the truth is merciless. Because of this personal expedition, the guards of the Ming Dynasty were completely defeated. Although the Ming army took the initiative to attack, every battle was passively beaten and lost all the way. 3, troops left and never came back. Emperor Yingzong was captured by the Mongwa Army, and the weak nature of the Ming Dynasty was exposed. If it weren't for the lack of preparation for the capture of the Central Plains, the disaster of the Ming Dynasty would be similar to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Wang Zhen, the favorite eunuch of Yingzong
Because the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty set a precedent of appointing a magistrate as an official, the system of the Ming Dynasty confirmed the unified military power of eunuchs. Specifically, the emperor regarded eunuchs as personal representatives, so although he knew that eunuchs would bring a lot of harm, the Ming emperor thought that nothing was more conducive to safeguarding imperial power than appointing eunuchs. Ming Yingzong, the fifth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was only 1 years old when he ascended the throne. Wang Zhen, the eunuch leader who grew up with him, became a natural candidate for the imperial management guard. Wang Zhen's position is the magistrate of Neiya, and his nephew Wang Shan once served as the commander of thousands of security guards. With the help of the emperor's naivety, weakness and credulity, Wang Zhen expanded his power and made him the actual decision-maker of government affairs in the imperial court. At that time, the atmosphere in the empty court was so bad that even honest officials could not stand. Almost all government officials and the public support Wang Zhen's power, whether for speculation or to keep his official position.
Wang Zhen is a lonely scholar, who often falls behind the list. In desperation, he became an angry eunuch. His position in the palace is only to satisfy his selfish desires. These people have no ability to manage the country, and of course they have no ability to manage the army. The eunuch attached to him as a prefect in the guard army can only dampen morale and do more harm than good.
In the early years of British Emperor Zong, the leader of Mongolian Wala tribe was Shunning King. In April of the eighth year of Taoist Temple, Tuoba died, and his son succeeded to the throne first. The performance of Valais in Mongolian ministries is average. After killing Arutai and annexing the ministries, it became more and more powerful and ruled northern China; Those who are strong, brave and capable of fighting bravely will inherit the throne first, and Valla is a strong warrior. Vala was not bound by the Ming court, and constantly made trouble, attacking the important town of Saibei, making a fuss. The northern border has entered an eventful autumn.
Wang Zhen encouraged Ming Yingzong to make personal expedition.
In the twelfth year of Daoguang, Luo Hengxin and Fu Xuan, the secretariat of Datong, predicted that Vara would pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty, and solemnly wrote to the emperor that Vara should increase the armaments of border cities when invading, otherwise it would lead to great disaster. However, ministers, including war ministers, are afraid to do something about war preparation because they are afraid of Wang Zhen's arrogance. However, under the pretext of preparing for war, Wang Zhen increased the tax items of people in border areas. Under the pressure of Vara's repeated exploratory invasions and ministers' repeated demands for strengthening military strength, it was not until the end of June in the fourteenth year of Orthodox Church that the Commander-in-Chief of Security and the Neiya Magistrate were selected to handle this matter, and people were sent to Datong and Fuxuan to guard the capital to prevent Vara from invading south. However, it is too late.
The fuse of Wala's invasion to the south was the tribute incident. In February of the 14th year of Orthodox Church, more than 2, people were sent to pay homage to the good horse, pretending to be 3,. Wang Zhen, the magistrate, was very angry. He thought that the number of envoys who pretended to be tributes was contempt for the imperial court and ordered the price of horses to be lowered. The tribute ambassador said, "This is a dowry." It means to marry the royal princess first. The court replied, "Not married." It turns out that before this, I also sent a tribute and bought it through the officials of the Ming court, detailing the actual situation in China; First of all, he expressed his willingness to marry the Tong family and made a promise privately, but he did not report it to the court. I also think that marriage is successful, so I take horses as my dowry. Surprisingly, Mingting not only bargained, but also refused to get married. In anger, he decided to mobilize troops and invade Datong on a large scale.
In the autumn of July, the powerful Vara cavalry also led a large-scale attack, which was sweeping. An emergency military report from the northern border was sent to the capital, which was in a panic. On July 8, the First Legion entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The soldiers' front is very sharp and unstoppable. In the Ming Dynasty, the defenders of Datong were wiped out, the Great Wall had to pass, the castle collapsed, and the Walla army was invincible.
