Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Faith

It's also been troublesome recently. In recent days, he often went to the camp of his younger brother Boyan Timur, not to see his younger brother, of course, but to see the hostage—Zhu Qizhen. Every time I saw Zhu Qizhen, I would first realize that this is a priceless treasure. With this person, you can continue to get gold and silver treasures from the rich treasury of the Ming Empire, because this person is the emperor of the Ming Empire. In order to redeem him, Daming will hand over all the wealth, but he will not give it away. Zhu Qizhen returned it to Daming. With such a good long-term meal ticket, why cash it all at once? Isn’t it better to deposit it with zero withdrawal?When the money is not enough to spend, I go to the other party to ask for it, and they dare not refuse to give it, so I don't have to worry about money anymore.

Therefore, he often inspects this person named Zhu Qizhen, and every inspection makes him very happy, because he understands that he is inspecting his treasure.In his eyes, Zhu Qizhen is not a person, but a pile of golden gold and white silver. Get money regularly, respond to all calls, and have no worries about food and clothing. This is the happy life in Yexian's dream. Of course, it's just a dream. The initial life was sweet. He informed the family members of the hostages and asked for a ransom. Not long after, someone sent a large amount of gold, silver and jewels. In his opinion, with the emperor in his hands, the other party would be obedient and move all of Daming's treasury to him.

But what happened next was far beyond his expectations. Demands for the payment of ransom have been made many times, but no one has come, not to mention gold and silver treasures, and there is not even a shadow of copper coins. One day, two days, three days, Ye Xian kept waiting by the tree, but the rabbit that hit the tree just didn't come. Gradually, he also started to get irritable, he wished he could take Zhu Qizhen to the border and shout: "Your emperor is here, take money to redeem him!" Time passed day by day, and Yexian's patience had reached its limit. Could it be that they don't want their own emperor anymore?

Not long after, news came that the Ming Empire had established another emperor, and the one in hand had expired.The so-called emperor Zhu Qizhen already has a new title - Supreme Emperor. Expired?unusable? He also didn't necessarily know what kind of setup the so-called Supreme Emperor was, but judging from Daming's attitude, he knew very well that Zhu Qizhen was already a waste.It doesn't matter whether he lives or dies, if he stays here to waste food, if he is killed, Da Ming will probably be happier than himself. You want to kill Zhu Qizhen?Okay, it just saves us trouble, so it's decided, you are tired, so let's do it early, we are all looking forward to this day!

Although slightly exaggerated, it was true at the time. In fact, while asking for a ransom from the Ming Dynasty, he also tried to use Zhu Qizhen to deceive the city gate. The specific operation method is: When the soldiers approached the city, they did not start fighting. They first asked the general to speak at the top of the city, and then led Zhu Qizhen out to show the people in the city, and conveyed the so-called emperor's will to open the city gate. Yexian's wishful thinking was to conquer the city without bloodshed. Anyway, with the emperor in his hands, it was useless. This trick is very vicious.

You know, the generals at the frontier usually deal a lot with Ye Xian, so naturally they will not surrender obediently, but now the emperor is lecturing in front of the city gate, should he listen or not?Opening the city gate is of course impossible, but if you don't agree to Zhu Qizhen's request, it will be hard to say what your situation will be in the future. If the captive brother goes back and continues to be the emperor in the future, wouldn't he be charged with disrespect? It was precisely because of this mentality that he would often lead Zhu Qizhen to call around, trying to open a passage.

But at the same time, it should be explained that this strategy was not thought up by myself first, but the idea of ​​the eunuch named Xining. Although he is very cunning on the battlefield, he still likes to use force to solve problems after all, like this He is not very proficient in this kind of conspiracy.The emergence of Xining just made up for this vacancy. This can be regarded as an old tradition. No matter which dynasty, traitors have never been rare animals. First of all, he admired Xining's opinion very much, and prepared to use this method on the two targets he had been peeping for a long time.

