Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 2 Ten Thousand Kingdoms Come to the Dynasty _ Chapter 17 Faith
First of all, I've been feeling rather annoyed lately.
In recent days, he often visited his brother Boyan Timur's camp, not to see his brother, but to see the hostage, Zhu Qizhen.
Every time I see Zhu Qizhen, I realize that this is a priceless treasure.
With this person, you can continue to get gold and silver treasures from the rich treasury of the Ming Empire, because this person is the emperor of the Ming Empire. In order to redeem him, Daming will hand over all the wealth, but he will not
Zhu Qizhen was returned to Ming Dynasty.
With such a good long-term meal ticket, why should you cash it in all at once? Wouldn’t it be better to deposit it in small amounts and withdraw it in small amounts? When you don’t have enough money to spend, you go to the other party and ask for it, and they don’t dare not give it, so you won’t need it in the future.
No more worrying about money.
Therefore, he often inspects this person named Zhu Qizhen, and every inspection makes him very happy, because he understands that he is inspecting his treasure. In his eyes, Zhu Qizhen is not a person, but a person.
A pile of golden gold and white silver.
Life was sweet at first. He informed the hostages' families and asked for ransom. Not long after, someone sent a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry. After accepting them all, his reaction was naturally not to let them go, but to continue to demand them.
In his opinion, if the emperor is in his hands, the other party will definitely be obedient and move all the Ming Dynasty's treasury to him.
But what happened next was far beyond his expectation.
The demand for ransom payment was made many times, but no one came. Not to mention the gold and silver treasures, not even a copper coin was seen.
One day, two days, three days, I kept waiting by the tree, but the rabbit that hit the tree just didn't come.
Gradually, he began to become irritated. He wished he could take Zhu Qizhen to the border and shout: "Your emperor is here, take money to redeem him!"
Time passed day by day, and Ye Xian's patience reached its limit. Could it be that they didn't want their emperor anymore?
Soon after, news came that the Ming Empire had established a new emperor, and the one he had now had expired. The so-called emperor Zhu Qizhen had a new title - the Supreme Emperor.
It’s expired? Can’t be used?
Ye Xian didn't necessarily know what kind of setup the so-called Supreme Emperor was, but judging from Daming's attitude, he knew very well that Zhu Qizhen was already a waste. His life and death were no longer relevant. If he stayed here to waste food, he would be killed.
He estimated that Daming would be happier than himself.
waste utilization
In fact, while first asking for ransom from the Ming Dynasty, he also tried to use Zhu Qizhen to deceive the city gate into opening. The specific method of operation was:
When the troops came to the city, they did not start a fight. They first asked the general to speak at the top of the city, then brought Zhu Qizhen out to show the people in the city, conveyed the so-called emperor's will, and opened the city gate.
Ye Xian's wishful thinking was to conquer the city without any bloodshed. Anyway, the emperor was in his hands, so it would be useless if he didn't use it.
This move is very vicious.
You must know that the generals at the border gate usually have a lot of dealings with Ye Xian, so naturally they will not surrender obediently. But now the emperor is lecturing in front of the city gate. Do you want to listen or not? Opening the city gate will naturally not work.
But if you don't agree to Zhu Qizhen's request, it will be difficult to predict the situation in the future. If the captive brother goes back and continues to be emperor in the future, won't he be charged with disrespect?
Catching up on this mentality, Ye Xian often led Zhu Qizhen around to call on doors in an attempt to open a passage.
But at the same time, it should be noted that this strategy was not thought up by Ye Xian himself, but the idea of the eunuch named Xi Ning. Although Ye Xian was very cunning on the battlefield, after all, he still liked to use force to solve problems, like this
He was not very proficient in such conspiracies. The appearance of Xi Ning just filled this gap.
This can be regarded as an old tradition. No matter which dynasty, traitors have never been rare animals.
He also admired Xi Ning's opinion very much, and was ready to use this method on the two targets that he had been spying on for a long time.
These two targets are Xuanfu and Datong respectively.
Some attentive people may have discovered that there seems to be something unreasonable in our previous description: We first defeated 200,000 Ming troops in Tumubao. This victory had completely defeated the main force of the Ming army. It can be said that at that time
It was the best opportunity to attack, because it was impossible for the Ming Empire to find a large-scale army to fight against it in a short period of time.
