"Shi Heng, what's the matter with you?" Li Qing scolded: "I asked you to bring the factory guards, why did you bring them all?"
"Hey, it's easy to get things done when there are many people." Shi Heng said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, there are still two to three thousand people left at Deshengmen."
Two or three thousand is enough... Li Qing smiled bitterly, "Let's go back immediately."
"I really want to fight!" Shi Heng sighed unwillingly, and then said, "Don't worry too much. I asked Yu Shangshu just now. In addition to our Andingmen and Deshengmen being violently attacked, The damage to other city gates is very small, not even a fraction of ours."
"Oh really?"
"Why are you lying to me?" Shi Heng said angrily, "Let's just forget it. The other gates only suffered losses ranging from one to two thousand. Xizhimen was even more lucky, with a total loss of five to six hundred. Damn it." , the Tatar energy has come upon us."
After a pause, "Yu Shangshu was afraid that the Tatars would take advantage of the victory and attack Andingmen, so he asked me to bring the people here. Let's go directly to Andingmen."
"What about Deshengmen?" Li Qing was worried.
Shi Heng said: "Yu Shangshu is actively recruiting people. Don't worry, he is the commander-in-chief and he will not act recklessly."
"Well... it's done." Li Qing nodded, "You lead the army back first, and I'll go check on the Tatar situation."
"I'll go with you." Shi Biao said.
Shi Heng glared at his nephew fiercely and cursed: "You've become more capable, haven't you?"
"Hehe... I'm not fighting, I'm just taking a look from a distance." Shi Biao smiled and said, "After a busy night, you have to see the results, right?"
Li Qing was not in the mood to care about this and urged: "Shi Heng, please go back quickly. With so many people, it will be unreasonable if we fall."
"Ang." Shi Heng nodded dullly and glanced at his nephew again, "Be careful."
"I understand, uncle." Shi Biao nodded.
"Just call me...forget it." Shi Heng glared at his nephew angrily and said loudly, "Go back to the city."
~
Li Qing rode his horse forward for more than ten miles, and came to a high slope with a far-reaching view.
The sky was already slightly bright, but the sight was not good enough for Shi Biao to see clearly. He wanted to move forward, but was pulled back by Li Qing, "The Tatars have withdrawn."
"Ah?" Shi Biao was shocked: "No, are you scared away?"
"It's just a retreat. Retreating doesn't mean running away." Li Qing said, "Maybe he was unsure of our situation and retreated tactically. We should not take it lightly."
"Okay." Shi Biao said angrily, "So, our work has been in vain?"
"Huh? You can't say that." Li Qing said with a smile, "There is a saying in the art of war that attacking the city is at the bottom and attacking the heart at the top; this is our home court, and our advantages are expanding little by little as time goes by, while they are the opposite;
The fuss tonight will at least make them afraid to try their best. "Li Qing turned the horse's head and walked back, continuing: "Tatars are different from our Ming Dynasty.
On the battlefield, the power of their Grand Master is not comparable to that of our coach, who can even openly defy us, especially when the wind is against us. "
"I have heard my uncle talk about this." Shi Biao said, "Do you really think that the Tatars' will to fight will decline after this incident?"
"I dare not say 100%, but it is 80%." Li Qing said with a smile, "In short, today's Tatars will never be what they were yesterday."
Shi Biao nodded lightly: "I think so too. The fight yesterday was too fierce. It was uncomfortable for us and the Tatars too. Today's battle will definitely not be up to yesterday's level."
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Totto Polo looked at the Tatar warriors and said nothing for a long time.
There were only 50,000 troops left out of the 100,000 that came, and 50,000 was enough.
Of course, in fact, there were not so many losses, but several generals escaped during the night.
Having lost so much all at once made Totto Polo extremely uncomfortable.
To fight or not to fight, that is the question.
If we fight, 50,000 people will be really choked; if we don’t fight, we really won’t be willing to do it.
By now, Totto Polo didn't have much confidence anymore, mainly because he couldn't figure out whether those people before dawn were the Ming troops defending the city or the Ming troops who came to support.
"Mom, just leave like this, and I won't be willing to die."
Totto Polo gritted his teeth and began to make strategic arrangements.
Except for the immediate subordinates who listened attentively, others were serious on the surface but disapproving in their hearts, and were already making plans to run away.
…
It's approaching noon.
The sound of horse hoofs trampling came, and Li Qing stood on the horse to watch, and couldn't help but feel happy.
The total number was only 15,000, which was not as many as theirs. With yesterday's remnant army plus the factory guards, plus the tens of thousands transferred by Yu Qian, the number of defenders at Andingmen had reached 22,000.
Yesterday, they were outnumbered, but they were all carried down. Today, there are more people, and the Tatars' fighting will has obviously declined. Isn't it easy to carry them down?
Facts have proved that Li Qing's prediction was correct, and it was much better than he expected.
When the Tatars saw that the number of defenders at Anding Gate suddenly increased to more than 20,000, their hearts suddenly dropped. This meant that reinforcements from the Ming army had really arrived last night.
