"How many times has this been a charge?"

On the Lotus Leaf Mountain, Li Jin felt that his arms and tiger's mouth were very sore, but he couldn't remove his armor yet.

"Rushed through seven times, General. When will the defenders from Jingping and Mayi come? ”

Li Jin couldn't answer, and after a moment of silence, he just laughed: "We haven't even let go of the gun, the Tartar has rushed seven times, but have you ever taken half a step up the mountainside?" ”

He's a general, can he remember how many times he's been impacted?

At this moment, the captives retreated and rested, and this time it seemed that they would not launch a general attack until tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow when troops came to help.

But the friendly forces of Jingping and Mayi did not come to help.

Li Jin looked at the flag school under his command, and after looking at them one by one, he said, "I know, we are guarding the middle road, and we don't have to come to this west road." But the northern captives entered the Kou, and the invasion was all my Ming territory, do you see this as a matter of two families? ”

“…… General, in less than three days, there have been seven battles, eighty-two brothers have been broken, more than 100 are seriously injured and cannot go into battle, and there are less than seven days left in the rations......"

"The Tartars have lost a lot of lives! This is the hinterland of Datong Town, what are you worried about? Li Jin looked disappreciative, "Let's drag them out of Lotus Leaf Mountain, and I won't just put this news on Jingping and Mayi." The Tartars can't even gnaw down a temporary hill for us, do you dare to stay here for a long time and wait for the king to surround them? Don't be verbose, don't save food, and let the brothers have enough! ”

He took a few sips of tea, and then stood up again: "Don't worry, I'll take people to keep an eye on their movements!" ”

As he walked out, he could feel the complicated gazes from behind him looking at him.

It was his decision to rush to Jingping.

This is naturally not called "disobeying orders", how to prevent the sudden sneak attack of the Northern Yuan, Datong Town East, Central and West has long been formed by a network of cities, walled forts and strongholds.

The thief came from the west road, and the middle road immediately rushed to help, which was a pre-discussed battle change.

Is there a military order on it? Naturally, there are.

But there is no plan to take the initiative to attack, the grain and grass are not ready, this situation suddenly came, Liu Kai and Li Jian did not come out of the fort, are they guilty?

Naturally not.

People are here to rob, not to come to many cities to seize land. Dispatching a large army to encircle it requires His Majesty's decree and the imperial court has made a decision to do a good job in the supply of grain, grass and military supplies, so it is impossible for it to make this decision in a hurry.

Therefore, the Tartars have not yet wreaked havoc in the middle defense area, and Li Jin can not use it.

Knowing that Datong Town has not yet made general arrangements and arrangements for this border situation, he came, and used himself as bait, what will his subordinates who are in danger with him think now?

Counselor Li wants to make meritorious service and wants to go crazy?

Even though there was morale at the beginning, but after three days of fighting, no reinforcements came, who was not frightened?

Coming to the temporary camp made of rocks, dry soil, and branches, Li Jin took out his binoculars and looked at the Tartar camp again.

There was a slight tremor in his gaze, and Li Jin knew that it was because he had shot too much archery in the past three days.

"Old Qian, do you say that Tartar is a little confused now? How did a person suddenly appear who was not afraid of death? ”

A general banner beside him was not in the mood to laugh, and lowered his voice: "What if the Tartars really come around, and the reinforcements still don't arrive?" ”

Li Jin saw that the other side was very calm, and he really wouldn't come to charge again today, so he put down the binoculars with some relief, and then stared at him: "Are you also worried?" You don't understand either? ”

Zongqi, surnamed Qian, looked at his main general, and saw that the smile on his face was not fake, and his eyes were extremely transparent.

"I really don't understand, so I'm worried."

Li Jin raised his arm and pointed to the opposite side: "It's been three days." ”

After sneering, he continued to look at his puzzled subordinates: "It's been three days, and these more than 1,000 horsemen are still here, which means that Lao Tzu is still holding steady!" Now, the Tartars want to gamble, and Liu Kai and they have to gamble too! Is this a pocket that my Datong Town has put in for them? The Tartars are either going to join forces and pierce this pocket, or they are going to withdraw now! As long as they are not reconciled, it will really become an opportunity to tie their pockets. Liu Kai and other shrewd people, don't they understand that they will make the Tartars cowardly when they come here to join forces? As long as the battle formation is stable, the Tartars will rush for a while at most, and if they don't succeed, they will definitely withdraw their troops! ”

