The Battle of Zhengyang Gate is about to begin. This is the third large-scale attack by the Tatars on Zhengyang Gate since the siege of the city.

The Tatars targeted Zhengyangmen, but before the war, they sent cavalry to harasse the city gates such as Xizhimen and Deshengmen.

After many additional troops, the total number of Tartars besieged the capital is as high as 140,000. After continuous consumption, the Ming Dynasty's defenders were less than 90,000. If the civilians were added, the number could barely reach 120,000.

The Tatars had the upper hand in the warring battles, but they only had a slight advantage. After all, as the defensive side, the Ming army had a city wall defense bonus, and the Ming army had 15,000 troops outside the city.

At noon, the Deshengmen War took place for half an hour, and the Ming army's troops coming to reinforce had increased to 20,000.

Unfortunately, the Tatars' harassment was only a short while and did not launch a decent siege, and even the ladders and siege cars did not join the battle.

The Tatars dispatched about 5,000 cavalry at Xizhimen and Deshengmen, and such a number could basically be rampant in the Ming Dynasty, because even the border troops with a total of 20,000 may not be the opponents of these 5,000 Tatar cavalry, at most they are evenly matched.

The border troops of the Ming Dynasty wanted to encircle and suppress 5,000 Tatar cavalry amid the straits, and at least 50,000 troops were sent.

But in fact, the war in which the Ming Dynasty could use 50,000 troops was already a great war, and it was famous in history. Even the Ming Dynasty had few wars that had deployed more than 2,000 troops on weekdays. This is the current situation of the border. As long as the Tatars did not invade several important military fortresses on the nine sides, even if they entered the hinterland of the border, the Ming border troops chose to ignore it in most cases.

It’s not that you don’t want to fight, but that you can’t beat it, or it’s not easy to fight. Even if you can beat it, you can’t catch up. It’s better not to fight, so as not to waste the people and money.

But now outside the capital of the Ming Dynasty, these five thousand soldiers and horses seem to be insufficient.

Chenxi alone could easily annihilate these 5,000 cavalrymen, but Chenxi would not respond hastily, because he knew very well that this was just a bait sent by the Tatars. If he fought with the Tatar cavalry in front of him, it would probably cause the city gate that the Tatars were mainly attacking was in danger.

"Mr. Shen, send troops. Those Tartars are so hateful. The brothers can't help but fight with them!" Liu Xu went to Chen Xi and lobbyed to send troops.

Chen Xi was looking at the file at hand. This was the situation of the Tatar troops stationed in the previous day.

For the big men of the Ming Dynasty, all they had to do was to guard the four walls and nine city gates. As for where the Tatars were stationed outside the capital, it had nothing to do with them.

But Chen Xi was very concerned about the collection of information. He sent as many as two or three hundred scouts overnight. The task of these scouts was to investigate all possible places where the Tatars might be stationed in the capital to facilitate the subsequent battle.

Know your enemy and yourself, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles!

Chen Xi raised his head and looked at Liu Xu when he heard this, and asked, "General Liu wants to compete with the Tatars, who is the female and who is the male?"

Liu Xu was originally full of anger, but after hearing Chen Xi's rebuttal questioning, he couldn't help laughing: "Mr. Shen, do you still have the intention to joke now?"

Chen Xidao: "If you think this is a joke, then I don't say it. I remind you that the Tartars have never been ruled in using troops. I am not sure where they attack the city this time. Once we take the initiative to attack the few thousand soldiers outside, victory will be of no benefit to the overall situation of the war. If the defeat is defeated, the capital will be in danger. How dare General Liu ask if he can bear this responsibility?"

Liu Xu was speechless when asked. He knew his true level. He had to listen to Chen Xi if he really wanted to win a battle. He did not have the ability to lead troops alone.

Liu Xu asked, "I dare to ask Lord Shen, when will the war start today...?"

Chen Xi thought for a moment and said, "The war will probably start at the end of noon. At this time, the soldiers can continue to rest and ignore the movements outside!"

Because of the continuous travel and fighting, the soldiers seized time to build defensive fortifications last night, which made the officers and soldiers tired. After morning exercises and breakfast, they went back to their tents to sleep.

Chenxi asked for more rest in order for officers and soldiers to have the best physical strength and energy to deal with the next battle.

Liu Xu muttered: "The sound of horns outside is coming one after another. If the brothers can still sleep peacefully now, that would be heartless!"

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There were more and more Tatar soldiers outside Xizhimen.

Wang Lingzhi was the most excited because Chen Xi sent him and Lin Heng to lead three thousand cavalrymen to deal with the Tartars.

The orders issued by Chen Xi were extremely complicated. Wang Lingzhi was confused when he heard this, but as long as Lin Heng knew it, he could completely obey Lin Heng's command. He would go wherever Lin Heng asked him to fight, and there would be no problems.

Although Lin Heng's body is thinner than Wang Lingzhi, his endurance and combat experience are richer than Wang Lingzhi. Lin Heng has years of experience living in the border area and has a thorough understanding of the Tatar temperament. In addition, he is flexible and good at summarizing, and has a good way of commanding and combat.

