prosperous age

Chapter 525 Chapter 524 The Birth of the Prince
The current battle situation has turned rapidly, which is extremely unfavorable to the Ming army.

Losing the advantage of speed, from the moment the Ming army received the order from the commander-in-chief Yang Zhao, the whole army rushed forward, hoping to pierce the Tartar army formation in front.

However, when the whole army began to charge, the speed of the front army could only be raised a little bit, while the Tartar ambushes who had already started charging behind had already caught up with this abundant horsepower and hit the right side of the Ming army.

To Yang Zhao's surprise, the Tartars blocking the road ahead did not directly intercept the Ming army, but the troops on the left, that is, the forwards of the original Tartars, formed an awl and smashed fiercely at the left flank of the Ming army. The troops followed suit.

From a high altitude, the battlefield has already changed from the original front, middle and rear groups to the left, center and right.

The Tartars in front had turned to the left, and the Tartars behind had also shifted to the right, and the two sides surrounded the Ming army in the center.

Fortunately, the front of the Ming army seems to have been cleared, and there is no Tartar army to intercept it.

Although the Ming army on the right wing behind had been attacked by the Tartars at this time, there was no obstacle on the road ahead. As long as they increased their speed, most of them still had a chance to escape.

But soon, the Ming army in front saw the row of grain carts lying on their way forward. Although the grain carts were not connected to each other, it can be seen that the Ming army's current dense formation, the appearance of these grain carts will definitely affect the Ming army. forward speed.

Yang Zhao, who was at the forward position of the Ming army, was already anxious. He knew that only by rushing out could the Ming army have a chance to leave the battlefield.

The current Chen Yiqin has returned to the imperial court, but because there are no vacancies in the six departments and five monasteries, he has only resumed his official position as a scholar of the Imperial Academy, but he is in charge of the affairs of the Imperial Academy.

It was the doctor, or the famous doctor of gynecology in the capital, who was said to be very accurate. After taking Li Gongren's pulse, he concluded that he was also a son.

If everything goes well, it is natural to be happy, but if there is an accident, it is not the king of Yu's fault.

Wei Guangde knew that King Yu should have left Li Fang there, and would come to inform Li Gongren immediately after giving birth.

Even the target of their pursuit this time, which was the dozens of carts of grain and grass, was fully used by the Tartars as a roadblock at this time, slowing down the retreat of the Ming army.

From a long distance away, I heard Li Fang's voice outside.

I would like to say that most women's first child is more difficult, but he is afraid of offending King Yu, so Wei Guangde simply shrinks his head and does not speak.

Not long after, King Yu came here alone, but it was obvious from his expression that he was very nervous.

Even if he could escape back alive, the imperial court would never let him go lightly.

In contact with the enemy, there is only one face to face with each other, and then they will pass by each other, and the distance is getting farther and farther.

The left-wing Ming army is in a better situation. At least they can still fight the Tartars face to face, even if they only have one chance.

Wei Guangde looked over, cupped his hands and said.

Wei Guangde actually couldn't figure out whether those doctors could really tell the sex of the fetus in the pregnant woman's womb just by taking the pulse.

Wei Guangde said with a smile on his face.

If before, King Yu was worried about the safety of his children, but now, naturally, the first thing to look at is whether the children can be born smoothly, which is the top priority.

Instead of continuing to enter the room to find a chair to sit down, he returned to the door, beckoned a servant to come in, and ordered: "Go to the inner courtyard, please come down here and wait."

In the past, this was usually handled by the Minister of Rites or the Minister of Taichang Temple.

He knew that King Yu was probably waiting outside the delivery room at this moment, and wanted to get the news as soon as possible.

"I don't know yet."

As for whether the child is a boy or a girl, at least at this moment, King Yu is not most concerned about it.

Undoubtedly, the position of the Ming army was at a disadvantage. The Ming army was already in close combat at this time. The Tartars came from their side and rear.

If Concubine Yu Chen gave birth to a child, it must be the eldest son, and Emperor Jiajing must be informed as soon as possible.

Finally, there were faint sounds of hurried footsteps outside the house, and there were quite a few people who came, it seemed that there were several people.

He knew he was done.

I don't know how long it took, only the servant came into the house to refill tea, but there was no news from the inner courtyard.

"Your Highness, please be patient."

Therefore, people in the Ming Dynasty regarded the birth of a pregnant woman as a happy event for adding a child, but it may also become a trivial matter. This is why Gao Gong asked King Yu to come here and stay away from there.

After all, not far from the Liaodong side wall in the Ming Dynasty was the flat Liaohe Plain, but because of the existence of the Liaohe River, these places often formed swamps due to the flooding of the Liaohe River, making it impossible for the Ming army to build a side wall here.

