Xie Qian and Zhu Houzhao went in to meet the emperor. As for what they said and what Hongzhi told him, only the parties involved knew about it. Even the important officials such as Liu Jian and Li Dongyang did not know the specific situation.

When Li Dongyang and Liu Jian heard the news, they rushed to the Ganqing Palace from Wenyuan Pavilion, the emperor's summoning had been declared over, and the prince went back to Xiefang Palace to rest first.

Li Dongyang wanted to ask Xie Qian, but Xie Qian had a calm face and had a bad expression. Li Dongyang knew that he did not agree to offend his old friend by offending his old friend, so he stopped talking, making Xie Qian sulk alone.

At this time, in the camp of Daming's army outside the city, Chen Xi was commanding his officers and soldiers to set up camps. He wanted to build a camp outside the Xizhimen in the capital that could defend the attack of the Tatars. This camp will serve as the foundation for his life in the future. Before the Tatars withdraw troops from the capital, he will not plan to enter the Nine Gate of the Capital.

Chenxi arranged to build a camp, and the person who was most anxious was Zhang Yong.

As an eunuch in the military supervisor, Zhang Yong has been nagging in front of Shen Xi these days. Chen Xi has always been in the left ear and right ear. Today, Chen Xi has no time to pay attention to what the old eunuch said. The next goal he wants to achieve is to help the court defeat the Tatars, successfully complete the battle to defend the capital, and then reunite with his family.

"...Mr. Shen, I have arrived in the capital city. There is no Tartar from here to Xizhimen. Why don't I just go into the city to station it? I don't even go to the nine gates when I arrive at the capital city. If the court knows, how should we handle ourselves? This is what the king and the soldiers do?"

Zhang Yong gave Chen Xi a reason. Since he was the king's army, he naturally had to go to the city to the capital and obey the dispatch of the Ministry of War.

Chen Xi stood on a small mound made of excavated soil, looked at the fortifications being built around him, and did not look at Zhang Yong at all, and replied casually: "Although Eunuch Zhang is right, can you hear a word, will you not accept the orders of the outside king?"

Zhang Yong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Shen's words are quite puzzling. It's under the feet of the capital. Why are you still outside? The Ministry of War transfer order will come at any time. Will Mr. Shen obey the order to lead troops into the city?"

Chen Xi glanced at Zhang Yong and asked, "How can Eunuch Zhang know that the order from the Ministry of War must be to recruit us and we will enter the city to garrison?"

After thinking a little, Zhang Yong immediately woke up.

The Ministry of War may not really transfer the troops and horses of Chenxi into the city. The biggest trouble for Chenxi is the long list of baggage, artillery, mule carts, etc., with complex personnel. If you encounter a sneak attack by Tatars when entering the city, so many people are blocked at the gate of the city and cannot advance or retreat, the gate of the capital may be lost.

In this way, it is better to let Chen Xi stay outside the city and station on the spot, which not only deters the Tatars and reduces the risk of the city breaking.

The court did not care about the life or death of Chen Xi and his soldiers. If they were concerned, they should have sent troops to rescue Tumu Fort. As a result, the battle of Tumu Fort was still relied on Chen Xi's command and dispatch, and conspiracy and calculations, and finally took it down. Now Shen Xi has not seen any improvement in his treatment when he arrived in the capital. The previous hard fight for two or three hours was proof that there was no response from the city.

Zhang Yongdao: "Why didn't Lord Shen go to the city immediately? He had to wait for the transfer order from the Ministry of War?"

Chen Xi shook his head slightly and said, "It's better to wait until the specific order arrives before you talk about it. Come and send Eunuch Zhang to the tent to rest!"

He really didn't want to listen to Zhang Yong's long-winded words. The best way was to let someone send away the noisy fly, and Chen Xi would continue to supervise camping and burying stoves. He would also plan the defense arrangements later and should not be taken lightly, because the Tatar cavalry retreated at most four or five miles, which was within the range of the cavalry's attack.

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With the end of the Xizhimen War, the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars temporarily entered a short period of adjustment.

The Tatars have been fiercely siegeing the city in recent days in order to capture the capital in one fell swoop before the Ming border troops retreated. As a result, Chen Xi's troops drove out the Tatar troops and arrived in the capital smoothly, forming strong support for the capital's defense.

