Now is the time to compete for will. If you persist, you can win.
The existence of the reserve team is a comfort to everyone, so Zhu Jinghong will never use the remaining three thousand people under Hou Jing's command.
The atmosphere at the scene was heavy. Liu Chen turned around to deliver orders, while Zhu Jinghong held a telescope and continued to observe the movement in front.
At this moment, around him, in addition to Hou Jing's 3,000 elite men, there were also 1,000 of his own guards, becoming the last remaining force on the battlefield.
Zhu Jinghong is not hard-hearted. Emotionally, he wanted to send troops to reinforce Jueshengpo, but rationally, he decided to wait.
Fighting was going on all along the front, with some lining up to be shot, some bayonets seeing red, some cavalry charging, and some artillery firing...
This battle was fought in darkness, with the sun and the moon No light.
In order to win, Constantine had risked everything and put all his personal guards on the battlefield, leaving only a few hundred guards around him.
In the last moment of the war, both sides were struggling to support themselves, and the Ming army infantry was under particularly heavy pressure.
After Zhu Jinghong vetoed Shi Chong's request to retreat, the situation changed only half an hour later, when the northern wing of the Ming army retreated.
This retreat immediately started a chain reaction, and it was about to spread.
At this time, Zhu Jinghong knew very well that if he was not careful in this situation, a complete defeat might occur.
"Hou Jing..."
"I am here..." Hou Jing clasped his fists, waiting for orders.
Zhu Jinghong ordered: "Send...two thousand-household stations to the north wing for reinforcements!"
"It is...I personally led the troops there!"
< p>Although Hou Jing only had 3,000 men left, Zhu Jinghong still did not send out all of them, leaving only the last 1,000 men.After answering, seeing that Zhu Jinghong did not object, Hou Jing left quickly.
"Liu Chen!"
"I am here!"
"Let the guards prepare, and... pass the order to your grandfather and ask him to send A cavalry guard is coming!"
"Yes!"
The army guarding the Tunliang Camp has three cavalry guards and five infantry guards.
Two of the cavalry and three infantry have gone to block the enemy troops coming out of Wucheng, leaving only one cavalry and two infantry in total.
At this time, another mounted guard was taken away, and Zhu Jinghong was indeed forced into a desperate situation.
Even he himself is ready to go to the battlefield, and his guards, together with the last thousand households of the Huben Guards, have already formed an infantry square.
While he was in deep difficulty, Constantine was in despair.
He had played all the cards and finally opened a gap on the enemy's northern flank, but was able to stabilize his formation again.
It is said that the strength of a strong crossbow is at its end, and now he is only at the end of his strength.
The bad news came quickly. First, the cavalry group on its northern flank was defeated, and the Kazakh cavalry responsible for facing the enemy had fled..
What is terrible is that the Ming cavalry did not pursue it, but turned around and attacked the rear of the coalition forces.
At the end of their strong crossbow, the Mongolian cavalry rushed from behind, causing the northern wing of the coalition to collapse.
It started with a regiment, then spread to a brigade and then more troops joined in the rout.
"Reinforcements...reinforcements..." Constantine was furious.
But at this time, he had no cards in his hand and saw that the situation was about to take a turn for the worse.
His adjutant Nikolai said: "Your Highness... now we have to let the main force in the middle and the infantry brigade on the south side retreat. They still have the initiative, and they can still retreat now. Drop it!"
Seeing that Constantine was still hesitating, of course it might be down, Nicholas was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
I saw him grabbing Constantine's wrist, raising his voice and saying: "Your Highness... we can't hesitate now, let them withdraw!"
"Otherwise we will all Trapped here!"
"Okay...Okay...let them withdraw, you can do it, you have full command!" Constantine stammered.
It can be seen that at this time, he was really panicked.
This defeat was not only a loss of the war for him, but also related to the stability of his position as prince.
So he was anxious and worried. Because of excessive tension, he had lost the ability to command operations.
Transferring power at this time is a good thing for him and the army.
After taking over the command, Nicholas immediately ordered the central army and the southern wing to withdraw alternately, and at the same time sent a large number of messengers to collect the defeated troops.
He knew clearly that without cavalry escort in this vast Gobi, it would be difficult for the infantry to truly retreat.
The coalition forces withdrew, but the Ming army was at the end of its strength. The infantry phalanx no longer had the ability to pursue, and could only rely on artillery to kill.
Although the infantry was powerless, there were still a large number of cavalry scattered on the battlefield, which caused great trouble to the retreating coalition infantry.
After the Chinese army realized that the situation had reversed, Zhu Jinghong immediately ordered the infantry brigades to repair. At the same time, he also sent an order to the Mongolian cavalry guards, asking them to mainly pursue the enemy cavalry.
Zhu Jinghong knew that as long as the enemy cavalry was completely defeated, their two-legged infantry would not be able to escape, and he could slowly take care of it.
