In the Yangxin Hall, Fei Hong, Xia Yan, Wang Shouren, Yan Song, Yang Shen, and Wang Hong finally arrived.
The major national policy meeting had not yet been held, but Fei Hong was definitely the one who would quit, so he did not speak.
The first person to speak was Wang Shouren: "Xuan Dadun's sentry troops did not report any unusual movements. Looting Duoyan is a small matter, but massacring the Xuanjiao embassy is a big deal. Those who want to muddy the waters are from the Khan Court, Anda and even Gunbilik.
possible."
Yan Song was about to change from the Minister of Rites to the Minister of Culture and Education. The matter of publicity to the embassy would belong to the Ministry of Rites and Foreign Affairs in the future, but Yan Song said firmly: "We can't just accept the offer! If the ambassador is out, he is the imperial envoy!"
No matter who it is, it is only believed that it is a Northern prisoner! If it is a Northern prisoner, it will be under the Khan's court! You should send an envoy to the Khan's court to find out the murderer and give an explanation to the Ming Dynasty!"
Yang Shen's face was dark, and he stared at the emperor: In the early tenth year of Jiajing, he sent troops to the southwest, and in the eleventh year of Jiajing, he also sent troops to the northern desert? Over in Jiajing, His Majesty is obviously ready to make a move!
Zhu Houcong's face was equally ugly: As Yan Song said, when the diplomatic envoys were sent out, they represented the Ming Dynasty. If they did this kind of thing and just paid for it, who would dare to be the diplomatic envoys in the future?
So Zhu Houcong directly gave the county title as a posthumous gift.
But if you want to maintain a huge deterrent, you must bear huge financial pressure.
The time for the Northern Expedition has not yet arrived, and Zhu Houcong originally wanted to go all out in one go. To achieve this goal, the food, grass and military supplies currently reserved are not enough.
"No need to go to such trouble!" Zhu Houcong said with a sullen face, "No matter who the northern captives are, just keep an eye on me and fight! I have sent an order to Datong to prepare to go out of the border wall to take back the Tucheng and the horse-drying platform."
"Your Majesty!" Yang Shen suddenly spoke.
Zhu Houcong raised his hand to stop him: "Let only one of Yu Dayou go out!"
Large-scale operations will not work, but small-scale dispatches will.
"Winter has arrived, and they will no longer move around." Zhu Houxun snorted coldly, "In my eyes, I am the only one who is in serious trouble with the Beibei. If it was him who did it, using this method, it only means that he has already
We are in a dilemma. There will no longer be a situation in which the entire Northern Empire joins forces to attack. If he hadn’t done it, I would have just beaten him, and no one would have helped him. If I have the guts, I will take revenge. Look at the Khan Court and Gun.
Will Bilik just sit back and watch his Tumed troops become weaker and weaker as they fight?"
Yang Shen disagreed: "In the fifth year of Jiajing, the Marquis of Chicheng defeated Anda's troops. At that time, His Majesty and the late Duke Yang Wenzhong also judged that the northern captives would not join hands! What about the sixth year of Jiajing? Thousands of miles of border walls encountered enemies! Now in the year of Ming Dynasty,
After being strong for more than a year, although there are many disputes among the various tribes of the Northern Barbarians, how can we be sure that they will not share the same hatred with the enemy? The Northern Barbarians' plan is precisely to lure our army out of the border wall! How can we go on an expedition in the bitter cold? If we lose a battle, then
What will happen?"
He didn't care about the emperor's ugly expression, but agreed with Yan Song: "The best thing is to ask Uncle Zong! The first is to attack with troops, and the second is to attack with friends! Now the plan to expel the northern barbarians is still waiting for the rich country and strong troops to subdue and expel them with Huanghuang's army.
!The thieves are still strong, and the southwest is newly settled. At this time, it is best to attack the enemy! If there is no explanation in the Khan's court, the Mingshi will be famous, and he can prepare for the Northern Expedition calmly! In any case, we have to prepare for another year, and the spring of next year
Xia goes out to war again!"
Zhu Houcong suppressed the unhappiness in his heart: "Gong Jin, what do you think?"
"There is still a side wall to the west of Tucheng. The sea to the northwest is also a barrier. Not only Tucheng, but also if we take back Maoerzhuang, the horse drying platform, and Daqingshan, then we can control the horse drinking place in the north of Datong.
. I think that since we have to send troops, we should do it as if we were outside Yunnan, fight quickly and make a decisive decision in one go! As long as we hold on for one winter, the fortress will be ready!"
