Another night of attack, although there is still no possibility of attacking the head of Beijing, but the Chinese army can see that the defenders in the opposite city are exhausted, maybe only one variable can make them completely collapse.

However, there was not much joy at this time, for he had just received bad news, that the food and grass they had prepared was about to run out, and if they could not replenish it in three or five days, they would have to retreat or slaughter their mounts and horses to satisfy their hunger.

For the grassland cavalry, as long as they prepare a few days of dried meat and mare's milk when they go out, the subsequent replenishment can be used by plundering to feed the war, after all, as long as they enter the Central Plains, as long as there are soldiers and knives, they can take all other people's property and food as their own.

Although the troops were more prepared than before, after a few months of attrition, they finally bottomed out. Even if they intercepted a large amount of grain when defeating the main force of the Ming Dynasty, and even if they received a lot of replenishment when they broke through the Bauhinia Pass, they still couldn't stop nearly 100,000 cavalrymen from eating horses.

Now, there are only two options left in front of Yexian, either to break through the city of Beijing as soon as possible before the food runs out, or to divide the troops and send troops and horses to the surrounding towns to carry out a new round of looting.

But obviously, dividing the troops is not a good option. Now their existence has long been known to all parts of the Ming Dynasty, and the cities are naturally even more strictly defended, and without a considerable number of soldiers and horses, it seems that it is difficult to break through those cities. But if you divide too many soldiers and horses here, it is difficult to ensure that the defenders in the city will not seize the opportunity to counterattack - now the city still has that annoying airship floating in the city, and all its actions are under the nose of the Ming army.

In the end, after a long test, he decided to follow the siege strategy of this period, but compared to the previous days, the offensive became fierce again, and he wanted to put more pressure on the defenders of the city, forcing them to collapse faster!

So from that day on, the Mongol attacks became fierce again, and the pressure on the city was even greater, and many soldiers even had the idea of fleeing from the city. If it weren't for the fact that there was already a row of warlords armed with sharp knives behind them at this time, urging them to continue fighting, I am afraid that many of them would really have to give up.

But even so, the pressure on Jiumen is getting bigger and bigger, and the generals don't dare to hide it, and quickly report the news that the army's heart is shaken, and I am afraid that it will be unsustainable to Yu Qian.

Listening to the similar military reports sent continuously, Yu Qian's face became more difficult to look at: "It seems that there is only this last step!" Good thinking, good thinking, or let you say right, sometimes the use of soldiers is not only fierce to the enemy, but also to their own people, should be ruthless! ”

The idea was set, Yu Qian's face was already solemn, and he immediately took the military order that had stamped his handsome seal prematurely, and wrote down the orders bit by bit, and then asked people to quickly send them to the various gates and hand them over to their commanders.

Just as he passed out the military order, walked to the overlook map of Beijing City hanging in front of the hall, and guessed which one or several city gates the Mongols would launch a night attack and harass tonight, a cronie suddenly came to the gate and reported: "My lord, there is a general named Shi Heng outside who asks to see him, saying that he has something important to do. ”

"Huh? Shi Heng? Yu Qian obviously hesitated for a moment, and then remembered the identity of this person.

This Shi Heng is also a rare veteran in Beijing today, he has guarded the border for many years, and he has dealt with the Mongolian people a lot, and he still has more wins and fewer defeats after careful calculation. It's a pity that his luck is not too good, just earlier this year, when he first committed the Ming Dynasty, in the battle of Yanghe, the army he led was completely defeated in the hands of the Mongolian cavalry. Not only was it defeated, but it was a fiasco in which the whole army was annihilated, and only he, the main general, fled back in disarray.

This was really an extremely serious matter in the army, not only did the border generals severely punish him for this, but also some people in the DPRK and China criticized and impeached him, and he was finally stripped of all official positions, escorted to the capital, and imprisoned in the Criminal Department.

Originally, Shi Heng's life was completely finished, but then the defeat of Tumubao gave him a glimmer of life, and after Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne, he granted amnesty to the world, not only released Lu Jin, but also released him from prison. Not only that, but he also gave him a meritorious service and a military position of training cavalry in the capital.

In fact, this position was given to him by Yu Qian, because after knowing that the Mongolian people were eyeing the Ming Dynasty, the capital really needed a sophisticated mobile cavalry force to guard the local area. And as Shi Heng, who had led cavalry to fight with the Mongols in the north for many years, he was naturally the most suitable candidate.

It's just that after the Bauhinia Pass was broken and the enemy had surrounded Beijing's Nine Gates, Yu Qian left this previous plan behind, and then forgot about the defeated general. But he didn't expect that Shi Heng would come to the door by himself today.

