eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 473 Wang Shouren's First Battle

A military newspaper completely changed the atmosphere and rhythm in the palace.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao really wanted to go on a personal expedition, and he had this urge.The dissemination of information at this time was really too slow, and he didn't even know that the memorial he got now was a few days ago.

A choice with a black eye is no different from gambling.Anyone in the later generations can die suddenly from this state.

But the personal conquest...

On the one hand, although Huai Yan and Huai Xiao of Yongshou Palace are already in labor, they are not yet born, and they don't know whether they are male or female.The stomachs of the other queens and concubines didn't move at all.

On the other hand, he has hidden worries about internal troubles.

So going out of Beijing at this time is really not a good choice.

War is about the lives of countless people and the future of the country.

But no matter how bad the choice is, it is better than no choice at all.

After deliberating over and over again, Zhu Houzhao finally started to speak, "Let's draw up a decree."

Wang Jia volunteered, "I will write the pen."

"First of all, let Yang Jiefu go back to Beijing. No matter where he patrols the border, let him come back. The general will not accept the order of the emperor, and he, an imperial envoy who can't fight, will have adverse effects."

Yang Tinghe left two months ago, but actually came back some time later.It's just that I didn't expect that the Tatars couldn't help but raise their troops to attack in summer.

"Secondly, my dear ministers and I must make firm decisions on matters that can be made, and on things that cannot be made, we must truly trust the ministers on the border.

The decree given to Zhou Shang's Ministry of Culture, as planned, ordered him to try to subdue the two ten thousand households of the right-wing Mongolia, break into the grassland, and destroy the enemy's lair.Specifically how to fight, the court should not decide for Zhou Shangwen, but let him act cheaply.But there is one thing to clarify that the first thing as a commander is to ensure that he can win the battle, and he must consider issues from a military perspective rather than a political perspective at all times.Winning is his greatest politics!

Then I sent an order to Yang Yiqing, and all the soldiers and horses in Yulin, Ningxia, and Gansu were given to him. He was asked to be flexible, not to gain or lose a city or a place, but to take killing Tatar soldiers and horses as the highest principle of battle. From time to time, implement a firm strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness. If it can be done, try to evacuate the people and reduce casualties.There is also Hubu Shangshu. "

Han Wen stepped forward, "The minister is here."

"Where's Gu Liqing?" Zhu Houzhao asked again.

not here.

"Announce him into the palace!"

Liu Jin didn't dare to delay, and hastily ordered to go down.

Zhu Houzhao continued, "The Tatars have already entered the Huamachi. This time is unusual. The Ministry of Households held an imperial decree to collect water boats from the people, and allocated 50 taels of silver each from the internal funds and the national treasury. They were purchased from Jiangxi, Nanzhili, and Zhejiang. The grain will be transported from the north to Beijing. What I am talking about is buying grain, not grabbing grain."

He transported these grains into the capital to store them up.

Now that he knows that his so-called military talent is lower than those who have left a mark in history, he will fight for wealth and fill the capital with food first.Once Yang Yiqing is defeated and Zhou Shangwen is far away, he is likely to stick to the capital.

These grains are the guarantee.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhu Houzhao thought about the current season: the ear seed has passed, and it's time to harvest wheat in the north.

What a coincidence.

"This year, all the prefectures in Northern Zhili are dividing their fields. The imperial court has made great efforts to help the people to plow in the spring. The cabinet immediately organized the local governments to speed up the harvesting of various food crops. Have you thought about it, if there is a military disaster, the food will still be there Tianli, even if he is not beaten to death, he will starve to death."

"Besides, I will make the Beijing camp and all the direct personal guards enter the state of preparation for war from now on." Zhu Houzhao turned around and said to his minister with a firm expression: "I have a hunch that this time the Tatars will not easily Give up, because they know that the emperor of Ming Dynasty has changed, and Ming Dynasty will implement a firm blockade strategy. I will never surrender. The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies. When will Dayan Khan fight this battle? Just fight him until any time!"

Wang Jia and other officials were shocked after hearing this, "If that day really comes, I will follow Your Majesty to die!"

A strange thought flashed through Zhu Houzhao's mind, why did he go to die instead of moving south?
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As Zhu Houzhao said.

When the capital received the news.

In fact, Tatars have already appeared on the battlefield.

Huamachi City was first built in the early years of Zhengtong. Later, after Tianshun, Chenghua, and Hongzhi dynasties, the city was dilapidated and sparsely populated.

But since the spring of the 18th year of Hongzhi, after the war between Daming and the Tatars, Yang Yiqing felt that the terrain here is open, and Ningxia to the west and Yulin to the east are hundreds of miles away, so there is really no way to rely on the two sides.

Just two miles east of the old site, a new Huamachi City was built.The east-west wall of the new city is 1100 meters long, the north-south wall is 1050 meters long, the bottom is 10 meters thick, the top is 6.5 meters thick, and the height is 10 meters.

And ordered the Ningxia defenders to garrison here.

The specific location is the middle part of the "ji" shape of the Yellow River, Ningxia is on the left of the "ji" shape, and Yulin is on the right of the "ji" shape.

Going north from Huamachi, you can reach Hetao.

At this time, it is under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi.

The summer is hot, and the high-hanging sun seems to be annoyed, and has been sprinkling fire poison into the ground.

The yellow city wall of Huamachi City looks like an animal that is very good at camouflage when it falls on this piece of yellow land, but the outposts, cold arrows and sparse firearms on the city wall are still hard to ignore here.

