Jinyi champion

The thirteenth day of the winter moon, night.

Juyongguan City.

It was a very cold day, and the temperature was almost below zero, but the soldiers in the Guancheng were gearing up and their hearts were burning.

At noon of the same day, Tang Yin made the first "reward to the three armies" after taking office as the governor of Nei Sanguan. With 2 taels of silver, he directly distributed it to the five defenders in the city plus [-] soldiers from the Beijing camp, counting the expenses of the generals. Each soldier got almost two taels of silver.

In the Northwest, where the income is beyond the means and the treasury is empty, many soldiers have not received their salaries for half a year or even a year. Now, regardless of their military achievements, they only get two taels of silver before the war. For them, this winter will be able to survive. It is booming.

After all, the lumi and luyin that many middle and lower-level soldiers can receive from the imperial court are only one or two taels of silver in a year.

The main income of the military households in the Northwest is from farmland, that is, self-sufficiency. Most of the money and food allocated by the imperial court are used for the construction and reinforcement of the fortress. Of course, the corruption of ink by the upper-level officials is also very serious, and there are very few subsidies that can be distributed to the soldiers. .

Tang Yin made it clear that if he could win the first battle, the reward from the imperial court would definitely not be less than 5 taels.

For the past...

No one would believe such nonsense!
How much does Northwest spend a year?Juyongguan alone, 5 taels of silver is enough to support two years of operation, and 5 taels are given to soldiers?

But the promise was made by Tang Yin, which is another matter. All the officers and soldiers were full of desire for military exploits.

After nightfall, military barracks in various places in the city are doing the final pre-war mobilization.

Tang Yin's goal is very clear, that is to expand the results of the battle, this is the strategy Zhu Hao formulated for him.

To win, win big!

If it’s just a small fight, such as the "Yingzhou Great Victory", killing the enemy is painless, and the Korean and Chinese officials have various methods to hide your military achievements. At that time, Tang Yin, you will not only have no credit after you return to the capital. , There will also be the fault of deploying troops without authorization, and you must bear the infamy.

The point is that the common people still don't understand you, and in the history books you will also be defined as a female cadre by the civil servants who have the power to dominate public opinion.

But if your merits make the civil servants want to hide it, then it is called elation.

Whether you want to be a hero or a bear, you choose.

Zhu Si's original intention was to let Tang Yin decide according to the situation, but in fact Tang Yin had already made preparations before the battle. As long as the night attack was successful, he would definitely go out to expand the results of the battle, regardless of the military order of the capital, and that afternoon, There have been no fewer than four orders from the emergency military department, ordering Tang Yin to strictly guard the gate and not to attack.

The group of people in the court did not see Zhu Si himself that day, so they could not let the emperor directly issue an order, so they had to issue an order in the name of the Ministry of War.

But to Tang Yin, who is a layman who is a governor, it is like a "suggestion", I can choose to accept it or not, don't expect me to listen to you.

If I just call gold and withdraw troops and defend the city without fighting, then I will be a sinner when I go back, and I will just wait to be condemned and dealt with.

But it was my strategic intention to lure the enemy deep, and now that it has been achieved, why don't I send troops?Don't the people in your military department want to fart?

By the end of the high-level mobilization meeting, it was already time for the shift.

In November, the sky was very dark at the last watch, and when we walked out of the command post, the cold wind outside was very biting.

Unlike the internal disputes that Tang Yin was worried about before, Tang Yin originally thought that Zhang Yanling would jump out to make trouble, but when he heard that there was going to be a bloody battle with the Tartars, Zhang Yanling's eyes were radiant. Apparently, a guy like him also knew that he was in the middle of the court. No, if you can take the opportunity to gain military merit...

Zhang Yong was really helpless.

Tang Yin wanted to send troops, he was the most rational and most wanted to oppose, but this was Tang Yin's move under the orders of the emperor, Zhang Yong wanted to stop it but didn't have the guts, he could only choose to acquiesce in the end.

Let's all die together!

Anyway, this time, he, Zhang Yong, has nothing to do with escaping, and if he fails, he will be benevolent.

"Mr. Zhang, the Marquis of Jianchang thinks it's a good strategy. Is it really okay?"

There is another person in the army who opposes this matter, of course it is Li Tong who is guarding Juyongguan. In Li Tong's view, Zhang Yanling is a typical example of not understanding soldiers.

Often such people who don't know how to fight can be used as "lights."

Similar to gambling, as long as this kind of person bets on which side, betting on the other side will win. A layman on the battlefield thinks it is a good thing. The designation is only on paper, and there is no good result... But now Zhang Yanling is actually fighting with Tang Yin, the supreme commander of this war. Is it a passerby?

Zhang Yong looked up at the sky and said, "Unfortunately, it's cloudy today, we can't see the moonlight...it's almost full moon?"

Li Tong was taken aback.

What does Zhang Yong mean by this?
We're going to sink our halberds into the sand tonight, and we'll never see the full moon again?
Can't even see the sun tomorrow?

At this moment, a man who looked like a servant ran over, leaned into Zhang Yong's ear and said something, Zhang Yong's expression changed immediately.

Li asked, "Mr. Zhang, what's the matter?"

"call…"

Zhang Yong exhaled with a heavy breath, "What are you afraid of? There are people coming from the capital, and they are in front of the South Gate... Go, send someone to bring them in. Don't let Mr. Tang see them. Just come to our house to meet them." !"

"Yes!"

Li Tong didn't know who it was, but he felt that it was probably someone sent by the emperor's opposing camp.

