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The imperial army suffered a rout.

And it's unclear that it's defeated.

Liang Fuchen gathered an army of 140,000 troops, divided into left, center and right routes, and marched majestically and vigorously into the depths of the grassland, hoping to find the main army of the Ordos tribe and annihilate it in one fell swoop.

Then, before the imperial army could find the enemy, a snowstorm descended without warning!

For a time, the sky was dark, people were on their backs, and the imperial army soon fell into a situation of falling apart and having no leader!

Many of Liang Fuchen's arrangements have lost their effect, and all the situations have fallen into unprecedented chaos and disorder - the soldiers cannot find the generals, the generals cannot command the soldiers, the formed army has lost its direction, and countless soldiers have been buried in the wind and snow!

Before the war began, the imperial army had already suffered heavy losses!

Objectively speaking, this sudden snowstorm can only show that Liang Fuchen's luck is too bad, and it cannot be regarded as Liang Fuchen's responsibility.

But in the next scene, Liang Fuchen must be responsible.

That is, Liang Fuchen ignored the determination and madness of the Ordos tribe who desperately wanted to recapture the Hetao Plain!

It stands to reason that in the face of such a large-scale snowstorm, it is too late for the Mongol army to protect itself, and it is impossible to take the initiative to attack, but the Ordos tribe knows very well that this is their only chance to recapture the Hetao Plain, and they must take a risk, no matter how big the loss is!

At the same time, it is not known what kind of benefits the Ordos tribe promised, and the tribes of the Mongolian right wing have also taken the risk to send troops to help.

After the blizzard stopped a little, Liang Fuchen was impatient to organize and gather the imperial army again, but he neglected the most basic precautions, and the Mongolian cavalry took the opportunity to drive straight into and raid the middle of the imperial army!

Next, there is a desperate run, a sheep-chasing chase, and an unprecedented rout!

Liang Fuchen finally regathered more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and soon lost most of them in the rout, leaving only eight or nine thousand people, and most of them lost their weapons, war horses, and war spirit!

If this situation continues, not only will the imperial army be wiped out by the Mongol cavalry in one fell swoop, but Liang Fuchen will also die on the battlefield.

But fortunately, there is still a saying in this world that "no pole Tailai",

On this day, after Liang Fuchen suffered the biggest bad luck in his life, his luck was finally not bad to the end!

Seeing that the Mongolian cavalry was getting closer and closer, and the army under his command was no longer able to resist, Liang Fuchen couldn't help but shout "Heaven is dead to me Liang Fuchen", his savior appeared.

This savior is none other than Guan Wuyuan, who was "ambushed" not far from the battlefield by mistake!

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Guan Wuyuan's whole body is full of shortcomings, selfish, greedy, cowardly, incompetent, and posturing.

But he still has an advantage after all, that is, he is obedient - mainly to listen to Zhao Junchen's words!

After Guan Wuyuan received Zhao Junchen's secret letter, he was convinced of Zhao Junchen's judgment, believing that the imperial army must not take the initiative to attack at this time, otherwise it would be self-defeating!

Therefore, when Liang Fuchen proposed a quick solution and took the initiative to attack, Guan Wuyuan was immediately frightened, and hurriedly stood up to express his resolute opposition, and even did not hesitate to tear his face with Liang Fuchen and argue in public, even if it directly ruined the honeymoon period of the cooperation between the two.

But in the end, Guan Wuyuan still couldn't stop Liang Fuchen's insistence, and the imperial army still took the initiative to attack.

At this time, Guan Wuyuan proposed that he should stay in the camp and sit in the rear, anyway, he didn't dare to fight, but as a "famous general in the world" and "one of the first generals in the Shaanxi-Gansu War", it was the time when his prestige was the highest and the limelight was at its peak.

As a result, Guan Wuyuan still led the troops to the expedition and became the chief general of the rear army.

After hearing Liang Fuchen's appointment, Guan Wuyuan almost cried on the spot.

However, Guan Wuyuan has another advantage, that is, he is good at hugging his thighs, and when he hugs his thighs, he can also put down his body and be completely shameless.

When he found out that he had to go on the expedition, he immediately reused Zhang Chengxun again - he knew that Zhang Chengxun's art of war and courage were much higher than his own, and his previous great military exploits all relied on Zhang Chengxun's efforts, so he didn't care about the contradictions and conflicts between himself and Zhang Chengxun, and only hoped that Zhang Chengxun could pull himself again.

