prosperous age

Chapter 536 Chapter 535 Chaotic Situation

"So, since the Tartars broke the wall, what information has the factory guard found?"

Emperor Jiajing ignored Huang Jin and continued to ask questions.

Huang Jin is a bit of a loser, but at least he manages the East Factory, and only targets the officials in Beijing.

Now the wars are all happening outside the capital, but in fact it is Jin Yiwei's job to collect intelligence.

Kneeling down with a "Putong", he thought about the notes he had read in the past two days and replied: "Two days ago, the Jinyi Guardian reported that many people in Ji Town said that Tong Han and his son recruited the Tartars."

Emperor Jiajing's face turned serious, and he asked, "Haven't Tong Han and his sons been controlled by Yang Xuan? How could someone say that they recruited the Tartars?"

"Your Majesty, this time the Tartar bandit leader is Altan Khan's son Xinai Taiji, and his wife is Tong Han's adopted daughter, the relationship between the two is not normal.

As for their entry, whether Yang Xuan knew about it or not, I don't know. "

Huang Jin said hastily, and after a pause, he said again: "However, when the Tartars broke through, Yang Xuan led the Jizhen army to station in Shanhaiguan."

"Where is Yang Xuan now?"

Emperor Jiajing frowned and asked.

"Should have arrived in Tongzhou."

Huang Jin said that this information was recorded in the note Jin Yiwei sent to the palace, so he said: "According to the secret report of Jin Yiwei, the Tartars invaded Sanhe and surrounded Sanhe General Fu Jin in Zhengguantun.

At this time Yang Xuanben was in Sanhe City, but because he was short of soldiers and horses around him, he sent people to send orders to Sun Bin, the chief soldier of Ji Town, and Hu Zhen, the deputy chief soldier of Miyun, who had already arrived in Tongzhou, to send troops to rescue, while he went from Sanhe to Tongzhou. "

"Ha ha."

After listening to Huang Jin's detailed explanation, Emperor Jiajing not only chuckled, but also didn't know what he thought.

Although he had doubts in his heart, Huang Jin didn't dare to ask, and then he heard Emperor Jiajing say: "Get up, and send someone to invite the two elders to see me."

Huang Jin hurriedly got up and went outside the hall, called one of the servants to invite Xu Jie and Yuan Wei, and then returned to the hall.

Not long after, Xu Jie and Yuan Wei were brought into the hall by the servants.

"You have all read the battle report of the Ministry of War."

Emperor Jiajing looked at the two and said with a smile: "Yang Xuan played the report. He led his troops to beat the enemy and forced him to flee eastward, and prayed for rewards for the soldiers. What do you think?"

Hearing the emperor's question, Xu Jie and Yuan Wei looked at each other, and they naturally felt the yin and yang flavor in Emperor Jiajing's words.

Yuan Wei withdrew his gaze, but lowered his eyes. He was the second assistant, so Xu Jie should be the first to speak. If the emperor is not satisfied, he can speak.

So, at this time, Yuan Wei was recalling the news gathered by all parties in the past two days, thinking for a while, if he was asked, what should he say.

As for Xu Jie, he had already expected it, after all, Yang Bo had looked for him before.

To be honest, who is Governor Ji Liao has little to do with Xu Jie.

Xu Jie already felt that although the emperor still trusted him, he would not give him as much power as he had indulged Yan Song back then.

Governor Ji Liao, this is responsible for the security of the capital, and it is impossible for him to recommend someone to do it.

Only this time, Ji Zhenjun's performance was really terrible, and he was passive throughout.

Even at this time, there are still quite a few of Jizhen's army on the way.

They are the army guarding the capital.

The reason for all this, as Yang Bo said, is because of Yang Xuan.

He is indeed not suitable to continue to serve as governor of Jiliao.

Now that he accepted Yang Bo's words and agreed to his request, Xu Jie said, "The Kou camp is still in Sanhe Pinggu, and they will choose to go to Tongzhou later. It's absurd to call them pursuers."

Hearing Xu Jie say this, not only Huang Jin, but even Yuan Wei turned to look over.

What Xu Jie said just now was not light, and he almost said what Yang Xuan said to deceive the emperor.

The Tartars were in Pinggu at the moment, preparing to leave the Great Wall to the north, but Yang Xuan was heading south, to Tongzhou, and said that he was chasing and killing the enemy bandits, which was simply absurd.

"I heard that the Xuanfu army has arrived in Changping?"

Emperor Jiajing didn't continue this topic, and if he continued, he could only choose sex for Yang.

In wartime, it is not appropriate to pursue this matter.

For a big official like Yang Xuan, who has a lot of disciples and former officials, it's not that he can't move, it's just that it's not the right time.

Xu Jie recounted what he knew about the war situation, some of which Emperor Jiajing already knew about, and some not.

