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The main force of the Ming Qin Wang's army camped outside the Xizhi Gate stood still, only responded with a small force of cavalry, and suffered a lot of losses because its main general was unstoppable, even the Tatar cavalry who were brave and good at fighting could not help but be tired, and finally withdrew one after another.

Throughout the morning, the sound of killing in Xizhimen shook the sky, but the foot soldiers in the camp turned a blind eye and slept soundly. This is a habit cultivated in the civil fort, and when you are in a fortified camp and protected by the fortifications you have dug with your own hands, you can't help but relax your spirit.

While the body and mind were relaxed, the people were again in a period of fatigue, and the officers and men fell asleep one after another, and there was a spectacle of swords and swords outside the camp and snoring in the camp.

Shen Xi returned to the Chinese army's tent after patrolling, Yun Liu hurriedly came and announced: "My lord, I just got the news that the Tatars have dispatched tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack Zhengyang Gate!" ”

Shen Xi immediately came to the table, spread out the map, and sighed after reading it: "Sure enough, it's Zhengyangmen!" The Tatars are probably desperate, but they don't know if the defenders in the city have a strategy to deal with it? ”

Yun Liu was a little worried: "My lord, from the Xizhi Gate where we are to the Zhengyang Gate in the south, there are many ambushes on the way from the Tartars, and last night they drove the captive and captive Ming people to dig several ditches......

In order to prevent the recurrence of Shen Xi's sudden return to the Beijing Division, the Tatars dug several trenches that obstructed traffic and ambushed tens of thousands of cavalry on the line from Xizhimen to the south to Zhengyangmen...... The order given to the leading generals was that they must not take the initiative to attack, and they only waited for Shen Xi to throw himself into the net.

Isn't the artillery in your Shenxi army powerful? We have the same example, digging several trenches on the road from Xizhimen to Zhengyangmen, the artillery is cumbersome, and it is difficult to cross the trenches, and I will prepare tens of thousands of ambush soldiers, and when you drive ox carts and mule carts to come to reinforce on the way, my ambush soldiers suddenly kill, see what basis do you have to fight with us?

At this time, it was already quiet outside Xizhimen, and the Tatars chose the location of the last battle in Zhengyangmen, precisely to avoid contact with Shen Xibu.

The Tatars were beaten out of the psychological shadow in the repeated battles with Shen Xi, and they shouted that they were not afraid, but they still took the initiative to avoid contact with Shen Xi, no matter how powerful Shen Xi was, when the city of Jingshi was broken, he was isolated and helpless, and he could only be captured under the siege of the Tatar soldiers and horses who were free.

Hu Songyue, Liu Xu and others put their soldiers and horses in order, and came over to ask Shen Xi for instructions on sending troops.

When Hu Songyue learned that the Tatars had dug trenches in the middle of Xizhimen and Zhengyangmen, his face was full of indifferent expressions: "Lord Shen, you just have to rest assured, let the last general lead the troops to kill them, and keep filling those ditches and ditches...... I don't believe it, can the Tartar fly to the sky? ”

Liu Xu and Zhu Lie behaved impassionedly...... In their opinion, since the Tatars were ready to escape, they only needed to launch an attack step by step according to Shen Xi's plan, and victory was a matter of course.

Shen Xi was silent, which made Hu Songyue and the others feel uncertain.

Hu Songyue asked, "Lord Shen, didn't you say that you would send troops at the end of noon?" Now that noon has passed, the Tartars have gathered heavy troops to attack Zhengyangmen, if the troops are hesitant, I am afraid that we may not be able to arrive when Zhengyangmen is lost! ”

Shen Xi looked up at the head of Xizhimen City, continued to frown and think, and said after a while: "Change your strategy!" The Tatars coped better than I thought, and instead of venturing outside the city, it was better to ...... Straight into town ......"

Yun Liu hurriedly said: "Lord Shen, even if the artillery enters the city, I'm afraid it won't be able to reach the city head in a short time......"

Shen Xi shook his head: "The artillery will stay in the camp outside the city, and let the cavalry make a detour from the city." Please General Lin come over to see me, and then send scouts to Xizhimen with a letter written by the official! ”

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Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

The sun was shining at noon, and Zhu Youzhu woke up and felt much better. He struggled to get up straight from the couch and looked sideways out the window.

Xiao Jing had been waiting on the sidelines, and when he saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask for peace: "Your Majesty, you look much better today, and you are glad to see that your serious illness is about to recover." ”

Zhu Youzhu asked, "Gonggong Xiao, what time is it?" ”

Xiao Jing replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, it's past noon." ”

"Oh."

