The Battle of Zhengyangmen is about to begin, and this is the third large-scale attack on Zhengyangmen by the Tatars since the siege. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The Tatars aimed at Zhengyangmen, but before the battle, they sent cavalry to harass the gates of Xizhimen and Deshengmen.

After many increases in troops, the total number of Tartars besieging the capital is now as high as 140,000, and after continuous consumption, the defenders of the Ming Dynasty are less than 90,000, and if you add the people, the number can barely reach 120,000.

The Tatars had the upper hand in the comparison of soldiers and horses between the two warring sides, but it was only a small advantage, after all, the Ming army, as the defending side, had the defense bonus of the city wall, and the Ming army still had 15,000 soldiers and horses of the Shenxi Department outside the city.

At noon, the battle of Deshengmen was going on for half an hour, and the number of soldiers and horses that the Ming army came to reinforce had increased to 20,000.

Unfortunately, the Tatars did not launch a decent siege, not even ladders and siege engines.

The Tatar cavalry dispatched at Xizhimen and Deshengmen was about 5,000, and such a number could basically run rampant in the Ming Dynasty, because even the 20,000 border troops of the Ming army were not necessarily the opponents of these 5,000 Tatar cavalry, and they were evenly matched at most.

The border army of the Ming Dynasty wanted to encircle and suppress the Tatar cavalry of 5,000 along the way, and at least 50,000 soldiers and horses had to be sent.

But in fact, the war that the Ming Dynasty can use 50,000 soldiers and horses has belonged to the Great War, which has been recorded in the annals of history, and even the Ming Dynasty has very few wars with more than 2,000 soldiers and horses on weekdays, this is the status quo of the border pass, as long as the Tatars do not invade several important military towns and fortresses on the nine sides, even if they enter the hinterland of the border, the border army of the Ming Dynasty chooses to ignore it in most cases.

It's not that I don't want to fight, but I can't fight, or it's not easy to fight, even if I can fight, I can't catch up, so it's better not to fight, so as not to work and lose money.

But now outside the capital of the Ming Dynasty, these 5,000 soldiers and horses are not enough.

Shen Xi alone could easily annihilate the five thousand cavalry, but Shen Xi would not rush into battle, because he knew very well that this was just a decoy sent by the Tatars, and if he fought with the Tatar cavalry in front of him, it was likely to put the city gate of the Tatar main attack in danger.

"Lord Shen, send troops, those Tartars are so hateful, the brothers can't help but want to fight with them!" Liu Xu went to Shen Xi and persuaded to send troops.

Shen Xi was looking at the file at hand, which was the situation of the Tatar garrison that he had investigated the day before.

For those bigwigs of the Ming court, all they had to do was to garrison the four city walls and nine city gates, and it had nothing to do with them where the Tatars were stationed outside the capital.

But Shen Xi was very concerned about the collection of intelligence, and he sent as many as two or three hundred scouts overnight, and the task of these scouts was to find out all the possible places where the Tatars around the Beijing Division could be stationed, so as to facilitate the battle later.

Knowing each other and knowing oneself will not be defeated in a hundred battles!

Hearing this, Shen Xi raised his head and looked at Liu Xu, and asked, "General Liu wants to fight with the Tatars, so who is the female and who is the male?" ”

Liu Xu was originally full of anger, and after listening to Shen Xi's cross-examination, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "Lord Shen, do you still have the heart to joke at this time?" ”

Shen Xi said: "If you think it's a joke, then the official didn't say it." The officer reminds you that the Tartars have always used their troops irregularly, and this time they are not sure where they will attack the city from. Once our side takes the initiative to attack thousands of soldiers and horses in this outer area, victory will not be of much benefit to the overall battle situation, and defeat will put the Beijing division in danger, dare to ask General Liu can afford this responsibility? ”

Liu Xu was speechless when asked, he knew his true level, he still had to listen to Shen Xi if he really wanted to win the battle, and he didn't have the ability to lead the troops alone.

Liu Xu asked, "Dare to ask Lord Shen, ...... today When will the war start? ”

Shen Xi thought for a moment and said, "The battle will probably start at the end of noon, and at this time, the soldiers can continue to rest and ignore the movement outside!" ”

Because of the continuous rush and combat before, the soldiers hurried to build fortifications last night, which made the officers and men tired, and after morning exercise and breakfast, they went back to their tents to sleep one after another.

Shen Xi let him rest more so that the officers and soldiers had the best physical strength and energy to deal with the next battle.

Liu Xu muttered: "The horns outside are sounding one after another, if the brothers can sleep peacefully at this time, then it is called heartless!" ”

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There are more and more Tatar soldiers and horses outside the Xizhi Gate.

Wang Lingzhi was the most excited, because Shen Xi sent him and Lin Heng to lead three thousand cavalry to deal with the Tartars.

The order given by Shen Xi was extremely complicated, Wang Lingzhi listened to it in the clouds, but as long as Lin Heng was clear, he could completely obey Lin Heng's command, and wherever Lin Heng asked him to fight, he would go there, and there would be no problems.

Although Lin Heng's body bones are thinner than Wang Lingzhi's, his endurance and combat experience are richer than Wang Lingzhi's. Lin Heng has the experience of living in the border pass all the year round, and has a thorough understanding of the temperament of the Tatars, plus he has a flexible mind and is good at summarizing, and he is very good at commanding operations.

