Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 225 What is there to be proud of?

"Clang clang clang..."

Along with Ming Jin's movement of withdrawing his troops, the Tatars who were still attacking the city immediately receded like the tide.

After fighting for so many days, Yongping City could not be conquered. The excitement of the initial robbery was long gone.Ordinary Tatar soldiers are willing to go to the city to fill the corpses.

However, at this moment, an earth-shattering sound suddenly sounded from the top of Yongping City.

"Boom boom boom!"

At the stall where gunpowder smoke was rising, one could see the crowd of Tatar commanders, plowing bloody ditches by the whizzing iron bullets.

On both sides of the blood ditch, the unlucky ones with missing arms and legs were wailing heart-rendingly. The better ones were killed directly by being smashed, but they didn't have to enjoy the pain before death.The luckier ones, those who were not hit by the iron bullets, looked at the bloody ditches around them, dumbfounded, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Privy Deputy Envoy Jiutong was an unlucky guy. He was hit in the calf by an iron bullet, taking half of the horse's body with him, and fell to the ground wailing.

Brother Pingzhang Bieli looked at the tragic situation on the ground, then subconsciously raised his head to look at the Yongping City in the distance, with a look of disbelief on his face: How could it be possible to fight from such a far away place? What's going on?

He was in a daze, while Jiutong's personal guards rushed around to save their master, and the situation became a mess.

Brother Bieli's personal guards were also frightened and shouted to him to run away quickly.

Brother Bieli came to his senses and immediately started riding his horse and whipping his whip. He wanted to escape first, far away to a safer place.

But at this moment, he happened to see out of the corner of his eye, another puff of smoke rising from the top of Yongping City.

Almost at the same time, the sound of "boom, boom, boom" was also heard.

The iron bullets fired from the artillery arrived almost instantly, plowing three more bloody ditches.

One of them hit the group of guards who were rescuing Jiutong, and suddenly there was another bloody mess.

This time, even Brother Bieli's personal guards were affected, and several were killed or injured.

Just like those who were injured before, facing their sudden loss of arms and legs, and feeling the severe pain, no Tatar could hold back, and they all began to wail heartbreakingly.

Coincidentally, the Tatar flag was hit and fell to the ground.

This time, Brother Bieli no longer needed to be reminded by his personal guards, and regardless of Jiutong's wailing, he immediately jumped out on his horse and began to escape in the direction away from Yongping City like a desperation.

At this time, the gate of Yongping City was opened, and groups of Ming cavalry appeared from the gate hole.A "blue" flag appeared outside the city, proudly facing the howling north wind and making a roaring sound.

There were at least [-] to [-] Tartars outside the city, and the Tartars who were withdrawing their troops all showed incredible expressions. Some looked at the place where the handsome flag fell, and some looked at the Ming cavalry who left the city. A helpless child who doesn't know what to do?

When the cavalry broke out of the protection of the moat and began to speed up, the deafening roar of artillery sounded again from the top of the city.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Tatars in the area where the Tatar commander's flag was were all fleeing.Not a single Tatar had the courage to stay where he was.Some, just those Tatars with missing arms and legs, were still wailing on the ground.

As for the Ming cavalry that left the city, the direction they charged was the Tartars in this direction.

"kill……"

Outside Yongping City, it is not a grassland. Although the snow has already been trampled by the Tartars, it is not suitable for war horses to gallop at high speed.

The three thousand cavalry troops led by Lan Yu were also unable to reach their maximum speed.But even so, the momentum brought by the charge of the three thousand cavalry troops led by Lan Yu was as strong as that of the thirty thousand cavalry troops.They are also like a pack of hungry wolves, hungry, thirsty and impatient, attacking a huge flock of sheep.

The enemies facing them all had the feeling that whoever tried to stand in front of this cavalry army would be torn to pieces!

On the top of the city, Fei Yu was shocked when he saw this scene. After a while, he sighed softly: "I'm not as good as this!"

After sighing with emotion, he immediately ordered the people to defend the city, and he led his infantry out of the city to follow up.

The leader of the Tatars was attacked by artillery shells and had already escaped first. There was also the fierce wolf Lan Yu chasing the Tatars and biting them.This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't go out and get some military glory, you would be really sorry for yourself.

"kill……"

The shouts of killing outside Yongping City became louder.

