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"Who is it? Take it down!" Feng Gang shouted angrily.
Two guards rushed forward, held down the man who fell to the ground, and twisted his arms to lift him up. The man was unkempt, his clothes were dirty, and he was skinny. He looked like a man who had been homeless for many days. Like a beggar.
"I'm not a bad person, I'm not a bad person. Let me go, I'm here to see Lord Protector Zhang. I have something important to report." The beggar-like man shouted loudly.
Zhang Yanling was stunned, then slowly stepped forward and asked, "Who are you? What do you want from the Protector?"
The beggar opened his mouth, then suddenly became silent again.
Feng Gang shouted: "I'm asking you a question, why don't I answer it truthfully."
The beggar said hoarsely: "I only saw Zhang Yanling, the Protector of the Country, reporting the matter face to face. If I didn't see him, I wouldn't say anything."
Zhang Yanling frowned and said, "Don't you know Zhang Yanling?"
"How can I recognize the noble status of Lord Protector?" said the beggar.
Zhang Yanling nodded, walked towards the gate of the mansion, and at the same time ordered: "Bring this person in for questioning."
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In the hall, Zhang Yanling took off her cloak and sat at the table slowly drinking tea. Feng Gang escorted the beggar to the hall.
"Tell me, where are you from and what important matter do you have to report? From your accent, you don't sound like someone from the capital. Why do you want to see the prince of my country?" Zhang Yanling said slowly.
The beggar was startled, raised his dark face under his disheveled hair and asked, "Are you the Lord Protector?"
Feng Gang shouted: "Can I still lie to you? The person in front of you is Lord Protector Zhang. Tell me quickly, what are you hiding in front of the house? What is your purpose? Who instigated it?"
The beggar did not answer. He looked Zhang Yanling up and down and said, "I don't believe it. How can the Protector be so young?"
Zhang Yanling was stunned and laughed.
"You came to me, but you don't know me, and you suspect that I am not the Protector of the Country. Could it be that you are here to entertain me, and you are messing around. I don't have time to waste time with you talking here. Feng Gang, blast him out. If you watch again I walked around and took it to the Yamen for questioning."
Feng Gang promised loudly, grabbed the beggar's clothes and dragged them out. Zhang Yanling also stood up and went to the back house.
The beggar shouted loudly: "Do you know General Qiu Yue?"
Zhang Yanling was stunned, stopped and turned around, waving his hand to signal Feng Gang to stop. He quickly walked up to the beggar and shouted in a deep voice: "Who are you? Of course I know General Qiu Yue. He and I fought against the rebellion in Ningxia back then. Now we are in Ningxia." He is the deputy commander of the town. What is your relationship with him? Could it be that you were sent by him?"
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The beggar finally believed that the young and heroic man in front of him was the Protector Zhang Yanling. He threw himself to the ground, kowtowed repeatedly and said: "It is really the Protector. Please forgive me for being so arrogant. It was General Qiu Yue who told me. We can't express our intentions until we see the Protector himself. Lord Protector, hurry up and save General Qiu Yue. Quickly save the hundreds of thousands of soldiers trapped in Dongsheng City. If it's too late, it'll be too late."
After entering the study room, Zhang Yanling listened to Luo Hu's report with a shocked expression and was speechless for a long time.
Luo Hu described the situation of the army that attacked Hetao, and how Qiu Yue sneaked out with more than ten personal guards and arrived at Datong Town, where the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, Hu Zuguang, reported to him for support. Of course, he also described what happened in Guanyi. Datong Town soldiers and horses broke into the city, and he came to the capital on Qiu Yue's request to ask about Zhang Yanling.
Luo Hu escaped from Datong that day and rushed all the way to the capital. On the way, soldiers and horses in Datong Town set up checkpoints, so he had to go around the mountains and fields and run wildly. Because he was walking in a hurry, he had no mounts and no money, so he was thirsty and drank a lot.
I drank ice water, and when I was hungry, I begged for some food at Nocun's house. It took three days and three nights to leave Datong.
Later, on the official road, I met a convoy of merchants transporting goods. I helped them push carts and pull horses, and walked with them through the Xishan Trail in the northern section of Taihang Mountain before arriving in the capital.
Luo Hu was not familiar with the place and did not dare to ask questions. He was afraid that his identity would be discovered. He wandered around the capital for several days before he found out where the Duke Protector's residence was. So today, he was hiding in front of the Duke Protector's Palace.
Waiting behind the stone lion. Seeing that it was just a beggar, the Zhang family members thought he was just resting, so they did not drive him away. Only then did they see Zhang Yanling.
After Zhang Yanling listened to Luo Hu's entire account, her heart was so confused that she couldn't figure it out for a while.
After ordering people to take Luo Hu away and let him bathe, eat and rest, Zhang Yanling locked himself in the study alone, sitting behind the desk and thinking carefully.
After carefully recalling every word of Luo Hu, Zhang Yanling first confirmed the authenticity of the whole thing. Because Luo Hu's narrative was completely from the perspective of a soldier accompanying the army, there was no contradiction or inconsistency in his words.
place. Moreover, Zhang Yanling could not think of a reason why Luo Hu was instructed by someone to deceive him.
After confirming the authenticity of the matter, Zhang Yanling felt even heavier. He hoped to find the flaw in Luo Hu's words and determine that what he said was a lie. That would mean that the situation was not as bad as he said.
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But now it seems that all this is true. That means that the army attacking Hetao has now been besieged by the main Tatar army, Baichengzi has been captured by the Tatars, and they have been cut off from food and supplies. They have fallen into a desperate situation.