But the strange thing is that Ye Xian did not continue the attack, but packed up his things and returned home.
Why is this?
In fact, the reason is very simple. Although the main force of the Ming army was defeated, the gates to the capital were always closed. These were Xuanfu and Datong. By guarding these two places, the outer defense line of the capital was guarded.
Do Xuanfu and Datong have many armies?
No, there are not many troops stationed in these two places. But Ye Xian did not take advantage of the victory to attack. On the one hand, he did not have many troops, and the two places were well defended and not easy to attack, but it was more important.
The reason is that each of these two places is guarded by a strong general.
These two companies were also afraid of the three-pointers at first, namely Guo Deng and Yang Hong.
One is Guo Deng, the defender of Datong.
Guo Deng is both wise and brave, cautious, and is a son of a high-ranking official. His ancestor is the famous Wuding Marquis Guo Ying. Inheriting the glorious tradition of his ancestors, he has been doing the dangerous job of a military commander. Facts have proved that he is indeed not
For ordinary people, Datong under his protection is a completely insurmountable obstacle for Ye Xian.
In fact, when the Tumubao incident occurred, Guo Deng was not yet the chief military officer. He only obtained the position of the highest defender of Datong based on his performance.
When the Tumu Fort failed, Datong was also under great threat. The situation at that time was very complicated. The soldiers in the city were panicked and people were panicked. In addition, the Yexian army continued to launch small-scale attacks. Everyone believed that Datong could not hold on for long.
Liu An, the chief military officer at the time, was not capable enough to handle defense and stabilize military morale.
At this time, Guo Deng stepped forward. He personally led the soldiers to reorganize their defenses, condolences to the injured soldiers, and encouraged them to continue fighting. However, the morale of the soldiers was very low at that time. Guo Deng's behavior did not win the trust of many people, but instead attracted the attention of many people.
There are many rumors. Many people believe that a person with a background like Guo Deng, even if he captured Datong first and the soldiers died, he would still be able to return alive and continue to serve as an official.
These words also reached Guo Deng’s ears.
One day not long after, Guo Deng summoned the soldiers, looked at them with a stern expression, and drew his sword in public and swore an oath:
"Please rest assured, I swear to live and die with this city. If I die, I will die with you (I will not let you die alone)!"
Inspired by Guo Deng's courage, the soldiers united as one and survived the most difficult moment.
After that, Guo Deng was officially appointed as the commander-in-chief of Datong, guarding the most important gateway of the Ming Empire.
Second, Yang Hong, the defender of Xuanfu.
Yang Hong is known as the wisest general in the Zhengtong era. He has a calm and calm personality, and often comes up with strange schemes. He is extremely cunning in battle, and is good at using feints. He often uses a small number of troops to disturb the Xian army. In addition, he is also good at guarding the city and attacking first.
Many times, he was easily repelled by him. Later, whenever he heard Yang Hong's name, he would get a headache and try to avoid fighting with him.
Now Ye Xian finally found an ideal weapon to subdue these two generals. He believed that as long as Zhu Qizhen stood under the city and shouted, the two cities would be his without any blood.
Of course, this is just Ye Xian’s idea.
On August 21st, he first took Zhu Qizhen hostage and started his "crash" plan.
The first place he arrived was Xuanfu, which was also a place he often came to before. Of course, every time he was greeted by either stones or bows and arrows. Sometimes Yang Hong would stand at the top of the city with a smile and a very polite greeting.
Holding a musket and firing bullets to see him off.
But this time is different, because I have the Ming Emperor in my hand, Yang Hong, can you still laugh?
The complacent man first coerced Zhu Qizhen and issued an order asking the Xuanfu garrison to open the door.
Opening the door would naturally invite the wolf into the house, but the emperor had given the order (at that time), so it seemed unreasonable not to open the door.
How will the wise general Yang Hong respond?
The response from the defenders in the city (actually Yang Hong) was unexpected.
"It's getting late, so I don't dare to open the door (it's already dusk, so I don't dare to open the door)!"
This is Yang Hong's wisdom, a typical diplomatic rhetoric. No matter who calls the door, I just pretend that I don't know. Anyway, the policy stipulates that the door cannot be opened at night. If you have any objections, you can complain to your superior department (specifically, the Ministry of War).
