The Tatar cavalry has been completely defeated, but unlike the hasty flight of the remaining troops on the north bank, the Tatar troops and horses on the south bank can maintain their basic organization. This will make Yang Yiqing and his 7,000 Ningxia frontier troops appear weak in pursuit. Powerless.
I want to devour the enemy in one bite, but my strength is not enough.
Yang Yiqing's goal is also very clear, and his orders to Guo Jun, Gao Pi and others also reveal this utilitarian tone: "No matter what, the Tatars cannot find another opportunity to cross the river."
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His proposition is also more in line with the current strength of the group and the expectations of his generals.
Originally, Yang Yiqing was almost unable to control his troops. After this battle, the bullets and artillery shells of his troops had basically been exhausted. If he continued to fight with the Tatars, it would only be close to hand-to-hand combat. , in a real fight, the damage ratio would be one to one.
The soldiers had already obtained military honors and did not want to fight. They were already tired and could no longer fight.
As long as the Tatars did not cross the river to rob the fields, people, livestock and goods around Zhongtunwei in Ningxia, for the soldiers, the current situation was enough. With limited strength, they could only see Just accept it.
At this point, Yang Yiqing still didn’t understand why the Tatars wanted to retreat.
When the soldiers and horses were advancing towards the river bank, Zhang Xun was still wondering, "Whether it is the Ningxia Guard who has reinforcements coming or the Baoguo Gong's troops are detouring behind enemy lines."
This question , Yang Yiqing didn’t want to answer.
With doubts, Yang Yiqing took people to the river bank. When he saw the situation on the other side of the river, the situation of the war suddenly became clear.
"My lord, I learned from the Tatar prisoners that Cui Prince Consort led the troops to the other side. It seemed that there were no more than a thousand men. He blocked the Tatar troops crossing the river and made them retreat to the south bank in a hurry. , seeing that there was no hope of crossing the river, the Tatars chose to escape downstream."
Gao Pi said this with some respect.
In the military, those who have strength will be respected by others.
In the previous battle, the most respected person was Yang Yiqing, the governor of Ningxia.
But from this moment on, this person seems to have changed. He should have become Cui Yuan. Who knows, this kid has already proved his power with two desperate battles
Zhang Xudao "He is a brave general, but he is not intimidated by firearms. If we hadn't pinned down most of the Tatar troops on the south bank, what could he have done on the other side of the river? Yang Junmen said no."
Yang Yiqing's gaze Still looking at the other side, he shook his head and said, "If you can win a battle, you will not rush to take the credit after winning. Instead, you will lead the troops to pursue and prevent the Tatars from crossing the river. Cui Prince Consort is highly respected by His Majesty. It seems that Duke Baoguo didn't realize it." People are wise, if Baoguo Gong can listen to this person's advice, he will not be like this."
He was half-sentence, but did not continue.
It seems that Yang Yiqing has understood that the battle of the Hetao initiated by the Ming Dynasty is basically coming to an end.
If Zhu Hui had "After this moment, Zhu Hui was nailed to the pillar of shame.
Zhang Xun smiled and said, "Duke Baoguo hasn't come yet, maybe he is already waiting on the road ahead." "They're trying to stop us."
Yang Yiqing still didn't answer this question.
Based on his understanding of Zhu Hui, Zhu Hui never chose to take the initiative to fight the Tatars head-on from the beginning. Even now, even if If Zhu Hui attacks with all his strength, there will no longer be a chance. The Tatars will pay attention to the movements of Zhu Hui's troops and will not give the Ming army any chance to gain victory from them.
Yang Yiqing said to Gao Pi: " Send the order, chase but not fight, don't take the initiative to fight the Tatars, don't stop them with all your strength when they reach the pass, and send a group of people to the other side to assist Cui Yuan in blocking the Tatars on the north bank. ”
Zhang He was surprised and asked, “Did you go over to grab the credit? If not, then it would be giving credit to Consort Cui.” "
What he didn't understand was that Yang Yiqing actually took the initiative to send troops to Cui Yuan
Yang Yiqing said, "The Yellow River turns north and crosses the Loop all the way. The Tatars always have to cross the river. , the terrain on this loess land is complex, we must guard against the Tatars crossing the river within the pass. This is not the time to care about military achievements, we must put the war situation first. "
Zhang Xeng said, "Yang Junmen is really selfless. ”
He was still a little angry as he spoke, but he would not argue with Yang Yiqing. At this time, Zhang Xu knew very well that Yang Yiqing was a great hero like Cui Yuan and would definitely be rewarded afterwards. Now There is no benefit in confronting Yang Yiqing.
