On the morning of October 16, the 16th year of Hongzhi.

Starting from the second hour of Si, the main force of Tatars after Yisima Yin and the Yibula tribe joined forces to arrive at the Tatar camp ten miles west of Tumu Fort City.

On this day, the Tatars were constantly driving eastward. Due to the difficulty of obtaining information outside the city, Chen Xi could not grasp how many troops the Tatar army had outside the Tumu Fort in a short time, and it was impossible to infer the specific time when the Tatars launched the siege.

Chen Xi only had less than two hours of rest, and was woken up by the detective who had been arranged to go out for investigation and immediately got up to deploy defense.

The fortification group surrounding the city outside the Tumu Fort must be arranged to garrison officers and soldiers before noon, and at the same time, to target the tactics that may be adopted during the attack of the Tatar soldiers and to arrange specific response strategies. It is necessary to let the soldiers of the three armies understand their responsibilities and how to react at different times.

"...Mr. Shen, there are too many Tartars soldiers and horses. Now, I'll say that there will be less than 10,000 more troops. I guess it won't take until dark, and the Tartars will launch an attack on the city!"

Liu Xu brought people to the outside of the city for a visit and came back. He came to the command post to find Chen Xi to report the situation outside the city, but Liu Xu only found a rough figure and knew nothing about the situation inside and outside the Tatar military camp.

Chen Xi was at his desk and checked the map of the Tumu Fort in front of him, shook his head bitterly: "If the official expected it is not bad, Zhangjiakou Fort and Xuanfu Town have both been lost at this time."

Zhang Yong, who was so anxious that he was pacing back and forth, stopped immediately and said astonished: "Sir Shen, don't scare people. Xuanfu Town is a major town on the nine borders. Our small Tumu Fort has not been lost. How could Xuanfu Town be lost if it is lost?"

Chen Xi asked back: "Before this, wasn't Yulin Cang still lost? The Tatars were determined and unintentional, coupled with the cooperation between inside and outside, probably Zhangjiakou Fort was the first to fall, and then Tatar soldiers rushed in. With the defense of Xuanfu Town, it is estimated that they will last for up to six or seven days."

"I would like to remind Mr. Zhang that before this, did the Tatars outside have the intention of siegeing the city? To put it bluntly, the Tatar soldiers outside the city were just guarding against us to go to Xuanfu or withdraw to Juyongguan. They were not the main force of the Tatars, but only some soldiers."

"Only when Zhangjiakou Fort and Xuanfu Town are both declared lost, our Tumu Fort can become the focus of their attack. Now that its reinforcements have arrived, it is enough to prove that all the city blocks west of Tumu Fort have been lost. The security abbey nearest to us may have fallen shortly after a new fall!"

Now Zhang Yong has nothing to say.

As for other people, even if they are anxious, they know that they cannot sing the opposite tune with Chen Xi at this time. Now they are in a desperate situation and fight according to Chen Xi's plan, there may be a glimmer of hope. The result of Chen Xi's unhappiness is that they will be despaired from their own lives.

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It's about noon.

Chen Xi stood on the gatehouse in the west of Tumu Fort, and made a judgment as soon as possible when he observed the situation through a telescope... The number of Tatar reinforcements outside the city had exceeded 20,000, which means that the number of Tatar troops participating in the siege should have been 30,000 to 40,000. Chen Xi calculated that the reason why the Tatars did not launch an attack immediately was because they were waiting for the arrival of siege tools.

Yun Liu, wearing a jade-colored shirt, brought Xier, who was in the same outfit, to the top of the city. The two girls came behind Chen Xi and saluted respectfully: "Sir, let me go out of the city to investigate the situation of the enemy camp!"

Hu Songyue happened to come from the north city and heard the sound and rushed over to persuade him: "Two fathers-in-law, the Tumu Fort has not yet reached the point where you and you two need to take action. You should go and rest first."

The two eunuchs volunteered to investigate the enemy situation, which made generals like Hu Songyue very unhappy. In Hu Songyue's opinion, even if the soldiers in the city were unbearable, they should not let the eunuchs without eggs go. This is a huge insult to all the soldiers.

Chen Xi seemed to have not heard a few people talking, but still looked outside the city without turning his eyes, frowned slightly, and said to himself: "If this situation continues, I don't expect that the dusk will pass..."

