After the imperial order was issued, the coalition forces of Wang Shouren and Wang Qiong withdrew their troops to Maoerzhuang and joined forces with more than 10,000 troops from Datong. They had already formed the strength to fight the Tatars head-on.
The Tatars did not advance, and the three parties of Datong, Piantouguan and Nuergandusi had no further plans to plunder the grassland. Everything calmed down first, and Wang Qiong was eager to withdraw his troops. Turn your head off.
"Bo'an, if there is no sign of Tatar troops mobilizing in the past two days, we will withdraw our troops into the pass and back to the Piantou Pass. The stability of the Ming Dynasty border area depends on you and me. There can be no slacking off.”
Wang Qiong’s intention is not to allow the Tatars to take advantage of the situation at Piantou Pass, and even to prevent the Fire Sieve from coming back. After all, Wang Qiong sent troops this time to bring out the enemy. Having eliminated most of the elites in Piantou Pass, now Piantou Pass has become the weak link in the Nine Borders of the Ming Dynasty.
He could not leave the pass he was ordered to guard in order to rush to the aid of Wang Shouren.
Wang Shouren said, "From what I have seen, there are constant internal disputes among the Tatars. I don't expect them to rush south at this time."
Wang Qiong sighed, "It's hard to say."
< p>In fact, there is no need for Wang Shouren to remind Wang Qiong that the possibility of a Tatar invasion is very low.If Batu Munch dares to attack the Biantou Pass, let’s not mention that the Guantou Pass has been rebuilt now, and let’s talk about the heavy artillery, long-range artillery, and yellow gunpowder that are left in the Guancheng. The Tatars are afraid to avoid it, but they actually dare to attack Guancheng of the Ming Dynasty
You have already fallen into the inferior position in the field battle. If you still dare to attack the fortress, it is no different from seeking death.
And the coalition forces of Wang Qiong and Wang Shouren can bypass the Piantou Pass at any time and reach the rear of Batu Meng.
Wang Shouren had a map in front of him. He pointed at it and said, "I have analyzed the current defense situation in the northwest. The current number of new artillery in Pianguan, Datong and Xuanfu is enough to guard the passes. The distribution of the fortresses is still uneven. The further you go west, the fewer new guns you are equipped with and the lower their deterrence." Wang Qiong said with a smile, "The Xuanda line has always been cultivated by Lai Guogong. Yes, the three sides and so on can’t penetrate.”
Speaking of this, Wang Qiong is somewhat lucky.
Following Zhang Zhou is a "good job" in the northwest.
And if Qin Hong follows the current trilateral system, the situation will be dire. For example, Ningxia Governor Yang Yiqing will find it difficult to retain his official position after this battle, let alone the possibility of being He was dismissed from his post and found guilty.
"Bo'an, what direction do you think we should take if we want to march into the grassland next?" Wang Qiong asked with concern.
In fact, Wang Qiong also knew very well that with Wang Shouren's current achievements, it would be easy to rise above him, not only in terms of title, but also in civil service.
He only occupied the position earlier than Zhang Zhou and made achievements earlier, but at best he is just an "old bone" in Zhang Zhou's camp.
Wang Shouren said, "This is not within my consideration. It is too long-term."
Wang Qiong asked, "Do you think it's not the time to level the Su grassland yet?"
"Yes." Wang Shouren did not shy away, "Although the new firearms are powerful, the Tatar In the past two years, we have been studying tactics and trying to overcome the shortage of weapons. Moreover, the grassland is vast and sparsely populated. After entering the grassland, it will be difficult to find the main Tatar force. Even if we find it, it will be difficult to promote a decisive battle until everything is prepared. Step by step, we are advancing into the grassland, and it is difficult to cultivate the grassland, making it impossible to maintain long-term peace and stability." Wang Qiong smiled and said, "If you think so, then listen to your majesty and see how the court will arrange it in the future. ”
Wang Qiong originally wanted to help Wang Shouren stabilize the situation in Maoerzhuang and then leave.
But before he could lead his troops and leave, the imperial court's order to appoint Wang Shouren as the governor of Datong had been issued. After Wang Shouren was appointed on the spot, his immediate task was to complete the follow-up construction of the city pass in Maoerzhuang. work, and in the edict, the emperor mentioned the need to ensure the stability of the Weining Sea front line.
Wang Qiong originally thought that Wang Shouren would be promoted to "Xuan Da General System" or something like that, or be transferred back to the northwest.
At the very least, there should be an improvement in title.
