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Chapter 491: It’s too late to stare

Zhu Hui was a hundred miles away. As sunset approached in the afternoon, Zhu Hui's camp had been set up, the patrol troops had set off, and preparations for withdrawing troops were made. Then an explosive news came. Come over and let Zhu Hui almost hold on to the table to avoid collapsing on the ground.

"It's like this again"

Zhu Hui was extremely upset.

In the Battle of Huamachi, watching others take credit right under their noses had just happened, and now in the Battle of Shigou City, Zhu Hui had become an outsider again.

Guerrilla general Cheng Hu said, "Sir, the Tatars ran very fast this time and did not lose many people. If we step up our pursuit now, it may still be too late."

Zhu Hui stared. He went over and said, "Are I the kind of person who is jealous of other people's achievements? What do you mean by not losing many people? Of course, I hope that the Tatars will lose as much as possible. Our army should win a complete victory. I have already sent out troops to coordinate with Yang Yiqing, the governor of Ningxia." When using troops, I only use the Chinese army to observe and be ready to cut off the Tatars' retreat."

"Yes, sir, you are wise." Cheng Hu faced such a shameless protector. , what else can I say?

Anyway, you are a powerful official and you are thick-skinned. I am not as good as you in my official position, and I cannot be stubborn with you. You can say whatever you like.

Zhu Hui said he was not jealous, but his expression had long betrayed his inner thoughts. He said, "In this case, the cavalry will not rest tonight and march towards Shigou City."

Cheng Hu said, "The Tatars may no longer be in Shigou City. It is said that they have withdrawn to the north."

"Then let's go to Shigou City first." Zhu Hui said angrily, "Commander I have been ordered to coordinate all the people in the northwest, and even the governor of Ningxia must listen to me."

Cheng Huxin said yes?

You are a prince who leads troops, and you are qualified to dispatch the troops. Censor, Governor of Ningxia, before this war, you belonged to the two systems, which were considered equal, but now it’s strange that the Governor of Ningxia is ignoring you. I’m still dreaming at your command.

Zhu Hui saw that Cheng Hu had a strange expression and asked, "Do you think there is a problem?"

Cheng Hu said, "My father-in-law is very calm in his work. I admire him very much. Please give me your advice. I am humble." I will serve you from the front and back, Lord Protector."

"The credit belongs to others, now I think about it, I have to march in a hurry."

When Cheng Hu brought the news out, a group of people gathered. The general was cursing.

They usually respect Zhu Hui. After all, Zhu Hui is the coach and has the power of life and death. But now they see that all the credit belongs to others, while they are too timid to get an inch of credit. Now Even if you have to work hard to march quickly, you will probably be held accountable by the emperor or the court.

For soldiers, it doesn’t matter if they are afraid of death, but after missing the opportunity to fight, they must find someone to take the blame.

No need to think about it.

It must be Zhu Hui who is in charge of the command.

Cheng Hu said, "The rest of the troops have also come up. I heard that Jianchang Bo's troops have made contributions in this battle, so we should hurry up. I guess todayThere is no pre-military meeting in the evening. You all go back and organize your troops quickly. When the military order is given, the three armies will march. ”

“It’s gone, it’s gone”

Everyone seemed to be unsteady when walking.

They were still discussing how to withdraw their troops, or how to withdraw their troops. Which one is safer? I just regret that Zhu Hui has delayed their chance to achieve military success these days, and I have scolded all the eighteen generations of Zhu Hui's ancestors.

This will probably make them rush with their eyes wide open. It was too late.

On the night after the battle in Shigou City, there was another person who was only forty miles away from Huamachi. He was shocked when he heard the news and hurriedly Gather all the soldiers, and then start a rapid march to catch up.

This person is Chen Rui, who was sent by Qin Hong as the commander of the reinforcements.

That's a shame.

I'm just a little slow. Why don't you give me a chance to win consecutively?

What?

Aren't you so cowardly? Zhang Yanling, a relative nearby, led his troops and rushed forward. This kid is a little confused. Does he not know how to write the word "death"?

"Uncle, we are still more than 200 years away from Shigou City. , I'm afraid it's too late to get there, so it's better to go north along the road. Now that the war has been over for seven or eight hours, if we can determine the Tatar withdrawal route, we can set up an ambush, and then we can decide the situation of the war."

