My father is Jiajing

Chapter 117 Hero's Tragedy
Datong is one of the nine important towns in the Ming Dynasty.

After obtaining the support of Anda, Tuotuo led his cavalry and prepared to march south to Datong to forage for food.

Suddenly, smoke of war broke out everywhere. When Datong General Zhang Da and Deputy General Lin Chun and other Datong defenders received urgent military intelligence, they quickly dispatched troops to prevent the enemy from entering the country.

The two men led the troops into battle for Ding Junxin and fought fiercely with Tuotuo's army in Datong.

Zhang Da and Lin Chun led their troops in a tenacious resistance, trying to drive the invaders out of Datong.

However, the Ming defenders, whose military preparedness had been relaxed for a long time, were obviously unable to withstand the attack of the elite cavalry led by Tuotuo.

As the defenders of Datong, Zhang Da and Lin Chun also have the responsibility to defend the land. They cannot be cowardly and abandon the land, otherwise their crime will be unforgivable to their entire clans.

So even when faced with such a huge gap, the two did not take a step back and vowed to protect Datong until their death.

Tuotuo's troops were filled with anger when faced with the stubborn resistance of the Ming army led by Zhang Da and Lin Chun.

"Do these two Han generals want to die? They have blocked our army several times."

Tuotuo, riding on a warhorse, was so angry that his teeth were itching when he heard the battle reports sent by his men. He never expected that this time he would encounter two tough opponents who dared to resist stubbornly and block the attack of his army.

If he was beaten back, how would he ever be able to fight with that coward Sengge in the future?

Therefore, Tuotuo would not retreat even a single step. He had to plunder Datong completely, otherwise not only would he lose his face, but he would not even be able to survive the coming winter.

After all, there is one thing Sengge said that is right. In recent years, the winters on the grassland have indeed become more and more weird. Not only do they last longer, but they are also extremely cold, and large numbers of cattle, sheep and livestock can be frozen to death at any time.

And this is not the most important thing. The most terrifying thing is that droughts lasting several months often occur on the grassland in recent years. Sometimes there is not a drop of rain for several months. As a result, the originally lush grasslands in many places on the grassland have begun to wither and degenerate. What's worse, yellow winds will blow all over the sky.

When the yellow wind comes, the sky and the earth lose their color. It will be a great test for both the people at the bottom of the grassland and the tribal nobles like them.

Therefore, in order to maintain his livelihood on the grassland over the years, as a pro-war faction, Tuotuo naturally chose the fastest way to obtain supplies. He led his troops directly south to raid the grasslands and rob the Han people of their food, cattle and sheep.

Even if we don’t grab enough sometimes, it doesn’t matter, as long as we can consume the population that survives the winter.

In this way, the pressure of wintering will be much less.

Therefore, Tuotuo now does not care about the life and death of the lower-level soldiers at all. It is naturally a good thing if they can grab more supplies. If they unfortunately die on the way to the grass valley, they are not bad people. At least when they return, there will be one less mouth to feed.

Therefore, no matter what the outcome of this march south to attack Cao Valley was, as long as he did not fall into an ambush by the Ming army and his troops did not suffer heavy casualties, he would not care about the result at all.

Tuotuo looked at the chaotic battlefield ahead with cold eyes. He said coldly: "Since this Datong general wants to die, then let him do it! Come, lead another two thousand good men to attack. I don't believe that I can't take him down!"

At Tuotuo's command, the cavalrymen waiting for battle behind him rushed forward with a howl, following a grassland general.

Zhang Da was covered in blood at this moment, and the blade of the long sword in his hand was slightly bent, but he still did not retreat a single step. Under the protection of the Royal Guard Battalion, he continued to charge towards the invading grassland enemies.

"Brothers, the time has come to serve the Ming Dynasty with all our loyalty. We can no longer retreat, and only a fight to the death will give us a glimmer of hope! Today I will swear an oath with you that if we cannot live together, we must die together!"

Zhang Da continued to encourage the soldiers around him with the courage to face death. He knew that today's battle might be the last battle in his life.

