In the command post west of the city of Tumubao, Shen Xi had just received the news that the Tatars were preparing to attack the city again. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Shen Xi still couldn't believe it for a while, but his mind was dizzy at this moment, because he was sick, and even his thoughts seemed to have become dull.

"Lord Shen, it's true, the Tartars sent a team of about 100 people, and they killed about five miles north of the city in one go, and chose to retreat after checking our forward positions. Due to the lack of your instructions, our artillery positions in the core area of the trenches were not fired...... Now, if there is a similar situation, will you launch an attack? ”

Liu Xu's expression looked a little confused, although he had heard the coping strategy formulated by Shen Xi many times, he still couldn't fully understand it.

For example, the control of the timing of the battle, or the restriction of the enemy's scouts, he did not completely follow Shen Xi's requirements.

Shen Xi asked with a calm face: "The Tatar cavalry team of only a hundred people actually let them come and go freely, so what kind of trenches are we going to build?" Do you need to ask me about this kind of thing? Just shoot me and bombard the fuck! Do you say that there are fewer shells, or are the officers and soldiers afraid of the enemy like tigers? ”

Liu Xu originally thought that he was right to give the order to avoid the firefight, but after meeting Shen Xi, he realized that he was in trouble.

Shen Xi scolded, then fell silent, turned his head sideways and stared at his eyebrows, he needed to sort out the whole thing as soon as possible.

"The Tatars sent people to spy on the construction of our trenches, which shows that the Tatars are ready to attack the city, but they are only circling around our outer positions, and have not penetrated deep into our core trench area, obviously also fearing that they will encounter traps or ambushes by our army."

"Order the officers and men of the three armies to continue to build trenches, and there can be no slackness, now most of the trenches have been widened and deepened, but seeing that the war is imminent, the follow-up projects must not be slack!" Shen Xi ordered.

Shen Xi spoke a little harder, his throat was itchy, and he couldn't help coughing loudly.

Liu Xupestle looked very nervous there, Shen Xi had been sick for the past two days, he knew it, and now the three armies were in a similar mood to him, and no one wanted to see Shen Xi fall.

"My lord, don't be angry, you are humble and thoughtful, and you will never make mistakes again in the future! I'll take people to repair the trenches and make meritorious contributions. Rest first, you must not be okay until the Tartars are in full attack! ”

Liu Xu knew the rules very well, Shen Xi didn't want to see him, so he hurriedly said goodbye and left after seeing Shen Xi.

When the others left, Yun Liu dared to step forward and help Shen Xi sit down.

"I'm fine."

Shen Xi thought for a moment and ordered, "Order the scouts, once there is a disturbance in the Tatar camp, report it to the official as soon as possible, this battle ...... The Tatars must not be allowed to launch a surprise attack, and our three armies are unknown! ”

Soon the day passed.

On the 22nd of October, just after the time of Shen, the north wind was bitter, and the inside and outside of the Tumubao fortress were covered with cold, and the weather was almost so cold that the water turned into ice.

Since the morning, the widening and deepening of the trenches outside the fortress has had to be stopped. But the officers and soldiers did not sit idle, they carried buckets of hot water to the head of the city and poured it down the city, and soon the walls of the entire city were frozen into ice walls, smooth and strong, and it was not so easy for the Tatars to easily break the city.

Shen Xi stood at the head of the city, and although he was wrapped in a thick sheepskin jacket, he also felt a cold to the bone, which he had not received in the previous few days.

Holding the binoculars and checking for more than half an hour, Shen Xi put his hand down, and at the foot of the Tumubao Mountain in front of him, the Tatars had pressed the front of the camp to less than six miles away from the city wall.

"Overnight, the Tatars have advanced the camp five miles, and it seems that this battle is inevitable!" Shen Xi said with emotion, "It's just that I don't know how many people in the city are alive after this war!" ”

Yun Liu asked, "Lord Shen, is this battle inevitable?" ”

Shen Xi nodded slightly: "Yes." ”

Yun Liu said: "Then the adult should go down and rest...... Once the war starts, the officers and soldiers of the three armies are still waiting for Lord Shen to command and dispatch, if you don't have the backbone, I'm afraid there is really no hope for this battle! Lord Shen, the humble position has asked people to prepare ginseng tea for you, you should make up for your body! ”

There was still ginseng tea to drink in the civil fort, Shen Xi was a little surprised, but he knew that it was brought by Yun Liu, and he had obviously done his best for him. Before, he was a little respectful of Yun Liu and Xi'er, but during his illness, Yun Liu and Xi'er took good care of him, and it was impossible to say that he was not grateful.

