Chapter 120 Tatars invasion

Author: Emei Swordsman

Chapter 120 Tatars invasion

In the fourth year of Jingfeng, it is late spring in March.

The gates of the imperial city palace were closed in the middle of the night, and the deep red palaces stood solemnly in the darkness. Under the reflection of the cold moonlight, they cast huge and blurred shadows on the ground, like silent giants, solemn and majestic,

People are afraid.

Outside the ink-black city wall, a rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly rang from far to near, carrying the unchanged wind and snow in the northern border, and banged on the stone road sharply and vigorously, stirring up waves of flying dust.

The postman held the reins tightly with one hand and raised the military newspaper with the other. His voice was torn and loudly, and his dreams were shattered like thunder:

"Urgent military information! Tatars gathered 200,000 troops and offended my border! Xuanfu Town is in danger-"

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The next morning, listening to the noisy voices of the officials below, Emperor Jingfeng Li Zheng pinched his eyebrows without saying a word, his face was as gloomy as water.

Seeing that the emperor was slow to express his opinion, the Minister of War was so anxious that he suddenly burst into tears. He simply took a step out of the queue of officials and said loudly to Emperor Jingfeng above:

"Your Majesty, this time the Tatars are coming in full force. Although Xuanfu Town is in charge, it will not be compromised for a while, but after all, the other side has 200,000 troops, while Xuanfu Town has less than 150,000 guards.

Even if the army cannot stand firm, it will be difficult to resist for a long time. The most urgent task is to transfer grain and increase troops as soon as possible and go for support!”

The Tatar cavalry grew on the grassland and was famously brave and good at fighting. If we fought on the plains, our troops would have to be at least half more than the opponent to have a greater confidence in winning.

Although it is easier to defend the city than to directly confront the two sides, there is a gap of 50,000 people, and it cannot stop the frequent invasion of the Tatar cavalry. If the other party continues to send additional troops, Xuanfu Town will not be able to resist it for long.

The worst thing is that because the borders have been stable in recent years, the court has been laying off troops and reducing military expenditures. At the end of last year, 30,000 people were withdrawn from Xuanfu Town and returned to the mainland. Who would have thought that at this critical moment, the enemy sent troops to invade.

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Of course, it is also possible that the Tatars were aware of the current emptiness of the border and specifically chose to launch a large-scale invasion of the south at this time, and wanted to attack the court off guard.

Obviously, their purpose has been achieved.

As soon as the Minister of War finished speaking, an official from the Ministry of Revenue jumped out: "Mr. Shangshu said it easily, where should the grain be transferred? Where should the army be transferred? There was a major locust plague in the north two years ago, and last year,

In order to build a water conservancy project and resettle refugees, I spent countless money, and the imperial court has not yet recovered."

"The treasury is empty now. If it weren't for the income from the sea trade, I'd probably even owed the salary of all the adults! The Ministry of Revenue really couldn't afford this money. I hope Your Majesty can't tell you clearly!"

The Minister of War glared at him, "If you don't transfer grain to increase your troops, do you have to watch Duke Ding defend until the last soldier is killed in battle and let the Tatars fight all the way to the capital, so that you will be happy!"

The official of the Ministry of Revenue kept his neck in his mouth and refused to enter: "No matter what, whether it is a bonus, a fundraising, or a minister of Shangshu respects the officials, cook and fry me and sell it for a few taels of silver. Anyway, the household

There is no money!"

"You!" The Minister of War blocked his chest in one breath, so angry that he almost threw himself over.

Perhaps it was because the water conservancy project consumed too much money last year, and the Minister of Works was a little disgusted and quickly stood up to smooth things over: "The two adults are relieved. The emergency of the frontline war is a fact, and the Ministry of Revenue cannot afford the money is also a fact. They are all standing on their own.

In his position, no one is right or wrong."

"It's better to do this. First, draw some soldiers and grains from the nearby Fu Town to support Xuanfu Town, so that the Duke of Ding should try his best to stay for as many days. After a few months, the tax revenue will come up and the Ministry of Revenue has money, we will increase it again.

The soldiers sent grain. As for which prefectures and towns were drawn from..." As he said that, the Minister of Works' eyes turned, "I think Datong Town is the most suitable."

As soon as these words came out, just as a spark ignited the explosive barrel, the ministers in the court were immediately in an uproar.

