Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen Civil Fortress

In July of the 14th year of Orthodoxy (1449), the knife was also unsheathed first. The Mongolian cavalry was divided into four groups and launched attacks on the Ming Empire from four different directions. Among them, the first route attacked Liaodong, the second route attacked Gansu, the third route attacked Xuanfu, and the last route also led by himself first, attacking Datong. The war broke out in full swing. When the news reached the capital, the ministers were very nervous, and immediately held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. The incident happened suddenly, and many ministers had no idea, but there was one person who was different and very excited.

This person is Wang Zhen again. You are the one who accepts bribes, you are the one who inspects goods, and you are the one who causes trouble. Now that there is a war, what else are you excited about? It should be explained that Wang Zhen has never been a major combatant. In the eighth year of orthodoxy (1443), Liu Qiu, a scholar in attendance, gave a memorial to the emperor. Rectify the military system and actively prepare for war. Liu Qiu didn't expect that he wrote the letter out of patriotic enthusiasm, but what he got in exchange was a disaster of killing himself. After Wang Zhen saw the memorial, he was furious. He didn't know if he had taken Yexian's money, or if he thought Liu Qiu was accusing him of not fulfilling his responsibilities. Anyway, he found an excuse and put Liu Qiu in prison. Soon after, he ordered his confidant Jin Yiwei to command Ma Shun to kill Liu Qiu.

Such a dead eunuch, who would bring disaster to the country and the people, would naturally not have any patriotic sentiments. The reason why he is excited is because in his opinion, this is an opportunity to realize his ambition and make a name for himself in the world. In order to achieve his goal, he began to plan secretly. At that time, Yexian's military strength was already very strong. The border generals of the Ming Dynasty were no longer rivals. Consort Jingyuan was a very capable general, and his expedition eased the tense situation at that time. However, on the second day after his departure, a news came out from the palace, which shocked everyone.

The emperor is going to conscript himself! This is exactly Wang Zhen's trick. Wang Zhen wanted to go on an expedition to make meritorious service, but he had neither the ability nor the prestige to lead troops to the expedition. In order to achieve his goal, he thought of the emperor. The emperor is his own student, and he has always listened to his own words. Only in his name can he realize his dream of commanding an army! Instigated by Wang Zhen, Yingzong Zhu Qizhen issued an order for a personal conquest, summoning a total of 200,000 troops and preparing to go out immediately. Here I want to say that many historical books say that there were a total of 500,000 people in this expedition. According to my own research, this is not accurate, because based on the analysis of the mobilization time of the troops at that time and the deployment of defenses near the capital, it is absolutely impossible to convene within a few days. There were 500,000 troops. At that time, the total strength of the three major battalions in the capital was about 170,000. Including the nearby troops, the total number should be about 200,000.

We know that there is a saying in military strategists: Before soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first, and people who fight also have to eat and sleep, so they must prepare food tents. In a sense, fighting is fighting logistics. During Zhu Di's expedition, a large number of migrant workers, cattle, horses and vehicles will be requisitioned, and a special grain transportation team will be set up. It often takes several months to prepare for the logistics. So how long did it take for the 200,000 troops led by Wang Zhen to prepare for departure? Answer: Less than five days! In mid-July, we received an urgent report from the border, and set off on July 17!

In the eyes of this idiot Wang Zhen, all he had to do was gather all the people together. He had learned from the side newspaper in advance that there were only 20,000 to 30,000 troops at first, so he recruited an army of 200,000, thinking that he would be able to win. Yes, elementary school students can also do this arithmetic, two hundred thousand to twenty thousand, an average of ten people to one person.It seems that there is no need to fight, one person can trample the opponent to death with one foot. This is what Wang Zhen thought, and his combat thinking seemed to come from this. Ignorance, utter ignorance!Wang Zhen, a small man born in the market, finally showed his true colors at this moment. From his point of view, war seems to be equivalent to a gangster fight on the street. Both sides hold watermelon knives and slash at each other. .

Having said that, what is the difference between war and fighting? Why isn't the more people the better? In order to illustrate this problem, we need to open a special topic: More than a thousand years ago, a man named Han Xin said a word to Emperor Liu Bang: Han Xin leads troops, the more the better! This is not only an idiom, a famous saying through the ages, but also a confident rhetoric. In my opinion, in the more than a thousand years after Han Xin uttered this statement, there were no more than fifteen people who were qualified and able to call themselves this statement. And if you have studied the military carefully, you will find that it is too difficult to lead as many troops as possible.