But the emperor did not seem to feel that promoting Wang Shouren to a title, a position as governor of Datong, was just a regularization of Wang Shouren's previous status as temporary governor of Datong, and he did not even give the meritorious Ming soldiers the rewards they deserve. He only asked Wang Shouren to use the things he got from the grassland as rewards, which meant that the court didn't want them.
Distribute it however you want.
Wang Shouren originally planned to withdraw his troops back to Datong, and then try to go to Liaodong to continue his plan to pacify northern Liaoning. In this case, he could only stay in Maoerzhuang and observe the Tatars at any time. movements in preparation for making some military arrangements.
Wang Qiong immediately came to him to say goodbye.
Wang Shouren personally sent Wang Qiong's troops away. Outside the half-built city wall of Mao'er Village, Wang Shouren and Wang Qiong were drinking farewell wine.
"We have to work together at Xuanda University again. As you said, this side of the border should be stable. Even if the Tatars still want to invade, I guess they will still take the road of Gansu and Ningxia."
p>Wang Qiong had a friendly smile on her face, but she was still a little disappointed in her heart.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain.
The two most powerful military leaders and civil servants under Zhang Zhou, Wang Shouren and him, are now staying in Xuanda.
As the saying goes, it’s me but not him. Since I can scare the Tatars at the Piantou Pass and prevent the Tatars from attacking Xuanda, why should Wang Shouren stay? He is more awesome than me and can intimidate the Tatars
Then transfer me. I can go to Liaodong to defeat the Jurchens, or I can go to Ningxia to replace Yang Yingning.
Wang Shouren lowered his eyebrows and said thoughtfully, "I always think that your Majesty's expectations for Xuanda are not limited to building a city in Maoerzhuang."
"You mean"
"Could it be that His Majesty still wants to be on the front line of Xuanda University?"Do some articles," Wang Shouren said, "I have never thought that it would be a good idea to calm down the grassland after everything is ready. On the contrary, if the preparations are slightly insufficient, the chance of winning will be higher, and after this battle, we should take advantage of the situation to drive the Tatars to Mobei."
"Haha. ”
Wang Qiong did not answer what he thought was a bit of a cunt.
Wang Shouren is still too young. It may be that Wang Shouren’s adventurous spirit is causing trouble, or that Wang Shouren is too pursuing to be like him. Like Wang Weining, his idol, he always wants to make a splash.
For Wang Qiong, strategic victory is important, but it is equally important to fight steadily.
"Wait for three or two years, Ming Dynasty's artillery. Although there are many and powerful weapons, the Tatars will also seek countermeasures, and even the internal Tatars will complete annexation and unification. When they send troops to the grasslands, they may be trapped by the terrain and find themselves in a dilemma. "
Wang Shouren has his own good reasons.
Sending troops after everything is ready is certainly the best result and the safest.
But if you plan to cast artillery for two or three years, will the Tatars stagnate?
What if the Tatars develop more powerful tactics and find a strategy to defeat Ming firearms? Or the Tatars began to take advantage of the geographical location and other advantages, playing roundabout ways with the Ming army entering the grasslands, and finally brought down the Ming army. Or the Tatars completed a surprise attack at some point, robbed some of the Ming's firearms, or even Completing the counterfeiting
The longer it takes, the more accidents there will be.
“Bo’an, your concerns are reasonable, but you have forgotten who will be in charge of the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty in the future. It's Duke Lai. "
Wang Qiong said with great emphasis, "You can think of it, but don't you think of it, Duke Lai? Although you have made great contributions in this battle, you must also learn to be humble. After all, the people your Majesty trusts in your heart will always be yours." It was the Duke of Lai, and most future plans to invade the grasslands were also formulated by the Duke of Lai. When people from all walks of life attack the grassland, the Tatars will have no way to escape except to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. "
After hearing this, Wang Shouren nodded and said, "I hope so." Farewell to Wang Zhongcheng. "
"Haha, the same goes for you, we will meet again. ”
Wang Shouren stayed in Datong, but he did not need people to stay in Maoerzhuang all the time.
He would immediately detach some troops to coordinate with Datong people to garrison Maoerzhuang, and He also had to go to Datong first to complete the handover of his duties.
When he entered the pass of Ming Dynasty, more rewards were issued by the court, most of which were promotions to the generals below. Guan Jing, the general who cooperated with Wang Shouren in dispatching troops, has been promoted to "Nu'er Gandu Division Commander Qian Shi", a third-grade military officer, and is also the governor of the provincial capital.
