With the start of the war, the entire capital was a little less noisy than in the past, and a little more anxious and uneasy.

From the temple-high Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers of the court to the ordinary people, everyone was anxiously waiting, waiting for news from the front line battlefield.

On a teahouse in the capital, many tea customers drank tea while holding a newspaper in their hands, discussing with their friends from time to time.

"It's been a few days, and there is no news yet, and I don't know if this battle can be won."

"Sure, I'm going to win!"

"Yes, Daming will win."

"Didn't the Daming Morning Post say it, this time the total amount of donations here in our capital alone has exceeded 15 million taels of silver, and Tianjin has also raised 10 million taels of silver, and the people of the prince's mansion have also gone to all parts of the country to raise donations these days, and there is good news one after another, I heard that 20 million taels of silver have been raised here in the Jiangnan area alone."

"If it is calculated in this way, the silver donated by our entire Daming Dynasty can exceed 50 million taels, and we will smash these Tartars to death even if we use silver."

"I'm going to donate ten taels of silver today, and I'll be able to buy one-tenth of a Tartar's head."

"The Tartars have repeatedly gone south, killing my people, robbing my money, burning, killing and looting, all kinds of evil, the court should have done this a long time ago, and repaired them ruthlessly, so that they know that I can't be bullied."

"Those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away!"

“……”

On the whole teahouse, everyone is constantly discussing, although they are anxiously waiting, but everyone is quite confident in this battle, because the silver raised is too much, of course, more importantly, through the publicity of the Ming Morning Post, the whole Ming Dynasty is united.

The huge amount of money raised and countless materials are being transported to the front line in a steady stream to support the war on the front line.

"Knock~Knock~"

"Flash away, flash away~"

"Eight hundred miles expedited, eight hundred miles expedited~"

"The great victory of Hukou Pass ~ the great victory of Hukou Pass."

At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves from the wide street outside the teahouse, and at the same time, the herald on horseback also shouted excitedly as they hurried towards the palace.

The streets of the capital are strictly forbidden to drive horses, especially the streets in the center, which are even more strictly forbidden to drive horses, but there is an exception, that is, the heralds who are related to the important affairs of the imperial court can.

The old and young masters here in the capital also understood this, so when they heard this voice, they also hurriedly flashed to both sides of the road, and watched the herald carrying the flag hurrying towards the palace, and at the same time, the sound of great victory sounded in their ears.

"Great victory at Hukou Pass~"

"Great victory at Hukou Pass~"

With the driving of the heralds, the news of the victory at Hukou Pass suddenly spread throughout the capital, and in an instant, the capital, which originally seemed a little lifeless, exploded in an instant.

"Haha~ Great victory, great victory at Hukou Pass~"

"Da Ming will win!"

In the streets and alleys of the capital, people's faces finally showed smiles.

The money donated by himself played a role, and the East Road Army successfully took the Hukou Pass, cut off the retreat of the Tartars to the north, and successfully realized the plan of closing the door and beating the dogs.

"Good~"

On the teahouse, everyone heard the figure of the herald very clearly, and immediately there was a cheer.

"Da Ming will win!"

Then the many guests in the teahouse chanted together like the others, and their cries spread out of the teahouse and spread to the street next to it.

"Da Ming will win!"

The people on the street suddenly shouted, wave after wave, more and more joined in, and began to respond continuously, like a wave, sweeping the streets and alleys of the capital.

In the palace, Emperor Koji was discussing the battle with the Tartars with the main ministers of the court.

Since the beginning of the war, Emperor Hongzhi has hardly closed his eyes, sleeping late and late every day, waiting for the news transmitted from the front line all the time.

This battle is so important.

This was the biggest battle since he ascended the throne of Emperor Hongzhi, and it was also the largest military operation launched by the Ming Dynasty against the steppe people since the Tumubao Incident.

He can't sleep~

He's scared too~

The lesson of the change of Tumubao is still deeply stinging the nerves of the Ming Dynasty, even now, there are still ministers in the court, thinking that they should get along with the grassland people in a friendly manner, and should not make a big move.

He was very anxious every day, he ate and slept badly, and whenever someone came, he would think that there was some news from the front, so that he was both excited and scared.

The excitement is the hope to hear the good news, and the fear is the bad news coming from the front.

There are too many, too many uncertain factors in the war, not to mention that Daming has always been at a disadvantage in the face of the grassland people.

"Your Majesty, although the state affairs are important, but the dragon body is important, I think it will be discussed here today, Your Majesty, you better go and sleep well."

