Undoubtedly, if they could stay in the warmer Hetao with warmer water and grass, Xuanning, would it be that the Tatar ethnic groups prefer the bitter cold Mobei?
I asked how Zhu Houcong did the mobilization work. He didn't know.
The Khan Court, which has almost all moved south now, does have some momentum of "taking back its homeland".
But during the Warring States Period, the State of Zhao established Yunzhong County here!
Yang Yiqing, who has passed away, said: "Today's Hetao is the Zhou Shuofang, the Han Dynasty is Dingxiang, and the Helian Bobo ruled ten thousand cities. In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Ren was willing to build Sanshou surrender city and put up 1,800 beacons. The Turks did not dare to cross the mountains to herd horses. In ancient times,
To carry out a major event, it is better to work first and relax later. I surrendered and occupied three sides of the danger, and I was covered by thousands of miles. At the beginning of the country, I accepted the surrender and defended the east victory, and I had lost one side of the danger. Later, I stopped to defend the east to win the war.
Sui, then used one side to cover the rush of more than a thousand miles, thus turning the fertile soil of the Hetao into a bandit's nest."
Looking south to Guanzhong, the Hetao dominates the world. If you win the Hetao, you will travel all over the world. If you lose the Hetao, you will lose the world. If the Hetao is safe, the world will be safe. If the Hetao is in chaos, the world will be in chaos.
For the long-term future of Ming Dynasty, this place must be completely transformed into Ming Dynasty’s new home.
I answer that maybe I am playing the "sorrow" and "survival" cards. For the Tatars, this is the case, and Zhu Houcong cannot take it lightly.
Tactically, we must pay enough attention now.
"Your Majesty, the Tatars are coming fiercely. I will send you an invitation from Wansi to return to the Xuan Mansion..."
Mao Bowen couldn't bear this responsibility. Seeing An Da actually unite his troops and rush towards Tumo River, he already understood what tactics An Da was planning to use this time.
In this regard, Zhu Houcong also remembered a sentence in his mind: Concentrate superior forces and annihilate them one by one...
The Ming Dynasty's border troops had to guard the long border from Houtao to Kaiping, so their strength was naturally dispersed.
"Ten sieges", the total number of defenders here is only more than 20,000 frontier troops, plus the 45,000 escorts who have arrived in the Beijing camp. The "hundreds of thousands of troops" I answered are dedicated to one place, even if the Ming army's firearms defense
The city is more powerful, and I'm afraid it may be breached somewhere.
What's more, the emperor is in Datong.
The troops of the Khan's Court were directed towards the imperial commander's location. If Houtao and Xuanning's frontier troops came to rescue the imperial commander, it would be a more secure field battle for the northern captives.
Zhu Houcong looked at the ministers kneeling aside and shook his head firmly: "What nonsense are you talking about! I've already retreated to Xuan Mansion before the fight started. How can the morale of the army not be in chaos? Ru Li, your petition is really serious.
It shouldn’t be!”
Mao Bowen raised his head and looked at his eyes, feeling a little helpless.
This is no joke, I am really fighting for my life.
In the face of a national war of this scale, once the situation changes, it is easy to form a collapse situation.
The number of cavalrymen with war horses was at least over 100,000, which was really scary.
If the emperor, who is personally conducting military campaigns, has both shortcomings and good deeds, then the world will be in chaos.
The Ming Dynasty can be more stable. Mao Bowen felt that he was right: "I will come to Jining in person. Will Duke Yi lead the Beijing camp to go with me? No matter what, there is no room for loss in the five forts of Jinglu!"
The Jinglu Five Forts are another line of insurance that was built from the early years of Jiajing to the present. To the north of Datong, surrounded by the old and new border walls, it has become an important node leading from Datong to Qiantao.
It not only ensures the safety of Datong, which has become a semi-hinterland, but also ensures the safety of the road from Datong to the Hetao border area.
Guo Xun naturally patted his chest: "That's exactly what it should be!"
