It is said that Yue Tuo, the owner of the Red Flag Inlaid Banner, the Lord of the Yellow Flag Hauge, and the Horqin Left Wing Beile Zhaisang, were ordered by Huang Taiji to leave Kuku and Tun with a large number of Monan Mongol Dingkou that had been subdued during the western expedition to Chahar, and along the way to the east along the Ming army's defense line outside the Datong border. [NEW.] x

These people led a large army, with Yue Tuo as the main commander, while fighting against the Mongol tribes in southern China, while looking for a suitable pass along the border of Datong to wait for an opportunity to attack.

The Great Wall outside the Datong border, like the Great Wall in the north of Xuanfu and Gyeonggi, is almost all built on high mountain ranges, and there is no other more suitable breakthrough except for the few passes that have always existed after thousands of years of changes.

In this way, Yue Tuo led his army around one border fort after another outside Datong and headed all the way east.

First, they passed by Deshengkou, Yanghekou, Xinghekou, and followed the grassland outside the border to Zhangjiakou and Longmen in Xuanfu Town, and the forward even reached Dushikou near Duolunuoer.

However, all the way down, in the end, Yue Tuo and the others still focused their attention on the relatively open and gentle terrain of the Victory Fort.

On the one hand, after the victory fort and further east, the side walls and forts of the Ming army were almost all built on the rolling high mountains and mountains, and a limited number of passes were also opened in the steep mountain valleys.

On the other hand, whether it is the passes of Datong East Road where Wu sits, or the passes outside the border of Xuanfu guarded by Hou Shilu, because it is close to the Rehe Town Guard Mansion where Sun Chengzong is located, after Lin Dan Khan fled west, they are already prepared.

In this way, Yue Tuo and Haoge and others, who had already left outside the victory pass and traveled hundreds of miles east, suddenly led the army back to the victory fort with the Monan Mongol tribe.

Only Horqin's left flank Belle Zhaisang led the army to be stationed outside Zhangjiakou to contain the army in Xuanfu Town, and at the same time to guard against the surprise attack of the Ming army outside the border of Jizhen Town.

At noon on 25 October, the armies of Yuetuo and Haoge with red and yellow flags, as well as the Mongols of Uzhumuqin, Abaga and Sunit in southern Mongolia, once again appeared to be victorious.

Liu Yingxuan, the chief general stationed in the fortress of Deshengkou, was shocked and immediately ordered Zu Kefa and Li Quan to lead the army to the city to prepare for battle.

The reason why Liu Yingxuan was so shocked was because Zu Dashou had already led the army to leave. [NEW.]

Just a few days ago, Zu Keyong, who was sent by Zu Dashou to spy on the outlet, also fled back in embarrassment, bringing back news to Zu Dashou that shocked him deeply and made him regret it.

Not only Lin Dan Khan ran away, Kuku and Tun were broken, and now the Jianyu army is constantly heading towards Kill Hukou.

Immediately afterwards, before Zu Dashou made a decision, Fan Fucui, the governor of Datong, sent another 100,000 urgent order, killing Hukou and Datong's left and right guards, and asking him to rush back to Datong quickly!

Zu Dashou, who originally led the army to enter the Desheng Fort to watch the situation outside the fortress in order to make progress, heard the news that the Jianyu army broke through the pass from the killing Hukou and even went down to the right guard and the left guard of Datong, he urgently led the army back to Datong, and the number of officers and soldiers in the victory fort was restored to the number of 5,000.

Liu Yingxuan saw that the total number of Jurchen Mongol coalition troops outside the victorious mouth was tens of thousands, and they were coming back and forth, knowing that this war was inevitable, and there were many auspicious and auspicious ones, so they had to fight to the death to defeat the enemy.

Therefore, Liu Yingxuan asked people to go to Datong City and Yang Hewei to ask for help, and at the same time ordered the generals in the Victory Fort to come to the Zhenshuo Tower in the north of the Victory Fort to discuss matters.

Liu Yingxuan said to the generals with a gloomy face: "The previous killing of the tiger has been broken, the right guard and the left guard of Datong have been lost, Datong City is in danger, and it is imperative for Mr. Zu to personally lead the main force to come back to help!" However, now that the army of Jianyu with red flags and yellow flags has gone and returned, I am afraid that it will be difficult to be good!

"Before leaving, Mr. Zu personally entrusted me that the victory fortress must not be broken! Today's captives rode away and came back, the general has made up his mind, and will live and die with this city, the city will be there, and the city will die!

"You are all my Liu Ying brothers, there are people who are afraid of death, at this time, I will say to my face that I can give you a horse to go back to Datong alone!"

After Liu Yingxuan said this, he stared at the faces of Zu Kefa, Li Quan, and another powerful general, Ren Guochen and others.

After the killing of Hu was broken, the news of Zu Dacheng's death never came, but except for the Nanguan garrison Jiang Zhi "broke through", there was no news of other generals, and Zu Dashou and others who were sitting in the Victory Fort also knew that Zu Dacheng was dead.

