Chapter 536 535 Chaotic Situation

"So, what information have the factory guards obtained since the Tatars breached the border wall?"

Emperor Jiajing ignored Huang Jin and continued to ask.

Huang Jin was a bit arrogant, but he managed at least Dongchang, and only targeted officials in the capital.

Now that the war is taking place outside the capital, it is actually Jin Yiwei's job to collect intelligence.

"Pfft" he knelt down and thought about the note he had seen in the past two days and replied: "In the past two days, Jinyi Guardian, many people in Ji Town said that the Tatars were recruited by Tonghan and his son."

Emperor Jiajing's face became serious and asked: "Aren't the Tonghan father and son already controlled by Yang Xuan? How could anyone say that they invited the Tatars?"

"Your Majesty, this time the Tatar chieftain is Xin'ai Taiji, the son of Anda Khan, and his wife is the adopted daughter of Tonghan. The relationship between the two is unusual.

As for their entry into the customs, I don't know whether Yang Xuan knew about it. "

Huang Jin said hurriedly, then paused for a moment before saying: "However, when the Tatars broke through the pass, Yang Xuan led the Jizhen army to stationed at Shanhaiguan."

"Where is Yang Xuan now?"

Emperor Jiajing asked with a frown.

"We should have arrived in Tongzhou."

Huang Jin said that this information was recorded on the note Jinyiwei sent to the palace, so he said: "According to Jinyiwei's secret report, the Tatars invaded Sanhe and surrounded Sanhe Ginseng General Fujin in Zhengguantun.

At this time, Yang Xuanben was in Sanhe City, but due to the lack of troops around him, he sent an order to Sun Bin, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, and Hu Zhen, the deputy commander-in-chief of Miyun, who had arrived in Tongzhou, to send troops for rescue, while he went to Tongzhou from Sanhe. "

"hehe."

After listening to Huang Jin's detailed explanation, Emperor Jiajing not only chuckled, but also didn't know what he thought of.

Although he had doubts in his heart, Huang Jin did not dare to ask. Then he heard Emperor Jiajing say: "Get up and send someone to invite the two elders to see me."

Huang Jin hurriedly got up and went outside the palace door, asked a chamberlain to invite Xu Jie and Yuan Wei, and then returned to the main hall.

Not long after, Xu Jie and Yuan Wei were brought into the main hall by the chamberlain.

"You have all read the war report from the Ministry of War."

Emperor Jiajing looked at the two men and smiled and said: "Yang Xuan reported that he led his troops to severely defeat the enemy invaders, forcing them to flee eastward, and prayed for rewards for the soldiers. What do you think?"

After hearing the emperor's question, Xu Jie and Yuan Wei both looked at each other, and they naturally felt the yin and yang flavor in Emperor Jiajing's words.

Yuan Wei withdrew his gaze, but lowered his gaze. He was the second assistant. Logically, Xu Jie should speak first. Only if the emperor was dissatisfied could he speak.

So, at this time, Yuan Wei was recalling the news gathered by all parties in the past two days, and thinking about what he should say if he was asked.

As for Xu Jie, he had naturally expected it. After all, Yang Bo had come to see him before.

To be honest, who is the governor of Jiliao has little to do with Xu Jie.

Xu Jie has already felt that although the emperor still trusts him, he will not give him great rights like he did with Yan Song.

Governor Ji Liao is responsible for the security of Kyoto, and it is impossible for him to recommend him.

Only this time, Ji Zhenjun's performance was really bad and he was passive throughout.

Even at this time, there are still many Jizhen troops on the road.

They are the army guarding the capital.

The reason for all this, as Yang Bo said, is because of Yang Xuan.

He is indeed not suitable to continue to serve as governor of Jiliao.

Since he agreed with Yang Bo's words and agreed to his request, Xu Jie said: "The bandit camp is still in Sanhe Pinggu, and they have chosen to go to Tongzhou. It is arrogant to call them pursuers."

Hearing Xu Jie say this, not only Huang Jin, but also Yuan Wei also turned his head and looked over.

Xu Jie's words just now were not frivolous, and they were even close to saying that he, Yang Xuan, was bullying the emperor.

The Tatars are now in Pinggu, preparing to go north out of the Great Wall, but Yang Xuan is going south, towards Tongzhou, and he talks about chasing the enemy invaders, which is simply ridiculous.

"I heard that the Xuanfu army has arrived in Changping?"

Emperor Jiajing did not continue this topic, and if he continued talking, he could only give Yang Xing a choice.

It is not appropriate to pursue this matter now during the war.

A feudal official like Yang Xuan is intertwined with his disciples and old officials. It's not that he can't be moved, but it's just not the right time yet.

Xu Jie once again told what he knew about the war situation. Some of them were already known to Emperor Jiajing, but some were not known at all. The official documents had only reached the cabinet and had not yet been sent to the palace.

