The three wolf smoke that billowed straight to the sky alarmed not only the defenders of the city and generals like Guo Rong. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn fact, after only a while, the people of the whole city also knew this amazing news, and people were panicked for a while.

As a person who grew up living in a border town like Datong, even ordinary people are accustomed to such enemy attacks. That's why there will be such a performance, just because the timing of the attack this time is a bit strange, you must know that the Mongolian army has never attacked in the winter.

This strange situation made the people very uneasy, and some people were even worried that the officials and troops would not be able to resist it, so they had the idea of avoiding the city for the time being. However, when they reacted, all the gates of Datong had been sealed and closed, and it was impossible for anyone to enter and exit at will.

In desperation, the people went home, closed their doors, and prayed to the gods and Buddhas in the heavens, hoping that they would protect themselves from the war.

When Yang Zhen led the people out of the Qincha Xingyuan, what he saw was an empty Datong City, the streets and alleys had long since lost the hustle and bustle of the past, only a few horsemen and horses were running back and forth, passing various orders and news, obviously Datong City had entered a state of first-level alert.

When he first saw the three wolf smokes, Yang Zhen was also in a trance, how could he come here by himself and encounter such an accident? But soon, he calmed down again, and then made the decision to see Guo Rong, after all, he was a Qincha, so he couldn't shrink up and do nothing under such circumstances, right?

After revealing their identities, Yang Zhen and his entourage rushed to the command post unhindered, and saw Guo Rong and Zhou Zechuan, the governor of Datong who was also full of dignified. At this time, they were arguing with several generals, and a few of them looked very excited.

"General, although Balibao is not a fortress, it is the front line of our Datong, if those Mongolian people are allowed to occupy it, we will be completely cut off from the north. That's why the last general thinks that we must immediately send troops to the rescue! ”

"Yes, General, the soldiers are very fast, and they can't be delayed any longer. The brothers there are still waiting for us to save them! Several generals bowed eagerly, and others were even more geared up, thinking that they would be able to lead their troops to attack immediately.

Before Guo Rong could speak, Zhou Zechuan waved his hand again and again and said, "General Guo, don't be in a hurry to send troops." None of us know what the situation is outside the city now, and if we rush to send troops, we are afraid that we will fall into the hands of the enemy. What we have to do now is to stabilize the situation in the city first and prepare for defense, so that we can be considered invincible. ”

"Governor Zhou, you said it lightly, there are hundreds of our brothers in Balibao, can you just watch them die? Moreover, if we do not move, we will only be emboldened even more, and if they continue to attack the other forts in the vicinity, our losses will be even greater. Immediately, some generals jumped out to object, saying that it was a matter of war, and they didn't care about the identity of the other party.

"Also, I have nearly 80,000 defenders in Datong, and it's actually nothing to rescue all the way at this time. If you just stick to it, it will make the people in the city panic. As for the fear that the enemy will be unfavorable to our reinforcements, it is even more unfounded, that they can suddenly kill this place, and hide from so many fortresses along the road, and their strength must be less than a thousand, can't we destroy even a thousand enemies? ”

Zhou Zechuan was refuted by them, and he couldn't respond for a while, but the look on his face became even more ugly. At this time, Yang Zhen strode over and gave him a step: "Lord Yang came just in time, can you tell me what we should do this time?" ”

Guo Rong also set his eyes on Yang Zhen at this time, because the two sides had already "joined forces", and his perception of Yang Zhen was much better: "Lord Yang, now that I have been attacked suddenly, do you think we should take the initiative to send troops?" ”

On the way here, Yang Zhen also thought of two ways to deal with it. With his temper, of course, he is more supportive of taking the initiative, and being beaten passively has never been his style. But this matter is at least related to the safety of Datong City, and at worst, it will even affect the stability of the entire Central Plains, he doesn't dare to judge randomly, so he can only say: "I don't know what General Guo's idea is?" ”

Seeing Yang Zhen give himself face like this, this made Guo Rong feel proud in his heart, and his eyes immediately flashed, and he said, "My opinion......

He had just started when he saw a soldier running over with garlic under his feet, and as soon as he saw Guo Rong, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "General, Wei Ningwei in the north has also lit wolf smoke......

"What?" Hearing this, the expressions of everyone in the hall froze, and many people turned their heads to look at the rather simple parchment map hanging on the wall. In the days when there were no scales and formal surveying tools, even military maps were mere graffiti, with only some detailed descriptions of the directions and approximate distances of important places.