Li Tong did not make a mistake.

It was Yang Tinghe's son Yang Shen who came.

After hearing the news early in the morning, Yang Shen got his father's instruction and came to Juyongguan without stopping with Yang Tinghe's letter. He walked more than 100 miles in less than a day and finally arrived at night.

For military generals or passers-by, riding a horse for a hundred miles a day is not a problem.

But for a literati like Yang Shen, after this day, his bones are almost shaking and falling apart.

The purpose of Yang Shen coming to Juyongguan was naturally not to see Tang Yin. Even Yang Tinghe knew that it was almost impossible for Tang Yin to stop this matter. The emperor avoided the court that day, but the intention he showed was very obvious, that is, to wait for the war to end After that, let's talk about merits and demerits.

But Yang Tinghe cannot allow this to happen.

Once the battle is over, regardless of victory or defeat, it is a consequence that Yang Tinghe does not want to bear.

If Tang Yin lost, the Juyongguan Pass of the Ming Dynasty might be in danger. Even if it could hit the little emperor's blind self-confidence, the price to be borne would be too high, which Yang Tinghe didn't want to see.

If Tang Yin wins...

Yang Tinghe wouldn't feel honored either, it would seriously reduce his reputation in the court... What you objected to, but the new emperor and Tang Yin worked together to make it happen, what face do you, Yang Tinghe, have to give orders in the future?
Therefore, for Yang Tinghe, victory or defeat is unacceptable, and the best result is "no fight."

In other words, at this point, all strategies are declared to be over, and Yang Tinghe's income is the highest.

Tang Yin's so-called "luting the enemy to go deep" before, we don't admit it, just say that you want to get your hands on the military power of the Xuanfu, and you sent three thousand troops, but you were attacked by Tartars on the way, and you lost troops and generals. Huge mistake, you will be dealt with directly, and the little emperor's reputation will be ruined...

If you don't fight, it will be difficult for the Tatars to capture Juyongguan City. If Juyongguan is defended, the capital will be very stable. Yang Tinghe is very happy to accept this result.

After Yang Shen entered the city, the person he was looking for was naturally Zhang Yong.

His goal is very clear, to prevent Tang Yin from sending troops with Zhang Yong's reputation in the army.

Although Tang Yin is the head coach in name, everyone knows that he is an old scholar with no experience in leading troops. You send troops when you say they are?If there is no support from the eunuchs who oversee the army and the soldiers who lead the soldiers, even if your order to send troops is issued, the people below will not carry out it.

In fact, Yang Tinghe did not make a wrong choice. After Zhang Yong entered Juyongguan City, even Li Tong, the commander-in-chief, only listened to Zhang Yong and not Tang Yin. This also shows that Zhang Yong did have this influence.

But Zhang Yongken refuses to obey orders, that's another matter.

In Zhang Yong's temporary residence in the city, Yang Shen was wearing a heavy cloak, fidgeting and pacing back and forth.

Zhang Yong opened the door and came in, and greeted with a smile: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Xiaoge? What brought you here? Didn't it mean that the road from Juyongguan to the capital has been closed? How did you come here?" ?

Yang Shendao: "The students are here to stop the troops from Juyongguan."

"Ah……"

The smile on Zhang Yong's face froze.

This Yang Yongxiu speaks really directly.

Zhang Yong pretended to be confused and said: "The soldiers and horses have already returned. Now the Tatars have stationed their troops in the city of Juyongguan. They didn't say they would send troops. I don't know where Yang Hanlin heard the news? It's ridiculous."

Yang Shendao: "Eunuch Zhang, there is no need to hide it. My father has already learned from His Majesty that Tang Zhitai sent troops for the purpose of luring the enemy. Now that the purpose of luring the enemy has been achieved, the next step must be to send troops to fight against him in Guancheng. ...Eunuch Zhang should be a man who knows how to fight, if there is such a battle, then the Guancheng of Daming may not be safe, and the capital is in danger!"

Yang Shen was still reasoning when he came up.

"Oh, our family doesn't know what Yang Hanlin is talking about."

Zhang Yong continued to pretend to be confused.

When you come, come to our family and let our family stop sending troops?

I never thought about our family stopping the dispatch of troops, what good is it for our family?

If the war ends like this, our family, like that Tang Bohu, must bear the responsibility of sending troops recklessly. If we take a gamble, there may be a chance to succeed, but if we don’t gamble... After our family returns to the capital, your father will still Can't you trust our family anymore?
We are not the same people!
Seeing that reasoning was useless, Yang Shen said, "This is a letter from my father, please read it."

Yang Shen handed a letter from Yang Tinghe to Zhang Yong.

After Zhang Yong looked at it, his face was not very good-looking.

In the letter, although Yang Tinghe did not directly promise benefits or threats, he did make some "hints", such as asking Zhang Yong's two younger brothers, the former Tai'an Bo Zhang Fu and Anding Bo Zhang Rong, to be the hereditary commander of Jinyiwei. , and arranged for the real shortage to be given to the two, and the Queen Mother Zhang has been consulted.

"Eunuch Zhang, this is my father's sincerity. If you refuse, I'm afraid... if something happens, no one can take it easy, right?"

Seeing that Zhang Yong's expression was changing, Yang Shen thought that the other party had been tempted and felt at ease, but unexpectedly Zhang Yong tore up the letter in his hand in front of Yang Shen, and said with a smile: "Our family doesn't have the blessing of being a general. He is just a small person who obeys orders, what happened today, our family will treat it as if it never happened...Yang Hanlin, please go back."