A knife in love

Chapter 328

Murong Danyan was not even half interested in these battle formations, so he pouted and said: "No matter how powerful he is, what's the use of him, won't he be beaten to pieces in the end and flee to the desert?"

Li Qiufeng said: "You can't say that. This expanded Timur is indeed a famous general who has never been born in the world, and he deserves our admiration."

Murong Danyan said: "The famous generals of our Ming Dynasty are no worse than him! When I was at home, I often heard people talking about the prestige of General Xu Da and General Chang Yuchun. What kind of iron fungus are you talking about? never heard before."

Zhu Sanjia sighed, and said: "Successful kings and defeated enemies have been like this since ancient times. I don't know how many famous generals were forgotten by the world just because of their death. Expansion Timur was meeting with Lin. In order to restore the great cause of the Yuan Dynasty, the monarchs and ministers put aside the past and reconciled. The emperor of the Yuan Dynasty used the extension Timur as the Prime Minister of the Central Committee to discuss the restoration of the Great Yuan. Emperor Taizu has been The reason why the Northern Expedition went so smoothly was that the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty and the expansion of Timur were at odds, which allowed the Ming army to go straight to Dadu. Emperor Taizu discussed with Liu Bowen and other advisers: "Wang Baobao is cunning and deceitful. If he is there, he will eventually become a bandit. It is better to take it and the Yongqing Desert." After the monarchs and ministers made a big plan, in the fifth year of Hongwu, they decided to make another large-scale northern expedition. The 15 Ming army was divided into three groups. The Central Route Army was led by General Xu Da personally, and went straight to Helin from Yanmen, and directly attacked the royal court of the Yuan Dynasty emperor. Li Wenzhong, the left deputy general of the East Route, went from Juyongguan to Yingchang, and then went straight to the Tula River, and attacked Helin from the northwest. General Feng Sheng of the West Road Expedition to the West went out to Jinlan to take Gansu, thinking that it was a suspicious soldier, so that the Yuan army could not figure out the real purpose of the Ming army. At that time, except for the general Chang Yuchun who had died of a sudden illness several years ago, all the famous founding generals of the Ming Dynasty who were alive participated in the battle. this battle.

"The year before the army was dispatched, Mr. Liu Bowen, the Boss of Sincerity, became an official. When he was leaving, he had a secret discussion with Emperor Taizu. At that time, Mr. Liu left two words to Emperor Taizu. One was: Fengyang, although the emperor The second is: Wang Baobao should not be taken lightly. Although Emperor Taizu had always been quite afraid of Wang Baobao, it was only in the fifth year of Hongwu that Meng Yuan had been driven to Mobei. When..."

Murong Danyan wondered: "Why is there another Wang Baobao, isn't he talking about iron fungus?"

Li Qiufeng said on the side: "Kuo Kuo Timur is his real name, and he also took a Han name, called Wang Baobao."

Zhu Sanjia patted his head and said with a smile: "I forgot to explain this matter. However, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, some people did say that this expanded Timur was a Han, but he himself firmly refused to admit it. This person is so tough, think about it Don’t hide your origin.”

Li Qiufeng was silent on the side, thinking to himself: "This old man Zhu is getting more and more bizarre the more he talks about it. It was originally just a trivial matter, but it brought out the extension Timur. But when this person talked about the battle formation, Even if his eyebrows are beaming, his speech is not as rude and sloppy as before. It seems that he is indeed a general, and he is very familiar with military books and tactics, otherwise how can he explain these battles so clearly?"

At this time, the ground of the cave became steeper, and the three of them cautiously groped forward, and their walking speed naturally slowed down.But I heard Zhu Sanjia go on to say: Emperor Taizu ordered the Northern Expedition this time, and he somewhat underestimated the enemy.What's more, Daming did his best, so he naturally wanted to complete his achievements in one battle, so he didn't take Mr. Liu's parting words to heart.