To explain why, we must start with what war is. Let me explain in advance, please don't get me wrong, this is definitely not to introduce those troublesome political nature and class nature.We're going to be talking about forms of warfare—human-human combat. Because if we take all the wrapping off of war, we find: War is just another form of fighting. Next, I will use the model theory in economics (the economic analysis method that presupposes the basic framework and continuously adds conditions) to illustrate this problem. Let's start with two people. I believe everyone has had the experience of fighting, and two people fighting is what we commonly call "head-up".

"One-on-one" is actually a rather painful thing, because you are the one who beats someone, and you are also the one who is beaten. Whether you win or lose depends entirely on yourself.Of course, if you're taller, stronger than the opponent, and happen to have practiced martial arts (preferably fighting, routines don't work very well), then the victory is likely to be yours. Now let's expand the range. If you have two people and the opponent is still alone, then you have a great chance of winning. Two people fight one. As long as you have a thicker skin, you are not afraid of people saying that you are invincible. I believe , the victory will be yours.

Next, let's add another person. You have three people, and the opponent is still one person. At this time, you don't need to do anything. You just need to let the other two people come up, take a glass of boiled water yourself, drink while watching, and direct on the spot. There is no need to increase one by one. If you now have a thousand people and only one opponent, what will happen? I believe that in this case, you will not win.Because the person who is your opponent must have escaped long ago. So far, you may be optimistic because you have always had the upper hand. However, the real test is coming. If you have a thousand people and your opponent has a thousand people, can you win?

You can divide a thousand people into several teams to attack the opponent, but the opponent may concentrate all of them to attack you one by one. Can you guarantee your victory? Feel tricky, in fact, we have just begun. Next, let's multiply this number by one hundred. You have 100,000 people, and your opponent also has 100,000 people. How do you fight this battle? At this time, you will be in trouble, not to mention how you arrange the 100,000 people to attack, but just the 100,000 people themselves, will they really listen to you? You have to understand that the 100,000 people under your command are all human beings with their own thinking, some are cheerful, some are gloomy, some are gentle, some are irritable, they have different dialects and habits, and your orders to them may not be Willing to listen, even if willing, they may not understand.If there are foreign friends (such as North Korea), then you have to find a few translators. This is the difficulty of conducting, and it seems that the only way to reduce this difficulty is to vigorously promote Chinese and Mandarin. If you consider their differences in IQ and comprehension, you will have a very headache. These 100,000 people have different levels of education, some are illiterate, some are Hanlin, and their understanding of commands is different. If you let him move forward, he may understand it as retreat. Once you come and go, you will faint yourself. It's hard, right? Don't worry, there are more difficult things. We then put these 100,000 people into the battlefield. Now you don't know where your enemies are. They may be hiding, or they may divide their troops and prepare for an ambush.And you have to think about how to use your 100,000 people to find the enemy and defeat them. In addition, you have to consider the food and accommodation of these 100,000 people, where the food comes from, and how many days they can last. Your mind is a bit confused, the following situation will make you even more confused. You also need to consider the speed and terrain of the army when it is marching, whether it will rain or not, whether the river will rise, whether the mountain road will be blocked, whether the morale of the soldiers will decline after a long march, and whether they will rebel. Will your superiors (if any) restrict your power, and will your subordinates mutiny. Do your soldiers have equipment, is the equipment good, what is the level of soldier training, what is the quality of the enemy commander, what is the enemy's equipment, what is the enemy's tactics, how strong is your psychological endurance, how to retreat after losing a battle, how to fight Whether the victory can be pursued, etc., etc... In fact, the situation on the battlefield is much more complicated.I believe that after seeing this, you already understand that, let alone taking 100,000 people out to fight, you just take 100,000 people out for a tour and come back safe and sound. You might think that's the end of the matter, but on the contrary, the real test is yet to come, and don't forget, our goal is as much as possible. If you add ten times the number of people in command, to a million people, you will find that what you are facing is no longer a million people you can rely on, but a million troubles, a real disaster. From one hundred thousand to one million, your