"Master Wan, you are finally back. Something big has happened, something bad has happened." Before Wan Lei returned to the inn, he met Song Jinming who was running towards him halfway.
"What's up?"
"Li Baihu flew, flying pigeons passed the message, the Northern Expeditionary Army, the Northern Expeditionary Army was surrounded by heavy enemies at Black Mountain Pass. They were unable to break out. They were about to run out of food!" Song Jinming was so anxious that he could not even speak.
"As expected, the Tatars were defeated in successive battles and showed weakness, luring the Northern Expeditionary Army to go deeper. This was a good move." Wan Lei was not in a hurry and praised the Tatars' move very much.
"Master Wan, Li Baihu is under heavy siege, what should we do?" As a subordinate, Song Jinming was worried about the safety of his boss.
"What else can we do now? We all have destiny." Wan Lei said calmly. He knew that in front of thousands of troops, he was just a pawn and could not change the world.
The defeat of the Northern Expeditionary Army was certain from the day it set off, because with one soldier and one general, and an army commanded by a dandy who was eager for success, it was only a matter of time before the whole army was destroyed. The Battle of Changping was a clear example.
Poor hundreds of thousands of soldiers, perished at the hands of a dude!
"Master Wan, I am a subordinate of Mr. Li, and I am responsible for protecting my superior. Now I come here to ask for my resignation." Song Jinming cupped his hands and turned to leave.
"Where are you going?" Wan Lei grabbed him.
"I want to return to the military camp and rescue the besieged Northern Expeditionary Army from the main army."
"Confused! Really confused!" Wan Lei shook his head and said: "You are going to die. The Tatars sacrificed so many people and livestock just to lure the enemy deeper. Do you think they only want to eat this Northern Expeditionary Army?
?No, they paid so much price just to surround this army."
Wan Lei paused and said: "Surrounding the point to call for reinforcements is what the Tatars do. All the troops who go to rescue are just going to die."
"The imperial court has organized a hundred thousand troops to go to the rescue. Both sides should cooperate internally and externally to turn defeat into victory." Song Jinming said calmly.
"What?!" Wan Lei became anxious now. He ran frantically to the stables, pulled two horses and came over: "Come on, follow me into Beiping City."
Just now he acted like the matter was none of his business, but in the blink of an eye he became more anxious than the eunuch. Song Jinming didn't understand what Wan Lei was going to do, but he had already planned to go to Peiping to join the army, so he didn't ask any more questions, mounted his horse and left.
The two of them hurriedly drove all the way, and finally entered the city before the city gate was closed.
This time, Wan Lei did not go to the teahouse or Siyiyuan, but went straight to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen. The Yamen servant did not recognize them and picked up a big stick to attack, but Song Jinming showed his Jin Yiwei waist badge.
, they gave way obediently and rushed to report to the master.
Wan Lei and Song Jinming broke into the government office all the way and saw ten officials, large and small, sitting around in the lobby discussing matters. Among them, Tie Fu Yin and Professor Liu, whom Wan Lei knew, were there, as well as many civil servants and military generals. When they saw
When they saw Wan Lei and Song Jinming, who were dressed in civilian clothes, they couldn't help but get angry. Tie Xuan even ordered: "Whoever let you in, get out quickly."
At this time, the yamen servant had already run to Tie Xuan and whispered a few words. When Tie Xuan heard that Jin Yiwei was coming to the door, his expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly said to Wan Lei and Song Jinming: "You two, let's talk in the inner hall."
Wan Lei had no intention of chatting privately. He glanced at the officials present and said: "I heard that the Northern Expeditionary Army was surrounded, and also heard that you were preparing to send troops to rescue, so I boldly came to advise you not to send troops to rescue.
, if you go there, you will just die!"
"Who do you think you are? You dare to come here and talk nonsense to deceive the troops. Come on, drag me down and slap you twenty times." A general said angrily.
The yamen servant standing nearby was about to step forward to take someone away. Wan Lei shook off Song Jinming who kept tugging at his sleeves, and said anxiously: "My lords, the Tatars are encircling the point for reinforcements. No matter how many troops are sent,
It was useless for the army to go to rescue. There were hundreds of thousands of troops garrisoned in the Peiping area. If 300,000 were removed, the troops would be empty. There would be insufficient troops along the Great Wall to resist the enemy. The Tatars took advantage of the victory and moved south. The Great Wall and Yanyun could not be defended.
.If Peiping falls into the hands of the Tatars again, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will repeat the same mistakes as the Song Dynasty, so you should think twice!"
"Pull him down and slap him forty!" The general became even more angry.
"Wait a minute!" Tie Xuan waved his hand to signal the government officials not to move, and then asked: "How did you know that sending troops to rescue would be in vain?"
"Everyone, the Tatars are good at riding and shooting, and are good at running and attacking. Don't underestimate the enemy. At this time, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and it is difficult for the army to travel. If we rush to rescue, we will definitely run out of horses and be trapped. The Tatars have occupied the advantageous location and are waiting for work. They have not arrived yet.
If we fight, the outcome will be determined. If the reinforcements are defeated, the Northern Expedition will be even more desperate, and both armies will be wiped out."
"It's nonsense and alarmist talk! Our Ming army is powerful, but the Tatars are just stragglers. How can they resist our Ming Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of tigers and warriors? As soon as our reinforcements come out, those thieves will definitely flee upon hearing the news. If we don't fight, we will win or lose."
Determined." A general retorted.
"General Li is right, we have a powerful tomorrow's army, how can we ignore our own army?" Another general glanced at Wan Lei and snorted with disdain.
"Everyone insists on sending troops. I have nothing to say. I just want to remind everyone that the Yanyun Line of Defense is related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty. If you don't want to leave a bad name in the history of the Qing Dynasty, you'd better think twice before leaving!"
What Wan Lei said is true. The Yanyun Line of Defense was the most important line of defense in the Central Plains to prevent the invasion of nomads. It was precisely because of the loss of this line of defense that the Northern Song Dynasty had no danger to defend and had been in a strategic position of being passively attacked. Later, it was forced to
Jiangzuo lost half of the Central Plains. If the Ming Dynasty lost this line of defense again, it would definitely repeat the mistakes of the Song Dynasty.
It is said that Wan Lei has no good impressions of the emperor's son, and he has nothing to do with the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty. But the key to the problem is that he is now under Yanyun's defense line. If this line of defense fails, he will be the first to suffer misfortune.
For the safety of his own life and property, he hurried to tell this story.
However, judging from the attitude of these civil servants and generals, Wan Lei would not listen to the rational suggestions put forward by Wan Lei. Since they planned to go all the way to the dark side, Wan Lei had no choice but to quickly return to the inn, pack up and prepare to escape, because he knew that once he broke through,
The Yanyun Defense Line and the Mongolian iron hoof were invincible in the Central Plains, and no one could stop them in a short period of time.
"Let's just ignore the villain who disturbs the morale of the army with his crazy talk." The leading general didn't even stop Wan Lei when he saw the yamen officer. He just waved his hand and went on to discuss the expedition.
"Lord Ping, I'm afraid what that man said has some truth to it, but we still have to be cautious." Tie Xuan frowned.
"The Holy One has made it clear that we should send troops to rescue as soon as possible. Why don't we resist the order? If anything happens to the Northern Expeditionary Army and Governor Li, you and I will be blamed."