“...... The Tartars mobilized an army of this size, and there could not be too many mistakes, so it was necessary to break through from two places, and the two most important defenses of our Datong border town were the north and west, and the Tartars broke through from these two places, on the one hand, there were two major roads, and on the other hand, they were to break down the defenses of these two places......"

“...... An army of tens of thousands of horsemen, it costs a lot to eat horses and chew them, not to mention that the Tartars will not only kill and eat them all when they come in, but also bring the population and materials back to the grassland, on the one hand, to supply the front army, and on the other hand, to temporarily settle the stolen population and goods, which must set up a military station......"

“...... Coming from the west, coming from the east, Huairen's side happens to be the intersection of the east and west sides of the north and south, and the distance from the Saikou Pass is suitable, and it can ensure that its retreat is not cut off, and on the plain, you can store supplies, and you can also rest the soldiers and horses......."

Some people are still pondering, and some people have already reacted, but Zhu Da still came to a conclusion: "The Tartars have used that grange as a military station for this invasion, and the Tartar army will not only pass through Huairen County when they come and go, but will stay on the edge of this city until they return to the grassland!" ”

Everyone who heard this trembled, staring at the outside of the city, people hiding in the grass and tree canopy in the wild, watching the bear and tiger giant beast pass by nearby were all terrified, but now this man-devouring beast is actually lying near the hiding place of people, and the possibility of being found and devoured by the beast has increased countless times!

The breathing of the people standing around became heavy, and they were lucky before, thinking that the Tartars were just passing back and forth, and the most dangerous time was just transiting, and it was enough to be cautious, but now the Tartars were camped outside the city, and they could be attacked at any time!

Zhu Da looked around at everyone and said in a sullen voice: "Huairen County is nothing to the Tartars, it is better to leave it alone than to spend human lives attacking, but the Tartars will not follow us to think, we can't collapse by ourselves, and we can't ignore anything." ”

When they are afraid and dazed, someone tells everyone what to do, or they can adjust quickly, at least they will numbly follow the leader's instructions, Zhu Da's order is given, and the others obey the order.

"Qingyun and I won't go down to the city, Brother Chang and Sect Leader Wang, a few of you who are over thirty years old will come in shifts to deliver the news of the city head and the city."

Everyone agreed again, turned around and was busy, Wang Xiong also had to go down to the city to explain to Wang Hu, he was calmer than the others, and asked quite playfully before going down to the city: "Has the proprietor learned the art of war before?" ”

"How do you ask this?" Although it was an emergency at this moment, the two chatting could relieve the tension of others, but Zhu Da still responded.

"As for why the Tartars chose to set up a military station camp here, out of the army of more than 100,000 people back then, there were only twenty people who could come up with these, and I can think that it was also because the boss specially taught, but how can you deduce it here, proprietor?"

"You have been here for a short time, and many of my skills are when I met a Taoist priest in the wild." This answer is a skillful routine for Zhu Da.

Wang Xiong was stunned when he heard the answer, under his understanding, it was nothing more than Zhu Da making up a reason, but this reaction was too fast, Wang Xiong smiled and left.

He thinks it's a lie, but people who have been with Zhu Da for a while know that it's not, everyone thinks that the "wild Taoist priest" who may be from the sect is real, and this legend is also very in line with the routine of commenting on legends, and everyone is convinced.

In fact, the real reason is very simple, even people who are familiar with Zhu Da can guess that Qin Chuan knows the art of war, and he has some insight, but everyone can't imagine that Zhu Da's learning ability is so strong, and he can draw inferences from one another, this is all the learning methods and logic of those more than 20 years of life, but this reason can't be said to people, this is more absurd than the "wild Taoist" by the river.

Now seeing Wang Xiong's astonishment at Zhu Da's "strategic insight", presumably these views are very clever and sophisticated, and everyone believes a little bit, and they are all honored.

Although everyone is nervous and frightened now, it is not much more nervous and frightened than when they first saw the Mongol army, "Huairen County is nothing to the Tartars, it is better to leave it alone than to spend human lives attacking" Everyone thinks that this is indeed the truth, the more they think about it, the more logical it is, it is nothing more than to be ready for battle, and the Tartars will not really fight anyway.

Looking at the bonfire everywhere in the camping place of the grange under the city, the smoke of cooking began to rise in Huairen County, not only the people in the city began to make fires to cook, but also the dinner of the young and strong people began to prepare, the tension and panic of the day down, everyone was very tired, under the hot air of the fire in the city, many people were eyelids fighting.

Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun patrolled the city as usual, and whenever they walked somewhere, the dozing people would be pushed and reminded by their companions, and the leader of the team would often have a face on his face and go up to scold, but Zhu Da didn't want to pursue it.

