When Chen Xi was recruiting military supplies in Juyong Pass, the Ming officers and soldiers stationed in the three border areas of the western section of the Great Wall were very difficult to live.?

With the fall of Yansui Town, the important town of Sanbian, the connection between Ningxia Guards, Ningxia Guards and Datong Town, Shanxi was cut off.

The loss of Yulin Weicheng led to the loss of all the front lines of Longzhou City, Qingping Fortress, Weiwu Fort, Huaiyuan Fort, Xiangshui Fort, Yuhe Fort, Guide Fort, Shuangshan Fort, etc. Liu Daxia's central army was forced to retreat to the eastern line of the Yellow River to defend, and through the Yellow River natural barrier to prevent the Tatars from advancing eastward.

Liu Daxia personally dispatched the main force to station troops in Fugu, Baode and Xingxian to block the pace of advancing from Yulin.

But the Tatars went south from Yulin and Mizhi, crossed the Wuding River north of Suide, and went eastward, crossed the Yellow River in Wubao. Half a month later, appeared in Yongning Prefecture, captured the city, and then went straight to Lan County along the valley of the river, threatening the back of Xing County.

After receiving the urgent report, Liu Daxia ordered Fenzhou Guards to defend Huangluling Pass, Taiyuan Guards to strengthen the defense of Liangling Pass and Tianmen Pass. On the other hand, they continued to investigate the movements of the Tatars to prevent the main Tatars from continuing to go north, along the Fenhe Valley, walking along the Fenhe Valley, Ninghua Institute, Ningwu Institute, breaking Ningwuguan to Shanxi, and threatening the capital.

Liu Daxia's experience in commanding troops can only be said to be average. His greatest achievement was that he annihilated the main force of Tatars on the north bank of the Yuxi River in the 13th year of Hongzhi, resulting in civil strife in the Tatars, thus changing the pattern of the Ming Dynasty's border, turning the Ming Dynasty into an offensive and winning several years of peace.

As the Tatars advanced eastward, Liu Daxia originally stationed troops in Baode to support Xingxian and Hequ on the north and south wings. As Xingxian was attacked from both sides, he had to give up Xingxian and lead his troops to retreat to Ningwu Pass, preparing to block the Tatars' route to the north.

Liu Daxia was responsible for ensuring the safety of Taiyuan Town and Datong Town and preventing the main Tatars from raging the hinterland of Shanxi. Only after eliminating the Tatars who crossed the Yellow River and Dong'an could they enter Shaanxi, join forces with the troops on the three sides to recapture the surrounding city blocks of Yulinwei, and strangle the invading Tatars in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this is just a good wish. In fact, Liu Daxia retreated again and again, and the loss of troops and money and food under his command was heavy. When Liu Daxia retreated to the Octagonal Institute, he went out to pursue the Tatars and led 80,000 troops and horses, but now only 30,000 are left. The rest will either die in battle or become deserters. Under the continuous harassment of the Tatars, the troops from all over the northwest could not form a joint force at all.

Liu Daxia knew very little about the information from all parties at this time, because the mountains and ridges on both sides of the Yellow River were inconvenient to walk, and a small number of Tatar cavalry appeared on the official roads, which resulted in basically isolating the information in the area south of Baode. There were also a small number of Tatar cavalry appeared in the direction of Datong Town, so that the information of Liu Daxia's central army could not be spread, and the news from the capital was difficult to spread to the army.

Liu Daxia sent scouts several times to investigate the situation, but most of them went there without returning.

If Chen Xi led his troops, he would decisively return to Datong at this time, first open up the interrupted contact with the rear, and completely eliminate the small number of Tatar cavalry that had been involved in Datong, Xuanfu and other places, and then find a way to recover the Yulin Guard.

But Liu Daxia was worried that he would be punished by the court for his defeat, and thought about how to make up for his mistakes and focus on dealing with the powerful enemy in front of him, so he would not care so much about other things.

"Shangshu Liu has sent many groups of people to the Yulin Guard to spy on the line, but he still does not know where the Duke Baoguo's troops are. I'm afraid... there is so much danger!"

At the Bajiao District west of Ningwu Pass, Liu Daxia was promoting the tent to discuss matters.

The entire central army tent was dead, and everyone was covered in dust. The defeat over the past few days has left these conceited generals without the glory of the past. Now it is no longer a problem of losing several cities at the border, but the war has burned to the heart of Shanxi. Datong and Xuanfu are in a hurry at the same time. The generals present may be criticized by the court.

The root of all this lies in underestimating the enemy before the war and advancing during the war.

The centipede insect died without being stiff. Before the war started, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty believed that the Tatars were no longer as brave as they were. Since they could fight and win it in the 13th year of Hongzhi, the Tatars had been in conflict for several years, and now they should be similar to soft persimmons. The officers and soldiers even thought about how to guard against tribes such as Oirat and Urianha to seize the spoils, but they did not expect the Tatars to take the initiative.

This was not only a failure of the decision-making level, but also a lack of preparation for the generals. After the failure, people suddenly realized that the bravery of the Tatars had not changed, and the situation of the Ming border troops being good at defending but not attacking did not change. What was changed was only their original thoughts that were so cautious that they are now arrogant.

Hu Ling, a general under Liu Daxia and commander of Yulin Weiwei, has served by Liu Daxia in front of him these days, saving Liu Daxia from danger many times. Liu Daxia admires Hu Ling very much. He believes that Hu Ling has the potential to become a famous general, but unfortunately he has lost the opportunity to promote and use the general. When he returns to the court, he will definitely be responsible for his previous defeat.

