In fact, of course she knew what Jiao Fang said made sense, but she also knew that if she continued to fight, she would never see her son again. She hesitated, then stood up and said, "In that case, let the cabinet On behalf of Xiangyi, Hu and Han are not at odds with each other. The Hu people have repeatedly invaded the Han territory, and they are even more rampant this year. He ordered the King of Chu not to negotiate peace with them for the time being. Since war has already begun, let's have a good fight. Ai Jia says again, foreign affairs have already I entrust the king of Chu to have full authority to handle it. If there is such a thing in the future, there is no need to report it to him and let him make his own decision. In addition, we must try our best to keep your majesty safe."
Jiao Fang felt relieved. In a sense, Empress Dowager Zhang was different from Jiao Fang. Jiao Fang did everything based on her own selfish interests. However, although Empress Dowager Zhang also had a love for licking calves, she had been influenced by the late emperor for a long time. But it doesn¡¯t lose its sage.
However, Empress Dowager Zhang gave in on this matter, but it was for Zhu Houzhao's good. This big mistake was made by Zhu Houzhao. If Zhu Houzhao hadn't reused Liu Jin, military discipline at the border would not have been corrupted, and how could the Mongols have taken advantage of it? After that, she made another mistake and left the capital privately. Empress Dowager Zhang did not leave the palace, so she must have heard the comments of the subjects outside the palace.
The emperor favored the eunuchs, which led to the corruption of Chao Gang, the invasion of foreign tribes, and even the hostage of foreign tribes. The emperor's popular support was probably scattered.
Fortunately, there is still King Chu who is maintaining the overall situation, but even if it can maintain the overall situation, what if the barbarians are driven away, can it win back the hearts of the people?
Queen Mother Zhang not only needs her son to be safe, but also hopes that her son can regain the hearts of the people.
She waved her hand very tiredly and said, "Go down."
Jiao Fang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty is wise" and hurriedly left the palace.
Yizhi was soon sent to Jixian.
After Liu Chengfeng received Yizhi, there was no more nonsense. The horses of the Mongolian army in front of him could no longer walk or shake off their hooves. Without horse materials, there would be no war horses. Without war horses, the so-called iron cavalry would become Sick cat.
Since it¡¯s this point, let¡¯s do it.
Give the order. Countless troops and horses within a radius of a hundred miles began to mobilize, and each battalion began to move according to the instructions. Immediately afterwards, the battle started from a place called Baihegou. A group of Ming Army cavalry quickly opened an opening here. The Mongolian army camp opposite was smashed to pieces.
The poor Mongolian soldiers actually wanted to rely on the fortifications of their camps and towns to resist. The Mongolian cavalry, which is best at attacking, actually changed its direction and became the Ming army huddled in the city. The offensive and defensive momentum was different!
The Mongols were obviously as good at defending the city as a Mongolian young man. It was easy for the Ming army to deal with them. The Mongolian army could not retreat from a certain place. Immediately send fast cavalry to the nearby artillery camp to recruit more than a dozen artillery pieces, and then start the bombardment. Often at this time, the Mongolians get into chaos and ride on their horses. With bows and arrows in hand, they could dominate the world, but hiding behind the city, bows and arrows were far less sharp than muskets and artillery, so they were obviously a piece of cake when they were passively beaten.
A few hours later, dozens of battles broke out throughout Jixian. In this small plain area, countless armies were attacking and defending everywhere. There were shouts of death everywhere, there were soldiers and horses attacking the city and shouting to kill, warriors huddled in the camp and behind the city walls, and columns of troops rushing to rescue them urgently.
The progress of the Ming army was very smooth. The originally jagged positions were now penetrated by the Ming army like sharp knives into the hinterland of the Mongolian army. Even a section of the Mongolian army has been cut off, and then only the problem of encirclement and annihilation remains.
However, there were still many problems that broke out. The officers and soldiers of the King of Qin from various places with low combat effectiveness roared and charged at the Mongolian army with their spears and spears. Although the Mongolians were exhausted. The war horses were also extremely slow, but at the same time they burst into a killing cry. These guys actually abandoned their helmets and fled by their own way, so much so that the defeated soldiers smashed into pieces the troops and horses of the Xiaoqi camp who rushed to supervise the formation, trampling on each other, and the number of casualties exceeded a hundred.
Before the battle report came, the admiral of the Xiaoqi Battalion had already brought a complaint with great force, gnashing his teeth and demanding justice.
Basically, most of the day was filled with this kind of bullshit. The Xiaoqi Battalion came to complain, the New Army also came to complain, not to mention the 3000 Battalion and the 5th Army Battalion. Everyone was full of anger. It was said that there was another battle. , it turned out to be an army from the border town. Because they were dissatisfied with the Qinwang officers and soldiers from Shandong, the Mongols had already drawn their swords and fought against them before they could escape.
Liu Chengfeng was furious, but there was nothing he could do about it. His coalition forces were of different qualities and did not belong to each other. Normally, everyone did not think highly of each other. However, when there was a slight conflict, they immediately started to scream.
