Chapter 20: This general has his own strategy to retreat from the enemy
“Master Shangshu, the Datong Mansion is ahead!”
Ma Wensheng’s new chief military officer of Datong, Qiu Yue, the Marquis of Xianning, pointed to the distance The scarred city wall roared loudly.
Ma Wensheng nodded and looked at the more than thirty carriages behind him: "The whole army obeys the order and moves forward at full speed!"
"Yes, sir!"
Everyone increased their speed and quickly approached Datong Mansion.
Ma Wensheng had secretly left the city the night he received the urgent call from Eight Hundred Miles.
He left in an extremely hurry, taking nothing with him except these thirty carriages.
There were no soldiers or horses, no food and grass, only more than thirty carriages, and they came to Datong Mansion lightly.
Datong Mansion is only eight hundred miles away from the capital. After the little Tatar prince breaks through Datong Mansion, he may reach the capital directly at any time.
There was not much time to mobilize soldiers, horses and food for Ma Wensheng.
Ma Wensheng traveled quickly and finally arrived at Datong Mansion.
So at this time, Ma Wensheng did not know that the capital had undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few days since he left.
The Empress Dowager Zhou was imprisoned by Zhu Youtang, and the Zhou family was confiscated and exterminated.
The palace suffered a major purge, and all the spies arranged by court officials and relatives in the palace were wiped out by Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang took charge of the East Factory and Jinyiwei, resurrected Wang Zhi, and reopened the West Factory.
Three pavilion elders, four ministers, and more than a hundred ministers were all replaced by Zhu Youtang, waiting for investigation by Xichang.
Everything makes people feel the fear of extinction.
Ma Wensheng did not go to court in the capital that day, but he escaped by chance.
Of course, Ma Wensheng did nothing before coming to Datong Mansion.
He also sent an urgent letter of 800 miles to Xuan Mansion.
He ordered Zhang Qi, the deputy chief military officer of Xuan Mansion, to quickly mobilize 30,000 troops and horses to assist Datong Mansion.
He also appointed Qiu Yue, Marquis of Xianning, as the new chief military officer of Datong Prefecture, and asked him to come up with a strategy to retreat from the enemy.
Qiu Yue lived up to his expectations and actually came up with a way to retreat from the enemy.
Qiu Yue had people prepare these thirty carriages overnight, and then together with Ma Wensheng personally escorted these carriages to Datong Mansion.
Arriving at the gate of Datong Mansion, Ma Wensheng stopped cautiously and sent a school captain to call the door.
After the school captain discovered that the officers and soldiers guarding the city were still soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, he immediately shouted at the top of his voice.
"Behind me are Lord Ma, Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, and General Qiu, the new chief military officer of Datong Mansion. Open the city gate quickly!"
After passing the message, the officers and soldiers guarding the city quickly opened the gate. The door.
Zhang Qi, dressed in military uniform, came out and greeted him with his arms raised: "Zhang Qi, a humble official, has met Lord Ma and General Qiu."
Ma Wensheng pointed to the carriage behind him: "General Zhang, please drive these thirty-four carriages into the city and keep them under strict guard."
"No one is allowed to get close to these carriages without my permission." Step."
"Violators will be punished by military law!"
"Yes, Lord Ma."
Ma Wensheng and Qiu Yue dismounted at the same time and walked side by side towards the tower. Go.
"Tell me, what is the situation in Datong Mansion now?"
Zhang Qi organized his language and tried to introduce the current situation of Datong Mansion to Ma Wensheng and Qiu Yue as concisely and accurately as possible.
"Master Ma, when I led 30,000 soldiers and horses to help Datong Prefecture, Datong Prefecture had already fallen."
"Datong Prefecture's chief military officer Lin Chun died in the battle, and Datong Prefecture's original The garrison dispersed and fled."
"After the Tatars entered the city, they showed no signs of occupying Datong Prefecture. They were only looting grain, cattle, sheep, tea, salt, iron and other items."
