The northwest battlefield was full of smoke. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In Ningxia Town, Liu Daxia led his troops to victory, and while continuously recovering lost territory, it also inspired the morale of the army and the people of the Ming Dynasty.

However, in Xuanfu Town, under the nose of Gyeonggi, the situation was just the opposite, and the Tatars broke through Zhangjiakou Fort without the knowledge of the Ming Dynasty, and marched to Xuanfu with troops and horses.

As for the humble Tumu Fort, it has long been forgotten by the Ming Dynasty emperors and important ministers, and it was once a place where the Ming Dynasty was burdened with shame, but it has long been abandoned, and no one thinks that there is defensive value here.

At this moment, Shen Xi, who led the troops to reinforce on three sides, built fortifications inside and outside the Tumu Fort, which had faintly become the last position of the Ming Dynasty to resist the eastward advance of the Tatars.

However, Shen Xi never had many soldiers and horses on hand, 6,000 officers and soldiers plus more than 2,500 people, even if you count the Tatar prisoners of war who could be used as coolies, there were less than 10,000.

Fortunately, there are more women from ordinary families in the city, and these women can be used as a new force for making fires, cooking, medical care and treatment after entering the city, which can save a large number of manpower.

Shen Xi mobilized almost all the resources he could mobilize.

Yisima got a specific battle report six hours after the end of the Tumubao battle, and at the same time, there was still no battle report from the northwest in the capital of Daming, and even the battle in Ningxia Town was far away from the capital, and there was no more news back for the time being.

In the dead of night, when the entire capital was dormant, a horse-drawn carriage passed through a checkpoint on the street near the Chenghuang Temple in Jinchengfang, west of the city, and stopped outside a private house.

The car was driven by a woman dressed in men's clothes, and a girl in the carriage, after the two got off the car, they went directly to knock on the door, and the door quickly opened from the inside with a "creak".

The two women who came to visit were her righteous daughters, Xi'er and Yunliu.

"Come in!"

Yu Niang gave an order and let the two enter the courtyard.

The courtyard was empty, and the second daughter followed Yu Niang into the main hall, only to see a spirit card enshrined in the main hall, and incense was curling. The two knew that this was a private residence of Yu Niang, and Yu Niang would come to worship every year, but they didn't dare to ask too much because of the past of Yu Niang.

After the jade lady finished the incense, she did not let the second daughter approach the altar, and then she walked back and signaled to the side hall to speak.

Entering the side hall, Yu Niang took off the white cloth tied on her head and asked, "How are you investigating the war in the northwest?" ”

Yu Niang works for the East Factory, and the responsibility of the East Factory is to secretly arrest and investigate the case, whether it can be said on the surface, or that kind of unsightly thing, the East Factory can have jurisdiction.

Dongchang has some intelligence organizations in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, and the person in charge calls it "stall head", and the following errand officers are called "Fanzi". Although these wanderers in the dark will not be recognized by the imperial court, they can pay expenses from the imperial court, or find a livelihood for them through the imperial court, and transfer them back to the capital to seek official positions after making meritorious contributions.

When Yu Niang was in Tingzhou Mansion, she was just a fanzi, and her credit could have made her an official of eight or nine grades, but because she was a woman, she was still only a "stall head", and there were only sixty or seventy people who could be mobilized under her hands, but her status in Dongchang was increasing day by day, and the information she obtained and the errands she was responsible for were almost the heaviest in Dongchang.

The emperor was in the Qianqing Palace that day, because of the prince's sudden performance and thunder and anger, and then sent people to the border to inquire about the news, in addition to the officials of the military department and the five armies sent on the surface, secretly Dongchang and Jinyiwei were also ordered to investigate, Yu Niang is one of the people in charge.

Yunliu said: "Godmother, Xi'er and I went out of the capital and went all the way to the northwest, when we approached Juyong Pass, I heard passers-by say that there seemed to be a war in Xuanfu, but I couldn't be sure. From time to time, displaced people fled into Juyong Pass through the trail, and some of them were incorporated into Longqingwei after the people identified each other, and the rest of the old and weak were allowed to enter the pass and go south. ”

"Those people who fled said that there were many Tatar soldiers and horses on the border of Xuanfu, and the official roads were all blocked by Tatar cavalry, and there were countless dead and wounded refugees along the way. As for Lord Shen's news...... We haven't heard of it! ”

Yu Niang then looked at Xi'er.

