Chapter 51                                                                                                                             �

"What?" Zhou Mengchen was shocked and said, "The Tartars have crossed the wall. Where did they cross and where are they now?"

No one can return to Zhou Mengchen’s problem.

Zhou Mengchen also knew that the situation is changing now, and the armies of both sides are moving in a relative manner, and it is not known that it is normal. But at this moment, he is under great pressure. He also knew before that it was unlikely to rely on the Great Wall that was no longer systematic to block the Tatars from moving south.

But before that, there was still a glimmer of hope.

Now hope is shattered.

The Tartars are likely to be on the way to Datong, and the food outside Datong City is likely to be burned. Zhou Mengchen's year of hard work may be ruined. Even Zhou Mengchen's political career will encounter great setbacks, and the handle for Yan Song and other Zhou Mengchen will not be a day or two.

"Why don't you go check it out quickly?" Zhou Mengchen shouted angrily. His angry expression seemed to be about to eat people.

"Yes." The people below saw Zhou Mengchen so angry for the first time, and quickly agreed. The troops from all walks of life sent twice as many as the horses to concentrate on finding the main force of the Tartars.

At least it's an inside battle.

Zhou Mengchen's management of Datong this year was not for nothing.

Some news also came continuously, and the Great Wall of Tartars had been determined. It was about twenty miles east of Gushan. When Zhou Mengchen heard this location, he immediately said, "In this way, the Tartars are now behind us?"

"Yes." Judging from the traces of the Tartars' march, it should be near Xiang Datong, but now it should be near Baideng Mountain.

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand firm.

The Tartar army's roundabout interlude this time fully exerted the maneuverability of the cavalry, and had already been interluded to the west of Zhou Mengchen's troops, between Zhou Mengchen's troops and Datong.

Zhou Mengchen smiled bitterly and said, "I understand. You all go down and rest for a while. Everyone will return to the army when dawn."

At this moment, Zhou Mengchen was completely out of his mind.

It’s not that he can’t bear setbacks, nor that he can’t accept failures.

But he could not face the hundreds of thousands of people in Datong. Now the food around Datong must be unable to be preserved. I don’t know how many people’s lives are. In an instant, Zhou Mengchen had the urge to see the elders of Jiangdong without any face.

All the generals withdrew, Qi Jiguang stayed and said, "Teacher, victory or defeat is common in military affairs. Now everyone knows that the teacher has done his best. This is simply a skilled woman who can cook without rice. Moreover, the situation is not decided, everything is possible, and everyone below expects the teacher. Please take care of the teacher."

There was a hint of bitterness on Zhou Mengchen's face and said, "I know, you don't need to comfort me anymore. This is the case, unless Xiao Qin is stupid himself. Otherwise, the defeat in today's battle is decided. But don't worry, you can't beat me if you fail once or twice. I will let Xiao Qin know that with me, Zhou Mengchen, you can't come to Datong whenever you want, and leave whenever you want. You should go back and rest for a while."

Zhou Mengchen's face was firm and obviously unshakable. Qi Jiguang had to leave.

He actually didn't say something. In his opinion, things didn't have a turnaround. It was just that he couldn't say anything when he saw Zhou Mengchen's appearance.

At this moment, the people below will encounter the Ming army at night and do not kill them all. They ran away. The news that the position of the army had been leaked reached Xiao Qin's ears. Xiao Qin nodded slightly and said nothing. Instead, he looked at the wheat ears in his hand and asked, "Everyone has said a lot. Everyone has clearly defined their opinions. Let me say a few words."

"I know, adults don't want to burn the food here. It seems that the harvest is coming soon. I have sent someone to estimate that the food around Datong is about 2 million stones, so we can grab a deal. This winter will be better. But everyone knows that this movement is here and has not matured yet. I guess it will only take two or three days. But Zhou Mengchen will not wait for us for two or three days."

"I guess the Ming army will come to us tomorrow. Could it be that this time we go south to Datong to harvest wheat?"