"Wu Lala!"

The Tatar cavalry team rushed towards the camp of the King's Army.

Compared with the battle outside Xizhimen yesterday, today's offensive and defensive battle is much smaller in scale. The two sides fought on a wide battlefield, and there may be only dozens of cavalry or even several cavalry at a time. However, due to the large number of cavalry teams of the Tatars, the direction of harassment is erratic, which makes the Ming cavalry defending a headache.

Chen Xi did not allow Lin Heng and Wang Lingzhi to pursue him. Chen Xi's strategy was to defend several key points outside the camp. If the Tatars attacked, then the soldiers would block the water and soil. If the Tatars went to Xizhimen, there was no need to pursue them. As for the Tatars retreating to other places, they would not need to pay attention.

If the enemy advances, I retreat, but if the enemy retreats, I will not advance. This is Chen Xi’s strategy.

Even though I know you are here to harass me, I still send troops to get entangled with you. My small group of soldiers are restrained by my large number of soldiers. Do you think I am stupid?

The Tatar cavalry followed the order, and they didn't know what arrangements they had with the upper level. They only knew that they were ordered to harass the Ming army camp and launched charges one after another, but they were not able to fight and could not retreat. They just wanted to fight with the Ming army in such a way that they could fight back and forth.

The troops outside the camp were famine. When the Tatars approached the camp of the King's Army, they might have passed by dozens of steps in front of the second trench outside the camp. Even if the Ming army's artillery aimed at these cavalry, they did not fire. Because the Tatar cavalry was scattered and rare, the possibility of getting into the cannon was very low.

As the inventory of artillery shells decreased, the Ming army's artillery no longer dared to squander and waste for no reason.

The artillery soldiers under Chen Xi were growing up in actual combat and continued to fight, especially after the joyful victory, the artillery skills were almost full. They could be said to be the best artillery soldiers of this era.

Lin Heng dispatched troops to fight for more than a dozen rounds, but there was no result in any battle. The number of personnel on both sides was extremely limited.

Lin Heng said to Wang Ling, who had just returned from charging and killed a Tatar cavalry: "General Wang, you are waiting here, I will report to Lord Shen. During this period of time I have left, you must not attack casually!"

Wang Lingzhi frowned when he heard this: "I won't fight if the Tartars come? Then... that's not a coward? You... can you change to someone else to say it!"

Lin Heng said: "It's not that I have to go, but that others may not be able to explain clearly. Just endure it for two rounds first, and I will go back!"

Wang Lingzhi urged: "Then go quickly! I don't know how long I can endure it!"

If Wang Lingzhi obeys Chen Xi's command, he can obey his words, but if Lin Heng comes to dispatch, he is a little dissatisfied. However, at least he can still obey orders. But now there is no constraint and can tolerate it in a short period of time. After a long time, he will have no self-discipline.

Lin Heng hurried into the camp and rode his horse to the central army's tent. Before he could get off the horse, he saw Hu Songyue and Zhu Lie coming out of the camp. It was obvious that Chen Xi had given some advice to these two confidant generals.

Hu Songyue and Zhu Lie were both respectful when they saw Lin Heng. After all, Lin Heng was the most elite cavalry general in the border army and was highly valued by Chen Xi, so they could not help but lower their posture.

Hu Songyue said: "General Lin, is the war outside over?"

"I haven't passed, I'm here to tell Lord Shen about the specific situation so that Lord Shen can know it!" Lin Heng said.

Hu Songyue smiled and said, "Then why should you come here in person? Lord Shen is very busy and can't listen to these cumbersome things. In fact, sending people will not delay trouble!"

It sounds kind, but in fact, Hu Songyue, Liu Xu and Zhu Lie were secretly fighting with Lin Heng, Wang Lingzhi and others. Hu Songyue said these words, which made him very familiar with Chen Xi, just like an old man’s guidance to the newcomer.

Lin Heng nodded, but did not take it seriously. He was rigorous by nature, afraid that there would be any mistakes in the report from the people below. When the war was about to break out, he was worried that he would not come to Chen Xi in person.

After entering the Central Army's tent, Lin Heng realized that Chen Xi was indeed very busy.

Hu Songyue and Zhu Lie went out, but there were still many middle and lower-level generals who did not leave. Chen Xi was explaining the changes in the battle formation to these people in detail, and the meaning of various flag words, so that they could memorize it by rote, for fear of any mistakes on the battlefield.

"Mr. Shen!"

Lin Heng is currently the most trusted general in Chen Xi. He did not even need to report to enter the Central Army tent, but went directly to the Chen Xi commander's case to pay tribute.

Chen Xi looked up at him, waved his hand, and said to the other generals: "After returning, gather their own troops immediately. After eating and drinking, the war will begin!"

"Get orders!"

The generals were full of energy and respectfully retreated after receiving the order.
Chapter completed!