The west wind hunts, the day is in the sky, and the blue waves are surging on the vast grassland. However, just as the grass was beating with silver bars, suddenly there was a low roar in the distance, and then the roar was getting closer and closer, and when I looked closely, I found that at the end of the horizon, there was a black shadow rushing forward rapidly. When the figure came closer, he realized that they were all Tatar soldiers on war horses.

At this moment, the war horses were galloping, and all the Tatar soldiers were carrying scimitars, showing a ** look, it was obvious that these Tatar soldiers were eagerly looking forward to something.

This is exactly the case, because they know that not far ahead is the border town of Xuanfu of the Ming Dynasty, and as long as they capture the Xuanfu and occupy the three passes, their army can drive straight into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

Hehehe, that's the city of the Ming Dynasty, I don't know how many gold and silver treasures there are, and more importantly, in every city, there are still many delicate and moving women, and once they occupy these cities, these treasures and women, they are all theirs, when the time comes, they can snatch as much as they want, vent as much as they want, and even capture these women back to the grassland, let them become their slaves, and lie under their crotch as playthings for the rest of their lives.

Hahaha, thinking of so many benefits waiting for him in front of him, every Tatar soldier unconsciously was full of blood, and he couldn't wait to kill the city immediately and fight to the death with those Ming Dynasty soldiers!

Compared with the excitement and excitement of the Tatars, at this time in the city of Xuanfu. From top to bottom, all the people looked solemn and nervous, for they knew that the Tatar army was imminent, and they did not have enough troops to defend the city.

In front is Guyuan Castle. Behind is Juyong Pass, left and right are Reverse Horse Pass and Bauhinia Pass, and even on the periphery of Guyuan City, there is a solid pass, but all of this is admittedly guarding Xuanfu. But it was not enough, because the total number of soldiers and horses in all these gates and cities was less than 20,000, and how could this amount of men and horses withstand the 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers of the Tatars? What's more, now they are facing an extremely difficult problem, that is. At this time, Yang Yiqing, the chief soldier of Datong Mansion, was leading the crowd to fight against the King of Anhua, and in a short period of time, it was impossible to send troops to rescue them, so they could only rely on themselves.

Of course, at this time, Zhu Houzhao is not without other choices, he can actually abandon the city. returned to the capital directly, but since he escaped from the capital. There is absolutely no possibility of going back the way he came, because in that case, it will make him lose face, and that is a result that he can't bear. Then, if you can't go back the same way, you can at least ask the capital for help. Dispatch the Beijing army to the rescue. However, this trick is also not possible. Let's not mention that the Beijing army is responsible for guarding the capital, and it is easy to not be mobilized. Let's just say that these old soldiers in the capital have been raised in the capital for so many years, and now they want them to deal with the Tatars, not so much to fight, but to send them to death, not to mention, if he does this, he will inevitably be ridiculed by Yang Ting and such old guys, which is also what he never wants to see, so at this time, he made up his mind to stick to it, he didn't go to the capital to ask for help, he just wanted to rely on more than 10,000 people, and insisted until Yang Yiqing came to the rescue, and then he must fight a beautiful battle, Fighting a battle with raised eyebrows, he wants to let those old guys take a good look at whether they are incapable or they are blind!

Bands of soldiers, heavily armed, patrolled the city, vigilantly watching into the distance, ready for battle, artillery in place, archers and musketeers ready to stop, and even rolling wood and barrels of tung oil were piled up at the head of the city, in short, everything was ready in the city at this time, and the rest was up to the Tatars to attack.

Zhu Houzhao has self-confidence and determination to withstand the pressure and defend the city.

After patrolling along the city, Zhu Houzhao immediately walked down the city, and then hurriedly walked towards the backyard of the Xuanfu Yamen.

At this time, the backyard of the county government was full of people, and when I looked closely, I found that those people were none other than all the middle and high-level generals of the Xuanfu garrison, and there were even some eunuchs in the prison army.

And Zhu Houzhao was not ambiguous, seeing that everyone had arrived, he didn't let those people kneel down at the moment, but just walked up to the high platform, holding a horsewhip, and pointed to the map full of symbols: "Everyone, listen to me well, remember it clearly, go back and do what I want, remember to act according to my plan, if anyone doesn't do a good job, after the end of this battle, I Dafan still has a breath of air, and he will definitely be broken into ten thousand pieces!" ”

Zhu Houzhao spoke sharply, glanced at the generals, and found that they were all cold, obviously a little frightened.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Houzhao coughed, and then said in a soothing voice: "Of course, this battle, if you fight well, I will definitely not treat you badly, you know, from the side of the dragon, not everyone can encounter opportunities, so as long as you fight the battle well, Hugh said that I will respect you, and after serving you, in front of your colleagues, you are naturally half a head higher, that glory is not said, do you understand?!" ”

"Wait for you to understand!" The generals shouted.

