Jiang Ning got out of the tent, looked at the bottom of the mountain, and found that the Tatar cavalry had attacked the bottom of the mountain at this time, and most of the men and horses had retreated to the mountainside.

At the foot of the mountain, only Xu Tai personally commanded the soldiers to bombard the Tatar army with artillery.

Only the thunderous rumble of cannons was heard, and countless fires smashed into the dense iron cavalry formation of the Tartars.

It really hit a person on his back, and the blood flowed like a pour.

To make matters worse, many of the horses were frightened, causing a certain amount of confusion among the Tartars, who were greatly sluggish in their attacks.

Jiang Ning clenched his fists, his eyes narrowed, and he stared at the battle situation under the mountain.

The most important thing for them now is not how many Tartars to kill, but to drag.

As long as it is delayed until the reinforcements arrive, all dangers will naturally dissipate.

"Fire!"

Seeing that the Tartar cavalry gathered and converged again, and rushed up fearlessly, Xu Tai drew his sword and pointed at it and shouted loudly.

And because the distance of the Tartar impact was already very close, he even did not hesitate to bring up the spare thirty guns together and bombard them violently.

And the effect is also very significant.

The number of Tartar casualties far exceeded the number of previous shellings.

This is not only because there are too many guns, but also because their dense array is too far forward, which gives full play to the maximum function of artillery to a certain extent.

The combination of these two factors can achieve a simple doubling effect.

"Damn the dog!"

The little prince sat in the Chinese army, looking at the vanguard troops with heavy casualties, and his heart was dripping with blood.

This is the most elite iron knight he has carefully selected, and it is also his descendant, not the miscellaneous cards of other tribes.

In order to raid the Ming army, catch him off guard, and disrupt their position at the first time.

Unexpectedly, this time before it was close, there were many casualties.

But the little prince knew that success or failure was here, and he had no way back, so he could only break through Baishan Mountain desperately.

As long as this goal is achieved, his prestige on the grassland will be unprecedentedly high, completely surpassing that old woman in Manduhai.

At the same time, stabilize the hearts of the people who are about to become scattered because of the chaos in the rear.

That's right, the little prince has already received the news of the Ming army's raid on the steppe.

But he didn't tell anyone, but hid it, in order to concentrate on killing the great tomorrow.

So for him now, even if everyone dies, it's worth it!

As the curtain fell on the last round of shelling, the Tartar cavalry finally rushed to the foot of the mountain.

Xu Tai immediately retreated to the mountainside with all the horses and horses, relying on the defensive fortifications that had been built long ago to hold on and wait for reinforcements.

"Warriors, kill the Bright Dogs!"

The little prince's fierce general, Jebu, personally rushed up the mountain with nearly 10,000 Tartars.

"Put!"

As soon as Xu Tai gave the order, he saw a rain of arrows shooting out of the sky, and there were extremely sharp javelins mixed in it.

"Ahh

For a time, the screams and wails of the Tartars were incessant.

But their mounted shooting is also not easy.

While shooting on horseback, the casualties of the Ming army soldiers were also rising.

Jiang Ning stood at the top of the mountain, and suddenly set his eyes on a gap in the battlefield on the mountainside.

There was the weak point of the defense, and the Tartar offensive was particularly fierce, and it was crumbling to see it.

"Agoura!"

"Master Jiang commanded."

"You immediately lead the Duoyan Sanwei to support the defense line on the right slope, and you can't let a single soldier come up."

"Yes!"

Agoura immediately descended the mountain and counted the gap of 5,000 iron horsemen to support him.

At this time, Yaruo, who came out of nowhere, frowned and said:

"Lord Jiang, when will your reinforcements arrive?

If this continues, not only your Ming army, but also our cavalry will be wiped out. ”

Jiang Ning glanced at her slightly:

"Why should Miss Jaruo be in a hurry? The ambush soldiers arranged by this officer before were far away from here, and most of them were infantry, so they naturally came slowly.

After all, if the ambush is close, I am afraid that the little prince will find out, so it will not be a waste of all my efforts. ”

At this time, Jiang Ning's heart was pinning his hopes on Yang Yiqing to lead his troops to help as soon as possible.

After all, Datong is pinned down by the fire sieve, and it is difficult to have reinforcements.

Yaruo pouted and said:

"Really? The battle has been fought like this, and the reinforcements have not yet arrived, so it is too dangerous.

I thought about it just now, and I think that according to your Ming nature, it really doesn't look like you will use the emperor as a bait and put him in danger.

You were lying to my father just now, right, but there were no ambushes at all? ”

Jiang Ning listened, and a killing intent flashed in his eyes.

This is a cliff, and there are people all around, as long as you stab her and throw her down, no one will find out.

She said that she accidentally fell off the cliff.