The Tatars are going downstream. They have to leave the customs before they can cross the Yellow River.
Zhu Hui's troops are now far away. There are still nearly 200 miles to the bank of the Yellow River. Given the speed of the advance, there is no time to complete the interception before the Tatars leave the border.
The battle situation on the bank of the Yellow River was reported in three hours. When it came to Zhu Hui's ears, it was just before sunset, and Zhu Hui was taking his time to prepare for the army to be stationed, so he learned that the coalition forces of Cui Yuan and Yang Yiqing had "defeated Di Yi" on the bank of the Yellow River. < /p>
"What"
Zhu Hui picked up a lottery tube on the table and threw it to the ground.
"Sir, please calm down. "The attendants next to him quickly persuaded him.
Zhu Hui said angrily, "Is this crazy? It's Cui. How can he be so virtuous? Is Li Wei crazy? He handed over his soldiers and horses to Cui. Believe it or not? I will punish them for disobeying my orders, and some of their heads will be chopped off.”
The people around them didn’t say a word.
What is now on their heads The problem is huge and cannot be solved by Cui Yuan and Li Wei at all. The biggest problem now is that the war has advanced to this point. As the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty, they have the most cavalry in the Ming Dynasty border towns, as well as the most firearms, artillery shells, Guns and bullets, etc., but now, they can only fight with the Tatar stragglers.
Instead, they have looked down upon the Ningxia defenders and the two vanguards sent out. Already prosperous
"Commander Cui, Prince Consort Cui.It was you who sent it out. It's all your fault. It's your share. It's because you had the foresight. "Someone is flattering.
"Yeah. ”
Although Zhu Hui nodded in agreement, he knew very well that it was useless to just compliment his subordinates on this matter.
It depends on what the court thinks.
If the emperor said that you missed the opportunity because you were afraid of fighting, then he didn't run away.
"Everyone retreat," Zhu Hui said, "Wait, we won't rest tonight and go northeast to pursue the Tatars." The generals under his command are all thinking, "Why did you go there so early? They all say it's not too late to make up for it, but it's too late for you to make up for it, right?"
How many times? Baili, how can we chase?
After the general retreated, Zhu Hui left behind his trusted staff and ministers who were close to him, planning to discuss how to deal with this incident.
Zhu Hui’s current confidant, Anyuan Hou Liujing, who is in charge of the Three Thousand Camps in Beijing, approached and said, “For the present plan, we must quickly establish a good relationship with Cai Guogong. ”
Liu Jing was not on Zhu Hui’s side originally, but was one of the other four groups sent out. Later, after he joined forces with Zhu Hui, he was afraid of fighting and did not dare to rush forward. Now Liu Jing is equivalent to He and Zhu Hui are like grasshoppers on the same rope.
Zhu Hui nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Zhang Zhou is a discerning person. He should know the commander's dispatching skills in this battle. He likes it himself." Maneuvering behind the scenes. Cui Yuan was sent out by this commander. ”
When he thought that Zhang Zhou might support him, Zhu Hui immediately felt emboldened.
A civil servant on the side asked, “At this time, will Cai Guogong?” Can you help us?"
"Why not?" Zhu Hui said, "This commander is a member of the Listening Department, has been on duty, and has discussed military affairs with him, so his status is not below him. Although I am only a teacher in the Yanwu Hall, I am also the chief teacher. Can he not give me this face?"
When he said this, Zhu Hui suddenly felt a little weak again.
Liu Jingdu couldn’t help but remind him, “Mr. Bao Guo, you still don’t have much contact with Cai Guo Gong, especially it’s not like some people often give him gifts or something. It is said that in order to curry favor with him, others gave him away with wine, sex, wealth, and even the grandson of a British prince. He became his husband. ”
This is to remind Zhu Hui that you have no idea
While you were in the capital, your relationship with Zhang Zhou was not bad, but it wasn’t much better.
