Ji Nang led an army of 50,000 to run between the desert and the Gobi outside the pass for nearly half a month, and finally arrived in Zhangbei north of Xuanfu Town, even though they were used to living on horseback, running for more than 2,000 miles in a row still made them feel tired, everyone's face was almost covered with wind and sand, and their eyes became tired.

At this time, if the elite of the Ming army launched a surprise attack, they would be in danger, even if it was only the same number of foot soldiers, they would not be able to bear it.

Of course, Ji Nang was not worried that the Ming army would launch a surprise attack at all, because the Ming army's most powerful 500,000 forbidden army had long been exhausted in the Tumubao Incident, and the rest of the capital was a little insufficient, so how could they dare to come here to raid.

As for the border army of the Ming Dynasty, it is even worse than a year, especially the border army of Xuanfu Town, which was defeated by them last year, and at this time, it is simply impossible to dare to come out and raid.

The terrain here is relatively flat, and there is a little pasture grass sporadically, which is a good place for the army to be stationed, so they will choose to camp here before every invasion of Xuanfu Town, and there is even a stove left by them last year on the bank of the Qingshui River, which saves time and effort to set up camp.

With his order, the 50,000-strong army quickly dispersed and spread on the banks of the Qingshui River and began to camp.

These 50,000 horses are almost all the elites under his command, the equipment is quite neat, all of them are cowhide tents, and they are well-trained and quite strong.

The breeze was blowing, the orders were constant, and looking at the resolute faces and skillful movements of his subordinates, the hidden ambition in Ji Nang's heart couldn't help but be a little ready to move.

Ancestor Genghis Khan can rule the world, why can't he?

Warat Taishi was also able to capture the Ming Emperor first, why couldn't he?

He is now about to unify the Mengyuan tribes, and he also wants to dominate the world like his ancestors, and run the Central Plains!

At this time, he even began to think about the issue of conquering Xuanfu Town.

The envoys sent by Xianning Hou Qiuluan told him that now Xuanfu Town is a new champion who doesn't know anything, and he has already defeated the border army of Xuanfu Town last year, I believe that the border army of Xuanfu Town will definitely be even weaker this year, so a great opportunity, why not take Xuanfu Town?

As long as he can take Xuanfu Town, he can attack the capital of the Ming Dynasty, retreat to defend the throat of the place, and dominate the world, there is a lot to do, even if he can't take the Central Plains for a while and a half, he can also learn that first, lead the Ming Emperor over, capture it in one fell swoop, that scene, that glory, it's exciting to think about!

He thought about it for a long time, and the night finally fell quietly, and he also had a plan in his heart, no matter what he said, he had to test and tempt to see if this Ming champion was a nerd who didn't know anything, if this was the case, he would really do his best to take this Xuanfu Town.

Early the next morning, he gathered his army and went straight to Zhangjiakou.

Zhangjiakou Fort is the main city defense pass of Xuanfu Town, its city and fortress are built on the road leading to Xuanfu Town in the Chahar grassland, there are dozens of large artillery pieces in the city, hundreds of arrow towers, the whole castle is like a hedgehog, it looks like a numb.

However, at this time, there are only 3,000 men and horses stationed in the city, and they are not the elite of the border army, just ordinary guards, Li Fengming has no choice, because Yang Cong gave him a total of 5,000 men and horses, and there are still people to be stationed on the Great Wall for more than ten miles on both sides, so it would be good for him to gather 3,000 men and horses in the city.

Yesterday, the scouts came to report that the Tartar cavalry had set up a large camp in Zhangbei, and looking at the size of the large battalion, there were at least 50,000 horses.

This guy, five thousand against fifty thousand, he really has a little drum in his heart, fortunately, Yang Cong has equipped him with two thousand small thunderbolts and one hundred giant thunderbolts, if the Tartars really dare to attack the city, he will have no problem resisting for a few days.

As for the Great Wall on both sides, he was not too worried, because the Great Wall was built on the mountains, and the gaps had been blocked by boulders, and even the way up the mountain everywhere he was dug full of pits.

Even if the Tartars really attacked him regardless of casualties, he was not afraid, the terrain, not to mention the thunder, even if a big stone was thrown down, it would be impossible for the Tartars to cross the Great Wall on the mountain without a gap.

Early in the morning, before the hour, there was a thunderous sound of horses' hooves outside the pass, no need to ask, it must be the Tartar cavalry coming, he was in a nervous mood, climbed the city gate tower to see, and his heart really pinched a cold sweat.

That guy, two or three miles away, was full of Tartar cavalry, and he couldn't see the end at a glance, if the Tartars really attacked the city, he really didn't know how many days he could resist.

He could only order his subordinates to quickly load the shells, prepare to blast the sky and thunder, and quickly burn boiling water and hot oil, not afraid of 10,000, just in case, if the Tartars really rushed up, it would be a protracted and bitter battle.

Fortunately, the Tartars did not have a nervous attack, and the black-pressed Tartar cavalry stopped two or three miles away, and there was no sign of coming to attack the city, but a fast horse flew out of the Tartars and came straight to the city gate.

This should be a messenger sent by the Tartars, one person and one horse, even if the ability is useless, he did not order the arrows to be released, nor did he order the cannons to be fired, this person will shoot at most the "persuasion letter" or something, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Sure enough, the Tartar cavalry rushed to the city gate and restrained his horse about a hundred paces, then drew his longbow and shot an arrow at the city gate tower with a whoosh.

Soon, a guard hurried over with a long arrow tied to an envelope.

Li Fengming took the long arrow, untied the envelope, opened it, and couldn't help showing disdain on his face.

This letter is not a letter of persuasion, but a letter of peace, the meaning of the Tartars, as long as the Ming agrees to reopen the horse market, they will withdraw from the army, and from then on live in peace with the Ming.

Opening the horse market, that's a joke, if there is no patrol lord here, he will directly tear up the letter.

However, since the imperial court had sent a patrolman, he could not make his own decisions about this matter, so he could only shake his head helplessly, and then sent someone to send the letter to the dining room fort quickly.

What is the horse market Yang Cong of course knows, as the name suggests, the horse market is the place where the Ming Dynasty and the nomads outside the Guanxi exchange horses, and the horse market has been in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, but except for the horse market in Liaodong and the Jurchen tribes in Haixi Province has been open, the horse markets in other places are basically open and stop, and there is no fixed number.

At this time, Ji Nang actually asked to reopen the horse market, whether it was open or not?

To tell the truth, Yang Cong wants to open, even if it is a year first, because he is not ready at this time, if Ji Nang leads 50,000 cavalry to attack, he really does not grasp the victory in the battle, if he can take advantage of the opportunity to delay the opening of the horse market for a year or two, he is absolutely confident that he can defeat 50,000 or even more Tartar cavalry.

He wanted to play Jiajing on this and ask him for permission to reopen the horse market, and he believed that as long as he explained the cause and effect clearly, Jiajing would definitely agree.

However, before that, he still wanted to ask for everyone's opinions, after all, he didn't know why the horse markets of the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty would open and stop, and there was no fixed number.