Xi'er looked a little nervous, she glanced at Yun Liu first, and then nodded affirmatively, meaning that what Yun Liu said was also what she had seen and heard in person.

Yu Niang said cautiously: "The war in the northwest really doesn't seem to be as simple as the situation that the imperial court has learned. However, the officials of the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army who went to investigate had just sent back the news that the west of Juyong Pass was peaceful for the time being, and only a small group of Tatar rogues were in rebellion. If it is really as Lord Shen plays, Xuanfu has become the main direction of attack of Tatars, and the territory of Xuanfu is extremely dangerous! ”

After Yu Niang said this, she fell into deep thought, she was thinking about how to play with the boss of the East Factory in the future.

Now the eunuch Xiao Jing who temporarily leads the East Factory is the eunuch who holds the palm seal, but Yu Niang knows that Xiao Jing will not take this errand for too long, because the prince of the East Factory is usually the second and third eunuch in the second and third ranks, in order to prevent the eunuch from having too much power and affecting the stability of the imperial power.

But now that Emperor Hongzhi is seriously ill, Xiao Jing has two important positions, which is an expedient measure, because among so many eunuchs in the palace, the emperor trusts only Xiao Jing the most, Xiao Jing has always been loyal to the royal family, although he is honest and pedantic, but his ability to do things is still quite affirmed by the emperor.

Xi'er said: "Godmother, now all the news is just hearsay, from the right way can no longer enter and exit Juyong Pass, unless there is a court warrant, otherwise we can only go to Juyong Pass." After many days of investigation, we can't get the essentials, so we hurried back to play with you, if Lord Shen is really in trouble, he won't just play once and stop mentioning it, right? ”

"Xi'er!"

Yun Liu said dissatisfiedly, "If you don't know, don't talk nonsense." If Xuanfu really becomes the main place of Tatar attack now, the number of soldiers and horses will exceed 100,000, and Lord Shen claims to have 50,000 soldiers and horses, but in fact, there are only a few thousand Beijing battalion soldiers, and even the number of cavalry is very small. ”

"The Tatars hate Lord Shen for defeating them twice before and after Yulinwei, and at this moment they will inevitably mobilize troops and horses to embarrass Lord Shen, if Lord Shen is besieged, how can he transmit the follow-up battle report to the capital?"

Yu Niang raised her head and glared at Yun Liu, and said thoughtfully: "You know everything!" ”

Yun Liu hurriedly pleaded: "My daughter is just guessing casually, don't mind my godmother!" ”

Yu Niang sighed faintly: "Your analysis is very correct, why should I mind?" Lord Shen had previously encountered the main Tatar force in the Xuanfu, but the cabinet and the celebrant did not accept it, and did not even report the matter to His Majesty. Although the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty thought that Lord Shen might have falsely reported the military situation, Lord Shen then cut off the news, which was obviously unreasonable. ”

"How could Lord Shen know that his report was inappropriate, and there was no follow-up report?"

Xi'er hurriedly said: "What do you mean by Godmother, does it mean that since Lord Shen has lied, why don't you continue to make up reasons?" ”

This time, not only Yunliu, but even Yu Niang was staring at Xi'er, and Xi'er could only stay aside honestly and not speak.

Yunliu is relatively smart, and she considers the problem more comprehensively than Xi'er, but her qualifications are not high, and many things cannot be considered at a deeper level, hearing Yu Niang's words, her thinking has become much clearer:

"What the godmother means should be that Lord Shen is in trouble...... All kinds of signs are very consistent with Lord Shen's recital. In addition, the news of Xuanfu Town has been blocked recently, and the news of Taiyuan Town and Datong Town has basically entered the capital from Bauhinia Pass, and things are quite strange! ”

"Hmm."

Yu Niang nodded and said, "You two, go out of the city tomorrow morning, bring the tokens, and go directly to Juyong Pass to find Li Pin, the commander of Long Qingwei, whether there is a war in Xuanfu or not, others don't know, and Li Pin can't be completely ignorant of this." If you get accurate information, you will send the message back immediately. ”

"If Lord Shen is really in trouble, you two must find a way to pass on the situation in the DPRK and China to Lord Shen, and let Lord Shen drag the main Tatar force and wait for reinforcements to arrive!"

