PDLP Chapter 286 The Emperor's Test
Chapter 286 The Emperor's Test
Although the three Beijing camps were forcibly reorganized, many meritorious officers were stuffed into the other three Beijing camps.
Try to fill this place with your own people.
But this requires continued training. Fortunately, I have a solid foundation, so I am not afraid of too much.
Five Beijing camp guards already belonged to him, plus a reserve army that had been trained for more than two months, and two reserve troops that were forcibly recruited.
There are almost 60,000 soldiers and horses, but the criminal army he formed is still very unstable.
Looking at the Northwestern Cavalry who suffered heavy casualties, Ning Yi praised them highly.
Not only were there bonuses and good things given out, and they were promoted, but everyone was clamoring to follow Ning Yi.
Ning Yi was busy with the rectification at Hushan Pass.
News came from Fangcheng in the north that Ning Yi had forcibly pulled the First Army, the Third Army, the Fifth Army, and two cavalry armies over there in order to deal with Aturu.
They blocked all news in the vicinity and first suddenly attacked Fangcheng at night.
Then they tricked Aturu by letting a lot of cavalry into the city and then closing the door to attack him.
Aturu was so angry that he vomited blood, and he didn't even know when Fangcheng was breached.
And on the city wall was actually hung the military flag of a vassal king.
Aturu thought they were soldiers from the northern princes who had not returned, and he was so angry that he started cursing.
After all, the equipment these people are wearing is not the armor and helmets of the Dawu Kingdom at all, so we should be sure that the vassal soldiers have no intention of doing so.
As a result, Atulu just thought about using the remaining troops to guard Fangcheng and let Khan lead the army to support.
Who knew that the city gate would suddenly open, and groups of cavalrymen, more than 10,000 in number, all well-equipped, appeared inside.
Soon they were fighting fiercely, and Aturu lost thousands of cavalrymen, and there were not many soldiers left.
Not only were there these cavalrymen in Fangcheng, but there were also groups of infantry rushing towards him. Aturu had no choice but to abandon Fangcheng and choose to flee with the rest of his troops.
Similarly, there were a lot of supplies gathered by the barbarians in Fangcheng City, all of which were looted from nearby, and were also used in preparation for the attack on Hushan Pass.
There are also some damn aristocratic families and vassal kings' caravans trading here. They are so bold. This place is only three hundred miles away from Hushan Pass, yet they dare to do such a thing under our noses.
Of course, they would not let them go and killed them all.
The thousands of captured barbarian cavalry were also dealt with all at once.
After moving all the supplies in the city, the army retreated to the southwest under the banner of the vassal king.
Ning Yi felt that the full-scale deployment of the army this time had a good effect. In one breath, they defeated Aturu's army of more than 100,000, leaving only more than 10,000 people fleeing north.
This is enough to teach the barbarians a severe lesson and let them know that it is not so easy to break through Hushan Pass. See if you still have a few hundred thousand troops ready to die.
Similarly, in the direction of the capital, countless people were staring at Hushan Pass.
From the emperor to the ministers, dignitaries and common people, everyone was prepared to flee collectively if Hushan Pass was lost.
However, when the news of two consecutive great victories at Hushan Pass came, the entire capital could not believe it was true.
Especially Emperor Wu, he was even more unbelievable that Lao Liu actually defeated the barbarian army. How was this possible?
But after sending someone to the north to verify it in person, it turned out that they had indeed won.
Moreover, they are the real elite barbarians, with 100,000 cavalry and 70,000 to 80,000 rebels. Each of them is a combat-ready soldier and quite powerful.
When Emperor Wu was young, he also fought bloody battles with the barbarians, so he naturally knew how difficult it was to defeat the barbarians.
But the barbarians who were difficult to defeat were defeated by Lao Liu, who used a group of Beijing troops that had only been reorganized by him for a few months, as well as 30,000 northwestern cavalry.
He even managed to force the remaining 20,000 barbarian cavalry to flee north.
He believed that Lao Liu was very good at playing defense and playing like a turtle, as evidenced by the previous draws.