He headed north with 30,000 Beijing troops, and there were 10,000 Wu Beijing troops who had just arrived to escort him.
The Beijing camp was originally a mobile force, but now that the direction of the enemy's front was clear, it was time for him to work hard.
Zhu Houcong looked at them, but said: "No! Pass on the order, and the emperor will move north to Victory Fort!"
"No!" Mao Bowen, Guo Xun and others were shocked and stood up in unison to dissuade him.
"Is it possible that after two great victories, your fear of the northern invaders is still there?" Zhu Houcong said firmly, "If you are still like this, I am afraid that the frontline troops will be uneasy! I went to let the frontline soldiers worry about it.
Set it down!”
This is the pressure I will feel if I don't divide the troops at all. After all, there are too many troops.
Even Mao Bowen and the others were immediately worried about this. They persuaded Zhu Houcong to retreat to Xuanfu, Guihua, Zhuozi, and what would the defenders at Jining think? Those were dozens of times more enemies.
"Jinglu Fifth Fort is safe enough, what are you afraid of?" Zhu Houxuan knew that he could not retreat. He was the morale of the frontier army under the current situation. "Besides, if I had arrived at Victory Fort, the situation would have been different. I could only advance.
, Can't retreat! Once I retreat, the morale of the army will be in chaos. Under the strong wind of hundreds of thousands of cavalry and civilians, only the lonely city is left in Hetao, and the Ming Dynasty can only stick to the border wall! I march north to Victory Fort, I promise that as long as I can force me to retreat
, then there is hope.”
Walking to the sand table, he pointed: "Only the five cities of Guihua, Zhuozi, Jining, Liangcheng, and Xinghe were built in the front. I know my temperament. Is it easier for him to attack the city or win by attacking it?"
It is easier to win with fine cavalry in field battles? I am in Victory Fort. He bypasses Jining, Zhuozi Chen Bingtucheng, Maoerzhuang, and Jining. Will Zhuozi's defenders rush south to rescue him? After leaving the city, I will answer
Tens of thousands of cavalry can be easily divided to charge and kill!"
Looking at Mao Bowen, Zhu Houcong said seriously: "As long as I don't retreat, and as long as the generals remain unmoved and defend this place, the Khan Court will definitely change in a few months!"
Mao Bowen knew it, but he still couldn't help but worry: "But if it's General Ma..."
"I believe in Ma Fang, I believe in you, and I believe in the generals of the border army!" Zhu Houxuan said firmly, "The only thing is, I can't retreat! If I retreat, the Hetao may be in chaos first, allowing me to really gain something! Northern Territory
Once the situation changes, Qinghai-Gansu, Yunnan, and Guangxi will all be affected!"
Guo Xun looked at Zhu Houcong, and a hint of red gradually appeared on his old face.
Naturally, this emperor was not the same character as Yingzong in the past. His decision not to retreat was based on strategic and tactical considerations.
But no matter what, it was in his prime that he actually went to the front line to face hundreds of thousands of northern prisoners who were fighting with their last resort.
"General Staff Mao, let's do this!" Guo Xun also said, "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. They used a desperate posture. If the Ming Dynasty had been timid, it would have lost less than half. The two expeditions to the north were all over.
It was a great victory for the Ming Dynasty, and your majesty was blessed with great blessings. All the forty-five thousand soldiers from the capital camp were packed into the fifth fortress of Jinglu. If he attacks Zhuozi and Jining, it depends on whether he can withstand the attack from inside and outside by the army defending the city and the elite soldiers from the capital camp.
! If he attacks the fifth fortress of Jinglu, does he really think that I, the Duke of Yi, have gained a reputation in vain?"
Mao Bowen looked at them, and then said no more: "I will set off now, and rush to Jining with a light carriage first!"
"This battle to destroy the country! Ming Dynasty must also be prepared to take risks and fight bloody battles!" Zhu Houcong understood his determination, "The decision I made, no matter where this decision will lead to the war situation, you and others are loyal and brave.
minister!"
