Capital.

Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, learned that Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, had led the army to the north, and a stone in his heart finally landed, so he would work with the household department to raise money and food for the soldiers of the Tiance army, and make every effort to ensure the supply of the soldiers of the army.

The news of the Tiance army's northward march also spread, and it was soon discovered by the Warat army.

The Great Khan of Warat also learned the news first, so he immediately summoned the king of Saikan and the general of the Ara, the prefect, to discuss countermeasures.

Although the Great Khan was already wary of the Arazhiyuan at this time, he was suffering from the fact that his subordinates did not have a general who could replace the Arazhiyuan, so when facing the strong enemy of the Tiance Army, the Great Khan could only rely on it at first.

When the two of them arrived at the big tent of the Chinese army, they saw that the Great Khan also had a gloomy face, thinking about the war in front of them.

The king of the journal and the governor of Arazhiyuan glanced at each other, and both of them sat down.

The king of the journal sat next to the Great Khan and looked at the map together; And the general Arazhiyuan sat far away, as if he didn't care much about the situation in front of him.

Seeing that the two of them arrived, the Great Khan also said in a deep voice: "It is reported that Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town of the Ming Kingdom, has led the Tiance army to the north, with more than 100,000 troops, and is rushing towards Datong Town!" What are your countermeasures? ”

The general was still silent, looking up slightly at the embroidery on the top of the tent, not knowing what he was thinking.

The king of Saikan said: "Great Khan, our army has harvested more than 100,000 stones, grains and grass, 60,000 people during this time, and the rest of the livestock is also in the tens of thousands, which is already a good harvest. Now that the Tiance army is coming, is our army temporarily avoiding the edge and retreating to the grassland first? ”

Hearing this, the general Ah Razhiyuan looked over and frowned slightly, but still did not speak.

And the Great Khan also said first: "Don't discuss the matter of withdrawing the army, since Ben Khan is coming with his army, he must not withdraw here!" Moreover, if we retreat as soon as we encounter the Tiance Army, then our Warat soldiers will no longer have the courage to fight against the Tiance Army! ”

When the king of Saikan heard this, he no longer advocated retreating, but said: "Since this is the case, then it is best for our army to divide its troops and continue to attack and harass the nine sides of the Ming army, and we must not fight a decisive battle with the Tiance army!" ”

"No!"

At this time, the general Arazhiyuan objected: "If you divide the army, you will be weak!" Although our army is good at iron cavalry, but without a large number of troops, facing the Great Wall of the Ming Kingdom and many fortresses like cow's hair, it will definitely suffer! ”

I have to say that the Great Khan still agrees with the statement of the general Alazhiyuan in his heart, but he is unwilling to express it.

"Order: All the troops rushed to assemble thirty miles north of Datong Town!"

"Datong Town?!"

Hearing this order, the King of Saiban was immediately shocked, this was the fiasco of the previous Warat army!

Moreover, according to the report of the Tanma, the soldiers and horses of the Ming army stationed in Datong Town have increased greatly at this time with the help of the Tiance Army, and the strength of the troops has also increased, plus the Tiance Army is rushing towards Datong Town, what is the army going to Datong Town to do at this time!

Compared with the shock of the king of the saikan, the general Arazhiyuan was still unfazed, just saluted and received the order, then turned around and left, without saying a word.

At this time, the king of the saiban whispered: "Great Khan! What a pain! ”

The Great Khan also said with an unkind face: "This time this Khan just wants to see if the Tiance army will go north!" ”

"What if the Tiance Army doesn't come?"

"Then if Timur is lost, he can go west with peace of mind and open up territory for Warat! We can also hit the northern frontier of the Ming Kingdom and let the soldiers go back for a good winter! ”

When the king heard this, he had a hint of enlightenment in his heart, and realized that this division of troops was actually not a hasty move, but was carefully planned by the Great Khan!

"Do you mean ......?"

Suddenly, the king of the race looked at Ye Xian in disbelief, and said in a low voice: "Could it be that the Taishi is returning to help!" ”

In the middle of the night, the general Arazhiyuan returned to the camp more than 20 miles away from the Warat Chinese army.

Standing in the night, looking south, he could only see pitch black, but at this time, his eyes seemed to have seen the tense preparations for the battle in Datong Town.

"Humph! Just a trick, do you think you can win the war in this way? ”

The general Arazhiyuan thought disdainfully in his heart, and then a raging anger appeared in his eyes, this is the heart-wrenching anger of a man who has lost his son!

