Chapter 765: One ship and two ropes

On the grassland.

The soldiers and horses led by Tang Yin finally withdrew to the south bank of the Yellow River after going round and round.

When the army crossed the river, Tang Yin still had some expectations in his heart. But when the army withdrew across the Yellow River, there was no trace of the Tatars. What was next was the fight between the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars. The land of the Hetao, but now it is the back garden of Ming Dynasty.

You can’t meet Tatars on the north bank of the Yellow River, and you can’t even meet them after going south to the Yellow River.

"Bohu, the army can still sustain food and grass for more than ten days. How about we wait here and withdraw the troops after a few days?"

Not only did Tang Yin feel regretful, Even Xu Jing, who went out with the army this time, felt as if something was missing in his life.

The imperial court spent a lot of time sending troops to the grasslands, but nothing was harvested. Is that any essential difference from Zhu Hui and Zhang Mao in the past?

After returning home, if he is held accountable by the court, won’t his career prospects be lost?

Tang Yin put down the telescope, with a look of helplessness on his face, and said: "It's the autumn harvest season, and the soldiers also have errands in the fields. When they go back, they will harvest food in preparation for this winter and next spring. The Tatars are fighting. If we delay it, it will be too late to harvest, and the crops may rot in the ground."

Xu Jingdao: "Having said that, I still feel regretful that we did not fight the Tatars. Ah."

"When have we not regretted it?" Tang Yin said weakly, "Since I entered the court, I have been wandering around the border. Several times I have led troops, but I have always been unable to do what I wanted, or I have been alone. Or just like today, I don’t know what I am doing.”

At this time, Tang Yin was not only confused, but also depressed.

It seems that his status is getting higher and higher, and he has even gained the emperor's trust. He has even been given positions such as the Trilateral General System.

But when I think about it again, of all my achievements on the battlefield, the one that deserves the most praise is probably leading the rebellion in North Korea and overthrowing the leader of North Korea.

The rest of the war...

It’s really hard to describe in words.

I obviously didn't win a decent victory, and I always led a group of old, weak and remnant soldiers, and even led Korean soldiers to mess around. How come it was my turn to be promoted to a military rank?

This time I was sent to lead the troops to the grassland. What did I plan for the overall layout?

Just like this, how will I face my fellow villagers when I go back?

How to report to the emperor?

My face is gone.

Xu Jingdao: "We didn't encounter the Tatars on this route. There may be opportunities on other routes. You are already the leader. As long as they win, the credit will still belong to you."

Xu Jing also heard the frustration in Tang Yin's words.

"Then wait for them to come on their own initiative." Xu Jing comforted, "I believe it won't be long before they attack again."

"No." Tang Yin He was very sure, "The situation on the grassland was not good in the first two years, and the aquatic plants were not abundant. They could not survive without robbing the border. The robbing was also to solve their internal conflicts. But now...the aquatic plants have grown, and they The disputes have come to an end. Those who should stay will stay, and those who should submit to the Ming Dynasty will submit to the Ming Dynasty... If they still dare to invade, unless they want to cause a new round of disputes."

Xu Jing asked curiously: "What does this mean?"

Tang Yin said: "In my opinion, what I, the little Tatar prince, will do in the next two years is to recuperate and study the Ming Dynasty's artillery. Then study the tactics in order to be able to compete in the next head-to-head confrontation, otherwise they will not attack again."

"Doesn't that mean..." Xu Jing was also surprised.

I thought it wouldn’t work this time, but there would be a next time.

Then you tell me, do you think the Tatars are so cowardly that they don’t even dare to fight?

If you say this, who will believe it among the soldiers on the border?

The Tatars have been so arrogant and domineering in the past few years. Even if they suffer a defeat, they will still move forward.

Don’t dare to come now?

"Alas!" Tang Yin sighed heavily, "I don't know why I have such an idea. I hope that I was wrong. I also hope that they can take the initiative to kill us, so that we can I have the opportunity to make great achievements, but I am afraid... the more I hope for something, the less I will get. Maybe I will have bad luck."

Xu Jing smiled bitterly: "Bohu, you can't do that. So, you call this bad luck? Then there are no lucky people in the world.”

Listen, isn’t this annoying?

Xu Jingxin said, you, Tang Yin, have only been an official for more than three years, and you have already been promoted to the rank of Minister of the Sixth Ministry, taking charge of the official positions of the three sides. You actually say that you are unlucky?

You really don’t know how blessed you are when you are in the midst of blessings. If you talk like this, I’m afraid you won’t even have a friend in the future.

