Qiu Yue hurried to the Yamen and saw that only Yang Yiqing and Zhu Hui were waiting for him. He actually already knew the purpose of their calling him.
"In my humble position, I have met Lord Baoguo and Lord Yang." Qiu Yue bowed his hands and saluted.
Zhu Hui returned the gift with a smile, and Yang Yiqing nodded in return.
Zhu Hui said: "General Qiu, do you know why we called you here?"
Qiu Yue said: "If I'm not wrong about my guess, it should be for the purpose of breaking out of the siege and asking for help. The Tatars outside the city have begun to build siege equipment, so it is urgent to break out of the siege and ask for help."
Zhu Hui nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Exactly. This matter cannot be delayed. The Tatars obviously will not wait outside the city. The Tatars are going to attack the city. Dongsheng City is too small and the city wall is not strong enough. Once there is
If siege equipment participates in the siege, it will be difficult to defend it. You should understand this."
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Qiu Yue said in a deep voice: "Dong Baoguo, I have made preparations. I will risk my life and break out."
Zhu Hui nodded and said: "Okay. If you have such determination and attitude, that's good. Tell me, how many manpower do you want? How do you want to break through? I can gather all the cavalry in the city for you to attack the Tatar camp.
I'll escort you out."
Qiu Yue shook his head and said: "Dong Baoguo, I don't need any soldiers for this humble position. You only need to take a dozen brothers around me."
Zhu Hui was stunned and looked at Qiu Yue in surprise. Yang Yiqing frowned and said: "General Qiu, this is no child's play. What are you bragging about now? What big talk are you talking about?"
Qiu Yue glanced at Yang Yiqing and said calmly: "Bao Guo Gong, Mr. Yang. Under the current situation, it is impossible to break out of the encirclement by force. Even if I lead all the cavalry in the city to break through the encirclement and break into the camp, I'm afraid I won't be able to break out.
Instead, they ruined the lives of their brothers in vain.
Surrounded on all sides, the camp stretches for miles and cannot be crossed at all. It seems that there is a junction between the camps, but in fact it is a dead end. Because there are Tatar archers on the flanks of both camps. Breaking through the junction of the two camps can be
It's a dead end. It's a Tatar trap."
Yang Yiqing frowned and said, "How do you know?"
Qiu Yue said in a deep voice: "Because I know the Tatars well. I have fought with the Tatars for twenty-seven years, and I still have some understanding of them. The Tatars are more cunning than we imagined. I think, after this, after
Mr. Yang probably won’t object to the battles over the past few months.”
Yang Yiqing frowned and stroked his beard without saying a word.
Zhu Hui said: "General Qiu, but you only lead a dozen people, how can you break out?"
Qiu Yue said: "A humble position is not about breaking in forcefully, but about sneaking into the Tatar military camp and then sneaking out again."
Zhu Hui suddenly said: "You mean, you pretended to be Tatar soldiers and horses and walked out of the Tatar camp in a big way?"
Qiu Yue nodded and said: "It's roughly the same. But it's not arrogant, but cautious."
Yang Yiqing frowned and said, "Can this be possible? Won't the Tatars see through your identities?"
Qiu Yue said: "The Tatars have loose discipline and chaotic organization. In addition, they have not long since set up camp and are still sorting out. The people I chose to bring with me are all people who can speak the Tatar language. They should dress a little more."
If you dress up, you should be able to get away with it.
Of course, there is no guarantee that we will succeed even if we are in a humble position. If we are found out, then please ask Mr. Yang to report to my wife when he returns to Ningxia Mansion after escaping the situation. Let her know that I died here. Let her take good care of herself.
Take care of my old mother."
Before Yang Yiqing could speak, Zhu Hui said first: "I think General Qiu's method is risky, but it is feasible. General Qiu has also considered it very carefully. Mr. Yang, just imagine, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Dongsheng City now, and they are crowded.
It’s unbearable. More than ten of them can speak the language of our Ming Dynasty, but they are the language of the Tatars. Can we tell the difference when we encounter them? The soldiers below can’t tell the difference either. I think this plan is very clever."
