eldest son of Ming dynasty

The person who proclaimed the decree was not someone else, but Han Ziren, the deputy envoy of Jin Yiwei, who was in charge of Nanzhen Fusi.He came all the way from Xuanfu, and he never showed his face in Datong. Even Chang Dacheng didn't know that there were such people in the city.

As the emperor's confidant, I came to send it off in person, which shows the importance of this matter.

Han Ziren said to Zhou Shangwen: "Back then, Wang Xiangmin was attacked by Qingliu in the court because of his entanglement with Li Guang. Hall, His Majesty wants to say the same to Zongbing Zhou.

Zhou Zongbing is a brave general on the battlefield, even with thousands of troops and horses, his expression does not change.Only the changing situation in the court is often something that warriors are not good at.His Majesty is particularly concerned about this.

Because this is a war between the Han and the Mongols.The Central Plains Dynasty is the homeland of the Han people for thousands of years. It is not that we have no famous generals, but how many famous generals were powerful on the battlefield, the northern captives could not hurt them, but they died at the hands of their own people in the end. It will not cause Shenzhou Lu to sink and be humiliated for a hundred years.As future generations, we can no longer let such regrets happen to us. "

This purpose is indeed different.

Han Ziren helped Zhou Shangwen up, and finally said: "Your Majesty's meaning is very simple. He told his subordinates in the secret room that all clansmen in the world are of ancestral blood. The most unbearable thing is to send the Tatars back to the north. In this battle, The only goal is to win."

As soon as these words came out, the whole room was shocked.

What does it mean that all the clansmen in the world are the blood of the ancestors?
Doesn't the meaning mean that it doesn't matter if I die?

Zhou Shangwen's rough hands trembled. The reason why the emperor made this move was the moment when he led the troops back.

If he loses, then nothing matters.

"Your Majesty! I understand!" Zhou Shangwen suppressed his excitement and shouted in the direction of the capital.

Then he raised his hands above his head, and the decree was in the sunlight.

In the room, Chang Dacheng, Ma Yihuai, Yan Xingkui, Ma Rong and other generals all knelt on one knee like emperors.

Zhou Shangwen turned around, "Pass down the general's order, the army will set off in five days! There is only one thing in these five days. After returning to the camp, let the unmarried people marry a daughter-in-law and leave a seed."

Everyone understood what was going on and shouted, "Yes!!"

The original military order was to leave in two days.

Generally speaking, the military order will not be changed, after all, Zhou Shangwen leads the army.He's not the eunuch Wang Zhen, who led the orthodox emperor on this road today, and then changed his mind the next day.

So the whole army was a little unexpected.

Because of this, the city of Datong immediately became different.

Chang Dacheng was kneeling outside Zhou Shangwen's door. He asked to join the expedition no matter what. According to him, Datong is a mighty city. Where can the Tatars take it?One more is not much, and one less is not much.

Xie Rou from Izumo Ji also immediately asked Lu Zuyun to find Ma Rong.

When the two met, many important words seemed difficult to say.

Xie Dongjia asked: "I heard that the army will leave in five days?"

"Yes."

"The courage of the major general should still be the vanguard."

Ma Rong didn't deny it, he just said, "Xie Dong's family, this is a military order, so it's inconvenient to disclose it."

"It's my servant's abruptness." Xie Rou turned around and said, "This world is really amazing. The Tatars attacked the city, and many people in the city hung up white cloths. They seem to be full of joy in the past two days."

"Yes."

Xie Rou knew, probably if she didn't say anything, this dull warrior wouldn't say anything.

"Where's General Ma?"

"My eldest brother already has two sons."

Xie Rou was in a hurry, how could she talk about him from left to right, and then she simply left the meeting with an excuse.

By the time she returned to the room, she had already changed into a light girl's outfit.

"A man with little fortune in my family, the general is young and high-ranking, and it is really not something that my family can climb. There are many other things that my family has never thought about. There is only one."

"What... what?"

"The eldest brother has a son, and the second younger brother should also have a son. Only in this way can the incense continue."

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Ma Rong had a wonderful night.

As Xie Rou herself said, her status was far too low, she didn't ask for anything other than a child, and she didn't even want to enter Ma's house.

Don't even be a concubine.

It is said that the women's double name festival, but wars are used as money, maybe this side will be the last side of this life.

The so-called name...

She only hopes that people can live.If you can, nothing else matters.If you can't live, other things are not important.

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The Ming cavalry has been in Datong for several years. There are locals here, and some have married wives and children here, or just have friends, even if they are bachelors with nothing, they all talk to their war horses in a farewell tone. .

Zhou Shangwen also lifted the prohibition on alcohol. He hosted a banquet for hundreds of generals and schools in the army to have a drink, and the soldiers were also allowed to drink alcohol on the first night of rest.

There is no need to say more sensational words. On the battlefield, some people are still there today, but they may be separated tomorrow.

These ones,

understand.

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"Choose a name." Xie Dongjia put his hand on his flat stomach.

"... Already have a child?" Ma Rong asked in surprise.

It made the woman laugh a little.

The young general didn't have much experience, but she was willing to tell this white lie.

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August 28, the second year of Zhengde.

The army goes out of the city,

southward! !
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Different from the tense atmosphere between the capital and the people in Datong City, the emperor received the report that after the Tatars occupied the Bauhinia Pass, they no longer led their troops forward.

