Chen Xi must persuade Xie Qian, ask Xie Qian to enter the palace and ask for an order, dispatch cavalry to enter the city from Xizhimen, and fight out from Zhengyangmen, and use the shortest time to rush the Tatars' frontier positions and destroy the Tatars' siege equipment. Only in this battle can there be a possibility of victory.

As for the infantry, the main force of the King's Rescue Army, they launched an assault from outside the city, and Chenxi would leave some cavalry to protect the flanks and ensure the safety of the infantry phalanx.

The Tatars dug out the ravines outside the city that prevented Chenxi tribe from going to Zhengyangmen to reinforce. It seemed a wise move, but in fact it lost the Tatars' own cavalry's advantage of being maneuverable and flexible.

Originally, Chen Xi was worried that a small number of cavalry could not cover the infantry formation on the way from Xizhimen to Zhengyangmen, but now the Tatars helped him solve the problem on their own.

The Tatars are obviously typical of digging a hole to bury themselves!

After the troops set up a formation outside the camp, Lin Heng, who was responsible for leading the cavalry into the city, came over and asked: "Mr. Shen, is it too risky to raid the Tartars from the front of Zhengyang Gate after entering the city? After all, the city gate is open, and if the Tartars rush in, it will not only fail to play a rescue role, but will cause great mistakes in the defense!"

Chen Xi looked at the Xizhimen city in the distance. He knew that Xie Qian would be transmitted back no matter what. He shook his head slightly: "You are too worried. The Tartars can only dismount their horses to attack the city, and they are not even 50% of the previous combat power. With the assault of the cavalry, the Tartars caught off guard and would inevitably be in chaos, which was just convenient for the cavalry to rush to kill, eliminate the Tartars' vital power, and destroy their siege equipment."

"Now it depends on whether the court can approve the combat plan I formulated. I am only worried that Master Xie will not be able to win this opportunity for us!"

Chen Xi originally thought Xie Qian would send someone to send a message, but the one who came was Xie Qian himself.

Under the escort of more than a dozen imperial guards, Xie Qian rode his horse out of the city... The top civil servant of the Hongzhi Dynasty, who was praised by everyone, You Kankan Xie Gong, rushed to the gate of Chenxi camp with a fast horse. Chenxi went out to greet him in person and helped Xie Qian hold the reins of the horse.

Xie Qian turned over and dismounted, but he was not too polite. He came up and said bluntly: "I just returned to the palace, but I didn't see Your Majesty. I conveyed your meaning to Liu Shaofu. Liu Shaofu and Ma Shangshu discussed it and believed that it is not appropriate to open Zhengyang Gate during the war. If you want to mobilize troops, you can leave the city from Chongwen Gate! Look..."

Chen Xi sighed. He had long expected that the court might cause trouble, and thought to himself: "The court has finally lacked the courage to fight the Tatars to the death." But he said: "It's better to go out of the city from Chongwenmen, and it's a trick to win by surrounding the enemy's flanks, but he needs to cooperate with the soldiers responsible for the defense on the city wall to avoid accidental injuries!"

Xie Qian looked strange: "Are you worried about this? You are just too worried... Let's put it this way, the Battle of Zhengyang Gate has begun, and the defenders are so busy that you can't take care of yourself. Your cavalry will just go out from Chongwen Gate, keeping no one to stop your cavalry from raiding Zhengyang Gate. The streets in the city have been planned, and there will be a dedicated person to lead the way!"

Chen Xi saluted: "I would like to thank the elders of the Pavilion for their full help! General Lin and General Wang, you two will immediately lead troops into the city!"

Chen Xi sent Lin Heng and Wang Lingzhi to lead three thousand cavalry into the city from Xizhimen, and then out of the city from Chongwenmen on the east side of Zhengyangmen and kill to Zhengyangmen.

As for Chenxi, we are preparing to fight in infantry formations and walk around the city.

...

...

Zhu Houzhao wore the Japanese armor given by his two uncles and climbed to the top of Zhengyangmen in the rain of bullets... He did not intend to fight the Tartars this time, but just wanted to find a safe place to see how Chen Xi turned the tide.

Although Zhang Yuan was afraid of death, he followed Zhu Houzhao and went up to the top of the city. The battle was fierce under the city, and there were scenes of flesh and blood flying everywhere. Zhang Yuan said nervously: "Great... Your Highness, you...you should go to the top of the city quickly. I'm afraid..."

"I'm so timid, and no one stops you. Come on, come on, please come on! Protect your car!" Zhu Houzhao wanted to call a few people to come to his side to boost his courage, but unfortunately, the more than ten guards who accompanied him to the city were dispersed by the chaos army. The subsequent guards were still snatching the road with the city guards who came to reinforce.

Zhu Houzhao waited for a while, and saw that the guards were not coming to meet, hesitated for a while, and then went to Zhengyangmen City Tower alone. Before he got closer, he heard a few wave arrows flying over his head, which scared him so much that he quickly shrank his head.

When the two nearby defenders saw Zhu Houzhao wearing strange armor, they thought they were Tatars, and shouted that they were about to rush over. In this world, several guards suddenly rushed out from behind Zhu Houzhao and pushed the two eyes-opening soldiers to the ground.

"Is this the Crown Prince, are you tired of living?"

The guard's voice was drowned in the wave of shouting and killing.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, kill me with me... Forget it, accompany me to the city tower, this ghost place!"

Before, Zhu Houzhao was not afraid of the world, but after experiencing the bloody storm on the battlefield, he finally understood the cruelty of the war. At this time, the blood of fighting against the enemy in his heart had already cooled down. Although he was not afraid of danger to come to Zhengyang Gate this time, he just wanted to be a calm bystander.

