Yang Fan has always wondered why the Yingzong thrived so well in Mongolia. Since ancient times, no king of subjugated country has lived a good life. And the Mongols have never been kind masters.
Many history books attribute all this to Yingzong's personal charm. His knowledge and character convinced these barbarians. So the key lies in temperament. He and the Yexian brothers got along like fish in water, and they were brothers.
When he finally sent him back to his country, he was reluctant to leave him. King Sekan held his hand and refused to let go, while Boyan Timur burst into tears.
Anyone who is not a fool can understand that this is complete nonsense.
But if there was also a group of people who were supported by the Yingzong to unify Mongolia, it would be completely explainable.
And it is easy to support him. There is a severe shortage of materials on the grassland, so you only need to give him the right to trade first.
The necessary living supplies for the Mongols can only be obtained from Yexian in the Ming Dynasty. In order to survive, other Mongolian tribes must turn to Yexian.
Because sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. If your tribe declines due to lack of supplies, it will be swallowed up by those tribes that have taken refuge first and gained resources and become stronger.
In the end, the three brothers who were also first failed and were killed because after Daizong came to power, he targeted Ye Xian everywhere.
Not only has the tribute trade been stopped, but the market has also been closed. This is a signal to the Mongols that as long as you support them first, don't even think about getting a hair from the Ming Dynasty.
The reason why Daizong hated Yexian so much was because he supported Yingzong and wanted to send Yingzong back to his country.
Yang Fan has always been surprised when he saw this period of history before. Many records in books cannot be justified.
In the Battle of Tumubao, the Mongols annihilated 500,000 Ming troops.
The Tumu Fort is very close to Juyong Pass. The emperor was captured. The normal behavior would be to continue attacking Juyong Pass. The location of Juyong Pass is in Changping. Once Juyong Pass is broken, it will be in the suburbs of Beijing.
At this time, the Beijing camp had been wiped out, and Beijing was already an empty city. The emperor was captured, people were panicking, and almost all the troops in the Beijing camp were destroyed. It was a God-given opportunity to conquer Beijing in one go and regain the restoration of the Yuan Dynasty.
On August 15, the 14th year of Zhengtong (1449), after Ying Zong was captured first, instead of continuing the march, he took the emperor to Datong to call for help. As a result, Ying Zong got the title of Emperor of the Gate.
On August 16, the 14th year of Zhengtong (1449), the leader of Wala also kidnapped the captured Ming Yingzong first, and then went out from Xinbaoan (near today's Hebei), Xuanhua and Datong in Shanxi to rest.
On the first day of October in the 14th year of Zhengtong (1449), the Oara army took the captured Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty and marched southward. Passing through Xuanfu, they attacked Juyongguan and then attacked Beijing.
These strange operations gave Beijing one and a half months to prepare.
On the battlefield, fighter planes were fleeting. We did not fight at that time, but delayed the fight for a month and a half. We waited until Beijing was ready to fight again. And winter was coming soon. The military operation could not be launched in the first month and a half of autumn when the weather was good, but had to wait until winter.
Arrival. This makes absolutely no sense.
Yang Fan felt a little nervous thinking about it. It seemed that the history of the Ming Dynasty and various records were made by civil servants, which may have concealed a lot of truth. The history has been tampered with beyond recognition.
"Whether this matter has been planned for a long time, or whether Donglin and His Majesty suddenly realized that this was an opportunity, it is not important anymore. There is no room for us to comment on this issue. What we need to consider is that we How can we not suffer in this turmoil?" Yang Fan said while rubbing his temples.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult. I estimate that there is a high probability that His Majesty will make major adjustments to the personnel of the army. The extent of the adjustments depends on how determined he is," Zhang Shize said.
Yang Fan was discussing countermeasures with Zhang Shize when Lin Yueru hurriedly walked in.
"Master, something happened. Early this morning, at dawn, the Changping garrison entered the city."
At this time, Lin Yueru was generally sleeping in. She must have just received information about the emergency situation when she woke up so early.
Yang Fan and Zhang Shize looked at each other. What they were most worried about happened. His Majesty chose the option they thought was the worst.
At the same time, one after another imperial edicts were issued from Qianqing Palace.
The first imperial edict was addressed to the cabinet, the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies and all nobles.
Emperor Long Yan was furious. He angrily accused the nobles and the commander-in-chief of the five armies of having neglected their duties and neglected their duties. As a result, the actual number of the three major battalions of the Beijing Camp, which numbered 400,000, was only about 150,000. A large number of nobles were ordered to return. Listen at home behind closed doors.