Yang Yiqing nodded slowly. Zhu Hui asked again: "So, from which direction does General Qiu plan to break out?"
Qiu Yue said: "I have thought about my humble position and sneaked out from the Tatars' east camp. Then I went east and entered our Ming Dynasty through Datong or Xuanfu."
"How can it be done? Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of War is stationed at Yulin Guard. If you want to break out and ask for help, you should go south. Going south around the desert? It will waste time and you will not be able to see Master Cao in time. How can you ask for help?" Yang Yiqing frowned.
Qiu Yue said in a deep voice: "Mr. Yang, the southeast and south must be areas where the Tatars must be on guard. The Tatars have set up patrols on the road. To ensure that I can return to the Ming Dynasty, I can only go east.
Originally, I planned to go south to the edge of the desert, walk southwest along the Gobi Desert, and enter Dajiang from Ningxia Town.
In the Ming Dynasty, this route is the safest. However, there is not enough time. In fact, it is a bit risky to go eastward. But that's all. Besides, if you return to the Ming Dynasty from Datong or Xuanfu border town, you can go directly to the Ming Dynasty.
The capital is asking for help. There are local fast horses and flying pigeons to carry the message, which will not waste much time."
Yang Yiqing's face darkened and he said: "You want to go to the capital to ask for help? That's not possible. How can you make it in time?"
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Qiu Yue said in a deep voice: "If you go to Yulin Guard to see Cao Shangshu, you don't have to report to the court before sending reinforcements? It will delay the time even more. Could it be that Cao Shangshu can directly mobilize soldiers and horses from the border towns to rescue?"
Yang Yiqing said: "Of course we mobilize troops from the border towns, but from the capital? How can we make it in time? Cao Shangshu mobilizes troops from Yansui and Datong to come to the rescue. Only then can we make it in time."
Qiu Yue looked at Yang Yiqing blankly, and said slowly for a long time: "Master Yang, if this is the case, then I would like to suggest that we take advantage of the fact that the Tatars have just set up camp and mobilize all the troops and horses to fight to the death with the Tatars. The soldiers and horses in the city
There are currently ten
About 30,000, twice as many as the Tatars. Although they may not be able to win, even if they are defeated, they will kill tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry, leaving them unable to invade the south. And even if all the Ming soldiers like us were killed here, we would not be able to win.
If you fail the Ming Dynasty, you will not fail the emperor."
Yang Yiqing said angrily: "What do you mean by this?"
Qiu Yue said in a deep voice: "My meaning is very clear. You refused to let the court know about this matter, and planned to let Cao Shangshu mobilize soldiers and horses from the border town to come to the rescue. This move is tantamount to worsening the situation. Let me ask, now the delay
The two towns of Sui and Datong can dispatch more
How few soldiers and horses? Fifty thousand? Eighty thousand? Even if all the soldiers and horses are dispatched, it will only be eighty or ninety thousand at most. Now we have an army of 130,000 here, and we don’t dare to engage in a head-on battle with the main Tatar cavalry. We all know that it is not possible.
Rivals of the Tatar cavalry.
Are the 70,000 to 80,000 reinforcements coming from the border town playing into the Tatars' hands? Aren't they here to die? The Tatar cavalry can defeat them halfway. And our mobility is not as good as the Tatars, even if we send troops to reinforce
, I’m afraid too
It's too late. So, is this a rescue? Or a suicide? Rather than this, it is better for us to have a fight with the Tatars and die a worthy death instead of making the situation worse. Such a stupid approach will never be done by humble officials.
"
Yang Yiqing stared at Qiu Yue angrily, wanting to say something, but couldn't. He wanted to scold Qiu Yue, but there was nothing wrong with Qiu Yue's words. He had not considered this aspect at all. Even if Bian Zhen gathered troops again
Come and add
It is impossible to mobilize more troops and horses in a short period of time. At most, two towns will be empty of soldiers and horses, and there will be 70,000 or 80,000 people. What should the Tatars do if they attack the reinforcements halfway?
Are you here to die?
