Guo Xun couldn't get enough of this hot mouthful of great merit. Who knows if An Da would go and come back, take advantage of the Ming army to catch big fish, and then rush in from Datong to plunder?
Now Guo Xun survived the disaster and was addicted to meritorious service, so he cursed An Da.
Bodie didn't scold me.
Tired of scolding.
The problem at hand is more serious, and the time is perfect for me to withdraw.
Zhu Qi, who was struggling to support himself in Longmen, also experienced this.
"Master Marquis, if the Tatars from Gubeikou come from Fengning, how can we hold on for so long?"
Zhu Qi can't control that much anymore. He surrounded Beiyuan Khan and hoped to capture him. What kind of credit is that?
"They will definitely come!" Zhu Qi gritted his teeth and said, "So we must hold on!"
In this current situation, the fastest way for Bodi to escape danger is to attack Longmen Station together with his subordinates outside Gubeikou and break out of the side wall from here.
Wait until you have to cross the mountains and ridges on the Gubeikou side to protect the grain road on the dam before leaving through Dushikou? Couldn't the armies of the Ming Dynasty Longmen Guards and Zhangjiakou Fort maneuver along the border wall to get there faster?
Coincidentally, this area is Yanshan. How much faster can Bodi's army move in the mountains, even though each person has more than four legs? The Tatars from Gubeikou were even closer to Longmen Station!
Zhu Qi felt that he was standing at a crossroads of destiny: "The troops from Sihai Administration and Yanqing Prefecture must be coming at full speed! The great power of throwing the sky is right in front of you! Hold on!"
At this moment, Tang Shunzhi also rushed to Xuanfu. After all, the grain road in the direction of Huailai was safe.
The pacesetter battalion under the command of He Xun had previously defended Zhangjiakou Fort and suffered some losses. But now, facing such achievements, everyone was red-eyed and asked to go to Yanshan with the three thousand strong craftsmen to reinforce the encirclement.
How could Fu Duo, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, stay out of the matter? He had already led his army from Longmen Guard, and the commander had retreated to Longmen Guard and reinforced the border troops who had come out of the border wall.
Zhang Bor, who left the border wall to raise supplies for the frontier army that had previously planned to intercept Anda's army, moved as quickly as possible from Baimiao Beach east of Zhangbei to the dam, and first explored the dam on the other side. movement.
Zhu Houcong, Yang Yiqing, Tang Shunzhi, Wang Xian and others who returned to Xuanfu studied and judged the subsequent changes in the situation.
"In this battle, Taolu suffered more than 4,000 casualties and very little gain. I replied that the ultimate loss was in the battle of Yutailing, with more than 1,000 casualties, but there were quite a few gains afterwards." Wang Xian said seriously, " If Bodi dies or is captured, Anda will definitely become powerful. When he takes over the grassland, there will be another Dayan Khan!"
To Zhu Houcong's surprise, the important officials in the border town are now urging Bodie to be released to the grassland.
"There is so much turmoil in this battle. How can I convince the people if I withdraw my troops and capture Bodi in Yanshan? Besides, Bodi has an eldest son who is eight years old. The position of Khan cannot fall to Anda in any case." Tang Shunzhi retorted.
"The Taolu lord Gunbilik is his brother. Although the loss was huge, I can't blame him. The defeat of the Taolu was due to the efforts of the defenders on the Datong West Road. Although Wu Dinghou went to Jingping, he defeated the Taolu. At that time, there were no other armies from Datong. Because of this, Gunbilik's prestige will plummet." Yang Yiqing clicked on the Hetao area, and then on Xuanfu and the Chahar tribe just north of Jizhou. area, "As for trapping Bodi in Yanshan..."
He expressed another way of answering this "winner":
Yutailing defeated the Ming army, breaking the fort in one day and conquering two cities in two days. At least 30,000 troops on the Xuanfu front line and more than 50,000 permanent reserve reinforcements in Huailai were restrained here and could not move.
It can be said that he was under the most pressure. And Gunbilik was defeated by a weak Datong West Road. Bodi himself had to wait and see at the western foot of Yanshan Mountain, hoping to use Longmen Acropolis to once again consume the strength of the Tumote Department. I heard that the Ordos Department was defeated. , Worried that Datong reinforcements would return to Xuanfu, what was wrong with him retreating?
It’s because Bodi, as the leader of the Khan Court, has a small structure!
It was he who launched this southern expedition in the name of the Khan's Court. If Anda restrained the main force of the Ming army, why didn't Bodi quickly raid Yanqing Prefecture or the south of Xuanfu?