"Like Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, is one of the important towns on the nine sides, always preparing to resist the Tatars' invasion, and draw troops from Datong Town. The Minister of the Secretariat thought it out!"

"Datong Town is only a few hundred miles apart from Xuanfu Town, and there are only 120,000 troops in total. At this time, the troops will be divided. If the Tatars take advantage of the loopholes and turn around to attack Datong Town, what should they do then!

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"Once an accident occurs in Datong Town, the Tatars will approach Juyongguan and the capital will be in danger! Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed!"

A hot-tempered censor cursed on the spot: "The east wall was demolished and the west wall was repaired. In this way, Datong Town's troops were empty. If the Tatars invade, it would be even more critical than Xuanfu Town! What kind of plan is this?

?It is clearly a lie to the country that is destroyed! Wei Jin, what kind of heart are you content with!"

Wei Jin, the Minister of Works, responded coldly and asked in a cold voice: "Then Master He told me what is a good plan? I'll listen carefully!"

When Wei Jin was questioned in court, the censor who could only speak empty words suddenly choked and blushed to his neck. Well, after a long time, he finally shut up embarrassedly.

Wei Jin snorted coldly, turned to Emperor Jingfeng and said, "Your Majesty, it is indeed a very risky and inferior strategy to draw troops and food from Datong Town to support Xuanfu Town, but we have no choice now.

Two hundred thousand cavalrymen are coming in full force. If you want to support Xuanfu Town as soon as possible, you must transfer troops nearby."

"But the nearby prefectures have all the guards who have not gone through the battlefield. Where have they ever fought with the Tatars? Among the troops that can be quickly allocated, only the Beijing soldiers are elite, and they can compete with the Tatars.

When the cavalry fights, the Beijing camp troops stationed in the capital and have the responsibility of protecting the emperor, so they should not be transferred at will."

"Thus, it is best to mobilize troops from other important towns stationed in the border area. Among the remaining eight border towns, Datong Town is closest to Xuanfu Town, and can go to support as quickly as possible. Moreover,

The two are on the front line of Juyongguan. Datong Town is much more dangerous than Xuanfu Town, and is not the primary choice for Tatars invasion. Generally, there is no need for so many troops. It is better to divide half of the troops and support Xuanfu first.

Let’s talk about helping the Duke of Ding to defeat the enemy.”

Wei Jin was not too slow and clearly stated the joints in order, and placed the pros and cons in front of everyone, which made Emperor Jing Feng's eyes slightly raised, as if he was a little moved.

But some ministers still didn't buy it: "Master Wei, you said that under normal circumstances, the Tatars would not invade Datong Town first, but what if it was a special situation? If the news leaked during the process of dispatching troops, the Tatars would know it.

They may not say that they will immediately attack Datong Town.”

"Besides, who can guarantee that the Tatars will not fight with Duke Ding. Seeing that Xuanfu Town could not be captured for a long time, they turned to Datong Town? What if..."

"Okay, no need to say anything." Before the minister finished speaking, Emperor Jingfeng interrupted him, "At present, sending troops to support Xuanfu Town is the most important thing. There is no better choice for the left and right, so let's follow

As Wei Qing said, we divided our troops from Datong Town to support us."

Emperor Jingfeng glanced at the ministers indifferently and said calmly: "But Datong Town is one of the important towns on the nine sides, so the soldiers garrisoned must not be too few. Half of them are too many, so I will first draw one-third and send 40,000 people.

Support Xuanfu Town.”

"Also, from now on, all Linbian Prefecture towns will stock up on more money and grain, and speed up the training of the army to prepare for unexpected wars." As he said that, Emperor Jingfeng stood up, with a little tiredness in his voice, "Today I will

Let’s get here first, and if there is any new military information, we will report it in time.”

Seeing this, an old eunuch with a wink hurriedly went up to support Emperor Jingfeng's arm, pulled his sharp voice and shouted: "Retreat the court--"

All the officials knelt down when they heard the sound: "I am honored to send you to Your Majesty--"

Soon, the transfer order from the capital was handed over to the border. Datong Town divided 40,000 troops and immediately supported Xuanfu Town, which was stationed by Duke Ding himself, and confronted the Tatars' 200,000 troops.

Everyone only hoped that under the persistence of Duke Ding, the Tatars could retreat in the face of difficulties, withdraw their troops as soon as possible, and give up the southern invasion.

But things don't go as they wish, but they just come whatever they are afraid of.
Chapter completed!