Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 156 Hequ Crisis
  Lin Cunde nodded after listening to Yu Qian's words. He knew how worried Yu Qian was. He was probably under too much pressure. Civil servants were dissatisfied with him. He was worried that he could not rectify the army, so he was so depressed.

"Yu Shangshu, come and have tea. I don't believe that His Majesty will agree to your transfer from the Ministry of War. You are only fifty-two. Besides, Jiang Yuan, I guess I won't be transferred either!" Lin Cunde said to Yu Qian.

After hearing this, Yu Qian looked at Lin Cunde. He knew that Lin Cunde and Zhu Qiyu had a very good relationship, and that Lin Cunde was the counselor behind Zhu Qiyu. In the past six months, many things had Lin Cunde's shadow behind them.

This time Wang Ying went on an expedition, there was Lin Cunde's shadow behind him. Not to mention other things, let's just say that this crossbow was given by Lin Cunde. Yu Qian knew Lin Cunde's handwriting.

"Really, your Majesty wants to do something, and it can't be done without capable ministers and officials. You are a capable minister, how can your Majesty give up on this talent so easily!" Lin Cunde explained to Yu Qian with a smile.

Yu Qian smiled, waved his hand and said: "There is no such thing as being a capable minister but not a minister, but, eh, forget it, let's not talk about it, let's drink tea!"

As he spoke, he drank tea from the cup. After drinking, Lin Cunde continued to refill the tea for him.

Yu Qian looked at Lin Cunde and asked: "Now, everyone is waiting for the result of Wang Ying's expedition. If I can win, I may feel better. If I lose, I will be in trouble. I agree to choose the general." Wang Ying, although everyone agrees, I am the Minister of the Ministry of War, this is my responsibility, I will have to bear it when the time comes, and they will also use this to transfer me from the Ministry of War."

Lin Cunde smiled bitterly and then asked: "It was the civil servants who elected me, Shibo, as the coach, right?"

Yu Qian nodded.

Lin Cunde sighed with emotion: "They are good at calculating. They know that His Majesty will not refuse, and Shibo will not refuse, and those martial arts officers will not refuse either. However, I, Shibo, have never commanded such a large battle. In addition, Shibo himself was not a general with strong commanding ability, he could only be a general who charged into battle.

They calculated this way and included everyone! "

"Only you are missed!" Yu Qian said with a smile.

Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian.

"They didn't expect that you would provide this kind of crossbow to Wang Ying. They have also seen this kind of crossbow. It is powerful and has a fast rate of fire. It is very useful against cavalry! In addition, I saw the new training method you wrote before. However, it is very useful and can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the army, which they did not calculate.

Also, although Wang Ying has not commanded a large-scale battle, Guo Sheng has, and many generals in the Third Battalion of the Capital were transferred from the border army. They have rich combat experience. This battle also has It's hard to say, as long as Wang Ying doesn't act recklessly, basically, there won't be a big defeat! "Yu Qian looked at Lin Cunde with a smile and explained.

"I hope so too. As long as Shibo doesn't insist on his own way, it won't be a big problem. After all, this time is not a deep battle outside the customs, but a border battle. There are still advantages!" Lin Cunde nodded. He has also been worried about this these days. .

"The army has arrived at Yanmen Pass. It is estimated that the battle will start soon. There will be news in the next few days!" Yu Qian looked at Lin Cunde and said. After hearing this, Lin Cunde glanced at Yu Qian and nodded.

"If we can win a big victory, won't you need to be mobilized?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian and asked again.

"Who can be transferred? Your Majesty can decide with your own words. Of course, if Your Majesty wants to transfer me, I have no choice!" Yu Qian said with a smile.

"That's good!" Lin Cunde nodded and said, still looking forward to it in his heart.

At this moment, at Yanmen Pass, the Wala cavalry invaded the border again, and tens of thousands of cavalry besieged Yanmen Pass and the surrounding defense lines.

The generals guarding here all commanded Li Rui. After several days of continuous fighting, the officers and soldiers were very tired. Fortunately, Wang Ying came with the army. Ten thousand cavalry among them had arrived. There was no need for cavalry to defend the city. The infantry had already arrived. The [-] and [-] battalions are still behind and will probably arrive the day after tomorrow.

Wang Ying, Guo Sheng, and a group of officers climbed onto the Yanmenguan city wall. Five thousand infantry troops among them also climbed onto the city wall to assist Li Rui in defending the city.

Wang Ying stood on the city wall, looking at the Ora army below. The cavalry was arrayed in the distance, and in front were the Ora infantry. Many of the infantry were not Ora people, but prisoners and slaves they captured from various places, and were used to attack the city wall. .

Oala's cavalry, on the other hand, roamed around, looking for weak points in the entire defense line. The cavalry concentrated their forces and attacked the weak points. Once they broke through the defense line, Oala's cavalry began to attack along the defense line, widening the gap and allowing more cavalry to attack. So as to surround and kill the Ming Dynasty's defenders.

The battle was very fierce, and the defenders of the Ming Dynasty suffered heavy casualties. Wala also had siege equipment. After all, they inherited the Yuan Dynasty. Although those machines were very simple, they could not hold up much. Moreover, Yanmen Pass and the surrounding defense lines had been fighting for many years and had not been repaired for a long time. Many city walls are less than two feet high, and in many places they are just earth walls less than one foot high. How can such walls withstand the impact of the Ora cavalry?

