Yejiabao has a limited time to calm down, and it is necessary to expand Yejiabao's territory as soon as possible during the period of recuperation and recuperation of the coalition forces, and then stabilize it to ensure that when the coalition forces come to attack again, they have enough ability to protect themselves.

Time is everything, Ye Shaolong didn't dare to be sloppy at all, and he didn't dare to wait. Without any hesitation, he ordered Li Chengke to prepare to send troops to attack Datong on the same day.

After receiving Ye Shaolong's order, Li Chengke did not dare to be slacking off in the slightest, and immediately selected 10,000 musket battalion soldiers and 5,000 cavalry, and immediately rushed to Datong.

Xiao Dashan was left behind in Zhangjiakou City, and because the capital was temporarily stable and there was no war, he was temporarily transferred to Zhangjiakou City to garrison.

Li Chengke and Lin Biao led 15,000 Yejiabao troops directly to Datong, and as soon as this news reached Duan Rui's ears, he immediately panicked.

The 15,000 Yejiabao army was menacing, and the messenger sent earlier was beheaded and sent back. He and his wife also had a quarrel over this matter, and now there are waves of unsettled.

Duan Rui never imagined that the Yejiabao army would attack so quickly, and Datong only had 10,000 ordinary defenders. According to Duan Rui's guess, he would definitely not be able to stop the footsteps of the Yejiabao army.

"Increase the troops, increase the troops in Datong, Lao Tzu wants you to hold Datong, if Datong is captured by the Yejiabao army, you will all die for Lao Tzu." The mad demon Duan Rui yelled in a hurry.

A large group of his subordinates were silent one by one, and they didn't dare to breathe.

Duan Rui was even more furious when he saw this, and directly named three generals who could fight after all, and allocated them 30,000 elite soldiers. They are required to defend Datong City, otherwise they will all be beheaded.

The three subordinates cried with sad faces but did not dare to refute Duan Rui, so they had to lead their troops to Datong City.

Three days later, the Yejiabao army approached the city, and the entire Datong City was shrouded in shadows, surrounded by a tense atmosphere.

The Yejiabao army ran for a long time and did not dare to attack the city in a hurry, but had a good rest after setting up camp and building a wall.

Seeing the arrival of the Yejiabao army, the defenders of Datong City not only did not dare to take the initiative to fight, but even retreated in Datong City and dared to go out of the city to face the battle.

In order to put more pressure on Datong City, Li Chengke had people provoke the defenders of Datong City under Datong City for two consecutive days.

It's a pity that the defenders of Datong have long been strictly ordered not to go out of the city to face the battle. No matter how the Yejiabao army scolded, they just cowered in the city and refused to go out.

The morale of the two sides is not only a big difference, but also in the sophistication of equipment. The Yejiapu army not only had 5,000 highly mobile cavalry, but also 10,000 soldiers of the musket battalion.

Datong City was originally a small city, although at this moment reinforcements arrived, the total strength reached an astonishing 40,000. But when facing the 15,000-strong Yejiabao army, they were so frightened that their hands and feet trembled.

The Yejiabao army defeated the foreign army twice, and this matter has already spread throughout the north, and everyone knows about it.

The defenders of Datong were so scared to death when they saw the Seven Nations Alliance, let alone the Yejiabao army that defeated the foreign army.

The defending generals of Datong had already felt the moment of defeat, and before the battle began, all the soldiers were already frightened.

Li Cheng and Lin Biao stood side by side on the arrow tower of the barracks, each holding a telescope in their hands to check the movement on the tower of Datong City. When he saw the fear emanating from the faces of the Datong defenders.

Li Chengke laughed: "Maybe we don't need to attack at all, we just need to give those defenders some sweetness, and we can easily absorb them." ”

Lin Biao frowned, not very approving: "What is the use of these spineless wall grass, it will only ruin the momentum of our Yejiabao." ”

Li Chengke shook his head and said, "Wrong, these defenders are now scared to death one by one, and that's because their generals are incompetent. If these people let you take them for a while, do you feel like you can't take them well? ”

Lin Biao was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and said helplessly: "Anyway, I can't tell you, I don't have to worry about how to beat you to get an idea!" ”

Obviously, Lin Biao will not admit that he can't do it, so there is no way to refute Li Chengke.

The latter accepted it when he saw it, and did not press Lin Biao any more, but smiled and nodded in agreement.

The soldiers and horses of the Yejiabao army have reached the limit, and if they want to develop and grow, they must recruit troops. Although the defenders of Datong in front of him are very unbearable, it is always good to select new soldiers from among the people.

Moreover, it is best not to fight, there is no need to waste materials, and soldiers will not be killed, which is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.

Surrendering without a fight belongs to the best realm, but such things are not always encountered. This time, it was the prestige of the Yejiabao army that could be used to take advantage of the situation.

Since it was decided to persuade the Datong defenders to surrender, Li Cheng could start arranging! To be subdued, the fear in their hearts must be magnified infinitely.

And to achieve this goal, it is natural to rely on force to deter. Li Chengke finally decided to put pressure on the defenders of Datong with a small siege battle.

That night, Li Chengke summoned all the generals in the army and asked them to select ten of the best people to take advantage of the night to sneak attack Datong City.

All the generals enthusiastically signed up, and in the end, it was Li Chengke who personally named him, which quelled this small competition.

In the middle of the night, the ten highly skilled generals selected all changed into black night clothes. Under the cover of night, he quietly approached the city of Datong.

The task of these ten people was very simple and difficult to complete, and Li Cheng wanted them to go and assassinate the highest officer of the Datong garrison after they entered the city.

There were 40,000 defenders in the small city of Datong, and under such strict protection, it was obviously not so easy for only ten people to succeed in assassination.

Ten people could die in the city at any time, but none of them flinched. All ten of them made a military order in front of Li Chengke! If you don't succeed, you will succeed.

Ten black figures perfectly combined with the dark night, and quietly came to the city gate. Each of them holds two daggers, plunges them into the cracks in the wall, and then climbs up the wall with their strength.

The whole process went smoothly without incident, and soon ten black shadows disappeared on the city wall.

Li Chengke and Lin Biao waited in the big tent, and if they didn't see the ten people come back before dawn, it would prove that the assassination had failed.

It means a siege battle, and no one will be able to sleep tonight. In addition to Li Chengke and Lin Biao, the fifteen thousand Yejiabao troops also couldn't sleep.

They were ready to attack the city, and as long as Li Chengke gave an order, they could immediately rush to Datong City.

The sentinels who were responsible for observing the movements in Datong City would come to report every half an hour to ensure that Li Cheng could understand the movements in Datong City as soon as possible.