Seeing that the Mongolian army surrounding them finally retreated slowly, all the soldiers of the Ming army breathed a sigh of relief, even though they had the heart to defend the country and serve the king, it was always good not to sacrifice. What's more, the difficulties in rushing for several days, as well as the reality of lack of water and food, have already made them exhausted, and they are really not sure to resist the continuous attack of the Mongolian people.

As for those officials, the mood is much more complicated. They are glad that they have survived, but at the same time, they are ashamed. Because today's security is caused by the fifteen colleagues who risked their lives and were held hostage by the blinds. And what makes them even more uneasy is that this is a fiasco that the Ming Dynasty has never encountered in a hundred years, not only defeated, but also had to bow to the Mongolian people to admit defeat, sign a covenant of humiliation, once they return to the capital, they are afraid that everyone will become the target of the public, not to mention the loss of office, and the reputation of many years will be completely gone.

Only Wang Zhen was the happiest at this time. He doesn't have to worry about his own safety anymore, as long as he can return to Xuanfu and return to the capital, everything will not be a problem. As for the so-called disrepute, the prince does not take it seriously at all, his reputation in the officialdom and the people has never been good, as the so-called debts do not worry, lice do not itch.

And Zhu Qizhen, the Son of Heaven, quickly regained his composure after looking at the retreating Mongols in a daze, and summoned the remaining courtiers to him. At this time, these important ministers of the court were all in a trance, and even looked weak when they visited the shrine.

Zhu Qizhen didn't care about these superficial efforts, but said: "You have also seen that the Tartars under the mountain have already collected their troops and retreated. Then we should also leave this place and return to Xuanfu first. ”

The vast majority of officials did not object to this. Although they were trapped on this mountain for a long time, they were frightened, and they lived like a year, and they could leave this place quickly and return to the safe Xuanfu.

But just when everyone nodded and was about to agree, Zhang Fu, whose face looked extremely ugly, walked out: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that for the sake of safety, it is better to be patient for the time being." ”

As a veteran of the four dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, an old general who has experienced countless battlefield killings and made countless feats for the imperial court, Zhang Fu never thought that he would encounter such a defeat when he was old. They didn't fight the Mongols much, and hundreds of thousands of troops were killed by them and fled, and in the end, they could only save everyone's lives by signing an alliance under the city in humiliation.

This defeat is enough to bury his decades of hard work, and what face will he have in the future to go underground to see the emperors of the Ming Dynasty and his deceased father Zhang Yu. But his always cautious and low-key personality made Zhang Fu unable to forcibly oppose before, so this tone made him even more uncomfortable. It was only at this point that after hearing that the Son of Heaven was about to make a not-so-correct decision again, he finally couldn't help but move forward.

Zhu Qizhen was still very polite to this veteran of several dynasties, and when he heard this, he asked: "What is the opinion of the British prince, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"Your Majesty, now that the Mongols have just retreated, no one knows whether or not their actions are a conspiracy or not, in order to lure us down the mountain, so that they can attack us more easily. Therefore, in the opinion of the old minister, it is better to stay on the mountain for the time being, and it is not too late to send scouts down the mountain to investigate and make a decision. Zhang Fu immediately expressed his views and more appropriate countermeasures.

The emperor frowned slightly when he heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, he still accepted the proposal: "The British public is indeed old-fashioned, so do as you want." Send scouts to scout the neighborhood first, and then release the airship to keep an eye on the Tartars' movements, so as to be safe. ”

"Your Majesty." Seeing that the emperor accepted his proposal, Zhang Fu finally breathed a sigh of relief, at least he didn't have to let so many people take risks.

Soon, more than 100 scouts had quickly ridden down the mountain, and then scattered in all directions, reconnoitring outside. At the same time, a huge airship that had been preserved also swayed into the air after a busy period of time, and the scouts above quickly captured the figure of the Mengren and passed on the relevant news.

After learning that the Mongols had indeed withdrawn from the land for twenty or thirty miles as agreed, everyone was even more relieved, so it seems that the Mongols are not all useless, at least they are quite insistent on keeping their promises.

Although the airship can rely on a condescending angle to catch up on the movements of the enemy forces for dozens of miles around, it still has some shortcomings. For example, because they are in a high place, they can only see things roughly, and when someone deliberately hides, it is difficult for them to find out because of the distance.

At this time, in the shade of a valley not far from the hill, there was a team of dozens of people hiding here. They are all dressed as Mongolians, but all of them are thick and fierce, and at a glance they know that they are the most elite people among the Mongolians.

And the commander of this team of men and horses is the first division of Warat, who should lead the troops. He actually left here with only a small number of men and horses, and his courage and depth of planning are really shocking.

