Mingshi

Chapter 271 Shocking News
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The entire restaurant was silent, and everyone's eyes were on Tao Xingyan.The candidates sitting here are all from the north, and no one cares more about the border situation than them.And this military incident almost delayed their scientific research.

Hearing Luo Xin's question, Tao Xingyan's excited expression darkened and he said, "There hasn't been any military accidents in Datong yet, but there have been many minor wars in Xuanfu."

"Has it already happened?" All the candidates' hearts skipped a beat, and Yun Zhiqiu even blurted out the question.

"En!" Tao Xingyan nodded and said: "Aratan Khan's side has a small group of cavalry from time to time to plunder the countryside outside the Xuan Mansion. In fact, the war in the north has already begun."

"Then... how about the outcome?" Zhang Xun asked anxiously.

A trace of excitement appeared on Tao Xingyan's face and he said: "Everyone knows that General Ma in the north can fight Alatan Khan, and was called a madman by the Mongols. Not only is he crazy, but his subordinates are also following him." Crazy. That's why General Ma didn't stay in the city, but went out and fought a few tough battles with those Mongolian soldiers."

"How about the outcome?" All the candidates asked almost in unison.

"Mutual winners and losers."

"Alas..." Not only did all the candidates sigh, "It's not a big victory!"

Tao Xingyan smiled wryly and said, "It's not easy. How about the general in the north who dared to lead his army to fight the Mongolian cavalry? And they won each other? Didn't those generals run away without looking out for the wind? They didn't care about my Ming people at all?"

All the candidates were silent, and a sad atmosphere spread in the restaurant for a while.

"Bang..." A candidate slapped the table and said, "I have millions of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty standing firm at the border, but I was repeatedly bullied by 10,000+ Mongolians. The million troops fled because of the wind, even before the wind came. What's the use of raising these soldiers?"

Tao Xingyan sneered and said, "Don't talk about millions of soldiers, even tens of millions of soldiers are useless, and they can't stop the iron hooves of the Mongols."

The faces of all the candidates changed, and Yun Zhiqiu said anxiously: "Brother Tao, be careful."

All the candidates also glared at Tao Xingyan angrily. He called the Mongols iron hoofs, and said that even if the Ming Dynasty had tens of thousands of soldiers, it would not be able to stop the Mongolian army. Doesn't this mean that the Ming Dynasty should die?
Tao Xingyan raised his neck and said: "There is nothing to be cautious about. There is a saying that a raging soldier will be a raging army. If the generals at the entire border are like General Ma, let alone a million troops, they will cut off half of them. Only an army of 50 can destroy Alatan Khan.

but……"

Tao Xingyan paused for a moment, then glanced over the candidates and said, "However, how many famous generals in our Daming Border Gate dare to fight head-on with Alatan Khan?

There is only one general horse!

That's why I said that even if there are tens of millions of soldiers, it's useless. As long as there are generals who are greedy for life and fear of death, tens of thousands of soldiers will become thousands of bear soldiers, bears like bears! "

There was silence in the restaurant, and a needle could be heard.

Tao Xingyan's words left all the scholars speechless.Because his words are expressing the thoughts of all the candidates.

"Is there really no way to resist the Mongols?" Yun Zhiqiu sighed.

"I can't see hope!" Tao Xingyan said coldly.

At this time, Luo Xin frowned slightly. According to historical records, this time Alatan Khan's use of troops against Daming was different from the previous ones. Most of the time in the past, he divided the army into countless groups and plundered around the border of Daming. Daming wars were raging everywhere.But the historical record is different this time.

This time Alatan Khan was uncharacteristically, concentrating his forces to attack Datong.It was also the information that Ma Fang got from the scouts after countless scrutiny, and he believed that Alatan Khan would concentrate his forces to attack Datong, so he led the army to Datong secretly to attack Alatan Khan against all opinions, and opened up Alatan Khan's series of defeats. prologue.

but……

Now the news from Tao Xingyan is different, there is not a single Mongolian cavalry in Datong, but Mongolian cavalry appear from time to time in the Xuan Mansion guarded by Ma Fang.

Could it be because of his arrival that history has been changed?
Let Alatan Khan change the direction of attack and choose to fight hard with Ma Fang?
wrong!

Why did Alatan Khan only send cavalry in Xuanfu, but did not send a small group of cavalry to plunder Datong or even Jinyang?You must know that Datong is more than 200 kilometers away from Xuanfu, and Jinyang is also more than 200 kilometers away from Datong.There is no reason to only target Xuanfu and let Datong and Jinyang go.

This is smack!

Luo Xin's heart skipped a beat. Alatan Khan really wanted to make Ma Fang have the illusion that the main battlefield where Alatan Khan used his troops this time was the Xuan Mansion, so that Ma Fang would not dare to lead his troops to leave the Xuan Mansion easily. Ma Fang was dragged in the Xuanfu, and he led the army to attack Datong, exactly the same as in history.

"Brother Tao, didn't you see a Mongolian cavalryman in Datong?" Luo Xin couldn't help asking again.

"no!"

At this time, Tao Xingyan already knew that Luo Xin was the top case in both the county examination and the government examination, so he did not despise Luo Xin because of his young age, but answered seriously.

Luo Xin frowned again, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes.The closest to Datong are Xuanfu and Jinyang, which means that only these two Ming troops can reinforce Datong in the shortest time.If Alatan Khan still uses troops according to historical records, in order to confuse Xuanfu and Jinyang, he will inevitably send a small group of troops to harass Xuanfu and Jinyang continuously, making Xuanfu and Jinyang believe that Alatan Khan will attack them here, And dare not easily send troops to reinforce.

From this point of view, there will soon be Mongolian cavalry in Jinyang.

So Luo Xin was relieved, there would only be a small group of Mongolian cavalry in Jinyang, and they would only plunder the villages without city defenses, but they were unable to attack the county seat. Yanglin County should be safe.

but……

What Luo Xin wants is not just safety, this northern war is the watershed between Ming and Mongolia.Before that, Alatan Khan had been cruelly torturing Da Ming, he could fight whenever he wanted, and how he wanted to, just like this, Da Ming could only escape from the beating, Alatan Khan even came to Beijing, It can be seen how Daming was beaten up?What does it look like to be afraid of Alatan Khan?
However, the result of this war was completely beyond anyone's expectations. Even Ma Fang, who sent troops decisively at the beginning, did not expect to achieve such brilliant results.

In this war, because of Ma Fang's sudden arrival of soldiers, it opened the prelude to the continuous defeat of Alatan Khan. In fact, the decline of Mongolia began with this battle, and it was finally destroyed by Jurchen.

At this critical moment in history, what Luo Xin wanted was merit and fame. This was one of the rare big victories during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and it was a crucial battle that reversed the situation between Ming and Mongolia.If Luo Xin can play a role in this battle, he will gain huge benefits.

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