"No!" Yang Shen strongly objected, "Never mind the pain of hastily building a fortress in the cold winter, and how to hold on to it alone. How can I just give up if the war is going on? Since then, I have been trying to take it back, and Xuan Shi wants to fight with him.
The three sides usually respond to wars year after year. Your Majesty, the border area is newly established, and there are still many officials and powers that need to be sorted out! It is only right to make arrangements properly and then work hard!"
"My decision has been made!" Seeing that Xia Yan was more courageous than himself, Zhu Houcong said decisively, "Only seize the earth city and the horse-drying platform! Although the earth city is a little far away, the forts on the side wall behind it can help. The horse-drying platform
It's only about ten miles from Yanghekou, so it's easy to defend. The most important thing is that with Xiu, you can't wait for the enemy to prepare you for everything. If he makes a sneak attack, we have to give him an unimaginable quick response! The faster,
He will only become more worried that I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and I have actually prepared everything!"
Yang Shen's chest heaved with anger.
Do you know how difficult it is for me to be the Minister of the Ministry of Finance? Keep fighting, keep fighting! At the beginning of the year, we will attack the outer Yunnan, and at the end of the year, we will attack the northern barbarians!
After three years of hard work, I have managed to save a little bit of money. It can be said that after the war in Outer Yunnan is over, some of their accumulated debts will be recovered. What about the Northern captives? What can they get? Only a steady stream of food and salary expenses!
As soon as the words "I have decided" came out, the purpose of calling them here was just to discuss logistical matters.
The battle itself is simple and the goal is clear.
"Another four years have passed, and I believe in Guo Xun and Yu Dayou! In the future, they will spend the winter in Mobei during the Northern Expedition! Now it is only less than fifty miles away from the border wall, so Quan Dang should train his troops!"
There was a cold light in Zhu Houcong's eyes. Things were different now. The emperor's authority was enough to suppress many objections in the court.
The major national policy meeting was held as scheduled, and the Western "rabble" in Malacca set sail on their way north.
The Liaodong border market brought wealth to the three tribes of Duoyan. Regarding the current situation where the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty really showed its fangs to them, Hua Dang said at that time: That is a decision that you need to make in the future.
Now the Gramm is just furious, wondering if there are some small tribes in the west and north who are dissatisfied with him.
However, after the Ming Dynasty revolution, the Duoyan Tribunal was removed from the official position of the Sanwei, and their history as fat sheep began.
In response to their request, Ming Dynasty replied that it had sent troops. At the same time, it also sternly rejected their request for seal again and asked them to explain their failure to protect the diplomatic embassy.
The Duoyan Sanbu, who are used to being outsiders, actually have no other choice. Their purpose of applying for the title is just to protect their wealth through the intimidation of the Ming Dynasty. Are they really willing to work hard for the Ming Dynasty?
Border markets can continue, and diplomatic envoys can continue to be dispatched, but if there is one, there will be two. What should we do?
In this regard, Liu Long, the newly appointed Minister of Literary and Foreign Affairs after the Grand National Policy Conference, suggested: You can neither expand nor move away. Now that you have money, build border walls, build passes, and strengthen defenses.
The history of the Northeast has entered the stage of "I built the border wall for the Ming Dynasty" in Duoyan's three novels.
Everyone in Datong has been in a state of excitement since the order came half a month ago.
From Yu Dayou's side, he quickly organized his troops to move northward, and Datong also took action.
At the foot of Leigong Mountain outside Datong City, there is the camp area of the General Soldier's Barracks of Datong Town.
After the First World War in Xuanda, Xuanfu and Datong were the first places to carry out military garrison restructuring. Now, the officers and soldiers in Datong are generally divided into two vertical systems: garrison and mobile, and there is also a horizontal system divided by roads.
The mobile combat troops in the vertical system, in addition to the governor's model battalion and the general's private battalion, the participating generals in each horizontal system, and the guerrilla generals' subordinates, who used to have tribes and family soldiers as their main combat strength, also all
uniformly called their own field camp or field flag.
Those who came here today, in addition to Guo Xun's own personal barracks, also had field camps or field flags brought by some defenders in the hinterland besides the border generals.
"Four years!" Guo Xun shouted hoarsely. "In four years, how many new weapons and armor have been made in the capital and Huailai? How many have I asked your majesty, Wang Dutai and the General Armament Department to get? Look at you.
The guy you’re wearing, think of the guy you’re carrying!”
Under the general platform, there are at least a hundred households who are qualified to stand up, and their eyes are filled with desire. Because they have confidence, they are not afraid. Because the Ming Dynasty has newly created so many princes, princes, and uncles, they are eager.
