Chapter 618: Extreme Joy Begets Sadness
Ten years have been enough to figure out a person thoroughly, even a monster like Jiajing has been able to figure out his temper by Mr. Xu.
Yan Song's wife died before the New Year. She was an old dog that had been with him for more than 20 years. Jiajing was unwilling to give Yan Song another blowjob.
Impulsation of Yan Song not only will not succeed, but will also attract Jiajing's suspicion and disgust, which will not be worth the loss.
But as a top master, he will not miss the opportunity to take advantage of your illness to kill you. The New Year is the 41st year of Jiajing, which is the year of external inspection. If Ouyang Bijin is still there, Xu Party will definitely receive a heavy blow, which Xu Jie doesn't want to bear anyway.
Just when he couldn't find a way to break the deadlock, Tang Yi gave him a shortcut in Zhongnan.
When the Yan Xu party struggled at the most critical moment, Yang Bo, as the leader of the Jin party, urgently needed to return to Beijing to make arrangements, so that both sides would not decide the winner and lose. Xu Jie also needed Yang Bo's strength to completely defeat Yan Song, and both sides hit it off.
The Minister of War was originally a condition for exchange between Xu Jie and Yang Bo. It was only when Xu Jie was quite afraid of Yang Bo, so he was slow to fulfill it.
Tang Yi gave Xu Jie a different idea. If the Ministry of War was handed over to Hu Zongxian, he would have enough credit and identity. After leaving the southeastern lair, Hu Zongxian would fight against the five scumbags in the short term, which would not affect the overall situation at all.
But he blocked Yang Bo outside. With Yang Bo's identity, except for the Ministry of War, only the Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel was worthy of him, so he forced the Jin Party to attack Ouyang Bi.
Xu Jie might have to estimate Jiajing's attitude, but Yang Bo doesn't have to worry. Kill Ouyang Bijin and take down the Ministry of Personnel. Yan Shifan is not in the cabinet.
It is like the sword of the Heavenly Sword in the left hand, the dragon-slaying sword in the right hand, the god blocks the gods and the Buddha blocks the Buddhas!
Xu Jie was so excited that Old Yu was plotting that he was so tempted. He didn't notice Tang Yi's little thoughts at all, but just thought he was thinking for himself. Xu Jie excitedly held Tang Yi's hand, "Okay, I did not misunderstand me. There was a last court meeting on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, and there was a last court meeting. I will find a way to push Hu Zongxian to take over the Ministry of War, and you will also enter the Ministry of War at that time."
It was originally planned to be after the New Year, but it was actually early, which was a small gain. Tang Yi was excited.
"Thank you for your cultivation. It's just that time is urgent. Your Majesty still needs to be compatible. I'm a little worried!"
Xu Jie waved his hand and laughed: "Hahaha, don't worry, Jingchuan won the battle and was about to return to the court. Long Xin was very happy, everything would be accomplished!"
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Since the Tumu Fort Incident, the Ming Dynasty lost the ability to take the initiative to attack and could only build the city piers and guard it strictly. Facts have proved that passive defense cannot win the war.
Since Altan's rise, tens of thousands of cavalry have broken into the Great Wall, rushed into the mainland, burned, killed, looted, and even endangered the capital. Faced with Altan's unscrupulousness, some people feel shame and helpless, while others are actively looking for countermeasures. Tang Shunzhi, who has served as the Minister of War for many years, has been planning a counterattack. He firmly believes that the cavalry is not invincible.
Tang Shunzhi once tried to use terrain, firearms, and ambush Mongolian cavalry, but the result was that they lost more than they won. To sum up their experience, Tang Shunzhi found that the problem lies with the Ming army. As long as they heard the sound of horse hooves, they would become weak, throw away their armor, and rush to escape. They ran away alone, and the result was a collapse on the whole line.
If you want to defeat Altan, you have to find an army that won’t escape!
With Qi Jiguang and other Southeast generals heading north, Tang Shunzhi saw hope.
In the winter of the 40th year of Jiajing, Altan arrived as scheduled. He led 50,000 cavalry and divided into two groups, from Xuanfu and Juyongguan to enter the Ming Dynasty.
Ma Fang, the general of Juyong Pass, led his army to resist. Altan was unable to advance. On the contrary, he lost his troops and was beaten to death. He was defeated by the general Hu Zhen, who was responsible for guarding the direction of Xuanfu, was defeated, and his troops were lost. He hid in Xuanfu, and relied on the strong city and did not dare to come out.
The Beilu cavalry, who had no worries, rushed into the flock of sheep, burning, killing, looting, gold, silver, treasures, food and cloth, population and livestock... It was like locusts passing by, not only robbing things, but also setting fires everywhere, destroying one village after another.
They were not worried at all. The Han people were like weeds. Even if they were burned, they would still grow more lushly next year for them to plunder again.
It has been like this for twenty or thirty years, and they have become accustomed to it.
Altan's eldest son Huang Taiji personally led the eight thousand cavalry and rushed to the front. He was Altan's eldest son, the Mongolian eagle, and no one could stop him.
The army rolled eastward, and the Ming army fled along the way, just like yellow sheep on the grassland, in groups, only knowing how to escape, escape, and keep running.
Huang Taiji led a large army to chase and kill Ariesou, a small village with only dozens of households. The low wall was only more than ten feet high and could not protect the people inside.