The general came to give Chen Rui some advice, but his words were relatively good. Sincerely.

As the Ming army defeated the main force of the little Tatar prince twice in just a few days, the morale of all the troops who were ordered to fight against the Tatars was unprecedentedly high. .

Everyone seems to think that as long as his troops can charge forward, military success will be within reach.

Chen Ruidao said, "We can stop tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry with just these few troops." Or are the cannons and blunderbuss in our hands all targets for you to bully?"

The generals around were silent.

"Just go to Shigou City , only by understanding the situation of the Tatars can we make next arrangements. "Chen Rui's thoughts are unprecedentedly consistent with those of Zhu Hui. In other words, they are both on the same path. They want to get credit but are also afraid of death. They don't want to be the vanguard at the critical moment and want to let others die first.

So their first goal is not to block the Tatars' northward retreat route, but to join the main force first.

This idea is actually the same as that of people like Li Wei and Zheng Ying. There is no essential difference.

Chen Rui said, "Remember, as long as you can keep up, you and I will share the credit. If you can't keep up, no one will be able to escape the blame. Send the order to march."

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The northwest has become a mess due to the scattered people of the Ming Dynasty.

But within the capital, this news is still unknown. It is almost necessary to spread the news from Ningxia to the capital these days. Three days, and it’s still Kuai Ma Chuanyi.

That’s true.The news that the Tatars were advancing towards Shigou City came back early, so that Zhu Youtang knew that the Tatars were wreaking havoc in the Ming Dynasty, and he had some trouble sleeping and eating. It seemed that he only regretted that he did not have a chariot to conquer in person, and he liked to take out it when he had nothing to do. Map to study.

Even the number of summons to Zhang Zhou increased, and Zhang Zhou was summoned three times in four days.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. According to the previous reports from the Qinbu Hall of the Trilateral General System, the experienced Yansui Deputy General Ping Jiangbo has been sent to lead troops to reinforce, while Baoguo Gong personally led the troops to the Hetao expedition. The troops and horses have also entered the pass from Huamachi, and the remaining groups of troops are approaching Shigou City. The Tatars have only the option of retreating to the north."

Zhang Zhou gave Zhu Youtang reassurance.

Zhu Youtang said, "If Bingkuan is leading the troops in this battle, or even Xin Xinbo and Zhijie are leading the troops, I don't have to worry so much. Even if Wang Bo'an and Zhu Zhijie fail to win, they won't be able to win." A defeat will also have a deterrent effect on the Tatars, but look at the people leading the army now, I really can't help it."

I really don't feel relieved.

Zhang Zhou heard that Zhu Youtang had little confidence in Yang Yiqing and others.

Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the key to this battle lies with the governor of Ningxia, the general soldier and others. After all, the Tatars invaded the area they are responsible for defending. On the other hand, protecting the country I'm afraid I don't have the intention to fight to the death." Zhu Youtang looked up at Zhang Zhou with confusion in his eyes.

Li Rong asked from the side, "Mr. Zhang, do you still agree to let Duke Bao lead the army?"

When Li Rong said this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He thought that the candidate for the leader of the army was not decided by Zhang Zhou, the Minister of War. In fact, it was Zhu Youtang's own decision. However, the specific discussion between the emperor and his ministers behind the scenes was not for him. Li Rong known.

“Although Duke Bao Guo has no intention of fighting to the death, one good thing about him is that he is able to seek profit. This is the same as the temperament of the soldiers in many places in the northwest. This requires that in this battle, Some people use the power of the first battle to ensure that they can kill the enemy bravely. In this way, Baoguo Gong and other generals who seek advantages and avoid disadvantages will have to lead their troops forward, and an encirclement can be achieved. ”

Zhang. Zhou analyzed the situation.

To put it bluntly, relying on people like Zhu Hui, Chen Rui, Li Nuo, and Zhang Yanling is far less reliable than relying on Yang Yiqing.

At critical moments, we still need to rely on some capable literati. Although these people are usually annoying with their long-winded words, when it comes to matters of family and country, they probably know that retreating will lead to responsibilities, and sometimes they have no choice but to do so. Not on.