This team is the direct force of Totto Polo. If they are like this, we can predict what other lords will do.
Soon the battle started. This time the Ming army was no longer passive. It was also attacking while defending. The numerical advantage allowed the Ming army to regain its confidence.
The Tatars, on the other hand, became increasingly frustrated and withdrew after fighting for only more than half an hour.
In the afternoon, they fought again, barely fighting for an hour, and then withdrew again.
Li Qing knew: "This battle is about to end. The real reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty will probably arrive in the future. The Tatars will either fight to the death tonight or run away tonight."
After finishing eating the steamed buns, Li Qing clapped his hands and got on his horse.
Shi Biao hurriedly stepped forward, "Why are you going?"
"Go to Deshengmen," Li Qing had a headache. Shi Biao had gotten involved with him, and he would follow him wherever he went.
"I am coming too."
"...let's go."
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Deshengmen.
Yu Qian only hurriedly mobilized 8,000 people, but the number of Tatars was even less. Mainly because there were too many people running away last night, and the Tatar troops were not enough.
Today's battle was particularly gentle, with little losses on both sides.
This is exactly what Yu Qian wants. He is not afraid of delaying. The longer the delay, the better. Reinforcements will arrive after two more days.
Yu Qian stood on the city wall, breathing a sigh of relief and relaxing. He felt even more relieved when he thought that Shi Heng said that Li Qing was back last night.
Everything is going in a good direction, but... I don't know what's going on with the Supreme Emperor.
"Alas...!" Yu Qian sighed, and suddenly a familiar figure appeared in the corner of his eye. He quickly looked at it carefully. Isn't the person under the city the Mr. Li he misses so much?
The corners of Yu Qian's eyes were a little moist: Sure enough, Mr. Li is still alive.
Li Qing looked at Yu Qian on the city and shouted: "Yu Shangshu, I have something to report to you."
"Hey, sir, wait a moment, I'll go down right away." Yu Qian replied hastily, and then ordered his guards to find the rope.
Soon, Yu Qian pulled the rope and swung down little by little.
He said that the Tatars would not retreat and the city gates would not be opened. He could not break his promise and get rich.
After Yu Qian came down from the city, he quickly stepped forward and looked around Li Qing. Seeing that he was fine, he said happily:
"Fortunately, sir is fine."
Li Qing smiled and asked: "What is the specific situation of the Nine Sects?"
"The main reason is that the damage to Anding Gate was too heavy, while Desheng Gate was much better." Yu Qian replied, "As for the other gates, the damage was very small. The Tatars were just to contain them. They originally attacked Desheng Gate, but later they focused on it. Put it on top of the Anding Gate..."
Yu Qian explained the current situation.
Li Qing listened and nodded from time to time.
Shi Biao was shocked. This Li Qipin was really rude to everyone. He even looked calm when facing Yu Shangshu, who was in charge of the defense of the capital.
Even...he had the illusion that it was not Li Qing who was familiar with Yu Qian, but Yu Qian who was familiar with Li Qing.
Isn't this too cool for Li Qipin?
Simply...his idol.
"The general trend of the Tatar withdrawal has been determined, but there may be a desperate fight tonight or tomorrow." Li Qing said in a deep voice, "We still have nearly 120,000 people, and they may not even have half of our troops.
So... counterattack! "
"This...isn't it appropriate?" Yu Qian hesitated, "As long as we hold on, they will retreat. There is no need to take risks!"
"That's what I say, but... I have to guard against this last desperate fight." Li Qing sighed: "They will definitely not attack Desheng Gate and Anding Gate again, and will definitely choose one of the remaining seven gates with all their might. "
Shi Biao quickly helped: "If the Tatars really gather all their forces to attack one point, we really won't be able to stop them. The capital is so big, and it may not be possible to rush to help in time.
Even if they had time, what should they do if they turned around and attacked an empty city gate? "
Shi Biao cupped his hands and said, "Yu Shangshu, it's really better to listen to Li Qipin."
Yu Qian pondered for a while and said: "Nearly 120,000 troops cannot be assembled at once!"
"We have gathered tens of thousands now, we will fight first." Shi Biao pushed Li Qing, "Li Qipin, what do you think?"
"..." Li Qing was speechless: This guy doesn't think my name is Li Qipin, right?
Li Qing said: "Pull out 60,000, and the rest will continue to defend the city." Li Qing said, "The Tatars are weak now. The stronger we are, the more afraid they will be."
"The main purpose is not to fight, but to nip the last desperate struggle of the Tatars in the cradle." Li Qing said, "Otherwise, we will have to repeat the tragedy of Andingmen."
"Sixty thousand infantry versus 60,000 cavalry is not an advantage!" Yu Qian frowned.
Li Qing smiled: "You are wrong. You have to understand that the Tatars came to capture the capital, not to kill the Ming army. The Ming army has already been killed. They will not fight to the death, but will only intensify the fight." The thought of retreating."
