After a night of detailed discussions, many nobles expressed that they would follow the British stallion’s lead. Of course, whether the horse’s lead would depend on what His Majesty the Emperor does. If the Emperor follows the rules step by step and listens to the opinions of the ministers, the generals will obey the Emperor’s imperial edict. If the Emperor blindly follows the emperor’s orders, Wang Zhen's trust, the generals will not allow one general to be incompetent and tire the three armies to death.
After the swearing-in meeting.
Zhu Qizhen led the army to the outside of the pass in a mighty manner. When he first set off, he was in high spirits, as if he had found the feeling of his father, Emperor Xuanzong.
But after two days of leaving, Zhu Qizhen couldn't bear it.
He had been living in the deep palace and had never suffered from the fatigue of traveling and traveling. He immediately wanted to retreat. When Wang Zhen saw it, he kept persuading Zhu Qizhen that if he went back now, all the ministers in the court would be shocked. Waiting to see His Majesty the Emperor’s joke.
Zhu Qizhen thought about it. If he wanted to be a heroic emperor like his father, how could he not even endure this little pain?
The army left Beijing along Juyongguan, then to Xuanfu, and finally to Datong.
At this time, Datong had just experienced a fierce battle, in which all the defenders in the city had been lost, and the troops in Walaye had also suffered heavy losses. The prince-in-law Jingyuan was overjoyed when he saw the reinforcements arriving. He first met with the emperor and then told him what he knew. The matter was reported to the emperor.
Zhu Qizhen didn't feel scary, but Wang Zhen beside him was a little scared.
He wanted to use the emperor's reputation to command thousands of troops, but now he saw that fighting would really cost people lives. He couldn't help but leave these few taels of meat here, so he immediately urged Zhu Qizhen's class teacher to return to the court. Zhu Qizhen had no idea. After staying in the bitter cold land of Datong for a long time, he missed the Forbidden City very much, and his heart was full of it. When he got up, his concerns were all dispelled by the eloquent Wang Zhen.
If we follow the true historical development, Wang Zhen succeeded.
But now the Xungui Group has been well-informed in advance and has the Queen Mother's will, so it is now confident.
The emperor's desire to start a war gradually weakened, and it turned out to be child's play. He also wanted to pull more than 200,000 troops back to the capital. The nobles could not accept it.
That's not how wars are fought.
Zhang Fu took the lead and forced the emperor not to withdraw.
Of course, the young and vigorous emperor would not be forced by these nobles and ordered his troops to return to the court.
However, Zhang Fu and others knew that the change of orders from morning to night in the army had a great impact on the morale of the troops. If they retreated rashly and were bitten by Ola's cavalry, they might be in danger of the entire army being destroyed, so they refused to act according to the order.
In the important town of Datong, there was a head-to-head confrontation between the imperial power and the nobles.
This was not the capital, and Zhu Qizhen had nothing to do with these nobles. He took advantage of the night and led 60,000 troops and horses out of the city and back to the capital. The person in charge of the escort mission was Fan Zhong, a veteran of three dynasties.
When Zhang Fu and others found out, the emperor had already run far away.
The emperor became a deserter. It's like child's play, a great shame and humiliation.
However, the war still had to be fought. The Xungui Group collectively elected the British Duke Zhang Fu as the commander-in-chief, and then reorganized Datong's defense and decided to wait for opportunities and look for fighter opportunities.
Ye first seemed to know that reinforcements were coming from Datong, but he did not attack Datong for a long time.
History changed at this moment.
"When the emperor arrived in Datong, Wang Zhen said he would return, and the army mutinied. They fled Datong at night and were able to take charge of the army."
At this time, Zhu Qizhen, under the leadership of Wang Zhen, did not care about the urgent situation at this time. He became the emperor of tourism and retreated from the original route. In the meantime, he also visited Wang Zhen's hometown and went to Tumubao. Stop for a while.
The 60,000-strong army had been trained to have no temper at all, and their morale was low.
Braving the heavy rain, everyone arrived at Tumubao. More than thirty miles ahead was the important military town of Huailai, but Zhu Qizhen ordered to stop the army's advance.
This march also attracted the Wala army.
