Ma Yi, Wang Shouren and Cao Shun personally led three thousand troops and went out overnight.
Zhang Zhou personally saw him off, and then Zhang Zhou would lead seven thousand soldiers and horses out of the fortress.
There was no swearing-in ceremony. The soldiers embarked on a long journey, while Zhang Zhou was riding on a horse with bright lights around to show that he, a man who could understand the will of heaven, was on the side of the Ming Dynasty soldiers. of.
Many soldiers in the Xuanfu were willing to go on the expedition, all because of Zhang Zhou’s face. There was nothing he could do about it. His ability to control the wind and rain was too bluffing. This was not the kind of magic stick who just made random noises. He was the leader of both the government and the public. Everyone knew the "immortal master", and even Wang Yue, Zhu Feng and others treated Zhang Zhou as if he were a half-immortal. The soldiers had a different kind of ambition when they went to war.
It felt like
being deceived.
"When will the expedition be launched tonight?" At the gate of the city, Zhang Heling arrived late. As soon as he arrived, he asked Zhang Zhou about the situation of the Chinese army's dispatch.
Zhu Hui looked at him and asked, "Why did the uncle come here so late?"
Zhang Heling smiled and said, "The fans in the city are pretty good."
Zhu Hui was ashamed, and then both of them turned their attention to Zhang Zhou.
"The food, fodder and baggage for the seven thousand soldiers and horses are still being prepared. It is impossible in the first half of the night, so let the soldiers rest for the night and leave again tomorrow morning." Zhang Zhou said.
Zhu Hui curiously asked, "The three armies went out for the expedition, and even the food, grass and baggage were not fully prepared."
This question was a bit too direct.
Probably asking Zhang Zhou, aren't you so awesome that you can understand the will of heaven, and ask ghosts and gods? You can actually prepare food and grass in a hurry, but you can't prepare enough in a hurry. They can't do it, but you should go up, you use With some miraculous skills, a gust of cold wind blew by, shouldn't all the grain carriages be full?
"Why are you so formal when you set out in a hurry?" Zhang Zhou's words surprised Zhu Hui .
That's what it feels like.
We treat you like a half-immortal, but you actually regard yourself as a mortal, or the kind of ordinary mortal
Zhang Zhou said, "If you are too well prepared, if you are spied on by a Tatar sentry, When I found out, I thought we were really going to make some big move. We agreed that we were just going out to practice artillery. How big a battle would it take to fire up cannons and fry rabbits?"
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Zhang Heling felt very comfortable hearing this.
Too much for his liking.
Zhu Hui asked the question that had been hanging in his mind before, "Mr. Zhang, I have always wanted to ask you, this surprise attack on Weininghai is so appropriate, and you are so well prepared, why don't you do it yourself?" At the beginning, even though Wang Weining was the Minister of War, he still went into battle personally and shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers." Zhang Heling smiled and said, "Old Zhu, what you said is not flattering. Why do you call us different people who share the joys and sorrows?" Mr. Zhang is very good, look at how alone he is."
Zhang Zhou glanced at Zhang Heling, and these words did not sound like good words.
At this time, the generals on horseback were also looking towards Zhang Zhou.We are probably also wondering, what are these three pillars of the army talking about here?
Zhang Zhou said, "I came to Xuan Mansion. Do you think I am here to charge into the battle? I have more important errands. I want to lay the foundation of the northwest military affairs. If I am not in Xuanfu and Xuanda is attacked by Tatars, wouldn’t I be living up to His Majesty’s painstaking efforts to entrust me to control Xuanda’s military affairs?”
Zhu Hui smiled bitterly.
It sounds like Zhang Zhou is afraid of death.
So Zhang Zhou only used his words and left the actual charge to others.
Sent off the soldiers on the expedition.
Zhang Zhou returned to the city, and only Tang Yin returned to the governor's Yamen with him.
The previous words clearly fell into Tang Yin’s ears.
Tang Yin asked, "Zhang Zhitai, you should have a more subtle arrangement, or you should appear in a more important geographical location in order to fight head-on with the main force of the Hulu."
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Zhang Zhou glanced at Tang Yin.
He felt today that the attitude of the people around him seemed a bit strange, especially Tang Yin.
Tang Yin sighed, "Based on my observations over the past few days, Senior Brother's ability should not be limited to this surprise attack on Weining Hai. At most, Weining Hai only has the old, weak, women and children of Huru. If you want to make contributions, you should face the enemy head-on." That's right."
"Bohu, I feel like you are a bit of a demon when you say this."
