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At the scimitar roll, another human head flew into the air, but the owner of the scimitar did not hesitate at all, and continued to rush forward, rushing towards the few remaining Ming troops.

When the Ming army fought out of Datong and tried to rescue the five fortresses, they were doomed to tragedy. Because outside the city, there were three times as many Mongolian cavalry as before.

In the wilderness, the Ming army was far from being an opponent of the Mongols, and generally only a draw could be fought when the strength of the army was overwhelmingly superior. And now, not only are they underarmed, but they are also being raided, and their situation is even worse. After only a few rounds of parrying, he gave up and wanted to flee.

But at this time, the Ming army had fallen into the encirclement of the Mongols, how could they escape? After a fight, only a few dozen people retreated to Datong in a hurry, while the rest were annihilated or captured on the spot.

Seeing that the banner of the Ming army finally toppled down, and the damaged flag fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, the Mongolian army let out bursts of cheers. And Tuta is even more proud. The complete success of his plan must be enough to establish a high enough position in the minds of these people.

At this time, someone rode a horse to his side: "Tuta, should we take advantage of the victory to pursue and defeat Datong in one fell swoop?" ”

Tuta looked at the towering and dark city in the distance but shook his head slightly: "Although we are certain about attacking the city now, our losses will inevitably be great. So what I mean is that for the time being, wait for Datong City to mess up first, and then it's not too late to make a move. Don't forget, we have other arrangements. ”

Hearing him say this, everyone was stunned, and then they all showed a knowing smile, as if this Datong was within reach!

The defenders of Datong City claimed to have always had 100,000 elite soldiers, but in fact, the number known within the imperial court was only more than 80,000. As for the real number, it is even lower, even less than 60,000 horses, and some of them are old and weak or rely on connections to insert them.

Datong as the Ming Dynasty nine sides of the important town, its name has always been very large, so that the Mongolian army has not dared to fight its idea, sometimes invade the Central Plains would rather take a long detour, the risk of the back road being cut off than the defenders in this place. In this way, after dozens of hundreds of years, everyone has formed a consensus, it seems that this Datong is impossible to be attacked by the Mongols, and even if it is really attacked, it is enough to resist.

But even the strongest city needs to be defended by sufficient troops. Originally, these 60,000 soldiers and horses were more than enough to defend the city, and they could even fight with the Mongols back and forth without falling behind. But now, Pingbai has lost nearly 10,000 elites, and also lost several powerful generals, which makes Datong City's defense stretched.

And that's not the worst thing. The most fatal thing is that once this defeat is publicized, the people in the city will inevitably panic, which is a greater threat to the Ming army and civilians.

When these fears came one after another, Guo Rong seemed very dazed, and he didn't know when he returned to the hall and how he sat back on the chair. When he came back to his senses a little and wanted to take a cup of saliva to calm down, his hands did not obey the call, and he kept shaking with the cup, and finally dropped the cup to the ground.

It wasn't until the piercing crackling sound sounded that Guo Rong's consciousness was finally recalled, and he gradually calmed down under the shock.

The problem now is indeed very serious, and because he is the main general of the city, and the order to attack is also given by himself, he will inevitably bear greater responsibility. Now the only way to make up for it is to desperately defend Datong City, not to let the Mongols attack the city, and then let the governor and the Lord Qincha say that their own guilt may be reduced.

Lord-sama ...... Yes, now all he can count on is Yang Zhen. Thinking of this, Guo Rong had already made a decision to go to Jing early tomorrow morning to plead guilty.

As soon as the sky was bright, there was a knock on the door outside the house: "Governor, General Guo is asking to see outside, saying that there is a 100,000 urgent event happening." ”

Yang Zhen suddenly came to his senses, hugged the quilt and said, "Take people to the hall and wait, and I'll go over to see you." At the same time, the uneasy feeling in his heart became more and more obvious, could it be that the war was really so bad that it could not be recovered?

Thinking so in his heart, Yang Zhen's hand moved extremely quickly, quickly put on his clothes, and rushed over after a little freshening. As soon as he entered the living room, he saw that his face was full of sweat, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at Guo Rongzheng, who was much haggard than before, sitting there in a little daze.

"Mr. Guo came here so early, but is there anything big going on?" Although he already had a bad guess in his heart, Yang Zhen still asked tentatively.

Guo Rong, who was a little stunned, didn't come back to his senses until he heard this, and then jumped up from the chair, and then knelt on the ground with a bang: "Yang Dudu helps, please ask Yang Dudu to save the last general's life, which ......" As he spoke, he kowtowed heavily.

A hint of discoloration flashed in Yang Zhen's eyes, but he quickly stepped forward and bent down to hold the other party's kowtow: "General Guo doesn't have to be like this, let's just sit down and talk slowly." ”

Under Yang Zhen's persuasion, Guo Rong slowly sat back in his chair, and then said in a trembling voice: "My lord, what you said before is right, those Tartars really set a trap...... The last general did not listen to the persuasion of the lord, and sent people out of the city, and the result was ......."

