Batumonk's temper suddenly became irritable.

Balesborot probably understood that his father was upset because of the war and his two previous attacks on the Ming Dynasty camps were unsuccessful and he was upset.

In his eyes, Dayan Khan was omnipotent. As his son, he regarded his father as his greatest honor and role model and imitated Batumonk everywhere. In the past, Batumonk was definitely a brave and fearless hero on the battlefield. He always fought forward bravely and never retreated. This is why the Dayan tribe followed the leader of Batumonk.

But now Batumonk lost that dazzling light, which made Balesborot feel disappointed. He sensed his father's anger and did not dare to stay in the Khans tent for a long time and retreated.

After leaving the door, Balsborot had just taken a few steps when he saw the national savage Susuha coming forward and asked softly: "How is it? The third prince, when will the Khan decide to send troops?"

Balesborot seemed very annoyed: "My father Khan was somehow staring at the broken map, just like there was a flower on it, and he couldn't figure out what he was thinking... The enemy was right in front of him, and he had no way to advance and retreat. Isn't it better to send troops earlier and solve the opponent once and for all?"

Susuha felt the impatientness of Balsborot and said with a smile: "Maybe Khan has other intentions... Khan is far-sighted, and his forward-looking gaze is beyond our reach, so it is best not to speculate on Khan's ideas casually!"

Balsborot then came to his senses, glanced at Susuha, and said in a bad tone: "What did the national savage come here? It was also here to ask for a fight with his father Khan? But it seems that the national savage participated in the first two battles, and he did not move forward bravely... Isn't it still want to follow Shenhe in this time, right?"

Originally, Susuha was giving an olive branch to Balsborot. Since he had already had a feud with Tuluborot, he wanted to get close to Balsborot. Anyway, Batumonk was not dead, so it was not certain who would inherit the Khan throne in the future, but he did not expect that this kid would make him look up.

However, Susuha immediately figured it out. Before, Balesborough led his troops to win at Zhangjiakou Fort. Susuha not only did not send envoys to congratulate him, but instead warned the other party not to violate the orders of Dayan Khan and expand the scale of the war with the Ming army of Xuanfu on his own. Later, Balesborough rushed back to the Khan tribe and was scolded by Batumonk as soon as he appeared in the golden tent. In this way, he naturally thought that Susuha had sued the slander.

Susuha thought to himself: "Urus died before. I don't think there is any problem with Turu ascending to the throne of Khan. Naturally, he won't have a good face to look at you, the third prince... Who would have thought that the eldest prince would be so ignorant..." Susuha sighed: "Third Prince, now is not the time to hold people accountable. We should look forward..."

"Now the most elite forces on the grassland are here. It is most important to win the next battle with the fastest speed and the lowest price. I want to help the third prince, you achieve military achievements and be proud in front of the Great Sweat!"

"Really?"

Balesborot is not aware of fraud, and thinks Susuha's attitude is quite sincere and trustworthy.

Bals Rolot is now trying to win over a group of Khan's powerful men against his elder brother. With the passing of the second prince Urus Borot, his ambitions are also growing and spreading rapidly, and he feels that he has a great hope to win the Khan position.

Susuha laughed and said, "The eldest prince acts rigidly, lacks tolerance for his subordinates, and cannot lead on the battlefield. This shows that he is timid and despised! Or is the third prince with a strong knight style, extraordinary courage and fearlessness. If I don't help you, can you help the incompetent person?"

This was heard, and Balesborot was floating and said relieved: "Since that's the case, let's find a place to talk about how to destroy the Ming army next!"

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Before the decisive battle was launched, disputes arose within the Tatars over the issue of succession to the throne.

This contradiction became confusing as the will of the national squad, Susuha, who held military power, swayed. In the premise that the Dayan tribe had not won both battles, the hearts of the people were not as consistent as before, causing many people to fish in the troubled waters.

However, for the Ming army, this problem basically does not exist.

Although the Ming army soldiers also had low morale, they always respected Chen Xi very much. The whole army could basically obey orders, unite and work together.

