The Tatars came to Liaodong with a very clear purpose!

So a large number of Rangers began to penetrate Jinzhou in three or five. They searched like locusts, carpet-style!

Every time they saw the village from afar, they looked with hope, but when they entered the village, they suddenly heard unwilling roars.

Not even a pot or a bowl is left!

At this time, the Tatars had already returned to their taste.

Obviously, they sensed a terrible reality.

Although they had made many fake moves before, such as sending people to attack Datong, and they sent people to pretend to run to the three guards of Duoyan, indicating that everyone has the same roots and should help and be friendly, and should not conquer each other.

But... this long-distance raid was finally leaked

Judging from the fact that these Han people retreated so thoroughly, the Han people had already received the news in advance at least half a month ago! No, it is very likely that the secrets would be leaked earlier, because of such a thorough solidarity and clearing the world, with the Tatars' understanding of Jinzhou, these civil and military officials in Jinzhou would never dare to make up their minds rashly.

Without the Ming Dynasty's pain, such actions would definitely not be so decisive.

The Tatars still knew the Ming Dynasty very well.

If the news has been leaked in more than a month... then...

In the central army's tent, this man named Little Prince angrily grabbed the dry and hard steamed cake with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it. This food that smelled like chewing wax was difficult to swallow, and even made him feel nauseous. But there was no way. This was the most luxurious food at the moment!

He had red eyes, looked down at the map, and finally said hideously: "The Han merchants accompanying him... kill!"

A clean and neat command.

Since the Oirat and the Tatars, the Ming Dynasty only allowed official trade with the Tatars, which was called mutual trading.

But this mutual market is just sometimes unchanged. When the relationship is good, trade and trade are not good, so naturally there will be no contacts.

The Tatars lived a hard life. They needed a lot of salt and a lot of utensils. Even iron pots were luxury goods in Tatars. At the same time, they also needed a lot of tea because there were no vegetables and vegetables in the grassland. Eating meat alone would not be healthy. The Tatars put the tea into horse's milk, so that they could supplement the vitamins called later generations.

Because of this huge demand, some illegal merchants in the Guan Dynasty were naturally willing to take risks. They tried their best to bring daily necessities out of Guanzhong and traded with the Tatars. After a while, everyone became familiar with them, and even the Tatars began to get along with them.

These Han merchants who had long and stable transactions with the Tatars were initially only supplying daily necessities. Later, they began to secretly transport swords and even gunpowder to the Tatars. They took this opportunity to make a fortune, so they naturally did not tolerate them by the government. Some people simply sent their families out of the customs, so as not to have any secret information and affair with the Tatars, causing the crime of raiding their homes.

Wherever the Tatar army went, merchants would follow him. They even began to collect information from the Tatars in the pass. It can be said that without these Han merchants, the Tatars would have had a harder life in the desert.

But now, the little prince's eyes were fierce and murderous intent was on his face.

Even like him, the Tatar with the highest IQ has a very simple mindset!

The matter was exposed, and those who could know the secrets were all the Han merchants except the Tatars. Their own tribe members would definitely not betray themselves. So it is self-evident who they betrayed.

If these Han merchants want to identify who is the spy, it is obviously a headache to use the IQ of the Tatars. So why not use the most effective method? For example... all the dogs are slaughtered and fed, then their wealth in the grassland is just enough to be lost. Anyway, it has reached this point. In the long run, this approach will be unfavorable to the Tatars, but whether they can survive this cold winter is now an unknown number, and who still cares about the next year?

After all, these Han merchants are chamber pots. They take them out when they are useful. When they are useless, they kick them away with one kick. At least they are made of copper. After washing, can’t they serve soup? If you are poor... there is nothing to pay attention to.

A moment later, outside the tent, a wail came: "I want to see the Great Khan, I want to see the Great Khan, what about the Great Khan? The villain is loyal to the Great Khan, to our Dayuan..., Dahan..."

"I have food, and I still have a batch of food. I won't sell it this time. I will respect all the knights..."

The little prince was unmoved. He subconsciously touched the smooth head on his head with his greasy hand that he took the steamed cake.

What hung in front of him was a terrible problem.

Things are exposed and it's time to retreat.

Yes, now the walls are clear and the Tatar army is short of clothes and food. Behind them are the three guards of Duoyan, who are eyeing them, is Jinzhou City. This Jinzhou City is very defensive, with countless iron cannons, muskets, bows and arrows, and towering city walls! The Tatars who are good at riding and shooting have no advantage.