These two goals are Xuanfu and Datong respectively. Some careful people may have discovered that there seems to be an unreasonable place in our previous narration: we first defeated the 200,000 Ming army in Tumubao. This victory has completely defeated the main force of the Ming army.It can be said that it was the best opportunity to attack at that time, because it was impossible for the Ming Empire to find a large-scale army to fight against it in a short time. But the strange thing is that Yexian did not continue to attack, but packed up his things and went home. Why is this? In fact, the reason is also very simple. Although the main force of the Ming army was defeated, the gate to the capital was always closed. This is Xuanfu and Datong.By defending these two places, the outer line of defense of the capital was defended.

Are there many troops in Xuanfu and Datong? No, the garrisons in these two places are not many.But he did not take advantage of the victory to attack. On the one hand, it was because his own troops were not many, and the city defenses of these two places were strong, so it was not easy to attack, but the more important reason was that each of these two places had a Strong general guards. These two people who are even afraid of three-pointers are Guo Deng and Yang Hong. First, Guo Deng, the guardian of Datong. Guo Deng, wise and brave, cautious, and a high-ranking son, his ancestor was the famous Marquis of Wuding, Guo Ying, who inherited the glorious tradition of his ancestors, and he has been doing the dangerous job of generals.Facts have proved that he is indeed not an idler, and Datong under his protection is an obstacle that Yexian cannot overcome at all.

In fact, when the Tumu Fort incident happened, Guo Deng was not the commander-in-chief. He won the position of the highest guardian of Datong only by virtue of his own performance. When the civil fortress failed, Datong was also under great threat. The situation at that time was very complicated. The soldiers in the city were panicked and the people were panicked. In addition, the Yexian army continued to launch small-scale attacks. Everyone believed that Datong would not last long.At that time, Liu An, the commander-in-chief, was not capable enough to deal with defense and stabilize the morale of the army.

At this time, Guo Deng stepped forward. He personally led the soldiers to rectify the defense, condolences to the injured soldiers, and encouraged them to continue fighting.However, the morale of the soldiers at that time was very low. Guo Deng's behavior did not win the trust of many people, but caused a lot of gossip.Many people believe that even if a person with a background like Guo Deng captured Datong first and the soldiers died, he could still go back alive and become an official. These words also reached Guo Deng's ears. One day not long after, Guo Deng summoned the soldiers, watched them sternly, and swore with his sword in public: "Please don't worry, I swear to live and die with this city, if you want to die, I will die with you!" (Don't let the kings die alone) Inspired by Guo Deng's courage, the soldiers united as one and survived the most difficult moment. Afterwards, Guo Deng was officially appointed as the General Soldier of Datong, guarding the most important gate of the Ming Empire. Second, Yang Hong, the guardian of Xuanfu. Yang Hong, known as the number one wise general during the orthodox years, has a calm and calm personality, and often makes tricks. He is extremely cunning in battle, and is good at feints.In addition, he is also good at guarding the city, and he attacked many times first, but was easily repelled by him. Later, whenever he heard Yang Hong's name, he would get a headache and try to avoid fighting with him. Now he has finally found an ideal weapon to subdue these two generals. He believes that as long as Zhu Qizhen stands under the city and shouts, the two cities will belong to him without bloodshed. Of course, this is just a first thought. On August 21st, he first held Zhu Qizhen hostage and started his "door knocking" plan. The first place he arrived at was Xuan Mansion, which was also the place he used to come to often. Of course, every time he was greeted by either a stone or a bow and arrow.Sometimes Yang Hong would stand at the top of the city with a smile on his face and very politely hold a firecracker and fire bullets to see him off. But this time is different, because I have Emperor Ming in my hands, Yang Hong, can you still laugh? The complacent one also threatened Zhu Qizhen first, and issued an order to the defenders of the Xuan Mansion to open the gate. Opening the door would naturally lead wolves into the house, but the emperor (at that time still) gave an order, and it seemed unreasonable not to open the door. How will the wise general Yang Hong respond? The response of the defenders in the city (actually Yang Hong) was beyond Ye Xian's expectations. "It's getting