"Your Majesty only ordered General Yu to go to war, so that we Datong must fight and win quickly! You have asked for help because you have the will to win and the courage to fight! I can let you go with me. I only have one sentence, listen to Yu in everything.
The general dispatches!"
"The general will obey your orders!"
"Thirty-six miles from the Tucheng, eighteen miles from the horse-hanging platform, morning and evening, the battle will be quick and decisive!"
"Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory!"
Guo Xun didn't have to go all out this time, he had to be prepared for the possibility of counterattack from other fortresses along the border wall.
Now, Yu Dayou has marched from the west road to the left guard of Datong, and headed straight for the Shumen Fort closest to Tucheng.
Some of the selected frontmen who gathered in Datong went to Jumenbao to join Yu Dayou, some went to Yanghekou first, and some went to Zhenqiangbao and Juiqiangbao between the two to prepare for support.
The troops are valuable and quick, and they will stop talking nonsense.
Guo Xun, on the other hand, still has the next group of people to lecture.
"This time we are seizing the old land and regaining our homeland! I know that it is extremely difficult to build a fort in winter! But you are all optimistic about it!" Guo Xun raised his finger and pointed at someone, "The steward of the grain storage No. Datong Warehouse is here! Transfer operations.
The manager is also here! Before the snow melted, the fortresses of Tucheng and Hangma Terrace were built. Double the food and salary! The governor will then go to Zhenqiang Fort to supervise the guards. The supplies and food have been shipped to Huailai. Your Majesty
Stare over here!"
To the west, Yu Dayou had already crossed the Shili River. In the fine snow, the three thousand elite soldiers he had brought with him were marching.
In front, there were still two thousand people waiting for him at the Shumen Fort, while in the direction of the horse hanging platform, there were only three thousand people.
Guo Xun transferred nearly half of Datong's Shenwei cannon and the new Tiger Crouching Cannon to him.
"Even if there are other border forts mobilized as cover, I believe the main force will still come very quickly. Guihua is only more than two hundred miles away from Tucheng. The army is equipped with huge cannons and marches too slowly. Once it comes out of the border wall, it will be detected.
."
Yu Dayou said decisively: "We are going to feign an attack on the old Xuandewei Liangcheng! Take it there, with two rivers behind us and an old border wall, and we can peek into the naturalization. I have no choice but to save you! I'm going in that direction from Ninglu Fort, Master Zhao, you
I will go with a thousand and five elite soldiers to attack Tucheng. Wherever I put my flag, there will be the main force. If you dare not defend yourself, I will go to the old Shan Yu City, Yunchuan!"
"Are you really going to do this? Your Majesty's order is to capture Tucheng." Zhao Benxue asked.
"Be lenient if you expect the enemy!" Yu Dayou said with a firm look, "I can't afford to lose this ground. Someone must really be able to contain his main force. Once the city is under control, I don't have much baggage here, so I can quickly go over to join our troops.
I'll leave it to Master Zhao to determine how to set up a defensive camp outside the city based on the terrain there!"
"good!"
From the fifth year of Jiajing to the present, Zhao Benxue has been here in Jin for so many years, and he finally wants to set foot outside the border wall.
Within the border wall of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Dayou marched quickly and soon arrived at Pohu Fort, a little east of Shahukou.
The Tiger Killing Pass is at the top of a section of the new border wall. Outside of it, there is an old border wall, which reaches Qingshui River in the southwest and Xia Shuihai in the northeast.
Yu Dayou only brought with him 1,500 elite troops from his headquarters, but he also took away a total of 600 garrison troops from Ninglu Fort and Pohu Fort as well as some logistics civilians.
"Follow me to the old border wall. I wouldn't dare to go around me to Pohu Castle!" Yu Dayou has become a true general. "He doesn't dare to bet on whether there will be something coming out of the killing tiger's mouth."
Over 10,000 troops are heading towards the naturalized army! The horse-hanging platform will move later, and it is difficult for him to determine the Ming Dynasty’s true purpose!”
Guihua is my hometown.
Yu Dayou's general's flag is where the front of the army is.
I replied that just as Yu Dayou expected, he already knew that Man Shoutu had gone too far.
Now, Manshoutu had to go north from Duoyan first, and then sneak back in pieces again from the gap between Yongshebu and Chahar's pastureland, and the people hadn't even arrived yet.
Even so, Anda had to mobilize enough troops and horses in the cold winter to prevent the Ming army from attacking.
In his opinion, it should be impossible.
Even if Mongolia goes south to clear grass in the valley, it is time to come back at this time.
Heavy snowfall is no joke.
Moreover, he chose to launch a surprise attack on Duoyan in early November without any warning in advance, so Ming Dynasty would not have reacted so quickly.