"Yang Bo's plan seems to be unfeasible. The Tartars flee northward from Pinggu, unless Xuan Dajun continues to flank eastward, but the army is exhausted."

After hearing what Xu Jieer said, Emperor Jiajing naturally understood the current situation.

At the beginning, Xu Jie focused the battlefield between Miyun and Shunyi, but Huang Taiji's army moved eastward, and it just jumped out of this encirclement.

If at the beginning, the army of Jizhen of the Ming army did not go north from Tongzhou, but from Sanhe, it would just happen to fight with the Tartars.

If the leading army of Jizhen can reach Pinggu first and block the return route of the Tartars, there is also a chance to close the siege.

However, Yang Xuan chose Tongzhou as the starting point of his attack.

Of course, he has little responsibility for this, and the Ministry of War planned it that way from the beginning.

"Go down and inform Yang Bo, order him to fulfill his duties and defeat the Tartars as soon as possible."

Knowing the result, Emperor Jiajing might have been a little disappointed, and waved his hands to make Xu Jie and Yuan Wei retreat.

During this summoning, Xu Jie was the one who spoke, and Yuan Wei basically didn't talk to him.

However, who called him the second assistant.

"I'm waiting to retire."

Xu Jie and Yuan Wei gave a deep salute, retreated to the gate of the palace, turned around and walked out.

After Xu Jie and Yuan Wei went out, Emperor Jiajing's eyes flashed, and Huang Jin beside him felt the killing intent from the emperor.

Huang Jin understood that the master he was serving had murderous intentions.

The situation this time is similar to that of ten years ago. The Tartars broke through the customs and plundered around the capital, and then went out smoothly, trampling the face of the Ming emperor under their feet and rubbing it hard.

It is impossible for Emperor Jiajing not to hate him.

He needs to vent this negativity.

The difference from last time was that due to various reasons, the Ming army was even less prepared this time, and all ministries rushed to the battle.

In particular, the Jizhen army, the cornerstone of the defense of the capital, was actually at Shanhaiguan when the Tartars broke through.

Of course, Emperor Jiajing knew the reason.

Although the foreign ministers knew that he was hesitant and did not firmly support Yang Bo's opinion, but this was not a reason.

Emperor, you can't be wrong.

The one who is wrong can only be Yang Xuan, who is extremely stupid and has no skill in planning, but at this time he shamelessly grabs credit and prays for rewards.

"Take this letter with you and go out of the city. Take this sign with you. It will be used at the gate of the city."

"Yes, sir."

"When you see Ma Fang, tell him that you must ride lightly to the east and catch up with the Tartars. Don't let them leave easily, otherwise it will be very troublesome."

At this time, Wei Guangde stood outside the gate of Prince Yu's Mansion, giving orders to the two soldiers who came over from the house.

These two people are the messengers who have been in charge of contacting the Wei family and Xuanfu, and everyone around Ma Fang knows them.

"Tell him, don't worry and fight boldly. The Tartars should be fleeing now. Even if they know that they are chasing them, there is no time to return to the army to fight them. As long as they don't chase them beyond the Great Wall and chase them to the grassland, they are safe.

Near them, all the ministries of Ji Town should be not far away, the Tartars would never dare to stay in the pass for a long time. "

Only one letter was written, it didn't matter who carried it.

But now the situation outside the city is chaotic. Although the Ministry of War and Wei Guangde think that the Tatars should retreat, it is not ruled out that some scattered Tatars are still looting everywhere.

They were either trying to create confusion or lost contact with the main force of the Tartars, so they didn't receive any news, so Wei Guangde wanted to explain to them what was going on.

If there is an accident on the way and the letter is lost, as long as there is one person who can see Ma Fang, the news can reach his ears.

The two put the letter into a bamboo tube, and one of them carried it on his back. Then they got on the horse and rode towards the north of the city.

Zhang Juzheng who was inside the gate also came out at this time, raised his hand and pointed upwards, "I don't care what time it is, it will be dark soon after they go out of the city, and the situation outside the city is complicated now, so I'm not afraid of throwing their lives outside. "

"The situation is urgent and there is no time to keep them waiting overnight."

Wei Guangde said with a wry smile.

In his opinion, at this time the Tartars probably had turned to Pinggu under the leadership of Huang Taiji.

If it was tonight or early in the morning, Ma Fang would have received his letter and led his troops eastward immediately, and there was still a chance to intercept the Tartar troops.

Otherwise, when he led his army to Pinggu, he might not even be able to see the flying dust.

But this time, he, or the entire military department, did not expect that when they all thought that the Tartars would go back after grabbing everything, and there would be no accidents, a massacre was going on [-] miles southwest of Zhengguantun, and the Ming army also greeted them. After the Tartars entered the customs, it was the most costly battle.

"Taiji, Taiji, I cut down the chief soldier of Ming, haha."

At this time, Du'er was riding on the horse, with a long rope on his arm, and a corpse was dragging behind the galloping horse.