If this decision ultimately led to bad consequences, what good could happen to the military general staff who failed to dissuade the emperor?
So Mao Bowen chose to go to the more dangerous Jining.
But Zhu Houcong became more and more clear that Anda was really going to fight to the death this time. Anda, who had been running away all his life, had always had a character that faced difficulties.
As two country leaders, their personalities will also be part of the confrontation in this battle to overwhelm the country.
Zhu Houcong thought about his arrangements. His son, who had been in prison since he was educated since childhood, saw the new order of interests initially established through the new law, and then he no longer hesitated.
Only when facing the northern barbarians, Zhu Houcong personally conquered them every time.
He has no regrets in this life. Japan will definitely be captured. The Europeans have been blocked to the west of the Nanyang Protectorate. The seeds of science have been planted by him.
Now that Zhu Houcong dares not to retreat, can I think that Zhu Houcong is proud, despises him, and bets on the future of the Khan Court? Then make a bigger bet and focus on forcing Zhu Houcong to retreat or even capture and kill him?
"March with dignity and dignity! Since I enjoy the dignity of the Emperor, I should protect the people of the country!"
Inside and outside Datong, Yujia and Jingying set off, and the Sanchen Banner and the Emperor's Dragon Banner were fluttering in the north wind, all the way north.
The situation is dangerous and the people don't know much about it.
Bian Qing was still rushing to the capital. Zhao Zhenji, who was accompanying him, looked at the emperor sitting on a horse in armor, and a thought came to his mind.
The emperor chose to believe in the Ming Dynasty that he managed with all his efforts, in his civil and military skills, in the frontier soldiers, in... his son...
The prince is in charge of the country. In such a big situation, if someone with care does something, such as making a slight mistake in military supplies, it may be magnified in the end.
Now, the most prestigious emperor chose to believe everything and resolutely went to the front line to stabilize the morale of the army.
"Keep my token and go to the Xuan Mansion to find the coast patrol button."
Zhao Zhenji ordered his "domestic servants". As the new chief of the imperial study, Zhao Zhenji naturally has a staff.
"Tell him that your Majesty's safety now depends half on him. I hope he will remember the importance of your kindness and not let down your majesty's sincere heart!"
When Hai Rui arrived in Daxi, Zhao Zhenji was with him and witnessed the emperor's appreciation for him.
At that time, the emperor said something: "From this time on, you will start to be a supervisor. I have established this great unity party in the world, and I will need a backbone and a whip in the future. You have been planting trees for so many years, and you have to help me in the future."
Then plant this small seedling into a towering tree. In the future, all our comrades in the world must not forget the aspiration of world unity!"
This is Hai Rui in the emperor's mind.
Now, Zhao Zhenji cannot speculate too much on the human nature of the prince, let alone the human nature of the courtiers and relatives in the capital.
He does not need to avoid the fact that as the chief of the imperial study, his future and destiny are tied to the emperor.
But in terms of this battle alone, the Ming Dynasty should win and His Majesty should return in triumph.
There is a pervasive atmosphere among the marching troops.
In this atmosphere, Zhao Zhenji couldn't help but feel a little more enthusiastic.
This is how you should be a human being.
The Yinshan line in the north is along which the Great Wall of the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties was distributed.
There were too many people in Anda's army. It would not be safe to follow the East River he was familiar with and cross the Yinshan Mountains to Fengzhou Beach.
The Shajing area became a logistics base.
It is relatively flat there and has several rivers.
From there, going west can lead to Houtao between Langshan and Daqingshan.
Going from the east, you can bypass the main vein of Daqing Mountain and enter the north of Jining, which is located at the southeastern foothills of Daqing Mountain, from the more open and flat area in the north.
Therefore, this place has been a fortress since ancient times. During the Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties, there were mostly no wars here, and it also became a very important trade hub.
In more than ten years, Jining City under the Ming Dynasty regained its former glory of six verticals and seven horizontals.
