Tens of thousands of horses and horses hurried and arrived at the Yellow River the next day. The Yellow River, the river that gave birth to the Chinese nation, has now become a flood-poor river. Coupled with the increase in corruption in the imperial court, the practice of enriching one's own pockets became more and more common, making people's impression of the Yellow River even worse.

Zhang Fan didn't think about this, it was winter now, and the Yellow River in front of him was flowing slowly, so calm, that people couldn't feel the horror of swallowing the earth and flooding the fertile fields. The calm Yellow River reminded Zhang Fan of his parents in his previous life and his current mother. A few days ago, when the retired wounded soldiers were withdrawn to Ningxiawei, he wrote a letter, asking him to bring it to his mother as a soldier whose family also lived in Anhua County, hoping to make her feel at ease. Although the injury on my leg has only been two days and I am still unable to move flexibly, it is no longer painful.

The battle report on the Datong side was urgent, and Qi Jiguang's soldiers and horses had driven the Tartars out of Datong, and now they were huddled in a small county town. Although the Qi army fought bravely and had the sharpest firearms in the entire Ming Dynasty at that time, they could not completely surround the Tartars with manpower. Qi Jiguang did not order the army to attack immediately because he was afraid that the Tartars would escape, and he wanted to annihilate the Tartars here.

Qian Yang, Zhang Ruihui and Liu Jinquan's soldiers and horses met the 3,000 Tartars who went to pursue Wang Xing on the way. After annihilating this group of Tartars, they gathered 13,000 people and marched towards Datong.

"My lord, I wonder what happened to the rest of the Kannai?" On the way, Zhang Fan asked Liu Jinquan.

"I heard General Qian say that the Tartars on the front line in northern Shanxi have basically been annihilated, mainly because all the places that can get out of the customs have been blocked by Lord Wang." Liu Jinquan saw Zhang Fan asking, and told Zhang Fan what Qian Yang told him yesterday.

"It seems that the situation over there in Datong is not good!" Zhang Fan listened to Liu Jinquan's words and said thoughtfully.

"Lord Qi's army has nothing to say, he has been fighting against the Japanese in the east for so many years, and he has not tasted defeat." Liu Jinquan said with admiration, "I just heard that there are a huge number of Tartars in Datong, and there are nearly 30,000 people, and Lord Qi only brought 3,000 men and horses, plus the 9,000 people from Liu Dazhuang and Wang Qishan who went to help, and they were defeated." It's just that the imperial court issued a death order, and all the Tartars who invaded the south must be destroyed, and not one of them can be spared. Only then did Lord Qi shrink back. ”

"Lord Qi really deserves to be my famous general of Ming Zhongxing!" When Zhang Fan heard this, he became more and more anxious about meeting this famous general.

The army marched along the banks of the Yellow River, and at noon on the second day, Zhang Fan could already see the majestic Great Wall winding on the hillside. After entering the pass, more than 10,000 people did not rest for a while, and under the leadership of the local scouts waiting for them, they rushed straight to Fanxian, where the Tartars retreated. At the end of the afternoon and the beginning of the Shen Dynasty, the city wall of Fanxian County was already in sight.

From time to time, there were Tartars walking around the city walls, and there was no movement outside of the Tartars' patrols. Under the city, more than 10,000 soldiers of the Ming Army were stationed in front of Datong City, guarding against the Tartars in the city.

After Liu Jinquan and the three arrived, they immediately went to the big tent of the Chinese army to see Qi Jiguang, and Zhang Fan obtained Liu Jinquan's consent and went with them. The people informed the guards in front of the tent and entered the tent. I saw a middle-aged man in an ordinary official uniform sitting behind a desk in the tent, reading. There were two generals in armor standing in front of the desk, which were Liu Dazhuang and Wang Qishan, two generals who came to support a few days ago.

"This is Qi Jiguang?" His first impression of Zhang Fan was not like a military general who had been fighting on the battlefield for many years, Fan'er was like a civil official from a scholar's background. Qi Jiguang, who is as seen in the ruin, is only thirty-nine years old, and he has not yet passed the age of not being confused. It gives a feeling of being full of energy. Years of fighting have made him seem unangry and arrogant, which makes people dare not face it.

