Zhang Shize sighed and said: "Forty thousand people were sent out, and the emperor immediately broke camp and marched south. This time the march was very fast, and they arrived at Tumu Fort that night. At this time, everyone wanted to escape. The speed was faster than when they came.
If you don’t move forward, it will be many times faster.”
Yang Fan measured it on the map, and it was a kilometer from Yao'erling in Jiming Mountain to Tumubao. In other words, they ran fifty miles in one day. This speed is definitely acceptable. Yang Fan nodded. At this time, the Jingying camp was really running like this.
Yang Fan said: "The Tumu Fort is twenty miles north of Huailai County. Why didn't they rush to Chengli, Huailai County overnight to stay."
Zhang Shize said: "You may not know much about the situation of Xuanda's castles. Yulin Fort, Tumu Fort and Jiming Fort are the three largest forts in northern Beijing. They are very strong and the terrain is difficult. Before, they huddled in Jimingyi Castle and refused to leave, because
Jiming Fort, one of the three major fortresses, is strong and dangerous."
The civil fort is located 1km east of Huailai County. It is a boat-shaped castle. The fort is about 500 meters long from north to south and about 100 meters long from east to west. The city wall is about 100 meters high. It is built with earthen brick walls. The place where the fort is built is located at a high place.
, the situation is dangerous. There is a river three kilometers south of the fortress.
Zhang Shize continued: "At that time, Azhiyuan led 30,000 cavalry as a guerrilla flanking force. Before that, around July 11, Yang Jun, the son of Ming Army guard Yang Hong, fled south first under the attack of Azhiyuan, causing Akagi to
(today's Chicheng County), Diao'e (today's Diao'e Village in the south of Chicheng), Longmen Guards (today's Longguan in the southwest of Chicheng), Longmen Suo (today's Longmen Suo in the east of Chicheng), Huailai (today under the Guanting Reservoir Bridge of the Beijing-Baotou Railway),
Yongning (now Yongning Town, Yanqing, Beijing) was lost one after another, and there were no Ming Dynasty cities east of Xuanfu and outside Juyong Pass."
Yang Fan said: "I understand. I ran to Qingshui River and found out that Huailai County across the street had been occupied by 30,000 cavalrymen from Asizhiyuan. They were forced to retreat into the earthen fort to defend it. It seems that there were spies venting the news first.
The report is certain. As early as around July 11, arrangements were made to cut off the retreat of the Beijing camp."
Zhang Shize asked strangely: "I didn't say this river is called Qingshui River. How did you know? This river is very small and few people know it."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "Isn't there a song called "Exploring Qingshui River". It talks about this river."
Zhang Shize said suspiciously: "What kind of songs are there in Qingshui River? Brother, I have been wandering in the eight alleys all year round. Why haven't I heard the hutong people singing? There are songs in Beijing that I haven't heard before. Are you talking nonsense? Sing a few lines.
Listen."
Yang Fan hummed casually: "The peach leaves are pointed to the point, and the willow leaves are covering the sky. This wise man in your place, listen carefully to what I have to say."
Zhang Shize said in surprise: "It sounds really good. Keep singing. I've never heard it before."
Yang Fan rolled his eyes and sang nonsense. When the army went out for battle, the commander sang a song to his lieutenant. Is there anything more outlandish than this?
Zhang Shize also came to his senses, rubbed his hands in embarrassment, and asked Yang Fan to sing, which was indeed too much.
Yang Fan said: "So, the front was blocked by 30,000 people from Azizhiyuan. Then the 30,000 people who took the lead came from behind. The army was forced to retreat to the Tumu Fort. If the Jiedu stronghold can't fight,
, at least there is no problem in holding on for a while. When King Qin’s army from all over the country comes, we will have no choice but to retreat."
Zhang Shize said: "As you often say, ideals are very full, but reality is very skinny. Theoretically, this is true. Although the army did not bring much food, at least it got some from Datong, and it can indeed last for a while. Besides, the civil fortress
Strong. Also good for defense."
"The Mongols dismounted and attacked the city, but they would not have the upper hand. They were in a hurry and did not have siege weapons. If they fought hard, the casualties would be very high," Yang Fan said.
