The first thing Shen Xi did when he entered the front line was to visit the wounded and sick who were being sent to the city for emergency treatment, and the bodies of the soldiers would be carried back to the city later. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Although it is already a cold winter, whether it is the corpses of the Ming officers and soldiers or the Tatars, they must find a place to bury them, away from the places where water and food are stored, otherwise it may cause epidemics.

Sanitation in the city is very poor, because of the extreme shortage of water, and in this situation, it is even more important to maintain the basic drinking water and food safety in the city.

This time he went out of the city to inspect, and what Shen Xi saw was a very bad situation.

The soldiers finished the night fighting, and although many of them did not even see the hair of the Tatars, they were still exhausted, and the psychological torture alone had made them miserable, and the cold weather and the lack of sleep all night made almost every soldier doze off.

In the past, when Shen Xi was inspecting, the soldiers would get up and greet him with a smile no matter what, but this time, even if some soldiers saw him, they just nodded and couldn't get up, because their bodies were too tired.

"Don't sleep, don't sleep, wake up everyone around you, go back to the city to sleep in the barracks, squint here for a while, probably won't be able to get up! Wake up the people around you! ”

Shen Xi had to constantly remind the people around him, and even let people go to the army to give orders that the soldiers should not be allowed to sleep on the battlefield, and even if they wanted to sleep, they had to wait for the change of guard to return to the covered fortifications and buildings to sleep.

As soon as the soldiers sat down, it was difficult to get up from the ground, and everyone was weak, and even if someone helped them, it was extremely difficult to move.

Shen Xi inspected the position for a long time, and deeply felt the cruelty of the war, in this extremely harsh environment, not only tossed the Ming soldiers, but also believed that the situation on the side of the Tatars was not much better.

Fortunately, the rain and snow stopped this morning, there was a sun in the sky, and under the golden light, the weather was much warmer, otherwise Shen Xi really didn't know how many soldiers would freeze to death on the battlefield because of this extreme cold.

Yun Liu went out to deliver the news before, but at this moment, he returned to Shen Xi's side and said, "My lord, the news that should be passed has been delivered, and a scout was sent to Juyong Pass with your handwritten letter." If all goes well, within two days, Kuaima will send the battle report of Tumubao to the Beijing Division. You don't have to worry too much! ”

Shen Xi smiled bitterly: "Not worried? The imperial court obviously gave us up, counting the days, Juyong Pass should still be under the control of the Ming Dynasty, and the Bauhinia Pass should be worrying about the day. ”

"Not surprisingly, what the capital is doing now is not to strengthen the defense of the Juyong Pass and the Bauhinia Pass, but to focus on the defense of Gyeonggi Pass...... The idea of those ministers in the capital is to follow the rules and act according to successful cases, and no one will order to take the initiative! Now you can pin your hopes on Liu Shangshu's retreating soldiers! ”

Yun Liu saw a little hope on his face, and hurriedly asked, "Lord Shen, did you send someone to inform Liu Shangshu?" ”

"No need!"

Shen Xi shook his head and said, "Liu Shangshu will return to King Qinwang in Beijing this time, and he will definitely take the line from Lingqiu on the South Road, Guangchang to Bauhinia Pass or Baomaguan, and it is impossible to take the North Road, even if he sends people to go, it will have little effect." ”

The hope that Yun Liu had originally inspired was instantly shattered by Shen Xi's analysis.

Yun Liu was convinced of Shen Xi's judgment, because she understood that only Shen Xi could create miracles, and now Da Ming should not count on Liu Daxia, but also expect Shen Xi to create miracles...... She had blind faith in Shen Xi.

Shen Xi said again: "However, it is possible to use the matter of Liu Shangshu's return to the army to create panic among the Tatars besieging Tumu Fort." I immediately sent my order to the Tatar camp outside the city to deliver a letter of war, saying that my officer was going to send troops out of the city in the afternoon to fight the Tatars to the death! ”

Yunliu thought he had misheard.

The night battle had just ended, and the whole army was exhausted, so Shen Xi was about to propose the next round of war, or should he take the initiative to attack and go down the mountain to fight?

"Lord Shen, what is this for?" Yun Liu asked puzzled.

"Do as I tell you that the Tatars will react when they receive this war letter, and at that time, we will have a chance!"

Shen Xi didn't say anything to explain, he was very tired at this time, and wanted to find a high bed and soft pillows to sleep well, but unfortunately even the command post with a brazier was not so warm, and there was no soft bed, so he could only find a random place to close his eyes and make do with sleep.

Yun Liu commanded: "Yes, Lord Shen, let's give an order!" ”

After Yun Liu left, Shen Xi led people back to Tumu Fort and went directly back to the command post in the west of the city to prepare for rest.

The civil fort was busy, Shen Xi simply sorted out some of the official documents piled up on the table, relieved the soft armor on his body that had been frozen hard, there was no hot water to wash his face, and even his face hurt badly because of the biting snow wind.

Back in the back of the bedroom, although the brazier was raised in the room, the temperature was still very low, and the north wind was also blocked by the earthen wall, he took off his coat, but he never dared to remove the underwear inside, and reluctantly lay down on the thatched wooden bed, covered with a quilt, and fell asleep after a while.

Just when Shen Xi felt the cold air invade his neck and body one after another, and his whole body trembled, half-asleep and half-awake, suddenly a warm thing like a stove came to his bed, and he held this warm "stove", and felt a sense of comfort and warmth in his heart, and it seemed that even the pain on his body was also alleviated.

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At two o'clock in the afternoon, in the tent of the Chinese army in the Tatar camp outside the city, Yismain looked at the military map expressionlessly.

The previous battle was already the third defeat he suffered after sending troops to besiege Tumu Fort, and this was not counting the two defeats led by Huo Aya and Awulu before.

In this series of battles against Kou Daming, in addition to the loss of the Tatar soldiers and horses to Liu Daxia in Ningxia Town, the main force of the Eastern Road only suffered successive setbacks in Tumubao, and Yi Sima felt the huge pressure on his shoulders.

"The national teacher, the Ming army in the city, actually sent someone to send a war letter!"

Wu Licha appeared in front of Yi Si Ma Yin angrily, and he was furious, "That Shen Xi actually proposed to send troops to fight us to the death this afternoon!" ”

"What?"

A few wrinkles appeared on Yi Si Mayin's broad forehead, and after reading the war book handed over by Wu Licha, he first thought that Shen Xi was suffering from madness, and then he realized something, and immediately asked, "In addition, is there anything else sent from the city?" ”

Wu Licha was stunned for a moment and asked: "National Teacher, the Ming army is ready to attack, this is the best opportunity to annihilate the opponent, no matter what they send, it will not affect the victory of our army in this battle!" ”

Yi Si Ma Yin sneered: "Do you think Shen Xi will really send troops to kill him?" This is just a trick to make our soldiers and horses form a defensive formation and consume their physical strength in vain, so that his soldiers and horses can get a chance to rest and breathe in the city, and stop our army from launching onslaught for days! ”

Wu Licha looked puzzled: "National teacher, the last general doesn't understand what you mean." ”

"I don't need you to understand, you just have to take people to the front of the camp and guard them, and once someone comes out of the city, you can go and greet them and bring them to me!"

After Yi Si Ma Yin finished speaking, there was a little restlessness in his heart, and he already had a premonition of what Shen Xi would do next.

Waiting for Ulica to receive the order and left, Yisimain said thoughtfully: "Could it be that yesterday's battle was really the last battle of our army outside the Tumu Fort?" ”