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Even if the monarchs and ministers of the court knew that Shen Xi's judgment was correct, after figuring out the current situation, even if Shen Xi was now trapped in Tumu Fort, the resolution to send troops to rescue or use Tumu Fort, Huailaiwei and Longqing Prefecture as the defense line was too risky and did not pass.

The strategy set by the imperial court was to use Juyong Pass and Bauhinia Pass as defensive barriers, and then use the capital as the place for the final decisive battle, and gather soldiers and horses from all over the country.

The top priority at the moment was to send troops and horses from Datong Town and Taiyuan Town to the east to threaten the Tatar flank, and then Liu Daxia, the governor of the three sides, led his troops back to help.

After the discussion in the dormitory of the Qianqing Palace ended, the ministers did not leave the palace immediately, but went to Wenyuan Pavilion to agree on the details of the next step and dispatch troops in time.

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, as if they were nothing, went home directly after coming out of the Qianqing Palace.

The military attache only needs to obey the order, and the wartime policy guidelines and the transfer of troops and horses are a headache for Wenchen, and the Zhang brothers only need to go back and wait for news.

"Brother, it's a coincidence, as soon as the Xuanda Governor Yamen went to the Xuanfu to lose, Shen Xi's kid passed to the celebrant and said that he was in the civil fort. Although His Majesty is very attached to Shen Xi's little weapon, he is worried that giving up the advantageous terrain after leaving the fortress will lead to the loss of troops and the loss of troops, so he is unwilling to send troops to rescue...... Hehe, even if Shen Xi is prescient, doesn't he have to die outside the gate in the end? ”

Zhang Yanling's face was full of schadenfreude, if Shen Xi returned to Juyong Pass or even Jingshi safely and soundly at this time, he would definitely be so depressed that he vomited blood. Zhang Yanling's hatred for Shen Xi was very direct, because he knew from Jiang Liwei that Shen Xi had designed to frame him at the beginning, so he wanted to take revenge no matter what.

Zhang Heling said: "No matter what Shen Xi does in Tumubao, don't ask, second brother, otherwise your previous private detention of the military newspaper is likely to be exposed." ”

"The situation in the imperial court this time is very complicated, and there are continuous problems at the border gates, so someone has to be found to take responsibility. Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of War is leading the troops back to help, and the imperial court will not pursue a loyal and honest old minister who has been running for decades for the Ming Dynasty, and the governor of Xuanda has estimated that he has apologized after the city is broken, and the imperial court cannot be investigated for a while, as for the cabinet of the central government, Li Daxue and the eunuch Xiao Jing, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, expect the enemy to make mistakes, but these two people have respected their identities and sensitive positions, and the emperor will not pursue them. In this way, only Shen Xi is the most suitable for carrying the black pot! ”

Zhang Yanling laughed: "Brother, you finally understand this time, right?" From then on, brother, don't want to take Shen Xi in the first place, let's just watch the fire from the other side and let him fend for himself. This time he is in Tumu Fort, isolated, unable to fly, it is really nine deaths and no life! ”

As the Zhang brothers spoke, they walked together in the direction of the noon gate.

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The capital of Shen Mansion.

In the dead of night, Xie Yun'er still didn't sleep.

Today, Xie Yun'er was restless for no reason, and she couldn't sleep, and after her son fell asleep in Xiaoyu, she stayed alone in the side hall of the front yard to do embroidery.

Although making these things can't help the family, Xie Yuner likes the feeling of cutting clothes by herself, so she takes the needlework that she can do at home.

"Yikes!"

Just when Xie Yun'er was thinking about something, the steel needle in her hand accidentally punctured her finger, and she screamed in pain, and quickly sucked her finger in her hand, and her mind finally returned to its place.

A small head looked at the door and said, "Sister accidentally pricked her fingers again?" ”

Xie Yun'er glanced sideways, and saw Xie Hengnu coming over with a stomach, and quickly got up to help him, and asked Xie Hengnu to sit down on the cushioned chair next to her.