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He was so angry that his nose started to smoke, and then he threatened Zhu Qizhen and ordered Yang Hong to speak in person.
This was also a ruthless move. No matter how arrogant Yang Hong was, he would not dare to disobey the emperor's order when he saw him face to face.
But Cheng Cheng's answer almost made him fall off his horse first.
"Yang Hong is on a business trip (Zhenchen Yang Hong has left)!"
I believe that he was very painful at this moment. This pain was not because he failed to conquer Xuan Mansion, but because he was tricked by Yang Hong again.
Did Yang Hong really go on a business trip? Of course not. At this time, he was holding a sword. While standing under the city and commanding the soldiers on the city to answer, he sternly ordered the soldiers: "Behead those who leave the city!"
He first came here to take advantage of the excitement and then returned after being defeated.
There is no place for me to stay here, I have my own place to stay! Let’s go to Datong!
But Guo Deng is not a fuel-efficient lamp either.
After arriving in Datong, he learned his lesson first and directly ordered Zhu Qizhen to talk to Guo Deng. Under coercion, Zhu Qizhen could only ask someone to send a message and ask Guo Deng to open the door.
Guo Deng didn't open the door.
After going back and forth with no results, Zhu Qizhen had no choice but to send someone to say: "I am related by marriage to Guo Deng (I am married to Deng. Note: This is to be checked). Why are you rejecting me so much?"
Zhu Qizhen was really helpless. He probably had the knife on his neck before he even said such words.
Now that the words have been said, can Guo Deng still have no reaction?
Guo Deng did have a reaction, but it was a relatively strong reaction:
"I was ordered to defend the city, but I don't know anything else!"
So, I was ruthlessly rejected again.
Guo Deng, you're doing a great job, I'm sorry for you, I'll go back today and come back next time!
The following years were difficult for Ye Xian. He took Zhu Qiyu around the town, but no one accepted him. There was no news about the ransom, and the Ming Dynasty also established Zhu Qiyu as emperor.
, the one I have is expired and worthless.
Is this the end of it?
It's not that easy! Decide first, even if the emperor in your hand is worthless, after all, he still has prestige and will still have a certain deterrent effect on the border guards. Continue to lead him to the door!
He didn't dare to go to Guo Deng's Datong again. After all, this dear friend had already broken his heart, and the so-called "I don't know anything else" was still ringing in his ears. Going there would be tantamount to humiliating oneself.
Let’s go to Xuanfu.
But it turns out that Yang Hong is also a person who refuses to take the hard way. He went there three times and was kicked back every time. Later, he also coerced Zhu Qizhen to write a letter to Yang Hong and asked him to open the door.
But Yang Hong did even better. After receiving the letter, he sealed it without even reading it and sent someone to send it to Zhu Qiyu in the capital. Zhu Qiyu's reply to him was: "These are all fake. I will not accept them from now on."
Don’t accept any of them (it’s a fake book, don’t accept any books from now on)!”
If you are told that you are false, then you are false, and the truth is also false.
Attack! Attack!
Ye Xian's patience has reached its limit. In more than a month, he has not received much ransom, and Xi Ning's strategy is completely unworkable. He is being chased around like a fool, and he has really lost face.
He has lost confidence in the Xi Ning beside him. Facts have proved that the methods he mentioned are completely unworkable.
If it doesn't work, then use my method!
The thought of war rushed into Ye Xian's brain, and his blood began to boil.
Isn’t it just drawing the sword out of its scabbard? Isn’t it just charging into battle?
He looked at the traitor named Xi Ning with contempt. In his opinion, he was just a despicable villain.
No more plotting, no more opportunism!
To restore the Great Yuan world, we still have to rely on ourselves!
Gather all the soldiers, prepare their bags, mount their horses, draw their swords, and charge!
Target, Beijing!
Ye Xian was not a fool. He did not lead the army to attack Xuanfu and Datong. He could not afford to offend these two fierce men, Guo Deng and Yang Hong, so he decided to take a detour.
He has chosen a breakthrough point, and he believes that from here he can open the door to the capital.
The breakthrough point that Ye first chose was the march target that Wang Zhen had given up at that time - Zijingguan Pass.
On October 1, the 14th year of Orthodoxy (1449), he led all the elite troops and advanced towards the final goal.
