No one cared about Li Chengliang's sorrow, and no one cared about Wang Shiyang's difficulties.

As the Governor of Xuanda, Wang Shiyang was obviously dereliction of duty. His responsibility was to placate the three towns and three towns of Xuanfu in Datong, Shanxi. He was highly entrusted with power. One-third of the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty was under his jurisdiction. He was fully responsible for the middle section of the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty. His base was Yanghecheng, guarding the central position of the three towns to support the overall situation.

When Mei Guozhen's warning letter was sent to Yanghecheng, he had already set off to Taiyuan to inspect the arsenal. When the warning letter was chased to Taiyuan, he felt that this was nonsense. Shanxi Governor Wei Yunzhen was a little concerned and persuaded him to strengthen the defense of Yanmen Pass Heping Pass, but he said-

If the peacekeeping control of Yanmen Pass is in hindrance, then the first thing to be held accountable is Mei Guozhen, who is the governor of Datong, and the first line of defense of the Ming Dynasty is in his hands!

So he ignored Mei Guozhen, who seemed whimsical to him. He trusted the third lady's yearning and loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. He firmly believed that the third lady would not allow Slike to do such a thing, let alone that the third lady was not a woman or a child who had nothing. She not only had prestige, but also had ten thousand elite riders left to her by Altan.

But three days later, when he received Wei Yunzhen's Baili Jia's urgent request for help, he was completely panicked.

Mongolia really invaded, and its main force was the Tumote cavalry led by Tullik. The third lady had no news at all. And the 100,000 Mongolian cavalry had broken through the Datong defense line and tore Datong all over the place. At present, the troops were divided into two groups to attack Yanmen Pass and Pingxing Pass.

The only thing that is thankful is that Wei Yunzhen and Mei Guozhen have a good relationship. He felt that Mei Guozhen would not send a warning letter for no reason, so he sent Shanxi general Dong Yikui to Pingxingguan, and brought 5,000 troops to Yanmenguan by himself. He just thought it was a routine patrol and routine training, and there was no meaning.

Then they happened to run into the Mongols' attack. In shock, Wei Yunzhen and Dong Yikui served as the guards of Yanmen Pass and Pingxing Pass respectively. They concentrated their troops and barely defeated several fierce attacks by the Mongols, which temporarily saved Yanmen Pass and Pingxing Pass.

Wang Shiyang was shocked. After panic, the mental training of the ups and downs of the officialdom made him forcefully calm down. He was in charge of border affairs for many years. After looking at the map, he immediately knew that the Mongolian soldiers were divided into two groups with purpose.

The purpose of attacking Yanmen Pass must be the prosperous Shanxi, and the purpose of attacking Pingxing Pass is obviously the Zijing Pass and the capital behind it.

Mei Guozhen kept arguing with him some time ago for food and weapons, saying that the army had no food to eat and had to support the Tumote tribe. He also came to Shanxi and wanted to transfer a batch of food and weapons to Mei Guozhen.

He knew the actual situation of Datong, but he didn't expect the Mongols to come so quickly and suddenly.

Datong didn't know if it had all fallen, and his base Yanghecheng didn't know if it had fallen. He suddenly felt scared-

If it weren't for Mei Guozhen's request to go to Taiyuan to check the inventory, he would probably be finished, at least he was besieged in Yanghecheng and could not move.

The dignified Governor Xuanda, who was restrained from the three comforts and three towns, was trapped and unable to move. He should not do anything, and whether his life could be saved is still a question.

He is still alive, still in a safe place, and can still give orders, which is his greatest luck.

So he immediately ordered the soldiers and horses in Taiyuan to split into two parts to aid Yanmen Pass and Pingxing Pass. The Mongols must not be asked to break one of these two passes. Otherwise, with the current strength of the Ming army, if two more passes cannot be sniped at the Mongolian cavalry from a high position, if he is allowed to enter the plains, it will be done.

The Ming army's field combat capabilities have long been insufficient, and this year's famine is a major famine, and everyone is short of food. The previous batch of food is about to be consumed, and the next batch of food will not be known when it will arrive. All three towns are short of food. Everyone lives a tight life, and some marginal troops even have only three days of food left.

Moreover, winter clothes were also very problematic. When Wang Shiyang went to the treasury to inquire about military supplies and equipment, he found that there were serious problems in the thickness and quality of the winter clothes that should have been issued. This is not the first time.

He inspected the treasury three times, and this was the third time. There were many problems before the two times, but there were no early warnings at the border. At that time, the court was also engaged in a dispute over the foundation of the country, so he did not want to join in.

But when things came to an end, he realized how wrong his previous actions were. The soldiers did not have enough winter clothes to keep warm. In such an environment, how could they persist in fighting? They couldn't even pick up weapons and couldn't even take steps. How could they fight this battle? This would make them even more impossible to fight in the field.

In the eyes of civil officials in the court, war is about the army starting, defeating the enemy, and then returning to count the results of the battle. As for how the army starts and how to defeat the enemy, they don’t care at all, nor do they want to care.

When a large army set out, the first thing is money, food, clothes, shoes, military caps, and pants. If it is winter, the requirements will be even higher. If soldiers don’t wear enough, they will not be able to fight at all.

However, all this is not a problem in the eyes of those crazy people who make money. If you defeat a war, it means that the officers are incompetent, the civilian commander is incompetent, and the soldiers are incompetent, and there is nothing to do with them.

Once civil servants go to the local area to become military commanders, they are different from civil servants in the imperial court. There is a gap between them. Civil servants who have personally experienced the bitterness and coldness of the border know how difficult it is. Civil servants living in safe areas do not know. If they don’t know, they don’t have any understanding and sympathy, and if they make money, they will be crazy and careless.

Weapons are defective, military uniforms are defective, shoes are defective, and military rations are short of weight.

Wang Shiyang felt extremely regretful of his cowardice, but now he can only drive the duck to the shelves.

He ordered the army to set off, but after a long time, no army was dispatched. He was furious and thought that the soldiers were afraid to fight and disobeyed.

So he rushed to the garrison camp outside Taiyuan City in the strong wind and cold, and wanted to personally supervise the army's departure. He also decided to kill a few people to serve as a warning so that these greedy and fearful death knew that only by rushing forward would there be a chance to live.

As a result, after arriving at the military camp, he realized that this was not the case.

After he asked angrily, a thin Qian Zheng took him to a military tent with a bitter face and opened it. There were soldiers wrapped in various rags and strips of broken rags. They were trembling, their faces were black and cold, their lips were chapped, and their eyes were dull.
Chapter completed!