Ming Dynasty must first find out who did it, and then wait for the new batch of important ministers to take over their duties at the national policy meeting that will start in mid-November and end at the end of the month to agree on a strategy, right?
But now, on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month of the Ming Dynasty, the sentry horse rushed back to his tent: "Khan! The Ming army has arrived south of Liangcheng, it's Yu Dayou! The two rivers are almost frozen, they can easily cross the river to fight.
!”
"Is there any movement over at Shahukou?" I heard Yu Dayou's name, and couldn't help but be surprised, "Where is Ningxia and Gansu?"
"There are three times more general flags on the Great Wall at Shahukou. The news from Ningxia and Gansu five days ago has not been changed yet."
I was silent.
Didn't Yu Dayou guard the Jingping side? How long ago did it take to get from there to Liangcheng? Could it be that as soon as the news of Duoyan reached the Han emperor, the military order was immediately sent to Datong?
Doesn't it take time to assemble an army and set off?
Just as Zhu Houcong expected, I felt that Mingren was already ready to fight at any time.
But in the twelfth lunar month of winter, even if we have to fight, shouldn't we go to fight Gombrick, which is easier to fight?
Anda, who had not harassed Xuanda for four years, felt very aggrieved: Why did you beat me up?
"You really underestimated me!" An Da gritted his teeth, "In this cold winter, you actually have to come out of the border wall. It's okay to let them go without any return. This time, they hit our pasture first!
Blow the trumpet!”
The sound of the horn soon resounded throughout the large building that was still under construction. After hearing this in astonishment, fifteen-year-old Ma Fang's eyes suddenly flashed.
The year before last, when he was hunting in Anda and came to this area where he was grazing, he showed off the bow and horse skills he had learned over the years by chance and shot a tiger that was lying dormant and ignored by Anda's followers.
It can't be said that he saved Anda's life, but he was impressed by his courage and skills, so he became a servant who raised horses specifically for Anda.
Last year and this year, he also drove horses, cattle and sheep to the northwest with Anda's army to annihilate some small tribes and expand the scope of the Tumut tribe's herding.
Now, Ma Fang, who is about to turn sixteen, has grown a lot taller.
Seeing Anda's personal guards coming here to select horses and preparing to assemble there, Ma Fang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Can I not drive the cattle and sheep this time? I want to go on an expedition with the Khan to kill the enemy!"
"You?" The guard glanced at him, thinking of what happened the year before last, he nodded, "I'll ask the Khan."
Ma Fang didn't know who he was going to fight, but he knew that he was still a humble slave. Only by gaining more trust here would he have more opportunities.
Maybe it was because all the people taken away by Man Shou Tu had not come back, or maybe because Anda could not accept failure this time, Ma Fang finally got the chance to be incorporated into Anda's army.
Later, he saw the vanguard army charging towards the southeast, and he felt nervous and uneasy: that was the direction of the Ming Dynasty.
When we arrived at Yunchuan, there were more than a thousand cavalry there ready to join the army.
According to Ma Fang's calculation, less than two hours had passed at this time.
"Change horses! The tired horses are waiting here for the people behind them." Ada waved his machete, "The bold Ming army came out of their ridiculous Great Wall and wanted to attack our brothers in the heavy snow and massacre our brothers.
Women and children, robbed our pastures, cattle and sheep! The one who led the troops was Yu Dayou, who made my brother lose the lives of thousands of prairie men! Use your bows and arrows to tell the Han people that Tumut and Ordos are different!
kill!"
Ma Fang's blood was boiling, and he also raised the inferior bow he made and shouted: "Kill!"
Are there still such fierce generals in the Ming army? Thousands of Jinong's elite soldiers died?
"Take the sentry horse ahead and get to Liangcheng before dark!"
I gave the order, and one of his guards, who was a sentinel, actually ordered Ma Fang to come in.
"Being a sentry rider is the most dangerous thing. Are you afraid of it?"
"Don't be afraid!" Ma Fang was trembling with excitement.
"Okay, follow along. Prove your bravery and loyalty to the Khan!"
He grew up as a child on the grassland. After so many years, Ma Fang has become no different from the young and strong people on the grassland.
Ida's personal guard thinks that he just needs a chance, and Ma Fang only needs a chance.
What impact can one Sentry Rider have on the battle? Besides, with him watching, a Sentry Rider team must have several people.
In fact, Ma Fang at this moment will indeed have no impact on the current battle situation.
But what about the future?
Ma Fang finally became a warrior. He followed the sentries forward vigilantly, thinking about the opportunity to escape back to the Ming Dynasty.
Now he has a horse on his hip!
