As long as Dayan Khan's mind was still in his right, he would not choose to attack the city. Therefore, there is no problem in holding Xuanfu City. The problem is that Dayan Khan led his troops this time because he thought the emperor was in Xuanfu.

Since Dayan Khan believed that it was the emperor who defeated Duoyan Sanwei in the field battle of Yongning City, Dayan Khan would definitely choose field battles rather than siege cities. So Dayan Khan must have tried to provoke what he thought to be the emperor to war.

There are many means, such as plundering the people of the Ming Dynasty and slaughtering them under the city of Xuanfu! Zhang Zhijie couldn't help but sink in his heart when he thought of this, if he couldn't avoid the battle, the Tatar cavalry would definitely ravage the surrounding area.

Zhang Zhijie's heart is not so hard, and Zhang Zhijie has just trained 10,000 musket soldiers, so Zhang Zhijie's heart is more and more confident.

So after groaning, Zhang Zhijie said in a deep voice: "It's just that it's not okay to defend the city, Dayan Khan led the troops to come to seek war, if we can't avoid the war, Dayan Khan will definitely provoke us to fight by any means!" ”

Wang Chong and Jiang Huaixin also understood what Zhang Zhijie meant, Dayan Khan thought that the emperor was in Xuanfu, and he came here to defeat the emperor or even capture the emperor alive, so he would definitely provoke the emperor to fight by any means.

Jiang Huaixin asked in a deep voice, "Is the Governor going to lead the troops into battle?" "He's not as scared of the battle as he used to be.

Zhang Zhizhi nodded and said: "Yes, since Dayan Khan wants to fight, then Bendu will accompany him to fight!" ”

Jiang Huaixin muttered when he heard this: "Your Excellency the Governor, the lower officials think it is better to be calmer, after all, we don't know the specific strength of the Tatars yet. It's definitely much more than Duoyan Sanwei's 10,000 horses! ”

Zhang Zhizhi nodded and said: "Although the governor wants to face the battle, he is not going to Yongning, but under the city of Xuanfu, I believe that the Tatar cavalry will definitely come to Xuanfu!" ”

Jiang Huaixin and Wang Chong both breathed a sigh of relief, if it was really under the city of Xuanfu to meet the Tatar cavalry, it would be fine, in case the battle did not go well, they would not be beyond their reach.

Wang Chong hugged his fists and said: "Your Excellency, the last general will be ordered to fight with your lord!" ”

Zhang Zhijie shook his head and said: "I don't know the number of Tatar troops this time, General Wang is better to guard the city with Lord Jiang, in case the war does not go well, General Wang has rich experience and can also dispatch and respond." ”

Wang Chong had no choice but to respond in a deep voice, and began to prepare for war with Jiang Huaixin. The movement of wolf smoke was very large, and it soon spread to every corner of Xuanfu City.

However, it did not cause panic, because the cavalry on the grassland could not break through Xuanfu City. Moreover, the Governor once led the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to defeat the cavalry of Duoyan Sanwei in Yongning, which also made them feel at ease.

But it was the musketeers who were most concerned about this, for they were eager to see if the Doge would continue to fight the steppe cavalry, and they were a little eager to try it. It didn't take long for the order to prepare for battle to come, and sure enough, the Governor would lead them against the steppe cavalry.

Xuanfu City was in full swing to prepare for battle, and Dayan Khan's cavalry rushed to Xuanfu City non-stop, and Dayan Khan was full of anticipation along the way.

The earth trembled slightly, a sign that the cavalry was coming. Zhang Zhijie led the army to start out of the city to line up, and this time he went out of the city to meet Zhang Zhijie only led the Shenji battalion and the newly transferred 10,000 musketeers to line up.

The cavalry in Xuanfu City had also gathered, just waiting for the final order to go out to fight. The army outside the city was already in formation, and smoke and dust could already be seen billowing in the distance.

Dayan Khan led 40,000 cavalry to Xuanfu City, Wang Chong and Jiang Huaixin on the city wall had been watching the situation outside the city nervously, and the Tatar cavalry finally came to Xuanfu City as they expected, but the number was far beyond their expectations.

Seeing the vast grassland cavalry outside the city, Wang Chong and Jiang Huaixin's faces changed greatly, they were also people who had seen a big scene, and they still couldn't help but change color in shock. The Governor's army was like a lonely boat on the sea in front of this vast cavalry.

Jiang Huaixin said in a trembling voice: "How can there be so many cavalry? Dayan Khan: How many cavalry did this requisition? ”

Wang Chongji looked into the distance and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid there are not forty or fifty thousand people!" ”

It seemed to be similar to their estimate that Dayan Khan would lead thirty or forty thousand cavalry south, but when Jiang Huaixin saw it with his own eyes, he realized that what they thought of was just a fluttering number, and what they saw in front of them was the meaning of that fluttering number.

"There are too many cavalry, and the infantry will not have an advantage over the cavalry, and it will suffer in the face of so many cavalry! It's too risky! Jiang Huaixin said in a trembling voice.

Wang Chong listened to it and said in a deep voice: "But it's too late to say anything now!" Now that the Tatar cavalry has arrived, if the Governor's battle formation retreats, it will inevitably bring an opportunity for the Tatars to take advantage of! ”

Jiang Huaixin was also silent when he heard this, he didn't understand the truth, he was just too excited just now and was intimidated by the momentum of the Tatar cavalry.

Wang Chong said in a deep voice: "Although the Tatar cavalry is full of forty or fifty thousand people, but the battle formation of the Governor is backed by Xuanfu City, Dayan Khan will not put all the cavalry into it, he must guard against the cavalry of Xuanfu!" ”

Although Wang Chong said this, his face was very gloomy, not so much to comfort Jiang Huaixin, but to comfort himself. At this time, they stood on the city wall as if they could do nothing but pray that the army of the Governor would resist the charge of the Tatar cavalry.

At this time, Zhang Zhijie sat on the horse and saw the galloping Tatar cavalry, although he could not get a glimpse of the Tatar cavalry, but he could also feel that the Tatar cavalry was far more than the cavalry of Duoyan Sanwei.

This is also expected, after all, Dayan Khan's strength is not comparable to Huadang, and his children and grandchildren have already been defeated, since Dayan Khan is determined to capture the emperor, it is impossible to bring only one or two thousand cavalry.

But at this moment, there is nothing to think about, so I can only sink my heart and fight against the water. Fortunately, there is confidence in the last big victory, although the overwhelming cavalry momentum is very intimidating, but the morale of the soldiers is very high.

On the one hand, the power of Yongning's victory, on the other hand, the back of Xuanfu City makes the confidence more sufficient, and on the other hand, the soldiers on Xuancheng are watching it, and they can't be ashamed.

The majestic Xuanfu City is endless, and Zhang Zhijie's military formation is very eye-catching. The mighty cavalry stopped their momentum and came to a distant halt, and Dayan Khan stepped out of the crowd and surveyed the military formation in front of him.

To Dayan Khan's surprise, the Ming army was already waiting under Xuancheng, but he didn't expect the Ming army to really give up the risk of defending the city and choose to go out of the city for a field battle.

(End of chapter)