A Wulu went to Tumu Fort and met Yi Simayin.

After failing to siege, Yi Sima decided to bypass the Tumu Fort stationed by Chenxi and go straight to attack Juyong Pass.

Originally, his plan was not like this, but because of the battle of Tianchengwei that broke out yesterday, he decided to temporarily change the plan. The current situation has forced him to make changes, and it is urgent.

Yesterday morning, Dayan Khan Batumonk personally led 20,000 troops and more than 30,000 troops were encountered in Tianchengwei and Datong Town of the Ming Dynasty and Taiyuan Town.

Taking advantage of the slackness of the Ming army when entering the city, the Tatar cavalry who were ambushing outside the city suddenly launched an attack. The two armies fought near the city gate. Then the war burned into the interior of the Tiancheng Acropolis for four hours, and finally broke with the Tiancheng Acropolis. The Ming army lost more than tens of thousands, and more than 30,000 people scattered and fled to the end.

This battle was a victory for Batumonk to lead the five sons born to Manduhai.

The elite troops of the Dayan tribe showed strong combat power in this battle. The Ming army occupied the Tiancheng Guards and had the chance to turn defeat into victory at one point. However, Batumonk's eldest son Tuluborot showed his power at the critical moment and led more than ten cavalry into the city. When the Tiancheng Guards were lost, they fought hard with the Tatars for more than three hours, and were finally defeated.

From the beginning of the war, the Ming army did not have the courage to move forward to victory. After all, it was an infantry-based unit. After entering the fierce street battle, although they had gritted their teeth and persevered, they saw that there was no hope of victory, and they gradually developed the intention to retreat. The Dayan tribe was also very smart and did not block the four gates. The Ming army had a way to escape and finally scattered.

In this battle, the plan of the two troops from Datong Town and Taiyuan Town to retreat to the capital to serve the king.

With the victory of the Battle of Tiancheng Guard, the main force of the Tatar Central Army rushed eastward.

Originally, taking advantage of the opportunity of various troops gathering together to launch a full-scale attack on Tumu Fort. I believe it is not difficult to conquer Tumu Fort, but Yi Simayin insisted on not attacking Tumu Fort again.

After repeated tragic lessons, Yi Sima began to understand that the small Tumu Fort was like a dragon's nest, blindly sieging the city, and the loss of war might be expanded to a number that he did not want to see. It would be better to leave about 10,000 troops to monitor it, at least the personnel were there, and they could leave at any time.

A Wulu was originally full of expectations for Yi Simayin and even made a promise to recommend himself to the pillow. Unfortunately, Yi Simayin did not seize the opportunity and not only failed, but also suffered a complete defeat.

After this failure, Yi Sima finally made up his mind to the army to give up attacking Tumu Fort after careful consideration and repeated weighing.

"...Zhao Envoy, I hope you understand that it is the best choice not to attack Tumu Fort now, unless you want to see my grassland tribe warriors continue to drink hatred under Tumu Fort. This small city block has buried thousands of people on my grassland. If you attack the city again, more warriors may be sacrificed."

"Instead of letting these good men spend their time in Tumu Fort, it is better to use them as the main force in capturing Juyongguan and the Ming Dynasty capital. It may not necessarily play a greater role. Why do you make such a sacrifice?"

Yi Sima no longer wanted to get A Wulu's forgiveness because of this. He also knew how cowardly he fought in this battle. After attacking the city, he was forced to withdraw his troops, siege more than 40,000 troops, but in the end more than 7,000 people were lost, and the proportion of the battle was almost 20%, which was a great blow to the grassland soldiers and horses dominated by tribes.

The people of the grassland like to be the gods of the people or things they fear the most. In the past, Chenxi was afraid of the people of the grassland, and now the Tatars' fear of the Chenxi is even more unparalleled.

What the Tatars feared was not how many powerful soldiers and horses there were in the city, but that there was a war god in the city that frightened them. Every time they could turn decay into magic, allowing the Tatars to experience the pain of half heaven and half hell.

A Wulu said angrily: "The national master does not want to attack the city, so I will make the last effort for my grassland boy. If I cannot persuade the sinking stream, then today will be the last time I meet the national master. If I am trapped in the enemy camp and cannot leave, the national master will remember to burn incense and worship every year, and I will be grateful!"

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On October 18th, the morning, the rain and snow were rising.

The Tatars were all the way, led by Yibula, and rushed to Juyong Pass.

That night, the news reached the capital. At this time, the court finally made the news that the Tatars were at the city public, and the government and the country were in an uproar.

The Tatars rushed to the hinterland of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and when the northwest was crowded with heavy troops, the people in the capital learned about this, and only then did they know that the important defense center in the northwest was also the location of the Jiubian granary. The victory in Ningxia, which was previously promoted by the imperial court, became a joke for a while.

At that night, there was news that the Tiancheng Guards were defeated and destroyed.

A month ago, there was very little news around Xuanfu, but when Xuanfu fell, many news could no longer be hidden, and the war reports came one after another like snowflakes. The court seemed to be in a hurry because Zhu Youting was seriously ill and unable to manage the affairs.

The cabinet held three consecutive meetings in a day. The first time it discussed the military mobilization on the front line of the Great Wall, and the second time it discussed the defense of the Gyeonggi and the dispatch of the king's troops.

When news of Juyong Pass encountering the enemy and the defeat of Tiancheng Guard came, the court's previous arrangements were completely disrupted, and the third meeting could only be held to discuss how to arrange the front line of the inner Great Wall and the capital without reinforcements from Datong Town and Taiyuan Town.

