Xie Qian called Shen Xi a "child", but he didn't think Shen Xi was naïve at all, on the contrary, he thought that Shen Xi was very wise, that is, steady and steady. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

If Shen Xi was in a hurry to get out of Juyong Pass, even if the six thousand soldiers and horses encountered seven or eight hundred Tatar cavalry, they would basically encounter a catastrophe.

Shen Xi led not a relatively elite border army, nor a local guard army, but a Beijing camp of soldiers and horses.

The soldiers and horses of the Jingying camp show off their strength on weekdays, and they think they are the elite of the Gyeonggi garrison, but when they start a battle, they don't even shrank their heads as turtles, but directly act as rabbits, and they run faster than anyone who is a deserter.

When Xie Qian learned that Shen Xi's troops were in Yongguan, he scolded Shen Xi for being cowardly and cowardly, but in fact, he was already trying to find ways to help Shen Xi find various reasons to excuse the imperial court, because Xie Qian supported Shen Xi's troops in Yongguan.

At this time, Shen Xi cooperated without mentioning anything, but Zhang Yong, the supervising army, sent an urgent war report to the capital to inform the emperor and the imperial court that it was not that Shen Xi did not want to send troops, but that the generals in the Beijing camp were holding their troops to respect themselves, and Zhang Yong also specifically pointed out that Shen Xi did not want to use Zhang Yong to complain to the imperial court, but was trying to find a way to solve the contradiction and try to appease the generals and soldiers in the army......

Zhang Yong's compliment to Shen Xi was just right, not only solving the crisis faced by Shen Xi, but also making the imperial court still trust Shen Xi, and no one even seemed to be pursuing the fact that Shen Xi had been stationed in Yongguan for more than ten days.

Shen Xi, the most important army and horse who was ordered to rush to the northwest, actually shrank as soon as the troops were dispatched, and it would be unbelievable to say it.

Ma Wensheng wants to hold Shen Xi responsible, but first of all, he has to pass Xie Qian's pass, how to say that Shen Xi is Xie Qian's grandson-in-law, and several people are jointly promoting, Ma Wensheng wants to slap himself in the face, in fact, it is not easy to do it, after all, Shen Xi is now on the front line except for cowering, he has not made any big mistakes.

But it was this "cowering" that made Ma Wensheng feel that it was the biggest mistake and had to be corrected in time.

"Yu Qiao, don't be too anxious, Shen Xi is stationed at Juyong Pass, whether it is extenuating circumstances, or retreating and fearing the war, I will know later, but recently, the report of the Northwest War has rarely reached the capital, and even if it comes, it is painless news, what do you think of this?" Ma Wensheng said the biggest doubt in his heart.

Before Shenxi sent troops, the war situation in the northwest was basically flowering in many places, and traces of Tatar armies were reported everywhere, with Datong Town as the central axis, among which the frequency of Tatar raids and attacks reported by Xuanfu and the trilateral areas was the highest.

But when Shen Xi set out on the expedition, the Tatars suddenly stopped, and the reports of the fortresses became painless daily reports: "Our city and fortress are all right, although there is a small force of Tatar cavalry attacking, but the threat is not great, please rest assured that the people of the motherland!" "That's kind of the rhythm.

Xie Qian didn't know anything about this, he said: "Didn't Beikou hear that our dynasty sent troops, and thought that my troops were unstoppable, so they withdrew their troops first?" ”

Ma Wensheng said: "Is Yu Qiao too optimistic? ”

In front of this elder, Xie Qian is more like a stubborn stubborn donkey, he has recognized that the Tatars are the last of the strong crossbows, and he will definitely choose to withdraw his troops after the outbreak of war, and even used this to pack a ticket to Zhu Youji, but he was slapped in the face by the Tatars' next military movements.

Up to now, Xie Qian still felt that the Tatars were incapable of continuing to attack the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and would choose to withdraw their troops after the war had developed to a certain stage, especially after the imperial court sent reinforcements.

In the absence of more battle reports from the front line, the soldiers and horses of the various city fortresses lacked response, and basically waited for news from the outside world in the city fortress, or reported the news of their own city fortresses to the capital.

