eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 223 Frontier
The wind in March began to feel a little warmer, and some dead branches in Qianniu Castle sprouted buds, and the wind blowing on people's faces no longer looked like a knife cut.

As Yu Zizai said, the Tatars inside and outside Qianniu Castle no longer besieged Qianniu Castle.

However, the Hengshan Guard and the Guyuan Right Guard had already met the Tatars. After the battle between the two armies, the Ming army lost more than 2000 people, but they desperately wanted to drill into the Qianniu Fort. I believe that there are definitely important people in Qianniu Castle.

After this defeat, the gates of Lingzhou City were also closed, and no one person or horse was allowed out of the city.

Huozhai was still unwilling to retreat. First, the Ming army responded quickly this time and they did not plunder enough. Second, Qianniu Fort touched his heart.

Huozhai is also a cautious person, Lingzhou is a city after all, attacking Lingzhou is definitely not as good as attacking Qianniubao.

So he wanted to test whether Yang Yiqing would send troops to rescue him if he fought Qianniubao again.

After a few days, Huozhai began to line up his troops. He ordered his general Tu Kemeng to ambush and intercept them in the middle of the road. If there are Ming troops in Lingzhou leaving the city, they will block and attack them.

He himself led his troops to attack Qianniubao.

Under Huoshai's tent was an older general named Zana, who offered advice to Huoshai, "Boss, the three-sided governor of the Ming army looks far worse than the previous two. He only knows how to send soldiers out to die. Use the soldier's life to save him from being punished by the Ming emperor. The small Qianniu Fortress does not require the leader to use all his strength, so should we send another army to bypass Lingzhou and go to the interior to rob supplies and people?"

With Huosie behind his back, he didn't immediately refuse, "Tell me your reason."

"We can't stay here for too long! The purpose of marching into Daming is to rob the women and children of the tribe of food and clothing. Now that this goal has not been achieved, but here we are confronting the two armies of the Ming army. This is very detrimental to us."

Tu Ke's face was swollen, "Didn't you just say that this guy surnamed Yang is not powerful? Let's play with him! If this Ming army is wiped out, no one can stop the leader! At that time, you can do whatever you want!" "

"Tukmeng, if we have supplies, we can of course lead the Ming army around in circles. If the situation is a little unfavorable, we can retreat immediately. The Ming army has nothing to do with us. But now we don't have enough supplies, and the [-] troops are here It's empty here... You know, the children in the tribe are still waiting to eat salt!"

There is some truth to Zana's words.

Now it was Huoshai's turn to get entangled. The Ming army and the Tatars had feuds. How many of them did they kill when Wang Yue was there?They were picked out one by one in the tribe, and any man without ancestors died at the hands of the Ming army.

So not only Huozhai himself wants revenge, but there are also many warriors in the army who want revenge.

What's more, looking at it these few times, this Yang Yiqing really doesn't understand military affairs, and only knows where the danger is, so he can send people there.Then he was killed for a while and then hid to avoid the battle, so what?
He is simply a person who can't fight.

Huozhai was reluctant to miss this opportunity.

But it is indeed not their goal to fight the Ming army like this, the real thing is to grab something!

"Boss!" Tooke suddenly saw him hesitate, and couldn't help being anxious.

Huozai circled around in the tent, and finally decided to take a risk, "I want to kill the Ming army! I want to grab things too! Yang Yiqing from Lingzhou City seems afraid to come out. We sent [-] warriors to rob Plunder!"

"Boss, absolutely not!" Tu Kemeng didn't want Huozhai to accept Zana's opinion, "This is the territory of Ming Dynasty after all! Only by gathering the warriors together can we defeat the Ming army. If we separate, once we encounter the enemy It would be dangerous!"

"I know, but I think I can take a risk this time."

Huozhai felt that the governor sent by Ming Dynasty was not to be feared, and he didn't have any famous name, a group of unknown soldiers. Even so, he didn't underestimate the enemy, but felt that a little adventure could always be tried.

Give an order, and the Tatar troops will immediately start to move.

For a while, Qianniubao was confronted by police, and Lingzhou City was also facing a formidable enemy.But as time passed, Yang Yiqing received a military report that there were Tatar troops behind Lingzhou City.

It was so defiant.

Facing the generals, Yang Yiqing asked, "Who dares to lead the troops to break the enemy's spirit?"

He, the governor, had already sent Cao Sheng, Zhang Lun and other two generals outside the city last time, but they ran into the Tatar troops and were beaten so badly that they almost couldn't come back.Now they want people to go out of the city to meet the enemy, who would dare to take this life?

Cao Sheng is actually brave, but the infantry can't withstand the impact of the cavalry, so what's the use of personal bravery.

In fact, this is also the plight of the Ming army facing the Tatars. Many generals defending the city only dared to defend the city and dared not leave the city.That is why there are always Tatars looting countless memorials.

Anyway, the Tatars didn't want to attack those big cities, and there were people outside the cities, so he was just outside the cities.

But it is useless not to dare, as long as the governor really gives the order, dare to dare.

"The Tatars broke into the interior. In the past, we could say that we were beyond reach in Guyuan, but now the army has assembled in Lingzhou." Yang Yiqing's face was sombre, and he would cough a little between speeches. He has been suffering a lot these days. Why do we stay out of the city and allow the Tatars to plunder wantonly, how will we respond when the time comes?"

Shaanxi governor Qi Chengsui frowned.

He is also a literati, but he still understands some basic military theories.Not to mention, the Tatar army is right in front of you, but Yang Butang always thinks about the capital thousands of miles away instead of thinking about the army outside the city. What kind of battle is this called?

Every time it's a political battle, so I'm so afraid that the black hat will fall off.

