Daming wolf ride

Updated: 2012-10-27

Although Sun Chengzong has the highest qualifications and the highest official position, he is the youngest. Seeing that Zhang Chun was so angry that his beard was raised, he was afraid that the old master would be angry and delay the rescue, so he hurriedly persuaded: "Old sir Don't be angry, don't say you are angry, students are not? After the Daling River was besieged, the students wanted to let the [-] stone pillar soldiers who participated in the construction of the city go back to rescue, but the court transferred them back to the pass, saying that Protecting the capital. It’s really unreasonable. Jiannu is thousands of miles away. What kind of capital does he protect? This is clearly an excuse for not wanting to send troops to me. It’s really infuriating.”

Hearing this, Qiu Hejia didn't take it seriously, and thought to himself, wasn't it you who reported to the court that the slaves were going to enter the bandits from the closed wall?Only then did the imperial court transfer the stone pillar soldiers to the capital, why are you blaming someone else now, if it were you, the ten thousand stone pillar soldiers would also be transferred to the capital.After all, the intelligence at that time was wrong, and everyone thought that Jiannu was going to enter the Kou Pass. Compared with Dalinghe, the capital was naturally more important, and it was reasonable to send those skilled stone pillar soldiers to guard the capital.

However, although he was dissatisfied with Sun Chengzong's behavior in his heart, it was inconvenient to express it, so he echoed casually: "The lower officials also think that the court's actions are too cold. I think that during the Ningjin war, Xi Zongshang dispatched two general soldiers from the pass. And [-] troops stationed in Shanhaiguan for the use of the Liaodong side, but this time the rescue of Daling River, the imperial court did not dispatch a general soldier in the pass to rescue, but only asked Mr. Zhang to lead a few lieutenants. Does Linghe not pay attention?"

Hearing this, Zhang Chun hurriedly shook his head, annoyed, but he still has the overall situation.Nai said: "You can't say that. Right now there are rogues everywhere in the pass, and there is an urgent need for soldiers. In the reign of Emperor Xizong, the threat of rogues to the imperial court was not very great. Because of the lack of pay, the sergeant Qin Wang mutinied and joined the bandits halfway, which made the problem of the bandits more and more serious, and their combat power became stronger and stronger. Nowadays, it is difficult to wipe them out with the guards from all over the country. The army on the nine sides, so it is indeed difficult to mobilize a large army to support Liaodong in the pass. I am just angry with You Shiwei, who is obviously timid, but finds ridiculous excuses. The Ministry of War does not deal with it. No matter what the heart of a person is, it is unbearable." [

Sun Chengzong nodded, and said: "What the old man said is that not only the thieves in the pass need to be wiped out by soldiers and horses, but another point is that in the eyes of the imperial court, the Daling River is not as important as Ningyuan Jinzhou. Ningyuan, Jinzhou , is the core of the Ningjin defense line. If it is lost, the Jin army will go straight to Shanhaiguan and threaten the capital. Therefore, both the first emperor and the emperor will do their best to protect Ningjin. However, Dalinghe is different. To be honest, you and I Everyone knows that Dalinghe City is just a forward fortress of Jinzhou, even if it is lost, the impact on the Ningjin defense line will not be fatal, and the imperial court will naturally not spare no expense to rescue it."

Hearing what Sun Chengzong said, Qiu Hejia seemed to think of something, and hurriedly said: "Yes, I heard that the imperial court was originally dissatisfied with the construction of the Daling River. When Liang Benbu was on the stage, there were always people clamoring to give up the Daling River. Or The manpower of Jinglue resisted all opinions and insisted on building Dalinghe City. Now that Dalinghe River is besieged, some people in the court think that you and I have done it ourselves. In their view, it was you and I who clamored to build a city on Daling River. The task of rescuing the Daling River now should also be resolved by us in Liaodong.”

"We can solve it by ourselves?" Sun Chengzong smiled wryly, "Mr. Hong came with all his troops this time. There are 4 to [-] people from the Manchu and Mongolian ministries. If our army does not engage in field battles, I am afraid that more than [-] soldiers and horses will be needed to join us." Rescue is the only way to win. If only [-] or [-] people are rescued, they are likely to be successfully rescued by the Jin army. Originally, I advocated the rescue of Daling River, which not only protects the city, but also protects people, but now it seems that I am afraid We can only protect the people but not the city, otherwise, the city will be lost." After speaking, he glanced at Zhang Chun, wondering if the latter agreed with his proposition, after all, he is the commander of the army, and Zhang Chun is the one who made the final decision. Not my own strategy.

The fiasco of Song Wei and Wu Xiang's rescue greatly shocked Sun Chengzong. In addition, Zhang Chun fought against the Jin Army a few days ago, and the [-] troops could not break through the Jin Army's defense line. He was defeated by the Jin army.In this way, he gradually tended to adopt a confrontation strategy, accumulating troops while looking for flaws in the Jin army.When the chances of winning are greater, send troops to rescue.

Qiu Hejia didn't think so. He knew that the food and grass in Dalinghe City were in urgent need. If there was no rescue, the army and civilians in the city might really be doomed.In addition, he originally had no hope for the strength of the reinforcements, but after Zhang Chun led his troops to fight Jiannu, he regained his confidence.He believes that the Jin army needs a certain amount of troops to besiege the Daling River, and no more than 4 people can fight in the field. If the Ming army is commanded properly, there may not be no possibility of a war.

