For a long time, although the Mongols have sent troops to invade the border passes from time to time, they are more just petty fights, taking advantage of the empty defense of the Ming border army to raid and loot some people and property. This made the Ming defenders unconsciously believe that the Tartars would only use the simplest siege methods, and they forgot to beware that they could also come up with more powerful siege equipment.

Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even Lei Ming, the main general of the army, was nervous for a while, and it took a long time to calm down, and ordered the sergeants to continue to throw arrows from behind the female wall downward, even if the damage to the enemy was limited, they could not be allowed to continue to approach too calmly.

At this moment, there was another noisy noise from below, which made the tense Lei Qianzong suddenly furious: "Who dares to run to my military camp to make trouble?" Don't you know that the enemy is present? Come on, take a look, if you make trouble again, you will take people down and punish me! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a subordinate officer rushed up from the city, his face full of surprise: "General, outside...... Some people came from outside who had to come up, and they ...... They also ......"

"What are you panicking about? Didn't you already send an order to people not to get close to Guancheng anymore? Lei Mingden rebuked angrily and dissatisfiedly: "Whoever comes, send them away for me!" ”

"Yes...... But they said that His Majesty wanted to go to the city to fight the Tartars with the soldiers...... "After being yelled at by his boss like this, this one really calmed down, and his words slipped smoothly, but the words he said were still so sensational.

"What do you say? What kind of nonsense is this, how can my son appear in this little deviation pass? Lei Ming shook his head in disbelief.

But as soon as he had finished saying this, he saw the soldiers under the city hula to make way for a passage, and a group of people walked up the stairs to the city. Lei Ming only stared at it for a few moments, and then remembered that he had met with this person not long ago, when he came with Zhu Xuan, the local county commander, but he didn't say anything, just looked around curiously.

In addition, when Guan Changxing and others suddenly wanted to launch a mutiny, those guards were all in front of this person, for fear that he would be harmed, but Zhu Xuan, who should have been the supreme official, was thrown aside by those people. Could it be ...... Thinking about this, Lei Ming's heart suddenly sudden, and he faintly realized that something seemed to be really strange.

When this group of people got to the top of the city, Lei Ming understood why the soldiers below would let them go in spite of their previous military orders, because one of them was still holding a golden token in his hand, which was a gold medal for the right to control the armies in the border areas!

As far as Lei Ming knows, this gold medal is only in the hands of Lord Yang Yiqing, the general manager of the trilateral system, how could it run into the hands of these guys today? Could it be that their identity is really special? Thinking in his heart, his gaze cautiously fell on Zhengde, who was the leader: "This lord, are you really the son of today?" ”

Zhengde's expression was also solemn at this time, and he immediately nodded and said: "Yes, I am the current Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao." As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant carved with a five-clawed golden dragon from his sleeve and lit it up in front of the other party.

But this jade pendant, which was enough to confirm his identity in the capital, was not recognized by Lei Ming, a side general, at all, he stared at a pair of bull's eyes, looked left and right, and couldn't say a word. The guards on the side had already understood, and immediately took out two waist cards from their arms and handed them over: "If you look at this again, you should believe it, right?" ”

It was a brocade guard's waist card, and the letter when entering and leaving the palace, although this was still a high-end brand that Lei Ming had never seen, but he already believed that the other party was indeed the first person in this big tomorrow. This also made him feel more and more incredible, I had heard that the current emperor was a restless master, but it was not a good place to go to the head, what did he come here for?

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Lei Ming didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately knelt down and saluted: "The minister is biased and Wei Qian, the general thunder knocks to see Your Majesty, I don't know that Your Majesty has suddenly arrived and has not been far away, and I hope that Your Majesty will forgive your sins." ”

The emperor hurriedly bent down and hugged him: "Don't talk about this now, let's deal with the Tartars first." As I said, I'm here to defend the city with you today! ”

These words were sonorous and powerful, and reached the ears of many soldiers, making their hearts excited for a while, and the morale that had been depressed because of the use of siege equipment by the Tartars was suddenly raised, and the crossbowmen who released arrows towards the city moved faster, and the dense rain of arrows really hit some enemies hiding behind the chariots, and there was a scream below.

Only Lei Ming's face quickly changed: "Your Majesty, this place is too dangerous, if the arrows shot by the Tartars hurt Your Majesty's dragon body, the ministers will die and cannot be redeemed......" He was really a little scared, compared to the morale boost brought by the emperor's presence on the battlefield, he was more worried about what was wrong, and he couldn't afford it.