Zhang Chengxun is also a well-informed figure, he knows very well that he already has the imprint of Zhao Junchen, and he will inevitably be secretly suppressed by the imperial court in the future, and it is difficult to rise to a high position in a short period of time, but Guan Wuyuan, the silver-like wax gun head, will soon rise step by step, and will become an important part of Zhao Junchen's plan, and he must be protected at this time.

Therefore, under Guan Wuyuan's initiative to curry favor and deliberately ease the relationship, Zhang Chengxun finally returned to Guan Wuyuan's side and became Guan Wuyuan's deputy general again.

On the second day, when the imperial army set out, Guan Wuyuan was reluctant and tried every means to delay the march, and was soon severely reprimanded by Liang Fuchen.

At this time, Liang Fuchen had already begun to doubt Guan Wuyuan's true talent.

But for Guan Wuyuan, it doesn't matter if he is timid, it doesn't matter if he is trained, the most important thing is to save his life, so he is still unswervingly delaying the speed of the march repeatedly, just thinking about leaving a way back for himself, and once he sees that the limelight is wrong, he will be the first to flee for his life.

It was precisely because of this situation that Guan Wuyuan's army soon fell to the rear of the imperial army, and it was more than 30 miles away from Liang Fuchen's middle army.

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of this blizzard, Liang Fuchen would have changed generals and dealt with Guan Wuyuan with military law at this time.

But the reality is like this, luck can't be stopped, and in the chaos and disorder, there are always embroidered pillows like Guan Wuyuan who rely on luck to stand out.

The distance between Guan Wuyuan's army and the main army of the imperial court became farther and farther away, but it also allowed him to discover the appearance of the blizzard in time, and it happened that there was a low mountain around, so he used the terrain to avoid the most violent stage of the blizzard.

Thus, when the imperial army fell apart under the power of nature, Guan Wuyuan's army miraculously maintained its integrity.

Finally waited for this snowstorm to stop a little, seeing the chaos of the main force of the imperial army, Guan Wuyuan wanted to lead the troops to rush to support, but soon received the news that the Mongolian cavalry had driven straight into the palace and the imperial army had been completely defeated, so Guan Wuyuan immediately shrank back, still staying behind the low mountain to observe the development of the battle situation.

In fact, if it weren't for Zhang Chengxun's strong persuasion, Guan Wuyuan would have galloped and fled to Shaanxi and Gansu at this time.

Then, when Liang Fuchen fled, he coincidentally fled to Guan Wuyuan's hidden location, which made Guan Wuyuan more and more panicked.

Just when Guan Wuyuan was secretly reciting scriptures again and praying to God and Buddha, Zhang Chengxun, who has real talent and learning, discovered a good opportunity on the battlefield in time!

Don't look at the Mongolian cavalry when they chased and killed, it seemed to have the upper hand, and Liang Fuchen's army was powerless to fight back, but in fact, there was not much difference in the strength of the two armies.

The Mongolian cavalry launched a surprise attack against this blizzard, and at this time it was also a lot of losses, and there was not much advantage in troops, and it had long exhausted the physical strength of men and horses, but it was gritting its teeth and holding on with a desire to regain its homeland, just because the imperial army had completely collapsed and could not organize a counterattack, otherwise the victory or defeat of the two armies would still be five or five.

At this time, if Guan Wuyuan's army could be divided into two routes, one way to cut off the back road of the Mongol cavalry, and the other way to slightly hinder the pursuit of the Mongol cavalry and allow Liang Fuchen to reorganize the army to counterattack, it is very likely that there will be a big reversal from defeat to victory.

In particular, among the Mongolian cavalry chasing Liang Fuchen, you can also see the royal banner of the Ordos tribe, which obviously has a big fish in it!

Thinking of this, Zhang Chengxun immediately took action, arranging the division of troops, finding fighters, and arranging tactics, these things are not too difficult for Zhang Chengxun, the only difficulty is to try to win Guan Wuyuan's support.

Guan Wuyuan only wanted to avoid the Mongolian cavalry, and at this time he was naturally reluctant to take risks to fight, but Zhang Chengxun was not willing to delay time, but he simply set aside Guan Wuyuan, and then issued a military order in the name of Guan Wuyuan.

Then, just like Zhang Chengxun's arrangement, Guan Wuyuan's army was divided into two routes, first delaying the pursuit of the Mongolian cavalry, and then cutting off the back road of the Mongolian cavalry.

On the other hand, the army of the Mongolian cavalry did not have a strength advantage in the first place, and at this time it was already at the end of the crossbow, seeing that the enemy had reinforcements and was cut off from the back road, the morale of the battle spirit was also greatly frustrated.

So, the tide of battle was reversed!

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After about an hour, the battle was finally settled.

