The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 469: The National Luck Contest
Xie Shen knew very well that with Emperor Zhengde's temperament, he knew that after the Tatars attacked Xuanfu, they would definitely be furious.

And how to dissuade the emperor is the first thing.He was really afraid that Yang Tinghe's impatience would be self-defeating.

This matter is still good for him.

Early the next morning, Xie Shen went to Miansheng, the governor's mansion where Emperor Zhengde was located.

Zhang Yong had been on duty all night outside Zhengde's temporary dormitory, but he was very sleepy, and he was surprised to see Xie Shen rushing over in a hurry.

"Old Xiaoge? Why are you here?"

Xie Shen smiled wryly, "I have something important to meet with His Majesty."

Zhang Yong secretly groaned in his heart, Xin Dao Xiaoge really has a hot temper, His Majesty is sleeping now.

"Ahem, the emperor slept late last night, but he hasn't woken up yet, why don't Xiao Ge wait a little longer?"

The singing girl was sent to the emperor's bedroom by Zhang Yong himself last night, and the singing girl has never come out since she entered.

Zhang Yong couldn't think of a second possibility except to sleep for the emperor.

Zhang Yong didn't think there was anything wrong with this.The emperor is not an ordinary person, and he doesn't pay that much attention to this matter between men and women.

In the eyes of the emperor, there is no essential difference between the daughter of the chief minister of the cabinet and the daughter of an ordinary person or a singing girl.

Is there any king in the world.That being the case, any woman in this world theoretically belongs to the emperor, and what the emperor wants is just a matter of words.

Now the Son of Heaven is young, when he is most energetic and bloody, it is not impossible for him to be seduced by that singing prostitute even for a night.

Although Zhang Yong has never experienced the affair between men and women, he also knows that people will be exhausted after the incident.

The emperor fell asleep right away, and it is reasonable to sleep until now.

"As it should be, if His Majesty wakes up, please let Eunuch Zhang know."

"Good talk, good talk."

Zhang Yong led Xie Shen to the side hall, and carefully reminded: "The emperor is in a very good mood recently, Mr. Xiao Ge, don't be foolish and say bad things at this time."

"Thank you for reminding me, father-in-law, but there are some things that others will say if I don't say them."

Zhang Yong made fun of himself, so he simply shut up and stopped talking.He wondered if it was worthwhile for him and Mr. Xiao Ge to say so earnestly.

Zhang Yong giggled, then withdrew and left.

After about an hour, Zhang Yong left and returned again.

"Master Xiaoge, the emperor is calling you an audience."

Xie Shen nodded and said, "Thank you, Eunuch."

But Xie Shen came to Zhengde's bedroom and performed the courtier's ceremony, Zhengde immediately stepped forward to support Xie Shen and said: "Didn't I say that, if you are not in a formal occasion such as a court meeting, you don't need to give a big ceremony."

"Your Majesty, courtesy cannot be abandoned."

Xie Shen didn't dare to be so proud just because of his status as emperor teacher.

"It's Mr. Duyi. What's the matter that Mr. came to see me?"

Having had a good night with the singing girl, Zhengde was still a little dizzy, rubbed his forehead and asked.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, and I dare not delay even the slightest, so I came to see Your Majesty."

After a short pause, Xie Shen continued, "The Tatars are calling."

Emperor Zhengde was taken aback for a moment, obviously not realizing what Xie Shen said.

"Sir says the Tartars are calling?"

Xie Shen secretly groaned in his heart, why is His Majesty the Emperor so stupid.

"Exactly. According to reports from the scouts, the Tatars have bypassed Datong and headed straight for Xuanfu."

Although Xuanda claims to be one, in fact they are fighting on their own.There was a lot of arguing between Yang Ting and the Xuanfu and Datong before the governor of the three towns took office for the division of defense areas.

But the Tatars don't care about this, as long as they seize the opportunity, they will continue to take advantage.

In addition, the Great Wall between Xuan and Datong was often destroyed, and under the leadership of the local guide Nei Ying, Hu Er could even go straight to the city of Xuanfu in Datong.

Of course, most of the time Hu'er rushed to Datong, and the number of times he came to Xuanfu was very few.This is why Emperor Zhengde was so surprised.

"How many people came?"

"According to reports from scouts, there must be at least [-]."

The Tatars have long been torn apart after some internal friction.Although today's little prince Dayan Khan has unified Mobei, he is unable to unify Moxi and Modong.

In other words, the force he can control is around one hundred thousand.

Dayan Khan gathered all the troops of Mobei Mongolia and went straight to Xuanfu, which meant something self-evident.

Emperor Zhengde's complexion turned pale for a moment, his lips squirmed slightly: "Then, what should we do?"

