Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 299

More than ten fast horses returned from the east. This was the night they were sent out by the army earlier. The captain headed by them came directly to Wang Yue to report the situation.

"Camp camp!"

Knowing that the military situation ahead was unknown, Wang Yue immediately issued an order.

"Camp again?"

Zhang Yong, the eunuch of the supervising army, and Zhao Chengqing, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, couldn't help but look at each other when they heard Wang Yue's order.

The army sent troops from Shanhaiguan, passed through Shahe, Ningyuan, and left Jinzhou. Now it goes straight to Jianzhou Jurchen to lead Binjiang, planning to rebuild the main force of Jurchen in Jianzhou.

It's just that Wang Yue, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, was extremely cautious and ordered the army to set up camp at every turn. This is also the most critical factor why the army was still hundreds of miles away from the Bin River after nearly a month of marching.

Of course, the Great Ming's Eastern Expeditionary Army is going out to fight this time, and the current supply line extends from Shanhaiguan all the way, which is indeed too long.Once the main force in front is surrounded, the lack of supplies will be unimaginable.

The biggest problem in an expedition has never been the combat power of the army. The most important thing has always been logistical support, and the Tumu Fort incident was a stark lesson.

As the commander-in-chief's order was issued, this Eastern Expeditionary Army to suppress Jianzhou Jurchens immediately set up camp at a nearby location, and at the same time continued to send out troops at night to inspect the enemy's situation ahead.

Intelligence warfare received great attention in this war, especially since Wang Yue almost never left the map.

"Commander, the terrain here is indeed very complicated, which is conducive to the Jianzhou Jurchen's ambush. It's just that if our army doesn't pass by this time, it may take half a month to go north, and the supply line will be longer!" Zhao Chengqing pointed in front of him. The map with complex terrain seems to seriously emphasize the necessity of passing through this road.

Since Jianzhou has not undergone large-scale reclamation, many roads are now impassable at all, so there are not many options for the route to Jianzhou base camp.

Wang Yue looked at the densely packed ambush points marked on the map, but expressed his opinion lightly: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry! In this case, let's send more scouts to investigate the enemy's situation ahead and make sure there are no ambushes ahead before marching. Wait here for ten days!"

Ten days?

This... has to wait ten days?
When Zhao Chengqing and others heard Wang Yue's decision, they looked at Wang Yue in disbelief.

Soldiers have always been quick and valuable!The Battle of Weininghai led by Wang Yue and Wang Zhi fully illustrates this point. It was Wang Yue and Wang Zhi's surprise attack that achieved a great victory, but Wang Yue actually did the opposite this time, but it was too late. It was too late to move the troops.

Now, facing the possibility of unfavorable ambush terrain ahead, Wang Yue actually chose to stop advancing and camp here for ten days.

With Wang Yue's cautious approach, he was already looking forward and backward before actually arriving at Jianzhou Jurchen's base camp. He didn't know how much time he would spend in the next few hundred miles.

Wang Yue didn't intend to bargain with everyone, and he seemed determined to arrange his subordinates to camp, and at the same time, he continued to send the most elite Yebushou around.

puff!puff!puff!
Wu Jingbo and Zhao Chengqing, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, were not idle. Facing the Jianzhou Jurchens who were herding sheep scattered around, he immediately and ruthlessly harvested the lives of these Jurchens who were both herders and soldiers.

One kill!

Two kills!

Three kills!

……

Zhao Chengqing vented all his dissatisfaction. Facing these herdsmen armed with bows and arrows, he launched his cavalry to ruthlessly eliminate them.

"We have nothing to do with the Aisin Gioro family!"

"You can't kill us, we didn't kill the Daming border people!"

"Forgive me! We don't dare anymore, please let me go this time!"

……

The surrounding herdsmen were probably unwilling to give up their flocks of cattle and sheep, or they were hoping for a little luck, but they wanted to ask for a way out.

puff!puff!puff!
Although the killing has begun, it cannot be ended hastily.

For the generals above, the purpose of doing this is to train troops.It's just that the soldiers below never tire of it, because according to the latest regulations of the Ministry of War, these are all military merits.

The strongest mercenaries, Duoyan Sanwei, were also not idle. They mainly focused on the herds of cattle and sheep in the pasture.

Since the Ming Dynasty had allowed them to take cattle and sheep as trophies, they became more active and would bloodbath every pasture wherever they went.

For Duoyan Sanwei, he had no family ties with the Jianzhou Jurchens at all, but he became an active member in the suppression of the Jurchens.

Starting from the Liaoxi Corridor, the Ming Dynasty had already wiped out more than a thousand herdsmen alone, and even wiped out a Jianzhou Jurchen tribe with nearly a thousand fighters in one fell swoop.

Although their march was slow, the harvest was not small at all.

At least many soldiers have already obtained some real military merit, and there will be more and more in the future, so that the current number of soldiers will not decrease but increase.

