At dawn.
The fighting on both sides of the Huangshui River has not completely subsided, and the ground is covered with red and white ice and snow mixed with blood.
When Lu Wan's Chinese army arrived, the Ming Dynasty soldiers almost massacred the tribesmen of Duoyan and Taining, and none of the cattle and sheep of these tribes were spared.
Zhang Heling had a sullen face, his face was covered with ice and snow, and only a little bit of heat was coming out of his nostrils. He walked out for a few steps, and suddenly his feet fell into the water. Only then did he realize that he was actually It's standing on the ice of Huangshui.
"Houning Hou, are you okay?"
The general next to him quickly supported him.
"Governor Lu, where are the others?" There was a previous battle and the team was very scattered.
Even Zhang Heling, who had never been to the battlefield seriously, felt that the killing last night was completely unorganized.
The general said, "Master Lu has led his troops to the north to ambush the soldiers and horses on the other side. There are only more than 10,000 troops left on the river bank to clean up the mess. There were more than 3,000 prisoners, but they escaped. A group of people were killed, and now there are less than 600 people."
"Why did they escape?" Zhang Heling frowned.
At this time, Zhang Yong also crossed the ice and came to the south bank of Huangshui. When he saw Zhang Heling, he was not so panicked to find Lu Wan. Like Zhang Heling, he seemed to be leading the troops, but in fact He won't rush to the front at critical moments.
"Marquis Shouning, we need to evacuate quickly. From here to the east, there are people from the Chahar tribe. The people from Wuliangha who escaped are going in all directions. This road is also difficult to walk at all. There is no way to pursue him."
Zhang Yong came to urge Zhang Heling and prepare to lead his troops to withdraw eastward.
Zhang Heling said, "Didn't the governor of the mainland lead his troops to the north? No wait."
"It's a different mission. They are going to stop the Tatars from retreating eastward. What does it have to do with us?" Just clean up the mess and retreat quickly. We will probably not be able to return to Shenyang Zhongwei for ten or eight days from here. We have already penetrated deep into the hinterland of the grassland," Zhang Yong sighed with emotion.
Zhang Heling was agitated and asked, "Old Zhang, is it far from the Ming Dynasty, or is the Weining Sea far away from the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhang Yongdao, "Of course it is far from here. Young Master It is said that it is four hundred miles away, but Weininghai is only two hundred miles away from Datong."
"I have an old lady. You said you were cheating on me, but you really knew how to cheat me. I didn't see any Tatars all the way. I thought I was still wandering around the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but my feelings made me go to the rear of the Tatars to die. Come on, let’s go.”
Zhang Heling was scared when he heard this.
At the beginning of the march, because it didn’t snow and the road wasn’t very busy, Zhang Heling had horses to transfer to, so he felt pretty good.
He has been busy chasing for the past two days. He is suffering at the limit of his body. He has not paid attention to how far he has run. Only now does he know that this time I went deep into the grassland and was farther than Wang Shouren and Ma Yi. They went deeper and further away from the Ming garrison pass. I was almost tricked into boarding a pirate ship
As soon as Zhang Yong saw Zhang Heling's cowardice, he suddenly understood that Lu Wan and Wang Xian were leading the troops. go and followThe other three guards of Duoyan were fighting, why didn't they take him with them?
Probably like Zhang Heling, even if he is the commander-in-chief, he is only suitable for cleaning up the mess.
"There is no need to panic, Shouning Hou. The two armies of the Ming Dynasty numbered 40,000 to 50,000. They fought last night. Even the Tatars who escaped could not judge the number of soldiers and horses in our three armies, unless they were Tatars." The little prince comes in person, otherwise we don't have to worry about the ordinary tribes. After cleaning up, the three armies will retreat first and go fifty miles away before stationing and resting. The river here is narrow and the river is not completely frozen, so it is not suitable for garrisoning. ”
“Let’s go, let’s go”
Zhang Heling couldn’t help but say that he just wanted to return to Daming as soon as possible.
Even now he is very tired, but thinking that he is in danger, he would rather take a nap on the horse than stay in danger for another moment.
The first ambush battle was fought across the north and south banks of Huangshui River. The battle was fought with almost no flaws.
But after the first battle, when they tried to go north to double-team Fuyu, Duoyan and other people who had gone separate ways, they could only chase their tail.
"Lu Zhongcheng, we can't chase anymore."