Zhang Zhou sighed, "Let's be normal, it's not that complicated, I won't go to the front line. It's because my life is precious, and because I'm the one who does big things. Have you ever seen the person who makes the decision personally go into battle? There's no need for me to go into battle personally for things that can be done by others. You said you want to fight us. Just bring 7,000 soldiers and horses out of the fortress, there are only 60 or 70 artillery pieces, and the march speed is only 70 to 80 miles per day, who are you going to fight with?"
Tang Yin was startled.
Holy shit, I wanted to lift you up, but you actually gave in.
Zhang Zhou probably also noticed that when Tang Yin and Wang Shouren listened to Zhang Zhou's explanation of the Battle of Weininghai, , because he himself showed his incompetence and now he has learned to use his brain.
It’s just that the way he uses his brain does not rely on analysis of the situation, but entirely on conjecture.
To put it bluntly, it is to raise Zhang Zhou's level, and then use some personal imagination to think what will happen to Zhang Zhou, without analyzing what the entire situation will be like.
Wang Shouren has the opposite personality to Tang Yin. Even though Wang Shouren was 120 willing to attack Weininghai by surprise, he still expressed opposition when he first heard about it. Until Zhang Zhou used the reason To convince him and discuss with him why this battle is feasible and the overall arrangement.
This shows that Tang Yin does not understand military and political affairs.
Zhang Zhou probably also felt that for Wang Shouren it was normal cultivation, but for Tang Yinze it was more like pulling out the seedlings and encouraging them to grow.
Early the next morning, the 7,000 Chinese troops led by Zhang Zhou also left Xuanfu, preparing to march to the northwest border pass.
Because the expedition was not covered up, the soldiers and civilians in the city came out to see each other off. It was also because Zhang Zhou had performed miracles when he prayed for rain before, and he did not pretend to be an official when he walked with the people, and even Condolences to the lonely and elderly people won him hearts.
As the current governor of Xuanfu, Ma Zhongxi should have come out to see him off, but because he was unhappy and had already submitted his resignation, he just asked someone to come out that day to inform him that he was ill. Didn't come out to deliver.
"Old Ma is still stingy." Zhang Zhou commented in front of Zhu Hui and others, "They are all serving the imperial court, why care about the length of a moment? Besides, an inch is short and a ruler is different. "It's long."
Zhu Hui asked curiously, "It's not that the ruler is short and the inch is long."
He seemed to be laughing at Zhang Zhou, you are the champion of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of proverb It can still be said that it is wrong
Zhang Heling said, "Mr. Zhang is actually saying that no matter how much the old horse jumps, it is only an inch, and it cannot be compared with a ruler. The most important thing in life is to have self-knowledge."
"This" Zhu Hui glared at Zhang Heling with an annoyed look.
It seems to be saying, when did you learn to be clever? You are an ignorant relative, can you recognize these words?
"Let's go, let's go Go slower along the way and say hello to the people more often. We are going on the expedition for our fathers and fellow villagers. We must show that the army and the people are united. Anyone who is nervous should go home and farm as soon as possible."
Zhang Zhouquan Think of it as a show.
Anyway, his Chinese army is not the main force in the battle. It is not only a show to show to the people of the Ming Dynasty, to let them know that he loves the people as his sons, but also to show to the Tatars.
The more public and high-profile he is, the more the Tatars' eyes are focused on him, and the smaller the chance of Ma Yi and Wang Shouren leading the surprise attack to be discovered.
Tiantouguan.
An official letter of troop deployment came from the Xuanfu. On that day, Zhu Fengben also led troops to inspect an area more than ten miles north of Pianguan. He was also temporarily recruited by Wang Qiong and hurriedly returned to the city.
"Wang Zhongcheng."
After Zhu Feng saw Wang Qiong, Liu Jin was the only one in the General Military Mansion besides Wang Qiong.
Zhu Feng was still very happy. He showed off his young man's show off and said, "Mighty Sky gunpowder has been laid twenty or thirty miles north of the city, and the explosive points have been specially marked. If the Tatars dare to come, , whether it is sending troops to attack at night or ambushing him, he can make it impossible to come back."
Wang Qiong actually admires Zhu Feng.
But he felt that Zhu Feng was not capable of replacing Wang Yue.
Wang Qiong sighed and couldn't help but think of Zhang Zhou who was in Xuan Mansion. Zhang Zhou was the one who really had the ability to determine the military structure of the northwest.
Zhu Feng
At best, he was running errands and doing odd jobs behind Zhang Zhou.
"Knowing the truth, there is no need to deploy defenses. Zhang Zhitai just issued an order, asking me to wait for two days to send troops. The order was issued before he arrived at Xuanfu. It is estimated that he should be from The Xuanfu sent troops."
