Beijing.

The battle under the city has lasted for more than half a month, and the army of King Qin from all over the country is also rushing to the horse, and the overall situation is improving.

At this time, Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, finally became a lot more down-to-earth, but the fact that Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, did not move for three days made Yu Qian angry, and in the urging again and again, the relationship between Yu Qian and Shi Heng also became tense.

At the same time, Warat Khan Totobuhua and Taishi had also led their troops from Changping Prefecture and rushed towards Juyong Pass.

This news was soon detected by the Ming army at night, and then quickly sent the news to Yu Qian and Shi Heng.

Yu Qian couldn't sit still, and came directly to the Ming army camp outside the Desheng Gate, and after seeing Shi Heng, he said loudly: "Right Governor!" The Tartar army has begun to retreat, and now there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses garrisoned by General Liu in Juyong Pass, which is weak and cannot withstand the onslaught of 200,000 Tartars, why is the army not dispatched? What is the purpose of the right governor! ”

Shi Heng was not angry, and said with a smile: "Lord Yu, don't worry, General Liu is a tiger general, and the soldiers under him are all elite soldiers, and 20,000 elite soldiers are foolproof in guarding Juyong Pass!" If our army is dispatched too early, it is difficult to guarantee that the Tartar army will not flee to other places, so it is better to wait for them to fight for a while, and our army will cover up and kill from behind! ”

Yu Qian looked at Shi Heng's appearance, and couldn't wait to pounce on him and scuffle, and said angrily: "In this way, the right capital governor is ready to borrow a knife to kill!" ”

"Lord Yu! Be careful! ”

Shi Heng said coldly: "Your Majesty has already made a will, the right to face this battle belongs to me, and the overall situation is scheduled for Lord Yu, please don't overstep your authority!" ”

When Yu Qian heard this, he immediately threw up his sleeves and left, and before leaving, he shouted angrily: "If the right governor ruins the battle situation and frames Zhongliang, then he is the eternal sinner of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Shi Heng stared at Yu Qian's back, sneered, and said, "Hmph! I'm really taking myself as a commodity! ”

Then, Shi Heng said to the generals beside him: "The additional dispatch will not be collected at night, and the movements of the Warat army will be closely monitored, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

"Order!"

The words are divided into two ends, one for each table.

Just when Yu Qian and Shi Heng were in a-for-tat confrontation, Totokhunhua and Yexian had already led an army of 200,000 varat into the territory of Juyong Pass, and the advance of the army was less than ten miles away from Juyong Pass.

This time, he also led the army to attack the main body of Juyong Pass, and did not attack Nanguan.

Because the terrain outside Nanguan is relatively narrow, it is impossible to spread out the 200,000 army, Liu Juntao destroyed all the roads outside Nanguan, and dug countless traps in the wilderness, so that the Wara army could not be arrayed at all, so Tokhok Buhua and Yeye could only choose to attack the stronger main Guancheng first.

In the face of the menacing Warat army, Liu Juntao had already received the news in advance, and had already deployed the soldiers of each battalion in place.

In this battle, Liu Juntao deployed all the soldiers of the Yanzhou Mansion Barracks and the Odd Barracks to the Guancheng, as the main force of the war, more than 8,000 soldiers were all waiting for the city, and thousands of birdmen were already stationed at the head of the city.

Moreover, the mine-throwers in these two battalions were also scattered, and these mine-throwers had only one task, that is, to blow up the Tartars' ladders and siege equipment with sky-shaking thunder.

The battle on the main city wall will be under the full command of Sun Xu, the commander of the Yanzhou Mansion Barracks, and Liu Juntao will be in charge of the overall situation.

After that, the front battalion of the Yushan Town Guard led by Zhang Xiaojun was deployed in the area of Nanguan in order to prevent Warat soldiers and horses from taking the opportunity to sneak attack and be foolproof.

The left battalion of the Yushan Town Guard led by Chen Ziping was stationed in the area of the main city and the Nanguan Gate, and built a breastwork behind the city gate to establish a second line of defense to prevent the worst-case scenario.

As for the soldiers and horses of the right battalion of the Yushan Town Guard Team temporarily led by President Qian Chang Hongdao, they were stationed in the Chinese army together with the Iron Cavalry Battalion of the Yushan Town Guard Team led by Zhou Zongsheng as a reserve force for this battle.

