Jingming

Chapter 384 Yu Dayou’s intimidating power

In the Yangxin Hall, Fei Hong, Xia Yan, Wang Shouren, Yan Song, Yang Shen, and Wang Hong finally arrived.

The major national policy meeting has not yet been held, but Fei Hong is definitely the one who will quit, so he did not speak.

Wang Shouren was the first to speak: "Xuan Dadun's sentry troops did not report any changes. Looting Duoyan is a small matter, but massacring the Xuanjiao embassy is a big deal. Those who want to muddy the water include Khan Court, Anda and even Gunbilik. possible."

Yan Song was about to change from the Minister of Rites to the Minister of Culture and Education. The matter of handing over the mission to the embassy would belong to the Ministry of Rites and Hands down in the future, but Yan Song said firmly: "We can't just accept the offer! If the ambassador is outside, he is the imperial envoy!" No matter who it is, it is only believed that it is a Northern prisoner! If it is a Northern prisoner, it is under the Khan's court! Send an envoy to the Khan's court and charge them to find out the murderer and give an explanation to the Ming Dynasty!"

Yang Shen's face was very dark, and he stared at the emperor: In the early 11th year of Jiajing's reign, troops were sent to the southwest, and in the [-]th year of Jiajing's [-]th year, they were going to send troops to the northern desert?Over at Cochin, His Majesty is obviously ready to make a move!

Zhu Houcong's face was equally ugly: Just as Yan Song said, the ambassador was sent out to represent the Ming Dynasty.If you do this kind of thing and you just get a pension, who will dare to be the ambassador in the future?

So Zhu Houcong directly gave the county title as a posthumous gift.

But if you want to maintain a huge deterrent, you must bear huge financial pressure.

The time for the Northern Expedition had not yet come, and Zhu Houcong wanted to do it all at once.To achieve this goal, the current reserves of grain, grass and military supplies are not enough.

"No need to go to such trouble!" Zhu Houcong said with a sullen face, "No matter who the northern captives are, just keep an eye on me and fight! I have sent an order to Datong to prepare to go out of the border wall to take back the Tucheng and the horse-drying platform."

"Your Majesty!" Yang Shen suddenly spoke.

Zhu Houcong raised his hand to stop him: "Let only one of Yu Dayou go out!"

Large-scale operations will not work, but small-scale dispatches will.

"Winter has arrived, and they will no longer move around." Zhu Houxun snorted coldly, "In my eyes, I am the only one who is in serious trouble with the Beibei. If it was him who did it, using this method only means that he has already We are in a dilemma, and there will no longer be a situation where the entire Northern Empire joins forces to attack. If he hadn't done it, I would have just beaten him, and no one would have helped him. If I have the guts, I will take revenge. Look at the Khan Court and Gun Will Bilik just sit back and watch his Tumut troops become weaker and weaker?"

Yang Shen disagreed: "In the fifth year of Jiajing, the Marquis of Chicheng defeated Anda's troops. At that time, His Majesty and the late Duke Yang Wenzhong also judged that the northern captives would not join hands! What about the sixth year of Jiajing? Thousands of miles of border walls encountered enemies! Now in the year of Ming Dynasty, It has been stronger than a year. Although there are many disputes among the various tribes of the Northern Barbarians, how can we be sure that they will not share the same hatred with the enemy? The Northern Barbarians' plan is precisely to lure our army out of the border wall! How can we go on an expedition in the bitter cold? If we lose a battle, then What will happen?”

He didn't care about the emperor's ugly face, but agreed with Yan Song: "The best thing to do is to ask Uncle Zong! The first is to attack with troops, and the second is to attack with friends! Now the plan to expel the northern captives is still waiting for the rich country and strong troops to subdue and expel them with Huanghuang's army. ! The thieves are still strong, and the southwest is newly settled. At this time, it is best to attack the enemy! If there is no explanation from the Khan Court, the Mingshi will be famous, and he can prepare for the Northern Expedition calmly! In any case, we have to prepare for another year, and the spring of next year Xia goes out to war again!"

Zhu Houcong suppressed the unhappiness in his heart: "Gongjin, what do you think?"

"There is still a side wall to the west of Tucheng. The water sea to the northwest is also a barrier. Not only Tucheng, but also if Maoerzhuang, Maotai and Daqingshan are taken back, then the horse drinking place in the north of Datong can be controlled . I think that since we have to send troops, we should fight quickly and make a decisive decision as if we were outside Yunnan! As long as we hold on for one winter, the fortress will be ready!"

