A large number of Tatar herdsmen, including men, women and children, were shackled and were being escorted to the camp.
Zhu Fu was riding on a horse and standing at a relatively high place. Seeing this scene, he was very excited, although he probably knew in his heart... What he captured this time was just a group of herdsmen with very strong fighting ability. Generally speaking, it is not even considered a victory on the battlefield.
But for the Ming Dynasty's border troops, as long as they could capture Tatar men, women, and children, regardless of whether they were combatants or not, it was a credit.
"Sir, the count is over. There are 764 Tatars in total." There are more than 3,000 large animals, and there are some small animals estimated to be tens of thousands... We can return to the court with our troops. . "
When it comes to this, not only Zhu Fu, but also many generals next to him have excitement in their eyes.
This is a pie in the sky when you go out to meet a noble person, and you are still alive. It's the kind of thing that hits you in the face, and you can't accept it. You actually get the military glory directly.
There are so many good things in the world, and today it is finally our turn to take advantage.
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Zhu Fu said: "If this battle is reported to the court, what will happen? Kill the enemy heroically and then capture more than 700 herdsmen behind them? Have you...ever thought about it? ”
As soon as this question came up, the surrounding generals looked a little embarrassed.
Last night was very lively, but the battle did not start at all. Instead, the Tatars attacked the camp. For them, after a so-called battle, there were zero casualties on both sides, and after a few hours, they got such an advantage for nothing.
No one understands how it happened. They don’t even know where this group of herdsmen came from, why they were there, and how they were captured so easily.
“Find someone who can speak to them and ask them what happened. thing. "
"Also, we can't delay continuing to go north. The plan remains unchanged. We will still rest until noon, and then go north again after noon. A decent war hasn't started yet, because I'm afraid it won't be easy to do business after I return. ”
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Zhu Fu is still very cautious.
It’s not that he is like this, but that he is very cautious. Afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of Zhu Hui and Zhang Mao, he also felt that if he returned home like this, he might not be able to explain to the court, and his official position might not be preserved. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the court, he would still have to lead troops to fight. A decent battle instead of waiting for pie to fall from the sky.
After sending someone to communicate, the report to Zhu Fu still made him feel confident and even boosted his spirit. < /p>
"... There is a mutiny within the Tatars. Some right-wing Tatars are unwilling to associate with the little Tatar prince Batu Meng. They have decided to move south to seek asylum from the Ming Dynasty. This group of people is like this, There were also many young adults among them, but after discovering our team, they did not escape. Instead, they waited to be captured. "
" According to what they said, there are no less than a dozen tribes traveling south like them now. Originally, during the war, theyThey will all be drafted, especially the young and middle-aged men among them, and they will take up arms, but this time many of them are unwilling to do so. "
The meeting in the Chinese army's big tent and the summary of information also let the generals present know what the war was going on.
Someone asked: "Then what happened yesterday? Who started the fire? Could it be that they belong to these turtle sons? If they really were, they were just pretending to kill him. "
"General, please calm down, I have asked about this matter, and these people said that they did not know what the situation was. ”
“It seems that the little Tatar prince knew the direction of our march, so he sent a lot of troops to harass us. Moreover, they would not expose our march and fight us head-on. The purpose of setting fire was to hinder those who marched.” The traveling tribes are heading south, causing some trouble between us and preventing us from receiving them. "
Hearing this, some people present had an opinion: "So, we didn't win the battle, but they took the initiative to join me? If I were one of them and was caught by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, I would talk nonsense like this to them! "
"Yes, they are just surrounded by us and can't escape, and then they make up stories here. Only ghosts will believe them. ”
“Master, please give me an idea, or we will kill everyone. It is troublesome to leave them alive in this grassland. We can just go back with our heads, anyway.” There is a precedent, so what if it is Marquis Weining? Even the recent Uncle Xin Xin, he still killed herdsmen on the grassland and took their heads back, isn't it the same? ”
When Zhu Fu heard this, he immediately felt unhappy.
In your eyes, Marquis Weining and Uncle Xin Xin are awesome people, but I am just a noob. ?
Return them to kill prisoners...
If I do this, the people in the DPRK will definitely kill me. Don’t believe me, just say that this battle is not based on head-to-head confrontation. This one is enough for me to drink a pot.