"Ulala!"

The cavalry of the Tatars rushed towards the camp of King Qin.

Compared with yesterday's battle outside the Xizhi Gate, today's offensive and defensive battles are much smaller, the two sides are fighting on the wide battlefield, and there may be only dozens or even several horsemen and horses at a time, but because the cavalry team of the Tartars is many and complex, the direction of harassment is erratic, which makes the defending Ming cavalry very headache.

Shen Xi did not let Lin Heng and Wang Lingzhi pursue, Shen Xi's strategy was to hold a few key points outside the camp, if the Tatars came to attack, then the soldiers would come to block the water and cover the earth, if the Tatars went to Xizhimen, there was no need to pursue, and as for the Tatars to retreat to other places, there was no need to pay attention.

The enemy advances and I retreat, and the enemy retreats and I do not advance, this is Shen Xi's strategy.

Knowing that you are here to harass you, I also sent troops to entangle with you, and a large number of my soldiers were restrained by your small group of soldiers and horses, you are stupid to me?

The Tartar cavalry obeyed the order, and they did not know what arrangements they had for the upper echelons, they only knew that they were ordered to harass the camp of the Ming army and take turns to charge, but they were not able to fight, nor could they be defeated, so they could just kill the Ming army back and forth.

When the Tatars approached the camp of the Qinwang army, they may have swept dozens of paces in front of the second trench outside the camp, even if the artillery of the Ming army was aimed at these cavalry, they did not open fire, because the Tatar cavalry was scattered and scarce, and the possibility of being hit by the artillery was very low.

With the reduction of the stock of artillery shells, the artillery of the Ming army did not dare to squander and waste it for no reason.

These artillerymen under Shen Xi's command are all growing up in actual combat, and after continuous battles, especially after hearty victories, the skill of operating artillery is almost full, and they can be said to be the best artillery of this era.

Lin Heng dispatched his troops and horses to fight for more than a dozen rounds, but there was no result, and the number of personnel on both sides was extremely limited.

Lin Heng said to Wang Ling, who had just charged back and killed a Tatar cavalryman: "General Wang, you wait here, I will go and return to Lord Shen." In my absence, you must not attack casually! ”

Wang Lingzhi couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "I won't fight when the Tartars kill me?" That...... Isn't that tight? You...... You can say it to someone else! ”

Lin Heng said: "It's not that I have to go, but that others may not be able to say it clearly." You just have to endure for two rounds, and I'll go back!" ”

Wang Lingzhi urged: "Then go quickly!" I don't know how long I'll be able to endure it! ”

Let Wang Lingzhi listen to Shen Xi's command, he can obey his words, but let Lin Heng dispatch, he is a little unconvinced, but he can still obey orders, but now that there is no restraint, he can still bear it in a short time, and there will be no self-discipline at all after a long time.

Lin Heng hurriedly entered the camp and rode his horse to the front of the Chinese army's big tent, and before he could get off the horse, he saw Hu Songyue and Zhu Lie coming out of the camp tent.

Hu Songyue and Zhu Lie were very respectful when they saw Lin Heng, in the end, Lin Heng was the most elite cavalry general in the border army, and he was deeply respected by Shen Xi, so they couldn't help but lower their posture.

Hu Songyue said: "General Lin, is the war outside over?" ”

"No, this time I came here to tell Lord Shen about the specific situation, so that Lord Shen can know it in his heart!" Lin Heng said.

Hu Songyue smiled: "Then why did you come in person? Lord Shen is very busy, and he can't listen to these cumbersome things, but in fact, he doesn't delay sending people! ”

It sounds kind, but in fact, Hu Songyue, Liu Xu and Zhu Lie are secretly wrestling with Lin Heng, Wang Lingzhi and others, Hu Songyue said these words, it seems that he knows Shen Xi very well, just like an old man pointing to a newcomer.

Lin Heng nodded in response, but he didn't take it too seriously, he was strict by nature, for fear that there would be any mistakes and omissions in the performance of the people below, and when the war was about to break out, it was not safe to come to Shen Xi in person.

Entering the big tent of the Chinese army, Lin Heng knew that Shen Xi was indeed very busy.

Hu Songyue and Zhu Lie went out, but there were still many middle and lower-level generals who had not left, and Shen Xi was explaining in detail to these people the changes in the battle formation, as well as the meaning of various flag words, so that they could memorize by rote, for fear that there would be something wrong or missing on the battlefield.

"Lord Shen!"

Lin Heng is currently Shen Xi's most trusted general, and he didn't even need to report when he entered the big tent of the Chinese army, and came directly to Shen Xishuai's case to salute.

Shen Xi looked up at him, waved his hand, and said to the rest of the generals: "After you go back, immediately gather your own soldiers and horses, and when you have eaten and drunk enough, the war will begin!" ”

"Order!"

The generals were in high spirits and respectfully retreated after receiving the order.

After everyone got out of the tent, Shen Xi put away the map on the table and said, "General Lin, you came just in time, this battle in the afternoon was said to be mainly infantry, but in fact, it was ...... The final play still depends on you and Ling Zhi. If this battle is won, it will be up to you cavalry to solve the problem of expanding the results of the battle! ”