Guo Rong did not continue to speak, but grabbed the map in three or two steps, and compared Weiningwei with his hand to Datong and Balibao, and then his expression became more solemn than before.

The other generals also stepped forward to take a closer look, and then had their own judgments, and immediately whispered. Yang Zhen, who didn't know much about this, quickly understood the reason after listening to their words.

Nawei Ningwei is ten miles away from Datong, and it is more than fifteen miles away from Balibao. Now that these two fortresses were attacked at the same time, the pressure on the defenders was even greater. And once the news spreads, the hearts of the people in the city will only be more fluctuating.

But after frowning and thinking carefully, Guo Rong's brows quickly stretched again: "Those Tartars actually divided their troops, it's really a big appetite." But in this way, their forces will inevitably be thinned, and it will give us a chance to break through. ”

As soon as he said this, several generals showed joy: "The general thinks that they don't have many troops, and once the troops are divided, it will be easier for us to defeat them." ”

"General, the last general asks for orders to lead troops to break the enemy, if you can't win, you are willing to be dealt with by military law!"

"General, the last general also asks for his life to break the enemy......" In the blink of an eye, all the generals fell to the ground on one knee and asked Guo Rong for a wish.

Yang Zhen watched this scene from the side, and his eyes unconsciously showed a strange look, it seems that this Guo Rong's reputation among the generals under him is still not low, and if he wants to deal with him, he must hit him with one blow, otherwise he is likely to suffer a backlash.

Guo Rong's eyes also flashed with pride, and it was naturally a good thing to be able to behave like this in front of Qin Cha. Therefore, he immediately spoke: "In this case, it will be as you wish!" Chen Yi-" As soon as he called his name, a burly general immediately agreed loudly, "You lead the people of your headquarters out of the city to rescue Balibao......"

At this time, another soldier rushed over with some eagerness: "General, the three forts of Antong, Yongtai and Changfeng are also in the ......."

Guo Rong just wanted to continue to command, but when he heard this, he was stunned, his eyes fell on the map again, and his eyes quickly narrowed.

As one of the four border towns of the Ming Dynasty, Datong City, as the frontier of friction with the Mongolian people, has arranged dozens or hundreds of fortresses of different sizes around the city. And now the five fortresses that are burning with wolf smoke are the important strongholds of Gongwei in front of Datong, once these places are all uprooted, Datong will completely become a lonely city.

After being stunned for a long time, the corners of Guo Rong's mouth hooked suddenly: "It's really a big stroke, so bold." I actually want to pull out all these five fortresses, these Tartars really treat my Datong defenders as nothing!

"Since you have to seek death, then I will fulfill you and kill you without leaving a piece of armor!" Speaking of this, his eyes were already full of light, and his body also revealed a suffocating murderous aura.

This kind of momentum is not something that a civil official like Zhou Zechuan can withstand. Originally, he planned to persuade two more sentences, but with Guo Rong's murderous momentum, he couldn't say anything when he came to his mouth.

And Yang Zhen originally had no tendency towards the different views of the two sides. After all, he is not too familiar with Datong, and he knows little about the use of soldiers. But now, after hearing the successive reports and seeing Guo Rong's demeanor, his heart moved.

After thinking about it for a while, Yang Zhen finally said: "Slow down, Mr. Guo, there is no fraud in this......

Yongtai Fort.

With a few screams, several more Ming soldiers were cut to the ground, and at this time, there were less than ten defenders left above the small fortress, and they were all wounded.

This fortress is only garrisoned by 300 soldiers, and it is no more than two zhang high, so it naturally can't resist the thousands of Mongolian elite horsemen who suddenly rushed to kill. Now, they were on the verge of annihilation, but these soldiers did not have the slightest fear, but only clutched the knife in their hands, vowing to make a final fight with the enemy who came next. Anyway, as long as you can kill one, you won't lose, and you can still earn by killing two!

It's a pity that even with such a little thought, it is impossible to get what you want. Because at this moment, with a whistle, the Mongol army, which was still attacking forward, suddenly retreated, and then a row of archers appeared in front of them.

With an order, hundreds of arrows flew up to the city like locusts, nailing the few remaining Ming soldiers alive. This fortress that defended Datong also quickly fell.

But surprisingly, after taking this fort, those Mongols did not extinguish the wolf smoke at the head of the city as quickly as before, and even took out some wolf dung to cover the fire, burning it thicker and bigger. After doing all this, the eyes of these people showed a smug and bloodthirsty light.

At the same time, the situation in several other fortresses was also normal, and the Ming troops guarding them had all been killed, but the wolf smoke they had lit before was still pointing straight to the sky......