In Datong Prefecture, a land that has been without war for many years, thousands of horses are galloping.
On a plain, countless well-trained war horses were galloping in groups on the land of Datong Prefecture.
They went from east to west with a very clear goal, that is Datong Fucheng!
General Xue Wei used a telescope to watch the movements of this group of Tatar cavalry. When the Tatar cavalry got closer, he waved his hand suddenly and shouted: "Fire!"
On the walls of Datong City, hundreds of cannons roared together!
These cannons were uniformly equipped with explosive shells, and the gunners were all well-trained veterans. After a burst of cannon fire, the cannonballs accurately landed in the array of a group of Tatar cavalry, and then exploded!
With a loud bang, the bomb exploded.
This is an improved explosive bullet, filled with broken iron fragments. Although the flying iron fragments are not capable of killing people, they are enough to cut the skin of horses.
When these war horses were in pain, they all stood up on their front hooves, looked up to the sky and neighed, and then ran around like crazy.
This group of Tatar cavalry immediately became chaotic.
Xue Wei was always staring at the frontline battlefield. When he saw one round of artillery shells fired, he put down his binoculars and walked to Shen Yi, who was also watching the battle on the city wall. He lowered his head slightly and sighed: "Mr. Shen, they are too scattered, and the artillery effect is too poor.
, maybe even one cannonball may not be able to hurt a person."
"Such a waste."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "It can't be said to be a waste. Let the Tatars see the power of artillery. When they attack Datong City, they will weigh it in advance."
Xue Wei was a little confused. After scratching his head, he said: "Mr. Shen, according to our past style, shouldn't we show the enemy weakness first, lure these Tatars to attack the city, and then use artillery to hit them hard?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "The specific situation depends on the specific response."
"These Tatars are too flexible. Even if they are attracted to attack the city and some of their people are wounded with artillery, there is no way to pursue them. They will still be able to retreat calmly."
"It's better to bluff them like we are now. Then, if they hesitate to move forward and dare not attack the city..."
"If we can hold them back for one more day, we will earn one more day."
Xue Wei thought about it carefully, then lowered his head and said respectfully: "Mr. Shen is wise."
Mr. Shen once again raised his telescope and looked at the Tatars cruising not far outside Datong City. He was so envious that he almost drooled.
"It would be great if our Huai'an army also had such a light cavalry. We don't need much. You only need to give me 20,000..."
Mr. Shen put down his telescope and murmured: "Give me 10,000 yuan and cooperate with the Huai'an army's infantry. Then I can ride on Qi Ren's head and shit."
During this time, he had been in Datong Mansion, watching these Tatars.
During this period, I observed many battles between the Tatars and the vanguard.
These Tatar cavalry are indeed very brave. If they were on the endless grassland, even if all of Mr. Shen's Huai'an troops marched onto the grassland, they would probably be beaten to death by these Tatar cavalry.
Fortunately, they entered the pass, and there were many cities within the pass that they could rely on. Not only did these Tatars have an average ability to attack cities, but their level of dismounting and infantry fighting was also average. In infantry fighting, they were even far inferior to the frontier troops of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
From this point of view, there is absolutely no problem with Xue Wei's prediction.
Relying on the cities in Datong Prefecture and Taiyuan Prefecture, the Pioneer Army is capable of defending Shanxi.
At the very least, holding back these Tatars won't be a problem.
These grassland tribes don't have much food storage. After all, meat cannot be stored for too long, and they don't grow food. In addition, the Qingqi can't carry much, so they can only rely on looting to fight. Once they are dragged here,
, dragged on for a year and a half.
These Tatars themselves could no longer hold on and retreated outside the customs.
Seeing the Tatars in sight, they kept circling Datong City, but never dared to get close to attack the city. Mr. Shen threw the telescope in his hand to Xue Wei and said with a smile: "It seems that I was too worried before.
Well, these Tatars don’t pose much of a threat for the time being, but now I’m afraid of only two things.”
Mr. Shen said with some worry: "First point, if these Tatars see that there is no hope of attacking the city, they ride south directly and rush to the main battlefield of Hejian Zhending, which may cause huge damage to our army's main battlefield.
Influence."
"It may even affect the direction of the war."
"Second point…"
Shen Yi frowned and said: "The second point is that I am worried that those Zhuli masters are jealous and will send food to these Tatars so that they can persist in the pass for a long time."
Xue Wei thought about it for a while, and then said: "Mr. Shen, I think the first point is not enough. Not to mention whether the Tatars dare to go deep into the hinterland, even if they dare, the Northern Qi army may not completely believe them.
