My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 965 The attack begins

In the tent, Zhang Fu sat there with a thoughtful look on his face, while Xue Shou in front of him looked anxious, waiting for the other party to make a decision.

After a long time, Zhang Fu finally raised his head from his thoughts, looked at Xue Shou firmly and said: "General Xue, you can lead the troops to Huailai County. I am old, so I will stay here to accompany your majesty!"

"My lord, why are you doing this?"

Xue Shou's expression changed greatly when he heard this, and then he smiled bitterly and said, in his opinion, Zhang Fu would only wait for death if he stayed in Tumu Fort, so it would be better to leave with him. When Zhang Fu comes forward, he can convince more people. The people left together, and even if the court investigated them in the future, they would not dare to do anything to them.

"General Xue, while it is already dark and the Wala people outside have not started to move yet, you should leave quickly. At the speed of three thousand battalions, we should be able to reach Huailai County very soon. If something happens to the army by then, , we still need you to turn the tide!”

Zhang Fu stepped forward, reached out and patted Xue Shou on the shoulder.

The reason why Zhang Fu is reluctant to leave is mainly because of his reputation. He has led soldiers all his life and fought in battles all his life. He has almost died on the battlefield many times, but he has never abandoned his troops. If today he Leaving with Xue Shou, even if there is a reason, it will become the biggest stain in his life if word spreads in the future.

Zhang Fu was already over seventy years old. He didn't want to ruin his reputation for the rest of his life when he was old, so he would rather stay and die in battle, so that he could at least perfect his reputation.

Xue Shou was not stupid, and could vaguely guess Zhang Fu's thoughts, so he knew that it was useless to persuade him. In the end, he could only sigh and said: "Well, since you are not willing to leave, I won't force you." I hope you will be able to survive this difficult time!”

After Xue Shou finished speaking, he cupped his hands and then turned and left.

When setting up camp today, Xue Shou deliberately arranged his cavalry outside the earthen fort. Moreover, soldiers in the army had been fleeing for a long time, but this was the first time that he led tens of thousands of people to leave at one time.

However, the soldiers had long since separated from Zhu Qizhen, so when the Three Thousand Battalion left, no one objected. Even some soldiers from the nearby military camp discovered that the Three Thousand Battalion had left at night, and some people actually packed up their things and followed the Three Thousand Battalion. After leaving, these are obviously smart and lucky people.

Zhu Qizhen and Wang Zhen were completely kept in the dark about the departure of the Three Thousand Battalion. Zhang Fu, the only one who knew about it, also chose to hide it for Xue Shou. It was not until the next morning that the army discovered that the Three Thousand Battalion was missing.

In fact, it can be seen from this point how lax Wang Zhen was in governing the army. He suddenly lost tens of thousands of people and had to wait until the next day to find out. This kind of thing is quite explosive no matter what era it is, but in Zhu Qi Zhen and Wang Zhen are only doing basic operations here.

"Bah! What a courageous dog!"

In the earthen fort, Zhu Qi Zhen slapped the table angrily and cursed. Although Xue Shou was a Mongolian, he was deeply trusted by him and even handed over the three thousand battalions to the other party. However, he did not expect that the other party would be at this critical moment. , abandoned him and ran away with his troops, how could he not be angry?
"Your Majesty, calm down and don't get angry because of a rough guy like Xue Shou!"

Wang Zhen persuaded from the side.

"How can I not be angry? I will immediately send people to capture Xue Shou. I will cut him into pieces to see who dares to become a deserter!"

Zhu Qizhen gritted his teeth and said again.

He never considered the seriousness of Xue Shou leading his troops to escape from Tumubao. He just wanted to catch Xue Shou back and punish him, so that he could let out this bad breath.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have sent people to chase them. Judging from the direction they are escaping from, they should be heading to Huailai County. As long as we notify the government along the way, they can be intercepted soon!" Wang Zhen then comforted him again. He said, of course his words were too serious. If Xue Shou was really determined to escape, how could the local government intercept tens of thousands of cavalry?
But Zhu Qizhen believed Wang Zhen's words deeply. After hearing this, most of the anger in his chest disappeared. He put Xue Shou's matter aside for the time being, and then asked again: "How far are we from Juyong Pass? How far can we go today?" Entering the customs?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Juyong Pass is not far ahead. It is estimated that we will arrive at the latest in the afternoon. As long as we enter the pass, they will not dare to chase us if we borrow ten of Wala's courage!"

Wang Zhen immediately replied seriously.

"Okay, pass my order. The whole army will set off immediately and enter Juyong Pass as soon as possible. Those Wala people behind us have been following and refusing to leave, like flies. It's so annoying!"

When Zhu Qizhen mentioned Wala, he also looked impatient. Obviously, he did not have any sense of crisis about the current situation, because in his opinion, he was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops to protect him, and Walaman's full calculation was only 30,000. People, this small force cannot threaten their own safety at all.

It's a pity that Zhu Qizhen didn't know that fighting is not just a comparison of the number of soldiers. Morale, equipment, logistics, as well as daily drills, the talents of the generals who command the army, etc., can all determine the outcome of a war.

Except for equipment, the Ming Dynasty was at a disadvantage in almost every aspect. In particular, the command of the twenty armies was actually in the hands of Wang Zhen, an eunuch with no military experience. The morale of the army also plummeted due to him, and logistics could not be guaranteed. , coupled with the plummeting level of the Ming army and other reasons, the balance of this war was tilted in favor of the Oara people from the beginning.

"Report~"

At this moment, a soldier who was delivering the order suddenly came flying towards him, shouting loudly with a look of panic on his face.

"Your Majesty, the Wara people have blocked the surrounding roads and surrounded Tumu Fort. They may launch an attack at any time!"

"what!"

Zhu Qizhen was shocked when he heard this. He never imagined that the Walas would really dare to attack him.

Wang Zhen next to him also changed his face in fear. Like Zhu Qizhen, he and Zhu Qizhen both believed that Wala did not have the guts to attack them. This was one of the reasons why Wang Zhen was unwilling to move on yesterday and chose to stay in Tumubao.

"Report~"

At this moment, I suddenly saw another soldier rushing over to deliver the order, reporting loudly.

"Your Majesty, I have personally led the army and are attacking Magukou. Guo Mao, the commander of the army, is short of troops. I request your Majesty to send troops for support!"

Magukou is the only place to enter Tumubao. The terrain there is difficult and easy to defend but difficult to attack. The defender Guo Mao only has a few thousand troops, but he still blocked Ye Xian's army. However, he was worried that Ye Xian would attack fiercely regardless of casualties. , and then asked Zhu Qizhen to send troops for support.

"Mr. Wang, what should we do now?"

Zhu Qizhen encountered this situation for the first time and immediately panicked, so he instinctively asked Wang Zhen next to him.

(End of this chapter)