Chapter 525 524 The Birth of the Prince

Chapter 525 524 The Birth of the Prince

The current battle situation has quickly reversed, which is extremely unfavorable to the Ming army.

Losing the advantage of speed, the Ming army rushed forward from the moment they received the order from the commander-in-chief Yang Zhao, hoping to penetrate the Tatar army formation in front.

However, when the whole army began to charge, the front army could only increase its speed a little bit, and the Tatar ambush troops behind, who had already launched a charge, had already used their abundant horsepower to catch up and hit the right side of the Ming army.

What Yang Zhao didn't expect was that the Tatars blocking the road in front did not directly intercept the Ming army. Instead, the troops on the left wing, the original Tatar forward, formed an awl and smashed fiercely at the Ming army's left wing. Troops followed suit.

Viewed from a high altitude, the battlefield at this time has begun to change from the original three groups of people in the front, middle and back to the left, center and right.

The Tatars in front have moved to the left, and the Tatars behind have also moved to the right. The two groups are surrounding the Ming army in the center.

Fortunately, the front of the Ming army seems to have been cleared, and there is no Tatar army to intercept it.

Although the Ming army on the right behind them had been attacked by the Tatars at this time, there were no obstacles on the road ahead. As long as they increased their speed, most of them still had a chance to escape.

But soon, the Ming army in front saw the row of grain trucks across their path. Although the grain trucks were not connected, it can be seen that the Ming army's current dense formation, the appearance of these grain trucks will inevitably affect the Ming army. forward speed.

Yang Zhao, who was at the vanguard of the Ming army, was already anxious. He knew that only by rushing out would the Ming army have a chance to escape the battlefield.

However, the grain trucks in front have now become a stumbling block for the Ming army, and there is no telling how many people will die trying to avoid them.

Of course, Yang Zhao's position made it easy to adjust the direction of the war horse to avoid these roadblocks, but the people behind him had nothing to do.

Their sight was blocked, and when they saw the roadblock, they were already very close to these grain trucks, and the dense formation also made them lose room for adjustment.

Having been completely taken into account by this group of Tatars, Yang Zhao could not think of anything at this moment.

The Tatars' repeated attacks on the border wall near Liaoyang in the early stage were just to anger him and let him lead his troops to pursue them.

At the foot of Xiongshan Mountain is the battlefield prepared by the Tatars in advance for both armies, which is conducive to the cover of Xiongshan Mountain and the ambush.

After all, not far from the Ming Dynasty's Liaodong border wall, there was the flat Liaohe Plain. However, due to the existence of the Liaohe River, swamps were often formed in these places due to the flooding of the Liaohe River, making it impossible for the Ming army to build a border wall here.

Also because of this terrain, Yang Zhao never thought that he would be ambushed by the Tatars.

You know, when the Ming army camped behind the border wall every night, they set up complete defense facilities according to the highest standards, such as trenches, camp fences, horse traps, and countless horse traps around the camp.

In order to prevent being attacked by Tatar rockets, the military tents on the periphery were arranged dispersedly, and a large number of military tents were scattered around the military camp to form a barrier to provide early warning of possible Tatar night attacks.

Yang Zhao thought he had done a good enough job, but the current situation was indeed extremely unfavorable to them.

Even the target of their pursuit, the dozens of carts of grain and grass, were fully utilized by the Tatars as roadblocks to slow down the retreat of the Ming army.

After that, what the Ming army had to do was to act as a pursuit force, follow the traces left by the Tatar army, and catch up without even knowing the Tatar's next move.

Just catch them and destroy them.

Yang Zhao clearly understood the changes in the position of the Tatar army. The Tatars wanted to sandwich the Ming army with their left and right sides.

This battle has been lost, it's just a matter of how many people can escape in the end.

However, what he is most worried about now is whether the Ming army will have internal strife among themselves in order to escape.

Sure enough, the Ming army's formation was advancing faster and faster, and they were getting closer and closer to the dozens of roadblocks.

The Ming cavalry in front have begun to adjust their horses' heads. No one is a fool. The situation is extremely unfavorable at the moment. Only by maintaining sufficient speed and passing through the roadblocks composed of grain trucks can they have a chance to escape the Tatar ambush, even if they are with those around them. Colleagues compete for that position.

No one wants to die here.

Huang Taiji, who was hiding among the Tatar army, was watching this scene excitedly. The Ming army had completely fallen into the situation he had expected.

His own group was led by Da Lai Sun, and the ambush army was led by Jiang Du'er. They were all experienced and brave generals of the three armies. They would definitely be able to completely wipe out this Ming army this time.