number has increased tenfold, but your problems may have increased a hundredfold. If any small problem is not taken seriously, it will get out of hand.One million people, not to mention how much food they consume every day, each of them has their own ideas, and no one is a fool. How do you control a million people and let them follow your command? Military command is like a pyramid. The number of people in command is directly proportional to the commanding ability of the commander. The more people in command, the higher the requirement for ability.From ancient times to the present, there are very few people who have the ability to stand on the top of the tower. The more the better is a state, it represents that the commander's ability has broken through the limit of the number of people, breaking through the top of the pyramid, whether it is one hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, one million, for the commander, there is no significance. Because under the command of this commander, his soldiers will always have only one person, ordering to advance and never retreat, and ordering to go east and never go west. Advance and retreat together, live and die together. This is the highest state of command art. Therefore, those who are good at leading troops and the more the better, are the real military geniuses. Such a person, we call the military god. The above is the construction process of the model. I believe that everyone should have a general understanding of the relationship between war, number of people and command ability, but this model is idealized. We will add two special cases here. First of all, this model is set for ordinary people, excluding people with supernatural powers, such as Guo Jing, Yang Guo, Zhang Wuji, etc., who can break through the gravity of the earth, jump more than ten meters, enter the room through walls, and carry such burdens as the Great Teleportation of the Universe. Unique skills, one can hit hundreds or thousands. If you have a thousand people under your command, and the opponent is really one of the above-mentioned legendary characters, then you should run away, not only because the opponent has a unique skill, but more importantly, the opponent is a positive person. The protagonist, according to the plot restrictions, even if he is asleep, you can't beat him. You are only a few pounds, dare to fight against the heroes?The plot is limited, and he is sure to win. Secondly, the equipment of the two sides should not be too disparate. For example, if the other party takes a musket and you take a brick, even if there are twice as many people, it is probably useless. In short, war is not about fighting in groups. If there are many people, you will surely win. In fact, some people in street fights have begun to pay attention to tactics. It can be seen that things are always moving forward. It is very easy to take hundreds of thousands of people out to fight. Even if you take the entire population out of the country, no one will care about you. The problem is that you must be able to guarantee victory.And there are too few people who are capable of doing it like Bai Qi, Han Xin, Chen Qingzhi, and Li Jing. For example, Hu Zongnan, a famous general of the Kuomintang, had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under him for a long time, but he was always led by the nose by an opponent with only tens of thousands of people. In the end, he was beaten to death. His Whampoa classmate finally gave him a definition - "Hu Zongnan, that is, a regimental leader". Wang Zhen, the supervisor of ceremonies, is just a slave. In the past, he was just a small school official, a school official with poor academic skills, and later became a eunuch, but this man with a weak body and a weak heart suddenly became the commander of 200,000 people (actual commander) in his hands). The consequences can be imagined, but also unimaginable. In these short few days, Wang Zhen has been dreaming of leaving his name in history, and other people have their own actions. First of all, the ministers, when they heard the news like a thunderbolt, they immediately exploded and wrote letters to oppose it. The leader was Wang Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of officials. The Ministry of Officials is the Ministry of Personnel. Because of the power to appoint officials in charge, it ranks first among the six departments. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials also has a special title-Tianguan, which shows its high prestige. Under the leadership of Wang Zhi, all officials jointly filed a memorial to oppose the expedition, but unfortunately, Wang Zhen was the supervisor of ceremonies and gained the trust of the emperor, so the objection was invalid. In addition to these people, two chief officials of the Ministry of War also wrote to oppose it. They are Minister of the Ministry of War Kuang Ye and Minister of the Ministry of War Yu Qian. Kuang Ye, a native of Yizhang, was born as a Jinshi during the Yongle period. He was honest and upright, and he was very dissatisfied with Wang Zhen's misbehavior. Objections were also dismissed, but this was not the end of his dissuading acts, in fact, as a man who had participated in the expedition from the beginning to the end, he preserved his loyalty to the last moment of his life. And this is Yu