Wang Xian, as the coach of another team, met Lu Wan who had just arrived.
From last night to now, Lu Wan's group of troops was the most tired, but they did not get many military exploits. The major achievements were basically taken by Wang Xian's troops who ambushed along the way.
Wang Xian pointed to the messy scene in the distance and said, "When the Tatars retreated, they threw away everything they could to avoid being annihilated. If they continue to pursue, they will easily encounter "The main force of the Tatars"
Lu Wandao "Is it only a few dozen miles away?"
Wang Xian sighed, "There are no more people setting up an ambush in front of us. If we go further, the changes on the road will be even more... If the weather is good, we can push all the way, but the number of our troops and artillery does not allow it."
"Report"
A messenger brings news.
Lu Wan didn’t seem tired at all when “talking”.
In comparison, the troops led by Wang Xian were even more tired.
"Captured sixty-two Tatar prisoners and more than 3,000 cattle and sheep."
"Take them away"
Lu Wan had to bow his head now.
When they came from the southern front, Fuyu and Duoyan had already gone about sixty or seventy miles. They chased for a while but there was no sign of catching up. There were abandoned cattle, sheep and other animals along the way. In order to escape for their lives, the three guards of Duoyan almost lost all their wealth.
Lu Wanman looked regretful and said, "This time we sent troops, we failed to destroy the three Duoyan guards at once, which is really a big regret in my heart."
Wang Xiandao, "Very good."
p>Lu Wan turned around and glared at Wang Xian. Although the tactics were accomplished by double-teaming from both sides, the main credit for killing the enemy was in the ambush, and it was he, the four soldiers Lu Wan brought with him, who had traveled the long distance. With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, there is also the most tossing.
And Wang Xian rode a horse all the way.Soldiers, Lu Wan came here dragging various cannons weighing three to four hundred kilograms each.
Peng Quan rode over and looked very nervous and said, "Two adults, we have sent spies to check. The Tatars have gone westward for nearly a hundred miles. According to the current speed of the troops, it will only take two or three days to get there." "Catch up."
Wang Xiandao, "Let's evacuate."
Peng Quan asked, "Should we evacuate towards Daning or Shenyang?"
This involves. to a question.
Wang Xian and Peng Quan came from Jizhou, that is, from the southern route.
Lu Wanze came from the eastern front, that is, from the Zhongwei side of Shenyang, Liaodong.
Before Wang Xian could answer, Lu Wan here said resolutely, "If we go south through Daning, the road will be much closer, but we may encounter the main force of Tatars. Although the road to the east will be longer." Hundreds of miles away, but the two parties took care of each other, and the Tatars did not dare to attack directly."
Lu Wan still has enough say in the issue of withdrawal.
It seems that Wang Xian and he each brought a group of people.
But Wang Xian was just a temporary general. Like Wang Shouren who led the troops into Weininghai at that time, he had the power to lead troops but did not have a high official position.
Lu Wan was the governor of Liaodong. In the absence of economic strategy in the mid-Ming Dynasty, Lu Wan could be said to be the highest military and political officer in Liaodong.
Moreover, Lu Wan also analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of going south and east based on the actual situation.
Peng Quan just looked at Wang Xian. He came with Wang Xian. In the hearts of the soldiers, there was a clear distinction between who led the troops and who was responsible for the command. They had to listen to their immediate superiors when taking orders.
Wang Xiandao: "What Lu Zhongcheng said is absolutely true. If you go south, it will be easy for the Tatars to set up an ambush and intercept you along the way. Even if the road is short, it will be easy for the Tatar main force to outflank you. Although it is a long way to go east, the Tatars will be able to outflank you." The difficulty is extremely high, and the two sides are traveling in a straight line, so the Tatars have little chance of catching up."
The road is short, but it is also short for the Tatars to pursue.
And you can also double-team from the south.
Go east, which was the territory of Duoyan Sanwei. The Tatars want to pursue them from the west.
Originally, the troops of the Ming Dynasty were chasing the three guards of Duoyan. If the main force of Dayan Khan came, they would become the army of the Ming Dynasty chasing the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, it would be safest to go in a straight line.
"Send orders to the three armies to go east and rest after nightfall"
Lu Wan also knows that the current soldiers in the army have reached the limit of their physical strength, but they cannot rest yet.
You must also wait until you have passed the battlefield area and reached an area where the terrain is relatively easy to resist the Tatar invasion, and then rest.
