As dawn dawned, the Tatar troops outside the fort had begun to withdraw. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The Ming army in the fortress did not see this situation until the light of day, and no one could still sleep, and all of them poured out of the city, standing on a high place, watching the movement in the Tatar camp in the distance.

The withdrawal of Tatar soldiers and horses gave the soldiers great confidence.

"Tartar is running away?"

"Are we victorious?"

"Can I finally go back to see my mother-in-law and baby?"

The soldiers couldn't believe their eyes for a while!

After holding on to the civil fort for a month, there was no hope of survival, but under the leadership of Shen Xi, they fought several victories in succession, and finally survived until the Tatar soldiers and horses withdrew...... Is the withdrawal of the Tatars a fraud?

Whether the Tatars really withdrew or faked, how many troops were withdrawn, how many soldiers and horses were left outside the city, the soldiers were completely uncertain in their hearts, and at this moment they thought of the god-like figure in the city, that is, Shen Xi, the governor of Yansui who commanded the defensive battle of Tumu Fort and made them desperate.

Xiao Bing couldn't ask the commander directly, so he conveyed his wishes step by step, and finally the main general, that is, Hu Songyue and others, went to Shen Xi to ask his opinion.

At this time, Shen Xi, standing on the west wall of the Tumu Fort under the light of the rising sun, took a telescope to check the situation under the mountain, and saw the Tatar team go to the sky like a long dragon.

"General......

Liu Xu, Hu Songyue and Zhu Lie were already standing behind the battlements, and they hesitated for a long time before they dared to disturb Shen Xi, but as soon as Liu Xu opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Shen Xi raising his hand.

Shen Xi didn't turn around, nor did he put down the binoculars, and only after a long time did he reply leisurely: "Tell all the soldiers to stay vigilant, and no one will leave their posts without permission within a day!" ”

Hu Songyue looked at the team of the Tatars retreating west in the distance, frowned and asked, "My lord, do you think the Tatars are pretending to withdraw their troops?" ”

Shen Xi shook his head and said: "The truth is not in the scope of this official's consideration, this official only knows that even if the siege of Tumu Fort can be solved, we will not be able to immediately withdraw our troops back to Juyong Pass, and now the main force of the Tatar Khan should be attacking the inner pass of the Great Wall, and may even have broken through!" ”

Zhang Yong, who was behind the crowd, jumped out and said angrily: "Lord Shen, what you say, our family doesn't like to hear it, you defeated the Tartar soldiers and horses before, you didn't agree to withdraw to Juyong Pass, and then we were besieged." ”

"Now that the Tartars have withdrawn, you still refuse to withdraw, although there is still food, and the water is not worrying for the time being because of the continuous snowfall, but there is not much firewood, and now the boiling water has to be saved, and it looks like you have to eat raw food...... Do you want our family to be buried with you in this civil fort? ”

"The opportunity is fleeting, and the soldiers don't listen to you!"

Liu Xu stood up and said, "Who doesn't listen? Just some old yin and yang people dare not listen! ”

"You!"

Zhang Yong was angry, he had never seen such an arrogant general, and he couldn't understand how a small boss dared to jump out and argue with him like this?

Shen Xi hadn't turned around before, and only then did he look sideways, Zhang Yong was certainly angry, and Liu Xu was not far behind.

Shen Xi shook his head helplessly, he knew very well the temper of these generals under his hands, if these people had no problems at all, it would be impossible for them to be sent out to reinforce the northwest...... It's standard drudgery, there is no tomorrow today, and the facts prove it.

Liu Xu has been making trouble for him from the beginning, entangled and entangled, and they are all standard thorns.

Don't talk about scolding Zhang Yong, if they are in a hurry, they are not even afraid of the king of heaven.

Just about to quarrel, Shen Xi said angrily: "Shut up! ”

In the past, Shen Xi rarely showed his majesty to reprimand the generals, but as soon as the words came out this time, Zhang Yong and Liu Xu hurriedly saluted him, which was also a subconscious move, these people admired Shen Xi from the bottom of their hearts, and at such times, Shen Xi had enough majesty to subdue the whole army.

Shen Xi shouted: "Noisy and noisy, what kind of system? It is not for nothing that the officer ordered the army to continue to garrison. The Bauhinia Pass is now being stormed by the main forces of the Tatar Khan, and there are Tatar tribesmen and horses guarding it outside the Juyong Pass. After a series of wars, the number of animals on hand has plummeted...... Without livestock, how to bring the soldiers and horses back to Beijing? ”

Zhang Yongdao: "Livestock is used to transport grain and grass, not people...... People have two legs, so they can run! ”

Liu Xu scolded: "Damn, are you deaf or what's wrong?" I can't hear Lord Shen say, the front line of Neiguan is now being attacked by the main force of the Tartars, and we are now in the rear of the Tartars...... You old yin-yang man wants to find death, don't pull us in! ”

"You rabbit cub, what are you talking about?" Zhang Yong's eyes widened in anger and he fought back blatantly.

