With the freshly baked imperial edict, He Yuansheng returned to the camp and summoned the generals.

The five military camps, Shenji camps, and the generals from reinforcements from the five provinces also rushed to the central army's tent as soon as possible.

Because the situation was urgent, He Yuansheng didn't say nonsense. After sending someone to send a message to Li Zongting, he gathered all the cavalry from the three camps in one place, and asked Chen Yong and Chen Wu to lead them to Shanhaiguan first.

"Sir, the Yuan Dynasty cavalry was faster than us, and we could not enter the pass and support before they could."

Chen Yong had a little sadness on his face. The cavalry of the three camps combined together was only more than 10,000. If he could not enter the pass and fought outside, it would be like seeking death.

"Don't have to fight with the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty. Just attract their attention and reduce the pressure on the Shanhaiguan defenders!

In addition, we have to intercept the Yuan Dynasty's provocateurs to prevent them from knowing the speed of our army's marching."

With more than 10,000 people facing the Yuan Dynasty cavalry head-on, it was equivalent to touching a stone with an egg. He Yuansheng naturally would not do such stupid things.

"promise!"

Hearing this reply, Chen Yong breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the camp with the military order.

Soon more than 10,000 cavalry gathered and rushed to Shanhaiguan first.

Afterwards, He Yuansheng arranged the marching sequence and various trivial matters, and ordered the army to set up camps and camps.

If the prince granted the right to be executed first and then report, naturally no one raised any objections, and those who were assigned to act according to the order.

In a short while, more than 200,000 troops were dispatched and headed straight to Shanhaiguan.

However, just one day ahead, He Yuansheng discovered that more than 200,000 troops were of varying quality, especially the reinforcements from the five provinces who came to aid, which delayed the overall speed of the march.

In order not to waste time, He Yuansheng summoned all the generals that night and announced his division of troops to advance. The main force of the three camps was in front and the rest were in back.

This arrangement made the generals change their faces. Finally, Wang Wenyuan stood up and said very carefully: "General, our troops in the throne are not as strong as the Yuan Dynasty cavalry. If they divide their troops, they are likely to be seized by the other party and defeated them one by one!"

“As long as the distance is shorter, there is no problem!”

Of course, He Yuansheng knew that there was danger of division of troops, but the situation in Shanhaiguan was critical, so it would be good to arrive one day earlier.

Otherwise, before the Yuan Dynasty's troops broke through the pass, they could not reach Shanhai Pass, and He Yuansheng really could not explain.

At that time, there is nothing else to do except to abandon everything that exists and leave the Daqian Dynasty.

"If the Yuan Dynasty soldiers and horses raided us regardless of everything, even if the distance was very close, there would be danger!"

Wang Wenyuan reminded him that when the troops are the same, infantry is easily defeated by cavalry, especially when marching urgently.

"More than 10,000 cavalry explored the way, and there was also Shanhaiguan border army ahead, so the other party had no chance to ambush us!"

If these two points were not available, even if He Yuansheng was worried, he would not dare to do so.

Now there is no possibility of being raided. If you fight head-on, no matter how powerful the Yuan Dynasty cavalry is, it is impossible to defeat more than 100,000 soldiers in a short period of time, so the danger is not great.

What's more, He Yuansheng felt that Ye He would never attack these reinforcements. After all, the Yuan Dynasty's troops gave up all their supplies just for Shanhaiguan, so they had no time to launch a surprise attack or ambush.

Seeing that He Yuansheng thought of everything, Wang Wenyuan didn't dare to say anything even if he was worried.

As for other generals, they were not familiar with He Yuansheng, so they naturally didn't dare to say much.

Soon the army was divided into two parts, and the main forces of the three battalions were gathered together, with about 80,000 people. As the first echelon, led by He Yuansheng, they advanced quickly.

As for the other teams, as the second echelon, they are commanded by Wang Wenyuan.

Just in case, He Yuansheng left Xu Heng in the second echelon to keep someone from deliberately delaying.

The next morning, the team of troops set off again, and the three elite camps who were less burdened were indeed much faster. He Yuansheng predicted that it would be possible to arrive at Shanghai Pass in just seven days.

At this time, the Yuan Dynasty cavalry was less than two hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, and they could reach the pass tonight.

Shanhaiguan, the city gates are completely closed, and a large number of defenders are constantly patrolling. It seems that they are ready for battle.

In the General's Office in the Pass, a young general walked around nervously, with a happy and sad expression.

The young general was Li Chengsi, the son of Li Zongting, who had been staying in Shanhaiguan to prevent any accidents.

This is also because Li Zongting was cautious. When he was ordered to leave the seclusion, he left his son and guarded the rear.

"Cheng Si, I'll report that the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty is two hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan!"

While Li Chengsi was walking around, a middle-aged general in his thirties walked in. The man was wearing the costume of a third-rank general and looked extremely solemn.

"Let me continue to inquire!"

Li Chengsi said lightly, paused, and asked: "Uncle Zhao, do you think we can guard Shanhaiguan?"

"There are more than 17,000 defenders in the pass. If reinforcements from the court can arrive within seven days, there should be no problem!"

The general immediately answered that this person was Li Zongting's confidant general, named Zhao Dongliang, and had good abilities.

"I'm afraid that reinforcements from the court will not arrive in time!"

The last big defeat outside the pass made Li Chengsi not believe in the court, so he was worried that reinforcements could arrive within seven days.

