Early the next morning, Liu Juntao reorganized the army and returned to Datong Town.

After entering the city, Liu Juntao immediately summoned Xue Tong, the chief military officer of Datong Town, and a number of generals of Datong Town, to discuss the matter in the Shanxi Governor's Mansion.

After Xue Tong, the chief military officer of Datong Town, led a group of generals to Qi, everyone had received the battle report sent by Liu Juntao in advance, and at this time, they congratulated Liu Juntao and congratulated Liu Juntao on leading his troops to break the main force of the Tatar Department with 100,000 troops.

Xue Tong laughed and said: "Duxian broke 100,000 Tatar iron cavalry in this battle, beheaded tens of thousands, and captured more than 20,000 people, but it is an immortal achievement!" I thought that after this war, the Tatar Ministry would definitely decline, and the northern border of the country would be calm for more than ten years! ”

The rest of the generals also congratulated again.

Liu Juntao laughed and returned the salute, and then his face turned solemn, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, although this time this governor has broken through 100,000 Tatar iron cavalry, but the Tatar Uketu Khan is still storming Yanmen Pass, and tens of thousands of Tatar elites are still in the hinterland of our Shanxi, which is a big trouble, so our army must gallop south to help Yanmen Pass as soon as possible and completely annihilate the invading Tatar soldiers and horses!" ”

Xue Tong and other generals also hugged their fists and asked for battle.

Liu Juntao first praised everyone, and then asked Liu Zi'an, Huang Wu, and Xiang Qun: "What is the situation over there at Yanmen Pass?" ”

The three of them discussed in a whisper, and then Xiang Qun said: "Governor, now the Yanmen Pass is very critical, and the 20,000 troops mobilized by the imperial court from Gyeonggi are divided into two ways to help Yanmen Pass, and one of the soldiers and horses was ambushed by the Tatar iron cavalry east of Yanmen Pass, and the whole army was annihilated. On the other hand, the 10,000 army was lucky enough to send some grain and grass into Yanmen Pass, but it still could not change the crisis of Yanmen Pass. ”

Liu Zi'an added: "Now they have stormed Yanmen Pass regardless of casualties, and they have also seized some gunpowder along the way, all of which have been used on the battlefield, causing a lot of casualties to the officers and men of the Eagle Yang Army. ”

Liu Juntao frowned and asked, "How long can the grain and grass in Yanmen Pass be supported?" ”

All three shook their heads.

Xiang Qun said: "I haven't received the battle report from General Yan Hu in the past two days, but according to the news sent before and the amount of grain and grass carried by the Gyeonggi reinforcements, the grain and grass in Yanmen Pass should be able to last for a few days!" ”

"The army must immediately go south to Yanmen Pass!"

When Liu Juntao heard this, he suddenly shouted: "Yanmen Pass cannot be lost, and the territory of our emperor and Ming cannot be trampled on by Tartars!" ”

Everyone clasped their fists and said, "Please give the order!" ”

Liu Juntao looked at Xue Tong, the chief soldier of Datong Town, and said, "Chief soldier Xue! ”

"Humble duty!"

"You led the main force of Datong Town to garrison Datong Town, and sent some soldiers and horses to gradually recover the fortresses north of Datong Town, and assist Datong Mansion to restore order in the war-affected areas as soon as possible!"

Xue Tong said loudly: "Humble and orderly!" ”

Then, Liu Juntao said to General Zhou Zongsheng: "The officers and men of the Changshui Army will set off immediately today, and the whole army will rush to the aid of Yanmen Pass!" The soldiers of the Long Xiang Army and the Tiger Ben Army followed up! ”

General Zhou Zongsheng clenched his fists and took the order.

Liu Juntao said to General Sun Xu: "Together with my Longxiang Army, the whole army will march south early tomorrow morning, and carry 10,000 stones of grain and grass with it!" ”

General Sun Xu also held his fists and took his life.

The next day, Liu Juntao and the general Sun Xu, together with the general, led the Longxiang army and the Huben army south to Yanmen Pass, and the general Zhou Zongsheng had already set off in the evening of yesterday, leading the iron cavalry of the Changshui Army to the south, and at this time had passed Xi'an Fort.

At the same time, the Yanmen Gate was closed and the sky was shattered, and countless Tatar soldiers and horses were attacking the city.

The Tatar Uketu Khan looked at the crowded Yanmen Pass with a stern face, and was extremely anxious, this was the twelfth day that he led his troops to attack the Yanmen Pass, but the army still failed to take the pass.

Even if he had learned that the number of defenders in Yanmen Pass was not large, only more than 10,000 people, the original defenders had been killed and wounded, and the newly arrived Ming reinforcements were also insufficient in combat power, and they were just spending money on food and grass; Even if a huge amount of gunpowder has been used in the past few days, the Yanmen Pass has been blown up in six places; Even if he used the order of "killing into Gyeonggi of the Ming Kingdom, you can not seal the sword for three days" to boost the morale of the army.

Even so, the Tatar Iron Cavalry still could not break through the defense line of the Eagle Yang Army, and the two sides had been in close contact with each other at the head of the city countless times, but the side that was finally driven down from the city was always the Tatar Iron Cavalry!

As long as the Tatar Iron Cavalry attacked, those Eagles and horses would be like a human wall, holding on to the city until they died in battle!

He has been galloping on the grassland for so many years, and he has seen countless strong enemies and strong armies, although he doesn't want to admit it, but he also has to admit that the Tiance army in front of him is the most powerful army he has ever seen, and there is no one!

