Qi Jiguang saw that the Japanese had given up the siege, turned his head and rushed towards the reinforcements, and without hesitating for a second, he immediately ordered the whole army to retreat!

Because they rushed too deep before, many cavalry were encircled, and Xiao Feng and Qi Jiguang took an elite cavalry of 5,000 people to rescue everywhere.

Roll these surrounded cavalry together little by little like water droplets on lotus leaves, and the bigger and bigger they get.

Then they opened the way with muskets and charged out from one direction, and after a fierce battle, 30,000 cavalry broke out of the encirclement and quickly retreated.

Oda Nobunaga angrily ordered the soldiers to join the circle, but the cavalry was cavalry, and they ran so fast that no matter how fast the two legs of the infantry were, they could not catch up with the four legs.

Oda Nobunaga looked at the smoke and dust of the cavalry in the distance, his heart was dripping blood, he already understood Qi Jiguang's fighting style, but he had no choice.

Looking back, the city of Nanjing, where all the people are soldiers, is throwing the corpses of the Japanese invaders from the city, and this city defense, which seems to be breached at any time, has actually held on to the present.

Oda Nobunaga ordered the whole army to turn back again and break through the walls as soon as possible! Before the strength of the Paradise Pill of the Japanese Invaders had passed, they screamed and turned around again.

Then there was smoke and dust behind him, and Qi Jiguang, who hadn't run far at all, rushed back with the rest of the cavalry again, and the would-be robbers who had just started to climb the wall suddenly felt a chill on their buttocks.

After a short respite, the defenders at the head of the city also rebounded in combat effectiveness, and under the command of Hu Zongxian and Madame Qi, their morale was high.

I couldn't withstand the reinforcements when I didn't see them, but now the reinforcements are fighting outside the city, but they can't stand it? No way.

This cat-and-mouse bloody battle lasted from early morning to dusk, Qi Jiguang's cavalry was limited, and in the face of the superior forces of the Japanese invaders, they could only attack and harass, but could not be eliminated.

Oda Nobunaga's troops are superior, but he can't catch up with Qi Jiguang, and he can't concentrate on attacking the city.

It is true that the soldiers and horses defending the city no longer have the strength to go out of the city to attack, but they still hold the walls firmly, so that Oda Nobunaga's every ambition turns into despair.

When the sky was about to get dark, torches lit up in the distance, first hundreds, then thousands, then tens of thousands, overwhelming the sky like a sea of fire.

The infantry, who had been running wildly behind the cavalry's butts, finally arrived. Hundreds of thousands of Ming infantry, facing less than 100,000 Japanese invaders, the victory and defeat have been divided.

At this time, the medicinal effect of the Pill of Bliss had finally reached its limit, and a trace of fear began to appear in the fanatical hearts of this group of red-eyed and spitting saliva.

The fear was like a rapidly growing monster, growing bigger and bigger, gradually taking over the hearts of the Wakos, their movements slowing down, and their formations began to become chaotic.

Oda Nobunaga laughed miserably, knowing that today's defeat was decided. He quickly gave the order, gave up the siege, gave up the battle with Qi Jiguang, and took advantage of the cover of night to break through the siege!

In the face of the retreating Japanese robbers, Qi Jiguang brought the pursuit and killing function of the cavalry to the extreme. Like the scythe of death, the cavalry chased after the Japanese and reaped their lives.

In a panic, many of them jumped into the river to avoid the cavalry, and were immediately swept away by the rushing river.

Qi Jiguang sent someone to give an order, and the infantry behind them were completely dispersed, like a big net, covering the entire city of Nanjing, and gradually searching, and the remnants of the Japanese were all destroyed.

After a sleepless night, when the light of day shines again, the corpses outside Nanjing are all over the field, and even the water of the Yangtze River has turned pale pink, which is really like hell on earth.

Qi Jiguang sat on the horse, his extremely tense nerves relaxed, and he was so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyes, and he swayed left and right on the horse's back.

Xiao Feng's internal strength is much deeper than him, but he can still stand it, and he is still thinking about a question in his head.

"Judging from the reports of various ministries, Oda Nobunaga should have escaped, and it is estimated that more than 10,000 people escaped. Guess where they're going? ”

Qi Jiguang said in a daze: "Or, test another word?" ”

Xiao Feng shook his head: "Oda Nobunaga has changed from a general to an exiled vagaku, and he may not be able to move you."

I'm using that trick to test words, but I'm afraid it won't work. But even if I don't measure the words, I can guess that he is nothing more than two places to go.