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In the evening, Zhu Di, King of Yan, led the main force of the reinforcements, and finally arrived at Yongping in a hurry.What we saw was the disintegrated Tatars.

Zhang Yifan, who was following him, could clearly feel his emotional changes.From the excitement when leading the expedition at the beginning, to the excitement when the encirclement was completed, and now the disappointment.

If Zhang Yifan guessed correctly, the war that fits the idea of ​​Zhu Di, the old man, is that the main force of the Tatars is still attacking Yongping. Then he led the army of magic soldiers to descend from the sky, stepped on the head of the Tatar leader with his foot and shouted: "Today Can you remember the name of my King Yan?"

Along the way, if Zhang Yifan hadn't been suppressing Zhu Di, he felt that Zhu Di would have dared to lead the cavalry first.

Now, after arriving in Yongping, a somewhat disappointed Zhu Di said to Zhang Yifan: "You take the infantry to rest in Yongping first, and I will lead the cavalry to reinforce Qingshui Mingyue Pass."

Zhang Yifan had already guessed it, but when he was about to speak, Zhu Di guessed what he had guessed and said to him first: "The Tatars have been defeated. Most of them want to escape north, and some are scattered in various places. There are not many people. But it will cause harm to the local people. I must annihilate all the Tatars as soon as possible so that the people can have a good year. This is definitely not about competing for credit. Don't try to persuade me, there will be no danger."

Zhang Yifan listened, thought about it, and finally agreed.

When they approached Yongping, they actually encountered the defeated Tatar army, running around like headless flies.

The pass is blocked, and the troops from the Western Front are also pressing over. They are just cleaning up the defeated army. If Zhu Di is not allowed to run around and stretch his muscles, he may not be able to sleep well at night.Seeing Zhu Di leading the cavalry, he disappeared on the way north regardless of the night.Zhang Yifan himself set up camp outside Yongping City.

He doesn't have to worry about specific military affairs at all, since his own army generals are doing the work.In fact, he didn't have a military position at all. If he did, he would just look at Zhu Di and prevent him from imitating Zhao Zilong.

The sky is still cloudy, and there is no sunset, let alone the sky in the west.

Standing on the top of Yongping City, Zhang Yifan looked at many soldiers outside the city who were still cleaning the battlefield and disposing of the bodies of the Tatars. Walking on the top of the city, one could also see that the city wall and the inner city near the city wall were damaged by huge rocks. Mark of.

Many houses were smashed, and there were signs of human activity in the leaky houses.

After the victory, Zhang Yifan seemed to find that there was not much joy and excitement in Yongping City.Feeling a little strange, he walked down the city and began to patrol the city.

The sky quickly darkened, and there were more torches on the street.His guards naturally held torches to give him light.

Only halfway through the walk, Zhang Yifan, who was still happy at first, felt heavy and no longer happy at all.

Because he saw rows of corpses of Minzhuang who died in the battle. Since there was no time to deal with them, they were just covered with straw mats and placed under the eaves of the street not far from the city wall.Their relatives were all there crying and mourning.

Behind every civilian who dies in battle is the life and death of a family!
There were more Minzhuang who were injured.Those who were injured by arrows were all bandaged, but there were also those who were injured by cold weapons from the Tartars, and many of them were missing arms and legs, which were serious injuries.

Regardless of that, although the war was victorious, the war also left them with pain.It's not just the injured people, this pain also includes their families.

Zhang Yifan has never experienced war since his soul passed through this world.The extermination of pirates in Xiangshan County was more about the forced landing of Zhu Di's navy.

Now, he saw a scene of ancient war in Yongping.And this scene is just a scene where the war is over, a scene of victory for one's side.

This war will definitely be a great victory.But even so, behind this great victory, there are still the joys and sorrows of countless families, and the separation of life and death.

Zhu Wu, who was following him, saw that there seemed to be something wrong with his expression, so he said to him: "My son-in-law, it's normal that people will inevitably die in war!"

"No, this is not normal!" After hearing this, Zhang Yifan turned to look at him, shook his head seriously and said, "It is normal for people to die in war! However, as a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, you must protect your home and country and defend your country from foreign enemies. .otherwise……"

Speaking of this, he pointed to the rows of corpses under the eaves, and said coldly: "Even if we win the battle, our compatriots will still be affected!"

After Zhu Wu heard this, he couldn't help being stunned, and subconsciously turned his head to look at the corpses.

