Four days later, 70,000 infantrymen led by Zhang Yanling arrived at Piantou Pass. The British Duke Zhang Lun, the Young Duke Zhu Lin of the Chengguo Palace and others came to greet them. When everyone met, the atmosphere was naturally warm.
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Zhang Yanling also met an old friend whom he had not seen for a long time, that was Yang Yiqing.
After the 40,000 soldiers and horses led by Yang Yiqing were rescued by Zhu Lin, the remaining soldiers had been resting in the cavalry camp across the Yellow River. After several months of nightmare fighting, the rescued soldiers and horses suffered heavy losses both physically and mentally.
After the joy of being saved, many soldiers experienced varying degrees of accidents in the days that followed. Some soldiers would wake up in the middle of the night, grab their weapons and shout. Some soldiers would suddenly become taciturn and would remain silent all day long.
Silent. Some soldiers would laugh or cry for no reason.
Not only that, many soldiers committed suicide in the camp.
The trauma of the war caused irreparable physical and mental damage to these Ming soldiers. All these manifestations are actually manifestations of the sequelae of traumatic stress. These situations are not uncommon in the military, but such a large-scale outbreak is
Very few. It can be seen that the battle of Hetao caused serious physical and mental trauma to them.
Yang Yiqing also had such symptoms. Although it was not serious, he could not sleep all night and walked around in his residence. Sometimes he did not speak for a whole day. Naturally, the British generals such as Zhang Lun and Zhu Lin would not
Go to comfort him. After Zhu Lin rescued Yang Yiqing, he even laughed at him in person. But Yang Yiqing acted very calmly, neither angry nor refuting. This made Zhu Lin and others feel boring.
Zhang Yanling almost didn't recognize Yang Yiqing when he saw him. Although Zhang Yanling had little interaction with Yang Yiqing in recent years. Zhang Yanling went to fight overseas for two years, and Yang Yiqing was stationed in Ningxia Town as his trilateral commander. Previously, Ningxia suppressed the rebellion.
It is true that the two of them cooperated to lead the rebellion. However, after Zhang Yanling discovered the tricks Yang Yiqing and the foreign court made and exposed them, the relationship has actually broken down. There is no connection at all.
In Zhang Yanling's impression, Yang Yiqing still has the demeanor of a scholar. In addition, he loves to be clean and takes good care of himself. Zhang Yanling still has a good impression. At that time, Yang Yiqing's bun was not messy, his hair was black, and his clothes were neat.
, has a handsome face and is very elegant.
However, when Zhang Yanling saw Yang Yiqing again, she couldn't believe her eyes. The old man standing there with gray hair, wrinkled clothes, hunched head and frowning face, was actually Yang Yiqing?
I haven't seen Yang Yiqing for just a few years. Yang Yiqing seems to have aged twenty years, and looks like an ordinary old man who is down and out.
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"Mr. Yang, you're fine!" Zhang Yanling slowly raised his hands and said in a deep voice.
Yang Yiqing looked at Zhang Yanling quietly with a very complicated expression. After a while, he slowly raised his hands and returned the salute: "The guilty officer Yang Yiqing has met the Lord Protector. Yang is extremely ashamed. Yang is guilty, and he is ashamed of the court and the emperor."
British Duke Zhang Lun and others stood quietly nearby. They were actually a little surprised. Yang Yiqing had never said a word of apology since he was rescued, and seemed not to realize his crime. But today, after seeing Zhang Yanling,
He actually called himself a criminal and expressed his shame.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Mr. Yang, the right and wrong of merit and crime are all matters of public opinion. You don't have to express your guilt in front of me. I am not here to investigate on behalf of the imperial court."
Yang Yiqing sighed: "I know, I know. But I know that I have made a big mistake and it is difficult to undo it. When I see the Protector and think about all the past, I just feel ashamed. Yang Yiqing is not asking for forgiveness, but sincerely
Ashamed and ashamed of my actions."
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Mr. Yang, it is not difficult to know the crime, but it is difficult not to repent. You must sum up the lessons learned this time. As for the court's punishment, there will naturally be punishments. But before that, I hope you will
Take care of yourself. Let’s discuss the rest later.”
Yang Tinghe sighed and nodded. Zhang Yanling stopped looking at him. Surrounded by everyone, he and Zhang Lun walked side by side into the fortress. Yang Yiqing stood there, keeping his body hunched over, like a dead tree.
He knew in his heart that his political career was over. In the past, he would have felt unwilling and angry. But now, he feels that he deserves his punishment and has no regrets.
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In the afternoon of that day, the first military meeting was officially held in Piantouguanzhai Fort.
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In the simple military hall of Piantou Guanzhai Fort, dozens of Ming generals sat in rows on both sides of a long wooden table. The British Duke Zhang Lun and the Protector Zhang Yanling sat side by side at the head.
After the meeting began, British Duke Zhang Lun presided over the meeting and first introduced the current situation.
"Guo Guo Gong, Zhu Xiaogong, everyone. First of all, I want to inform you of a sad news. According to the investigation report of the scout cavalry we sent out, it is confirmed that more than 50,000 soldiers and horses of our Ming Dynasty are trapped on the Ordos grassland.
The entire army was destroyed ten days ago. All fifty thousand soldiers died for the country. This news is sad, but... it is also expected."