late, I dare not open the door!" (It's getting late, I dare not open the door) This is Yang Hong's wisdom, typical diplomatic rhetoric, I don't care who you call the door, I just don't know, anyway, the policy stipulates that the door cannot be opened at night, if you have any opinions, you can complain to my superior department (specifically, the Ministry of War) . He was so angry that his nose was smoking, and then he threatened Zhu Qizhen and ordered Yang Hong to speak up in person. This was also a ruthless move. No matter how arrogant Yang Hong was, he did not dare to disobey the emperor's order when he actually saw the emperor. But Shirozato's answer almost made Yasaki fall off his horse. "Yang Hong is on a business trip!" (The town official Yang Hong has left him) I believe that the pain at this moment is very painful. This pain is not because he failed to conquer the Xuanfu, but because he was played by Yang Hong again. Is Yang Hong really on a business trip?Of course not, at this time, he was holding the sword, and while standing under the city commanding the soldiers on the city to answer, he ordered the soldiers sharply: "Behead whoever leaves the city!" I also came here first, and returned when I was disappointed. There is no place to stay here, but a place to stay!Let's go to Datong! But Guo Deng is not a fuel-efficient lamp. After arriving in Datong, he also learned his lesson first, and directly ordered Zhu Qizhen to talk to Guo Deng. Under duress, Zhu Qizhen had no choice but to send a message to Guo Deng to open the door. Guo Deng didn't open the door. There was no result, so Zhu Qizhen had no choice but to send someone to say: "I have an in-law relationship with Guo Deng (I am married to Deng) "Note, to be investigated here", why are you rejecting me so much?" Zhu Qizhen really couldn't help it. He probably had the knife on his neck, so he even said such words. Having said that, how can Guo Deng remain unresponsive? Guo Deng did have a reaction, but it was a relatively strong one: "I am ordered to guard the city, I don't know other things!" (I don't know anything else) So, Ye Xian was ruthlessly rejected again. Guo Deng, you are doing well, you are cruel, go back today and come back next time! The years that followed were difficult for Yexian. He took Zhu Qizhen to travel around, but no place accepted him, and there was no news of the ransom money, and Daming also newly established Zhu Qiyu as emperor, and the one in his hand has expired. It's worthless. Is this the end of the matter? How can it be so easy!I also decided first that even if the emperor in my hand is worthless, he still has prestige after all, and it still has a certain deterrent effect on the border guards, so continue to take him to the door! He dared not go to Guo Deng's Datong again. After all, this man has already torn his face, and the so-called "I don't know the rest" is still in my ears. Going there is tantamount to humiliating myself. Let's go to Xuanfu. However, the facts proved that Yang Hong was also a person who would not take hard and soft things. He went there three times and was driven back.Later, Yexian coerced Zhu Qizhen to write to Yang Hong, asking him to open the door. But Yang Hong did even better. After he received the letter, he didn't even read it, so he sealed it and sent someone to send it to Zhu Qiyu in the capital. Zhu Qiyu's reply to him was: "These are all fake, and we will accept them later." Don’t accept any of them!” (Fake books are also, from now on, all books are not accepted) If you say you are fake, you are fake, and if you are true, you are also fake. Yexian's patience has reached its limit, for more than a month, he has not received much ransom, and Xining's plan is completely unworkable, being chased around like a fool, it is really embarrassing. He had already lost confidence in Xining beside him, and the facts proved that the methods he said were completely unworkable. Since it doesn't work, use my method! The idea of ​​war rushed into Yexian's brain, and his blood began to boil. Isn't it just drawing the sword out of its sheath! ?Isn't it just charging forward? ? He looked at the traitor named Xining with contempt, in his opinion, he was just a despicable villain. There is no need to play any more tricks, no need to rely on opportunism! To restore the world of Dayuan, we still have to rely on ourselves! Gather all the soldiers, prepare your bags, mount your horses, draw your swords, and charge! Goal, the capital! First of all, he was not a fool, he did not lead the army to attack Xuanfu and Datong, Guo Deng and Yang Hong, two fierce men, he could not afford to provoke, so he decided to take a detour. He has already chosen a breakthrough point, and he believes that from here he can open the gate to the capital. Ye first chose the breakthrough point, which was the marching target that Wang Zhen had given up at that time - Bauhinia Pass. On October 1, the fourteenth year of Zhengtong (1449), he also led all the elite troops to advance towards the final goal. Of course, he will not forget to bring Zhu Qizhen with him, although he is no longer the emperor, but he is still the emperor after all, at least he can use it to block swords and make a cover. Yexian's army was very strong, and the cavalry went straight to the Bauhinia Pass like a tiger descending the mountain. Under the guidance of Xining (so the traitor is the most hated), Yexian broke through the pass in only two days, and the defenses were all guarded. Shi Sunxiang died in battle. I would like to insert a sentence here. It is said that after Sun Xiang died, his honor should be recognized. Even if he could not be awarded any honorable title, at least he should have died in the line of duty, but he was hastily cremated (burned) after his death and got nothing. Hero This fate is all thanks to an old friend we mentioned earlier, this old friend is the speaker. After Sun Xiang’s death in battle, without investigation and research, some officials made random statements and filed a complaint, saying that Sun Xiang had abandoned the pass and fled. As a result, after the war, instead of holding a memorial service for Sun Xiang, they directly burned his body, and that’s it. The matter is really more wronged than Dou E. A year later, Sun Xiang's younger brother wrote a letter to defend his elder brother. Only then did Zhu Qiyu learn the real situation, and he reissued the pension to his family (the edict sympathizes with his family). Inserting such a sentence at a critical juncture in the Ming Dynasty is not only to seek justice for Sun Xiang, but also to tell everyone that those censors who left their names in history with their outspoken words and dares to remonstrate, must not be generalized. Speaking of censors, you may think of those great figures who did not bow their heads to death and were outspoken. In fact, many of the officials in the Ming Dynasty had extremely bad conduct. Such scumbag officials are not uncommon. In the later history, we will meet many of them and lift the veil on their faces to show their ugly true colors. Let's talk about the issue of officials later, let's first take a look at the precarious Ming Empire. The Bauhinia Pass is the gate of the capital, and the breach of this pass shocked the capital, because everyone knew that the capital would be safe from now on. On October 11th, the fourteenth year of Zhengtong (1449), soldiers at the head of the city of Beijing were patrolling. Suddenly, the sky was filled with dust, followed by the sound of horseshoes and shouts. Surprisingly, the city defense soldiers did not panic, but felt a sense of relaxation, because they all knew exactly who was coming and what they were doing. What should come will come sooner or later. The main camp of the Oirat army outside the city. Yexian's emotions had reached the extreme. More than two months ago, he defeated the 200,000 Ming army in Tumubao, made immortal achievements, and captured the Ming emperor alive. Afterwards, he learned that the 200,000 troops Wan Dajun was already the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty. Since the strongest troops of the Ming army were easily defeated by him, and the so-called three major battalions had also been wiped out, what ability did the Ming Dynasty have to fight against him? The process of this expedition has further strengthened his confidence. This time he attacked all the way, and it took only eleven days to reach the capital. At this moment, this magnificent imperial capital has been completely exposed in front of Yexian. In Yexian's view, entering the city was just a ceremony. He didn't believe that the Ming army whose main force had been defeated could resist (it depended on whether the capital could be broken soon).As long as you shout twice and scare them, the people in the city will be frightened and come out obediently to handle the handover of the city defense. At the military meeting before the attack, he confidently looked at the other leaders of the tribe and told them in a loud voice that the city in front of him was vulnerable. It will be owned by Wala, and the great Yuan Empire will stand up again! "The capital must be destroyed, and the Great Yuan must be prospered, only tomorrow!" It is said that some restaurants used to hang a sign in front of the door, which read "No money for eating tomorrow". Of course, these restaurants are definitely not charities, because the date on the sign is always the word "tomorrow", and this tomorrow will never come, and this is just to make fun of the poor. History has proved that Yexian's tomorrow never came.He was fooled again, but this time it was not Yang Hong who played tricks on him, but fate. After six days, Yexian might wonder why his army was several times stronger than that of the civil fortress, and his morale was high, and his soldiers were strong. Why did he fail in the end? In fact, no one else needs