Where is the main force of the Tatar Chinese army now, or whether the Tatars withdraw their troops, or whether the Tatars are preparing a large-scale military operation, can only be found from the clues in the war report, but judging from the current situation, the Bauhinia Pass and Juyong Pass on the line of the inner Great Wall are safe and sound, and the occasional Tatar sentry is not to be feared.

For the time being, the Tatars were only active in the hinterland between the inner and outer Great Wall, and the flames of war could not burn the capital for a while.

The best result at the moment is that after hearing that the Ming court sent reinforcements, the Tatars chose to withdraw their troops to avoid the Ming soldiers and horses, so that Shen Xi could smoothly lead the troops to recover Yulinwei and complete the tasks entrusted by the court.

Xie Qian asked rhetorically: "Ma Shangshu thinks I'm too optimistic, so what about Ma Shangshu's own opinion?" ”

Ma Wensheng said: "The war in the northwest has not ended, and the Northern Kou broke through Yulin, an important town on our three sides, is it too hasty to infer that the Tatars will withdraw their troops just by relying on one-sided intelligence?" ”

"Before, Longqing Wei reported that Juyong Pass was in danger, and the Beikou Chinese army may have the intention of approaching Juyong Pass, but now Shenxi is stationed in Juyong Pass, and Beikou has temporarily lost its movement, maybe Tatar wants to take advantage of my unpreparedness to break through Juyong Pass in one fell swoop, or from the Gubeikou and Bauhinia Pass to the south to Gyeonggi for defense?"

The two of them discussed the movements of the Tatar soldiers and horses, Xie Qian did not have much experience in military affairs, but he was convinced that the Tatars had suffered serious losses in the internal fighting in the previous years, so his views were not the same as those of Ma Wensheng.

Xie Qian said: "Is Ma Shangshu too worried about the Beiyi strategy? Beiyi has been suffering from internal troubles for many years, the cattle, horses and sheep are seriously damaged, and the soldiers are tired, and it is indeed amazing that we can seize the Yulin Acropolis while our dynasty is unprepared, but if Beiyi can take the opportunity to invade our important places in Gyeonggi, I will not believe it......"

"Don't forget that when the Tumubao changed drastically, Wara had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, and finally in the land of Gyeonggi, the same halberd sank into the sand, at that time, the whole line of the Great Wall was in an emergency, and it could still turn the crisis into safety, what kind of basis did Beiyi have to rely on, dare to commit me in the Ming Dynasty when the people were safe and the soldiers were sharp?"

Although Ma Wensheng had a cautious attitude, when Xie Qian compared the change of Tumubao a few decades ago, Ma Wensheng felt that it made some sense.

The key is that the Tatars only broke through the Yulin Guard, although the Ming Dynasty suffered a defeat and lost a lot of soldiers and horses, but it was only the loss of the Yulin Acropolis of the Western Great Wall, and the Tatars wanted to attack the Beijing Division from the Yulin Guard, so they had to break the outer three passes, and then enter Kou Jinggi from the inner three passes. At present, the first line of the Outer Great Wall has not been breached, so it is purely a "light army rash advance".

Although the Tatars seem to be fierce and brainless, in the previous wars, the Tatars showed good fighting qualities, and the possibility of the Tatars attacking Gyeonggi is relatively low when the lines of the Great Wall outside the Outer Three Passes, Datong and Xuanfu sections have not yet been lost.

Thinking of this, Ma Wensheng nodded, agreeing with Xie Qian's statement.

The two made some exchanges of opinions on the war in the northwest, Xie Qian still seemed very stubborn, he believed that the war in the northwest had developed to the end, and the Tatars had now begun to prepare for the withdrawal of troops, so the war in the northwest would just wait for Shen Xi to sweep the tail after leaving Juyongguan.

While they were talking, the servants of the Xie Mansion came in and said, "Master, someone from the palace said that they invited you to enter the palace to discuss the use of troops in the northwest." Someone from the palace also said that Ma Shangshu was invited to enter the palace together. ”

Xie Qian thought to himself, could it be that Ma Wensheng came to my mansion and knew in advance that the emperor was going to summon him?