Qian, who is the protagonist of our next chapter. If you want to say that this man is not ordinary strong, his ability and popularity are not ordinary high. He has offended the No. 1 celebrity Wang Zhen, and has never Admitting his mistake, he was actually able to return to his position as the Minister of the Ministry of War under Wang Zhen's nose, and Wang Zhen had nothing to do with him, which shows that his foundation is solid and his background is profound. After the protest of the two senior officials of the Ministry of War was dismissed, they had to continue their work and prepare for the expedition.According to regulations, the main leaders of the Ministry of War should accompany the emperor when he goes on an expedition. After internal discussions, a decision was finally made: Kuang Ye accompanied him on the expedition, and Yu Qian temporarily represented the Ministry of War. Facts have proved that it was this decision that saved the fate of the Ming Empire. Compared with them, the performance of the other two auxiliary ministers is really disappointing. San Yang is dead, Hu Wei has no ability, and Zhang Fu, who should really play a role, has not said a word. This is too inappropriate. Zhang Fu led the army to pacify Annan. He has experienced hundreds of battles. It is impossible for him not to know the danger of this move. After arguing, Wang Zhen might not be his opponent yet, but Zhang Fu, who was old and heartbroken, remained disappointingly silent. Although he said nothing, although he knew the danger, Zhang Fu finally set off with the emperor on the expedition, not as a commander, but as an escort. You hand over your son to me, and I will accompany him to the end. The ministers were in a mess, each with their own plans and actions, and the emperor also had his own, and the emperor was also a human being. Before he went on a business trip, he had to hand over his work and bid farewell to his relatives, so that he could pack his bags and go on the road. Zhu Qizhen is now facing these two tasks. He first handed over the power of the country to his younger brother Zhu Qiyu.It should be said that Zhu Qizhen is a mild-mannered person, and he has a very good relationship with his younger brother, and his younger brother is also very well-behaved, never greedy for things that should not belong to him, such as the throne.It is for this reason that Zhu Qizhen handed over the power of the country to him with confidence. However, what Zhu Qizhen doesn't understand is that the world is constantly changing, things will change, and people will also change. When a man has grown accustomed to a certain authority and privilege, he cannot bear the pain of losing them. While power brings dignity to people, it also brings them selfishness. After explaining the state affairs, Zhu Qizhen bid farewell to his wife, Empress Qian. The seventh year of Zhengtong (1442) was not a good year for the Ming Dynasty. It was in this year that the Empress Dowager Zhang passed away and Wang Zhen seized the power of the country. But for Zhu Qizhen himself, this year was But happy.Because in this year, he married his queen Qian Shi. Since ancient times, there are almost as many queens as there are emperors, and the number of queens will only be more or less.In fact, empresses have always been a political force that cannot be ignored. From Wu Zetian to Cixi, they played no less role in history than some male protagonists. Of course, more empresses were unknown and were buried in history. in the dust.But there are also some queens who have been recorded in the annals of history because of their outstanding political talents and tactics. This Empress Qian is one of them, and her name has been handed down for generations to come. But she is different from those queens in history, she did not rely on her own political tricks and political means to let people remember her. She relied on the simplest and most sincere thing-feelings. She touched the historians of all ages with her true feelings, so her deeds have been handed down and touched more people. So in the following chapters, we will also tell about this extraordinary woman and her immortal legend. A woman's legend is immortal because of true love. I believe this is also a question for many people about whether there is a real relationship between the queen and the emperor. In my opinion, the answer is yes. At least in this Empress Qian, I saw real feelings, without any utilitarian, pure feelings. In the deep palace of three thousand beauties, countless conspiracies and tricks are constantly being staged every day. In order to fight for favor and power, the weak women who were originally powerless will become more vicious than men, and some even don't hesitate. Kill your own flesh and blood to achieve your own political goals (Wu Zetian). But this is by no means to say that they are hateful, hateful, in fact, in my opinion, they are a group of poor people. In the world where power determines everything, with the status of queen and concubine, with power, you can control your own destiny. If you want to stabilize your position, you must eliminate all feelings and sympathy, and become ruthless .Other than that, there is no other way. In my opinion, what these poor women are doing is not selfishness, but self-preservation. But in the eyes of our descendants, the so-called