November 5th. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Juyong Pass South Gate Tower.

Shen Xi led the army into Juyong Pass, originally planned to lead the army back to King Qin in Beijing the next day, who knew that the Tartars increased their troops to the south entrance, and even attacked instead of defending, several times to the south wall of Juyong Pass to launch siege operations, Shen Xi had to first beat the Tartars back before talking about the army.

After continuous battles, the Tartars suffered heavy casualties from the Ming army's Buddha cannons, bows, crossbows, trebuchets, etc., and had to withdraw from the south entrance and use sporadic cavalry to monitor and harass.

Shen Xi has a lot of generals at hand that can be sent, such as Hu Songyue, Liu Xu and Zhu Lie, the commanders of the Beijing camp who followed him before, his brother-in-law Lin Heng and his good brother Wang Lingzhi who grew up with him, as well as several cavalry Qianhu Wang Jinglian, Xu Kun and Sun Hang sent by Liu Daxia, plus Li Pin, the commander of Long Qingwei, it can be said that there are many talents.

The total strength of Shen Xi's command has swelled to 25,000, and if you add the people who were temporarily recruited, his soldiers and horses can even reach 30,000, but what really has combat effectiveness is the 8,000 foot soldiers who have been tested in the Great War in Tumubao and the cavalry sent back by Liu Daxia, which is also the backbone of Liu Daxia's ability to defeat the Fire Sieve Department and recover Ningxia Town. 、

However, Shen Xi couldn't bring everyone back to Beijing, after negotiation, Shen Xi still decided to let Li Pin lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to defend the town, so that only 20,000 people could really return to Beijing to master Qinwang, but this was already the most time that Shen Xi led the most troops.

Although there are almost 1,000 Tartar heads left in Juyong Pass in the past few days, through the previous Tartar siege, Shen Xi roughly concluded that the Tartars in the surrounding area of Nankou are afraid that there are 10,000 horsemen, and the road to the Beijing Division must be difficult, so after the Tartars retreated, Shen Xi did not immediately send troops, although the time was very urgent, but he was afraid that his soldiers and horses would be annihilated under the continuous attacks of the Tartars before they arrived in the Beijing Division.

"Senior brother, you give me 2,000 cavalry, and I will kill the Jingshi first, and I will definitely be able to destroy all the Tartars around the Jingshi...... If you think two thousand is too much, it's okay to give me a thousand cavalry......"

After Wang Lingzhi won the great victory north of Juyong Pass and the Yibu Division, he was full of energy, and he thought about how to make contributions, as long as he led the troops wherever he went, the Tatars would fall apart, which made Shen Xi speechless for a while.

How come the junior disciples who have been taught by themselves never use their brains? Invincible on the battlefield with a high military force value can certainly boost the morale of the army and open the door to victory, but if something happens, it will only blindly be strong, and in the end it can only harm others and oneself.

Shen Xi was checking the situation on the city tower at this time, and there were only 5,000 soldiers and horses left to follow Li Pin to defend the city fortress, but the absolute safety of this Xiongguan must be guaranteed, so that it can be attacked, retreated, and defended...... If you advance, you will return to the Beijing Division, so that the Tatar soldiers and horses will collapse, and if you retreat, you will stick to the Juyong Pass, continue to fight defensive battles, and skillfully deal with the Tatars.

Shen Xi asked with a smile, "Do you know how many soldiers and horses the Tartars have?" ”

Wang Lingzhi thought for a moment and said, "I heard...... There are hundreds of thousands? ”

Shen Xi glanced at him and asked, "To you, more than 100,000 is similar to 3500, do you know what the concept of 100,000 is?" ”

Wang Lingyi shook his hand and said: "I don't care about him, whether it is a hundred thousand, three or five hundred, as long as I don't die and open a bloody road in front, the defensive formation of the Tartars will be rushed away by our army, and the follow-up soldiers and horses can take the opportunity to cover up...... This is what you taught me, senior brother, the advantage of the cavalry is the impact, and you can't open the opening of the Tartar formation, why do you want the cavalry? ”

Shen Xi smiled, before he felt that Wang Lingzhi had no advantages except for brute strength, but after listening to Wang Lingzhi's analysis of the advantages of cavalry, he felt that this kid still had some brains, and it seemed that he could save one or two.