Not long ago, the Mongol pursuers, who were still arrogant and imposing, had been annihilated by this time, and only a few men and horses were able to escape.

However, the imperial army also suffered heavy losses, only Liang Fuchen's mid-route army killed and wounded tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and thousands of soldiers and horses lost contact and traces in the blizzard, and I don't know whether they are dead or alive.

You must know that the middle road army under Liang Fuchen can be said to have concentrated all the elites of the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, all of whom are veterans of a hundred battles, especially the "Patriotic Army" - that is, the former "Qi Bin New Army" - this elite is the hard work of Liang Fuchen and Qi Bin before his death!

After counting the casualty figures, Liang Fuchen suffered a great blow, and he didn't care about the majesty of being the old man of the court, and his old face was also full of tears, grabbing the arm of Guan Wuyuan, who had just arrived here to investigate the situation, and sobbed: "I regret not being at the beginning!" The old man didn't listen to General Guan's good words yesterday, so there are today's heavy casualties! The elite troops on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu lost most of this battle! What face will the old man have in the future to meet the fathers and villagers from all over Shaanxi and Gansu? It's obviously a good situation, and you only need to fight steadily to win, but because of the old man's eagerness for quick success, he wants to take a risk, and he ends up in such a tragic situation now...... The old man is ashamed! The old man is ashamed! ”

Seeing Liang Fuchen's tearful crying and self-blame, Guan Wuyuan immediately wanted to ask loudly, "Do you know self-blame now?" I said a long time ago that you can't take the risk of attacking, can Lord Zhao's words be false? ”

However, Guan Wuyuan still remembered that the person in front of him was an old man of the court and a close minister of the emperor, and he could not be easily offended, so he just said slowly: "Alas! The reason why the general opposed our army's initiative at the beginning was that he was worried about the harsh and changeable climate of the Hetao, but this matter is no wonder of the elderly, and can only be blamed for the fact that God is not beautiful, if it were not for this blizzard, our army may not have today's heavy losses! But in any case, as long as Liang Ge is old and sound, there will be a chance in the future...... Today's battle, of course, was a crushing victory, but it was still won after all! ”

Liang Fuchen laughed miserably: "The elite divisions in Shaanxi and Gansu have suffered heavy losses, and their morale is also ruined, even if there are ten hundred old men in this situation, what can they do?" It's just ridiculous, the old man saw General Guan deliberately delaying the speed of the rear army before, and mistakenly thought that General Guan was famous and incompetent, but now he understands that this is General Guan's precautionary measures and strategies! This time, it was all thanks to General Guan that the situation was saved!

After collecting the troops and returning to the camp today, the old man will ask the court and His Majesty for the guilt, and at the same time ask for credit for General Guan, and then hand over all the military affairs to General Guan, the old man will never dare to interfere in the war decision-making in the future, if His Majesty is willing to keep the old man in the future, the old man will assist General Guan to deal with the logistics chores, but all the operational command matters will depend on General Guan, and I hope that General Guan will not shirk, and now at this time, only the relevant generals can take on this heavy responsibility......

Obviously, the tragic lesson of this day made Liang Fuchen suffer a blow and gave birth to the idea of retreating into the background.

Hearing Liang Fuchen's words, Guan Wuyuan was a little hesitant, although it was a good thing to be in charge of the military alone, but he was not sure whether he should take over this mess.

After this battle, the imperial army suffered heavy losses, and it may not have the ability to stabilize the war situation and recover the Hetao.

Therefore, Guan Wuyuan hesitated, but he did not agree.

Just when Guan Wuyuan hesitated, a young officer of the "Patriotic Army" walked briskly with a Mongol head.

This young officer was none other than Zhao Junchen's distant cousin, Zhao He.

After Zhao He was placed by Zhao Junchen into the "Patriotic Army", he changed his surname to Li He, and after Zhao Junchen's various means, he has now won the support of all the officers and men of the "Patriotic Army" and has become the most prestigious rising star in the "Patriotic Army".

In today's war, Guan Wuyuan, who has the performance of "turning the tide", is undoubtedly the person who has gained the most, but in addition to Guan Wuyuan, Li He has to gain the most.

First of all, he saved Liang Fuchen's life under the pursuit of the Mongolian cavalry, and his performance during the counterattack was also remarkable, so he was more and more trusted and valued by Liang Fuchen.

The most important thing is that Li He's prestige in the army has long been sufficient, but he is limited by his too young age, too little qualifications, and too little experience, so he did not become the chief general of the "Patriotic Army." However, after today's battle, most of the officers in the "Patriotic Army" who are more qualified, more experienced, and older have already been killed or wounded, which means that all obstacles to Li He's comprehensive takeover of the "Patriotic Army" no longer exist, and he will soon become the chief general of the "Patriotic Army."

