The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 425 Bingkuan's plan never disappoints me

Wang Qiong sent troops from Pianguan on September [-]th, and until September [-]th when he crossed Tumao River, there was still no sign of the Tatars.

Going further north through Jiulonggou, there was still no shadow of half of the Tatars. Wang Qiong began to sense that something was wrong. The Tatars seemed to be retreating more rapidly than he had imagined, and he felt like giving up all the front positions. So he also ordered to go north quickly, but because he didn't know the exact location of Wang Shouren's troops, he could only walk within one or two hundred miles from the Daming Pass as much as possible.

Wang Qiong had [-] troops, and he brought out almost all the cavalry he could bring. At the same time, he also pulled chariots, equipped with light artillery, long-range artillery, and heavy artillery.

If Wang Shouren's road was just a "surprise soldier" who attacked the enemy's rear with light clothes, his road belonged to the Chinese army with all internal organs.

It wasn't until Wang Qiong led troops through Tucheng on the south line of Xiashui Haizi that he learned the news that the scouts had reported back from the front line. When Wang Qiong heard the news, he almost gave up.

It seemed that any art of war he had learned in the past few decades was ineffective in the face of the current situation.

"...Hundreds of thousands of Hulu soldiers and horses are all more than 200 miles away to the north. Our army is retreating steadily along the way. After retreating for 150 miles a day, the Hulu soldiers are all [-] to [-] miles away without fighting. signs."

"Explore again!"

Wang Qiong knew very well that Wang Shouren only brought [-] soldiers and horses into the grassland. When he learned that "hundreds of thousands" of Tatar soldiers and horses were chasing Wang Shouren but did not dare to fight, he would never believe it.

But he also knew that if he wanted to send scouts to investigate again, it would take three or four days to come and go, and he couldn't find out why.

Fortunately, the ones who can detect the enemy's situation on the front line are not only all nights, and more information is sent back, confirming the most terrible conjecture in Wang Qiong's heart...

Wang Shouren won the battle, because the Tatars were afraid that a decisive battle with Wang Shouren would cause a large number of casualties, so that the identities of the Tatar and Ming armies seemed to be reversed... This time it became the Ming army raging on the Tatar grassland, and the The Tatars could only watch from a distance and did not dare to go to fight, but when Wang Shouren returned to the army after killing and robbing, the Tatars personally sent Wang Shouren out of the grassland border as if seeing off a guest...

"To hell with it."

Faced with such a situation, Wang Qiong expressed his sincere emotion.

At Wang Qiong's side, Commander-in-Chief Xiangcheng Bo Li Wei also said in astonishment, "How many Tartars have been killed to scare the Tartars like this? Could it be that the little Tartar prince is also there?"

It would be fine if the general left-behind people personally sent the "Big Bandit of Ming Dynasty" out of the grassland, but if even the little Tatar prince Batu Mengke was among them, it would be very lively.

Wang Qiong did not answer this question.

seeing is believing.

He hasn't seen it with his own eyes yet, who knows if the rumors are true?Or did the Tatars want to find a suitable opportunity to wipe out Wang Shouren's troops again?Don't be happy too early, otherwise extreme joy will turn into sadness.

Seeing that Wang Qiong didn't answer, Li Yan couldn't help asking: "Do you want to report victory? I haven't heard about the movement in Datong Town until now. Do you want to send someone to inform?"

Wang Qiong said: "We fought the battle? Do you know the specific situation? Or do you dislike too much credit and want to give up the credit for helping others?"

Li Wei immediately understood.

If the information is true, Wang Shouren relied on light artillery and firecrackers to scare the Tatars from going forward for a decisive battle. If they had more than 7000 soldiers and horses on the way and brought heavy artillery and long-range artillery to kill them, they would form an arm support If so, the Tartars would withdraw their troops in all likelihood.

At a time like this, the fewer people participating in the battle, the better. I wish that the people from Datong Town hadn't heard the news and didn't rush over, so that the soldiers from Shanxi Town could come later and grab the reinforcements.

"Order the three armies to march day and night to help the Weining Sea!"

Now that everyone knows that Wang Shouren's route for withdrawing troops is in the direction of Weininghai and Maoerzhuang, Wang Qiong also has a clear direction for reinforcements.

It's no longer the same as before, like a headless chicken who doesn't know where to go.

Now it is clear to go to Wei Ninghai. If he can cooperate with Wang Shouren and fight another hearty battle of "destroying captives", then he, Wang Qiong, may also have a chance to be promoted to Earl.

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September 24.

In Nanjing City.