The enemy's army is on an expedition, and its supply line is stretched very long. After annihilating the enemy's cavalry, there is no need to start a hard fight. If it takes a few more days, the enemy will be defeated.
Ten minutes later, after confirming that the enemy coalition forces had truly retreated, Zhu Jinghong no longer had any scruples and ordered all the cavalry under his command to dispatch and bypass the enemy infantry to pursue the enemy cavalry.
In order to maximize the results of the battle, he transferred all the cavalry blocking Wucheng, leaving only three infantry guards to block it. Of course, this was completely enough.
Zhu Jinghong’s move allowed the infantry brigades of the Rakshasa Kingdom to withdraw easily. At first, Constantine was happy for a while, but as time went by,The more cavalry brigades lost contact, the less happy he became.
At this time, the sun has also set.
This war lasted no more than ten hours from start to finish, but it left countless corpses in the Gobi.
At this time, the armies of the two sides were almost ten miles apart, and the distance was still widening, but they could only be separated by another five miles at most. After all, it would be dark soon.
Zhu Jinghong arrived at the decisive slope. The slope he walked up from the east was relatively flat. He was surrounded by soldiers who still maintained their formation, and they all looked dull and stuck in place.
These are the soldiers of King Wu's left guard. They have just walked out of the bloody war. They have not recovered in a short time, and some may never recover in their lifetime.
These soldiers are unfortunate, but compared to those who died in battle, they are extremely lucky.
The battlefield that was full of blood and flesh just now was a scene in a literal sense. For example, where Zhu Jinghong was passing through at this moment, there was the exploded flesh of someone who knew who it was, including arms, heads, thighs, and intestines. Something like that...
In the era of hot weapons, living soldiers are really just walking meat.
Stepping on these flesh and blood, Zhu Jinghong climbed onto the decisive slope, a small dirt slope that was at most eight or nine meters above the ground.
Only when he reached the top of the slope and saw the scene on the enemy side, Zhu Jinghong was still shocked.
The corpses on both sides of the enemy and ours fell densely on the ground. Some were repeatedly bombarded by artillery fire, and a few people who were piled up were even smashed into a pool.
"Your Highness, I...Shi Chong is back, and the decisive slope has not been lost!"
Shi Chong, covered with injuries, knelt on one knee in front of Zhu Jinghong.
"Okay!" Zhu Jinghong nodded.
He originally wanted to praise him, but he felt that any more words would be in vain, so he stepped forward and helped Shi Chong up.
At this time, he looked to the west again, which was the direction in which the "Eight-Nation Allied Forces" retreated.
Although the sun has set, its light is still shining on the mountains farther away, all the way up to the sky.
Cangshan is like the sea, and the setting sun is like blood... Zhu Jinghong thought of this sentence.
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On the fifth day of the seventh lunar month, the sixteenth year of Zhengtong, in the capital.
For ordinary people, this is another ordinary day.
If there is any difference, it is that the current autumn harvest is more tiring than before.
Prince Xiang’s Mansion, inside the inner residence and outside Tongxin Hall.
It is now autumn and the weather has become cooler, so in the corridor outside Tongxin Hall, two women are walking.
These two people are Baochai and Daiyu.
Normally, there would be at least seven or eight people around them to serve them, but right now there was no one at all. It was obvious that they had deliberately pushed away the people.
"Sister Bao, don't worry, it's just gossip, it's not a big deal!"
"The Holy Spirit is clear., since you have no doubts about the people you employ, you will not let others mess up your mind! "Daiyu tried to persuade her with a gentle tone and a calm look.
Zhu Jinghong left Beijing on the 25th of the first lunar month. When he arrived at the northwest front, he never made any big moves. Now in July, he is still confronting the enemy.
< p>This surprised everyone in the government and the government. It was different from the successive successes that everyone expected.As of May, there was still no major action on the front line, but some people in the government began to make noises. Zhu Jinghong was always lucky in the past, but now he is not good in tough battles.
The emperor sneered at this, and the generals who stayed in the capital also regarded the criticism as fart.
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They, professionals, knew very well how big the Northwest War was and how difficult the situation was.
In the blink of an eye, another month passed, and there were even more criticisms from North Korea and China. From the very beginning, I doubted Zhu Jinghong's ability, but now I have doubted his purpose.
The imperial court sent you to suppress the rebellion. You have won many battles before, but now you avoid fighting. What is your intention?
For the purpose of nourishing the enemy’s self-esteem, controlling the army, cultivating power, or having evil intentions...
These messy claims popped up from all directions, starting with the officials. They are talking about it, and it has become a talk among ordinary people.
So, Prince Xiang's Mansion is currently in a dilemma. Either Zhu Jinghong is considered to be incompetent, or there are people who want to say that his purpose is not pure. .
“Sister, people’s words are terrible! " Baochai sighed.
Daiyu didn't know these truths. She just wanted to understand the good sisters.
