"Dad, you were also on the battlefield back then. I'm already fifteen. Why don't you let me go to fight the Japanese pirates this time?"
In the sunny courtyard, a tough-headed young man threw aside the eyebrow-leveling stick in his hand with some annoyance and said angrily.
In front of him, a middle-aged man in a python robe was lazily leaning on a couch, holding a book in his hand. Apparently, the middle-aged man was reading a book before the young man came in.
With a click, he closed the book and looked at the boy in front of him. The boy's face was very similar to his, which made him think of himself many years ago.
"Am I not letting you go? I'm still eager to let you practice. If you can persuade the Queen and your mother, then come and talk to me again!" He said casually, the boy's resentment seemed to be
He didn't see anything at all.
"Your Majesty often said that when he killed the Mongolian Tatars, you were by his side to protect him. Now that the prince is going to war, I will be like my father, protecting the prince and killing the enemy. No matter how fierce the Japanese pirates are, they can never be as fierce as the Tatars.
Right!" The young man was very unconvinced. Although he knew that even if he persuaded the Queen and his mother, his father might not allow him to participate in this expedition, but he was still unconvinced. His Majesty killed the enemy in the midst of thousands of troops.
No matter how old you were when you were born, you should be almost the same age as yourself!
"You know shit!" The middle-aged man rolled his eyes. Now that he is a Marquis, he rarely uses such foul language. However, when he talks about this matter, he is still very angry. Fortunately, this is
Talking to his son in his own house, otherwise, he really wouldn't expose the lies he told a guy who likes to boast.
"Are your father and I willing to escort His Majesty to the battlefield? You don't have to think about it. At that time, His Majesty had countless elite soldiers and generals. Your father and I are just a small guard in uniform. What qualifications do we have to escort His Majesty?
Your father was deceived by His Majesty!"
When he mentioned this, the middle-aged man had a wry smile on his face. He raised his head slightly, looked at the spring sunshine, and narrowed his eyes. The battle outside Datong that year, after so many years, was still in his memory.
, it is still so profound.
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"Stop! Get in formation!" the foot soldiers and officers shouted loudly. The formation that had just been slowly marching was somewhat scattered. In their shouts, it slowly returned to order. Large shields were erected on the battlefield.
At the front, the sword and shield players looked at the silent Mongolian camp in front of them, and the sword handles in their hands were almost sweating.
On both sides, the cavalry coming out of the city divided into two groups and quickly occupied the flanks of the formation. They kept wandering around to protect the safety of the formation.
"Something's not quite right!!" Zhang Yong was the first to notice that things were strange. Until dawn, the Mongolians were making noises and harassing people outside the city. Now they were silent. It was definitely not that they were all sleeping soundly in the camp at this moment.
"Go call the formation!" He waved his hand, and a cavalry force of about a hundred people rushed out from behind him. A battle formation mainly composed of foot soldiers was basically impossible to fight against the cavalry without forming a formation, but
Once the formation is formed, it cannot be moved again. Otherwise, the enemy will not be in chaos, but your own formation will be.
"The Mongols couldn't have left overnight!" Qian Wubing muttered, "Those people last night may have just stayed to harass us and prevent us from discovering that they have left!"
Zhu Houzhao glanced at him and said nothing. He just pursed his lips tightly and looked at the group of cavalry who were shouting and cursing in front of the formation, and gradually approached tentatively when they saw that there was no movement in the opponent's camp!
"General, general!" From the camp on the opposite side, a horseman ran out quickly. Qian Wubing's sharp eyes could see clearly that this was one of the cavalrymen who had just cautiously broken into the opponent's camp.
"The Tatars have escaped!" The knight came to Zhang Yong with a face full of joy: "There are only dozens and hundreds of rangers left in their camp. As soon as they saw us, they ran away far away!"
"Escaped?" Zhang Yong seemed a little unconvinced, "The two wings expanded the scope of the cruise, and the spies were placed twenty miles away to see if there were any traces of the Tatars. These Tatars are very cunning, don't be fooled by them.
Lure us away from the city!"
The cold wind was blowing fiercely, and the huge military formation remained motionless in the wind, as if a solemn air shrouded the sky and the earth.
Following Zhang Yong's order, the cavalry on both wings began to move towards the distance, and the scouts in the army were also released. Zhang Yongduan sat on the horse. Before there was no definite news, he would rather take His Majesty back to the city.
There will be no further step forward.
His Majesty wanted to go into battle with the army, and he originally disagreed. Well, just look at the bruise on his forehead under his helmet, and you can tell how much effort he put in to make Zhu Houzhao change his mind about this extremely risky idea, but even if
He said that the battle between the two armies was so dangerous that Zhu Houzhao was determined to participate in the war. He spent countless words and kowtowed countless times, but in exchange for Zhu Houzhao's small concession: If they really started fighting
, he will definitely be by Zhang Yong's side, and will not rush forward with the guards in his head.
When I returned to Beijing this time, I didn’t know how I was going to be impeached by some bachelors! Zhang Yong felt a little melancholy in his heart. Although this was the emperor’s original intention, he didn’t even have to guess, he knew for sure that he would be impeached.
Among the charges, there must be one of "bewitching the emperor". As a slave of the emperor, this is the easiest thing to blame on the head.