But he has no regrets and will not take a step back.

Because he knew that at this point, he knew he had no choice. Instead of fearing the battle and trying to survive, it would be better to die on the battlefield and fight to the death.

At that time, the imperial court would not treat his family unfairly, but if he fled in fear of fighting, not only would he die miserably, but his family would also be implicated. So at this moment, Zhang Da also held the determination to die, continued to gather morale, and dealt the final blow to the enemy invading Datong!
"I will follow the Marshal till death!"

Zhang Da's personal guards were already at the end of their strength, but under Zhang Da's encouragement of his fearless attitude, they all burst into enthusiasm and vowed to fight the enemy to the death again!
Hearing the passionate roars of the soldiers around him, Zhang Da once again raised the long sword in his hand and stared at the enemy cavalry coming towards them.

"Arrange the chariots! Meet the enemy!"

The guards held their swords and spears tightly in their hands, and stood ready for battle with the support of the chariot formation that could block the cavalry, each of them waiting for the arrival of the enemy cavalry with a fearless attitude.

The grassland cavalry, who were swinging their swords and shouting, were now riding their horses excitedly towards the chariot formation in the center of the melee.

In their eyes, the Han people's chariot formation was like paper. Apart from being able to slightly slow down the cavalry, it could not affect the final result.

As for the Ming army hiding in the chariot formation, if one corner of the formation was breached, they would all be killed without a doubt.

So at this moment, they did not slow down at all because of the obstruction of the chariot formation. Instead, they pushed the speed of their horses to the extreme. Finally, they surrounded the chariot formation in the middle of the battlefield, and then charged together from all directions.

At this moment, Zhang Da and other Ming soldiers who swore to die held their breath and clenched their weapons tightly.

"kill!"

Just as the grassland cavalry rushed to the front of the chariot formation, Zhang Da shouted again and raised his knife to slash at the enemy who rushed into the chariot formation.

After a fierce battle, all the guards around Zhang Da were killed. At this moment, Zhang Da was already covered in blood. The knife in his hand was cut off in half at some point, and his body was a little weak, but his will was still like steel, supporting his body so that he would not fall down.

The grassland cavalrymen who charged forward surrounded Zhang Da in the center. Although they were bloodthirsty and murderous, they couldn't help but feel a little scared when facing this lone and cowardly general who was at the end of his rope.

They never expected that someone could hold out for so long under the cavalry charge.

And if they were not mistaken, this general covered in blood had one leg twisted and deformed and one arm missing, but he was still standing firm with the support of a spear.

Zhang Da's chest was like a bellows with a hole in it at this moment. Although it was still heaving, it had little strength left. His eyes were filled with blood. He looked coldly at the enemies surrounding him with a bloodstained face. His eyes were filled with nothing but unwillingness and endless murderous intent.

Zhang Da raised the broken knife in his hand again, stared at the enemy in front of him, and roared with his last bit of strength: "Kill!"

Tuotuo, who had also ridden over at this moment, had a cold look in his eyes and pulled a bow!
"Humph, I don't know whether to live or die!"

With a whoosh, a sharp arrow broke through the air and hit Zhang Da directly in the chest, piercing his armor.

With such a sudden blow to his heart, the world in Zhang Da's eyes gradually lost its color and finally disappeared into nothingness, but he still did not fall down, and the arm holding the broken knife still did not fall. Under the setting sun, he seemed to have become an immortal statue.

"Keep killing! Don't stop!"

Tuotuo raised the whip in his hand and pointed at another Ming army that was still resisting in the distance.

When the grassland cavalry heard the commander's order, they did not dare to stop at all. They rode their fast horses towards the new battlefield.

On that day, Datong generals Zhang Da and Lin Chun led their troops in a bloody battle against the invading enemy bandits. All of them died in the battle. Datong was broken and the nine borders were shaken.

When the news reached the capital, both the government and the public were shocked!
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Chapter 2 At 6pm, I need to think carefully about the next plot. The Gengxu Incident is not easy to write!

(End of this chapter)