Chapter 289 Three Triumphal Triumphs (3) The Disaster of Wala
Over there, Gao Yuan is still negotiating for peace; over here, the imperial edict has been made known to the world.
It had only been a few days since Gao Pragmatic returned to the cabinet to take charge of matters. He had just finished all the matters that had been agreed upon some time ago. By the way, he followed official practice and interceded for a group of people who had been severely punished by the emperor for his impeachment. In the end, the emperor more or less relieved them of some of their guilt.
, before he had time to take a breath, the emperor's imperial edict to confer Gao Yuan was announced to the world, and he sent people south to Dingnan to confer Gao Yuan.
Since it was the will of Mingfa Tianxia, Gao pragmatism naturally saw it.
"The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict says:
I have inherited the order of heaven, and I have ruled all the countries. I have shown kindness and power, and have worked hard and long at night to achieve peace. Now I have a high-ranking and pragmatic chief assistant, the pillar of the country, and the foundation of the country. I have assisted me for many years and have made great achievements. I have settled the south and the north.
, be both wise and brave; pacify the Japanese and drive away the captives, and shock the world. Rectify the administration of officials, clarify the world; enrich the national treasury, make the country rich and the people strong. I believe in my duty as my destiny.
Your prestige has spread far and wide, and your achievements will last forever. I know you well, so I entrust you with the prince's teachings. I believe that you will be able to transform people with virtue and enlighten your wisdom with knowledge, so that the prince will have both ability and political integrity, and will be able to understand the truth. I miss you.
He is loyal and hard-working, and is specially given the title of Zhuguo to show his virtue and merit.
I heard that Gao Yuan, the son of Qing's family, has a good academic background and is a talented and handsome man. I heard that Gao Yuan inherited his father's etiquette and was loyal to the emperor.
Why not reward him? Now he is given a book with a gold seal and is named the Commander-in-Chief of the Siamese Capital to highlight his merits and encourage his ambition. I hope that he will adhere to the court's instructions, be loyal and diligent in government affairs, and show his power outside the territory, so that he can be praised by his father.
wind.
All civil and military officials should follow the example of the Gao family and his son, work together as one, and work together to achieve state affairs, so as to ensure the stability of our country and the peace of our country. Thank you!
Announcement at home and abroad will be heard by envoys."
Seeing this imperial edict, Gao Jingshi had no surprise at first because he had already known about his son's canonization, but after carefully looking at the part where he was added as "Shangzhu Kingdom", he couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.
The Shangzhu Kingdom was the highest civil and military title in the Ming Dynasty. It was of course extremely precious and could not be obtained by ordinary people. But the problem was that the Shangzhu Kingdom was actually somewhat unlucky in the Ming Dynasty.
Why? Because in the Ming Dynasty, only two people were originally granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom alive, namely Li Shanchang and Xia Yan. Originally there was one person who was awarded the title of Shangzhu Kingdom after his death, and that was Zhang Juzheng.
What happened to Li Shanchang? He was labeled as a remnant of the Hu Weiyong case by Zhu Yuanzhang and was executed for the crime of "knowing the treason but not taking action, being suspicious and watching both sides, and committing treason." At the same time, Li Shanchang's "wife, daughter, brother, nephew, and more than 70 people" were also
They were all executed. Only Li Shanchang's son escaped the butcher's knife because he married a princess and was sentenced to exile.
What happened to Xia Yan? As the chief minister of the cabinet, he was taken to the south gate and beheaded. In order to humiliate him, Jiajing and Yan Song did not even let him sit in a prison car. Instead, they had his hands and feet tied up, and a wooden stick was driven through them.
, being carried to the execution ground like a pig.
Zhang Juzheng died a glorious death in history. Unfortunately, this glory did not last long, and he was counterattacked to settle the score. The Zhang family was ransacked. During the search, the Zhang family, from the octogenarian old lady to the housekeeper and servants, suffered all kinds of humiliation. Zhang Juzheng's eldest son
Zhang Jingxiu hanged himself because he could not bear the torture. The second son, Zhang Sixiu, was sent to the frontier. The third son, Zhang Maoxiu, survived after throwing himself into a well and went on a hunger strike, so he was deprived of his citizenship.
Even after the confiscation of the house was completed, some officials requested that Zhang Juzheng's coffin be opened and his body whipped! Fortunately, at this time, Zhu Yijun thought that Zhang Juzheng had finally made a contribution to politics and did not agree, otherwise it would be really terrible.
However, due to Gao Jingshi's interference in this life, Zhang Juzheng was removed from office without being appointed as the chief minister. Instead, he preserved his reputation and the Zhang family. Now the children of the Zhang family have even abided by their father's last words and joined Gao Jingshi's command one after another. On the contrary,
It's so prosperous that I don't know how to comment on it.