The army of the Ming Dynasty entered the grassland in two ways, and came out of the grassland to form one.
After noon, the soldiers really couldn't walk, especially the infantry who walked on two legs. Even though the wind and snow had stopped at this time, there was a lot of snow on the road. I can't even tell where I'm coming from. The darkness of the sky is connected to the vast white grassland. I can only walk forward in one direction. What is the way forward?Only the people responsible for clearing the road in front knew it, and those behind were following the ruts and footprints of the road ahead.
Seeing that the soldiers could no longer march, Lu Wan could only order the three armies to be stationed. In this weather, it was difficult to even light a fire to make food. Fortunately, the army also brought firewood, etc. After barely making a fire, I could finally have a bite of hot soup and hot rice.
Inside the Chinese army’s tent.
Lu Wan took off his official uniform, which was almost frozen by the ice water. As a civilian official accompanying the army, he would not wear armor on this journey.
There was a big cloak outside, but because of the heavy wind and snow last night and the torturous journey, when I took off my clothes, I found that the official uniform inside was covered with a layer of ice.
"The water is frozen"
Wang Xian brought Ma Yongcheng into the tent. Ma Yongcheng wanted to drink water, but found that the water in the leather bag had already frozen.
Wang Xiandao, "The soldiers outside have already started chewing snow water. If we keep going like this, I don't know how many people will fall by the time it gets dark."
"Report to General Zhang Our troops are already five miles to the south, and the vanguard troops have entered the camp to meet up."
The men and horses led by Zhang Heling and Zhang Yong to clean up the mess joined the main force.
After waiting for a long time, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yong also appeared in the Chinese army's tent. At this time, except for Peng Quan, who was still responsible for leading the cavalry patrol, the remaining two groups The big guys all gathered in a tent.
Ma Yongcheng looked excited and asked Zhang Yongdao, who had just come in, "How many heads and prisoners are there?"
Zhang Heling cursed and said, "I have the nerve to ask. There are half bodies without heads, flesh and blood everywhere on the river bank." Vaguely, you are also greedy, and you are not even willing to keep your head."
Ma Yongcheng looked embarrassed.
In the Ming Dynasty, the rules for the first victory have not been fundamentally improved. After the battle last night, the men and horses ambushed by Wang Xian and Peng Quan were afraid that the men and horses chasing Lu Wan would steal the credit, so they scanned the battlefield first. , cut off all the heads he could, tied them to his horse, and then pursued them.
This left Zhang Heling and others who were cleaning up the battlefield to take in the previous prisoners, and it was difficult to find a head to get some credit.
Wang Xiandao said, “About 1,600 heads were taken away, not counting those that were blown to pieces, but there were also intact ears that were cut off. Not the left and right ears, but both ears. "
Zhang Heling sat down and grabbed the newly boiled water. He wanted to drink it but found it was very hot. He was still cursing, "Those ears are not all the same, so I have to find a pair all over the floor." There are no such rules in Ming Dynasty."
The most depressing person is Zhang Heling.
But he is actually the most brisk one.
As the commander-in-chief and leader, he has nothing to do with charging into the battlefield. There are so many complaints about cleaning up the battlefield, but after a battle, Zhang Heling's inner growth is also the smallest, because others are very clear. He came here for military glory. Zhang Heling still doesn't think about what he is doing.
I feel like I’m being tormented by others, and it’s none of my business to fight., after cleaning up the battlefield, they found that their heads had been cut off, a bunch of prisoners had been captured, and a lot of them had escaped.
What’s the point of toiling for so many days?
Zhang Heling almost doubted his life.
Lu Wandao said, "To sum it up here, the first meritorious service is about three hundred. Whether the total number reaches two thousand depends on the calculation. As for the prisoners, many of them were captured before and were killed directly. Those who are too old and weak to be taken away will probably have to be killed. There are about four to five hundred prisoners left."
Ma Yongcheng said happily, "That's good, it's more than two thousand battle achievements."< /p>
Lu Wan said with a stern face, "Compared with the losses in the previous Ming wars, Liaodong suffered so much in this battle, but the achievements were disappointing."
Just like that. Cha said, the main task of sending troops is ours in Liaodong, and your troops in Jizhou are just setting up an ambush, and your heads have been stolen by you, and the prisoners can be considered as yours. We are responsible for the loss of feelings, but it is you who eat it. Let's eat meat and drink soup
The two sides did not cooperate sincerely on the battlefield. Now that the war is over, the resentment has deepened.