One is the dock in Hangzhou, and the other is the coastal landing place. Japan is still in the process of a second round of conscription, and they don't have enough ships to bring them all at once.

This is the home advantage that I have been waiting for by letting Xiao Qin go, if Japan can transport 500,000 people at a time, our battle is really not easy to fight. ”

Qi Jiguang nodded: "The combat power of the Japanese Kou is indeed not to be underestimated, we are actually fighting more and less this time, if the number of people is equal, it will be more difficult to win."

Since Brother Xiao guessed it, then we should send troops to protect the dock and coastal land. However, our sailors have not yet returned, and the coastal land is not easy to defend. ”

Xiao Feng smiled: "There are a lot of defenders in the dock, and they can be increased, with Xu Wei here, it is impossible for the remaining widows to capture the dock."

As for the coastal land, Yu Dayou will act with his own camera. Our next battle is at sea, and that is the real decisive battle! ”

"It's all at the gate of the city, why don't you come in quickly?"

A clear scolding sounded, Qi Jiguang trembled, and suddenly fell asleep, he looked up at Mrs. Qi on the city wall, and showed a flattering smile.

"Madam, Brother Xiao said that there are women here to hold the sun, I know that Nanjing is fine, Madame has worked hard!"

"Madame has worked hard, hurry up and untie me, there seems to be someone blowing a trumpet on the city wall!"

The fire girl was wearing a belly pocket, and she untied Qiu Luan unsatisfactorily, Qiu Luan moved her arms and legs, put on her clothes, and muttered in her mouth.

"In the middle of the night, the trumpet sounded at the head of the city, is there a situation? Why didn't Hu Da and Miao Er come to report? ”

Before the words fell, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and when he stopped in front of the door, it was Tian San's voice.

"My lord, there are Mongolians outside the city called the city gate, Lin Zongbing has already gone to the city to check, do you pretend not to know, or do you also go to see?"

Qiu Luan put on his boots and strode out: "Fart, what does it mean to pretend not to know?" Naturally, the Governor wants to go up to the city to see it! ”

Outside the city were indeed Mongolian herdsmen, who dragged their families and drove their wagons, and called the city gate in the middle of the night to ask for refuge in the city.

Lin Tong stood on the city wall, his brows furrowed: "You make it clear, what is the difficulty, why do you want to take refuge?" ”

An old herdsman raised his head and shouted: "The Mongol tribes of Mobei, together with the Rakshasas, they asked the Great Khan to join them and attack the Ming Dynasty together."

The Great Khans had different opinions, and all those who opposed them were attacked by the combined forces of the Mongols and Rakshasas.

The Great Khan is fighting with young and middle-aged people, let us old and weak women and children come to Datong City to flee for their lives, and at the same time ask Daming to send troops to rescue! ”

Lin Tong was taken aback, he couldn't imagine that Qiu Luan was like a god, but fortunately, only the old and weak soldiers were given out a few days ago. He looked at the herdsmen in the city and fell into extreme embarrassment.

Don't accept it, these people's tribes are fighting bloodily for Daming, Daming even refuses to rescue the old and weak women and children, and if you say anything in the future, I'm afraid that people won't believe it.

Accept it, so many people, what if there are fine works mixed in?

The safety of Datong City is above all else, when the people of Datong were killed outside the city, they did not dare to open the city gate, let alone the Mongolian herdsmen?

Just as he was hesitating, Qiu Luan's footsteps came from behind him. Qiu Luan just glanced at the city and made a decisive decision.

"Can't put it in. Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case. Master Xiao said this. ”

Lin Tong nodded, as a general, he agreed with Qiu Luan's judgment, but he still raised his own concerns.

"My lord, these tribes of old and weak women and children who have withdrawn are all tribes that oppose the attack on the Ming Dynasty, and their people are fighting bloody battles against the Mongol rebels and the Rakshasas.

Let's just let them wait for death under the city, and then say that Daming will protect them later, but I'm afraid they won't believe it either. ”

Qiu Luan frowned and pondered for a moment, and suddenly remembered that when the capital was separated, Xiao Feng had given himself a trick to deal with this situation.

Qiu Luan hurriedly flipped out, took out the note from it, and after reading it, he slapped his thigh and was overjoyed.

"Send a thousand cavalry from the border city, bring enough grain and grass, and protect these herdsmen along the Xuanda defense line to the west, into the Hetao area, and go straight to the Shaanxi-Gansu defense area."

Lin Tong was stunned: "My lord, what are the benefits of doing this?" ”

Qiu Luan said proudly: "People sent the old and weak women and children here to ask Daming to protect them, not to ask Datong to protect them."