Glancing at the direction of Jingping Fort from afar, Li Jin continued to sneer: "If Lao Tzu can't even hold the first day, Liu Kai and they will have many excuses, just say that I am reckless in the battle, and they can't rush to help." However, Lao Tzu has already put these more than 1,000 horsemen here for three days! Lao Tzu can stay for a few more days, and he can find fewer and fewer excuses. After the investigation, he could not escape the blame. Lao Tzu used his life to win one game first, and then help him win one game. Remember, if we hold on for one more day, the better the chance of winning. We are winning, so they dare to come out of the fort to help us! ”

“…… It's not fair. ”

"Fuck fair!" Li Jin patted his stomach, "Lao Tzu just needs to win!" Let's go, eat first, and continue to guard tomorrow. Lao Tzu and the tiger squat cannon didn't let go! If they really want to bring someone else together to attack, surprise them! ”

The night was calm for the time being.

After three days of continuous fighting, the cavalry of the Tumut Department was resting, and the Ming defenders on Lotus Leaf Mountain were also resting.

The friendly troops who came to help became a lone army waiting for help, and Li Jin needed to let the low-level generals under his command see the hope of winning.

Regardless of the rest, he Li Jin himself is here!

Outside of Jingping Fort, the sentinel cavalry has not been broken.

When it was close to midnight on this day, three more horsemen returned to the fort, and after coming in, they went straight to Liu Kai's side.

Liu Kai hasn't slept well these days, and he got up when he heard the rumor.

Hearing the news, he exclaimed, "Really? The Tartars from the area of Nahe Fort are coming this way? ”

"Hit head-on, the third and fifth......" The leader of the sentry cavalry choked up, "Naihe Fort is broken, General, let's Jingping Fort ......"

“…… The strategy set early in the first year of Hongzhi was that if the thieves were on the West Road, the West Route soldiers would be the mainstay, the Datong Deputy General Soldiers, guerrillas and partial generals would join forces to help, and the West Route soldiers would be distributed in the city and the fort to invite attacks. Now that Naihe Fort has been broken, Jingping Fort cannot be lost! Pass my order, clear the wilderness, and wait for help! ”

In this land, the news of the Tatar military situation and the military situation of the defenders of Datong Town has not been broken.

Even if it is a guard who only wants to protect himself, it does not mean that he is just blind and shivering in the fort.

The news of Li Jin's siege on the side of Lotus Mountain, they knew and knew Li Jin's combat intentions, but not everyone was optimistic about his plan, or few people had that courage.

At this moment, in Datong Town, the governor of Xuanda, the former secretary of the military department, Wang Xian, and the governor of Datong, Zhang Wenjing, are receiving orders.

“…… The reported disaster, grain storage, and the construction of the five forts of Xuanning have been approved by the State Palace, the Military Council, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Households, and 87,350 taels of silver have been given from the Tai Warehouse......

"The thieves who entered Shuozhou are still the case, and the general officer of Datong ordered the deputy chief soldier Lin Kuan to lead the troops to the west road to attack him. If there is merit in defending the land and retreating from the thief, the merit will be described separately, and I will not hesitate to reward him. ”

After receiving the will, Wang Xian stood up, and then looked at Zhu Zhen deeply: "General Zhu, there is no need to worry about it now, right?" ”

"Since I have a will, I will guard Datong from the town and order Lin Kuan to lead the troops to help! Rest assured, the five forts of Xuanning will not be mistaken, and they will definitely be built in an urgent manner to prevent the Tartars from breaking through the customs from the north of Datong! The military situation is urgent, so I'll go and transfer troops first! ”

Seeing him leave, Zhang Wenjin patted the desk with some resentment: "It's just five forts, and it's been repaired for three years!" In three years, Datong Town reported ten disasters! ”

"Your Majesty ordered me to come to Governor Xuanda, isn't it just to stabilize this side first?" Wang Xian's expression was solemn, but he only said one sentence, "Don't worry." ”

"General Staff Yang was in charge of Yansui, Ningxia, and Gansu before, and he could only arrange for Li Jin and a few others to go to Xuanda." Zhang Wenjin gritted his teeth, "Now that Li Jin has reported the news that he has come to stick to Lotus Leaf Mountain, it has been cut off for three days, and the rest of the reinforcements in the middle have still not moved!" ”

"Husband, restrain your anger!" Wang Xian frowned, "Since Li Jin dares to have this intention, he must be sure." ”

"But now this Datong town is so unwaterable? Relying on the weight of the border town of Datong, will it continue like this? In the past, General Staff Yang and Zhang Gongping were so vigorous and resolute in Ganzhou? The year before last, I asked to build the five forts of Xuanning to think that the northern defense line of Datong, these people have learned from the past and have been messing around once, so they should do the same! ”

"Wenjin!"