Zhu Fu pretended to be serious and said: "I can understand your feelings, but have you ever thought about it, if we kill people? What do those tribes who migrated south think? Now is the time when the tribes in the grassland are shaken under our high pressure. Many of them want to defect to the Ming Dynasty. If we kill these tribesmen, how can they still turn to us in the future? ”
As soon as these words came out, although no one in the room questioned them on the spot, many people still criticized them.
Do you insist on principles with the Tatars?
< p>The key is that if I don’t tell you, this group of people is Chao Qin Mu Chu. They have taken refuge in you today and said that they will serve as your ministers and even pay tribute to you. Tomorrow they may take up arms and plunder the villages in the border town of Ming Dynasty again... They want to What can't you do in life?Even if you want to buy people's hearts, the key is that no one will buy them for you.
Zhu Fu said: "Put all these people in, because there is a shortage of handymen in the army. The people who worked separated their men, women, old and young, and left it to them to bury the stove and light the fire in the army. ”
“That manMaster, where are those animals? "
"Take it with you if you can. It is someone else's property. If they are successful in surrendering, it will still be returned to them. Of course, they cannot return it all. If there is any inconvenience on the way, they will be slaughtered. ! The people stay, the animals and so on... we will deal with it ourselves! ”
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Zhu Fu’s team can be regarded as a “winner”, and Zhu Fu can’t wait to win the victory with the imperial court.
In his opinion, what about Huo Qubing?
Didn’t he just come back after a long journey and be praised and set up as a role model?
I, Zhu. Someone can be compared with Huo Qubing. At least I can lead troops into the grassland, capture the grassland herdsmen, and let others know that I am the god of war... After all, I will be a figure who will run sideways in the Ming army in the future. < /p>
Who dares to look down on me?
Zhu Fu sent the official document of victory to the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he did not forget to try to contact Zhu Feng and Tang Yin.
It seems that he is showing off his merits, but in fact he has a guilty conscience, fearing that he will fall into a situation where he is alone, and then arouse the hatred of the Tatars and be attacked by the Tatars.
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That is, two days later
Tang Yin's group received the news of Zhu Fu's memorial, and quickly passed the official document to him... After reading it, Tang Yin's face changed. There was a wry smile on his face.
After Xu Jing heard the news, he hurriedly entered the Chinese military camp and said immediately: "The battle was won? Is it that fast? "
Then Tang Yin showed Zhu Fu's exaggerated official document commemorating victory to Xu Jing.
After Xu Jing read it, he said: "Looking like this, it doesn't look like he has experienced a bloody battle. , but how could it be..."
Tang Yin walked to the hung map, pointed at it and said: "According to what was mentioned in Zuo Jie's memorial, his current position should be in this area, far away from us. For more than a hundred miles, he didn't walk very fast. That is to say, we have just crossed the Yellow River. ”
“Yes. Xu Jing compared the contents of the letter, looked at the map and asked, "Are there Tatars here?" We are farther north than them, why didn’t we see it? "
Tang Yindao: "Obviously, some tribes among the Tatars began to intend to move south. They wanted to enter the Hetao land, and tried to obtain the support of the court to let them graze in the Hetao land. . Because they also know that many places in the Hetao are now fertile with water and grass, and in recent years, the little Tatar princes have not dared to invade the south of the Hetao. Whoever can seize the opportunity will survive here. "
Xu Jing shook his head and said: "If they say they want to take refuge, they will give the Hetao land to them for grazing. Then if they rebel later, won't we suffer a big loss? ”
“Not necessarily. "
Tang Yin said, "Nowadays, the land of Hetao is still too empty. The people of the Ming Dynasty are not willing to move north to this place, but the Tatars want to come in but can't. The imperial court has always wanted to build more forts in the Hetao area, and wanted to build more forts here.A new city gate was built and the defense line against the Tatars was moved northward, but there were too many civilians to dispatch, and there were too few civilians stationed in this area, so the progress of this matter was very slow. "
Xu Jing asked: "That means that the imperial court will accept the surrender of the Tatars? ”
“Yeah. Tang Yin said, "At least it seems so for now." It is precisely because the court has this intention and some Tatar tribes can also see this clearly. After they mutiny, many of them will think about moving south. After all, the land of the Loop is the pure land that the Tatars dream of. , if they want to survive and develop, they must rely on Ming Dynasty. "
Xu Jingdao: "Then should we go that way? This credit cannot be monopolized by Cheng Guogong alone! ”
“No. Tang Yin shook his head and said, "The north of the Hetao is not the main area of this battle, and this is also the result of Cheng Guogong's insistence. He went north like this, or he saw that the Tatars might want to move south to the Hetao. This is We cannot take away the credit he has earned. "
Xu Jing said with a smile: "I think he just has a bad brain. He knew that there would be no war there, but he still insisted on going to the Hetao. As a result, he went north to the Hetao and then crossed the Yellow River. He wouldn't have any chance to make achievements on the way, but after crossing the Yellow River, he got some bad luck. "
Tang Yin said: "Who knows if there is an expert behind this to give him guidance? "
"This..."