At the same time, Xue Tong, who had been promoted to the chief military officer of Datong Town, still did not sleep, but was on duty on the north wall of Datong Town with the soldiers defending the city.

At this time, the city was full of soldiers defending the city, villagers who assisted in the defense, and people who came to transport food and water.

Although it was late at night, the city was still full of people and was very lively.

"Master Jun! Can the Tartars still be arrogant this time? ”

A man who came to deliver drinking water asked with a smile, although the tension before the war was already very strong, these people were not so nervous, and they were obviously very confident in the soldiers of Datong Town.

Not far away, a general who was leaning on the arrow stack to recuperate heard it and said with a laugh: "Arrogant? These dogs and tartars just come, come and die as many as they come! ”

When the surrounding soldiers and people heard this, they immediately burst into laughter, and everyone was in high spirits.

Next to him, another soldier even said: "Now the 100,000 Tiance army is heading north, and then these Tartars will all have to die under our Datong City!" ”

"That's right! That's right! ”

"It's not a pity that these dog tartars die!"

"This is another big victory!"

Listening to the shouts one after another, Chief Soldier Xue Tong couldn't stop nodding when he saw this, and said secretly: "The military heart is available!" ”

In this short period of time, the whole city of Datong Town was full of spirit, and the chief soldier Xue Tong also divided the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city, as well as the townsmen and people in the city into three shifts, taking turns to defend the city.

At the same time, the commander-in-chief Xue Tong also strengthened many fortresses in the north of Datong Town, and increased the number of troops and defensive equipment, so as to delay the attack speed of the Warat army and consume the strength of the Tartars.

After making these preparations, the chief soldier Xue Tong was full of confidence in his heart, as long as the Wara army chose Datong Town as the main attack direction again, the soldiers and horses of Datong Town would definitely make the Wara army pay the due price!

A few days later, a team rushed from the north at night and rushed directly into the north gate of Datong Town, which had just opened a crack.

These nights have brought back a piece of news: an army of 100,000 varats is coming, and it will be under the city in a day at most!

Chief soldier Xue Tong was also surprised, and hurriedly asked: "Where are the fortresses and piers in the north?" Why not signal! ”

The night Bushu said with some shock: "Qiqi Town, the Warat Iron Cavalry came too fast, almost non-stop southward raids, and the fortresses and piers along the way have all been lost!" ”

Hearing this, the chief soldier Xue Tong realized that he was too light on the enemy!

Therefore, the general soldier Xue Tong immediately ordered the whole city to be under martial law, closed the gates of Datong Town, transported all the people, livestock, and grain outside the city into the city, burned all the houses outside the city, and carried out the implementation of the strong wall and clear the wilderness.

At the same time, the general soldier Xue Tong also sent Ye Buhui to the south, urging the Tiance army to go north as soon as possible.

Half a day later, a family member hurriedly rushed into the General Soldier's Mansion and said loudly to Xue Tong, the General Soldier who was studying the military situation: "General Town! The army of Tartars is coming! ”

The chief soldier Xue Tong was also shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly put on his armor and set off, and came to the north city wall of Datong Town.

At this time, the defenders, townsmen, and people of the whole city have gathered in place, but the people in the city are no longer as optimistic as before, and everyone's faces are full of solemnity.

Xue Tong, the chief soldier, looked to the north, only to see that in the vast wilderness, countless Tartar iron horsemen were riding horses and galloping, setting off bursts of smoke and dust in the field, facing the cold wind of Layue, these Tartars didn't seem to feel the cold at all, charging and shouting wantonly.

As the saying goes: 10,000 people are boundless!

A hundred thousand worat iron horses rolled in, and their might terrified everyone in the city.

It didn't take long for the 100,000-strong army to stop a few miles from the town of Datong and begin to set up camp.

The soldiers and horses of the Wara army were all wearing gray-brown cotton robes, and from a distance, the army seemed to be like an endless dark cloud, almost completely enveloping the town of Datong, and the huge pressure made the chief soldier Xue Tong a little breathless.

"Fortunately, I have prepared in advance, and now it depends on whether the Tiance Army will come quickly!"

Thinking in his heart, the chief soldier Xue Tong suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted at the soldiers around him: "Brothers! Prepare to face the battle and protect Datong! ”

"Kill!"