Liu Jian was tired for several days and couldn't afford to get sick again, so he did not enter the ward that day. Then Li Dongyang also suffered from hemorrhoids and bleeding profusely, so he didn't come to the evening after taking leave.

On this side, Ma Wensheng said that his eye disease recurs and his vision was blurred, so he asked for a day off.

Zhang Mao and Zhang Heling came, but they heard that the other three consultants did not come, so they quickly took leave because they felt that since they were civil officials, even if they were consultants and ministers appointed by the emperor, they should not be too lenient as military generals.

As a result, the cabinet held a meeting with several consultants and ministers, and only Xie Qian and Xiong Xiu were present.

Xie Qian heard about the reasons for asking for leave from others, and he wanted to kill him head-on. If Liu Jian might be really sick, the rest were completely shirking the responsibility. Even old ministers like Ma Wensheng did not want to bear too much responsibility for such matters that were related to the overall strategic arrangement.

Obviously, the war has been in chaos until now.

If Xuanfu is still there, or if Datong Town and Taiyuan Town retreated reinforcements did not suffer the defeat of Tiancheng Guard, there might be hope for a turnaround in this battle, but now the Tatars are at the city. When the subsequent troops in the northwest are withdrawn, they will have to wait at least half a month.

In this half month, the capital will become the target of the Tatars' besiege, and the front line will spread directly from the inner Great Wall to the defense of the capital.

This has nothing to do with whether the Great Wall Nei Pass has been lost.

Although the inner Great Wall is stable, it is not invincible. In the past, the Oirats taught the Ming court a lesson. Before conquering Zijing Pass, they chose to break through from a small pass, basically one strike and one accurate one. Then some of the troops entered the North China Plain to block communications and contacts in various parts of the capital and cooperate with the army outside the pass. The Ming Dynasty was disturbed and could not send reinforcements. How could the inner Great Wall be maintained?

Xie Qian took a bunch of battle reports, felt very annoyed and slapped the table: "These people are killing me!"

Xiong Xiu persuaded: "The master of the court should not be anxious. You might as well prepare a ticket and submit the memorial to the Chief Secretary for Lecture and His Majesty to make a decision!"

Xie Qian glanced at Xiong Xiu with a slant. He realized what Xiong Xiu meant... Xiong Xiu didn't want to take responsibility, so he proposed such a sinister trick to ask him to submit the ticket to the Silijian.

This is not what Shang Chengtian said, it is just causing trouble for yourself!

Because Xie Qian discovered a recent practice that no matter what the cabinet wrote on the ticket, the Zhu Ci of the Silijian must have been written as it was, without even changing a word. This is the eunuch Xiao Jing, who is honest and dedicated to the pursuit of stability in the Silijian. He is a fence-ridden faction. He will fall to the other side when the wind blows.

Xiong Xiu said this because Xiong Xiu understood the habit of Zhu Ci of the Sili Supervisor. The implication was: "Gei Master Xie, this matter should be decided by you. I am humble in my position and I can't be such a big boss!"

Xie Qian said: "The Tiancheng Guards were defeated, and these things must be passed down to the emperor, but how can I make a decision on the matter of military use in Neiguan?"

Xie Qian called himself "old man" in front of Xiong Xiu, and was also pretending to be airs. He was actually not as old as Xiong Xiu. The two were eight years apart. Xie Qian was already very young among the top civil officials in the court. Although he was in his fifties, it was commendable to achieve this position at this age. In the Ming Dynasty, he wanted to be the chief minister and grand sect, and he was embarrassed to speak if he didn't live to be seventy or eighty years old.

Xiong Xiu also did not want to take responsibility. He was Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia's group. He was the successor of the Minister of War appointed by Liu Daxia. In this battle in the northwest, Xiong Xiu originally had high hopes for Liu Daxia. Once Liu Daxia returns to Beijing in triumphantly, even if he, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, would not make little contributions, and there would be a high possibility of successfully taking over the position. After all, Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia are not young anymore.

According to convention, it is highly likely that Xiong Xiu will succeed the Minister of War and then take over as the Heavenly Officer of the Ministry of Personnel.

But unfortunately, Liu Daxia was defeated!

Originally, Liu Daxia had the opportunity to turn the situation around and restore the three sides. It can be said that he had made meritorious contributions, but now that Xuanfu has fallen, Liu Daxia has completely become a laughing stock in the court. As the left minister of the Ministry of War, Xiong Xiu felt that he had no face in the court. The factional political struggles in all dynasties have always been a loss.

Xie Qian wanted to say angrily, "This matter will be discussed tomorrow" and then quit, but he knew that others could not be responsible, but he could not.

As a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, I shoulder the hope of the whole world and waste every extra quarter of an hour is a dereliction of duty!

Xie Qian thought to himself: "No, no matter what, I can't give in to this matter. Isn't it just a vote? Zhangjiakou and Xuanfu have all been lost, and at least the capital has also been lost. I have encountered a crisis in Jisi year, and I am not afraid of going back again! If Shen Xi's child encounters this, what would he think and what decision would he make?"

Xie Qian was not very opinionated at first, and it was even more difficult for him to make a decision now. He had a heavy burden on his shoulders. He picked up the pen and felt like he was a huge pound, and he couldn't write a word on the paper.

Xiong Xiu kept watching from the side, which made Xie Qian even more upset.

"Let me think about it. Before tonight, I have to make a decision no matter what. Should I pay attention to it when the Tatars kill to the capital?"

Xie Qian said as if he was angry, but he understood that the Tatars had only happened in the past or two days...

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