On the second day.
When Emperor Hongzhi summoned Zhu Houzhao, he wanted to discuss the matter of sending more troops to the borders.
Zhu Houzhao had already secretly left the capital.
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this news, he secretly scolded Zhu Houzhao for causing trouble.
He quickly sent people out to chase after them. At the same time, he quickly distributed the edicts.
At this moment, the Great Ming Imperial Court was like a war machine that was rapidly activated and operating.
The Cabinet and the Military Governor's Office were the first to receive the news.
Although this news was surprising, when the officials heard that the Tartar army had begun to gather and prepare to invade Datong, they were shocked.
All of the officials were duty-bound to do their jobs. The provisions, logistics, and deployment of soldiers were arranged in an orderly manner.
However, there was one thing that puzzled everyone. They did not understand why Emperor Hongzhi was so certain that the other party's goal was Datong and not the other border passes or fortresses.
Datong border, the current commander is Wang Shouren, the son of Wang Hua, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites.
When the officials heard that this person was in charge of Da Tong, they relaxed slightly.
But even so, the officials were still prepared for the Tartars to invade the border.
At the gates of the capital.
There were constant couriers galloping past, riding their horses towards the various border passes.
Just as everyone in the court was busy with the Tatars invading the Ming Dynasty.
In the capital.
Yongding Gate.
The soldiers who were guarding the city gate suddenly saw a horse galloping toward the city gate.
They were about to approach the city gate, but this person actually did not have the slightest intention of slowing down.
When the soldiers guarding the door saw this scene, they stepped forward to stop and interrogate him.
However, before they could get close, the person riding the horse directly threw out a token and shouted loudly.
"Emergency report from the East Chamber! Irrelevant people! Quickly retreat!"
After the city gate guards saw the two words 'East Hall' on the token, how could they dare to stop him?
He quickly made way for them while shouting at the surrounding commoners.
"Make way!"
"Get out of the way!"
……
"Da da da…"
The horses of the East Chamber did not slow down at all.
He didn't even take back the token that he had thrown over.
A horse galloped through the dust toward Zhengyang Gate.
……
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
A young eunuch quickly walked to Xiao Jing's side and whispered a few words into his ear.
Xiao Jing's expression changed drastically. He quickly walked to Emperor Hongzhi's side and reported softly.
"Your Majesty, a scout from the East Chamber has returned from the border and is outside the palace!”
Emperor Hongzhi stopped writing and said coldly.
"Announce!"
After receiving the edict, Xiao Jing waved his hand at the young eunuch beside him. Then, the young eunuch quickly ran out.
Not long after.
A scout from the East Chamber appeared in the hall, kneeling on the ground and shouting,"
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!”
Kneeling on the ground, the servant of the East Hall raised the emergency report in his hand high above his head.
Seeing this, the young eunuch at the side went forward to take the urgent report and handed it to Emperor Hongzhi.
Emperor Hongzhi's expression was solemn as he frowned and began to flip through the pages.
"The Tartar army has assembled.
The army had a total of 300,000 soldiers!
And they were all cavalrymen!
He would probably reach Da Tong on the ninth day of the lunar month!”
"Xiao Jing, what day is it today?"
"Reporting to the emperor, today is the seventh day!"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his expression instantly became anxious.
Originally, Emperor Hongzhi thought that it would take five or six days. He did not expect the other party to gather so quickly.
Three hundred thousand cavalrymen!
Three hundred thousand cavalrymen!
Three hundred thousand cavalrymen!
One had to know that the Nine Border Town of Great Ming.
The total number of soldiers was only around 600,000.
However, this Tartar army had actually gathered half of the Ming border army.
Emperor Hongzhi, who had been pretending to be calm, could not help but feel a little guilty when he heard this news. He turned to Xiao Jing and asked.
"Where's the Crown Prince? Did you get them back?"
When Xiao Jing heard this, his expression turned bitter. He stepped forward and bowed,
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince secretly left the palace last night. After this servant received the edict this morning, she sent people to chase after him.”
Emperor Hongzhi frowned when he heard this. After thinking for a moment, he asked.
"How many soldiers does Da Tong have?"
"100,000!" Xiao Jing replied softly,"But this is all the soldiers in Datong Border Town. Disregarding the ones stationed at the various beacon towers, there are only about 50,000 soldiers that can be mobilized at any time."”
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he looked anxious and continued to ask,
"How many troops are stationed in the Xuan Manor and Taiyuan, which are adjacent to Datong Border Town?”
"Your Majesty, the Xuan Manor has a hundred thousand soldiers. As for Taiyuan, because it is located inside the Great Wall, it only has fifty thousand soldiers.”
Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi's expression became even more solemn.
Da Tong, Xuan Manor, and Tai Yuan Manor's forces added together were only around 250,000.
The Tartar army had already reached 300,000.
At the thought of this, the worry on Emperor Hongzhi's face became even stronger. He said anxiously,
"Xiao Jing, immediately send someone to Datong. Once we find the Crown Prince, we don't have to worry about what he says or does. Just capture him and bring him back to the capital!
In addition, pass on my decree to summon the three cabinet elders and the five military governors to the palace for a meeting immediately!”
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