As soon as the report horn sounded, it was reported that cities had fallen. In Datong, four generals, Xu, Jingyuan and others, were ordered to lead ten thousand people from Beijing to resist the enemy. After the Ishii Guard led by jing yuan left, Wang Zhen felt that this was an opportunity to show his prestige, so he encouraged the emperor to personally conquer and let him return to his hometown to honor his family. Zhu Qizhen, the 23-year-old emperor, didn't know the seriousness of the frontier situation. He always listened to Wang Zhen. It is a very brave and beautiful thing for the emperor to lead hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the front at once. So he ordered to leave in two days.
yingzong went to war.
After the confidant report was published, the emperor was stunned by Wu Wen. No one could believe that the emperor really wanted to personally levy. However, before the ministers woke up, the excited emperor successively issued a series of instructions to send troops directly and instructed the guards to protect the Northern Expedition: Taishigong, British Fu, Taishigong and Cheng Guogong led the troops; Minister of War Wang Zuo, Minister of War Kuang _, Cao Fei, Zhang Yi, etc. It's the imperial guard. The entire Northern Expeditionary Army was led and commanded by the Commander of the Guards and the Governor of Wangzhen.
After proper arrangements, the emperor was elected as the sovereign, and 5, troops gathered for two days, ready to stand by. The emperor was in high spirits. On the same day, accompanied by Wang Zhen, he left Beijing with 3, guards.
When they arrived at Longhutai, the soldiers were exhausted, and Wang Zhen ordered them to stay in the camp. It was about a drum, and the wind alarmed the sergeant. The tired and weak internal security camp was a mess and a false alarm. So he thought it was an ominous sign. The next day, the army continued northward, left Juyongguan and came to Huailai until Xuanfu City. These days, the guards who have no fighting spirit have panicked. Kuang _, Minister of War, thought his trip was over and urged the emperor to return. Wang Zhen was furious and severely reprimanded Kuang _, and ordered him and his family minister Wang Zuo to follow the camp and be supervised by the guards. Kuang _ is 65 years old. He is worried and anxious. After marching for a few days, he fell off his horse and almost died. Ministers asked him to stay and treat the sick and wounded, but he firmly refused, saying, "I dare to defend my illness!" " The army entered the government to announce, and the vanguard of the Walla army attacked it. Zhu Yong led the praetorian guard to attack Wallachia, but it turned out to be no match for the enemy. He suffered a great failure. Wang Zhen's elite guards were ordered to sweep the array, while the Walla army made a rout gesture, actually pretending to be defeated, in order to lure the enemy deeper. The emperor was very excited, and encouraged Wang Zhen to command the army to crusade against Datong in the north.
Zhu Qizhen, the young emperor, knew almost nothing about war except his wild ideas of personal exploration. In the Ming dynasty, the fighting capacity of the guards who were hardly in the room was pitifully low, except for consuming food and grass; Wang Zhen, the powerful eunuch minister, is not good at directing operations, except personal madness; Kuang _,
Before he arrived in Datong, there was a shortage of food and grass, and many soldiers died of hunger and fatigue. The minister once again asked the emperor to return to Li Guan and escort the guards to the back of the temple. Wang Zhen turned a blind eye to this. Kuang _ ran to the emperor's tent and was stopped by the guards. Wang Zhen condemned, "Corrupt Confucianism knows what a struggle is! Speak again and kill immediately! " Kuang _ is worried. He said word for word: "I want to speak for the people of this country and the whole world." What is there to be afraid of? "Selected summon guards to escort Kuang _ out. Kuang _ had to cry at the Prime Minister's Office with Finance Minister Wang Zuo.
on August 1st, Zhu Qizhen proudly entered Datong. After a short rest, the emperor and Wang Zhen planned to leave Datong and continue to sweep Walla northward. The accompanying ministers and generals are unwilling to go any further. They all look scared. Wang Zuo, the finance minister, and Kuang _, who was wounded by falling horses, knelt on the grass in the camp all day and asked the emperor to return to the Luanhe River, so that he could no longer venture north. Qin officials were very worried when they saw the astronomical phenomena, and said, "The astronomical phenomena have issued a warning, and we can't go any further. If there is an accident and the driver is in distress, who will be responsible? " Wang Zhen shouted confidently, "If so, that is fate!"
