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Hu Songyue is now leading infantry, and the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are always familiar with the layout of the fortifications outside the city.

The Tatars ran into the trenches like headless flies, and many of them fell into deep trenches by themselves, and did not see other Tatars to help, so they ran along the tunnel, but collided head-on with the Ming officers and soldiers led by Hu Songyue, and were stabbed to death by random guns.

"Don't be greedy for merit, everyone goes hand in hand. If anyone rushes forward, he is not allowed to follow, and he wants to die and let him die himself! Hu Songyue raised his long knife and charged loudly to prevent the pursuing soldiers from falling deep into the Tatar encirclement alone.

Looking at the huge position ahead, Hu Songyue's blood boiled, he believed that most of the defenders were in the same mood as him, it was rare to see the Tatars rushing into the city like mourning dogs and retreating, not killing a few Tatars, how to brag with others in the future? How did he say that he had followed the wise and martial Lord Shen to kill the Tatars all over the ground in the northwest battlefield?

If the Tatars withdrew their troops in a mess, then the Ming army's pursuit also seemed extremely chaotic, and there were still small-scale explosions outside the city from time to time, and the bright light flashed at all times.

However, the number of Ming troops was not enough to support a battle from all sides, so after the soldiers and horses left the city, the pursuers from all walks of life found a serious problem...... The number of companions around you is seriously insufficient!

"Dingdingding......"

The sound of gold sounded on the four city walls, which was the signal for the withdrawal of troops, although many soldiers were hot-headed, but the Ming army had a sense of defense and retreat in their bones, but whenever they heard the sound of gold, they would take the initiative to choose to retreat.

But there were also those who were obsessed with it, and pursued a distance of four or five miles, and after the Tatars withdrew from the battlefield, they also hurried back, for fear of falling headlong into the Tatar encirclement.

"Victory!"

"We won the battle!"

"The Tatars have been defeated by us!"

Cheers and cheers rang out inside and outside the fort.

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"My lord, we have won!"

Hu Songyue came back from the west of the city to withdraw his troops and reported the situation on the front line to Shen Xi, at this time Shen Xi had just arrived at the head of the north of the city, and the whole person was exhausted, his face was haggard, and his eyes were red.

After this battle, Shen Xi was already exhausted, he smiled and waved his hand, meaning that the newspaper should be reported, and the report that should not be reported can be said in the next day.

Although this battle was a complete victory, there were no decent trophies, at most some siege equipment and swords, bows and crossbows and other weapons. The corpses left by the Tatars on the ground, many soldiers are now digging into their pockets, pulling clothes and cutting off their heads, and the exact results of the battle will not be counted until dawn.

Although this battle cannot be said to have completely disabled the Tatars, at least it can be regarded as a wound to the bones, combined with all aspects of intelligence, the Tatars lost five or six thousand lives in this battle, compared with the Tatars' strength and population, the loss is not small.

After tonight's battle, either the Tatars choose to make a detour to attack Juyong Pass and continue to implement the strategy of encircling but not fighting Tumubao, or they will launch another round of offensive within two or three days to completely capture Tumubao.

"Adult ......"

Zhu Lie and Liu Xu came together, and after leading their troops to a complete victory, they all wanted to report the good news to Shen Xi as soon as possible.

Shen Xi didn't have the slightest heart to listen to the things on the battlefield, he was physically and mentally exhausted, and he only wanted to do one thing at the moment, that is, to sleep with his head covered.

"I'll talk about it tomorrow when I wake up. If the Tatars attack, and you and I don't see the sun tomorrow, then these words are rotten in the stomach! ”

Shen Xi got down from the city and went to the command post not far away, and when he arrived at the place, he found that after a previous battle, the Tibetan Soldier Cave had completely collapsed, and he could only find another place to rest.

Shen Xi took another look, most of the remaining buildings in the city had been invaded by war, and it was not easy to find a place to sleep tonight.

"Hurry up and set up tents, the officers and men of the three armies will sit on their backs, and no one will be allowed to relax!" After Shen Xi gave the order, he returned to the well-preserved command post in the west of the city and slept peacefully.

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Also on the night of October 17th.

The capital, the Imperial Palace.

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang waited outside the Qianqing Palace for more than an hour, but they still didn't see Zhu Youji.