"Everything you said is right, but unfortunately, Tumu Fort has a fatal flaw." Zhang Shize said with a wry smile. "There is no water source here."
"What, how is this possible? There is no well in the military fortress." Yang Fan said in disbelief.
"There used to be a lot of wells, but they've all dried up. We have to rely on trucks to pull water from the river. Now the river is occupied by Azusa, so we can't get water."
Yang Fan asked: "Then we can't sit still and wait for death. There is no water in the well, so just keep digging."
"Can you imagine that Yingzong and the others couldn't think of it?" Zhang Shize curled his lips, "We dug for three days but no water was found. The men and horses were so thirsty that they couldn't bear it anymore. They even drank the urine of the horses."
Yang Fan was depressed. This was not a Tumu Fort. It was clearly Meng Lianggu.
In this situation, it would not be a big problem for me, because I have the equipment to drill a well, and there is no problem in drilling a few hundred meters. But Yingzong and the others were completely dumbfounded.
Zhang Shize said: "I did some calculations. Although Yingzong still had about 100,000 people at this time, there were not many who could fight. The rest were the old, weak, sick and disabled, and officers paid to make up the number. As a result,
The common people were taken away for the expedition. The limited troops in the capital camp were all wiped out in the early stage."
Yang Fan said: "Despite this, with the support of a solid city wall, the Mongols won't be able to take it down for a while. After all, there are 100,000 people."
"Ye Xian is not stupid. He knows that we can't win like this. Therefore, we have to negotiate peace with the emperor. Yingzong and the ministers immediately agreed to all of Ye Xian's conditions. Then, Ye Xian retreated."
After hearing this, Yang Fan already knew what to do first.
The fact that this tactic could be used so accurately proves that there are always spies around the emperor to inform Ye first. Otherwise, how would Ye first know that there is no water in the well in the earthen fort.
"As soon as Wala withdrew, the army went crazy with thirst and completely lost control. They swarmed from the earthen fort and rushed to the Qingshui River to drink water. The whole army was in chaos. The soldiers ignored the officers, and the officers ignored the soldiers. They all ran to quench their thirst.
"
No need to ask, Yang Fan also knows. This is Ye Xian's delaying strategy.
"Then, when the whole army was frantically drinking water and using all the vessels to fill it, the Walas suddenly rushed back. Sixty thousand cavalry used long swords to kill a hundred thousand unprepared and unformed Ming troops. The entire army
A huge rout in an instant.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Wang Zhen and Jinyiwei still wanted to protect the emperor and fight out, but they were quickly killed by the Mongols. Upon seeing this, Yingzong dismounted directly and found a place to sit cross-legged under the mountain wall.
Capture him without mercy."
Yang Fan said: "Ying Zong is very calm. Since you can't rush out, you may be accidentally killed in the chaos. Then just find a safe place and sit still. Nothing will happen."
"Later, when the Mongols saw that he had extraordinary bearing and exquisite armor, they knew that he was no ordinary person. They sent him to the general. Yingzong asked again, who should go first, King Sekan, or Boyan Timur. The Mongols were great
I was shocked, so I hurriedly reported it to Ye Xian. You know what happened next. We will arrive at Tumubao in a few days, and then you can take a good look at the topography there." Zhang Shize took a sip of wine and said.
Yang Fan sighed for a long time, but he didn't expect the Tumu Fort matter to be so complicated. This incident happened again on the eve of Yingzong's preparations to resume his voyage to the West. So many people reported the news to Wala, and Yingzong almost died.
It seems that besides what Zhang Shize said, there must be a deeper inside story.
The Ming Dynasty has been plagued by a shortage of silver and deflation since its founding. After the failure of the treasure banknotes, the banknotes endorsed by the court's credit have failed. The Ming Dynasty was short of copper, and copper coins were never enough. Silver was used as currency and came from overseas.
In this case, the emperor and the southeastern gentry group were fighting over overseas trade and smuggling. The underlying logic was to compete for the country's currency dominance.
That is, who holds the power to mint coins.
Lord Rothschild once said, as long as I can issue currency, I don't care who is the king.
Yang Fan once again strengthened his determination to expand the navy.