That day was Zhu Houzhao's birthday, which is called "Qianqiu Festival" in Ming Dynasty, which is opposite to the emperor's "Longevity Festival". It is reasonable to say that on this day, the ministers should enter the palace together to celebrate the prince's birthday, and the emperor will also give a banquet.

However, because Zhu Houzhao was in Nanjing that day, and the birthday celebration activities in the capital were canceled due to the changing situation in the Northwest War.

However, the ceremony of celebrating the prince’s birthday in Nanjing was not canceled because of this. Even the officials in Nanjing finally had a chance to curry favor with the current prince. A group of people ran to the "palace" where Zhu Houzhao lived to give gifts, and there was an endless stream of cars and cars. .

Unlike going to the palace together to celebrate birthdays, this time it was more like a wealthy family having a happy event, when they came, they were more casual, and they gave various gifts.

"It's all for me?"

Although Zhu Houzhao celebrated his birthday before, all the gifts he received were "confiscated" by Zhu Youtang.

Moreover, the ministers in the capital would not give the prince any expensive gifts. What they said was "the gift is light and the affection is heavy."

But in the city of Nanjing, there are not so many rules. Basically, what is expensive is given, and Zhang Zhou seems to have no right to withhold gifts from ministers to the prince.

Zhang Zhou glanced at Zhu Houzhao who was unwrapping presents, and said, "Be ambitious, do you lack something?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Sir, you are right. I am really short of money. On the way back to Beijing, what should I do with the expenses? I spent more than 1000 taels of silver on this trip. You know that the emperor will never give me any more money." Yes, spend one or two less than one or two."

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Zhou eagerly, "The minister's gifts have all been given, what are you going to give the students?"

Zhang Zhou wanted to say, I will slap you.

No wonder your father is so worried about your education, you kid can't learn well all day long, you make me a person who has been engaged in education for two lifetimes, I can't help but want to lift you up and put you on the "right path".

Even if this matter is very challenging, being a teacher is often such a determination to face the difficulties, and the little pointer will serve you.

Let you experience what it means for a physical education teacher to be sick, and let you know what detention is.

"Mr. Ben never prepares small gifts." Zhang Zhou said.

"That's a generous gift? What is it?" Zhu Houzhao was even more excited.

Zhang Zhou said coldly: "It's even more unnecessary to talk about generous gifts."

Zhu Houzhao suddenly looked embarrassed, knowing that he had offended the boss.

If you are a teacher, it is good to not receive training from him, but you still want to get a gift from the teacher?It's a fart to dream.

"Sir, I heard that there is a war in the north. Uncle Xinjian, Wang Shouren, is my proud younger brother. He is leading troops to fight on the grassland. Do you think this battle can be won?" Zhu Houzhao knew that accepting gifts would not work, so he asked Zhang Zhou for some. Spiritual comfort.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Uncle Xinjian has a long-term friendship with me, two years older than me, it cannot be your junior brother."

Zhu Houzhao curled his lips and said: "You have helped him so much, you can accept him as a student. Do you want to accept him as a junior? Just like Tang Yin, let him be my uncle?"

Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "This has nothing to do with the prince."

Zhu Houzhao said: "Then can he win?"

"I don't know." Zhang Zhou replied very simply, and let Liu Jin, who was standing beside him, droop his head in his stomach. Obviously, Liu Jin also saw that he was the one who told the crown prince about the situation in the Northwest, and the channel for getting the news is very likely. It was Yang Peng or some other channel. In short, this was not what Zhang Zhou wanted to see.

Zhu Houzhao said with a displeased face: "Sir, I want to lead troops to fight, you know it, why don't you go to Datong next time and take me with you, so that the two of us, master and apprentice, will defeat the Tartars, and don't always push the opportunity to others Ah, such a fun thing as driving straight into the grassland, I should be allowed to do it."

Zhang Zhoudao: "You only have one life, and it's not something that can be explained for fun. Once you lose to the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty, you will have to change hands."

In the past, if the prince lost his heir, the heir would be gone, but now it's a "change of master", who made this kid already have a younger brother?

"Don't be afraid! Isn't a man just dying? Some are heavier than Mount Tai, and some are lighter than a cow's hair, right? I am the kind that is heavier than Mount Tai. My ambition in life is to seal the wolf and live in Xuxu!"

Zhu Houzhao showed his determination.

Zhang Zhou didn't bother to pay attention to this kid anymore, so he turned around and walked out.

Zhu Houzhao, under the light of his ideal of "seal the wolf and live in the Xu", completely ignored the gifts sent by others, and walked out after chasing Zhang Zhou's buttocks, still nagging: "Mr. Give me a chance, I'm really not afraid, why don't we try it together?"