"After Kuo Kuo Timur received the secret report of the Ming army's large-scale northern expedition, he used the strategy of luring the enemy to go deep. After the pioneer of the Central Route Army under the command of the general Xu Da, Lan Yu, came across the Yuan army in Yemachuan after leaving Yanmen. After chasing to the Chaotic Mountains, they won a small victory. Then they arrived at the Tula River, where they met the soldiers and horses commanded by Koko Timur himself. Lan Yu was overjoyed, and wanted to capture and kill Koko Timur, so he ordered the whole army to attack After pretending to be defeated, Koko Timur fled, and personally led a small group of troops to fight and retreat, attracting the main force of the Ming army all the way to Helin. Xu Dawen heard that Lanyu had found the main force of the Yuan army under the command of Koko Timur himself Overjoyed, he ordered the Ming army to attack with all its strength. At this time, General He Zongzhe under the command of Kuo Kuo Timur led the main force to wait in Helin Yiyi. After Kuo Kuo Timur retreated to Helin, he joined He Zongzhe and lured the Ming army into the encirclement , defeated the Ming army in World War I. In this battle, more than [-] of my elite Ming soldiers died. General Xu was shocked and had to retreat. The Li Wenzhong Department of the Eastern Route Army went smoothly at first, chasing the Mongolian and Yuan troops until they reached Luqu River , defeated Harazhang and other generals of the Yuan army at the Tula River, and continued to attack Chenghai on the banks of the Laluhun River. As a result, all the Yuan army ambushing soldiers who had already ambushed here were exhausted, and Li Wenzhong was defeated. Li Wenzhong retreated reluctantly and suffered heavy losses. Among the three armies, only Feng Shengbu of the West Route Army won the victory, but this victory was far less than the losses of the Central Route Army and the East Route Army.

"The battle with Lin dampened the spirit of our Ming army. Since Emperor Taizu raised his army, we have never suffered such a big defeat. It can even be said that the lifeline of Beiyuan was saved. After this battle, Emperor Taizu remembered what Lord Liu said. The phrase "Wang Baobao is not to be taken lightly", knowing that it is almost impossible to annihilate the expansion of Timur in one fell swoop. Therefore, since the war with Lin, our Ming army has never made such a large-scale northern expedition. Until the expansion of Timur After dying of illness, King Yan was the commander in chief, actually under the command of general Lan Yu, who gathered and annihilated the main force of Bei Yuan in the Battle of Moyuerhai, and completely eliminated the threat of Bei Yuan."

When he said this, he suddenly thought of something, turned his head and smiled at Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan, and said: "I have gone too far, why are you talking about the deeds of Kuo Kuo Timur? "

Li Qiufeng said with a smile: "Brother Zhu, although you are no longer serving in the military camp, you are clearly a military commander leading troops just by looking at your behavior. May I ask, among the generals, is there any one who is not right for expanding Timur?" These generals are respectful? Emperor Taizu also praised Kuokuo Timur very much. When I was on duty at the court, I heard the chief talk about the past. Emperor Taizu once held a meeting with all the generals and asked: "Who is a strange man in the world?" All the generals said: "Chang Yuchun's general is no more than [-] people, and he is invincible. He is really a strange man." Wang Baobao, he is an extraordinary man. "I think that General Chang Yuchun is so powerful in the world. Among the generals who founded the Ming Dynasty, he is second only to General Xu Da. Emperor Taizu respected Kuo Kuo Timur so much, How can we be exempt from vulgarity?"

Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, the three Zhu family really felt like they had met each other lately, and said loudly: "Young master Li, what you said speaks to my old Zhu's heart. Although Timur is an enemy of our Daming, , but from a general point of view, he is indeed a great hero!"

Li Qiufeng said: "The army led by the ancestors of the Sha family was sandwiched between the Ming army and the Tartar soldiers. What happened afterwards?"

Zhu Sanjia said with a smile: "I was just about to say. The letter thought that Kuo Kuo Timur used good tactics to lure the enemy, so although he was determined to lead his troops out of the fortress, he was careful at every step. He only advanced a few miles a day, and he That is to say, they set up their camps and put on strict guard. At the same time, scouts went out everywhere to inquire about the movements of the enemy troops.