"No!" Yang Shen strongly objected, "Never mind the pain of hastily building a fortress in the cold winter, and how to hold on to it alone. How can I just give up if the war is going on? Since then, I have been trying to take it back, and Xuan Shi wants to fight with me. The three sides usually respond to the war year after year. Your Majesty, the border area is newly established, and there are still many officials and powers that need to be sorted out! It is only right to make arrangements properly and then work hard!"

"I have made up my mind!" Seeing that Xia Yan was more courageous than himself, Zhu Houcong said decisively, "Only seize the earth city and the horse-drying platform! Although the earth city is a little far away, the forts on the side walls behind you can help. The horse-drying platform It's only about ten miles from Yanghekou, so it's easy to defend. The most important thing is that with Xiu, you can't wait for the enemy to prepare you for everything. If he makes a sneak attack, we have to give him an unimaginable quick response! The faster, He will only become more worried that I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and I have actually prepared everything!"

Yang Shen's chest heaved with anger.

Do you know how difficult it is for me to be the Minister of the Ministry of Finance?Keep fighting, keep fighting!Attack outer Yunnan at the beginning of the year, and attack the northern captives at the end of the year!

I managed to save a little bit of money in the past three years.Wai Dian can still say that after the war is over, some of their accumulated debts will be recovered, but what about Bei Lu?What can you get?There is only a steady stream of food and salary expenditures!
As soon as the words "I have decided" came out, the purpose of calling them here was just to discuss logistical matters.

The battle itself is simple, and the goal is clear.

"Another four years have passed, and I believe in Guo Xun and Yu Dayou! In the future, they will spend the winter in Mobei during the Northern Expedition! Now we are only less than fifty miles away from the border wall, so Quan Dang should train his troops!"

There was a cold light in Zhu Houcong's eyes. Things were different now. The emperor's authority was enough to suppress many objections in the court.

The major national policy meeting was held as scheduled, and the Western "rabble" in Malacca set sail on their way north.

The border market in Liaodong brought wealth to the three tribes of Duoyan. Regarding the current situation where Meng Yuan really showed his fangs to them, Huadang said at that time: That is a decision that you need to make in the future.

Now the Gramm is just furious, wondering if there are some small tribes to the west and north who are dissatisfied with him.

However, after being removed from the official position of the Sanwei by the Ming Dynasty, the history of Duoyan Sanbu as fat sheep began.

In response to their request, Ming Dynasty responded that it had sent troops. At the same time, it also sternly rejected their request for seal again, asking them to give an explanation for their failure to protect the diplomatic embassy.

Duoyan Sanbu, who are used to being outsiders, actually have no other choice. The purpose of their application is just to protect their wealth through the deterrence of the Ming Dynasty. Are they really willing to work hard for the Ming Dynasty?

The border markets can continue, and the diplomatic envoys can continue to be dispatched, but if there is one, there will be two. What should we do?
In this regard, Liu Long, the newly appointed Minister of Literary and Foreign Affairs after the Grand National Policy Conference, suggested: You can neither expand nor move away. Now that you have money, build border walls, build passes, and strengthen defenses.

The history of Northeast China has entered the stage of "I built the border wall for the Ming Dynasty" in Duoyan's three novels.

Everyone in Datong has been in a state of excitement since the order came half a month ago.

From Yu Dayou's side, he quickly organized his troops and headed north, and Datong also took action.

Now outside Datong City, under the Leigong Mountain, is the camp area of ​​the General Soldier's Guards Camp of Datong Town.

After the First World War in Xuanda, Xuanfu and Datong were the first places to carry out military garrison restructuring.Now, the officers and soldiers in Datong are generally divided into two vertical systems: garrison and mobile, and there is also a horizontal system divided by roads.

The mobile combat forces in the vertical system, in addition to the governor's model battalion and the general's private battalion, under the generals and guerrilla generals in each horizontal system, the forces that used to have tribes and family soldiers as their main combat strength also have uniformly called their own field camp or field flag.

Those who came here today, in addition to Guo Xun's own personal barracks, also had field camps or field flags carried by some defenders in the hinterland besides the border generals.

"Four years!" Guo Xun shouted hoarsely. "In four years, how many new weapons and armor have been made in Beijing and Huailai? How many have I shamelessly asked for from Your Majesty, Wang Dutai and the General Armament Department? Look at you. The guy you’re wearing, think of the guy you’re carrying!”

Under the general platform, at least a hundred households were qualified to stand up, and their eyes were filled with desire.Because I have confidence, I am not afraid.Because the Ming Dynasty had newly created so many dukes, marquises and uncles, they were eager.