"You are not afraid of death, but I am."

Zhang Zhou's words were not polite at all.

But in the eyes of Liu Jin and other servants, Zhang Zhou is able to hold the crown prince's seven inches, has a literary name and martial arts achievements, so Zhu Houzhao is willing to hang around Zhang Zhou, and never tires of it.

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September 28.

Wang Qiong's troops finally arrived in Weininghai, and got in touch with Wang Shouren on the first day, and the distance between the two sides was less than ten miles.

Standing on the hill north of the Weining Sea, Wang Qiong saw an unforgettable scene with a telescope.

The troops of the "King Qin" from all walks of Tatar, with a total of at least [-] to [-], just watched Wang Shouren's troops, who had less than one-tenth of their number of troops, swaggered towards the Daming pass.

Wang Qiong turned around and glanced at the clear and green Weining Lake in the south of the hill, and suddenly seemed to understand the gap between himself and Wang Shouren.

On the battlefield, Wang Shouren is more like a "lunatic". He has the momentum of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, and he can also be restrained. When he knows that it is impossible to continue fighting with the Tatars, he can retreat. So calm, it frightened the Tatars so much that they didn't even have the courage to enter the army to fight with them.

Compared with him who has been used to utilitarianism for many years as an official, Wang Shouren has the potential to become famous across the world.

"Wang Zhongcheng, it seems that Uncle Xinjian's men and horses have already stationed in place to rest." Li Wei led his troops to check the situation and came back to report.

Wang Shouren knew that he was backed by reinforcements, so he was not in a hurry to withdraw, so he stationed where he was, as if deliberately provoking the opposite side.

Even Wang Qiong was a little nervous about this.

Even if he and Wang Shouren have more than [-] troops combined, there are still three or four times as many soldiers and horses on the opposite side, and the opponents are also the elite and main force of the Tatar tribe. Firecrackers, crossbows, etc., I'm afraid they are still not enough.

But Wang Shouren can be so calm.

"They have stationed their troops, and we will also station them. With the Weining Sea as our back, what are we afraid of? This is also where our patrols in Datong Town will be. I believe it will take less than two days for Datong's reinforcements to arrive. The Tatars will be able to do so within two days." Fight us!"

Wang Qiong seems to be moved by Wang Shouren's "arrogance".

The juniors are all so awesome, so I shouldn't be ashamed to be a "senior", right?What's more, I still have [-] soldiers and horses, even if it is a weak army, could it be that the Tartars have been "escorting" for a few days, and they are just waiting for work?

It's as if no one is a teacher of exhaustion.

Now that we are all tired, we should settle down and rest together.

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Before sunset that afternoon, Wang Shouren personally rode his horse to visit Wang Qiong in the formation.

Wang Qiong was still very happy to see Wang Shouren. How can you say that Wang Shouren is also a "famous general" he admires. In terms of official position, Wang Shouren is still inferior to him...It is useless to talk about titles. At least Wang Qiong can still keep his face in front of Wang Shouren.

"Fulfilling the mission." Wang Shouren said in front of Wang Qiong, Li Wei and other generals who turned their heads, "This battle has not brought back the head, but [-] pairs of ears have been cut. Among them, [-] are young and middle-aged men. .”

As soon as this word comes out.

The general at Piantouguan was about to cry when he heard this.

Wang Qiong laughed and said: "I have sent troops to the grassland many times. Except for the founding of the country to drive out the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Bo'an, you can be said to be the No. 1 of the Ming Dynasty. You are better than Wang Weining. Since then, no captives have been beheaded. record, who will compete with you?"

"Don't dare."

Wang Shouren looked very humble.

It's not that he is so self-effacing on purpose, it's because Wang Shouren also knows that Chao Zhongguang is just Zhang Zhou, and he is incomparable.

Besides, if Wang Qiong or Lu Wan led the troops into the grassland, the results must be worse than him?

Of course, because Wang Qiong and Lu Wan have been officials for many years, they are generally not used by Zhang Zhou and the emperor for long-distance raids, but if Wang Yue is alive, Wang Shouren knows that with Wang Yue's "crazy", I am afraid that 6000 people can directly Hit Batu Monk in the face.

So he also knows that he is still conservative on the most critical issue of chasing or not.

Wang Qiong said with a smile, "Datong reinforcements are arriving. By then, our three armies will have more than [-] soldiers. A decisive battle with the Tatars is also possible. You might as well choose Weininghai, this is the blessed land of our Ming Dynasty."

