Shen Xi and Xie Qian discussed in the Chinese army's tent for more than two hours, and it was not until the fourth watch drum sounded that Xie Qian got up and prepared to leave. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Before Xie Qian left, he told Shen Xi that Shen Xi would not be reckless.

Xie Qian said: "The Tatars can withdraw their troops, and you must not lose too many soldiers and horses because of this, let alone risk your life!" Don't forget! ”

Shen Xi thanked him again, and then sent Xie out of the Chinese army's tent.

Wang Lingzhi, Lin Heng and others have been waiting outside the tent.

Knowing that the imperial court sent cabinet scholars to contact Shen Xi, even a fierce general like Wang Lingzhi who didn't like to use his brains very much, knew that he had made a lot of contributions, and wanted to know how the imperial court would award them...... He doesn't want gold, silver and jewelry, glory and wealth, he just wants to be promoted to be able to lead more soldiers and horses and fight on the battlefield.

Shen Xi introduced Wang Lingzhi to Xie Qian.

Xie Qian looked at Wang Lingzhi, who was tall and strong, and smiled dumbly: "Outside the Xizhi Gate yesterday, it was you who led the troops to attack the Tatar Chinese army several times, and each time you won something?" ”

In Xie Qian's opinion, since Shen Xi, a senior brother, has decent speech and demeanor and has a high level of cultivation, then as Shen Xi's "junior brother", Wang Lingzhi should also be full of splendor, and his exit is full of chapters, but Wang Lingzhi was stunned for a moment before nodding: "Oh, it's me!" ”

One sentence made Xie Qian frown.

Xie Qian glanced at Shen Xi, Shen Xi was obviously not ready to explain anything about Wang Lingzhi's straightforwardness, and continued to introduce Lin Heng, but he did not specifically explain that this was his brother-in-law, Xie Qian was only an ordinary general in the army, and without asking too much, he bowed his head and said hello, and then walked outside the camp.

Shen Xi instructed Lin Heng, who was walking side by side, to the right person: "General Lin will take someone to escort Xie Ge's old car back to Beijing, and another official will repair a letter and send it to the military department ......."

"No need!"

Xie Qian suddenly stopped, turned his head and waved his hand, signaling Shen Xi not to make much effort, "Your affairs are all on the old man, you just have to fight this battle, expel the Tatar soldiers and horses from the Jingshi territory, and return safely!" ”

According to the rules, when Shen Xi led his troops back to Beijing, he had to write a report to the Ministry of War and ask the Ministry of War to issue arrangements for the march and operations.

But now, Xie Qian has made a package ticket, which means that Shen Xi does not need to pay attention to the military department, and he will bear it alone, so that Shen Xi can command the battle without any scruples, and he does not have to obey the instructions of the imperial court.

Shen Xi knew that the most important thing Xie Qian did for him was to support him in the court and solve troubles outside the war.

Shen Xi thanked him and personally sent Xie Qian to the gate of the camp, originally Shen Xi asked Xie Qian to take a carriage, but Xie Qian was an old man who talked about juvenile madness, and he had to ride a horse, Shen Xi couldn't screw it, so he could only let people prepare tame horses for Xie Qian.

Waiting for Xie Qian to leave the camp under the escort of hundreds of cavalry such as Lin Heng, Shen Xi raised his head and looked at the Xizhi Gate of the capital in the southeast, and stopped for a long time without leaving.

"My lord, it's not too early, it's time to go back and rest!"

Yun Liu didn't know when he appeared behind Shen Xi.

Shen Xi glanced at Yun Liu and didn't say anything, he knew that Yun Liu's appearance in the Chinese army's big tent to serve tea was intentional. With Xie Qian's experience, he could naturally distinguish between male and female, so as to know the existence of her and Xi'er, which made Shen Xi feel that Yun Liu was scheming.

Originally, Shen Xi was going to enter the mansion with Yunliu and Xi'er, but with this matter, he hesitated...... He didn't want to let a woman with malicious intentions and a complicated background enter his house and make the backyard unpeaceful.

"Hmm."

Shen Xi answered, turned around and walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army.

Even if his mind is in a mess at this time, he must seize the time to rest, because Shen Xi knows that in a few hours, a big battle may begin, and he must keep a clear head, so that he can respond to all kinds of emergencies and not make faint moves.

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November 9th.

The sun rises in the early morning, the cold wind is blowing outside the Xizhi Gate of the capital, on the land between the yellow and white, a well-defended camp rises from the ground, from the head of the Xizhimen City, the camp is well defended, although there is no protection of the four city walls, but according to local conditions, backed by the Nanchang River, plus two trenches that are three meters deep and three meters wide, there is basically no omission in the defense.

