The fortifications in the city were overhauled, but at this time, the Tatar envoy Awulu proposed to enter the city for the second time to negotiate the exchange of prisoners. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Logically speaking, Shen Xi should not let Ah Wulu enter the city again, after all, Ah Wulu entering the city will spy on the intelligence in the city, which may have a negative impact on the defense.

However, after a few days of construction, the fortifications in the city have become quite large-scale, and Shen Xi is confident that he can use some simple "tricks" to hide the fortifications.

On the fourth day of October, early in the morning, Awulu's car drove to the west of Tumubao again.

Shen Xi stood at the top of the wall, holding a telescope to observe carefully, but the direction he was facing was not where the carriage came from outside the city, but inside the city, and he was observing the blocking of the trenches and bunkers.

The civil fort was filled with smoke, and Shen Xi arranged for people to light fires in more than ten places in the southeast, northwest, and northwest, and then covered them with some damp dead grass and leaves, producing a large amount of smoke, and it didn't take long to envelop the entire city.

The trenches in the city have been almost dug up, and the upper floors are supported by wooden strips, and then covered with hay and dead branches of trees, so that all officers and soldiers can be hidden "underground", as for the buildings on the ground, the pillboxes and bunkers are still under construction, but they do not seem to have a reason from the outside, and there is no fear that they will be discovered.

At this time, even if Shen Xi was holding a telescope, from top to bottom of the city wall, he could only see the distance of thirty or forty meters, and he couldn't really see it.

Before Awulu's car entered the city, he heard a violent cough from the carriage, and it was obvious that the concubine of the Khan of the Dayan tribe had a problem with her respiratory tract and could not control it after the slightest irritation. Shen Xi himself didn't feel anything, because he was standing upwind and could breathe fresh air.

As for most of the officers and soldiers in the city at this time, they are undergoing a special "training", that is, during the arrival of the Tatar envoy Awulu, they will cover their mouths and noses with strips of cloth dipped in water to adapt to the survival in this smoky environment, and this is also one of the strategies of Shen Xi to prepare for war in the city in the future, that is, to use various means to limit the performance of the Tatars, including this extremely harsh environment.

As for whether the "smoke attack" strategy will be used in the end, Shen Xi is still arguing, but he knows that without some special means, it will be very difficult to complete a defensive battle in the civil fort where the enemy is strong and we are weak.

Ah Wulu got down from the carriage, she wanted to check what the city was doing in the past few days, but at this time she was already coughing tears and snot flowing together, but Shen Xi was calm, and came down from the city, without even a wet cloth covering her mouth and nose, and said coldly: "Envoy, please come to the yasho to speak!" “

Ah Wulu hated to go to the place where the guests were entertained immediately, thinking that the situation there would be much more comfortable, but when she got inside, she knew that the situation here was not better than outside, and she couldn't help but cough violently again, during this time, Ah Wulu quietly observed Shen Xi and found that Shen Xi didn't seem to be afraid of this kind of smoke, as if he could hold his breath.

Except for Shen Xi, there was only Ah Wulu in the lobby, and when Ah Wulu felt that the room was too quiet, she had been coughing for a long time, she tried her best to control her snort, raised her head, looked at Shen Xi with a pant, and asked, "Lord Shen's hospitality is different every time!" ”

Shen Xi shook his head: "Mrs. Alu's physical condition is different every time she comes, and now she seems to be infected with a cold, and she coughs so badly?" ”

A Wulu was a little annoyed, you are just cold, your family is cold, who doesn't cough in this smoky environment? I'm afraid only you, a "freak", can endure it. But then again, it's so hard to breathe here now, why don't you see anyone coughing? It's so quiet that it's like a ghost town, and it's chilling.

"Lord Shen, may I ask you one thing, what is going on in this city? Do you have to make trouble to this point...... cough cough cough ......"

Ah Wulu originally felt better, but just as another puff of smoke drifted over, his cough suddenly intensified.

Shen Xi seemed to be fine, and said with a smile: "Madam, forgive me, it is not a coincidence that today is my Ming Dynasty's fasting day, I originally wanted to burn incense and bathe to wash away the dust of my Ming soldiers. If he hadn't come to meet his wife, the official would still be on the front line of firefighting! ”

Ah Wulu was angry, she didn't believe a word of what Shen Xi said at this time, what fasting day burned incense and bathed, and put out the fire after the fire, it was the same as the truth, but it was actually a lie.

Ah Wulu thought to himself: "I obviously want to use a blindfold to make me unable to see the situation in the civil fort clearly...... But if he could not have allowed me to enter the city, or detained me from leaving the city, is it not superfluous that he is doing this now? How did he manage to act like a nobody in such a thick smoke? ”

Shen Xi said: "It may not be the right time for Mrs. Alu to come today, you might as well wait until tomorrow, and the official will personally send someone to meet Mrs. outside the city and have a detailed conversation, how about it?" ”

"You sent someone?"

Ah Wulu scoffed at Shen Xi's words.

"If Madame insists on letting the official go, it's not impossible, but it depends on whether the official has time tomorrow, and if he has time, the official will go there himself. The two armies will not fight each other, and this official has always adhered to this principle, and Mrs. Alu should not break her word, right? Shen Xi asked with a smile.

Ah Wulu absolutely did not believe that Shen Xi would go out of the city to the Tatar military camp in person, this was no different from Shen Xi saying that he was going to die, Shen Xi went to the Tatar military camp, and he would not be released back no matter what.