Xu Du, Wei Jingyuan and other four generals each led 1, troops to the north, repelling the Vara army. At this point, the faults will be sent out one by one. In other words, the Valla army is unstoppable and will soon enter the emperor's royal camp directly. The situation was so critical that Emperor Zhu Qizhen seldom took it seriously. Wang Zhen, Commander-in-Chief of Royal Guards, went his own way. He completely ignored the feasibility of things and expected the emperor to visit his hometown. Seeing that Wang Zhen was so confident, the emperor took him with confidence.
at dusk, a black mesh cloud enveloped the royal camp, with thunder rumbling and heavy rain. Wang Zhen stood in the big tent of the royal camp and looked at the rain outside the tent. He was very angry. Just then, an urgent military report came from the guards: Hou Xining and Zhu Mian were all wiped out. Wang Zhen began to feel uneasy, but pretended to be indifferent. Guo Jing, the eunuch guarding Datong, sent a secret letter saying that the Vara army was unstoppable and the situation was critical, and it was impossible to go north. This is the plan to transfer troops back to Beijing.
The next day, Wang Zhen announced that he would withdraw his troops to Lu 'an. Deng Guo, the company commander of Datong, quickly told Cao Naiyi, a bachelor who was driving with him, that driving back to Luanhe River from Zijingguan must be safe to Beijing. When Cao Naiwang reported to, he didn't listen. Wang Zhen took the opportunity to transfer troops back to Beijing and let the emperor drive back to his hometown of Yuzhou.
As a result, thousands of guards came to Li Jinfa along this road. When Wang Zhen approached his hometown, Wang Zhen felt that thousands of troops would trample bad crops and supply hay, which would do more harm than good. He changed his mind temporarily, and the exhausted army, which had entered for more than 4 miles, turned eastward and returned to the past Wolf Mountain. At this moment, the world of mortals rolled in the distance, horse hunters flew to print newspapers, and Vara cavalry caught up!
The guards of the Ming Dynasty were in chaos, and the soldiers who had never faced the war were disheveled and pale. This is August 13th.
Wang Zhen, the chief commander of the Royal Guards, urgently ordered Zhu Yong, a captain Cheng Guogong, to lead 3, imperial troops to meet the runner-up of Wallachi. Zhu Yong foolhardy, led 3, troops into Yaoerling. Valak's army has set an ambush on the two wings of the mountain and suddenly attacked Zhu Yong's cavalry. Thirty thousand Ming imperial soldiers were killed and wiped out. Hou Kezhong and Governor Wu Keqin were ordered to resist a large number of Walla troops, and they were defeated and killed.
Wang Zhen led the guards to the army, protected the emperor and moved to a safe place. The emperor and his party came to Tumburg. It is not too late. It's just magical time. It's only 2 miles from here to Huailai. Kuang _ urged the emperor to go through the customs and enter Huailai City to protect himself. He stayed behind the house with an elite army and was rejected by Wang Zhen. Wang Zhen refused to go to Huailai City and ordered the whole army to meet the bystanders immediately, on the grounds that thousands of cars in the trenches did not arrive. Kuang _ rushed into the royal tent and desperately demanded to enter. Emperor d
Zhu Qizhen was stationed in Mutu Fort under the protection of pro-army. There are no dangerous barriers, no natural barriers, no springs and rich vegetation. This is where the enemy pursues victory. The next day, on August 14, when the army was about to leave, the Walla army killed it. Form an encirclement, a heavy means. The army was trapped in a civilian fortress and did not dare to move. After being besieged for two days and nights, the soldiers and horses were hungry and thirsty, and there was no water to drink. Wang Zhen's guards were ordered to get water on the spot, but after digging for two feet, no water came out. There is a river 15 miles south of here, but this river has been occupied by the Walla army.