"Enlighten the Great Khan!"

A fast horse hurried over, and the knight said loudly on his war horse: "The 10,000 people attacking the city in front have retreated, and the Ming army is reorganizing the defensive line!" ”

Xiao Lai said expressionlessly: "Order the archers to immediately release arrows to suppress the soldiers and horses of the Ming army; ordered the dead to rush up and throw gunpowder at once; Mobilize another 10,000 people to press it up and prepare for a night battle! ”

The heralds deployed these orders one by one, and tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry were mobilized again.

I saw countless long arrows roaring towards the head of the Yanmen Pass, shooting the soldiers of the Eagle Yang Army who could not dodge, along with some Tatar soldiers and horses who did not have time to retreat, to death on the head of the city.

Immediately afterward, hundreds of heavily armored Tatar soldiers rushed forward with a roar, all of them holding in their hands a large sac wrapped in horseskin, which was full of black gunpowder!

At this time, Yan Hu, a general who was supervising the battle at the head of the city, said coldly: "Concentrate your firepower and shoot those dead Tatar soldiers!" ”

"Put!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

At the head of Yanmen Pass, a huge white dragon emerged, and more than 30 of the hundreds of dead Tatar soldiers who were running wildly outside the city suddenly fell, and more than 200 Tatar iron knights who were retreating were killed together.

But immediately after, the remaining sixty or so dead soldiers began to hide their bodies with the help of the rubble and dead bodies under the city, and continued to approach Yanmen Pass.

Seeing this, Yan Hu's brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "Keep firing!" ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

The roar of birds at the top of the city continued, and only a dozen of the dead Tatar soldiers who could rush to the distance of thirty paces before the Yanmen Pass remained.

The dead Tartars had fallen into a complete frenzy, and they roared and ignited the powder packs of their horses, and then they leaped into the gaps in the walls before them.

Yan Hu was also shocked when he saw this, and while hiding to the side, he yelled: "Be careful of the explosion!" ”

As soon as the words fell, there were loud noises one after another, and fire and roars continued to erupt under the Yanmen Pass, and then the gravel and smoke flew up under the head of the Yanmen Pass, and even covered most of the city towers.

Seeing this, he also looked forward to it, but after a while, his face was full of disappointment.

Yanmen Pass is the Daming Xiong Pass, even if it has withstood dozens of explosions, the city wall is still indestructible, at best, it is to blow up one depression after another on the surface of the city wall, and it is still far from the collapse of the city wall!

The biggest result of the Tatar dead soldiers' explosion this time was to knock the soldiers of the Eagle Yang Army who did not have time to dodge the city to the ground, and some of them were injured by the flying debris.

Yan Hu also got up from the shields of the guards, looked out of the city, and saw that the 10,000 Tatar iron cavalry army had already dismounted and fought on foot, carrying the ladder and rushing up.

At this time, Yan Hu was also heroic, and roared loudly: "Light a bonfire and prepare for a night battle!" Brothers, kill the Tartars! ”

"Kill!"

At the head of the city, thousands of soldiers of the Eagle Yang Army roared angrily, thousands of soldiers and horses from Gyeonggi who came to support roared, thousands of soldiers in the city also roared, and the roar of the soldiers of the Ming Army went straight to the sky and broke through the clouds in the sky!

Seeing this, his brows tightened, and his heart was even more anxious, and he suddenly thought: "If the 100,000 troops on the Datong side can defeat Liu Juntao, the governor of Shanxi in the Ming Kingdom, it will be good!" ”

At this time, he felt that his troops were insufficient, otherwise he could divide his troops to attack the left and right flanks of Yanmen Pass, and he could break through Yanmen Pass in a short time and approach the capital of Mingguo!

Thinking of this, Xiao Lai suddenly shuddered: Then Liu Juntao is the number one general of the Ming Kingdom, and the once powerful Warat Department was destroyed by his army, can the 100,000 troops left in Datong Town really win? You must know that Liu Juntao also has tens of thousands of elite troops in his hands!

"Or is it even possible that the 100,000 army will be defeated?"

As soon as he thought of this possibility, he felt very flustered, and even had a feeling that a catastrophe was coming, looking at the battlefield in front of him, he was also distraught, and he couldn't organize his thoughts to deal with the current war situation.

"Great Khan! The attack of the left flank army was blocked, and the Chinese army was asked for reinforcements! ”

"Great Khan! The army on the right flank asks for the support of archers and prepares to enter the city to open the gap! ”

"Qi Qi Great Khan, the casualties of the middle lane army have increased, and I ask for some shields to be supported!"

One after another, war reports came, but he only felt that he was haggard, and he felt a little overwhelmed, and he was drenched in cold sweat.

"Herald! The archers of the Chinese army prepared a salvo and ordered the front-line army to withdraw immediately, and after the whole army was reorganized, withdraw to the camp as soon as possible, and tomorrow, fight again! ”

The surrounding generals and heralds were stunned when they heard this, and looked at him stupidly.

Just now, Uketu Khan was still clamoring to prepare for a night battle, and he vowed not to give up until he broke through the Yanmen Pass, but at this time, he suddenly wanted to withdraw his troops and return to the camp, and everyone was unclear.

Xiao Lai also shouted angrily: "Don't go and give the order yet!" ”

The heralds fled in panic, and it was not long before the Tatar army in front retreated.