Chapter 61 Bloody Battle on Tiger Valley

Perhaps it was the Tatars who were favored by the heavens, and the day after Bahannaji's return, the winds that had been raging for nearly ten days miraculously stopped.

Although the snow on the ground has not melted, and the sky and the earth are still white, under the bright sun, hiding in the corner and basking in the sun is even warmer and more comfortable than being in a thick yurt.

"Grandpa, such a good weather, it's really blessed by Immortal God!" Bahannaji followed me and stood on top of the watchtower, and while looking at the situation at the Huyukou on the other side, he said with a smile, Senior Brother of the Remnant Knife, read it all.

"Hehe, Immortal Heaven will not abandon us!" I replied with joy and turned around and ordered: "Najib, go back immediately and give the order, let the warriors have dinner earlier, we must attack while it is the hottest time at noon, and at sunset today, we must take Huyukou no matter what!" ”

"Yes, Najib is going!" Bahannaji replied with excitement on his face, and ran down the watchtower with his feet up and quickly.

Standing on the watchtower facing the sun, my back became more and more straight: "Huyukou, hum!" ”

"My lord, the weather is good today, I'm afraid there will be a big movement on the other side!" The general followed behind Tang Zhenhu and said with some worry.

Looking at the rising smoke, Tang Zhenhu's face showed a trace of bitterness: "Pass my general's order, order the soldiers to eat immediately, and after the meal, go to the city to prepare to meet the enemy!" "After that, I raised my feet and inspected the city wall, it seemed that my steps were a little heavy, and I was afraid that a fierce battle could not be avoided, and I didn't know how long I could hold on.

Datong.

The 6,000 men and horses who had gone through the wind and snow all the way finally saw the majestic city wall of Datong on this sunny day, and Shen Chongming took the lead, looking up at this prestigious border town while walking slowly.

Different from the feeling of looking down on the world in the city wall of the capital, the city wall of Datong City gives people a sense of heaviness at first sight, such a city wall is really built to defend against the enemy's attack, but no matter how thick and high the city wall is, it is not the best defensive weapon.

The news of Shen Chongming's arrival spread to Datong City last night, and when he saw that he was getting closer and closer to the city gate, a large group of people came up to greet him.

"Xiaguan Datong General Soldier Wang Chonggu, welcome the Governor of Qincha!" The leader stood in front of Shen Chongming's horse with both hands and fists.

As soon as he heard that it was Wang Chonggu, Shen Chongming hurriedly turned over and dismounted and walked up, helped Wang Chonggu with both hands, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang is polite, the younger generations can't afford your courtesy, hehe!" ”

Wang Chonggu raised his head, and his face was also full of smiles: "Alas! Lord Shen is the pillar of the country, and he is a martial artist in the lower official district, but he doesn't dare to be big! ”

"Hehe, Lord Wang is a general in the army, in front of you, we are all juniors!" Shen Chongming smiled and waved his hand, and then turned around to introduce it.

"Lord Wang, this is Lord Xiong Dabiao, the commander of the 3,000 battalions, and this is Lord Wei Daqing, the commander of the Shenji Battalion!"

"Lord Xiong, Lord Wei, Wang Mou has admired the two great names for a long time!" Wang Chonggu bowed his hand and said politely, he had indeed heard of Xiong Dabiao of the three major battalions of Yongguan Jingwei, but it was the first time he had heard of the name Wei Daqing, but this Wei Daqing was able to be in the same clan as the commander of the Shenji Battalion, and he knew that he was superior without guessing.

"Lord Wang is polite, your great name is like thunder!" Compared with the martial idiot Xiong Dabiao, Wei Daqing is still a little sophisticated, and after listening to Wang Chonggu's words, he hurriedly complimented him, which can be regarded as a courtesy.

But they are all men in the army, and politeness has always been pretending, and it will never be like a sour Confucian, once politeness gets up, it will be over.

