As the sun set, on the snowfield at dusk, countless Tatar cavalry gathered from many directions. The people and horses were noisy like a tide, and their flags were like black clouds.
The 40,000 cavalry reinforcements from Batu Monk and the more than 20,000 cavalry troops from the northern part of Dongtao Land all gathered under the Dongcheng City. The small Dongsheng City was originally just a garrison established by the Ming Army in the early years.
The fortress. Today, there are more than 200,000 Ming and Tatar troops gathered inside and outside the city. It is incredible.
On the city wall, Zhu Hui and Yang Yiqing looked at the scene of Tatar cavalry gathering around the city. Both of them were silent and speechless.
Zhu Hui was frightened in his heart, but he was also secretly glad. As long as he stayed outside the city for half an hour, all the soldiers and horses who went out to fight today, as well as the soldiers and horses escorting grain and grass, would be wiped out.
Fortunately, today I was determined to fight to the death, and the soldiers and horses in the city came to rescue in time. Although more than 6,000 soldiers and horses were killed and wounded, and most of the cavalry was lost. But in the end, they successfully withdrew from the city. And more importantly, 20,000 soldiers and horses were lost.
Duoshi food and some weapons and supplies were successfully escorted into the city.
With more than 20,000 stones of food in hand, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city can support them for at least about half a month. Of course, this is under a frugal condition. This gives a huge room for maneuver, no matter what
As for the collapse soon.
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"Mr. Baoguo, you are right. The Tatar army is indeed here. Alas! The situation is very bad." Yang Yiqing looked pale, looked at the Tatar soldiers and horses outside the city, and sighed softly.
Zhu Hui said softly: "Yes, something is seriously wrong."
Yang Yiqing said: "I think we should discuss what to do next."
Zhu Hui was silent and nodded slightly.
The Tatar soldiers and horses began to camp outside the city. Huge cowhide tents soon erected around Dongsheng City. After dark, the Tatars set up bonfires in the snowy fields. Countless fires spread outside the city, like the sky
The sky was as dense as the stars. The Tatar soldiers were drinking and singing around the bonfire. The noise was extremely noisy and the tossing never stopped.
In the military office hall of Dongsheng City, a military meeting attended by senior generals of the Ming army was also held urgently. The atmosphere was a bit dull, and everyone looked solemn. Because everyone was aware of the danger of the situation and was very worried.
Yang Yiqing tried to relieve this depressing and dull atmosphere.
"Everyone, you have also seen the situation. The main force of the Tatar cavalry is here. Someone reported that a golden tent was set up in the Tatar camp. That means that the little Tatar prince Batu Meng came in person. Haha, it seems that we are very happy
To save face, the little Tatar prince personally led the army, and he values us very much. Hahaha!"
Yang Yiqing's laughter was dry, and no one laughed with him. Because it was actually nothing funny. Yang Yiqing wanted to pretend to be relaxed, but everyone knew that the situation was serious, it was a matter of life and death, and the survival of the army. No one
Can laugh out loud.
Yang Yiqing smashed his mouth, sighed and said: "Generals, don't be so pessimistic. The Tatars are not good at attacking cities, and they can't do anything to us. We have cities to defend, soldiers to use, and food to eat. What can they do?
?If they want to freeze in the snow, let them do it. We have time to spend with them."
"Master Yang, we don't have much food and grass. We can't hold on for long. You shouldn't tell us these words. We all know it in our hearts. You don't need to deceive us like fools." A general said solemnly.
Yang Yiqing frowned and looked at the man. That man was Qiu Yue, the deputy general of Ningxia Town. He was a general who made great contributions to quelling the rebellion of King Anhua. He was previously a guerrilla general of Ningxia Town. Because of his role in suppressing the rebellion, he was promoted to deputy general of Ningxia Town.
The position of commander-in-chief.