By this time, they had all seen the huge airship floating on the top of the mountain, and many of the Mongolian people had a look of resentment on their faces. Because it was the appearance of this airship that made them repeatedly at a disadvantage in the battles with the defenders of the Ming Kingdom.

Originally, the Mongols relied on mobility and were best at carrying out surprise attacks, taking the Ming army by surprise and taking it by surprise. But since this airship became popular in all the border towns, it became difficult for them to sneak attack a certain city and fortress, or even a certain Ming army marching outside.

If it weren't for their thorough preparation this time, coupled with the Ming army's own carelessness, I'm afraid it would still be bad for the detection range of this airship. And now, the Ming army actually repeated the old trick again and put the airship. This is obviously to confirm that the surrounding environment is safe.

"Taishi is really wise, he expected them to have this trick early on, so let everyone withdraw dozens of miles away to prepare again." Some subordinates couldn't help but admire.

There was no smile on his face, his eyes were still fixed on the mountain, and he just said lightly: "It's too early to say this, we haven't really won this battle yet." Only when they stay up until dark and then go down the mountain will we have a chance to wipe them out! ”

Yes, from the very beginning, there was no intention of peace talks and letting go of these hundreds of thousands of Ming troops.

This was a great opportunity that he had spent many years waiting for, and it was not easy to trap so many officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, especially even their emperor, how could he easily let them leave?

As long as these hundreds of thousands of Ming troops can be wiped out, the Ming court will completely lose the ability to protect itself. And if they can capture their emperor alive, it will probably mean that the entire Ming frontier will be opened for itself, and then the grassland iron cavalry will crush the Central Plains as they did two hundred years ago, and regain control of this flower world in their own hands. And he may also become the second Genghis Khan or Kublai Khan, and become the existence that really makes the steppe tribes bow and worship.

In the face of such a great temptation, how could he make concessions just for a little food? Therefore, this was just to deceive the Ming army from the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack mountain, and then carry out a surprise attack, so as to reduce its own casualties.

But the Ming army's airship has always been a thorn in his heart, so he also thought of such a method first-he led the elite to keep an eye on the movement of the Ming army, and once they descended the mountain, he would give the order to attack the team in the distance with rockets.

And all this, the most favorable time for the Mongolian people is at night. Because at that time, the Ming army's airship will be completely ineffective, and the night can also make the brave Ming army feel more frightened, thus messing up their morale.

At this time, it was already around the time of Shen, and although the day was still very bright, he believed that soon, it would be dark. I only hope that this time Changshengtian can bless himself and let the Ming army make the most fatal wrong decision.

We don't know if the Immortal Heaven will bless them, but Wang Zhen has clearly become their best teammate.

After waiting impatiently for a long time, seeing that after dark, only a few scouts came back to report that the Mongols had retreated, and there was no enemy ambush ahead, Wang Zhen was really a little anxious: "Your Majesty, those Tartars have already withdrawn, why should we defend here anymore?" Now that there is a shortage of food and water in the army, if it continues like this, I am afraid that the whole army will be dissatisfied, so we should hurry down the mountain and hurry. Even if you are not in a hurry to rush to Xuanfu immediately, you have to rush to the water source to drink water and horses first. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, let's hurry down the mountain. It was dark on this day, and the Mongols had already receded, so would the soldiers be thirsty all night if it was difficult to fight? Some generals also echoed the voice, and their responsibilities were not light, after all, so many people were counting on themselves.

The Son of Heaven was also hesitant for a while, and subconsciously looked at Zhang Fu. The British Duke would like to persuade everyone to be patient all night, and it is not too late to go down the mountain and return to Xuanfu after confirming that everything is safe tomorrow. But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't speak, for he clearly felt a lot of longing and dissatisfaction staring at him.

After a pouting of his lips, he finally lowered his head. Sometimes, character can really determine fate, not even the fate of one or two people, but the fate of hundreds of thousands of people.

When Zhang Fu no longer insisted, and everyone urged, the Son of Heaven finally nodded and agreed: "Then go down the mountain overnight, rush to the water source to rest for the night, and then return to Shixuanfu tomorrow!" ”

In the sound of long live like the roar of the mountain, the Ming army stationed on the mountain finally moved and began to slowly descend the mountain. Although the generals have tried their best to suppress it, it is still inevitable that there will be a scramble, so it was not until the second watch day, after the sky was completely dark, that they were able to really set foot on the road to the east.

Little did they know at this time that a huge, doomable trap was already waiting for them.

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Uh, sorry, I was called out this weekend, so I had to be three hours late to deliver the second shift。。。。。