to answer this question. His grandfather, Mr. Mahamu, should know the answer. The ultimate factor in determining the outcome of a war is people. Just a month ago, the city in front of Yexian was still so vulnerable, so weak, and there were often people and soldiers fleeing abroad, but only a month later, the momentum of the imperial capital was restored here, and the defense of the city The soldiers have been waiting for Ye Xian's arrival for a long time, and there are many things revealed in their eyes, including hatred, excitement, anxiety, and fear. But didn't flinch. The information revealed in their eyes can actually be summed up in one sentence: We will not back down. During this month, many changes have taken place in the capital. There are more soldiers, enough food, and enhanced protection, but the most fundamental changes are by no means these. The real change is in the hearts of the people, who, through the cloud of defeat, have come out of their initial despair and come to believe that they will eventually win the war. This is the power of will and conviction. This is the most powerful weapon of those who guard the capital. Of course, at the time, he didn't realize this at first. After all, so far, he was still very confident. He never imagined that his progress and dream of restoring Dayuan would be terminated by one person here. A man of courage. On October 8, the fourteenth year of Zhengtong (1449), Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, issued a general mobilization order. After learning that Yexian entered the Bauhinia Pass, Yu Qian keenly judged that Yexian's goal this time was the capital. Although the number of soldiers in the capital is now close to 200,000, after all, they lack combat experience. Just in case, he immediately ordered fifteen censors to be sent to various places to recruit soldiers to act as a reserve team.By October 8, all troops had been assembled, totaling 220,000 troops. Some people may find it strange that Yexian's total military strength is only tens of thousands, so why is there barely enough troops in the city with more than 200,000 troops? This is determined by the specific situation. It is by no means that Yu Qian's ability is not good. Back then, Zhu Wenzheng was able to block Chen Youliang's 600,000 army with tens of thousands of horses, because the city of Hongdu was not big. All are deployed, only batches are on the ground, and the actual attack effect is not good. But now Yu Qian is guarding the capital, the capital of the Ming Dynasty. This is a real big city, not a relatively big city (such as Tieling). The target of the first attack is the nine gates of the outer city of Beijing. The nine gates are: Deshengmen, Andingmen, Dongzhimen, Chaoyangmen, Xizhimen, Fuchengmen, Zhengyangmen, Chongwenmen, Xuanwumen. The location of these nine gates is roughly equivalent to that between the second and third ring roads in Beijing today. Although the size of Beijing back then was far from the size of Beijing today, it was still quite large. A simple division will reveal that the guarding force of each gate is only about 20,000, and Yexian's force has an advantage when attacking one of the gates.The bigger problem is that Yexian's soldiers are of better quality than the Ming army, and almost all of them are cavalry with strong mobility. Once a gap is opened, they can immediately concentrate their forces to attack. The combat effectiveness of an army is not only determined by numbers, but also by mobility. Therefore, although the Ming army has the upper hand in terms of overall numbers, the average defense of each gate is an out-and-out disadvantage. In this world, many things will be revealed as long as they are averaged. This is the situation Yu Qian is facing. The enemy army is very strong. Although there are many troops on his own side, he does not have the upper hand. The situation is not optimistic. But at the same time, Yu Qian also found a capable assistant who will help He completed the task of defending Beijing and became his close comrade-in-arms, fighting side by side. Of course, what Yu Qian never imagined was that his assistant would do another earth-shattering thing eight years later—killing himself. From comrade-in-arms to enemy, from friend to enemy, the close assistant who completed this dramatic transformation is Shi Heng. Shi Heng, a native of Weinan, Shaanxi, his father was a military officer. He inherited his father's career and also did this job. This man was very brave and ruthless since he was a child. It is said that when Shi Heng was young, he went to the street to play and was spotted by a fortune teller. The fortune teller caught him and looked at him carefully, and said this sentence in a very surprised tone: "In today's peaceful and prosperous world, how can you have the appearance of a feudal lord!" Not to mention whether the story is true or not, whether the fortune teller charges a fee, but at least he has summed