Chapter 302 The Ming army general who took the initiative to give way
There were as many as 30,000 Ming troops before Langyakou. It can be said that there were not many soldiers and horses. In addition, they were on the defensive. Under normal circumstances, even if the Tatars attacked by force, they would have to pay a certain price.
, it takes some time to hope to break through the Wolf Fang Mouth.
Of course, this requires the generals guarding Langya Mouth to be able to stick to Langya Mouth. It can even be said that if Zheng Guang, the commander-in-chief, can command his troops well and defend Langya Mouth, the Tatars will be blocked.
It is not impossible to go beyond Langya Mouth.
After all, the difference in the number of troops between the two sides is not too great. In addition, they have the advantage of terrain, and as the defenders, they have the right time, place and people.
The reason why Dayan Khan ignored the fatigue of his troops and ordered a direct attack on Langyakou as soon as he arrived at Langyakou was because he felt pressure.
On the one hand, there is the uncertainty of breaking through the Langya Mouth, and on the other hand, there is the worry that the Ming army may pursue him at any time. One can imagine the pressure Dayan Khan is under.
At this moment, a few miles away in front of Langyakou, under the protection of a group of pro-military guards, Dayan Khan was personally supervising the army, watching his soldiers and horses attack the Ming army camp in front of Langyakou.
Dayan Khan's face was full of solemnity. Not only Dayan Khan, but also everyone else had solemn expressions on their faces.
The strength of the Ming army in front of Langya will be revealed soon.
After having battle experience with the Ming army led by Li Huan, Wang Yangming and even Yang Yiqing, the Tatars did not dare to underestimate the combat power of the Ming army.
If the Ming army currently guarding Langya Mouth is as powerful as the Ming army commanded by Li Huan, Yang Yiqing, and Wang Yangming, then it will be really difficult for them to break through Langya Mouth in a while.
Seemingly seeing the worried look in Dayan Khan's eyes, Han Yu said to Dayan Khan: "Don't worry, Great Khan. The Ming army does not have that many elites. It is expected that the Ming army's combat strength guarding the Langya Mouth should be quite average.
, maybe our people can defeat the Ming army with just one strong attack."
After listening to Han Yu's words, Dayan Khan nodded slightly towards Han Yu and said with a bit of worry: "I hope it will be as Mr. Han said."
At this moment, suddenly a sentry from the front came flying towards him, shouting from a distance: "Great Khan, good news, good news, General Ulha has led his troops into the Ming army camp.
A passage will soon be opened for the Great Khan."
After the detective finished speaking, Dayan Khan couldn't help but exclaimed with great joy: "Okay, okay, that's great!"
At this time, Han Yu and others congratulated Dayan Khan: "Congratulations to the Great Khan, congratulations to the Great Khan."
Dayan Khan laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, since these Ming troops in front of us are so vulnerable, then our journey back to the grassland will be smooth."
If all the Tatars were still worried just now, now that they learned that the forward army had broken through the Ming army camp, everyone did not know that the Ming army defending Langyakou had 30,000 troops.
In name, they are actually just a bunch of rabble.
Lu Guang stroked his beard, smiled slightly and said: "I said that except for a very small number of elites, the Ming army is just a bunch of rabble."
Dayan Khan said with a smile: "Everyone, please pass on the order and the whole army will press forward. You must completely defeat the Ming army blocking the front in the shortest possible time."
As Dayan Khan's order was issued, the last remaining strength of the Tatars was thrown into Langyakou and launched a fierce attack on the Ming army stationed at Langyakou.
In the courtyard in Langyakou
Commander-in-Chief Zheng Guang was riding on a kidnapped woman when he suddenly felt the ground shaking and could faintly hear shouts of killing.
Zheng Guang couldn't help but be startled when he heard the movement, and then he realized what he had thought of. His expression changed drastically, and he rolled out of bed. His slim body showed a bloated appearance.
Zheng Guang, whose face became extremely ugly, pulled off his clothes and put them on while shouting: "What's going on? What happened?"
Several soldiers guarding outside heard the commotion and rushed in. When they saw Zheng Guang's panic, several soldiers quickly helped Zheng Guang get dressed, and at the same time, they rushed in.
He said in confusion: "Sir, when I hear this noise, it sounds like a large-scale cavalry is approaching..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a burst of extremely rapid footsteps outside, and then he saw a panic-stricken soldier running over. When he saw Zheng Guang, the soldier couldn't help but said anxiously.
: "Sir, something bad has happened. The Tatars suddenly appeared and launched an attack on our military camp."
"What!"
Hearing such bad news suddenly, Zheng Guang felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He immediately reacted, grabbed the soldier and shouted: "Tell me, what's going on now, Hu Liang, did Zheng Wu and the others stop the Tatars?"
Hu Liang and Zheng Wu are Zheng Guang's confidants, especially Zheng Wu, who is Zheng Guang's clan brother and his confidant among his confidants.
All 30,000 troops and horses under his command were handed over to Hu Liang and commanded by Zheng and Wu. Zheng Guang knew almost nothing about how to arrange his troops, so Zheng Guang instinctively asked the two how to deal with it.