This also means that the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty will soon fall into the hands of Zhao Junchen.

At this time, after Li He walked in front of Liang Fuchen with a head, he couldn't help but look happy, and congratulated loudly, "Congratulations to Liang Ge Lao!" Congratulations to the old Liang Ge! In this battle, our army not only won a complete victory, but when he cleaned up the battlefield just now, he also found the body of Qi Gemu, the current leader of the Ordos tribe!

A few days ago, after our army broke through the tent of the Tartar king, it was already the previous leader of the Ordos tribe, Qiyan, who had already captured it, but fled his son Zigmu, and now Sigmu also died at the hands of our army, the Ordos tribe has been greatly injured, the dragons have no leader, and the tribes on the right wing of Mongolia have no reason to send troops to help, and they will inevitably withdraw soon, and it is just around the corner from the imperial court to completely recover the Hetao! ”

As he spoke, Li He lifted the head in his hand and said in a louder voice: "Elder Liang Ge, this is the head of Qi Gemu!" ”

After hearing Li He's report, Liang Fuchen's expression changed very quickly, and it was also very interesting.

At first, he couldn't help but be stunned, his old face still had the grief just now, then it turned into an unbelievable appearance, and finally his face was full of ecstasy and pleasure.

Liang Fuchen carefully looked at the head in Li He's hand for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Okay! Good! That's great! After killing Sigmu, the Ordos tribe will soon fall apart, and the Mongol tribes will retreat one after another, and this war will soon be over! Ha ha! God has eyes! God has eyes! ”

On the other side, Guan Wuyuan was also happy after hearing such good news, and at the same time looked at Liang Fuchen with blank eyes, hoping that Liang Fuchen would still remember the promise he had just made.

Liang Fuchen was about to entrust Guan Wuyuan with the Hetao battle just now, but Guan Wuyuan did not immediately agree, because he was worried that the chances of victory in the follow-up war were not great, and he was likely to be responsible.

But now, with the death of Sigmu, the chances of the imperial court to recover the Hetao have risen sharply, and the rest of the matter is to clean up the rangers of the Ordos tribe, and it will only take half a month at most, and the imperial army can completely control the Hetao area.

In this way, Guan Wuyuan of course changed his mind, and couldn't wait for Liang Fuchen to fulfill his promise, let himself be in charge of the military alone, and reap a great achievement.

However, perhaps because he was too happy, Liang Fuchen seemed to have forgotten his previous promise, and just praised "God has eyes" repeatedly, and sent a large number of cavalry to contact the surrounding friendly forces and spread the good news of Sigmu's ambush.

Next, Liang Fuchen said in a high-profile manner that he wanted to ask for credit for all the soldiers, and by the way, he also set the tone for today's battle - this is not a disastrous victory, but a great victory!

Killing the leader of the enemy army and laying the foundation for future victory in one fell swoop, isn't this a great victory?

As long as such a goal is achieved, Liang Fuchen will not be worthy of the importance of Emperor Deqing, and he will still be the pillar of the country with great military achievements, and his mistakes will be inconsequential flaws, and his political life will be continued...... As for the heavy casualties of the soldiers, they are just a series of insignificant figures, and they are also "the price that must be paid", and apart from the families of the dead and wounded soldiers, not many people will really care.

Liang Fuchen's grief and self-blame just now are certainly not fakes, and he does feel guilty about the dead and wounded soldiers, but this guilt will not exist for long, let alone let him take the initiative to cut off his political career.

Liang Fuchen has been up and down for many years, although he is not a conspirator, and he still has some moral bottom lines, but he still knows how to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages.

At such a time, there is no such thing as a plea for guilt or a resignation of power to the virtuous.

So, no matter how heavy the damage is, this is still a big victory! A great victory without a doubt! It was a great victory under the wise command of his Liang Fuchen!

Therefore, he forgot his promise not long ago to step on the bones of the soldiers and win his own merits and glory!

Therefore, Guan Wuyuan, who did not pick up the benefits, was also greatly disappointed and stayed awake for several nights, only hating his hesitation and timidity at the beginning.

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Recently, there has been a strong wind, and the grassroots must be protected from fire and forests, so everyone has been waiting for a long time, and today we will start to restore and update.

In addition, Bugs is really not good at describing wars, and is not willing to spend too much space on side plots, so the content of this chapter is transitional.

I wrote 8,000 words yesterday, and I found that if I described the war in detail, I would not be able to end this episode, so I deleted it all and rewrote it, which is today's chapter!

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