Chapter 1110 The end of the Geng scroll is also the beginning
The public servant of the Ministry of War.
Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Huang Degong's troops had finally bypassed Wuling Mountain and entered Caojiazhai to join forces with Li Ruzhang's troops.
Although Huang Degong's troops did not have many troops, their arrival undoubtedly made Li Ruzhang's troops, who originally thought they were in a desperate situation and on the verge of collapse of morale, like a traveler in the desert who was about to die of thirst when he suddenly discovered a clear spring and was instantly resurrected with full health and a surge in morale.
Once Li Ruzhang's tribe gets the support of Huang Degong's tribe, especially Huang Degong's tribe, which is almost composed of firecrackers, it will pose a huge threat to the entire southward invasion and return route of the Chahar people south of Gubeikou.
Whether it is the Qiangziling line or the Fengjiabao line, whether they are the Chahar people or the Waikakarkha people, when they return to the grassland north, they will encounter these fire soldiers relying on the terrain to block them from Miyun to Chaohe Suo. .
In particular, the goods and people that these Mongolian soldiers plundered in Miyun and Huairou will have to go through this long journey before they can cross the border wall and enter the grassland. The Mongolian soldiers who lack sufficient mobility will no longer be able to do what they did during the previous invasion. As fast as wind and fire, they will not be able to encounter such a sudden ambush from metal projectiles at any intersection or ferry or by the woods.
This news will soon reach the ears of the Chahar and Waikarkha people who are still confronting each other on the Changping-Shunyi-Pinggu line. They will have to face an embarrassing and difficult situation.
Either they retreat immediately, possibly even losing a lot of people and property they could have taken away, or they have to continue to persist and strive to break the defense lines of the Jizhen Army, Datong Army, and Xuanfu Army, but even Lin Dan Batur knew that this was almost impossible to do, and that there was no point in continuing.
“Lin Dan Batur may have to consider withdrawing his troops.” Zhang Jingqiu has lost weight in the past month or so, and his eye sockets appear deeper, but he is in good spirits.
"I guess the people from Outer Khalkha will run faster. They can't escape from Yanqing and can only retreat from Gubeikou, but this journey is not short." Chai Ke said with a smile: " The only regret is that the number of Huang Degong's troops is too small, otherwise it will really bite the people of Chahar and Outer Khalkha."
"Zishu, be content." Zhang Jingqiu shook his head, "Huang Degong's work was all improvised. I am very satisfied that I can get out of the fortress and walk to Caojiazhai. Look at this bunch of **** in Jingying, what else can you expect?" Is it too high? They have already performed very well, and their journey to Caojiazhai did not just save Li Ruzhang's tribe,..."
Chai Ke nodded understandingly, saying nothing.
After learning that Huang Degong's tribe and Li Ruzhang's tribe had joined together, Chen Jixian's illness also recovered, the fifth army camp began to mobilize, and Niu Jizong, who had remained silent, also began to command the Xuanfu army to take the initiative to attack the Waikakarkhas to the north. All of this After getting past that point, start turning around.
North gate of Shunyi City.
Lindan Batur looked back to the south with regret.
Although he couldn't see the towering city wall, he was still a little unwilling. The Han people were still too timid and did not dare to take a gamble even though they had heavy troops in their hands.
The Inner Khalkha people have proven that those Beijing camps are just a bunch of wine sacks and rice sacks. They were defeated by Zaisai guy overnight and captured 50,000 people. This was something that even Lindan Batur himself did not dare to think about.
As long as he dares to bet on breaking into the capital city, he will dare to use all the strength of the Chahar and Waikalkha people to completely defeat the Ji Zhen army. By then, I believe that guy Zasai will never be satisfied again. The current results of the battle will truly come west to join us.
Pity.
Lindan Batur didn't know what Niu Jizong was thinking. Such a timid and mediocre old man could actually sit on the throne of the Zhou Dynasty's first governor-general, the Governor-General of Xuanda. It's in my hands, but I don't even dare to give it a try.
"Let's go." He sighed and took one last look at Shunyi City. Lindan Batur suddenly urged his horse and stepped forward. Subadi's gang could no longer sit still. If they don't leave, Waikhar will The Ka people were afraid that they would really abandon themselves and run away.
Lindan Batur pursed his lips unwillingly. After leaving, he didn’t know when he would be able to truly set foot in the Central Plains.
Twenty years ago, the Jurchens could not be called players in this land, but now, the Mongols have to give way to the Jurchens. There are half-hearted characters like the Inner Khalkha and Horqin people, and the Outer Khalkha people. For such a selfless person, Lindan Batur knew very well that Chahar's road to unifying the entire Mongolia would be quite long.
Leave aside the Tumut and Ordos people in the west, just taming the Inner and Outer Khalkhas is an extremely difficult challenge.