When Hu Ling mentioned Baoguo Duke Zhu Hui, Liu Daxia was full of anger. He went out of Yulin Guard and chased the Tatars, but ended up in ambushing the Tatars north of Quyechuan.

It was similar to the thirteenth year of Hongzhi. This time the situation was not as critical as last time. The Tatars were afraid of the new firearms of the Ming Dynasty and did not dare to attack. Liu Daxia fought and retreated. As a result, when Liu Daxia retreated and returned to the Great Wall, something that made him laugh and cry. Yulin Cangcheng actually lost the day before he retreated.

There are more than 20,000 soldiers in the city, and Yulin Guard is famous for its strong strength. Liu Daxia has not yet figured out how Zhu Hui, Duke of Baoguo, caused such a strong city to fall.

It was precisely because of the fall of Yulin Wei that Liu Daxia had to turn elsewhere and retreat east along the Great Wall. As a result, he was chased and beaten by the Tatars. All the key passes around Yulin Wei were lost, and the Ming Dynasty's gate was opened.

After Liu Daxia retreated to Fugu, in order to prevent the Tatar Central Army from advancing northward, Liu Daxia dispatched 10,000 troops to Hequ and 10,000 troops to Mengjiayu Ferry in Xing County. He himself led the remaining troops across the Yellow River, and never met the main Tatars again.

Now Liu Daxia only knows that Ningwu Pass is in danger, and Taiyuan Prefecture and Fenzhou are also facing threats from the Tatars, but the information he obtained is relatively lagging behind. Many of them obtained news that the key pass was lost that day, but a few days later, he received news that the key pass was being besieged.

Liu Daxia didn't know what information he should believe. What he could do now was to see if he could find the troops of Duke Bao Guo Zhu Hui. After all, there were more than 20,000 people under the command of the Governor Yansui, which was the hope of recapturing Yulin Guard.

But now, Zhu Hui's life and death are uncertain, and it is not even clear whether the Yulin Guard will be wiped out. After occupying the Yulin Guard, the Tatars launched an attack on fortresses and key passes on the border of the Ming Dynasty from concentration to scattered, and there was no news about Zhu Hui afterwards.

At the first time of the defeat, Liu Daxia went 800 miles to speed up and rushed to the capital to report to the court, proposing to replace Zhu Hui. However, more than 20 days after the Yulin Guard was lost, Liu Daxia still did not receive any feedback from the capital. Even Liu Daxia still didn't know that Shen Xi had become the new governor of Yansui, leading 6,000 troops to support, but after sending troops for a few days, he stopped at Juyongguan.

"Report!"

The matter of promotion is still in progress, and the voice of the commissar is heard outside.

"Enter!"

Liu Daxia rarely heard the news. Every time the war reports came from everywhere, he could learn some news from it, making him feel more at ease.

What Liu Daxia is afraid of now is not that the city was lost. Nothing is more difficult for him to accept than the fall of Yulin Guard. What he is most worried about now is that there is no news everywhere and the intelligence is blocked too much.

The messenger entered the central army's tent and said, "Report... Ningxia guards sent people to spread the news! After the Tatars were besieged for six days, the Acropolis was unsuccessful and turned eastward!"

"ah?"

The generals present heard the "good news" for the first time after so many days.

The good news is that Ningxia’s defender Cang City has not fallen, but the good news comes with the pressure in front of you may increase.

Based on all aspects, the Tatars who crossed the Yellow River should be a partial division. Although they conquered Yongning Prefecture and Lan County in succession, no news came from then on, which proved that the enemy did not have the strength to continue to attack cities and villages. But if the Tatars turned the focus of their attack from Ningxia, Gansu and other border towns on the western front to the eastern front, the pressure faced by Taiyuan and Datong Towns would increase exponentially.

Let’s not talk about Datong Town. Once the portal of Taiyuan Prefecture is opened, the Tatar cavalry will not only rage the prosperous hinterland of Shanxi, but also attack Weize Pass and Gu Pass eastward. Once the two passes are lost, the North China Plain will open its doors to the Tatars, and it will soon affect the capital.

"Sir Shangshu, look... what should I do?" The generals lost their minds. Recently, they had lost their troops. They needed someone to come out to help with advice. If something happened, someone would beat the jackpot. No matter from which perspective, this person was the most suitable person for Liu Daxia.

Liu Daxia pondered for a moment: "As long as the original plan, evacuate to Ningwu Pass. First ensure the safety of Datong Town, and then support the inevitable Taiyuan Prefecture and Fenzhou."

Although the generals of the army wanted to rest in the Bajiao Institute for a few days and did not want to continue marching, they always wanted to withdraw their troops instead of advancing when they heard Liu Daxia's military order. They had to abide by these military orders.

"Get orders!"

When the generals of the army received the order, their faces looked a little cowardly.

In the past, the Tatars did not encounter such defeat when they were strong. Now it is said that the Tatars were the weakest, but they lost a large area of ​​the northwest territory.

After the generals left, Liu Daxia was still looking at the map. He thought about it and thought about how to intercept the Tatar soldiers and marched eastward. He still did not arouse any alertness to the urgency of resuming the contact between Datong Town and Xuanfu Town as soon as possible.

ps: The second update is here!

This chapter is not so easy to write, because to compare Google Maps and the Ming Dynasty territory map, you also have to refer to the topography and topography on both sides of the Yellow River to deduce the battle situation. Although it is not so reliable, at least I have put my heart into it. Please forgive me.
Chapter completed!