The question is, if he looks like this and goes to the Ming Dynasty, will he be regarded as a Tatar and killed?
So Ma Fang carefully glanced at the people around him.
Now, he hopes to meet the Ming army's sentinels, so that he will have a chance.
The snow fell a bit heavier, and they kept moving forward, searching for traces of the enemy.
This season on the grassland is not suitable for fighting.
But in Jiaozhi in the south, it is more suitable to send troops during the dry season.
Yan Shifan traveled slowly and finally arrived at Cat Ba Island. Facing Nguyen Van Thai, he said bluntly: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall! Whether Mo Denyong is willing or not is a matter of one sentence! If you get to Thang Long, you
Do you think this young master will have a good face? He killed me in a rage. Jiaozhi will definitely die, but my young master’s life is also gone. Who can I ask for explanation? I can wait for another month at most, okay? After the New Year
See you soon! General Zhao has already set off from Dongguan. If you don’t believe it, you will see the Ming Dynasty Navy after the New Year!"
The new order hadn't been sent yet, so he didn't know if Zhao Jun was really ready to leave, but this didn't stop Yan Shifan from being self-taught and skillfully applying extreme pressure.
He also murmured in his heart: I wonder if Wang Zhi and the Duke of Nan'ao County can do it. It has been so long, and the Western ships should have arrived. If Ruan Gan can't stand it and is really wiped out like this, wait for Jiaozhi.
If the army returns to defend against the Qing Dynasty, it will be a bad thing.
Fortunately, Wang Zhi finally arrived in advance. It was impossible for him to go to Qinghua with Alfonso and the others, so he still had to prepare for employment negotiations.
Stone treasures have been prepared for these things, as well as people and documents.
Just when Nguyen Van Thai had no choice but to go to Thang Long, the commercial and military ships of the Portuguese merchant coalition appeared on the sea east of Qinghua. At this time, south of Liangcheng, Yu Dayou was facing An Da.
In this battle, he still defended, and the strategic goal was achieved: I came for him.
To the east of him, Zhao Benxue looked at the cannon that had been pulled out of the border wall and dragged with difficulty in the snow, and said to the general here: "General Yu gives the credit to you, so that we can win the battle quickly.
.If I wait for Anda to react, there will be changes!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao!" Guo Xun's personal battalion commander, who had found a great opportunity, turned red. "With this sleigh, we can reach Tucheng in a day and a half at most!"
"There are sentries ahead. If they detect them, they can come and go very quickly."
"General Yu is over there in Liangcheng. I have no choice but to divide our troops to come for reinforcements. Don't be afraid! Instead of clearing out the sentry cavalry, it's better to march as quickly as possible. When we get to Tucheng, the cannons will be fired and it will be hot. It's time to have a bowl of hot food in Tucheng.
Laba porridge!”
I'm not stupid. When I saw Yu Dayou not even lining up his sentries very far, leaning against the old Great Wall and preparing to hold on, I knew I had been misled.
Tucheng also detected news that the Ming army had come out of the border wall, and even saw Guo Xun's general's flag from a distance.
Which side should you bet on as the main direction of attack?
Yu Dayou's flag fluttered in the snow in the distance, and I squinted my eyes: fighting in the snow? The Ming army huddled behind the border wall, do they really know how cold the winter is on the grassland?
"This is a good thing!" Ida sneered, "We don't want Tucheng anymore! If you are brave enough, try to defend Tucheng in the cold winter! Let the generals on Tucheng hide in the north of Pohu Fort and kill them again.
Release some and concentrate on plundering the food, grass and baggage they brought out!"
No matter what good plans the emperor of tomorrow has, the northern expedition in the cold winter is a taboo for military strategists!
Fortunately he could figure it out!
On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yu Dayou and An Da spent time here, and the Mongolian army did not take advantage of the larger number of people to attack in the wild.
On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the Ming army arrived at Tucheng and captured the empty city without firing a single shot. This old city within the territory of the Ming Dynasty had been in disrepair for many years and was only regarded as a military stronghold by the Mongols.
Now, this stronghold has been completely burned by fire to welcome the arrival of the Ming army.
Yu Dayou did not send sentry cavalry forward, but there were many sentry cavalry in the direction of Tucheng.
News of the situation in Tucheng reached here, and Yu Dayou understood what was happening now.
"He's waiting for the Chinese New Year." Yu Dayou looked at the tents and horses in the distance, and looked at the soldiers around him with a smile in the snow. "What do you think about the New Year's celebration of setting up firecrackers and killing enemies to celebrate?"
“So beautiful!”
The men from the land of Shaanxi and Jin replied with a smile.