Come to Daming with military supplies

"Very good, don't panic when things happen, this is a necessary quality to be a leader, I hope you will remain so calm in the next thing." The eyes patrolled the people, and after passing one by one, Yang Chendong said again: "Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while. You have been dormant for so long. Now it's time to show your strength. Now I order"

Everyone has undergone strict military training and queue training. After the word "I" was ordered, everyone tensed up, put their feet together, and stood at attention.

Satisfied with everyone's performance, Yang Chen said: "I order"

Chapter 134

In the palace, intense preparations are also being made.

Compared with the orderliness in Yangjiazhuang, this place is indeed much more chaotic.

Fearing that there would be many nights and dreams, the ministers would object when they got the news, Zhu Qizhen privately ordered Wang Zhen to make all-powerful pre-war preparations, and strive for the sooner the better for the day of going out.

This is naturally what Wang Zhen is looking for. Whether he can seize the military power depends on his performance this time. He called all his apprentices and grandchildren over, and more than half of the eunuchs started to act, dispatching troops and generals. , issued orders, busy is a joy.

Wang Zhen, who didn't know anything about military affairs at all, didn't have enough understanding of Oirat's military offensive, thinking that letting the Yingzong conquer himself would scare the Oirat soldiers away.Therefore, in order to win by chance, he took the advantage of his merits, and when the Ming Dynasty was not fully prepared, he encouraged Yingzong to follow the example of Song Zhenzong's personal conquest, so as to leave a good name in history.Yingzong usually obeyed Wang Zhenyan, but this time he heard Wang Zhen's words, and also believed that the personal conquest was a good opportunity for him to show his talents, so he did not discuss with the ministers, and rashly made the decision to personally conscript, announcing that he would leave immediately in two days.As soon as the edict of Yingzong's personal conquest was promulgated, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were taken aback.

When the officials knew about it, Kuang Ye, Minister of the Ministry of War, said, "The Sixth Division should not go out lightly", and Shangshu Wang of the Ministry of Officials directly advised the officials.

Reports of the defeat on the front line of Datong continued to spread to the capital, and these military uniforms that seemed to be annoying before, in Zhu Qizhen's eyes at this time, they are indeed like ecstasy messengers, making him want to move.

Having already made a decision, but still attracted by the result of victory, Yingzong completely believed in Wang Zhen, insisted on going his own way, and insisted on conquering himself.For the advice of the officials, they simply don't care.

The emperor had a holy will, and after the ministers below had gone through some useless admonitions, all they could do was to be ordered.

Since it is the emperor's personal conquest, the civil and military followers are naturally not in the minority. If not, wouldn't it be a joke.Regarding this point, Wang Zhen quickly made preparations, and more than 100 civil and military ministers and officials were on the list.

It was the same as in history, even the person who accompanied him was the same.In terms of changes, the only thing that is missing in the capital is Yu Qian, the left servant of the Ministry of War.Without the mainstay at this critical moment, there seems to be a trace of suspense about whether the defense of the capital will start, in what way, and what the ending will be.

In just a few days, all the soldiers and horses of the capital came out. A total of 50 troops from various northern provinces gathered in the capital. Under Zhu Qizhen's personal command, they were ready to leave Beijing to aid Datong on the second day.

There is going to be a big battle, and it will be the emperor's personal conquest.In this regard, the common people of course raised their hands in favor.Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the people of Ming Dynasty who have not experienced failure in foreign wars still have full confidence in their own army.

Compared with ordinary people who don't know the truth, some important officials have different views. For example, in the home of Hu Wei, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, they are not optimistic about the emperor's personal conquest.

In the study of the Hu Mansion, Hu Wei and his eldest son Hu Changning were analyzing the battle situation.

On the desk is the battle report from the front line. The records on it are as follows: On the east road, the Tuotuobuhua and Wuliangha tribes will attack Liaodong; on the west road, the faction will attack Ganzhou (Zhangye, Gansu); on the middle road, the focus , was divided into two branches, one led by the Ara Zhiyuan, directly attacked Xuanfu to encircle Chicheng, and the other led by Ye Xian personally attacked Datong.Also first attacked the road in Datong, "the soldiers were very sharp, Datong soldiers lost, and the castle outside the Great Wall was sunk."Datong general Wu Hao died in Maoerzhuang.The Ming Dynasty dispatched four generals, including Prince Consort Duwei Jingyuan, to lead ten thousand troops each to defend against the enemy.

