All the Tatar ministries were mobilizing troops, horses, grain and grass, and such a large-scale mobilization could not hide the sharp sentry of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion and the investigation that did not collect at night, and at this time all kinds of news began to spread back to Datong Town one after another.

Liu Juntao looked at the information sent back from all sides, and ordered the central department to immediately draft a memo, reported the movements of the Tatar department to the military department, and sent an alarm to the imperial court: The Tatar department will invade the south at any time!

At the same time, Liu Juntao also ordered the garrisons in various parts of Shanxi to prepare for the battle, once the Shanxi Governor's Office issued an order to mobilize and meet the battle, the soldiers and horses of all departments must rush to the designated place within the specified time limit to set up defenses, otherwise the leader of the army will be on the spot!

A few days later, Liu Juntao received definite news: the Tatar Uketu Khan led an army of 150,000 iron cavalry to the south, and the Hulu army was mighty and went straight to the town of Datong.

Previously, when the Warat Department was strong, the main direction of attack was placed in the area of Datong Town, and now the Tatar Department is also the same.

It's not that the Hu people don't know how to be flexible, but the towns on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, Xuanfu Town and other places have more mountains, which are not suitable for the Hu people to charge with iron horses, and Liaodong Town and Shaanxi Town are too far away from Beijing, even if they are defeated, there are not too many benefits, and after several comparisons, only Shanxi and Datong Town are the best targets.

After receiving the news, Liu Juntao sneered and said to the ministers of the shogunate who came to discuss the matter, as well as Sun Xu, the general of the Tiger Army, Yan Hu, the general of the Eagle Yang Army, and Zhou Zongsheng, the general of the Changshui Army: "It seems that these Tartars have sent us war exploits!" ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and they didn't care at all about the 150,000 Tatar iron horsemen who invaded south.

But laughing and laughing, Liu Juntao did not have the slightest contempt for that man, after all, this person was able to defeat the Maoli child and the Great Khan of the Tatar Ministry, and rectify and unify the Tatar tribes with his own strength, he is definitely not a good person!

For such a Hu hero, Liu Juntao knows very well in his heart that he must use the spirit of twelve points to deal with it.

So, Liu Juntao said: "The various units of the Tiance Army in Shanxi immediately went north and assembled in Datong Town, as the main force to attack the north, and the remaining officers and soldiers of the rest of the departments in Shanxi strengthened their defenses on the spot, depending on the situation of the war!" ”

"The officers and men of all units of the Tiance Army in Shandong are all mobilized and on standby, ready to enter Shanxi to participate in the war at any time!"

"All prefectures and passes in Shanxi, especially important passes such as Yanmen Pass, will enter a state of martial law from now on, and all people who come and go will be strictly investigated to prevent Tatar troops from mixing in!"

"The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Civil Affairs immediately transferred money and grain to all armies and garrisons everywhere, the Military Department immediately transferred troops and garrisons to all ministries, and the Central Department, the Zanhua Department, the Intelligence Department, and the Inspection Department immediately set up a wartime staff department to deal with all matters related to the Tatar Ministry!"

Liu Juntao methodically announced the order to meet the battle, and at the same time ordered the central department to keep an eye on the imperial court, and once there were any orders and changes, they should immediately report to Liu Juntao.

After all the deployments were completed, everyone dispersed one after another, and Liu Juntao came to the backyard for a walk.

Over the years, he first defeated the thieves in the south, and then destroyed the Warats, and now the main enemy is only the Tatar tribe!

Thinking of this, Liu Juntao's heart also swelled with a strong fighting spirit, as well as a sky-high pride!

At this time, Liu Juntao remembered that when he first came to Yushanji, he heard about the establishment of the Jianzhou Sanwei by the imperial court. "After the Tatar Ministry is resolved, I will keep an eye on the three guards of Jianzhou, and I must eliminate the Manchu Tartars from the roots!"

Liu Juntao couldn't help but think of the Ming Xianzong period, which ploughed Liaodong twice, but unfortunately the Ming army did not completely erase the three guards of Jianzhou at that time.

"Now that I'm in Daming, I'll make up for this regret myself!"

In the days since, Liu Juntao has been following the movements of the Tatar Ministry.

According to the joint investigation of the Ministry of Intelligence, the Military Department, and the Inspection Department, the Tatar Ministry of Uketu Khan led an army of 150,000 iron cavalry all the way south, raided Zhenchuan Fort in the area of Fangshan, and wiped out more than 100 Ming soldiers in Zhenchuan Fort, and then broke the surrounding Great Wall from Zhenchuan Fort, raided all the way into Shanxi, and killed Datong Town!

This news is a war letter, announcing that the Tatar Ministry has officially declared war on the Ming Dynasty!

So, Liu Juntao wrote an urgent document to the Imperial Military Department: The 150,000 troops of the Tatar Department have broken through the pass and are killing Datong Town!

At the same time, Liu Juntao ordered Xue Tong, the chief military officer of Datong Town, to lead his troops and horses to garrison Datong Town, while he led the Longxiang Army, the Huben Army, the Yingyang Army, and the Changshui Army to drive out of Datong Town, and re-encamp twenty miles north, preparing to meet the Tatar army north of Datong Town.

According to Liu Juntao's prediction, with the four generals of the Longxiang Army, the Huben Army, the Yingyang Army, and the Changshui Army, a total of more than 66,000 soldiers, they faced the 150,000 Tatar Iron Cavalry Army.

Liu Juntao was ready to engage the Tatar army and hold back the Lai Army, so he immediately requisitioned the various units of the Tiance Army stationed in Shandong to rush to support.