As long as the Emperor of Ming Dynasty retreats, defeat will be achieved.
Since the Ming army in Datong has defeated Gunbilik and can take the Tumut tribe's retreat from Datong at any time, why can't they withdraw?
"According to what Qing and others said, it would be more beneficial to the Ming Dynasty to capture Bodi and return him to the grassland?"
"Of course it is. If Bodi dies or is captured, the Northern Yuan Dynasty will establish a new leader. Naturally, Anda cannot immediately aspire to the throne. Instead, the new leader of the Northern Yuan Dynasty must rely on the right wing to resist the Ming Dynasty." Yang Yiqing, an elder statesman, analyzes the political needs of the Ming Dynasty. In this war, "On the contrary, if Bodi returns, although he loses once, he is still the leader of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The right wing has become stronger, and the left wing needs to support him to compete with the right wing. We cannot take advantage of the need for the new leader of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to first It’s time to overwhelm the left wing and continue to defend the border without the threat from behind.”
Zhu Houcong was thinking.
In his mind, the main target of this battle plan is Anda. This Anda's talents and strategies pose a great threat to the Ming Dynasty.
It takes time to deliver news on the battlefield, and Anda, who is further to the west, will know the news a day or two in advance.
In just one or two days, Bodie was trapped in Yanshan.
It is still a period when Anda's strength is not strong, but he has already adapted to the situation in this war and occupied the most advantageous position.
After this battle, Yang Yiqing and the others also recognized that Anda was a greater threat to the Ming Dynasty than Bodi. But now, they propose to put Bodie back and let them fight internally first.
If Bodie is not dead, then Anda's "winner" rhetoric is untenable. At least Bodie will definitely hold a grudge against Anda.
"To declare Dabian Town, it will take several years to correct the old abuses and train a new army!" Yang Yiqing continued, "If Bodi dies, the first thing the new leader of the Northern Yuan Dynasty will do is not to deal with the right wing, but to conquer the left wing, and even rely on the right wing to conquer the left wing. . This situation is more conducive to Anda. Although he does not have the name of a profuse sweat, he has the reality of a profuse sweat. In this way, Anda will not give the Ming Dynasty border town a chance to breathe. "
Now it's a bit like popping the champagne at halftime, after all, Bodie is still alive and kicking.
But after all, the general direction of this matter has been determined: Anda has escaped unscathed, and Bodie is best left defeated and with all his prestige lost.
The pattern on the grassland will inevitably be rewritten as a result, and Ming Dynasty will also need new responses.
The monarchs and ministers discussed for a while and found that the most likely trend on the grassland would be Anda's unstoppable rise: the Beiyuan Khanate, which established the young master, would have to rely more on the 30,000 households on the right to resist the Ming Dynasty. And the 30,000 households on the right wing will definitely be headed by Anda. As long as Anda's power expands further, Anda, who also has the blood of the Golden Family, is likely to become another Dayan Khan - the eight-year-old son of Bodi, but it is too late to have a son.
Yang Yiqing and the others felt that since Ming Dynasty had achieved great success for two consecutive years, all that was missing was time.
Originally, I wanted to reach that level step by step, but I couldn't do it in more than ten years. At least it would be difficult to do it while Bodie was still alive.
But it would be different if Bodie died. Ida didn't need to be the Great Khan in name, but actually became the most powerful person in Beiyuan, and even mobilized the power of the Beiyuan Khan Court in exchange for nominal submission to the Lord of Beiyuan.
What can the powerful ministers of Chahar Khan's court expect with a young master? Just keep your current status and enjoyment.
Therefore, with Bodi dead, Ming Dynasty would not have time to increase the strength of Bianzhen.
Even though it had been planned for a long time this time, it actually turned out to be quite a fluke. From next time on, I will not do this again. Instead, I will do what the prairie cavalry is best at: coming and going like the wind, plundering assets and improving their strength.
The border town has been experiencing wars for many years, how can we overcome the disadvantages?
Amidst the admonitions of Yang Yiqing and others, Zhu Houcong finally raised his head: "No! The Lord of Beiyuan must stay here!"
…
War has always been a continuation of politics, but politics is the art of how to achieve a ruling order, and the most effective rule is always based on the support of the people.
At this moment in the border town, the people's heart is the heart of the generals to gain meritorious service, and the people of the border town trust that the border army can defeat the Tatars and protect them.