In fact, from this point of view, we can see many shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty's military system, but Liu Chengfeng can't take care of many of them now.?What he wanted was results, and reforming the military system had nothing to do with him now. What he wanted was to give the Mongols a head-on blow. In order to prevent this, he had to personally lead a large group of guards to patrol around. When he encountered this Some of these bastards were executed on the spot. When the ministries saw that something was wrong, they restrained themselves a little.
Overall, this day's battle ended with a complete victory. Countless Ming troops swarmed to defeat the Mongolian camps, and even the county seat of Ji County was in sight. Although the Mongolian army was tough, it was now worse than a bereaved dog. A bereaved dog At least they still had somewhere to run. They had nowhere to escape to the north, which was Shanhaiguan, where tens of thousands of Chu troops were waiting for work, sitting at the gate waiting for them. To the east is the vast ocean, and as for the other two directions, the Ming army is everywhere with no end in sight.
The Mongolian army's position had to shrink again and again, causing heavy losses.
Even at night, sieges and surprise attacks still occurred. From time to time, groups of soldiers and horses would compete with each other and fight crazily at night.
After extending the olive branch, Li Ruofan got this response, which made her a little panicked. She always thought that she had all the plans, but unexpectedly she ended up here. In fact, she did not lose in strategy, her failure was They did not recognize the Ming Army. The Mongolians' understanding of the Ming Army was still a few years ago. How could they know that they had already been reborn, and at least a considerable part of the Ming Army was completely different.
In the early morning of the second day, a larger-scale offensive had begun. Liu Chengfeng had no scruples at all. On the first day, he had retained a considerable number of new troops as reserves to prevent the Mongols from counterattacking. Now he All bets were taken, determined to give the Mongols a fatal blow.
A larger-scale war has begun. There are beacon smoke and fighting everywhere. There may be tens of thousands of people fighting together within a few miles, while there is another fierce battle a few miles away. After the first day of training, the Ming army has gradually transformed from a novice to a skilled one. At this time, the morale is like a rainbow. At least the kind of collapse at the first touch for no reason will no longer happen. An army of more than 10,000 people, They will never retreat until hundreds of people die.
Coupled with the large-scale input of the new army into the battlefield, the Mongolian army was defeated.
At this time, Jixian County has become a hell on earth, with corpses everywhere, especially the corpses of the Mongolian army. Even the river flowing through this place has been dyed red.
The Mongols also used their trump card and appeared at the front of the formation with Zhu Houzhao in tow. Just as they were sharpening their swords and preparing to kill him, the Ming army received an order saying that the emperor was a fake, so kill him. As a result, the desperate Ming army swarmed forward. Seeing this, the Mongolian army turned around and fled with Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao is also miserable. He has always liked games, but he has always played with others in the past, but today he is being teased.
Faced with Liu Chengfeng's stupid style of play, Li Ruofan finally couldn't sit still. More than 200,000 troops and horses entered the pass, and now there are only a few hundred thousand around him. And looking at this posture, the Ming army does not seem to care about this emperor very much. Thinking about the Tumu Fort Incident, the Waci people seemed to have hijacked Ming Yingzong, but they ignored him and decided to fight. Now Li Ruofan understood that they were here for revenge. As for the emperor, he was obviously not that big. Interested, perhaps at this time, some people in Beijing have begun to discuss the establishment of a new emperor.
At this point, she has no choice but to think like this. Now she faces two choices, either to kill Zhu Houzhao or to fight to the death. This has advantages, but it is also very dangerous. Killing Zhu Houzhao is equivalent to killing you. After losing their emperor, they were here to fight for their lives. Now the reason is more tenable. Will these hundreds of thousands of warriors still be alive by then?
The second option is also very simple, that is, while Zhu Houzhao still has a little bit of use value, immediately exchange it for something. Whatever you can exchange for it, it is better than nothing.
So she had to write it in person, but this letter was much more humble and lower-profile than the last time she asked for equality. If we use the words of later generations, this should be a letter begging for surrender. Her request was very It's simple. She just hopes that the two sides will cease the war temporarily. As long as her tribe can be saved, everything can be discussed.
The letter was delivered to Liu Chengfeng's camp, and Liu Chengfeng sneered in response. His smile made the generals in the tent feel a little chilly. Liu Chengfeng looked around at them, threw the letter on the case, and said, "It seems Finally, someone couldn't hold it any longer and issued an order to temporarily stop the troops and allow the Mongolian Khan to lead his troops to surrender. At this time tomorrow, let her come to see the king. If any Mongolian makes the slightest move, there is no need to be polite and they can retaliate immediately. "
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? This is a peace negotiation. What kind of peace is it if you don¡¯t beat the other party into submission? And the good show is still to come. Isn¡¯t it easy to kill someone? Liu Chengfeng would not want to exchange anything of equal value.
The war suddenly stopped?.
Both sides were panting, but they were looking at each other's position with blood-red eyes. One side was still unfinished, and the other side was feeling terrified.
After Li Ruofan got the news, he had no choice but to appear alone in the center of the Ming army. In the tent, Liu Chengfeng sat high on a chair, waiting for her arrival.