Let's send someone to escort us all the way, isn't it protection? What's more, the Datong soldiers are in danger, and the Hetao area is very safe, and it is just right to take refuge. ”

Lin Tong thought for a while: "But if the rebels chase all the way to the west, with their marching speed, I'm afraid they will soon catch up." How can a thousand cavalry resist? ”

Qiu Luan nodded: "A thousand cavalry, of course, is not enough to stuff the rebels' teeth." But you have to understand what the rebels are here for.

They wanted to fight with the Japanese in the north and south, and wanted to capture the Ming Dynasty. Will they compete with a group of old and weak women and children, and a thousand cavalry?

The rebels are still fighting, and they can't come here until they win the war. Anyway, it's going to take two days.

Even if the rebels run fast, catch up with them and kill them all, and then run back and attack the Xuanda defense line, it will take four or five days to go back and forth.

For them, if they want to fight the north and south of the Japanese invaders, how precious is time? If they didn't want to lose time, they could only continue to run west after killing people to attack the Shaanxi-Gansu defense line.

Not to mention that the Shaanxi-Gansu defense line is not easy to gnaw, even if they gnaw it down, not to mention a few teeth, how much time will it take to fight from the Shaanxi-Gansu area to the hinterland of Daming?

With that time, Lord Xiao had already finished dealing with the Japanese and turned back to deal with them.

If they were so stupid, they would have to hunt them down. That's God bless Daming, let us stand up to a foolish opponent.

In that case, what can a thousand cavalry and these herdsmen not be able to escape? ”

Lin Tong grinned, and found that as long as Qiu Luan was involved in the issue of saving his life, he would immediately become smart.

It's a ruthless move, but it's definitely smart enough.

As long as the commander of the rebel army is not a fool, it is indeed impossible to practice running back and forth in order to chase and kill a group of old and weak women and children.

It is even more impossible to give up the Xuanda defense line that is close at hand, and run all the way to attack the Shaanxi-Gansu defense line.

Even if in case, the enemy's brain is in the water, and he has to chase and kill, and he has to attack the Shaanxi-Gansu defense line, it will be beneficial to Qiu Luan and will not do any harm.

Of course, you still have to say it well. So Lin Tong sent a general who could speak well and took a thousand cavalry out of the city to preach the policy to the herdsmen.

The herdsmen were reluctant at first, feeling that it was not a good idea to flee westward, and were noisily reluctant to move under the walls.

Qiu Luan took the note and read it several times, and finally made up his mind, took a risk, and made a condition that people couldn't refuse.

"You are not fleeing for your life, you are going to receive your reward! Your tribe is finally Daming, fighting bloodily for Daming, Daming wants to reward you!

The grasslands in the Hetao area, according to the number of people you have arrived, are counted as one, and each person has 200 acres of pasture, and there is no need to pay taxes to anyone for 30 years!

Neither to the court nor to the tribal chief! Whoever dares to rob your pasture, Da Ming will help you take it back! Whoever dares to collect taxes, Daming will help you come back!

After Daming defeats the rebels and your pasture is recaptured, you can still come back, and the tax exemption will remain unchanged! ”

For 30 years, 200 acres of pasture per person, no need to pay taxes to anyone! This is a legend that has never been seen before! And the condition is to run to the loop alive!

In an instant, the herdsmen had turned on the wild running mode, and even the cavalry of the 1,000 guards could barely catch up.

Countless carriages and horses followed the Xuanda defense line all the way to the west, leaving only billowing smoke and dust. Qiu Luan looked at the smoke and dust and sighed.

"Brother Lin, next, it's up to you."

Lin Tong nodded, arranged the defense of the city in an orderly manner, and sent a scout horse to explore the depths of the grassland.

Then arrange for the soldiers with the best eyes, each with a telescope, to keep an eye on the movement in the distance in four shifts for twelve hours.

Within three days, sporadic squads of herdsmen from the defeated tribes who broke through ran to the city of Datong and asked to enter the city.

Lin Tong publicized the surprise policy of going to the Hetao area to reunite with the whole family and receive rewards, and threw food and water at them to encourage them to chase happiness.

On the fourth day, the smoke and dust billowed in the depths of the grassland, and the Ming Tanma desperately whipped and galloped, heading straight to the city, shouting frantically that the enemy was attacking.

In the telescope, countless Mongolian cavalry and Rakshasa cavalry appeared in the field of vision, and many of them still had blood stains on their bodies that had not completely dried up.

They finally defeated the tribes on the grassland who refused to surrender, and coerced those tribes who were on the verge of rebellion to attack one of the most important and unbreakable lines of defense of the Ming Dynasty - the Xuanda Defense Line.

