At dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun poured over the walls of Beijing, making the city, which had been besieged for more than two months, even more lonely.

Since the Juyong Pass was breached, the nine gates of the capital have never been opened, and the Mongol army has blocked all the passages in and out of the capital, making the capital completely out of contact with the outside world.

Although the Mongol army did not besiege the city, the closest Mongolian army with 2,000 Mongol soldiers and 5,000 servant troops was also stationed in a town five miles south of the city.

Because they hid in the city and did not come out, the Ming soldiers on the city wall were not less ridiculed and ridiculed by the Mongolian cavalry and servant cavalry wandering outside the city, and even killed the people and **** women captured from the villages near the capital in front of the Ming army, so that the Ming army guarding the city was full of righteous indignation.

Zhang Fu did this for the sake of safety, the mobility of the Mongolian cavalry was better than that of the Ming cavalry, not to mention that the Mongolian cavalry was good at riding and shooting, and the Ming cavalry would not be self-defeating when they went out of the city to meet the battle.

Most importantly, if the Mongol army had an ambush outside the city, it would be more than worth the loss.

Therefore, for more than two months, the Ming army defending the city has been very breathless, silently enduring the provocation and ridicule of those Mongolian cavalry and servant army cavalry, and has no choice but to watch them do evil.

The north city of the capital, Andingmen.

The Ming army on the city wall was handing over the post, and just as the soldiers who had been on duty for a day were about to drag their tired bodies away, the ground suddenly trembled without warning, and a low roar came from far and near, making everyone stunned, looking at each other one by one, not knowing what was happening.

"Oh my God!" One of the veterans reacted quickly, his face changed and he rushed to the parapet, looking at the road in the distance and letting out an exclamation.

The soldiers flocked to the parapet wall, only to see a group of small black dots on the road in the distance moving in the direction of the capital, emitting a faint golden glow under the reflection of the setting sun.

"Cavalry! The cavalry of the Mongols! A somewhat panicked voice then rang out in the crowd, and it was clear that it must be the cavalry that could make such a noise, and judging from the momentum, there were many people, at least thousands, or even more, and only the Mongol cavalry in the Gyeonggi region could reach this scale at present.

With that exclamation, the Ming soldiers in Andingmen immediately panicked, and they picked up their bows and arrows and stood nervously in front of the parapet, it was the first time in more than two months that they had encountered so many Mongolian troops, and they were also Mongolian cavalry across the field.

Not only Andingmen, but also Deshengmen were also alarmed by this group of Mongol cavalry that suddenly appeared, and they also became panicked, and the soldiers gathered on the city wall with bows and arrows.

Andingmen and Deshengmen are two of the nine gates of the capital, both of which are located in the north of the capital, of which Deshengmen is on the west side and Andingmen is on the east side, and the two are not too far apart, so what is happening on both sides will soon be known.

Responsible for guarding the Anding Gate is Yongning Bo Zhang Feng, after coming out of the attic of the city gate tower, he stood in front of the parapet wall and looked at the cavalry that was getting closer and closer, the Mongolian army has been standing still, and now it has suddenly arrived, is it to attack the city or negotiate peace?

In order to ensure the safety of the nine gates of the capital, Zhang Fu used nine nobles to sit in the capital, although there were not too many troops in the capital, but the nobles grabbed a handful, so it naturally came in handy.

Since it was impossible to move the capital, the civil and military officials in the court were divided into three major factions, one faction was the main battle faction headed by Zhang Fu and other nobles, and the other faction was the peace faction headed by Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and Hu Ying, while Jian Yi remained silent and became the third faction.

It is worth mentioning that although Yang Shiqi advocated peace, Yu Qian was a pro-war faction, believing that although the Northern Yuan Dynasty's invasion of the Ming Dynasty was menacing, the Ming Dynasty was no longer the Southern Song Dynasty of the year, as long as it could hold out until the next year, then when the army of King Qin arrived, the Mongol army would be able to drive the Mongolian army out of Juyong Pass.

It was clear that he did not want to negotiate peace with Arutai when the Mongol army was approaching the city, but as the siege of the capital became longer and longer, the atmosphere in the capital became more and more depressing.

As the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xuande knew very well that the elite troops in the capital were almost wiped out when he marched north, and the Liaodong Dusi and Shanxi Xingdu Si and Wanquan Dusi had gathered the main forces of the northern and southern Zhili of the Ming Dynasty, and it would be difficult to compete with the Mongol army even if the Qinwang's divisions arrived in various places next year.

Moreover, Emperor Xuande got a very bad news, the Mongol army not only recruited servant troops on a large scale, but also set up political power in the local area, and put on a posture of annexing the Ming Dynasty, which made him very uneasy, he was not afraid of the Mongol soldiers, after all, the number of Mongolian soldiers was limited, and if the servant army grew stronger, it would be a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty.

The only way to do this is that Emperor Xuande can only hope that Zhou Zheng of the Wanquan Capital Division and Zhang Hao and Li Yuntian of the Liaodong Capital Division can defeat the Mongol army and enter the customs to save the driver.