But... can you really withdraw just by saying that?

The cold winter is coming, and by then, half a person-high snow will be piled up in the desert. The grain reserves among the tribe are already insufficient. Where can I find food in this frozen snow field?

The inability to find food means that a large number of people and livestock will die this winter, even more than a crushing defeat to the tribe.

So...change to other directions?

It's too late.

Since it has been completely exposed in Jinzhou, the city closest to it is hundreds of miles away. The entire Liaodong is afraid that it has begun to become more strict and will not give the Tatars any chance. Moreover, there is already a shortage of food and grass, so continuing to go deeper is asking for death.

It seems...there is only one way.

Take Jinzhou.

The little prince's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he punched the simple sheepskin map, heading towards Jinzhou. The scars on his face became even more scarlet and ferocious. A simple word burst out from his throat: "Attack!"

The Tatars... began to attack.

The military and civilians of Jinzhou in the city have begun to prepare to defend the city under the call of Ouyang Zhi.

Outside the pass, there are extremely vicious Tatars! The Han people do not need to be urged by whips to defend the city, because anyone understands that once the enemy outside the city breaks this place, no one can survive. Outside the pass, most people have experienced the Tatars' methods. Jinzhou has now become a fortress for everyone. What this fortress protects is not only itself, but also their wives, children, and young people... they have no choice and will not have any luck.

So everyone began to act, and the officials and countless military and civilians began to support the city, and the iron cannons roared, deafening.

The earth was shocked, and the iron cavalry, like a tide, ran wildly towards Jinzhou like crazy. The Tatars also began to use stone cannons and began to throw huge stones into the city.

But no matter who is, whether he is timid, whether he is uneasy or afraid of his future, as long as he can see Ouyang Xiu, who is in the city, appear in the camp, or patrol the city from afar, people are full of confidence.

Ouyang Xiu was like a green pine. No matter where he was in the city or when facing any situation, he was always calm. There was no expression on his face, but his body was tall and proud. All the soldiers and civilians felt as if they had a reassurance when they saw Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu had a way.

It's done!

The system of the Ming Dynasty was quite complicated. To put it simply, whether in the court or in the local government, if power was a piece of meat, Emperor Taizu Gao took a pig-killing knife and chopped the meat. Whether it was the central government, the prefect, the commander, the transfer officer, the inspector's censor, and all kinds of officials, each of them was divided into one piece. Then you stared at me and I stared at you, and no one allowed to be autocratic. After that, the court set up a governor, which changed this situation. However, the governor of Liaodong was not stationed in Jinzhou after all. Now he faced this special situation. Under the huge oppression of the Tatars outside the city, no one dared to fight again, but after all, no one obeyed each other. In the end, this Hanlin editor Ouyang Zhi, who collapsed before Mount Tai, became the greatest common divisor.

First of all, he was the imperial envoy of the court and was appointed temporarily. He did not have much connection in the local area and no one had offended him.

Secondly, he represents the imperial court. As long as he is still in Jinzhou, he is the imperial envoy.

The most important thing is that he was so scary that even if the stone cannons outside the city roared and smashed into the city, dozens of feet away, blood was blurred and the wooden house collapsed, everyone around him was so scared that they lay on the ground. While trembling, the Ouyang Xiu still stood. He regarded the "destroying the world" stone cannon as if nothing had happened, and his expression on his face seemed to mock the Tatars outside the city, which was not worth mentioning.

More and more officials were willing to get together with Ouyang Zhi and followed him, and felt that his safety was guaranteed. So wherever Ouyang Zhi walked, commanded, and inspected the officials, and followed thousands of households.

Such a call of support made people mistakenly think that the court had sent a governor to defend the city.

Liu Jin was also feeling distressed. In fact, he always thought Ouyang Zhi was quite stupid, so he secretly talked to the middle-level official Wang Bao: "This Ouyang Zhi is a nerd, don't..."

Wang Bao sneered, it was already a critical moment of life and death. Do you guess we still respect you?

Wang Bao interrupted him without hesitation: "If Ouyang Xiu was a fool, the 100,000 soldiers and civilians in this city would have died and never been buried. How could you and I discuss the talent and courage of Ouyang Xiu? We don't want to hear these words. Eunuch Liu, Your Highness, Your Highness, but Your Highness, you should be careful."
Chapter completed!