What's even more hateful is that Chen Xi was not ready to move his nest after winning the battle, so he stationed outside the capital city, threatening the safety of the Tatar soldiers on the flanks.

The sky gradually faded and night fell.

Outside the Xizhimen of the capital, the camp of the King of Military Forces was established within two hours. The soldiers began to bury stoves and cook in batches, while the rest of the officers and soldiers were not allowed to rest. Some were ready to fight with the invading Tatar cavalry, while others continued to build defensive fortifications... They did a lot of digging pits and filling soil when they were in Tumu Fort before.

Hu Songyue, Liu Xu, Zhu Lie and others came to see Chen Xi one after another. As infantry leaders, their task was to dig a trench.

They are very familiar with this job, and the soil outside the capital is softer, so it is much easier to dig a trench than the Tumu Fort. The only problem is that the weather is severely cold and approaches the freezing point. It is difficult to dig without baking after the ground freezes, so it is still difficult to make a lot of trouble.

Until the second update, the Tatar soldiers and horses were quiet. Chen Xi was a little uneasy and left the central army tent and came to the nearby Wanglou to check the situation around the camp.

When Chen Xi came down from the Wang Tower, Lin Heng was already waiting beside the Wang Tower and reported on night patrols.

Chenxidao: "It is expected that the Tatar soldiers will not be dispatched again. Tonight, we will transfer the troops outside the camp back to the camp to let the cavalry rest well. The horses should not be too tired. Tomorrow may be another hard battle!"

Lin Heng asked, "Mr. Shen, aren't you afraid of the Tatars attacking the city at night, or come to attack my camp?"

Chen Xi thought for a while and shook his head, "Even if the Tatars attacked the city, they would not be our current western city. They can only be in the East City or the South City, and the possibility of the East City is relatively high."

"As for attacking the camp, there is no need to worry. Before we were stationed, the Tatars no longer dared to confront us. Now they will not come to die in the dark. As long as they guard the two trenches, they can keep the camp safe and sound!"

Lin Heng received the order and said, "Yes, sir!"

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Until the second half of the night, Chen Xi still had no rest. He said he was not worried about the Tartars attacking the camp, but he was still prepared in his heart.

After all, Chen Xi could not fully grasp the psychology of the Tartars, otherwise he would not be a human being, but a living god who could calculate and calculate.

The speculations made by Chen Xi are all reasonable deductions based on reality and belong to the category of logical thinking. Since it is to guess other people's psychology, there will of course be positive and negative results.

In Chen Xi's words: "Only one of the geniuses know whether the Tatars will come to the camp!"

If the Tatars just wanted to catch him off guard and were not afraid of destroying a large number of cavalry, there would be a certain chance of a night attack.

After midnight, the guards at the camp gate suddenly came to report: "Sir Shen, the envoys from the city are sent to see you!"

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes and thought about it. Most of the people sent to the city were sent to the Ministry of War to send the transfer order. There were only two results. They either led the king-supported troops outside the city or entered the city. Unless the court was crazy, they would make the third decision, that is, to lead the troops to fight with the Tatars until the last soldier.

"not see!"

Chen Xi made a quick decision, "Just say that I have rested, so let the envoy go back to the city first!"

No matter what the instructions of the Ministry of War were, Chen Xi didn't want to know. As long as he did not receive the order from the Ministry of War, he would not have to consider the "big situation" of the court when doing things and could arrange the battle as he pleased.

The guards left for a while and returned, and they were even more nervous than before: "Sir, the envoys in the city insisted on seeing you, and they also said that there was an imperial decree in hand!"

Chen Xi stood up, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, frowned and thought: "What a big background, the imperial edict? Why didn't you say that your Majesty came in person? I said I wouldn't see you, but I won't see you! Wait... Can the person coming have a name?"

Chen Xi originally did not intend to meet with the envoys in the city, but when he thought, since the emperor had found someone to convey the imperial edict, he would not just find an unknown person, and the person who came must have a background.

Sure enough, the guards were a little nervous and said, "It's Mr. Xie in the dynasty!"

Chen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly. If it were someone else, he would be fine to deal with it, but Xie Qian came to his house and he didn't know how to deal with it.

No matter how much Xie Qian said, he also won a lot of resources for his war, and he was still the grandfather of his beloved wife Xie Hengnu. He needed to take care of the old man's face no matter what.
Chapter completed!