Chapter 525 524 The Prince Is Born

The current battle situation has been rapidly reversed, which is extremely unfavorable to the Ming army.

Having lost the advantage of speed, the Ming army rushed forward from the moment they received the order from General Yang Zhao, hoping to break through the Tartar army in front.

However, when the whole army started to charge, the speed of the front army could only be increased little by little, and the Tartar ambush troops who had already launched a charge in the back had already caught up with the abundant horsepower and attacked the right side of the Ming army.

What Yang Zhao did not expect was that the Tartars blocking the road in front did not directly intercept the Ming army, but the troops on the left wing, that is, the original Tartar vanguard, formed a cone and fiercely smashed the left wing of the Ming army, and other troops followed.

From the sky, the battlefield has begun to change from the original front, middle and back three groups to the left, middle and right.

The Tartars in front have moved to the left, and the Tartars in the back have also moved to the right, and the two roads are sandwiching the Ming army in the center.

Fortunately, the front of the Ming army seems to have been vacated, and there is no Tartar army to intercept.

Although the Ming army on the right wing behind had been attacked by the Tartars, there were no obstacles on the road ahead. As long as they speeded up, most of them still had a chance to escape.

But soon, the Ming army in front saw the row of grain carts across their road ahead. Although the grain carts were not connected, the dense formation of the Ming army now meant that the appearance of these grain carts would inevitably affect the speed of the Ming army.

Yang Zhao, who was at the vanguard of the Ming army, was already anxious at this time. He knew that only by rushing out could the Ming army have a chance to leave the battlefield.

However, the grain carts in front became a roadblock for the Ming army at this time, and it was unknown how many people would die because of avoiding them.

Yang Zhao's position made it easy for him to adjust the direction of his warhorse to avoid these roadblocks, but the people behind him had no choice.

The sight was blocked. When they saw the roadblocks, they were already very close to the grain carts, and the dense formation would also make them lose the space for adjustment.

They were completely counted in by this group of Tartars. At this time, Yang Zhao had no idea.

The repeated attacks of the Tartars on the border wall near Liaoyang in the early stage were intended to provoke him and make him lead his troops to pursue them.

The foot of Xiongshan Mountain was the battlefield prepared by the Tartars for the two armies, which was conducive to the concealment of the ambush by Xiongshan Mountain.

After all, not far from the Liaodong border wall of the Ming Dynasty was the flat Liaohe Plain, but these places were often flooded by the Liaohe River to form swamps, making it impossible for the Ming army to build a border wall here.

It was also because of this terrain that Yang Zhao never thought of being ambushed by the Tartars.

You know, after the Ming army went out of the border wall, they set up perfect defense facilities every night according to the highest standards, including trenches, camp fences, chevaux de frise, and countless horse pits around the camp.

In order to prevent the attack of Tartar rockets, the outer military tents were scattered, and a large number of night guards were scattered outside the military camp to form a barrier to warn of possible Tartar night attacks.

Yang Zhao thought he had done well enough, but the current situation was indeed extremely unfavorable to them.

Even the target of their pursuit this time, the dozens of carts of grain and grass, were now fully used by the Tartars as roadblocks to slow down the retreat of the Ming army.

After that, what the Ming army had to do was to follow the traces left by the Tartar army as the pursuing troops, and they didn't even need to know the next move of the Tartars.

As long as they caught up with them and destroyed them, it would be fine.

Yang Zhao knew that the Tartars wanted to sandwich the Ming army from both sides.

This battle had already been lost, but how many people could escape in the end.

However, what he was most worried about now was whether the Ming army would have an internal conflict in order to escape.

Sure enough, the speed of the Ming army's formation was getting faster and faster, and it was getting closer and closer to the dozens of roadblocks.

The Ming cavalry in front had already begun to adjust their horses' heads. No one was a fool. The current situation was extremely unfavorable. Only by maintaining a sufficient speed and passing through the roadblocks formed by the grain carts could they have a chance to escape the ambush of the Tartars, even if they were competing for that position with their comrades around them.

No one wants to die here.

Huang Taiji, who was hiding in the Tartar army, was watching this scene excitedly. The Ming army had completely fallen into the situation he expected.

His troops were led by Dalaisun, and the ambush troops were led by Baduer. They were all experienced and brave generals. They would definitely be able to completely destroy this Ming army this time.

Five thousand Ming cavalry, this is already the main force of the Liaodong Ming army's mobility.

As long as they are eliminated, how many cavalry can the Ming army put together outside the pass?

Two thousand, or three thousand?