For Zhu Houcong, this was the feeling that after his personal conquest, he had made extraordinary achievements, established unprecedented prestige, and shocked the Ming Dynasty both inside and outside. It also meant that his subjects were no longer just afraid of the Tartars.
As for Anda not giving Daming a chance to breathe, there are more solutions.
The imperial chariot moved towards the Longmen Guards, and the emperor took another step closer to the border and was already at the border wall.
Fu Duo moved to Songshu Fort, and Li Quanli advanced from Chang'an to Sanchakou Fort. Orders are being issued one after another, and the order everyone has received is: first deploy all efforts to defend the border wall to prevent the Tatars from escaping through weak points in the border wall outside the border fortresses such as Longmensuo and Dushikou.
Now, Bodi's sweat tent is located in Akagi. Thirty miles east of here is Longmen Station where a fierce battle is raging. A hundred miles north along the Longmen River is the monolithic entrance leading to the dam. About sixty miles to the southwest is Longmen Guard City. Located between Longmen Acropolis and Red Castle is Sanchakou Fort.
The sentry returned to camp and reported: "From the Han people's Chang'an station to Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou, their troops are encircling this way. The total number is no less than 20,000. The emperor of the Han people is also coming this way."
Bodie's expression was darker than the night at this moment: the Han emperor who humiliated his childishness but was younger than him.
He regretted it a little. If he had rushed out of Yanshan earlier and forced the Han emperor to retreat south, perhaps Anda would have attacked with all his strength.
However, they did not encounter any decent resistance when they attacked from Dushikou and Longmen Station.
The Ming army gave up the western foot of Yanshan Mountain so easily, but Bodi was actually a lot more cautious, so that the marching speed was even slower.
Now it is even more obvious: this seems to be just a trap to lure him into Yanshan.
Bodie didn't really believe that Gunbilik was defeated so miserably in the west of Datong. He only knew that Gunbilik was defeated first, and then I withdrew.
Collude with the Han people and frame the Great Khan!
"How's it going over there at Dushikou?"
"...Suddenly a thousand and fifteen Ming army elites appeared and recaptured Dushikou."
Bodie clenched his fists tightly: How could any elite suddenly appear? This is a trap arranged in advance!
At least An Da said he would penetrate all the way from Yutailing to Longmen Guard as soon as possible. He stopped after he captured Yutailing and Wanquan Youwei in two days!
Bodie didn't know that the fifteen hundred men had originally planned to cross the mountains, collect the grain and grass collected by Zhang Bor outside the border wall, and then block Chi An Da's retreat.
After Anda withdrew, the Damingdun sentries were able to immediately disperse further outside the border wall, find them, and issue new orders.
"Great Khan, find a place to go out from the side wall!" A general advised, "You are the master of Dayuan, you cannot continue to be here!"
At this moment, Beiyuan still uses the country name established by Kublai Khan. The so-called Mongolia is also the Mongol Khanate of the Yuan Dynasty. In the mind of the Lord of the Yuan Dynasty, there used to be many Khanates of the Yuan Dynasty, including the hometown of the Han people south of the Great Wall.
Bodie shouted loudly: "Find a side wall and go out. Where are the slaves and goods harvested here? Isn't it easier to march on a strange route? Where is the safety of the army?"
The number of troops determines that it is faster and safer to go out through the old route that is easier to break and easier to travel.
It is also more in line with the identity of the Lord of Beiyuan.
That would be to break through the enemy's castle and return home with a full load, instead of fleeing in a hurry.
"Great Khan, it's too late if you hesitate any longer! They can be on the Great Wall and quickly surround every city wall. The Han people are like cattle and sheep, there are too many!"
In fact, the cavalry rarely attacked the fortress when they entered. They basically found a low, broken city wall and quickly climbed over it.
The same goes for walking away.
But this time it was different. This time it was Bodie's deliberate move to improve his prestige. After spending so much money and bringing so many people, could it be that the dignified Lord of Beiyuan is here to be a thief?
Even Anda stormed Yutailing and Gunbilik broke through Yingen Castle and entered the Ming Dynasty.
Historically and in reality at this moment, Bodi is one level below Anda, so he is currently wasting precious time under the weight of the Khan idol baggage.
The Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty is indeed in tatters in many places, but compared to the rugged paths in the mountains, the Great Wall is now fulfilling its important military function: troop mobilization.
The northwest side of Xuan Mansion is still strengthening its defenses, but mobile forces such as Li Jin, He Quan'an, and Yan Chunsheng, from the Sihai Administrative Office in Qingzhou outside Juyong Pass and even reinforcements from Jizhou, are encircling it from the east and west along the Great Wall.