"Father, the Oirat army came prepared, but our army hastily responded to the battle. Under such a situation, we should take the time to fight the rush. With the strong national strength of our Ming Dynasty, we can take it easy and win in the end. I really don't understand Why does the emperor want to conscript himself? Isn't that too risky?" Although Hu Changning said he lived in Jinyiwei, he also had a good talent in military affairs, so analyzing the situation can be regarded as hitting the nail on the head.

"Yes." Satisfied with his son's opinion, Hu Wei nodded approvingly.But soon his expression became very helpless and he said: "Kuang Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, and our other important ministers all offered advice, but the emperor didn't listen, so why?"

Just when Hu Yan showed a helpless look, Hu Yan rushed in from outside the study.As soon as he entered the study, he couldn't even catch his breath, so he said anxiously, "Grandfather, father, has he gone too? Can you not let him go?"

Needless to say, everyone knows who he is referring to.Facing this question, Hu Wei nodded first, and then shook his head, "Yang Xima is indeed on the list of accompanying drivers. But I heard that he requested it on his own initiative, and the army will go out tomorrow, unless he Make the request yourself, and you need enough reasons, otherwise, no one will be able to stop it."

"I'll go find him right away." After Hu Yan heard this, her lips were tightly pressed together, and she wanted to turn around and leave.

"Wait." Hu Changning suddenly called out to stop his daughter, "Yan'er, you are still a girl after all, don't say that the Yang family hasn't given you a betrothal gift, even if you do, it doesn't count if you haven't passed the family, you What's going on now? Stay at home honestly."

"Father." Hearing that Hu Changning actually stopped her from going, Hu Yan immediately became anxious.Although she didn't go through the door, she had already tied her whole heart to Yang Chendong.

Seemingly knowing what kind of personality his daughter had, Hu Changning shouted directly outside the study after he stopped drinking, "Is Captain Sun Chuang here?"

"Yes." Sun Chuang, who was in charge of security outside the door, immediately agreed.

"Look at Miss, you are not allowed to leave the mansion without my order." Hu Changning gave the order loudly.When a man goes to the battlefield, he will tie his head to his belt, and no one can guarantee that he will return safely.If something goes wrong, the daughter will eventually get married, and at this moment, it is natural to get the full fame first.

The matter of Hu Yan was only an episode. Early the next morning, that is, July 50, [-] AD, Yingzong ordered his younger brother Zhu Qiyu, the king of Ying, to guard the capital.Zhu Qizhen and Wang Zhen assembled an army of [-] within a few days, randomly allocated some food, grass and weapons, and set off in a hurry.

Accompanying Yingzong and Wang Zhen were more than 100 civil and military officials, including Zhang Fu, Minister of War, Kuang Ye, Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Zuo, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Cao Nai, Zhang Yi, and Prince Xima Yang Chendong, etc., but Yingzong did not allow them to participate. For military and political affairs, all military and political powers were handed over to Wang Zhen alone.

Due to improper organization, all military and political affairs were arbitrarily decided by Wang Zhen. Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong was a general, but he walked forward on his knees in front of Wang Zhen; Wang Zuo, Minister of the Household Department, invited the emperor to return to the army, and Wang Zhen ordered him to kneel in the grass , until dark to get up.The ministers of civil and military affairs who accompanied the conscript did not allow them to participate in military and political affairs, and the army panicked among themselves.

Yang Chendong also followed among the officials, not only that, he also asked Wang Zhen for a post in the army.

This is also the benefit that Wang Zhen gave to thank Yang Chendong for taking the initiative to speak for him in the Immortal Residence that day.It was because of the name of joining the army that the Sixth Young Master was able to arrange for his own people to serve him by his side.

The so-called own people naturally refer to Humang, Yang Er, Yang Wu, and Qiu Wu's first guard, as well as a battalion and a company of hundreds of Leng Feng soldiers led by Xiao Feng.

The result of this battle, as long as Yang Chendong does not interfere, the result can be imagined.Once surrounded by the Oala army, it is very dangerous without enough power to protect it.Only then did Yang Chendong bring up a series of cold fronts, that is, from this moment on, he had already begun to show his fangs.

This is one of the benefits of joining the army. Although he doesn't have any real power, especially under Wang Zhen's power, it is still possible to arrange some people by his side.The chaos of the army also brought benefits to his arrangement, at least no one took care of it, no one asked.

Also because of the hasty preparations and improper organization of this expedition, the army was in a panic not long after it set off, and before arriving in Datong, there was already a shortage of food in the army.People died constantly, and the corpses covered half of the road.

