people behind them began to have no time to escape, and even if they ran away, more and more belongings were left behind.
The once peaceful countryside was now turning into a white field.
Even though the house cannot be eaten, it was built with great difficulty.
"Damn Tartars!"
Han Twelve Lang accompanied Shi Feng to a dense forest above a mountain col. Looking down, he could see the Tatars setting fire to the village, and even the bodies of some people who had not had time to escape.
"It's getting dark. After it gets dark, we can fight." Twelve Lang took a deep breath and said.
If we fight such a force of 50,000 during the day, it will not be long before they are completely wiped out, and they can only survive at night.
ah! !
As soon as he finished speaking,
Suddenly there was a loud noise from the front left.
The two of them looked up at the same time and saw a sea of people rushing toward the Tatars in the village.
After all, the common people are not the officers and soldiers, and they do not have such strong discipline. The officers and soldiers can tolerate it. They can't help watching this scene.
"Commander Shi!"
"I know! Drive!!"
On the flat ground, this kind of flow of people could not stop the cavalry charge, so the Tiger Guards had to take the lead. As for not going according to the original plan, that's not much to worry about. It's getting dark as soon as we hit it.
"Kill the Tartars!"
(End of chapter)
