On the west bank of the canal outside Tianjin, the light of the torches illuminated the night as bright as day, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were hurrying to rest and eat, while Wang Lin'er and other backbones were in a circle, hugging Xu Jin in the middle.

Xu Jin squatted on his knees, and spread out a topographic map of the surrounding areas of the capital on the ground in front of him, and while examining the map, he listened to Wang Lin'er describe the current situation in the capital.

It turned out that this morning, Wang Lin'er led 3,000 brothers of the Shenji Battalion to rush to the aid of Bauhinia Pass, but met 5,000 cavalry of Tartars on the way, obviously Bauhinia Pass has fallen, and there is no need to rush to help, so Wang Lin'er decisively ordered to withdraw to the capital.

However, the general who led this 5,000 Tartar cavalry was Ali Chi, and the task I gave Ali Chi was to destroy the Shenji Battalion, so when Ali Chi learned that the Ming army in front of him was actually the Shenji Battalion, he immediately ordered to bite the tail and chase after him.

Due to the superb riding skills of the Tartar soldiers, they gradually narrowed the distance with the Shenji Battalion, if it weren't for the fact that the Tartars couldn't help but loot when they passed by the bustling Kei Town, it is estimated that the Shenji Battalion had already caught up.

However, when Wang Lin'er led the 3,000 brothers of the Shenji Battalion to the Guangning Gate on the west side of the outer city of the capital, the Yaowu Battalion, who was responsible for guarding the Guangning Gate, did not open the city gate and let them go, but asked them to be stationed outside the city to defend against the enemy.

All the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion scolded, Wang Lin'er very simply refused the Yaowu Battalion's request, the 100,000 army of the Tartars was about to be killed, and the Shenji Battalion was only 3,000 people, and it was not enough for people to be stationed outside the city, so Wang Lin'er led the brothers of the Shenji Battalion to go around to You'anmen on the south side of the outer city.

However, at this time, Alichi had already led 5,000 Tatar cavalry to kill outside the Guangning Gate, and the Zhenwei battalion, which was responsible for guarding the You'an Gate, did not dare to open the city gate and let the Shenji battalion enter the city. In desperation, Wang Lin'er had no choice but to lead the brothers of the Shenji Battalion to go around to the Guangqu Gate in the east, but he was still closed.

Just when the brothers in the Shenji Battalion were annoyed, they happened to meet Xie Sangun who ran back to inquire about the news, and when they heard that Xu Jin was in Tianjin, everyone didn't have to think about it, and immediately decided to go to Tianjin to find the marshal.

So, Wang Lin'er led the Shenji Battalion to Tianjin non-stop, and it was completely dark at this time.

After Xu Jin listened to Wang Lin'er's narration, his sword eyebrows couldn't help but wrinkle deeply, since the 100,000 cavalry of my answer came from the Bauhinia Pass, it must have taken the Datong route, and since the early morning of the morning, it was killed at dawn to the Bauhinia Pass, which was three hundred miles away, and such a fast advance speed was obviously not effectively blocked, or even not blocked at all.

So the real situation is probably not far from what I guessed, it must be Zhang Yin who opened the killing Hu Pass and took the initiative to let me enter the pass, otherwise even if the Tartars' strength doubled, it would be impossible to advance to the Bauhinia Pass so quickly. Because even if it was to kill Hukou and resist the Tartar cavalry for an hour, the tens of thousands of border troops in the nearby guard post would be enough to rush to the aid of killing Hukou one after another.

"Needless to say, Zhang Yin is Li Fuda, he must have opened the killing mouth and let the Tartars enter the customs." Xie Sangun said stupidly: "At the beginning, my brother-in-law had already sent Zhang Yin to prison, but the emperor actually listened to the slander and released Zhang Yin, and also named him the chief soldier of Datong, Lu Bing and Zhang Xuan even took the opportunity to frame your brother-in-law You framed Zhongliang, it is really a sin......"

"Three shots, Hugh is nonsense!" Xu Jin's face sank, and he interrupted Xie Sangun in time, although he was surrounded by his own system at the moment, but as the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and if the words of the three guns of these rebellious "slander" kings reach the emperor's ears in the future, it will be quite troublesome.

As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, whether it is thunder or rain and dew, you have to be a gentleman, you can't have half a complaint, if you want to vent your anger for a while, try to bury yourself with a quick tongue, it is really worth the loss.

After almost being robbed and killed this time, Xu Jin can be said to have a deeper understanding of imperial power. The king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, this sentence is not a joke, no matter how favored you are, if you make a mistake, there are many loopholes, life and death are still in the emperor's thoughts. The emperor can be close to you, but you must not cross the red line, regardless of the dignity of the monarch and the minister.