"Yang Bo's plan seems to be unfeasible. The Tatars fled north from Pinggu. Unless Xuan's army continues to attack eastward, it will be exhausted."

Emperor Jiajing naturally understood the current situation after listening to Xu Jier's statement.

At first, Xu Jie focused the battlefield between Miyun and Shunyi, but Huang Taiji's army moved eastward and escaped from this encirclement.

If at the beginning, the Ming army's Jizhen army did not go north from Tongzhou, but attacked north from Sanhe, they would just be able to confront the Tatars.

If the leading army of Ji Town can reach Pinggu first and block the Tatars' northward return route, there will be a chance of encirclement.

But Yang Xuan chose Tongzhou as the starting point of his attack.

Of course, he has little responsibility for this. This was the plan of the Ministry of War from the beginning.

"You go down and inform Yang Bo and order him to fulfill his duties and defeat the Tatars as soon as possible."

Emperor Jiajing knew this result and was perhaps a little disappointed. He waved his hand and asked Xu Jie and Yuan Wei to retreat.

In this summons, Xu Jie was the only one who spoke, and Yuan Wei basically didn't talk to him.

However, who calls him Cisuke.

"I'll take my leave."

Xu Jie and Yuan Wei bowed deeply, and then retreated to the palace gate and turned to walk out.

After Xu Jie and Yuan Wei left, Emperor Jiajing's eyes flashed, and Huang Jin, who was beside him, felt the murderous intent from the emperor.

Huang Jin understood that the master he served had the intention to kill.

The situation this time was similar to that of more than ten years ago. The Tartars broke through the pass and plundered the surrounding areas of the capital, and then successfully left the pass, stepping on the face of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and rubbing it hard.

It was impossible for Emperor Jiajing not to hate.

He needed to vent this negative emotion.

Unlike the last time, due to various reasons, the Ming army was even less prepared this time, and each unit was hastily fighting.

In particular, the Jizhen army, the cornerstone of the defense of the capital, was still in Shanhaiguan when the Tartars broke through the pass.

The reason was of course well known to Emperor Jiajing.

Although the foreign ministers knew that it was related to his indecision and did not firmly support Yang Bo's opinion, this was not a reason.

The emperor can't be wrong.

The only one who is wrong is Yang Xuan, who is extremely stupid and has no ability to plan, but at this time he shamelessly tries to grab the credit and ask for reward.

"You two take this letter out of the city, and take this sign with you, it will be useful at the city gate."

"Yes, sir."

"Tell Ma Fang when you see him that he must lead the light cavalry eastward to catch up with the Tartars. Don't let them leave easily, otherwise it will be very troublesome."

At this time, Wei Guangde stood outside the gate of Prince Yu's Mansion and gave instructions to the two personal soldiers who came from home.

These two people were the messengers who had been responsible for the contact between the Wei family and Xuanfu, and everyone around Ma Fang knew them.

"Tell him to fight boldly, the Tartars should be fleeing now. Even if you know they are catching up, you don't have time to return to the army to fight them. As long as you don't chase them out of the Great Wall and chase them to the grassland, it will be safe.

Near them, the various tribes in Jizhen should be not far away, and the Tartars will never dare to stay inside the pass for a long time."

There was only one letter, and it didn't matter who took it.

But now the situation outside the city is chaotic. Although the Ministry of War and Wei Guangde both believe that the Tartars should retreat, it is not ruled out that there are scattered Tartars still looting everywhere.

They may be creating confusion or have lost contact with the main force of the Tartars and have not received any news, so Wei Guangde wants to explain to them what is going on.

If they encounter danger on the way and the letter is lost, as long as one person can see Ma Fang, the news can also reach his ears.

The two put the letter into a bamboo tube, and one of them carried it on his back, then got on the horse and rode towards the north of the city.

Zhang Juzheng in the gate also came out at this time, raised his hand and pointed upward, "It doesn't matter what time it is. It will be dark soon if they leave the city. The situation outside the city is complicated now, and we are not afraid of losing their lives outside."

"The situation is urgent and there is no time to let them wait all night."

Wei Guangde said with a wry smile.

In his opinion, the Tartars at this time may have turned to Pinggu under the leadership of Huang Taiji.

If Ma Fang could receive his letter tonight or in the early morning, he would lead his troops eastward immediately and have a chance to intercept the Tartars' rearguard.

Otherwise, when he led his troops to Pinggu, he might not even see the flying dust.

But this time, he, or the entire military department, did not expect that when they all thought that the Tartars would go back after robbing things and would not cause any trouble, a massacre was taking place 20 miles southwest of Zhengguantun, and the Ming army also suffered the most severe losses since the Tartars entered the pass.

"Taiji, Taiji, I cut off the general of the Ming country, haha."

