Shen Xi originally wanted to garrison the Tumu Fort, conduct a maneuver with the Tatar soldiers and horses, and wait for the opposing general's generals to take the initiative to launch a siege battle. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But the Tatars' reaction was more sophisticated than Shen Xi had imagined, and they actually adopted containment tactics. Shen Xi knew that it was no longer practical to garrison the civil fort, and now the most effective way to survive had become to take the initiative, which was a judgment made by Shen Xi when he was sure that the city could not dig well water as soon as possible.

There used to be a sweet water well in the fort, otherwise the fort would not have been built here in the first place. After spending a certain amount of time inspecting the detailed geography of the fort and the ruins of many buildings, it may be possible to dig a well, but one or two wells will not solve the problem of drinking water for soldiers and refugees, so the drilling of the well must continue, but it is not possible to pin all hope on it.

In today's situation, you can only choose to take the initiative and fight the other party with an unstable foothold.

In the civil fort garrison of Shenxi, it is considered to be garrisoned by the city fortress, the soldiers are in a state of siege, it is for the trapped beasts, the Tatars are located outside the city fortress, and they seem to take the lead, but because of the need to prevent the defenders in the city from breaking through, there are men and horses stationed in all directions, and the number of specific sides is not much.

Shen Xi began to arrange the dispatch of troops, he would personally lead the mule convoy and drag the artillery out of the city, Zhu Lie led the fire gun team to follow closely, Liu Xu was responsible for arranging the mules and donkeys to launch a suicide attack, as for Hu Songyue, he would lead the cavalry to cover the killing from behind......

Shen Xi was completely using his own life as bait, he knew that only by annihilating the Tatar soldiers and horses in front of him would he allow the main Tatar force in the Xuanfu territory to divide his troops and reduce the pressure on Xuanhua City and the Outer Great Wall Pass.

By this time, neither the imperial court nor the three sides had any intention of sending additional reinforcements to Xuanfu, and Shen Xi knew that his suggestion must have not attracted the attention of the bigwigs in the DPRK and China, so that he was now in a situation of fighting alone.

At this time, Liu Daxia was sending troops to Ningxia Town.

In order to save face, Liu Daxia swept like the wind and led the army to approach Yansui Town at high speed.

In the battle with the main Tatar force, Liu Daxia asked himself that the odds of victory were not high, so he could only recover the fortress around Yansui Town first, and then converge with the border troops of Guyuan Town and other departments, trying to stop the Tatar military operations around Ningxia Town.

As for the imperial court, after Xie Qian and Li Dongyang faced the saint, Emperor Hongzhi gave a clear answer - he ordered the military department Shangshu and the trilateral governor Liu Daxia to wait for the opportunity to find the main Tatar force and fight to the death.

The battle to the death has become a high-sounding slogan issued by the imperial court, which is based on the fact that the imperial court believes that the Tatar brigade has withdrawn from the border area of the Ming Dynasty, and all that remains is a group of remnants of the defeated army.

The persimmon picks the soft pinch, the main Tatar force does not dare to fight, and it is more than enough to fight a few thieves who invade Ningxia Town, which causes a result, that is, the imperial court knows that the appearance of Ningxia Town may not be the main Tatar force, but it still blindly transfers troops to the west, and ignores the defense of Datong Town and Xuanfu Town.

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang finished facing each other, Xie Qian returned to Wenyuan Pavilion to watch the night, and Li Dongyang went out of the palace and returned to the house.

Early the next morning, Ma Wensheng sent someone to the cabinet to send an invitation to invite Xie Qian to go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials.

Xie Qian does not have to take turns during the day, and Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are in charge of the cabinet, so they can rest temporarily.