Historically, the little Tatar prince's invasion of the border in this year was completed by the Ningxia governor Wang Xun, the commander-in-chief Guo Jun and the guarding eunuch Zhang Xu. Although the battle of Shigou City was not a big one, The result of victory was that the Tatars were forced back.

Now that Wang Xun has been replaced by Yang Yiqing, Zhang Zhou feels that Yang Yiqing is at least a little better than Wang Xun in terms of military literacy.

What's more, with Huamachi's good news and the improvement of firearms, if Yang Yiqing is like thisIf a local governor wants to avoid the war, then there is no need for him to hang out. Let alone go back to raise chickens, it is not an exaggeration to send him to prison and ask for the death penalty.

Yang Yiqing has not yet shined in the Ming Dynasty, so he is looking for death

"Bingkuan, I figured it out." Zhu Youtang stopped analyzing the situation and sighed. He said, "Next time I won't take such a risk. Let your people go, or I will go with you, so that I can rest assured. I won't have to think about it here. I feel anxious recently, and I don't know what to do. "Resolve it."

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "As long as the northwest has a good news, it will be a good medicine for your Majesty's heart. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. This battle is not about a decisive victory. You will have to wait for the results in the future." So much so, Your Majesty should take care of yourself and wait for the good news to come again and again."

"Haha." After hearing this, Zhu Youtang felt much better.

Even Li Rong and several other eunuchs admired him greatly.

They are all thinking, what kind of good news is good medicine? Your words, Zhang Bingkuan, are the cure. Without you, His Majesty would still be very nervous.

"By the way, Your Majesty, I have recently figured out some small improvements involving artillery and muskets. At the same time, I have gained experience in making these two things. In the future, it will be convenient and convenient to cast cannons outside the city. It will be much easier. Once we equip the northwest frontier army with hundreds or thousands of gates, it will be even easier to start a war in the future." Zhang Zhou then drew cakes for Zhu Youtang.

"Okay, it seems we still have to wait. Don't be too anxious. I am already looking forward to the day when I will step on the grassland side by side with you, Bingkuan."

In Zhu Youtang's heart Full of pride, this was the moment when he seemed to have the most confidence as a king since he ascended the throne, and this confidence was entirely brought to him by Zhang Zhou.

Inside the East Palace.

After nightfall, Zhu Houzhao did not need to study, so he asked several eunuchs to sit around in front of the sand table and consult with him on military affairs. There was also a "rare guest" who came that day, who was previously stationed to study martial arts. The guarding eunuch is actually Liu Jin who was laid off.

Liu Jin does not have a high presence in Yanwu Hall, but he studies very hard, mainly because he knows that the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty is good at this, and he wants to use learning to make up for his shortcomings.

It has been proven that Liu Jin is not low in intelligence, and he has a enterprising spirit, which is related to his reform mentality and because he knows that it is difficult for him to integrate into the traditional eunuchs and eunuchs. The civil service system can only survive if it seeks change.

"You can tell me how to defeat the Tatars. It is said that there are thirty or forty thousand people. To estimate the enemy, you must first estimate the enemy much more. Even if he is forty thousand."

< p> "Look at the local garrison in Ningxia. When Zhu Feng led his troops to deal with the little Tatar prince last year, they only had four or five thousand men and horses, and there were not many cannons and muskets. The battle at Huamachi was beautiful, but the bombardment In the end, the random bombing only resulted in less than a thousand heads."

"Based on my estimation, if they had the chance to ambush, they would definitely use the explosives, artillery and blunderbuss they could use. And their artillery shells are almost used up., Now that we have reached an isolated city like Shigou City, the Tatars will capture the city at any time. What will we do then and bomb the city again?"

Zhu Houzhao is like a military strategist thinking about life, and he is serious about it. Thinking about the changes in the battle situation

For the few eunuchs around who knew nothing about military matters, they were just like listening to the book of heaven. They had never really seen anything like artillery and gunfire. The Ming Dynasty also had this thing before, but they didn't understand why Zhang Zhou's research was different from others.

