Under the fierce attacks from Arutai and Abu Zian, Shi Nigan gradually lost his vitality and his body became soft.
Arutai and Abu Ji'an did not stop, and they beat Sunirgan for a long time before they let out the bad breath in their chests.
The two of them let go of their hands, and Shi Nigan's body fell to the ground like a broken sack. Naturally, the person would have died a long time ago...
When his subordinates reported to Baoyin that Shi Nigan was beaten to death by Alutai and Abu Zian, Baoyin was directing his subordinates to repair her eldest princess' mansion.
After watching the servants tear down the damaged door, Baoyin said to the men who reported the report: "What's so big about this? I want to make Nirgan the King of Tartar..."
That Khan under your command, wasn't it you who asked him to be given to Arutai and his son?
"Hey, good things happen to people. If God wants to seize him, no one can stop him." Baoyin brushed off a dead leaf that fell on his dress and said in an extremely calm tone: "The worst I can do is wait until the future and let the master chase him."
Bar."
"Yes." The subordinates responded softly, and then led others to drag out the body of Shi Nigan and send it to a mass grave outside the city to be discarded.
Poor Shi Niqian, who had read a lot of military books, still fantasized about Wang Xian's promise to him until his death, but never learned the cunning of the Han people. Wang Xian had a hundred ways to kill him without breaking his promise.
Although Wang Xian doesn't like to use this method, the other party is a villain who drives women and children to attack the city and betrays his tribe and father. In Wang Xian's view, strictly keeping a promise to such a person is the most immoral thing.
Three days later, Wang Xian's tens of thousands of cavalry arrived at Zhangjiakou, five hundred miles away!
Zhangjiakou connects Yanyun across the country and connects to the fortress in the north. It is an important gateway to protect the capital and shield the Central Plains. Since thousands of years ago, a long Great Wall was built on the top of the mountains to block the southward invasion of nomads. However, since the loss of Yanyun in the Northern Song Dynasty,
, this section of the Great Wall has never been repaired.
The previous owners, the Liao and Jin Mongols, were themselves nomadic people, so they naturally would not build the Laoshizi Great Wall. It was not until the Ming Dynasty hundreds of years later that Yanyun was recaptured. But by this time, the Mongols had declined, and the Han people had risen again.
It was a time when they frequently went out to the Northern Expedition and pursued fiercely. Even during the Hongxi period, when the Ming army was temporarily in strategic contraction, the Tatars did not dare to cross the Leichi. Because behind Zhangjiakou was Xuanyuan, one of the nine important towns of the Ming Dynasty.
Mansion!
Xuanfu consists of a main city and twelve auxiliary cities, which together form a complete barrier. There are countless troops stationed in it, and the tigers are on the dragon's side. At least at this time, the grassland nomads will never dare to offend. Naturally, the imperial court will not spend a huge amount of money.
We need the funds to rebuild this section of the Great Wall.
Therefore, what appeared in front of Wang Xianjun's officers and soldiers was a dilapidated section of the Great Wall with only its base left. Only on the only way south, between the East and West Taiping Mountains, was there a relatively complete fortress. This fortress was usually built with
It was used to isolate the Mongolian and Han people, and would only be opened on specific days to allow the two ethnic groups to trade with each other. Of course, it also had a certain role in preventing attacks, but it was limited to lighting a beacon tower to warn the Xuanfu army.
But having said that, with the dangerous terrain here, if the hundreds of defenders in the fortress really go all out, they can hold off the army for a day and a half, or even longer, buying precious time for the main force of Xuanfu.
And since Zhu Zhanji came back from the mountain, His Royal Highness began to carefully build a defense line against Wang Xian. As the national gate, Zhangjiakou Fortress naturally needed to be strengthened. He ordered the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, to
At all costs, strengthen the fortress and increase the number of defensive equipment, making sure that it has the ability to stop the army for one or two days.
In just one or two days, Xuanfu's heavy troops can be mobilized to give the enemy a head-on blow.
Zhu Yong worked hard after taking office. When he learned that Wang Xian had returned, he sent two thousand more officers and soldiers to garrison at Zhangjiakou Fortress. The guard was also replaced by Yongshun Bo Xue Bin, who was famous for his bravery. When Yang Pu was leaving the customs, he passed by Zhangjiakou
, also conveyed the emperor's decree to Xue Bin, ordering him to be vigilant day and night and never let anyone pass.
Under such circumstances, how could Xue Bin dare to relax at all? He even slept with one eye open at night, fearing that if he was not careful, he would be attacked by the enemy. However, despite all the precautions, he was still vulnerable...
When the soldiers of Wang Xianjun took advantage of the darkness to ascend the two wings of the Taiping Mountains, and with overwhelming fury, they descended from the top of the mountain along the abandoned Great Wall with thunderous momentum. The defenders fell into chaos.
The Great Wall is a defense system. It can only play its role if the beacons, gates and walls of the entire section of the Great Wall are built, and then enough troops are stationed there. Only building one castle and leaving other parts abandoned will make the Great Wall a defensive system.
The army's nightmare, the enemy's help.
Although Xue Bin tried his best to organize his soldiers to resist, Wang Xianjun's soldiers, experienced in hundreds of battles, well-equipped and murderous, could not be stopped by Xue Bin's officers and soldiers who had been out of battle for a long time. Wang Xianjun was condescending and shot at the defenders with muskets and bows.
Army, and none of the defensive equipment prepared by the defenders was used. As for their bows and arrows... the level of the Han soldiers was not as good as that of Wang Xian's army, so it's better not to mention it.