It is one thing for an emperor to be a martial artist, but quite another to lead an army against the enemy.

Zhengde's northern tour is to take the opportunity to escape from the capital, eat, drink and have fun, who would have thought that the Tatars would pounce on them as soon as they arrived in Xuanfu.

"Your Majesty, Xuanfu Town is indestructible. As long as it can't hold on, the Tatars will retreat on their own if they can't break through the city for a while."

Xie Shen didn't think the Tatars would have a lot of food.

In fact, the so-called food and grass of the Tatars are cattle and sheep.

Strong men fought on the front line, while women and children herded sheep and cattle in the rear, separated by at most tens of hundreds of miles.

In this way, as long as there is no military food, the cattle and sheep can be slaughtered.

But this time Dayan Khan led the crowd to go straight to Xuanfu, and the marching speed is bound to be very fast, and the logistics may not be able to keep up.

Xie Shen reckoned that Dayan Khan had brought rations for at most ten days. If he kept looking at the city and sighing, the Tatars would have to go back to the desert in despair.

Emperor Zhengde fell into silence.

He always thought that Tatars were nothing more than chickens and dogs, but when he actually faced them, he found that people would be afraid.

Although he believed what Mr. Xie said, the Xuan Mansion would not be easily conquered, but subconsciously he still wanted to hide in a safer place.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Zhu Houzhao still sighed: "It's just what Mr. said. I also don't think Hu'er will stay in Xuanfu for a long time."

At this moment, it is impossible for Zhu Houzhao to leave.

Not to mention Hu'er's menacing attack, it is very likely that Xuan Mansion will be surrounded.

Even if the Tatars have not yet approached the city, his retreat at this time will be a devastating blow to the morale of the army.

The more difficult the time, the less fearful Zhu Houzhao would be, and he had to work with the army to keep the enemy out of the country.

"Who knows about this?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, no one else knows except Governor Yang and his ministers."

Zhu Houzhao nodded in satisfaction.

In front of the enemy, the last thing that can be disturbed is the morale of the army.

If the army's mind is disturbed at this time, without the Tatars exerting their strength, the Xuanfu garrison will collapse internally.

"Is it still too late to mobilize the troops from Biezhen?"

"I'm afraid it's too late."

Xie Shen sighed and said, "If Hu'er marches with all his might, he will arrive at the city in a day or two."

Xuanfu Town is not a static defense system. It has many fortresses, so timely early warning can be achieved.

The news that Xie Shen got came from the fortress a hundred miles away.

For Dayan Khan, the Ming Emperor's northern tour was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Since he inherited the Khan throne, he has always hoped to restore the glory of his ancestors and re-enter the Central Plains.

For this reason, he used countless means to unify the various ministries in Mobei, and united the grassland people under his tent to fight for the glory of the golden family.

But Xuanda's line of defense is a stumbling block to his success, and only by crossing this line of defense can he recover Dayuan.

They are the descendants of Genghis Khan, never lacking in such ambitions.

But ambition alone is not enough. The city walls of Datong and Xuanfu are too strong, so strong that the people of the clan look at the city and sigh.

Every time Dayan Khan led his cavalry to the outside of Datong City in Xuanfu, the Ming army would firmly close the gates of the city.

Dayan Khan had no choice but to order his clansmen to plunder nearby forts and fortresses and return angrily.

But this time is different, Changshengtian sent auspicious signs to let the emperor of Ming come to Xuanfu.

Dayan Khan decided to put all his eggs in one basket, betting that the Ming emperor would go out with him to fight in the field.

He personally led the army to bypass Datong and go straight to Xuanfu.

This time, he wants to gamble everything, the future of the tribal people.

"Khan, the brown cloud castle is ahead."

Dayan Khan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at a fortress not far away, and let out a long breath.

"Lead someone to take down this fortress, and don't leave a single one alive."

Dayan Khan ordered coldly.

Brown Cloud Fort is the nearest garrison to Xuan Mansion.

If they are allowed to run back to the Xuanfu to report, it will greatly affect Dayan Khan's plan.

"As ordered!"

Chief Wan Timur embraced his fists and accepted the order.

For Mongolian cavalry, these fortresses are just fish on the chopping board, which can be cut at will.

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo~"

The low-pitched horn sounded, and the vanguard army composed of 2000 people rushed towards Brown Cloud Fort.

It is the wish of every Tatar cavalry at this moment to take down Brown Cloud Fort and go straight to Xuanfu City.

"Boss, what do you think that is?"

Looking at the billowing yellow dust rising in the distance, Liu Shuo asked vigilantly.

As the closest garrison to Xuanfu City, Brown Cloud Fort is the outpost of Xuanfu.Once there is an enemy situation, the defense must send someone to send the news back to Xuanfu City, so that the general soldiers can deploy their defenses in time.

