Chapter 532: Into the capital, will be hunted by the Son of Heaven
The faces of Zhu Houzhao and others were full of surprise, and Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh: "With such elite soldiers in hand, what should I, the Ming Dynasty, have to fear?"
Under the leadership of Li Huan, a group of people watched the artillery bombardment training from a distance. At a glance, dozens or hundreds of artillery were arranged neatly. With an order, the sound of artillery boomed, and the ground in the distance was
Above, there was a burst of flames and explosions. It could be said that the earth was shaking and the mountains were shaking, which was daunting.
Yulin Town, an important nine-border town in the Ming Dynasty, and Qingwankou is an important defense node adjacent to the Mongolian grassland in Yulin Town. A team of border soldiers has always been stationed there.
On this day, several soldiers who were patrolling the fort as usual suddenly heard the rapid sound of horse hooves. Immediately they followed the sound and saw two soldiers galloping towards them in the distance.
At the same time, there was a shrill whistle. Several soldiers at Qingwankou were very familiar with that whistle. It was the warning sound of enemy attack.
Suddenly one of the chiefs' expression changed greatly and he exclaimed: "No, the enemy is attacking, please light a beacon as a warning."
While they were talking, the two soldiers who were out patrolling Qingwankou came galloping over. When they got close, before they even got off their horses, they shouted with a bit of panic: "Oh no, the Tatar army is attacking. It's less than ten miles away."
, they will be killed in at most an hour."
The news of the Tatar invasion spread in the Qingwankou camp in the shortest possible time. There were only 200 soldiers stationed in the entire camp. On the long defense line of Yulin Town, there were dozens or hundreds of soldiers.
Among the forts, there are already quite a lot of soldiers at Qingwankou.
However, if such a small number of troops are only responsible for patrolling on weekdays, it will be enough. However, once the Tatar army invades, I dare not say that there is no resistance, but they cannot withstand the charge of the Tatar army.
Li Zhu, the commander in charge of the Qingwankou camp, immediately lit the beacon fire after asking about the situation. At the same time, he mobilized everyone in the camp to retreat into the camp, and closed the gate of the camp tightly to prepare for the attack.
Thick smoke rose, and soon every nearby pass saw the smoke, and then it was lit.
In less than half an hour, hundreds of miles away in the General Military Mansion of Yulin Town, Yu Shilong, the General Soldier of Yulin Town, looked at the military information in his hands with a solemn look on his face.
Gathered in the hall were more than a dozen generals from Yulin Town, all looking at Shilong.
Then Yu Shilong took a deep breath, put down the general's report, and looked at the crowd with a flash of light in his eyes: "Everyone, Dayan Khan has gathered an army of 150,000 soldiers to go south, with An Guli, the commander of ten thousand men, as a partial division to command 30,000 soldiers.
They are coming straight towards my Yulin Town, do you dare to follow me to meet the enemy and kill them to repay your father?"
A burly man wearing armor and stomach immediately laughed out loud after hearing this: "Hahaha, my Yulin Town has never been afraid of those Mongolian Tatars, An Guli dared to choose my Yulin Town as a breakthrough point.
It really blinded him."
The most important town in the world, Yulin's army is extremely powerful. It can be said that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no Tatars have ever been able to invade the Central Plains from Yulin Town. Therefore, the elite soldiers and generals in Yulin Town really have nothing to do against the Mongolian and Yuan Tatars.
Fear.
To be precise, in this era, facing the Tatars on the grassland, none of the nine important towns of the Ming Dynasty had any fear of the Mongolian Yuan.
Yu Shilong clapped his big hand on the table and said with a smile: "That's right. Dayan Khan once suffered a big loss at the hands of the Duke of Qin. He was lucky enough to escape, but he didn't live an honest life with his tail between his legs. He even wanted to go south to make trouble.
, I really don’t know whether to live or die.”
Yu Shilong said with a sneer: "I have sent people eight hundred miles away to convey the message to the capital. The imperial court will definitely send a large army. Before that, I hope that you can guard the Yulin line with me and never let it go.
These Tatars crossed the Yulin line of defense."
On March 12, in the spring of the eleventh year of Zhengde, before the cold in the north had completely subsided, Dayan Khan, who dominated the grasslands, raised an army again, gathering a total of 150,000 troops. It was rumored that an army of 300,000 went south. The troops were divided into two groups, with 30,000 troops on each side.
The partial division attacked Yulin Town, but Yu Shilong, the commander-in-chief of Yulin Town, led a group of officers and soldiers from Yulin Town to stop them outside Yulin.
