When the wolf smoke suddenly rose from the front, the first thing to be disturbed was naturally the defenders located on the northernmost pass of the Yatou Pass. When they saw the three wolf smoke that went straight to the sky, many people's faces showed expressions of surprise and panic, and then they sent this important enemy information to the front of the thousand general thunder.

Lei Ming climbed to the top of the city, and after seeing this scene, his face became extremely solemn: "It turned out that there were three wolf smokes together, so there should be tens of thousands of Tartar soldiers and horses who came to attack this time!" "According to the rules of the army today, when the number of enemies attacking is less than 5,000, only one wolf smoke is required, and when the number of troops is between 5,000 and 10,000, two wolf smoke will be released, and only when the number exceeds 10,000, the men and horses in the front fort will release three wolf smoke to show the seriousness of the enemy's situation.

Since Lei Ming came to the border pass, he has never encountered such a terrible situation like the pressure of the great enemy, and what makes him especially uneasy is that now is the weakest time of the partial head pass - what Zhu Xian Ling told has been clearly investigated before, and there are indeed several major problems with the city wall here, and it is too late to make corresponding repairs in a short period of time. And now, a large number of enemies have been slaughtering towards the fortress where they are located.

However, he soon forced this anxiety and panic to the depths of his heart, saying that it was useless to say at this time, the most important thing was to quickly boost the morale of the whole army, and defend against the strong enemy who was about to kill.

After exhaling a breath, Lei Ming immediately issued an order: "Gather all the soldiers and horses in the camp and move all the guarding weapons to the city." Even if there are tens of thousands of Tartars who come to attack, we will definitely be able to keep them out of the Great Wall! ”

As the order was laid, the entire barracks near the wall quickly became busy, and the soldiers carried bows and arrows, rolling stones, timbers, and other weapons for defending the city into the city. In addition, an iron pot was also erected on the city wall, and barrels of oil and even gold juice stored in the treasury were poured into the pot, and then a fire was made at the bottom and boiled for later use.

In a few moments, a puff of black smoke rose from the entire city wall, and a disgusting stench spread. But the officers and soldiers on the side didn't care about these at all, but were just busy with all kinds of pre-war work, and everything seemed so orderly.

Lei Ming continued to command his soldiers and horses to make pre-battle preparations, and from time to time looked at the vast grassland outside the city, waiting for the incoming enemy to appear in his field of vision.

Soon after, on the yellowed grassland, a thin black line rolled in. At first, it was an imperceptible line, but soon it grew thicker and thicker, and finally became a column of galloping cavalry.

When he saw that the enemy had indeed appeared, Lei Ming took a deep breath, looked back suddenly, and shouted to his subordinates who were slightly panicked because they found the enemy's traces: "Ladies and gentlemen, the imperial court spends hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and tens of thousands of taels of silver every year to support us precisely so that we can defend this partial pass and guard the defense line of the Great Wall. Today, the Tartars are coming, and it is the time for us to show our strengths and serve the court. My thunder will lead you to break through the enemy's army, protect me from the head pass, protect me from the Great Wall, and protect my Daming rivers and mountains from the attack of the Tartars. Our army will win! When he said the last four words, he choked and pulled out the saber at his waist, pointing diagonally at the approaching enemy to increase his own momentum.

And these defenders were indeed inspired and influenced by him, and they shouted energetically: "Our army will win!" Our army will win! The sound soared into the sky, and at the same time the bows and crossbows in their hands were raised in unison, pointing towards the north where the enemy was rushing in, waiting for the enemy to be within range before giving a head-on blow.

As time passed, half an hour later, the overall outline of the invading Mongols was clearly visible, and even the large banner in the middle of their ranks stood upright. And the trembling of the ground caused by the thousands of horses galloping with all their strength was clearly felt by the defenders of the city, which made everyone's expressions become more and more solemn, and the thunderous eyes had narrowed into a thin slit, and the heartbeat was already in rhythm with the horse's hooves that kept beating the ground, as if the heart could jump out of the chest at any time.

Wuli ...... Sanli ...... Two Miles...... The enemy was getting closer and closer to the castle, and it seemed that they were about to come within range of the defenders' crossbowmen. Seeing this, Lei Ming suddenly clenched the knife in his hand, and his tightly pursed mouth suddenly opened, and he shouted: "Crossbowman, release!" ”

The crossbowmen, who had already drawn their bows and wound their arrows, threw their hands or buckled their frames, and hundreds of sharp arrows roared out and swooped towards the enemy outside the city as fast as they could......