When the soldier heard this, he shook his head and said subconsciously: "I don't know, I just saw the Tatars rushing into the camp, so I came here..."
While he was talking, there was another burst of extremely rapid footsteps. This time there were obviously a lot of footsteps. Zheng Guang looked up. When he saw the person coming, Zheng Guang couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he said with a bit of joy:
"Miao Shang, please tell me, Hu Liang, Zheng Wu and others, have they ever blocked the Tatar attack?"
Miao Shang was the guerrilla general who came to protect Zheng Guang when he saw the bad opportunity. At this moment, after hearing Zheng Guang's question, Miao Shang immediately said: "My lord, the last general did not see Lord Hu.
Master Zheng Wu and the Tatars have already entered the camp, and the brothers have no defense at all. They are all stunned. Seeing that the situation is not going well, they rush over to look for you and protect your safety."
Hearing what Miao Shang said, Zheng Guang couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Hearing what Miao Shang said, the Tatars had already entered the camp, which meant that Hu Liang and Zheng Wu did not stop the Tatars.
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Since the Tatars have already entered the camp, doesn't it mean that they have been defeated as defenders?
When he thought that he had specifically asked Wang Yangming for orders, and in order to compete for this task, he had also specifically issued a military order to Wang Yangming, then he asked Wang Yangming to allow him to lead his troops to defend Langyakou.
In Zheng Guang's opinion, Langyakou will not be attacked by the Tatars and can definitely be regarded as a safe place during the war between the two sides.
This is also true. He led his troops to Langyakou for several days and did not see even a shadow of a Tatar. However, the direction of Wuning Fort was plunged into fighting. This made Zheng Guang secretly proud of his choice.
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The credit was given without any risk. Although the credit for defending the Wolf Fang Mouth cannot be compared with the frontal battle with the Tatars, no matter what, when the merits are discussed after the war, his contribution will be indispensable, right?
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But Zheng Guang never expected that the Tatars would rush towards Langya Mouth so suddenly, and even launch an attack at Langya Mouth without any warning.
It would be nice to give him some time to prepare.
If the Tatars escaped from the wolf's mouth and escaped, Zheng Guang could imagine how furious Wang Yangming, the commander of the first army, would be.
He, a commander-in-chief, could not bear the charge of indulging the enemy, especially since he had specifically issued a military order.
When he thought of the military order and the unbearable temper in Wang Yangming's eyes, Zheng Guang felt a chill on his neck.
"How could this happen, how could this happen!"
Zheng Guang panicked for a moment, and at this moment, several figures also heard the movement and rushed over. They were several of Zheng Guang's confidants.
However, most of these people were literati. One of them, a scribe in blue shirt who looked like a scribe, stepped forward and said to Zheng Guang: "Sir, what happened?"
Zheng Guang came back to his senses after hearing this. Especially when he saw the scribe, he seemed to be grasping at a life-saving straw. He couldn't help but stepped forward, grabbed the scribe's hand and said, "Mr. Wenyu, Tatar
The Tatars have invaded the camp, what should we do? What should we do?"
Xu Cheng, courtesy name Wenyu, was a accomplished scholar, but with some cleverness, he became a confidant of Zheng Guang, the chief military officer, and was highly trusted by Zheng Guang.
After hearing Zheng Guang's words, Xu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and said with a bit of astonishment on his face: "The Tatars are coming? Couldn't General Hu, General Zheng Wu and others be able to stop the Tatar attack?"
Obviously, in Xu Cheng's view, they have an army of 30,000, and with the right time, place, and people, even if 100,000 Tatars come to attack, they will not be able to defeat the Ming army camp with such ease.
Bar.
The guerrilla general Miao Shang on the side couldn't help but said: "Mr. Xu, it's true. I saw the Tatars charging into the camp with my own eyes, but General Hu and General Zheng Wu were nowhere to be seen."
Miao Shang looked at Zheng Guang and said: "Sir, please make up your mind quickly. Should we gather troops and horses to resist the Tatars through the pass and fight to the death with the Tatars, or should we take advantage of the fact that the Tatars haven't come over yet?"
, everyone evacuate this place immediately."
Zheng Guang subconsciously looked at Xu Cheng in front of him and said, "Mr. Xu, what do you think we should do? How about I, the general, order all the soldiers to defend the Wolf Fang Mouth?"
"No, adults!"
Xu Cheng stroked his beard and looked confident. Hearing this, he hurriedly said to Zheng Guang.
Zheng Guang was stunned and said with a bit of confusion: "Why did you say this, sir? I have issued a military order in front of the Governor. If I can't guard the wolf's mouth, I'm afraid I won't be able to deliver the mission to the Governor, especially if
If we let the Tatars go, won’t the Grand Governor want to chop off my general’s head?”
Xu Cheng shook his head and said: "My lord, what you said is wrong. Not to mention that the Tatars have already entered the camp and the whole army is in chaos. Even if your lord can gather some soldiers and horses, I am afraid that I will be unable to save the day and it will be difficult to resist the Tatars."