Xie Yun'er couldn't help but complain: "Jun'er, why don't you cherish yourself at all?" Now that the master is not at home, your belly is so big, and you don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you doing when you come out? ”

Xie Hengnu pouted and said: "Sister, people can't sleep, I always think about Seventh Brother in my heart, always thinking about whether he is doing well outside, and whether there is any danger...... There are so many things to think about, where can I sleep? Originally, I just wanted to go out and take a breath, but who knew that there was still a light on the front yard, so I came over to have a look and wanted to talk to my sister. ”

Xie Hengnu is nine months pregnant, and she will give birth soon, and the whole family is now preparing for Xie Hengnu's birth. This is Xie Hengnu's first child, and the Shen family attaches great importance to it, because Xie Hengnu was born in the Prime Minister's Mansion and is the eldest granddaughter of Xie Qian, a cabinet scholar, and her status in the family is extraordinary.

"What does my sister want to talk about? My sister is with you...... Alas, in fact, I also have some ups and downs in my heart, and I want to find someone to talk about...... Dai'er Na Nizi, closed herself too deeply, Xi'er and Xiaowen are young and have little experience like a blank piece of paper, they don't understand what to say, and I feel that the only person who can talk at home is your sister! Xie Yun'er said.

Xie Hengnu lowered his head in shame: "Sister, they are not very old, and their knowledge is also very shallow, but they are ...... I'm lucky, I got pregnant with Brother Seventh in a short time, maybe it's Sister Dai'er's Fubo......"

Xie Yun'er pursed her lips and smiled, when she heard the words of "Fu Bo", she felt familiar for a while, as if it was what her mother-in-law Zhou often said.

Zhou is not bad at Lin Dai, but it is not much better, mainly because Lin Dai failed to open up branches for Shen Xi. Zhou's mother-in-law's basic requirement for her daughter-in-law is to be able to have children, preferably with multiple births, and she even thinks that since there are so many daughters-in-law, Shen Xi should be "industrious" and let her hold more grandchildren.

But until now, only Xie Yun'er gave birth to Shen Xi's eldest son, and although Xie Hengnu was pregnant, she didn't know if she could give birth smoothly, and she gave birth to a man or a girl.

Zhou often said that Lin Dai's life was not good, she was a hard life all her life, and she didn't even have children and grandchildren, Lin Dai didn't like to hear this, but she didn't dare to play a temper with her mother-in-law, so she could only hide in the room and sulk.

Needless to say, Xie Hengnu said that Lin Dai was "blessed", which was a quote from Zhou's words.

Xie Yun'er said: "Jun'er, you are indeed blessed, you grew up in the university scholar's mansion when you were a child, followed the master at the age of fifteen, and were carefree all your life...... The happiest thing for a woman is to teach her husband and children, and hope that the lord will come back safely. In the past few days, my heart has always been frightened for no reason, my lord has been out for a while, but I have received very little news......"

Xie Hengnu grabbed Xie Yun'er's hand and said coquettishly: "Sister, I miss Seventh Brother too, I don't know when Seventh Brother will come back, I still want Seventh Brother to play with me and let Seventh Brother ......"

Speaking of the back, Xie Hengnu suddenly blushed and lowered his head shyly.

Xie Yun'er smiled and asked, "What do you want the master to do?" ”

Xie Hengnu smiled happily: "I want to give birth to a child for Seventh Brother again, it feels good to be a mother, now I don't know if this fetus is a son, if it is not a son, I have to give birth to a son, not only Seventh Brother likes it, but my mother must be very happy!" ”

Xie Yun'er tapped her sister's forehead with her finger, and scolded with a smile "greedy little girl", her face was full of tenderness, but she sighed lightly in her heart: "Why don't I want Xianggong to come back earlier, so that I can spread the branches and leaves for the Shen family again?" ”

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Civil fort, the night is grand.

Shen Xi stood at the head of the city, looking at the lights in the distance, which was the location of the Tatar military camp. These days, the Tatars not only improved the defense of the large camp in the west of the city, but also set up three camp tents in the south, north and east of the city, blocking the passage of the civil fort to the outside world.

