Chapter nine hundred and fiftieth: the end of the road
In fact, the issues Li Ruofan was really unwise, but she forgot that she could no longer leave just by wanting to leave.
Logically speaking, Li Ruofan's rear was absolutely safe. At Shanhaiguan, she stationed 50,000 troops and 50,000 elite Mongolian cavalry. Although she may not be able to attack the city and capture the village, not everyone can provoke it.
Moreover, many of the military horses from the towns in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty were transferred to the capital, and the remaining military towns were struggling to defend their military towns, so they had no energy to capture Shanhaiguan.
But Li Ruofan was still wrong.
It's July.
The sea surface is calm in July, and the same is true on the sea surface of Jinzhou.
With the development of shipping, the route from Lianzhou to Jinzhou only takes one and a half months, which is not short. However, two months after the Mongolians entered the pass, a large number of Chu troops landed here.
In two months, from organization to raising, to nearly 80,000 Chu troops boarded the warship and headed north, the speed was already at its limit, and now these elite soldiers appeared here.
Jinzhou has no suitable port for mooring, so a large number of Chu troops had to approach the near sea and then land on small boats. Local officials in Jinzhou immediately welcomed the group of guests from afar. The Chu army did not stay for long, and then headed towards Shanhaiguan a hundred miles away.
Departure.
Relying on the official road, it only takes two days to get to Shanhaiguan here. If you force yourself to march, it will only last one and a half days at most.
The Mongolian defenders in Shanhaiguan have been paying attention to the situation inside the pass, but never expected that there would be an enemy situation in Liaodong. Because the Ming army in Liaodong was harassed and restrained by a Mongolian cavalry in the Nuergandusi area, they were already exhausted.
Besides, if they want to attack this pass that has accumulated 50,000 Mongolian troops, I wish they did not have the courage.
But they were wrong. The Chu army appeared under Shanhaiguan at night. They were not in a hurry to attack, but made all preparations and then began to set off artillery to attack the city.
Because of the hasty arrival, there were not many artillery items, only hundreds of them, but it was enough to deal with Shanhaiguan. Hundreds of the latest artillery items of Chu State were fired together, which immediately scared the Mongolian army inside the pass.
The most intimidating thing among artillery is the boiling oil cannon. This kind of artillery will be coated with layers of tincture oil on the surface. The shells are also hollow and filled with tincture oil. Once fired, the fired iron balls will burn immediately.
After smashing into the pass, it can quickly ignite it when it encounters flammable objects.
Not to mention, this pass is a heavy granary of the Mongolian army. The horse materials needed in Jixian are stored here. After transiting here, they are transported to Jixian. The horse materials in the pass are ignited when they encounter fire. After a moment of effort,
In the pass, there were fires soaring into the sky, and smoke rolling all over the sky.
The Mongolian army in the pass was naturally extremely unlucky. Even if they were not burned to death, they would probably be fumed to death, so they had to come out in panic. Until now, they have not recovered yet, they just walked and rode horses.
The horses trampled on each other and opened the door and flocked out.
If the Ming army guarded the inside, it would never be possible to do such stupid things. The Ming army is good at guarding and knows the consequences of opening the door. However, the Mongolians are different. They are used to rushing around, which is similar to how to defend the city compared to the Ming army.
It's equivalent to a mentally retarded level.
As soon as they came out, the Chu army, who had already lined up outside, began to set off muskets. Rows of blue smoke emerged in the queue, and the sound of muskets like fried beans crackled, and the
The Mongolian army became even more chaotic when resisting horses.
The battle went on overnight. After one night, the flames were extinguished. The Chu army successfully entered the pass, and killed tens of thousands of Mongolian troops and escorted more than 20,000 prisoners. They did not go south, but controlled the pass, and then
Let the engineers repair the fortifications.
Shanhaiguan has completely declared that it has returned to the hands of the Han people. This is the way home of the Mongolians. Shanhaiguan is like a stopper of a wine bottle. The stopper was pulled open and the water was poured into the bottle, but now it is
After being covered by someone, more than 200,000 Mongolian troops became water in the bottle.
What's even more terrifying is that the Mongolians are not water, and water does not require food and drink, and water does not require a large number of war horses. The Chu army not only blocked their retreat, but also cut off their supply lines.
Before the war report reached Jixian, the defeated soldiers from Shanhaiguan had already arrived here. After hearing this news, the entire Mongolian army was in a state of grief.
They had already felt homesick when the war was unfavorable, but now their backs have been cut off and their supplies have been cut off. If this continues, they will only be trapped and suffocated to death.