The 120,000 main army led by Dayan Khan broke through Xuanda's first-line defense with lightning speed and entered the Central Plains, aiming at the important area of the capital.
Capital
A group of cavalry whipped the horses under them desperately, shouting the slogan "Hurry up for 800 miles, retreat at leisure", and flew past like a gust of wind.
On the long street, many people looked shocked when they saw this situation.
Almost immediately, the Ministry of War, the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and the Imperial City received an urgent military report of 800 miles from Xuan Mansion and Datong.
In the Imperial Study Room, the Emperor Zhu Houzhao looked solemnly at the ministers of the cabinet and the people from the Fifth Army Governor's Office who had arrived in a hurry. When he saw that everyone had arrived, he immediately said: "Everyone from your family, Xuanfu, Datong Eight Hundred
Lijia is in a hurry. Dayan Khan leads an army of more than 100,000 people to break through the border and go south. The front line of Xuanda is in danger, and troops may approach the city at any time. Do you have any countermeasures?"
After the emperor finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Wang Yangming, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Qin Guogong Li Huan, the governor of the Fifth Army.
Back then, Dayan Khan was defeated at the hands of these two people. Now that Dayan Khan came to attack, everyone naturally looked at the two men.
Wang Yangming glanced at Li Huan, and Li Huan smiled slightly at Wang Yangming and said, "Please tell me, Chief Assistant."
Wang Yangming nodded, and then said with a serious expression: "Years ago, the spy we planted on the grassland sent news that there was something unusual in Dayan Khan's troops. At that time, I discussed with Qin Guogong and concluded that Dayan Khan was most likely to be there.
After the New Year, it seems that everything is expected."
Hearing Wang Yangming mention this, many people present looked surprised. As the true core members of the Ming Dynasty, they knew the news beforehand, but they did not pay too much attention to it, nor did they take it to heart.
Now after Wang Yangming said it, he naturally thought about it, and looking at the unhurried looks of Wang Yangming and Li Huan, it was obvious that the two of them had expected that Dayan Khan would lead his army southward, so with the two of them
There is absolutely no way to deal with your temper.
The British Duke Zhang Lun chuckled and said: "Since Wangge Lao and Qin Guogong have already predicted it, I think they must have made arrangements. In this way, it is fine if Dayan does not come. If he dares to come, he must never come back.
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Li Huan immediately said after hearing this: "Yes, this time we want him to come back and destroy Dayan's troops in one fell swoop."
Everyone couldn't help but look shocked when they heard this. They obviously didn't expect that Li Huan had such ambitions. You must know that Dayan claimed that an army of 300,000 people was going south. Putting aside the exaggeration, it was at least hundreds of thousands.
That's not hundreds of thousands of pigs, but hundreds of thousands of troops that are truly capable of fighting. How can it be said that they can be destroyed just by destroying them!
Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said with a smile: "Oh, I wonder if Li Qing has any good ideas!"
The corners of Li Huan's mouth curled up slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes as he said, "Of course I'll lure the enemy deep, and then close the door and beat him!"
As he spoke, Li Huan explained: "After a defeat a few years ago, Dayan's prestige on the grassland has plummeted. However, relying on its strong foundation, it annexed some grassland tribes. Although it has restored its vitality, it has lost its strength." However, his prestige cannot be compensated, so when Dayan went south this time and chose Xuanda as a breakthrough point, he must have wanted to invade the capital, or he wanted to imitate the feat of the old Oara soldiers who came to the capital city. No matter what the result was, As long as he leads his army to the capital, the world will be shaken. When Dayan brings this momentum, whether he captures the capital or returns to the grassland, he will naturally have the qualifications and confidence to become the co-owner of the grassland."
Many people were dumbfounded, and one person couldn't help but exclaimed: "He Dayan is so brave. He actually wants to attack the capital and use our Ming Dynasty to improve his reputation. It is simply a delusion."
Li Huan smiled slightly and said: "If he didn't have such ambitions, I would still have to think of ways to lure him deeper. But now we don't need to seduce him, he will take the initiative to penetrate deeper."
After speaking, Li Huan bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I sincerely request your Majesty to allow me to preside over this battle. I want to conquer the grassland in one battle and completely eliminate the troubles in the grassland."
Zhu Houzhao, who already knew that Li Huan wanted to destroy Dayan's troops in one battle, said without hesitation: "Okay, I will make you the Grand Marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and take charge of the world's soldiers and horses to fight against the Tatars."
In less than half a day, elite cavalry galloped out of the capital, carrying Li Huan's orders to various places.