In the blink of an eye, most of the officers and soldiers around Xue Bin were dead or wounded, and the rest abandoned their weapons and fled. Xue Bin was also hit by a grenade and fell to the ground. The soldiers quickly picked him up and fled with the broken troops.
After a meal, the Ming army's death squads had already reached the top of the fortress, lowered the suspension bridge, and welcomed the army into the fortress.
After entering the pass, Wang Xian immediately sent troops to attack Xuanfu without making any stop!
At this time, Xuanfu City had long been alarmed by the smoke rising into the sky from Zhangjiakou Fortress.
Zhu Yong was awakened from his sleep by his subordinates. He hurried to the top of the city with incomplete armor and looked at Zhangjiakou forty miles away.
The late autumn wind made Duke Cheng's whole body cold, and he was even more frightened inside. He asked in a trembling voice, "What is going on?!"
"Mr. Gongye, there is only one possibility at this time..." The faces on the left and right were also frightened: "Wang Xian is here to kill!"
"Nonsense!" Zhu Yong shouted: "Zheng Heng still has 50,000 soldiers and horses in Dawang City, how can we let him leave the Hetao so quickly?!"
"But besides Wang Xian, who else will be there at this time?" Left and right shouted: "Master, don't worry about so much for now, hurry up and mobilize your troops. We have to reinforce Zhangjiakou. If he comes in, it will be troublesome!
"
"Then what are you doing here?! Go quickly!" Zhu Yong jumped to his feet and roared.
"Yes!" Left and right hurriedly rushed away, concentrating the troops in the city, and at the same time issued orders to the twelve auxiliary cities, ordering the guard generals to lead their troops to meet at Xuanfu City.
Although Zhu Yong is not very capable, he is not a loser. He has already formulated corresponding plans after taking office for more than a month and organized the city guards to conduct drills. In only half a day, the army can be assembled and march to Zhangjiakou!
Half an hour later, all the 30,000 troops in Xuanfu City were mobilized. Zhu Yong ordered his deputy general to lead 10,000 troops to defend the city, while he himself took 20,000 troops to prepare to reinforce Zhangjiakou in advance!
At this moment, Qianhu, who was sent by Zhangjiakou to ask for help, also rushed over, and his subordinates quickly brought him to see Zhu Yong.
In this room, Duke Cheng Guo was already dressed neatly, mounted on the yellow gelding given by the emperor, and hung the emperor's sword from the emperor on his waist... All the swords given by the emperor were called emperor's sword, so Wang Xian chopped off one, and Zhu Yong
There's one more.
Zhu Yong looked at the anxious Qianhu, and asked in a deep voice: "Where did the enemy come from, how many soldiers and horses are there, and what is their current situation?!"
"Going back to my father-in-law, the enemy troops are all over the mountains and plains. There are no less than a hundred thousand enemy troops in sight. They are in the same uniform as our army. They are holding a banner with the word "king". From both sides of Taiping Mountain and along the ruined Great Wall, they have very sophisticated firearms and are attacking the inside of the fort fiercely.
Attack, my uncle is trying his best to organize a resistance, but all the preparations are in vain. The disparity between us and the enemy is too great, so please send reinforcements as soon as possible!" The Qianhu family had obviously thought about their words over and over again, and immediately reported with a crackle.
, actually still has some literary talent.
Zhu Yong, however, had no time to appreciate his literary talents and felt that he was completely useless.
The generals saw Duke Cheng Guo riding on the horse and suddenly fell into a sluggish state, muttering unconsciously: "Go, don't go, go, don't go..."
The generals were in a mess in the autumn wind, thinking to themselves, "You are so scared, and you want us to beat you?"
"Master!" Zhu Yong's deputy general said anxiously: "Send troops quickly! Zhangjiakou can't make any mistakes!"
This courageous blow to the head was met with contempt by the generals. You don't need to send troops, so why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf here?
However, the deputy general's words still had an effect. Zhu Yong also knew that if Zhangjiakou was lost, the trouble would be great, so he had to grit his teeth and shouted in a loud voice: "Hurry and leave!"
"Go!" The generals quickly ordered, and the 20,000-strong army rushed out of Xuanfu City and headed for Zhangjiakou for reinforcements.
Zhu Yong also left the city. Seeing his dejected look, which affected his morale, the general on the side rode his horse over and encouraged him: "My lord, Zhangjiakou Fortress is well-defended and has sufficient troops. Uncle Yongshun is also a brave veteran general."
, there is absolutely no problem in holding on for at least a day and a half. Once our reinforcements arrive, we can stabilize the situation. When reinforcements from the Twelve Auxiliary City troops arrive one after another, there will be no problem in keeping Wang Xian at bay!"
"What you said makes sense..." Zhu Yong glanced weakly at the general.
"Thank you for the compliment, sir!" the general said happily, clasping his fists.
"It's a pity that it's useless..." The next moment, Zhu Yong rolled his eyes and said: "What you said is all common sense. Do you think the person named Wang can use common sense to guess?"
"This..." The general was a little dissatisfied and wanted to argue, but when he thought that Wang Xian could actually escape from such a desperate situation and lead his army to fight against the Tatars, Duoyan, such a magical general,
It really cannot be measured by common sense...
"Hey, God bless you." Zhu Yong looked downcast and ignored the general. At this moment, he had the same thought as the dead Zheng Heng. How could I be so obsessed that I believed the lies of Zhu Zhanji and Yang Shiqi?
, do you believe Wang Xian can’t make a comeback this time?
Isn’t it enough to keep yourself alert after the past one? Hey, people really don’t remember to eat but not to fight...