Wang Xian called his name this time, not the words.

Zhang Wenjin sat down angrily, and then could only mumble: "It's more than 80,000 taels of silver!" ”

"If there is no thunderous means of the Ganzhou mutiny, the year before last, please build the five forts of Xuanning within a year, and ask them to defend them, you will follow in the footsteps of Xu Ming back then!" Wang Xian's face sank like water, and then he could only say, "The year before last, Huguang rebelled, how did Datong get messed up at that time?" Since last year, it has been built in three years, and another special silver two, when your majesty and the counselors do not know the general situation? Don't say it again, the situation in front of you is important! ”

His eyes flashed with coldness: "This year's Tartar is from the Great Tongkou Border, and after the war is over, he will naturally have some explanations. What are you doing in the general competition and the martial arts palace test? ”

Zhang Wenjin was a little surprised: "Is it ......?"

A former secretary of the military department, and a prefect of Anqing in the Chenhao Rebellion, when he was the prefect of Anqing, went to the city to scold King Ning, attracting hatred, and letting him stay and attack Anqing instead of going straight to Nanjing.

Now, they have been holding back their anger in Datong for two or three years.

What they are facing is this group of generals who have taken root in Datong and are self-respecting.

The southern provinces are being restructured, but the border towns have not yet moved.

Although Wang Xian also had a battalion of pacesetters from Beijing, the entire Datong Town garrison exceeded 50,000, which was far from being comparable to those guards in the southern provinces.

"Let's go and supervise the transfer of grain and grass first." Wang Xian got up and walked out, "Now that the will has arrived, I will lead a thousand pacesetters to Shuozhou first." If there is a change in Datong, then the remaining pacesetters can protect you. ”

“…… Zhu Zhen is not bold, right? ”

Wang Xian sneered: "The five forts of Xuanning have been repaired, who under his command dares to defend them?" It was so close to Toyosu Beach that they had the courage to ask for money, but they didn't have the courage to garrison. This battle, who knows what they can do? Just in case! ”

Datong Town has encountered a big border situation again in the past four years, and many suppressed contradictions are brewing.

Important generals in border towns like Zhu Zhen didn't want to do the opposite, they just tried to resist the change and use the chips they had on hand to try to test as much as possible.

And the emperor is the one who makes the change. No matter how the Ming provinces outside the border towns have changed over the years, the border towns have always focused on pacification, except for the thunderous Wanjun who was the first to deal with the Ganzhou mutiny.

Now, Zhu Houxi, who was in the Miyunna exercise headquarters, was thinking about the affairs of the border town, and at the same time looked around the sand table and talked about the situation of the exercise, which had now entered the white-hot stage.

The commander of Shuozhouwei played a beautiful hand and recaptured the stone mountain lost by the defender from the attacker.

But he didn't know that his Shuozhou Wei had lost a Naihe Fort right now.

He was transferred by Yang Yiqing from Gansu to Shuozhouwei, if he could be among the best in this competition, Zhu Houxi pondered what position he could arrange.

There was also a group of generals gathered in front of the map in the side hall, discussing the military situation in Shuozhou that had been transmitted here.

Now, they can't get out of this headquarters, and since the emperor has made the news public to them, maybe it's also a test.

But some of the latest news was not told to them, and Zhu Houxi looked at Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren, who were very dignified between their eyebrows.

There was a steady stream of military information, and Li Jin was the only one on the middle road of Datong who rushed to the aid according to the auxiliary defense deployment set for many years, which was the main reason for their worries.

The reason for Datong Town is naturally very strong: compared with Shuozhou, Datong is the top priority. Thousands of horsemen can appear in Shuozhou, who dares to guarantee that the Tatars did not set up another army north of Datong? If the tiger is transferred away from the mountain, Datong will be lost, and the Xuanfu will be in danger. The Xuanfu is in danger, that is, the iron cavalry is on the verge of Yongguan, and the soldiers are only one or two days away from the capital.

But if they have first-hand information, how can they not know that there is a large-scale enemy army gathering in the north of Datong? What is the strategic intention of the Tatars, it can still be done accurately under the deduction and analysis.

Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren noticed the emperor's gaze, and after looking back, they both shook their heads slowly.

So Zhu Houxi continued to press the irritability in his heart.

In the final analysis, the Ming Dynasty must first re-tap the potential of money and grain from the new laws of various provinces before it has the confidence to solve the old problems accumulated in the border towns for a hundred years.

When a big war is a big war, it is to burn money.