Liu Jian, the first assistant of the cabinet, looked at Emperor Hongzhi in front of him, he was already working state affairs, he was very old and thin, and he looked even weaker when he couldn't sleep and eat well these days.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I heard that you haven't slept for a few days, so let's rest and rest first."

Li Dongyang also said.

"Out of the way, out of the way~"

"I can't sleep, there's something in my heart, the hanging stone hasn't fallen, where can I sleep!"

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and shook his head, then thought about it and said: "I heard that the army on the Western Road is short of food and grass, so we must find a way to send it quickly, but we must not let everyone go hungry to fight the Tartars." ”

"The minister has already asked about this matter, because of the barrier of the Tartars, the transportation of grain and grass needs to be detoured, so it has been delayed for some time, but the problem is not big, the team transporting grain and grass has already escorted the grain and grass over, and there are also salted fish and bacon from Tianjin, which can definitely ensure the needs of the army."

When Zhou Jing, the head of the household, heard this, he hurriedly replied that grain and grass were a big problem, and in this matter, he did not dare to be sloppy at all, raising grain and grass from all over the Ming Dynasty and sending it to the frontline battlefield in a steady stream.

"That's good~ That's good."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction.

"Knock~Knock~"

At this time, a rush of footsteps came towards this side, and a little yellow door came hurriedly with a piece of music in his hand.

Xiao Jing heard the voice and hurried outside, quickly figured out the situation, and immediately hurried inside, and at the same time ripped out his throat and shouted: "Great victory, great victory at Hukou Pass~"

"Good~"

Emperor Hongzhi and the others had already heard the voice and stopped talking, and they all knew that something must have happened, so they all became nervous.

When Xiao Jing shouted the word "great victory", Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but stand up excitedly and said happily.

"Your Majesty, a great victory, a great victory at Hukou Pass~"

Xiao Jing walked in and respectfully presented the song to Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi opened the result very quickly, and after reading the ten lines at a glance, he immediately laughed happily: "Haha, the Great Tiger Pass is a great victory, and 5,000 Tartars were killed in a battle, and the Tiger Pass was successfully taken, and now the door can be closed and the dog can be beaten." ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, I will win!"

When the ministers heard this, they immediately smiled all of them, stood up together, and congratulated Emperor Hongzhi.

Although 5,000 enemies are nothing, it is definitely a good start, and the Eastern Route Army has successfully cut off the road for the Tartars to retreat north, and it is not so easy for the Tartars to get out.

"Da Ming will win!"

Emperor Hongzhi also clenched his fists excitedly and shouted happily.

Everyone cheered, and their faces were full of smiles, and then before everyone could be quiet, there was another rush of footsteps outside.

When everyone heard this, they immediately quieted down and became nervous again, which was not good news or bad news.

"Great victory, great victory, Dingbian battle, kill 20,000 enemies!"

Xiao Jing hurriedly went out, and soon he opened his throat and shouted.

"Great victory~"

Hearing the word "great victory", everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then laughed happily.

"Haha~ Okay, good!"

Emperor Hongzhi stood up excitedly again, smiled from ear to ear, fixed a battle, and killed 20,000 enemies, which was definitely a great victory, a real victory.

In the past battles with the grassland people, not to mention killing 20,000 enemies, even killing 2,000 enemies can be regarded as a great victory, this battle of killing 20,000 enemies, it seems that it has never happened last year in Datong City.

The strong combat effectiveness of the steppe people, coupled with the fact that they are all cavalry, comes and goes like the wind, it is too difficult and too difficult to kill 20,000 enemies, and if they can't win, they can still escape.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, I will win!"

The ministers once again congratulated Emperor Hongji in unison.

"Da Ming will win!"

Emperor Hongzhi was full of smiles, and at this moment, the whole person felt that he had been sent down.

"Report ~ Great victory, great victory ~"

"The Western Route Army killed 20,000 enemies~"

Before everyone came back to their senses and carefully studied the good news of the East Route Army, someone immediately came over in a hurry, and before the person arrived, he immediately shouted out.

"Report ~ Great victory, great victory ~"

"The Southern Route Army killed 30,000 enemies~"

Then someone came in a hurry, and as he walked, he tore his throat and shouted loudly.

"Haha~ Okay!"

Emperor Hongzhi clenched his fists excitedly, and the good news came from the three-way army at the same time, and the good news came one after another, which made him ecstatic.

"Da Ming will win!"

At this moment, he, the emperor, couldn't help but shout, and suddenly these ministers around him, as well as the eunuchs and guards in the palace, also shouted together.