Of course, the ten artillery pieces accompanying the army, as well as the original ten artillery pieces in Juyong Pass, have all been deployed at the head of the city, and the twenty gunners have selected more than 20 baggage soldiers as assistants, and are seizing the time to adjust the artillery angle, these 20 artillery pieces will be Liu Juntao's killer weapon in this battle!

In addition, Liu Juntao also commanded the soldiers to prepare rolling stones, ash bottles, gold juice, wolf tooth slappers and other sharp weapons to defend the city.

Liu Juntao stood on top of the gate, only to see that there were two ditches outside the Juyong Pass, there was a horse rejection array under the city wall, and there was a horse barrier outside the city gate, and the overall defense of the city could be said to be invulnerable!

"Humph! In addition to having more troops, the Warat army has no artillery, and the second is not good at attacking the city, I want to see what the Tartars take to capture Juyong Pass! ”

At this time, Liu Juntao only thought about leading the army to fight a bloody battle with the Warat army to the end, as for the reinforcements of Shi Heng's department, Liu Juntao didn't count on it at all, and he couldn't count on it!

After everything was deployed, Liu Juntao ordered the heavy soldiers to bury the pot and cook at the head of the city, and the soldiers ate and drank and rested on the spot, waiting for the arrival of the Warat army.

A day later, he galloped back to Guancheng without collecting the flying horse at night: "General Qiyu! The Tartar army was encamped ten miles away, and was cutting down trees on a large scale, and it must have been rushing to make siege equipment! ”

"Probe!"

"Order!"

Liu Juntao thought about it for a while, and intended to send Zhou Zongsheng's troops to raid the Wara camp, but after thinking about it for a while, he shook his head slightly and gave up.

Even if the defense of the Wara army is lax, after all, there are 200,000 soldiers and horses, most of which are iron horses, and they can be pursued at any time, and Zhou Zongsheng's department only has more than 2,000 people, and the difference in strength is too great, so it is not appropriate!

As a result, Liu Juntao put all his energy on defending the city.

The next day, the news came again that the Warat army had built a large number of siege machines, and even pole cranes and small trebuchets were expected!

Hearing the news here, Liu Juntao couldn't help frowning slightly, these two sharp weapons were not something that those Tartar craftsmen in the Warat Army could quickly create.

This shows that there must be Ming craftsmen captured from all over the country in the Warat army!

"It seems that this battle is a bit grim!"

Although Liu Juntao was a little worried, he still had a high fighting spirit, so he ordered the artillery team to give priority to bombarding the trebuchets and pole carts in the Tartar army when the battle began.

At the same time, Liu Juntao also asked Liu Zi'an and asked, "What news is there from the capital?" ”

Liu Zi'an has developed a lot of manpower in the capital, and even at this time, he can keep in touch with the elites of these exploration departments, so he is still well aware of the major things in the capital.

At this time, Liu Zi'an couldn't help but sigh, so he briefly talked about the conflict between Qian and Shi Heng, and then said: "General, that Shi Heng's wolf ambition is to disregard the safety of the country for his own momentary honor and disgrace, he is simply a national thief!" ”

Liu Juntao was furious at this time, and said angrily: "I will capture this thief sooner or later!" ”

Suddenly, there was a bang outside the city, and then Liu Juntao and Liu Zi'an hurriedly looked, only to see a team of Pegasus rushing back, both of them went north with a red flag to warn, and at the same time, a person who did not collect at night also held a trumpet cannon in his hand, and after the fuse burned out, there was another explosion!

"General! The army of Warat is coming! ”

Liu Juntao also nodded, and while ordering to open the city gate and let the soldiers who do not accept the night into the city, he also ordered: "Order!" Beat the drums of war and order the soldiers of all departments to meet the battle! ”

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

The war drums of the Ming army sounded, and the murderous atmosphere inside and outside Juyong Pass was suddenly filled, and more than 21,000 soldiers were ready to kill the Tartars in Juyong Pass.

It didn't take long for him to lead the army to appear in the field of vision of the Ming army.

I saw that the army of 200,000 Tartars was advancing densely, and the front of the army was full of all kinds of vehicles, including nearly a hundred shield cars alone, in addition to the number of rushing cars, twenty trebuchets, and in the Tartar array, there was also a towering pole cart, and the ladders carried by those Warat soldiers were countless!

Seeing this, an idea suddenly popped up in Liu Juntao's heart: "I must also accept all these craftsmen in the first army!" ”