The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Yang Xuan set out from Shanhaiguan and hurried slowly. Less than three days after Sun Bin led his army to Sanhe County, Yang Xuan arrived.

In these three days, Yang Xuan suffered a lot.

In the past, he always traveled in a sedan. Even when he led his army to Shanhaiguan, he only occasionally got bored in the sedan before going out to ride a horse.

But this time I rushed back to grab time, so I rode horses all the way and trotted to the meeting place.

Not only my buttocks hurt, my inner thighs were also worn out. I could only walk with my feet crossed, and my whole body felt like it was falling apart.

However, after entering Sanhe County, he became a little anxious when he saw Sun Bin among the welcoming crowd.

In the past two days, I was just busy traveling and didn't bother to ask Sun Bin where he was and whether he had entered Tongzhou.

Now that he saw people in Sanhe, he knew that Sun Bin must have stopped moving forward.

Yang Xuan was slightly dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything.

After entering the county government hall and sitting down, he asked: "General Sun, what is the situation in the Tatars now? Are the capital and Tongzhou safe?"

"Master Yang, the Tatars only sent a small number of sentinels to Tongzhou and the capital. Now most of them are looting around Shunyi and Huairou. In the past two days, Tatars also entered Sanhe territory."

Sun Bin hurriedly answered Yang Xuan's questions.

"I asked each ministry to take the initiative to attack the enemy. How is the battle situation of each ministry?"

When Yang Xuan learned that the Tatars had not attacked the capital, he was naturally relieved. Although when he saw Sun Bin, he probably had some suspicions in his mind.

But hearing Sun Bin say it himself made me feel more at ease.

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When Sun Bin heard Yang Xuan mention the military orders he sent two days ago, his face became a little ugly.

When Yang Xuan was in a hurry, he sent multiple messengers to inform the generals of Miyun, Shunyi and Jizhen to take the initiative to send troops to fight the Tatars. He hoped that through the Ming army's advancing tactics, the Tatars would retreat in spite of the difficulties and withdraw from the Great Wall as soon as possible.

Yang Xuan was riding on his horse, naturally recalling the news he had received. Moreover, they were on the road in those two days, so no messengers blocked them.

No new news reached his ears, and Yang Xuan immediately thought about the information he already knew.

The Tatars did not have enough soldiers and horses to enter the customs. This has long been noticed.

There seemed to be no backup, but he was also paying attention.

The Tatars were not attacking Miyun, but were looting the countryside, and he also noticed it.

To sum up, the Tatars' intentions have gradually become clear.

Now, seeing Sun Bin hesitate when answering his questions, Yang Xuan was naturally very unhappy.

However, he did not get angry immediately. He thought that he still had a good temper. Even if he was facing a martial artist, he still had to be civilized.

"The Tartars entering the customs this time are obviously lacking in troops. General Sun will not fail to see that they are unable to threaten the safety of the capital.

What's more, now that the capital camp has been prepared, the capital should be safe. It is the time when all the ministries are fighting bravely to kill the enemy. How can we be afraid of the enemy and fight cowardly? Is this worthy of your majesty and the court? "

Yang Xuan said in a bad tone.

Previously, other officials who had noticed that Yang Xuan was in a bad mood when they greeted him, such as Sanhe Ginseng General Fujin and Sanhe County Magistrate, were all silent at this time and did not dare to say anything.

At this time, soldiers outside the hall sent an official document from Xu Shen, the governor of Shuntian, and handed it to Yang Junzhong. He knew without looking at it that Xu Shenba was urging the troops of Jizhen to use troops as soon as possible to expel the Tatars near Shunyi.

Whether the officers and soldiers can win the battle is also not within Xu Shen's scope of authority. However, as the Tatars are raging in Shuntian Mansion, he, as the governor, has the responsibility to protect the territory and the people.

Naturally, the pot cannot be thrown away.

Yang Xuan opened the official document and took a look at it, then handed it to Sun Bin, "Let's take a look. This should be the intention of the imperial court. If we don't send troops as soon as possible, I'm afraid the Ministry of War will soon issue an official document to supervise the matter."

Yang Xuan just glanced at it and already roughly knew the content of the official document.

Just as he said, the court in the capital had gradually calmed down from the shock after hearing the news about the Tatars' breach of the border.

As information from many sources gathered at the Ministry of War, Yang Bo saw that the entry of the Tatars was unusual, and it seemed to have nothing to do with their initial worries.

But despite this, the Beijing Camp will not move lightly, because the Beijing Camp has few soldiers and can only protect the capital.

However, after the Jizhen army and horses entered Sanhe, and it was confirmed that the Tatars had few troops, Yang Bo naturally thought at first that the Jizhen army would immediately start attacking the enemy and drive the Tatars out.

But considering that King Qin's edict had been issued everywhere, Yang Bo had more to think about.

That is, can we wait a few more days, wait for the Xuanfu army to arrive, and gather the military power of Xuanfu and Jizhen to wipe out this group of Tatars as much as possible.

However, although the idea exists, to turn it into reality, it is necessary to understand the current situation more comprehensively.