Li Ruofan was shocked. She had fought many wars in the desert for several years, often defeating the more with few, and always defeating the most with few. However, this was the first time she encountered such a dangerous situation. She knew that once they were
Turning back to attack Shanhaiguan, trying to open up their retreat, hundreds of thousands of troops behind them would chase after them. At that time, the road ahead was the Chu army waiting for work on the city tower, and behind them were hundreds of thousands of Ming troops, attacking on both sides.
, no place to bury when you die.
If Li Ruofan continues to consume here, she can't afford it. Without food, she may still be able to rob it. Without horse feed, war horses will get sick, have no strength, and even starve to death. The Mongolian cavalry without war horses is not a tiger.
I'm afraid even sick cats are worse than those.
I can't stay, and I have no way to retreat. In just one night, a shadow was already covered on the Mongolian army's head.
Li Ruofan bit his lip and hid in the big tent alone to think. Now she is at the end of her life. She must make a decision immediately, otherwise everything will be over.
After hesitating for a while, Li Ruofan invited Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao was very happy in the camp. Although he was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he could actually get together for anyone. He had a good ear and ears on almost all the news on the battlefield.
Zhu Houzhao was very happy and very happy at this time.
However, as a prisoner, you must have the ability to realize the prisoner. Before coming, Liu's partner had repeatedly told him to be frowning and never laugh. His Majesty smiled. Maybe the Mongolian Khan could not do anything to him, after all, His Majesty
He is a noble body, but if someone gets angry, he will be finished.
From this we can see that Liu Jin, the dead eunuch, is still very smart. How can he do it without a few brushes?
Zhu Houzhao forbids Liu Fan's words, so he made a sad expression, just like he had died of his beloved horse.
Li Ruofan gritted his teeth and sneered: "What are you doing with a frown? Didn't you just make your heart?"
Zhu Houzhao held her face and said, "This is a bad thing. I am actually very sad. I have sex with you day and night, just like I and my love horse. Seeing that it is about to die, I can't help but feel reluctant to leave.
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Li Ruofan felt that there was a thorn in his words, but at this time she couldn't care about doing so. He said with a cold face: "Since that's the case, then I'll ask Your Majesty to write a letter and order Liu Chengfeng to negotiate peace immediately."
Li Ruofan said lightly: "Of course, it is a peace talk. My Mongolian cavalry returned to the desert, and Your Majesty also went back to be your emperor. But this time we are guests. You Han people don't know how to treat guests too much, and they actually burned a lot of our food and fodder.
He and horse materials must be compensated. Your Majesty must have no objection to this, right?"
Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "I didn't invite you, you came here without asking. Are you a guest who is a sword and a gun?"
Li Ruofan couldn't pretend anymore and said in a gentle tone: "No matter what, Ben Khan must give him an explanation."
Zhu Houzhao sneered: "I don't need to explain to my subjects. I will never write this letter. Please ask Gao Ming."
He spoke firmly and refused to compromise.
Li Ruofan said: "Since that's the case, then we won't ask for compensation. If you let us out of seclusion, we will send Your Majesty back. From then on, each of us will not owe each other and will never interact with each other when we die!"
"Also, for specific matters, Ben Khan will talk to your Master Liu in person, so that your Master Liu can prepare and welcome the distinguished guests."
Zhu Houzhao said: "Be careful that meat buns beat dogs, there will be no return."
Li Ruofan couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty is in the camp, what can I worry about? Where can I go to the Ming Dynasty? Even if I go to Beijing City now, I am afraid no one will dare to stop me.
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Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly, then said, "You don't know who Master Liu is. He has finally surrounded you now, how can you let you go easily? You should just die of your heart."
Li Ruofan said coldly: "But he must be concerned about His Majesty. If he does not agree to this condition, how do you think he will explain to your Empress Dowager?"
Zhu Houzhao shook her head. When she thought of Empress Dowager Zhang, she couldn't help but be shocked. She made him go back in shame now. He was actually a little reluctant. In fact, it was not just a reluctance, but mainly because she was afraid in her heart. He could imagine that she was disappointed.
After returning to the capital, Empress Dowager Zhang blamed him, Master Liu's sympathy for him, and the superficial respect and contempt of the civil and military officials of the court.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't stand others' blaming, and hated others' sympathy for him, and even hated that some people would contempt for him. Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt a headache, and he even faintly hoped that why didn't this war last for a few more days?
At this time, Zhu Houzhao was like a truant student. She was obviously suffering and hungry outside, but she didn't dare to go back to school to face it.
He is still a child...
"There is not much time, don't delay, write immediately. I will send your letter first, and I will go to the Mingjun camp tomorrow to have a detailed discussion with your Master Liu. What about you, stay in the camp these days
Once the agreement is completed, you and I will be separated. I hope I can see you again tomorrow."
Chapter 1 is here. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe to (this site) and give me rewards. Your support is my greatest motivation.)