The people are not afraid because there is a stronger wall of people outside.
Yang An led two thousand musketeers to form a neat square formation. Facing the rushing cavalry, he seemed to be unaware, he still squatted on the ground, wiped the gun barrels over and over with a rag, checking the gunpowder and projectiles on his body, being careful and careful, without any care.
"Haha, this group of Mingjun monsters, if you want to die, you will be able to help you!"
Huang Taiji waved his scimitar, and the cavalry rushed over like a tide. The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. The Ming army seemed to have just woken up, and stood up one after another and pointed the gun at the surging cavalry.
One hundred steps, eighty steps, seventy steps... Suddenly the red flag swung, "Shoot!"
The deafening gunfire sounded, and the Beilu who were rushing in front burst out a mass of blood mist, and fell to the ground in pain. In a blink of an eye, the horse's hooves were stepped into meat pie.
Through the smoke of gunpowder, Huang Taiji could see clearly that the rows of warriors seemed to be struck by lightning, and fell down in pieces, as magical as if they were magical.
What's even more amazing is that the other party didn't even fall down.
Is this still the cowardly Ming army?
Huang Taiji didn't believe it was true at all. He immediately mobilized the most elite archers under his command and rushed forward, shooting all the Ming troops to death with random arrows.
The second confrontation began, and the bow and arrow came like raindrops, and the projectiles were also shot at the other side quickly. Every moment, someone fell down.
The strong blood, mixed with gunpowder, stimulated Yang An's senses.
A strange flame appeared in his eyes. He really wanted to laugh three times. Yes, just laugh out loud!
I still remember that Tang Yi explained to them that the Mongolian cavalry had the most brilliant achievements. They conquered countless countries and established the largest empire.
They have the most fierce tactics of Manguda!
Use retreat to attract the opponent to be fooled, and then conduct endless shooting of bows and arrows to destroy the opponent's confidence and morale. From beginning to end, they do not fight against each other in close combat.
Ambush, raid, destroy, kill...
Mongolian cavalry is the most efficient harvesting machine, and they look down on the things they want. They make the Western barbarians tremble, bow and make the fighting nation surrender... Before confronting Altan, Tang Yi's words were echoed in his heart, and he once thought it was a life-and-death battle.
However, when he was really fighting with Altan's subordinates, Yang An discovered something different. The Mongols had degenerated. Manguda had a very fierce tactic, but he needed a powerful commander who could flexibly and maneuver to command the cavalry and make various tactical actions. The soldiers and generals could understand it in their minds, so that they could be instructed like arms.
Today's Mongolian cavalry are more like a group of unorganized robbers, and their fighting will and team cooperation are almost zero!
When the Ming army shot at the target without fear, Mongolian archers were afraid. To be honest, their range of bows and arrows was slightly further than that of muskets. However, when the bows and arrows were shot on the body, they were just one eye, and unless they hit the throat, eyes and other fatal places, they would kill the other party.
But the musket is different. A lead ball hits the flesh and blood body under the kinetic energy given by gunpowder, as if he uses a hammer to hit the body hard.
As long as you are hit, no matter where you are, the huge wounds, skin, flesh, muscles and bones are broken, and it becomes a mess. Lead pills enter the meat and will also cause poisoning and infection, and there is basically no possibility of survival.
After losing more than a hundred archers, the Beilu cavalry were scared. They retreated one after another. No matter how Huang Taiji cursed, they were unwilling to take another step forward.
Yang An remembered another thing that Tang Yi said: dogs and wolves have the same ancestors. With human comfort nests, wolves become dogs. When they throw dogs into wastelands, they will become terrifying wild dogs.
The environment creates people. The Ming army is declining, and the Mongols are also declining. It is only when the Ming army declines faster that people ignore the weakness of the Mongols!
This is not nonsense, otherwise Lin Danhan would not have been beaten by the wild boar skin with one-tenth of his troops.
The battle continued. Yang An commanded his troops to camp at the Thousand Households of Arieskou. Huang Taiji was still unwilling to fail. He tried to attack several times, but was beaten back.
Until the next morning, along with the rising sun, a larger army appeared from the east, equipped with a large number of side vans, which appeared on the flank of Huang Taiji like a whirlwind.
The soldiers on the chariot were not only equipped with muskets, but also sharp artillery. The cavalry that was tentatively attacked was hit head-on and their bodies were thrown all over the ground.
He met two strange Ming troops in a row. Huang Taiji was scared and chose to retreat in a hurry. However, he did not expect that when he was majestic, the Ming troops along the way would only dare to hide in the castle, but when he retreated and the Ming army did not take action, it was time to pee and drown.
Tang Shunzhi had already arranged a net of heaven and earth. After Yang An and Qi Jiguang met, they launched a counterattack from the front. At the same time, two other deputy generals led their subordinates to cut off Huang Taiji's retreat.
On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, a decisive battle was launched. In this battle, more than 2,700 northern captives were killed, 1,500 prisoners were captured, and more than 8,000 war horses were seized.
When the news reached the capital, it was like a heavy cannon, burning the joy of the New Year in advance. Excitedly, Jiajing set up an altar in the palace, praying to the sky, and thanking God for his blessing.
Until the second half of the night, Jiajing was so excited that he couldn't sleep. Suddenly he smelled a burst of smoke. The flames quickly climbed to the roof along the curtains. Yuxi Palace caught fire... (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!