Ah Wulu didn't want to make such a gag with Shen Xi, but she really couldn't stand the harsh environment in the city, and it was rare for Shen Xi to allow her to leave at this time, so she quickly covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and said, "Okay, I hope Lord Shen doesn't break his promise and go!" ”

As soon as he said hello, Ah Wulu realized that there was no one else in the big tent except Shen Xi, even if he wanted to beckon people to leave, he had to leave the house.

At this time, Ah Wulu was already confused by the smoke, turned around and stepped out of the threshold, she stood outside the house for a while, wanting to hear if Shen Xi had been coughing before, but when she came out, she still couldn't hear any sound inside, and even the soldiers under Shen Xi's hands seemed to have a great resistance to the smoke, and they didn't hear the slightest cough.

"It's weird!"

Awulu didn't have time to figure out what was weird, she just wanted to get out of the city as soon as possible.

After the car drove away from the civil fort for two or three miles, the smoke in the city gradually dissipated, and at this time, the officers and soldiers in the city finally finished their training to resist the smoke, got out of the trenches where they were hiding, removed the cover above their heads, and continued to work.

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"Your Excellency, do you really want to go out of town?"

Shen Xi sent Awulu away, immediately raised the tent to discuss the matter, and held a military meeting to discuss the previous agreement to negotiate with Awulu out of the city.

In the eyes of Hu Songyue and others, Shen Xi was obviously impatient with life, and actually felt that he could get out of the Tatar barracks alive.

Shen Xi asked rhetorically: "Why not?" ”

Zhang Yong hurriedly stood up and persuaded: "Shen Junmen, don't mess around, the whole army is waiting for you to send, you went to the Tartar camp, if you can return safely, it will be good, if you can't come back...... That's it. I believe that even if I go to the Tartar military camp, I will not discuss a good result, and it will not help in the war, so it is better for Shen Junmen to sit in the city! ”

Hu Songyue and the others had some opinions about Shen Xi before, but at this time, they heard that Shen Xi was going to take the initiative to go out of the city to die, so they hurriedly persuaded him.

They didn't think that Shen Xi was preparing to escape, because there was no reason to go to the Tatar military camp to die, it was a tiger's den in Longtan, and they couldn't get out if they entered.

Shen Xi sighed lightly: "Do you think that this official hasn't thought about it, it's just that this Tatar military camp, I have to go, otherwise...... The artillery, ammunition, materials, grain, grass, etc. in the civil fort are not enough for us to hold out until the reinforcements arrive, so we should sacrifice one of us in exchange for the stability of the civil fort and the Daming Jiangshan Sheji! ”

Everyone present was anxious, Shen Xi didn't say anything else, he actually said that he would sacrifice himself, they couldn't accept it at all, because in their opinion, Shen Xi was definitely their last straw.

"Lord Shen thinks twice before acting......"

"Shen Junmen needs to think about ...... clearly"

"This civil fort can't be without Lord Shen!"

A group of people were perfunctory and disgusted with Shen Xi before, but now they finally know the importance of Shen Xi.

Hu Songyue asked directly: "Lord Shen, are you going to exchange yourself for the artillery that the Tatars placed outside...... And shells? ”

Shen Xi narrowed his eyes and nodded: "This official has this intention!" ”

"Then Lord Shen doesn't have to go in person, why didn't you negotiate terms with the Tartars before, and said that they would release the people, but they need to send artillery and cannonballs into the city, one in and one out without damage, they can communicate with their Great Khan, and we also have artillery and shells for garrisoning, isn't it beautiful?" Hu Songyue made a suggestion.

Shen Xi waved his hand: "No, it's really not advisable." ”

After Shen Xi finished speaking, he didn't explain for a long time, and the people present didn't know what was not advisable. But Shen Xi took out a detailed map of the civil fort and looked at it, including the distribution of the Tatar camps outside the city and some defensive measures, including the situation of the Tatar artillery.

"Lord Shen, what do you mean by this?" Hu Songyue asked puzzled when he saw it.

Shen Xi said: "In the past two days, there has been a steady stream of soldiers and horses into the Tatar camp outside the city, and the number of Tatar soldiers and horses is expected to be six or seven thousand, and it is expected that there will be a steady stream of Tatar troops in the future, and the defenders in our city are only six thousand, of which 1,300 are new recruits, and they have just carried out simple queue and password training......"

It was just an approximate number, and it made those present gasp.

Six thousand ill-trained infantry to fight to the death against the brave and skilled six or seven thousand Tatar cavalry was a humiliating shame, even if there were fortresses and fortifications in the city.

Shen Xi continued: "The Tatars are above us in terms of the number of soldiers and horses and the combat strength of individual soldiers, so how can they easily give up artillery and shells? They must agree to the terms of the exchange, in exchange for the Tatars' artillery and cannonballs, to win more resources for the city, and then we will be able to garrison it with all our strength and fight the Tatars to the death! ”

Zhang Yong couldn't cry or laugh: "Listen to Shen Junmen's meaning, you won't exchange yourself, right?" At that time, although there were artillery and cannonballs in the city that you valued, but without your command, the whole army was scattered, and when the Tartars killed the soldiers, panicked and only cared about fleeing for their lives, even if there were artillery and cannonballs, what was the use? ”

"yes, yes!"

Hu Songyue and others hurriedly agreed.

Zhang Yong continued to say with a bitter face: "Shen Junmen might as well think about it again, why don't you discuss with the Tartars, put some people back, and exchange a few artillery pieces and shells to come back, can you finally say the past?" Shen Junmen didn't mention going to the Tatar military camp again! ”

Shen Xi waved his hand: "No, the hundreds of artillery pieces outside, this official is going to decide!" ”

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