For the ongoing Mengjin War, Ma Shiying, who had just taken over as the governor of Xuanhua from the prefect of Datong, and Dong Jishu, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, had been concerned, and after learning that Lin Dan Khan had fled to Qinghai, the two strengthened the defense of Zhangjiakou, raising the number of garrisons from 8,000 to 15,000, and Dong Jishu himself was in charge.

Ma Shiying had the intention to send troops to pull Lin Dan Khan out, but Xuanhua had no cavalry, and Lin Dan Khan did not fight at all, only fled, and abandoned the two big cities of Chahar and Naturalization one after another, and finally crossed the Yellow River and ran to Qinghai, so that Ma Shiying couldn't help if he wanted to.

In order to prevent the incident of three years ago from repeating again, and also for his own head, Ma Shiying constantly ordered Dong Jishu to send sentry spies outside the mouth to closely monitor the movements of the Jin soldiers; On the other hand, he was in a hurry of 600 li, reporting the movements of the Jin army to the capital at any time, and asking the imperial court to send reinforcements to Xuanhua. In the recital, Ma Shiying pointed out that the Liaodong soldiers and horses who had hit the eastern captives in Jinzhou last year would come to help.

After receiving the note sent by Ma Shiying, the court learned that Hong Taizheng was leading a large army to attack Lin Dan Khan, but Ma Shiying's note did not attract the attention of the cabinet. The first assistant Wen Tiren, the second assistant He Ruzhong, the bachelor Zheng Yida, Xu Guangqi and others all think that the attack on Lin Dan Khan by the Dongyu has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty, although the existence of Lin Dan Khan can play a role in containing the Dongyu, but Lin Dan Khan has not been very friendly to the Ming Dynasty over the years, and his intention to enter the Central Plains is probably stronger than that of the Dongyu. Therefore, it is in the best interests of the Ming Dynasty to let him and Hong Tai fight each other. As for Ma Shiying's request to transfer the Jinzhou army to help, the cabinet only laughed, Shi Dayong is now in Dengzhou to quell the rebellion, where can he put on wings and fly to Xuanhua.

Chongzhen put forward a different opinion on the cabinet's opinion on the wall, and he asked the eunuch Zhou Qing to hand over the four words "lips and teeth cold" in his handwriting to the cabinet auxiliary ministers. As a result, the cabinet still did not change its mind, and Xu Guangqi said that the Dongyu had fought in Dalinghe and Jinzhou last year, and their soldiers had suffered heavy losses, and it was impossible to attack Daming after defeating Lin Dan Khan.

Chongzhen was not at ease, and summoned Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the military department, to ask right, Zhang also agreed with the cabinet's view, Hong Taizhi in Lin Dan Khan will never enter Kou Jinggi again, and also said that even if the Ming Dynasty decides to rescue Lin Dan Khan now, there is no army to adjust. The important ministers said in unison that there was no need to worry, and Chongzhen had no choice but to give up his opinion on sending aid to Lin Dan Khan, after all, Lin Dan Khan's safety was still insignificant compared to Da Ming himself. The will was changed to strengthen the vigilance of Xuanhua, and in case there was a police, it should be reported to the imperial court immediately.

According to the leaked news, the Son of Heaven was annoyed that the Dongyu army was sent to attack Lin Dan Khan, but Daming didn't know the news until a few months later, which was already chilling. When Chongzhen was extremely angry, he even said that this was a sign of the death of the country, which frightened the eunuchs and palace maids to their knees

After getting the news that the imperial court had no soldiers to send and asked Xuanhua to brake quietly, and not to send a single soldier to the exit, Ma Shiying could only smile bitterly, he had already done what he should do, and now he was looking forward to God opening his eyes, so that Hong Tai could not catch Lin Danhan and return to his hometown in Liaodong, so as not to make himself guilty of losing his land and abandoning his land.

Ma Shiying was disappointed, God did not open his eyes, on September 28, sent a sentinel to report to Malay, tens of thousands of Manmeng and Jin troops were rushing towards Zhangjiakou. After learning the news, Dong Jishu was so frightened that his face was pale, and he hurriedly sent someone to Ma Shiying to report to Ma Shiying, asking Ma Shiying to transfer all the troops that the Xuanfu could mobilize to Zhangjiakou, otherwise these 15,000 people would not be able to hold Zhangjiakou at all. As soon as Zhangjiakou was lost, his Dong Jishu and Ma Shiying's heads could not be saved.

Where are the soldiers in Ma Shiying's hands, except for sending three batches of fast horses to Beijing in a row for help, he can only piece together a team of 8,000 soldiers and young people, and personally bring them to Zhangjiakou with the heart of death.

What is the use of 8,000 young men who have not been in battle, looking at the reinforcements brought by the governor himself, Dong Jishu's heart sank to the bottom. But the matter has come to this, he can only hold on to the heart of death, and he can't run before the enemy soldiers arrive.

In order to boost morale, Ma Shiying and Dong Jishu took turns to go to the city, and mobilized the gentry in the city to donate money to the army, and recruited 2,000 people who dared to die, vowing to fight to the death with Dongyu.

On the 5th day of the first month of October, while Ma Shiying and Dong Jishu were patrolling the city, the defenders of the north gate came to report that the Tartars had sent an envoy named Fan Wencheng to meet with the governor under the city, and also shot a letter into the city.

The name Fan Wencheng is now familiar to the Ming Dynasty, Ma Shiying knows that this person is a native of Shenyang, Liaodong, the seventeenth grandson of the famous Fan Zhongyan, and is now a close confidant of the slave chief Hongtai.

"What is Fan Wencheng here for? Do you want to surrender? ”

Ma Shiying opened the letter and read it again, thinking that it must be a war letter or a letter of persuasion from Dongyu, and he didn't want the words in this letter to be very humble, but the slave chief Hongtai proposed to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, and asked for a trade request with the Ming Dynasty.

Open Trading? What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?

Ma Shiying and Dong Jishu were a little confused, tens of thousands of cavalry of the Jin Army came to do business with the Ming Dynasty?

With a stomach full of confusion, Ma Shiying and Dong Jishu came to the gate tower of Beicheng, looked down, and sure enough, they saw Fan Wencheng with more than a dozen entourages under the city, and there was no dust in the distance, it seemed that they had really come to talk about peace.

"Lord Futai, to see or not to see?"

Dong Jishu didn't dare to take the idea, he had no objection to opening the border with the Jin army, although this move was suspected of being an enemy, but it was better than putting Dongyu in. If it really starts, he is confident that he can hold it for three days, but after three days, it is difficult to say.

Ma Shiying is also struggling to see or not to see in his heart, his predecessor Shen Qi was also dismissed because he proposed to negotiate peace with Dongyu without authorization, is he going to repeat Shen Qi's old path after only a few months in office?

After hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and ordered the guards: "Put down the drawbridge and invite them into the city." Then he glanced at Dong Jishu again, "The person who comes is a guest, although Fan Wencheng is a big traitor, but he is trusted by Mrs. Hong, let's go and greet it in person." ”

"It's fine." Dong Jishu agreed, but asked a question, "How to call this person?" ”

"This" Ma Shiying was stunned, "This person signed a bachelor's degree in Dajin Domestic Hongwen Academy, let's call him a scholar." ”