"If Zhou Mengchen was in the city, we naturally had no choice. Now we look up and go out of the city to fight over our own abilities. How can we not be able to do it? Just kill Zhou Mengchen, isn't everything here still we ask for?"

"And you can't put the cart before the horse."

"As long as you win a battle, what's there? Why bother to think of the food outside Datong?"

What Qi Jiguang said was a prediction that Zhou Mengchen made wrong. That was that the Tartars would burn fertile fields and burn ripe wheat to the ground.

Actually, this is not the case.

It’s not that the Tartars will not burn, kill, robbery. They will. But their main purpose is to obtain spoils. This spoil is also a priority. Food is of great importance, but it is difficult to transport food. How much food can be pulled back by horse load? Not much at all.

So the Tartars burned the food that they could not be transported away. This is also a common thing.

But now, it is different. In the entire northern part of Datong, except for the fields around Datong, other departments have strengthened the walls and cleared the fields. Of course, this kind of work is not done too well, but the Tatars were ravaged too much last year, and they have not yet recovered their vitality. There is not much to clear the fields without firm walls and clear the fields.

In other words, this time when the Tartars went south, they wanted to gain something. There were only two ways. One way was to continue to go deeper and plunder in places that they had never been to before, so that they would gain something. The other was to keep an eye on the grain in Datong and rob a batch of grain back. Although the harvest was not too big, it was better than not.

The Tartars probably won’t burn the farmland, but after they mature, they will rush to harvest a batch of grain and set the rest on fire.

But Qi Jiguang was not very confident about this judgment.

In fact, as for Xiao Qin himself, he looked down on the wheat in Datong. The reason is that Xiao Qin was in charge of the military farms on Fengzhou Beach. That is, the Mongolians' grain power is in the hands of Xiao Qin, and in terms of grain, Xiao Qin is the rich man.

These things were transported back, which was not very valuable to Xiao Qin. He actually wanted to burn them with fire.

But the problem is that Xiao Qin also needs to consider the opinions of many people.

This army was not Xiao Qin's one-man rule, but a coalition force. Other Mongolian tribes followed Xiao Qin south, although part of it was the face of Xin Ai, the Khan, but more importantly, they wanted to make a big profit from this southward journey.

Therefore, in the face of the situation where Datong is firm and clearing the world, this spoil is heavy.

That's right. Before the war was over, these Mongolians had already regarded the food outside Datong City as their own spoils.

Xiao Qin's consideration is different from them.

This time he came not just to set fire outside Datong City, but to weaken the strength of Datong Town. What is the best way to weaken Datong Town? It is nothing else, to defeat Datong Town, and it is best to destroy the main force of Datong Town and kill Zhou Mengchen.

Especially the killing of Zhou Mengchen will bring great political reputation to Xiao Qin. After all, killing Zhou Mengchen is to avenge Altan.

The priority of this item is far above burning Datong Field.

So Xiao Qin's choice was taken for granted.

When Zhou Mengchen discovered him, he probably noticed the relative position of Zhou Mengchen's tribe and Ma Fang's tribe, and even discovered that Zhou Mengchen was actually separated from Ma Fang. In his opinion, this was great news.

So there was what he said just now. Xiao Qin continued: "As long as Zhou Mengchen is killed, the food outside Datong City is ours. The main force of Datong Town does not exist, and we can stay in Mingjing for a few more months and go deeper. Everyone's benefits are indispensable. This is the most important thing."

The words aroused all the Mongolians' interest, and they all gave up their desire for Datong's grain fields.

A Mongolian general asked, "So, we will not go to Datong City tomorrow, but will turn east? Attack Zhou Mengchen."

"Yes." Xiao Qin said: "I just got the news. A Ming army stopped taking it away at night. I guess at this time, Zhou Mengchen also got the news. He must come tomorrow. But we are halfway through to give him a big surprise and avenge Lao Khan."

"Yes, avenge Lao Khan." The Mongolians were excited for a moment.
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