Thinking this way in his heart, Qi Chengsui didn't dare to say that he was an old man brought out by Yang Yiqing, so he naturally obeyed him.But he also didn't want Yang Butang to step into the abyss step by step, maybe there should be some changes to remind him.

So he gritted his teeth, stood up and volunteered, "I am willing to go!"

Yang Yiqing raised his head, looked at his old subordinate with calm eyes, without any unnecessary expression, and just said lightly: "Okay. What about Qianniubao? Who wants to save it?"

Cao Xiong, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, has been winking at the guarding eunuch Xue Shou. In his opinion, at this time, besides Eunuch Xue, who would dare to question Yang Butang?
Xue Shou didn't see Cao Xiong's position in his eyes. He only knew that Zhang Lun and Cao Sheng had lost battles before.

"Yang Butang, my Ming soldiers have bronze heads and iron arms, but they can't help the Tatars chopping like this. The Holy Majesty has sent you to guard the northwest, and you are always the Majesty's reliance!"

Yang Yiqing raised his arms and cupped his hands, "Eunuch Xue, what's your opinion?"

"Yang Butang is here, why does our family have any objections? Our family is worried about the department hall. This time the troops were spent on the money saved by His Majesty for several years. If the effect is not achieved..."

"I understand what Eunuch Xue said. Your Majesty asked me to resist the enemy and defend the land. Isn't this what I did? Eunuch Xue can report this matter to the emperor, and the old man will bear all the responsibilities."

"Our family will naturally play the emperor."

With only one defeat, Xue Shou tried his best not to make trouble with the governors of the three sides.But there are some things that he really wants to report to the capital.

Speaking of Yang Yiqing's bad behavior, the emperor said at most that he was too small and could not tolerate it.But not to mention, if there is any catastrophe here, his head will be lost.

Yang Yiqing didn't seem to care about these things. He was a high-ranking official, an important minister of the court, and Yang Yiqing who regarded death as his home. A person who wanted to be a pillar of the court naturally had his own background.

Don't talk about the current crisis, the struggle between the DPRK and China, intrigues, when has it not been a crisis in the past few decades?

"Go out of the city and meet the enemy!"

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The little people in Qianniubao didn't have Yang Yiqing's unrestrained energy to look down on life and death. When the Tatar army first surrounded them, everyone's hairs stood on end.

After a few days of recuperation, Yu Zizai's leg injury improved a bit, he was able to move, and his physical strength also recovered a lot.Hearing the movement, he raised his knife to the city wall, and the boy named Han Twelve Lang followed him like a follower.

"Brother Yu, the Tatars don't like attacking fortified cities, why do they keep catching us?"

Yu Zizai pushed the young man down to squat, lest an arrow take him away.Then he checked whether his leg wound was tied firmly, and then said: "The soldiers of the Hengshan Guard who entered the city brought news that His Majesty has passed away. Do you know?"

Han Twelve Lang shook his head, "I don't know. What does this have to do with the Tatars?"

Yu Zizai looked nervously at the Tatars outside the city who were shouting strangely through the cracks in the stones, and said, "Your Majesty's death means that His Highness the Crown Prince has ascended the throne. His Highness the Crown Prince ascended the throne means that the imperial court must be trying to find a way to kill the Tatars." The battle was ruthless. In addition, Yang Butang sent Hengshan Guard and Guyuan Right Guard to support our Qianniu Castle in a daze... Everything shows that the imperial army is already on the way."

What Han Shierang said in these words is in the fog.

But time was urgent, and Yu Zizai had no time to explain, "Boy, in the future, I will find a way to go to the capital and study in the military academy. When you meet Tai... oh, no, it should be His Majesty, and you will understand what I said today. Let's work hard to kill the enemy, our Ming Dynasty is now in the dynasty, and one day, we can also surround the Tatars and beat them up!"

"What time is that day?"

"Sooner or later."

He Yanheng was in a panic, not in the mood to chat at all, "Everyone, tie up your filial piety and kill the northern captives!!"

For him, the garrison general, although the Hengshan Guard and Guyuan Right Guard added new soldiers, the pattern of the enemy being strong and we being weak has not changed, so he can only be encouraged mentally.

The mourning army must win, which is the one thing he trusts.

Yu Zizai understood him, so he raised his knife and shouted, "Brothers, the late emperor has died in the capital! During the national mourning, the Tatars raised their troops on a large scale. They are too deceitful. Let's fight them!"

"careful!"

Han Twelve Lang had sharp eyes and quick hands, and his ears were good, so he heard a "Zheng" sound, so he subconsciously pulled Yu Zizai down, and as a result, an arrow feather did indeed fly past.

Next came the black arrow feathers, covering the entire sky!
"careful!"

Shocking shouts covered all painful moans.

Yu Zizai was in a cold sweat from fright, with a huge swelling in his chest, he rubbed Han Shierang's head, "You are my real father!"

It was too noisy nearby, and many words could not be heard clearly. Han Shierang misheard, and according to the age of the two, it should be said that Zizai is his father. At the moment of life and death, emotions are the most real, so Han Shirang also Without coddling, just knelt down and kowtowed: godfather, please be respected by your son!
"Stop knocking, prepare to kill the enemy! Bring the bow and arrow!" Yu Zizai kicked Han Shierang, "You said you are good at archery, but you just don't have the bow and arrow in your hand. Prove it to me!"

Han Twelve Lang is not a liar. He grew up in the frontier, and he practiced archery hard because he was not strong enough, so that he could kill the enemy from a distance, so he took the bow and arrow and aimed at a person or a horse that was galloping towards him!
Whoosh!
Yu Zizai looked closely, he wanted to know if someone would fall down...

(End of this chapter)