And at the foot of Shen Xi is a fortified fortress.

At the beginning of the afternoon, all the officers and men who had gone out of the city to work last night had recovered their strength, got up one after another to eat, and then drove out of the city again to dig the last trench.

As night fell, the officers and men went out of the trench area and began to dig blocking positions and traps and deploy mines in the areas facing the west and north.

"It seems that the imperial court reinforcements can't wait for a while, is it true that I, Shen Xi, want to die here? No, I can't lose my fighting spirit, there must be a way before the car reaches the mountain, and I must find a way to return to the capital alive! ”

Shen Xi muttered to himself.

It was getting closer and closer to Shen Xi's estimated time for the start of the war, and in Shen Xi's judgment, Zhangjiakou Fort and Xuanfu City were estimated to hold out until the thirteenth, and the Tatars should have marched to Tumu Fort around October 15.

Now Shen Xi is very worried that the Tatars attach too much importance to him, and the soldiers and horses will be killed at the same time, if the Tatars really attack with all their might, it is unlikely that the Tumu Fort will hold on.

"It's best if the Tatars are in a hurry to advance eastward, and only send one or two thousand horses to attack, but there is a chance to struggle for survival, if not, I will do something for the Ming Dynasty, do my best, and die."

Shen Xi has been prepared to "be loyal to the country", it's not that he has to, but the current battle situation can't give him more choices, Tumubao is the place where he doesn't succeed and becomes a benevolent, Shen Xi feels that he has little hope of surviving, six thousand soldiers and horses plus more than two days of people, can not withstand the consumption of the Tatars.

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At this time, in the wilderness southeast of Shen Xi's position, less than thirty miles from Tumu Fort, more than 2,000 reinforcements from Juyong Pass had reached the outermost layer of the Tatar defense.

The reinforcements stayed in the Huailai Acropolis for three days, and Yun Liu and Xi'er basically figured out the situation around the Tumu Fort, and then chose to separate the Huailai Acropolis in the evening and march towards the Tumu Fort.

"Sister, we're already very close to the civil fort, I wonder if we can get there safely?" Xi'er was wearing a dark cloak, majestic and majestic, urging the horse to Yunliu's side.

At this time, Yunliu also rode on horseback, and behind them were more than 2,000 soldiers and horses sent by Li Pin, commanded by Long Qingwei, of which 1,000 were soldiers and horses from the Guannei Guard, and the rest were drawn from the local inspection department and regimental training, and the grain and grass and weapons in the team were uneven, so it could only be said to be a decent defensive force.

Yun Liu looked up at the night sky, feeling a little anxious...... Since leaving Juyongguan, she has encountered countless Tatar stragglers along the way, and she finally understands why it is difficult for Xuanfu's military report to reach the capital, because the Tatar blockade is too tight, and now she has lost the confidence she had at the beginning to rush to the aid of Tumubao.

"In the past two days, there have been more and more Tatar scouts, which shows that the development of the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to our Ming Dynasty! Before dawn we must arrive at Tumu Fort, inform General Song, and order the whole army to speed up the march, otherwise the situation will be extremely bad when we encounter a Tatar army in the wilderness! Yunliu said.

Xi'er's face was full of puzzlement: "Sister, according to what we have learned, Tumu Fort has been besieged by the Tatars, let's not say whether we can kill it, even if we go in smoothly, we are in a desperate situation, and we are obviously waiting for death!" Sister, do we need to send someone into the city to contact Lord Shen and see how he arranges? ”

Yun Liu shook his head: "Xi'er, why don't you understand what I say?" Our fate has long been linked with Lord Shen, if we choose to escape now, when Lord Shen really has something long and two short, you and I will be like rootless duckweed, a lifetime of despair, and there is no one to send to the end. ”

"If you want Lord Shen to recognize us, you must know that we can even ignore our own lives for him."

"In addition, Lord Shen has no affection for us, if you want him to accept us, you have to do something to make Lord Shen feel that we are valuable! Bringing reinforcements to the civil fort is the most important thing we can do at the moment, and we can't slack off at all! ”

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