The guard Ma Chen pushed Liu Shuo away and looked into the distance.

The yellow sand billowed up, and it seemed to cover the sky and the sun.

Is there another sandstorm?

Ma Chen was wondering, but Liu Shuo exclaimed: "Boss, why are there horseshoes?"

Ma Chen didn't dare to be careless, and immediately lay down with his ears on the ground to listen.

Only the sound of rumbling horseshoes was heard, it was deafening, and the sound was as many as thousands of horses.

"Damn!"

The Great Wall outside Xuanfu City has been in disrepair for a long time and many sections have collapsed, so there are horse thieves from time to time.

But the number of horse thieves is at most a few hundred, never thousands.

Although Ma Chen doesn't want to believe it, there seems to be only one explanation.
"It's a Tartar!"

Ma Chen clenched his fists.

"Get out of the castle quickly, and return to Xuanfu City to report."

"Can"

"It's about this time, why are you still hesitating, wait for the Tatars to ride over, you won't be able to leave even if you want to!"

"Boss, how can I watch you fight the Tartars and run away. I can't!"

"Bullshit, this is an order, it's an order, do you understand it?"

Ma Chen was almost yelling: "Fuck the hell out of here."

"Hey, take care there. I'll go back to the Xuan Mansion immediately to find the Chief Soldier to rescue the soldiers."

As a garrison, Ma Chen, a fifth-rank military attache, is absolutely the highest authority, and his words are the golden rule.

Liu Shuo absolutely did not dare to disobey the military order.

"Pass my order, everyone is on alert and ready to fight."

After Liu Shuo left, Ma Chen drew out his saber and ordered Shen Ran.

The Ming Dynasty set up a general army for the border area, and there was a garrison under the general army. The garrison was responsible for the overall planning of specific fortresses and cities, and there were assistant guards under it.

This is to ensure that someone can step up in time after the death of the defensive battle, so as not to be in the embarrassment of dispersing the dead.

Although Brown Cloud Castle is the strongest fortress around Xuan Mansion, it was built along the mountain, leaning against a rocky mountain, but the fort wall is only two feet high, which is much lower than Xuan Mansion.

If the Tatars want to attack hard, they may still be captured.

The most important thing is time. If there is enough time for reinforcements to arrive, they can still get out of danger.

As a garrison officer, Ma Chen had no choice but to fight to the death until the last moment.If the reinforcements didn't arrive, he had nothing to complain about, because that was his job.

There are more than a thousand troops stationed in Brown Cloud Fort, all of whom are veterans who have experienced many battles. Ma Chen gave orders and began to prepare various defense equipment.

Not long after, the vanguard of the Tatar cavalry had arrived at the castle of Brown Cloud.

Ma Chen took a deep breath, ready to fight the Tatars to the death.

But the Tatar ranks suddenly parted, and from the middle emerged a detachment bearing a battering ram.

This battering hammer looked like it had just been made, and it didn't even have time to remove the branches and branches.Several other groups of people leaned against the fortress carrying the ladder.

Ma Chen was stunned, how could the Tatars still make battering rams and ladders?Could it be that they learned it from the craftsmen who were brought back from the Han Dynasty?

Now Ma Chen's plan was completely disrupted.

"Boss, what should we do now?"

"Throw wood, roll stones, and smash these beasts down, they can't let them build a ladder!"

Ma Chen said with red eyes.

"Subordinates obey!"

Under the command of the general, the soldiers immediately smashed the rolling stones and trees piled up on the top of the city towards the city.

Those Hulu who climbed up the mountain road had just set up the ladder when they were smashed into meat paste by the rolling stones and trees thrown down.

The miserable cries came from time to time, which greatly shook the morale of the Tatar vanguard army.

Seeing this, Timur was anxious in his heart, drew out his long knife and reprimanded severely: "Don't retreat, attack the city, let me attack the city. Those who retreat will die!"

His bodyguards immediately drew their knives and blocked the retreat of the vanguard.If anyone dares to run away, they will be mercilessly executed by law enforcement.

It is precisely because of strict military discipline that Timur's army can have such a strong combat effectiveness.

Those soldiers who wanted to quit had no choice but to bite the bullet and carry the ladder to the castle again.

Fortunately, the Ming army has calmed down for a while, and they can barely build a ladder.

But when they climbed halfway tremblingly, hot oil was poured down, tearing their skin apart.The scorched and scorched skin gave off a foul smell, which made people sick.

"Ah, ah!"

The sizzling sound of hot oil scalding the skin, accompanied by the screams of the Tatar soldiers, made Brown Cloud Castle feel like a Shura hell.

　ps: It’s still a two-in-one [-]-word chapter, I hope you enjoy it~
　　
　
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