Tang Yindao: "Ask the soldiers to pack up their weapons and supplies, without leaving anything behind, and go to Yansui. I should also figure out how to write the memorial and how to apologize."

Xu Jing said helplessly: "If the Tatars don't come, we will have no choice but to come out again in the future. Unless it's a surprise attack, otherwise... I'm afraid we won't even have the chance."

"Surprise attack?"< /p>

Tang Yin was already discouraged and disappointed, but suddenly he thought of something and said in his eyes, "If we leave all the soldiers and horses behind, will..."

Xu Jingdao: "Bohu, what do you think? "What?"

Tang Yin shook his head and said: "We have already withdrawn it. Let's wait until later. The grassland is so vast. No matter how many Tatars have eyes, they can't bring us all together." Taking everything into account, how did they avoid the war? It’s incredible.. "

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With great helplessness, Tang Yin withdrew his troops back to the south of the Yellow River, and then withdrew his troops back to Yansui.

The situation of the rest of the troops was similar.

Zhu Fu led the troops to retreat relatively quickly. When he advanced, he was not quick, but when he retreated, a traditional minister like him always insisted on it. There was not much movement on Zhu Feng's side, and Ma Zhongxi's Ningxia troops were the first to withdraw.

Zhang Rui and Ma Yi were the fastest troops to advance. After receiving the order to withdraw their troops, they still wanted to struggle, but the result was not satisfactory, so they had to withdraw their troops, and the direction of their retreat was Huamachi.

Zhu Feng finally got it. When there was news about the withdrawal of troops, the troops and horses he personally led did not appear to be very efficient.

Whether it was Ma Yi, Zhang Rui, or Zhu Feng, they all wanted to look for opportunities when withdrawing their troops. If you can find the weakness of the Tatars' defense and find an opportunity to fight the Tatars head-on, even if you use fire cavalry to fight the Tatars head-on, you may not need to use heavy artillery.

Light the light cannon, use the fire blunderbuss to gain the advantage on the scene, or bring a few Tatar tribal camps...

It is a better choice.

Unfortunately, no matter what. No matter how hard they tried, they still couldn't find any trace of the Tatars.

"The Tatars...have learned a lot. ”

When Ma Yi and Zhang Rui’s troops withdrew their troops and were only two hundred miles away from Huamachi, they had exhausted all available methods and even deliberately stayed behind. The rear team just wanted to see if the Tatars had sent a large number of scouts to investigate.

Unfortunately, they found nothing.

At night, after the army rested, Ma Yi came in specially. Zhang Rui's tent, to complain to him.

Because Ma Yi will have to work under Ma Zhongxi's account after returning. If he returns without success this time, he is afraid that Ma Zhongxi will settle old scores with him.

Zhang Rui said: "The Tatars have hidden traces on the grassland. It is indeed difficult for us to find them, but how they learned about our army's route of action and the movements of our five groups is incredible. Is it related to the tribesmen who took refuge in my Ming Dynasty before? "

Ma Yi shook his head and said: "Impossible. Some tribes have surrendered to us, but they have basically moved south. It is impossible for them to know our marching route. Every plant and tree on this grassland...could it be that their eyes and ears are not good enough? "

Zhang Rui said: "In the beginning, they set fire to hinder our march. To this day, I still don’t understand where the Tatars are. I heard that even Xin Xinbo did not encounter the main Tatar force when he sent troops. It seems that... the Tatars are hiding and will not fight with us again for a while. ”

Ma Yi said bitterly: “Set more fires to burn their pastures when we leave. If I have another chance, I will personally lead thousands of riders. After going deep into the Tatars, I don’t believe it.” Every time the Tatars get the news in advance. ”

“That’s fine. "openRui said, "Now that the Ming Dynasty sends out troops, it is always such a big battle, and the Tatars will still be prepared. If we want to fight in the future, we might as well rush in with light troops. We only need a few thousand soldiers and horses. If we encounter the Tatars, But in a battle, the advance and retreat are not restricted by the overall march." Ma Yi said: "I will report to the court when I get back and ask your majesty and Cai Guogong to give me such authority. I will wait until the autumn harvest. Leading troops into the grassland... I hope you can help me when the time comes."

"This is natural"

Zhang Rui nodded.

But in fact, Zhang Rui's spirit is not high.

Because he learned during the withdrawal that his family seemed to be involved in a certain case in the capital, and the British government seemed to be in trouble.

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In the capital, Yanwu Hall.

The new Yanwutang military general class started. On the ninth day of September, the supervising eunuch Liu Jin and the chief instructor Lu Wan met many frontier generals and local generals who came to Beijing for training.