The progress of the Eastern Conquest Army is indeed very slow, but like an old ox plowing the ground, it is razing all the places it goes, leaving pastures stained red with blood.

It's just that their pace will not stop. The real value is the land close to the river, and the Suibin River Basin is the biggest goal of the Ming army this time.

Since today was another good day for a big harvest, the Ming army got herds of cattle and sheep, and a dinner full of meaty fragrance was naturally inevitable.

Nearly a hundred miles away, a large Jianzhou Jurchen army set up an ambush here.

Snapped!
Tuo Luo saw a large mosquito landed on his arm, and when he found the right moment, he hit it hard, beating the mosquito to pieces.

Since the terrain on three sides is sloping, as long as the Ming army passes here, they can use cavalry charge to easily disperse the main force of the Ming army and then slaughter them.

Unexpectedly, the opponent chose to rest again, and had already set up camp hundreds of miles away, without giving them any chance to make a surprise attack.

"Boss, what should we do?"

"What else can I do, keep waiting!"

Tuoluo personally commanded the battle this time and led the main force of the Jianzhou Jurchens to wait for the Ming army at this best ambush point. As a result, things did not go as expected, but he continued to fight mosquitoes and persisted.

When things got to this point, he could only be more patient with Wang Yue.I only hope that Wang Yue suddenly underestimates the enemy and advances aggressively, thus providing the Jurchen tribe with a chance to fight back, thus forcing the Ming Dynasty to withdraw its troops.

The situation is changing, and a summer rain is accompanied by a storm.

The first turmoil was not in Jianzhou, but in the capital thousands of miles away.

The war in Jianzhou has attracted the attention of the whole country. In view of the three battles and three victories in the previous war in Jianzhou, the capital is full of confidence in victory, but it believes that it will not take long for good news to come back.

"What the hell, why is there no news about the war in Jianzhou?"

"I heard that the fight hasn't started yet, it's a complete embarrassment to our Daming!"

"It seems that Wang Yue is really old. I suggest that the court should replace it with a more capable coach!"

……

As time went by, although Wang Yue was not defeated, such a progress was met with many voices of doubt, but voices of coaching changes kept ringing out.

This kind of voice is naturally due to someone pushing the flames, and Jin Yiwei also has something to do.

Because it is a special time, the imperial court has stricter control over public opinion in the capital.

Since ancient times, there have been many people who are popular and right and wrong, but Wang Yue cannot escape the fate of being impeached after all.

After Wang Yue recovered from Anlu Prefecture, his life seemed to be on the hook suddenly. Not only did he worship Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate as a second-rank official, but he also became the first coach of Ming Dynasty.

Faced with an official like Wang Yue who was defined as a civilian traitor, and the fact that the Metropolitan Procuratorate under Wang Yue's control actually targeted all civil and military officials, many officials were always looking for opportunities to overthrow Wang Yue.

After learning about the situation of Wang Yue's army, Li Guang, the inspector of Liaodong, was the first to attack: "The censor of Liaodong inspector impeached the commander of the Eastern Expedition, the commander of the Metropolitan Police Department, and the Zuodu censor Wang Yue went out for a month. Before, delaying the battle opportunity... I implore Your Majesty to remove the commander Wang Yue and choose another commander to take up an important position."

Overthrowing Wang Yue was not the goal, but someone took the opportunity to recommend it: "He Qiaoxin, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has made great achievements in his duties as governor and governor. Now the Jianzhou War is related to the Ming Dynasty's Northeast grain strategy. Therefore, I sincerely request that Wang Yue be removed and replaced by the Ministry of Punishment." Minister He Qiaoxin takes over!"

Be intimidated!

Delay the war!

No military talent!
……

Even though Wang Yue's resume is illustrious in military exploits, and he is the most outstanding commander in the entire Ming Dynasty, like He Qiaoxin, who is not even worthy to carry Wang Yue's shoes, but he is still demoted to nothing by these unscrupulous officials.

It was June, and the Taiye Pool was full of grass and fish.

Originally, Zhu Youtang had always allowed Ke Dao officials to speak out, but in the face of their words and deeds, he immediately dumped these two memorials to Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

"I obey the order!" Li Yu picked up the two memorials on the ground, and immediately expressed his position respectfully.

After a lapse of one day, the sky in the capital cleared up.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs issued two latest documents. Li Guang, the inspector of Liaodong, and Xu Liang, the military commander, was dismissed from his post because he failed to pass the examination of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

"Isn't this a coincidence?"

"Don't even think about it, it must be related to their impeachment of Wang Yue!"

"Don't talk nonsense, the officials and yamen have made it very clear that they failed the assessment!"

……

Facing the two officials who had just impeached or recommended a coaching change, although they had some guesses in their hearts, the Ministry of Officials chose to bear everything.

Unlike previous dynasties, the appointment and dismissal of personnel matters no longer required the emperor himself, and many matters were handled directly by the Ministry of Officials.