As for the generals below, they all have their own titles. Reward.
Wang Shouren has not yet arrived at Datong Fucheng, but Cao Shun, the eunuch of Datong and an old acquaintance, came out of the city to greet Wang Shouren in person.
Cao Shun was so complimentary. Cooperate with Wang Shouren to complete the miracle in WeininghaiThe so-called meritorious service of the "meritorious figures" in the attack is only a small amount of time to help. There are not many constraints, but if it comes to making suggestions at critical moments, then it is almost nothing.
“The reputation of Major General has spread throughout the northwest. Everyone says that Major General Wang Weining was alive. Just after Wang Weining left, Major General Wang came. The soldiers of the Northwest are really blessed. The barbarians will not dare to invade from now on, and the grassland will be leveled soon."
Cao Shun was a compliment, but Wang Shouren obviously did not accept this.
"Major General has been away for less than a year. To the soldiers, it seems as if they have been waiting for you to come back for more than ten years. Also, while you were away, the Datong coal mine opened It's so smooth. You don't know how good coal is. There is no smoke at all. The soldiers are now saving coal for the winter."
Cao Shun was transferred to Datong. As a guard eunuch, one of his errands was to help Zhang Zhou look after the coal mine.
It is easier for civil servants to watch and commit theft. Although Cao Shun is not a positive character, fortunately, this kind of person is still fearful enough, and the emperor's order is there. Even when it comes to rat shit, you still know how to restrain yourself.
Wang Shouren said, "With the order of Duke Lai, Datong should be responsible for the smelting of iron ore collected from Zhangjiakou and other places. I don't know how to proceed."
"This"
< p>Cao Shun seemed very embarrassed when he mentioned these things, "It's not going well. It's not that I don't want to do it, but it's hard for both sides to argue. You also know that Duke Lai Guo is not in the northwest recently, and he is not even in the north. People are not here." There is no trace. Just relying on his people to operate here, there are always many people trying to mine the mines."Wang Shouren said coldly, "There are even people who dare to covet Lai Guogong's mines."
“Well, it’s not covetous, it’s just to create some trouble. There is not enough charcoal in the army, so now it is replaced by pebbles. But it is also beautiful for the soldiers. Now they have coal for the winter, and everyone is not worried about it. Sorry, the Northwest Army has been paid on time in the past two years. This is all thanks to you, Duke Lai and Uncle Xin Xin."
Cao Shun said, suddenly stepping forward and saying, " The officials and soldiers below have a lot of filial piety, but there is no way to send it up. We must give it to you, Uncle Xinjian, so you can use it as you please."
Wang Shouren is really awesome now. Forced.
Although he was respected last time in Datong, in the eyes of most people, Weininghai's victory cannot be replicated, which means that Wang Shouren's achievements are more like a flash in the pan.
But this time, the situation is very different.
After one year, Wang Shouren fully proved his military accomplishments. Everyone realized that he was the most powerful military general in the Ming Dynasty after Zhang Zhou. How could he not fawn over him?
As for Anbian Hou
More and more people now realize that there is a fundamental difference between those who rely on relationships and those who rely on true ability.
"It has been nine months since the city construction of Maoerzhuang, why is the progress so far so unsatisfactory?" Wang Shouren askedroad.
Cao Shun said with a disapproving smile, "Without money, it's so easy to build a city. The court didn't approve it, so we relied on local financing. We didn't even have salt. It was said that it was going to be converted into grain Kaizhong, but So far, no salt merchants have come to Datong. The salt is still shipped from the capital. We just watch the excitement."
"We can't afford to offend the princes and nobles in the capital. Xinjian. Uncle, you don’t have to worry about it. Your Majesty didn’t say how long it will take you to build Mao’erzhuang. It’s an isolated city, and transportation of grain and grass is a problem. If you want to level the grassland in the future, it will only be an outpost at most, so it doesn’t matter.”
The news of the great victory in the grassland is spreading rapidly to the north and south of the country.
A few days later, it reached Nanjing. At the same time, there was an edict from Zhu Youtang calling Zhang Zhou back to the capital. It specifically mentioned that Zhang Zhou was asked to escort Zhu Houzhao to the north together. Zhu Youtang probably did not worry about his son. , if only Yang Peng led people to escort him, he was really afraid that Zhu Houzhao would use his power to coerce him and cause some "disappearance in place".
"Sir, you are so awesome. After knowing about the great victory on the grassland and killing more than 10,000 people, I feel like I am flying now."
