The Tao Te Ching has clouds: the way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency with more than loss. 【Reading.com】

To put it bluntly, it probably means that if someone is happy, someone must be worried. Just when Zhengde untied the knot and fell in love vigorously in Yingzhou, Datong City was shrouded in a gloomy fog.

Like Jiangnan at the beginning, the people who are sad are limited to those big families, and ordinary soldiers and civilians are secretly happy in their hearts. They don't know the conspiracy behind the whole incident, they just focus on the facts they see in front of them, for the people of Datong, the fire screen that has plagued Datong for many years was defeated by the emperor and fled in embarrassment, which is joy falling from the sky.

The big families will be much more sad, and they will participate in this operation, not because they have made up their minds at any cost to protect the interests of the system, but simply out of fear.

Jinyiwei's activities in Datong are facts, and the news from the capital does not seem to be fake, from the vassal states of Korea and Ryukyu, it is enough to see the emperor's attitude towards foreign races now. If you are still so harsh on the vassal country, how can you treat the old enemy on the grassland lightly?

And Meng Yuan withdrew from the Central Plains for so long, there are still iron weapons and food to survive the famine, which is closely related to Datong border trade. Therefore, when they discovered the abnormality of Jinyiwei, they immediately made up their minds and echoed the capital to direct this big drama between the two towns of Xuanda.

According to common sense, this plan is seamless, but who would have thought that things would suddenly take a turn for the worse and turn from a great success to a major disaster? Now, those pervasive fans have instigated the settlement fort, and then shaken the military heart of Datong, Yingzhou is only more than 100 miles away from Datong, and it is coming in an instant, if Wang Shi arrives, with the ruthless means of the champion Hou, everyone will be all powder!

"Han Butang, you said that things are foolproof, even if there is disharmony, there is a backhand, and now that the matter has come to this, what are you talking about? Why hasn't it come out now, and if it's a little later, wouldn't it be ......?"

"Yes, yes, the Guards Brigade is in Yingzhou, and there is another haunt here in Datong, and I am afraid that the news has been ...... Han Butang, if you don't try it again, then the general trend will go! ”

"Han Butang, you are talking!"

There was a lot of noise in the governor's yamen, Han Wen was from Hongdong, but he had prestige in Shanxi, and his hatred for Xie Hong was also deep, so in the eyes of the Datong family, his status was higher, but the governor Cui Yan was ignored.

In the past few days, Han Wen felt quite proud, to a certain extent, the reputation of Shilin, especially above the official reputation, ordinary people are shallow, where can they tell what a capable official is? The voice of the people is based on the evaluation of the gentry. Zhishi, he can still get such a popularity, and his pride is also justified.

But now, prestige has become a burden, and everyone is pinning their hopes on him, but what can he do? There is indeed a backhand, but since the emperor has been out on the march for nearly two months and the supplies have been continuous, it proves that the arrangement of the capital and Tianjin has been finished, otherwise, the army should have run out of food a long time ago.

Han Wen didn't know what had happened in the capital, nor did he know the specific information of the Guards, but he was sure that the Guards were not only not out of food, but also had sufficient weapons and supplies. After all, it was facing a flanking attack by an army that was more than twice its size, and it was impossible to win such a big victory without some special means.

The other one is said to be nine out of ten, but after so many things, Hangul has hated this word and doesn't even have any expectations.

What's more, this matter is still confidential, it is only circulating in a small area, and he does not dare to announce it to the public easily, Jiangnan is really far away from Datong, whether King Ning has raised troops or not, and how the strategy is progressing, he has no way to receive the news in time. Even if you receive the news, it is useless, the water is far away and the thirst is not as good as the thirst, who would have thought that the huge army of Tartars would be defeated so badly and so quickly?

"What is the situation in Yingzhou, and now can it be rewarded?" was urged by everyone, Han Wen couldn't help but speak, he reported a glimmer of hope and asked about the battle situation in Yingzhou.

He was eager to hear the news that the Guards had suffered heavy casualties and were no longer able to fight. He didn't have the idea of raising troops to attack, he knew that it was impossible, and his idea was similar to Wang Xun's, that is, to raise a banner in the name of King Ning to rebel, and then defend Datong City.

"There are forbidden army rangers patrolling in the four fields of Yingzhou, and it is difficult to find out the news, and now I only know that it is a great victory......

Cui Yan shook his head and said with a miserable smile: "However, it is certain that the Tartars were defeated extremely badly, the fire sieve that passed through Datong is relatively intact in terms of strength, and more than half of the casualties are killed, and the little prince's side, hehe, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are no three or four out of ten, from Yingzhou to Kill the Tiger's Mouth, all the way is full of Tartar corpses that have fallen from their horses, if it weren't for the defenders who killed the Tiger's Mouth, they didn't know what to do, maybe it would ......."

This news has been confirmed many times, but every time everyone hears it, they are still restless and terrified. The Tartars were invincible in cavalry and shooting, at the beginning it was the Tartars themselves who boasted, and later because Chengzu had made several expeditions to the north and created countless upstarts with his military exploits, so the scholars also began to compete to praise the strength of the Tartars.

In this way, the king could be afraid of the Tartars, so as to reduce the provocation and suppress the military class, and when the soldiers took control of the military power, they could also use it to cover up their incompetence, and the stronger the enemy, the more forgiven their failures would be.