Of course, he would not forget to bring Zhu Qizhen with him. Although he was no longer the emperor, he was still the Supreme Emperor after all. At least he could use it to block swords and serve as a cover.
Ye Xian's army was very powerful, and the cavalry rushed straight to Zijin Pass with the force of tigers descending from the mountain. Under the guidance of Xi Ning (so traitors are the most hated), Ye Xian broke through the pass in only two days, and the defenders were defeated.
Shi Sunxiang died in battle.
I would like to add something here. It is said that after Sun Xiang's death, his honor should be recognized posthumously. Even if he could not be given any honorary title, at least he should have died in the line of duty. However, he was hastily cremated (burned) after his death and received nothing. The hero
This end is all thanks to an old friend we mentioned earlier, this old friend is Yan Guan.
After Sun Xiang died in the battle, some officials made random complaints without conducting any investigation, saying that Sun Xiang had abandoned the country and escaped. As a result, after the war, instead of holding a memorial service for Sun Xiang, they directly burned his body, and that was it.
The matter was indeed more unjust than Dou E's.
A year later, Sun Xiang's younger brother wrote a letter to defend his brother. Only then did Zhu Qiyu learn the true situation and reissue the pension to his family (an imperial edict to support his family).
Inserting this sentence at the critical moment of the Ming Dynasty not only seeks justice for Sun Xiang, but also tells everyone that those censors who left their names in history for their outspokenness and courage to admonish must not be generalized.
Speaking of censors, you may think of those great people who refused to bow their heads and spoke their minds even to death. In fact, many of the officials in the Ming Dynasty had extremely bad conduct. They scolded purely for the sake of reputation and scolded for the sake of scolding.
Such scumbag officials are not uncommon. In the later history, we will get to know many of them and lift the veil on their faces to reveal their ugly true colors.
We will discuss the issue of Yanguan later, but let’s first take a look at the Ming Empire, which was swaying in the wind and rain.
Zijin Pass is the gateway to the capital. The breach of this pass shocked the capital, because everyone knew that the capital would be undefendable from now on.
Soldiers approaching the city
On October 11, the 14th year of Zhengtong (1449), soldiers at the top of the city of Beijing were patrolling. Suddenly, dust roared from the sky, followed by the rapid sound of horse hooves and shouts.
Surprisingly, the city defense soldiers did not panic, but felt relaxed, because they all knew very well who was coming and what they were doing.
What is supposed to come will come sooner or later.
The main camp of the Wala Army is outside the city.
Ye Xian's emotions have reached the extreme. More than two months ago, he defeated the Ming army of 200,000 troops in Tumubao, achieved immortal feats, and captured the Ming emperor alive. Only afterward did he learn that these 200,000 Ming troops were
Wan Dajun was already the most elite force of the Ming Dynasty.
Since the strongest troops of the Ming Dynasty have been easily defeated by themselves, and the so-called three major battalions have been completely wiped out, what ability does the Ming Dynasty have to fight against itself?
The progress of this expedition further enhanced his confidence. This time he attacked all the way and reached the capital in only eleven days. At this moment, this magnificent imperial capital was completely exposed to Yexian.
In Ye Xian's opinion, entering the city was just a ceremony. He didn't believe that the Ming army, whose main force had been defeated, could still put up any resistance (depending on whether the capital city could be broken overnight). As long as he shouted twice and threatened, the people in the city would
They will be scared out of their wits and come out obediently to handle the handover of city defense.
At the military meeting before the attack, he looked confidently at the other leaders of the tribe and told them in a loud voice that the city in front of them was vulnerable to the Ming Dynasty's magnificent rivers and mountains, countless gold and silver treasures, and rare antiques.
It will be owned by Wala, and the great Yuan Empire will stand tall again!
"The capital city must be destroyed, and the Yuan Dynasty must be prosperous, only tomorrow!"
It is said that in the past, some restaurants would hang a sign in front of the door that read "No money to eat tomorrow."
Of course, these restaurants are definitely not charities, because the date on the sign is always the word "tomorrow", and this tomorrow will never come. This approach is just to make the poor happy. History has proven that,
The first tomorrow never came. He was tricked again, but this time it was not Yang Hong who tricked him, but fate.
Six days later, you may be wondering. Your troops are several times stronger than Tumu Fort, your morale is high, and your soldiers are strong. Why did you fail in the end?