His brothers are dead, how could Zu Dashou let Liu Yingxuan flee when he faced Jianyu, so before leading the army back to aid Datong, he gave Liu Yingxuan a death order: "Either hold the Victory Fort, or die in the Victory Castle!" ”

Therefore, Liu Yingxuan had no choice but to fight to the death.

At this time, Liu Yingxuan asked several generals to choose, and after looking around, no one dared to say that he wanted to return to Datong alone.

Zu Kefa, Li Quan, and Ren Guochen didn't want to say it and didn't bother to say it, while some others didn't dare to say it.

At this juncture, you say that you want to leave, no matter what reason is given, such as an eighty-year-old lady to support, etc., at this time to say it is a death!

Liu Yingxuan himself has made up his mind to die in battle, how can he let you leave safely?!

Therefore, after Liu Yingxuan finished asking, there was silence in the Zhenshuo Building.

After a while, Li Quan took the lead and said: "The crockpot will inevitably break by the well, and the general will never die in battle!" This battle is a national war! I, Li Quan, would like to live and die with the general, and live and die with Guancheng! ”

After Li Quan said this, the generals in the Zhenshuo Building with bright armor knelt on the ground in an uproar, and Zu Kefa, Ren Guochen and others all knelt on one knee and clenched their fists and said: "I am willing to live and die with the general, and live and die with Guancheng!" ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Yue Tuo, Hauge and others did not directly attack Fort Victory, but wantonly cut down trees in the hilly area of the hillside several miles to the left and right outside the mouth of Victory, and made large siege equipment such as ladders and building carts.

And Liu Yingxuan, Li Quan, Zu Kefa and other generals also restrained their troops, affirmed military discipline, and prepared for death in the Victory Fort.

The next morning, Haoge led a group of thousands of men and horses with yellow flags to march eastward and attack Yanghekou of Yanghewei on the east road of Datong, while Yue Tuo slaughtered cattle and sheep on the banks of the Yinma River outside the Victory Fort.

By mid-morning, Yue Tuo, who was just thirty years old but had already experienced a hundred battles, personally led his army to the mouth of victory.

A large number of Mongol troops were in front, and more than 10,000 red flag armies were behind, and they lined up a strong offensive formation on the relatively flat and open land outside the Victory Fort.

At three o'clock, the drums of the Red Banner Army outside the Victory Fort suddenly sounded.

Yue Tuo ordered Susai Batu Lujinong of the Sunit Division, the Dusgar Zasaktu Jinong of the Abaga Division, and the leader of the Uzhumuqin Tribe, Chu Huer, to lead the Mongol army of his department to storm the north gate of the Victory Fort.

At the same time, Yue Tuo ordered Ye Chen, one of the ministers of the Red Banner to Gushan Ezhen, and two Meler Ezhen, that is, his two younger brothers, Ma Zhan and Man Dahai, each led ten Jurchen Niulu, followed closely behind the others, and as a supervising team, they followed closely behind the Mongol tribal army in Monan, urging them to move forward desperately.

Now in the eyes of Yue Tuo and other Jurchen nobles, the Mongol tribes are really in decline.

Like Lin Dan Khan, a descendant of Genghis Khan who was born in a golden family, fled without a fight.

Not to mention other ordinary Mongolian tribes, the original wolf, blood or wildness, I don't know where it has gone.

In Yue Tuo's view, if there were no Jurchen army behind them, armed with bows, arrows, and swords, to force them forward, these Mongol tribes would definitely not fight to the death for the benefit of their Jurchens.

At three o'clock on the morning of October 26, the second year of Chongzhen, Yue Tuo ordered Ye Chen and others to supervise the battle, and commanded the leaders of the Mongol tribes who belonged to Houjin to launch a strong attack on the gate and city wall of Beiguan City of Desheng Fort.

Under the personal supervision of the Red Banner Gushan Ezhen Yechen, the Susai Batu Lu Jinong of the Sunit Department of Monan, the Dusgar Zasaktu Jinong of the Abaga Department and the leader of the Wuzhumuqin Tribe, Chu Huer, led the men and horses of the headquarters, accumulating more than 10,000 people, and rushed to the Victory Fort against the rain of arrows and projectiles above the head of the Victory Fort.

The masonry of the walls of Fort Victory is the traditional rammed earth brick.

The wall has a slight slope, the foundation is as thick as three zhang, the wall head is as wide as two zhang, and the whole body is as high as three zhang three.

For the Mongol tribes in the past, such a tall and majestic victory fortress Beiguancheng was an insurmountable obstacle for them.

But at this moment, for Yue Tuo, who led a large army to the Victory Fort for the first time as the Lord of the Red Banner, as long as he did not hesitate to die or be injured, there was no castle that he could not take.

Although Yue Tuo is young, he has never been defeated since he followed his father and ancestors into battle as a teenager.

This also developed his ruthless, extremely confident, audacious, and adventurous character.

As for the lives of these young and strong tribes of Southern Mongolia, Jurchen relatives and nobles like Yue Tuo, Ye Chen, Ma Zhan, and Man Dahai are not considered at all.

The deaths and injuries of these Mongolian tribes were just a number in Yue Tuo's eyes.