Yang Rong's guess was right. Wang Xian did not appear at Juyong Pass at all!
As the former commander-in-chief of the three armies of the Ming Dynasty, he knew very well that the defense of Juyongguan was unparalleled in the world. And after successively beating the army by surprise in Dawangcheng, Zhangjiakou, and Xuanfu, it was impossible for the defenders of Juyongguan to slack off anymore. Bite the bullet.
Attacking Juyongguan is the only way to die!
Therefore, after passing through Zhangjiakou, he divided his troops and asked Liu Sheng to lead a large group of troops to continue advancing towards Juyongguan and make a feint attack posture. He was going to lead 20,000 cavalry to quietly pass through Zhuoxian under the cover of night and march towards
Zijingguan pounced. When they broke up, Liu Sheng was worried. Although he knew that this was the only option now, Wang Xian's move was too risky.
"My lord, let me take the people to Bauhinia Pass." Liu Sheng looked at Wang Xian and said in a deep voice: "Twenty thousand horses are too few. Even if we break through Bauhinia Pass, we still have to face hundreds of thousands of people inside the pass.
Where is the army!"
"How can there be hundreds of thousands? Let's count three hundred thousand..." Wang Xian smiled, as if he was talking about a trivial matter. He naturally knew the distribution of the Ming army very well. Originally, there were 400,000 forbidden troops guarding the capital, but Zhu Zhanji continued
Troops were sent to Dawang City and reinforcements were provided to Xuanfu and Juyongguan. Now there are almost 200,000 troops in the capital, and another 50,000 in Daxing are used to defend Shandong.
In addition, Zhu Zhanji is likely to withdraw the 50,000 troops stationed in Liaodong. The Duoyan Three Guards have become history, and there is no need to send heavy troops to garrison.
"That's not hundreds of thousands..." Liu Sheng was messy in the wind, but Wang Xian was still able to smile.
"Okay, that's not a good job. I don't want to change it with you." Wang Xian smiled and waved his hand and said, "In my opinion, your side is really dangerous."
"Hey..." Liu Sheng couldn't refute, because what Wang Xian said was very reasonable. Once his army arrived at Juyong Pass, it would be like entering a prison. But they had no choice. They had tried every means to collect military rations, and even
We also looted the military rations from Huailai City, Dushi City, and these auxiliary cities. After all, we only have enough rations for one month. If Wang Xian cannot resolve the battle within a month, the army will only risk running out of rations. By then, it will be a lot of fun.
Already...
"Then at least bring more people?" Seeing that Wang Xian had made up his mind, Liu Sheng knew that he could not change it, so he retreated a step further.
"Twenty thousand people is already the limit. We have too many troops to hide our tracks." Wang Xian shook his head decisively and said: "In addition, in the next tough battle, we can only use loyal and elite old troops, and we can only use
Cavalry." As he spoke, he sighed and said with some sadness: "After successive battles on the grassland, we have less than 40,000 cavalry left. This does not include Wu Wei's 10,000 who have never been on the battlefield.
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As he said this, he smiled sheepishly at Liu Sheng and said, "Actually, I have taken away all the troops that could be used, and what I have left for you is a clay-footed giant who is strong on the outside but hard on the inside. If you don't ask me for help, I will thank God."
Already."
"It's just Zhu Yong, Xu Jingchang and those guys. If I don't beat them, they will burn incense. Do you want to win people with me?" Liu Sheng grinned, looking like he got a big deal. But in fact, Wang
Xian knew that the pressure on his side was no less than his own. Not only did he need to contain more than 200,000 elite officers and soldiers, but he only relied on less than 20,000 cavalry, plus more than 20,000 infantry who had never been on the battlefield, to control
It is already very difficult to house those 80,000 surrendered soldiers and make them obey orders honestly.
Therefore, other than gathering a large army and bluffing outside Juyong Pass, there was no other way to attract the imperial court's 200,000 elite border troops.
"Don't worry, sir." Seeing the worry on Wang Xian's face, Liu Sheng laughed loudly and said, "I can't help but train those brats to be obedient. It will be no problem." Liu Sheng's words are absolute.
Not to brag, but when it came to leading troops and training, even Wang Xian was willing to be defeated in front of him.
Emperor Yongle's three major battalions back then, as well as Wang Xian's current main four-guard battalion, were all trained by him and became loyal and elite forces.
"Don't hold on." Although he had confidence in Liu Sheng, Wang Xian still warned: "If my side is not going well, or if you judge that the army is about to be unable to withstand it, you must break out to the west without hesitation.
, with the two talents of Xu Jingchang and Zhu Yong, they will definitely not be able to stop you!"
"Don't worry, sir, I know what to do." After Liu Sheng finished speaking, he chuckled and said, "Huh? Originally, I was worried about your father-in-law, but why did you become your father-in-law who was worried about me?"
"Forget it, let's not worry anymore. Let's do our part well. Victory will definitely belong to us!" Wang Xian also laughed loudly, hugged his fist towards Liu Sheng and said, "Take care, see you later!"
"Master, take care, see you later!" Liu Sheng looked solemn and saluted Wang Xian.
The atmosphere became very solemn. Both of them knew that this trip was full of difficulties and dangers. If they were not careful, everything would be lost!
However, once you embark on the path of rebellion, you have to keep your head in your belt. There is no way out and you can only go all the way to the end...
In the end, Wang Xian took only 20,000 cavalry and disappeared into the canyons of the Taihang Mountains.
