Jiang Gui rushed to report to Zhu Qizhen for 800 li, and at the same time dispatched troops, and even took turns guarding with Deputy Chief Soldier Daniel Zhang, and one of the two must be on the city wall.

When he was a child, Daniel Zhang put on a drape and came over to change shifts with Jiang Gui. Jiang Gui advised: "Be careful, if the enemy army attacks, you must report me quickly." ”

It's not that he can't trust Daniel Zhang, but that the matter is big and he can't be careless.

Daniel Zhang said, "Don't worry, adults. The last general will patrol the city wall all the time, and as long as he sees the shadow of the enemy, he will immediately report to the lord. ”

Daniel Zhang received the good news that his son had become the Marquis of Xingchang a few days ago, and he was so happy that he didn't know what to do, if he hadn't been able to leave his post without permission, he would have rushed back to Beijing with a flying horse and threatened with death, forcing the Empress Dowager to agree to his son's marriage.

He was not happy, he received the letter again, Zhang Ning was worried that he was too excited, impulsive, regardless of running back to Beijing, when the emperor was ready to go to the expedition in person, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were busy preparing for the expedition, not to return to Beijing by edict, it was a capital crime, and no one could save him. I had to follow the good news and send someone to deliver a letter from home.

After reading the family letter, Daniel Zhang was even more happy, his son really grew up and understood, understood the general situation, thought long-term, and in turn reminded him of this old man.

He held back his mood to return to Beijing and waited patiently at the university. Sure enough, within a few days, the news came that the emperor drove his own expedition, led the army out of the capital, and came to Datong.

Although the Empress Dowager is in Beijing and cannot plead in person, it is the same to ask the emperor. Daniel Zhang was in a good mood, and he only felt that in the near future, he would have a daughter-in-law of the county lord. That is the red man in front of the emperor and the empress dowager, and it is said that he is more favored than several princesses.

Only such a girl is worthy of her son.

Daniel Zhang has long left behind King Zheng's unhappiness in refusing to marry, and people are rushing to post upside down with the respect of the king, why not agree? He is just an earl, if his son hadn't become a celebrity in front of the emperor, how would it be his turn to do such a good thing? As for Yang Rong'er, the granddaughter of the first assistant, and a talented woman who moved the capital, I don't know how many literati have an unattainable existence in their hearts, but compared with the county lord, they will inevitably have to go to the back row. Who could be more honorable than a royal woman? The Shousuke family can't do it either.

However, Daniel Zhang is also very proud to be able to marry Shousuke. The Yang family's scholarly family, the respect of the first assistant, this heritage is not trivial. The two daughters-in-law have a lot of backgrounds, and they have to marry home as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

A quarter moon in the sky, a few sparse stars, walking in the city, can only rely on feelings. Because the enemy army was approaching, the torches were extinguished at the head of the city, so as not to show the way for the enemy.

Daniel Zhang looked down the city, and thought diligently, just waiting for a big victory, so he asked the emperor for permission to marry the lord of Anding County to his son.

The city man knocked four times, and the non-commissioned officers on duty lay under the battlements and snored, and Daniel Zhang said to the few sergeants who followed him: "You can find a place to rest for a while." ”

A sergeant said: "Adults are compassionate to their humble duties, but they cannot rest on their own." ”

"Yes. Originally, the lowly officials were supposed to patrol and the adults went to rest, but now the adults themselves patrolled, and the lowly officials should follow. The rest of the sergeants said one after another.

Daniel Zhang still wanted to say something, but he saw a long line of fire in the sky, rushing like the rising sun, but the sun was not so fast, it would rise higher and higher. He shouted: "No, the enemy army is coming, ready to meet the enemy." Thinking of Jiang Gui's instructions, he said, "Go and call Master Jiang." ”

Several sergeants around him split up, and immediately kicked the sergeant who was snoring and sleeping under the battlements. In less than ten breaths, in the darkness, the city was already in full array, and countless pairs of eyes were nervously staring at the line of fire in the sky.

That's a torch.

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He also ordered the whole army to rush towards Datong, and he must rush to Datong before dawn, and the Ming army was caught off guard.

After a day and a night's journey, he was a little tired, but when he thought that half of the three major battalions led by Zhu Qizhen were infantry, plus the emperor was traveling, he had to talk about pomp and circumstance, and at this time, he didn't know where to wander leisurely, and it was definitely impossible to rush to Datong.

He had long figured out the combat strength of the defenders in Datong, otherwise why did he send envoys to the Ming Dynasty four or five times a year to pay tribute, and there were still tribes who kept provoking under the city of Datong? Whenever the Ming court reprimanded, he said that the tribes adjacent to Datong were disobedient, but in fact, he sent these tribes to test the strength of Datong.

Years of temptation have finally come in handy.

Datong has less than 2,000 defenders, so what if there are city walls? How long can he hold under the onslaught of his 100,000 cavalry? If you can't defend Zhu Qizhen, that kid will come with his troops. He still has this point.

He took the lead, identified the direction, and ran towards Datong, and did not forget to roar: "See, Datong has arrived." The first to ascend to the top of the city will be sealed as the head of a thousand households, and the reward will be ten thousand taels. ”

"Roar!" Many of the Warat troops were enthusiastic, and everyone fought bravely to be the first.

He also raised his whip first, struck the horse hard, stepped down on his beloved horse and suffered pain, and threw down his four hooves and galloped forward.

There is no son on the grassland who doesn't love horses, but at this time, he can't care about it. This hour is when the defenders of Datong are asleep, and if they don't take advantage of this time to raid and attack, and when the defenders don't know what is happening, when will they stay? Do you wait for the defenders to wake up and eat enough before attacking the city? He's not an idiot.

This is also the reason why he would rather kill by mistake than misplace before gathering troops, and kill all the Ming people who went to the grassland to do business.

As for the small group of Ming court cavalry he encountered last time, as soon as he found out, he ordered a strong crossbow to shoot them, even if the horse carried the people back? Dead people can't speak, how does Jiang Gui know what happened to these people and who killed them? There are often small-scale battles between the two sides, and Jiang Gui will not be suspicious.

"Rush!" His whip was raised high again, and the outline of the wall standing in the darkness in front of him became clearer and clearer. The city is still dark and dreary, there is no light, Jiang Gui, the rice bucket, is waiting to be killed by Lao Tzu in his sleep.

I was so proud that I couldn't help but laugh loudly.

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Jiang Gui rested in the hut next to the city gate and slept with his clothes. The sergeant went and called, and he got up and rushed to the head of the city.

Good fellow, there were more torches in the sky outside the city than there were stars in the sky, and these torches were getting closer and closer, and the facial features of the immediate Warat army could be clearly seen. The deafening sound of horses' hooves shook the walls beneath their feet.

Jiang Gui's face changed slightly, and he came out of the nest this time.

Daniel Zhang stared at the man in front of him, held the barrel of the spear tightly with his right hand, and said something, but was drowned out by the deafening sound of horses' hooves, and could not be transmitted at all. He had to say loudly: "My lord, the enemy army is not small. ”

Jiang Gui's eyes were fixed on the enemy troops under the city, and he said, "It looks like they are going to attack the city." ”

The fast-running enemy army has come to the city, and the enemy army behind is still pouring in, which is boundless. Some enemy troops are building siege equipment, but they are not trying to attack the city while it is dark?

He sneered, "They want to attack us by surprise. ”

It's really not strange that I didn't find anyone on the city wall first, the city wall was dark, and the sergeants were hiding under the battlements, only Daniel Zhang and Jiang Gui showed their heads, and it would be strange if they could find it first.