After Wang Yangming inspected Shaanxi, the first thing he did was to inspect the border defense. The Shaanxi Metropolitan Division did not take care of him for the time being. He was walking in Zhuanglang, Lanzhou, Jinglu, Ningxia and other health stations under the jurisdiction of the Shaanxi Metropolitan Division. At the time of Jingluwei, he heard the news that the Tatars had invaded the border, so he changed his direction to the north and west, and went straight to the Governor's Mansion in Guyuan.

As the governor of the three sides, Yang Yiqing has great power. If he finds the enemy here, he has already ordered Yulin Wei and Ningxia Wei to shrink inward. These are the soldiers he trained here, and they are still capable of fighting. The rest of the small forts , Thousands of households, each built a wall to stick to it.

As for military supplies, food and pay, Yang Yiqing was not particularly worried. The imperial court had no shortage of military supplies in the past two years. Last year, it allocated 100 million yuan in silver, and this year it was another 100 million yuan.

This battle can be fought.

In the past, the reason why the Tatars were as happy as swimming in the pass was because although various guardhouses and castles were repaired a lot, they have been corrupted for a long time, resulting in a sharp decline in the combat effectiveness of the army.

Not to mention soldiers, even generals are unwilling to fight.

If you can't win a battle, you still have to go out to fight it. Either you lose your life, or you lose the battle. If you lose the battle, you will beheaded by the court, so the ending is the same.

It's better to hide inside and not come out.

Anyway, the Tatars came to rob, not to attack the city and seize the land and establish themselves as kings. As long as they guarded their own city, the people who robbed outside were ordinary people, and they would leave after the robbing.So what if there are corpses everywhere?It is important that one's official position is not affected.

There are even more insane people who are incapable of fighting but have greed for promotion, so they kill their own people and pretend to be the heads of the enemy, and then reward the court.

It's not that Yang Yiqing has never seen these things before, so his order this time is very clear.

When Wang Shouren arrived at the governor's mansion, it happened that Yang Yiqing was lecturing,

"...Today, the order of the Governor's Mansion will be passed on. This battle is related to the resumption of the national policy of the imperial court, the hope of Ming Dynasty's rejuvenation, and the head of the governor. Therefore, from the governor, the general soldier, down to the Generals and soldiers, whoever disobeys the military order, fears the enemy and does not move forward, beheaded! I have the king's order flag on me, so I can beheaded first and then played!"

As Yang Yiqing talked, he also noticed Wang Shouren. He knew this character.

An unknown person was suddenly promoted to the position of governor of Shaanxi. It is said that the emperor appreciated his talent very much.

"My subordinates pay respects to Yang Butang."

In this meeting hall, the main generals are actually not present. Yang Shangyi, the general of Ningxia, is Yang Yiqing's most important general. At this juncture, he should have already recruited troops in Ningxia Town, approaching Lingzhou and Huamachi.

The same is true of Gui Haiyuan, the general soldier of Yulin.

In the Governor's Mansion are the civil servants from the Governor's Yamen, the Commander stationed in Guyuan Guards, and of course, the officials who came before Wang Shouren, the Shaanxi Chief Envoy and the Inspectorate.

Wang Shouren saw that he was the last to arrive, so he said, "My subordinates went down to the Jinglu Guard, and there was a lot of delay on the way. Please punish the Ministry."

"It's okay, give me a seat."

The news here was more timely, Yang Yiqing waved, and a servant behind him also presented Wang Shouren's report.

"It's better than three years ago. At least the Ningxia defenders of Huamachi City are firmly nailed there. The two sides have contacted each other and suffered casualties. The [-] soldiers of the Huosi Department did not attack the big city. They have already crossed Huamachi. , headed towards Lingzhouwei."

Wang Shouren had a map in his mind, and he knew where the key point was when he heard it, "In this way, the soldiers and horses of Ningxia Town will meet him. General Yang only has more than [-] cavalry, which is obviously smaller than him."

"How do you think it's going to be played?"

Yang Shangyi was the one who chased Huozhai three years ago. At this time, at this place, he was an old opponent again, and Huozhai came here for revenge.

"Before, my subordinates discussed with the commanders of the guards. The subordinates thought that General Yang was weak and the time for a decisive battle with the Huozhai Department had not yet come. Moreover, Huozhai was eager for revenge, so he must be eager to fight. The more anxious he is, we will wait. Don't be in a hurry."

"Why not hurry?"

"Send more soldiers and horses, firmly take turns to engage in small-scale battles with them, and at the same time concentrate their forces so that they can't destroy us. Weary the enemy with all their strength. As for Yang Zongbing, let him stay still. If he doesn't move, the fire will sieve the battle. Don't dare to do your best, and don't dare to chase at full speed. After a long time, he will become impatient!"

Wang Shouren's method is a bit like skinny candy, sticky and sticky, not like the style displayed by a crisp and sharp warrior on the battlefield.

And there is some truth in just saying it, but it is not without risk. The Ming Dynasty has insufficient cavalry, and they only use infantry to entangle the enemy. If they are all wiped out, their morale will be greatly reduced.
"If this battle is fought for half a year, we will be dragged down."

Wang Shouren insisted, "If we really have to delay the first half of the year, these [-] soldiers will never be able to get out of the Great Wall. If the Tatars are hit so hard, wouldn't it be enough to suppress the trick?!"

"The key is who will be the No.1." Yang Yiqing flashed his eyes and said the most crucial words.

Only after the first battle is fought well can there be success.

(End of this chapter)