harem is an incalculable bad debt, with scrambles for favor, position, and heirloom going round and round, tirelessly, and full of smoky atmosphere. This Empress Qian is a lotus flower blooming in the smoky harem. Zhu Qizhen loves his first wife very much, and takes good care of her. Empress Qian was not born into a wealthy family, so she understands that life is not easy. My husband often does some needlework.And Zhu Qizhen wanted to confer titles to her relatives several times, but she refused them all. In the eyes of many people, the queen has no worries about food and clothing, and her mother is in the world, and sewing is just a pastime. But the fact does not seem to be the case. If Empress Qian knew that a few years later, she would use her needlework skills in exchange for things, how would she feel? All in all, this queen is not ordinary. She doesn't want officials or money. She doesn't seem to have any other requirements except for her husband. And the later facts also proved that her feelings for Zhu Qizhen were true and could stand the test. In her eyes, the only identity of this man named Zhu Qizhen was her husband, no matter whether Zhu Qizhen was the emperor or not. , or a captive, or a prisoner held by his own brother, this identity has never changed. On the night when Zhu Qizhen bid farewell to him and prepared to go to war, no one knew what was said between them, but I believe that this wife, like all ordinary wives of soldiers who went to war, entrusted her husband to Take care, stay safe, and say what has been said countless times but is still worth continuing: "I will wait for you to come back". On July 17, the 14th year of Zhengtong (1449), the army set off. Regardless of the obstruction of countless people, Wang Zhen insisted on going out to find the glory of his dream. Along with him, there are many civilian and military generals who can be called the pillars of the country, including: British Duke Zhang Fu, Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong (Zhu Neng’s son succeeded his father), cabinet member Cao Ding, cabinet member Zhang Yi, Minister of the Ministry of War Kuang Ye, etc. The list is very long, so I will not list it alone. Many civil and military elites went with them. Few come back alive. At this time, Zhu Qizhen would not know that his legendary experience was about to begin.For this twenty-three-year-old young man, this is an exciting experience to look forward to.The "Mr. Wang" who he has always respected and added can't be wrong. Self-conquest is undoubtedly the only correct way. Objectively speaking, Zhu Qizhen is responsible for this upcoming failure, but the main responsibility is definitely not on him, because he is just a young man with little political experience and too easy to trust others. Wang Zhen is the culprit of all this. Leaving aside who is responsible for the time being, in fact, on the same day that the army set off, a great war broke out in Datong hundreds of miles away. The battle took place in Yanghe, and the battle ended with the annihilation of the entire Ming army. It must be noted that this battle fully demonstrated the strength of Yexian's army, because the Ming army came prepared and received Datong Guarding eunuch Guo Jing's full support.But even under such circumstances, the Ming army was still no match for the Yexian army. In addition to the annihilation of the entire army, Song Ying, the leading general, was also beheaded. The eunuch Guo Jing who accompanied the army was quite smart, hiding in the grass and pretending to be dead, and finally escaped. Only one person escaped back, this person is called Shi Heng, and he is also the main general of the army. All his subordinates were killed first, and he also fled. This is the greatest insult for a commander, but Shi Heng is lucky. Soon, he will have the opportunity to take up the weapon with his own hands. To avenge the dead of our countrymen. Those who are victorious have already cleaned up the battlefield, recharged their batteries, and waited for the arrival of their opponents. Wang Zhen, who was still in a dream, didn't know about all this. He always naively believed that as long as the army set out, saw the enemy, and swarmed up, he would be able to win. Under the guidance of this idiot, the 200,000 troops marched towards Datong along Juyongguan and Huailai, and what awaited them was a trap of death. On August 1, when the army arrived in Datong, Guo Jing, who was almost killed in Yanghe, had fled back and met his immediate boss, Wang Zhen. Looking at Guo Jing's shocked eyes and posture, Wang Zhen couldn't help laughing at him. "I have an army of 200,000, are you still afraid of going first?" But what Guo Jing said next really shocked Wang Zhen, who was originally a coward. He recounted the previous battle stories to Wang Zhen with great enthusiasm, and described the tragic situation when he was defeated with embellishments. Wang Zhen, the supervisor of ceremonies, is just a slave. In the days when he was in power, he was domineering and arrogant, and he also dreamed of making contributions.In fact, deep down in his heart, he knew very well that he was just a villain and a coward who cheated the emperor's trust. So he changed his previous rhetoric and immediately ordered the class teacher. At this time, the army had just arrived in Datong and hadn't