In fact, no one else needs to answer this question. His grandfather, Mr. Mahamu, should know the answer.
The final factor that determines the outcome of a war is people.
Just a month ago, the city in front of Ye Xian was still so vulnerable, so weak, and there were often fleeing people and soldiers. But just a month later, the city has regained its momentum as an imperial capital, and the city is defended.
The soldiers had been waiting for Ye Xian's arrival for a long time, and their eyes revealed many things, including hatred, excitement, anxiety, and fear.
But he didn't flinch.
The information revealed in their eyes can actually be summarized in one sentence:
We will not retreat.
During this month, many changes have taken place in the capital, including more soldiers, more food, and enhanced protection, but the most fundamental changes are by no means these.
The real change is in people's hearts. Through the cloud of failure, they have come out of their initial despair and gradually believe that they will eventually win this war.
This is the power of will and belief.
This is the most powerful weapon for those who protect the capital.
Of course, he was not aware of this at first. After all, he was still very confident up to now. He would never have imagined that his progress and dream of restoring the Great Yuan would be stopped by one person here.
A man of courage.
On October 8, the 14th year of Zhengtong (1449), Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, issued a general mobilization order.
Faith in decisive battle
After learning that Ye Xian was marching to Zijing Pass, Yu Qian keenly judged that Ye Xian's target this time was the capital.
Although the number of soldiers in the capital was nearly 200,000, they lacked combat experience. As a precaution, he immediately ordered fifteen censors to go to various places to recruit soldiers to serve as reserves. By October 8, all the troops were
After gathering, the total number was 220,000.
Barely enough
Some people may find it strange that Ye Xian's total military strength is only tens of thousands, so why is it barely enough to have more than 200,000 people in the city?
This is determined by the specific situation. It is not because of Yu Qian's incompetence. Zhu Wenzheng was able to block Chen Youliang's 600,000 troops with tens of thousands of troops because the city of Hongdu was not big. Although Chen Youliang had many soldiers, he could not do so at the same time.
All are deployed, only batches are on the ground, and the actual attack effect is not good.
But now Yu Qian is guarding the capital, the capital of the Ming Dynasty. This is a real big city, not a relatively large city (such as Tieling).
The first target to attack is the nine gates in the outer city of Beijing. These nine gates are:
The location of these nine gates is roughly equivalent to between the second and third rings of Beijing today. Although Beijing at that time was far smaller than the size of Beijing today, it was still quite large.
A simple division will reveal that the number of guards at each gate is only about 20,000, and Ye Xian's troops have an advantage when attacking one of the gates alone. The bigger problem is that Ye Xian's soldiers are of higher quality.
The Ming army, all of which were cavalry, was highly mobile and could immediately concentrate its forces to attack once a gap was opened.
The combat effectiveness of an army is not only determined by its numbers, but also by its mobility.
Therefore, although the Ming army had an advantage in terms of total numbers, the average defense of each gate was an outright disadvantage.
In this world, many things will be revealed as long as they are averaged.
This is the situation Yu Qian is facing. The enemy is very powerful. Although his own troops are large, they do not have the advantage. The situation is not optimistic. But at the same time, Yu Qian has also found a capable assistant who will help
He completed the task of defending Beijing and became his close comrade-in-arms, fighting side by side.
Of course, what Yu Qian never expected was that his assistant would
Later, he will do something earth-shattering - kill himself.
From comrade-in-arms to enemy, from friend to rival, the close assistant who completed this dramatic transformation was Shi Heng.
Shi Heng was a native of Weinan, Shaanxi. His father was a military attache. He inherited his father's career and also started this career. This man was very brave and brave since he was a child. He was called the most orthodox brave general, together with Yang Hong.
It is said that when Shi Heng was young, he went to play on the street and was spotted by a fortune teller. The fortune teller caught him and looked at him carefully, and said this sentence in a very surprised tone:
"In this peaceful and prosperous age, how can you have the appearance of a feudal lord!"
Not to mention whether this story is true or false, and whether the fortune teller charges a fee, but at least he summed up a rule:
Heroes emerge from troubled times.
Having said that, Shi Heng, who was in Yanghe in July of the 14th year of Zhengtong, could not be regarded as a hero, because at that time, he was running away.