The two were about to quarrel again, but they both subconsciously glanced at Shen Xi, and seeing that Shen Xi's face was terrifyingly dark, both of them consciously stopped talking.

Hu Song jumped forward and saluted: "Lord Shen, you said that you can't go back to the Inner Pass of the Great Wall, and you can't go to the Xuanfu side, so what should we do next?" Do you continue to trap this civil fort? ”

Shen Xi thoughtfully: "Actually, Ulzhou is a good place to go, but based on all aspects of the situation, there may be Tatar soldiers and horses stationed on the front line of Ulzhou." Besides, the artillery on which our three armies relied was extremely heavy, and without cattle to carry them, they could not go on the road at all, and our cavalry was scarce, if someone could allocate cavalry to us all the way, we could fight! ”

When Zhang Yong heard this, he had a thought in his heart, are you dreaming?

But he didn't speak anymore, because he knew that he had no say in the army, and now Shen Xi had won the complete trust and support of those generals.

Zhu Lie said: "Lord Shen, I don't understand what you said, what you said... Someone, but Liu Shangshu? ”

Shen Xi nodded: "Yes." Liu Shangshu withdrew his troops from the three sides, and the Tatar division Yisima was prescient enough to remove the siege of Tumubao this time, presumably to transfer troops to Xuanfu Town to defend it, hindering Liu Shangshu's eastward advance. ”

"Liu Shangshu's soldiers and horses are mainly infantry, and he is most afraid of fighting with the Tatar cavalry plains.

"But Liu Shangshu is proficient in the art of war, and he will definitely mobilize cavalry and march from Xuanfu to Juyong Pass, and he will pass by Tumu Fort at that time...... As long as this road of soldiers and horses is absorbed, we will have the ability to withdraw to Juyong Pass! ”

Zhang Yong, who was still disgraced before, couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart when he heard this, and asked, "Lord Shen, you didn't deceive us, did you?" ”

Liu Xu sneered disdainfully: "What, are you willing to obey Lord Shen's dispatch at this time?" When has Lord Shen never fulfilled what he said? These three armies, only you dare to question it! ”

Zhang Yong smiled ashamedly, but he muttered freely: "What you say is too mysterious, and it may not be credible...... Even if you can anticipate the movements of the Tartars, you may not be able to guess Liu Shangshu's intentions, and besides, there is more than one way to go to Jingshi, Juyong Pass, maybe the soldiers and horses go directly from Ulzhou to Bauhinia Pass? ”

He was originally meant to complain, and he inevitably spoke a little louder.

Shen Xi said: "Gonggong Zhang's question is good, then the official will tell you, why did Liu Shangshu send cavalry to the front line of Juyong Pass." ”

"According to the official's expectations, when Liu Shangshu's main force of the Chinese army arrived at the front line of Xuanfu, the Bauhinia Pass on the southern front had been lost, the capital was in danger, and there were soldiers and horses of the Tatar division Yisi Mayin around Xuanfu...... That father-in-law Zhang thinks that the cavalry sent by Liu Shangshu will go to the Bauhinia Pass or the Juyong Pass? ”

Zhang Yong didn't have much military mind, he pondered for a moment and asked, "What's the difference?" ”

Hu Songyue said: "Gonggong Liu, of course there is a difference, at that time, the Bauhinia Pass was lost, and the road was impassable, but Juyong Pass was still under the control of my Ming Dynasty, and the soldiers and horses returned to aid the Beijing Division, of course, they went to Juyong Pass!" ”

Zhang Yongyi pondered, this is really the case.

Shen Xi said: "It also depends on how much Liu Shangshu trusts the official...... The documents of the officer's analysis of the war situation were sent to Liu Shangshu a long time ago, but Liu Shangshu insisted on leading the troops westward, and now he has withdrawn his troops to help, if he believes that I can hold the civil fort, he will definitely send the soldiers and horses to the civil fort to reinforce it, and then I can logically receive the soldiers and horses on the three sides under my command, and lead the troops back to help Juyongguan, what do you think? ”

Several Ming generals present all looked at each other.

The cannon fodder who was still waiting to die in the civil fort last night, and after only one night's work, he may have to act as the savior of the Ming Dynasty, which makes them excited.