And before the war, to make the border town look new, it also needs to burn an unknown amount of money.

The reason why money is burned is because of people.

The change of generals in border towns needs opportunities and reasons.

Now, the candidates have been gathered first, and the opportunity and reason for Datong Town have also arrived.

You can't rush, you can only wait for the results.

In the future, some people can be promoted and transferred because of merit, or they can be punished and dealt with for crimes.

But behind this, it was the soldiers and the people of the frontier who suffered because of this.

Zhu Houxi's eyes looked at the young faces of Tang Shunzhi, Yu Dayou, and Zeng Milling again.

He has endured border towns like Datong Town for four or five years, and finally endured these new blood to take the stage.

You don't have to put up with it anymore, right?

"As long as they hold the stone mountain, they won't be able to go around the south!" On the stone mountain, the commander of Shuozhou Wei made He Xun excited, "The rules are getting clearer and clearer, as long as you don't enter the stronghold within two hundred steps, you are all sentry agents!" A team of twenty people, all of them go out, just don't kill them. Forty of you will stay here. Follow Ben down the mountain! ”

It is called attacking and defending strongholds, but in fact, as the exercise deepens, it has become more and more clear: it is to ask them to encounter each other.

Under the rule that no one is allowed to kill people, the only way to meet on a narrow road is to rely on bravery.

Under hand-to-hand combat, how can there be a rule that one person can exchange two for an attacker?

"Looking at the posture on the other side, it must be that the exercise is almost over." Li Quanli's eyes lit up frighteningly in the stone box fort, "According to the rules, as long as there are enough people left in the fort, why can't the people be considered defenders?" Get out and catch the sentry! ”

In the stockade south of Gubeikou in the north, Qiu Luan was very angry: "Why don't you make this rule clear in advance?" ”

The soldiers under his command are veterans, and the generals are not cowardly.

But the general on the opposite side is the fierce general among the fierce generals selected by the entire Ming Dynasty. With some recruits, why did they all do the business of blocking the road and robbing them?

It's just a drill! Is it true that in the field, in the face of real Tatar cavalry, would they dare to fight in the field like this?

On the Lotus Leaf Mountain in Jingping, Shuozhou, Li Jin is here to give him the answer.

He could see that there was some fear in the eyes of the more than 800 generals who could still fight.

This is a real battlefield, with real Tartars on all sides, war horses raising their hooves, and neighing constantly coming from all directions.

After another two days, the cavalry of the Tartars really gathered, obviously determined to take this Ming defender who dared to go out of the fort to meet the enemy, and stabbed through the defense line of Shuozhou.

If Shuozhou, where there were no other reinforcements from Datong, and the original defenders were all cowering in the walled fortress, it would still be a strong defensive line.

"It's time to fire today!" Li Jin shouted, "Drums! ”

In the previous several formations, they were only formed to meet the onslaught of the cavalry.

The generals of the Ming Dynasty may not be good at cavalry charging and killing, but they don't know how many years of experience they have accumulated in dealing with cavalry charging and killing.

Li Jin fought bravely, and the battle formation formed by more than 1,000 people in this area, at least before, had defended the several times of the thousand cavalry.

But now, it's thousands of rides.

A moment later, a dull trumpet sounded in the cavalry formation.

Next, "Flashing heat! Flashing heat! The roar of thousands of people over there was like a huge wave, rushing from several directions, rushing towards this small lotus leaf mountain.

"Don't worry!" Li Jin said to the heralds beside him, "Lotus Leaf Mountain is so small, when they rush closer, the horses are closer, and then fire the cannon!" Don't put it together, come in your turn! ”

The tiger squat cannon should make the other side panic, right?

Just a little flustered, and that's it.

"Sentinels, all ready, rush with Ben!"

Li Jin's command also has dozens of horsemen, all of whom are proficient in cavalry and archery, and serve as sharp sentry soldiers who go out to reconnoiter the enemy's situation.

Now that he is surrounded, he naturally can't talk about investigating anything.

And Li Jin was ready to lead them out of battle to kill.

The sound of horses' hooves knocked on the land on this side messily, and the whistle was overwhelming and flooded to the Lotus Leaf Mountain, and the Ming defenders on the Lotus Leaf Mountain seemed to be in a violent storm, and they could be extinguished in an instant.

“…… Fuck it! Fight! ”

At the core of the battle formation on the mountainside, there were only twelve tiger squat cannons in several directions.

The gunner looked at the tartars drowning at the bottom of the mountain, his eyes blood-red.