The four of them came to Qi Jiguang, made a salute, and said one after another, "General Qian Yang", "Zhang Rui", and "Liu Jinquan under the command of the Shaanxi Political Secretary see General Qi". Qian Yang continued: "Lord Qi, on the orders of Lord Wang Chonggu, I brought a total of 13,000 soldiers and horses from various departments in Shaanxi to help you exterminate the Tartars, and wait for your lordship's dispatch. ”

"You've done a great job." Qi Jiguang returned the salute and said, "Lord Wang is okay?" The court ordered that not a single Tartar should be allowed to go back, I am short of manpower, and I am worried, with the help of your thirteen thousand people, it really solves my urgent need! ”

"Your Excellency praises it! Lord Wang is okay, now the Tartars all over Shaanxi are basically under control, and it is a matter of time before they are annihilated. Qian Yang replied, "Now we are all listening to Lord Qi's orders." ”

"Okay, then I'm not polite." Qi Jiguang is not a wordy person, and immediately began to order, "My men and horses, plus the nine thousand people who came a few days ago, can only surround the two sides of Fanxian, if it is too scattered, it will have no effect, and now you are here." The city gate of Fanxian County is not large, and each sends 3,000 men and horses to guard the east, north, and south gates, and the north gate is slightly defended. ”

"No!" Qian Yang and the three responded.

"The remaining 10,000 horses are lying in ambush beside the Yellow River. The Tartars have been trapped by me for two days, and since the people in the city have already fled, there is not much food left, and it is estimated that in less than two days, the Tartars will have to find a way to break through. Qi Jiguang continued, "When the West Gate is empty, the Tartars will definitely break through from the outlet, and then withdraw from the Yellow River in the west. The 10,000 men defending the city in our rear also continued to pursue, flanking the front and rear, and destroying this group of Tartars. ”

"No." After the five responded, they walked out of the tent.

There were only two people left in the account, Zhang Fan and Qi Jiguang, Qi Jiguang looked at Zhang Fan, and said: "You are the person who was recruited Zhang Fan, General Liu told me about you." ”

"Don't dare, it's right below." Zhang Fan hurriedly replied.

Qi Jiguang beckoned Zhang Fan to sit down, served tea with the guard officer, and said, "I heard that you are the first name in Shaanxi Xie Yuan in this year's township test?" ”

"No, that's true."

"You have a great future, why did you agree to travel with the army? I heard that I almost lost my life? Qi Jiguang asked.

"My lord......" Zhang Fan sighed, "There are many people along the way who have asked why Zai Xia is here." ”

"And what do you say?"

"I didn't want to come at the beginning, but I thought that my mother would suffer from Tartar in the future, and I wanted to do my part." Zhang Fan said, "But the things along the way made me understand that this expedition is not just for a few people. If the Tartars are destroyed, thousands of families will be safe. In the next also used the determination to die. ”

"Well......" Qi Jiguang listened to Zhang Fan's words, and didn't say anything, just pondered deeply, and after a while, said, "My ancestors have been officials for generations, and I took my father's title at the age of ten. In the twenty-eighth year of Jiajing, when I was twenty-one years old, I took the martial arts examination, and then I was sent to Jimen, and I also fought against the Tartars, and then went to the coast to fight against the Japanese.

"When I first went to the battlefield, I just wanted to inherit the ancestral business, not to shame my ancestors, and fighting with other places has also become a mission entrusted to me by the imperial court. But over the years, I have seen a lot of things, whether it is the Tartars or the Japanese Bandits, their aggression has caused hundreds of people in my Ming Dynasty to suffer, and tens of millions of people have been destroyed. That's when I learned that fighting foreign enemies is not only a mission, but also a responsibility to the people.

"You have a bright future ahead of you, and now you can understand the meaning of this place at a young age, and I hope you will not forget what you said today!"

"Don't worry, Lord Qi, keep it in mind!" Zhang Fan said firmly.