The Ming Dynasty had many lines of defense, but the most important line of defense ranking, the first place must be Shanhaiguan, and the second place must be the Xuanda defense line.

Even if the Ningjin defense line outside Shanhaiguan is lost, even if the Ming Dynasty outside Xuanda can't even take a step. As long as Shanhaiguan is still there and the Xuanda defense line is still there, the capital will still be safe.

Historically, the Mongols and Jurchens have penetrated through the gaps between these two lines of defense and rushed straight to the capital, but at most, they bought a handful of zero yuan, and finally had to leave.

Because these two lines of defense are not lost, the enemy who rushes in will not dare to stay for long. The supplies can't keep up, the retreat will be closed at any time, and as soon as the soldiers and horses of King Qin from all over the country arrive, they will become turtles in the urn.

If the other lines of defense are Daming's clothes, pants, shoes and gloves, then these two lines of defense are Daming's helmets, which are close to the flesh to protect Daming's head.

The Japanese robbed the soles of the Ming in the south, and the combined forces of the Mongols and the Rakshasas wanted to knock off the helmet of the Ming Dynasty and take the head!

Xiao Feng, who was in Nanjing City, was looking at the sea chart, and at this time, he didn't have to worry about the affairs on land for the time being.

Yu Dayou led people to stare at the coastal land, and Qi Jiguang sent troops to search everywhere, but the remnants of the Japanese army led by Oda Nobunaga almost caught him several times.

Xiao Feng was pondering, and suddenly Hu Zongxian rushed in from outside, his face was very ugly.

Xiao Feng was shocked, and without waiting for him to ask, Hu Zongxian spoke angrily.

"There were 100,000 horses outside the city, most of them cavalry, saying that they were ordered by the imperial court to reinforce Ying Tianfu."

Xiao Feng stood up suddenly: "Where did the soldiers come from?" ”

Hu Zongxian snorted: "Mainly from outside Xuanda and Shanhaiguan, the most transferred outside the customs, and some of the capital Zhili have also been transferred." ”

Xiao Feng was so angry that he slapped his palm on the table, the whole table fell apart, and he strode out.

Looking at a few generals who were running away in the dust and sweating on their faces, Xiao Feng sighed and suppressed his anger.

"Who ordered the transfer of troops?"

Several generals glanced at each other, and the last general with the highest rank stood up and gave up.

"Lord Xiao, I made a holy decree from Long Live Heaven."

"I know, whose idea was it? The right to promote and transfer the garrisons inside and outside Xuanda and Shanhaiguan is in my hands, why don't I know about the transfer of troops? ”

The general hesitated, bowed his head, and said, "The last general is just doing what he wants." However, the last general heard that the court was worried about the safety of Nanjing, and felt that there was no war in the north......"

Xiao Feng took a deep breath: "These soldiers are transferred, are they under my unified command, or are they under your command?" ”

The general hesitated again: "...... Naturally, it is naturally under the command of Lord Xiao. ”

Xiao Feng looked at him coldly: "Did someone tell you that as long as it is not a disorderly life, you will listen to me, and if it is a disorderly life, you can not listen." ”

The general was taken aback, and looked up at Xiao Feng, the expression on his face was a little self-defeating. Xiao Feng sneered, but his heart was full of anger.

"Do you also tell you that these officers and soldiers from the north cannot be dispersed and cannot be allocated to other armies?"

The general lowered his head, he didn't dare to come out, Xiao Feng stood quietly, didn't say a word, just looked at him coldly.

Hu Zongxian coughed lightly: "Brother Xiao, you are now in charge of all the troops and horses outside of Zhili, and it is normal for the DPRK to take back the military power from the north." ”

Hu Zongxian's words were only half of what he said, these 100,000 people were not only here to reinforce Nanjing, eliminate the Japanese invaders, but also to prevent Xiao Feng from making any changes.

In case Xiao Feng suddenly rebelled and waved his army north after eliminating the Japanese invaders, these 100,000 soldiers and horses would be the first line of defense to snipe and slow down Xiao Feng.

This thought must not be Jiajing's, otherwise he would not have handed over all the military power to Xiao Feng in the first place. But when someone proposed this plan, Jiajing still agreed.

Hu Zongxian looked at Xiao Feng, really afraid that he would say something more ugly in anger, but he didn't expect Xiao Feng to be angry for a moment, and then sighed.

"In that case, I'll let you bring all the soldiers and horses to reinforce the front line of Xuanda, this is not a mess.

Go ahead, don't worry, I guess you will have a new will come down halfway down. ”