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"Sir, the Outer Khalkha people have withdrawn." The tent was opened with a roar, and the subordinates rushed in excitedly, "There is no one in Changping Prefecture. The scouts went in and walked around. The Outer Khalkha people should have left... "
Niu Jizong was not so excited, and just nodded calmly: "I understand, order all the ministries to follow and pursue, and be careful to prevent the Mongolian carbine. Their cavalry strength is still there, although they have no intention of fighting, but in order to ensure that the looted property can be brought back to the grassland , they will not hesitate to give it a try..."
"I understand, sir." The subordinate did not realize the coach's loneliness, and left quickly after hugging his fists.
Only Niu Jizong and a close aide were left in the tent. It took a long time before Niu Jizong said quietly: "I wonder if this is the stupidest thing I have done in my life, or if it is the smartest thing?"
"Sir, in this case, there is really no need to take this risk. If the prince's Denglai army is still there, they will definitely go north to reinforce the Jizhen army. Then we can give it a try, and at the worst, we can withdraw from the capital. The city is moving south, but no one can restrain the Ji Zhen Army, and the Datong Army is not in our hands, and Chen Jixian is a character with both sides. Prince Yi Zhong can take this gamble, but we dare not." The staff sighed.
If you want to enter the city, you can only do it in the name of "Qingjun's side". Prince Yohitada will not show up until the last moment. All risks are on yourself. If something goes wrong, it will be death.
Even if Niu Jizong dares to bet, he has to consider the attitudes of several of his subordinates in the Xuanfu army. After all, their family members are still in the capital city, which is related to the wealth and lives of countless families.
"Hmph, wealth can be gained from danger, everyone will say this, but it is not the same thing when it falls on you." Niu Jizong shook his head, as if he wanted to put aside everything that had happened in the past. "It's just that I'm still a little bit unwilling to get to this point."
"Sir, if it is according to what you said, Prince Yitada has been setting up plans in Jiangnan for a long time. The things here are just temporary arrangements. Whether they succeed or not has nothing to do with the overall situation. It may be more valuable to preserve the necessary strength." The staff mused. Said: "To defend the Jiang River, we must defend the Huai River. However, the folk customs in the south of the Yangtze River are weak and it is difficult to fight against the northern army. Maybe..."
"That's too far away." Niu Jizong shook his head, "The Xuanfu army is all from the north. If I want them to follow me south, it will be too difficult. They may switch sides immediately."
“The prince’s Denglai army...?”
"Zi Teng has been prepared for a long time. Less than 30% of the Denglai army is from Shandong, and the rest are from Huai'an, Xuzhou, and Fengyang." Niu Jizong also admired Wang Ziteng's precautions. At that time, he thought Wang Ziteng was a bit exaggerated, but Now it seems that the other party sees further than myself.
Prince Yoshitaka’s thoughts are still a little vague, but the last step is to go south, which Niu Jizong knows.
The emperor's health is very bad, but Prince Yi Zhong is in good health. In addition, the emperor is still there. If the emperor dies before Prince Yi Zhong, then Prince Yi Zhong may be reset like the former Ming Yingzong. However, Ming Yingzong was the emperor at that time, and Prince Yi Zhong had only been the prince for twenty years.
But the emperor would not have thought of this, so he hurriedly started to introduce King Shou, King Fu and King Li. However, the performance of these three highnesses was lackluster, and even the officials in the court were not very optimistic about it. This also made The emperor was very anxious.
But this kind of thing cannot be solved overnight, so the emperor can only try his best to let the three princes become familiar with government affairs as soon as possible, and at the same time, let his body continue to persist for another year and a half. In addition, I am afraid the emperor should also consider How to deal with Prince Yoshitaka.
That's all in the past, now most of the capital camp has been lost, and the enemies of the Shenshu camp are enough to contain Chen Jixian of the fifth military camp. In addition, the leftover materials such as the Siwei camp and the warrior camp have appeared for the first time in the capital city. A situation that is conducive to the emperor is the confidence that the emperor dares to take action.
This is what Prince Yoshitaka is most worried about. In the past, it was beneficial to the emperor to delay. As long as it is delayed until the death of the Supreme Emperor, the balance of power will change. Even if the Beijing camp remains neutral, the emperor can easily crush Prince Yoshitaka's power.
But now the emperor realizes that he may still be ahead of the Supreme Emperor and Prince Yi Zhong, and his sons are completely unprepared to succeed to the throne, so he does not dare to delay it anymore and solve the problem of Jingying Now, it was Prince Yoshitaka's turn to panic.
Now Prince Yitada doesn't even have any countermeasures to deal with it. The capital camp is balanced and restricts each other. Then the emperor has the orthodoxy and absolute advantage. With just a little excuse in the capital, Prince Yitada can be completely eliminated. Therefore, Prince Yitada He didn't dare to delay it any longer, and he had even considered leaving the capital city.
(End of this chapter)