Not only must we know the distribution of Ming army forces, but also the accurate movements of the Tatar army.

Yang Bo is planning. He has sent someone to contact Ma Fang on the road and inform him that after entering Changping with his troops, he does not need to go towards the capital, but directly to Huairou.

In Yang Bo's consideration, Ma Fang led the Xuan army from north to south, while the Jizhen army went from south to north, thereby encircling the Tatar cavalry from north to south.

As for Jizhen, he did not issue orders to either Yang Xuan or Sun Bin because he was well aware of the moral character of the Ming army.

Under normal circumstances, if it was not necessary, the Ming army would not take the initiative to start a war. Their strategy was to defend the city.

As for whether Governor Shuntian would ask Ji Zhen soldiers and horses to attack the Tatars, Yang Bo thought it was a joke. How could those generals listen to him at this time?

However, he failed to calculate that Yang Xuan was eager to make meritorious deeds at this time and would exert pressure at all costs to order the Ming army to fight the Tatars.

"Governor Yang, please tell me how to use the troops."

Sun Bin read Xu Shen's writing. Although he was a little annoyed, he did not dare to refuse directly.

If you say something when you are not around, you can find excuses later. Now in front of Yang Xuan, if he refuses to order an attack, Yang Xuan will label him as timid and timid, and then all the responsibility will be thrown on himself. On the head.

"You will lead Ji Town's army to Tongzhou early tomorrow morning and go north from Tongzhou to attack the enemy invaders. At the same time, you will give an order to Miyun and order Hu Town to lead his troops out of the city to attack south and go to Shunyi."

Having said this, Yang Xuan looked at Sanhe General Fu Jin and said, "General Fu will lead his troops to the Sanhe border. We must not let the enemy invade the Sanhe border."

"In this case, the Tatars will look for a pass to the west to retreat."

Sun Bin frowned and said at this time.

If the Ming army sent troops from three sides, the Tatars would not want to be surrounded by the Ming army, even if they thought they could easily break through the Ming army's encirclement.

"You are just in time. Xuan's army is coming from the west. The Tatars should meet them. When they fight, our Ji Zhen three-pronged army can rush into the enemy's position from the rear."

Yang Xuan said calmly, "Now the Tatars are dividing their troops to plunder. Our army must attack with thunderous force to hit them hard so that they have no time to worry about anything else."

Having said this, Yang Xuan took another deep breath before saying: "In addition, you and I jointly issue a warrant to strictly order all armies to speed up their march and reach Sanhe, Pinggu and other places as soon as possible. Anyone who delays the war will be punished."

"Are Feng Zhao and Hu Can going to fight with me?"

Generals Feng Zhao and Hu Can were the generals of Jizhen. They were previously taken away by Yang Xuan to command the Jizhen army. This time they led 5,000 cavalry to Sanhe with Yang Xuan.

If this force did not join, Sun Bin would have to consider whether to send troops from Tongzhou.

With this force, he has nearly 8,000 cavalry in his hands. Although there are still not as many as the Tatars, there are still many Ming troops around, especially those from Miyunhu Town.

In addition, as Yang Xuan said, the Tatars are currently dispersed and looting everywhere. If we attack them at this time, it is actually easier to fight with the Tatars dispersed.

When Yang Xuan heard Sun Bin's question, he immediately nodded and said, "Of course I will act with you."

With Yang Xuan's answer, Sun Bin immediately no longer worried about his safety and happily agreed to his order.

Even if the eight thousand cavalry cannot defeat the Tatars, their own safety is still no problem.

As for whether Hu Zhen, Fu Jin and others will act in accordance with the order, Sun Bin has no control at the moment.

Yang Xuan is in Sanhe, so Fu Jin probably wouldn't dare to disobey orders, but it's hard to say in Hu Town, which is far away in Miyun.

The Ming army was in action, and in the capital, as the information on the Tatars became more and more comprehensive, Wei Guangde became more sure of the reality of the Tatar army.

This bunch of people broke in and probably just grabbed a handful and ran away.

However, he didn't tell anyone else.

In fact, there was no shortage of discerning people in the Ming Dynasty.

Wei Guangde asked himself, if he could see things clearly, it was impossible for the big guys in the Ministry of War not to see them.

Of course, he didn't do nothing. At least at the small cabinet meeting in Prince Yu's Mansion, he expressed his judgment.

However, he was not as bold as Yang Bo, who wanted to encircle and annihilate the Tatars, nor was Yang Xuan's idea of ​​​​squeezing the Tatars westward.

In Prince Yu's Mansion, Wei Guangde stood in front of the map and said to Prince Yu and others: "Xuan's army came from the west, Jizhen's army came from the east, facing each other from east to west, and other guards set out from Tongzhou to the north, and besieged them on three sides. , the Tatars will inevitably choose to flee north and escape back to the grassland via the original route."

The area that the Tatars passed through has already been looted by them, so there is no need to worry about them making a second trip. The damage has already been done.

"As long as the escape route in the direction of Miyun is not blocked, if the Tatars know the truth, they will soon push out the Great Wall."