"When the Tartar soldiers were preparing to gather and annihilate the guards of the Yan Palace, the scouts of the Ming army found out that [-] Tartar cavalry were rushing from north to south, and they were about to join up with the small group of Tartar soldiers who had been looting everywhere before. Apart from the [-] cavalry, within a hundred miles to the left, there was no trace of the Tartar soldiers. After hearing the secret report, Zhang Xin judged that the [-] cavalry were the main force of the Tartar soldiers. After plundering for two or three months, the Ming army did not show up. Therefore, the commander of the Tatar soldiers thought that the Ming army was unable to advance northward, so he led the main force to show up, intending to plunder and return to Mobei. Zhang Xin believed that at this time It was a great opportunity to gather and annihilate the main force of the Tartar soldiers, and led the main force of the Ming army to advance quickly, arriving at the battlefield just when the Tartar soldiers were about to retreat.

"At that time, both the Tartar soldiers and the main force of the Ming army on the battlefield regarded the guarding army of the Yan Palace as a bait thrown by the other party. It's just that the Tartar soldiers suffered a big loss and no longer wanted to fight. Seeing that the follow-up troops of the Ming army When they rushed to the battlefield, they were ready to withdraw their troops. But the main force of the Ming army first arrived on the battlefield, their fighting spirit was in full swing, and they immediately launched an attack. The Ming army at that time was not as pussy as it is now, and they advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. The palace guards and the Tazi soldiers fought fiercely for a long time, and seven out of ten of them saw the sudden appearance of the Ming army. They were all extremely excited, thinking that King Yan's soldiers and horses were coming to meet them. Just as they were delighted, the Ming army suddenly opened their bows and let go. Arrows, these people were completely defenseless, and they were shot to death one by one on the spot.

"The ancestor of the Sha family was also hit by three arrows. Fortunately, he dodged in time. None of the three arrows hit the vital point. He hurriedly lay down on the ground to avoid the rain of arrows. My family's ancestor was so fateful that he got off his horse to rest at that time, and the feathered arrows covered the sky and the sun Flying over, the mount was instantly shot like a hedgehog, and fell down on the ancestor.

"Seeing the Ming army's sudden attack and even killing the bait they sent out, the Tazi soldiers were frightened. Just as they were about to retreat, the Ming army's cavalry had already started a full-scale attack. That letter is indeed a general, and the army arrived on the battlefield Before that, a light cavalry force of more than a thousand men had been dispatched to go around in a circle far away, cutting off the retreat of the Tartar soldiers. At this time, the main force of the Ming army was attacking from the front, and the Qing cavalry troops came up from behind the Tartar soldiers. The leader of Zibing only said that he was deceived by the bait troops of the Ming army, and he was already trapped in a tight siege. Where would he dare to fight, he left the more than 4000 Tartar soldiers alone, and brought more than ten soldiers to fight out the siege, and went straight to the desert. Flee deep.

"At that time, there was chaos on the battlefield. The ancestors of my family searched for an opportunity to drag the ancestors of the Sha family out of the pile of dead people. The ancestors of the Sha family judged from the flags that this Ming army was definitely not soldiers and horses of the Yan Palace, and they were in shock for a while. It’s just that he knew that if the commander of the Ming army discovered that the guards of the Yan Palace were pretending to be Tartar soldiers and robbed the border people, it could be said that there would be endless troubles. He saw that most of the more than 300 soldiers under his command had died in battle, and the remaining dozens of people also died. They were all wounded, lying in the pile of corpses and groaning. My ancestor was one of the confidantes of the ancestors of the Sha family. The ancestor of the Sha family ordered him to change into the clothes of soldiers of the Ming army. Taking advantage of the chaos around them, the two wounded The guards of Prince Yan’s Palace were all killed one by one, in order to prevent the Ming army from discovering that these Tartar soldiers were the guards of Prince Yan’s Palace pretending to be…”

When Zhu San's family mentioned this, Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, he thought to himself that the ancestors of the Sha family acted resolutely, although they were a bit vicious, it was just the time and place, and there was really no other way to preserve the Yan Palace.Murong Danyan exclaimed in surprise, and said in a trembling voice: "This, this is too much, right?!"

(End of this chapter)