As if sensing Jiang Ning's thoughts, Yaruo immediately took a few steps back and said vigilantly:

"You're trying to kill me? It seems that I was right.

But you don't have to be so guarded against me, I won't tell my father.

After all, now that Agoura has been sent by you, it is too dangerous for us to want to defect.

If you don't get it right, you risk being killed early.

Speaking of which, at this time, the tent has been controlled by someone you called. ”

Jiang Ning was a little stunned, and only smiled for a long time:

Again, Miss Yaruo is really smart.

In the coming days, you will thank you for the right decision you made today. ”

His admiration for this Mongolian woman was even more significant.

"Oh? Master Jiang is used to speaking obediently.

Are you so sure that we will be saved today? ”

"Of course, please wait and see."

After that, Jiang Ning ordered the wolf smoke to be lit and sent a message to all the passes near Baishan Mountain to send an urgent message to them to gather troops and horses to help.

Even if it is filled with human lives, you must defend the white mountain!

Under the city of Datong.

The fire sieve looked at the tall and sturdy city wall made of blue bricks and black earth, and whipped the horsewhip a few times.

He had led his army to attack the north gate in a hurry, thinking that he would easily break through Datong with internal response.

Then kill the generals to go in, eat meat and drink wine, loot wantonly, and enjoy the Han girl.

But I didn't expect that there was no response after calling the door for a long time, but it was a rain of arrows one after another.

"Damn Dayan, how dare you deceive me.

Mingren is really right to call you the little prince, you deserve to live in the shadow of the Mandu Sea for the rest of your life! ”

The fire sieve could only blame this on the little prince who had deceived him so that he could delay the Datong defenders.

But the matter has come to this point, and it is difficult for him to withdraw, so he can only fight hard.

After storming for most of the hour, there was still no sign of breaking the city.

on the city walls.

Zhou Nan and Yan Yun stood together, obviously blowing a cold wind, but their foreheads were full of fine beads of sweat oozing.

"The fire sieve is getting more and more intense.

He has 15,000 men and horses, and the heavy troops in the city are concentrated in the defense line of the Great Wall, and there are only more than 6,000 defenders, how to support Your Majesty! ”

Zhou Nan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

At this moment, a burst of wolf smoke suddenly rose in the sky.

"It's not good, it's Bai Mountaineering in a hurry!

This must have been ordered by Lord Jiang to let go, which means that the situation is already in danger at this time, and the reinforcements cannot be delayed any longer! ”

Zhou Nan looked at the ants below who were attacking the city, a flash of determination flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Yan Yundao:

"General Yan, according to this official, let's give up Datong for the time being and lead our troops to help Your Majesty!

As long as His Majesty is safe and sound, as soon as General Yang arrives with his troops, it will be easy to recapture Datong. ”

Yan Yun raised his head sharply and said:

"What? But what about the people of the city?

Once the Tartars enter the city, all that awaits the people is killing and death!

No, I don't agree!

This general is the general of Datong, and he has the responsibility of defending the land and the people, how can he abandon the people and sit back and watch them be killed by the Tartars! ”

Zhou Nan's eyes were red:

"Then what about Your Majesty? If something happens to Your Majesty, it will be the entire Ming Dynasty and hundreds of millions of Li people who will have a disaster at that time!

This official is the official of Datong's parents, do you think I want to abandon them!

But now you can only choose one or the other! ”

Yan Yun slammed his fist hard, and he was speechless for a long time.

At this time, I only heard a roar full of anger: "Don't rush to help, you must stick to Datong!" ”

"His Royal Highness?"

I saw the always graceful acting king wearing armor and walking up to the city wall with his generals' guards.

"My Datong defenders are all foot soldiers, if they withdraw here, not only will they not be able to help, but they will be caught up by the iron cavalry under the command of the fire screen.

The army is difficult to parry and will inevitably be destroyed.

Not only can the time be saved, but the fire sieve can also reinforce the little prince with the power of a great victory.

The situation is bound to be even more critical. ”

As he spoke, the acting king walked up to the two of them and said murderously:

"As the king of the Ming Dynasty, this king has the power to control the border armies.

From now on, all wars in Datong will be personally commanded by this king, and whoever dares to disagree will be killed! ”

"Lord Wang!"

Zhou Nan and the two exclaimed in unison.

It is true that the acting king is the king of the rebellion, and it is not false that he has the right to control the armies.

But that was all during the Hongwu period.

Since the difficulty of appeasement, which vassal king dares to brazenly interfere with military power, it is just a name.

The king's eyes were full of determination.

He knew that after the war, it was very likely that he would be ugly or even disposed of by the emperor, but he had no choice.

Daiwangfu has been rooted in Datong for a hundred years, this is his home, and it is absolutely impossible for him to sit back and watch Datong City break and the people suffer!