When the guards protected Zhu Houzhao through the layers of soldiers' formations and climbed to the fourth floor of the city tower, Zhu Houzhao breathed a little relieved.

"Damn it, why is this tragic war endlessly? I was scared just now... Oh no, why would I feel scared? If Mr. Shen knew about it, he would definitely laugh at me... No, no, I must muster up the courage to fight the Tartars to the end!"

Zhu Houzhao held her head up and looked full of confidence. But when she thought about fighting the Tatars in close combat yesterday, she was very happy at that time, but afterwards she was immersed in a huge sense of glory, but when she dreamed of this incident at midnight, her inner fear was beyond words.

This time, the Tatars sent out all the Lv Gongbu, Yunlaid and siege rushers. About a thousand Tartars climbed to the top of the city, and the two sides started a life-and-death battle around Zhengyangmen.

Although the Tatars had few people, they had a neat army and were very purposeful. They wanted to seize the space on the city wall with the Ming army, occupy a part of it first, so that more subsequent troops could climb up the city wall and gradually drive the Ming army away. After the city was completely occupied, they would immediately open the city gate so that the cavalry could drive straight in.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince..."

Zhu Houzhao watched the battle for half an hour, but had not waited for reinforcements. As he entered the eyes, he could see Tatar soldiers everywhere attacking the city, and the situation was extremely dangerous.

At this moment, Zhang Mao brought several generals from the Beijing camp to the city tower.

Zhang Maogang confronted the Tatars head-on on the top of the city. The armor on his body was stained with blood. Several people around Zhang Mao were in poor condition. One of them was scratched on the cheek, and his flesh and blood were turned up, which was very scary.

Zhu Houzhao seemed to see a savior and asked anxiously: "Honey Mr. Zhang, where is Mr. Shen?"

"who?"

Zhang Mao didn't hear it clearly for a moment. After Zhu Houzhao repeated it, he said helplessly, "Diyi soldiers dug many ditches outside the city to guard against reinforcements from Xizhimen to Zhengyangmen. There were cavalrymen coming out of the city around Chongwenmen..."

"Is it the cavalry under Mr. Chen?"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes rolled and then shouted: "Why don't you choose to attack from Zhengyang Gate?"

Zhang Mao was stunned by Zhu Houzhao's question. He did not expect the prince to be so sensitive. In fact, Zhang Mao also believed that the cavalry would be best to leave the city from Zhengyang Gate, destroy the Tartars' siege equipment first, and then kill the Tartars' lives. The city would be safe. Unfortunately, the court was too cautious and did not agree to open the Zhengyang Gate to attack.

Zhang Maoxin said: "Even the Crown Prince knows something that the prince is so old, but the cabinet firmly disagrees. No wonder the Ming Dynasty was so embarrassed in this battle... Isn't it true that the position outside the city is now passively defending?" But he said: "Your Highness, the military orders are no longer available, and the cavalry can only leave the city from Chongwen Gate. If the Diyi troops continue to invade Zhengyang Gate, please go to the imperial city for a while..."

"Why are you going to the imperial city? I am here to supervise the battle. Mr. Chen's troops will definitely come from Xizhimen to Zhengyangmen. I want to see how those Tatars are coming and going!"

Zhu Houzhao became stubborn again, looking like she was unwilling to give in.

Zhu Houzhao has been naughty since childhood, and has been spoiled to have bad habits and has a moody temper. When he stutters, let alone Zhang Mao, even Zhu Youting and Queen Zhang can't do anything to him.

Zhang Mao wanted to say something, but seeing that the situation on the city wall became more and more critical, the Tartars seized more and more territory, the Ming army was depressed and retreated while fighting. At this time, letting the prince leave the city wall was dangerous.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

At this time, the sound of the city gate being hit by the city gate was heard from Zhengyangmen. As the highest general of the Ming army, Zhang Mao was anxious for a moment and no longer worried about whether Zhu Houzhao would return to the palace. He bowed and asked: "Your Highness, the old minister personally led his troops to guard the city gate!"

"oh."

Zhu Houzhao had no time to pay attention to Zhang Mao at this moment. He stood in front of the lookout facing the west side of the city floor, waiting for the arrival of Chenxi reinforcements, and muttered in a low voice:

"Didn't Mr. Chen send cavalry here? Where are the cavalry? Shouldn't he lead his troops by himself? The battle between Zhengyangmen is more dangerous and tragic than yesterday's battle at Xizhimen. If Mr. Chen is not here, this battle may be of great danger!"

Tatar soldiers continued to flow up the city. Seeing that there were fierce confrontations everywhere on the head of Zhengyangmen, the outer edge of the city wall had been completely lost. The Tatars continued to replenish their troops and even set up shields to form a stable defense circle at the city, and moved forward step by step.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to lead the guards down the city tower and fight to the death with the Tatars, but he lacked the confidence to fight head-on with the Tatars.

Zhang Yuan came over and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, it's too...too dangerous...you...you'd better evacuate here as soon as possible!"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Eunuch Zhang, you are with me in times of danger. I remember your contributions, but if you take your words off the top of the city, don't blame me for killing you now to serve as a warning to you!"

Zhang Yuan shrank his head and didn't dare to say anything more.

Zhu Houzhao cursed hatefully: "If you are useless, I am afraid of Tartars when I follow me. Will it make people laugh if it is spread in the future?"

Zhang Yuan originally thought that he could be with the prince at the moment of life and death and gain the prince's trust, but the prince did not appreciate it. It was mainly because Zhang Yuan was timid and cowardly, and he contrary to the prince's wishes in many things. Not only did he not share the worries, but he also always made trouble when the naughty child was upset.

"Your Highness, look, there seem to be soldiers and horses coming out of the city over there!" A guard shouted.
Chapter completed!