Wang Yuan set out on July 6th, which was not too late.
You must know that Zhu Houzhao in history only escaped from Beijing in early August. He only had one month to reorganize the border army, because the little Mongolian prince came in October.
Wang Yuan led more than 17,000 people (including the baggage team) and arrived at Xuanfu on the second day of August. The journey was not far. To use the place names of later generations to explain, it was just a walk from Beijing to Zhangjiakou.
"What? Your Majesty is not in Xuan Mansion!" Wang Yuan said in shock.
Zhu Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, said with a mournful face: "Your Majesty has gone to Yanghewei, and no one can dissuade him."
When Wang Yuan opened the map and took a look, he was speechless for a moment. Yanghewei was right next to the Great Wall. If by chance, the Mongolian troops invaded from there, they could directly surround Zhu Houzhao.
This emperor is so unreliable!
It is not impossible for the imperial commander to personally conduct a conquest, but how can such an imperial commander personally conduct a conquest?
Around Zhu Houzhao, there were only 10,000 frontier troops led by Jiang Bin and other generals, and two or three thousand frontier troops led by Yanghewei. Other local troops, including the Beijing camp led by Zhang Yong, Zhang Zhong, and Wei Bin, were all dispersed and stationed in
Everywhere.
This Tiehanhan strategic plan is equivalent to when playing chess, the old commander rushes directly to the river, with only one car following him.
Zhu Houzhao was too impatient. Seeing that autumn was approaching, he couldn't sit still in Xuanfu, so he went directly to the border of the Great Wall to wait for the little Mongolian prince. He even hoped that he would be surrounded by the Mongolian army, and then use himself as a bait to drag the enemy away and hold on.
Waiting for reinforcements and waiting for friendly forces to come and surround the little Mongolian prince.
If the ministers in the court knew that the emperor was in Yanghewei, they would probably faint from fear!
"The whole army is on its way to Yanghe!" Wang Yuan immediately ordered.
Zhu Zhen, the commander-in-chief, said: "Governor Wang, your Majesty had an order when he left. If Governor Wang arrives at Xuanfu, he will immediately lead his troops to Wandu Division."
Wang Yuan asked: "What else?"
Commander-in-Chief Zhu Zhen continued: "If Tatar thieves invade from Wanquan, Longmen and other places, Governor Wang will immediately lead his troops to resist, waiting for His Majesty and the friendly forces to rescue them. If Tatar thieves invade Datong, Governor Wang will lead his troops to Datong for rescue."
Wang Yuan remained silent.
China's northern border is too long, and we don't know where the Mongols will come from. In the past, Shanxi was invaded the most, followed by Hebei and Shanxi, but they occasionally went to Liaodong to plunder. Now the Tatars have occupied Hetao.
, and may even go to attack Gansu.
How to prevent this?
Even if Zhu Houzhao was eager to fight a big battle, he could only divide his troops and deploy defenses to see where the enemy would come from.
But the key issue is no longer these. It is that Zhu Houzhao went to the Great Wall to garrison, and the old commander rushed deeper than the chariots, horses and artillery.
Historically, Zhu Houzhao did win the battle, but Wang Yuan was afraid of the butterfly effect. If the butterfly's wings flap a few times, and the little Mongolian prince is slapped towards Yanghe, it will be a sudden change in the earthen fortress.
Wang Yuan was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother. The emperor could play around anywhere, in Xuanfu and Datong, but he wanted to go to the front line and talk nonsense!
In order to save the emperor's life, Wang Yuan chose to resist the order this time and directly led his troops to station at Tiancheng Guard.
Tiancheng Guard is also close to the Great Wall, not far from Zhu Houzhao. Once the emperor is surrounded, Wang Yuan only needs two days to rescue him.
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Yang and Wei.
Later, Yanggao County in Shanxi Province was surrounded by mountains on three sides, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
In the small acropolis, there is now a dragon nesting in its nest. Unfortunately, this dragon is a bit naive.
"Report!"
The horse went straight to the temporary residence of the mighty general and military officer of the governor-general.
At the border of the Great Wall, military affairs took priority. After a brief inspection, the messenger was let in.
Zhu Houzhao asked personally: "If you have any military information, tell me quickly."
The messenger said: "Reporting to the mighty general, Governor Wang Yuan has led his troops to station at Tiancheng Guard."
Zhu Houzhao came from Tiancheng Guard. Of course he knew how close Wang Yuan was to him, so he immediately said angrily: "Didn't he be stationed at Wancheng Division? How dare you disobey orders!"
The messenger hesitated slightly and reported truthfully: "Governor Wang said that he is the governor of Shaanxi and Shanxi. The Wandu Division is subordinate to Beizhili. He has no right to garrison troops in Beizhili. Tianchengwei's territory is Shanxi's territory."
Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "What a mess! Let him go back quickly, or I will take away his right to command the army."
