Fan Zhong stared at this scene in stunned silence. After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, the army has already..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Qizhen waved his hand: "Get the map!"
Fan Zhong immediately became energetic and quickly took out a map and opened it in front of Zhu Qizhen.
The place where we are trapped now is the famous earthen fort in history. To the north is a cliff, fifteen miles to the south is the Yongding River, to the west is the main force of the Ye Xian army that is following all the way, and to the east is the Guishui River blocked by the Ali tribe.
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The more Zhu Qizhen looked at it, the more he frowned, and finally twisted it into the character Sichuan.
"Which evil person drew this marching route?"
Fan Zhong opened his mouth wide, but did not dare to make a sound.
Because that evil pen... is you!
Zhu Qizhen pointed to a location on the map and asked: "Huailai City is only twenty miles away from here, why don't you enter the city?"
Fan Zhong said with a wry smile on his face: "Your Majesty, when the army first arrived a few days ago, it was still possible to enter the city, but now the Wala army is following, and Huailai guard Kang Neng has abandoned the city and fled, and Huailai City has fallen!"
"I'm going to kill his ancestors!" Zhu Qizhen yelled angrily, "When my class teacher returns to the court, we will definitely kill his nine tribes!"
Hearing the emperor's foul language, Fan Zhong felt surprisingly cordial, as if the person in front of him was no longer the emperor, but a brother who went through life and death with the soldiers on the battlefield.
Although I don’t know why I feel like this suddenly, but...it’s quite refreshing.
"The emperor is right, go back and kill the nine fucking tribes!"
Zhu Qizhen stared at the map closely and said casually: "It's not the nine tribes that are killing his mother, it's the nine tribes that are killing him. Human lives are at stake, so we can't make a mistake!"
Fan Zhong nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, kill his nine tribes!"
After Zhu Qizhen read the map, he asked again: "How many troops and horses do we have left?"
Fan Zhong replied: "Less than 80,000!"
Zhu Qizhen took a breath of air and asked again: "How many people are there in Wala?"
"The main force in the rear is more than 120,000, and the Ara tribe in the front is more than 30,000."
Hearing this number, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but look sad, and said to himself: "The gap between 80,000 and 150,000 is a bit big. This battle will not be easy to fight!"
Fan Zhong saw that the emperor was studying the map carefully and did not dare to disturb him.
Zhu Qizhen suddenly raised his head and asked: "Are the Ara tribe stationed on the east bank or the west bank of the Guishui River?"
"The West Bank is only ten miles away from our military station!"
"Ten miles?" Zhu Qizhen lowered his head again, gestured on the map, and murmured, "If we send out cavalry to raid, this distance..."
"Your Majesty!" Fan Zhong said another even worse news, "After the two battles of Jiming Mountain and Yao'erling, the three thousand battalions have been completely lost. There are no cavalry in our army!"
Before the Ming army was trapped in Tumubao, it had just experienced two major battles. To be precise, it had experienced two major defeats.
On August 13, the Ming army arrived at Jiming Mountain east of Xuanfu, and military reports came from Xuanfu that the Oara army was attacking.
If it is an experienced coach, he will make an immediate judgment and rush into Juyongguan to escape from danger.
However, Wang Zhen ordered to camp on the spot on the grounds that more than a thousand of his baggage vehicles had not yet arrived, and dispatched Wu Kezhong, the obedient marquis, and Wu Keqin, the commander-in-chief, to lead the army to fight.
This battle was very tragic. The Ming army's 20,000 cavalry were wiped out, and the Wu brothers died heroically for their country.
After the news of the defeat on the front line came, Zhu Qizhen was still unaware of the danger. Instigated by Wang Zhen, he tried to regain his position, so he sent the Duke Zhu Yong and Yongshun Bo Xue Shou to lead 45,000 people to face the enemy.
Facing the enemy, the army mistakenly fell into a trap set by the enemy at Yao'erling, and ambushes suddenly broke out. Zhu and Xue both died in the battle.
