The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

The crown prince and Xu Jie were the best at sycophancy, they immediately offered hundreds of flattery, and even boasted about themselves, as if defeating the Mongols and running away Altan Khan were all thanks to them.

"But your majesty." Bao Zheng couldn't stand it any longer, stood up and said in a deep voice, "It's just that I Da Khan was frustrated in invading Beijing and turned to other places, it didn't mean that he gave up his invasion of Daming!"

Jiajing became nervous again after hearing the words: "Where did I Da Khan go?"

Yang Bo said solemnly, "I Da Khan failed to attack Beijing and turned to Tianjin!"

"What?" Jiajing was shocked when he heard the words, and jumped up against the case: "Tianjin? The city wall has not been repaired yet! Besides, there are only more than 1 defenders, and I Dahan actually went to Tianjin?"

Yang Bo said with a stern expression, "Yes, Your Majesty, and the worse news is that a few days ago, before Beijing was besieged, Tanma came from Zijing Pass. Stop. I don’t know how the battle at Zijing Pass is going at this time? If Han Han’s 20 troops forcefully break through Zijing Pass and join Altan Khan, they will have nearly [-] troops, and the situation in Tianjin is very dangerous.”

This Yang Bo's words made the expressions of the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, who were already in ecstasy, change drastically.

"Bauhinia Pass, you must guard it."

"Oh, this is troublesome."

"Xue Heng, Marquis of Wuding, only has more than 1 people under his command. That thief Han Han has an army of [-]. Even if there is the natural danger of Bauhinia Pass, it is normal for him to be unable to defend it."

In this worry, more than a day later, the bad news finally came.

All I saw was a cloud of smoke and dust, and an army under the banner of Ming Dynasty fled back towards Beijing.

On the city wall, a general shouted, "Who is here?"

The general in command said with a dejected look on his face: "I am Xue Heng, Marquis of Wuding, and Zijing Pass was lost! I was breached by the dog thief Han Han! Han Han has already led an army of more than 7 troops to Tianjin to meet up with Al Da Khan! "

Hearing the news that Marquis Xue Heng of Wuding had lost his defense at the Bauhinia Pass, was broken through by Han Han, and attacked Tianjin, Jiajing almost lost his temper.

"Arrest that Xue Heng and send him to prison!"

Xue Heng belonged to the prince, and the prince hurriedly stood up to put out the fire and begged for mercy: "Father, please calm down. Xue Heng only has more than 1 people, but he has to deal with ten times as many enemies. He can defend the Zijing Pass and stop Han Han's 610 army for so long. , has already paid off.”

Yang Bo said solemnly: "Marquis Wu Ding fought well at Zijing Pass. He defended against danger and killed more than 2 enemies. His own losses were also huge. Only less than 5000 people escaped back. The emperor should spare him."

In this battle of Bauhinia Pass, the Ming army fought more with less, and it is not bad to be able to resist for such a long time.

"But, what about Tianjin?" Jiajing's anger still persisted: "I can't just watch Al Da Khan and Han Han, a total of 16 troops besiege Tianjin, and Tianjin falls!"

Hearing the emperor's agitation, Yang Bo tentatively asked, "Why don't we send a support army to reinforce Tianjin?"

"No!" The crown prince was displeased when he heard this: "It was hard for us to defeat Mongolia in Beijing. Besides, our military strength is only 8. If we send more reinforcements, Beijing will be empty, and it will be easy to be killed by Alta Khan." Back to the carbine, if you send fewer troops, it will be useless, and it will be easily wiped out by the Mongols on the road."

Jiajing watched coldly: "What do you mean?"

The prince gritted his teeth: "If you want me to say, Tianjin is guarded by Mr. Yan Ge, and no reinforcements are needed! Besides, he made a bet with me, saying that he will definitely be able to defend Tianjin..."

Jiajing looked at the prince coldly for a long while: "It's none of your business, just keep it high. Isn't it?"

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Chapter 692 The Calm Old Yan Ge [1]

The prince knelt on the ground with a tear, and said in tears: "Father! My son is the prince. Of course, I don't want to see Al Da Khan occupying a single cent of the thousands of miles of land left by my ancestors. Light, now there are only 8 people in Beijing, and the Mongols plus the servants are twice as big as me! My son is deeply afraid that there will be troubles in Beijing, and our father and son will have no face to see the ancestors in the underground."

This time, Zhu Zaihou hit Jiajing's weakness, and Jiajing fell silent.

Jiangshan Sheji, or one's own life, is the most important thing.

As a big city in the future, Tianjin's importance cannot be compared with that of Beijing in any case.

Although there are many troops in Beijing, they are only enough to protect themselves from Altan Khan's all-out attack.

Jiajing finally looked up to the sky and sighed, and made a choice.

"Pegasus notifies Tianjin! The reinforcements from Beijing will not be sent, let Yan Aiqing find a way to defend the city by himself! Be sure to defend Tianjin! Give him the command of the war in Jiliao! He will control the governor of Jiliao!"

Yang Bo sighed and burst into tears.

This is tantamount to handing over the fate of Tianjin to Yan Song, or I Da Khan, letting Yan Song resign himself to fate.

Maybe Jiajing touched his conscience and still felt a little pain, so as compensation, he made an exception and gave Yan Song a great power.

That is the command of the Jiliao battlefield!Restrain Governor Ji Liao!

What is the command authority of the Jiliao battlefield?

The Ming Dynasty divided the nine important towns into three war zones, which were respectively controlled by the governors of the three sides, the governors of Xuanda and the governors of Jiliao, three senior officials of the second rank.

In modern terms, these are the commanders of the three major regions in the north.

Under the three governors, each has [-] frontier troops, and they are the most elite divisions of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Altan Khan broke through the border defense line and just took advantage of the gap. In fact, a large number of frontier troops were still in the border fortress, but they could not catch up with the Mongolian cavalry who broke through the defense line.

Giving Yan Song the command of Jiliao and the power to control the governor of Jiliao is actually tantamount to handing over the battlefields of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei to Yan Song's unified command, not Yang Bo's command of the Ministry of War!

Except for the 8 defenders of the capital in Beijing, which Yan Song could not mobilize, the other Ming troops in the Jiliao area, including the navy, were all given to Yan Song in Jiajing!

Of course, don't imagine too much.There are quite a few of these troops, but they are all infantry and navy. For a while, they will not be able to reach Tianjin at all, and the distant water cannot save the nearby fire.

To put it simply, what Jiajing gave Yan Song was a pile of rubbish that benefited without cost.You can figure it out, use it if you can.

As a way of venting, Jiajing made another decree, blaming Governor Hu Zongxian of Liangjiang, Governor Xuanda, Governor Jiliao, Governor of Shandong, Governor of Henan, etc., and asked them why the reinforcements did not arrive?Wait another three to five days, if I don't see their reinforcements, they will kill themselves and apologize!

At this time, on the sea with rough waves, heavy rain and heavy waves, a big Ming sailor braved the wind and rain and ventured forward.

A stern and resolute general of the Daming Navy, nearly 50 years old, stood at the bow of the ship, staring angrily at the rainstorm in front of him, pressing his sword hand tightly around his waist, and his joints turned white with anger.