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao nodded, took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, and then pointed to the map and began to explain.

"Guguan, this battle is the first line, you will be in contact with the enemy at the first time, and it is also the pass that the enemy army will inevitably overcome. Of course, I don't expect you to be able to withstand a siege of 60,000 with 3,000 men, but I do expect you to delay as much time as possible, slow down the enemy's advance, and at the same time position as many enemy troops as possible in this place. In this way, if the enemy army invests a large number of troops in Guguan, then, next, we can launch the Bauhinia Pass and the Reverse Horse Pass. and the forces of Guyuan Castle, which harassed the enemy army and left them exhausted. Of course, this exhausting tactic is only the first step. The next step is to take the initiative to give up Guguan and Guyuan City, so that the enemy army can breathe. ”

When Zhu Houzhao said this, he glanced at the generals and asked, "Everyone, Aiqing, do you know why I want to give the enemy a chance to breathe?" ”

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's question, those generals couldn't help but look at each other. For a while, they didn't know how to answer, after all, they hadn't seen this kind of tactic of taking the initiative to let the enemy rest out of the city, so they couldn't guess Zhu Houzhao's thoughts.

See this situation. Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly, knowing that those generals didn't understand why he did this, so he couldn't help but feel a little proud, but then he didn't say anything, just continued to arrange the next battle.

"Three days, as long as three days, if it really doesn't work, two days will do. No matter how bad it is, it can be a day, in short. Guguan is a nail, and I must delay it for a while, and Guyuan City must be beaten hard by me, and those thieves must be terrified. And then, after the fight. You will dispose of all the water from the wells and streams that should be disposed of according to the method I told you before. After that, you will retreat, and all your men will retreat to Xuanfu City, and defend with the defenders in the city. ”

Zhu Houzhao said this, nodded, and then called up the town guard generals of Bauhinia Pass and Daoma Pass, and asked them: "Two Aiqing, do you know what you are going to do in this battle?" When should you strike and when should you hold on? ”

"This—but by His Majesty's orders!" The two generals were a little confused by the question, and did not know how to answer.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Houzhao sighed helplessly, knowing that the spirituality of these generals was limited, so he frowned at the moment, calmed down a little, and then patiently explained to the two generals: "Since you don't know, then listen well, first of all, when the thief army besieges Guguan and Guyuan City, you have to send a small force to harass the enemy army. As for what kind of harassment method is, I have already told you before, and everything has been distributed to you, so your harassment method must be effective. Of course, during this period, the thief army may also divide troops to attack your pass, but you must hold the pass, your pass is different from the solid pass, your pass is not only dangerous, but also the soldiers are well-fed, so the thieves want to beat your pass, there are not enough troops, it is absolutely impossible, which is why every time the thieves choose to attack from the solid pass, so, you two, in this battle, the first thing to do is to hold the pass in your hands, The second is to attack and harass the thieves, and after that, when the thieves besiege the city of Xuanfu, it is time for you to make a big move. When the time comes, each of you, each pass, only needs to leave a hundred people to guard the pass, and the others must come out of the nest and rush to the aid of Xuanfu together, do you hear? Only a hundred men are left to guard the gate, and all the others must be sent out of me, do you hear? ”

"Yes, the ministers heard it," the two generals hurriedly bowed down to receive the order.

"Okay, in that case, then you should act according to the plan at that time, and another point is that after you rush to the aid of Xuanfu, you must rush up like a wolf for me to catch those Tatars and bite them, and I will not allow any cowardice and evasion, because at that time, it is time for me to fight with these Tatars, and if you can't fight with all your strength, once the Xuanfu is lost, I will not only take off your heads, but also destroy your nine clans, do you understand?!" Zhu Houzhao stared at the two of them and asked coldly.

"Understand, the ministers understand, the ministers must fight with all their hearts, and they will never dare to have any fearful thoughts!" Hearing this, the two generals hurriedly knelt down and accepted Zhu Houzhao's order.

"Okay, you all get up," Seeing this situation, Zhu Houzhao flattened the two of them, and then looked at the generals and said: "Now that everyone understands what they are going to do, then, next, you should hurry back to the camp and prepare." If I die in battle, you don't have to feel sorry for me, let alone sad for me, you should be proud of me, because I died well, I died for the Ming Dynasty, for the people of the world, I have no regrets, that is my glory! (To be continued)