"Don't worry, even if the reinforcements from the court came late, the general would definitely arrive as soon as possible!"

Zhao Dongliang spoke comforting, but he had a little worry in his expression. After all, the combat effectiveness of the Yuan Dynasty cavalry, as he saw with his own eyes, and knew that only Li Zongting would return to the rescue would be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.

"Why!"

Li Chengsi sighed, and then said firmly: "No matter what, we must fight a war with the Yuan soldiers. As long as we guard Shanhaiguan, I, Li Chengsi, can stand up!"

This is why Li Chengsi is both happy and worried. After all, young people have to make a name for themselves. There is an opportunity in front of them, but it is more dangerous.

That night, the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty arrived at Shanhaiguan. Ye Hezhen observed the situation personally regardless of the fatigue of the march.

The next morning, the sun had just risen and the Yuan Dynasty soldiers began to attack the key points.

Because it was the first time to attack, there were not many troops involved, and the attack strength was not very strong, and it was somewhat of a temptation.

However, the Shanhaiguan defenders were ready for battle and had a good geographical advantage, which immediately gave the Yuan Dynasty a blow.

The first wave of attacking Thousands of men had more than half of their casualties in just a quarter of an hour, and they had no choice but to withdraw.

"hiss!"

Ye Hezhen looked at this situation, took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "This battle is not easy to fight!"

Even if it was a tentative attack, hundreds of casualties were killed in just a quarter of an hour, which was very shocking.

"Your Majesty, please bring someone with me!"

Ye Hexiong took the initiative to ask for orders. After all, for Shanhaiguan, the Yuan Dynasty had abandoned all supplies. If he could not take it down, not only would he be idle to enter the pass this time, but he would also be in danger.

"Be careful!"

Ye He really knew that time was precious, and even if he was worried about Ye Hexiong's safety, he would nod in agreement.

In this way, Ye Hexiong personally directed the troops to tackle the key points, and the fierce battle broke out.

Teams of Yuan Dynasty soldiers and horses were desperate to attack the pass, and several commanders of thousands of men went to the front line.

The Shanhaiguan defenders were not showing any weakness. They relied on their geographical advantages to throw down defensive equipment such as rolling wood, stones, hot oil and other defensive equipment.

There were more than a thousand archers who kept arching their bows and arrows to shoot the soldiers and horses of the Yuan Dynasty.

Faced with the Shanhaiguan defenders who had been prepared, even if the Yuan Dynasty soldiers were very brave, they could not attack the pass.

The sun sets, and the Yuan Dynasty army, which suffered heavy casualties, finally withdrew its troops, leaving behind corpses everywhere.

"Your Majesty, in today's battle, we suffered more than 4,000 soldiers!"

After counting the casualties, Yuwen Hu spoke up and said in a very low tone.

"knew!"

Ye He's expression remained unchanged, as if the casualties of these thousands of people were not taken seriously by him.

But in fact, the heart of this Yuan Dynasty emperor was bleeding.

Because the casualties were too great, this was only the first day, and I don’t know how much sacrifice would be for the subsequent battle.

Moreover, there was still a shadow in Ye Hezhen's heart, that was the fact that the inspector who was sent out to check the situation, and no one came back.

The atmosphere inside Shanhaiguan and the General's Office were also very depressing.

Zhao Dongliang was reporting to Li Chengsi: "Cheng Si, although the casualties in today's battle were not large, the equipment was consumed a lot."

In today's battle, the Shanhaiguan defenders relied on the geographical advantage and had sufficient equipment, so there were not many casualties.

But Zhao Dongliang was worried that if he continued to fight like this, the situation would be dangerous when the equipment was exhausted.

"Save some and try to support it for seven days. If it really doesn't work, then demolish all the houses in the inspection!"

Li Chengsi had no choice. After all, the defensive equipment in Shanhaiguan was limited. If it was exhausted, it would only be a close fight, so he made this decision.

After that, the two discussed for a while and improved the defense loopholes today, but they were a little worried.

Because of the bravery of the Yuan Dynasty's soldiers and horses, they have been fully demonstrated through today's battle, putting them under great pressure.

The next morning, the Yuan Dynasty soldiers and horses once again attacked each other, regardless of the cost.

The Shanhaiguan Guards controlled the use of equipment, so the casualties were a little more serious.

However, at this time, more than 10,000 cavalry led by Chen Yong and Chen Wu also appeared outside Shanhai Pass, bringing a little pressure to Ye Hezhen.

"Your Majesty, draw a soldier and defeat them!" Yuwen Hu said.

"Yehdord, you lead the cavalry in our headquarters and stare at them, but don't fight!"

There are more than 10,000 cavalry behind them, and everyone will be worried. But Ye Hezhen guessed that these more than 10,000 people would not fight against them. If they were sent to encircle and suppress them, they would be deceived.

"promise!"

Yeheduoduo immediately took the order, and then led the cavalry in the headquarters to turn to defend against Chen Yong and Chen Wu.

The two of them immediately retreated with their men and horses, as Ye He really thought, without the intention of fighting with the Yuan Dynasty soldiers.

Although there was no war, the appearance of more than 10,000 cavalry also greatly increased the morale of the defenders in the pass, and even Li Chengsi was more confident.

The two sides fought for four days, and the Shanhaiguan Guard's defensive equipment was finally exhausted and the situation became dangerous.
Chapter completed!