He hurriedly left the cabinet for duty and went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War to find Peng Ze to inquire about specific matters.
By this time, the Ministry of War had turned into a mess.
The center of the northwest war was actually not in the important town of Jiubian, but in the Juyong Pass of the Inner Three Passes? Are the Tatars so good at picking places?
Why did the war break out when Tang Yin was guarding the inner three passes?
Just because Tang Yin sent troops to lure the enemy deeper?
"Zhongtang, it is now basically confirmed that Xuanfu Town and other passes have been attacked by Tatars for three consecutive days. Now that the battle at Juyong Pass has come to an end, I guess the Tatars will be unable to do anything and will soon retreat."
Peng Ze informed Yang Tinghe of the latest battle report.
Yang Tinghe had a look of embarrassment on his face: "Why didn't you know about this war situation in advance?"
Peng Ze hesitated: "The official route from Juyong to Huailai to Xuanfu was harassed by Tatars' cavalry, and the official post could not send messages. Even the carrier pigeon... could not send military information to Neisan.
close……"
Yang Tinghe grabbed a battle report in front of him, which clearly listed the situation of Tang Yin's dispatch of troops.
"Oh, by the way, Tang Yin, the commander-in-chief of the Inner Three Passes, led his troops to Xuanfu Town by sending out troops first and reporting later... This time, he no longer lured the enemy, but went straight into Xuanfu Town."
Peng Ze hurriedly reminded him.
Now everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knew that Tang Yin's previous defeat was a "fake defeat" in order to allow the Tatar troops from all over the country to gather and line up in front of Juyong Pass to prepare for the next night attack and counterattack by the Ming Dynasty troops.
As for why the Tatars should be gathered together to fight back... this is a mystery to many officials of the Ming Dynasty, such as the bosses of the Ministry of War.
Isn't dividing them into enemies the best strategy to defeat the enemy? How can we gather the enemies together before attacking? The enemy concentrates superior forces in front of Juyong Pass. Even if you advance, you can attack or retreat, but if you retreat, you may
Even Guancheng is not protected. What kind of tactics are you using?
"In addition, the battle report mentioned that the defenders of Juyongguan used the method of throwing gunpowder packets into the enemy camp to blow up the enemy's camp. Many of the captured Tatar soldiers were
Missing arms and legs." Peng Ze revealed another piece of information that left Yang Tinghe speechless.
Good guy, can gunpowder be used like this? When did the Daming Shenji Battalion have such great magical powers? Instead of playing with artillery and fire blunderbuss, use the method of throwing gunpowder packets?
Suddenly, Li Kun, the right minister of the Ministry of War, came in with something in his hand. Seeing Yang Tinghe there, he was stunned for a moment, and then presented the thing to Yang Tinghe: "Zhongtang, this is the display of the prince in Juyongguan... Take a look.
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Yang Shen is still at Juyongguan.
After the war broke out, Yang Shen felt that he should do something. He was afraid that the report by the Ming army headed by Tang Yin would not be complete. Although he did not know much about the enemy's situation, Yang Shen chose to report what he heard and saw.
Give it to the Ministry of War as a reference.
After Yang Tinghe read it, his face turned green.
If it was just a rumor before, what Yang Shen saw in Juyong Pass was not a lie. Besides, Yang Shen did not need to "improve other people's ambitions to destroy his own prestige." Yang Shen said that he should have won this battle, but he just had to be on guard.
The Tatars counterattacked, but the Tatars could only have 3,000 or 4,000 troops, lost 6,700 heads, 3,400 prisoners, plus some other battle losses, that's more than half. How could the Tatars counterattack?
With their morale waxing and waning, if the Tatars only wanted to plunder, they would have fled in a panic, running as far as they could.
For no reason, Yang Tinghe suddenly hoped that the Tatars could "come back". It was best to kill the fake ones and give Tang Yin a heavy setback. Tang Yin finally retreated to Juyongguan, so that Yang Tinghe could be invincible...
How come this kind of expectation, which seemed normal in the past, now seems like a fantasy and extravagance?
"Zhongtang, are you okay?"
Yang Tinghe suddenly became unsteady and staggered.
Peng Ze and Li Kun quickly supported him.
Yang Tinghe was hit hard. This incident was a good thing for Ming Dynasty, but for Yang Tinghe... it was like a boat capsized in the gutter.
Who could have guessed that the Tatars were so vulnerable? Even a slave
Tang Yin, who had never been on the battlefield, was able to kill the Tatars until they lost their armor and fled?
"without……"
Yang Tinghe wanted to say something, but found that he was so angry that he couldn't even speak.
Peng Zedao: "Why don't you give an urgent order so that Tang Yin can't lead troops to Xuanfu Town, and just wait for the troops from Datong Town to take over the defense along the pass..."
Yang Tinghe glared at Peng Ze.
This means that Tang Yin was responsible for charging into the battle, and after he won, he asked Chen Jiuchou, the governor of Xuanda, to receive the fruits of victory? No wonder you, Mr. Peng, are not as good as Wang Qiong... You can say this? And you came to ask me!? You are really stupid
I, Yang, am also regarded as that despicable and shameless person?
Li Kunze said: "If the troops attacking at the Neisan Pass move westward and northward, they can take advantage of the situation to garrison Xuanfu Town, or the Di Yi troops in the passes around Xuanfu Town will retreat without a fight."
In fact, Li Kun is still very wise.
He could see that now that the Ming army had won a hearty victory, in order to deter the invading Tatars, Tang Yin should be allowed to go to Xuanfu Town. It would be best to let Tang Yin be the governor of Xuanda.
