One night, the two trenches were finally built almost.

Chen Xi spent one night outside the city and finally completed the final project acceptance before dawn, and returned to the city with the last group of soldiers.

After a busy night, most of the soldiers were exhausted at this time. Due to the lack of water in Tumu Fort, there was no condition to wash. The soldiers returned to the camp and fell asleep. They didn't even have time to cover the bedding and covered sheepskin she had prepared before.

Chen Xi arranged people to take special care of the exhausted soldiers, cover them with bedding, and cover them with thick sheepskin and hay to keep them warm.

The city has a harsh environment. In the absence of resources, what Chenxi can win for the soldiers is just to eat a full meal every day and save water. They are all exempted from washing up on weekdays. The officers and soldiers are both in a dark place, but they can’t take care of anything at the critical moment of life and death.

"Sir, all the work you have assigned has been completed."

In the lobby of the command post, Hu Songyue's eyes were covered with bloodshots, but he still seemed energetic. Chen Xi felt that the soldiers in the Beijing camp were useless, but once he had a clear goal, the potential that the soldiers burst out made Chen Xi feel extremely relieved.

This is an explosion when you are forced to go to a dead end!

If it weren't for following him to go to war this time, these people might have been mediocre and inaction all their lives, and they were thinking about how to live and wait for death. When they encountered war, they would be the first to be deserters. No one was willing to devote themselves to the Ming Dynasty and die.

But now, these once cowardly soldiers have become the steel backbone of the Ming Dynasty to guard the territory and ensure the stability of Juyongguan.

Chen Xidao: "Old Hu, if you are tired, go back and rest. I guess you may face a big battle next... Let the brothers be fully energetic. After waking up, we will slowly dig the last trench, and then gradually improve the defense network inside and outside the Tumu Fort, and strive to turn the five miles outside the city into a killing trap."

"Tell the soldiers that if I win this battle, even if I lose all my money, I will give them enough rewards!"

Hu Songyue nodded: "Yes, sir, please take a look. Brothers are following you to work hard. It is best to be able to make achievements and return home in glory. Even if you are buried here, it will be considered as giving up your blood for the Ming Dynasty!"

Chen Xi smiled, but he didn't expect that Hu Songyue, who had always been rough, could also say such emotional words. Although this sentence sounds like a cliché, there was a warm current flowing in Shen Xi's heart.

Chen Xi patted Hu Songyue on the shoulder and said, "Sleep well. The Tatars should not be killed today. I can't say it until the evening... I think our reinforcements should be almost here. I will hold on for a few more days and believe that the miracle will come eventually!"

Hu Songyue no longer had much hope for reinforcements, but he nodded heavily.

When Hu Songyue returned to rest, Chen Xi was still energetic to deal with the information that the scout had just inquired about.

Because Tumu Fort is almost completely closed, the information Chen Xi could get was limited to more than ten miles around Tumu Fort. The scouts he arranged were relatively experienced and could not compare to the night-time unstoppable army, but he was still competent for investigating some of the movements in the Tatar army.

Through careful investigation, Chen Xi was able to timely understand the Tatars' camp layout and activities, so that Chen Xi had a clearer understanding of the battle situation.

Chenxi was busy for more than an hour and came out of the command post. At this moment, the soldiers were resting. The Tumu Fort was silent and seemed dead.

The officers and soldiers stationed outside the city were only rotated with 800 musket soldiers. These people had to guard Tatar prisoners of war and were responsible for patroling the Tumu Fort. The trenches outside the city also needed to be taken into account to prevent them from being destroyed by the Tatars.

"Sir, you haven't rested yet?"

Liu Xu was responsible for the morning duty, so he didn't spend the night outside the city last night, so he went back to the city to sleep. Even so, he still yawned repeatedly.

When Liu Xu saw Chen Xi coming out, he was a little surprised. He thought that Chen Xi had been busy all night and should have been lying down to rest.

