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Before the arrival of the main Tatar army, he had to run the Tumu Fort as an impregnable steel defense, not a papier-mâché fortress piled on sand grains, which could be broken with the snap of a finger and then closed his eyes and waited for death.

In order to make the civil fort into the ideal state, Shen Xi mobilized everyone under his hands. He transferred 2,000 literate people who had come into contact with artillery and firearms as mobile soldiers and horses, and another 500 civilians with certain skills to manufacture and repair weapons and equipment, and at the same time realize some ideas in Shen Xi's mind.

The remaining 4,000 officers and men and 2,000 civilians were divided into four squads, each responsible for carrying out civil engineering operations in one direction.

Shen Xi knew that the key to building fortifications was to destroy the mobility of the Tatar cavalry and give full play to the firepower advantage of the artillery and guns at hand.

Therefore, with the civil fort as the center, eight trenches will be built in front and behind. Each trench is four meters deep and three meters wide, low in front and high in the back, and there is about more than 200 meters of flat ground between the trenches.

All the trenches were connected by tunnels, which became extremely narrow at the bends, allowing only two people to run side by side, and in time of war, only a team of fire commanders was needed to send a team of fire commanders at these bends.

The road connecting with the outside of the city became a zigzag course, so that when the enemy charged, he had to make a detour except to jump into the trenches. And when detouring, the artillery at the head of the city and the firecrackers ambushed in the tunnels on both flanks can give the Tartars the greatest damage.

The Tumu Fort, which was looked down upon, was completely annihilated in the first battle, and won the second battle with an absolute advantage, which made the Ming army in the Tumu Fort see the hope of survival again, and now they no longer ask for much credit in the battle with the Tatars, they just want to return to the pass alive, and leave a life to go back to see the mother and child.

In order to achieve this goal, the officers and soldiers and civilians who built fortifications outside the city were in full swing.

In winter, the days are very short, there are about six to seven hours to work in total, in the morning the sky is just dawn to work, and wait until the sky is almost completely dark before retreating to the city to rest, in the middle of which is just to take a break while eating, and then keep working, so the efficiency is very high, only two days the first line of defense was built, and then according to Shen Xi's plan, priority was given to the construction of the outer trench and the communication trench connecting the two trenches.

Of the 200 guns in the fort, half of them were built at the head of the city, and the rest were built up to deter the enemy by using the mounds of earth accumulated during the excavation of the trenches.

Since a large number of artillery shells and gunpowder bullets, as well as more than 100,000 catties of gunpowder, were brought back from the Tatar battalion before, there was no need to worry about the consumption of ammunition in the short term.

Whenever the artillery at the head of the city shelled the target designated by Shen Xi in the distance, the rumbling sound of the cannon would frighten the Tatar cavalry who were observing from a distance away, fearing that they would become victims.

In addition, the 1,500 musketeers who are intensively training also have the opportunity to shoot targets in actual combat every day.

Of these, 900 were equipped with the latest Franc guns, and the other 600 were equipped with old-fashioned two-eyed guns. The musketeers were divided into five teams, each with 300 men, and when they went out in formation, they lined up in three rows and fired in three stages, and when they fought defensive battles, they hid in the trenches and fired cross-fire, so as to ensure that the firepower was covered throughout the whole process.

Now Tumubao is no longer worried about deserters, because with the south gate blocked, there is no escape route around the fortress, and the Tatars caught the deserters of the Ming Dynasty, basically killing one by one.

It's not that the Tatars don't want to use psychological warfare to hit the morale of the defenders, it's just that Shen Xi used "Mare" to beat the Tatars to the fullest, and saw Pao Ze blown into powder by his side, and the bones were gone, and the pain was unforgettable. Seeing the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty at this time, it was like seeing an enemy of life and death, and none of them were willing to let go.

After the Tatars brutally killed the captives, they also hung their heads on the flagpole to show off their might, which made the officers and soldiers in the city basically break the idea of escaping, and now the army is circulating the news that the imperial reinforcements are coming, let go of the credit in hand do not go to be a deserter, there is no way to run, after grabbing both sides are a death, the soldiers finally gave up, can only obey the order with peace of mind.

"My lord, the main force of the Tartars is about to come, and if you continue to cultivate it so headlessly, I'm afraid it won't help!"

On the afternoon of the ninth day of October, Shen Xi was studying the terrain around the civil fort in front of the map, and Hu Songyue came to complain again, "The soldiers go to repair it every day, and they have been repairing it for several days in succession, but they have only dug the innermost and outermost two trenches, of which the outer trench is still just beginning to take shape, and it is far from the final eight. ”

"My lord, I'm afraid that before we can finish digging like this, the Tartar soldiers and horses will rush in!"