When Wang Zhen saw the Mongolian cavalry, he was also panicked and had no rules. Kuang Ye, the Minister of War, had some military literacy and was calm in the face of danger. He immediately ordered the cavalry troops to intercept them while the remaining troops built fortifications.
In the camp, Zhu Qizhen had lost the high spirits he had when he first arrived. The many days of marching had already made him mentally exhausted. Now he was besieged by Mongolian soldiers and horses in the earthen fort, and he was extremely panicked.
The warriors rebelled against the emperor regardless of the consequences and stayed in Datong, but the civil servants followed Zhu Qizhen's class back to the capital.
Kuang Ye, Minister of the Ministry of War, made corresponding arrangements. The Mongolian cavalry who pursued them did not exceed 10,000 people, and there were 60,000 people on their own side. As long as they took advantage of the favorable location and refused to defend, the Mongols had nothing to do with them.
Having been trapped in Tumubao for two days, Emperor Zhu Qizhen's fighting spirit was gone.
According to reports from the front line, the Mongols retreated.
Suddenly, the emperor's mind became active again, and Wang Zhen seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw.
"No, Your Majesty, we must not retreat at this time, otherwise we will be overtaken by the Mongols and the consequences will be disastrous."
"Master Shangshu, do you want to follow the example of those warriors who resist the emperor's orders and disrespect him? If Zhang Fu, Zhu Shou and others obey the emperor's orders and return to the capital with the army, how can the Mongols dare to disturb Long Luan? If they don't leave now, they will wait until Mongolian reinforcements are coming. If the emperor makes a mistake, you will be the eternal sinner of the Ming Dynasty." Wang Zhen, who was standing aside, pointed at Kuang Ye and yelled angrily.
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "What Wang Banban said is exactly what I want. Just return to Beijing as soon as possible."
Kuang Ye sighed and said, "Has the emperor ever thought about the consequences? During the time of Datong, if he retreated without fighting, the noble army would mutiny because of the emperor's loss of morality and talent. At this time, the morale of the soldiers led by General Fan Zhong has gone through this period." The days of marching have long been used up, and there is still some hope of survival after refusing to defend the battle. However, if we leave here at this time and are pursued by the Mongolian cavalry, the soldiers will have no fighting spirit and will definitely be defeated. The emperor is in danger, the Ming Dynasty is in danger."
"Scaremongering. His Majesty is in the midst of a dragon. The soldiers have high morale and fight with all their might. Your Majesty, this is a rare opportunity. Let us withdraw as soon as possible."
Zhu Qizhen still chose to believe Wang Zhen, and turned a deaf ear to the advice of Kuang Ye's civil and military officials. He must believe Wang Zhen. In his previous life, after he seized the throne and regained the throne, he also specially summoned Wang Zhen's soul in the capital, and died in battle. No prince of the country has this honor.
"Fan Zhong, order the withdrawal." Zhu Qizhen looked at Fan Zhong and said.
Fan Zhong's expression changed again and again. He looked around again and could only accept the order.
The fortifications had just been built, and the soldiers had not rested for a while when the order to retreat came.
At that moment, the soldiers all started to curse.
"Which turtle bastard gave the order? Now I don't even have the strength to stand up. I'm still running. Where are I running? If I had known this, I should have stayed in Datong."
"Old Wang, stop talking. Maybe this is an order from the emperor. If we are told to go, we will leave. If we are told to stop, we will stop. Don't talk so much nonsense, so as not to get into trouble. Let's go quickly."
"I just don't understand. Isn't the purpose of the emperor's personal expedition to defeat the Mongols? The Mongols are so hard to find on the prairie. Why are they still running when they appear in front of us?"
"What do you know? The emperor's life is much more valuable than our lives."
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Amid the complaints, the Ming army abandoned the newly repaired fortifications and continued to move in the direction of Huailai.
As long as you enter the city, you will be safe.
However, in the majestic heavy rain, the Ming army marching in panic did not notice the galloping horses and unsheathed scimitars behind them.
A soldier saw the Mongolian cavalry rushing out in the rain and shouted: "The Mongols are coming, the Mongols are coming, meet the enemy, meet the enemy."