For the first time, the leader felt that the time was ripe, so he ordered the Vara soldiers to split into two ways and attack the Ming army along both sides of Magukou. The Ming army guarding Taniguchi ordered Guo Mao to lead the hungry guards to bravely block for four days and four nights. Valla's army fought more and more battles, and became braver and braver. After eating, it will take turns to attack. The Ming army guarding Taniguchi suffered heavy casualties and gradually became unsustainable. When the canyon opened, the emperor and his guards were like turtles in a jar, waiting for death.
On August 15th, Valla sent messengers to make a written peace with the emperor. Emperor Zhu Qizhen, who was decided by the priest, believed this, so he called Cao Fei, a bachelor, for peace, and sent two general affairs to the messenger of the Vara army. Wang Zhen thought that the peace talks had been settled, and ordered to immediately announce to the three armed forces that they would start marching to the camp. Walking on the ravine, during the rotation, the army was in chaos and weapons and ceremonies were thrown everywhere. The emperor drove south less than three or four miles, and the Vara cavalry launched an all-out attack from all directions. The Ming Guards were in danger of collapse, and the soldiers fled for their lives. Fiasco is inevitable.
The warriors entered the battlefield, wielding long knives and slashing Ming Wei, shouting, "Those who disarm and throw knives will not kill!" So, groups of guards and soldiers untied their armor, laid down their weapons and knelt down shirtless to surrender. Under the light of the cavalry's horseshoe knife, the naked soldiers who surrendered by the Ming Guard and those who did not fall trampled on each other, trampling on each other and injuring many people. The body was submerged in the wilderness, and horns and cries for help echoed in the wilderness. The emperor's official attendants and the guards around the pro-army are still fighting the last battle. They were shot by arrows and died heroically.
Emperor Zhu Qizhen looks pale. Riding a horse, he tried to break through under the close protection of the pro-army guards, but failed to break through the encirclement of Valla soldiers. Hundreds of pro-army soldiers, including Fu Shangshu, Finance Minister, Bachelor Cao Nai and Zhang Yi, were killed. Only Xiao Weizhen, Yang Shan and other ministers who followed the emperor's personal expedition survived; The sergeant escaped from the mountain and fell into the valley. Only a few people escaped to the mountain pass. Valla captured more than 2, horses and mules, as well as a large number of armored equipment and trenches.
Without success, Emperor Zhu Qizhen was surrounded by guards and pro-troops and fled. Valla soldiers killed again and again, and the guards were dispersed. Suddenly, the emperor found that there were no soldiers around him, no traces, and only the Jurchen eunuch would rather be there. The emperor got off the horse and walked cross-legged to the south, sitting quietly with his eyes closed. Eunuch likes to wait with him. In fact, Ning had secretly communicated with Vala and told the first person in detail about the actual situation of the Ming court. Just then, a Vala soldier came and asked for the armor worn by the emperor, but the emperor ignored it. Valla's soldiers waved their weapons and just wanted to start work, but they were stopped by their brother who came. His brother looked at the emperor's clothes and manners and said, "This is not an ordinary person. His behavior is different from that of ordinary people! "
Valla sent soldiers to send the Emperor to Jia Lei Station to visit his first brother, Wang Sai Kan. Zhu Qizhen opened his eyes and asked, "Are you the first one? Is it Bayan Timur? King of the game? Or the king? " When he knew it was Emperor Daming, King Saikan was shocked to hear these questions. Hanwang dare not neglect, let Sineitai escort Zhu Qizhen and Chi Jian first.
I also got a report from Pegasus from the king of the competition magazine: "My subordinates arrested a man, which is unusual. It may be Daming Tian Zi! " I was surprised and immediately called two of my cronies who were sent to China and asked them to identify them. When they saw Emperor Zhu Qizhen, they were shocked and said, "Exactly!" First of all, I was overjoyed and said with a smile, "I often sacrificed to heaven and begged Dayuan to rule the world, but now I have won a great victory!" " I first asked the squire's minister of military affairs excitedly, what should I do? How to deal with the captured emperor? A military commander named Naigong blurted out: "God gave us the enemy, it is better to kill him!" " The aristocratic tribe Boyan Timur repelled him and said, "When the two armies fought, many soldiers and horses were hit by knives and arrows, and some were trampled to death. Now, Emperor Daming was not defeated by knives and arrows, but asked me calmly.