The second imperial edict was reported to the Ministry of War. This year's Qing army has verified the actual situation of the Beijing camp. There are actually 150,000 soldiers. Among them, there are more than 30,000 people who pretended to be false and stole the military pay. All of them have been stopped from paying. The Jinyiwei verified the situation and then issued a report. More than 40,000 veterans who were over the retirement age immediately went to the Ministry of War to complete the discharge procedures. More than 20,000 disabled, weak, sick and other physically weak people were all discharged.
In the third imperial edict, more than 50,000 strong soldiers from the Beijing camp who met the requirements were reorganized into 100 battalion heads. They were sent to Nanyuan for reorganization. Yang Fan, the Marquis of Dingyuan and the general of the Western Expedition, was in charge of the campaign for a month. train.
The fourth imperial edict was written by Zhang Shize, the grandson of the British Duke, who was renamed as the second branch guard general of Ji Town and concurrently served as the Qianhu Controller of the Hexi Guard Qianhu Station. He controlled all the soldiers and horses of the Zhongxie in Ji Town and was stationed in Zunhua. Hexi Zhou Yuji, who was guarding the Qianhu Station Qianhu, was transferred to be the commander of the new Fire Gun Camp. He was in charge of the six newly-organized Lumi Qianhu in Jingshan Daying.
In the first year of Tianqi, Sun Chengzong, the Minister of the Ministry of War, visited the border. Three generals were assigned to Sanxie Twelve Road in Ji Town for overall management. Among them, Ji Town Dongxie Yanhe Road, Gui Town East Road, Deputy General Military Assistant Guard, stationed in Jianchangying . Taiping Road, Zhongxie Road, Ji Town, under the guard of the Deputy General Soldier of Ji Town Middle Road, stationed at Santun Camp.
As for Ji Town, it has a reported strength of 110,000 troops. It has jurisdiction over 24 cities including Jizhou, Yongping, Changping, and Miyun. It is divided into three associations and 12 routes. There are as many as 11 generals (one missing) in each area. There are twenty-six checkpoints, as well as many local military camps and guard posts.
Although Zhang Shize was stationed in the imperial city before, his official position was not high and he was Zuyin's Qianhu official.
Because he and Yang Fan performed well in garrisoning the imperial city, they were promoted to garrison.
After being ordered to train six thousand households of new fire rifle soldiers, he was promoted to guerrilla general again.
This time, the emperor promoted him to the rank of general at the foot of Jizhen Middle Road, which was equivalent to another promotion. If he was promoted further, he would become deputy chief soldier and chief soldier.
Zhang Shize's promotion speed is much faster than that of Yang Fan.
This time, if he follows Yang Fan to the Western Expedition and returns to the court after victory, he will most likely be promoted to deputy general (deputy general) to command a part of the Beijing camp troops that have been trained and tested by Yang Fan in actual combat.
Soon, Yang Fan got the news that Chongzhen had issued four imperial edicts. These imperial edicts were first sent to the Ministry of War. After Li Banghua received the edict, he immediately began to implement it in the name of the Ministry of War.
For a time, the government and the public were shocked. This was the biggest move Chongzhen had made since he came to the throne. It had a greater impact than the defeat of Duke Wei. The emperor actually took action against the nobles and took back the military power of the Beijing camp.
The news that the 400,000-strong Beijing camp actually only had 150,000 people shocked the whole country. The whole country was in an uproar because the Beijing camp had actually become so rotten.
Moreover, among the 150,000 people, there were only 50,000 truly strong soldiers. Ministers from all over the country wrote to the emperor one after another, requesting that the capital camp be rebuilt.
What shocked the whole country even more was that the emperor actually found out the truth about the Beijing camp.
From the beginning of Xuanzong, there was no shortage of clamoring for the Qing army. But every time, the thunder was loud and the rain was small. It was Yingzong who made the substantive action. In the end, things failed to be done, and there was the Tumu Fort Incident.
Unexpectedly, Chongzhen had only been in power for more than a year, but he had thoroughly investigated the capital camp.
The most surprising thing is that the emperor actually had the courage and determination to cut off the rotten flesh of the Beijing camp. He dared to face the reality. This ruthlessness was shocking. He directly reduced the Beijing camp to eight points of the original
The scale of one is also staggering.
Many people discovered that they seemed to have misjudged the emperor before, and did not expect that he had such great courage.
The impact of this incident is huge and the scope is far beyond everyone's imagination.
It is said that when Concubine Zheng heard the news, she accidentally broke the tea bowl. She was trembling all over, her face was pale, and she immediately suffered from a heart attack. The palace was in chaos, and the imperial doctor was summoned for first aid.