In the mountains at the western foot of Yanshan Mountain, the armies commanded by Li Quanli and Fu Duo were approaching Chicheng from the direction of Chang'an Suo and Longmen Guard respectively.
The march route in the mountains is shorter, but the going is much slower.
Zhu Houcong has arrived at Longmen Guard City. If you want to break the Longmen Guards City, you must either break the two Great Walls, or break the Zhangjiakou Fort and come from the south of the Great Wall and the west.
The initial plan discussed by Bodi and Anda was for Anda to first attack the border fortresses in the north of Xuanfu and then attack Longmen Acropolis from west to east. Bodi personally led the army to attack from the west foot of Yanshan Mountain, causing Ming Dynasty to lose control of the northern border wall of Xuanfu in one fell swoop.
If the strategy is achieved, both Xuanfu and Datong must give up. The right wing will get real benefits if it is close to here; in addition to the benefits gained from sending troops to plunder, Bodie can also gain a lot of prestige and overwhelm the tribes.
Now that I have retreated, the Longmen guards are safe.
Even so, when the emperor arrived at Longmen Guard, Fu Duo and the 5,000 troops left to escort him could not go too deep. They just set up camp in the mountains to the east of Longmen Guard - the battle line had been pushed to 30 miles away from Chicheng. Sanchakou Fort is still compressing inside.
"I thought Bodie would flee. In this situation, why did he still have to go out through Longmen Station or Dushikou?"
More than ten days have passed since I retreated. It's already November, and all the troops chasing and intercepting us are in place. Now it's really full of water: no matter how unimportant the side wall piers are, there are at least twenty or thirty people more than the original allocation. Once you encounter an enemy, friendly troops nearby can quickly come to reinforce you.
Wang Xian gave him the answer: "Once we seize the border wall and fail to get out, Chicheng will be abandoned first, and the troops and horses can only be trapped on the mountain. Although it is dangerous to stay in Chicheng, the food, grass and previously robbed property can still be defended against the fort." . Beyond the border wall, there are troops from the Khan Court who are coming to help. If we hold on for a month, there may be an opportunity to turn defeat into victory. If we flee north, it will be a big defeat, and the Lord of the Northern Yuan Dynasty will not be able to bear its weight. "
Zhu Houcong understood, just like if he retreated south after his personal expedition, he would have been defeated. This principle is the same for the Lord of Beiyuan.
Now that this battle has begun, there will always be one side that loses miserably. After all, the leader of the country is personally fighting.
This time, luck was on the side of the Ming Dynasty. The Lord of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had an ambitious and talented An Da under his command.
"In addition to the reinforcements from the Gubeikou Chahar Division outside Longmen Station, are there any reinforcements coming?" Zhu Houcong calculated, "Then it will have to wait until at least mid-term, right?"
"Your Majesty, since you want to keep Bodi here, you must take advantage of the fact that the Tatars are not good at defending the city and capture it as soon as possible."
Zhu Houcong nodded: "Guard the border wall, and the armies from the west, south, and north will advance to five miles of Chicheng and prepare to attack the city. Send an order to Fu Ninghou, don't be greedy for merit and divide the troops to Chicheng. He will guard Longmen Station on the east road, which means there is no way to attack the city. Great work!"
The opportunity was left to Li Quanli, to Fu Duo, to He Xun, and to these generals who were in Xuan Mansion.
This battle was a battle in which the morale of the Ming army was unprecedentedly high.
Although the circle is not dense yet, it is enough, and the fish in the circle are too big.
No matter how fierce the battle was, the general of the Ming army knew that it would be difficult to encounter such a good opportunity again in this life. If you can't seize such an opportunity, it will be even harder to have any sense of existence in the eyes of the emperor in the future.
At this moment, Li Quanli, who had been holding back for so long, finally let his Beijing camp, including the three thousand men disguised as craftsmen led by He Xun, use the strongest firepower of the Ming Dynasty that they could use.
In the Red Castle, Bodie finally regretted that he had not let go of the Great Khan's arrogance from the beginning and found a weak point in the side wall to break out.
Right now, his men still have one last chance.
"Great Khan, rush out from between Muma Fort and Zhen'an Fort! Yunzhou Fort can't hold on much longer!"
To the north of Red Castle, there is a road leading to Songshu Castle by Longmen River, which can lead to the side wall. However, this road is now blocked by Fu Duo's army, who is fiercely attacking Yun, who is guarding the key points of both land and water routes. State Fort.