Over time, like the self-hypnosis of the Tartars, whether others believe it or not, they themselves believe it first. Therefore, they timed the time, and they did not think of the possibility of failure at all, and when the facts were in front of them, they were completely dumbfounded. The steppe elite gathered by Tatar and Warat joined forces to end up like this, which makes people feel embarrassed.

Cui Yan mentioned this stubble again, not to scare others, he was just answering questions. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Tartars were defeated so badly, and it is clear that the Guards must still maintain considerable combat effectiveness even if they suffered heavy casualties.

And the scene of the Tartar fiasco has been seen by many people, and it is too late to block the news, the army's spirit has been shaken, and the idea of defending the city should not be fought.

"Uh......" Hangul is so old and spicy, how can you not hear the meaning of Cui Yan's words? The last hope was disappointed, and his face also showed a look of disappointment, and after hesitating for a while, he finally sighed: "Then, you can only escape by abandoning the city and leaving, the question is where to go?" ”

"I'm waiting for my family business to be in Datong, where can I go?"

"Yes, if you can run, the monk can't run the temple, even if I wait to leave, what will my family do, even if I can take my family with me, but if what you said about Lord Han is a lie, then with the size of the world, where is there a place for me?"

The gentry were in an uproar, and the title of Korean became more and more unkind.

Han Wen's face is pale, and the followers are like this, when he is in power, he is respectful and respectful, and he just waits for the time to share more credit; Once the matter fails, it immediately becomes a plate of loose sand. If this is not the case, with the strength of everyone present in Datong City, why can't they gather more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, suppress the right guard soldiers and horses, and guard the city to wait for the Jiangnan incident?

Cui Yan was also full of bitterness, he felt that he was the most innocent in this. He is not a local, he has only heard of the border trade or something, except for the routine one, he has never made a profit from the border trade, and in terms of the practice of Ming officialdom, he can no longer be innocent.

As for Huguang's hometown, the new policy has not yet affected there after all, and he has no pain. Even if it spreads, if the turn is timely enough, there is no way out, why did you get confused for a while and stand in the foreground? At this time, it is clear that you should be a qualified wall grass for both sides.

He regrets it, where can he run at this time?

Heading north out of the customs to the grasslands? He shuddered, did the grassland say that it was human? Tartars have never been faithful, and it is common for them to turn their faces and be ruthless, and if they really go, it would be strange if they were not treated as fat sheep.

To the east? It is a good way to go back to the capital and then go down to the south of the Yangtze River, but in the middle you have to go through the Xuanfu, which is the emperor's territory, and the emperor does not need to send chasing soldiers, as long as he has an edict, he can capture everyone.

To the south? Isn't that home delivery? It's better to break it yourself, so you can be happy.

To the West...... Cui Yan raised his eyes to look at Han Wen and saw that the other party was also looking in that direction. There is indeed a glimmer of life in the west, Yang Yiqing has three sides, commanding tens of thousands of troops, and there are still a few vassal kings in the west who have not been called, if he has the heart to fight, he has enough conditions.

But does he dare? Feeling Cui Yan's eyes, Han Wen just sneered.

Cui Yan has been away for a long time and doesn't know Yang Yiqing very well, but Han Wen has lived in the court for a long time, where would he ignore Yang Yiqing's important role? Although he is also the backbone of the Jiangnan Shi Party, Yang Yiqing's hometown is in Zhenjiang, far from the sea, so he was not affected by Xie Hong's massacre, and his hatred for Xie Hong is not high enough.

In addition, Yang Yiqing is not a person known for his fierceness like Liu Daxia, but is somewhat similar to Li Dongyang, he is an old fox, will he do this desperate move without regard for the safety of his family when he has no success?

"Everyone, either work together and fight against the water, or find a way out, make plans early, and stand up in Datong, there is only one way to die, the old man is all he says, everyone should do it for themselves." After that, Han Wen brushed his sleeves away, but for some reason, Cui Yan felt that the other party seemed to have regained his previous calm and composure, as if he had some kind of countermeasure.

However, he also made up his mind, ignored the disturbances in the lobby, and got up to leave.

The two leaders left, and the rest of the people were even more hesitant, but no one refused to disperse, as if they could be emboldened together. After shouting for a while, I suddenly heard a commotion outside, and vaguely heard bursts of cheers, and everyone was furious, and hurriedly sent someone to inquire.

"To the south, a cavalry came from the south, playing the dragon flag, it was the emperor, and the emperor's forbidden army came." In a short time, the inquirers returned, bringing with them bad news.

"We are willing to contribute people and defend the city with all our might, what about Lord Cui?" When the catastrophe came, someone finally mustered up the courage.

"Someone saw Master Cui riding out of the West Gate, and I don't know where to go......"

"What about Korean? He is the culprit, and we are all deceived by him! "More people thought of using Korean to take the blame and try to pluck themselves out.

“…… reported that after Han Butang returned home, he closed the door, and when the villain went to inquire, he found that he had ...... has already committed suicide by hanging the beam! ”

"Huh?" Everyone was dumbfounded, and before they could turn the next thought, they already heard the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, and they knew without asking that the defenders had opened the city gates, and the forbidden army had entered the city.

Death is dead, running is running, and when the catastrophe is imminent, the trick of forming factions and factions is really vulnerable.

(To be continued)