In the command post west of Tumu Fort City, Chen Xi had just received news that the Tatars were preparing to launch another siege.

Chen Xi was still a little unbelievable for a moment. At this moment, his mind was drowsy, because he was sick and even his thoughts seemed to have become dull.

"Mr. Shen, it's true that the Tartars sent a team of about 100 people to about five miles north of the city in one go. After checking our frontier positions, they chose to retreat. Because they did not receive your instructions, the artillery position set up in the core area of ​​the trench did not fire... Now please tell me if there is another similar situation, will the attack be launched?"

Liu Xu looked a little confused. Although he had heard of Chen Xi's response strategies many times, he still couldn't fully understand them.

For example, he did not completely follow Chen Xi's requirements to control the timing of the battle or to restrict the enemy scouts.

Chen Xi asked with a calm face: "The Tatar cavalry team, which is only more than 100 people, actually allows them to come and go freely. So what trenches should we build? If there is such a thing, do you need to ask me? Just fire my goddamn! Do you think there are fewer shells, or are the officers and soldiers afraid of the enemy like tigers?"

Liu Xu originally thought that it was correct to make the order to avoid firefighting, but after seeing Chen Xi, he realized that he was in trouble.

Chen Xi cursed, then fell silent, turned his head and frowned and thought. He needed to make the whole thing clear as soon as possible.

"The Tatars sent people to spy on the construction of our trenches, which shows that the Tatars were ready to attack the city, but they were just spinning around our outer positions and did not go deep into our core trenches. They were obviously worried about encountering traps or ambush from our army, and they were afraid."

"I ordered the soldiers of the three armies to continue to build trenches, and there was no slackness. Now most trenches have been widened and deepened, but as the war is approaching, we must not slack off in the follow-up projects!" Chen Xi ordered.

Chen Xi spoke a little harder, his throat itched, and he couldn't help coughing loudly.

Liu Xu was nervous when he was there. He knew that Chen Xi was sick these two days. Now the three armies are in a similar mood to him, and no one wants to see Chen Xi fall down.

"Sir, don't get angry. It's because you are not thinking well. You will never make mistakes again in the future! I will take people to build trenches and make meritorious service. You should rest first. Before the Tartars attack the city in full, you must not have any trouble!"

Liu Xu knew the rules very well. Chen Xi didn't want to see him. After seeing Chen Xi, he quickly said goodbye and left.

After someone left, Yunliu dared to come forward to help Chen Xi sit down.

"I'm fine."

Chen Xi thought for a while and ordered, "Trust the scouts, once there is a disturbance in the Tatar camp, I will report to my official as soon as possible. In this battle... the Tatars must not be allowed to launch a raid, and our three armies are unknown!"

A day passed soon.

On October 22, just after the Shen period, the north wind was blowing, and the inside and outside of the Tumu Fortress were covered by cold air. The weather was almost cold to the point where water drips into ice.

Since the morning, the project of widening and deepening the trenches outside the city gates had to stop. But the officers and soldiers were not idle. They lifted buckets of hot water onto the top of the city and poured them down along the city body. Soon the walls of the entire city were frozen into ice walls, not only smooth but also strong. It was not that easy for the Tatars to break the city easily.

Chen Xi stood at the top of the city. Although he was wrapped in a thick sheepskin coat, he also felt a bone-broken cold, which he had never received in the past few days.

After checking with a telescope for more than half an hour, Chen Xi put down his hand. At the foot of Tumu Fort Mountain in front of him, the Tatars had pressed the camp to a place less than six miles away from the city wall.

"On the overnight, the Tatars pushed the camp forward five miles. It seems that this battle is inevitable!" Chen Xi said with emotion, "I just don't know how many people in the city will be alive after this battle!"

Yun Liu asked, "Mr. Shen, is this battle inevitable?"

Chen Xi nodded slightly: "Yes."

Yun Liu said: "Then you should go down and rest... Once the war begins, the soldiers of the three armies are still waiting for Lord Shen to command and dispatch. If you are not your backbone, there is really no hope for this battle! Lord Shen, Beizhi has asked someone to prepare tea for you, so you should replenish your body!"