Now Shen Xi's soldiers and horses are much more neat than when he was in the civil fort, and several artillery positions are facing the two access passages that were deliberately left, if the Tartars want to open the gap from the passage, Shen Xi only needs to deploy a few hundred firecrackers at key positions, basically how many Tartars come and die, and the solidity of the camp is much stronger than that of ordinary city fortresses.

The Tatars did not dare to attack for a night, because Shen Xi's soldiers and horses showed a desperate fighting force on the battlefield.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Xie Ge Lao!"

"Old man Zhang."

Early in the morning, the crown prince Zhu Houzhao led Xie Qian and Zhang Mao to the head of Xizhimen City, saying that it was to inspect military affairs, but in fact, the bear child came to see Shen Xi's use of troops last night, when he found that there was no trace of fighting outside the city, and King Qin's soldiers and horses just built an impregnable camp, Zhu Houzhao was disappointed and complained: "Mr. Shen too, since you have brought the troops back, why don't you go all out with the Tartars in one go?" It's a pity that I can't lead the troops out to join him...... Old man Zhang, can you prepare dozens of rides for me? ”

Zhang Mao frowned and asked, "What does the prince want to do?" ”

Zhu Houzhao naturally thought that he would take dozens of horsemen out of the city to find Shen Xi, he didn't care about any danger, he just wanted to fight side by side with Shen Xi, since he couldn't transfer troops out of the city, then he would go to Shen Xi's military camp alone and let Shen Xi transfer troops and horses to him.

Zhu Houzhao, who has a young heart, is full of how to be a hero, and as for the national society, it is too far away for him.

Xie Qian glanced at the prince, he knew very well what the bear child was thinking about, even if he didn't know it before, now he had pondered the bear child's mind thoroughly, and immediately refused sternly: "Now that the soldiers and horses of the Northern Kou are watching aside, the city gate must not be opened easily, and the prince doesn't want to lead the troops out of the city!" ”

Zhu Houzhao protested dissatisfiedly: "Can't you even think about it? Mr. Xie, you are so domineering...... What if the Tartars withdraw? ”

Xie Qian replied with a sneer: "Withdraw the troops, let's talk about the withdrawal of troops!" ”

Zhu Houzhao pursed his mouth and looked indignant, but he was not so angry in his heart, because Shen Xi, as his incarnation, went out to the border and won a series of big victories, and now Shen Xi is outside the capital, he brought himself into Shen Xi's perspective, and really felt the wonderful taste of leading the troops to fight.

The bear child thought to himself: "I will be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty sooner or later, and I will definitely drive the emperor to exterminate the remnants of Mengyuan in the future, and at that time, let Mr. Shen be the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and our master and apprentice will cooperate seamlessly, kill those Tartars and flee from the wind, and seal the wolf Juxu, just around the corner!" ”

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Outside the city, Shen Xi is holding a pre-war mobilization meeting.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the generals are basically all together.

Among these people, the most beautiful is Wang Lingzhi, although he knows nothing about the art of war, but the courage makes everyone present in awe, such an unstoppable killing god, on the battlefield is almost a call for wind and rain, Tartars from soldiers to generals mostly boast of bravery, but under the hands of Wang Lingzhi, it is difficult to make two moves, and the blow to the enemy's morale can be imagined.

"Lord Shen, the weather is very cold, and it's not a matter of staying outside the city all the time. Now that our mission of King Qin has been successfully completed, why will we not enter the capital at this time? ”

Zhang Yong returned to the tent yesterday, suffered from the cold all night, thinking that the capital was under his nose, but he couldn't go back to the high bed and soft pillows, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, so he took advantage of the military meeting to make trouble, and prepared to coerce the public opinion to force Shen Xi to allow everyone to enter the city.

Shen Xi glanced around and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Shen Xi was not busy scolding Zhang Yong directly, but asked what others meant, he wanted to use the mouths of the people present to make Zhang Yong retreat.

Hu Songyue took the initiative to make a list: "Lord Shen, do you need to talk about it?" The Tartars are just around the corner, and if we retreat to the capital, we don't know who the merits are, and even if we want to fight and win, we won't be able to stay under your command any longer. In this case, it is better to stay outside the city, obey your command, and keep it so that the Tartars know that it is easy to enter and difficult to get out of my Ming territory! ”

"Yes, yes!"

The generals in the big tent, in the past, were full of fear of war, and it was good that they were not deserters.

But now following Shen Xi, let alone being afraid of war, even standing still, they feel that they are losing a lot of money, watching others charge, and seeing that they give up the credit, no one wants to do this kind of stupid thing.