up a rule: Heroes come out of troubled times. Having said that, Shi Heng, who was in Yanghe in July of the 14th year of Zhengtong, was definitely not a hero, because at that time, he was running away. Tens of thousands of troops were completely wiped out, the main general was killed, and Yexian's cavalry stomped on the corpses of the Ming army recklessly. All this happened before Shi Heng's eyes, but he was powerless because he had more important things to do — escape. As a general in charge of the army, he watched helplessly that the army he commanded was wiped out by the enemy, and the soldiers were killed and captured, but he was helpless.For a general, this is the greatest insult and torture. What a loser, what a loser. The cowardly Shi Heng came back alive, but what awaited him was not comfort and compensation, because he was also one of the main generals of the army, and according to the military order, he was responsible for leadership.So he was dismissed from his post and demoted to an official. When he was most frustrated in life, Yu Qian helped him. In Yu Qian's view, this failed general is not incompetent, as long as he can be used properly, he can become a great weapon. Facts have proved that Yu Qian's judgment is correct, and Shi Heng will become a sharp sword of revenge, piercing Oala's chest. Yexian's military flag was flying outside the city, and the Mongolian cavalry rode back and forth in front of the city, showing their military might to the Ming army inside the city. After more than 80 years, they finally returned to this place.Many of them believe that, in the near future, they will be the masters here again. At almost the same moment, Yu Qian in the city was holding his last military meeting before the war. Attending the meeting included the main ministers of the imperial court and military generals such as Shi Heng who defended Beijing. It was a depressing meeting.Because everyone at the meeting knew what they were about to face.Now that the enemy army is approaching the city, only by defeating the enemy can the imperial capital be preserved and the destiny of the country be saved. There is no other way! The meeting started in such an atmosphere, and the first thing to discuss was how to retreat from the enemy. Shi Heng said that under the current situation, the enemy's strength is stronger than that of the Ming army. If you want to retreat from the enemy, the best way is to fortify the wall and clear the field. Wait for the enemy's exhaustion, and then they will naturally retreat. Undoubtedly, this is a good method, because the soldiers in Yexian are not robots, they also have to eat, as long as they stick to the city, when they eat up all the food, they will naturally leave. Shi Heng is well versed in the art of war, so his proposal is also feasible. Most people support it. Only one objected. According to the principle that the minority obeys the majority, Shi Heng's proposal should be passed.But this time, even if there are more people in favor, it is useless, because this person who opposes holds the veto power in his hands. This person is Yu Qian. Yu Qian is the minister of the Ministry of War and the convener of the meeting. Although anyone can speak at this meeting, only what he says counts. He stood up and made his point: "I also led the army to come here first, and my arrogance is already very arrogant. If I can't hold on, I will only grow their arrogance. It has been nearly a hundred years since the founding of my Ming Dynasty. In the past, Emperor Gao was born in a commoner. Don't be afraid of little Wala!" He looked around at everyone, paused, and snapped his first order: "All the troops move out of the nine gates and line up to meet the enemy!" All the ministers were silent. It’s true that there is no need to talk, anyway, it doesn’t count if we say it, you can just figure it out. Yu Qian then issued his second order: "Jin Yiwei patrols the city, and if any armored soldiers are found to leave the city to fight, they will be killed!" As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked. The civil servants never imagined that Yu Qian, who seemed gentle and elegant on weekdays, would be so tough. The military order was so strict that it was unprecedented. Even Shi Heng, who was used to killing people on the battlefield, was shocked. Before they could catch their breath, Yu Qian's calm and majestic voice sounded again: He stopped. This is not an ordinary pause, because everyone knows that there is another gate that he did not mention, and this gate is Deshengmen. Deshengmen was the most important gate because it was to the north of Beijing and faced Yexian's army.Once the war started, this place would definitely be the most intense battlefield. This is really not a good place to go. Everyone didn't wait long, because Yu Qian quickly said the guardian: "Deshengmen, Yu Qian!" He looked at everyone with a firm gaze, which also told everyone that he was not joking. The