"Hehe, Lord Wei has an overreputation!" Wang Chonggu smiled, and turned his head to look at Shen Chongming again: "Lord Shen, the humble position has already prepared a banquet in the city to catch the wind and wash the dust for a few adults, please!" ”

This kind of routine is inevitable everywhere, although Shen Chongming is anxious to inquire about the battle situation, he can't save Wang Chonggu's face, nodding and laughing: "This will trouble Lord Wang!" ”

"Hehe, my lord, you're kind to the farmer!" Wang Chonggu smiled on his face, but he was a little uncomfortable in his heart. Although he has been an official for half his life, he has always hated this kind of banquet, but because of Shen Chongming's identity, he can only follow the customs, after all, he is a popular person, and if he is a military general who makes him unhappy, he is afraid that it will not be good if something falls into his hands in the future.

In this way, the two of them awkwardly went into the city and went straight to the banquet place, which was of high specification and was the largest restaurant in Datong City.

Although all the civil and military officials of Datong City participated in the crowd, most of the people dispersed when they participated in the banquet, and the rest were a group of fierce-looking soldiers.

Although Wang Chonggu wanted to receive this literati-born governor of Qincha very much, but he couldn't stand such a large group of soldiers who were accustomed to eating meat and drinking wine in large bowls, and as soon as the banquet began, the whole hall became a vegetable market, and the shouts came and went, and several bigwigs sitting in the private room were rarely spared.

With an apologetic look on his face, Wang Chonggu smiled and said: "My lord, these guys outside are so sick, they like to shout when they drink, you must bear with it!" ”

This is a bit of a underestimation of Shen Chongming, Wang Chonggu would never have thought that Shen Chongming was an authentic fake literati, if he was put in that kind of literary crepe banquet, he would definitely be uncomfortable, and now this kind of atmosphere is what Shen Chongming likes, if he is in it, he will definitely not seem so restrained.

"Hehe, Lord Wang is too worried, this is the person in our army!" Smiling, Shen Chongming raised his glass and said, "Lord Wang, the junior gives you a cup!" ”

As he spoke, he didn't wait for Wang Chonggu to be polite, he raised his head and drank it all, but he looked very bold.

The two put down their wine glasses, and Shen Chongming went straight to the topic and said, "Lord Wang, how is the war going now." Although there is information every day, it is not as comprehensive as you know! ”

Speaking of this, Wang Chonggu felt a headache, and said with a sad face: "Alas! The current situation is not very good, the Mongolian Tatars are attacking everywhere, Datong stretches for nearly 100 miles from east to west, all under its troops, such a long front wants to defend, everywhere seems to be insufficient, the lower officials are worried these days, and I hope you can give you some advice! ”

The last sentence was originally just a kind word, but Shen Chongming didn't treat himself as an outsider, so he nodded and said: "Well, this passive defense is naturally not good, we should look for fighters to take the initiative!" ”

Wang Chonggu looked stunned, and then said with a wry smile: "It's not easy to take the initiative to attack, the 50,000 troops under my command are all elites who are good at riding and shooting, and only the 30,000 cavalry of my Datong Town are not opponents at all, if it is a head-to-head battle, there is almost no possibility of victory!" ”

"Hehe, how can you know that you can't win if you don't try it, so he is passively beaten like he is now, and he is worried all day long, we might as well bet on him!" Shen Chongming's face was full of smiles, as if he didn't care about winning or losing.

Wang Chonggu was full of bitterness, where can he have the idea of gambling on this battlefield, winning or losing is not a matter of much silver, but a major matter related to the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, and if it is more serious, it may affect the safety of the entire world.

"My lord, this is not good!" Wang Chonggu said with a face full of embarrassment, looking at Shen Chongming's expression, he was a little worried in his heart, could it be that this Lord Shen really wanted to gamble!

"Hehe, how can you know if you win or lose if you don't give it a try?" Shen Chongming smiled, faintly revealing an evil look, of course, this was the feeling he gave Wang Chonggu.

Hearing this, I saw that Wang Chonggu's face was straight, and he said without humility or arrogance: "Lord Shen." Although you are the governor of Qincha, but you still have to say a word, the military should be cautious in major affairs, do not take risks easily, otherwise, the temporary gains and losses are small, and the danger to the safety of my Ming Dynasty is great! ”

Originally, Wang Chonggu thought that if he said this, Lord Shen, who was in a high position at a young age, would definitely be furious, after all, with his current status, even in the capital where high-ranking officials and nobles gathered, there were few people who dared to talk to him like this.