But at this moment, facing the herd of horses appearing in the northeast, Jining City seemed small.
There are over ten thousand people and horses, and there are no borders or shores.
Now the generals in Jining City have indeed been awakened to fear and even fear of the Northern Lu.
The large number of Tatars shows their determination.
And with the enmity that the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars have already formed, if the city is destroyed, there is no way they can survive.
"March! When we reach the Jining Sea, we will lose the courage of the Han people first!"
Jininghai is a lake in the southeast of Jining.
Not far to the south of the lake is Maoerzhuang, only a few dozen miles away from the Ming Dynasty's still well-preserved side wall.
In the sight of Jining's defenders, the locust-like army separated into a huge group in the distance and slowly marched south.
"They want to siege the city, they want to siege the city!"
When we reach the Jining Sea, the reinforcements and food routes to the south will be threatened.
And to the east, Dajun is already there, and it is absolutely impossible for reinforcements from Xinghe to come.
Further to the west, Zhuozi is located between the Daqing Mountains and is the gateway to Qiantao. They have already been ordered not to move lightly no matter what the battle situation is.
It was less than 200 miles from Datong. Just when Anda's army was marching south to the north bank of Jining Sea, preparing to set up camp and begin the siege, Mao Bowen, guarded by about 500 pacesetters, rushed to the south of Jining City.
Anda himself is still northeast of Jining. He cannot see this place immediately and make a decision.
The commander of the cavalry going south saw this group of people and immediately issued an order.
"Go to the three thousand cavalry, kill them all, and scare the courage of the defenders in the city. Prepare the five thousand cavalry on the flanks. If anyone comes out of the city to meet them, kill them!"
Mao Bowen didn't expect my answer to come so quickly.
When the news came from Daqingshan, their army was still in Shajing to the north of Guihua.
The news reached Datong, and after further discussion, they traveled more than a hundred miles to Jining. In more than a day, I had already arrived in Jining.
Even if there are only two or three riders per person, it is only about 400 miles from there, but it is an army of hundreds of thousands after all!
When he first arrived in Jining, he was in danger. Mao Bowen gritted his teeth and said: "Just call me by my name and ask your majesty to drive into the Victory Fort. An army of 50,000 will come to help! Rush into the city with all your heart. The garrison in the city can see me through the telescope."
The general’s flag!”
This is a small opportunity for information asymmetry.
The Tatars were still a little far away, so they couldn't immediately tell that there was such a big fish in their group.
The most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty's military, there were only 500 pacesetters around him, outside the city, and 3,000 cavalry were preparing to intercept them.
When the pacesetters around him saw Mao Bowen's instructions, they could only feel heartbroken and roared in unison.
Mao Bowen was on his way, and there would be no shortage of horses for these five hundred men.
To the west of Jining Sea, five hundred riders began to sprint towards Jining City.
To the north of Jininghai, three thousand Tatar cavalry intercepted diagonally from the northeast.
Then the voices of five hundred people rang out. It was not loud among the sounds of horse hooves, but it did not stop.
"The General Military Staff of the Ming Dynasty is here! The emperor's imperial commander has arrived at the Victory Fort, and 50,000 soldiers from the capital are here to help! The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
The sound first reached the Tatar cavalry who were closer, but they could not understand it at first.
But since the southern expedition was so decisive, how could it not be worthy of some interpreters who knew Chinese?
On horseback, a man shouted excitedly: "It's... a high-ranking official of the Han people! A big, high-ranking official!"
After a while of chirping, the three thousand riders shouted in unison, trying to pass the message to the back.
In Jining City, on the city wall that had been repaired by the Ming Dynasty, the guard saw his flag with a telescope just as Mao Bowen said.
At this time, the Tatar army that was halfway marching to the southeast was already restless.
"Quick! Get out of the city quickly and be sure to guard the south gate!"
The guard looked ugly and felt extremely nervous.
How can the military general staff ignore death? And once the city gate is opened, how dangerous will it be?