These civilians who died in the war will never speak, and their relatives are all grieving.

"They should all have experienced troubled times, and it's time to live in peace. However, the invasion of the Tartars made them pay a heavy price. If they can keep out the enemy, they can survive, Live a good life with their families." Having said this, Zhang Yifan said in a firm tone, "I don't want to see this scene again, blood and fire can only exist on the enemy's side!"

Zhu Wu looked at Zhang Yifan's back and turned away after finishing speaking, and couldn't help but be stunned for a while.After a while, he came back to his senses and hurriedly chased after him.

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Besides, at Qingshui Mingyue Pass, Duoer Buhua, the general of the Yuan Dynasty, looked at the Ming army blocking the pass, with smoke coming from his head anxiously.

The Ming army used the defense line formed by those vehicles and equipped with sharp firearms to kill as many troops as they rushed forward.Even if he was not careful, when the defeated troops retreated, the Ming cavalry would take the opportunity to counterattack, causing him to suffer a big loss.

I don’t know what the background of this Ming army general is, and he is so difficult to deal with!

Duoer Buhua estimated that even if the main force returned, it would be difficult to deal with this Ming army.The worst thing is that the Ming army on the western front is getting closer and closer.

Also, the Ming army did not rush to rescue the Ming army at Qingshui Mingyue Pass, but was advancing steadily.This kind of calmness made Duo'er Buhua feel a lot of pressure.

Just when he was getting angry and was about to send people to ask the main force to return reinforcements and open a passage back to the grassland, Yongping's defeated army fled back.

This time, Duo'er Buhua didn't care about Sanqi 21 at all, and fled eastward along the Great Wall, seemingly finding a way back to the grassland.

Lan Yu's three thousand cavalry troops kept biting the tail of the defeated army, taking their time, just like a shepherd dog chasing sheep. They focused on deterrence, preventing the defeated Tatar army from having a chance to regroup, and chased Qingshui Mingyue. After passing the Qingshui Mingyue Pass, the two thousand cavalry troops also joined the pursuit.

The entire area around Yongping Prefecture, including Qian'an in the west, Luanzhou in the south, and Changli and Funing in the east, were full of fleeing Tatars and the Ming Dynasty cavalry chasing them behind them.

About seven days later, Zhu Di finally returned to Yongping.

During these seven days, he had almost no rest, chasing and intercepting him like leading a cavalry army.It's like the water in the pond is almost full, and you can catch fish there.

Except for a very few who abandoned their horses and fled to the mountains, most of the Tatars who entered the pass were either killed or surrendered. There was no third way.

Thirty to forty thousand Tatars were wiped out in one battle. This was a rare victory!
Capturing Yuan General Duo'er Buhua alive, Pingzhang Bilige and the half-dead Privy Deputy Jiutong added considerable weight to this victory.

Although he was tired from the journey and his body was a little tired, Zhu Di was very excited. When he saw Zhang Yifan, he laughed and said loudly: "Yifan, you don't lead troops to fight, you really don't know. This time, it's fun, kill." It’s so enjoyable, haha!”

After he finished speaking, he realized that his brother-in-law didn't seem particularly happy, so he immediately explained: "This great victory can be regarded as clearing up the Mongolian Tatars near our pass, opening the door for us to attack in the future." The gate of Liaodong Naha. Haha, that Naha will probably be worried!"

The blue jade behind him is similar to Zhu Di. His body is a little tired, but he has an arrogant expression, which seems to say that a mere victory is not worth mentioning, and he is even more pretentious than Zhu Di.

When Zhang Yifan saw it, he just said calmly: "If you fight in your own home, what does it mean even if you win? No matter how great the victory is, the pots and pans at home will definitely be affected! If you really know how to fight, just fight If you go to other people's homes and still win, that's your skill!"

When Zhu Di heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

Not only him, but also Lan Yu and others did not expect Zhang Yifan to say this, and they were all stunned.

Zhang Yifan ignored them and continued to say to them: "Why will Huo Qubing leave his name in history and be praised by future generations? It's not because he won a great victory, but because he sealed the wolf in Xu and drank from the vast sea of ​​horses!"

Hearing this, both Zhu Di and Lan Yu were stunned for a moment. In their ears, eight words echoed: "Seal the wolf to live in Xu, drink from the vast sea of ​​horses..."

(End of this chapter)