At the same time, the news spread that Dayan Khan led an army of hundreds of thousands to the south. The capital was shaken for a moment, but the shock was a shock. It was not panic at all. After all, Dayan Khan also led an army back then. Going south, he was beaten and fled in embarrassment.
News has spread in the palace that the emperor has appointed Li Huan as the Grand Marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, taking charge of the world's soldiers and horses to deal with the Tatar invasion. The cabinet headed by Wang Yangming will fully assist Li Huan in winning this battle.
With Li Huan and Wang Yangming here, the people of the capital naturally did not panic. Many good people even made bets on when this battle would end and how many Tatars would be able to escape from the Central Plains alive. .
The general soldiers of Xuanfu and Datong towns relied on the advantage of the city gate to withstand the Tatar attack, making Dayan's plan to quickly enter the Central Plains in vain.
However, as Li Huan expected, Dayan Khan's invasion of the Central Plains was not only for plunder, but more importantly for his political purpose. If he just returned to the grassland in such a gray state, he would probably return to the grassland. After that, what awaits him is the disunity of all parties. If he wants to call on the grassland again, few people will respond.
Therefore, no matter what, Dayan Khan will not give up his plan to enter the capital, even if he has to pay a certain price for it. As long as he can reach the capital, then he will win this battle.
Thinking about the news coming from the front in the past few days, that the army was attacking several passes going south and could not get down, Dayan Khan couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed, and almost couldn't help but order to kill the general in charge of the army in front.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the big tent, and then Dayan Khan saw his fourth son Alsuborot striding over holding a parchment with a surprised look on his face.
"Father Khan, Father Khan, good news, the Yanqing Pass has been broken, our vanguard army has broken through the pass and entered, and the road to the south has been opened."
Dayan who was sitting there suddenly stood up when he heard this, with a look of disbelief on his face and said: "What, you said that Yanqing Pass has been broken, this... this is really great!"
While speaking, Dayan Khan looked at Alsuborot and said, "Tell me, what is going on?"
Alsuborot said: "Father, Ye Quan, the deputy general guarding the Yanqing Pass, took ten thousand taels of gold from us and secretly opened the gate for us at night. The army took the opportunity to enter. The Yanqing Pass defenders fled. Now the pass is under our army's control."
hand."
Dayan Khan was stunned for a moment and then laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, Ming Dynasty generals and officials are mostly greedy people. For gold and silver, let alone ask them to sacrifice the city gate, or ask them to betray the country, just
I'm afraid they won't hesitate."
Dayan Khan said excitedly: "After Yanqing Pass, we will reach Changping. Once Changping is over, we can march to the capital city of the Ming Dynasty and recreate the glory of the past when Wala captured the emperor of the Ming Dynasty alive."
Alsuborot and the many households in the tent, as well as the tribal chiefs, all showed excitement on their faces.
"Father Khan, I am willing to lead my troops as the vanguard and capture Changping for my father Khan."
Dayan Khan laughed and said: "Okay, my son, go quickly, and remember not to be reckless. If you can spend some money to seize the pass without any blood, that would be great."
Alsuborot slapped his chest and said, "Father, don't worry, the kid knows how to do it."
Seeing Alsuborot leaving happily, Dayan Khan's face could be said to be full of red. He looked at the people in the tent and said: "The capital of the Ming Dynasty is in sight. It is here that we can restore the glory of the Meng Yuan Dynasty."
I’m sorry, would you like to go with me to give the Emperor of Tomorrow a surprise?”
"Hahaha, I am willing to go with the Great Khan!"
Soon Dayan Khan gave an order. In addition to leaving thousands of people to guard Yanqing Pass to ensure the safety of the retreat, a mighty army of hundreds of thousands passed directly through the pass and headed straight for the capital.
In the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, a huge sand table is being placed in the hall. The sand table is lifelike. At a glance, you can clearly see the current situation of the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars.
As the messengers came in and out to collect news from various places, people would come forward from time to time to pull out or plant the flags representing the two sides' soldiers and horses everywhere.
At this moment, Chen Ang, who was wearing armor and a stomach, looked at Yanqing Pass being planted with a flag representing the Tatars and couldn't help but said: "Yanqing Pass has fallen into the hands of the Tatars, so the next target of the Tatars is Changping. As long as Changping falls to the Tatars again."
Without the help of Tao Ren, Dayan Khan will definitely come to the capital city with great peace of mind, and the introduction will be the most glorious moment of his life."
Xu Ying on the side chuckled and said: "That was indeed the most glorious moment of his life, but it was also the time when he was trapped in a desperate situation and lost his life!"
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