He glanced at the young emperor slightly. The emperor's back was straight, he was sitting on the horse, his eyes were looking ahead, and he looked very determined.
I hope that after your Majesty returns to Beijing, you can block the accountability of that group of literati and protect yourself. Otherwise, you really have no choice but to take off this python robe and go to Zhongdu to guard the tomb.
"Report!"
Almost half an hour later, the reports from various scouts finally came back. The Tatar camp was indeed deserted at the moment. Except for the traces of a large number of people and horses passing by in the east, there were no traces on other sides.
No trace of Tatar brigade activities was found.
"The Tatars are going east!" The excitement in Zhu Houzhao's eyes could be seen even by Qian Wubing: "This is because they are afraid of the power of our heavenly soldiers and know that they are outmatched, so they avoid Datong and plan to plunder elsewhere.
Will you go back after this?"
Zhang Yong slowly shook his head. This is unlikely. What about the Datong defenders? Maybe there are some officials in the court who have lost their minds due to reading. However, Tu Mengke, who is the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty, has no way of knowing. This is useless.
What does the other party mean by flashing a gun? Could it be that they really don’t have enough food and grass and are planning to plunder nearby?
"Since the Tatars have escaped, let's level the opponent's camp and return to the city!" Zhang Yong said seriously.
"What city are you going back to? Of course we will pursue the victory!" Sure enough, Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth and said the words Zhang Yong least wanted to hear at this moment.
"Well, can a human leg catch a horse's leg?" Seeing that up until this moment, Zhang Yong was still unwilling to reveal Zhu Houzhao's identity in front of him, and was vague about the title of Zhu Houzhao. Qian Wubing was a little funny, but he couldn't help but stand still.
From Zhang Yong's point of view, he admonished Zhu Houzhao: "The Tatars are all cavalry. We seem to have more foot soldiers than cavalry. We don't know how long they have been walking. Can we catch them? If we rely on these cavalry to catch them,
The Tatars, even if they catch up, they might just be a piece of food in their mouths, and the Tatars have tens of thousands of riders!"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Yong. Although he said nothing, the meaning in his eyes was very obvious.
"What he said makes sense!" Zhang Yong nodded and gave an order loudly. The soldiers moved forward slowly, completely razing the Mongolian camp to the ground, while the cavalry changed from the front team to the rear team, preparing to return to the city.
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"Your Majesty, Mr. Qian is right. What your Majesty wants is a great victory, not letting the soldiers die in vain. I will return to the city now, mobilize the cavalry available in the city, prepare supplies, and prepare for a long-distance pursuit!
"Zhang Yongzhi paid Qian Wubing and said in a low voice next to Zhu Houzhao.
Although Zhu Houzhao was a little unhappy, it was obvious to Zhang Yong that this was a mature move, and his words about not letting the soldiers die in vain moved him even more.
"Zhang Yong, am I overestimating my capabilities? After all, what Wu Bing said is true. When facing the Mongols in a cavalry battle, our army has a small advantage. If we are still inferior in numbers, we really have no chance of winning.
Got it!"
"That's not necessarily the case!" Zhang Yong said this, but he wasn't too worried. Cavalry fighting is not as good as infantry fighting in formation. If you really can't beat him, you can still escape. Besides, Datong Town is fighting and fighting, and they have gathered five thousand cavalry.
It's not difficult. Including the cavalry in the Beijing camp, there are about 8,000. There are Ming Dynasty military fortresses along the way. If they are recruited along the way, if these 8,000 cavalry really want to chase them, they may not be as numerous as the Tatars when they catch up.
We have much fewer people. More importantly, there are two military bases to the east. Some reinforcements must come to Datong. With this flanking attack, if the Tatars really have a problem with their food and grass, the balance of victory and defeat will probably
Still leaning more towards the Ming Dynasty.
When he explained these thoughts to Zhu Houzhao in detail, Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up after hearing this. The number of people was not as good as the other party. He wanted to chase him up and beat the drowned dog. Although Tu Meng was not a drowned dog at the moment, when he heard it, not only did he
At this time, the opponent may not be outnumbered, and can attack from both front and back, so there is no reason to hesitate.
"Go, go find Wang Fu and ask him to hand over his cavalry to us. Let the foot soldiers defend the city. With Wang Fu here in Datong, I have no worries. Zhang Yong, you and I, my king and my ministers, will do this now.
We want to defeat the Tatars outside the Great Wall and shut up those guys in the court who only talk but don’t practice!"
"What about Mr. Qian?" Zhang Yong murmured and raised his chin in Qian Wubing's direction. With such a person by his side, he felt particularly awkward and felt much more restrained in his conversation.
"It doesn't matter, let him follow me. Just don't let Li Feng'er know my identity. This money is not sick, so it doesn't matter if I know it or not. If it's really inconvenient, I'll just reveal my identity to him!" Zhu Houzhao said without any hesitation.
Cares: "With my words here, he probably wouldn't dare to say anything to Li Feng'er!"
"This man seems dull, but from what I see, this man seems not simple. Your Majesty still remembers that when we left the city just now, he was at the city gate, but he was dressed as a man of the people. How did this rich man become a man of the people?
, isn’t your Majesty surprised?”
"That's right!" Zhu Houzhao said somewhat belatedly, "After you return to the city, you go find Wang Fu and give this money to me if you are not sick!"