The two of them walked around the white marble fence and continued to walk forward slowly. Daiyu Yu said slowly: "I heard that at the court meeting a few days ago, His Majesty served in Tianmen to listen to politics! ”
“There were officials who criticized the prince. Your Majesty immediately ordered the Jinyi Guards to capture this man, and then ordered the Emperor of the East Factory to thirty... beat him half to death on the spot! ”
“Since His Majesty has such trust, no matter what others say...it doesn’t matter! "
Baochai nodded, and then sighed.
"Actually... I'm not just worried about this matter! "
"The battlefield is dangerous. He was in North Korea and was on the front line commanding... It makes me worried! "
"I know about this. It is said that Sister Bao even wrote a letter to scold the prince back then! "Daiyu laughed and said.
Daiyu often comes to Tongxin Hall and has a good relationship with Ying'er, so naturally she heard everything.
Baochai didn't take it seriously and continued: " Later, when he went to sea, he fought with the enemy side by side, staring at the artillery fire and rushing forward..."
"In those few months, I never slept well, and I had nightmares all night long... …”
This last sentence spoke volumes in Daiyu’s heart. At that time, she was observing filial piety in Jinling and thinking of Zhu Jinghong all the time. She was also extremely worried when she learned that he was in danger.
” In the past few months, I...well...always..."
Looking at Daiyu who lost her smile, Baochai stopped talking.
She knew that Daiyu looked sunny, but in fact she felt the same as her, worried about Zhu Jinghong and the palace.
Seeing Daiyu stop smiling, Baochai realized that he had said too much and had affected Daiyu's mood.
"Sister Lin...forget it, let's not think about this. He himself said that he is lucky and there will be nothing wrong with him!"
What's funny is that now The situation was reversed, and Baochai had to comfort Daiyu again.
"Sister Bao...the artillery fire is merciless, is he really safe?" At this moment, Daiyu's worries have been aroused by Baochai.
"It will be okay, by the way... Didn't you say this morning that you wanted to play a game with me? Today I will fight you!"
Throw away the bad feelings Thinking of this, Baochai took Daiyu's hands and said with a smile: "You lost a piece the day before yesterday. You have to make up for it today, otherwise the news will spread... Your reputation as Bachelor Lin will fall to the ground!" "
Scholar Lin is the nickname given to Daiyu by Xiangyun. Nowadays, several women in the palace will tease her like this when they meet.
Baochai is a princess and has never been called that. Now, in order to divert Daiyu's attention, she has to do so.
"Half an hour later, wasn't Sister Bao invited to go to Prince Qingyang's Mansion for a garden tour?"
"Just send someone to tell Princess Qingyang, what's going on... ...It's more important than Sister Delin!" After saying this, Baochai pinched Daiyu's face.
Daiyu is already eighteen years old, and now she is married as a woman, and is treated like a child by Baochai, which really makes her feel uncomfortable.
So she took two steps back and said angrily: "Sister Bao... if you do something again, I will be annoyed!"
"Sister, calm down, if you are annoyed If word gets out that I bullied you, that person is back... and you can't eat me!"
"Sister Bao is also talkative. If you don't watch me on the chessboard for a while, don't kill me! Your majesty!"
"Well...it depends on my sister's ability!" Seeing Daiyu's angry look, Baochai smiled.
Daiyu tilted her head, smiled suddenly, and said, "Do you think my title as Bachelor Lin is just for nothing?"
"No gossip. "Say, let's meet on the chessboard!"
Just when the two of them were setting up the chess room and preparing for a battle, a memorial was sent to the General Affairs Department and then handed to the cabinet.
The bachelor on duty today was Chen Jinyun. When he saw the contents of the memorial, he was shocked.
The content of the memorial is not complicated. It is that Zhai Yongxian from the military department impeached Wang Pei'an, the deputy imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
That’s right, Wang Pei’an was impeached.
The content of the impeachment happened two years ago. At that time, Wang Pei'an was serving as the censor of the military in the northwest, and he issued some pardons.
The so-called amnesty order means toThose who were demoted and relegated had their crimes reduced or pardoned based on their military merit or other meritorious performance.
“He was a former doctor of the Ministry of Industry and Renovation, Zhong Qin Ye, but he was dismissed from his post for treason and sent to the army...”
“He had no great achievements in the northwest, but his daughter was selected as an attendant for Prince Xiang’s Mansion. , Wang Pei'an was eager to cling to him, so he ignored the law and pardoned Qin Ye's crime..."
"The disrespectful and rebellious minister was actually exempted from the crime because of this, the material debate was fierce, and the people's resentment was boiling...At this time in the northwest How can we ignore it when we are fighting hard?"
After that, the memorial started to sound ugly. Why is Wang Pei'an just a villain, just trying to gain fame...
Why fight for the holy family and indiscriminately judge cases and harm scholars...
Putting up his pen, Chen Jinyun thought about it again and again and wrote down his opinions on the vote.
"It is planned to be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment for strict investigation, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be notified for self-examination. Wang Pei'an is suspended pending investigation!"
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