As we enter September, the weather is getting cooler and cooler.

Cooler than the weather is the constant stream of bad news.

The unrest in the northwest shows no signs of stopping, and with the impact of this year's drought, more and more people are being displaced.

Some displaced people have already moved south, gradually entering Henan Province and Shudi.

More homeless people joined the ranks of the rogues, and most of the Northwest government was paralyzed.

Shaanxi Province, Jin Province, Liangzhou, Suzhou and other places have almost become the world of rogues.

In the clans of these provinces, except for a few who fled back to the capital, the remaining clan members were almost killed by the rogue.

The bad news in the Northwest, which has been going on for the past two years, has almost numbed people. No matter how bad the news is, it will not be shocking.

Shocking news came from the north.

That is, the Tatars bypassed Ping'an Prefecture and Shanshui Pass, and joined forces with the Mogu people to attack Dade.

The Yunguang Festival of Ping'an Prefecture made a brief battle with the Tatars, but failed to stop the offensive of the Tatar steppe iron cavalry.

The king of Dongping in Shanshui Pass went to war and fought against the Tatars, but he failed to hold the Tatars back.

At present, the 100,000 iron horsemen of the Tatars and the 20,000 iron horsemen of the Mogu people have entered Mengzhou, which is less than 500 miles away from the capital.

Everywhere along the way, although the soldiers and horses of Dade Pass and the city went into battle, they could not stop the advance of the Tatars and Mogu people.

It is said that the Tatars and the Mogu people have already released their words, and this time they will go straight to the capital of Dade.

The Tatars and Mogu people attacked together, and they drove straight into the city unstoppable, making the capital suddenly uneasy.

Some have already begun to move south to escape the war.

But more people, without this condition, can only stay in the capital.

Of course, there were also many people who were optimistic, believing that it was impossible for the Tatars and Mogu people to attack the capital.

Although there are 120,000 people in the two families together, there are many generals and generals, and they are alone. Dade will definitely defeat the Tatars and Mogu people.

Moreover, Shenjing City is the foundation of the world, and the soldiers and horses of Lu Province, Henan Province, Zhili and other places have also come to help, and they will definitely be able to defeat Tatar and Mogu.

However, the atmosphere in the capital is becoming more and more tense, and various preparations are also in full swing.

Xu Daozhong, the imperial historian of the city patrol, also received the task and convened the commanders of the various soldiers and horses to discuss countermeasures.

"The morning meeting has set a countermeasure, and our soldiers and horses must also take action. First of all, it is necessary to step up inspections and strictly guard against the enemy's meticulous efforts to spread rumors and deceive the people. At the same time, it is necessary to maintain order and prevent thieves, scoundrels and other lawbreakers from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos. ”

"Second, ensure that the roads are smooth and the military and civilian traffic is smooth. In particular, the movement of troops and horses must not be blocked and obstructed. ”

"Third, various markets are regularly inspected, and merchants and market households are not allowed to hoard and raise prices. In particular, it is forbidden to raise the price of grain and salt. ”

"Fourth, it is already autumn, the weather is dry, and the fire ...... is strictly prevented."

"Fifth, check the population and prevent spies from infiltrating the ...... in the capital."

These words are all clichés, and these are the usual errands of the Terracotta Division.

In fact, driven by the Dongcheng Terracotta Division, the various Terracotta Divisions are currently doing well in these businesses, at least there has been great progress compared to before.

This is obvious to all, and both the court and the people recognize it.

"The last thing is to prepare for the worst. In case the Tatars and Mogu people attack the city, our five city soldiers and horses will also fight. ”

"What? Let's fight too? ”

Marchand couldn't help but say.

"Lord Xu, the grassland iron cavalry is strong and well-armed, just with our soldiers and horses, where is their opponent?"

Wei Ruolan is also telling the truth.

Most of the people in the Five Cities Terracotta Division are infantry soldiers, and more than half of them are fire armor.

Except for a few archers and infantry, those firearmours were ordinary people. He has neither undergone military training, nor has he ever been on the battlefield.

It's okay to maintain law and order and deal with ordinary people. Asking them to go to the battlefield to fight the steppe iron cavalry is actually similar to sending them to death.

"Even the elite soldiers and horses of Ping'an City and Shanshui Pass can't stop them, where are we people's opponents?"

Jiang Zining's words also make sense.

"Although Ping'an City and Shanshui Pass did not block the Tatars, the emperor has already asked them to pursue, and at present, King Dongping and Yunguang are chasing the Tatars and Mogu people."

Listening to everyone's discussions, Jia Rui couldn't help but feel funny in his heart.

Although the steppe iron horses of the Tatars and Mogu people were strong, they were not impossible to deal with.

With Yunguang and King Dongping's many years of foundation in the frontier, it is impossible for them not to be aware of such a large-scale military operation of 120,000 people.

Previously, the imperial court also reminded them that the Tatars might bypass the Shanshui Pass and attack the capital through Mogu, telling them to be on guard and hold back the other party.

But now the Tatars and the Mogu people joined forces and drove straight ahead, with little hindrance along the way.

The only explanation is that King Dongping and Yunguang simply can't work hard. In order to preserve strength, just make a show and symbolically intercept it.

To put it bluntly, the two sides have reached a tacit understanding, and no one should die.

I, the Tatars, don't beat you hard, so that you can preserve your strength. You have also made it convenient for me to go to the mainland to grab a pass and make a fortune.

If King Dongping and Yunguang really wanted to stop the Tatars and Mogu, there were at least three ways to make them dare not act rashly and go deep into the interior.

The first way is to fight them to the death.

Although the grassland iron cavalry is powerful, Yunguang and King Dongping are not too weak, and there are many elite soldiers under them. Coupled with the king of Xining, who is close to the northeast, if he comes out, the army of more than 100,000 can still be completely gathered.

In general, not much weaker than the Tatars. Just with him, there is not much left of the entire family of the king of the Southern Courtyard.

The king of the Southern Courtyard could not bear this loss, and would definitely give up his plan to go south.

The second way is to entangle with the Tatars while dividing troops to attack Blackwater City, the lair of the king of the Southern Courtyard.

The king of the southern courtyard must return to the rescue and dare not go south easily.

The third method is that even if the Tatars enter the territory of Dade, if the king of Dongping, Yunguang and the various passes and cities along the way work together to resist, harass, and constantly fight, the Tatars will not be able to move an inch.

The Tatars could not advance smoothly, and the 20,000 horses of the Mogu people did not dare to go deep alone.

After a long delay, the Tatars were exhausted and could not take advantage of anything, so they had to retreat.

Now the Tatars and the Mogu people have been driving straight in, and there is only one possibility, as if they were in a no-man's land.

That is, there was no decent resistance at all.

The passes and cities along the way are afraid of the enemy like tigers, and they can't shrink out, only seeking self-protection.

As for the tens of thousands of troops of King Dongping and Yunguang, it is even more of a joke to follow only behind the butts of the Tatars.

It is said that it is a pursuit, and it has been pursued for more than 500 miles, and there is no fighting, so what is it called pursuit?

It's better to say that the escort is better.

Seeing that everyone was complaining, Xu Daozhong waved his hand impatiently.

"That's it, that's it. What do you have to do? That's all there is to it. ”

"There are hundreds of thousands of troops outside, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city to defend the city, and the Tatars can't get to the capital, and it's not our turn to come out."

"yes, you don't need our soldiers and horses at all."

Marchand was finally relieved.

"Wrong, the Tatars will definitely fight in the capital, and we will definitely fight, I think you should prepare for the war."

Jarry didn't want to be silent.

At this time, he must tell the truth.