Huairen County was manic and restless before the arrival of the Mongolian brigade, but now it was silent. The whole city seemed to be dead. Occasionally, the sound of officers scolding and scolding sounded, and soon returned to silence again.

The garrison forces on the north wall reached the east, and the reserve team in the city also began to move to the east. After running here, the scene they saw was no different from the north. The Mongolian brigade, whether it was a cavalry or a large convoy carrying materials, continued to move to the south.

Before Zhu Da and the garrison officers who were running over were breathing, they saw a black flag raising up in the south city wall and shaking rapidly. Zhu Da cursed silently, raised the Park Knife in his hand and pointed to the south, shouting loudly: "Be cautious in the east, follow me if you come here!"

A black flag shows that the situation is wrong, but the enemy has not yet attacked the city, and there will be other signals. Although Zhu Da was anxious, he still ran slowly. Although the team was running around the city, it was still neat and orderly.

When Zhu Da and his men arrived south, they saw that the original garrison forces on the front of the city had already stood up from behind the battlements of the city wall and looked outside nervously.

Some of the large groups of people outside the city continued to march south, but most of the cavalry and chariots and a small number of cavalry began to turn.

Should we start siege in the south? But why do we need to circle a big circle? It is the basic of military strategy to be able to attack in the direction of the team, and it is a taboo to change directions and then arrange them. The Mongolian brigade obviously won’t understand it.

"Transfer half of each side of the west and east sides! The reserve team comes to the city!" Regardless of whether the opponent will make a mistake, you must make preparations.

However, the Mongolian team that was turning did not approach the city wall, nor did they arrange siege equipment at a suitable distance, but just turned around the city. The Mongolian team's movement ignored the reaction of Huairen County. Whether it was continuing to move south or turning, they only regarded the movement of Zhuda team on the top of the city as if it was not there.

This blindness made everyone on the city wall become more nervous and frightened, and at the same time, he was also a little at a loss. However, under such circumstances, Zhu Da's rapid breathing began to slow down.

"The Tartars have no reason to attack the city like this." Compared to Zhu Da who had just quietly adjusted, Wang Xiong was very adaptable to such a scene and said calmly.

Zhu Da did not respond, but just looked at the people under the city who were still moving westward, watched them turn from the brigade, without stopping, and kept heading west. When he watched the team below continue to go west, Zhu Da suddenly thought about whether the other party wanted to surround Huairen County, or to go around the west and accidentally...

No one would do meaningless actions in such a large army. After the large convoy of the Mongolian brigade kept heading west, Zhu Da finally realized the intention of the other party to circle the city. The cavalry acted quickly and the large convoy was moving slowly. If the direction changed when moving together, it would easily cause congestion and chaos. The reason for circles was to use Huairen County as a "circle of the island".

But what should be prepared for is finally prepared. However, when I ran west this time, Zhu Da breathed very smoothly and was not so anxious.

"The Tartars are heading for our farm..."

“…They stopped there…”

The county is surrounded by plain terrain. At the height of the city wall, there is the village where Zhu Da gathered to train refugees. Now you can see that the large Mongolian convoy is parked there, and from a distance it seems that it is already unloading and camping.

Seeing the scene in the distance, Zhu Da was speechless for a moment. He did not expect that the Mongolian army would be so connected with his family.

As for why he could figure out why the Mongolian army had a huge number of cavalry and chariots. The only passage to enter and exit the city was the city gate. The open space outside the city gate was not so empty and spacious. It took a lot of time to rank camps and line up. It was okay to say that on his own territory, but you had to carefully consider it when fighting in an enemy country.

Camping outside the city can respond as quickly as possible to various situations and invest as much as possible.

"...When I was with the master, the official army knew that they were camping outside the city. Now all border towns are about to rush to the residential houses in the city..." Wang Xiong sighed behind him, and he also understood.

"After you say this, the government army can't count on it?"

"It's also possible to count on it. You have to collect tens of thousands of people to be counted on."

Zhu Da and Wang Xiong answered two sentences, and both of them felt much more relaxed. The scene now shattered any fantasies and lucks that had been before, which made people feel enlightened.

It wouldn't be much easier. After all, under such a situation, Zhu Da and Wang Xiong were still silently watching the waves of the army outside the city. At this moment, the sun had already set in the west, and the large group of people in the northwest were almost approaching Huairen County...

The Zhu family guarding the city, the young men and the young and strong men who were recruiting the city were also calmed down a lot, because the Mongolian brigade always moved in the fields a distance outside the city wall, and did not even show any attention to it. The giant beast is terrifying, but if it only revolves around you, people will adapt quickly and become numb.