gone far. If they retreated on time, there would be no problem. Also, they couldn't figure out the details of the 200,000 army for the time being, so they wouldn't attack immediately.Although it is useless to learn from others, it is considered to be out for a tour. But Wang Zhen, a dead eunuch, wanted to come up with some tricks. Wang Zhen is a villain and an upstart, all his behavior patterns are based on this identity, and upstarts like him have a common characteristic - love to show off. Wang Zhen's home was in Yu County, which was under the jurisdiction of Datong Prefecture at that time, so he decided to invite the emperor to visit his hometown. What is there to see in the small Yu County? In fact, Wang Zhen's purpose is very simple, just like the rich people nowadays like to drive back to their hometowns, then honk the horn a few times to wake up the whole village, and then let the whole village come out to see themselves new car, new clothes. Wang Zhen brought the emperor and 200,000 people back to his hometown for this purpose. He just wanted to show off, that poor academic officer back then is now a prominent figure! Although has become a eunuch. Since Wang Zhen decided to go home and have a look, let's go, so the army turned around and set off for Yu County. In fact, Wang Zhen's decision was correct, because from his hometown Yu County, it was the only way to enter Beijing from Bauhinia Pass.As long as you proceed along this road, you can reach the capital safely. On August 3rd, the army started to move forward, but after only fifty miles, the team stopped suddenly. After receiving an order, all the troops immediately turned around and returned to Datong, returning to Beijing along the Juyongguan Pass when they came. This is simply a maddening decision. The army is extremely exhausted. If they continue to move forward, they will be able to return to Beijing soon and ensure safety. Don't go on a good road, but halfway there, you actually have to turn back and take a long way back to Beijing! Whoever issued this order without a valid reason must be insane. Wang Zhen has valid reasons, and they seem to be noble. "The autumn harvest is just around the corner. When the army passes by Yu County, they will definitely trample on the crops. Now order the army to turn around so as not to disturb the people." It's so noble, the chief inspector Wang Zhen trampled on human life, embezzled and accepted bribes, harmed the country, and framed Zhongliang, and now he suddenly became concerned about the crops in Yu County. Historians of later generations all hated this "noble behavior", and many people analyzed that the fields in Yu County should be Wang Zhen's own, so he cared so much. In fact, in my opinion, it doesn't matter whether it belongs to Wang Zhen, because even if these fields don't belong to him, it doesn't show how noble his character is.It's nothing more than giving small favors and showing one's own power. In the end, Wang Zhen saved the crops in Yu County and showed his authority. Of course, he paid a certain price. The price is hundreds of thousands of lives. It was raining heavily, and it was even more difficult for the 200,000-strong army to march. Morale was extremely low, and the soldiers were full of resentment. However, things have reached this point, and it is useless to say anything. On August 10th, after a difficult trek, the army arrived at Xuanfu. Everyone was relieved to see that the army could enter Juyongguan safely. But at this moment, Ye Xian, who had been following him all this time, finally saw the true face of this Ming army. After several trials, he already understood that as long as he launched an attack, he would definitely be able to defeat this so-called behemoth. After avoiding and following for a month, Yexian finally started his first attack. Fortunately, the Ming army discovered Yexian's attempt, and immediately sent the main force of more than 50,000 cavalry to stop it. The person in command of this army was Zhu Yong. Zhu Yong's father Zhu Neng was an excellent commander, just like Zhang Fu's father Zhang Yu, but the difference between Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu was that Zhang Yu's son Zhang Fu was also an excellent military talent, but His son is not. Zhu Yong set off confidently with an army of 50,000. Although he was in charge of the rear guard, his number of soldiers and horses was twice as large as that of the first, because according to reliable information, there were only 20,000 cavalry.This is exactly the root of Zhu Yong's self-confidence. Blind self-confidence is often more terrible than inferiority complex. I don’t need to say much about the specific process, just the result: "Yu'er Ridge fell to death, and all 50,000 riders were killed." 