"Your Majesty only ordered General Yu to go to war, so that we Datong must fight and win quickly! You have asked for help because you have the will to win and the courage to fight! I can let you go with me. I only have one sentence, listen to Yu in everything. The general dispatches!"

"The last will obey!"

"Tucheng is 36 miles away, horse-hanging platform is [-] miles away, morning starts and evening comes, fight quickly and decide!"

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

Guo Xun didn't have to go all out this time. He had to be prepared for the possibility of counterattack from other fortresses along the border wall.

Now, Yu Dayou has marched from the west road to the left guard of Datong, and headed straight for the Shumen Fort closest to Tucheng.

Some of the selected leaders who gathered in Datong went to Jumen Fort to join Yu Dayou, some went to Yanghekou first, and some went to Zhenqiang Fort and Juiqiang Fort between the two to prepare for support.

Soldiers are valuable and quick, and they will stop talking nonsense.

Guo Xun, on the other hand, still has the next group of people to lecture.

"This time we are seizing the old land and returning to our homeland! The governor knows that it is extremely difficult to build a fort in winter! But you are all optimistic!" Guo Xun raised his finger and pointed at someone, "The steward of the grain storage No. Datong Warehouse is here! Transfer operations The manager is also here! Before the snow melted, the fortresses of Tucheng and Hangma Terrace were built. Double the food and salary! The governor will then go to Zhenqiang Fort to supervise the guards. The supplies and food have been shipped to Huailai. Your Majesty Stare over here!”

To the west, Yu Dayou had already crossed the Shili River. In the fine snow, the three thousand elite soldiers he brought over were marching.

In front, there were two thousand people waiting for him at the Shumen Fort, while there were only 3000 people in the direction of the horse-drying platform.

Guo Xun transferred nearly half of Datong's Shenwei cannon and the new Tiger Crouching Cannon to him.

"Even if there are other border forts mobilized as cover, I believe the main force will still come very quickly. Guihua is only more than two hundred miles away from Tucheng. The army is equipped with huge cannons and marches too slowly. Once it comes out of the border wall, it will be detected. .”

Yu Dayou said decisively: "We are going to feign an attack on the old Xuandewei Liangcheng! Take it there, with two rivers behind us and an old border wall, and we can see the naturalization. I have no choice but to save you! I'm going in that direction from Ninglu Fort, Master Zhao, you Follow the five thousand elite soldiers to attack Tucheng. Wherever I place the flag, there will be the main force. If you dare not guard, I will go to the old Shanyu City Yunchuan for a spin!"

"Are you really going to do this? His Majesty's order is to capture Tucheng." Zhao Benxue asked.

"Be lenient when expecting the enemy!" Yu Dayou said with a firm look, "I can't afford to lose this ground. Someone must really be able to contain his main force. Once in Tucheng, I don't have much baggage here, so I can quickly go over to join our troops. I'll leave it to Master Zhao to decide how to set up a defensive camp outside the city based on the terrain there!"

"it is good!"

From the fifth year of Jiajing to the present, Zhao Benxue has been here in Jin for so many years, and he is finally going to set foot outside the border wall.

Within the border wall of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Dayou marched quickly and soon arrived at Pohu Fort, a little east of Shahukou.

The tiger-killing entrance is at the top of a section of the new border wall. Outside it, there is an old border wall, which reaches Qingshui River in the southwest and Xia Shuihai in the northeast.

Yu Dayou only brought [-] elite troops with him, but he also took away a total of [-] defenders from Ninglu Fort and Pohu Fort and some logistics civilians.

"Follow me, and when we reach the old border wall, I won't dare to go around me to Pohu Castle!" Yu Dayou is already a true general. "He doesn't dare to bet on whether there will be something coming out of the killing tiger's mouth." Over [-] troops are heading towards Naturalization! The horse hanging platform will move later, and it is difficult for him to determine the real purpose of the Ming Dynasty!"

Naturalization is my hometown.

Yu Dayou's general's flag is where the front of the army is.

I replied that just as Yu Dayou expected, he already knew that Man Shoutu had gone too far.

Now, Manshoutu had to go north from Duoyan first, and then sneak back in pieces again from the gap between Yongshebu and Chahar's pastureland. The people hadn't even arrived yet.

Even so, Anda had to mobilize enough soldiers and horses in the cold winter to prevent the Ming army from attacking.

In his opinion, it should be impossible.Even if Mongolia went south to thresh the valleys, it is time to come back at this time.

Heavy snowfall is no joke.

Moreover, he chose to launch a surprise attack on Duoyan in early November without any warning, so Ming Dynasty would not have reacted so quickly.

