As smoke rose into the sky, curses were heard everywhere...
The courtyard of Baihusuo was in chaos.
There was an uproar.
Some people whose homes were outside the city, especially in the Xuanfu area, were panicked, running around anxiously, cursing the viciousness of the Tatars.
Shen Lie didn't understand, so he quickly walked back to his bedroom, took out the monocular telescope, and then climbed up the ladder to the roof.
Standing on the roof of Baihusuo.
Lift your eyes and look around.
The soaring smoke began to disperse only then, and in the field of vision, there were one, two, and continuous lines of smoke rising.
After another moment.
The billowing smoke covered the sky and blocked the sun.
The northern sky was shrouded in smoke and fire.
Although it was the first time he saw the wolf smoke, Shen Lie understood it in his heart and murmured to himself: "This season... the wheat is ripe."
When the wheat in the Ming Dynasty is ripe, the Tatars will come to snatch it. It has been two hundred years...
It's all like this.
And at this time.
At the city gate a few streets away from Baihusuo, there was suddenly a loud sound of gongs and drums. As if in a panic, a large number of officers and soldiers swarmed onto the city wall and began to set up defenses.
Accompanied by the sound of a winch being pushed, the telescope pointed out that the heavy city gate began to close.
Shen Lie's eyes narrowed and he put down the telescope, but his brows couldn't help but frown. From the line of the Great Wall where the smoke rose, to Datong City, it was at least a hundred miles away.
No matter how fast the horse is, it will take half a day to arrive.
But the smoke is coming together.
The gates of Datong City were immediately closed. Didn't this lock the people out of the city?
Watching the horses galloping on the street not far away, the cavalry and infantry swarmed out in a chaotic manner and began to hurriedly carry sandbags to block the city gate.
Shen Lie couldn't help but explode.
"Turtle grandson."
Who gave this order? Are you so afraid of death?
No choice.
Shen Lie had no choice but to go down the ladder and go down to the roof. Looking at the noisy fans in the yard, he let out a roar from his throat.
"What's the fuss about?"
This voice shocked everyone.
When everyone calmed down, Shen Lie shouted to several of his subordinates: "You, you, come with me!"
The group hurriedly walked out of the Baihu Office and went straight to the governor's Yamen.
After a while.
Outside the governor's office of Datong.
At this time, there was a chaos of war outside the Yamen. The soldiers of Governor Biaoying came out in full force and began to set up checkpoints on the streets to impose martial law...
The heavily armed soldiers of the Biao camp looked like they were facing a powerful enemy.
As soon as Shen Lie walked to the front of the Yamen, he was stopped by a very fierce-looking General Biaoying: "Stop anyone coming, no unauthorized entry into the important areas of the Yamen..."
The words are not finished yet.
Shen Lie slapped him in the face with eagerness, then showed his tiger head badge and broke into the Yamen without hesitation.
"Hey, hey, hey."
The president rushed over with his face covered, chasing Shen Lie into the Yamen. However, he was pressed against the forehead by a black musket, and he quickly raised his hand in excitement.
Shen Lie cursed.
"Blinded your dog's eyes!"
Then he quickly walked into the official hall in a daze.
In the official hall.
Under the big plaque with "a clear mirror hanging high", there are the governor of Datong, the general of the army, the deputy general of the army, the staff general, the guerrilla...
Dozens of officials came.
They really gathered together and whispered to each other.
A middle-aged third-rank official sitting in the center was frowning, exchanging something with the subordinate officials beside him, and then Shen Lie rushed in.
The hall suddenly became solemn.
Dozens of pairs of eyes looked over.
Shen Lie suppressed the anger in his heart, hugged his fists towards the third-grade official, and whispered: "Governor Hu, I have admired you for a long time."
Then he clasped his fists towards Datong Commander-in-Chief Li Yingen and said in a low voice: "Commander Li... I have long admired him!"
Ever since Shen Lie arrived at Datong Mansion, Governor Hu Laigong and General Li Ying'en had been avoiding him.
Unexpectedly, Shen Lie suddenly barged in.
General Li nodded awkwardly.
Governor Hu's face also stiffened, and he said hurriedly: "Who do I think it is? It turns out to be... Shen Qianhu... Shen Qianhu came just in time. I am discussing with my colleagues how to retreat from the enemy... Sit down."
Holding back the disgust in his heart, Shen Lie sat down and patiently watched the poor acting skills of these Datong parents.
In whispers.
Shen Lie sat in the governor's office for two hours before he received the urgent military report from the beacon tower on the front line. The military report said...
"It's the Tatar Fire Rabbit tribe attacking."
As Governor Hu put down the military report, a look of relief appeared on his gentle and elegant face, as if he was a little lucky or lucky.
"Fortunately, the Fire Rabbit Troop doesn't have many troops. The total number of troops from top to bottom is only two to three thousand... I guess they won't cause any big trouble."
Listen to what the governor said.
Next.
The deputy generals, generals, and guerrillas all agreed: "What the patrol said is true."
"Your Majesty, it's clear!"
In compliments.
But Shen Lie was about to explode with anger, and couldn't help but ask aloud: "Shen, there is something unclear. What is the origin of this... Fire Rabbit Department?"
As for being so happy?
Seeing Shen Lie's expression of displeasure, the hall became quiet again.
Governor Hu's face stiffened again, and he said hurriedly and kindly: "My dear nephew, I don't know something. This Fire Rabbit tribe is a small tribe of Tatars, with only two to thirty thousand people..."
The words are not finished yet.
Shen Lie's face darkened, and he said coldly: "Didn't the imperial court grant the title of King Shunyi of the Tartars, open border trade, and accept tribute? Why do the Fire Rabbit tribe still dare to invade the border?"
This question seems to have hit the backbone of a number of Datong officials.
Governor Hu pretended not to hear, picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a sip of hot tea. The generals and guerrillas turned their faces away.
Shen Lie then looked at Commander-in-Chief Li Yingen.
No choice.
General Li couldn't hide, so he had to defend himself: "Shen Qianhu, you don't know, King Shunyi of Tatar is quite respectful to me, the Ming Dynasty. Even so... there are inevitably some wild and untamed people under King Shunyi. The tribe will harass you from time to time."
Shen Lie was stunned.
But the unknown fire in my heart is rising up. This means that although King Shunyi of Tatar is the king of the grassland net of the Ming Dynasty.
But there are several disobedient tribes under his command, and it is not his fault...
Is it possible?
Are the people of Ming Dynasty who lost their lives innocently my fault?
At this time, Shen Lie also realized that the governor and the commander-in-chief meant to close the gates on all sides of Datong and hide everyone in the city, pretending to be deaf and mute, and let the Fire Rabbit tribe plunder.
When the Fire Rabbit tribe is satisfied with the robbery, they will naturally retreat?
Is that what you mean?
In anger.
Shen Lie slapped the table hard and stood up suddenly, feeling as if his chest was burning.
A cold snort.
Shen Lie was about to explode with anger, his chest heaved violently, he kicked over a chair in front of him, and walked away angrily.
There were several scoldings from behind.
"presumptuous!"
"Stop!"
"Shen Lie...you must not start provocations, otherwise...I will definitely read your book!"
Scolding.
Shen Lie walked away angrily all the way back to the Dongchang Hundred Household House. Looking at his helpless subordinates in the yard, he choked out a few words between his teeth.
"Gather troops...and go to battle!"
He could not just watch the Tatars wreak havoc outside Datong.