All tens of thousands of troops were destroyed, the general was killed, and Ye Xian's cavalry trampled on the corpses of the Ming army wantonly. All of this happened in front of Shi Heng's eyes, but he was powerless because he had more important things to do.
——Flee for your life.
As a general in charge of the army, watching helplessly the troops under his command were annihilated by the enemy, and the soldiers were slaughtered and captured, but he was unable to do anything. For a general, this is the greatest insult and torture.
What a coward, what a coward.
The cowardly Shi Heng came back alive, but what was waiting for him was not comfort and compensation. Since he was also one of the army's chief generals, according to military orders, he had to take leadership responsibilities, so he was dismissed from his post and demoted to an official.
Yu Qian helped him when he was most frustrated in his life.
In Yu Qian's view, this failed general was not incompetent. As long as he could be used properly, he could achieve great things.
Facts have proved that Yu Qian's judgment is correct, Shi Heng will become a sharp sword of revenge, inserted into Wala's chest.
Ye Xian's military flag was flying outside the city, and the Mongolian cavalry rode back and forth in front of the city, showing their military power to the Ming army inside the city. More than eighty years later, they finally returned to this place, many of them
Everyone believes that in the near future, they will become the masters of this place again.
At almost the same moment, Yu Qian in the city was holding his last military meeting before the war.
The meeting was attended by major ministers of the imperial court and generals defending Beijing such as Shi Heng. It was a meeting with a depressing atmosphere. Because everyone present knew what they were going to face. Now that the enemy troops were approaching the city, the only way to defeat them was to defeat them.
Only by defeating the enemy can we protect the imperial capital and save the fate of the country. There is no other way!
The meeting began in this atmosphere, and the first thing discussed was how to retreat from the enemy.
Shi Heng said that under the current situation, the enemy army is stronger than the Ming army. If you want to retreat, the best way is to clear the country and wait for the enemy army to be tired, then they will naturally retreat.
There is no doubt that this is a good method, because Ye Xian's soldiers are not robots. They also need to eat. As long as they stick to the city, when they eat up all the food, they will naturally leave.
Shi Heng was well versed in the art of war, and his proposal was feasible.
Most people support it and only one person opposes it.
According to the principle of the minority obeying the majority, Shi Heng's proposal should be passed. But this time, no matter how many people are in favor, it will be useless, because the opponent has the power of veto.
This person is none other than Yu Qian.
Yu Qian is the Minister of War and the convener of the meeting. Although anyone can speak at this meeting, it only counts if he speaks.
He stood up and expressed his opinion:
"I also led the army to come first. Their arrogance is already very arrogant. If you don't hold on, they will only increase their arrogance. It has been nearly a hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, Emperor Gao was born in civilian clothes and could still dominate the world and sweep away the tyrants. Our generation
How can you be afraid of the little tile!"
He looked around at the people around him, paused, and sternly issued his first order:
"The whole army marched out from the nine gates and formed a formation to meet the enemy!"
All the ministers were silent.
There's really no need to speak. It doesn't matter what we say anyway, you can just do whatever you want.
Yu Qian then issued his second order:
"The Jinyi Guards patrol the city, and if they find any armored soldiers who do not leave the city to fight, they will be shot without mercy!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. The civil servants had never imagined that Yu Qian, who usually seemed gentle and gentle, could be so tough. The military orders were so severe that they had never heard of it before. Even Shi Heng, who was used to killing people on the battlefield, was shocked.
Before they could catch their breath, Yu Qian's steady and majestic voice sounded again:
The nine gates are the gateways to the capital, and generals are now assigned to guard them. If any are lost, they will be killed immediately!
Andingmen, Tao Jin!
Dongzhimen, Liu An!
Chaoyangmen, Zhu Ying!
Xizhimen, Liu Ju!
Zhengyangmen, Li Duan!
Chongwenmen, Liu Dexin!
Xuanwumen, Tang Festival!
Fuchengmen, Gu Xingzu!
He stopped.
This is not an ordinary pause, because everyone knows that there is another gate that he has not mentioned, and this gate is Desheng Gate.
Deshengmen is the most important gateway because it is to the north of Beijing and faces Ye Xian's army. Once a war breaks out, this will definitely be the most intense battlefield.
This is really not a good place to go.
Everyone did not wait long, because Yu Qian quickly said the guardian:
"Deshengmen, Yu Qian!"