After the simple opening ceremony, Liu Jin specially invited Lu Wan to a banquet. Although in terms of official positions, Liu Jin and Lu Wan were incompatible with each other. One worked in the palace system and the other worked in the court. But because of the military and political system and the Kenwutang system, the two were connected.

Even though Lu Wan was reluctant to contact Zhongguan, he still came to this banquet as promised.

"Shilang Lu, you must have heard about the northwest affairs, right?" At the wine table, Liu Jin toasted Lu Wan and mentioned the news he had heard, "The three armies are going out to fight. After more than two months of fighting, they finally returned without success. The report said that the Tatars were unwilling to fight, but our family feels that it was also the fault of the frontline soldiers who commanded them improperly."

Lu Wan did not say. What.

He used to look down on people like Liu Jin, but now Liu Jin can be regarded as having military exploits. In the previous battle at Huamachi, Liu Jin could be said to be very successful. Now that Liu Jin has returned to the capital, in He is also considered a number one figure in the military and political circles.

When the eunuch commanded the war, he also achieved success, although it was not considered a great victory in the end. In other words, the main contribution to the victory was still on the reinforcements of Ma Yi and Zhang Rui. At least he, Liu Jin, declined. Daming's majesty can be regarded as a typical figure in the military who "dare to take action".

Seeing that Lu Wan did not respond, Liu Jin continued to smile and said, "If I let you go, it shouldn't be like this, right?"

When Lu Wan heard this, he couldn't help but look up. He seemed to know what Liu Jin's intention was.

Were you, Lu Wan, not the best candidate for the trilateral system before?

In the end, the emperor chose the little-known Tang Yin. If Tang Yin won the battle and returned triumphant, then Tang Yin would naturally have achieved success and fame, and the emperor would be as discerning as a torch.

But now...

It can be said that Tang Yin's troops sent out but returned without success, but that would be a different story. Don't you, Lu Wan, feel any regrets about this?

If I let you go, you should be able to do better than Tang Yin, right?

Lu Wandao: "I never think about things that have not happened. Just like the three-sided military affairs, I am not here. I don't know the specific situation at all. If Eunuch Liu says this, if anyone listens to it, I'm afraid it's inappropriate."

Liu Jin said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here, so it's not an exaggeration to say it quickly. From our perspective, Shi Lang Lu's ability is comparable to that of Tang Yin. Many people say that Tang Yin was promoted because of his relationship with Cai Guogong. I didn't think so before, but this time it seems that this may be the case."

"Eunuch Liu, this is not true. "It's appropriate." Although Lu Wan agreed with Liu Jin's statement in his heart, he still wanted to deny it, "The candidates for the trilateral system were recommended by His Majesty and his colleagues in the DPRK. Cai Guogong was not involved. Besides, Tang Yin had made great achievements in Liaodong, and he was considered to have made great achievements in the battles with the Jurchens and Koreans. He was chosen because of his ability."

"Haha."

Liu Jin was smiling, but thinking in her heart, why are you still so hypocritical?

We all know that you look down on Tang Yin, so I followed your wishes and said, are you pretending to be in front of me?

Liu Jin said: "It's a pity that our family has no chance to speak to Cai Guogong, and Cai Guogong doesn't listen to our family. If Cai Guogong is willing to listen to a few words, recommend Lu Shilang to go... How could your Majesty not listen? What?"

"Eunuch Liu, if you keep saying that, it's okay if you don't want to eat at this banquet." Lu Wan seemed to be angry and stood up to leave.

"Don't, don't."

Liu Jin said, "Our family still has some matters related to the Yanwu Hall that I want to tell you, Mr. Lu. Why are you still angry? Let’s sit down and talk.”

Of course Lu Wan doesn’t really want to leave.

It is rare that in Zhang Zhou’s camp, there is someone who thinks the same as him and is not satisfied with some of the arrangements between Zhang Zhou and the emperor. The two of them can be regarded as "sympathizing with each other."

Lu Wan also seems to know very well that he cannot offend Eunuch Liu in front of him, otherwise he will really become a traitor in front of Zhang Zhou's main direct relatives. Then there will really be some major personnel arrangements, and someone will be needed. If you come out and recommend him, won't there be no one to help?

Liu Jin said: "Yanwu Hall and Shangting Office, these two yamen did not exist before. Now it is said that a military advisory office will be added. I don’t know what the situation will be at the moment. But after all, we are the ones who want to ask Mr. Lu for advice in the future... I have something to talk to, and in the future... you will also be a minister, a minister, and don't be as knowledgeable as our family. "Recently, the situation has been serious. Let us be more motivated and update faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you