Ming Dynasty must first find out who did it, and then wait for the new batch of important ministers to take over their duties at their major national policy meeting that will start in mid-November and end at the end of the month, right?

But now, on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month of the Ming Dynasty, the sentry horse rushed back to his tent: "Khan! The Ming army has arrived south of Liangcheng, it's Yu Dayou! The two rivers are almost frozen, they can easily cross the river to fight. !”

"Is there any movement over at Shahukou?" An Da couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Yu Dayou's name, "What about over there in Ningxia and Gansu?"

"There are three times more general flags on the Shahukou Great Wall. The news from Ningxia and Gansu five days ago has not been changed yet."

I was silent.

Isn't Yu Dayou guarding Jingping?From there to Liangcheng, how long ago did we set off?Could it be that as soon as the news of Duoyan reached the Han emperor, the military order was immediately sent to Datong?

Doesn't it take time to mobilize the entire army?
Just as Zhu Houcong expected, I felt that Mingren was already ready to fight at any time.

But in the twelfth month of winter, even if we have to fight, shouldn't we fight Gombrick, which is easier to fight?
An Da, who had not harassed Xuanda for four years, felt very aggrieved: Why did you beat me up?

"You really underestimated me!" Anda gritted his teeth, "In this cold winter, you actually have to come out of the border wall. It's better to let them go without any return. This time, they hit our pasture first! Blow the trumpet!”

The sound of the horn soon resounded throughout the building that was still under construction. After hearing this in astonishment, 15-year-old Ma Fang's eyes suddenly flashed.

The year before last, when he was hunting in Anda and came to this area where he was grazing, he showed off the bow and horse skills he had learned over the years by chance and shot a tiger that was lying dormant and ignored by Anda's followers.

It can't be said that he saved Anda's life, but he was impressed by his courage and skills, so he became a servant who raised horses specifically for Anda.

Last year and this year, he also drove horses, cattle and sheep to the northwest with Anda's army to annihilate some small tribes and expand the scope of the Tumut tribe's herding.

Now, Ma Fang, who is about to turn 16, has grown a lot.

Seeing Anda's personal guards coming here to select horses and preparing to assemble there, Ma Fang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Can I not drive the cattle and sheep this time? I want to go out with the Khan to kill the enemy!"

"You?" The guard glanced at him, thinking of what happened the year before last, he nodded, "I'll ask the Khan."

Ma Fang didn't know who he was going to beat, but he knew that he was still a humble slave.Only by gaining more trust here first will he have more opportunities.

Maybe it was because all the people taken away by Man Shou Tu had not come back, or maybe because Anda could not accept failure this time, Ma Fang finally got the chance to be incorporated into Anda's army.

Later, he saw the vanguard army charging towards the southeast, and he felt nervous and uneasy: that was the direction of the Ming Dynasty.

When we arrived at Yunchuan, there were more than 1000 cavalry there ready to join the army.

In Ma Fang's calculation, less than two hours had passed at this time.

"Change horses! The tired horses are waiting here for the people behind." Anda waved his machete, "The bold Ming army came out of their ridiculous Great Wall and wanted to attack our brothers in the heavy snow and massacre our brothers. Women and children, robbed our pastures, cattle and sheep! The one who led the troops was Yu Dayou, who made my brother lose the lives of thousands of prairie men! Use your bows and arrows to tell the Han people that Tumut and Ordos are different! kill!"

Ma Fang's blood boiled, and he also raised the inferior bow he made and shouted: "Kill!"

Are there any such fierce generals in the Ming army?Let thousands of Jinong's elite soldiers die?

"The sentries are ahead and we can reach Liangcheng before dark!"

I gave the order, and one of his personal guards, who was a sentinel, actually ordered Ma Fang to come in.

"Being a sentry rider is the most dangerous thing. Are you afraid of it?"

"Don't be afraid!" Ma Fang was trembling with excitement.

"Okay, follow along. Prove your bravery and loyalty to the Khan!"

He grew up as a child on the grassland. After so many years, Ma Fang has become no different from the young and strong people on the grassland.

Ida's personal guard thinks that he just needs a chance, and Ma Fang only needs a chance.

What impact can a sentinel knight have on the war?What's more, with him watching, there are several people in a sentinel cavalry team.

In fact, Ma Fang at this moment will indeed have no impact on the current battle situation.

But what about the future?

Ma Fang finally became a warrior. He followed the sentry cavalry vigilantly, thinking about the opportunity to escape back to the Ming Dynasty.

Now he has a horse on his hip!