Yang Yiqing was naturally very familiar with him, but the relationship between the two was not harmonious. Because of the counter-insurgency in Ningxia, Yang Yiqing was actually embarrassed and suffered a defeat. Qiu Yue and Zhang Yanling collaborated and cooperated internally and externally. Qiu Yue and Yang Yiqing were successful during the counter-insurgency.
some exclusion
Zhang Yanling was also aware of Zhang Yanling's actions. He usually refused to agree with Yang Yiqing and kept a distance from him. On the contrary, he was full of praise for Zhang Yanling. Whenever he talked about counterinsurgency with his subordinates, he always talked about Zhang Yanling and never mentioned Yang Yiqing. Yang Yiqing felt very fond of him.
angry.
Yang Yiqing was stationed in Ningxia Town. It was unreasonable to serve as the trilateral commander-in-chief and also as the commander-in-chief of Ningxia soldiers. Originally, this position should have been held by Qiu Yue in terms of seniority and merit, but Yang Yiqing refused to take this position.
Giving up the position to Qiu Yue, and working with the Ministry of War to delay it for various reasons, was an attempt to suppress Qiu Yue.
Qiu Yue objected the most to this troop dispatch, saying that it was a ridiculous and reckless troop dispatch. Angry, Yang Yiqing scolded him sternly. He didn't want him to follow him on the expedition at first, but Qiu Yue had a high prestige in the army and had rich combat experience.
.With his military morale which is conducive to fighting and stabilizing the troops in Ningxia Town, he was ordered to follow him.
However, Yang Yiqing only let Qiu Yue lead 10,000 soldiers and horses, and was responsible for logistics and camp patrols. He was not given an important position. He was not discussed with him on major military affairs. In fact, he was marginalized. He was only allowed to follow the army.
, but has no real power to command operations.
Qiu Yue didn't quarrel or quarrel. He drank every day, talked nonsense and said nonsense. If he didn't drink now, he would have no chance to drink in the future, because this time the troops were sent out with little luck. If Yang Yiqing hadn't been worried about the military morale of Ningxia's soldiers and horses,
Steady, he has been dealt with long ago.
This time was a critical moment. Of course, Qiu Yue had to be invited to participate in the military meeting to brainstorm ideas. As expected, what he said was not pleasant to listen to, and he was trying to undermine the situation when he opened his mouth.
Yang Yiqing frowned and shouted: "General Qiu, how can this be deception? What are you talking about? Isn't what I said the truth? Do the Tatars dare to attack the city? And at this time, you should boost morale instead of sarcastic remarks. You are
The leading general should actively think of ways to resolve the predicament at this time."
Qiu Yue sneered and said: "If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place? This dispatch of troops was a mistake from the beginning. They were taking the lives of our Ming soldiers as trivial matters."
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Yang Yiqing was extremely angry, slapped the table and shouted: "General Qiu, if you continue to talk nonsense and shake the morale of the army, I will deal with you according to military law."
Qiu Yue sneered and said: "Master Yang, which military law have I violated? What I said is the truth. Some people act hastily for some ulterior purposes, but don't allow others to say so? Everyone has eyes,
We can all see clearly. No one else is a fool."
Yang Yiqing's face turned red, and he was about to give an order to severely punish Qiu Yue, who didn't know how to appreciate others. When Zhu Hui saw this, he quickly stopped him.
"Master Yang, General Qiu, how can there be a quarrel among the people when we are facing a powerful enemy? Master Yang, calm down, General Qiu is just worried about the situation at hand. There is no need to be so angry. General Qiu, what you said is a bit outrageous. Now say it.
Don’t you think it’s nonsense to talk about whether we should send troops or not?
What? What we need to discuss now is how to solve the dilemma. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are trapped here. If you really care about the lives of the soldiers, you should actively think of ways and make suggestions. Instead of saying these words,
Destroying internal unity. If you say this again, I will not obey you."
When Qiu Yue heard this, he snorted coldly and stopped talking. There was no dispute between him and Zhu Hui, and what Zhu Hui said was the truth. No matter how dissatisfied he was, saying those hindsight words now would not help the matter.