It’s just a courtesy, why would someone help you?
After being reminded, Zhu Hui hurriedly called his servant over and said, “Hurry up and take my message back to Beijing. I, the Zhu family, select girls who have not yet left the palace and send them to Cai Guogong's house, saying that they are for maid service. "
"Master, this" the people in the Baoguo Duke's Mansion are also confused.
We shouldn't be so embarrassed, right? We are all the Duke, why should we be so humble to our own people? The young lady acts as a girl for others
Zhu Hui said, "I don't know, I haven't heard that Wang Weining does this and his direct granddaughter is married."In the past, the marriage given by His Majesty had to be done sooner rather than later."
These words were simply a reminder to the people around him who had a good relationship with him that they wanted to maintain their current status in the military. You should give gifts as early as possible, as there may not be any shops like this after passing this village.
Liu Jing said, “If you are willing to give gifts now, others may not be willing to accept them. We still need to have new ideas that can be accepted by him. It is said that His Majesty is also determined to clean up the old guys like us in the Governor's Mansion. If the relationship between priorities is not clarified, I am afraid that nothing given will be useless. ”
For the past few years, Liu Jing has been running up and down relationships for the sake of regaining his title, and he has mastered the art.
Giving gifts
If you give gifts If it works, my Liu family will not be almost bankrupt. It will not be until I am too old to walk that I can get back the lost title. This is given by the emperor for the sake of the empress dowager.
You, Zhu Hui, have always accepted gifts from others, and you have always done nothing for them. Why do you think that if you give out your gifts, others will do something for you
Or At such a sensitive time
"What do you think we should do?" Zhu Hui was also annoyed, "Old Liu, you were the one who said you wanted to have a good relationship with Zhang Bingkuan earlier, but now you tell me that giving gifts is useless. The real person is you, so what do you want to do?"
Liu Jing looked around at the people around him, looking very embarrassed, which meant that there were some things that were hard to say clearly.
Zhu Hui said, "Yes. "Let's be honest."
Liu Jing sighed, "To put it bluntly, the matter before us can be said to be simple, or complex, but it is also very complicated. It all depends on His Majesty's mood. If it doesn't work, even if it means dereliction of duty, it will be a minor crime." Yes, for the current plan, in addition to reporting the victory as soon as possible and stabilizing the tone first, we want to let Cai Guogong know that we will take him as the leader in the future. Under this premise, giving gifts is useful."
Zhu Hui said coldly, "How to make him believe it?"
Liu Jingdao, "I don't know, I really don't know. If this is the case, It would have been useful to say it earlier, but if I say it now that it's urgent, I'm afraid he won't believe it and will add insult to injury. Even if he doesn't add insult to injury, those who are close to him will still do this. It also depends on how many people in the court are willing to speak for us. "
Zhu Hui seems to have mastered the trick.
"Well, I will go around the capital now, and you all should put your hearts back in your stomach, Cui Yuan is my man, and he is willing to listen to anything I say. This time he gets the credit, which means that we get the credit for arriving at the pass within two days. We must catch up with the Tatars. They have been awake and restless for many days, and they don’t believe in our support. If you are fully charged, you will not be able to catch up with them or defeat them."
Zhu Hui's troops began to march rapidly. This time they had to travel on a starry night, but the Tatars would not wait where they were.< /p>
With Yang Yiqing having no intention of launching the next blocking battle, there was not much time left for Zhu Hui.
At this time in the capital, the focus of the imperial court was no longer on it. In Ningxia, it seems that after the Tatars experienced the defeats in Huamachi and Shigoucheng, no one would think that the TatarsWhat else can people do? Everyone thinks that the Tatars will withdraw their troops directly, and few people can see clearly the further intentions of the Tatars.
The focus of the imperial court has become the upcoming purge of officials in the northwest. This seems to be the emperor using Zhang Zhou's hand to attack the northwest, and the emperor wants to personally control the military power in the northwest.
That night, Zhang Zhou received a guest in the theater, who was now Wang Chun, the Marquis of Weining.