Gao Feng advised, "Your Highness, it's getting late. You should rest. You'll be waiting for me tomorrow morning." I have to go to say hello to the empress, and I have to go to see the empress dowager and the empress dowager."

Zhu Houzhao said, "I don't understand, I can't sleep. ”

Gao Feng said, “It’s better to wait until tomorrow to see if we can invite Cai Guogong and let him talk to you in detail.”

For professional matters, ask professional people, Gao Feng He felt that it would be better to ask Zhang Zhou for this matter. Perhaps only Zhang Zhou could satisfy Zhu Houzhao's appetite in terms of military affairs.

Zhu Houzhao cursed and said, "That Zhang Bingkuan has refused to come recently, even though his father is the emperor." Let him teach me, but he always shirks what important military information is. Do you want to stifle me to death? Let me put it this way. I can’t figure out how to fight. I can’t sleep. Otherwise, you guys Stay together with me."

Gao Feng looked at the colleagues around him, and finally could only focus on Liu Jin.

If he wanted the prince to go to bed early, he couldn't At the same time, let them change shifts and rest early. Maybe they can only let Liu Jin, who knows a little bit, speak out. Although they are reluctant to let Liu Jin come out and show off, who makes this guy so popular with the prince, and even a little "appreciated" by Zhang Zhou?

“Return to His Majesty the Crown Prince. "Liu Jin finally came out and said with a smile, "In the Yanwu Hall, I listened to some generals' discussions on this matter, and the conclusion I drew seems to be that the Tatars will probably not capture Shigou Station as their Because this city cannot be defended, it will cause them to fall into a tight siege. "

"Really?"

Zhu Houzhao took a good look at the map, suddenly thought of something, and asked, "How big is this city?"

Liu Jin He said, “The length and width are no more than one mile, and the highest part of the city wall is only seven or eight meters. The shortest place is probably only three or four meters, and it doesn't even have a barbican. There is just an inner wall on the north side, which is slightly higher than the outer wall. But the Tatars are not coming from the north this time, so there is not much defense against the Tatars.

Zhu Houzhao said, "Damn, if I hadn't told you earlier, I thought this was a big city, and said how important this place was, and that feelings were like a bunker. If you could hit them with one shot, they could hit the south." In the north, as long as Zhu Hui's men and horses are not right, as soon as his artillery arrives, he will surround them first and then blast them. No one can escape."

After Liu Jin looked at several eunuchs with a triumphant look, he finally Then he smiled and said, “So the Tatars’ main choice is to withdraw. "

"Withdraw" Zhu Houzhao thought about it for a while."Then what is their purpose here? Since this city is neither attractive nor useful, there is no reason why they would choose to come here."

Qiu Juqiangbai said, "Maybe the Tatars have already There is no way to escape."

Qiu Ju is already relatively knowledgeable among the eunuchs who serve in the East Palace. However, because he has not gone through systematic study, his so-called knowledge is also limited. But compared to ordinary eunuchs who only knew a few words, it pales in comparison to Liu Jin, who is dedicated to studying and has channels to learn.

"Humph" Zhu Houzhao obviously did not accept this statement. He looked at Liu Jin and said, "Old Liu, tell me."

When Liu Jin heard that the prince called himself "Old Liu", Don't worry about this title, but the degree of intimacy is also reflected, and Liu Jin instantly feels that he has become much tougher.

Liu Jin held his head high and said, "The Tatars have 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry. They could have withdrawn from the Ming Dynasty after being defeated by Huamachi's ambush, but in this case, there was someone behind them." The five-pronged army dispatched by Duke Baoguo will easily be cut off, and this will ruin the reputation of the little Tartar prince, forcing them to march."

"And they want to rob people and livestock property. To carry goods, they must go along a road that was laxly guarded by the Ming Dynasty. As for Shigou City, there have been many farming villages in the Ming Dynasty in the past ten years. There are villages and towns along the way, and there is less wind and sand. They go to Shigou City. Goucheng was just to get away from the Ningxia defenders and then come to plunder."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "That makes sense."

Liu Jin said, "The Tatars are in the Ming Dynasty." There are no cities within the territory. As long as the soldiers can fight hard with them, they can only withdraw their troops. At that time, the Ming Dynasty can take advantage of it by using firearms with a longer attack range. Your Highness, do you think it makes sense?" p>

"Hehe." Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "You can do it. I have learned a lot since I left the East Palace for a few days. Tell me, who taught you."