Until now, I can't think about anything else, I can only follow the unfathomable master to fight hard.

At the last moment of engaging the enemy, the defenders on the mountain also heard Li Jin's morale-boosting shout: "Daming Wansheng!" ”

"Daming Wansheng!"

At the moment of life and death, everyone needs this voice.

"Daming Wansheng!"

In the voice shouted with the mentality of fighting for his life, the flag was waved, the sound of the war drums changed, and the small flag officer on the artillery position shouted: "First round, release!" ”

The sound of the cannons was not dense, but the sound of the cannons and the whistling and shouting on both sides of the place were heard after all.

A few miles to the northeast, the galloping sentinels heard the faint sound of thousands of men fighting in that direction.

"Three tigers, report back to Dutai, it's already a fight. Rest of you, touch me! Encounter the Tartar sentry, all except! ”

And at Jingping Fort on the west side of the Lotus Mountain, Liu Kai, who was worried that the Tartar cavalry was coming to attack Jingping Fort, was not worried now.

They were going to Lotus Leaf Mountain, and Liu Kai also received this message.

The military order from Datong has also arrived, and the deputy commander-in-chief Lin Kuan has led reinforcements and is on the way here.

"Five thousand attacking one thousand and five ......" Liu Kai gritted his teeth, "Damn, if the thousand and five officers and soldiers are all lost, it will be a big defeat!" Leave 500 people to guard the fort, point out the troops, and gallop to the aid of Lotus Mountain! ”

On the Lotus Leaf Mountain, Li Jin has no fear now, and there is only excitement all over his body.

He is not a general who cherishes his soldiers much, sometimes even harsh, he only sees battle, only victory.

But shouldn't the Ming generals be fighting and winning in their eyes?

"Take advantage of the chaos and rush!" He rode on the horse and slammed the horse's belly, "Follow Lao Tzu to rush!" ”

Where the banner of the cavalry of the Tumut tribe was, the commander of the cavalry who was plundering from the south was stunned and saw that less than a hundred horsemen had rushed down from the mountain.

What is this for? Crazy?

Right now, the dozens of riders are like a weak fish, swimming against the current into the stormy waves.

But it did have some ripples.

"This kind of cannon ......" He didn't care about this little thing, he was now listening more solemnly to the rhythm of the cannon sound on the Ming Army's mountain.

It's not what I remembered.

Then, a horse came to the left, and the man had an arrow stuck in his arm.

"There is a ...... in the northeast Reinforcements ......"

So saying, he fainted from his horse.

“…… Rush again! Haven't you eaten enough? ”

He didn't care about these either, could it be that he had gathered nearly 5,000 horsemen, and he couldn't gnaw down the more than 1,000 Ming troops on this Lotus Leaf Mountain first?

Those who galloped to the aid from a long distance were tired troops, and it would be good for the horses to rush for a while.

At this moment, Li Jin, who had flicked his tail in the enemy formation and was also covered in blood, was still laughing fiercely, and then heard the sound of drums from the northeast.

"Reinforcements are coming!" He didn't care about anything else, and hissed out, "Keep rushing and killing!" ”

In the northeast, Wang Xian, who was not worried about Lin Kuan's marching speed, was marching with more than 1,000 pacesetters.

Not only that, but it also makes people beat the drums of war.

"Ring more! Always be ready to take on the enemy! ”

On the Lotus Leaf Mountain, the defenders who had been holding on to this small hill for seven days and were about to run out of rations finally heard the movement of reinforcements.

"Hold on! Resist again! Let the cannon cool for a while longer, and hold on! ”

The Datong town guard will ask for money, but he does not want to be convicted.

Being able to hold Datong Town is the bargaining chip for them to ask the court for money.

Lin Kuan is walking slowly, but his military orders are moving fast.

To the north, although Li Jian was marching steadily on the road, after receiving the report from the sentry, a light full of merit suddenly appeared in both eyes.

"Quick! Hurry up! ”

In the winter of the fifth year of Jiajing, Koujingping in the north is also the land of the West Road. Li Jin, the general of the middle road, said: "Can it be regarded as an evil affair between the two families? "Gallop to it. Liu Kai, the general of the West Road, and Li Jianbing, the guerrilla general, arrived first, and they were afraid and did not know what to do. Jin ordered the people to be retained, and the troops were put in battle, and they first took Lotus Leaf Mountain. The captives clashed, but did not move, and finally hit the backbone with artillery, and the self-supervised rode down to attack it. Invincible and lured.

After the exercise over there in Miyun, Zhu Houxi was still thinking about the battle in Shuozhou.

(End of chapter)