As for Gao Gong, although he is the chief school official, he still handles the affairs of the Ministry of Rites on a daily basis, and Qu Jingchun, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, does more of the main school work.

He knew about these things before, but when people mentioned them, he would naturally feel happy.

Yang Zhao was clear about the change in the position of the Tartar army. The Tartars wanted to pinch the Ming army between the left and the right.

The Tartars obviously wanted to squeeze the Ming army to the center, and used those grain carts as roadblocks to increase the Ming army's losses.

However, since the Hanlin Academy doesn't have many things to do in daily life, it is very leisurely.

It's just that those who are still on the horse don't know what's waiting for them ahead.

"In this way, the fetus in Li Gongren's stomach should be a prince."

The closest people around King Yu are all gathered here, so naturally there is no need to be reserved, just open their mouths and ask.

Also because of this terrain, Yang Zhao never expected to be ambushed by the Tartars.

Yin Shizheng answered.

As long as they are eliminated, how many cavalry can the Ming army make up outside the pass?
Two thousand, or three thousand?
There may be more, but what does that matter, the main force of the Ming army's mobile force is here, and he will soon be wiped out in a battle.

Among these questions, only Yin Shizhen can answer one or two of them. In fact, the person he is most familiar with should be Li Fang, but he is not in the room at the moment.

But at least, the gender of his eldest son was picked up by the doctor. I don't know if he said it for the sake of getting happy money or he can really tell.

You must know that the Ming army behind the side wall camped every night and set up perfect defense facilities according to the highest standards, such as trenches, camp fences, horse rejection, and countless horse traps around the camp.

In this battle, he lost more than half of the Ming army's cavalry outside the pass.

However, at this moment, Wei Guangde is still full of confidence.

Yang Zhao saw it in his eyes, but he could only be anxious in his heart.

Hearing this, Gao Gong also became happy, and Yu Wang beside him also smiled unconsciously.

"Brother Suqing, why are you calling me?"

After they hurried back to the palace, Li Fang sent someone to inform them before the time came, the amniotic fluid was about to break.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, the birth is a prince, mother and child are safe"

Can you still see through the walls and see the inner courtyard of the palace?

It was completely counted by this group of Tartars. At this moment, Yang Zhao couldn't think of it.

Are you kidding me, does Emperor Jiajing have a grandson?

While he was speaking, Yin Shizhen also nodded in agreement: "Suqing, the doctor introduced by Shan Loan has been inquired about by the palace, and they are all well-known and famous doctors." '

And Huang Taiji, who was hiding in the Tarzi army, watched this scene excitedly at this time, and the Ming army had completely fallen into the situation he expected.

Just catch up to them and eliminate them.

Naturally, Yu Wang and Yin Shizhen must have told Gao Gong that Wei Guangde introduced a famous doctor in the capital to give Li Gongren a pulse check, which is not only to recuperate the body, but also to detect the sex of the fetus.

Gao Gong looked at the restless King Yu, and could only comfort him.

With Gao Gong saying this, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shizhen and others naturally would not object.

But Yu Wang doesn't care, but it doesn't mean Gao Gong doesn't care.

Afterwards, what the Ming army had to do was to act as a chasing force, spread their feet, and follow the traces left by the Tartars' army to catch up, without even knowing the next move of the Tartars.

Gao Gong nodded, "When the time comes, send someone to Xiyuan to deliver the letter, so His Majesty will be happy."

When he was secretly happy, the door was pushed open again, this time it was Chen Yiqin who came in, and behind him was Gao Gong, the left servant.

But this time it's a concubine, so you can report it or not.

The level of medical care in the Ming Dynasty was not low, but it was nothing compared to later generations. These days, the risk of giving birth to pregnant women is still very high. If you are not careful, you may have dystocia, which is dangerous to pregnant women and fetuses. It is no wonder that King Yu would so nervous.

This time, the one who gave birth was a servant, not a concubine. Even in the royal family, he could only be regarded as a concubine, not a son.

Yes, this morning, when Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng were still in the school recording ceremony, they received a notification from the servants of the palace that Li Gongren had already had a stomachache and was about to give birth.

However, what he is most worried about now is whether the Ming army will flee in order to seize the road and break out among each other.

Without waiting for others to react and think, Wei Guangde said firmly.

The Ming army and Tartar cavalrymen had already shown their weapons, and the sound of the three-eyed musket firing had already been heard. The soldiers stabbed each other with sabers or spears in their hands. On their heads, arrows rained down one after another Pass.