Xi'er and Yunliu suddenly became nervous.

Listening to Yu Niang's meaning, they realized that there was a high probability that Shen Xi's report was true, and all the "great victories" war reports obtained by the imperial court before might be overturned.

Once Xuanfu Town is lost, the capital will inevitably encounter danger, and even people like Xi'er who are not clear about the battle situation understand the stakes.

Yun Liu said: "Godmother, rest assured, the two of us will handle this matter well and live up to the trust of Godmother!" ”

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Outside the gate of the Marquis of Jianchang Mansion in the capital, Jiang Liwei had just attended the wine banquet, and after he came out, the wine was still happy, and his face was full of pride.

In the mansion of the Marquis of Jianchang, Jiang Liwei learned that Shen Xi was in big trouble in the northwest, not that Shen Xi was besieged by the Tatars, but that Shen Xi was cowardly all the way, and now Liu Daxia is about to recover all the lost territory, but now Shen Xi has not even arrived in Datong Town, and has become a laughing stock of the imperial court.

"Shen Xi is going to the northwest, if he makes a great contribution, he will definitely be difficult for me when he comes back. Fortunately, now I have taken refuge in the Marquis of Jianchang, and there are beauties by his side to speak for me...... This time, we must pull this guy off the horse, hum, as long as the two uncles of the country say a few more words in front of Your Majesty on the issue of Shen Xi, see who can save that stinky boy! ”

Jiang Liwei was full of smiles, as if he had seen the scene of Shen Xi's house being raided and exterminated.

Just as Jiang Liwei was about to get into the carriage, a servant from the Marquis of Jianchang's Mansion came over and handed over a letter, saying: "Lord Jiang, this is a letter from my wife to you, which contains her explanation to you, please take it!" ”

The wife of the Marquis of Jianchang Mansion is naturally the beauty that Jiang Liwei dedicated to Zhang Yanling, this beauty's hatred for Shen Xi is even deeper than Jiang Liwei's...... The two of them hit it off.

Jiang Liwei didn't dare to let Zhang Yanling know that there was a private message between the two, so he quickly put the letter away and got into the carriage.

When the carriage walked out of the two streets, Jiang Li only asked the coachman to stop, took out the letter after getting out of the car, asked the servant to come over with a lantern, and with the help of the faint light, he could roughly see the words on it clearly, and his heart was settled.

"Shen Xi estimates that he won't be able to run away this time!"

Jiang Liwei threw the letter directly into the lampshade, startling the servant.

"Bang-"

The lantern fell to the ground, the candle flame quickly lit the lampshade, and the servant wanted to stretch out his legs to extinguish the flame, but was caught by Jiang Li's only handle: "It's okay, let it burn, prepare some silver taels after you go back, and send it to the Jianchang Marquis Mansion, and in a few days we will move to the mansion and no longer contact with the people we were familiar with in the past!" ”

The servant was confused, but still saluted respectfully: "Yes, young master!" ”

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PS: The third update is here!

I saw a book review saying that the Son of Heaven always encounters all kinds of things, and I almost heard calluses in my ears when I listened to lies!

The first Khan of the Son of Heaven, here is an explanation, the author is also a human, not a machine, there are joys, sorrows and sorrows in life, and various emergencies will be encountered. For example, yesterday my cousin died, yesterday and today in fact, the Son of Heaven went to help with the funeral, and tomorrow at noon I have to go to the white banquet, and today I suffered a power outage, resulting in a chapter of almost 3000 words, this is all a fact, it is really incredible to get together in a row, but things are so coincidental!

Since the Son of Heaven uploaded,Basically hasn't been interrupted.,It's been updated 3.7 million words in less than a year.,That is to say, it's basically more than 10,000 words updated every day.,Consciously considered a more diligent author.,If you want to accuse the Son of Heaven of being lazy.,It's a little unreasonable!

After finishing the work, the Son of Heaven found that our book was squeezed into the third place on the classified monthly ticket list again, although this time it was taken down by a good friend banana, but it was also extremely frustrating, everyone voted for "The Champion of the Cold Door", please!

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