There was still a lot of trouble in the Tumu Fort. Chenxi mobilized all the officers and soldiers in the city and the civilians. What they did was not to strengthen the city defense, but to build fortifications. Not only did they build trenches underground, but they also piled up bunkers and castles on the ground, and built large-scale construction, which was like turning the Tumu Fort over.

The Tatars outside the city gate were also strange. The number of Ming troops on the top of the city was significantly reduced, and the city was almost unprepared, and there were no soldiers and horses guarding the city gate, giving people the feeling of using an empty city plan in the sunken stream.

But the Tatars didn't believe in this at all. If it weren't for the orders above, they would never have let go of such a good opportunity in the past.

Now they can only look at the empty city wall and there is no good idea.

A Wulu is relatively flexible. After checking the situation on the front line, she came to a conclusion: "Ming Jun clearly wanted to dig a tunnel and escape!"

As soon as this conclusion came out, the Tatar generals were really nervous because the military order they received was to watch Chen Xi's men. They must not let Chen Xi lead his army to Xuanfu or flee back to Juyongguan, and no trouble would be allowed.

Since he was not clear about the combat power of Chen Xi's troops, he should try to make the situation simpler. Chen Xi defended Tumu Fort and did not leave, and the Tatar army surrounded the city. No matter how many soldiers and horses Chen Xi had under his command, as long as the main Tatar force reached Tumu Fort, the war could end successfully.

What Chen Xi does in the city? It is not under the control of the Tatars garrisoned outside the city. Their purpose is to prevent Chen Xi from escaping. But if Chen Xi really digs tunnels in the city, they have to be careful. I heard that they can fly to the sky and escape from the earth before. Now they are afraid that the Ming Dynasty soldiers are powerful in digging tunnels. They can dig out a tunnel that is more than ten or even dozens of miles long within a few days, either escape or sneak attacks from behind.

But the Tatars obviously overestimated the capabilities of the Ming army.

Nowadays, there are excavators in later generations. Digging a pit of one or two miles a day is like playing. When Chenxi went out to the frontier, the army only prepared some shovels and shovels, which were used when camping. Now, officers and soldiers digging hoes, steel chisels, iron rakes and other equipment fortifications such as trenches, and they are still purchased from refugees in the city.

When refugees fled, they would take away anything worth a little money at home, and farm tools were naturally no exception. As a result, they fled all the way to Tumu Fort, and the refugees found that these tools were too burdensome. After Chen Xi led his army to Tumu Fort, in order to dig wells, they purchased them at a price of one tael of silver per farm tool. The refugees sold the farm tools they carried one after another. In this way, when the war sank in the future, they could return to their hometowns, and they could use the money to buy food on the road and live in this troubled world.

But relying solely on manual work, it is impossible to dig too far. Moreover, even if you can dig behind the Tatars, Chen Xi cannot lead the troops to escape. The key point is that Chen Xi is basically infantry under his command, and the Tatars are usually equipped with two to three horses, which is very easy to chase.

In addition, even if the tunnel can be passed by, the horse cannot pass. If Chen Xi wants to escape, it will be much easier to disguise himself in the wilderness and hide in the day and go out at night.

Chen Xi’s daily work is no longer to observe the movements of the Tatars at the top of the city, because he has figured out one thing, that is, the Tatars will never take the initiative to attack before the central army arrives.

But he obviously ignored one problem. Now this group of soldiers is not afraid of being deserters, nor is it afraid of the sinners in the court. They all die inside and outside. What's the difference between dying early and late? It's better to live a good life as a deserter! Maybe the court will not pursue the investigation after being hidden? Or maybe the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by the Tatars, and the new dynasty will not blame them? Or maybe they became bandits and live another life?

It’s not that they don’t want to kill Zhang Yong to vent their anger at this moment, but they feel that there is no need for that, because Chen Xi has a great status in the minds of this group of people. Chen Xi had a fight with Huo Ling’s troops before, but this group of people didn’t think that Chen Xi would win in the end, but now he has won. So maybe he has the opportunity to create a miracle next time?

Chen Xi was in command when he fought with the Tatars, and the troops of the three armies became orderly from the previous scattered sand, and almost all of them were completed by Chen Xi with one person.

They would rather believe that Chen Xi had a way to take them away alive. At this time, what they thought was: "Mr. Shen's identity and status are much higher than ours. He is the top scholar who is ranked third, the second-rank rank chief official, the hero in the eyes of His Majesty... Even Lord. Shen himself didn't escape. We were a little unreasonable. We had to persevere until the end. There was no way to say it again!"

When Chen Xi was promoted to the tent and discussing matters, in addition to perfunctory and evasion, he arranged how to build fortifications in the city barrier.

"...The Tumu Fort has a narrow area and limited resources, so many things can only be made by themselves. In the east and north of the Tumu Fort, a few brick kilns are temporarily opened. Isn't it impossible to dig out water in the city but can mud be dug out? Use this mud, plus the soil excavated from the trenches, to burn blue bricks, and to build defensive fortifications. As for the construction of trenches in the city, it must be based on what the official said!"

In order to turn the Tumu Fort into a complete defensive fortress, Chen Xi spent a lot of effort to draw drawings and personally led people to arrange the construction.

Chen Xi felt that he had become an engineer and an architect. The Mubu fort in front of him was no longer just a fortress of two miles, but a solid city block that could withstand the invasion of thousands of troops.

"I can only hope that the reinforcements from the court can arrive earlier!"

No matter how strong the fortifications are, if the forces of the two sides are too disparate, they will inevitably be defeated. Even Chen Xi himself was looking forward to the unattainable reinforcements in the court.

Hu Songyue said: "Sir, what's the use of digging so many trenches? Even if the trenches can block the Tatars' cavalry, the Tatars are still combat-effective after getting off the horse. We may not have the chance of winning when we fight with them in the trenches!"

"When encountering difficulties, it is not about complaining about the world, but about finding ways to overcome them."

Chen Xi shouted sternly, "We have brought so much gunpowder and can build guns and bullets by ourselves, and we are going out to grab them... Haven't we investigated these days, are there a large number of artillery in the Tatar camp? Those things were originally in the Ming army, but now they turn the guns toward our Ming officers and soldiers. This is really a huge irony!"

"In any case, the magical weapons and weapons created by our Ming Dynasty themselves cannot fall into the hands of the barbarians."

Hu Songyue was so surprised that he couldn't stop talking: "Sir, you don't want me to wait... to go out of the city to die, right?"

Chen Xi laughed silently: "I have my own arrangements. Do you think it is so simple to seize cannons? Let's wait a few days before. I don't know whether the reinforcements of the court will arrive, but I believe that the reinforcements of Juyongguan will arrive at Tumu Fort soon, and that will be the day when we leave the city to fight..."

"Under the attack on both sides, we must let the Tatars understand that our Ming Dynasty official army will not only shrink and defend, but also make them unable to defend against the offense!"

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