This is a strange phenomenon.

At that time, he also broke through the Bauhinia Pass first, and under the excitement, he sent troops to surround Beijing in two days.

However, what Zhu Houzhao is facing now is Dayan Khan who is standing still. The four hundred miles along the way are clearly hopeless. What is he waiting for?
North Korea and China also have doubts about this.

"Little prince, did you feel that the loss was too heavy, and you felt that there was no hope of attacking the capital, so you changed your mind?"

Zhu Houzhao doesn't like this kind of overly optimistic conjecture.

"In the Battle of Bauhinia Pass, the Tatars must have been exhausted. They rushed for two days at the beginning, which was actually considered a failure. This little prince must have learned the lesson of his predecessors."

Such an explanation makes people feel that the measures taken by the Tatars are more reasonable, and Ming will also bear more violent attacks next.

Qianqing Palace is full of important officials of the court.

Zhu Houzhao didn't like this kind of big event to be brought to the Fengtian Temple. So many people were discussing this matter, but in fact there was no discussion.

When the number of people is small, it is easier to come up with opinions and make decisions more easily.

"It is always right to predict that the enemy will be lenient. The battle in the second year of Zhengde has been fought to this extent, and it will never be anticlimactic." Wang Jia agreed with the emperor's analysis.

The emperor asked again: "Where are the commanders of Xue and Xu from Shandong and Henan?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, both commanders led a total of [-] troops and arrived in Yizhou and Laishui counties respectively."

From Zijingguan to the west, pass Yizhou, Laishui, Fangshan, Liangxiang to Lugou Bridge, and then you can really threaten the capital.

The little prince was delayed for some time, so the army of the two kings arrived.

"So it's already stuck on the road ahead of Zijing Pass."

"good."

Zhu Houzhao stroked his chin. At this time, the soldiers of the Daming Guards were really unbearable.If it wasn't for his strict order this time, even in this kind of county, they wouldn't dare to obey it.If it is not done well, it is easy to be defeated in an instant.

But there is no way around it. They are usually paid by the imperial court. They have been raised for so many years. When they are needed, they cannot refuse to obey orders because they are afraid of death.

"Once the Tatars have fought so hard, they will go to the villages to burn, kill, and loot. I don't want Xue and Xu to hold Yizhou and Laishui, they can't hold it at all.

But even if they lost their lives, they must not ignore the people of the two places!Remember what I once said?The army is the main force, supplemented by the militia.If there is no master, the slave will not work.Only when the imperial court took the lead, the people in the prefectures and counties of Northern Zhili would have the courage to resist, and in this way Dayan Khan could be plunged into a quagmire.It is best, it is best to send a few more elite teams to help. "

The emperor's words made the faces of the officials change, "Your Majesty, the capital is the foundation of the country! There is no room for loss!"

"I know, I know." Zhu Houzhao waved his hands continuously, "Then, if the Tatars show their defeat, I will send troops out of the capital, otherwise I will focus on keeping the capital. Let the monarchs and ministers take a step back, okay?"

Wang Jia, Han Wen, and Wang Bing were all bored and could not speak a word.

Zhu Houzhao clicked his lips, "If this is not enough, I will conscript myself!"

"Your Majesty!" Han Wen was in a hurry, "Personal conquest is absolutely forbidden. Besides, Your Majesty does not have to engage in such trivial disputes with the ministers. As for the little Tatar prince, if he really shows his incompetence, the minister will feel ...It's not impossible..."

"Okay! Then it's settled!" Zhu Houzhao took the lead, "The little prince has tens of thousands of horses, what kind of waves can he make? The battle at Bauhinia Pass, the combat power of Shangzhi's personal guards You all know, it's not that I don't take the capital as the most important thing, it's that his little prince can't win quickly. You should use your remaining courage to chase the poor, and you can't just learn to be a king."

"On the battlefield, there are ever-changing changes. Your Majesty, if our army... is our army unstable?"

Zhu Hou did not change his words, and his face was more serious than before.

"If there is that time, Mr. Wang, you will know that I have to choose."

The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the society!
Although he doesn't have such a great personality, it is absolutely impossible for him to be the emperor who fled south.

"His Majesty!"

While speaking, Jin Gui, who was usually steady in the attendant room, suddenly walked in with some reckless quick steps, holding a piece of paper in his hand with a few oval-shaped drops of bright red blood on it.

"Your Majesty, General Shi's report!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao rushed away, "General Shi, Shi Feng? He's not dead?!"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right. After General Shi was wounded and fell into a coma, his subordinates used the golden cicada to escape the shell and rescued him. Then more than a hundred riders escorted him all the way back to the capital! This is the report just delivered, General Shi He has also woken up! He is pleading guilty outside the palace!"

After Jin Gui finished speaking, the emperor also finished reading.

"This Shi Feng is also fate!"

This time, Zhu Houzhao became more confident. Shi Feng's bravery is undeniable, although he failed to hold the Zijing Pass in the end.But Zhu Houzhao can understand this. After all, he was attacked by the enemy, and the Tatar offensive was extremely fierce. Although he was defeated, the Ming army had not killed so many Tartars for many years.Moreover, the data is second. As a general of the court, as long as he has courage on the battlefield, he is a good man.

What he cannot understand, accept, and tolerate is the fearful.

"Hurry up and announce it! This counter-offensive battle, without him, would really be a bit less interesting."