As night fell, the officers and men outside the Tumu Fort were ready for battle, and many soldiers were speculating about which direction the Tatars would attack from. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Let's put it this way, if those Tartars dare to come, there is Lord Shen's command and dispatch, how many people will die when they come, if you don't believe it, let's wait and see!"

"Don't those Tartars dare to come, let's wait all night, right?"

"No, Lord Shen said that he wanted to come, then he would definitely come, I hope we will have more Tartars here, these heads are all military merits, take it back to the capital, and wait for the reward of the imperial court, I will have a few more drinks with my brothers!"

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Shen Xi's status in the army was unprecedentedly high, and the morale in the civil fort was also unprecedentedly high.

In the afternoon, some people were still anxious about the night of fighting, but now that night fell, the soldiers sat down and drank all the wine they had been given, and the fear in their hearts was completely gone.

They remembered the merits they had won in the previous battles, Shen Xixin pointed his fingers, and won several major battles while talking and laughing.

In those battles, it was so refreshing to win that the soldiers didn't even feel much danger, but according to Shen Xi's orders, they took turns attacking at different points in time, and finally followed the forward soldiers and horses to rush out, and the Tatars were defeated and retreated.

The glory of being a soldier is to make the enemy flee like a lost dog on the battlefield.

Now that the decisive battle has finally arrived, the soldiers' minds are no longer thinking about how terrible death is, but about how to get the credit, and how to show off the glory of following Shen Xi to others after returning to the capital.

"The whole Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid they're counting on us!"

This is the most basic idea of the soldiers, something that the Ming court did not expect, was expected by Shen Xi.

The feat that the entire Ming border army did not accomplish was the annihilation of 4,000 Tatar elite cavalry at one time, and the cumulative elimination of nearly 20,000 elites, which was also completed by them.

Now they had to accomplish an even greater feat, to complete the defensive battle of the Tumu Fort from the beginning to the end, so that the Tatars would feel the taste of defeat once and for all.

The soldiers had already sharpened their swords and guns to a crisp and cold light, and even those officers and soldiers in the front-line trenches did not tremble because of the fear of the unknown, but on the contrary, they felt a surging power all over their bodies, a power that came from the heart and was full of desire for victory.

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To the west of the city of Tumubao, the Tatar camp.

Yismain has also completed all the preparations before the general offensive and is in the process of pre-war mobilization in the big tent of the Chinese army.

“…… The Great Khan ordered that the Tumu Fort must be captured before the Chinese army took the Inner Pass of the Great Wall, and we only had three days left at most...... The national division believes that today is the last chance! ”

Yi Sima Yin issued an ultimatum to the warriors of his tribe, "Tumu Fort, it must be completely conquered before sunrise tomorrow, who can kill the enemy commander Shen Xi, Jia Wanhu, 100 beautiful women, 200 horses!" Thousands of cattle and sheep! ”

Even the Tatar generals who were in the big tent of the Chinese army felt extremely tempting when they heard this condition, let alone the ordinary tribal warriors outside.

In the eyes of the Tatars, fighting was not about conquering cities, but about looting goods and slaves, so they had little interest in attacking fortifications, especially sieges with few loot and great costs.

But when they learned about the reward for this battle, their enthusiasm was fully mobilized.

"Isn't it just a small city that we almost took down? Didn't even Zhangjiakou Fort and Xuanfu Town City capture fortified cities before? ”

The Tatar soldiers also had a kind of blind self-confidence, their morale was high, they could not foresee the difficulties of this war as Ismain did, and the only thing on their minds was how to win the reward.

As the general of the vanguard battalion, Ulica came out to ask for instructions: "National teacher, when will the siege begin?" ”

"After dark!"

Yi Si Ma Yin said, "The time when the Ming army opened the stove is the time when we launched the siege, this time is the time when the Ming army is the most tired, the most slack, and the lowest defense, if this battle lasts all night, then most of the Ming army will be hungry for a night......"

"The reason why we chose to attack the city at night is that the Ming army has the advantage of firearms, and in broad daylight, their artillery, guns and crossbows, where to fight, our casualties will be very large, but if it is night, there is night cover, our actions will be much easier."

"In the first half of the night, we will mainly focus on feints, and in the second half of the night, we will launch a general attack, and the soldiers and horses will mainly attack from the west and north of the city, and the remaining two directions will be feints, which will attract the attention of the enemy!"

Wu Licha saluted: "National teacher, please rest assured, with only one round of offensive, I can lead my troops to capture the head of the Ming army!" Shen Xi, the commander of the Ming Army, is back! ”

Yismain glanced at Ulricha, and there was a little disappointment in his eyes, it was obvious that a brainless man like Ulricha was not his ideal candidate for a pioneer officer.

He wanted to ask, you went to the forward position of the Ming army yesterday, didn't you find that the trench fortifications built by the Ming army were difficult to capture?

But thinking that such a question would affect the morale of the three armies, Yi Si Ma Yin did not say it bluntly, he knew that nine out of ten in the army were brave men who only knew how to use brute force like Ulica, and did not know how to be flexible, and what he could do now was to basically use all the siege equipment in the generals.

Yi Si Ma Yin himself was not completely sure of the battle of Tumu Fort, and he used the most basic tactics, that is, to concentrate superior forces, suddenly launch an attack at the weakest hour of the Ming army's defense, and break through the Ming army's strong fortress in one night.

At the end of the mobilization meeting, as the generals left, Yismain looked down at the newly drawn topographical map of the civil fort and felt worried.

"Shen Xi, you deserve to be the best talent in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not send you to lead the troops to the three sides, that is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has no eyes. With you, don't say it's Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou, even Yulinwei will definitely not lose, but today I have to fight with you head-on, and it can be regarded as a chess opponent who will meet a good talent, see who can hold on to the end! ”

When Yi Si Ma Yin came out of the big tent of the Chinese army, he also felt a cold to the bone.

But as a person who grew up on the grassland, he has long been accustomed to such cold weather.

"After one night, either the Ming army in Tumubao will be wiped out, or our troops will be forced to retreat, but Shen Xi, if you want to win a battle, it will still be more difficult!" Yismain said.

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Night battles are inevitable.

Shen Xi stood behind the battlements of the city wall, even if the north wind was cold, he still did not go down to the city, because he had to fulfill his promise to the soldiers and hold out in the city gate tower until the last moment of the battle.

The head of the city set by Shen Xi was the west of the city, which was set as one of the main attack directions by the Tatars, which was also the direction in which he believed that the enemy's offensive was the most fierce.

Only when the commander is in charge in person, can the officers and men of the whole army serve desperately, and Shen Xi does not want to leave the biggest regret for his military career.

"Lord Shen, all the soldiers and horses have entered the position, according to your orders...... Another 3,000 soldiers and horses are ready to be dispatched at any time! When Yun Liu appeared behind Shen Xi, Shen Xi's body seemed to be frozen, and he didn't move for a long time.

"You go down first to avoid the wind and frost, it's too cold here, if you win this battle, remember to help me boil a basin of hot water, I want to wash my face, I haven't washed my face for a long time!" Shen Xi Road.

"Yes, Lord Shen!"

Yun Liu's heart was sad when he heard this.

The conditions in the civil fort were too difficult, Shen Xi still had to deal with a lot of military affairs during his illness, and his basic work and rest could not be guaranteed, and even wiping his face with a hot towel became a luxury.

As the night covered the earth, the horn suddenly sounded in the Tatar camp, this was originally the moment when the Ming army opened the stove, because Shen Xi had already prepared, and the opening time in the afternoon was more than an hour earlier than usual, and the soldiers were already full of wine and food, waiting for the final battle to come.

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