Chapter 755 Seeing Death as Homecoming
"Warriors, go and claim your glory!"
Altan pointed his long sword forward and roared.
"Long live!"
The enemy troops are moving out.
One move involves 30,000 cavalrymen.
The horse's hooves stepped on the grass, and the earth seemed to be shaking.
The morning sun reflected the sword light, shining brightly.
Altan squinted at the light and whispered, "This Khan will surely rule the world!"
Zhao Quan was on the right side, watching the 30,000 cavalrymen speeding up, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's really an invincible cavalry."
Ma Tianlu said: "One hundred thousand cavalrymen are here, and the land is flat and open. The tactics of the famous general Jiang Qingzhi are all visible. I am curious, where does he get the courage to fight the Khan?"
The total number of Ming troops was no more than 80,000.
Jiang Qingzhi brought 50,000 troops, plus the Datong army of 30,000.
Eighty thousand versus one hundred thousand!
Moreover, the opponent was the Altan cavalry, which had once terrified the Datong defenders.
Ma Tianlu really couldn’t figure it out.
"He can't do anything." Zhao Quan is the leader of a sect after all, and has been in a high position for a long time. He can see Jiang Qingzhi's helplessness. "If he doesn't attack, the best result is that the past will repeat itself."
"After the Battle of Tumubao, the army was at the gates of the city."
"Yes." Zhao Quan said, "But the Ming Dynasty today is different. When the Emperor Ming walked out of the Western Garden, his actions angered the literati. Once the army is at the gates of the city, the literati will be excited and use this to stir up a storm... to drown the Emperor Ming."
“Aren’t these people afraid of losing their country?” Ma Tianlu said dimly.
"When the Song Dynasty fell, what were the scholars doing? They quickly knelt before the conquerors and offered their loyalty in exchange for fame and fortune." Zhao Quan said sarcastically, "But the strange thing is that after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the same group of people turned their backs on the Ming Dynasty and the Emperor, who were of Han descent, and refused to serve him. Why do you think this is?"
Ma Tianlu thought about it and scratched his head. "I think about it. If we talk about fame, wealth and honor, what the Yuan Dynasty can give, Zhu Yuanzhang can also give them."
"Zhu Yuanzhang later killed officials like killing dogs because he was provoked by this group of people," said Zhao Quan.
There is no love or hate in the world without reason!
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the scholars and officials were holding the tablets of the Mongols and Yuan Dynasty, and that they regarded him as a traitor and a heretic and refused to work for him, he was furious and regarded the scholars and officials as his enemies.
This also sowed the seeds for the estrangement between the emperor and his subjects during the Ming Dynasty.
"After thinking about it, there is only one possibility." Ma Tianlu stroked his beard, with a sigh in his eyes, "They are just mean at heart!"
"Bitch?"
"That's right!"
“But you are also a scholar!”
"I have already taken off my Confucian robe."
Zhao Quan pointed at him and said with a smile: "Where is the meanness in your bones?"
Ma Tianlu said calmly: "On the day we left the border, they were all lost in the Central Plains."
Zhao Quan sighed: "Confucianism has dominated the Central Plains for many years, and it has accumulated so much vulgarity that the Han and Tang dynasties have become extinct."
"The former Song Dynasty was too shameless, so it was beaten up by the grasslands. The Ming Dynasty will not be an exception now!" Ma Tianlu's eyes were more fierce, "In this case, destroy it completely!"
"Defeat Jiang Qingzhi and assist the Khan in achieving his imperial cause." Zhao Quan's eyes were deep. "As long as we learn from the Yuan Dynasty's lessons and treat Han people well, we will gradually become one."
"The ferocity of the grassland people, combined with the elegance of the Central Plains people, God knows what kind of monster will be created when combined."
“I’m looking forward to it!”
"Look, we're about to meet the enemy ahead."
In front, the enemy cavalry was only 500 steps away from the Ming army's formation.
"Archer!"
Thousands of archers came forward.
"Three hundred steps!"
"Two hundred steps..."
The enemy is getting closer.
"Fire arrows!"
A wave of arrows rose into the sky, like a black cloud flying away.
The enemy soldiers bowed their heads and lay on their horses, leaving the rest to their fate.
Black clouds descended, and amid the howling of men and horses, a gap appeared among the enemy troops.
But then this blank was filled by subsequent people.
"Hold on!"
On the Ming army side, the generals were roaring.
"Hold on!"
The centurions, general flag officers, and small flag officers were screaming desperately.
The soldiers in the first few rows were wearing heavy armor. They stuck the butt of their spears into the ground behind them, held the spears with both hands, and aimed at the enemy cavalry galloping towards them.
They opened their eyes wide, opened their mouths, and breathed hard...
It was as if this was their last breath in this world.
The hideous faces were clearly visible, and then...
Bumped into.
A burst of explosion!
The enemy's horse was pierced by a spear and fell forward howling in pain. The enemy soldier on the horse was thrown out by inertia.
The Ming army in front was also knocked away by the huge impact force of the war horses.
Countless people are flying in the air!
The blood of the centaurs was gushing everywhere.
Du Bao and Wei Fang were eager to try at first. Du Bao relied on his familiarity with Jiang Qingzhi and begged him to go to the front. He was not willing to be outdone even when his father glared at him.
But Jiang Qingzhi shook his head and said, "Everyone has his own responsibilities."
Seeing the tragedy ahead, Du Bao opened his mouth in shock.
Du He's voice came from behind, "Boy, this is a battle formation!"
Du Bao murmured, "Dad, have you seen it?"
"No. It's my first time too!"
The battle between the two sides involved a total of nearly 200,000 troops. Not only Du He and his son, but everyone present today had never seen it.