"What was the result?" Yang Zhen was a little anxious when he saw him so spitting, and hurriedly asked.

"In addition to the dozens of people who fled back, the rest of the tens of thousands of elites who went out of the city were all killed by the Tartars......" After saying this, Guo Rong lowered his head, his eyes were red, and he unconsciously shed two lines of turbid tears.

It's not a crocodile's tears, but they come from the bottom of their hearts. After all, those soldiers who died in battle were all the capital of his life, and he was worried about the blame of the court and the next war, Guo Zongbing, who was both panicked and scared and regretful, actually shed tears.

Yang Zhen was also shocked for a while, and he couldn't speak for a while. Although he mentioned in front of Guo Rong yesterday that this might be a conspiracy, it was more just for the sake of safety, he didn't think that the Ming army would lose so badly in this battle, which would be a great blow to the rest of the city.

Seeing that Yang Zhen frowned and didn't speak for a long time, Guo Rong's heart was even more flustered, and he got up and knelt down again: "Lord Yang, it is the last general who underestimates the enemy, causing tens of thousands of soldiers to die at the hands of the enemy, such a big crime, the last general is indeed dead and cannot be redeemed." But now that the great enemy of Datong is in front of him, the last general is really unwilling to apologize for his sins with death, and only wants to make meritorious contributions to his crimes......"

Only then did Yang Zhen understand what he meant, a different light flashed in his eyes, and then his expression softened: "General Guo, please get up first." Since ancient times, it has been said that victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and you just caused the current situation by a moment of negligence, but when I have not yet reached the time when the city is broken, how can I blame you? It's the imperial court, and at this time, I'm afraid I can't find a second person who is more suitable to lead troops to defend the city than you. Relax your mind first, as long as you can repel the Tartars this time, I will report to the court and forgive you for your crimes. ”

What Guo Rong wanted was Yang Zhen's words, and he immediately kowtowed and thanked him: "The last general thanks Yang Dudu for his righteous words, Yang Dudu's kindness, even if the last general is broken, he will be repaid." This time the Tartars came to attack my Datong, and the last general will never flinch even if he fights to the end! ”

"Okay, as long as you have Guo Zongbing's words, I Datong is not afraid of any tartars. Even if there was a slight setback before, it would not affect the overall situation at all. Saying that, Yang Zhen got up again, helped Guo Rong up, and patted him on the shoulder as encouragement.

After the other party's expression calmed down for a while, Yang Zhen continued: "However, the situation in my Datong this time is really dangerous, especially after the loss of nearly 10,000 elites, once the news spreads, soon the people in the city will feel uneasy. ”

"Yes, the last general also has a headache for this. The defenders in the city were already a little overstretched, and if they were to reassure the people, they would be even more powerless in the face of the Tartar attacks. ”

"This can be left to the Governor. After all, he is an official in civil affairs, plus other officials in Datong, as long as the soldiers are firmly guarded at the head of the city, he is not afraid that the people will cause too much panic. After thinking about it, Yang Zhen gave his own suggestion.

Guo Rongshen nodded approvingly: "It's still Yang Dudu, you have a clear mind, and the general will admire it." ”

"But there's another thing that's a headache." Yang Zhen continued to frown.

"But what?" Guo Rong asked a little puzzled.

"That's the Tartar spy hiding in the people." Yang Zhen said solemnly: "These guys usually send some unimportant information out of the city at most, and they can't affect the situation. But now it is different, if they secretly cause some sabotage, or incite some people to rebel, Datong will have to face a situation of internal and external troubles. ”

Guo Rong's expression suddenly tightened again. He knew that this was by no means alarmist, and in the past few years, they had indeed taken down many Tartar spies, and they knew better that there were many more people hiding in the city. So I could only say with a bitter face: "How is this good?" ”

"Only the people who use our brocade guards. They still have some way of searching for such fine work. Yang Zhen finally said his ultimate goal.

Guo Rong was only slightly stunned before he understood. Then he nodded and said: "What Governor Yang said is that there is indeed no more suitable candidate than Jinyiwei, then it all depends on Governor Yang and your subordinates." In his mind, this was just Yang Zhen wanting to take the opportunity to gain some credit for himself, and it was nothing.

After the two had some more conversations, Guo Rong left in a hurry, he still had a lot of things to deal with, and he really couldn't delay here for too long.

And after he left, Yang Zhen showed a smug smile, the opportunity he was waiting for had come, and he had already seized it, but the other party was still ignorant.

Danger and opportunity always go hand in hand, and the danger for Datong is obviously a big opportunity for Yang Zhen!