In the tunnel where the underground foundry is located, by the red-hot stove. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Hearing that someone was coming, the blacksmith known as "Old Han" put down the sledgehammer in his hand and beckoned: "Put your weapons away, don't think that you have a little merit, you can shout five and six here." ”

"Let me tell you, those guys in the third battalion, I don't have a good impression of them, last time a few people came over to steal Lao Tzu's two taels of wine, do you know that Lao Tzu endured the gluttony in his stomach for several days to save it."

Shen Xi gave two taels of wine to the front-line soldiers every day, and one tael for the soldiers in the rear every two days, after all, there was not much wine in the city, and even if the soldiers urgently needed to use wine to keep out the cold, Shen Xi couldn't take too much for a while.

This batch of wine was snatched from the Tatars, and it was a very high degree of spirit, which was different from the wine that the Ming Dynasty people were accustomed to, and was more spicy.

And the blacksmith is responsible for technical work, he can get three taels of wine a day, but not everyone is good at wine, plus the blacksmith works by the red-hot stove at any time, wears a layer of sweat-absorbing clothes every day, does not need to keep out the cold, naturally can't drink so much spirits, but drinks a lot of water, making the skilled craftsman the most popular person in the army.

There is no need to go to the front line to die, and you can still drink spirits, and those soldiers and people who can carpenter, iron, repair, and brick and tile making skills have all taken the initiative to jump out and take work from Shen Xi.

These blacksmiths who are responsible for building weapons, especially the big guys, will give some things from the battlefield as gifts, in addition to being able to exchange for spirits, but also hope to build and repair weapons when they can be more attentive, so that they can have more confidence in saving their lives on the battlefield.

"You don't drink much yourself, so can't you be cheaper brothers?"

The tall soldier stretched out his hand and was about to pick up the wine jug on the wooden table, ready to have a good time, but before he could reach it, he was driven away by the blacksmith Han with a red-hot iron rod.

"You turtle son, do you want to kill someone?"

The tall soldier looked unconvinced, his eyes widened and he shouted angrily.

Blacksmith Han glared angrily: "Just kill an unconscious stupid donkey like you, what's the matter?" ”

The soldiers of the Beijing camp come from all over the world, and there will be more in the north and Guanzhong, but the regions are different, and different factions are naturally formed in the army.

The accents are very different from each other, and it is actually very difficult to understand the meaning when speaking, because people in these years are generally uneducated, and the government has not vigorously promoted the official language, and there is a lack of radio and television as a medium that allows people to learn by themselves through daily hearing and eyeing.

The people next to him hurriedly persuaded the two to leave, now that the war is imminent, there is no need for their own people to be so stiff.

The tall man knew that he had stolen the wine and was responsible for the loss, so he walked out of the foundry and came to the bend of the tunnel...... He was worried that Lao Han would hold a grudge and secretly stumble when repairing weapons, so he simply avoided it by himself. But the others did not go far, and stayed nearby to eavesdrop on what was being said inside.

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the same team began to talk with Lao Han and a few blacksmiths, chatting about nothing more than Yu Lu and the mother-in-law of the family, and some also talked about how their sons were naughty, going up to the trees to touch the birds' eggs, going down to the river to fish, and so on.

The tall man was so angry when he heard this, he threw a straw on the ground and scolded: "Don't be scared, Lao Tzu's mother-in-law can give birth to a few babies when she turns around, no worse than yours!" ”

One of the recruits inside laughed and quipped: "Boss Liu, didn't you say that the mother-in-law in the family was not angry and gave birth to a girl......

The tall man had wanted to hide outside, but when he heard this kind of "personal attack", he grabbed the flat pole next to him and rushed into the pit where the foundry was located, and greeted the gossiping recruit.

This time, no one came to persuade him, because they could see that it was nonsense, but the tall man was unyielding, and it seemed that he had to teach the recruit a hard lesson.

"Boss Liu, you really have the ability to beat your brother so hard, when you were in the capital, I didn't see you beat your mother-in-law so hard......"

The recruit egg, who had been slapped on his ass, protested discontentedly as he circled around the stove.

Most of the people in these years are uneducated, and most of the men who have become a family have a strong machismo style, once they are angry or have a hot brain, they will inevitably beat their wives and children, and being a soldier is no exception, and they also like to compete to see who governs their mother-in-law better.

"Stop making a fuss."

At this time, the veteran went to the thatched house and came back, and greeted loudly, "Lord Shen is here!" ”

Since he settled in Tumubao, Shen Xi has not patrolled the city once or twice, and has even formed a norm, but whenever Shen Xi has time, he will go to the middle and lower ranks of officers and soldiers to understand the suffering, know what needs everyone has, and solve them in time.