Dalaisun led his group of troops, while the ambush army was led by Badu'er. They were all experienced and brave generals. They would definitely wipe out this Ming army this time.

"We must send someone to inform Xiyuan as soon as possible."

"Good loan, good loan."

Right now, he was asking in a low voice about the recent diagnoses made by the imperial physician and folk doctor, and the sex of the fetus in Li Gongren's womb.

Five thousand Ming army cavalry, this is already the main force of the Liaodong Ming army's mobility.

While Wei Guangde was still waiting quietly, he heard Gao Gong's voice calling for him.

Soon, the formation of the advancing Ming army's forward troops began to be chaotic.

At that time, Liaodong could only be said to be managed by the Ming Dynasty in name, but the Ming army in Liaodong only had a large number of infantry, and they could only hide in the castle, relying on the protection of the city wall to survive.

Sure enough, the Ming army's formation was advancing faster and faster, and it was getting closer and closer to the dozens of roadblocks.

At this moment, Yin Shizhen, Wei Guangde and others gathered in Prince Yu's Mansion, waiting for the news from the inner courtyard.

At this time, the faces of everyone in the room were not very good-looking, and the waiting time was indeed a bit longer, at least Wei Guangde thought so.

This, perhaps, is what King Yu should look like in Gao Gong's mind.

Gao Gong glanced at the crowd, but he didn't see King Yu, so he felt a little displeased.

Hearing this, Wei Guangde just glanced at Gao Gong, but didn't say anything.

Wei Guangde sat on a chair, quietly watching Yin Shizhen who was anxiously walking around the room.

"How is the quality of the doctor you recommended to the Wangfu?"

The safety of mother and child is obviously what everyone wants to hear most at this moment.

Yang Zhao thought that he had done well enough, but the current situation was indeed extremely unfavorable to them.

Obstructed by sight, when they saw the roadblock, they were already very close to these grain trucks, and the dense formation would also make them lose room for adjustment.

When the two of them came in, Gao Gong asked, "Is there any news, is it a man or a woman?"

"Those two are famous doctors in the capital. If they are famous, I think I should have inquired about them when the palace invited them."

Chen Yiqin spoke at this moment.

As the distance to the grain carts shortened, many Ming army cavalrymen wanted to pass through the gaps between the grain carts, fighting each other, and this kind of competition continued to expand, which in turn caused even greater chaos.

"I don't know, after the prince is born, whether to send someone into the palace to report the matter."

As time went by, King Yu's face became increasingly impatient, he couldn't sit still anymore, and started pacing back and forth in the room, if Gao Gong wasn't here, King Yu might have gone to the back.

The land outside the city walls will be the racecourse for the Mongols.

In order to guard against being attacked by Tartar rockets, the outer military tents were scattered and arranged, and a large number of Ye Bubu were scattered around the outer barracks to form a barrier to warn of possible night attacks by Tartars.

However, the grain trucks in front of them became obstacles for the Ming army at this time, and it is unknown how many people would die because of avoiding them.

With Yang Zhao's position, it is of course easy to adjust the direction of the horse and avoid these roadblocks, but the people behind can't do anything about it.

The cavalry of the Ming army in front have already started to adjust their horses. No one is a fool. The current situation is extremely unfavorable. Only by maintaining enough speed and passing through the roadblocks formed by those grain carts can they have a chance to escape from the ambush of the Tartars. Peers compete for that position.

Well, there used to be, but not anymore.

"His Highness is still inside?"

And all of this, the Great Ming capital who is thousands of miles away, naturally does not know.

And although Zhang Juzheng next to him still seems to be sitting there as stable as Mount Tai, but what the hell are you looking at the wall to the north from time to time?

No one wants to die here.

There is no need to think about it at all, no matter what will happen to the little prince in the future, whether he can grow up safely or not, that is something to do later, what should be done now is to send the good news to the palace.

The Tartars' repeated attacks on the side wall near Liaoyang in the early stage were just to provoke him and let him lead his troops to chase them out.

"bang bang bang"

At the foot of Xiongshan Mountain, there was a battlefield prepared by the Tartars in advance for the two armies, which was good for Xiongshan's cover to hide the ambush.

This battle has already been lost, it's just how many people can escape in the end.

The heir of King Yu, well, it should be said that there is a real way of choosing concubines in the palace.

The concubine Zhang and Yu Wang got pregnant shortly after they got married. Perhaps this is the so-called easy-to-conceive physique, and she gave birth to a son and a daughter for Yu Wang successively.

But the other women around King Yu seemed to have a harder time.

Now, it finally appeared again.

(End of this chapter)