When Xie Qian came to the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials and met with Ma Wensheng, before he could sit down, Ma Wensheng split his head and asked, "Is it really the main force of Beiyi that appeared in Ningxia Weizuo?" ”

Xie Qian shook his head: "It used to be, but now it may not be, there are rumors that it is the people of the Fire Sieve Department...... This fire sieve, the first few years of the crime returned from the side, this time the comeback, the threat is not as good as before...... His Majesty ordered Liu Shiyong to lead his troops to Ningxia and deal with the fire sieve department! ”

Ma Wensheng asked again: "Is there any news from Shen Xi?" ”

Xie Qian knew that for the sake of a Shen Xi, almost all his old friends now had opinions about him, and immediately said: "Shen Xi'er is now in Xuanfu, what is he going to do, you just have to wait for his battle report to arrive, the news I got is not much different from Ma Shangshu, why do you ask me?" ”

Due to Mingzhe's self-preservation, and the dissatisfaction with Ma Wensheng, Li Dongyang and others' questioning of Shen Xi, Xie Qian deliberately ignored the problems reported by Shen Xi about the possible danger of Xuanfu Town, and did not mention it to Ma Wensheng, who is now also the leader of the military department.

Ma Wensheng also noticed that there was a problem between Xie Qian and him, and there was no more tacit understanding like before, so he asked a few more words about the situation in the northwest, and sent Xie Qian out of the yamen.

Before getting into the carriage, Xie Qian said: "There is nothing to do in the northwest for the time being, if Liu Shangshu can recover the lost territory, and then kill a few more Tatars around Ningxia, when the army triumphs, it can be regarded as a hero of my Ming Dynasty." Those who assist from the side should also be meritorious, and Ma Shangshu should not add to the chaos when the time comes! ”

Xie Qian's words were full of warnings, and his words were meaningful.

Ma Wensheng did not compromise at all, and replied: "The person who assisted Yu Qiao from the side is not Shen Xi?" If Shen Xi is really meritorious, the old man will never forget it, but if he continues to stay in the Xuanfu, don't say that the old man will not help him, and the court will never tolerate the existence of traitorous ministers...... Shen Xi is greedy for life and afraid of death, how can he take on a big responsibility? ”

Xie Qian shouted and asked: "Isn't Ma Shangshu too difficult to be so harsh on a seventeen-year-old boy?" ”

"Whether it is difficult or not, it is not up to you to decide Yu Qiao, I will consult Your Majesty in the next meeting, and Your Majesty will decide!" Ma Wensheng has a strong sense of family and country, can't rub sand in his eyes, and is ready to adopt a zero-tolerance attitude towards those who passively avoid war in the northwest.

said that there was zero tolerance, but in Xie Qian's eyes, Ma Wensheng was clearly nitpicking, specifically targeting Shen Xi alone.

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The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Palace.

Outside the prince's bedroom, a row of eunuchs knelt down, and they heard Zhu Houzhao's shouting from inside: "It's not fun, it's not fun at all, you useless things, quickly find something interesting for the palace." Otherwise, I'll take you one by one and drag you out to play the board! ”

The prince is powerful, the bitter is the eunuch below, the palace maid in the East Palace is not a permanent system, Zhu Houzhao wants to find a "little sister" to exchange feelings, but has no chance, all day long in front of a group of people who are not yin and yang, every day is to go to class, eat, sleep, no partners to play, groggy all day is not interesting.

Especially after reading the martial arts novels compiled by Shen Xi, the bear children are immersed in the colorful world of martial arts novels on weekdays, which is in stark contrast to the bleakness of reality, plus there will be a few days every month when he is not in a happy mood, Zhu Houzhao began to play tricks, specifically to make the innocent eunuch in front of him angry.

Zhang Yuan and several other eunuchs with higher status watched tremblingly beside them, very anxious, if they couldn't satisfy Zhu Houzhao, even they would inevitably suffer.

Zhang Yuan said: "Your Highness, do you want to go out and bow?" ”

"What kind of bow? It's such a cold day, you go out and freeze to death, and you're all so stupid, every time you kick you, you can't even fight with basic cooperation, what's the fun? And the sheepskin juju that Mr. Shen made for me last time was kicked by you, now where can I find a good baby who can roll so far? ”

"You guys who don't learn and don't know how to do it, quickly find a way to have fun with this palace!"