Du Bao looked at Jiang Qingzhi's calm expression under the big flag and couldn't help but sigh: "But the uncle is calm and composed."
"That's talent!" Du He said.
This is not a talent, but the concentration that comes with focus.
The first wave of attack and defense has begun.
The Ming army quickly filled the gap in front, while the enemy wanted to expand the gap, and the two sides started fighting at the gap.
Teams of enemy soldiers swarmed in, wielding long swords, holding long spears, or even iron rods and mace clubs...
The spearmen of the Ming army bravely blocked the enemy's attack with their spears and even their bodies. Soldiers fell one by one, but more people rushed forward.
They shouted and fought fiercely, and no one retreated.
"For Tumubao!"
A general led his troops to block the gap. He shouted this sentence and in a moment, he turned into a corpse.
"For Tumubao!"
The subsequent Ming troops shouted and advanced one after another.
"For Tumu Fort!" Zhu Shitai's blood boiled as he watched the Left Guard of the Huben Army standing in front of the central army. He wished it would be his turn to charge into the battle right away.
However, looking at the flintlock in his hand, he knew that he would have few opportunities to engage in close combat with the enemy.
He looked back at his subordinates. Wang Kaoshan, who had always been fearless, now had a flushed face, and it was unclear whether he was afraid or expectant.
The two old soldiers, Tian Fang and Zhang De, were talking in low voices, probably analyzing the battle.
The archer Li Ji stroked his longbow while struggling with the flintlock.
Yang Sheng, the youngest soldier in the small flag unit, raised his head at this moment, unexpectedly silent.
"Yang Sheng, don't be afraid!" Zhu Shitai comforted him, "The enemy also has two hands and one head. Just remember to obey orders and fire when the time comes."
"I'm not afraid." Yang Sheng said.
"Then why are you standing there in a daze?" Wang Kaoshan asked jokingly.
"I am listening!"
"Listen to what?"
"My father's voice."
There was a gleam of water and determination in Yang Sheng's eyes.
"your dad?"
"Ok!"
That day, Lu Bing came to the Yang family and brought bad news. Later, Yang Sheng learned that his father was a secret agent of the Jinyiwei, who was ordered to sneak into the royal court to gather information.
——Your father is the pride of our Jinyiwei!
In the first month, the Jinyiwei people brought money and food, and the man said solemnly.
The second month was the same.
——Your father is the pride of our Jinyiwei!
Yang Sheng couldn't help but ask about his father's news.
Some things involved confidential information, but Yang Sheng still gathered some clues from various information.
His father Yang Zhao got hold of important news and sacrificed his life for his country in order to pass the news on.
——He is a real hero!
This sentence was said by Jiang Qingzhi.
Before going to the war, his grandmother lay on the bed holding his hand.
A long-lost light flashed in those old eyes, and the grandmother shouted, "Go, bring your father's soul home!"
"go home!"
The young man clenched the flintlock in his hand and looked up at the blue clouds in the sky.
"Dad, I'm coming."
The fighting in the front gradually became more intense, the enemy continued to attack, and after the Ming army gradually adapted to the enemy's attack, they were able to launch counterattacks from time to time.
"Great Khan, the Ming army is quite brave."
The battle situation in the front was constantly transmitted to the central army.
Altan laughed and said, "This is just the beginning. The warriors will let the Ming army know what it means to be brave and fearless."
Meng Xian said: "Great Khan, we must mobilize the central army of the Ming army."
"I know." Altan narrowed his eyes and looked at the flag of the Ming army. "The Ming army ahead looks like the Datong defenders."
"Yes." Meng Xian said, "The Datong border troops have changed their weak and cowardly state, and Jiang Qingzhi has made an indelible contribution to this."
"But even if a guard dog is brave, it is still a guard dog." Altan said contemptuously: "Let the warriors attack more fiercely and force Jiang Qingzhi to use his reserve troops earlier."
"The main force of the Beijing Guards has not moved." Zhao Quan said: "Jiang Qingzhi holds the Beijing Guards and wants to fight back."
Ma Tianlu said: "The Khan wants to force him to dispatch the guards from Beijing so that he will no longer have the confidence."
"As long as the Beijing guards make a move, Jiang Qingzhi will have no chance of winning this battle." Zhao Quan said with a smile: "It's a pity, if the Emperor Ming was given another two years, the Ming army would definitely not be in this state."
"This is fate!"
“This is not fate.”
"what is that?"
"God willing!"
Following Altan's military order, the enemy forces in front attacked more fiercely.
The pressure on the Ming army continued to grow until a large gap appeared.
"What are you panicking about?" Jiang Qingzhi couldn't help but smile when he saw that the generals were a little uneasy and the civil servants were trembling with nervousness.
"Huang Bai!" Jiang Qingzhi said.
"Uncle!"
Huang Bai rode over.
Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the gap. "Everyone says that the Ming border troops are like guard dogs, and they dare not fight back after being beaten by Altan. Today, I am here to tell the soldiers that I am watching them. Get those dogs out!"
"Leader!"
Huang Bai galloped along the passage and soon arrived behind the gap. He jumped off his horse, drew his sword and turned back to shout: "My Lord is watching us, follow me and drive the enemy out!"
"Kill the enemy!"
An old soldier shouted.
"Kill the enemy!"
One by one, the soldiers followed Huang Bai and rushed forward.
The two sides attacked each other.
Under the big flag, Jiang Qingzhi was watching.
Yan Song was watching.
The civil servants were watching.
Watching the soldiers coming one after another to drive out the enemy.
The courage to face death head on is really moving.
A civil servant couldn't help but raise his hand, "My Great Ming...is mighty!"
He looked around and couldn't help but roar, "My Ming Dynasty...is mighty!"
"My Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
Under the big flag, the roar is like thunder!
(End of this chapter)