50,000 people were ambushed by 20,000 people, and the whole army was wiped out. This fully shows that Zhu Yong is not a good commander. But in my opinion, the 50,000 troops who died in Yaoerling were lucky, at least they still fought to the death. They didn't die in Tumubao, and they didn't die so uselessly. After Zhu Yong was eliminated, the road to victory was finally opened, and there was a smooth road ahead of Yexian. Although Zhu Yong's command was unfavorable, his army still won three days for His Majesty the Emperor. Three days to save lives, but only three days. Departing from Xuanfu on August 10, the Ming army took three days to arrive at Tumubao, which is only twenty-five miles away from the important military town of Huailai. As long as they enter Huailai, everyone will be safe. I think everyone can guess the following things without mentioning them, and there is another person who objects. This person is still Wang Zhen. As usual, he found a reason, but it was not noble at all. "I still have more than 1,000 vehicles that have not arrived. The army will not enter the city for the time being, so I will wait here!" It is not difficult for a person to make a mistake once, but what is difficult is to make mistakes from beginning to end. There are very few people in the world who are as stupid as Wang Zhen without knowing it. I have nothing to say about this Mr. Supervisor of Ceremonies. Apart from his evil deeds, his stupidity and ignorance alone are enough to make him notorious for thousands of years and be reviled by thousands of people. The saddest thing about a person is not being scolded, but that there is nothing to scold. In this way, the Ming army lost its last chance to get out of trouble. Yexian finally arrived, and he wiped off the blood Zhu Yong left on his knife, ready to kill again. On the night of August 14th, they also launched a sudden attack first. The Ming army did not take precautions, and the whole army retreated. Prepare for a long battle. According to my estimation, Ye Xian's army strength at this time should be more than 20,000, and should be around 50,000 to 60,000, but even with such a strength, he could not defeat the Ming army that was firmly defending. So he thought of a way. On August 15th, Yexian suddenly sent envoys to express his willingness for peace talks. Wang Zhen was very happy and immediately sent Cao Ding to participate in the peace talks. At this time, Yexian's army had retreated as if to show his sincerity. Faced with this situation, Kuang Ye, the minister of the Ministry of War who is familiar with the art of war, calmly analyzed it. He believed that this was a trick of the Yexian army. It was at this moment that Wang Zhen finally accomplished a major event in his life. He made full use of his stupidity and made one last mistake. "The army immediately stepped out of the trench and moved immediately!" In this military operation in the 14th year of Zhengtong, Wang Zhen started with a mistake and ended with a mistake. He was able to stick to his wrong opinion all the time. It's time to carry out the mistakes to the end. Li Jinglong, you will not be lonely in the spirit of heaven, because a person who is more stupid, idiot, and ignorant than you has appeared, and this person will come to accompany you soon. As Kuang Ye expected, only three miles away from the army, the Yexian army, which had disappeared, appeared. After a long period of running around, the 200,000 troops, whose morale had been completely demoralized by Wang Zhen's repeated tossing, finally reached their limit and ushered in the final outcome - collapse. Complete collapse, the 200,000 army is disorganized, everyone is running away, no matter if you are a general, a bachelor, or an ordinary soldier, there is only one thing you can do - run away. Speaking of escaping, it is really a technical job. In addition to seeing the direction, you also need to have sufficient physical fitness as a foundation. Now the ministers who do not work on weekdays suffered, because the soldiers of Yexian did a good job in the massacre. Quite thorough, no matter what your status is, whether you are a Jinshi Jidi (Cao Ding is the number one scholar) or a Jinshi background, everyone is equal before the saber. Zhang Fu, a veteran of the four dynasties, once swept Annan with incomparable awe and prestige. He was also killed in this battle, and a generation of famous generals perished. In addition, more than 50 people, including Prince Consort Jingyuan, Minister of War Kuang Ye, Minister of Household Affairs Wang Zuo, Minister Ding Ming, Wang Yonghe, and cabinet members Cao Ding and Zhang Yi, were all killed. Property damage was also significant: "There are more than 200,000 mules and horses, as well as clothing, armor, equipment and luggage, all of which are the first to be obtained." Decades of accumulation, decades of talent, just wiped out. The 200,000 army collapsed, and more than 50 ministers died in battle. They didn't deserve to die. This is the final outcome. Happily though, one damn person finally died. The guard general Fan Zhong was fighting among the chaotic army. He knew that everything was over and he would die here too. Naturally, he was not reconciled. The 200,000 army was destroyed just because of the wrong command of one person. It's a pity he didn't die by my hands. It seemed that God wanted to fulfill his last wish, and not long after, he found this person in the chaos. The characteristics of this person are also obvious. He is a eunuch and has no beard. So Fan Zhong rushed up and grabbed the panicked Wang Zhen, smashed his head with a hammer in his hand. "I will punish this thief for the sake of the world!" Good kill!Kill it fast! Unfortunately it was too late. Orthodox fourteen years (1449) September 12th. “臣居庸关巡守都指挥同知杨俊报：近日于土木堡拾所遗军器，得盔六千余顶，甲五千八十领，神枪一万一千余把，神铳六百余个，火药一十八桶。” 正统十四年（1449）九月十三日。 “臣宣府总兵杨洪报：于土木所遗军器，得盔三千八百余顶，甲一百二十余领，圆牌二百九十余面，神铳二万二千余把，神箭四十四万枝，大炮八百个。”