Of course, this battle plan was also sent to the military department by Liu Juntao for reporting, and Liu Juntao estimated that the military department would definitely approve this battle plan after receiving the news of the Tatar invasion.

During this time, Liu Zi'an, Minister of Intelligence, hurriedly came to the Shanxi Governor's Mansion: "Governor Xian!" The Tatar army suddenly divided! ”

As soon as the words fell, Xiang Qun, the head of the military department, and Huang Wu, the head of the inspection department, rushed together to report to Liu Juntao the news of the sudden division of the Tatar army.

Liu Juntao frowned and asked, "How is the deployment of the Tatar troops now?" Where are the troops divided! ”

Liu Zi'an, Huang Wu, and Xiang Qun glanced at each other, and Liu Zi'an said: "According to the news, the Tatar army suddenly divided its troops when it left Zhenchuan Fort for more than 20 miles, and the main army of 100,000 Tatars suddenly accelerated towards Datong Town, and the other 50,000 iron cavalry troops turned to the west and rushed to Wei Yuanwei in the west!" ”

"In which army?"

Xiang Qun said: "The banner of the Badly is among the main forces of the Tatar Army!" ”

"The 300,000 troops of the Warat Department were defeated back then, and there were only 150,000 horses, so they still had the courage to divide the troops?"

Liu Juntao muttered to himself, but he didn't have a little contempt in his heart, but paid more and more attention to him.

The division of troops at this time shows that this person must have an overall plan, and he will never fight a decisive battle with the soldiers of the Tiance Army head-on and the main force like Wara Yexian!

Such an enemy is the most difficult to deal with, and Liu Juntao can't help but cheer up the spirit.

Therefore, Liu Juntao immediately led his guards out of the city, and together with the personnel of the wartime staff department, rushed to the Tiance army camp north of Datong Town, and joined the soldiers of the army.

When the officers and men of the whole army heard the news, they hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army to meet Liu Juntao.

"Immediately apply to the Ministry of War for reinforcements, and it is recommended to immediately recruit the officers and soldiers of the Tiance Army stationed in Shandong to come to support!"

Lan Siqi, the head of the Central Department, hurriedly wrote the document on the side, and after handing it over to Liu Juntao for review, he immediately stamped the seal of the governor of Shanxi and sent a fast horse to the capital.

Then, Liu Juntao ordered Yan Hu to lead the Yingyang army to attack, and immediately galloped to the aid of Wei Yuanwei to block the 50,000 Tatar iron cavalry army advancing westward.

In addition, Liu Juntao ordered the garrisons in Shanxi to immediately be on alert and prepare for war, and ordered Xue Tong, the chief military officer of Datong Town, to immediately impose martial law on all parts of Datong Town to prevent the Tatar troops from attacking and harassing all places.

Five days later, the 100,000 Tatar cavalry finally arrived, and they set up camp forty miles north of the Tiance army camp.

After that, Liu Juntao ordered the general Zhou Zongsheng to lead his troops to attack, and led the soldiers of the Changshui Army to the north to attack and harass the Tatar army, so that it could not recover its strength.

After the general Zhou Zongsheng led his troops to attack, he arrived near the Tatar camp the next day, raided four outpost camps successively, and beheaded hundreds of ranks.

However, the officers and men of the Changshui Army never encountered the main army of the Tatar Army, and the general Zhou Zongsheng saw that the soldiers and horses of the Tatar Department were strictly guarding the camp, and did not confront the officers and soldiers of the Changshui Army at all.

For more than ten days, the 100,000 Tatar iron cavalry army was unable to hold out, and never confronted the soldiers of the Tiance Army, at best, hundreds or thousands of iron cavalry were sent to plunder, but after encountering the Changshui Army Iron Cavalry Army, they retreated and fled.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao and everyone were surprised: the Tatar Department was obviously attracting their own attention and luring the enemy!

Therefore, Liu Juntao suddenly turned his attention to the 50,000 Tatar troops advancing westward, and ordered the military headquarters to immediately contact Yan Hu, the general of the Yingyang Army who was advancing westward to aid Wei Yuanwei, and carefully pay attention to the 50,000 Tatar iron cavalry army, prevent the Chinese plan, and maintain contact with the Chinese army.

At this time, Lan Siqi, Xiang Qun, Huang Wu and others were a little hesitant, after all, the main army of the Tatar Ministry was in the north, and even the Great Khan of the Tatar Department was also in the army, what kind of turbulent waves could the 50,000 iron cavalry army in the west turn over?

According to the expectations of a few people, Xiao Lai should have wanted to use 50,000 troops to attack everywhere in the west, so that the Ming army would be tired of coping, so as to mess up his own position, and then use the main army to fully press!

Such an assertion is also a possibility, Liu Juntao also nodded, and did not refute it.

The General Staff also deliberated urgently, and finally came to the conclusion that the main enemy force of the army was still the main force of the 100,000 Tatars in the north, but it could not relax its vigilance against the 50,000 enemy troops in the west!

On this day, the order of the military department and the holy decree of Emperor Tianshun were sent to the camp of the Tiance army.

The Ministry of War ordered Liu Juntao, the governor of Shanxi, to lead his troops to fight to the death, and the Ministry of War would mobilize a large army to aid Shanxi as soon as possible, but it did not indicate in the order that those soldiers and horses would be recruited to help.

And Emperor Tianshun's holy decree is even more direct: "Defeat the enemy army and raise the prestige of my Ming Dynasty!" ”