After a night of fierce attack, under the stubborn resistance of the Ming army, the Tatars suffered serious losses, and almost caught up with the casualties when they rushed to the pass.

The Ming army was no better, with more casualties than the Tatars, and things were worse than Zhang Fu expected.

The Tatar attack far exceeded his predictions, attacking at the same time from all directions, and in two shifts, one shift for three hours, and there was a break in the middle, the Tatars could always retain a relatively high combat power.

The Ming army can't compare, because they don't have enough manpower, 35,000 people, facing the impact of nearly 30,000 iron cavalry, it is already very difficult, if you even out half of the combat power, then there is no need to fight.

"Damn, I can't hold on!"

Zhang Fu gritted his teeth, his face full of hideousness.

It is foreseeable that in two days at most, or even less than two days, the Ming army will be broken through under the continuous attack of two shifts of Tatars.

That's it, or relying on the artillery and guns of the Shenji Battalion, if they are all cold weapons, it is estimated that it will be almost the same at this time.

The phalanx is the simplest defensive formation, but it is also the most practical.

The Ming army was concentrated, and the people outside were killed inside, using flesh and blood as a fortress, resisting wave after wave of impact.

All the soldiers worked hard with their lives, some were loyal to the country, and some were afraid of being implicated, and they all fought hard.

Especially the generals, behind them is the emperor, if the emperor has a mistake, the big soldiers are fine, and they will definitely be liquidated.

Based on this psychology, they had to risk their lives to fight.

"How's the situation?"

"Unhappy ......" Zhang Fu turned his head and saw Zhu Qizhen coming up again, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, go back to the Shuai camp quickly, it's too dangerous here." ”

Zhu Qizhen's face was solemn, of course he could see that the situation was not good, but psychologically, he believed that the Ming army would not be defeated.

He was a little flustered, but not much.

This courage was given by Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, and Zhu Zhanji, and the prestige of the ancestors was too great, giving him a sense of innate superiority.

Zhu Qizhen psychologically looks down on his neighbors.

Zhang Fu is not as optimistic as him, he has been fighting all his life, and his understanding of the war cannot be caught up with a hundred Zhu Qizhen.

"Your Majesty, why don't you withdraw?" Zhang Fu prayed, "It should be too late to withdraw now, no matter how late it is, you can't withdraw if you want to!" ”

"I'm gone now, am I worthy of those soldiers who desperately resisted?" Zhu Qizhen said categorically, "If I just leave, not to mention what the world says about me, just take the current situation as an example, as soon as I leave, my morale will definitely plummet, how long can you last?" ”

Zhang Fu was silent.

Zhu Qizhen knows the truth, how can he not understand that as soon as the emperor leaves, the soldiers will never work so hard, and it will not take a day to completely collapse.

But in comparison, the emperor is undoubtedly more important, at least Zhang Fu thinks so.

"Alright, Guogong continues." Zhu Qizhen smiled, "I'm not here to put pressure on you." ”

Zhu Qizhen looked at the rising sun, and Shi Shiran left.

Zhang Fu sighed, cheered up and continued to observe the situation, issuing instructions...... ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ

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"Princess, hurry back and report to the emperor and the national government!" Li Qing urged, "It is necessary to stabilize the morale of the army, you have been with us for most of the night, go back quickly." ”

"Mr. Li, the big war has started, and under the chaos of the army, our family of 100 people can't get in at all!" Wang Zhen said with a bitter face.

Wang Zhen was afraid of death, but this was also true, the number of people on both sides was nearly 100,000, and he, the 100th person, rushed in and couldn't even make a splash.

Li Qingcai doesn't care if he dies or not, in front of tens of thousands of Ming army soldiers, Wang Zhen is a fart.

"Are you going?"

Shi Heng was shocked, this Li Qipin actually directly threatened Wang Zhen?

The royal flag is easy to use, but isn't he afraid of retaliation afterwards, this guy doesn't think about the future at all...... Shi Heng stayed away from Li Qing, he felt that Li Qing was a madman.

Who can not be afraid of a madman with a royal flag?

Wang Zhen sneered: "Mr. Li, it's not that our family is afraid of death, it's really ......."

"Lao Tzu counted to three." Li Qing is really impatient, he doesn't let the army move quickly, in order to preserve combat strength, it's not that he is not in a hurry, he is more anxious than anyone else.

"Mr. Lee......"

"Two."

"One."

"Qiang ......!"

"Cheng, let's go here." Wang Zhen gritted his teeth and let go, the little emperor really had a mistake, and he was enough to live.

Wang Zhen waved his hand, "Go back to the camp with our family!" ”

Shi Heng swallowed his saliva and looked at Li Qing in awe.

Awesome!

Li Qing turned his head and said, "The soldiers have already traveled all night, burying pots and making rice, rest for four or three hours, wake up and march again." ”

"Hey, okay." Shi Heng nodded and asked the soldiers to do it.

Li Qing walked to a dirt slope, looked ahead and frowned, he had to prepare for the worst, and the impact on Da Ming after the worst result appeared.

At present, on the whole, the whole Ming Dynasty is still in a state of upward development, officialdom turbidity is the norm, if you only focus on this, it is too petty, he looks at the Ming national economy and people's livelihood.

In terms of food: the introduction of Yongle beans, Yongle rice, and Xuande potatoes has solved the problem of hunger.