But the facts were completely beyond Wang Chonggu's expectations, Shen Chongming not only did not get angry, but smiled heartily: "Lord Wang is worthy of being a general in the army, the emperor really didn't misunderstand you, with you for a day, this Datong Town is absolutely foolproof!" ”

When these words came out, Wang Chonggu was a little confused, and looked at Shen Chongming with puzzlement, could it be that he was saying the opposite to satirize himself, but looking at the current expression, it doesn't look like it! What's going on here?

Wang Chonggu's expression was full of Shen Chongming, and he no longer sold Guan Zi, and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, you can listen to the juniors in detail!" ”

Listening to Shen Chongming explain his plan in detail, Wang Chonggu was stunned for a long time before he smiled and said: "It turns out that this is the case, it seems that the lower officials misunderstood your lordship, and you are guilty of sin!" ”

"Hehe, what does Lord Wang think of this arrangement for the juniors?" Shen Chongming asked with a smile, looking at his expression, he was afraid that he would not object.

"Well, my lord's plan is really good, if the 30,000 cavalry of Xuanfu can arrive, plus the existing 30,000 cavalry in my Datong Town and the 6,000 Jingwei brought by your lordship, we have a complete advantage in terms of troops, plus the Mongolian Tatars have been fighting for half a month, now it must be a lack of people and horses, and then we will have another surprise, the odds of victory are really not small!" Wang Chonggu nodded as he spoke, he was extremely impressed by Shen Chongming's plan, it seemed that this Lord Shen was really worthy of his reputation, and it was really rare for a person to make such an arrangement for the battle situation from a distance of thousands of miles before he left the capital.

Shen Chongming nodded and said with a smile: "Since Lord Wang, you think it is feasible, then let's arrange it immediately without further ado, it is best to take the men and horses to Huyukou tomorrow, as long as the 30,000 horses of the Xuanfu arrive, we will clean up my answer!" ”

"Okay, then the lower official will go back to the yamen to arrange, and we will send troops to Huyukou early tomorrow morning!" Wang Chonggu couldn't sit still, so he got up and said directly.

After rushing for so many days, Shen Chongming was also tired, and at this time, he saw the end of the reception banquet that had just started, and quickly stood up: "Okay, my lord, you can arrange it, the juniors will take their brothers to rest first, and we will set off early tomorrow morning!" ”

A few people left the private room, and the hall that was originally boiling with people immediately quieted down, and everyone turned their heads to look at Shen Chongming and Wang Chonggu, could it be that these two bosses were going to drink a few drinks with their brothers.

Thinking of this section, the soldiers who were accustomed to lawlessness immediately thought carefully, there is a way that there is no size on the wine field, and they take this opportunity to pour down the big handsome.

But then, Wang Dashuai's expression frightened everyone's careful thoughts.

"A group of rice buckets, the enemy doesn't think about how to deal with the enemy at the moment, and even dares to be greedy here, don't you think that this official's military law is an ornament!" Wang Chonggu's eyes glared angrily, and he swept it down in a circle and made the soldiers obediently lower their heads.

"Hmph, don't hurry up and go back to the barracks, if you miss the errand, you will look good!" With a reprimand, Wang Chonggu nodded slightly at Shen Chongming, and strode out.

As soon as he left, the generals immediately scattered, and in a blink of an eye, there were only less than ten people left in Shen Chongming and his party.

"My lord, do you want to bring these drinks and food home! It's a shame to throw it away like this! Brother Erdan looked at the dishes on the table that had not yet moved the chopsticks, and couldn't help but suggest out loud.

"Hehe, take them all back, go to the city to sell and buy meat cabbage, and bring them back to cook a few pots of stewed vegetables for the brothers!" Shen Chongming waved his hand and commanded, the whole ten thousand steaming stews in the winter is definitely the best enjoyment,