After a busy day, the frontier of the Ming army's positions was finally sorted out. Most of the Tatar corpses were burned to ashes, avoiding the possibility of plague. Occasionally, residual corpses remained on the battlefield, but they could no longer effectively hinder the cavalry's charge. The corpses of those war horses were carried to the river by the Ming army's cooks, and the belly was broken, cut into pieces of horse meat, marinated with salt, and the horse bones were stewed into soup with mushrooms and wild vegetables collected on the grassland before, so that the soldiers could use them at will.

As dark approached, Chen Xi rose to the tent to discuss matters and carried out the final mobilization before the war.

The morale of the generals at the meeting was quite high, but when talking about the next war, everyone was worried. They did not doubt Chen Xi's ability to manage the army, but felt that reinforcements never came. After all, the food and ammunition carried by the army were limited, so they couldn't hold on for long and were not so optimistic about the overall situation.

During the meeting, even a man like Wang Lingzhi, who usually rarely speaks, complained: "...We are fighting the Tartars here, but where are the three-sided troops? Why don't you even see the shadow of the Ming cavalry? If you think the Tartars are powerful here and they don't want to take risks, at least they can launch a restrained attack in other places, at least they must make the Tartars feel worried..."

Even the capital of the Royal Tomb wanted to end the war earlier and return to Yulin Cang City safely, let alone others.

Wang Lingzhi is a militant. He only has the ability to fight and kill. It is rare that he will give a relatively clear and clear view of the current situation.

Everyone looked at Chen Xi.

Wang Lingzhi has a relatively high status among the crowd, mainly because his bravery and good combat have been tested in actual combat. Even the emperor admired Wang Lingzhi's bravery and gave him the title of "General Xiao Wang". No one in the army dared to challenge Wang Lingzhi because of his infinite strength and his individual soldier's ability can be said to be unrivaled in the army.

Wang Lingzhi was not afraid of the earth, but he followed Chen Xi's advice. Now that even General Xiao Wang had an objection, only Chen Xi could convince him and interrupted was to cause trouble for himself.

Chen Xidao: "If reinforcements don't come, will we not fight? Only you know how powerful we are, do you have an intuitive impression of outsiders? You put yourself in your shoes. If you are a three-sided defender, facing tens of thousands of Tatar soldiers, dare to give up the city block and come to help? Besides, even if they come, they can only wave flags and shout on the south bank of Yuxi River. What can they really help us?"

Liu Xu thought to himself: "I heard that when Liu Shangshu, the Ministry of War, retreated his troops to the north bank of Yuxi River, and was about to be destroyed, Lord Shen led the ox cart formation to urgently provide assistance. He did not cross the river at that time and effectively supported Liu Shangshu with artillery. Finally, he turned the situation around and turned defeat into victory. The Tartars fled in panic!"

Hu Songyue said unhappily: "Can it be the same? How far is Liu Shangshu's army from the river bank at that time, and how far is we from the river bank? Even if there is another ox cart array on the south bank of the Yuxi River, it will be useless... The number of artillery in our army is more than the entire Yulin Guard combined! Need their guns to support it?"

Chen Xi raised his hand and interrupted the debate among the crowd, saying, "The soldiers come to block the generals, and the water comes to cover the soil. We can only make military dispatches based on the current situation. The Tatars are likely to launch a full-scale attack tonight, so the whole army is vigilant. When the soldiers who are resting in the camp hear the horn, they must go to the battlefield without hesitation! Finally... this time the Tatars are coming, and it is finally time for us to test new weapons!"

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Night falls.

The north bank of Yuxi River is calm, showing dead silence before the storm.

The war will start at any time. The Ming soldiers have returned to the third, fourth and fifth positions. They all hid in the trenches, with some feeding, while the other leaning against the wall of the pit and closing their eyes to rest.

The harmonious and peaceful scene in front of them is only temporary. Once the order comes, they have to put aside all selfish thoughts, lie down at the shooting port under the wall of the sand and soil bag, and shoot ahead.

After the pre-war mobilization meeting ended, Hu Songyue, Liu Xu and others left the tent, and they were a little confused because Chen Xi mentioned the new weapon, which was basically confused for most of the people in the army.

"The cannons and muskets equipped in our army are considered new weapons, right?" Liu Xu asked suddenly.