Zhu Hui glanced at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Generals, let me say a few words. The current situation is very unfavorable to our army. But Master Yang is right. We still have hundreds of thousands of troops and a city to defend.
In addition, there are still half a month to twenty days of food and grass in stock. We are not pessimistic enough to despair. So you don’t have to cry like you are mourning your heir. You are all like this, how can you teach other soldiers how to have confidence?"
The generals nodded slightly. Sun Dafu, the guerrilla general of Xuanfu, said: "My lord, Mr. Yang, I think we can't just sit back and wait for death. We can't wait for them to trap us to death. I think we should take the initiative to attack. They camped outside the city.
, we should go out of the city to attack them. We have more than 100,000 troops, but they only have 60,000 to 70,000, so where can we be afraid of them?"
"Yes, this is a good idea. Why are we afraid of them?" A general agreed loudly.
"Tell me, just go out of the city and fight to the death with them. What's his grandma's fear of them? The worst he can do is wrap his body in horse leather and martyr his country."
"Exactly, exactly, we are not afraid of death."
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"..."
All the generals started shouting.
Zhu Hui frowned and waved his hands, signaling everyone to calm down, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, attacking the camp is probably not a good idea. How could the Tatars give us this opportunity? If we go out to attack, we will ruin the lives of the soldiers in vain.
They are eager for us to attack them. Besides, what is the point of our small-group attack? Kill some of their people? Boost their morale? Those who are currently in trouble
How can we help the situation? If the whole army attacks, why do we need to hide in the city? We should have left the city for a decisive battle long ago. It is precisely because the Tatars are cavalry and we have no chance of winning, that is why we are like this. A direct battle to the death is
The last choice, the choice when there is no other choice, is certainly not the best time now. I know you are not afraid of death, but you cannot die in vain."
Yang Yiqing nodded and said: "Exactly. You all are not afraid of life and death, which is admirable. But once our army is defeated, the consequences of being annihilated will not only be immediate life and death, but also the safety of subsequent border towns and the safety of Ming Dynasty. Tartar
The Tatars will attack the border town. The army must retreat completely or defeat the Tatars for a good result."
All the generals fell silent. Yes, death is easy, but the subsequent chain effects are even more terrifying. They can fight to the death with the Tatars without fear of life and death, but the consequences after the army is destroyed will be disastrous for the generals. The Tatars
Taking advantage of the victory to attack the border towns, how could they be stopped when several border towns were empty of troops?
"Master, you tell us what we should do, you just tell us. At this time, we don't know what to do. Just tell us." Sun Dafu said solemnly.
"That's right, Lord Bao Guo and Master Yang make up their minds, and we will execute them." All the generals nodded.
Zhu Hui nodded and said slowly: "My only idea is to stand firm and wait for help. And I will send people to break out immediately to ask for help. Let the court send a large army to rescue within half a month. That's the only way
, can we force the Tatar army to evacuate and we can get out of trouble. This is the only feasible way that Mr. Yang and I think. We must send people out to ask for help. I wonder if you agree?"
The generals pondered deeply and nodded one after another: "It seems that this is the only way. We have no objection."
Zhu Hui nodded and said: "Very good, since you all think so, then now I need one of you to be able to take on the heavy responsibility of taking the risk of breaking out and asking for help. Who among you is willing to take on this responsibility? You can recommend yourself."
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The room fell into dead silence for an instant. All the generals looked at each other in silence. This was an extremely dangerous mission. Breaking out of the encirclement was tantamount to death.
Besides, this is not a question of whether we will die or not. It is a question of whether we can break out of the encirclement and bring in reinforcements. Everyone in the audience asked themselves, and they all believed that they did not have this ability.
In the awkward silence, someone said in a deep voice: "Mr. Baoguo, if this must be done, I am willing to go."
Everyone turned to look and were surprised to find that the person speaking was Qiu Yue, who was sitting there expressionless at the moment.