Although he was not familiar with this former border general, since someone came to the door, there must be some purpose, so Yu Qian nodded: "Let him come in and talk." ”

A moment later, a tall, calm general in armor strode to the door. After seeing Yu Qian, he hurriedly humbly clasped his fists and bowed deeply: "The last general, Shi Heng, has seen Yu Butang. ”

"General Shi, come in and speak." Yu Qian nodded at him slightly, and beckoned again.

Shi Heng entered in response, and then said: "In front of the adults, the sin general does not dare to call any general, and the adult calls the last general by name." The last general has not thanked you for your kindness. ”

"Hehe, I'm just a talent for the country, you don't have to thank me. If you are truly grateful, you should train well. ”

"What the lord said is that the last general also thinks so, so in the past month or so, the last general has not dared to slack off in the slightest, and now the five thousand children under his command have become a little larger." Shi Heng nodded hurriedly in response.

"Oh? It seems that Shi Heng does have some ability, so it's the best. Then you should be more attentive, and sooner or later the court will be useful to you. Yu Qian didn't understand the other party's intention, so he said approvingly, as if he meant to send off the guest. He still has a lot of official business to deal with now, but he doesn't want to delay with the other party for too long.

"The end of the day is for this purpose." Shi Heng also heard the meaning of his words, and quickly got to the point: "With the last general's humble opinion, now is the time for my Ming cavalry to make meritorious contributions!" ”

"Huh? But what do you mean by that? These words aroused Yu Qian's interest, and he was no longer in a hurry to send off the guests, but asked solemnly.

Although the last general did not participate in this battle, he also heard about the various methods used by the Tartars to attack the city in the past ten days. Especially at night, they continued to attack the gates, so that the defenders were overwhelmed by the trouble. Shi Heng said with a serious expression: "Their intention is naturally to drag down my soldiers defending the city." This is indeed an extremely vicious strategy, but at the same time, it has its fatal flaws. ”

"But what?" When Yu Qian heard this, his eyes narrowed.

"They don't take my Ming soldiers seriously at all, and they are convinced that we can only shrink into the city and dare not go out of the city to fight, so they will use such an all-attacking and defenseless posture. If the soldiers and horses in my city can find this opportunity to fight back, it will work wonders. ”

When Yu Qian heard this, he didn't feel that his heart moved, and the other party's proposal had the same meaning as his previous thoughts. However, he was not in a hurry to speak, but he still wanted to hear how this person analyzed.

I only heard Shi Heng continue: "But now the defenders in the city are already tired of veterans, and I am afraid that it is difficult to really pose too much threat to the Tartars. But the newly trained cavalry of the last general was different, not only were they sharp, but the cavalry was more conducive to surprise attacks, which was enough to catch the Tartars off guard. In addition, I heard that during this period of time, because of the siege of the city, the Tartars used more infantry, so we just returned the favor with the other way, and rode to the foot! ”

This remark is also quite reasonable, for a general who has not really participated in this attack and defense, it can be regarded as a clear understanding and knows very well. After listening to this, Yu Qian looked at this calm general with a little more appreciation in his eyes, it seems that he really didn't use the wrong person, this Shi Heng does have extraordinary military talent.

Feeling Yu Qian's praise for himself, Shi Heng was excited again, and hurriedly took the initiative to ask Ying: "My lord, the last general is willing to personally lead the cavalry of his subordinates and take this opportunity to counterattack the Tartars." This is not only to atone for my previous mistakes, but also to protect my Beijing! I hope that the Lord of the Ministry will allow it! As he spoke, he took a step forward and knelt down on one knee with a bang.

Yu Qian was silent for a while, and then got up and came to the other party, stretched out his hand to help him up: "General Shi, your heart for the country is really deeply admired by this official. Your claims are generally well-founded. However, we still have to think about the battle in the long run......"

"Ah......" When Shi Heng heard this, he suddenly showed a disappointed look, he said so much, but he still couldn't move the other party?

Yu Qian saw what he meant, patted him on the shoulder and said, "This official didn't say that he couldn't attack the city, but said that your strategy must be changed, so that it can be foolproof and ensure complete victory." ”

Shi Heng was stunned for a moment, but his face was much better: "The last general will listen to the teachings of the handsome!" Overjoyed, he even changed his title to Qian, as if he was priding himself as a general.

Yu Qian glanced thoughtfully at the shrewd general, and then pulled him to the overlook map of Beijing, and nodded at the gates above: "Now, let's take a closer look, and then which gate will he attack." If what I expected, the situation in the Tartar army would not be too good now, at least in terms of logistics and supply, there should have been some problems. ”