Shen Xi raised his head, glared and asked, "Who rushed?" Just these Tatars outside? Let me tell you, until the arrival of the Tatar army, these people will definitely not go beyond the minepool, and we still have time to perfect our defenses. ”

Hu Songyue asked nervously: "Then may I ask Lord Shen, how long can we hold on to these things?" Three or five days, or ten days and half a month? ”

Shen Xi knew that these people were just trying to test his tone, one was to test when reinforcements would arrive, and the other was to test how long the battle would last.

"Three or five days is bound to be held, as long as the Tatars do not attack day and night, we can hold out longer!" Shen Xi Road.

Hu Songyue was speechless: "Don't be joking, my lord, this civil fort is just an abandoned fortress, which has not been repaired over the years, just relying on those ravines and ravines outside the city, let alone three or five days, I think three or two hours are enough to choke." If the Tartars have another thirty or fifty thousand horses...... Lord Shen, I think it is more appropriate to break through immediately, at this time, the Tartars are jealous of us, let's fight and retreat, saying that we may not be able to return to Juyong Pass safely. ”

Shen Xi really wanted to scold and get rid of your mother's big-headed ghost.

In the past two days, soldiers and horses have come to the Tatar camp outside the Tumu Fort one after another, and it is estimated that the number of six or seven thousand has recovered, plus it can ask for help from the Xuanfu at any time, and it may face tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at that time, or all cavalry. The real army in the city is only 6,000, and trying to break through in this situation is not much different from sending them to death.

Shen Xi shouted sharply: "I will issue a military order now: those who retreat lightly, behead!" Now I can't give you any more guarantees, you just need to understand that if you want to save your life, you have to continue to build fortifications for me honestly. ”

Hu Songyue's face was full of embarrassment, but seeing Shen Xi's resolute attitude, he could only leave the command hall unhappily. He also knew that Shen Xi could turn decay into magic, and since Shen Xi was unwilling to say it and had no way to force it, now he could only pray that these trenches and Shen Xi's measures would play a role at a critical time.

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The loss of Zhangjiakou Fort means that the northern border of the Ming Dynasty is opened, which is more dangerous than the loss of the Yulin Acropolis. The first line of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, Juyong Pass and Bauhinia Pass, has been under the direct threat of the Tatar iron hoof, and the northern Tatar soldiers and horses can continue to enter the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the northern defense line is fully tight.

In this case, Liu Daxia still led his troops in Ningxia Town, "recovering the lost territory", and did not know the danger encountered by Xuanfu.

The First Battle of Xuanfu began on the morning of the seventh day of October after the heavy rain stopped.

This battle Tatars put more than 80,000 men and horses, the siege equipment is complete, the artillery inside and outside the city is in the sky, not only there are new Franc machine guns in the city, the Tatars also have them, the two sides are bombarded, the Tatar soldiers and horses use the siege tower and the ramming vehicle, to attack the city wall and the city gate of Xuanfu.

In the afternoon of the same day, there were signs of loss of the north gate of Xuanfu, but it was held by the defenders of the city with great difficulty.

Taking advantage of the fact that the battle stopped at night, the city once again sent soldiers and horses to send a distress report outside the city, but unfortunately at this time the city fortress has been surrounded by Tatar soldiers and horses, and even the city fortress around Xuanfu has been disturbed by Tatar attacks, and there are no reinforcements to help at all.

The battle report for help was intercepted by the Tatars halfway, and the Xuanfu was in a state of isolation.

The intelligence network of the three sides and Xuanda was lagging behind, and because the Tatar rangers controlled the east-west traffic, the military reports could not be transmitted in a timely manner, and the Xuanfu did not know the situation of the two towns of Datong and Taiyuan, and Datong and Taiyuan did not know the situation of the Xuanfu.

It was in this closed news that Xuanfu experienced an all-night attack by Tatar soldiers and horses.

Because of the time wasted by the division of troops and civil forts, Yisima attacked Xuanfu wave after wave.

When Xuanfu was attacked by onslaught, Datong Town and Taiyuan Town were still peaceful, and the battle reports of peace were transmitted back to the capital through the Bauhinia Pass, and at this moment, the Ming intelligence network seemed to be completely ineffective.

Even Xuanfu Town, which has not received news back to the capital for half a month, has not aroused enough vigilance...... The key is that everyone does not believe that the Tatars will attack the Ming Dynasty from Xuanfu, which is a kind of trust in the major passes of Xuanfu Town, and also trust in Liu Daxia, the governor of the three sides.

Everyone did not believe that the Tatars had the ability to cut off the intelligence network of the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming could allow a fortified city like Xuanfu to fall under the condition of being completely blind.

But this kind of thing is happening, and it is irreversible, even if the imperial court gets the news at this time and has action, but far water can not quench the thirst of the near, only the Shenxi Department that can gallop to the aid of Xuanfu is also besieged by the soldiers and horses sent by the Tatars at this time.

Shen Xi didn't have any other thoughts at this time, and was focused on defense.

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