civil and military ministers were surprised again, but what surprised them even more was yet to come, because what Yu Qian was about to issue was a military order they had never heard of. "Every soldier who guards the city will fight the enemy bravely. Once the battle begins, it will be time for a deadly battle!" "Before the battle, those who retreat first regardless of the army will be killed immediately!" "Before the battle, the army ignores those who retreat first, and the rear team kills the front team!" "Anyone who dares to violate military orders will be shot to death!" This is the famous method of sitting in a row in military battles in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and most of the famous generals of the Ming Dynasty since then have adopted this method. Hearing this murderous language, everyone seemed to not recognize this Yu Qian who was speaking. Just a month ago, he was a scholar who had never commanded a war, or a refined civil servant. A person with a calm and calm expression. At this moment, Yu Qian is still calm and calm, but he seems to be a different person. He has become a firm-willed, decisive and strict battlefield commander. On the cruel battlefield, the weak cannot survive, only the strongest and most resolute strong can survive and win the final victory. Yu Qian is such a strong man. It seems that the issues to be discussed at the meeting have been discussed, and it seems that the meeting should be adjourned. Just when everyone was glad to be freed from Yu Qian's suffocating military order, Yu Qian issued his last order. Yu Qian pointed to Wu Ning, the Minister of War, and issued his last order: "On the day when the army begins to fight, the generals will immediately close the nine gates after they leave the city, and anyone who dares to enter the city will be executed immediately!" Hearing this order, even the military generals like Shi Heng who killed people without batting an eye were shocked. This means that anyone who leaves the city can only fight to the death to retreat from the enemy. Really go all out! All the people looked at Yu Qian in surprise, and they realized that Yu Qian was going to risk his life this time, not only his own life, but everyone's. Yu Qian looked at these surprised people without fear, and said the last words to them: "Hundreds of thousands of troops were destroyed once, the emperor was captured, and the enemy soldiers approached the city. The country is in such a situation, do you still have any worries? If this battle fails, Ming Dynasty will follow the same mistakes of the previous Song Dynasty. How can you face the world? people!" "Fight to the death, only at this time!" Yu Qian was right, this is a war that cannot be lost. If it fails, half of the country in the north will inevitably be lost, and the fate of the Ming Dynasty will also change from then on. Yu Qian couldn't afford to lose this war, and neither could Daming. So Yu Qian left the only choice for those who guard the city and himself: If you can't win, you die! The people at the meeting finally dispersed, and Yu Qian returned to his residence to prepare to go to battle. The firm and tough speech before was a thing of the past, and what he had to do now was to fulfill the promise he made. Since ancient times, it is easy to make a speech, but it is extremely difficult to do it.Many people are like a river, and they can speak bold and powerful words at their beck and call. The orators in ancient Athens were very eloquent, good at cursing, pointing and shouting, very majestic, but Alexander of Macedonia beat them to one side with a spear, and they fled in all directions. Debates and speeches never solve problems, because the world speaks by strength. It is easy to give orders, but the ultimate purpose is to defeat the enemy, and if this purpose cannot be achieved, it is useless to say anything. So for Yu Qian, the real challenge has just begun. Yu Qian looked at the prepared armor in the room, and he knew that soon, he would take off his official uniform, put on this armor that only generals would wear, and go to the battlefield for the first time. Yu Qian, are you really fearless? No, I was afraid. I am not a military general. I have never commanded a war, never fought a war, and never personally killed anyone. In the past twenty years, my work has only been dealing with official and political affairs before copywriting. Then why do you stand up to save the crisis and direct the war? In my opinion, this is my duty. Are you really ready to step onto the battlefield and command a war you have never experienced before? Yes, I'm ready. When I was a teenager, I made up my mind to be a person like Wen Tianxiang. Regardless of the cold or heat, I studied hard under a lonely lamp and stepped into an official career. I have entered the court, I have also been in prison, and after decades of tempering and testing, I have finally come to this point. I have nothing to fear.