Chen Xi did not answer Liu Xu's question, but asked: "General Liu, ask you something. The 10th Regiment of the Beijing Camp has 15,000 people in each camp. According to the principle, there should be 150,000 soldiers. What is the actual number now?"

Liu Xu thought about it and shook his head and said, "The world has been peaceful these years, and the repeated use of troops in the northwest have drawn troops from the Beijing camp. Now it is estimated that... only 30,000 to 40,000 people."

"The adults are not in the Beijing camp, so they don't know the actual situation. The soldiers' military pay was severely deducted. The actual number of troops and horses is far less than the number of troops. This has become a prescribed rule. This was even more so when the Oirat and the Tatars were in stagnant a few years ago."

"Speaking of this... military pay is basically exploited layer by layer. Even the generals cannot say that they can be safe in the turbid current. They can only say that the situation in the army is just impossible!"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Don't think too much. I have no intention of pursuing or questioning. I just want to know the approximate number of soldiers in the capital, calculate whether we can get reinforcements, and calculate the number of reinforcements. After hearing what you said, the capital is too short of military use, and I still hope that the reinforcements in Juyongguan will be more reliable."

Liu Xu's face looked slightly ugly.

None of the reinforcements promised by Chen Xi before came. On the surface, Chen Xi fooled everyone, but everyone knows that the affairs of the court are involved in a wide range of matters, and Chen Xi cannot make the decision. Moreover, the situation outside the Tumu Fort is extremely dangerous, and it is difficult to kill the reinforcements if they come, unless they cooperate inside and outside, let the troops in the city go out, so as to find a breakthrough, and then leave together.

But Liu Xu found that everything Chen Xi did now was preparing for sticking, and there was no intention of breaking through.

Chen Xidao: "You go back and rest, and you will leave it to me. General Zhu will come to replace him after noon."

Liu Xu hesitated for a moment and was suspected of leaving his post without permission when he went back to sleep. But then he thought that this was Chen Xi's order, which was equivalent to the highest order in the army, so he became calm and respectfully took the order and left.

There must be a person in the city to coordinate and command. If an emergency occurs, some reasonable arrangements can be made. Chen Xi arranges errands for Liu Xu, Zhu Lie and Hu Songyue, and let the three of them be responsible for the time period, mainly to cultivate the command ability of the three.

Chenxi climbed to the top of the city and used a telescope to watch the Tatars' military camp. Because the distance was too far, Chenxi could basically not see the activities of the personnel in the Tatars' camp. However, it could be seen that the Tatars' camp expanded again, and it seemed that the other party had increased its troops again, which was basically consistent with the information obtained before.

"It seems that the time for the next war to start is getting closer. I just don't know if the Tatars will be full of their lives... The soldiers and horses in front of me are already giving me a headache!"

Chen Xi was full of confusion. He was thinking about the next move of the Tatars, "If the Tatars take down Xuanfu and send troops to attack the surrounding city blocks of Xuanfu, the main force will inevitably advance to Juyongguan. Tumu Fort is their must pass. They may choose to bypass Tumu Fort and maintain the current situation of surrounding but not fighting. Or do their best to go to Tumu Fort first, and then Juyongguan..."

Just as Shen Xi was thinking about his concern, a team officer of the Musket Team hurriedly walked up to the city wall and came to him and said, "Sir, a messenger is here outside the city!"

"messenger?"

Chen Xi's face was full of doubt.

The outside of Tumu Fort was surrounded by the Tatars, how could a messenger come? Unless it was a messenger sent by the Tatars or a messenger deliberately put in by the Tatars.

The team manager explained: "The messenger entered the city from the south gate, which is said to have come from Longqingwei..."

Chen Xi was still relieved, but he still went down from the city, preparing to meet the messenger who came from Juyongguan and ask what was going on.

ps: Let me preview that since the emperor is going to Shanghai to attend the Forbes China Original Storm Ceremony, we can only maintain two updates from the 8th to the 11th!
Chapter completed!