There is still ginseng tea to drink in Tumu Fort, Chen Xi was a little surprised, but he knew that it was Yun Liu who brought it with him, so he had done his best for him. He had stayed away from Yun Liu and Xier before, but during the days when he was sick, Yun Liu and Xier took good care of him, and it was impossible to say that he was not grateful in his heart.

Chen Xi waved his hand: "Send the order and let the officers and soldiers have a good meal. Each of them provides two taels of burning knives. I think this amount is enough to keep the cold. Today they all cheer me up and fight the Tatars well. If this battle can be won, everyone can go back to see their wives and children. If they can't win, then they will be buried here for a long time."

"Tell me on my behalf that even if I am sleeping forever, there will be other brothers accompanying him. I will not be too lonely. I will be a hero again in eighteen years!"

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In Tumu Fort, the soldiers' mood was extremely complicated because of the command of Chen Xi.

In the past, these soldiers in Beijing were afraid of death, but during the period of Tumu Fort, they realized the glory of a warrior.

The sky gradually became dimmer, and the women had already started to make fire and cook. Tonight, every soldier could eat hot soup rice and put a lot of salt. This was a generous treatment that he could not enjoy when he was in the capital.

In terms of logistics support, Chen Xi was doing as much as possible. The horse meat that killed the war horses collected during several wars was to be eaten enough this time. Now he is facing life and death. In Shen Xi's opinion, it is no longer necessary to hoard grain and make a long flow of water.

Liu Xu, Hu Songyue and other officers gathered at the command post in the west of the city for a meeting.

The meeting was very short and was also Chen Xi's last pre-war mobilization. Although Liu Xu and others didn't know why Chen Xi was sure to start the war that night, when they received the order to fight, everyone was excited because the war lasted a little too long in their opinion. It was a mule or a horse that should be taken out for a walk.

In the past, they didn't have much confidence in themselves and believed that going to the battlefield would mean defending the city and leaving fate, but now they have new pursuits... and they have a big fight with Chen Xi.

"Decades ago, hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty had been defeated in this Tumu Fort. This is the place where our Ming Dynasty remembers the shame."

Chen Xi waved his fists and said passionately, "But time has changed, we are now stationed in the city. Although we only have seven or eight thousand soldiers, here we have the strongest line of defense in the entire Ming Dynasty..."

"Just let the Tatars attack, without fighting until the last soldier, it is still unknown who will win. Although I am a civil servant, I will pick up the battle flag and stand on the top of the city. If I can still see the battle flag flying tomorrow morning, it means we will win. From then on, the Tatars will lose the courage to confront us!"

Hu Songyue widened his eyes and asked, "Sir, is it so easy?"

Zhu Lie said angrily: "What is easy and not easy? If you give me instructions, we will do whatever we want. A few Tartars? We suffered losses in the previous few battles? We built the fortifications of this Tumu Fortress step by step, and we can't win it. So don't come out to join the army in the future. Go home and farm honestly, so as not to be embarrassed!"

Hu Songyue's face turned red, but when he saw Chen Xi's weak look of breathing after he finished speaking, his heart softened and nodded.

Zhang Yong complimented beside him: "My generals, this Tumu Fort... and the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty are all entrusted to you!"

This is said beautifully, but Zhang Yong just used his mouth to comfort him without any actual expression. He would hide away even further when the war was fought.

Liu Xu expressed his opinion: "Mr. Shen, please rest assured that all the soldiers of Tumu Fort have absolutely no one retreated in the face of the battle. In this battle... either the Tatars died or we died, there is no third way to go!"

Everyone looked at Chen Xi and waited for Chen Xi to finally inspire the military's morale.

Unfortunately, Chen Xi was in a state of depression at this time. After all, he had been sick for three days. His condition is still deteriorating. His brain was a little confused by the continuous high fever. He just bowed his hand: "Thank you, everyone!"
Chapter completed!