On the night of 13 February, when the monarch and his ministers expressed their views on the situation in the northwest, a great war was brewing.

More than 20 miles away from the head pass, in the Jiaoziao Tu Fort, the dilapidated ruins and broken walls, the 3,000 cavalry led by Wang Yue was making final preparations.

Behind Wang Yue, Chen Rui and Chen Xun, who were fighting together, were gone, only a group of soldiers and generals personally dispatched by Zhu Feng and Wang Yue, who were listening to the battle reports in the Biguan Pass that they had discovered at night.

“…… Before sunset, the Tartars were stationed in the city in batches, and a large number of Tartars were looting in groups, continuing for hundreds of miles to the east and south, and our army's convoy transporting grain suffered considerable losses......"

Wang Yue listened to the report of the current battle situation, as if the lost money, food, and materials, and even the people were not his own, and he was not distressed at all.

After the final mobilization meeting was over, Wang Yue had decided to send troops directly after the soldiers replenished their water.

Wang Yue looked at Zhu Feng, who was sitting on a stone, stunned, and said, "Zhijie, are you afraid?" ”

Zhu Feng glanced up at Wang Yue, and he looked disgraced at this time.

Just two hours ago, this road of men and horses pretended to be the Ming Dynasty escort the cavalry behind the military and civilian palace, when encountered a small group of Tatars attacked, the cavalry "a touch of the collapse", dozens of carts of food and supplies and so on were thrown to the Tatars who may be two or three hundred people, in order to fully reflect the incompetence of the Ming border army, Wang Yue also let this road of people and horses run all the way, even panicked.

It was under this circumstance that Zhu Feng saw the Tatar deity for the first time......

It's really scary.

He was also pondering in his heart, I came to the northwest to mix military merits, why did I feel wrong? said that he wanted to pretend to be a grandson first and then an uncle, but I was afraid that the result would not be satisfactory.

The routine is a bit deep.

"Also...... OK. ”

When Zhu Feng spoke, his voice was very hoarse, he had been on fire for the past two days, and today he was drinking the northwest wind all the way, and the northwest was dusty in February, and he almost forgot what the petty bourgeois life in the capital was like.

Wang Yue smiled and said: "No wonder Mr. Zhang appreciates you, it seems that you have the qualifications to become a famous general." ”

Zhu Feng listened, blinked, and didn't seem to come back to his senses.

I have what it takes to be a celebrity...... Forget it, except for my ancestor Zhu Neng, no one has this potential!

What about a three-year-old?

Wang Weining has led troops for so many years, have you ever seen a famous general who was so scared that he almost peed his pants before the war? Are you saying this?

"The old man gave you 500 horsemen today for the right army to block the eastward advance of the Tatars in the city, is there a problem?" Wang Yue also sent a wartime mission to Zhu Feng.

Zhu Feng was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Wang Junmen, you see that I am on the battlefield for the first time, and many times I am still inexperienced......

Wang Yue directly stretched out his hand to interrupt Zhu Feng's words, and said: "Don't be humble, you have this ability, even if you are afraid in your heart, you must think about the five hundred cavalry you personally led, they all take you as an example." ”

Zhu Feng said: "Then why don't Wang Junmen use Pingjiangbo and them......

"Uncle Pingjiang? Zhijie, do you know where the old cold wine has gone now? With his men and horses, he fled to the west, and it is estimated that he walked out for 200 miles, don't look at the time of the war, he cowered when he fought, and when he ran away, he was very fast, and he marched 160 miles in one day and one night, and he had no problem at all. You say that this kind of person, fighting such a tough battle, can it come in handy? ”

Zhu Feng thought for a while.

Or is Pingjiang Bo Chen Rui more "knowledgeable about current affairs", knowing that he can't beat him, he was so frightened that he ran away with his soldiers, and I was still here waiting to die?

There are tens of thousands of elite Tatar cavalry in the city, let me take 500 men and horses to defend the side......

Is this a strategy that a man can come up with?

Even if I am sent to die, can you give me another way to die?

Wang Yue patted Zhu Feng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If you want to establish an immortal career, but you have to be a little courageous, don't forget that we have the mighty heavenly gunpowder given by His Majesty, as well as Mr. Zhang's clever calculation, how can the soldiers be defeated?" Get up and get ready, and the old man will let the best men and horses under his command follow you, and they will show you the way. ”

When Zhu Feng heard this, he suddenly boosted some confidence.

But think again.

Why does this sound so familiar?

It seems that every time Zhang Zhou draws a big cake for him, it is in this tone, and you both like to fool people like this?

But it can't be helped.

Now he doesn't even know where to run.

Got on the thief ship.

Zhu Feng felt sad in his heart, but he still went to reorganize the army and prepared to go.

……

……

"Uncle, why did you transfer the most elite soldiers and horses to Zhu Zhijie? What he is in charge of is only the East Road, and after the Tatars are attacked, it is difficult to extend from the East Road to the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Zhu Feng felt that he had been wronged.

But Wang Yue's descendants felt that Wang Yue was too partial to Zhu Feng.

Zhu Feng is guarding the east road, and more than ten miles to the north, there are patches of Ming Dynasty earthen forts, and reinforcements from all walks of life can arrive at any time.

In the case of a night attack, the situation of the Tatars is unknown, and even if they break through, it is impossible to run in the direction of the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Yue said: "The old man makes such an arrangement, which makes sense. Bloody battles on the battlefield, it's up to this time. ”

For Wang Yue, achieving military merits is one thing, but after achieving military merits, asking for rewards for meritorious service is another aspect.