The time when Wang Qiong sent the transfer letter from Zhang Zhou was probably judged.Judging from this, it is impossible for Zhang Zhou to prepare in Xuan Mansion for a long time.
Since Zhang Zhou asked Datong and Piantou Pass to send troops together, the pattern cannot be as simple as firing cannons to hit rabbits. It must be a cover for some kind of strategy.
But Zhang Zhou did not explain to Wang Qiong what it was, and it was difficult for Wang Qiong to guess.
Liu Jin next to him asked in surprise, "Are we going to send troops to fight the Tatars?"
Zhu Feng said, "Although there are no traces of Tatar activities within a hundred miles around Pianguan, But there are their tribes a hundred miles away. If we rashly attack deep into the grassland, the right time, place and people will not be on our side. Why does Brother Zhang want us to send troops here?"
Like Zhang Zhou, Zhu Feng was averse to taking the initiative.
It cannot be said that Zhu Feng wanted to be a coward, or that he did not take the responsibility. In the two battles of Pianguan and Ningyuan, Zhu Feng also took the lead.
But the problem is that Zhu Feng is not the kind of ambitious person. He only holds the idea of defending success in his heart and does not have a great spirit of pioneering and enterprising.
Wang Qiong said, "The meaning of Zhang Zhitai is that each of Datong and Pianguan will have 10,000 troops. After leaving the fortress, they will advance slowly, with artillery as the basis, cavalry interspersed, and infantry advancing in formation. If they encounter Tatars If they attack, they will face the enemy head-on. Otherwise, the troops and horses of the two towns will have their own limitations. I will march to the south bank of Tumao River, 170 miles away, and the Datong troops will march to Maoerzhuang."
Zhu Feng found these two marked points from the strategic map.
He wondered, "Brother Zhang, is he going to lead troops from Xuanfu to Maoerzhuang? If the three armies and horses cannot cooperate, what use will they have?"
Liu Jin said, " You two, dare I ask where the main Tatar force that can be found now is?"
Now Liu Jin is eager to fight.
Giving up the opportunity to serve as an attendant to the prince and coming to the northwest, of course, you want to make achievements. If you can't even get the most basic military merits and only get some trivial ones, you won't be able to brag to Zhu Houzhao after you go back. Straight waist.
Wang Qiong shook his head and said, "Perhaps His Majesty has the intention of asking the towns to send troops to enhance the prestige of our country. The purpose of sending troops this time is still unclear. I have previously inquired with the warehouse and other officials in the city. This battle may be costly." Not a few."
Actually, Wang Qiong didn't fully understand Zhang Zhou's intention.
Before he knew the tactics of the surprise attack on Weininghai, Zhang Zhou only asked the three towns of Xuanda to send troops to the north respectively, with very obscure intentions.
It is impossible for the Tatars to take the initiative to fight at this time. They have marched more than a hundred miles from the fortress and are still making such a big fanfare. How could the Tatar tribes not know about it
But they would Because of the delay in fielding and building passes due to this dispatch of troops, the army's lieutenants will be exhausted, and the pressure on the treasury of the three towns will also be great, because whenever troops are sent out, money and food are needed, and it happened that the Ming Dynasty was During the Hongzhi period, the major issue that hampered the military and political affairs in the northwest was the change in the grain distribution law. The money and grain reserves of the towns in the northwest were gradually depleted.
Wang Qiong probably means.
Zhang MouAh, your intention in sending troops is good, but don't do it next time.
You don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are.
As General Secretary of Xuan Da, after all, you are not personally involved in the management of military pay. You probably don’t know how much food it costs to send troops.
It doesn’t matter if it makes sense for you to send troops. If the purpose of sending troops is just to show the country's prestige, they can just send troops all the way to Xuanfu. Why should we involve Datong and Pianguan?
Zhu Feng said, "When will we mobilize the troops?"
Although Zhu Feng couldn't understand what Zhang Zhou did, one good thing about him was that he obeyed orders.
At this point, Zhang Zhou may have misunderstood him and felt that it was impossible for him to lead troops to surprise Weininghai.
It’s more that Zhang Zhou doesn’t want to embarrass Zhu Feng.
Knowing that this kid doesn’t want to go, forcing him to go, he can bring out the best in this battle
On the contrary, Ma Yi and Wang Shouren, both of them can With enough ambition and courage, he is much better than a hothouse flower like Zhu Feng.
Wang Qiong said, "We will send out troops as soon as we get the order. After reorganizing, the three armies will set off early tomorrow morning. The soldiers will each bring three days of rations, and the treasury will transfer fifteen days of rations. The horses will be used as old as possible to drag the artillery. The main cavalry will follow." Among the rear troops."