The five thousand Ming Army cavalry were already the main mobile force of the Liaodong Ming Army.

As long as they are eliminated, how many cavalry can the Ming army can piece together outside the pass?

Two thousand or three thousand?

There may be more, but what does it matter? The main force of the Ming army's mobile forces are all here and will be destroyed by him in one battle.

At that time, Liaodong was still under the control of the Ming Kingdom in name only, but the Ming army in Liaodong only had a large number of infantrymen, and they could only huddle in the castle and rely on the protection of the city wall to survive.

The land outside the city walls will be the racecourse of the Mongols.

Soon, the formation of the advancing Ming army's forward troops began to become chaotic.

As the distance to the grain carts shortened, many Ming army cavalry wanted to pass through the gaps in the grain carts. They fought for each other. This kind of competition continued to expand, leading to greater chaos.

"Bang bang bang"

The Ming army and the Tatar cavalry had already revealed their weapons, and the sound of three-eyed muskets had been fired. The soldiers stabbed each other with sabers or spears in their hands. On their heads, there were puffs of arrows flying. Pass.

The Ming army was undoubtedly in a very disadvantageous position. At this time, the Ming army was already in close combat. The Tatars were coming from behind them. They could only fight the enemy sideways, and they had to always be on guard against arrows flying from nowhere.

The left-wing Ming army is in a slightly better situation. At least they can still fight the Tatars face to face, even if there is only one chance.

In contact with the enemy, there is only one encounter with each other, and then they will pass each other, and the distance will become farther and farther.

However, the people still riding on the horse did not know what was waiting for them ahead.

The Tatars obviously wanted to squeeze the Ming army toward the center and use those grain trucks as roadblocks to increase the losses of the Ming army.

Yang Zhao saw it and could only feel anxious in his heart.

He knew he was finished.

In this battle, he lost more than half of the Ming army's cavalry outside the pass.

Even if he could escape alive, the court would never let him go easily.

Naturally, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles away, didn't know all this.

At this moment, Yin Shizhen, Wei Guangde and others gathered in Prince Yu's Mansion, waiting for the news from the inner courtyard.

Yes, this morning, while Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng were still attending the enrollment ceremony, they received a notice from the servant of the palace that Mr. Li was suffering from abdominal pain, abdominal pain, and was about to give birth.

After they hurried back to the palace, Li Fang sent someone to inform them that the amniotic fluid was about to break.

Wei Guangde sat on a chair and quietly looked at Yin Shizhen who was walking anxiously in the room.

Although Zhang Juzheng next to him still seems to be sitting there as steady as a rock, what the hell is that wall to the north you look at from time to time?

Can you still see through the walls and see the inner courtyard of the palace?

When I was feeling secretly happy, the door was pushed open again. This time it was Chen Yiqin who came in, and behind him was Gao Gong, the minister from the left.

Now Chen Yiqin has retired from serving and returned to the court. However, because there are no vacant official positions in the Six Ministries and Five Temples, he has only resumed his official position as a Hanlin Attendant Bachelor, but is in charge of Hanlin Academy affairs.

In the past, this was usually the responsibility of the Minister of Rites or the Minister of Taichang Temple.

However, since there aren't many things going on in the Hanlin Academy on a daily basis, it's quite leisurely.

As for Gao Gong, although he is the chief official of the school, he still handles ministry affairs in the Ministry of Etiquette on a daily basis. Qu Jingchun, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, does more of the work of the main school.

When the two of them came in, Gao Gong asked: "Is there any news? Is it a man or a woman?"

The people closest to King Yu were all gathered here, so naturally there was no need to be reserved and he just opened his mouth to ask.

"Don't know yet."

Yin Shizhen answered.

"Your Highness is still inside?"

Gao Gong glanced at everyone and didn't see King Yu, so he felt a little unhappy.

He knew that King Yu was probably already waiting outside the delivery room, wanting to get the news as soon as possible.

Instead of continuing into the room to find a chair to sit down, he returned to the door, waved a chamberlain in, and ordered: "Go to the inner courtyard and ask your highness to come here and wait."

When Wei Guangde heard this, he just glanced at Gao Gong and said nothing.

This may be what Gao Gong thought King Yu should be like.

Not long after, King Yu came here alone, but it was clear from his expression that he was very nervous.

Wei Guangde knew that King Yu should have left Li Fang there, and would come to inform Gongren Li immediately after she gave birth.

The medical level of the Ming Dynasty was not low, but it was nothing compared to later generations. The risk of childbirth for pregnant women these days was still very high. If you were not careful, you might have dystocia, which would be dangerous to the pregnant woman and the fetus. No wonder King Yu would So nervous.