In fact, everyone already knew the final destination of the trapped Ming army, but when Zhang Lun officially confirmed the news, everyone's faces still changed color.
"Everyone, this news is indeed heartbreaking. However, there is nothing we can do. We are completely unable to rescue. In terms of time and strength, we are too late. There is nothing we can do. Moreover, we have found out that the Tatars have gathered heavily in
The Ordos grasslands are watching with eagerness and are ready, and we cannot be fooled by them. This news
Rest assured, we will report to the court. Regarding the previous battles, I don’t want to comment too much. The court will naturally make public comments later. Today, the Protector of the Country led his army to Piantou Pass, and our Northern Expeditionary Army’s 110,000-horse infantry army gathered here.
The Northern Expedition is about to begin. So, what we should focus on now is how to fight. This is the most important thing."
Everyone nodded. The defeat of the 200,000 frontier troops was over, and the new Northern Expedition was about to begin. The focus now was on the Northern Expedition.
"The Lord Protector and I would like to hear what you think about how to fight the Northern Expedition. Today's meeting is to determine the strategy of the attack. You can speak freely and brainstorm." Zhang Lun said solemnly.
The generals were silent for a moment, and then began to make suggestions one after another.
Some said that they were going to fight the Tatars and avenge the destruction of the frontier army. Some said that they should march step by step and advance cautiously. Because the traces have been exposed, the Tatars may have increased their troops.
Some said to find out the opponent's troop deployment, use cavalry to rush forward, and use more to attack the fewer. Some said that the frontier army of 200,000 people had learned from the past and must not act rashly. Instead, we must make a plan before moving and act with complete confidence.
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There were various opinions on all these things. The generals started to argue among themselves, and they even blushed to the point of blushing each other. The atmosphere was quite lively, because almost all the generals were more or less affected by the defeat of the frontier army. Positively
There were all negative things. When they were noisy, their blood rushed to their brains and they began to pinch themselves.
British Duke Zhang Lun frowned and felt very annoyed when he saw the noisy situation in the hall. He turned to look at Zhang Yanling and found that Zhang Yanling was watching the excitement with a smile.
"Brother Trillium, why don't you say a few words? These guys can't say anything. They are arguing back and forth, but there is no plan. The quarrel is giving me a headache." Zhang Lun said.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "It's a good thing to have a quarrel. At least it shows that the enthusiasm for fighting is high. Everyone is thinking about how to conquer the enemy in the north. This is a good thing. If you are afraid of dying, it will be troublesome."
Zhang Lun smiled bitterly and said, "But it won't make any difference."
Zhang Yanling said: "Indeed, I don't have any good suggestions. It seems that we don't have enough experience in fighting the Tatars. To defend the border towns, my Ming soldiers and horses only know how to defend the city, and they can hardly do large-scale marches. That's all.
Let me say a few words."
Zhang Lun was overjoyed and shouted in a deep voice: "Don't make any noise. Lord Protector has to say a few words. Please calm down and listen."
All the generals shut up and looked at Zhang Yanling.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "The discussions among you are very intense and the emotions are very high, which shows that you are all thinking about how to defeat the Tatars. This is worthy of praise. However, none of the strategies you mentioned are satisfactory to me. They are all nonsense.
Damn it, I can’t even listen to it anymore.”
Everyone stared at Zhang Yanling blankly, rolling their eyes.
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"You don't have to look at me like this. Although what you said makes sense, you can't adopt it. How can we surround and kill the Tatar cavalry, fight head-on, etc. I would like to ask, can our 110,000-horse infantry be able to catch up?
Are they the Tatar cavalry? Let’s go find them? Don’t they have the initiative? They can leave when they want and fight when they want. Can we catch up?”
Zhang Yanling glanced at the crowd and continued in a deep voice: "What's outrageous is that some people say they want our cavalry to go find them. How is that any different from risking death? Those who say such things are extremely stupid. You have not learned the lessons of the Tatar cavalry.
It's so powerful. The other side has superior cavalry and horses, so if we go and give it 40,000, it's for free. Do you understand?"
The two generals who had just proposed lowered their heads with red faces.
"Well, I won't talk about you anymore. I have an idea here, let me tell you about it. I am not asking for your opinions, but I have already thought about it and will do it. You guys, it's not that I am overbearing and don't listen to you.
Opinions. I have always been like this when it comes to war. If you feel you have an opinion, you can ask, but I may not adopt it. Those who object are even more ineffective. If you are dissatisfied, just hold it in for me. Do you hear me clearly?
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice.
The generals rolled their eyes. But most of them were generals from the Beijing camp. A group of generals who followed Zhang Yanling in the north and south were all smiling. Because they knew that once Zhang Yanling said this, he must have thought about everything.
Plans and details down.
When it comes to fighting, who can compare with the Protector? There is no need to worry too much about it. The Protector already has a plan in mind, so why worry about it?
"Everyone, my plan is..." Zhang Yanling stood up and waved his hands. Changshun and Feng Gang walked over from the side. Tan Changshun took out a scroll from the backpack behind him and opened it with Feng Gang's cooperation.
Everyone looked carefully and saw a map. A map of the topography of the Dongtao area. There were many dots and circles on it, and names were also marked. The most conspicuous thing was a thick black line, diagonally inserted into the map.
The top position of the several bends of the Upper Yellow River.
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