."
"Besides, if they want to ignore our vanguard army, they will do their best to stop them and take a bite of them no matter what!"
"As for the second point that Mr. Shen is worried about."
General Xue scratched his head and said: "There is nothing we can do about this. If the Tatars do not retreat, it seems that our vanguard army can only stay here and fight with them."
Shen Yi nodded and said, "That's the truth."
He looked in the direction of Guangping Mansion, Zhending Mansion, and frowned slightly: "According to the military report, the right route army Ling Su has officially fought against the Qi people, and it is a full-scale war."
"Every day, the number of people fighting on the battlefield exceeds 10,000."
"The casualties every day are shocking."
Although Shen Yiren is in Datong, he himself is the core of the Huai'an army movement. A large number of documents and accurate military reports are still sent to him every day.
Among them, the one with the greatest impact was naturally the war over Ling Su.
As Nuo Yong, under the pressure of the Northern Qi court, took the initiative to break the stalemate and went south with all his strength, Ling Su had to start fighting with all his strength.
Starting almost seven or eight days ago, the decisive battle that decided the fate of Northern Qi had actually begun quietly.
For the world, this decisive battle is equivalent to the Battle of Zhulu, the Battle of Julu, or at least on the level of the Battle of Guandu.
It is a war that can determine the pattern of the world and the fate of the country!
As the commander-in-chief, Xue Wei naturally had some knowledge of the war at Ling Su. He bowed his head slightly to Shen Yi and said, "Mr. Shen, tonight, I will send someone to escort you into Yanmen Pass."
Shen Yi glanced at this guy, frowned and said, "When did I say I wanted to enter the customs?"
Xue Wei chuckled and said: "Mr. Shen, you said last time that after the last general decides to guard Datong, all matters in Datong Mansion will be decided by the last general."
"Since Mr. Shen is in Datong now, you should be in charge of the future."
Xue Wei said in a deep voice: "The general has decided to send you out of Taiyuan."
He looked up at Shen Yi and said, "Now that the general has tens of thousands of troops, you can't resist."
Mr. Shen almost laughed angrily at this guy.
He stretched out his right foot, kicked General Xue's butt hard, and said angrily: "We have so many generals in the Huai'an Army, but you are the first among them who dares to talk to me like this."
"If I had known you were a rebellious young man, I would have left you in Guangzhou Wei for your retirement!"
Xue Wei was kicked, but he was not angry. He still looked at Shen Yi with a smile: "If you hadn't brought the general out of the Guangzhou Guard, the general would have resigned and gone to the front to join the Huai'an Army!"
Shen Yi shook his head and said: "Seriously, I will wait and see the Tatars for a few more days."
"Three days. After three days, I will indeed return to the customs."
"After all, the main battlefield is the place where victory and defeat are determined. As a general, I cannot stay here with your side troops."
Xue Wei's eyes widened and he shouted: "Mr. Shen, our vanguard army is also one of the three armies of the Huai'an army. How come we have become a partial army!"
"If you are not on the main battlefield, you will naturally be on the sidelines, and..."
Mr. Shen looked at him angrily.
"You guys have a bone in the back of your head."
Xue Wei shrank his head: "General Mo, I was joking with you..."
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Three days later, Shen Yi, who had learned a lot about the Tatars, left Datong Mansion and returned south to Taiyuan.
After meeting with Zheng Lu, the newly appointed magistrate of Taiyuan, and arranging some things that Taiyuan needed to pay attention to, Mr. Shen left Shen Xu behind, left Taiyuan, and rushed back to the main battlefield.
At this time, the battlefield of the Right Army Army was in full swing.
The fighting lasted almost twelve hours, and every moment there was constant fighting and death.
When Shen Yi rushed to the Right Route Army camp, a letter of closure from the front line flew to the northern and southern capitals.
During this period of time, the first thing Emperor Hongde of Ganlu Hall did when he woke up every morning was to ask for military reports from the front line, and then read them as soon as possible.
At this time, His Majesty the Emperor was convening several prime ministers to discuss matters in the Manlu Hall.
Military reports from the front line and Shen Yi's documents were delivered to Ganlu Hall at the same time.
His Majesty the Emperor took the document, read it carefully, and then read the military report. Finally, he raised his head, looked at the prime ministers present, and exhaled a long breath.
"Everyone..."
"The Tatars were blocked by the Huai'an army outside Yanmen Pass."
Emperor Hongde's tone could not conceal his excitement.
"Now, we only have to watch the battle between Yan and Zhao!"