The Mongolian army really only has one way out to the northeast, and it seems to be relatively weak at the moment.
"...Don't waste your power, the Han people can't catch up!" Bodi finally gave the order, "Burn the Red Castle. After setting off, burn the mountains here all the way to stop the pursuers!"
That night, the western foothills of Yanshan Mountain were filled with flames.
The snow has not yet fallen, and the trees in the mountains are drying up. Zhu Houcong is watching the red night sky in the northeast at Longmen Guard, clenching his fists tightly.
Setting the mountain on fire would make Bodie sit in jail?
Bodie, who was preparing to use the ruins of the wall and the dry mountain fires after the onset of winter to block the Ming army behind him, would soon regret this decision - it seemed wrong again.
They walked north from the north of Chi Castle and along the east bank of the Longmen River Valley. After arriving at the southeast of Yunzhou Fort, prepare to take the northeastern valley that protrudes from Zhen'an Fort.
Yes, when leaving, you still have to exit from a side wall fortress. It's just that this Zhen'an Fort is the farthest away from the Ming army's reinforcements in the east and west directions. From Yunzhou Fort to Zhen'an Fort, the average width of the valley in the middle is more than one mile, which is more convenient for cavalry to move.
Zhen'an Fort is also located in this valley, with mountains on the north and south sides. When attacking Zhen'an Fort, there is no risk of being beaten down by the Ming army.
But it was not the Ming army that beat them from above, but Shanhuo.
As we all know, northerly winds prevail in winter in the north, but that is generally true over a wide space and time period.
But the mountains have their own microclimates, and most of the troops marching in the mountains are in the valleys.
Although the fire blocked the progress of Li Quanli's troops, Fu Duo's troops farther north were not greatly affected.
On the contrary, the fire spread much faster than people could. The mountain airflow caused by wildfires is turbulent and faster.
Once a wildfire occurs, it will blow from the valley to the hillside during the day. At night, it blows from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley - carrying thick smoke.
The soldiers are choked and the horses are in chaos.
Li Quanli and He Xun couldn't catch up in front of the mountain fire, so they could only curse.
But does this allow Bodie to slip away?
"Chase!"
They each brought only 1,500 elite men and took the risk to pursue them.
Fu Duo's soldiers had just taken Yunchuan Fort, and now they could only watch and sigh.
"General, on the windward slope, the mountain fire probably won't burn down at night. If you can get around Tuogou, you can kill it through Majiayao!"
"Seriously? Do you know the way?"
"I know it!" The big guy was in front, and no fishing guy could bear it. "I have guarded in Maoeryu and Zhen'an Fort before, so I am very familiar with the road here!"
"Call out the two thousand veterans, hurry up! Send the order to Pine Tree Fort and Dushi Fort. The four forts along the road are to defend Dushi Fort. Dushi Fort, Banbidian Fort, and Maoeryu Fort all march quickly to Zhen'an Fort. The Tatars must be Stay within the walls!"
The nearly 8,000 horsemen that Bodie had gathered were still crowded in the valley leading from Zhen'an Fort to Yunchuan, braving the wind from the mountain fires blowing down.
On Zhen'an Fort, the fire in the pier was also burning brightly, but in fact there was no need to warn here - the mountain fire in the southwest was the biggest warning.
Outside Longmen Station, the Chahar reinforcements coming from Gubeikou were galloping over the mountains to the northwest overnight. The sound of horse hooves woke up Zhu Qi, the Marquis of Funing.
"Da Sima!" He looked at Wang Shouren longingly.
After thinking about it for a while, Wang Shouren laughed: "Marquis Zhu, please lead the three thousand soldiers. I am here. Your Majesty, I will also explain to Marquis Zhu that the military situation is like a fire. Don't wait."
Zhu Qi was overjoyed and immediately clasped his fists: "Thank you for your kindness!"
On a sleepless night, mountain fire lit up the western foothills of Yanshan Mountain.
It was no longer a matter of worrying about how many people would be left behind during the rapid march at night. Every Ming general was worried that the big fish would break through the net and escape.
As luck would have it, the first people to receive new orders and rush to this area to reinforce the border wall forces after An Da evacuated were Li Jin, He Quan'an, and Yan Chunsheng.
Now that they saw such a big movement, they arrived at Zhen'an Fort in time.
Li Jin's whole body was trembling with excitement: I didn't get blocked, but Bei Yuan sweated!
Do you know how long I have been holding it in the wilderness?
(End of chapter)