"You don't have to say much, I've made up my mind!" But Zhengde's attitude was extremely resolute, and he immediately said with a straight face: "I still know a lot about military affairs, and I will definitely be able to help you defend this pass." As he spoke, he had taken a few steps to the edge of the wall, and reached the gap in the battlements and stretched down.

Lei Ming is just a military general after all, and he is not good at talking about tongues, so he doesn't know what to do for a while, so he can only draw a knife in his hand, and follow Zhengde's side with a nervous face, ready to take precautions at any time. However, our Emperor His Majesty, when he saw the Mongolian soldiers and horses under the city who were constantly increasing their troops and shooting arrows towards the city, his face showed excitement: "This is the real battlefield, the battlefield I have always dreamed of and wanted to experience!" ”

Since he was a child, Zhengde was not a qualified prince, because he was too lively and active, but Emperor Hongzhi was such a son as him, so even if he was unqualified, he could only cultivate it wholeheartedly.

Although Zhu Houzhao's personality has converged as he grew older, after studying, he has developed a strong interest in the wars of the past and present. Therefore, on weekdays, he often reads military books, and asks the officials of the DPRK and China to explain to him various war examples in ancient times. And fantasized that one day he would be able to personally lead his troops to fight with the Mongolian people in the north like Emperor Taizu Taizong, win victories one after another, and create a new foundation for the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that because of the experience of the civil fort decades ago, the ministers will never allow the Son of Heaven to commit danger again. So this idea can only linger in Zhengde's heart, but it cannot be realized.

Until this time, he took advantage of the courtiers' unpreparedness to flee Beijing again, and successfully came to the partial pass, and the opportunity finally came to him. In fact, coming here to reunite with Yun Niang is secondary, and the purpose of his real coming to the partial head pass is to experience a war.

Now, God has finally let his son get his wish, and the little prince of the Great Khan of Tatar actually led tens of thousands of soldiers to commit the off-the-beaten-path pass. And Zhengde finally stood on the city wall and condescendingly saw the whole picture of the enemy army. When he saw all this, the blood in his heart was already boiling, his face was already red, and he just wanted to take his troops to fight a good battle with the Tartars outside!

"These Tartars are actually not very good, the siege methods are too ordinary, and the movement of soldiers and horses is also very arbitrary, except for the fact that the men and horses look very fierce, there are almost no advantages." Zhengde judged the strong enemy under the city in his heart, estimating how many soldiers and horses would be needed to defeat the enemy in one battle if he led the troops to the battle.

At this time, Dong Qian, who was beside him, opened his mouth: "Mr. Lei Qian, the Tartar cart is a disaster after all, why don't you want to destroy it?" I don't think you've got oil and other things here? As long as you use fire to attack, you will definitely be able to destroy it, so as to force back the Tartars' attack. "This one also knows a bit about military affairs, and he can see the problem at once.

"This ......" Lei Ming didn't expect the other party to provoke his mistakes, and his expression was hesitant. But before he could explain, Zhengde had already helped speak: "You don't understand this, Lei Qianzong didn't move his troops to attract more Tartars to come over." At this time, even if those chariots were destroyed, the damage to the Tartars was limited, and only by allowing them to gather under them could the sudden attack have a greater effect. Mr. Lei Qian, what I said is right, right? ”

"Your Majesty...... His Majesty's words are very true, and Weichen admires them. Lei Ming hurriedly praised it, but this time it was from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, he also began to re-examine the emperor in front of him in his heart, obviously he was still very knowledgeable in the use of soldiers, and he saw through his intentions at a glance.

And Zhengde's subsequent speech made him feel that the other party was a person who knew the soldiers: "But even so, we are still not optimistic." There are too many Tartars, and this time they are prepared, even if they can be slightly defeated, they will be able to rebuild their equipment and continue to attack the city in a few days, and then our situation will be difficult. In addition, as far as I know, the ...... of this partial pass is a meal, and it is better not to say such words that will seriously damage the morale of the army.

This sentence really made Lei Ming's face sank: "What Your Majesty said is true, so the minister has decided to fight to the death." I hope that Your Majesty will leave this dangerous place as soon as possible, otherwise the minister's sin will be great. ”

"Don't worry, with me here, I will definitely be able to keep this deviation." The emperor didn't care at all, and laughed: "Soldiers, let the Tartars under the city know that my Ming land is inviolable, and let them know that my Great Wall defense line is impregnable!" ”

"Indestructible! Indestructible! Inspired by the Son of Heaven, the morale of the soldiers suddenly rose to a new height, and the shouts rose out, rolling out like thunder, and rushed straight to the enemy outside the city.

At the same time, as another horn sounded, the Mongol army rushed up again.

The real battle begins!