Especially in Liaodong, Emperor Xuande had great hopes in his heart, since Li Yuntian could unexpectedly use the three victories of Qingfeng Valley, Yinzhou City and Hupi Camp to reverse the unfavorable situation of the Ming army in Liaodong in one fell swoop, then with the current momentum of the Ming army in Liaodong, Li Yuntian would definitely be able to defeat the Mongol army in Liaodong and wave his army south to rescue the capital.

As long as the Ming army in Liaodong arrives, then the battle situation in Beizhili will be reversed by 180 degrees, and the Ming army will regain the advantage.

In Emperor Xuande's view, the Liaodong Ming army led by Li Yuntian can fight the Mongolian army head-on on the battlefield, and it is undoubtedly the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Emperor Xuande has been waiting, waiting for Li Yuntian to defeat the Mongol army in Liaodong, he believes that Li Yuntian will not let him down, and he is not willing to be a great tomorrow who has set an alliance with the Northern Yuan Dynasty under the city, in that case, the Ming Dynasty will definitely cede land and pay compensation to the Southern Song Dynasty, how will he face the ancestors and ancestors under Jiuquan in the future?

As a noble of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Feng naturally knew the movements of the imperial court, and the peace faction thought that it would be better to negotiate peace with the Mongol army as soon as possible, and the Mongol army was now stepping up the siege of the city, and once the city was fiercely attacked in the coming year, it would be too late to negotiate peace.

Although the people in the capital are not clear about the current situation, those high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the Negotiable Peace faction know that the main force of the Ming army has basically been transferred to fight against the Mongolian army, and it is difficult for the Qinwang's divisions in various places to compete with the Mongolian army.

It is precisely because of this that some nobles in the court have also expressed their willingness to negotiate peace, they know better than ordinary people the horror of the Mongolian army, so instead of waiting in the capital to do nothing, it is better to make peace with the Mongolian army first, to ensure the safety of Emperor Xuande, as long as Emperor Xuande can get out of trouble, then even if he loses the city of Beijing, he can move to the city of Nanjing, and the whole army will fight with the Mongolian army in the next year.

However, since Zhang Feng was sent by Zhang Fu to guard the city gate, it was obvious that he was the main battle faction, in his opinion, the Ming Dynasty still had two or three hundred thousand troops in Wanquan and Liaodong, and there was no need to negotiate peace with the Mongolian army, and the capital was well defended, with sufficient grain and grass, enough to hold out until the reinforcements of Wanquan and Liaodong were coming.

Nowadays, three of the four nobles who are the most capable of fighting in the Ming Dynasty, that is, Zhou Zheng, Zhang Hao and Li Yuntian fought against the Mongol army in Wanquan and Liaodong, and the rest of Zhang Fu sat in the capital to command the defense, Zhang Feng believed that Zhou Zheng, Zhang Hao and Li Yuntian would definitely be able to find a way to defeat the opponent and rush to rescue the capital.

Zhang Feng frowned and looked at the approaching cavalry troops, he was not worried that the Mongol army would attack the capital, with the city's defense and strength, the Mongol army would suffer heavy casualties, and what made him jealous was that the Mongol army would send people to negotiate peace, which would make things very complicated, and those centrist officials in the court were likely to open their mouths to support the peace.

At this moment, Zhang Feng did not think that the Mongol army would foolishly choose to attack the city at night, which would only benefit the defending side, so the other party could only come to negotiate peace.

Under Zhang Feng's expressionless gaze, the cavalry team that came stopped a few hundred meters away from the city gate, and then a cavalryman holding a flag rode towards the city gate tower, which made the soldiers on the city gate tower aim their bows and arrows at him.

"Liaodong Deputy Commander-in-Chief!" At this time, night had fallen, and when the cavalry approached, Zhang Feng saw clearly the flag held by the cavalry through the last light in the sky, and his eyes couldn't help but show a look of surprise, this is Li Yuntian's handsome banner, could it be that Li Yuntian was defeated and was taken by the Mongolian army?

However, the next moment, Zhang Feng's eyes fell on the cavalry's clothing, the black standard military uniform, which is a type that only the Xiaowu army has.

"Listen upstairs, Marquis Zhenwu will go back to Beijing to meet the emperor, and quickly open the city gate." Just as Zhang Feng was deep in thought, the cavalry downstairs shouted at him.

"Zhenwu Hou!" Zhang Feng suddenly came back to his senses when he heard this, his mouth opened slightly, and his face was incredulous, shouldn't Li Yuntian be in Liaodong at this time? Even if Li Yuntian could fight again, it would be impossible for him to defeat those Mongol troops in Liaodong so quickly.

The nearby Ming soldiers also looked at each other, because of the sudden incident, they couldn't believe what the cavalry said for a while, after all, Li Yuntian's matter in Liaodong was no longer a secret, and only the Mongolian army that defeated Liaodong could return to Beijing, but this was not an easy task, so there was a good chance that the Mongolian soldiers of these cavalry divisions below the city were disguised in order to deceive the gate of the capital!