Throughout history, those who are pampered and proud, whether they are civil servants or military generals, have a very bleak end, so it is necessary to maintain the reverence and humility that the emperor should have, unless you can replace him!

Compared with Jiajing Emperor Zhu Hou, Xie Sanshu was more in awe of Xu Jin, and when he saw that his brother-in-law seemed to be really angry, this kid immediately shut up and didn't dare to say more.

Wang Lin'er was old, and hurriedly changed the topic to save the scene, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I am afraid it will be a little difficult to rescue Tongzhou with the strength of the Shenji Battalion, so it is better to cooperate with Tianjin Sanwei to send troops!" ”

Xu Jin shook his head and said: "The chief general of the Tianjin Sanwei is suspicious and wait-and-see, the first rat is at both ends, it is difficult to achieve a big thing, and with the current identity of the official, they may not be willing to obey the orders of the official, and it is bound to become a big trend, so it is better not to." ”

Wang Lin'er frowned when he heard this: "My lord, if our Shenji Battalion rushes to the aid of Tongzhou, will it be too risky?" ”

Xu Jin said confidently: "If there are only 5,000 horsemen in the Tartars who attack Tongzhou, our chances of winning are at least sixty percent!" As he spoke, he stood up and patted Wang Lin'er on the shoulder, and continued: "Lao Wang, you have always been steady in fighting, but because of this, you lack the sharpness and fierceness that a soldier should have, and you are inferior to Lao Qi and Erjian in this regard!"

Of course, there is nothing wrong with seeking stability, but is there a chance that war will be nine out of ten? Adventure is inevitable, sometimes as long as the odds of victory are greater, you can give it a go, if necessary, even if you die for a lifetime, you must move forward, live to die, put it to death and live after! ”

Wang Lin'er said movingly: "The last general has been taught!" ”

Xu Jin rolled up the map and handed it to Xie Sangun, and said calmly: "Everyone hurry up and rest for half an hour, and then set off to help Tongzhou." ”

The generals agreed with a bang, and they dispersed to rest, and in half an hour, all the members of the Shenji Battalion got on their horses and galloped towards Tongzhou.

At this moment, at the head of Tianjin City, the commander of Tianjin Sanwei Ni Yunpeng, Zhao Jizong, and Mei Dingjia looked at the Shenji Battalion galloping away, and couldn't help but look at each other, they thought that Xu Jin would get the help of the Shenji Battalion and would continue to run to persuade them to send troops together, who would have expected Xu Jin to be so straightforward, and left directly with the Shenji Battalion, looking at the direction should be to rush to Tongzhou.

Ni Yunpeng said admiringly: "Xu Jin's son fought in the south and the north, laid a great name, and was nicknamed Xu Changsheng, and he really had his superiority, with a few thousand people, he dared to fight against the Tartar 100,000 iron horsemen, tsk, just this courage, we are far inferior to others!" ”

Mei Dingjia nodded and said: "This guy is indeed full of guts, not to mention civil officials, even among military generals, it is very rare." But as far as the thousands of troops of the Shenji Battalion are concerned, they will be sent to death if they go to Tongzhou, and they will not go if Lao Tzu is killed. ”

Zhao Jizong shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, it is said that the combat power of the Shenji Battalion is very strong, 2,000 people attacked Fengzhou River, destroyed Bansheng City, and also killed the leader of Tatar Ordos, Mai Ligen, which made 30,000 households on the right wing of Tatar restless. ”

Mei Dingjia couldn't help but smash his tongue when he heard this: "It's really powerful, Uncle Zong, do you think Xu Jin will succeed in breaking the siege of Tongzhou City this time?" ”

Zhao Jizong said: "Uncle Zong, I am not an immortal who can pinch and calculate, how do you know!" ”

Ni Yunpeng was a little eager to try: "Otherwise, we will also send troops to help, if we can save Tongzhou, it will be a great achievement!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Mei Dingjia's eyes couldn't help but light up, and obviously he was moved, these two were only in their early thirties, although they were used to the nourishing days of corpse vegetarian meals, but if they could go further, they were still very happy.

Zhao Jizong was almost fifty years old, and his blood and edges had long been exhausted, he shook his head and said: "No, even if Xu Jin is lucky enough to break the siege of Tongzhou, but with their troops, they can't hold it in the end, and there are 100,000 Tartars, can they resist it?" Let's stay in Tianjin honestly, don't wade into this troubled water, wait for the arrival of the soldiers and horses of the King of Qin, at least the added troops must be equal to the Tartars! ”

Ni Yunpeng and Mei Dingjia have always been the only ones who look forward to Zhao Jizong, and when they heard this, they immediately dispelled the idea of sending troops, but looking at the Shenji Battalion that had gone away in the night, they were still a little stunned in their hearts, as if they had missed a great opportunity.