He looked at everyone with firm eyes, which also told everyone that he was not joking.
The civil and military ministers were once again surprised, but they were even more surprised later, because what Yu Qian was about to issue was a military order that they had never heard of.
"Every soldier who defends the city must kill the enemy bravely. Once the battle begins, it will be a fight to the death!
"When approaching battle, those who retreat first regardless of the army will be killed immediately!
"When approaching battle, the army ignores whoever retreats first, and the rear team kills the front team!
"Anyone who dares to disobey military orders will be killed without mercy!"
This is the famous military battle company sitting method in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Most of the famous generals in the Ming Dynasty have adopted this method.
Hearing this murderous language, everyone seemed not to recognize the Yu Qian who was speaking. Just a month ago, he was a scholar who had never commanded a war, an elegant civil servant, a gentle-spoken man, and a smile on his face.
A person with a calm expression.
At this moment, Yu Qian was still calm and composed, but he seemed to have changed. He had become a determined, decisive and stern battlefield commander.
On the cruel battlefield, the weak cannot survive. Only the strongest and most resolute can survive and win the final victory.
Yu Qian is such a strong person.
It seemed that the issues to be discussed in the meeting had been discussed and it seemed that it was time to adjourn. Just when everyone was thankful to be freed from Yu Qian's suffocating military orders, Yu Qian issued his last order.
last order
Yu Qian pointed his finger at Wu Ning, the Minister of War, and issued his last order:
"On the day the army begins the war, after the generals lead their troops out of the city, they will immediately close the nine gates. Anyone who dares to enter the city without authorization will be killed immediately!"
Hearing this order, even Shi Heng, a general who killed without blinking an eye, was shocked. This meant that anyone who left the city had to fight to the death to retreat from the enemy in order to survive. If he could not win, he would definitely die!
Really giving it all.
Everyone looked at Yu Qian in surprise. Only then did they realize that Yu Qian was ready to play with his life this time, not only his own life, but also everyone's life.
Yu Qian looked at these surprised people without fear and said his last words to them:
"Hundreds of thousands of troops were destroyed, the emperor was captured, and the enemy troops came to the city. The country is in such a situation, is there any concern? If this battle fails, the Ming Dynasty will make the same mistakes as the previous Song Dynasty. How can you face the world?
people!
"Fight to the death, only now!"
Yu Qian was right, this was a war that could not fail. If it failed, half of the country in the north would be lost, and the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty would also change from now on.
Yu Qian cannot afford to lose this war, and neither can Ming Dynasty.
So Yu Qian left the only choice for the people guarding the city and himself:
If you don’t win, you die!
The people in the meeting finally dispersed, and Yu Qian returned to his residence and prepared to fight. The firm and tough speech before was a thing of the past. What he had to do now was to fulfill the promise he made.
Since ancient times, it has been easy to give speeches, but it is extremely difficult to do it. Many people are like a river, and they can speak bold words at the spur of the moment. They can make the river flow back and make the sky brighter, but when they do things, they are useless and they are afraid of looking forward and backward.
The orators in ancient Athens were very eloquent, good at swearing, pointing here and there, and they were very majestic. However, Alexander of Macedonia sent them staggering and running away with a single point of his spear.
Debates and speeches can never solve problems, because in this world, strength speaks.
It is easy to give orders, but the ultimate goal is to defeat the enemy. If this goal cannot be achieved, no matter what you say, it is useless.
So for Yu Qian, the real challenge has just begun.
Yu Qian looked at the armor that was ready in the room. He knew that soon, he would take off his official uniform, put on this armor that only generals would wear, and step onto the battlefield for the first time.
Yu Qian, are you really fearless?
No, I have been afraid. I am not a military commander. I have never commanded a war, fought a war, or killed anyone with my own hands. In the past twenty years, my job has only been to handle official and political affairs in front of copywriters.
Then why do you stand up to save the crisis and direct the war?
In my opinion, this is my duty.
Are you really ready to go to the battlefield and command a war you have never experienced before?
Yes, I am ready. When I was young, I once determined to be a person like Wen Tianxiang. No matter whether it was cold or hot, I studied hard under the solitary lamp and entered the official career.
I've been in prison, been in prison, and after decades of hardship and trials, I've finally reached this point.