"Sir, according to the information we heard, Wolf Valley and Black Rock Valley are the places where the horse bandit Sandao Jin usually stays.”
"The Black Wolf Valley is the closest to us, so the risk of leaving the fortress is the smallest. Moreover…"
Bang!
When Zhu Yu and Zhu Changluo were choosing the horse bandits to attack based on the information they had gathered from the scouts, the door was pushed open from the outside.
A small flag fell to the ground in a sorry state. His red battle robe was tattered, and his face was covered in cuts and blood.
Xiao Qi couldn't get up and reported in fear,""Sir, sir…Tartars, Tartars, a large number of Tartars!”
Crash!
Hearing this, Zhu Changluo and Zhu Yu's expressions changed drastically, and they jumped up.
Zhu Changluo suppressed the unprecedented uneasiness in his heart and tried his best to remain calm. He comforted,""Don't panic, don't panic, speak slowly. Senior Zhu, give Brother Wang a drink of water first.”
Wang Xiaoqi took the teacup and gulped it down. His fear seemed to have calmed down a little, but he still stuttered,"Sir, I…I encountered a large number of Tartars when I went to Wolf Valley to investigate. There were about thirty thousand of them, and there were Tartar Khan flags in the army.”
"They…they are heading towards Peace Stronghold.”
"This humble servant didn't dare to return from the front of the city pass. I was afraid that I would run into the light cavalry scouts of the Tartars, so I took a detour and crossed the Great Wall.”
Zhu Yu's face was as white as a sheet. Before Zhu Changluo could speak, she hurriedly asked,""How long did it take you to return?”
He wanted to determine where the Tartars were based on the time.
"I spent a day."
"Sir…I'm afraid that the Tartars are already outside Tartar Ravine!" Zhu Yu trembled.”He felt his hands and feet turn cold.
Zhu Changluo was about the same, but as the chief, he was desperately trying to control the nervousness and fear in his heart.
There were only five hundred people in Taiping Village. Even if they were armed, their total strength was barely around a thousand.
Including women, children, the elderly, and the young, there were about 3,000 people.
An army of 30,000 pressed down!
Zhu Changluo had never had such an experience, let alone experience it.
Fortunately, he had been studying the surrounding terrain of Peace Stronghold recently. He had also secretly pondered how to rely on Peace Stronghold and the surrounding terrain to defend.
He dismissed the flag and bent over the map.
"Milord, we can't hold it. The leader is the Great Khan Buyan of the Tartars.”
"He led his troops and charged straight at us. He obviously wanted to catch us off guard.”
"Even if we divide our forces to pin down the Yellow Cliff Pass, we can at most send out ten thousand people. The remaining twenty thousand people are not enough for Buyan to fill the gaps between his teeth.”
"I'm afraid we won't even be able to hold out for a day and wait for reinforcements.”
There was something Zhu Yu did not say. He believed that even if they could hold out for a day, as long as there were tens of thousands of enemies at Yellow Cliff Pass, Peace Village would not receive reinforcements.
As for the basis of his judgment, he could not tell an outsider like Zhu Changluo.
Zhu Changluo gestured on the map.
At a certain moment, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Yu."Senior Zhu, I want to send at least a hundred people with catapults to the mountains on both sides of the Tartar Valley!”
Zhu Changluo's sudden words scared Zhu Yu so much that her face turned pale.
"Milord, if a hundred people go, they'll be sending themselves to their deaths.”Zhu Yu hurriedly reminded.
" I understand," Zhu Changluo said with a smile." Senior, let me finish first. After these 100 people set up an ambush, as long as the Tartars don't retreat, they will continue to lie in ambush."”
"As long as we have the support of the reinforcements, we can hold the pass. When the Tatars retreat and their morale falls, the brothers lying in ambush on the mountain will bombard them with catapults. At the same time, they will set up a large number of flags on the mountain and shout loudly, pretending to be an army lying in ambush.”
"Senior, think about it. When we lead our troops and attack from behind, what will happen if the Tartars panic?”
Zhu Yu was silent. She frowned and thought about it.
Feasible!
But it was very dangerous!
Zhu Yu did not want to take such a risk.
Furthermore, reinforcements…He did not think that there would be any reinforcements at all. Unless reinforcements came from the rear, at least there was a 90% chance that there would not be any reinforcements at Yellow Cliff Pass.
" Senior Zhu, this is the best opportunity to restore the Qi Family's Army's reputation and the reputation of the brothers who died in the mutiny. If we win this battle, the Qi Family's Army's reputation will be restored, and we can also obtain a large number of spoils of war from the victory. It will be enough for the brothers of the Qi Family's Army, their parents, and their wives to not have to worry about their livelihood for a long time!”
Zhu Changluo's words struck Zhu Yu's soft spot.
Zhu Yu thought of the mutiny to cover for his dead brother and gritted his teeth.""Cheers!"
Zhu Changluo's lips curled into a smile, but his hands hidden in his sleeves were tightly clenched and faintly trembling.
"Senior, we have three things to do now. First, mobilize all the manpower and resources of Peace Stronghold. Second, inform the generals. Third, send people to secretly move to the two mountains of Tartar Gully to hide.”
"Alright, I will do as you say. Can you let me write the letter to the Yellow Cliff Pass's General?”
"Yes!"
That night.
Zhu Yu personally led a hundred people and brought ten catapults out of seclusion.
The night was dark. Before they parted, Zhu Yu cupped his hands and said,"Sir, take care!"
Zhu Yu had once requested to stay behind to defend the pass. Because in this battle, guarding the pass was the most dangerous. If the reinforcements could not arrive, Zhu Changluo would have to rely on the few people in Taiping Village to defend the pass.
However, Zhu Changluo insisted on staying behind to guard the pass, and his explanation was very reasonable. Zhu Changluo was worried that he would lead his troops out of the pass and could not suppress the soldiers in the great panic. The soldiers scattered in a hubbub.
On the contrary, as an old man in the Qi Family's Army, he, Zhu Yu, was able to keep his brothers together.
"Senior, take care. We will definitely win this battle!”Zhu Changluo smiled confidently.
Zhu Yu smiled bitterly.
He had no confidence at all.
The flaw of this plan was that they had too few troops.
After Zhu Yu left.
Zhu Changluo stood on the city wall and stared in the direction of Tartar Valley until dawn.
After daybreak, the beacon towers began to burn with smoke. As the smoke rose, the people thirty miles away instantly understood that the Tartars had locked them up!
What Zhu Changluo did not know was that there was already panic and anxiety behind him!
The commoners had taken the initiative to flee to the rear, and news of this had quickly spread to the capital.
The Great Ming Dynasty, which had been peaceful for several years, shook the world!
Zhu Changluo retracted his gaze and looked at the Guancheng Cannon, the fifty Loose Cannons on both sides of the Great Wall, and the six catapults in front of him. Only then did his anxiety ease a little.
Under his orders, Old Han had already used the wet pine wood to make pine cannons.
This was his greatest confidence in being able to defend Peace Stronghold.
If he succeeded, he would amaze the world with a single brilliant feat and take this opportunity to make further progress!
Defeat…
Then he would die in this Peace Stronghold!
Choosing this path back then was a gamble in itself!
"Sir, Tartar, Tartar…"
At this moment, the soldiers standing on the beacon tower shouted in fear.
Zhu Changluo looked over and saw banners fluttering in the direction of Tartar Valley. The stream of people was like a black dragon, twisting and wriggling as it approached!
He was here!
He yearned to rise in the army with his military achievements. The opportunity to have a strong army had arrived!
However, the situation had exceeded his expectations.
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