As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present, who had already eased up, suddenly became nervous and solemn again. If it is really as Lu Zhen said, then this deviation is really an internal and external trouble, and there are many hidden dangers.

"So Your Majesty, I think that our top priority is not to go to the city wall to assist Lei Qian and other soldiers in fighting against the enemy, but to find out those Tartar spies hidden in my partial pass, so as to ensure that the rear is worry-free, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice." Yang Chen took the opportunity to speak again.

This sentence quickly reminded Zhu Xuan and the others, and they immediately echoed: "Your Majesty, what Yang Dianshi said is very reasonable, even if our manpower runs to the city wall, the effect is limited, it is better to spend our strength in the city." "It would be great if we could leave the Son of Heaven here and not let him risk going to the northern city to fight the enemy.

But Zhengde did not accept such a statement: "Although there is some truth in what you say, but I know nothing about the situation in this city, how can I help you find the Tartar hiding here?" In this way, the people of your county government will stay in the city to search for the fine work, and I will personally lead the others to the northern city to assist the defenders in breaking the enemy. ”

Unexpectedly, this reason not only failed to make the Son of Heaven change his mind, but instead framed himself and others, which made Zhu Xuan and them speechless for a while, and then said expectantly: "Your Majesty......" But before they could say it, Zhengde had already put on a straight face again and said: "That's it, you also said that there are many hidden dangers in this city, and they must be found out as soon as possible." Yang Chen, since you are aware of this, I believe that you will definitely be able to find out about them, so don't let me down. ”

"Minister...... Compliance. The ministers will do everything in their power to ensure the safety of the rear of our closed city. "Now, Yang Chen can only follow his will. As for the others, they may have other ideas in their hearts, but they are not good at objecting, so they can only respond in a low voice.

Immediately, this group of people was divided into two groups, one group rushed to the north with Zhengde, and the other group returned to the county government to carry out the next corresponding arrangements. At this moment, Yun Niang rushed over with a worried face: "Everyone, what is going on?" Where's my husband? ”

Just now she went out with Zhengde for a walk, but the other party suddenly thought of something after walking around, so he hurriedly took her back. Then he left Yun Niang in the room, and ran to the place where he was dealing with the two of them, and never went back.

Yun Niang stayed in the room alone for a while, and then she also saw the wolf smoke rising far away from the window. Although her knowledge was limited, she also knew that this was a sign that an enemy was coming, so she was naturally terrified. And after waiting for a while and still not seeing herself, Lang Jun rushed back, and she found it out in a panic. As a result, except for these people in the county office, none of her own Langjun and other guards were gone, which made her even more frightened, and hurriedly asked.

"Madame, don't panic, because a Tartar suddenly came to attack, and Zhu Gongzi was worried about state affairs, so he took someone to the north." Yang Chen knew that he didn't know Zhengde's true identity, so he hurriedly explained.

And after hearing this, Yun Niang suddenly looked shocked: "How could he run to take such a risk, what if something goes wrong and hurts?" You are too, since he has a noble status, you should persuade him not to let him get into danger. The tone was full of complaints.

When Yang Chen and the others said this, they smiled bitterly: "Madam, don't worry, Zhu Gongzi has the protection of people on the left and right, and he will definitely be fine." And he is also a heart for the country, and it is not good for us to stay. ”

Yun Niang still understands this truth, but her heart is still full of anxiety, and she even has the idea of rushing to Beicheng to persuade her Langjun back. Fortunately, Yang Chen saw some clues, and hurriedly said: "Madam, when Zhu Gongzi left, he instructed me to protect your safety, and I hope that Madame, you will not make it difficult for me to wait." Now that there is a mess outside, there are even Tartar spies, and I hope that my wife can stay in the yamen, and don't risk my life, so that Zhu Gongzi can worry about it again. ”

Yun Niang is also a woman who knows how to take matters into account, and after hearing this, she nodded and responded: "Then I'll wait for him here." He added another sentence in his heart, if something really happened to him, he would stay with him for the rest of his life, and he would ...... I went with him.

After finally persuading Yun Niang to go back, everyone settled down and began to discuss the current situation in the city.

Zhu Xuan looked at Yang Chen: "Yang Dianshi, is what you just said true?" Will there really be a Tartar spy who has already infiltrated my Biguan County? Apparently he still had a hint of thought in his heart.

But Yang Chen nodded to break his last trace of luck: "Things shouldn't go wrong." The adults outside also saw it just now, and the reason why those people were so flustered was completely bewitched by the Tartars. ”

A word immediately reminded Zhu Xianling, and he immediately ordered: "Quick, bring me the suspicious person who has just been taken down, he should know something." ”

In just a moment, the guy who was grabbed by Yang Chen from the crowd just now was escorted to the hall by the servants. After staring at the other party for a while, Zhu Xuan glared at him and shouted: "Bold thief, you dare to incite the people in my partial pass, if you know each other, quickly explain where your accomplices are, if not, this official will definitely make you suffer enough, and you can't survive and die." The situation was urgent, and his questioning became simple and straightforward.