Beside him, several personal guards seized armor, knives and guns, and a damaged Ming army tooth flag roared back.

In order to kill the general of the Ming Dynasty, Du'er exhausted all his strength and chased him far away.

At this time, the surrounding area of ​​the woods has become quiet, but if you calm down and listen carefully, you can vaguely hear the sound of Mongolian cavalry chasing and killing the Ming army in the distance.

The remnants of the Ming army were already discouraged at this time, throwing away their helmets and armor and fleeing to the south.

There are cavalry on both sides, and it is very troublesome to chase and kill them.

If it weren't for his superb riding skills and the top-quality horses under his crotch, it would not be easy to catch up with Sun Bin and kill him.

Needless to say, the soldiers around Sun Bin were also very skilled. During the chase, the two sides shot arrows at each other, and Du'er was also shot in the left arm. Also find someone to shoot the arrow.

Speaking of which, although the ministries of the Ming army issued and equipped a large number of firearms at this time, as far as the cavalry was concerned, apart from choosing a handy weapon as a melee weapon, bows and arrows were the best weapon for long-range strikes.

In any case, the rate of fire of bows and arrows far exceeds that of firearms in this period, and the rate of fire is very important for cavalry to fight.

Although bows and crossbows are simple to use, they are very powerful, but not many cavalry use crossbows, because it is easy for infantry to string the crossbows, and they can be pulled by holding their arms with their feet, but there is no way to ride them on horseback.

As for the hand crossbow with simple stringing, the power is not enough to tickle the enemy.

Only those cavalry who can't ride and shoot will choose to use firearms, such as bird guns and three-eyed guns.

But because of this, they are destined to only become big soldiers, and it is impossible for them to be called by generals as personal guards.

In fact, at this time, those who can stand out from the many soldiers and become the people around the generals are all those who are skilled in bow and horse.

There are also some good players who use firearms who are favored by the generals, but the accuracy of firearm shooting is extremely high, and it is absolutely impossible without a bit of talent.

Therefore, even though Ba Du'er succeeded in killing Sun Bin, he was still taking a great risk. Even if the arrow was slightly missed, it might directly kill him.

When Du'er dragged Sun Bin's body to Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji just looked at him contemptuously, and then burst out laughing.

"You go to greet the leaders below, don't chase after the poor, come back as soon as possible to clean up the battlefield, and then go to Pinggu, I will take them back to the prairie."

Huang Taiji's strategic goal has been achieved, and he has no interest in staying in the Ming Dynasty.

According to the report of the scouts, many Ming troops have appeared around, attacking from the east and the west.

Needless to say, it must be the army from Ji Town and Xuan Mansion, which are closest to here.

"Okay, I see that the armor and weapons that the Ming Kingdom provided to their soldiers are all good, it would be a pity not to take them away."

Baduer replied happily.

He has stayed by Huang Taiji's side all the time and has a very clear understanding of the situation.

At present, they seem to be in a good situation, but if they really have to wait for the main force of the Ming army to arrive, they will be really in danger.

After all, they had too few people with them this time, but fortunately they were all elites under Huang Taiji's account, otherwise they really wouldn't dare to play like this.

Of course, the reason for not calling other tribes was to achieve the suddenness of the surprise attack. The Ming Dynasty also planted countless eyeliners among the tribes along the Great Wall, and some of the Duoyan Three Guards still had their heart for Daming.

Therefore, the current Mongols are no longer the Mongols of Genghis Khan's period, and the internal intrigue is fierce, not weaker than the Han people.

After it got dark, Huang Taiji ordered his soldiers to clean up the battlefield with torches, and then withdrew from the siege overnight, and the whole army marched northward before they even had time to wipe out the Fujin remnants in Zhengguan Tunli.

In fact, they didn't have much time left, and the Ming army closest to them was only more than ten miles away.

At night, everything is silent, somewhere on the official road from Huairou to Miyun, there are shadows of fire in the darkness, can you still see a team of soldiers patrolling around with torches?

"tatter"

The sound of horseshoes can be heard far away on such a night.

"Dashan, there is a fire ahead, slow down and stay away."

There were two horses, one in front and one behind. At this moment, the man in front suddenly shouted to the man behind.

Although the human voice could be heard far away at this time, they did not lower their voices. In fact, the sound of horseshoes was enough for the other side to discover.

Soon, the sound of horseshoes came down, and the two of them moved forward vigilantly, each armed with their own weapons.

Everyone could see the flames, and it was impossible for the other side not to know their arrival.

Maybe they have surrounded them, and what they have to do is to prevent the other party from stumbling and the like.

If they got the trick, if they were facing Tartars, it would be impossible for them to run away.

"Dismount, put down your weapons."

Perhaps seeing their vigilant appearance, the other party knew that the means deployed could not help them, and the abrupt shout finally sounded in the darkness.

(End of this chapter)