What I want to say here is that because the army was gathered too hastily, the 50 army gathered together, and it was chaotic from the beginning.How messy is it?Military Minister Kuang Ye fell off his horse because of the crowd on the way.

Minister of the Ministry of War is equivalent to the current position of Minister of Defense. Even he has fallen into chaos. It is conceivable how poor the organization and discipline of the team will be. How can such an army line up to win battles?

Its situation and approach is to ignore the enemy's situation, do not discuss the combat strategy, and do not even arrange the logistics support. It is almost like a child playing a game.All military and political affairs were arbitrarily decided by Wang Zhen, but the civil and military ministers who accompanied him were not allowed to participate in military and political affairs.

Regarding Wang Zhen's random command, Yang Chendong didn't say anything, he knew that even if he wanted to say something now, he was afraid that people would not listen.Even so, all we can do is wait and see what happens, and do what we can.For example, Hubu Shangshu Wang Zuo is not young anymore. Seeing him kneeling in the grass, he personally delivered the thick futon. The commander of Jinyiwei who accompanied the army, Ji Guang, saw it clearly and told the matter. Reported to Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen was busy with affairs, and wanted to intervene in every matter, big or small, and wanted everyone to do things according to their own ideas. When he heard the report that Yang Chendong did it, he just frowned, and then waved his hand, "Follow him first." Go, write down everything about him first, and talk about it later."

Of course, it wasn't a good intention to let it go, but Wang Zhen wanted to record these things and ask Yang Chendong to use them later to see if he could blackmail more money.

Chapter 135 One Defeat and Another Defeat

Yang Chendong kissed Wang Zuo, and put a thick futon under the legs of the Minister of the Household Department. Just this small gesture brought tears to the eyes of the 65-year-old man.Don't underestimate this small action. No one of the other accompanying officials dared to do it. They just don't have the ability to protect themselves, let alone help others.

"Yang Xima, it's not worth it for you to do this. Wang Zhen will definitely hold grudges against you later, and I'm afraid he will liquidate everything after returning to the court." Wang Zuo kindly reminded Yang Chendong.

"It doesn't matter, respecting the old and loving the young is one of the virtues. Even if he is held accountable by someone, I just have to argue with him." Yang Chendong smiled indifferently.But I was thinking in my heart, is it possible for Wang Zhen to return to court?

Hearing Yang Chendong talk about virtue, Wang Zuo burst into tears. At this moment, he was really moved and didn't know what to say.

Seeing that the old man was crying like a child, Yang Chendong squatted down, took out a handkerchief and handed it over, "Master Wang, you still have to take care of yourself, it's windy and sandy outside, wipe away your tears quickly." , it won’t be good if you have an eye disease.”

"Okay, okay, thank you Yang Xima." Wang Zuo took the handkerchief and wiped his eyes, feeling inexplicably grateful.

People say that a friend in adversity sees a true friend, and Yang Chendong has already started buying people's hearts just after leaving the capital, and this is just the beginning, which can only be described as seeing Zhengrong for the first time.

The army left Juyongguan on the 28th, passed Huailai, and arrived at Xuanfu.I went to the south of Yanghe City on the [-]th and came all the way. It should be said that the marching speed is still very fast.

Yanghe City is one of the 72 castles in Datong, an important town in the Ming Dynasty. The battlefield was called Baideng County in the Yuan Dynasty.

Ten days before Yingzong's army arrived, on July [-]th, the Ming army fought a fierce battle with Yexian here. A total of [-] Ming troops were defeated by the Oirat army. Senior generals such as Yuan Yuan and Chief Military Officer Zhu Mian were all killed in the battle, which shows that there were heavy casualties.

When Yingzong's army arrived here, the battlefield hadn't been cleaned yet, and the corpses of the Ming army were all over the field, filling the air with an unpleasant smell and an atmosphere of fear. The little one deserted.

Yingzong continued to advance, wanting to find the main force of Oirat for a decisive battle, but at this time he also shrank his troops and retreated outside the Great Wall to avoid the edge.

On August [-], the Ming army entered Datong, an important frontier town, trying to confront the Oala army.

Whoever imagined it, did not choose to fight head-on, but took the initiative to withdraw to the north, luring the Ming army to go deep.Although Datong is an important town, it is simply unable to afford such a huge logistics supply. Seeing that the hope of a decisive battle is slim, the army continues to stay here, not only will it not have the slightest effect, but the daily loss is not a small number. All the ministers proposed to move their teachers back to the court one after another.