Chapter 1009 Preparations before departure - inspection
Seeing this document, Xu Huizu was stunned, and Wu Jie also stayed where he was. The soldier, who had come all the way from Yiwu to deliver the letter, lowered his head and waited. When he didn't hear any sound, he had to raise his head and said loudly:
"The Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Anlu, rescuing troops is like putting out a fire. Please send troops to rescue as soon as possible!"
After hearing this, Wu Jie reacted and forced his composure to let the soldiers retreat first. However, after the man retreated, he faced Xu Huizu and said in a panic: "Brother Xu, what should we do?" Although he had beaten him before.
It was a battle, but I had never experienced such a big event, and I was a little panicked for a while.
"Immediately send an order to transfer Suzhou Guards and Gaotai Qianhu Station to immediately send out troops to rescue Yiwu from the date of the order; send orders to Handong Left Guard, Handong Right Guard, Handong Guard, Chijin Guard, Anding Guard, Sha
The commanders of the state guards and other six guards asked them to send out troops immediately after receiving the order. If it is too late, they will not be spared!" The last six guards were composed of Xifan and Mongolians, so they were separated.
explain.
"There are also local guards in Ganzhou. Immediately mobilize the left, right, front and rear guards of Ganzhou to rush for reinforcements!"
"As for the other guard posts in Shaanxi, we also ordered them to hurry up. Fortunately, we have been preparing since the Chinese New Year this year and will be able to send troops soon." Xu Huizu finally said.
Wu Jie just nodded when he heard what he said at first, but after he finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment and said: "That's it for the rest. Should I ask His Highness Prince Su for permission to transfer the four guards of Ganzhou?"
Of course he knew that Zhu Ping would never fail to send troops to rescue the King of Qin. Even if Zhu Ping were here at this time and heard this document, he would immediately order all five of his guards to be sent to Yiwu. But a minister is a minister, and he acted for Zhu
Making a decision is tantamount to overstepping.
"How can you have such skill!" Xu Huizu knew what he was thinking and reminded: "The guards of Ganzhou are the most elite guards of Shaanxi Xingdu Division. Only when they arrive in Yiwu can they ensure the defense of Yiwu City!"
"If because of this delay, the garrison failed to enter the city before Timur's troops arrived, and Yiwu City was captured, and His Highness the King of Qin was captured alive or committed suicide... think about the charges!"
Wu Jie was immediately frightened by these words. If his delay really led to such serious consequences, he might be executed for the crime of "neglecting military aircraft". The anger of the emperor and the entire Ming military must be vented.
Then they called the governor and mobilized the four guards of Ganzhou in the name of Su Wang Zhu Ping, and other guards in the name of Wu Jie or Xu Huizu.
Wu Jie was still uneasy. In order to ensure safety, he personally took the four guards and set off, leaving Xu Huizu alone to handle other matters in Ganzhou.
After talking to the guards for a few words, he felt better and sat up again to deal with the remaining matters.
While making arrangements, a voice suddenly came from outside: "His Royal Highness King Su is here!" He quickly put down what he was doing and went out to greet him.
After walking only two steps, before reaching the door, a man in his twenties, wearing the prince's uniform, had already opened the door curtain and walked in. When he saw Xu Huizu, he couldn't wait to salute and asked: "Have you sent troops to Yiwu?"
Rescued?"
"The day before yesterday, the four guards from Ganzhou, left and right, front and rear were dispatched to the northwest. Wu Jie personally led the troops. Orders have also been sent to Suzhou and other guards, asking them to rescue quickly."
"I would also like to apologize to His Highness. Because Your Highness was not in the city at the time, I and Wu Jie used His Highness's bodyguards without authorization. Please punish Your Highness." Xu Huizu replied.
"You have done a good job, there is nothing wrong with you." Zhu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and said immediately.
He then said worriedly: "But even if all the guards in the two capitals are used, there will only be 150,000 people. The soldiers and horses in Yiwu are only 50,000 at most, and Timur has at least 300,000 or 400,000 here."
How can humans resist; if Yiwu is besieged, how can we rescue him?"
"We can only rely on the capital for this matter." Xu Huizu turned his head and looked to the southeast and said.
On the school field of the right guard of the government army, the sound of gunfire rumbled.
Four thousand soldiers holding three-eyed blazing guns in both hands were wearing light leather armor and sitting on horseback, motionless like rows of neat terracotta warriors and horses. Suddenly, a "dong-dong-dong" beating was heard from behind the queue.
With the sound of drums, the terracotta warriors seemed to come to life. They took the medicine bag from their straps as quickly as possible and poured it into the musket, and then stabbed three rounds of projectiles into it with a poke stick.
Afterwards, they adjusted the position of their sabers, and a commanding general shouted. The flag guards raised the Ming Dynasty's sun and moon flag and the general's surname flag high, and four thousand knights galloped towards the front almost at the same time.
The gunner at the rear of the position pushed the cannon up to the position, loaded gunpowder into it according to the scale, stuffed the cannon shells inside, and waited for the command from the commander.
Song Xuan stood on the high platform, raised his hands with clairvoyance and looked into the distance, waiting for the cavalry to rush to a certain position and then ordered to fire. In an instant, twenty cannons fired at the same time, and the shells hit the forefront of the cavalry charge more than 30 feet away.
, blowing up the wooden box placed there to pieces.
When the cavalry heard the sound of the cannon, they quickly stopped, raised the three-eyed blazing gun, and quickly shot out all three projectiles. Then they put it on their backs, took out their swords and waved it.