The question is, if he looks like this and goes to the Ming Dynasty, will he be treated as a Tatar and killed?
So Ma Fang carefully glanced at the people around him.

Now, he hopes to meet the Ming army's sentinels, so that he will have a chance.

The snow fell a little heavier, and they kept moving forward, searching for traces of the enemy.

This season on the grassland is not suitable for fighting.

But in Jiaozhi in the south, it is more suitable to send troops during the dry season.

Yan Shifan walked slowly and finally arrived at Cat Ba Island.Facing Nguyen Van Thai, he said bluntly: "A gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall! Whether Mo Deng Dung is willing or not is a matter of one sentence! If it comes to Thang Long, do you think this young master will have a good face? He was furious If I kill this young master, Jiaozhi will definitely be lost, but my life is also gone. Who can I ask for explanation? I can wait for another month at most, okay? We will find out after the Chinese New Year! General Zhao has already set off from Dongguan, you If you don’t believe it, you can see the Ming Dynasty Marine Master after the New Year!”

The new order hadn't been sent yet, so he didn't know if Zhao Jun was really ready to leave, but this didn't stop Yan Shifan from being able to exert extreme pressure naturally and skillfully without a teacher.

He also murmured in his heart: I wonder if Wang Zhi and the Duke of Nan'ao County can do it. It's been so long, and the Western ships are about to arrive.If Ruan Gan couldn't stand it anymore and was really wiped out like this, it would be a bad thing if Jiaozhi's army returned to defend Qinghua.

Fortunately, Wang Zhi finally arrived in advance. It was impossible for him to go to Qinghua with Alfonso and the others. He also had to prepare for employment negotiations.

Shi Bao has already prepared these things, including people and documents.

Just when Nguyen Van Tai had no choice but to go to Thang Long, the commercial and military ships of the Portuguese merchant coalition appeared on the sea east of Qinghua. At this time, south of Liangcheng, Yu Dayou was facing An Da.

In this battle, he still defended, and the strategic goal was achieved: I came for him.

To the east of him, Zhao Benxue looked at the cannon that had been pulled out of the side wall and dragged with difficulty in the snow, and said to the general here: "General Yu gives the credit to you, so that we can win the battle quickly. . If I wait for Anda to react, there will be changes!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao!" Guo Xun's personal battalion commander, who had found a great opportunity, turned red. "With this sleigh, we can reach Tucheng in a day and a half at most!"

"There are sentries ahead. If they detect them, they can come back very quickly."

"General Yu is over there in Liangcheng. I can only divide my troops to come for reinforcements. Don't be afraid! Instead of clearing out the sentry cavalry, it is better to march as quickly as possible. When we arrive at Tucheng, the cannons will be fired and we will be warm. We can have a bowl of hot food in Tucheng. Laba porridge!”

I'm not stupid. When I saw Yu Dayou's posture of not even lining up his sentries very far, leaning against the old Great Wall and preparing to hold on, I knew I had been misled.

Tucheng also detected news that the Ming army had come out of the border wall, and even saw Guo Xun's general flag from a distance.

Which side should you bet on as the main direction of attack?
Yu Dayou's flag fluttered in the snow in the distance, and I narrowed my eyes: fighting in the snow?Do the Ming soldiers huddled behind the border wall really know how cold the winter is on this grassland?
"This is a good thing!" Ida sneered, "We don't want Tucheng anymore! If you are brave enough, try guarding Tucheng in the cold winter! Let the generals from Tucheng hide in the north of Pohu Castle and kill them again. Release some and concentrate on plundering the food, grass and baggage they brought out!"

No matter what good plans the emperor of tomorrow has, the northern expedition in the cold winter is a taboo for military strategists!

Thanks to him for figuring it out!

On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yu Dayou and An Da spent time here, and the Mongolian army did not take advantage of the larger number of people to attack in the wild.

On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the Ming army arrived at Tucheng and captured the empty city without firing a single shot.This old city in the Ming Dynasty had been in disrepair for many years and was only regarded as a military stronghold by the Mongols.

Now, this stronghold was completely burned to welcome the arrival of the Ming army.

Yu Dayou did not send sentries forward, but there were many sentries in the direction of Tucheng.

The situation in Tucheng spread here, and Yu Dayou understood what the situation was now.

"He's waiting for the Chinese New Year." Yu Dayou looked at the tents and horses in the distance, and looked at the soldiers around him with a smile in the snow. "In the Chinese New Year, there will be a firecracker, and we will kill the enemy to celebrate. What do you think?"

"Beautiful!"

The men from the land of Shaanxi and Jin replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)