A lake in the grassland has become a blessed place for Ming soldiers.

This greatly encouraged the soldiers who came over.

Think about it too.

It is Wang Weining and Wang Xinjian, who are famous all over the world here. If there is a life-and-death battle with the Tatars, then this must be the best choice.

Wang Shouren said: "It is expected that the Tatars will retreat tonight. I, Daming, have troops stationed in Maoerzhuang. Could it be that they haven't arrived yet?"

Obviously Wang Shouren doesn't think Wang Qiong's long-distance rescue is a good choice. He thinks that you, Wang Qiong, should notify Datong earlier, so that the reinforcements can be more timely and the Tatars can retreat earlier.

Wang Qiong said: "Can the little Tatar prince be willing?"

Wang Shouren said calmly: "Based on my observation, so far the main force of the little Tatar prince has not yet appeared. It's not because he is unable to arrive, or he is unwilling to fight the Ming Dynasty. Among the various Tatar troops in front of him, There are many remnants of the side branches, so why do you want to fight if the people are not united? After the three armies are rectified, it is the best policy to retreat to Maoerzhuang."

Take Wang Shouren's observations these days.

He had already seen that Batu Mengke had the ability to increase his troops and join his 5 troops to fight Wang Shouren in a decisive battle on the grassland, and Batu Mengke had almost a [-]% chance of winning.

But Batu Monk just didn't come.

The main reason is that I am afraid that the loss will be too great, and other tribes will take advantage of it... If Batu Monk hadn't shown his ambition to annex the grassland five or six years ago, it would be impossible to avoid this kind of battle. But in the current situation in the grassland, all parties are suspicious of each other, and there is even a "traitor" named Huosi. Who is willing to use their family fortune to deal with Daming?
This meeting is thinking about going back to each house and looking for each mother.

"Bo'an, then you should win." Wang Qiong reminded.

"En." Wang Shouren was not polite this time, and after nodding, he handed over a memorabilia he had written on the way, "I also ask Wang Zhongcheng to see if there is anything to add."

Wang Qiong said with a smile: "How can I just add opinions casually? It's just that I caught up with the late episode, and I didn't miss a big deal. Bo'an, all the credit for this belongs to you."

Just because Wang Qiong doesn't fight doesn't mean he doesn't.

Piantouguan was the first to send troops for reinforcements, and the Tatars withdrew after he and Wang Shouren joined forces... This time the credit can also fall on him.

And who made him, like Wang Shouren, be brought up by Zhang Zhou?

People from Zhang Zhou's faction have a unique advantage in terms of military exploits, which others cannot envy.

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As Wang Shouren expected.

That night, all Tatar troops retreated northward.

The Ming side did not send troops to pursue it... The main consideration was that all parties were exhausted. If the Ming side wanted to pursue it with artillery and an exhausted army, whether they could catch up was another matter. Most of the Tatars would not fight Daming launched a decisive battle, and the pursuit was in vain.

And that night, the battle report of the victory was sent to Datong Town, and then from Datong to the capital.

The news that Wang Shouren killed nearly ten thousand enemies... This is definitely explosive in the Northwest. No matter where this battle report spreads, whether it is a general leading an army, or ordinary traffickers, even bandits in the mountains, everyone will be shocked after hearing about it. It is to be cheered up.

Even the staff of the post office seem to be faster than before, traveling fast every day.

At noon on the first day of October.

A victory report appeared in the capital with great urgency and spread to the palace immediately.

At this time, the personnel sent by the six ministries have been waiting in the palace for many days to participate in the military affairs, or they have done many days of useless work. Everyone is already very anxious. Let it go first.

At this moment, Zhu Youtang, who was in the Qianqing Palace, was about to lie down on the desk and take a nap for a while.

But at this time.

Xiao Jing, Mou Bin and Li Rong also entered the hall with eager steps.

"Is there any result?" Seeing this scene, Zhu Youtang got up and asked eagerly.

"Your Majesty, good news! Great victory! Uncle Xinjian defeated more than [-] enemies and brought back nearly [-] enemy ears. He joined forces with Wang Zhongcheng, who was guarding the Pianguan Pass three days ago, and the Tatars withdrew..."

When Xiao Jing said these words, his voice was a little hoarse.

"boom!"

"Whoa!"

Excited, Zhu Youtang slammed his fist on the desk and overturned all the memorials that had accumulated on the desk for days.

Zhu Youtang's face was red, and his voice was like Hong Zhong's voice: "I knew it, Bing Kuan's plan never failed me!"

(End of this chapter)