At this time, Baduer was riding on a horse, with a long rope on his arm, and a corpse was dragged behind the galloping horse.

Beside him, several guards were holding armor, swords, guns and other captured items, and a broken Ming army flag was whistling back.

In order to kill this Ming general, Baduer used all his strength and chased him for a long distance.

At this time, the woods had become quiet, but if you listened carefully, you could still hear the sound of Mongolian cavalry chasing the Ming army in the distance.

The remaining Ming army had lost their courage at this time, and fled to the south without armor.

There were cavalry on both sides, so it would be very troublesome to chase them.

If it weren't for his superb riding skills and the top-quality warhorse, it would be difficult to catch up with Sun Bin and kill him.

Not to mention, the soldiers around Sun Bin were also very skilled. The two sides shot arrows at each other during the chase, and Badu'er was also hit by an arrow in his left arm. At this time, the arrow had not been pulled out, but the arrow shaft was cut off and bandaged to stop the bleeding. He had to find someone to shoot the arrow back.

Speaking of which, although the Ming army had issued and equipped a lot of firearms at this time, for the cavalry, in addition to choosing a suitable weapon as a close-range weapon, the best weapon for long-range attack was still the bow and arrow.

In any case, the firing rate of bows and arrows far exceeded the firearms of this period, and the firing rate was very important in cavalry battles.

Although the crossbow is simple to use and powerful, few cavalrymen use crossbows, because it is easy for foot soldiers to string a crossbow, just by holding the foot and pulling the arm, but it is impossible to do so on horseback.

As for the hand crossbow, which is easy to string, its power is not enough to tickle the enemy.

Only those cavalrymen who are not good at riding and shooting will choose to use firearms, such as bird guns and three-eyed guns.

However, because of this, they are destined to become only soldiers, and it is impossible for them to be summoned by generals as family servants.

In fact, those who can stand out from the many soldiers and become the generals' close friends at this time are all skilled in archery and horse riding.

There are also good firearms operators favored by the generals, but the accuracy of firearm shooting requires extremely high accuracy, and it is absolutely impossible without any talent.

Therefore, although Baduer successfully killed Sun Bin, he also took a great risk. Even if the arrow was slightly off, it might have directly killed him.

When Baduer dragged Sun Bin's body in front of Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji just looked at him with contempt, and then laughed.

"You go and greet the leaders below, don't chase the desperate enemy, come back as soon as possible to clean up the battlefield, and then go to Pinggu, I will take them back to the prairie."

Huang Taiji's strategic goal was achieved, and he had no interest in staying in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

According to the scout's report, many Ming troops have appeared around, and they are attacking from the east and west.

Needless to say, it must be the army of Jizhen and Xuanfu, which are closest to here.

"Okay, I see that the armor and weapons that the Ming Dynasty has equipped their soldiers are good, it would be a pity not to take them away."

Baduer responded happily.

He had been staying with Huang Taiji and had a very clear understanding of the situation.

At present, they seemed to be in a good situation, but if they really waited for the main force of the Ming army to arrive, they would be in real danger.

After all, they brought too few people with them this time. Fortunately, they were all elites under Huang Taiji's account, otherwise they would not dare to play like this.

Of course, not summoning other tribes was also to achieve the suddenness of the sneak attack. The Ming Dynasty also buried countless spies in many tribes along the Great Wall. There were also some people in the three guards of Doyan who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

So, the Mongols now are no longer the Mongols of Genghis Khan's time. The internal intrigue is fierce, not inferior to the Han people at all.

After it got dark, Huang Taiji ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield with torches, and then withdrew the siege overnight. He did not even have time to completely wipe out the remnants of Fu Jin in Zhengguantun, and the whole army marched north.

They actually did not have much time, and the nearest Ming army was only more than ten miles away.

At night, everything was quiet. Somewhere on the official road from Huairou to Miyun, there were shadows of fire in the darkness. Could you still see groups of soldiers patrolling around with torches?

"Tatt, tatt"

The sound of horse hooves sounded in such a night, and it spread far away.

"Dashan, there is a fire ahead, slow down, don't get caught in the road."

There were two horses, one in front and one behind. At this time, the man in front suddenly shouted loudly to the man behind.

Although the voice could be heard far away at this time, he didn't lower his voice. In fact, the sound of horse hooves was enough for the other side to discover.

Soon, the rapid sound of horse hooves came down, and the two of them also moved forward vigilantly with their weapons.

They could all see the fire, and the other side couldn't have been unaware of their arrival.

Perhaps they had been surrounded, and what they had to do was to prevent the other side's trip ropes and the like.

If they were hit, if they were facing the Tartars, then it would be completely impossible for them to run.

"Get off your horses and put down your weapons."

Perhaps seeing their alertness, the other side knew that the tactics they had deployed could not do anything to them, and the sudden shouting finally sounded in the darkness.