"Don't save ammunition! Come with me to meet them. They are not ready yet and they will not attack in a disorderly manner. They can also go out of the city gate to deceive them in the east and north of the city!"
There was only a small time difference. The Tatars were not ready to launch an attack. A large-scale operation must wait for my order.
This is the only chance of survival.
The sudden situation allowed Jining's defenders to suppress their fear of the approaching enemy and begin to execute military orders.
In the south of the city, life and death began to unfold.
Fortunately, Mao Bowen was closer, and their shouts reached the city.
"The General Military Staff of the Ming Dynasty is here! The emperor's imperial commander has arrived at the Victory Fort, and 50,000 soldiers from the capital are here to help! The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
This is timely news.
Facing the enemy troops that could not be seen at a glance, the soldiers and civilians in Jining City knew three pieces of information.
The General Military Staff of the Ming Dynasty came over in person.
The emperor also arrived at Victory Fort, which was less than a hundred miles away from Jining.
Fifty thousand reinforcements are on the way.
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
Vent emotions and boost morale.
Amidst the commotion in Jining City, the Ming army unexpectedly came out of the east and north city gates and set up military formations under the city wall.
From a distance, I watched all this with some confusion and solemnity.
crazy?
But he was indeed not ready yet, and the cavalry carrying the message were still on their way here from the north of Jining Sea.
Mao Bowen looked at the Tatar cavalry getting closer and closer, and remembered the emperor's words: You can only advance, not retreat.
Now he really is.
For the time being, only the vanguard of the enemy and ourselves in the south of the city know what is going on.
Mao Bowen didn't care whether he was afraid of death or not, but he knew he couldn't die.
Before the war started, the General Military Staff of the Ming Dynasty died here first. What would happen?
This shouldn't be like this, but he couldn't dissuade the emperor, so he could only take the lead.
Besides, isn't it just three thousand riders?
Everyone has a horse!
"Charge! Charge over! Shoot the arrow first, there is only one crucial chance!"
When you are still far enough away, you can shoot on horseback.
Needless to say, among the arrows, there are already guards around.
Some people were hit by arrows, and some fell off their horses.
Mao Bowen gritted his teeth and drove the horse. He was no longer young. He could only feel one thing more truly: life and death, how can there be no bloody battle?
Fortunately, the distance is still far away. Except for a few special occasions, the two sides are close after all.
Mao Bowen could already see the fanatical and greedy eyes of some Tatars. The cavalry on the opposite side was like a dam, trying to block them.
Behind them, Mao Bowen could also faintly see smoke and dust in the south of Jining City.
"Wait a little closer! Stay low, stay low and get ready!"
During the rapid approach, this team of pacesetters actually put down their bows and arrows and began to make preparations as Mao Bowen said.
Getting closer and closer, soon only a few dozen steps.
"Listen to my general order! Prepare, three..."
The Tatar cavalry, which was approaching diagonally, watched in astonishment as the Ming army suddenly dispersed into a relatively large arrow, which was not considered sharp.
But they all had the same thing in their hands.
"put!"
There were only five hundred people guarding them, not only to save time, but also to prove their extraordinary status.
They have a name: gun cavalry.
The sound of muskets sounded, and the Tatar cavalry in front of the arrow suddenly fell down in a large row at a distance of less than thirty steps, and the troops were in chaos.
In fact, on horseback, there is almost only one chance to fire a salvo.
No time to reload.
But this was a situation that the Tatar cavalry had never encountered before. They only saw the Ming army on the opposite side with blood-red eyes and still pointing that thing at them.
There are both spear heads and blunderbuss muzzles on it.
Credit is tempting, but life is your own.
Who blocks whom, who cuts through whom?
The outcome will be determined, but for Mao Bowen, only the brave can win and survive at this moment.
It’s not that Ming Dynasty couldn’t outsmart him, but I chose to outsmart him.
In the end, we have to fight this battle with real swords and real guns!