"Bai Dan has been frightened for a day, so the Tartar may not be able to fight." Meng Tian on the other side said in a muffled voice, he and Fu Yu are the core of the young poor people, in addition to having combat power, it is also their responsibility to be responsible for communicating with Zhu Da and the official gentry, except for being assigned to arrange, most of them follow Zhu Da's side.

After listening to Zhu Da's words just now, although the army of the Tartars under the city converged and the Grange was encamped, the momentum was even greater than the first time, but Meng Tian was a lot more stable, he was already bold, and after calming down, he looked curiously outside the city, at this time he couldn't see too much, and even the roaring horses' hooves were much lower.

"Don't be happy so early!" Fu Yu also looked out of the city and replied in a low voice.

"How?"

"The master has something on his mind, and some things have not been explained to us thoroughly, and I look like the elders are hiding something from us."

"The master is younger than the two of us, how can he be an elder...... You're right, this old man is sometimes worse than when he is old......"

Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun were a little farther away from the family and the young people, Zhou Qingyun walked in silence for a while, and said in a low voice: "You didn't tell the truth just now. ”

"The Tartars are bound to attack the city, and there is no fluke." Juda replied in a deep voice.

Both of them were speechless, Zhou Qingyun was silent and nodded, he would never doubt Zhu Da's inference, he would only believe it without hesitation.

"Wait a minute, let Chang Kai call his father-in-law to go to the city, don't make too much noise, and don't come to me after you come." Zhu Da said in a low voice.

After the two moved to the other side of the city wall, Zhou Qingyun casually found an excuse to go down to the city, while Zhu Da led people to continue to patrol the city.

After dark, the march of the Mongol army gradually stopped, and even though the terrain was flat and the Mongolian herders had much less night blindness than the Han Chinese, they would try to avoid marching at night.

A day ago, when I looked at the castle at night, all I could see was dark color, and at most the black outlines of the distant mountains reflected in the starry sky, but now when I looked out, the fields that had been at night looked like the starry sky, and the grange and the farther away were all lit with bonfires, like starlight.

Zhu Da returned to the west side of the most important city, where the Mongolian grain camp was set up, and the family members and young people around him, even including the young people who were requisitioned to the city, were much more relaxed at this time, except for those who were on guard, everyone else was eating dinner and whispering about when the Tartars would be able to retreat.

Hearing this, Zhu Da shook his head slightly, how can there be so many good things in the world that come true, but his expression is indifferent, and he looks like he doesn't care, although the family and the young poor are very familiar with Zhu Da, but the young man who is recruited is full of awe and curiosity about him, and from time to time there is a "...... It looks like a thirty or forty-year-old ......" whispered in my ears.

was blown by the cold wind, but heard a commotion from the city in the distance, which made the people on duty very nervous, but soon knew the reason, Qin Juren Qin and the gentry came to treat everyone.

Although the dinner is good and full, it is a good thing to eat some more rewards, not to mention that the new master of the county came to reward him personally, where is this face glorious.

The old men also knew that it was wartime, and this Shangcheng reward was about reality rather than scene, and it could not alarm the enemy outside the city, so there was no gong and drum ostentation, and when he spoke, he lowered his voice, and also distributed freshly baked pies of mutton and dried vegetables, which were steaming hot and full of oil and water.

Although the young men at the head of the city guarded the safety of the city, in the eyes of the leaders who ascended the city, these people who saw them cowering were still low-class pariahs, except for a few young people and leaders who deserved a smile or a nod from them.

Compared with the "old men" who have at most a show of talent and fame, Qin Chuan Qin Juren, who has the highest fame status, is close to the people and kind, distributing pies by hand, and from time to time asking the young men who defend the city if they have enough clothes and what they are worried about at home, and generously announced that all those who participate in the defense of the city will be exempted from taxes for the next two years.

It is this promise that makes the young people who defend the city agitated, legally speaking, "tax exemption" is only really qualified for the master, I never thought that my own family can also enjoy, two years of tax exemption for small families is a great benefit, and the matter of saying this is a big man, especially credible.

When Qin Chuan Qin raised his promise, a few people from the yamen subconsciously wanted to stop him, but he hesitated and didn't act, although this also involved his own interests, but compared to the critical survival of Huairen City, a little money is nothing, and now that he has agreed, it does not mean that he must do it in the future.

Originally, Qin Chuan also invited Ai Zhi County and Master Hu to go to the city together, but the two of them were quite embarrassed, Qin Juren didn't even persuade him a second time, seeing Qin Chuan leading the gentry to the city to condole, many people felt that Ai Zhi County was completely marginalized.

Although he knew that Qin Chuan was in the city to offer condolences, Zhu Da did not leave the western city, but only went to the corner of the city wall at the intersection of the city walls to greet Qin Ju when he was about to arrive.