prosperous age

Chapter 531 Chapter 530

In just one night, Shunyi's request for help was sent to the capital, and at the same time, Miyun and Huairou in the north also sent battle reports to the capital one after another.

"If the Tartars failed to attack Miyun, they immediately went south to attack Shunyi County. Huairou didn't even go?"

Wei Guangde was stunned when he learned from Zhang Ji, who was in charge of inquiring about the news, that the news was sent to the capital last night. He didn't expect that this time, I would enter the customs with Khan, and he didn't even plan to guard the back road.

Yes, so far, the Ming court thought that it was Altan Khan who led the team into the Great Wall, just like ten years ago.

The battle report sent by Qiangziling Pass has actually been sent to the Ministry of War, but it has not been sent out because it has not been verified.

If it is reported in a hurry that only more than [-] people came in, the Tartars still have a rear team or their judgment is wrong, and the Ministry of War will not be able to get rid of the responsibility.

At this point, it won't hurt to take a little time off.

At the very least, it was not wrong for the Ministry of War to report tens of thousands of Tatars entering the customs at the beginning.

However, at this time Wei Guangde was also thinking about this matter.

Although the location of Miyun did not mean that it completely blocked the gateway for the Tartars to return to the grassland, it was strange how the Tartars gave up attacking like this.

You know, once the Ming army gathers a large army to kill them, the Tartars will retreat, and when they reach the front of the mountain, the Miyun garrison will go out to fight. Even if they can't block their escape route, it will delay their retreat. How can they survive?
Wei Guangde couldn't figure it out. According to Miyun's battle report, the Tartars had tens of thousands of troops, but now there are only a few Tartars watching outside Miyun City.

Of course, they were besieged, worried that the Tartars would be hiding in the dark, and would not dare to go out of the city to eliminate the remaining Tartars outside the city, which made sense.

But when the Ming army assembled and set off a big counterattack, it was impossible for Miyun to use such an excuse to avoid the battle. It could only send itself to the guillotine, and the general of Miyun would not be so stupid.

Moreover, Miyun also reported that the Gubeikou garrison sent people to contact them in the city, that is to say, the Gubeikou pass was not attacked by the Tartars, and there was no trace of the Tartars even outside the pass.

As usual, it is impossible for only tens of thousands of Tartars to penetrate too far into the Ming Realm.

Either the Tartars still have a large army hiding outside the pass, such as Gubeikou.

They were waiting for the opportunity because the Ming court dispatched troops to besiege the Tartars who entered the customs. At this time, the brigade took advantage of the gap?

However, this possibility is very low, and it does not make sense in many places.

If there is a rear team, why don't they come in from Qiangziling Pass together, and go slower, after all, they have crossed the Great Wall.

By this time, Wei Guangde began to have doubts about the purpose of the Tartars' attack, based on the fact that the Tartars did not attack Miyun and Huairou.

In fact, during this period, the Tartars' offensives along the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty were often in the form of raiding grass valleys, that is, rushing in and running away after grabbing.

It's just that such tactics are more used against border towns such as Liaodong, Xuanda, and Yansui.

Because Jizhen is behind Gyeonggi, and the Ming army has a large garrison, it is not suitable for such an offensive, or it has never been done before.

There were similar actions in the east of Ji Town, but that place was still far from the capital, so there was no need for the capital to be under martial law.

Once they invaded Ji Town, especially the pass near Miyun, most of the spearheads would go straight to the capital.

Under the habit of thinking, so when we first knew that the Miyun Great Wall was broken, everyone thought that the Tartars were going to attack the capital, and then there was panic.

However, if the capital is threatened, more than [-] Tatars will definitely fall into the dilemma of insufficient troops.

After they entered the customs, they did not guarantee the safety of the back road. They gave up attacking Miyun and hurried south and appeared directly in Shunyi. It was similar to entering the customs to fight Caogu.

On the contrary, the Ming army did not dare to take the initiative to go out of the city to attack the Tartars because of their lack of combat power, because they were worried about making mistakes. After all, this is the Gyeonggi area.

No matter when, the safety of the capital must always come first.

Thinking of these, Wei Guangde felt that he still couldn't do anything.

So what if you know they're just here to play the autumn wind?
Do you still expect to use those old soldiers from the Beijing camp to go out of the city to defeat them?

There are indeed many troops around the capital, but they are all scattered in the city. The only mobile force around the capital is actually the veteran soldiers of the Beijing camp. Otherwise, they would not have hurriedly mobilized Xuanda troops to call in reinforcements to Baoding Mansion.

Wei Guangde had never seen what the guards around Baoding Mansion looked like, but the guards of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be in the same situation.

that's it.

Expecting them to expel these tens of thousands of Tartars seems a little overkill.

After leaving his house, Wei Guangde was still thinking about it in the carriage.