...After all, this great victory only captured a small group of "rogue bandits". What was really fatal was the main Tatar force actively attacking Guancheng in the north of Xuanfu Town, such as Zhangjiakou.
If Tang Yin were to leave, and the Tatars saw that the evil spirit was coming, and saw that they had lost the opportunity to cooperate with the inside and outside, why not quickly withdraw their troops?
But this is not a result Yang Tinghe can accept.
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All the government offices in the capital of the Ming Dynasty spent the day waiting for the news bit by bit.
Early morning the next day.
Reversing his negative attitude from the previous two days, the emperor went to Fengtian Palace early, but that day... Yang Tinghe took sick leave and did not go to court.
At this time, Sun Jiao, who had been watching the fire from the other side, was the most relaxed and at ease.
A few days ago, there was another fuss about Tang Yin sending troops, and it was said that Tang Yin would be replaced after losing the battle, but in the end Tang Yin actually won the battle?
That's my son-in-law's husband!
Sure enough, famous teachers give birth to great disciples. No wonder my son-in-law can think highly of the new emperor. I underestimated Tang Bohu. Look at him... If this credit is given to the Ming Dynasty, even if he cannot be awarded a title, he can still advance further in his official position, right?
Look at the dejected looks of several people in the cabinet, and the empty seats in the queue that should have belonged to Yang Tinghe.
well!
Sun Jiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it's true that one moment and one moment, the wind and water are changing, yesterday he was east of the river and today he is west of the river.
Two days ago, all the ministers were speculating about what kind of evil thing His Majesty was trying to cause trouble in the court. Today, it was everyone's turn to slander Yang Tinghe and what kind of tricks he was up to.
"My dear friends, you must have heard about what happened at Juyong Pass yesterday, right? Tang Yin, who is responsible for the military affairs of the three passes within the general control, is Mr. Tang whom I appointed. He lived up to everyone's expectations and won the victory in one fell swoop. In order to take advantage of the victory, I have ordered him to temporarily control the propaganda.
Government military affairs, and as appropriate, use fast horses to report to Datong, Xiangtou and other places, and send troops to guard the pass to prevent Tatar fugitives from escaping from Baiyangkou and other places. Now we have to close the door and beat the dogs..."
When Zhu Si spoke, even though he was still some distance away from the ministers in the court, everyone could feel his excitement and the feeling of spitting stars flying everywhere.
All the ministers were disgraced.
If it had been two days ago, you would have tried if you dared to come!
We can drown you with Tumo stars!
but now……
It's really sad. The emperor is going to drown us with Tumo stars? Who told him to sit in a high position?
"But matters in the northwest must be done in a matter-of-fact way, so I would like to ask all the ministers whether they want Tang Yin to take over the military affairs of Xuanfu, Datong and Piantou, and let him take charge of the military affairs of Xuanfu?"
Zhu Si asked his question.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the court became a little strange.
Many people think that Your Majesty, you cannot climb up the pole.
It's best to leave it as soon as it's done.
We acknowledge Tang Yin’s success and acknowledge his contribution, but this is the result of his adventurous advances.
If it turns out, it’s just like your cheap brother... So what if your brother is the emperor? If you get credit, why should we kill you? Do you want to follow in the footsteps of your brother?
Everyone felt that there would be a heated debate in the court.
But the result is...
No one spoke.
Everyone waits for others to come out to refute, or thinks that others will refute, but the actual result is... no one refutes.
Many people were whispering among themselves to see who would emerge as the "hero".
But in fact, everyone has seen it. Now the little emperor can be said to have crushed Yang Tinghe in publicizing military policies. Even Yang Tinghe himself chose not to go to court. Why should we, a group of soldiers and generals, be used as cannon fodder?
"Do you have no objection from the Ministry of War?"
Zhu Si fired at Peng Ze.
Peng Ze stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, there is no precedent for such a thing."
Talking about precedents rather than the actual situation is a common tactic used by the old-timers in the DPRK to make excuses.
"Where is Tobe?"
Zhu Si turned his attention to Sun Jiao.
When everyone thought that Sun Jiao would come out to set a "precedent" as always, Sun Jiao said: "The war situation is urgent, and it may be necessary."
"ah?"
Many people were surprised.
Sun Zhitong, you are betraying the revolution!
Didn't you agree that the neutrals and the factions would not help each other? Why didn't you stop being a coward this time? Seeing that the wind was blowing in the direction of the little emperor, you decided to go to the side of the little emperor?
What about principles?
Where is the face?
You don’t want to hang out in the imperial court anymore?
At this time, Sun Jiao showed an expression of "I love someone."
Tang Yin, the governor of the inner three passes, had achieved such a great victory, so what if he took advantage of the situation and took the position of the great governor? Isn't it enough for a hero to be promoted to an official position without asking where he came from?
Besides, before Chen Jiuchou became the governor of Xuanda, he was just a governor of Shaanxi, and his main involvement was in horse politics in the northwest. His ability must be much higher than that of Tang Yin?
Now that Tang Yin is going to Xuanfu, he may be able to scare the Tatars away. Why must he start internal strife at this time, let the Tatars see the contradictions in the Ming army, and then use this contradiction to continue to make a fuss?
This is called judging the situation!
"Where's the cabinet?"
Zhu Si then asked four people in the cabinet.
It is a pity that Yang Tinghe is not here now, and he has been assisting Jiang Mian for many times, so it is difficult to answer such questions.
The main reason is that I don’t know what Yang Tinghe is thinking and I can’t be sure!