But the other party didn't take this threat at all, and saw him pouting with disdain: "Since I have been held by you, it is up to you to kill or chop." But it was impossible for me to betray my own people. How can a boy on my prairie be so soft-boned? ”

"Come on, give me a big punishment!" Seeing this, Zhu Xuan no longer rubbed and immediately ordered loudly. The officer on the side had been waiting impatiently, and when he heard the order, he rushed forward, pressed the man who had been bound to the ground, and whipped the board fiercely at his back and hips.

Thirty boards went down, but the other party didn't even frown, which made everyone frown a little. Time was limited, and it was obviously impossible for them to dwell on this person for long. Zhu Xuan immediately made a decision, and ordered: "I don't believe it if you put on the stick, his mouth can really be harder than all kinds of torture tools in my county government." ”

Just when the servants clamped the sticks on him, making this person finally cry out in pain, Yang Chen stepped forward and said to his own adult: "My lord, since this person dares to enter my biased head pass as an internal response, he should have a plan for a long time, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to ask something from his mouth." If it goes on like this, it's likely to be just a waste of time. ”

"That'...... But what should I do? The only clues are difficult to harvest, which makes Zhu Xuan even more nervous.

"Now it's up to us to do it." Yang Chen said solemnly: "Actually, there are still traces of this matter, since it is the internal response of the Tartars, it should most likely be Mongolian." As far as the lower officials know, all the Mongolian people who are temporarily living in the Guanli are registered, and as long as I find the relevant books from the households, follow the map, and take all these people into the county government to be detained, the hidden dangers can be minimized. ”

"Well, this method is very good, even if it will wronged some people, I can't care about it at this time. If you are in a hurry, then you will have the history of Lao Yang Dian, and you will take people to get people. After Zhu Xuan groaned slightly, he nodded and agreed. Originally, in their opinion, the Mongolian people in Guancheng were very threatening, not to mention that they now knew that there was an internal response from the outside army, so they naturally had to take down these hidden dangers earlier.

Yang Chen hurriedly replied: "The subordinate officer receives the order, and I will take someone to get someone." As he spoke, he first called the county government clerk and asked them to quickly find the relevant documents from the house, and then after determining a few goals, he quickly led people out of the county office and went straight away.

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At the city wall of the northern city of Yaotouguan, the battle has been completely launched.

After the thousands of Mongolian vanguard troops arrived at the pass, they did lose a lot of men and horses due to a rain of arrows from the defenders. But soon, they responded, not only quickly lengthening the line of troops, reducing the effectiveness of the Ming army's bows and crossbows, but also firing arrows under the city to return fire.

In terms of archery, there is still a big gap between the Ming army and the elite of the Mongolian people, even if they are condescending and occupy the geographical advantage, the other party is still on horseback, but after shooting at each other for a while, it is difficult for them to gain the upper hand, but they have injured a lot of people.

Seeing this, Lei Ming immediately changed his strategy, and asked people to throw the wood and stone that they had prepared with all their might. This time, because the Mongolian people in the city had to get close to the archery, they finally suffered a loss, so they could only circle their horses and turn around to avoid the edge for the time being.

However, the defenders of the city were not happy for long, and the Mongolian reinforcements in front of them rushed over in an endless stream. After learning of the strategy of the Ming army, those people unloaded all kinds of parts from their horses, put together a cart on the spot, put it in front, and slowly approached the city wall.

The chariot was made entirely of wood, and the front shield was covered with a whole piece of nitrate cowhide, and its toughness was no longer under the ordinary city walls. Not to mention that it is just a bow and crossbow generally used by the Ming army, even the bed crossbow is difficult to penetrate the cover in front, which is an extremely powerful weapon in siege warfare.

Seeing that the enemy actually showed such a sharp weapon at once, the defenders were even more panicked. I could only desperately shoot with my bow and crossbow and smash down the rocks, but the effect was not too great.

Finally, the chariot came to the city wall, only separated by the moat more than three zhang wide. Then, under its cover, the Mongolian people in the rear fired arrows at the head of the city again, and it was difficult for the Ming army's wood and stone to hurt the Mongolian people hiding behind the car, but they in the city had a casualty because of the enemy's shooting, so they could only hide.

"General, this is not an option. Once we've got the Tartars on our feet, we're in trouble. A subordinate looked at the situation in the city and said with concern.

And Lei Ming's face sank like water, squinting at the Mongolian army that was still galloping in front of him, and secretly complained in his heart: "This time they really came prepared, not only did they have unprecedented troops, but they also used siege equipment, the situation is really not good......