After listening to the words of the military department, the faces of several other scholars also began to become solemn, this situation is not impossible, but it is very likely to happen.

Peng Bi, the squire of the military department, finally stood up, although this person has no urgency, but he has always been old and serious, and he has been in the military department for many years and knows the situation in the world well.

"Your Majesty don't worry, there are 150,000 soldiers in the capital, although these people have not fought for a long time, but they are well-equipped, it may be difficult for them to go out of the city to break the enemy, but there is no problem at all to defend the city, and when the time comes, the Tatars will not have four or five hundred thousand horses, don't want to subvert the capital." Squire Peng Bi is still very confident in the defense of the capital, after all, behind the high walls of the capital city, plus the defensive facilities are very complete. Those who have always broken through the Beijing division have never succeeded head-on, and they have all used stratagems or surrendered without a fight.

And the waiter Lei Ying also came out to play: "As for the defense of Shanxi, the imperial court can send a document to go." Shanxi is a rich place in the world, where businessmen and chaebols gather, and these people all have small castles in their hometowns, and there are many guards in their homes. It is not a problem to stay until winter. ”

After listening to their strategy, the emperor returned to the map to look carefully, from Xuanfu Town to the hinterland of Shanxi, there are not only two mountains of Luliang and Taihang, but also many passes, and the Tatars will pay a great price if they want to break through. On the other hand, Xuanfu Town is very close to Jingshi, if he is a Tatar Great Khan, he will definitely attack Jingshi with all his strength, and the wealth near Jingshi is not much worse than Shanxi, the most important thing is that once Jingshi is harassed, the world will be shaken.

At this time, the emperor was still a little uneasy about the defense of Beijing, and he also knew something about the three major battalions of the Beijing Division. But after so many years, the veterans of that time are no longer there. Now these new people are probably even worse than the elite soldiers of the Nine Sides.

Then he said to them, "Then it is decided." After a while, the Ministry of War and the Cabinet gave instructions, and I also waited for the seal to send 800 li to expedite and deliver the documents to Jia Ke, waiting for him to do his best to contain the Tatars. ”

Pan Yong stood up again at this time and said: "The emperor still has to think twice, although this time the Tatars can be retreated, but they will come next year, it is better to negotiate peace, the two sides will strike a truce, and it would be better to form an alliance forever." ”

The emperor didn't say anything when he saw his words, but just grabbed the imperial case with one hand, but said with a calm face: "If they come once, I will fight them once to see who can't hold on in the end." If they give in like this, they will regard this dynasty as fat, and they can eat a bite whenever they want. I've made up my mind, so don't say it anymore. ”

Pan Yong is also a cunning man, and he knows that he can't say any more, otherwise he will inevitably offend the emperor's rebellion, so he respectfully retreats to the class and doesn't speak.

So this matter was settled, and in less than half a day, a fast horse came out of the capital and went straight to Kaiping Town.

Besides, since Jia Ke sent away the 800-mile expedited military intelligence horse, he ordered Fan Kang to straighten out his equipment, pack up the grain and grass, and wait for orders at any time. Whether it is an order from the imperial court or a military order from Xuanfu Town. As soon as one thing came, he immediately sent troops to the rescue.

Jia Ke waited in the garrison mansion for three days, and there was no news until dusk. Jia Ke was anxious, but he didn't dare to send troops privately. If he sends troops privately, whether he wins or loses, it will be difficult to ensure that his head falls to the ground in the end.

Jia Ke couldn't wait any longer in the mansion, so he came to the south gate of the city in full dress, and looked into the distance, hoping to see the arrival of the person who delivered the order.

Jia Ke was looking into the distance in the city, when suddenly someone next to him said: "Don't worry, my lord, if I don't expect it badly, there will be news in half an hour." ”

Jia Ke had long known that Fan Kang was coming, and he was not surprised to hear him speak at this time, but asked, "How can Mr. be so sure?" ”

"What's so hard to guess about this, it's not even a day's work to rush from here to the capital for eight hundred miles. The princes of the court and the central government still have to discuss for a while, and there are all kinds of procedures, and when the fast horse sets off from the capital and arrives at us, it is this hour, and now there must be some reason for not coming, but it is only a matter of one or two hours. Fan Kang said confidently.

Jia Ke listened to his words, just as he guessed, but he still had a layer of worry, so he asked by the way, "If the imperial court doesn't transfer troops from us, what should we do?" ”

"My lord, you are a fan of the authorities, the court is now being harassed by the Tatars everywhere, and there are no soldiers to be deployed here except us."

As soon as Jia Ke heard this, he suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, I am a fan of the authorities, and my vision is still too small." only paid attention to our Xuanfu Town, and did not look at the whole world. ”

"My lord, I'm not worried about the court letting the lord send troops, what I'm worried about is that the lord has few people to go, and how to fight from hundreds of thousands of Tatars."