For this reason, people in the Ming Dynasty regarded the birth of a pregnant woman as a happy event, but it could also turn into nothing. This is why Gao Gong asked King Yu to come here and stay away.

If everything goes well, you can naturally feel happy, but if something unexpected happens, it is not something that King Yu should be involved in.

"Your Highness, please be patient."

Gao Gong looked at King Yu who was restless and could only comfort him.

If before, King Yu was worried about the safety of his children, then now, naturally, the first thing to look at is whether the children can be born smoothly. This is the top priority.

As for whether the child is a boy or a girl, at least at this moment, King Yu is not the most concerned about it.

But King Yu doesn't care, but that doesn't mean Gao Gong doesn't care.

At this moment, he was quietly asking about the recent diagnoses of imperial doctors and folk doctors, and the gender of the fetus in Li Gongren's belly.

Only Yin Shizhen among the people here can answer these questions. In fact, the person he is most familiar with should be Li Fang, but he is not in the room at the moment.

Wei Guangde actually didn't understand whether those doctors could really determine the gender of the fetus in a pregnant woman's belly just by diagnosing the pulse.

But at least the gender of his eldest son was revealed by the doctor. I don’t know if he told it just to get some money or if he could really tell.

However, at this moment, Wei Guangde is still very confident.

It was that doctor, or rather a famous gynecologist in the capital, who was said to be very accurate. After diagnosing Gong Li's pulse, he concluded that it was also his son.

“Lending well, lending well.”

While Wei Guangde was still waiting quietly, he heard Gao Gong's voice calling him.

"Brother Suqing, why are you calling me?"

Wei Guangde looked over and cupped his hands.

"How good is the doctor you recommended to the palace?"

Naturally, King Yu and Yin Shizhen must have told Gao Gong that Wei Guangde introduced famous doctors in the capital to diagnose the pulse of Li Gongren, both to regulate the body and to find out the gender of the fetus.

"Those two are famous doctors in the capital. If they are famous, I think the palace should have inquired about them when they were invited."

Wei Guangde said with a smile.

While he was speaking, Yin Shizhen also nodded in agreement and said, "Suk Qing, the palace has inquired about the doctors introduced by Shandai, and they are all famous doctors with very famous names." ’

"In this case, the fetus in Palace Li's belly should be for the prince."

Hearing this, Gao Gong also became happy, and King Yu beside him couldn't help but smile.

He had known these things before, but when someone mentioned them, he would naturally feel happy.

"I don't know if we should send someone to the palace to report the matter after the prince is born."

Chen Yiqin spoke at this time.

This time I gave birth to a chosen servant, not a princess. Even in the royal family, it can only be regarded as a concubine, not a legitimate son.

If Princess Yu Chen gave birth to a son, it would definitely be the heir apparent, and Emperor Jiajing would have to be notified as soon as possible.

But this time, as a concubine, you can repay it or not.

"We must send someone to notify Xiyuan as soon as possible."

Before anyone else could react or think, Wei Guangde said decisively.

Are you kidding me? Does Emperor Jiajing have a grandson?

Well, there used to be, but not anymore.

There is no need to think about it at all. No matter what will happen to the little prince in the future, whether he can grow up safely or not, that is all a matter for later. What should be done now is to send the good news to the palace.

Gao Gong nodded, "Send someone to Xiyuan immediately to deliver the message, so that His Majesty will be happy."

With Gao Gong saying this, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shizhen and others would naturally not object.

I don't know how long it took. Only the chamberlain came into the room to add tea, but no news from the inner courtyard came.

As time went by, King Yu's face became increasingly impatient. He could no longer sit still and started pacing back and forth in the room. If it weren't for his high posture, King Yu might have gone to the back.

At this time, everyone in the room didn't look very good, and the waiting time was indeed a bit long, at least that's what Wei Guangde felt.

He wanted to say that most women's first births are more difficult, but because he was afraid of offending King Yu, Wei Guangde simply kept his head in silence.

Finally, there were faint sounds of hurried footsteps outside the house. There were quite a few people coming, it seemed like there were several people.

Far away, I heard Li Fang's voice outside.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, a prince is born. Mother and son are safe."

The safety of mother and child is obviously what everyone wants to hear most at this moment.

Prince Yu's heir, well, it should be said that there is a real trick in selecting concubines in the palace.

Princess Zhang became pregnant not long after they got married to Prince Yu. Perhaps this was the so-called fertile constitution, and she gave birth to a son and a daughter to Prince Yu.

However, it seems to be more difficult for the other women around King Yu.

Now, it finally appears again.