But after thinking for a long time, it seemed that they could do nothing except wait for the Xuanfu and the Datong Army to arrive.

Another thing is to wait for Jizhen to clean up the remaining soldiers and horses in the three camps.

However, Wei Guangde is not very optimistic, the elite should still be near Shanhaiguan at this time.

Shanhaiguan is about [-] miles away from the capital, and the normal marching speed of the Ming army will take about ten days. Even if the army speeds up the march due to the military situation, the cavalry is simple. into the battlefield.

It takes at least five or six days for the pawns to walk. For the same reason, it is impossible to fight as soon as they arrive at the battlefield.

The Ming army from the Santun camp can shorten the time by half, but they don't know how powerful they are.

Although Wei Guangde went to see the soldiers in Ji Town, it was several years ago after all, and the soldiers he showed them were of course elite soldiers. Wei Guangde was very worried that only a bunch of old, weak and remnant soldiers could be pulled out from the three camps.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde's heart moved.

The Tartars who have been at war with the Ming army for a long time will not be unaware that they can count these on their own side.

Moreover, considering the relationship with the White Lotus Sect, it seems that the Tartars are also very familiar with the Ming army. Ma Fang also said that the Tartars' attacks were very purposeful and well organized.

I count that there are several days of gaps in the defense around Gyeonggi. During these few days, the Tartars only need to be wary of the Ming army in the three camps to loot wantonly.

Evacuate before the surrounding reinforcements arrive, and you will be safe.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde felt more and more that it seemed very simple for this group of Tartars to enter the customs, and they had no intention of threatening the capital at all.

Do you want to make meritorious service and get promoted?
Of course Wei Guangde thought so.

But he felt that it was a bit risky to jump out at this time.

Moreover, with his grade, I'm afraid he can't do too many things.

If you want to take over the command of Jizhen or Xuanda's reinforcements, you must at least have the rank of minister of the Ministry of War.

Shaking his head, he sighed.

Although I could be trusted by Ma Fang, let him lead the troops not to go directly to the capital, but to Huairou, to attack Miyun, cutting off the return route of the Tartars.

But I was also worried that people would be blocked in the pass. At that time, they would run around and search for passes along the Great Wall to break through. The Ming army might not be able to stop them.

When the time comes, the entire frontier defense will be stabbed indiscriminately, and it will be messed up. I am afraid that the blame will be even greater.

Only by letting the reinforcements enter Beijing from Changping, and then set off from Beijing to drive the Tartars out of the Great Wall, and the army of Jizhen squeeze the Tartars on the right wing, can the losses be minimized.

As for encircling and annihilating this group of Tartars, it is very difficult without enough cavalry.

The carriage came to a slow stop while shaking, and the coachman reported from the front: "Master, you have arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion."

Since the two days of war started, Wei Guangde naturally didn't have the heart to go to record the ceremony, so he arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion early this morning.

It's better to take advantage of the crisis and show up in front of Yu Wang more often, so as to improve his status in his mind is more real.

Although these things don't make much sense now, once King Yu ascends the throne in the future, his own benefits will come.

There are some vacancies above, those people in Yu Wang's eyes, don't first think about the people who come out of his own palace.

Lifting the curtain, Wei Guangde quickly jumped out of the carriage, looked up at the weather, it was gray, just like the current atmosphere in the capital, shook his head lightly and walked into the palace.

"What did Hu Zhen say?"

At this time, Sun Bin, the chief soldier of Jizhen, was riding on a horse, and asked the soldiers beside him that they had just received a report from Hu Zhen, the guard of Miyun.

After receiving the news yesterday, he hastily assembled the remaining cavalry from the Santun camp to march westward, and stationed in Zunhua that night. Early this morning, he led all the cavalry out of the city and rushed towards Jizhou City.

Today, I don’t plan to spend the night in Jizhou, but go directly through the city to Sanhe, wherever I go, and camp in the wild, I must arrive at Sanhe as soon as possible to ensure the safety of Tongzhou’s flank.

If the Tartars continue to attack Tongzhou southward, even if he has few soldiers, he can only take the risk to rescue Tongzhou.

"Commander, Vice President Hu sent someone to contact General Guo Hu of Gubeikou yesterday, and dispatched a group of elites to Miyun to stand by.

According to the investigation, after the failed raid on Miyun, the Tartars went south directly to attack Shunyi, so they began to loot around. Some people even entered nearby Sanhe, Huairou and other places. "

The soldier replied hastily.

"Haven't the Tartars approached the capital or Tongzhou?"

Sun Bin asked with a frown.

"Yesterday afternoon, the Tartars rushed into the vicinity of Shunyi. Because a tower set off a beacon to warn the city, the gates of Shunyi City were closed early. The Tartars began to loot everywhere when they saw that they could not enter the city. It is not known whether they will continue to go south today."