The Taihang Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, with hundreds of interconnected ridges, thousands of towering peaks, and thousands of deep ravines. Bai Juyi's poem says, "The Taihang Road can destroy a car." A car traveling on the Taihang Road is like floating on the sea or sailing on the Yangtze River, and is in a dangerous situation. Wang
Xian led his army into Taihang, which was difficult and dangerous, but he could use the cover of the vast mountains to avoid the eyes and ears of the officers and soldiers, and he could march along the canyon to Puyinxing, one of the eight mountains in Taihang.
This is where Taihang comes from.
The so-called Taihang Bajing refers to the eight east-west cross valleys that have flowed out of the Taihang River from the rivers in Shanxi for hundreds of millions of years. They have always been the throat passage for the three provinces of Shanxi, Hebei and Henan to communicate with each other through the Taihang Mountains. They are also the location of important military passes on the borders of the three provinces.
, known as the Eight Hangings of Taihang. The seventh one is Benpu Yinxing. There is Zijingguan Pass on the top of the pass. It has steep peaks and mountains. It is connected to the inner side of the Xingxing. It is the military pass from Datong, Shanxi to Zhili.
In addition, the eighth pass is the military capital, and above it is Juyongguan.
As the choke point from Datong to Zhili, Puyinxing is naturally the top priority for the garrison of Datong Town. On Puyinxing, there are watchtowers and beacon towers. If there is any disturbance, the permanent troops stationed in Yuxian and Laiyuan
The two guards and horses will kill them as quickly as possible.
The focus of defense on Puyinxing is naturally the Zijingguan Pass. Zijingguan is located in Zijingling, straddling Puyinxing. There is a danger of "one man can guard the pass, but ten thousand people can't move forward". Moreover, similar to Juyongguan, there is also the Great Wall.
and five castles formed the Bauhinia Pass defense line.
Normally speaking, although the difficulty of leading an army to attack Zijing Pass is less than that of Juyong Pass, it is not much less difficult. However, no matter how dangerous the pass is, no matter how perfect the system, no matter how sound the system is, it must rely on people to execute it. The reason why Wang Xian dared
He took an extraordinary risk and led 20,000 people to raid Zijingguan, largely because its top commander was the general of Datong Town, Dingguo Gong Xu Jingchang.
Wang Xian naturally knew the few remaining princes of the Ming Dynasty very well. The British prince Zhang Fu was good at fighting, and he was rigorous in running the army. His abilities were as good as those of the famous general Jingnan. The Chengguo prince Zhu Yong lacked bravery and strategy, so he could not be considered a qualified general.
, but at least he can lead troops and fight in wars. As for Duke Dingguo, he is a complete loser who is proficient in wine, sex, wealth, and has no courage or strategy at all.
Due to the decline of famous generals, there were not many nobles in the Ming Dynasty who could lead troops to fight, and there were even fewer who were completely trustworthy. Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to appoint his cousin's general and let him go to Datong to take charge. If he had left it alone
Due to his temper, Xu Jingchang would definitely not want to leave his comfort zone in the capital, but if he did not accept this job, he would not be able to restore his title, so he had to go to Datong reluctantly.
Xu Jingchang took office at the same time as Zhu Yong and Wang Tong. In any case, the latter two tried their best to repair the defense line, deploy troops and generals to prepare for Wang Xian's arrival. However, after this guy took office, he spent all his energy on rebuilding
From his own official residence, he dispatched troops and generals to transport the utensils, furnishings, singers and maids from the Duke's Palace in the capital to Datong. He even used the post system to transport daily food and drink expenses for himself, which was quite like riding a red dust concubine.
Laughing, no one knows that this is the ancient style of "Lizhi Lai".
For a month, Mr. Xu was busy working on how to make his life more comfortable. How could he care about the defense of Datong's soldiers and generals? After receiving the order from the imperial court, they were left to figure out what to do. The Ming army had been slacking off for many years.
If the coach is like this, how can the people below him prepare for war with all their heart? Therefore, the laxity of the Zijingguan defense line is simply shocking.
Xu Jingchang was still eloquent about this. He told his surroundings that even if Wang Xian came back, he would only go to Xuanfu and would not go around to Datong. We don’t need to be too nervous... If people can be resurrected after death, his grandfather, that
The great military strategist Xu Da will definitely jump out of the grave and strangle this grandson alive to prevent him from embarrassing the old Xu family...
As soon as he received the warning from the Xuanfu, Xu Jingchang panicked. According to the emperor's decree, he must immediately reinforce the Xuanfu and gather the Xuan army to surround Wang Xian at Juyong Pass. It was absolutely impossible not to go, so then
Only by leading as many troops as possible can we be fully protected against any eventuality.
But the emperor's decree did not say that he would not be allowed to take charge of Zijingguan. As a result, Xu Jingchang almost depleted Pu Yinxing's troops and took away 10,000 people from Zijingguan to form a 100,000-strong army to protect him.
Go and support Xuanfu.
In Mr. Xu's opinion, his life is so valuable that taking away an army of 100,000 men is not too much at all.
As a result, Wang Xian's army passed through the defense area of Datong Town for 200 miles without being exposed! Of course, there is the shielding effect of Taihang Mountain, Wang Xian's caution in traveling at night, and the masters of Jinyiwei who went ahead.
The enemy towers and outposts along the way were removed, but if Xu Jingchang hadn't mobilized all the troops, even the masters of the Jinyiwei, like Taoist Master Xianyun, wouldn't have been able to descend eighteen beacon towers without causing any trouble.
Three days later in the middle of the night, Wang Xian led his army through many gorges and finally arrived at Puyinxing. He saw the path on the gorge, which passed between cliffs and rocks.
The stream is hundreds of feet high, and there are raging turbulences below, with clear thunder rising from under your feet!
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