eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 480 Drumming
Zhu Houzhao faced a much better situation than Yu Qian.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty lost all its elites, and Yu Qian transferred the soldiers of the guards in Shandong and Henan, the grain transport army on the canal, and the Japanese army to guard against Japanese pirates to Beijing.

After these three forces all entered the capital, the strength of the capital expanded to 22.

Zhu Houzhao is much better. He has 26 personal guards from Shangzhi. Excluding the four personal guards and Jinyi guards guarding the imperial city, there are still 12 elite infantry available.

In addition, Emperor Xianzong restructured the ten regiment battalion established by Yu Qian into the twelve regiment battalion, with about 12 people.

But in the early years of Zhengde, the historical Emperor Zhengde only selected [-] elite soldiers when he was practicing in the selection of officers and troops.The rest are either the old, the weak, the sick, or the vacancies.

In other words, the [-]th Regiment Battalion was actually relatively dilapidated at this time.

However, in Zhu Houzhao's view, the crisis at this time is also an opportunity. On weekdays, the relationship in the [-]th Regiment Battalion is intricate.But at the moment of urgency, he can take advantage of this to do what Emperor Zhengde did in history - that is, select soldiers.

Many difficult things must be done with the trend.

Just like arresting people by means of stabbing, this time it is to optimize the Beijing camp by means of war.

At this time, the Beijing Camp was actually managed by the Ministry of War, so Zhu Houzhao also handed over this matter to Wang Bing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

"If the Tatars really attack, Shangzhi's personal guards and King Qin's army from Henan and Shandong will fight first. During this period, I and the Ministry of War will re-select the [-]th Regiment Battalion and re-train. Also as a reserve force, if any city gate is weakly guarded, troops from the [-]th Regiment Battalion will be sent to reinforce it in time. Da Sima, the battle is urgent and there is no room for chance. The [-]th Regiment Battalion must be selected and trained quickly , the lack of people must be recruited immediately to make up for it, and even if it is too late to train, they can only let the battlefield teach them how to fight!"

Wang Jia asked: "Your Majesty, the little Tatar prince is in Datong at this time. Do you need to increase troops at the various passes from Datong to the capital?"

Zhu Houzhao glanced at the crowd, "It is necessary to increase troops, but we cannot increase troops everywhere."

In other words, defense must also have a focus.

What's the point of putting one hundred thousand people in ten places?
Wang Bingjin, Minister of the Ministry of War, said, "Xuanfu is an important town, and there is no need to increase troops, but the imperial court must give Yang Xing, the general officer of the Xuanfu, a decree that he must stick to the city. The city is alive, and the city is dead. Juyongguan is the capital. The northern gate must be guarded, the minister thinks that more troops will be sent here."

"I have read the records of the previous dynasty. The Tatars should not pass through Juyongguan. The Xuanfu is in the north and Juyongguan is in the south. There are many places in the middle of the road, and there are many troops in this area. On the contrary, it is the Zijingguan that enters Beijing. more likely."

After all, Bauhinia Pass is far away from Xuan Mansion.

Secondly, the Bauhinia Pass is not one of the most famous passes in history, because there are many mountain roads to bypass this pass.

During the orthodox years, the Bauhinia Pass was also won first because the frontal battlefield was unfavorable, and they chose to go around to the back.

Although the guards of the Zijing Pass fought desperately, in the end they would inevitably die and lose the pass.

"Here, we must choose a general who is good at fighting and brave!"

Zhu Houzhao deliberately let the little Tatar prince enter the customs, and he wanted to defeat him thoroughly inside.

If it was outside the pass, the little prince might have three times as many cavalry as Zhou Shangwen. It is not easy to say who will win in that kind of field battle.

Back then, there were [-] elite troops, and they were divided into four armies to attack Daming, and he himself led only one of them.

Therefore, no one suggested that Xuanfu and Jizhou should help defend Datong. Since the enemy appeared in two places, it is possible that they also appeared in the third place.

The nine sides are all well-arranged defensive systems, which cannot be easily disrupted.

But after it was released, he would not let it enter the capital at will, that would be too risky, and there are many villages and people in the vast hinterland, if possible, try to control the battlefield within a certain area.

Of course, if the little prince chooses to attack the Xuan Mansion, and then attack Juyongguan, then he will underestimate the enemy and rush forward, but no one else is to blame.

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At this moment in Datong, banners were flying, soldiers and horses were in battalions, and the whimpering horns of marching kept ringing through the valley.The Tatar soldiers all over the mountains are like a flood, showing a sense of undulating flow with the height of the terrain.

In summer, it is a season of blue sky, white clouds and clear weather, but at this time, there are continuous wars, black smoke, blood and water smearing the earth.

Chang Dacheng and Liu Jiangjie were classmates of Zhou Shangwen in the military academy.

At the beginning, the emperor had a chat with them and made oaths to each other, and they agreed to leave their names in the history.

Now is the time to fulfill the vow.

Zhou Shangwen felt that Chang Da became a stable person, so he was appointed as a general and responsible for guarding Datong City.Liu Jiangjie was ordered to be the guard of Yanghe, responsible for guarding the flank of Datong.

Datong is actually okay, after all, the city is high and the walls are thick.

But the situation in Yanghe is very urgent.

First in the morning, Ye Bushou, who was sent by Yanghe, found Tatar soldiers outside the Great Wall.In the afternoon, news came from the forward pier, confirming that it was not a small Tatar army, but a Tatar army in Datong!