Xu Jing was speechless at once.
Zhu Fu led his troops north from Hetao, guided by the results, this was a mistake. Big bargain.
But no one thought it was a wise move for him to take advantage of the situation. On the contrary, they thought he was stupid.
Now...he got the advantage in vain, and there will be people. I wonder if this is Zhang Zhou giving him advice behind his back?
In general, it’s because Zhang Zhou has such a clever plan that if others lose the battle, it must be because of his own incompetence. < /p>
And when they won the battle, they would all feel that this was the result of Zhang Zhou strategizing thousands of miles away. Otherwise... with Zhu Fu's ability, how could he get such a big credit for nothing?
This is also a "common problem" in the Northwest Army, that is, if you have merit, you must think that it is Zhang Shangshu and Cai Guogong in the court who were behind the scenes. Even Zhu Fu and Zhu Fu who got the credit The people under his command also think so.
This can also give them confidence that they can win the next game...
This is what happened in the DPRK. It's so strange that even Zhang Zhou himself often doesn't realize that he is so important now that the soldiers in the northwest will miss him all the time, and even remember to give him the biggest share of any credit.
Xu Jingdao: "Why didn't Cai Guogong give us any advice? Bohu, if this credit falls on us, then you... your position in the trilateral system should be secure, right? I can also do more military work. Speaking of which... I don't ask for anything else. At least let me work as an official first, not the kind of petty official who is not worth mentioning., but can gain a foothold in the northwest..."
Tang Yin sighed: "There will be a chance. From the current point of view, when we divide our troops into the grassland, the Tatars can no longer resist us. Their main force can only avoid and hide. And many of their tribes also see that they are no longer able to fight us head-on. The next step is... Eating them step by step. Finally, I will devour them..."
Xu Jing said with a smile: "Okay, it is also an honor for me to witness all of this. Three years ago, I would never have imagined that the imperial examination would change people like us. It is truly an honor for me to live in such a prosperous time. ”
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Some are happy and some are sad.
Zhu Fu walked alone, but because He walked the Hetao, with Zhu Feng in the east, Zhang Rui, Tang Yin and other groups in the west, and even Ma Zhongxi sent troops from Ningxia.
Coupled with his delayed march, he was... ...being pushed forward by people from all walks of life
When he achieved results on the battlefield and planned to report them to the court, the scouts he sent out to deliver the message were impartial. The news was spread to several other people in the camp.
When Ma Yi learned that Zhu Fu had gotten such a big deal, the jealousy in his heart... obviously made him extremely unwilling.
p>Because at this time, Ma Yi and Zhang Rui's group was actually about 140 miles due north of Zhu Fu's group, which meant that they were traveling faster and had a geographical advantage. , and they will fight to Guanshan at any time to win the first line of victory.
As a result, news came from the rear that Zhu Fu had taken advantage.
They felt better. ?
“Little Master, what is this? We charged ahead, but he set off two days earlier than us, and the road was not as fast as ours. With such a group of people, he was waiting behind him to pick up something ready-made? "Ma Yi ran to Zhang Rui to complain.
Zhang Rui said: "We didn't find any trace of the Tatars along the way. Duke Cheng Guo was so lucky just after crossing the Yellow River... Look Come..."
Ma Yi sighed: "I also heard that Duke Cheng was very flattered by Zhang Shangshu, and spent a lot of money on gifts, and Marquis Anbian was there to mediate it. This... I'm afraid that no matter how hard we try, we won't be as good as someone with a backer like him! "Recent transcoding has been serious, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you