In short, although the Shangzhu Kingdom was good, it seemed to be unlucky in the Ming Dynasty. Gao Pragmatic originally had some doubts about whether Zhu Yijun did it intentionally, but after recalling the conversation between him and himself at that time, he felt that it was not the case.
After thinking about it, I had to conclude that this was just because he, Gao, was only at the level of Zhuguo in terms of honors. Although the emperor promised to be granted the title of Duke, he also said that it would have to wait for the Zen ceremony, which was impossible now.
Advance. Therefore, this "Shangzhu Kingdom" is indeed an "inadvertent mistake".
After the imperial edict was announced, Gao Pragmatic was still a little nervous, thinking that someone might object to the emperor's appointment of Gao Yuan as the Commander-in-Chief of Siam. Unexpectedly, after waiting for half a month, no one in the court expressed any objection to this.
For this reason, Gao Pingshi couldn't help but mention it to Meng Guzhezhe, the only concubine who stayed by his side. Meng Guzhezhe said with a smile: "Master, this is really a wise man who will make mistakes in every consideration."
Gao pragmatic asked her why, and she replied: "Southern Xinjiang was not originally under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and all countries only nominally regarded Ming Dynasty as the suzerain. This is like Tumote. Whoever holds power will be canonized by the imperial court. Southern Xinjiang
The power belongs to the master, but the master is not in southern Xinjiang. Therefore, it is only natural that the son should replace the father and be entrusted with the title of commander-in-chief of the capital.
Moreover, there are 300,000 troops in the southern border, which is only stronger than Tumut. If the lord of Tumut can be granted the title of King of Shunyi, then what should the lord of the southern border be granted? From the perspective of the Nu family, the commander-in-chief is too small.
If it’s too big, why should the government and the public oppose it?”
Gao Pragmatic suddenly realized: Yes, southern Xinjiang is not the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. I should look at the court's position from the perspective of a foreign vassal, rather than from the standpoint of myself as a courtier.
The matter of Gao Yuan's canonization passed so lightly. Gao Pingshi thought he could finally relax for a few days, just waiting for the few things that were handed down to be completed, such as the horse-drawn railway from Kaiping to the capital, and the newly built railway built by the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
The Royal Arsenal of the Ming Dynasty and so on. However, what surprised him was that Liu Wei and Erdemutu suddenly jointly sent a battle report at this time.
To be honest, when he suddenly heard that the Western Expeditionary Army's chief and deputy admirals jointly presented an urgent battle report, not to mention other court officials, even Gao Pingshi felt nervous, fearing that something had gone wrong on the front line.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At that time, Gao Pragmatic was looking for a group of court officials to meet in the cabinet to discuss disaster relief matters - yes, after the snowstorm and storm at the beginning of the year, it was the turn of the summer locusts again
Autumn floods have come, so we need to provide disaster relief again. At this time, the battle report of the Western Expedition arrived. All the officials were shocked, and then they looked at each other, bowing their heads and saying nothing.
Gao pragmatic himself was a little uneasy, but he was used to seeing people in big scenes. He waved gently and asked someone to hand over the document, and then he opened it with a calm expression.
"...I received a warning from Deputy Admiral Erdemutu, saying that all the tribes in Ola had gathered their troops and were eight miles away, and suspected that there was something unusual. I did not dare to neglect, so I raised my troops to negotiate with them, and decided to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the captives and attack them at a long distance.
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The two ministers then joined forces and led more than 10,000 cavalry out of Sisi. They took advantage of the snowy night to defeat 30,000 elite soldiers of the Western Banli at Beeshuibali.
After hearing the news, Burihatu, the Grand Master of the Chahar Division, came urgently and fought four small battles with our troops. Seeing that he could not win, he gathered the remaining troops of Oala and retreated. Our army gained too much in this battle, so it was inevitable to lose money, so we also retreated to Hami... This battle station
How to distribute the cattle, sheep, horses, soldiers and captives, etc., I hope the Holy One and the princes in the cabinet will make a decision soon."
Gao Pragmatic's heart suddenly fell to the ground, he slapped the table and laughed loudly: "What a Liu Wei, what a Erdemutu! Gentlemen, please see, our Western Expeditionary Army recently defeated the coalition forces of the Olay tribes, and Buri
Hatu cannot be saved in time, and the victory of the Western Expedition is more than half achieved!"
The mood of the officials was really up and down. Just now they secretly said that something was wrong, for fear of making Yuan Fu displeased by interrupting randomly. When they heard it, they realized that it was a big victory. They all celebrated in an instant, congratulating and complimenting Yuan Fu for his sharp eyesight and recognizing the hero.
Circulating the battle report. After "seeing is believing", everyone was smiling and no longer doubted anything.