Zhu Houzhao also learned this from Liu Jin After hearing the news, he ran all the way to Zhang Zhou to inquire about the situation.
At this time, Zhang Zhou was meeting with Wei Guogong Xu Yan who came to congratulate him, as well as the Nanjing co-guard Huairou Bo Shi Zan who accompanied Xu Yan, and behind him stood Yang Peng, the admiral of Dongchang.
Originally Yang Peng was considered to have the highest status among several people, but with Zhang Zhou's light reflected, Yang Peng, as the owner of Dongchang Factory, was very low-key in Nanjing City, let alone meeting Xu Er and Shi Zan. , even when he met Yin Wuxiong of Yingtian Mansion, he was always polite.
"See the prince." Xu Yan and others were not qualified to visit Zhu Houzhao directly. It was an honor to see him by chance, and they quickly saluted Zhu Houzhao.
It’s like becoming familiar with the prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Maybe he will be appreciated by the prince in the future and be entrusted with important responsibilities after he ascends the throne.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "You're welcome, I'm here to see Mr. Zhang. You all know the great victory in the north, right? It was the result of Mr. Zhang's strategizing. Wang Shouren was also very powerful. It was Mr. Zhang's discerning eye." , selected from the crowd. I heard that this person is very reckless. He dares to fight in the hinterland of Tatar with thousands of people. You must learn more."
Learn from Wang Shouren's recklessness
p>Xu Er and Shi Zan thought about it for a while, and found that they really couldn't learn this.
Who knows how Zhang Bingkuan could appreciate a Jinshi in the same year and cultivate this son of the Ming Dynasty's number one scholar into a famous general? This is the strange thing. Logically speaking, Wang Shouren, as the son of Wang Hua of the traditional civil servant faction, It is impossible for Zhang Zhou to win over him.
"Mr. Zhang, please tell me how you won this battle. I know too little. Do you want to hear it too?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Xu Yan.
"Yes." Xu Yan said with a smile.
Yang Peng came forward and said, "Your Highness, that's it."
"I'm talking to you.""Zhu Houzhao's face was unhappy.
This prince wants to discuss the use of troops with his husband. Why don't you, a eunuch, join in the fun? The admiral Dongchang is also the gatekeeper of our old Zhu family. Don't you have any consciousness?
p>Zhang Zhou laughed and said, "The prince is ridiculous. I just fulfilled a little responsibility and proposed to create pressure on the Tatars. As for Xinjian Bo's detailed plan to send troops, it was all done by him personally. I really don't dare to take credit." . After all, the minister, the prince, and the Duke of Wei only knew about the process of this battle through the imperial court's orders. ”
“Don’t you know how to count with your fingers? Do you dare to say that you will win without calculating?”
Zhu Houzhao’s eyes widened.
Zhang Zhou said, “It’s a secret of heaven.” Things can't be done accurately, and everything depends on human efforts, and it all depends on the bloody battles of Xin Xinbo and six thousand soldiers. It is said that the Tatar herdsmen in the rear were figured out where the Tatar tribe was by Xin Xinbo. Through interception and pursuit, the Tatars were forced to fight with them, and this victory was achieved. "
"You must have figured it out."
Zhu Houzhao smiled.
As if he was saying.
Sir, Don't hide it. I don't know what level Wang Shouren is. He definitely can't figure it out. You must have reminded him of this.
Zhang Zhou really can't remind him. Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "The prince misunderstood. I wrote to Uncle Xinjian and told him some situations, such as the cavalry carrying light cannons into the grassland. We just need to avoid the battle as much as possible and take advantage of them to kill the enemy by surprise. There are also mutual exchanges." Pulling, creating opportunities to fight with them, etc. But they never mentioned to Xinjian Bo about where the main Tatar force and the herdsmen in the rear were. "
"No?"
Zhu Houzhao seemed difficult to understand.
Yang Peng smiled and said, "Master Zhang, even if you give me a hint, it will surely make me happy." If Uncle Xin Xin knows this, you don’t have to be humble. ”
“Haha. "Xu Yan was just laughing and didn't help.
But Shi Zan was surprised when he saw it.
What is going on?
The Duke of Lai Kingdom He refused to admit that the credit was his own, but the prince and the Duke of Dongchang actually insisted on giving him the credit. It seemed that everyone in the court felt that the first credit for this battle was attributed to Duke Lai. It was obvious that Duke Lai had failed to do so in the past two months. If you are not in the capital city
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