Finally, Wei Guangde analyzed.

"Since the Tatars have insufficient troops, why not gather the Jizhen and Xuanda armies to encircle and annihilate the Tatars?"

King Yu asked at this time.

"Without superior cavalry, it would be difficult to encircle."

Wei Guangde shook his head and said: "Actually, as long as our troops are mobilized in the east, south and west directions, the Tatars should evacuate immediately."

In fact, this was the conclusion he reached after calculating the time it took Xuan Dajun and Jizhen Army to arrive near Gyeonggi.

If you want to encircle and annihilate, you must set up an ambush before the Tatar army enters the pass. When they reach the gate of Shunyi City, you must launch an encirclement. At that time, you will have the opportunity to complete the siege and annihilation tactics.

The current situation is that the Ministry of War did not expect the Tatars to raid Ji Town in advance, or they had expected it, but they did not have time to make too many preparations.

The time required for the mobilization of the army is actually the time when the Tatars have calculated accurately and can enter the pass to plunder.

The area south of Miyun has dense villages and dense population, and the harvest from looting is also very large. Moreover, the Tatars have looted here more than ten years ago and are familiar with these conditions.

The harvest from attacking Beizhili is indeed much greater than attacking other areas, far exceeding Jidong, Xuanda and other places.

"All actions are planned by the Tatars. It is not surprising that they are passive everywhere."

Zhang Juzheng also tended to agree with Wei Guangde's judgment at this time. The Tatars came to plunder, and the time was before the Ming Dynasty mobilized surrounding troops to arrive.

Perhaps a few days later, when the armies of Xuanda and Jizhen are approaching, the Tatars will choose to flee north with the looted property.

"Is there a way to crack it?"

King Yu asked still unwillingly.

"In the capital camp and surrounding cities, order elite soldiers to go out to attack the bandits who are scattered and looting, which may reduce losses."

Wei Guangde said calmly.

Although it's easy to say something, just open your mouth, but if you really want to issue such an order, I'm afraid not many people will obey the order.

"If we want to resolve once and for all the shock caused by the Tatars breaking the secret cloud to the capital, we still need to station a large army capable of fighting."

As soon as Wei Guangde said this, he was interrupted by Zhang Juzheng.

"That's impossible. If that's the case, we have to deploy the most elite soldiers from all over the world. This would be a restoration of the regimental camp of the previous dynasty, and His Majesty will definitely not agree to it."

Zhang Juzheng said immediately.

Shortly after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he chose to abolish the regiment camp and the two official offices and restore the old system of three camps, which was still a guard system.

The Three Thousand Battalions were renamed the Shenshu Battalion. The three battalions of the three battalions were dismissed from their posts and ministers, and were commanded by a general and called the Governor of the Jingying Rongzheng. They were assisted by a civil servant and called the Assistant Manager of the Jingying Rongzheng. , under which there are deputy staff officers and other officers.

All the soldiers from the regimental camp and the two official halls were returned to the fifth military camp, while Baohunling flags and other items were still under the command of Shenshu camp.

In fact, this is a disguised denial of the regiment training system that was formed during the Jingtai period. The so-called Twelve Regiment Camps during the Chenghua period and the East and West Official Offices of the Zhengde Dynasty actually evolved on the basis of the regiment training system.

At this time, the border troops must be mobilized to join the guard. If they are dispersed into the three major battalions, a dispute between the old and the new will inevitably break out, and the consequences are really unpredictable.

In fact, these are all documented, so they were organized separately later to form the so-called "Four Outer Schools". This is also the reason why the East and West Government Offices were formed. In fact, they were responsible for the newcomers and the old.

In fact, no one can tell whether such a change is good or bad, but based on Zhang Juzheng's understanding of Emperor Jiajing, this is absolutely impossible to achieve.

If the border troops were transferred to the Beijing camp, the regiment camp system would inevitably be re-established, which would be equivalent to negating the reform of the Beijing camp in the early Jiajing period.

While Prince Yu's Mansion was still discussing, a group of more than a hundred Mongolian cavalry accidentally found a wooden boat on the Wenyu River in the north of Beijing.

The leader of the team coveted the riches on the other side of the river and took the risk of using this wooden boat to go back and forth on the river more than ten times, transporting all his men across the Wenyu River.

In Xiyuan at night, Emperor Jiajing felt depressed after meditating tonight, so he gave up practicing and climbed to the high platform of Xiyuan to look around, hoping to relieve his mood.

Suddenly, he saw a red light flashing in the distance to the north.

"Huang Jin, come here and see if there is any fire over there?"

Emperor Jiajing was not sure whether he was hallucinating, so he called the eunuch behind him and said.

Huang Jin was not young at all. He tried his best to look in the direction indicated by the emperor, but saw nothing.

Emperor Jiajing watched for a while, and then simply called a few more young eunuchs, and finally determined that there was indeed a red light in the distance to the north, which looked like fire.

However, after receiving the eunuch's answer, Emperor Jiajing said nothing and just walked away.