The emperor was very optimistic about Wang Chun, even though Wang Chun had never actually led an army and had done nothing in the Dudu Mansion. He did not even lead the Beijing camp or military affairs in the northwest. The authority was just that of Weining Hou, but this did not prevent Zhu Youtang from considering Wang Chun as Zhang Zhou's direct descendant and preparing to entrust him with important responsibilities.
"Mr. Zhang, I don't have much insight into military matters. I'm afraid I can't teach others how to march and manage the army in the Yanwu Hall, but I don't know how to serve the court."
p>Wang Chun briefly entered the Yanwu Hall, but only as a student. He also participated in the school competition, but Wang Chun did not perform well.
The main reason is that when Wang Chun was in his prime, Wang Yue was idle at home because of his conviction. Wang Chun lacked the opportunity to practice with his father on the battlefield, and Wang Yue's rise was just a flash in the pan, and he just got the title. , passed away just before the new year, and did not pave the way for Wang Chun to enter politics.
Now it is said that Wang Chun can only rely on Zhang Zhou in the court.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "What your Majesty means is to allow you to assume the authority of the commander-in-chief of the army and assist in running the army."
Wang Chun appeared to be "I am afraid of letting down His Majesty." "
Wang Chun wants to get a chance to perform, but he is naturally afraid that the title won by the Wang family will be taken away from him because of poor performance. Now the Wang family wants to maintain its success and do nothing wrong. Yes, this is the idea held by the entire Wang family.
After all, we all know that it is impossible to recreate the second Wang Weining. Wang Yue is such a heroic figure. He spent his whole life and only achieved what he is today with the help of a "noble man" like Zhang Zhou. Regarding the title, Wang Chun felt that he was not even 10% as capable as his father. If he went to the battlefield and embarrassed the Wang family, it would be a small matter. It would be sad to lose what his father had worked hard for his whole life.
Zhang Zhou said, "We are currently preparing to let you go to Datong Town."
"Datong"
When Wang Chun heard this, he was somewhat excited.
Everyone covets the position of Datong Commander-in-Chief. Wang Chun was also mentioned in the previous candidates for Datong Commander-in-Chief. Wang Chun even had experience in the army, but he did not make any military exploits, but if he was Following Wang Shouren is the easiest job.
Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "Uncle Xinxin is in Datong. He is the governor of Datong and also serves as the general secretary of Xuanda. Obviously, he cannot handle the matter of raising troops and horses. As a general under him, there are opportunities. , and there is pressure. Although he is young, he has a very unique personality in military management. He has a dictatorial side, and ordinary ministers may not be able to accept his approach."
The implication is that this is not necessarily true.This is a free opportunity for you.
In fact, this is more of a challenge for you.
After Wang Chun thought about it, he did not answer.
The news Zhang Zhou brought to him was still somewhat difficult for him to digest for a while.
Zhang Zhou continued, "In the land of Xuan Da, there will definitely be wars involving the invasion of the grasslands before and after the year before and after. There will be relatively more opportunities for performance, and with your prestige in the army, Xuan Da will be on the front line." All the soldiers admire him for his conduct, and there are many of your father's old subordinates. It is also to win over people's hearts."
"I understand."
Wang Chun somewhat knows. The emperor's intention in making this decision.
It is not necessarily to think highly of him, but more to regard him as a "connection figure". Since it is to clean up the military and political affairs in the northwest, the old Xun faction or some old and experienced generals cannot Beating him to death with a stick, if Zhang Zhou directly sent some new talents there, it would inevitably cause a backlash from the local military circles.
To put it bluntly, if you want to send people to clean up the place, they will set up barriers for you and cause trouble.
But sending someone like Wang Chun who has little qualifications himself, but also has the background of Wang Yue's son, will make the northwest generals and officials relax their vigilance, and it will also make it easier for Zhang Zhou to implement some "benefit and power" means.
Zhang Zhou said, "If you have no objection, Marquis Weining, then I will mention it to Your Majesty again. Your appointment will probably be announced in the court in the next few days, and you may have to work hard."
p>Wang Chun stood up and said very respectfully, "To be able to serve the imperial court, you should have a loyal heart and never forget your roots."
"Okay." Zhang Zhou looked at the time and said, He stood up and said, "Don't bother me. If you want to watch the show, just stay, or send someone to take you back, and make preparations in advance."