"Lord Shen."

"Lord Shen!"

After seeing Shen Xi, the soldiers in the nearby tunnels gathered in groups.

The court members of the second rank are very rare in these years, and the total number of them in the whole country will not exceed twenty, and they will be at least the level of Politburo members in later generations.

At this time, Shen Xi was the supreme commander of Tumubao, and it was a key figure related to whether all the officers and soldiers could go home safely to see their wives and children, so at this time, the officers and soldiers especially wanted to meet Shen Xi to determine whether the young commander had the confidence to take them home.

Shen Xi entered the foundry and came to several officers and soldiers of the first battalion, Shen Xi frowned and glanced at the tall soldier who was disheveled due to chasing the eggs of the recruits, and shouted coldly: "Look at what you look like, pay attention to your appearance!" ”

The tall man was still arrogant before, but when he saw Shen Xi at this time, it was like a mouse seeing a cat, and he hurriedly saluted: "Yes, my lord." ”

Shen Xi's gaze did not stay on a person for too long, and quickly turned to others, while the tall man was tidying up his clothes, his heart was full of disappointment, he thought that he could let Shen Xi see his hard work, who knew that Shen Xi only saw his embarrassed appearance, and secretly complained in his heart that he was embarrassed in front of the people he admired.

The one who accompanied Shen Xi to inspect this time was Zhang Yong, the prison soldier who had been ridiculed by the tall man before, and Zhang Yong looked tired at this time, looking around behind Shen Xi, his face full of impatience.

Shen Xi and Zhang Yong represented the imperial court.

In Shen Xi's view, the inspection should not be perfunctory, and the soldiers should not feel that the commander was just dealing with official business, so he tried to make himself look approachable.

"Lord Shen, what are you doing all over the city? The army is busy with a pot of porridge, and the Tartars outside the city will attack the city at any time, so you are not in a hurry? ”

Zhang Yong couldn't understand Shen Xi's relaxed mentality, so he kept asking questions, hoping to get some useful information from Shen Xi.

Shen Xi smiled and comforted: "Gonggong Zhang, what are you anxious about, it is not us who should be anxious now, but the Tatars outside the city, and the Tatars are worried about how to break through our iron walls at this time." ”

Zhang Yong said disdainfully: "A small city, why can it be said that it is iron-walled? The Tatars only need to gather tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and rush up from all directions, east, west, north and south, and it will not take half an hour for the civil fort to be lost, and then you and I will be in different places, Lord Shen, believe it or not? ”

Shen Xi smiled and said nothing, in his opinion, Zhang Yong is the type who will always only grow the morale of others to destroy his own prestige, as if the defense line of the civil fort is vulnerable, in fact, in Shen Xi's opinion, even if the Tatars attack in an all-out way, the civil fort can still hold out for three or five days, because the Tatars are not as strong as they imagined.

He answered this question.

If the Tatars move in the nest, they may be able to capture the Tumu Fort, but the cost will be extremely huge, and Shen Xi asked himself that even if he could not prevent the loss of the Tumu Fort in the end, it would make the Tatars pay the loss of 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses.

Shen Xi believed that Dayan Khan Batu Munk, as well as the Tatar national commander Yisimain could see this, there were not many people on the grassland, and the previous capture of Zhangjiakou Fort and Xuanfu Town City had paid a huge price, if too many troops were lost in Tumubao, it would affect the next attack on the Great Wall Neiguan and Jingshi.

Therefore, the Tatars will not spend too much money to attack the Tumu Fort, but will choose to attack tentatively, once it is determined that the Tumu Fort cannot be conquered in a short time, it is likely to divide the troops and continue to go to Juyong Pass, leaving some men and horses to continue to garrison.

"Father-in-law Zhang, if you are tired, you can go back to rest first, and the officer will go to the prisoner of war camp next......"

Shen Xi was tired of Zhang Yong's nagging, and the person he wanted to see at this time was the captured Tatar female general Huo Aya, a woman who had a deep relationship with Shen Xi, but unfortunately Huo Aya's judgment of the battle situation belonged to the kind of ignorance that was read according to the script, even if he had a certain amount of brains and force, but in the face of the cunning Shen Xi, there was only one way to fail.

Zhang Yong's heart was crossed, and he said: "Lord Shen, don't want to be a deserter in front of the battle, our family has said it here, where are you going, our family will not leave!" ”

Shen Xi shook his head: "Then please take care of everything!" ”

Shen Xi didn't care about Zhang Yong's follow, and went directly to the prisoner of war camp in the east of the city, where a tunnel the size of a basketball court was the place where Tatar prisoners of war were held in the city, including the Tatar number one prisoner of war Huo Aya.