Xie Qian was a little anxious in his heart, but he couldn't show it too obviously, he could only stand aside, in the north wind howling, he was secretly worried about Shen Xi who was going out to fight outside the fortress, and muttered in his heart: "I've been restless all day, there won't be any result on the side of Tumubao, right?" ”

Just when Xie Qian was panicking, Xiao Jing, who had gone in to spread the news, came out of the palace with an anxious expression, shaking his head slightly, looking quite helpless.

Li Dongyang stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, is the dragon body still unable to govern?" ”

Xiao Jing hesitated for a long time and nodded slightly, but he didn't want to say anything, maybe the emperor's condition was really not good, and he had reached the point where he didn't dare to talk about the emperor's body.

Xie Qian asked: "Then does Your Majesty have a word to explain?" ”

Xiao Jing didn't answer, and Li Dongyang said: "Yu Qiao, ask more questions first, and then perform the ...... after discussing with Young Master Liu."

Xie Qian sighed softly, he understood what Li Dongyang meant, and what he meant to do it again, that is, the matter would be decided by the celebrant supervisor, and it would no longer go through the emperor's imperial inspection, so it didn't matter what the emperor chose.

Xiao Jing, the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch, usually respects the cabinet scholars very much, so even if this matter is submitted to the celebrant eunuch, Xiao Jing will most likely adopt the vote of the cabinet, and the decision on this matter is basically in the hands of the three auxiliary ministers of the cabinet.

"The battle in the northwest is unresolved, the Tatars have broken through the Xuanfu for four days, and now if they don't immediately mobilize the troops of the guards to the king of Jingshi Qin, the Ming Dynasty is in danger! This matter must be decreed by His Majesty before it can be ......"

Xie Qian was very anxious, the battle of Xuanfu exceeded the expectations of the imperial court, and now that Xuanfu was lost, the capital was in a hurry, but the emperor was bedridden at this time, unable to take care of the government, and could not even make the most basic decisions, which made Xie Qian feel that there was a lot of pressure on his shoulders.

If the emperor decided to give up the civil fort, Xie Qian would not say anything, but now it was up to the cabinet to make its own decision, and he felt that he was pushing Shen Xi to die.

"Elder Xie Ge, please go back."

Xiao Jing finally spoke, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's really that Your Majesty's dragon body is sick, you can't be so reluctant...... Although it is said that the Xuanfu is lost, the inner pass of the Great Wall is still there, and there is no major loss of soldiers and horses in the northwest...... You can't let Your Majesty worry about state affairs and get sick, right? ”

Xie Qian wanted to say something more, but Li Dongyang pulled his clothes, so he was silent, and asked Xiao Jing to say goodbye with Li Dongyang, and the two of them walked in the direction of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Li Dongyang complained on the road: "Yu Qiao, you have always had a flexible brain and are good at figuring out your intentions, why are you so persistent this time?" Knowing that His Majesty is sick, why should he embarrass Father-in-law Xiao? He's just talking about things. ”

Xie Qian said: "It has been four days since the loss of Xuanfu, Juyong Pass and Bauhinia Pass have not seen the report of Di Yi's soldiers coming to the city, and Di Yi has mostly set up an ambush in Xuanfu to attack Datong, Taiyuan and other military towns to retreat troops and horses. Once the army of the two towns is defeated, there will be no soldiers and horses to support the Neiguan and Jingshi divisions for half a month, shouldn't this be embarrassing? ”

Li Dongyang was slightly stunned, and then his face changed greatly, obviously thinking of the terrible consequences. At the same time, he had some respect for Xie Qian in his heart: "Although I have considered the situation in the northwest before, I have not thought about it so carefully as Yu Qiao, it seems that he is indeed working for the imperial court, and I am far inferior to him." ”

But what Xie Qian thought at this time was: "I have repeatedly been sorry for Shen Xi'er in the affairs of the northwest border, if I don't listen to his advice and argue with the imperial court, then even if I die on the day I die, I won't be at ease." ”

Xie Qian's idea that the Tatars might ambush the Ming Dynasty to reinforce the troops and horses was not calculated by himself, but by listening to Shen Xi's judgment of the situation in the northwest.

In the past, he felt that what Shen Xi said was alarmist and unacceptable, but now when he looks at Shen Xi's recitals, every sentence is a prophecy, and everything is being fulfilled.