What's abominable is that the imperial court was kept in the dark about all this. How could there be any great victory? There was no such thing as a triumphant advance to regain the Hetao. Instead, it was already in dire straits and was waiting for rescue.
According to the timeline, Qiu Yue arrived at Datong Mansion more than ten days ago. If Hu Zuguang, the commander-in-chief of Datong, reported to the court as soon as possible, then the court should have received the memorial more than ten days ago. However, during this period, the court
Surprisingly, the situation was calm and there was no news in this regard. Yang Tinghe was still saying in the morning that the imperial army had advanced to the grasslands on the south bank of the Yellow River and that the Tatars were retreating steadily.
This is simply incredible.
Did Hu Zuguang, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, not report to the imperial court for help? Or maybe someone in the imperial court knew the news but deliberately concealed it? Who dared to conceal such important military information and risk the safety of hundreds of thousands of troops? Zhang Yanling could not imagine this.
thing.
According to what Luo Hu said, what happened when Qiu Yue was attacked at Guanyi in Datong Town? Qiu Yue let Luo Hu escape and only came to the capital to report the matter to himself. What does that mean? It means that Qiu Yue knew in his heart that something was wrong.
Something went wrong. It means that he knew that someone in the court deliberately concealed the news of asking for help, so he warned Luo Hu to come to him. He was the person he trusted most.
Zhang Yanling's mind was in turmoil, and she gradually calmed down from shock. She carefully analyzed the timeline and various oddities of this incident.
Once you calm down, the context of the whole thing slowly emerges clearly. All the impossibilities are substituted into specific people, as well as their methods and situations, and those seemingly unbelievable things will become
It has to be reasonable.
During the eleven years of traveling through the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yanling actually saw too many things that seemed impossible, bottomless and shameless. Many things subverted Zhang Yanling's three views and cognition.
Things that you think are absolutely impossible, often happen right in front of your eyes.
This is the Ming Dynasty, a dynasty that makes you love, hate, and feel helpless at the same time. An era that is filled with national justice and passion for national rejuvenation, but it also makes you feel helpless, disappointed, and powerless about many of its things.
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Therefore, after the situation was straightened out, Zhang Yanling calmed down. Some things are like this, and some people are like this. In order to protect themselves and their own interests, they dare to do anything.
Zhang Yanling knew their thoughts and purposes from the beginning of the plan proposed by the foreign court to send troops to regain the Hetao. Taking advantage of his absence from the capital, they persuaded Zhu Houzhao. They took advantage of Zhu Houzhao's self-righteousness and great success that could not be changed in his life.
His personality characteristics created a big picture for Zhu Houzhao, who was eager to get rid of all the chaos and image collapse since he came to the throne.
The foreign court wanted to balance its status and power by regaining the Hetao, which was a great achievement in opening up the territory, and to regain the promotion and stability of the foreign court's status. This intention is obvious. What Zhang Yanling is worried about is not their idea, but
It is because they are worried about the serious consequences if they fail if they send troops hastily.
But since everyone from Zhu Houzhao to the outer court was full of confidence, blocking it on his own was considered a selfish act, so Zhang Yanling let them go. Talking too much aroused resentment. Things in the Ming court were not
What I can control as a prince of the country is far from the point where I have the power to cover the sky with one hand.
Moreover, Zhang Yanling also weighed the risk of sending troops this time. Zhang Yanling believed that even if the plan to attack the Hetao would not succeed, as long as the army fought steadily, at least it would not lead to a major defeat. The 200,000-strong army advanced step by step and occupied an area of
After entering the city, you will definitely not make any big mistakes by stabilizing supplies, cleaning up the surrounding areas, and keeping logistics flowing.
Zhang Yanling believed that the frontier troops participating in the war were all soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles, and they should not understand these principles.
It was precisely because of these considerations that Zhang Yanling did not strongly obstruct this military operation.
But who would have thought that the current situation has actually collapsed. It is obvious that the leaders Yang Yiqing and Zhu Hui did not act steadily. The more than 10,000 enemy troops in Baichengzi were not wiped out, but they lied about the victory of Baichengzi
.After occupying Baichengzi, it was impossible to find traces of the disappeared Tatar soldiers and horses, which became a huge hidden danger.
It's actually nothing to lie about the victory of Baichengzi. After all, winning Baichengzi is considered a victory. It is the hub for material transfer and transshipment. But the problem is that the surrounding area is not cleaned to eliminate hidden dangers. How rash is it to rashly think that the danger has been eliminated?
Behavior. This is a sign of extremely underestimating the enemy.
It stands to reason that since they have fought against the Tatars for many years, they should not underestimate the enemy so much. They should know the strength of the Tatars, so why are they so rash?
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Zhang Yanling believes that the root cause of everything lies in the impure purpose of the matter itself. If the purpose is only to recover the Hetao, then it will obviously focus on military operations, and if everything operates for this purpose, there will not be too much interference.
But once political purposes are mixed in, the situation is different. For example, the Battle of Baichengzi was obviously not a real victory. As far as the battle itself was concerned, it was slipped away from the enemy's eyes. This was actually a failed attack.
Because of the interference of political purposes, they could only lie about a great victory. After that, they had to speed up the march northward. Because since the enemies of Baichengzi were eliminated, there was no reason for the army to stay in Baichengzi and patrol. This was lost.
It’s time to search for traces of enemy troops and eliminate threats to supply lines.
After telling the first lie, all subsequent actions had to be continued in order to fulfill the lie. So all the plans began to deform and began to become crazy and stupid.
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