Zhu Houzhao almost slapped the table and shouted.

Zhang Yuan didn't mention how difficult it was in his heart, before entering the palace, he was a lazy person, and he would have a lot of things to eat, drink and have fun, but now in the palace, even if he wants to teach Zhu Houzhao what he is good at, he lacks the conditions to achieve it, and he does not have Shen Xi's smart head and erudition, so that Zhu Houzhao, who is in the inner garden of the deep palace, can find spiritual sustenance.

Zhang Yuan said with a bitter face: "His Royal Highness the Prince, why don't you ...... How about a slave who teaches you how to bark a dog? ”

"You're not a dog, what do you learn to bark at? Can you call a little flower dog? ”

Zhu Houzhao grabbed the boots on the ground and threw them directly at Zhang Yuan's face, "This palace is a fun idea, it's really not good, you go and catch a few palace ladies for this palace and come back!" ”

"Huh?"

Zhang Yuan was very embarrassed when he heard this request, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this method was more reliable, not only could Zhu Houzhao find fun, but they could also stay away from the prince, so as not to be afraid all the time, and the ass would suffer a little less.

Zhu Houzhao said casually, even he was surprised, and then the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, and he shouted confidently: "Ah, what, it's decided!" The palace will divide you into five teams, each team will go out to catch two palace ladies for the palace to come back, you must be beautiful, the figure must also be good-looking, you can complete the task, the palace will not punish you, if you can't finish it, each person will fight twenty ...... No, forty big boards! ”

Zhang Yuan frowned: "Your Highness, kidnapping people in the palace, this ...... What kind of system? ”

"It was this palace that asked you to catch it, what are you afraid of? The father and the queen mother don't care about the harem now, the queen mother is not in good health, you go to catch the palace, if someone cares about you, report the name of the palace, and see who dares to make a mistake! ”

Zhu Houzhao's small eyes were shining, "Remember, it's enough to catch two and come back, if it's not enough, just wait for the board, if you catch too much, there will be additional rewards in the palace." In the future, when this palace becomes the emperor, you are the right-hand man of this palace! ”

Originally, Zhang Yuan just wanted to be perfunctory, but when he heard this, his heart was shocked.

Zhang Yuan has never known how to make the bear child fully believe in him, and now he has finally found a way, since the bear child has grown up and understands the affairs of men and women, then he might as well find a few more women for the bear child to come back. This errand is not something that everyone can do well, you need to be thick-faced and black-hearted, and if you do this errand, you will definitely become the prince's henchman, and you can expect to soar in the future.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you ...... The slave can only try! Zhang Yuan was already thinking about how to kidnap people and how to explain if something happened.

The emperor was seriously ill, bedridden in the Qianqing Palace, Empress Zhang was in confinement after giving birth to a daughter, and the Empress Dowager Zhou was old and sick at this time and had no intention of asking about the affairs of the palace, and the entire palace was in a state of no one in charge.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "The law does not blame the public, as long as it is said that this is forced by the prince to do it, even if the queen blames it, at most it will only be a few spankings, but if I can win the trust of the prince, I will let me do any private things of the prince in the future, then I will become a celebrity around the prince!" ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded to the eunuchs under him: "You...... A few of you, as well as you, you, you, a team, let's go, at most half an hour to find someone to come back, if the palace is not satisfied, you have to continue to search for the palace. ”

"Father-in-law Zhang, you take a few of them with you, remember...... Half an hour, the palace will be waiting for you here, and whoever comes back late will be punished! ”

"Hmph, if you can't even do this little thing, don't hang around in front of the palace in the future, just send you to guard the imperial mausoleum and be accompanied by lonely souls and wild ghosts!" (To be continued.) )