Glancing at Ma Wensheng, he saw that Ma Wensheng also had doubts on his face, Xie Qian guessed that it was probably a coincidence, and immediately said: "Ma Shangshu, enter the palace together?" ”

"That's exactly what I mean."

Ma Wensheng didn't want to pretend to cover up his visit to Xie Qian, and he had a clear conscience, but he was not afraid of being said that he and Xie Qian were "forming a party for personal gain".

Xie Qian asked the servants to prepare the car and ride to the Forbidden City with Ma Wensheng, and when they arrived at the palace, the two of them roughly knew who the emperor had invited.

The three cabinet scholars, the five scholars, the left and right servants of the military department, the imperial history of the Zuodu, the general political envoy, the British duke, the Marquis of Shouning, and others said that this was a note from the lord of the imperial court and the senior civil officials.

When the party arrived outside the Qianqing Palace, the emperor was not received in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, but in the dormitory.

When he arrived outside the dormitory, Xiao Jing, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, greeted him respectfully, but he stopped a group of important ministers from continuing to go inside, and said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty is in good health, your lordships wait for a while, and wait for Your Majesty to rest for a while before entering!" ”

Xie Qian thought to himself: "Your Majesty was in good health before, but when he learned that the war in the northwest was unexpectedly taken by the Tatars, and the situation was critical, his condition took a sharp turn for the worse. Now that the queen has given birth to a princess, how can Your Majesty be physically and mentally happy? ”

"I hope that Shen Xi'er can win a battle in the northwest and cheer up His Majesty's spirits, or pursue the Tatar cavalry, make a show, and get some face for the court and His Majesty, and this kid can also return home."

"I'm afraid that this kid will mess around in the northwest, and in the end, he will even lose himself, that is, he can't live by himself, and no one can help!"

The ministers waited outside for a long time, and the emperor's health finally improved, so he summoned the ministers to enter to see the driver, Zhu Youzhu lay on the bed, covering his mouth and still coughing, everyone saluted, and they did not dare to speak loudly, so as not to make a noise to the holy driver.

"Ahem."

Zhu Youzhu raised his hand, signaled that the ministers did not need to be polite, and said, "I haven't learned about the situation in the northwest for many days, but your family understands my body and hasn't reported it?" ”

Everyone is thinking that the emperor is not a faint monarch after all, even if he is on the sickbed, he is extremely wise, and at this time, he can still think that it may be others who "report good news but not bad news".

Everyone couldn't help but glance at Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing's face was helpless, he should have explained to the emperor, but he didn't get the emperor's approval, thinking that he might have concealed it.

Liu Jian, as the first auxiliary minister, took the lead in stepping forward and saluting: "Back to Your Majesty, in the northwest recently, everything is calm, and there is no war for the time being. ”

"Oh."

Zhu Youzhu nodded with satisfaction, and asked again, "Then where are Shen Qing's family and Shen Xi's soldiers and horses now?" ”

The question is out, no one would have thought in advance that the emperor would actually care about the situation of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy leading troops outside, but fortunately, this matter is not a secret in the court, Liu Jianyu reported: "Juyongguan." ”

"Juyongguan? Ahem! ”

Or maybe this answer made the emperor dissatisfied, Zhu Youzhu coughed violently again, and after a while he asked again: "It's been eleven or twelve days since I left, why are you still in Juyong Pass, is there really no war in the northwest?" ”

This question is tricky, and no one dares to stand up and speak, because it is very easy to be slapped in the face if you answer rashly, just as Xie Qian said that the Tatars would retreat north in a panic, but now instead of withdrawing, the Tatars are attacking and plundering in the northwest, and even capturing the fortified Yulin Acropolis.

At this time, only Xie Qian had the courage to come out and played: "Go back to Your Majesty, there is nothing to do in the northwest for the time being, bow down and take care of the body, Your Majesty should not work, just leave all matters to the ministers!" (To be continued.) )