Taiyuan Town, the defense line is [-] kilometers long, from Hequ to the Great Wall of Taihang Shanbao Town, passing through the important passes of Pianguan Pass, Tiger Fort, Ningwuguan, Yanmen Pass, and Pingxing Pass.

With such a long defense line distance, Wala is a cavalry, and its mobility is fast, which puts great pressure on the soldiers of the border army in Taiyuan Town. In recent years, they have fought almost continuously, and countless generals and soldiers have died in small-scale battles. The battles can be described as countless. Wang Ying watched the frontier army fight for the first time and found that the frontier army soldiers were really brave. Although the casualties were huge, the enemy's casualties were also not small.

At this time, Li Rui quickly walked to Wang Ying and Guo Sheng, cupped his hands and said: "Marquis Cheng'an, Admiral Wang, Hequ has been breached, and we are in urgent need of support. Can we use cavalry to go there? Otherwise, the Wala cavalry will kill here. If you come, you will bring back a great threat to Xin, Dai and other states. Now, I need your cavalry to rush to the bend of the river immediately and block the gap!"

"Hequ has been breached?" Wang Ying looked at Li Rui in surprise.

"We have broken through. All the commanders over there have died in the battle!" Li Rui also said sadly. Years of fighting have made the commanders of their frontier army feel helpless and desolate.

Wang Ying was anxious and immediately said to Guo Sheng: "I will lead [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to Hequ. You can control the rest of the troops and assist Li Du in guarding Yanmen Pass!"

"Admiral Wang, no, I'll go! You are the coach, don't take risks easily!" Guo Sheng immediately grabbed Wang Ying and said.

"No, in terms of command ability, I know that I am not as good as you. If I lose, you still have [-] troops and can continue to fight. If you go and lose, I don't know how to command the battle next. This matter, No more discussion! If we just defend Yanmen Pass, I am confident that I can win, but now, the enemy breaks through, and I am not as skilled as you at this. You can play a greater role here!" Wang Ying said to Guo Sheng, he Knowing his own abilities, he would not be able to command tens of thousands of people to fight or even plan. Wang Ying is self-aware.

"Yes!" Guo Sheng also wanted to persuade Wang Ying.

"Needless to say, Marquis Cheng'an, I am just a warrior. I am honored by Your Majesty to assume the position of admiral. Now, Hequ has been broken through, and I don't know how many Wala cavalry there are. If something happens to you, how can I communicate with the people in the capital? Tell those generals!

Your Majesty has treated me well, and the time has come to pledge your life to the country. I am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. The Ming Dynasty can live without Admiral Wang, but it can't live without Marquis Cheng'an. Marquis Cheng'an, you know what the situation in the DPRK is like now, and I don't need to say more! Wang Ying said, clasping her fists at Guo Sheng.

Guo Sheng also frowned, then looked at Wang Ying solemnly and said: "You only have [-] cavalry and [-] infantry. If the Wala cavalry exceeds [-], you must remember to find a relatively narrow place and use the cavalry to lure the enemy deep into the narrow place. In the execution battle, use crossbows to shoot at each other. Our army will definitely have the upper hand. The cavalry will lure the enemy. We are not allowed to carry crossbows. We cannot let the enemy know that we have such sharp weapons! Remember!"

"I know, I've deduced it many times!" Wang Ying said, clasping her fists at Guo Sheng.

"Take care!" Guo Sheng said with his fists clasped towards Wang Ying.

"Take care, I leave everything to you!" Wang Ying also said solemnly to Guo Sheng.

After finishing speaking, he led his generals down the Yanmenguan city wall, gathered [-] infantry and [-] cavalry, and headed towards the meander of the river.

Originally, Wang Ying's army was here to assist in the defense, and they only had to hold the line of defense. However, the enemy had already broken through, and a fierce battle was inevitable.

During the march, Wang Ying also discussed countermeasures with the generals from the [-] Battalion and the [-]th Army Battalion, and the rangers were already scattered fifty miles away. Once they encountered the Wala Cavalry, the news would be passed back quickly.

On the morning of the third day of the march, there were still [-] miles away from the meander of the river. At this time, the rangers came to report and discovered Wala's army.

Wang Ying asked them to continue exploring.

A quarter of an hour later, another ranger came to report and found that the main force of Oala was heading in this direction, about forty miles away.

Wang Ying also frowned at this moment. There are no mountainous areas for ten miles in front and behind here, it is all flat land.

"General, it's time to prepare for a decisive battle. There is no danger to defend here. If we retreat and are scattered by the Wala cavalry, the army will be in chaos!" Qi Yan, the minister of the fifth army camp, said to Wang Ying.

Wang Ying gritted her teeth and said to the generals: "Get ready to fight. The cavalry is outside, the spearmen and shields are in formation, the swordsmen are close behind, and the archers and crossbows are inside! Wala must know that we are coming, and, they They will not let go of the opportunity to defeat us, and they will definitely cover us up. There is no way to retreat here, so let’s fight here!”

Wang Ying was determined to die at this moment. Ten thousand cavalry and ten thousand infantry had to face countless Wala cavalry, and they were still fighting in the wild. It would be so difficult to win!

The generals all clasped their fists at Wang Ying and said, "Yes!"

After saying that, all the generals dispersed and began to form formations to prepare for battle. Most of those generals were from the border army. Facing Oala, they were not afraid of death. Many of them crawled out of the pile of dead people. They had seen Too many sacrifices.

(End of this chapter)