Zhu Hui also suddenly came to his senses. He had completely ignored this aspect. If the Tatars even ate the reinforcements, and the soldiers and horses here were unable to get out of trouble, wouldn't they lose their wives and lose their troops?
If this is the case, what's the point of rescue? On the contrary, it will make the situation worse. It is really not as good as what I said to Qiu Yue, just throw everything in and fight the Tatars to the death. Even if all the hundreds of thousands of people die here.
, but also to wipe out tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry, causing them to suffer heavy losses, severely damaged their vitality and unable to invade the south in a short period of time. That may be the best choice.
"Two adults, if the rescue is to be successful, Beizhi must go to the capital. I don't know what the court will do to rescue the crisis here, but Beizhi believes that there is one person who can definitely turn the situation around. That person
He is the Lord Protector. He must be invited to lead the army. Otherwise, no one may be able to rescue the hundreds of thousands of soldiers here. This is the reason why I want to go to the capital. I want to go to the Lord Protector and ask him.
Get out." Qiu Yue said in a deep voice.
Yang Yiqing said coldly: "So you are looking for Zhang Yanling. But there is no need. Even if I die here, there is no need for him to come to the rescue. Qiu Yue, there is no need for you to break out and bring in reinforcements. We will fight to the death with the Tatars."
That’s the place.”
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Zhu Hui frowned and remained silent.
Qiu Yue cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Bao Guo, Mr. Yang. I apologize for being blunt. This sending troops to Hetao was a huge mistake. I don't understand why the court would do this. I am a warrior and I don't want to know.
This back
The reason behind the twists and turns. But there is a truth, the humble position is understandable. We are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and we should all be loyal to the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. If for some other reasons, we have to go to the country and the country to do our best.
No
Gu, ruined the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in vain, and put our Ming Dynasty in a dangerous place. In that case, we will all be the sinners of the Ming Dynasty, and we will be infamy for thousands of years and be despised by the world. Just like the fish in the pond.
,usually
They can compete for food, but if the water in the pond dries up, all the fish will die. Needless to say, Baoguo Gong and Lord Yang know this truth better than Beizhi. Beizhi doesn't want to be infamy for ten thousand years, and the two of them must not want to be infamy for ten thousand years.
"
Yang Yiqing and Zhu Hui fell into a long silence. They were not people without a bottom line, and they had never thought of disregarding the safety of the Ming Dynasty to achieve their own goals. Although they had their own personal goals in sending troops this time,
They thought they could win without putting Ming Dynasty in danger.
If they had known that things would reach this point, they would not have taken this step.
Now, the situation is like this. If we continue to ignore it blindly, we will put the Ming Dynasty in danger. Once these 200,000 troops are wiped out, the impact will be fatal. Just like the Tumu Fort.
After the defeat, the Tatar troops quickly came to the capital and almost destroyed the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Hui came from a noble family and was deeply favored by the emperor. Although Yang Yiqing was an official of the foreign court, although he wanted to gain respect and power like the civil servants, he never thought of destroying the Ming Dynasty. Their actions were all
There is a bottom line. Under the current circumstances, should we continue to make mistakes?
…
On the snowfield outside the city, a large number of Tatar siege machines were being transported in a steady stream. Accompanied by the generals, Batu Monk rode his horse to inspect the arrival and assembly site of these siege machines.
These are the assets he has accumulated over the past few years: trebuchets, catapults, rams, ballistas, and various other siege equipment. The Tatars have mastered the methods of making many siege equipment.
All these siege equipment will arrive within a few days and be assembled. By then, Batu Munch will use these siege equipment learned from the Ming Dynasty to blast out the Ming army in the city and destroy the East City.
The city was razed to the ground.
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After wiping out the Ming army in the city, Batu Meng will send his troops south. He has already ordered the troops from Mobei and Moxi to gather in the east. At that time, he will go south with the army here and attack the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty from Yansui Town, which is empty of troops.
Go straight to the capital of Ming Dynasty.
A blueprint for the future that excites him has slowly unfolded before Batu Munch's eyes.