Jia Ke was also a little sad when he heard this, the last time he defeated the Tatars with fewer victories and more victories, it was just to wait for work, relying on the thick walls of Kaiping Town, and the Tatars were not good at attacking the city to win. This time I really had to fight the Tatars in the field, and the difference in strength between the two sides was ten times. He really couldn't think of a way to defeat the other party, so he could only take one step at a time, and act when the time came.

In fact, Jia Ke still has an idea in his heart, that is, this time he can't win, and he can get enough prestige. And with his crotch dismounting, he can draw the halberd in the palm of his hand, even in the Tatar army of 10,000 horses, he can come and go freely, and there will be no danger in thinking about it. As long as Kaiping Town's own nest leaves some elite seeds, he will be able to recover his strength by next year, so why not?

Jia Ke is going to use thousands of people this time to fight for himself to become an official. From ancient times to the present, which general is not like this? One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, but it is not a joke.

Jia Ke and Fan Kang were on the city tower, chatting without a word. Suddenly, I saw a fast horse galloping in front of me, and immediately a person had a Lingzi flag behind him.

Jia Ke, you can see this kind of dress, you know that the military order he has been waiting for for a long time is coming, Jia Ke does not dare to slack off, and immediately orders the soldiers to go down to respond.

After only a short while, when he went down to fight the sergeant, he helped a man up, only to see that this person was dusty, his face was covered with ash, the clothes on his body were no longer colored, and there was a bamboo tube pinned to his back.

When this person saw Jia Ke and the others, he couldn't wait to ask: "Which one is Jia Garrison, I have a military order from the military department." ”

Jia Ke hurriedly stepped forward and said to him: "I am Jia Ke, the garrison of Kaiping Town, if you have any military orders, give it to me quickly." ”

The man did not give it to him immediately, but said, "According to the rules, I will check the waist card of the adult." ”

Jia Ke knew that this was the rule, so he took out a bronze medal from his waist. This is a personal token issued by the above, the garrison of Kaiping Town. Jia Ke handed the bronze medal to the soldier.

The soldier took the bronze medal and looked it up and down carefully, and then returned it to Jia Ke. Then he untied the bamboo tube from his body and handed it to Jia Ke with both hands.

Jia Ke took the bamboo tube, and you opened it immediately. Instead, he carefully looked at the seal of the bamboo tube, and saw that the ink and seal on it were not damaged at all, and then handed the bamboo tube to Fan Kang next to him and asked him to look at it again.

Fan Kang was the county magistrate of Kaiping Town, and he was born with the responsibility of supervising Jia Ke. In this situation, it is natural not to let others know that they are one.

Fan Kang also took the bamboo tube, carefully inspected it, and then returned it to Jia Ke, and then said solemnly: "My lord, all the seals are intact, and there are no traces of counterfeiting. Adults can open it. ”

Jia Ke took the bamboo tube and opened it, there was a roll of brocade cloth inside, Jia Ke took out the brocade cloth, first looked at the seal letter below the neck, which was covered with the big seal of the Ministry of War, as well as the official seals of three college students, and finally the emperor's imperial treasure.

After reading these Jia Ke, I saw the content on the brocade cloth, and I saw that the gist of it was: order Jia Ke to immediately send troops to rescue Xuanfu Town. The officers and soldiers encountered along the way, regardless of the size of the official position and the size of the troops, were all controlled by Jia Ke. If they do not comply, they will be summarily executed without asking the reason.

Jia Ke was overjoyed when he saw this order. He looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally he got it. Once he was given an order, he could send troops in a righteous and bright manner. The main purpose of this trip was not to defeat the Tatars, but to rescue Xuanfu Town, and by the way, to add an official to himself.

Jia Ke had just finished reading the brocade book and was about to discuss with Fan Kang what to do next? Suddenly, he saw Feng Mo coming up from the city quickly.

Jia Ke was about to beckon him and ask him to take a look at the brocade book, but he didn't have time to speak. Feng Mo spoke first: "My lord, the Tanma who just patrolled found a few suspicious people thirty miles south of our Kaiping Town, and they said that they were soldiers from Xuanfu Town who made Wang Tao come to ask for help. ”

Jia Ke laughed a little when he heard this, he had just received an order from the Ministry of War, and Wang Tao, the envoy of Xuanfu Town, also sent someone to send an order. It's a coincidence that no book is written.

Jia Ke immediately said: "Bring someone up, I will ask in person." ”

Feng Mo immediately went down to the city, and I will bring a ragged and beggar-looking person in a while.

Jia Ke didn't ask about the situation in Xuanfu Town, but asked, "There are many Tatars riding along the way. How did you get here? ”

The beggar immediately knelt down on the ground and cried to Jia Ke: "My lord, after I rushed out of the Tatar camp, I rode a horse and drove to Kaiping Town day and night. But after only one day's walking, he was almost discovered by the Tatars, and finally had to pretend to be a beggar. Walking to Kaiping Town, the time delayed, please forgive me. ”