Wang Qiong knew that this was a grand strategy, but he did not want Piantou Pass to be in danger.
The best way is to carry out Zhang Zhou's military orders while being ready to retreat at any time and leave after completing the task.
Anyway, Zhang Zhou’s transfer order did not mention any tough battles along the way, and Wang Qiong also felt that even if the troops at Piantou Pass left the fortress and traveled 170 miles to the north, the Tatars would most likely be defeated. Won't fight.
Liu Jin said with excitement on his face, "Three armies of soldiers and horses are sent out to the grassland. They are going to control the grassland."
"It's not three armies, it's four armies, and there's Yan. Sui Yi Road." Wang Qiong said.
"That's even more true." Liu Jin was even more excited.
It seems that the Ming Dynasty’s feat of pacifying the grasslands, which has not been achieved for more than a hundred years, will be realized today, and he is still a personal participant.
"Haha."
Wang Qiong could only smile bitterly in response to Liu Jin's statement.
Liu Jin asked, "Why not?"
Wang Qiong said, "Four routes out of the fortress, it looks like a big battle, but the total number of troops in the four routes is only 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers. If it is the Fire Sieve and other departments, the number of soldiers is not lower than this. If the troops are divided into four groups, how can we concentrate the superior strength?"
"This"
Liu Jin could only look at Zhu Feng.
Wang Qiong played the opposite tune. You, Zhu Feng, have been with Zhang Zhou for a long time. You know his military strategy best, so you shouldn’t be so disappointed.
Zhu Feng said, "Go out to prepare for war, even if it is not with the Tatars." It is also good for people to fight head-on just to calm the situation around the border towns. I think Brother Zhang must have his reasons for doing this."
Wang Qiong's smile this time was a bit kind.
The same confidence in Zhang Zhoumi, at least inWang Qiong heard that Zhu Feng was an optimist, unlike Liu Jin who spoke and acted with a strong sense of utilitarianism.
The troops who unexpectedly attacked Weininghai were dispatched on the first night of June.
The three days and four nights scheduled for the journey were very urgent for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Basically, they could only rest for about two hours a day. On the first day, they had to travel day and night.
The Battle of Weininghai expected by Zhang Zhou is likely to start on the fifth or sixth day of June. The sixth day is because it may involve the Huo Si Headquarters retreating westward after hearing the news and need to pursue it.
Most of the people in the headquarters are old, weak, women and children, and it is difficult to move quickly with herds of cattle and sheep. As long as the pursuit is done properly, it basically does not need to spend more than a day. Moreover, if you go west out of the Weining Sea, you may be attacked by the Mongolian right wing. The troops from various ministries fought back or even encircled them, so the war could only be postponed for two days at most.
Otherwise, the strategic significance of the surprise attack will not be achieved.
Like Xuanfu, Datong Town sent out troops on the second day of June, but the soldiers and horses of Datong Town did not leave the border until early on the third day of June.
The troops sent out to Pianguan were earlier. They were assembled in the afternoon of the first day of June, and the soldiers and horses had already left the pass on the second day of June.
Yansui sent troops much later, and on the third day of June they still stood still. Obviously, Qin Hong, as the trilateral commander, could not strictly implement Zhang Zhou's military orders.
The news of the dispatch of troops to the border had already spread throughout the government and the public in the early morning of the third day of June.
During the court meeting in Fengtian Palace, there were already censors who had participated in the impeachment of Zhang Zhou’s sending troops.
"I agree with Bingkuan's dispatch of troops." Seeing that the situation was somewhat uncontrollable, Zhu Youtang directly gave "reassurance" to those present.
Participate in the impeachment of Zhang Zhou
He is just carrying out my will. If you want to participate in the impeachment, then participate in the impeachment of me
The emperor wants to use all kinds of troops to go out. It sounds much more reasonable. The emperor has the power to order the frontiers to take the initiative. If he doesn't have this power, don't be the emperor.
"I have discussed with the main officials of the Ministry of Cabinet and the Ministry of War in advance and believe that this move is feasible." Zhu Youtang continued to drag Liu Jian, Ma Wensheng and others into the water. , to show Di Yi our determination to pacify the grassland. The grassland is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty.”
Tu Fu, the official minister, came out and asked, “But your majesty, how about sending soldiers and horses from the northwest towns out of the fortress. , if the war does not go well, who should bear this responsibility?"
Zhu Youtang said, "I mean, I can bear it myself. How can I send troops from all directions, even the most basic assessment of the situation? If you encounter an invasion by the main force of Di Yi, if you avoid fighting, the general will be fully responsible."
This means.
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