Shen Xi waved his hand: "Pass the order, let the officers and soldiers have a good meal, and each person will be provided with two taels of burning knives, I think this amount is enough to keep out the cold." Cheer me up today, fight a good battle with the Tatars, if this battle can be won, everyone can go back to see their wives and children, if they can't win, then bury here for a long time. ”

"Tell the brothers on my behalf that even if he sleeps here, there will be other brothers with him, and he will not be too lonely, and he will be a good man in eighteen years!"

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In the civil fort, because of Shen Xi's order, the soldiers' mood became extremely complicated.

In the past, these soldiers of the Beijing camp were greedy for life and afraid of death, but during this time in Tumubao, they experienced the glory of a warrior.

The sky was getting darker, and the women had begun to make fires to cook, and tonight every soldier could eat hot soup and rice, and there was enough salt, which was a kind of preferential treatment that had not been enjoyed in the capital before.

Shen Xi has made every effort to be as perfect as possible in terms of logistics support, and the horse meat collected from the fallen war horses after several battles will be eaten enough for everyone this time. Now that he is facing life and death, in Shen Xi's opinion, it is no longer necessary to hoard food and engage in any trickles.

Liu Xu, Hu Songyue and other officers gathered at the command post in the west of the city for a meeting.

This meeting was very brief, and it was also Shen Xi's last pre-battle mobilization, although Liu Xu and the others didn't know why Shen Xi was determined to start the battle that night, but when they got the order to fight a big battle, everyone's blood boiled, because the battle lasted a little too long in their opinion, and it was the mule or the horse that should be pulled out for a walk.

In the past, they didn't have much confidence in themselves, thinking that going to the battlefield was to defend the fortress and resign themselves to fate, but now they have a new pursuit...... Follow Shen Xi to do a big job.

"A few decades ago, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of my Ming Dynasty were destroyed in this civil fort, and this is the place where our Ming Dynasty remembers the shame."

Shen Xi waved his fists and said impassionedly, "But time has passed, and now it is us who are stationed in the city, although we only have seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses, but here, we have the strongest defense line in the entire Ming Dynasty......"

"Just let the Tatars attack, and if you don't fight to the last soldier, it is not yet known who will die. Even though I am a civil official, I will also take up the battle flag and stand at the head of the city, if I can still see the battle flag flying tomorrow morning, it means that we have won, and from then on the Tatars will lose the courage to fight against us! ”

Hu Songyue's eyes widened and asked, "My lord, is it so easy?" ”

Zhu Lie said angrily: "What's so easy and not easy? Whatever the adults command, let's do it, isn't it just a few tartars? In the previous battles, which one did we lose? The fortifications of this civil fort are built by us, and we can't win like this, so don't come out to be a soldier in the future, and go home honestly to farm, so as not to be embarrassed! ”

Hu Songyue's face turned red, but when he saw Shen Xi's weak appearance after finishing speaking, his heart softened, so he nodded.

Zhang Yong complimented beside him: "Generals, this civil fort ...... There is also the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty, but it is all pinned on you! ”

This is a beautiful thing to say, but Zhang Yong only uses his mouth to appease him, and does not show any actual expression. When it comes to war, they will hide far away.

Liu Xu said: "Lord Shen, please rest assured, all the soldiers of Tumu Fort, absolutely no one flinched from the battle, this battle ...... Either the Tatars die, or we die, there is no third way! ”

Everyone looked at Shen Xi and waited for Shen Xi's last encouraging speech.

It's a pity that Shen Xi was sluggish at this time, after all, he had been sick for three days, and now his condition was still deteriorating, his brain was a little confused by the continuous high fever, and he just arched his hand at the moment: "Everyone, thank you!" ”