But he didn't believe that Lao Liu was invincible.
The strength is really too unequal.
Apart from the 30,000 cavalry in the northwest, the other troops have no combat effectiveness at all.
Emperor Wu racked his brains but couldn't figure out what was going on here.
Could it be that Lao Liu and the barbarians are performing a double act?
But those tens of thousands of captured barbarian captives were not fake.
Although Emperor Wu was shocked by the great victory, he was not very happy.
It was his son who beat him, not him. Although he was his son, he didn't want his son to be too successful in the military.
Otherwise it would threaten him.
A rebellious son had just died a year ago, and he didn't want a second rebellious son to appear.
But there are still hundreds of thousands of elite troops behind the barbarians, and he cannot withdraw Lao Liu now.
Otherwise, no one could lead a group of Beijing troops to fight against hundreds of thousands of elite barbarians and guarantee that they could hold off at Hushan Pass for a year.
After thinking it over, he decided to test Lao Liu first.
Ning Yi was very confused when he saw the imperial edict. After kneeling down and listening to it, the corners of his mouth twitched wildly.
Emperor Wu named him the War King and rewarded him for defeating the barbarians twice.
An old eunuch said with a smile: "Your Highness, please accept the order."
But Ning Yi shook his head slightly: "Eunuch, please tell my father that this prince cannot accept the order."
These words made all the kneeling generals feel very strange.
Such a good thing, to be crowned a king, or a war king, to prove that the Sixth Prince has outstanding military achievements. It is such a high honor, why did he refuse it?
The old man frowned: "Your Highness, do you intend to disobey the order?"
This was a serious matter, and all the generals immediately looked at each other in confusion.
Especially some commanders of the Beijing camp and several cavalry generals.
Although they were willing to follow Ning Yi to fight, Ning Yi was also very good to them.
They all admire Ning Yi, but now the Dawu Kingdom is still the emperor's Dawu Kingdom.
Ning Yi naturally knew that if he really wanted to rebel, at least half of the people here would not be on his side.
He immediately smiled bitterly and said, "My father-in-law is in a serious condition."
"The reason why this prince was able to defeat the barbarians was due to the continuous financial and food support from my father, and even more so, the desperate resistance of my soldiers, who fought the barbarians to the bitter end."
"This prince's contribution is the least."
These words immediately made the worried generals feel grateful. They didn't expect that His Highness would still speak for them now.
You have to know that in this era, military generals usually do not have as high a status as civil officials.
Ning Yi added, "Please tell my father, Eunuch, that I, the prince, have been ordered to guard Hushan Pass and have never thought about any reward such as being crowned king."
"If your Majesty wishes to reward me, please wait until all the barbarian armies are defeated before rewarding me. Otherwise, I will not be able to accept such a generous reward."
Ning Yi's words were very touching. He did not want any benefits for himself, but instead asked for credit for a group of generals and soldiers.
How can we not be grateful for this?
He stuffed a bunch of benefits into the old man's hands and handed him a letter, insisting that he deliver it to Emperor Wu personally.
The old man left very satisfied.
Qin Haifeng just said: "Your Highness, the War King is actually quite good."
But Ning Yi shook his head slightly: "This is just a test. Once the War King is conferred, the command of Hushan Pass will be gone."
Qin Haifeng was in disbelief and thought it was impossible. Who could replace the prince and stop the barbarians from moving south?
But Ning Yi really didn't think so. He knew the old emperor very well. If it was a threat to his throne, he would rather give up Hushan Pass, even hundreds of thousands of elite troops, and it was not a big deal.
Ning Yi sighed and said with emotion: "When the barbarians are defeated, it will be the time for this prince to be punished."
Qin Haifeng and Zeng Rou, who had been serving him, were surprised by these words: "Your Highness, how could this be?"
Ning Yi didn't want to talk about this anymore. He looked at Qin Haifeng seriously and said, "Go and send a message to the head of the Intelligence Department. Give him an important task. Do everything you can to control the officers of the Imperial Guards without being discovered."