"Don't bother Mr. Cai Guo." Wang Chun said to Zhang Zhouke All due respect.
Zhang Zhou got up and saw Wang Chun off. The Wang family also had servants come to greet him. As Wang Chun left in a carriage, Wang Mingshan also came out from the side.
"Your uncle is going to be the commander-in-chief. I don't know if your father has any intention of joining the army."
Zhang Zhou stood in the night and looked at Wang Mingshan with a smile.
Wang Mingshan thought for a while and shook her head, as if the family affairs had little to do with her.
She usually only cares about how to serve as a guard for Zhang Zhou and save some clothes, jewelry and the like. She doesn’t know why she is interested in those things. She usually takes care of her son. The wet nurse was in charge and followed Zhang Zhou out. She seemed to have forgotten why she entered Zhang's house in the first place.
"Forget it."
Zhang Zhou knew that Wang Mingshan's mind was not that complicated, so he stopped teasing her.
Before he could turn around and enter the theater, Guo Ang, the governor of Fusi Town, Jinyiwei North Town, brought someone over and stood in front of Zhang Zhou to salute him.
"My lord, there is a memorial from the northwest. It has been sent from the palace for you to read first."
Guo Ang came to send Zhang Zhou a report on the northwest war.
Zhang Zhou introduced Guo Ang into the theater and only entered the first floor of the theater. Then Zhang Zhou waved his hand and the play on the stage was immediately stopped. Soon there were only a few people left on the first floor.
Zhang Zhou received the memorial and read the above content. It was Yang Yiqing's report about the pursuit of the Tatars. There was still one day's journey from the Yellow River. Yang Yiqing directly analyzed that the Tatars were preparing to cross the river and continue on their way. People and animals were plundered in the northern part of Ningxia, so they tried their best to prevent the Tatars from crossing the river and heading north.
"Eunuch Li was unable to come in person because of something else, but I would like to ask my subordinate to go back and report your opinion after knowing it. I should report it to His Majesty."
Guo Ang Tell him why he came.
In fact, Li Rong was ordered to ask Zhang Zhou for his opinion, but he could not come in person, so he asked Guo Ang to do the errands.
Zhang Zhou said, "That's good. I won't have to go to the palace in person tomorrow."
Guo Ang was quite ashamed after hearing this.
Others were proud to be able to enter the court and participate in the court meetings, but Zhang Zhou regarded this as a huge burden and tried every means to avoid attending the court meetings. However, the emperor actually condoned it and gave people There was a feeling that the imperial court could not survive without Zhang Zhou and that it had to rely on him to be an official.
"In my opinion, the opinions of the Ningxia governor are in line with my expectations. The focus of this battle is to prevent the Tatars from going north and not allowing them to cross the river. But the key to the war is whether they can The ambition of the Tatars was killed."
Zhang Zhou expressed his opinion.
Guo Ang was confused.
"My lord, I don't understand what I heard. I want to stifle Di Yi's ambition. Are you saying?" If ordinary people fooled Guo Ang like this, Guo Ang would definitely be annoyed.
Not mentioning specific strategies, only mentioning a general concept, it is so unrealistic. You are trying to fool me
Zhang Zhou said, "It would be difficult for me to do it. Who can protect the country?" I didn’t expect it to be like this.”
I knew it would be difficult for Yang Yiqing to cut off the Tatars’ northward journey, and the risk would be a bit high. There is a person who takes the blame, and this person is naturally Zhu Hui. You can’t let me, Zhang, take the blame
I planned the two battles between Huamachi and Shigoucheng. Do you think I planned it? Zhou Zhou didn’t expect the Tatars to go north to cross the river
Who would have thought that Zhu Hui would stretch his hips like this on the battlefield
Zhang Zhou laughed and said, “The Tatars experienced defeats in two wars. , morale dropped drastically, and I had already sent people to inform the Ningxia area and asked them to prepare. As long as the boats along the river were burned in time, the conditions for the Tatars to cross the river would not be met. Even if they forcibly crossed the river, as long as the Ningxia locals The Tatars are bound to be unable to cross the river smoothly as the soldiers and horses pursue them."
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