Maybe there are more, but what does it matter? The main force of the Ming army's mobile forces are all here, and they will be destroyed by him in one battle.

At that time, Liaodong could only be said to be under the management of the Ming Dynasty in name, but the Liaodong Ming army only had a large number of infantry, and they could only hide in the castle and rely on the protection of the city wall to survive.

The land outside the city wall will be the Mongolian racecourse.

Soon, the formation of the advancing Ming army's vanguard began to become chaotic.

As the distance to the grain carts shortened, many Ming cavalrymen wanted to pass through the gaps between the grain carts, fighting for them. This competition continued to expand, leading to greater chaos.

"Bang bang bang"

The Ming army and the Tatar cavalry had already revealed their weapons, and the sound of three-eyed muskets had been fired. The soldiers stabbed each other with sabers or spears in their hands. On their heads, there were puffs of arrows flying. Pass.

The Ming army was undoubtedly in a very disadvantageous position. At this time, the Ming army was already in close combat. The Tatars were coming from behind them. They could only fight the enemy sideways, and they had to always be on guard against arrows flying from nowhere.

The left-wing Ming army is in a slightly better situation. At least they can still fight the Tatars face to face, even if there is only one chance.

In contact with the enemy, there is only one encounter with each other, and then they will pass each other, and the distance will become farther and farther.

However, the people still riding on the horse did not know what was waiting for them ahead.

The Tatars obviously wanted to squeeze the Ming army toward the center and use those grain trucks as roadblocks to increase the losses of the Ming army.

Yang Zhao saw it and could only feel anxious in his heart.

He knew he was finished.

In this battle, he lost more than half of the Ming army's cavalry outside the pass.

Even if he could escape alive, the court would never let him go easily.

Naturally, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles away, didn't know all this.

At this moment, Yin Shizhen, Wei Guangde and others gathered in Prince Yu's Mansion, waiting for the news from the inner courtyard.

Yes, this morning, while Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng were still attending the enrollment ceremony, they received a notice from the palace servant that the man in the palace was already suffering from abdominal pain, abdominal pain, and was about to give birth.

After they hurried back to the palace, Li Fang sent someone to inform them that the amniotic fluid was about to break.

Wei Guangde sat on a chair and quietly looked at Yin Shizhen who was walking anxiously in the room.

Although Zhang Juzheng next to him still seems to be sitting there as steady as a rock, what the hell is that wall to the north you look at from time to time?

Can you still see through the walls and see the inner courtyard of the palace?

When I was feeling secretly happy, the door was pushed open again. This time it was Chen Yiqin who came in, and behind him was Gao Gong, the minister from the left.

Now Chen Yiqin has retired from serving and returned to the court. However, because there are no vacant official positions in the Six Ministries and Five Temples, he has only resumed his official position as a Hanlin Attendant Bachelor, but is in charge of Hanlin Academy affairs.

In the past, this was usually the responsibility of the Minister of Rites or the Minister of Taichang Temple.

However, since there aren't many things going on in the Hanlin Academy on a daily basis, it's quite leisurely.

As for Gao Gong, although he is the chief official of the school, he still handles ministry affairs in the Ministry of Etiquette on a daily basis. Qu Jingchun, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, does more of the work of the main school.

When the two of them came in, Gao Gong asked: "Is there any news? Is it a man or a woman?"

The people closest to King Yu were all gathered here, so naturally there was no need to be reserved and he just opened his mouth to ask.

"Don't know yet."

Yin Shizhen answered.

"Your Highness is still inside?"

Gao Gong glanced at everyone and didn't see King Yu, so he felt a little unhappy.

He knew that King Yu was probably already waiting outside the delivery room, wanting to get the news as soon as possible.

Instead of continuing into the room to find a chair to sit down, he returned to the door, waved a chamberlain in, and ordered: "Go to the inner courtyard and ask your highness to come here and wait."

When Wei Guangde heard this, he just glanced at Gao Gong and said nothing.

This may be what Gao Gong thought King Yu should be like.

Not long after, King Yu came here alone, but it was clear from his expression that he was very nervous.

Wei Guangde knew that King Yu should have left Li Fang there, and would come to inform Gong Li immediately after she gave birth.

The medical level of the Ming Dynasty was not low, but it was nothing compared to later generations. The risk of childbirth for pregnant women in these days was still very high. If you were not careful, you might have dystocia, which would be dangerous to the pregnant woman and the fetus. No wonder King Yu would So nervous.

For this reason, people in the Ming Dynasty regarded the birth of a pregnant woman as a happy event, but it could also turn into nothing. This is why Gao Gong asked King Yu to come here and stay away.