Tatars, and your Excellency, you should know that in order to survive, the Tatars will kill any enemy who stands in front of them. Do you think that under such unfavorable circumstances, we can really stop the Tatars?"
Zheng Guang shook his head subconsciously and said: "The Tatars are extremely ferocious, and we will definitely not be able to stop them, but the Governor..."
Xu Cheng chuckled and said: "My lord, there is no need to worry. Don't forget that your lord is the chief military officer of the imperial court. His status is very important. So what if there is a so-called military order? Who still stipulates that in a war, you can only win and not lose?"
At that time, no matter how angry the Grand Governor is, he will not have the right to convict you. At most, he will hand you over to the court for disposal."
As he spoke, Xu Cheng looked at Zheng Guang and said with a smile: "At that time, you only need to send someone to clear the relationship, and this matter can be reduced from a major matter to a minor one."
After listening to Xu Cheng's words, the original panic look on Zheng Guang's face gradually disappeared, and he took a long breath and said to Xu Cheng: "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading, so just do what you said."
At this moment, Miao Shang and other generals couldn't help but look at each other. One of the generals said to Zheng Guang: "My lord, you must not do it. We must not escape without a fight. Once we get out of the mouth of Langya, the Tatars will
They will be able to escape, and the plans of the Governor, the General, and others will come to nothing..."
The person who spoke was just a Qianhu official. As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Cheng glanced at the Qianhu official with some disdain and said, "Meng Wei, do you know that the Tatars have already come to kill us?
There is no way to stop the Tatars. If you lead your troops to defend the mouth of the Wolf Fang, I am afraid that they may be destroyed by the Tatars in less than a day. By then, you will be in danger and in danger of losing your life. What on earth do you have?
Intentions?"
Hearing what Xu Cheng said, Zheng Guang's eyes towards Meng Wei suddenly became a little unkind, and he snorted coldly: "Send my order to the general, and the army should get out of the way of the Wolf Fang. The safety of the soldiers is the most important thing!"
Before Zheng Guang finished speaking, Meng Wei couldn't help but knelt down in front of Zheng Guang and said: "No, sir, you must not get out of the way of the wolf's teeth, otherwise you will become the sinners of our Ming Dynasty. The governor, the general, they will definitely not
I will let you go..."
When the other generals saw this scene, they looked at Zheng Guang, whose face was ashen, and then at Xu Cheng, who was condescending and gloomy. They opened their mouths, but said nothing.
At this time, Zheng Guang pointed at Meng Wei and said angrily: "Okay, you Meng Wei, in that case, I will do as you wish. Don't you want to stay and guard the mouth of Langya? Then now I will order you to lead you."
All our troops are guarding the mouth of the Wolf Fang!"
Meng Wei was stunned for a moment and looked at Zheng Guang in astonishment. He only had more than a thousand troops under his command. On weekdays, it would be enough to defend a small pass like Langyakou, but this time it was different.
It is not known how many Tatar soldiers and horses there are, but a fool can imagine that the number of Tatars coming towards the mouth of the wolf's teeth is probably tens of thousands.
Their entire army only had 30,000 men, and yet they were raided by the Tatars and entered the camp. Now Zheng Guang actually asked him to lead more than a thousand men to guard Langya Mouth. This was basically asking him to die.
Zheng Guang snorted coldly and said, "Is it possible that Meng Qianhu is afraid of you?"
Meng Wei took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "The last general will take your orders!"
Watching Meng Wei leave, Zheng Guang said with a bit of disgust: "Do you really think that I don't know that Meng Wei is hugging the lap of Wang Yangming, the Grand Governor? Wang Yangming is trying to buy people's hearts and win over him in the army.
Low-level generals treat everyone as fools."
As he spoke, Zheng Guang swung his sleeves and shouted at Miao Shang and others: "What are you doing standing still? Why don't you hurry up and deliver the order and assemble the troops? Do you have to wait for the Tatars to kill all the soldiers?"
Langya Pass is extremely steep, and the pass is not wide. It is a long and narrow passage. As a large number of Ming troops retreated step by step under the attack of the Tatars, many Ming soldiers gathered in front of Langya Pass.
Dayan Khan and others in front of the Langya Mouth looked at the Ming army that had retreated to the Langya Mouth more than a hundred feet away, with a somewhat dignified look on their faces.
Just looking at the steepness of the pass, we can see that if the Ming army commander stood up at this time to stabilize the morale of the army and defend the steep pass, no matter how elite his soldiers and horses were, he would not be able to break through the Wolf Fang Pass for a while.
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Even Han Yu, Lu Guang, and others who were quite optimistic before had serious expressions on their faces. Looking at the dangerous fang mouth, they couldn't help but sigh: "It's such a dangerous pass. If we want to attack it by force, I don't know how much effort it will take."
Only by paying the price can we break it."
At this time, everyone suddenly discovered that the black Ming army suddenly dispersed to both sides as if they had received some order, and directly let go of the Wolf Fang's mouth.
Everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but be stunned, with a look of astonishment on their faces. Even Dayan Khan said with some confusion: "This... what is going on? Does the Ming army general have some plan?