"After Beizhi led his team into the city, the Tatars offered little resistance. They dragged the looted items and ran out of Datong Mansion."
"After Beizhi moved into Datong Mansion, he gathered Datong Mansion soldiers. The remnants of the army were ordered to repair the city wall."
“But the damage to the city wall is too serious, and the materials for defending the city have been almost used up. If the Tatars invade again, I’m afraid we won’t be able to defend it for long.”
Zhang Qi introduced, while taking Ma Wensheng and Qiu Yue came to the city wall.
Ma Wensheng and Qiu Yue looked at the damaged city wall and thought together, knowing that what Zhang Qi said was true.
"General Zhang, you have worked hard during this period. I will leave the rest to this general." "General, I have my own strategy to retreat from the enemy."
He has rarely spoken. Qiu Yue suddenly spoke at this time.
Qiu Yue looks very young, only in his twenties. Zhang Qi didn't pay attention to him at all before.
Seeing that Qiu Yue was confident at this time, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Zhang Qi: "General Qiu is really brave and resourceful, with both wisdom and bravery!"
Qiu Yue smiled and took out a letter he had written a long time ago and handed it to his confidants Shi Zhong and Hou Fu. .
"You two, quickly deliver this letter to the little Tartar prince."
"Yes, General Qiu."
Shi Zhong and Hou Fu accepted After receiving the letter, he immediately mounted his horse and left the city, running towards the outside of the pass.
Ma Wensheng, Qiu Yue and Zhang Qi waited on the city wall until Hou Fu returned safely.
After Hou Fu entered the city, he handed a letter to Qiu Yue.
"General Qiu, this is the letter that the little Prince of Tartar ordered me to give you."
"Okay, let me read it."
Qiu Yue read it After finishing, he looked happy.
"Master Ma, it's probably done. The little Tatar prince invited me to go out of the city at midnight to discuss matters."
Ma Wensheng's worried brows relaxed a little, and then he sighed, his expression a little helpless.
"Oh... I hope your method can be of some use."
"Otherwise, my old face will be completely lost."
"What happens next? , You should take full responsibility for yourself, I am exhausted.”
Ma Wensheng shook his head and walked down the city wall.
Qiu Yue also looked a little embarrassed, but still did not forget to do all the etiquette.
“Yes, sir.”
After Ma Wensheng left, Qiu Yue put away his smile.
"General Zhang tidied up and waited until midnight before following me out of the city."
Zhang Qi was very confused when he heard that he was leaving the city at midnight, but he still agreed.
At midnight, Qiu Yue, Zhang Qi, Hou Fu, and several accompanying captains drove ten carriages out of Datong Mansion.
After arriving outside the customs, they didn't go far when they met a group of Tatars holding torches and coming to greet them, Shizhong was among them.
There are also Han people among the Tatars.
A man in Confucian robes raised his hands in greeting: "General Qiu, I'm Liu Chen, I've been waiting here for a long time."
"Please come with me."
"Please!"
Zhang Qi was secretly surprised. Why are these Tatars so polite to Qiu Yue?
On the way to see the little Tatar prince, Shizhong came over and reported that everything had been settled.
Qiu Yue was determined, and his face regained a look of confidence.
The group of people drove the carriage and soon arrived outside a huge tent.
This is the royal tent of the little Tartar prince.
Qiu Yue and Zhang Qi walked into the king's tent. Sitting on the main seat was a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, looking at the visitor with an arrogant expression.
"Are you the new chief military officer of Datong Prefecture?"
Qiu Yue responded with his hand in hand: "Exactly."
"Hahaha, this is the first time that a general from the Ming Dynasty came to offer tribute to me, the Great Khan of Eastern Mongolia, hahaha!"
The little Tatar prince jumped up from his seat, laughing very happily.
The other Tatars in the king's tent also laughed, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.
(End of this chapter)