Although everyone knew that Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was responsible for the emperor, so that someone gave Li Yu a name: Shadow Minister, but Li Yu still did his own thing.

In fact, Li Yu can't be regarded as an out-and-out courtier. The reason why he is willing to be Zhu Youtang's answerer is not only to keep his position, but also because he has already been convinced by Zhu Youtang.

An emperor who sincerely cares about the people at the bottom, and an emperor who does not hesitate to bear the reputation of a tyrant in order to accommodate millions of refugees, is destined to be strongly supported by some ministers.

It was precisely because Li Yu stepped forward to deal with these two mad dogs that not only the war in Liaodong did not involve a sudden change of commanders, but also the discordant voices were quickly calmed down.

For nearly a month thereafter, Wang Yue still maintained a cautious style.

After the scouts had a clear picture of the military situation ahead, the large troops would continue to move forward.Especially after it was discovered that Tuoluo intended to launch an ambush, this kind of investigation work was done more carefully, which greatly reduced the speed of the march.

This time Wang Yue didn't seem to be here to wipe out the Jianzhou Jurchen, but more like leading the Ming army to show off his might.

In view of the lessons learned last time, although Wang Yue's progress is very slow and he is still a hundred miles away from leading Binjiang, the official of the Ministry of Science and Technology does not dare to impeach again, and naturally he no longer mentions the matter of changing the commander before the battle.

Before we knew it, it was already August.

As the temperature has continued to drop, the speed of the march has been increased to a certain extent, and the army led by Wang Yue finally approached Binjiang infinitely.

When the turbulent river is rushing to the Sea of ​​Japan, a real decisive battle seems to be coming at any time.

It's just that war can never remain static. Although Wang Yue wanted to fight to the death at the Jurchen base camp in Jianzhou, Tuoluo had already made new arrangements.

Facing Wang Yue's steady advance, an elite light cavalry consisting of [-] people turned into a surprise soldier from the Jurchen tribe, and they had already quietly circled to the rear of Zhengdong Army.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"Kill!"

……

After a long journey, when they encountered a food transport army that suddenly appeared in sight, the light cavalry immediately bared its fangs and charged fiercely.

Things have to start from last month. Facing the slow progress of the Ming Dynasty's army, the Jianzhou Jurchens could not sit still.

The Ming army was backed by a sufficient ration supply line, and their land on the grassland was gradually compressed, and their cattle, sheep and population continued to decrease.

Facing Ming's steady attack, Tuo Luo decided to destroy Ming's supply line, so he dispatched a fine cavalry to go around Daming's rear, thereby cutting off Daming's transportation line, or even cutting off the transportation line in one fell swoop.

The commander-in-chief this time was Tuo Yuanbao, Tuo Luo's son, a young man who had just set off at the age of 20, but he had a pockmarked face and a dreadlock.

This time, he was ordered to lead his troops to detour to the east end of the Liaoxi Corridor, intending to completely cut off the Liaoxi Corridor by occupying Carp Valley, thereby cutting off the food and grass of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

puff!
puff!
puff!
There were only a hundred people in this grain transportation team, but they did not expect the Jurchens to come here, and they immediately chose to flee in the face of the sudden appearance of the Jurchens.

It's just that the Jurchens in Jianzhou have ignored life since they were young. At first, they could only kill with swords, and then they used bows and arrows. As a result, more than half of the grain transport team died tragically.

"Which unit do you belong to, and how many people are there in total?"

"Damn, you guys will definitely die!"

"court death!"

Seeing that he couldn't get the information he wanted, Tuo Yuanbao reached out to wipe the spitting off his face, and immediately swung his knife to slash.

"There is jerky here, their supplies are too extravagant!" Someone found a large amount of rice and some jerky on the grain cart, and was immediately happy and angry.

Naturally, they were happy because they finally got high-quality food supplies, and angry because the Ming army's food was so good that they had a psychological imbalance.

In the previous confrontation process, the low-level soldiers of the Ming army were all the targets of exploitation. As a result, such a big change has taken place in the current Hongzhi Dynasty.

"Bring dry food, let's take down the fortress in front of us right now!" Tuo Yuan knew that the speed of soldiers is very important, and the whereabouts of his surprise soldiers will be known soon, so he prepared to make a surprise attack.

If you want to completely cut off the supply line of military rations, it is very important to occupy a good location.Looking at the entire Jianzhou terrain, the most effective place is the Carp Valley on the east side of the Liaoxi Corridor.

Carp Valley is the only way from the Western Liaoning Corridor to Jianzhou. The terrain there is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack.Not to mention tens of thousands of fine cavalry guarding the place, even if only a few thousand cavalry are stationed, it can make this place look like a natural chasm.

"kill!"

The Jurchen tribe headed towards Carp Valley with grain carts before they had time to replenish.

Guided by the map, Tuo Yuanbao led his troops to seize the simple fortress at the entrance of Liyu Valley, but when he came close to see the scene that suddenly appeared in front of him, he was immediately dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)