"There are 10,000 people, boundless, and 100,000 people, and the earth is up to the sky. The concept of 100,000 is that you kill one person in one round, but at the end of the day, you will probably only kill a negligible part. With your riding skills and martial arts, you can probably last for half a day, but who can accompany you to kill all the way to the end? In the end, all the officers and soldiers behind you are buried, your flanks have no cover, and you can't escape the fate of defeat and death! ”

"To fight, you must learn to use your brain! On our way to the capital, we will encounter Tatar soldiers and horses from all stripes, and if we are not careful, it will be enough for us to lose ground and annihilate our army. Juyong Pass is only a stone's throw away from the capital, but if you can't grasp the opportunity well, and there are no reinforcements in the capital to go out of the city to cooperate with our army, this battle will be very difficult! Shen Xi talked eloquently.

Wang Lingzhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and finally he blinked and asked, "So what, senior brother?" ”

Shen Xi said angrily: "So, you just treat me honestly, and if you don't let you send troops, you just wait with peace of mind and let you go into battle, then you will take your men and horses to fight with indomitable momentum and complete the task I assigned." ”

"Ling Zhi, I appreciate your bravery, but your impulsiveness and recklessness are what I'm worried about, even if you can fight with ten or even a hundred enemies on the battlefield, it is absolutely impossible to have a thousand enemies or ten thousand enemies, but your wit can break a million soldiers, and the reckless man will only end up with a dismal ending!"

Wang Lingzhi scratched his head and said, "Senior brother, you really can't open any pot!" On weekdays, in the army, I don't think I'm stupid, it's just that you're too smart, and I will look useless in front of you. If only my brother's wisdom could lend me a little, then I would be brave and resourceful, and I could be invincible in the world! ”

"Think of good things! Go back and straighten out the soldiers and horses, and set off tonight! Shen Xi shook his head and said.

"Order!"

When Wang Lingzhi heard that the army would be sent at night, he was so excited that he couldn't find the north, so he hurried down to the city to make preparations. He had just come down from the horse road, and when he saw Lin Heng coming in a hurry, Wang Lingzhi greeted him happily: "Old Lin, okay!" ”

Lin Heng's status in the army is higher than that of Wang Lingzhi, but he admires Wang Lingzhi, who is indomitable on the battlefield, and arches his hand and says: "General Wang Xiao, this will come to meet Lord Shen!" ”

Wang Lingzhi glanced at the top of his head, and saw that Shen Xi was looking this way, and immediately felt a burst of pride, thinking that Shen Xi was "looking at him differently", and said with a flutter of eyebrows:

"Lord Shen is up there, and he said that he will set off tonight, and I will first go and straighten out the soldiers and horses, so that the brothers can sleep well, so that they can have the spirit at night. Well, see you when the troops are dispatched! ”

After that, Wang Lingzhi and Lin Heng staggered, one up and down.

Lin Heng came to the city, came to Shen Xi, and reported: "Lord Shen, none of the scouts sent before have returned with news...... Judging from the current situation, Jingshi has fallen into a heavy siege and is very dangerous! ”

Shen Xi nodded and comforted: "The situation is not as bad as you think, after all, the capital is supported by Liu Shaofu and others, even if the soldiers and horses are not arrayed outside the Nine Gates to deal with the Tatars, the Beijing division can be temporarily unharmed." I am afraid that it will drag on for a long time, and the Beijing camp and the nine gates have been repeatedly negligent in their defenses, so that the Tatars have carefully mixed into the Beijing division, if the defenders have been defeated in successive battles, the army's heart is lost, or there are city gate guards to defect to the Tatars, that is when the Beijing division is in danger! ”

Lin Heng was very nervous when he heard this, and asked, "Lord Shen, there are still a large number of Tartar soldiers and horses around the south entrance of Juyong Pass, is it too hasty for me to send troops in a hurry?" ”

Shen Xi sighed lightly and said, "If you don't fight, it will be difficult to explain to the imperial court!" ”

"The Beijing division now needs to boost the morale of the army, even if it is just a small victory, it can also make the army and the people work together, for fear that the soldiers will not see the arrival of reinforcements and be cowardly."

"No, we must send scouts and messengers to the capital again, and in any case, we must also pass back the news that our troops and horses are about to return to help. If the Beijing division can send a battalion of soldiers and horses to fight, and cooperate with our army, it can catch the Tatars by surprise, or receive miraculous results! ”

Lin Heng hugged his fists and said, "Lord Shen, don't worry, the last general will arrange this!" ”