If you don't "serve" Zhu Feng for beauty, how can you be embarrassed to let Zhang Zhou speak for yourself when you turn around, and how can you get back the title of Count Weining?

Wang Yue not only knows how to fight, but also is a good person.

No matter how great the results of this battle are, as long as those ministers are not satisfied, it will be difficult for him to get his title back.

But if the results of the battle are actually average, as long as Zhang Zhou and others say a few more words to him in front of the emperor, the title will come back.

Is this a war?

It's playing politics!

If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to hide people's eyes, he couldn't bring too many soldiers and horses, and he couldn't transfer too many people to Zhu Feng, otherwise Wang Yue really planned to let Zhu Feng take the most soldiers and horses to the least dangerous places to pick up leaks, and even let him make Zhu Feng a deputy general.

What a reputation!

Give me back the title of Earl Winding, and I will treat you as your grandson."

……

……

The night was very noisy.

The Tatars also sent several waves of people to investigate the city, and even sent a small group of men and horses into the city to go around twice, cooperating with the rich results of the Ming Dynasty deserters...... The main forces of the Tatars, especially the fire sieve headquarters, finally determined that the Ming Dynasty had abandoned the border and ran away.

That is, before nightfall that day, the fire screen personally led the troops into the side pass.

The robbery went very well......

The soldiers saw the almost mountain of grain in the city, as well as all kinds of siege baggage that they had not had time to take away, and thought that this was in the case of bloodless soldiers, relying only on deterrence, so that the Ming soldiers obediently gave up the city, and the Tatars had a sense of pride.

But at the same time as they plundered, someone caught the sentry left by the Ming Dynasty in the city and seized a very strange "weapon".

The number one general of the fire sieve, Ribback personally played the fire sieve.

After seeing things through the fire sieve, I didn't understand what was going on.

"Taishi, outside the city may be unstable, the Ming Dynasty army will come back at any time, Wang Weining may also be in Xuanfu Town, or should all departments be sent back to Guan......"

When Libak mentioned Wang Yue, he was still a little jealous.

The fire sieve is only the patriarch of the Menggol Jin tribe, not the Taishi, but last year, that is, in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, the fire sieve led the troops into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty and plundered the Datong line.

And Dayan Khan and the fire sieve really had a bad relationship, and the year of the decisive battle was the third year of Zhengde, before that, the fire sieve was nominally a courtier of Dayan Khan, and the interests of the two sides were interconnected.

As the most feared god of the Ming border army, the fire screen is not only brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, but also the strategy is extraordinary, he has been influenced by the Central Plains culture since he was a child, and he is very familiar with the art of war or something, and he decisively realized that this empty city left behind is like a tomb.

"Pass the order, all the soldiers and horses will go out of the city and camp tonight! Start with the Huile Department and go out of the city in turn! ”

Although it is the main force of the Menggoljin tribe this time, there are still many small tribes in the grassland that are attached to the Menggoljin tribe, and these tribes have to charge ahead when they fight tough battles, but they have to stay behind when they reap the results.

The Huile Department was the last when it entered the city, and it was less than half an hour after entering the city, and the things they robbed should be the least.

But when he went out of the city, the Huile Department had to take the lead.

Libak was puzzled: "There is a city, and it needs to be stationed outside the city?" ”

The fire sieve didn't explain much to Lebak, and only ordered him to carry out the military order.

……

……

At midnight.

When the Huile tribe had already left the city to complete the camp, and some of the follow-up men and horses were also out of the city one after another, there was a roar that almost shook the mountains, as if thunder was on the ground, breaking the silence of the night.

The city wall in the southeast of the city was directly blown down after this sound.

Even the yellow powder, which can be blown up by reinforced concrete when blasted in later generations, is also the first time that it has shown its power on the battlefield.

Just when the Tatar tribes did not understand the situation, a series of explosions sounded in the city.

"It's early!"

When Wang Yue heard the loud noise, the soldiers and horses were still four or five miles away from Chengguan at this time.

"Order, assault! The car ...... non-stop."

In Wang Yue's army, in addition to cavalry, there were also some carriages, which were transported by some artillery, guns, etc.

From the battle of Tumubao after the defense of the capital division, the Ming in the battle with the Tatars, the power of firearms has been truly demonstrated, since then the Ming has always been firearms as a weapon against the Tatars, in recent decades, firearms have also improved very rapidly.

The cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, in the background of the explosions and roars everywhere in the Yaotou Pass, quickly advanced in three directions.

In addition to the 500 men and horses on the left and right roads, the 2,000 Chinese soldiers and horses led by Wang Yue personally went straight to the direction of the Huile Department that had been stationed out of the city.

……

At this time, the fire screen was still in the city, and he just felt that there was danger in the city.

Since it is here to rob, it is natural to return with a full load, and it is expected that there should be no problem in a few hours, after all, the retreating soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty have no signs of bluffing to lure the enemy deeper, and the Ming Dynasty can't still hide a military force that can only compete with his own men and horses in this situation, right?

But when he witnessed it with his own eyes, the gate tower of the city gate tower collapsed in the skyrocketing firelight, dozens of tribal warriors stationed in the city tower were directly blown into the sky, and the walls of the urn city collapsed......

That's when he realized.

It seems that the Ming Dynasty does not need to ambush many men and horses to be able to confront him head-on.

"Taishi, Wang Weining...... Here it ......."

(End of chapter)