The soldier replied, "In addition, Vice President Hu also said that he has contacted other officers and troops in the pass, and they have not found any signs of movement of large groups of Tartar soldiers and horses outside the pass wall. He doubts it."

Having said this, the soldiers hesitated a little.

"What does he suspect?"

Sun Bin also became suspicious at this moment, and when he heard that Hu Zhen was also suspicious, he immediately asked in dissatisfaction.

"What Vice President Hu said is that this group of Tartars seem to have come in to plunder. According to the notification from Qiangziling Pass, there are tens of thousands of Tartars entering the pass, and no large army of Tartars has been found in other places. Assembling, there should be no backup."

The soldier replied.

"Grass Valley?"

Sun Bin actually had such a guess before, but because there was no precedent, he was not sure.

Now that Hu Zhen also analyzed it in the same way, he suddenly felt that the possibility was very high.

Immediately, Sun Bin thought, since the Tartars came in to rob, let them rob.

He has received the news from the Ministry of War that the imperial court has dispatched King Wei Suoqin from the four towns in the west and the capital in the south.

Since there will be a large army coming here soon, it is estimated that the Tartars will run away by then. He only needs to lead the army to follow and kill them, and there is no need to grab the first prize.

I don't have enough troops around me, but the responsibility lies with Yang Xuan and has nothing to do with me. When the time comes, I will hand over Yang Xuan's warrant to the Ministry of War.

"understood."

Sun Bin agreed, and then ordered: "Send the order, the whole army will speed up, and must arrive at Sanhe County as soon as possible."

With the horse speed of the cavalry, it can reach Tongzhou from Sanhe in half a day, and it is not far from the capital. In fact, it can be reached in a day.

He led his troops into Sanhe, and if the Tatars really wanted to attack the capital, he would be able to rescue them in time.

At this time, Hu Zhen, the deputy general of Miyun, was also staring at a map.

After he got the news of the horse scouting last night, and combined the news from the various passes of the Great Wall, he already had a guess, which is why he said that to Sun Bin.

This group of Tartars stayed in the pass for a short time, and they must choose to flee after the Ming army assembled.

However, he is staring at the map now, not thinking about strengthening Miyun's defense work, but looking for an opportunity, an opportunity to be promoted through meritorious service.

Although he is also the deputy commander in chief, he is divided into Miyun. If he makes meritorious service and gets promoted, he can become the commander in chief of a town.

For military generals, nature is their ultimate goal, adding the title of governor.

But the opportunity is not obvious now, so Hu Zhen does not intend to act rashly, but waits and sees the changes.

For the officials of Ji Town, it is definitely not him who are most worried at this time.

Although the Tartars broke through from the Miyun defense area, but they kept Miyun without losing it. The credit is not small, and even if they are punished, they will not be great.

On the contrary, it was Yang Xuan, the governor of Jiliao, who was responsible for the crime, and that would be great.

He, the deputy commander of Miyun, also knew about the dispute between Jizhen and the Ministry of War.

After this time, Yang Xuan's official position may not be guaranteed.

Just as Hu Zhen thought, Governor Yang Xuan of Jiliao was like an ant on a hot pot at this time, panicking all day long.

After he got the Tartars to break Modaoyu and Qiangziling city walls in Shanhaiguan, he felt that something was wrong.

If you go down from Miyun, you can reach the capital in a few days.

The troops stationed in Miyun, Shunyi and other places along the way can only protect themselves. Those soldiers can reinforce the Great Wall pass when there is danger. Of course, field battles are no match for the Tartars.

In a hurry, he issued an order to let the army out of the customs return to aid Gyeonggi, while rectifying the troops around him, he immediately left Shanhaiguan and hurried towards the capital.

At the same time, he also issued a military order to Sun Bin, the general soldier of Ji Town, ordering him to lead his troops to attack the enemy.

At this time, whether he can win the fight or not is no longer in his consideration. How to make up for his mistakes and prevent the Tartar army from approaching the capital city is what he has to consider.

However, because of the distance, when his warrant was delivered to Santunying, Sun Bin had already arrived in Sanhe County.

However, he was still clear that the elite of the Ming army in the three camps were all in the direction of Shanhaiguan, and Sun Bin didn't have many soldiers and horses at his disposal.

Therefore, regardless of the fatigue of the soldiers, he personally urged all the ministries to hurry up and move closer to the capital, hoping that by creating threats on the flanks, the Tartars would retreat in spite of difficulties.

Even if he could feel the dissatisfaction in the eyes of the soldiers of the Ming army, even if it caused a mutiny, he would not hesitate.

Now, all he can think of is to rush to the capital as soon as possible, command the army of Jizhen to repel the Tartars, and make amends.

(End of this chapter)