"Fighting must be fought. If we don't fight, the saliva of those officials will be enough to drown the three of us. The emperor will definitely not allow the Daling River to be abandoned without a fight. So whether the court has new ideas or not?" We must fight this battle, it is not a question of when to leave the city for a decisive battle. It is best if we can win, but if we can't win, we can only follow the rules of the book. the city."

Qiu Hejia directly pointed out the main point, there is no cavalry needed, there is no reason to wait any longer, and the date of the battle should be decided.They can wait, but Zu Dashou can't wait any longer.

When Sun Qiu and Sun Qiu were talking, Zhang Chun was also thinking about it.He believed that both Sun Qiu and Sun Qiu had some truth in their ideas, but due to the lack of troops, no matter which plan was implemented, they should go all out instead of adopting compromise methods.If you really want to go all out to break the siege, you should keep as few troops as possible in Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan, and only the most basic defensive troops in Jinzhou, and concentrate as many troops as possible to rescue Dalinghe.

The garrison in the entire Liaodong is about 1 to 6. If [-] people are left to defend the Ningjin defense line, and the remaining [-] people plus the [-] troops brought by themselves, it is still possible to launch a desperate attack on the Jin army. odds.

If you want to abandon Dalinghe, you should quickly gather all the soldiers and horses from all over the country to Jinzhou, and take the Zu Dashou troops out of the city before the Jin army deploys the camp, and the action must be fast, otherwise, there is still the danger of the entire army being wiped out.

Both strategies have certain risks. If the former fails, Ning Jin will be in danger. Even if the latter succeeds, he will also bear the responsibility of losing Dalinghe.

However, the ethos of the court is that there is absolutely no tolerance for any mistakes. The officials often grasp the slightest mistakes of the generals in front, let alone abandoning the ground.

After thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind, and said to Sun Qiu and the two: "On the premise of ensuring that Ning Jin is not lost, I will take people to rescue Zu Dashou. As for whether I can break through the encirclement of the Jin army, I can only leave it to fate." .”

"Then it's settled?" Sun Chengzong glanced at Qiu Hejia.

Qiu Hejia nodded. As the governor of Liaodong, Ning Jin's safety is naturally more important, but he said to Sun Chengzong: "This battle is of great importance. It is better to have the two generals of Song and Wu lead their troops to fight together. In this way, the odds of winning are greater." Bigger."

Sun Chengzong hesitated, and said hesitantly: "The last time the two of them went to help, more than half of them were injured. Now there are only a thousand riders under their command. I'm afraid they won't be of much use if they go."

Zhang Chun said from the side, "It's always good to have more people."

Hearing what Zhang Chun said, Sun Chengzong couldn't say anything more, so he nodded and said, "Alright, then let the two of them follow the old man's command."

Zhang Chun hurriedly clasped his arms and saluted, "Thank you, Mr. Sun."

Sun Chengzong hurriedly returned the gift, got up and took two steps, then turned his head and asked Zhang Chun: "I don't know what day the old man thinks is the best day to fight? Before that, the students try to provide the old man with some convenience."

Zhang Chun thought for a while, and said: "It's not too late, it's better to set it in ten days."

"Ten days later?" Sun Chengzong calculated slightly, "August [-]th, um, okay, ten days later."

Once the date of the battle is set, Zhang Chun and Sun Chengzong will leave separately to deal with military affairs and coordinate the supplies needed for the battle.

As soon as he stepped out of the steps, Zhang Chun stopped, turned around and said to Qiu Hejia who was seeing him off, "By the way, Lord Qiu, how is your beloved general Shi Dayong injured?"

When he heard that he was asking about Shi Dayong's injury, Qiu Hejia couldn't help feeling sad, and sighed: "Master Lao Zhang is worried, Dayong is still in a coma."

Zhang Chun also let out a sigh, and said with emotion: "Such a good general is indeed not rare in my life. I hope God can bless him and turn his bad luck into good luck, so that he can hold the sword and guard the country for the emperor. "

Qiu Hejia nodded slightly: "This is what Dayong wants in his life."

Zhang Chun gave a "hmm" and asked again: "The emperor gave him a picture, do you know?"

Knowing this, Qiu Hejia hurriedly said, "I know, it's the word "shrouded in horse leather"."

Zhang Chun lamented: "It seems that the emperor also knows that Shi Dayong's injury is difficult to heal, this horse leather shroud is probably a compliment to him behind him. Since the founding of our dynasty, Shi Dayong is the first person to have a horse leather shroud written by the emperor. It seems that The emperor really values ​​him very much. You should choose a good doctor and a good doctor to treat him. If you can save his life, it will be good for the country and the people."

"That's natural." Qiu Hejia was inexplicably sad.

"I have written the scene of Shibu's bloody battle under the city as a memorial and reported it to the imperial court. I am afraid that the imperial court's reward will arrive in the next few days. I hope Shi Dayong can receive the order alive."

After Zhang Chun finished speaking, he shook his head and left the governor's office with a look of regret.

Behind him, Qiu Hejia stared at the setting sun in sadness for a long time.

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(Author’s Note: There was a custom in official circles in the Ming Dynasty. If the person you were talking to was one of your peers, or a position slightly lower than your own rather than a direct subordinate, no matter how old or young you were, you could respectfully address the person as “Old Mister.” calling himself a "student".)