Zhu Youzhu bowed his head slightly, and said, "The battle in Xizhimen, how is it?" ”

A touch of melancholy appeared on Xiao Jing's face, but he quickly suppressed it and replied calmly: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten?" Yesterday, in the battle of Xizhimen, my Ming army won a complete victory, and then the prince and Xie Shangshu also came to the Qianqing Palace to tell you about Shen Zhongcheng's affairs......"

Xiao Jing originally wanted to say that Zhengyangmen was attacked, but because the gates of the capital continue to be attacked and disturbed by the Tatars these days, in Xiao Jing's opinion, the withdrawal of the Tatars is far away, and such things happen every day, there is no need to bring it up separately to block Emperor Hongzhi, he didn't realize how important the battle at Xizhimen was.

This is a decisive battle related to the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars, the Tatars learned that Yisima withdrew his troops from Xuanfu and let Liu Daxia's trilateral service kings ignore the soldiers and horses, and Dayan Khan Batu Munk had no heart to fight.

Zhu Youzhu let out an "oh" and said, "I remember, yesterday Xie Qing's family accompanied the prince over and told me that Shen Qing's family came back from Tumubao?" ”

Xiao Jing replied excitedly: "Yes, Shen Zhongcheng not only came back, but also came back with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of King Qin. ”

Zhu Youzhu suddenly coughed violently, and he didn't know if it was because he was happy or excited.

After a long time, Zhu Youji's cough subsided a little, looked around, and asked, "Where is Shen Qing's family now?" Why don't you let him come to me? ”

Xiao Jing was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty doesn't remember?" Yesterday, Xie Shangshu said that after Shen Zhongcheng clashed with the Tatars, due to the complex and changeable battle situation, he stationed his soldiers and horses outside the city! ”

"Stay out of the city...... Alas! Maybe it was the Tatar soldiers who blocked him from leading his troops back to the city...... However, if you don't welcome Shen Qing's family back to the city, there is always a suspicion of treating the heroes poorly, and when the Tatars retreat, you might as well open the city gate to welcome Shen Qing's family into the city! ”

Zhu Youzhu wanted to buy people's hearts, but he didn't know that Shen Xi took the initiative to ask to stay outside the city.

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's ...... Not today. The Tatars are now attacking Zhengyangmen, and they have just received information that the Tatars have mobilized more than 50,000 troops and horses this time......"

Originally, he didn't want to say it, but Xiao Jing didn't dare to bully the king, so he had to give the details.

A look of sadness appeared on Zhu Youji's flushed face: "The Tatars are here again?" That's right, now that Shen Qing's family has come back with troops, it is estimated that Liu Shangshu's soldiers and horses are also fast, and the Tatars are already at the end of their crossbows, and they want to fight hard! At this time, we must not let the city gate fail, I don't want to be the king of the country! ”

Because Zhu Youzhi said this desolately, Xiao Jing couldn't help wiping away his tears, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the soldiers of the three armies in the city will serve their orders, and there will be no accident in Zhengyangmen!" ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled reluctantly: "Gonggong Xiao doesn't have to worry about me, my health is much better...... I was very relieved, everyone thought that Shen Qing's family had been martyred, who would have thought that he would lead troops back from Tumu Fort to kill, I didn't believe in Shen Qing's family, nor did I believe in Xie Qing's family. ”

"If Shen Qing's family returns to the city with troops, I will definitely be rewarded...... It's just that he is too young and has not experienced many things yet, so I am afraid that his future path will go astray......"

Xiao Jing heard that Zhu Youzhi had such a high evaluation of Shen Xi, and he hesitated a little, and said, "Your Majesty, do you remember what you told the old slave at the beginning, right...... Shen Zhongcheng can't be reused? ”

Zhu Youji's expression froze, and after a while, he seemed to remember something, and sighed: "Shen Qing's family is the Hanlin official of Sanyuan and No. 1, and he is involved in both internal and external affairs...... Zhou Gong was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time. Xiang Xiang died at the beginning, and who knows the truth of his life...... Don't forget what I told you before! ”

Xiao Jing was confused at this time, and Zhu Youzhi praised Shen Xi on the one hand, and on the other hand, he told him to be careful, which made Xiao Jing feel extremely conflicted. He himself didn't have any grudges with Shen Xi, and he didn't want to have any head-on conflict with Shen Xi, after all, there was a Xie Qian behind Shen Xi.

"Grandpa Xiao, can you remember my words?" Zhu Youzhu asked.

Xiao Jing replied: "Back to Your Majesty, old slave...... I'm afraid that the prince won't listen to the old slave's advice...... Recently, the prince has always been known as Mr. Shen Zhongcheng, and there is a lot of respect in his words, if the prince continues this trust, he will ...... in the future The old slave didn't dare to think about it! ”

Zhu Youzhu scolded: "As a minister, it is my duty to advise the lord to be a virtuous minister and a villain, if you are not competent, what use do I use you?" The prince is stubborn, you must persuade hard! ”