While Gao Pragmatic smiled in response to the compliments and congratulations, he outlined the course of the war in his mind based on the brief battle report. Relying on his rich experience in leading troops over the years and his familiarity with Liu Wei and Erdemutu, the war
After a while, it was basically formed in his mind:
Liu Wei, a general who has experienced hundreds of battles, stood side by side on a small hill in the snowy night with Erdemutu, his right-hand deputy in this battle. Both of them were covered with a thin layer of snow.
, even the equipment of the war horses was lightly covered with white snow. In front of their eyes were the heavy snow falling in the night and the bonfire in the Oara coalition camp in the distance.
"Is the information accurate?" Liu Wei asked in a deep voice.
"Absolutely accurate. Over the years, the Oara tribes have been repeatedly attacked by our Tumut and Ordos tribes, and their strength has been greatly reduced. According to the size of the camp in front of us, there are approximately 30,000 troops. Liu Zongrong, this should be their number in a short period of time.
All the troops can be gathered internally.
Huh! ‘It’s snowing in Hutian in August’. They don’t prepare supplies for the winter, but instead gather a large army. What’s going on? They can only intend to launch an attack on us!” Erdemutu replied with a firm look in his eyes.
Liu Wei nodded, his eyes blazing: "Then let's strike first and take advantage of the heavy snow to catch them off guard - you are Rixin's disciple, you should know my intention for this battle."
Erdemutu's eyes flashed: "Do you think the general is trying to imitate Li Jingxue in defeating the Turks at night?"
"Yes, that's exactly it." Liu Wei asked: "Since you know this battle, you should know the key to it?"
Erdemutu said decisively: "Yes, the teacher taught me: surprise attack should be carried out quickly, the faster the better!"
Liu Wei laughed and patted Erdemutu on the shoulder: "It seems that you are ready to leave - no more nonsense, let's take action now!"
"good!"
The two quickly summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures and decided to use the snowy night to conduct a surprise attack. In the tense atmosphere of preparations for the war, Liu Wei and Erdemutu deployed tactics in detail and personally selected elite cavalry.
As night fell, snowflakes were falling. Erdemutu personally led an elite cavalry of more than a hundred people to quietly set out to conduct reconnaissance around the Oara camp. They carefully avoided large patrols and finally intercepted a cavalry of only more than ten people.
A small patrol of people was formed, thereby obtaining first-hand intelligence on the enemy.
"Wala's defense seems to be tight, but in fact there are many loopholes that can be exploited." Erdemutu returned to Liu Wei and reported in a low voice, "Their patrol routes and times are regular, and the layout of the camps is also regular.
With the tribes separated, I have full control of these loopholes, and we can use these loopholes to conduct raids."
Then he informed Liu Wei of the camp layout of the Oara coalition forces one by one. After hearing this, Liu Wei's eyes flashed: "Okay! Send the order, the whole army is ready for battle, we will set off immediately!"
Following Liu Wei's order, more than 10,000 elite cavalry quietly dispatched and headed straight for the Oara camp. Snowflakes fell, providing a natural cover for their actions. When they approached the Oara camp, Liu Wei raised his sword high and shouted loudly:
"Sons, make great contributions to your career, and find wives and children, right now!"
"Today!"
A surprise attack is no better than a confrontation. The cavalry are not considerate of the horses and rush them as quickly as possible as soon as they move. Under their eagerness to control the horses, the horses directly skip the canter, start from the trot, quickly switch to the canter, and then switch to the trot.
The cannon reached a speed close to that of charging into the formation, and like an arrow from the string, it rushed straight into the Wala camp.
The Oara soldiers woke up from their sleep and panicked and picked up weapons to resist, but it was already too late. The cavalry led by Liu Wei was overwhelming and quickly broke through Oara's first line of defense - this line of defense was almost undefended.
The elite cavalry led by Liu Wei easily broke through the most difficult level in theory, which was the defense line composed of Juma and Lu Chai.
By the time the Oara soldiers in the coalition camp woke up and began to resist, a temporary second line of defense had been formed inside the camp. When Liu Wei's Ming cavalry had already begun a fierce battle, the Mongolian cavalry led by Erdemutu entered from the flank.
, also had a fierce battle with the Wala army. He waved the saber in his hand, and every slash was accompanied by the enemy's screams.
"Erdemutu! I'll come from the front, and you lead people to outflank their retreat!" Liu Wei ordered loudly.
"Got the order!" Erdemutu responded, led his cavalry around to the rear camp of the Oara army, and launched a fierce attack.
Attacked from two sides, the Oara army soon fell into a rout. Their leader—Gao Pragmatic didn’t know who he was—tried to organize a resistance, but the incomparable Liu Wei rushed him on horseback and killed him with a single blow.
.As a result, the entire Wala camp fell into chaos and panic.
