Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 817 Hulunbuir’s old nest fell and the Ming army built a grassland camp

Zhu Qiyu was not joking, he really took two million taels of silver from his own treasury to Chen Yi to reward the soldiers and boost their morale.

As for the horses, beans and grain from the royal horse supervisor, as well as the grain, cloth and other items from the internal funds, the household department can also take whatever they want without any hesitation.

History has proven that when fighting a war like this that is related to the fate of the country, one should give everything he has without reservation. In that way, it is called a stud.

I have been waiting for today for ten years. Either prove the Tao and become an emperor; or step down from the altar and become an ordinary, mediocre emperor.

A counter-example is our Emperor Wanli, who refused to use his internal funds to support the Liaodong War.

If Wanli was willing to spend five to six million taels of money, the Ming army would be much more relaxed in its deployment, and the Battle of Saarhu would not necessarily be so tragic.

As the saying goes, bystanders are clear but those in authority are confused.

Sometimes when you are in the middle of a game, you cannot see the situation clearly.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head. He was just an ordinary person, and he didn't understand it at first. But now I'm starting to think about it more and more. This time I should put everything in place, and I can't leave anything to chance.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu sighed: "Anguo Gong still had the foresight to call back 10,000 elite soldiers from Japan without permission.

Ten thousand more people means a lot more power. With only five thousand infantry, Li Ling was able to defeat tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry. My extra 10,000 cavalry will probably play a key role.

It is the good fortune of a few people to seek the country when they are old. "

Lin Xiangyu asked: "Aren't you afraid that Anguo Gong's meritorious service will surpass the master?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "It doesn't matter. Can Duke An Guo outlive me? Don't listen to people's nonsense about Sima Yi. Sima Yi is not that easy to be a leader."

An Guogong's prestige in the military was limited to himself. The Duke could pass it on to his son, but his prestige could not be passed on to his son.

If you are looking for a threat, Ning Guogong Chen Mao is obviously more taboo. The 30,000 old Beijing camps passed down from my brother’s time were left in Burma and other places.

There's really nothing you can do about them. "

"Then what's the next step?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "More troops on the western front, and on the eastern front, I hope Wang Yue will live up to his trust.

Letting up-and-coming civilian officials command the troops was inherently risky. Wang Yue himself was not qualified to be the head coach, so I asked Tao Jin to command the troops and Wang Yue to serve as his military counselor.

Tao Jin had already commanded the Shenji Battalion during the battle to defend the capital. By now, he has become very Buddhist.

So in name, Tao Jin is the coach, but in fact, Wang Yue has more plans.

Along Fan Guang's side, Fan Guang, Wu Zhong, and Gu Zhong are more than brave and brave. As for resourcefulness, it depends on my protégé Zhang Ning.

I was very curious about how they would fight for me. This battle went on and on, and eventually it became a blind box demolition. "

Zhu Qiyu prayed silently, hoping that historical inertia would work, and that Wang Yue would live up to his trust.

While chatting about military affairs, the absurd Emperor suddenly asked: "Oh, when can I get breast milk?"

Lin Xiangyu replied seriously: "Next month, my husband will almost be able to breastfeed."

"I'm already thirty and I'm still breastfeeding. Have my sons and daughters ever laughed at me?"

Lin Xiangyu comforted him: "It's okay. Even Zhu Wenfang doesn't know that daddy loves to breastfeed. In the hearts of his children, daddy has a very tall and majestic image."

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he became even more embarrassed, so he put Lin Xiangyu in his arms, exposed his shoulders, and relived the happy days of that year.

What happened next is unspeakable.

In the next ten days, all parties were intensively deploying, and a large number of Ming troops had set off from the mainland to reorganize in Xi'an.

Duke Cao Guo and King Su led 60,000 elite troops and 80,000 auxiliary troops, and marched from Gansu to Ningxia.

On August 20, Tao Jin and Wang Yue led their troops into the grassland south of Bell Lake. The troops left behind by the Meng Yuan Dynasty began to flee in all directions.

But they were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and they had to drive cattle, sheep and horses, so they couldn't run fast at all.

The Ming army cavalry were like eagles catching chickens, catching them back to the camp one by one.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Wang Yue couldn't help but sigh: "As expected of the emperor's own soldiers, they did not let them burn, kill and loot according to the orders and prohibitions. They actually abide by the military orders and never committed any offense."

Tao Jin smiled and said: "That's because the Holy Father has given too much. Once a soldier fails to abide by military orders and is expelled from the army, it will affect several generations.

Who would give up this iron-clad job for some petty profit? "

"That's true. We have robbed so many cattle and horses, and there is no place to resettle them. Once the main force of the Mongolian army arrives, these will become a burden."

When Tao Jin heard this, he knew that Wang Yue had already made a plan, so he quickly asked for advice.

Wang Yue smiled and said: "Let's set up a big camp two miles west of the Wuersun River, and build a prisoner-of-war camp to the west of the big camp to house the captured Mongolians.

Further west, the livestock were surrounded by wooden fences to block the enemy.

The enemy rushed forward, the fence was broken open, and thousands of animals ran around, which was quite disgusting.

After breaking through this barrier, there was a prisoner-of-war camp. The parents, wives and children of the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry were all inside. They still used rat-proof weapons and did not dare to collide and trample them.

We consolidated our camp and lined up artillery and crossbows to wait for them. "

This plan is sound and Tao Jin is very good at it.

Since the emperor did not send eunuchs to supervise the army, Tao Jin was more like supervising the army at this time, while Wang Yue was making suggestions and formulating strategies.

The 30,000 elite infantrymen of the Ming Army were responsible for building the camp, deploying artillery, crossbows, and setting up various defensive means.

Fifty thousand auxiliary soldiers were responsible for building prisoner of war camps and livestock camps, and setting up defensive horses.

The cavalry only sent a small force to capture prisoners, while the main force rested on the spot, waiting for the arrival of the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry.

On August 23, Harakuchu led 50,000 elite cavalry to camp 20 miles west of the Ming army camp.

After finding out that the Mongolian army had arrived, the small group of Ming army cavalry all withdrew to the camp and could not hold on.

The Ming army was not in a hurry. The food shipped this time, combined with the slaughter of Mongolian livestock, was enough to last more than three months.

At the same time, the Ming army also spent a lot of effort to transport a large amount of soybeans, enough to feed the horses for a month.

When there is grass, let the horses eat grass first; when winter comes, let the horses eat soybeans. In winter, the Ming army's horses will definitely be stronger than the Mongolian army.

In other words, the Ming army was not afraid of Hara Ku coming out to fight a protracted war.

The Ming army was already in an invincible position by holding on to the fort.

Hara Kuchu soon discovered that the situation was very different from what he expected. He originally planned to conduct mobile operations on the grassland and sneak attack the Ming army.

Who would have thought that the Ming army stayed where they were and refused to move.

Borai has already fought a tough battle in Liaodong, and now the Mongolian army is clearly resisting the tough battle.

Haraku went out to summon the generals and asked them again.

No one was willing to storm the Ming army camp, but the captured men, women, children, as well as livestock and horses were in urgent need of rescue.

At this time, many generals were already expressing dissatisfaction.

After all, Hara Kuchu's subordinates were filled with a large number of former members of Tuo Tuo Bu Hua and A La.

(End of this chapter)