There was no so-called etiquette before the two armies clashed, and the battle broke out immediately when the Mongolian cavalry rushed to the side pass!

At the same time, the faces of several generals who were still locked up in the barracks also turned pale. Guan Changxing's face was full of panic: "How can this be? The Tartars are really coming at me, how is this good? ”

Gao Bao's faces were also ugly, and their hearts were full of regret. The current partial level is the weakest time, and maybe the enemy will really break through the level easily because of this weakness. And the reason for all this is the greed of these people. If that moment really comes, these people will definitely become the sinners of the entire Bitou Pass, and even the entire Ming Dynasty.

The remorse in their hearts suddenly gnawed at their hearts like a poisonous snake, making their bodies tremble. But all this has happened, and what can be done to make amends?

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In the Ya Shan County, the atmosphere at this time seemed a little weird. Because of Zhengde's sudden words, everyone present didn't know how to react.

Obviously, everyone is talking about how to deal with Tana, who may be a Tartar adulterous woman, why did he suddenly mention his children's private affairs? Is it time to talk about this little love?

But in the face of the Son of Heaven's question, Yang Chen couldn't help but answer, so after being silent for a moment, he glanced at Tana deeply, and after seeing what she didn't hide in her eyes, after seeing her affection for himself, he nodded without hesitation: "Your Majesty is right, the minister does have a good impression of Miss Tana!" But this did not affect the judgment of the minister, who believed that she would not be a spy of the Tartars. ”

"Let her go." The Emperor suddenly ordered the guards again.

These words were even more unprepared than the question just now, everyone looked at Zhengde in surprise, and Dong Qian said urgently: "Your Majesty ......"

"I said to let her go, this is my will!" Zhengde straightened his face and looked particularly serious.

For these guards who accompanied the Son of Heaven, the Emperor's will was completely impossible to disobey, so the guards who were guarding Tana answered the order after a little hesitation, and then with a wave of the knife in their hands, they cut the rope that bound her, and then the people retreated.

At this time, not only Dong Qian, Zhu Xuan and other people who thought that Tana should be taken down were surprised, but even Yang Chen and Tana were puzzled, and the former turned his head to look at Zhengde in surprise, wanting to ask something, but in the end he only said: "Your Majesty ......"

"I trust your judgment, and I believe in the affection between the two of you." Zhengde said with a serious expression: "Since you, Yang Chen, are willing to defend her at the cost of confronting the Son of Heaven for the sake of this woman, and can frankly confess your affection for her, it means that there are no ghosts in your hearts." ”

"Ah......" The emperor's magical logic made everyone else present a little unable to keep up with the rhythm.

And Zhengde's words continued: "I can see that she also cares about you very much, and even because she doesn't want you to feel embarrassed, she doesn't say a word all the time, and she doesn't even shout half a sentence of wrongdoing." So now that I have pardoned her for the sake of your face, it will make her more and more grateful to you. But Miss Tana, I can say it in advance, if you do something harmful to my Ming in the future, I will not only punish you for your crimes, but also severely punish Yang Chen, and convict him of an accomplice and a major crime of bullying the king, which is a felony to kill the head. ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, please rest assured, Tana has indeed never intended to deceive Da Ming, and I am indeed here for the sake of Da Ming's safety." Tana hurriedly spoke to show her heart, and after a pause, she glanced at Yang Chen again: "I won't let him down and hurt him." Even if I throw away my life, I will definitely protect him! "The woman on the grassland is reckless, even at this time, in the face of many monarchs and ministers of the Ming Kingdom, she is not afraid to declare her love for men directly.

"Tana ......" listened to this straightforward heartfelt speech, and Yang Chen was also moved, but the reserve of the Han people made him unable to say a moving declaration like the other party.

But that's enough, Zhengde laughed: "Okay, I didn't expect that I would have an unexpected gain when I came here, matching your pair of godsends." Yang Chen, as long as you repel the strong enemy this time, I will be the matchmaker between the two of you, are you willing to marry her? "Okay, this son of heaven is really reckless, thinking that one is the master of one play, and at this time he still wants to be a matchmaker.

"Minister......" Yang Chen finally nodded after looking at Tana, whose pretty face was already blushing, and finally nodded: "The minister is willing, the minister is grateful to Your Majesty!" ”

The people around him were really stunned, what is this? What to do? Do you want to come forward and congratulate you? It's really tangled......

At this moment, the sound of a whining horn came from afar, and the ground trembled, and finally everyone suddenly realized that the environment they were in was quite dangerous. The army of the Tartars has come to slaughter......