In the snowy night, the camp of the Oara army was filled with flames, shouts of killing, and the neighing of war horses. Under the command of Liu Wei, the Ming army's armored cavalry broke through the weak defense line barely organized by the Oara coalition army like tigers descending the mountain.
, while the Mongolian light cavalry led by Erdemutu roamed behind and around the enemy's rear, cleanly clearing out the defeated and remnant enemies.
The Oara soldiers fled in chaos, their flags had long fallen down, their armors were discarded, and only messy footprints and bloodstains were left on the battlefield.
Liu Wei was riding on a war horse with a burning gaze. He waved the sword in his hand and shouted: "Pursue the fleeing enemies and leave no one behind!" As an experienced general, he knew that he did not necessarily really want "a
"No one left behind", he just knew that his voice could travel far in the wind and snow, and the words "no one left behind" can best inspire the bloody courage of every soldier.
The Mongolian cavalry led by Erdemutu were originally the elite Western Sentinels of the Tumut tribe. During this period, they have added some highly pragmatic training concepts, and their strength is stronger than before. At this moment, they are sweeping the battlefield like a whirlwind, attacking Oara
The defeated army was in hot pursuit, and each arc sweep only relied on horse power to drive the scimitar, which could take away the lives of a group of Wala deserters.
The Ming army's arrows, muskets, and even palm mines (grenades) were like death's scythes, harvesting the lives of the Oara coalition forces, and Oara soldiers kept falling on the snow.
The soldiers of the Ming army who won a great victory in the chaos also began to capture war horses, cattle and sheep. They shuttled around the battlefield, looking for ownerless war horses, and simply tamed them and incorporated them into their own cavalry teams. At the same time, they were also busy
Drive away the panicked cattle and sheep - the loot will provide them with ample supplies.
Just when the Ming army was busy chasing down deserters and capturing trophies, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the distance. Liu Wei looked up and saw a large army approaching quickly.
Liu Qing had excellent eyesight. He saw the nine-pin white banner flying high in the army from a distance. His heart tightened and he knew that Burihatu had arrived.
Why did Burihatu arrive at such a coincidence? Liu Wei already knew the answer to this question. Erdemutu asked it when he caught the Wala patrol: It was Burihatu's idea to gather troops in Beslopali in Wala.
The two of them plan to meet up here and then take advantage of this year's first snow to sneak attack Hami!
In fact, this plan is quite good. After all, Hami is not within the pass, and its own city defenses are far from comparable to those within the pass. As long as Liu Wei is a little careless, Hami will be in danger. However, what Burihatu did not expect was Erdemu.
Under the influence of Gao Pragmatism, Tu attached great importance to intelligence work. When Wala began to gather troops in Beslopali, Erdemutu immediately contacted Liu Wei, which led to the previous events.
"Burihatu has arrived with his army, and the whole army is ready to fight!" Liu Wei ordered loudly. He quickly adjusted his tactics and ordered the soldiers to use the terrain to set up ambushes. The Ming army soldiers took action quickly. They dug traps and laid out traps in the snow.
They tripped the horse rope and evened the thunder in each other's palms, preparing to give Burihatu a head-on blow.
However, Burihatu is Burihatu after all, and it is too difficult for him to fall into the trap. The reason why Burihatu is still marching in the middle of the night is also because he attaches great importance to detecting horses and is already stationed and ready.
While staying the night, I got news that my scout horses had discovered another batch of good scout horses. That batch of scout horses hurriedly evacuated after vaguely discovering them...
Others might have hesitated to hear this news, but Burihatu immediately changed his face when he heard it, and ordered the entire army to advance overnight. He almost completely guessed Liu Wei and Erdemutu's plan, so he could only spare no effort
Come to rescue the Oara tribes.
Unfortunately, it's still a step too late.
But Zai Guizhi, Liu Wei and Erdemutu were too optimistic if they wanted him to be ambushed. After Burihatu arrived, he just looked at the battlefield situation and knew that the Ming-Mongolian coalition had time to lay some simple traps.
, so he is not in a hurry to attack.
After several trials, Burihatu decided to give up. Firstly, the opponent had most likely set up an ambush; secondly, he came overnight, and the physical strength of the soldiers and horses was actually about the same as that of the Ming and Mongolian coalition forces who had fought a battle.
Not dominant.
So on the next day, after the two sides tested each other several times again, Burihatu already knew that although the Ming and Mongolian coalition forces were slightly smaller, they were all elite, so it was not worthwhile to fight head-on - today's Ming army
As long as they are willing to fight, there will be no shortage of troops, but Burihatu cannot afford to lose.
As a result, there was a "tacit understanding" that Burihatu gathered the defeated troops of Oara, while the Ming and Mongolian coalition forces slowly withdrew to Hami.
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PS: I was getting anxious just now, this chapter should be "Chapter 289 Three-way Triumph (Four) The Disaster of Wala".