Hu Songyue waved his hand: "Let's ask the lord later! Since it is a military secret, this kind of thing is hard to say, and it cannot be said. Seeing that the Tartars are about to attack in full swing, our defense lines are too simple, why don't we continue to dig new trenches behind the fifth line of defense and increase the depth of defense? Alas... It would be great if there was a city wall to protect it!"

Several people returned to the front line, and some officers and soldiers were still eating. The middle and lower-level generals who sat together stood up to greet Hu Songyue and Liu Xu when they came over.

"General!"

A group of people saluted to the two.

The class in the Chenxi Army is clearly distinguished. Whoever has a higher position is naturally respected, which is very different from the chaos in the other army.

Hu Songyue first greeted the soldiers, then turned around and whispered to Liu Xu: "These bastards come from all over the world and have all kinds of accents, but they can be twisted together when they reach Lord Shen's hands. It's really not easy... I haven't heard of deserters yet."

Liu Xu asked in surprise: "Isn't that Mr. Tang the same? Is there any news coming?"

Because Tang Yin suddenly left the camp, there were constant rumors in the army that this useless scholar took advantage of the fierce battle on the front line of the Second World War and snatched the sheepskin raft and crossed the Yuxi River. The whereabouts were unknown.

“It’s just nonsense!”

Hu Songyue said disdainfully: "It's understandable that others talk nonsense, why are you going to make a fuss? Mr. Tang took the risk to go back to Yulin Cang City for help, but was slandered for no reason. He thought that Mr. Tang was very talented, and he was the master whom Lord Shen found him to give advice. How could he be so cowardly? There are at least tens of thousands of Tartar cavalry on the south bank of Yuxi River. Mr. Tang only brought a few followers to sneak back to Yulin Cang City. The way along the way is more dangerous than staying in the camp."

Liu Xu nodded relievedly: "So that's it. I just said that Mr. Tang is not such a person. It seems that Lord Shen also wants to invite Yansui Town to send reinforcements, but he is just suppressing the city and unwilling to send troops... After returning, I must impeach those stupid officials who are in charge of the corpse and food to the court! How come Lord Shen is the Minister of War who is in charge of the country's troops. We have won more battles under Lord Shen's command than the entire three sides. What reason do they have to come and help?"

Hu Songyue complained indignation.

Just at this moment, Ma Ang came over with several guards, looking at the direction to go to the Central Army's tent.

Although Ma Ang has not been in the army for a long time, because Chen Xi personally promoted it, old people like Liu Xu and Hu Songyue dare not be fooled. From a certain perspective, Ma Ang is more like Chen Xi's direct lineage.

"Old Ma, where did you go?" Hu Songyue asked casually.

In terms of age, Ma Ang was very young and a young general, only two or three years older than Wang Lingzhi, and he was incomparable to veterans like Hu Songyue and Liu Xu.

But because the generals in the army are nicknamed, Hu Songyue usually feels that he is not old but is called "Lao Hu". He is a little tired of it, so he calls the younger Ma Ang "Lao Ma" to make him look younger.

Ma Ang’s military post was not as good as Hu Songyue and Liu Xugao. He immediately saluted respectfully when he heard the sound: “Two generals, Bei Zhi was ordered to pass the latest information to Lord Shen… Lord Shen has added dozens of secret secret whistles in front of the position to prevent the Tartars’ night attack!”

Hu Songyue smiled and said, "Just add a secret whistle. After completion, you still need to report to Lord Shen? Are you looking for an opportunity to curry favor with Lord Shen and get some convenience?"

Originally, Hu Songyue was just a joke. Ma Ang gave his sister a concubine to Chen Xi as a secret in the army. No one knew such a private matter, and Ma Ang never said it to the people in the army. In this way, this statement sounded ironic to Ma Ang. Although he had a low official position, he was a person with a high starting point. He had always been engaged in relationships and looked down on uneducated rude men like Hu Songyue and Liu Xu from the bottom of his heart.

Ma Ang's face became a little ugly, and he said with a wooden face: "The things that the adults personally ordered will naturally be reported after completing the Huoyi... Maybe there is a new arrangement for you? Two generals, Huoyi will take the lead!"