Jiang Bin suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I think it would be a good idea to let Wang Erlang garrison Tiancheng. If the bandits come here, Governor Wang and Your Majesty will defend the enemy together. If the bandits invade elsewhere, we can also go to the rescue together."
Zhu Houzhao glared at Jiang Bin: "Are you afraid that I won't be able to defend this place?"
Jiang Bin didn't dare to answer the call.
He is afraid, of course he is afraid!
Jiang Bin encouraged the emperor to go out to Beijing to patrol the border. He wanted the emperor to sit in Xuanfu or Datong, so there would be no danger. But the emperor was disobedient. Instead of sitting in the rear, he went to the front line of the Great Wall.
At this moment, Jiang Bin has already felt the mood of the civil servants - why can't the emperor be more behaving?
Zhu Houzhao glanced at the generals. Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, Li Cong, and Shen Zhou all bowed their heads. The meaning was obvious. Everyone wanted Wang Yuan to be closer to protect the emperor's safety at the critical moment.
"Speak!" Zhu Houzhao shouted angrily.
"I think that Wandu Commandery does not need Governor Wang to garrison him." Li Cong persuaded him with all his strength.
Li Cong was one of the four generals who was recruited into the Leopard Room, and he was the commander of Wandu Province and the former chief of Wandu Division. He explained: "Wandu Division has ten guards and two stations, and it is backed by the important town of Xuanfu.
There are sufficient troops to resist the Tatar attack, so there is no need for Governor Wang to lead troops to garrison there."
Zhu Houzhao sneered: "Do you have enough troops to resist the Tatar attack? How did Wandu Division get invaded by the little Mongolian prince before?"
Li Cong immediately lowered his head and did not dare to speak any more. If he spoke any more, he would have to turn over his own record.
Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "I asked Wang Erlang to be well-defended, which can be said to be a strategy of killing two birds with one stone. If the enemy attacks Liaodong, he can quickly support; if the enemy attacks Datong, he can also quickly support; if the enemy attacks Xuanfu, he can not only support
Blocking the enemy forces also prevents me from being cut off. I specifically chose him to take on such an important task, but he disobeyed and came here!"
Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, Li Cong, and General Shen Zhou were all murmuring at this moment: If the emperor hadn't moved to the border of the Great Wall, why would Governor Wang have bothered to follow him?
Seeing that his confidants and generals were silent, Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Very good, you are all very good. I will personally drive Wang Erlang back!"
The emperor rode away, and in less than a day, he reached Wang Yuan's military camp.
"Wang Yuan, come out here, General!" Zhu Houzhao got off his horse, holding on to his whip, and shouted as he walked.
Wang Yuan came out of the camp to greet him with a smile. He did not kneel down to worship the emperor. He directly took the emperor's hand and said enthusiastically: "Your Majesty is here in a hurry. I guess you haven't eaten yet. Come and have a meal soon."
Distracted by this, Zhu Houzhao actually forgot to curse and said angrily: "Why don't you obey the military order?"
Wang Yuan asked back: "Your Majesty, you appointed me as the governor of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and why did you order me to garrison in Wandu Division? That is the border of Beizhili. If there is a war, in what name will I, the governor of Shaanxi and Shanxi, go?
Dispatch officers and soldiers from South Zhili?"
Zhu Houzhao was speechless.
Regarding Wang Yuan's appointment, it had been issued two months ago, when Zhu Houzhao was still in Xuanfu.
Zhu Houzhao's original intention was to defend Xuanfu himself and let Wang Yuan guard Datong. But he felt that the enemy was more likely to invade Datong, so he went to the border of Datong Town and asked Wang Yuan to guard the northernmost border of Beizhili.
The emperor was speechless because he changed his orders from day to day. How could the governors of the two provinces change their appointments so easily?
After entering the camp, Zhu Houzhao said rather awkwardly: "Erlang, the military situation is changing rapidly. Just be a little more patient. At worst, I will appoint you as the governor of Wanquan again."
Wang Yuan simply refused to answer the question and changed the subject: "Your Majesty, I am opening a sea in Hangzhou. This year's customs tax will be able to hand over at least 200,000 taels to the Ministry of Revenue, and I can also hand over 80,000 taels of internal funds to Your Majesty!"
This is just the beginning. In a few years, Hangzhou will definitely be able to hand over 200,000 to 300,000 taels of internal funds every year."
"Is there really two or three hundred thousand taels a year?" Zhu Houzhao asked in surprise.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "As long as the people below are not corrupt, there may be more."
Zhu Houzhao slapped his thigh: "It's long past time to open the sea!"
Wang Yuan added: "Your Majesty, I also brought twenty Fran cannons."
"What kind of gun?" Zhu Houzhao said confusedly.
"Flangji cannon," Wang Yuan explained, "Flangji is a small country in Western Europe, but it can dominate thousands of miles of sea territory because of its strong ships and powerful guns. If your majesty doesn't believe it, go and test the cannon with your ministers."
The emperor who came to ask questions angrily was successfully diverted in this way.