Economically: maritime trade stimulated the development of handicrafts and the emergence of capital sprouts, and the problem of over-issuance of treasure money was also being prepared.

These two aspects are the most basic, and the Ming Dynasty has kept them, and they have developed very well.

From this point of view, even if you lose an emperor, it doesn't have much impact, mainly because of the court situation...... Li Qing secretly thought: This time the little emperor brought so many officials out, and the Jingshi is almost Yu Qian's world, with him, the court situation should not be chaotic.

Thinking of this, Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

The situation is grim, but it is not so severe that the country will not be a country, even if the little emperor is really taken captive, it will only be a loss of the emperor.

"Let's eat some." A chicken leg was handed over.

Li Qing woke up from his thoughts, waved his hand and said, "I don't have much appetite, the general will please." ”

Shi Heng was no longer polite, opened his mouth and took a bite, sat next to Li Qing, and asked, "Are you really Qipin?" ”

"The Seventh Rank Military Department is in the middle of the matter, Li Qing." Li Qing nodded, "Is there a problem?" ”

"No problem." Shi Heng hurriedly shook his head and said with a smile: "It's just a little curious, they all say that Wang Zhen is wanton, fierce and vicious, and he doesn't want to be like this to you...... Polite. ”

In case something happens, Li Qing will take the blame, and Shi Heng doesn't want to be too stiff with him.

"Wang Zhen is indeed a great evil person, but it is not as exaggerated as the rumors." Li Qing smiled and said, "General Shi, if something happens, I will bear the responsibility, but I have a request." ”

"You say." Shi Heng nodded.

"It's very unlikely, just a precautionary one, and it's only good for you." Li Qing groaned and said, "If the emperor is taken captive, you will send more people to lay eyeliner in Datong and Xuanfu, and once there is a stir, immediately lead the army to aid the Beijing Division." ”

"Huh?" Shi Heng was shocked.

"It's just a precaution." Li Qing smiled lightly: "If that's the case, if you do what I say, you will never be implicated, and you will even go to the next level." ”

Shi Heng nodded slowly: "This is no problem, but we should still march as soon as possible, if the emperor is really ...... None of us can get better. ”

"Only by preserving combat power can we support." Li Qing shook his head and said, "At present, the speed of this march is close to the limit of the soldiers, and no matter how fast it is, even if you rush there, it will not help." ”

Shi Heng knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he simply stopped talking.

To put it mildly, anyway, someone is behind the blame, he is constrained by the king's order banner, and there is room for shirk if he really wants to investigate, Daming Law: Do things according to orders, and the guilty will not be prosecuted.

~

The next day at noon.

Wang Zhen listened to the fighting sound of the two sides from afar, and he didn't dare to go any further, he was a little frightened.

It wasn't until night fell that Wang Zhen found a slot and risked his life to return to the camp.

He was lucky enough to inadvertently choose a vacuum of fierce fighting between the two sides, and returned to the barracks without danger.

Half an hour later, I finally found Zhu Qizhen.

Wang Zhen squatted on the ground with his buttocks, pitifully selling miserably: "Your Majesty, the slave almost couldn't come back just now." ”

"Why did you come back so soon?" Zhu Qizhen ignored his hard work at all, frowned and said, "I asked you to ask for reinforcements......

"The slave and maid have asked for help." Wang Zhen hurriedly said, "The slave met Mr. Li on the road, he is galloping with reinforcements, the slowest is the morning after tomorrow, and the fastest will be tomorrow evening." ”

"Really?" Zhang Fu, who hadn't eaten much for a day, came over, and when he heard this, he immediately became energetic and asked urgently, "How many people did he bring?" ”

Wang Zhen said: "It is estimated that there are 20,000." ”

"Twenty thousand...... It is estimated that all the fighting forces in the city have been brought. Zhang Fu praised, "This Li Qing is too timely." ”

Zhu Qizhen was also overjoyed: "The day Mr. arrives is the time for us to counterattack." ”

Zhang Fu: "...... Your Majesty, our casualties are greater than those of the Tatars, even if there are another 20,000, they are not opponents, so we still have to wait for the people from the Xuanfu side to arrive, and after the three route armies are combined, it is better to launch a general attack. ”

Zhu Qizhen was about to say more, when the first lieutenant hurriedly came, knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists:

"Your Majesty, Guogong, the big thing is not good, the Tatars are about to launch a general attack, and all the troops are going into battle!"

"What?" Zhang Fu's complexion changed greatly, the flesh on his face was sudden, and he rushed to the lookout with his head bored.

~

Hold on, by tomorrow evening, no, we'll be there at noon...... Li Qing looked at the bright galaxy and prayed secretly.

In the second half of the night, the whole army rested, buried the pot in the early morning to cook, cooked two meals at a time, ate one meal, left one meal to eat on the road, and then did the final 'sprint'.

Under Li Qing's operation, the Ming army reached the fastest marching speed that could be achieved on the premise of ensuring combat effectiveness.

Finally, at noon the next day, we arrived at the scheduled battlefield.

Listening to the sound of fighting in the distance and the vague crowd of people, Li Qing and Shi Heng both breathed a long sigh of relief.

The fact that the war is still going on shows that they are not too late.

Li Qing's face was full of joy, and he whispered to himself: "Finally...... Caught up! ”

It's not easy, it's not easy, this time, he's finally not on the way here......