Wang Xiandao, "What are you talking about, Lu Zhongcheng? This battle was won by both of us, regardless of each other."
Zhang Heling was angry when he heard this and cursed, "Then you guys He also chopped off all the heads that could be chopped off, even leaving the ears on the broken heads. How to play when performing the merit?"
Ma Yongcheng asked, "Has the merit been paid?"
Lu Wan shook his head and sighed, "Going south from here, it's still two hundred miles to Daning. It's more than four hundred miles to go back to Daming Pass from the old site of Daning. Let's wait until we get back to Daming Pass to talk about our military achievements."
"Two hundred plus four hundred" Zhang Heling suddenly thought of something and asked, "How many miles are we into the grassland now?"
Zhang Yong told him before that it was about four hundred miles out of the grassland. It was more than four hundred miles, which made him feel that he was being cheated, but now the conversation between this group of people made him realize that it was not just those four hundred miles.
Wang Xiandao, "This place is about seven or eight hundred miles away from Shenyang Zhongwei"
"How many"
Zhang Heling shouted and stood up.
Wang Xian frowned and said, "Marquis Shouning, you have walked for so many days after leaving the fortress, almost day and night. Don't you even know how far you have walked?"
Zhang Heling said with an annoyed look, "After leaving the pass, everything was so desolate. There were only mountains and grass. How far did I go?"
Lu Wan was too lazy to argue with Zhang Heling. Zhang Heling caused trouble for him. They could travel more than a hundred miles a day, but he told Zhang Heling that they only traveled fifty or sixty miles. Zhang Heling had no idea of distance anyway. All he asked of Zhang Heling was not to cause trouble for him.
"The top priority right now is to escape unscathed." Lu Wandao, "Everyone, I hope you will be merciful when I commend you for your contribution."
Wang Xianlian said The muscles on his body moved.
Now Lu Wan is putting pressure on him.
AlthoughHowever, Wang Xian, like Lu Wan, had no actual experience in leading troops before. This time, he achieved a feat that was difficult for others to match. No one would be willing to let him go.
Whether it is Lu Wan or Wang Xian , they are not the kind of people who are easy to get along with. Both of them later reached the position of minister of the Ministry of War. They must have their own unique aspects in running the army, and safeguarding the interests of their own troops is also what a general should do. style.
"Mr. Wang, you just heard what Mr. Lu said, what did he mean?"
After leaving the Chinese army tent, Wang Xian took Ma Yongcheng to his camp. Walk.
Wang Xiandao, "Eunuch Ma, you don't even understand that the Liaodong side thinks their contribution is too small, and they feel that their contribution is no less than ours. Even more than us."
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Ma Yongcheng frowned and said, "What's the use of having so many of them? They fight on the battlefield, but what we have accomplished, even if we don't look at how many people we have lost, they are just taking advantage."
< p>"You can't say that." Wang Xian actually also had a headache.When we come here, we can divide our forces and we can’t see each other, so there’s not so much to deal with.
But now the trouble comes when the troops are withdrawn. The big trouble is that people have to bow their heads under the eaves. Who let Lu Wan's side have strong soldiers and horses? They have 37,000 troops, while their own side only has What about the less than 4,000 cavalry?
The direction of withdrawal is not to Jizhou, but to the hinterland of Liaodong in the east.
After this is over, for some credit, we will fight internally again
"Eunuch Ma, no matter how Lu Zhongcheng reports, our own report cannot be less. I will see Liaodong later. There is no need for the censor to be polite to them. After all, our words are unfounded, and it still depends on where the leader is." Wang Xian nominally surrendered to Lu Wan, but secretly. But can't give in.
Ma Yongcheng asked, "What if they rob us?"
"It's not the case on the grassland, but if we enter the fortress, we will have to explain it, and we can't wait. The soldiers in Liaodong went back to report the news and sent people in advance, using the excuse of spying on the military situation. This is the only way to send more troops back to the capital for now."
Wang Xian looked at the gray sky in the south with a look of emotion on his face. .
"The most important thing right now is to escape unscathed. And I think that the omnipotent Minister Zhang in the court can definitely calculate what we have experienced and pave the way for us. Road. It is useless to worry about military achievements now. "Please remember to collect the latest and fastest free anti-theft website