Not only did the city calm down, but the county town was no longer silent, and they began to get angry. Some people cried, some shouted, and some maintained order. Occasionally, two children's laughter could be heard. They didn't know that the disaster was coming, but they felt it was fresh, but the laughter was quickly stopped by the elders.

Huairen County seemed to be frightened and froze, but now it has returned to normal. Although this noise has affected the slaughter on the city wall, it has also made everyone more calm.

Zhou Qingyun and Chang Kai came to Zhu Da's side. After they met, they had nothing to say. They looked at the Mongolian army outside the city together. The sun was about to set, but the movement of the large group of people outside the city had not stopped. The cart turned to the west. It turned out that Zhu Da's farm had become a large camp, and the cavalry continued to go south.

"...The Tartars marched on the grassland and walked at most thirty miles a day, marching while grazing. But as soon as they entered our Ming Dynasty, they would advance light cavalry and obtain supplies by looting..."

The Mongolian team outside the city is absolutely not fast, but for the brigade, it is already a level of rapid military speed. In the prefectures and garrisons south of Huairen County, and even the prefectures, counties and towns in Shanxi, there may be no time to be prepared, or they cannot prepare for too neat defense, and can only become fish on the chopping board. This is the first time for many young people to see the Mongol invasion, but it is common sense for Yuan Biao and Xiang Yue.

"Are they going to Shanxi?" Zhou Qingyun asked in a muffled voice. He, Zhu Da, and most of the servants and young policemen have never been to Datong. Shanxi is just a distant concept.

Wang Xiong stood a little farther and continued when he heard this: "So many people broke through, I'm afraid I'm not only going to Shanxi."

"The Tartars will not do business of losing money." Zhu Da said in a daze. Some people understand and some people are confused. Fu Yu, who is standing a little far away, explained to Meng Tian, ​​"If so many people are dispatched, it would be a loss if they are robbed in Datong and Shanxi, so they have to go to more places."

Not only Zhu Da and the others had the time to talk, but all the guards on the city were a little out of their tension and despair, and many people were talking worriedly there.

The sun is about to set, the sky is cloudy, and the afterglow of the sunset reflects the clouds. Everyone on the west and north city heads, including those on the southwest corner city heads, stood up straight from the walls, and looked blankly towards the northwest direction. They were not looking at the clouds, but at the break from the northwest direction, and now they arrived here.

The brigade of cavalry, Mongolian and Ming chariots, some were full of supplies, some were vacant, and there were also a large number of Han prisoners or slaves. There were even women's crying, and they rushed into the blockages on the west and east. There were many hundred households and villages along the way. There were so peaceful that there were not many people as tight as Zhu Da.

After the Mongolian brigade from the northwest arrived at Huairen County, it did not turn. The large convoy carrying supplies had already been adjusted to the right side of the team, turning to the farm, and the cavalry brigade continued to move south.

With the afterglow of the sunset, you can see at the head of Huairen County that Zhu Da originally lived in a huge camp. Carts were unloaded from the animals and arranged on the periphery to fences and business operations according to certain regulations. Houses and shantytowns were used, and soon you could see the piles of tables piled up. Only after thinking about it did you realize that this was a pile of materials.

Looking from a distance, you can still see smoke rising in the house and bonfires burning. Some people can't help but mutter, "Didn't we take the pot away when we left?" "I'm broken, so the Tartars won't bring the pot."

Zhu Da looked back at Wang Xiong. Teacher Wang, who knew that the Mongolian army had not changed much since he knew that the Mongolian army had arrived, was a little pale at this moment. With Wang Xiong's keen reaction, he didn't even notice that Zhu Da turned around and was just staring at the farm outside the city.

At this time, not only Zhou Qingyun came here, but also the heads of the servants and young policemen came over. They noticed that Zhu Da's expression had froze, and they also saw that Wang Xiong's face was pale, but Wang Hu, who was also experienced, was still in the city, and the others had no idea why they had such a reaction.

Zhu Da glanced at everyone. Except for Chang Kai's face, most of the others were nervous but not desperate. Zhu Da hesitated before he spoke. If they let them know, they would collapse in despair. If they didn't let them know now, the matter would be at the forefront without any mental preparation and would be even more troublesome when they were caught off guard.

"Do you know why the Tartar soldiers chose Huairen to camp?" Zhu Da first raised a question.

Everyone shook their heads, but Fu Yu thought hard over there, and Zhu Da was asking and answering: "The Tartar soldiers and horses that came to the brigade this time must have more than 20,000 cavalry. If such a large team only enters and exits one route, it will travel too slowly and easily be blocked by our official army. Moreover, only entering and exiting one place can only defeat the defense of this place, and there will still be threats in other places."

When Zhu Da talked about this, everyone began to listen carefully, and Wang Xiong was also attracted.
Chapter completed!