Hu Songyue was confused when he heard this and asked quickly: "Mr. Shen, what did you say?"

Chen Xi still didn't respond. After a long time, he put down his telescope and murmured: "The Tatar soldiers are coming in full force. They will definitely attack tentatively first and find out our reality! From the analysis of all aspects, the west of the city is the main attack direction of the enemy. We must be vigilant and increase our troops at any time!"

Hu Songyue was puzzled: "Mr. Shen, the west of the city is the focus of our defense. Even if the Tatars want to attack the city, will they avoid the important things and choose the north or south of the city?"

"Huh!? Why are you here?" Chen Xi then realized that the person who was speaking was Hu Songyue, and shouted sternly, "When the Tartars were about to attack the city, the fortifications outside the city were ready? There is also the last trench, which has not been completed yet. If you don't supervise, why do you come to me for?"

Hu Songyue's face was a little unfavorable, and hesitated: "Old Liu has already taken people out of the city. Didn't Lord Shen ask him to take responsibility? If the last general is resigned..."

Chen Xi waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Okay, okay, I remember it wrong. Since General Liu has gone, then you can do something else first. Remember to send additional personnel in the west of the city. It is best to allocate twenty Franco cannons in this direction..."

"The military strategy is solid, and the virtual is weak, and the real is solid. The Tatars want to fight quickly. If they attack from other directions, it will take some time to prepare the troops. If they delay a little, they don't have to attack the city today. With the sharpness of the Tatars, they will not be able to learn a lesson if they don't touch the bloodshed!"

Hu Songyue was a little confused when he heard this, but it was Chen Xi's arrangement, and he also knew that the Tatars would probably launch an attack within a few hours, so he hurriedly ordered all his troops out of the city.

Chen Xi was in a very heavy mood. He picked up the telescope again to observe the enemy situation. Xier said, "How do you know it must be the west of the city? Even if the Tatars team did not take much time, can't it be the south or north of the city?"

"Xi'er!" Yun Liu scolded.

Chen Xi raised his hand and didn't even look back, so he patiently explained: "The Tatars' siege equipment was transported from the west. In order not to be prepared for the city, the Tatars must wait for the siege equipment to start the war as soon as it arrives."

"With the Tatars' conceit, they will definitely choose to attack the city head-on to boost morale. As for the Tatars commander Yi Simain, this person is suspicious in nature. He must have thought that I had set up a suspicious formation on the west side of the city, and used the other three gates as the focus of defense!"

"The opponent has many people and power. Even if the coach makes a mistake in his judgment, it will not have much impact on the overall situation. However, if the judgment is correct, we can catch us off guard and capture the city in one fell swoop."

Neither of the two women expected Chen Xi to explain this to them, and they respectfully expressed their acceptance of the teachings and did not raise any criticism since then.

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By the afternoon of the Sun, the Tatar reinforcements were still coming, and towering nest cars and ladders could be seen from time to time in the team. The estimated number of Tatar troops in Chenxi had increased to 50,000.

Chen Xi's mood became worse and worse. The best result he had expected before was that the Tatars divided some troops to attack Tumu Fort and placed their main attack direction in Juyong Pass. Only in this way could he have the opportunity to lead his troops to win in the defensive battle, and then return to Juyong Pass to join forces with the Longqing Guard's troops, or withdraw his troops to guard Zijing Pass.

But the current situation makes Chen Xi feel that something is not good.

The Tatars seemed determined to remove the small fortress of Tumu Fort first. After confirming that there were no worries, the troops would then go east to Juyong Pass. In this way, the Tumu Fort would be attacked by tens of thousands of Tatar soldiers in turn. If the city was destroyed, the war would not end.

Liu Xu led his troops to the periphery of the trench system outside the city to complete the final civil engineering work and returned to the city at around You hour. It was not dark at this time, and Chen Xi relaxed a little when he heard the reward, and then returned to the command post to have the first meal of the day.

"The three armies are sent to order that before dark, all officers above the team will gather in the command post to conduct the last promotion of the account. At that time, the official will give a detailed explanation of this strategy. If anyone can't remember it, let him hang his head and stab his thighs. If he can't remember it, he will simply cut his head and end it all!"
Chapter completed!