If everything goes well, you can naturally feel happy, but if something unexpected happens, it is not something that King Yu should be involved in.

"Your Highness, please be patient."

Gao Gong looked at King Yu who was restless and could only comfort him.

If before, King Yu was worried about the safety of his children, then now, naturally, the first thing to look at is whether the children can be born smoothly. This is the top priority.

As for whether the child is a boy or a girl, at least at this moment, King Yu is not the most concerned about it.

But King Yu doesn't care, but that doesn't mean Gao Gong doesn't care.

At this moment, he was quietly asking about the recent diagnoses of imperial doctors and folk doctors, and the gender of the fetus in Li Gongren's belly.

Only Yin Shizhen among the people here can answer these questions. In fact, the person he is most familiar with should be Li Fang, but he is not in the room at the moment.

Wei Guangde actually didn't understand whether those doctors could really determine the gender of the fetus in a pregnant woman's belly just by diagnosing the pulse.

But at least the gender of his eldest son was revealed by the doctor. I don’t know if he said it just to get some money or if he could actually tell.

However, at this moment, Wei Guangde is still very confident.

It was that doctor, or rather a famous gynecologist in the capital, who was said to be very accurate. After diagnosing Gong Li's pulse, he concluded that it was also his son.

“Lending well, lending well.”

While Wei Guangde was still waiting quietly, he heard Gao Gong's voice calling him.

"Brother Suqing, why are you calling me?"

Wei Guangde looked over and cupped his hands.

"How good is the doctor you recommended to the palace?"

Naturally, Prince Yu and Yin Shizhen must have told Gao Gong about Wei Guangde's introduction of a famous doctor in the capital to diagnose Li Gongren's pulse, which was not only to regulate her body, but also to find out the gender of the fetus.

"Those two are famous doctors in the capital. As for their reputations, I think they should have been inquired when the palace invited them."

Wei Guangde said with a smile.

While he was talking, Yin Shizhen also nodded and agreed: "Su Qing, the palace has inquired about the doctors introduced by Shandai, and they are all famous doctors with a very loud reputation. '

"So, the fetus in Li Gongren's belly should be the prince."

Hearing this, Gao Gong also became happy, and Prince Yu beside him also smiled unconsciously.

He knew these things before, but he would naturally feel happy when they were mentioned.

"I don't know if we should send someone to the palace to report this matter after the prince is born."

Chen Yiqin said at this time.

The one who gave birth this time was a concubine, not a princess. Even in the royal family, she could only be considered a concubine, not a legitimate son.

If Princess Chen of Prince Yu gave birth to a son, it would definitely be the crown prince, and the Emperor Jiajing would have to be informed immediately.

But this time it was a concubine, so it could be reported or not.

"We must send someone to inform the West Garden immediately."

Before anyone else could react or think, Wei Guangde said decisively.

What a joke, does Emperor Jiajing have a grandson?

Well, there was once, but not now.

There is no need to consider it at all. No matter what will happen to the little prince in the future, whether he can grow up safely, that is a matter for the future. What should be done now is to send the good news to the palace.

Gao Gong nodded, "Send someone to the West Garden to deliver the letter immediately, so that His Majesty will be happy."

With Gao Gong saying this, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shizhan and others naturally would not object.

I don't know how long it took, only the eunuchs came into the room to add tea, but there was no news from the inner courtyard.

As time went by, Prince Yu's face became increasingly impatient. He could no longer sit still and began to pace back and forth in the room. If Gao Gong hadn't been here, Prince Yu would have gone to the back.

At this time, everyone in the room looked unhappy. The waiting time was indeed a bit long, at least that's what Wei Guangde thought.

He wanted to say that it was usually difficult for women to have their first child, but he was afraid of offending Prince Yu, so Wei Guangde simply kept his head down and didn't say anything.

Finally, there were faint sounds of hurried footsteps outside the room. There were quite a few people coming, and it seemed that there were several people.

From a distance, Li Fang's voice could be heard outside.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, it's born, it's a prince, and both mother and child are safe."

Mother and child are safe, which is obviously what everyone wants to hear most at this moment.

Prince Yu's offspring, well, it should be said that the palace really has a set of ways to select concubines.

Princess Zhang became pregnant shortly after marrying Prince Yu. Perhaps this is the so-called easy-to-conceive constitution. She also gave birth to a son and a daughter for Prince Yu.

But it seems that it is more difficult for other women around Prince Yu.

Now, she finally appears again.