Liu Jin quickly said, " I have never been taught by anyone, I am all self-taught. If I want to say who my teacher is, everyone in the Yanwu Hall is the master. I also humbly ask for advice. In fact, I also know that my knowledge is shallow, so in the Yanwu Hall, It all depends on the advice of His Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Cai. I must learn more with humility so that I can live up to the expectations of the Crown Prince and Duke Cai at some point in the future."

"Yes." After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao just smiled and nodded.

At Zhu Houzhao's age, he could tell that this was complete nonsense. Such words were simply disgusting to Gao Feng and other eunuchs.

I really called you fat and you started to breathe. You, Liu Jin, are so shameless.

Zhu Houzhao said, "After you said this, I thought for a moment. Zhu Hui's journey should not be fast. When he entered the army in Hetao, he was procrastinating. What we should count on is the governor." The big problem with Yang Yiqing in Ningxia is that he still doesn’t have enough firearms. If Zhu Hui can kill him, then the Tatars must be Zhu Hui who hastily withdraws his troops. What is he thinking?"

Liu Jindao "SaveThe Duke's movements are still uncertain. "

"Ignore him. "Zhu Houzhao said, "Now it depends on who can break the deadlock. It was a miscalculation for the Tatars to go to Shigou City. I asked Zhang Bingkuan a long time ago, and he said that the Tatars would go this way. Since he miscalculated When it arrives, the Tatar is not far away from falling into the pit. "

Gao Feng smiled and said, "Now that the prince's doubts have been cleared, it's time to take a rest."

"Don't be in a hurry. "Zhu Houzhao said, "Let me study the situation again. Looking at the situation, I think there should be variables. If these scattered people want to swallow the Tatars in one gulp, it will be too difficult. If I go to the palace, I will definitely gather all the horses to charge together. Whoever has the courage to charge to the palace and let me lead the army must fight to the end with the Tatars. When the little Tatar prince is dead, the Mongolian Tatars will be leaderless, and the Ming Dynasty will be able to occupy the grassland. , there will be no Tatar hidden danger from now on"

When Zhang Zhou got home in the evening, it was already very late.

He originally planned to come back early to reunite with his wife and children, and even have dinner together. , make another baby or something, but since he came back just after the second watch, and people in this era generally go to bed early, Zhang Zhou was immediately disappointed.

Fortunately, when he arrived in the inner courtyard, he found Jiang. Pingyu hasn't slept yet.

Zhang Zhou doesn't have a personal guest, and he doesn't have anyone to spare at home, so the cleaning and tidying up of his study are all done by the women in his study. There are a lot of things inside that I don’t want outsiders to see. As the eldest wife of the family, it’s good for Jiang Pingyu to sort them out.

“Master, there is a letter from the south, saying that it is from the governor, Mr. Tang. I think it's very important, so I put it here for you, and I'm afraid you won't see it when you come back, so I'll be waiting for you to come back. "

Jiang Pingyu is still very responsible.

Knowing that Tang Yin's letter might be related to important matters, he waited for it.

Zhang Zhou sighed with emotion, "The official is As we get bigger and bigger, it becomes inevitable to leave early and come home late, and things become entangled and inextricable. Thank you for your hard work, madam. ”

Go to the study and get Tang Yin’s letter. It’s just an ordinary letter. It doesn’t look like it was sent by an official post.

The governor outside gave it directly to the Minister of War. Writing in a private capacity, Zhang Zhou felt that Tang Yin was a bit unreliable. As he had always thought, Tang Yin was just a wanderer with little official experience and his own way of doing things. If he hadn't forced Tang Yin to have a beautiful fight between Liaodong and North Korea, Tang Yin may not be able to come to the forefront yet.

“If he wants money, food, and power, he knows what he wants to do without even thinking about it. If he didn't want to come to the court, he wanted to mention it to me privately, as if I asked him to do this errand, so I must be responsible. He doesn't know about this kind of errand, should he work hard to show it to the superiors?" Please remember to bookmark it, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading

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