"That's right, that's right. Cao Xing, Song Xuan, you two have trained well, and your artillery and cavalry cooperation are already very proficient." Yunxi put down his clairvoyance, turned his head and smiled at the people beside him: "Such an artillery and cavalry level, I
very satisfied."
Of course Yunxi was satisfied. Although the distance between the cannonballs and the cavalry was still a bit far, considering the accuracy of cannons in this era, it was already good enough to dare the cannonballs to land at this distance. He did not expect to be able to defeat the elite French and Russian troops during World War I.
The cavalry's artillery and cavalry synergy level comes up.
"The soldiers performed very well. Whether it was loading ammunition before charging or firing after stopping, they were all very neat and clean. According to my will, I will reward all soldiers tonight."
"On behalf of the officers and men, I would like to thank your Majesty for your kindness." Cao Xing and Song Xuan bowed and saluted.
"Okay, get back on your feet." Yunxi said this, and after the two of them stood up, he ordered: "I have watched the cavalry infantry drill first, and then the cavalry artillery and cavalry coordination drill, and I don't have any
The rest is to be seen. Let the soldiers disperse. After lunch, give the soldiers half a day off and come back before dark. Cao Xing, you also send someone to the left guard of the government army to pass the order and let the left guard of the government army pass the order.
The soldiers also took half a day off."
The two of them bowed to accept the order. After Cao Xing saluted, he immediately asked: "Guan family, do you want the left and right guards of the government army to rush to the northwest?"
"That's true." Yunxi said: "The other Shangzhi guards who are going to be dispatched have already set off and are heading to Yiwu by rail carriage to prepare for the battle with Samarkand. It's time for your two guards to set off as well."
"According to the news from Samarkand, Timur will send troops in early March. The forward should be at Alashan Pass now. It will take 20 days to get from Alashankou to Urumqi. Several generals plan to send troops to Samarkand.
The country's troops have prepared a ready place for the war, the Gurbantunggut Basin. If you don't set off, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up with the war."
"I obey the order." Cao Xing and Song Xuan looked happy again and bowed. However, they were happy for different reasons. Cao Xing was because he was finally going to the battlefield to fight, and Song Xuan was because he had been waiting for several years.
I have never seen my father. This time I can go to the northwest to fight and see my father.
Yunxi gave the two of them a few more words, got up and left the position of the right guard of the government army.
After he left, Cao Xing immediately raised his right hand happily and said loudly: "We are finally leaving for the northwest, and we can go to fight Timur." He then complained: "It's just that it's too late when we leave.
The cavalry and cavalry infantry are the last to set off on the direct guard. By the time we arrive, we estimate that the army will have already fought several battles with the Kingdom of Samarkand."
"This can't be the case." Song Xuan said: "The intention of His Majesty, Commander Lan, Commander Chen and others is very clear. From the beginning of the war, it is to delay, delay, consume the morale and food of the soldiers of Samarkand, and wait for the enemy to become anxious.
Then we will look for opportunities to defeat the enemy." Ordinary soldiers don't know grand strategy, but generals at their level certainly do.
"I hope we arrive at the front line just in time for the war to begin," Cao Xing said.
"I think it's almost right. Even if the railcar is both straight and fast, it won't be able to reach Yiwu in less than two months. And then it will take at least another half month to rush from Yiwu to the Gurbantunggut Basin. By the time we get there,
By the time we arrived, it was already late July or even early August, and we will almost have to fight back in another month," Song Xuan said.
"Why wait another month?"
"The weather in the northwest is still hot and the sun is shining brightly in August, which is not a good time for fighting. It is best to wait until the weather gets cooler in September."
"So Timur also knows that this is a good time to fight. I think he will fight first, or wait for our army to reveal its flaws and then take advantage of the opportunity to attack. With Xu Huizu's caution, it is estimated that it will take another month. Lan Zhen's war is also biased
Be cautious, this time we are dealing with such a strong enemy, and I think the decision is the same as that of Xu Huizu." Cao Xing himself is also the confirmed heir to the marquis, and he is very familiar with Xu Huizu, Lan Zhen and others, so he speaks casually.
"It's good to be cautious."
"Of course caution is not a bad thing, but being too cautious may delay the opportunity to fight. If King Kaiping had been too cautious back then, it would have been impossible to capture Peiping in the first year of Hongwu."
Song Xuan didn't speak anymore. These are two different war concepts. It's hard to say who is superior and who is inferior. It is pointless for him to argue with Cao Xing about this.
Cao Xing murmured a few more words, and finally said: "That's all, it's okay to fight in autumn, it's not hot. Just don't delay it until winter."
"It won't last until winter." Song Xuan said again.
"Why?" Cao Xing asked a little strangely. If there was any good strategy to defeat the enemy, he wouldn't know it.
"I don't know, it's just a feeling." Song Xuan somehow felt that the war would not last too long and would end before winter came.
"I hope so."
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Yunxi left the camp of the right guard of the government army and went to the Jiangwu Hall and the Imperial College successively to tell Yu Zhouwen, Zheng Xuan and Jin Shan that they must not slack off or accept anyone's request. Especially since the Imperial College had just been restructured last year, the system was not yet complete.
, Yunxi was very afraid that someone would push people inside while he was away, so he repeatedly asked Jin Shan.
"If someone asks you for help, just delay it. When I come back, I will definitely dismiss the person who asked you for help and never use it again." Yunxi said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Jin Shan bowed and agreed.
Yunxi then returned to the palace, but called Yang Shiqi, the envoy of Gezhiyuan, into the palace and told him: "You must not slack off during my absence in Beijing. The issues I asked you to think about will be waiting for me."
You need to check it out when you get back."
"I will not dare to slack off." Yang Shiqi hurriedly bowed and agreed.