After these two battles, the Ming army's main cavalry force was completely lost and they completely lost their ability to conduct mobile operations.
What's more serious is that the Oala army has completed the encirclement, there are no water springs near the Tumu Fort, and the main roads everywhere are also blocked. The Ming army drags itself into a deadlock.
Zhu Qizhen was so angry that he slammed the table and said angrily: "More than half of the 200,000 men were lost, and the rest were all infantry. What a slap in the face!"
Fan Zhong was helpless. Who are you asking? Didn't you give the order?
"Where is the Shenji Camp?" Zhu Qizhen suddenly thought of a question, "Is the Shenji Camp still there?"
"Your Majesty, the Shenji Battalion has been following the Chinese army and there have been no battle losses for the time being."
"Then there's still more to fight!"
Zhu Qizhen became excited again. What the Mongols were most afraid of were firearms. As long as the Shenji Battalion was still there, they would have the capital to fight.
At this time, Wang Zhen came back, with a flattering smile on his face, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, all the generals have arrived at the tent and asked to see you."
Zhu Qizhen said without looking back: "Xuan!"
"Yes!"
Half of Wang Zhen's face was swollen, and his expression was a little lonely. He didn't know why the emperor, who had obeyed his words, suddenly turned against him.
As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, but things are about to change!
But, what exactly did I do wrong...
All the generals entered the Chinese army's tent one by one, knelt down and saluted.
"No courtesy for all the ministers!" Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "Come here, let's discuss the next battle plan!"
Everyone, look at me and I look at you, all with the same question in their hearts, what happened to the emperor today? His style is wrong!
Zhu Qizhen waited for a while, and when he saw everyone standing still, he said, "What are you doing standing still? Come here!"
"Yes, I obey your order!"
Everyone then stood over cautiously, but did not dare to get too close.
"Who is that..." Zhu Qizhen looked at the crowd and pointed randomly, "Zhang Qing's family and Kuang Qing's family, you two are the biggest officials, tell me what you think!"
British Duke Zhang Fu and Minister of War Kuang Ye looked at each other. They both saw the same problem in each other's eyes. The emperor had always made the decision without permission before, or he had allowed Wang Zhen to command randomly. When did he listen to everyone's opinions?
Seeing the two people in a daze, Fan Zhong couldn't help but remind him: "Two adults, the emperor is asking you a question!"
"Oh, oh!" Zhang Fu hurriedly took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the biggest problem right now is the water source. The soldiers dug wells on the spot and searched for more than a dozen places. They dug more than two feet deep, but there was still no water. If the water continues like this, there may be a mutiny!"
At this time, Kuang Ye said: "Fifteen miles to the south is the Yongding River. Now the main force has retreated. How about we..."
"No, we can't go!" Zhu Qizhen stared at the map and said, "Our army is backed by mountains and rivers, so it is relatively safe. If it moves south, it will be a wilderness. When the enemy troops rush up, it will be a wilderness. Our army is surrounded by enemies from both sides, and we cannot look at each other from head to tail!"
Zhang Fu's eyes were slightly focused, and he carefully observed Zhu Qizhen's face. He felt that Zhu Qizhen today seemed to be very different from usual days.
Leaving the gap in the south was Ye Xian's trap. He knew that the Ming army could not bear the hunger and thirst, so he pretended to retreat and deliberately gave away the river water south of the Tumu Fort. He secretly prepared an ambush and waited for the Ming army to move towards the Yongding River. Transfer, and when there is no danger to defend, you can launch a general attack.
It is said that the authorities are blind to the beholder. Due to the serious lack of water in the troops, the Ming army was also debating internally. There were many generals who proposed to move south. Unexpectedly, the emperor saw the problem at a glance, which was a bit surprising.
However, even if we understand this, there is still no way to solve the water problem.
"We can't wait any longer!" Zhu Qizhen slammed the table, "Send the order, the army is gathering, march eastward, I will eat the 30,000 soldiers of the Ara tribe!"