Liu Jiangjie didn't dare to be careless. On the one hand, he ignited the fire and sent people to deliver news to Datong. On the other hand, he strengthened martial law and prepared for war. All the weapons used to defend the city were pushed up on the city wall.

The first is the four cannons,
Then a whole company of archers,

Then there are the prepared stones and other throwing objects.

The battle of defending the city is always better.

But the Tatar army was fierce and huge, and the densely packed assault cavalry was like ants.With the Tatar army already appearing in Huamachi, and Zhou Shangwen leading the troops to the north, no one expected that the situation here would suddenly take a turn for the worse.

Everything came very suddenly.

"...Moreover, this battle is different from the previous ones of the Huozhai tribe. The Tartars brought infantry, and they insisted on attacking the city, fighting to the death without retreating. Yanghe only had more than [-] defenders, and it was really difficult to resist."

Behind Chang Dacheng was a soldier with blood on his body and wounds on his face. He cried and described the tragedy of the battle of Yanghe the day before yesterday.

"Where is General Liu Shen?"

The soldier replied, "General Liu didn't want to be captured. In the end, he fought hand-to-hand with the enemy in the lane. He was outnumbered and died!"

"Damn the Tartars! If you don't take revenge, I, Chang Dacheng, will not share the sky with you!" Chang Dacheng obviously clenched his fists a little bit, and thumped the table heavily, "Also, you just said that they brought infantry, About how much did you bring?"

"There should be forty thousand!"

"Where are the cavalry?"

"Not less than [-]!"

This number put Chang Dacheng under quite a lot of pressure. Datong has prepared for war in the past few years, but there are [-] soldiers ready to fight, but if the Tatars bring so many soldiers, he can only defend.

But he will never forget the hatred of his brother Liu Jiangjie.

Since the beginning of the Battle of Yanghe, Datong has started to defend the city and prepare for the battle under his command. Because the Tatar army is staggering in size, they captured Yanghe very quickly. At this time, some small outposts and castles outside are estimated to have fallen. , this situation forced him to bring the peaceful city of Datong into war within a few days.

All the soldiers returned to the camp, and outside the city was a solid wall and clear fields, leaving nothing behind.He and Datong are like a bare nail nailed between this valley.

On the third day after the Battle of Yanghe, Tatar troops began to appear under the city of Datong. Military flags, war horses, spears, and scimitars appeared continuously under the city of Datong. The cloud' seems to have no end, it can't be finished all the time.

When Chang Dacheng heard the news, he immediately went to the tower,

Below, in the middle and front area of ​​the Tatar army, there is a burly man with two twisted braids.

It is not the first time Dayan Khan has come to Datong City.

"Call out, Kaesong surrenders, and leave Er's life."

Dayan Khan spoke Mongolian, and then several Tatar soldiers on horseback pulled up the reins and came under the city wall.

"Listen up, guards of the Ming Dynasty! We sweated and said, Kaesong surrendered without killing!!"

Because of the long distance, Chang Dacheng couldn't see Dayan Khan's appearance clearly, but he knew that the central area should be the location of the chieftain, and he could see the few people under the city clearly.

The arrogant expression makes people uncomfortable! !

"Bring the bow and arrow!" Chang Dacheng roared.

Liu Jiangjie had already died in battle. As one of the eight people that day, if he were to surrender here, it would be better to tell him to die!

Once the bow and arrow are in hand, Chang Dacheng will directly hold the bow like a full moon.

Dayan Khan in the distance also watched this scene quietly, but he was not worried.

Bows and arrows have a limited range.

Combat-experienced soldiers don't put themselves at range.

Chang Dacheng didn't care, he drew his bow and took aim, and with a 'swish', the arrow flew out and landed in front of the shouting Tatar soldiers, only ten steps away.

That's the answer.

"You barbarian people invade our frontiers and kill our people. They have no manners, justice and shame, and dare to fight in front of our army! Come on, bombard his mother!"

Bows and arrows can't hit it, but artillery can.

And Chang Dacheng was not joking, he really ordered people to light the fire, and then there was a loud bang, two black shells crossed a parabola in the sky.

The Tatar soldiers below panicked and led their horses to flee.

"Hahaha!"

That embarrassing appearance made the soldiers guarding the city burst into laughter.

Chang Dacheng shouted loudly: "Brothers, I, Chang Dacheng, am from Daming, and I will never be a traitor to Nao Shizi, just like a girl who can't marry two people to be a wife! A man should be a hero, not a man. Bears! Everyone has one egg and two eggs! I’m afraid he will die! Today I will kill him here with you to have a good time! If you have made meritorious service, I will give you a reward from the emperor!"

These were very vulgar words, but that was all the chief soldier understood.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Dayan Khan outside the city heard the loud noise, and said to the people around him: "After the first battle of Yanghe, the Ming army still had such morale. It seems that this guard is a real man."

"Father! Let the boy take the lead and kill his vigor!"

When the two armies are at war, morale is quite important.

Dayan Khan knew that the morale of the defenders in Datong was strong at this time, but his trip was also a narrow escape, and this momentum must not be let down.

At least you can't leave after being hit twice.

And it was his third son, Balsborough, who asked to fight. He was an adult at this time. He had fought several battles with him over the years, and he was quite brave on the battlefield.

"Okay! Bals, Gruta, you each lead ten thousand infantry, attack from the left and right sides, beat them until they dare not show their heads!"

"Order!"

Chang Dacheng on the city wall saw the mobilization of the enemy, and he no longer had the slightest thought of laughing, so he waved his hand.

"Drumming!!"

(End of this chapter)