After saying that, Ma Ang stopped talking and hurried to the Central Army's tent.

Hu Songyue looked at Ma Ang’s back as he was gone, spat and cursed, "This kid only has adults in his eyes, so we all seem to be irrelevant!"

Liu Xu smiled and said, "Can't you still see it? This confidant promoted by the lord is very different from what we came out of the dead!"

"that is!"

Hu Songyue flattened his mouth and said with disdain, "Can he compete with us? At most, he will come and share the credit together! I haven't seen any performance in these battles, but he is active every time I report to the adults... But this kid is quite fun, has a wide range of knowledge, and we have never heard of many things he said!"

Liu Xu shook his head and said, "What else? The lord will never let some incompetent people in the army... You see, some people are not very capable, but each has their own expertise. Just talk about Mr. Tang before, when he first arrived in the army, wouldn't we also say bad things about him behind his back? See how it is now... Alas!"

Hu Songyue and Liu Xu were quite touched. Even though they didn't think Ma Ang had any skills, they still concluded that the other party had an irreplaceable role in the army, but they had not discovered it for the time being. This perception is not how much they know about Ma Ang, but that they have a blind trust in Chen Xi and feel that everything Chen Xi did has reason.

The two of them arrived at the third line of positions through the middle traffic trench, preparing to go against the left and right, and return to their own positions.

They were about to say goodbye, but it seemed that the two were not in a hurry.

In Chenxi's army, the substitution and division of responsibilities of military positions are very clear. Even if Hu Songyue and Liu Xu are not there, their responsibilities will be replaced by deputy positions.

Chenxi's troops perform their own duties. If there is any problem, or if there is a temporary loss of contact, life and death will be unknown, someone will stand up to replace them. This division of responsibilities will be clear until when there are only two people left in the army, the veteran will command the new soldiers until the entire army is wiped out.

The war is imminent, and the Tatars are nowhere to be seen for the time being. Hu Songyue and Liu Xu cherish the opportunity to get along in front of them.

"The second, the Tartars are coming soon. Do you need to make an agreement? Who will die in this battle and the other one will live. After returning, they will help take care of the other party's family, so as not to die. The one who is concerned about the underworld?" Hu Songyue is usually careless, but involves life and death, and suddenly becomes a mother-in-law and mother.

Liu Xu smiled and asked, "Old Hu, are you afraid of dying?"

Hu Songyue was not angry. He easily turned against him when he was looked down upon, but this time he seemed very calm: "Is this afraid of death? Maybe who will die in the end? I have fought many wars over the years, and I have basically died for a lifetime with the adults. Finally, I have earned a lot of military merits. My family no longer has to worry, but it's...ah! Now, this situation seems to be so disheartened when I returned to Tumu Fort. This kind of life is really tormenting, just treat it as an explanation of the funeral!"

Liu Xu said: "Even if you and I don't talk about it, you will do it, let alone the adults are there. Even if the adults are gone, the court will not treat our brothers in the army unfairly!"

Hu Songyue frowned, shook his head and seemed a little uncertain: "Will the imperial court do this?"

The two looked at each other, with a little more suspicion in their eyes. They naturally understood the nature of the Ming Dynasty. The system was very good, but it was difficult to implement it.

The system set by Chen Xi is the golden rule. Chen Xi will take the lead in implementing it, but the system implemented by the Ming Dynasty will change according to human feelings and the will of a certain person and cannot be accurate.

"After all, with the help, even if something happens, don't forget to take care of each other's family!" Liu Xu patted Hu Songyue's shoulder to comfort him.

The originally depressing atmosphere suddenly eased, and Hu Songyue laughed: "Liu Lao Er, you are usually very strong, but now you find that you are like a woman... When you look back, your aunt has another daughter, our son will marry, and we will be a family by then!"

Liu Xu curled his lips disdainfully: "You are a rude man, you don't know a lot of words, so you will marry you? If Lord Shen can marry you or something, then it will be the ancestral tomb smoke coming out of the blue smoke. I'll save you...!"

After saying that, Liu Xu turned around and left with disdain.
To be continued...