On August 25, just over ten days after the beginning of autumn.

On the Nanchuan Mountain Road, a war horse waded through the water, and Zhu Youxiao rode on the horse, holding the reins of the horse, and carrying the imperial sword at his waist, full of spirit.

Behind him, the flag is unfurled.

The soldiers of the Ming army walked in long formations on the road, silent, and no one had the leisure to think about how to celebrate the upcoming Qixi Festival.

In everyone's hearts, they are thinking about how to prove themselves in the upcoming war, make meritorious achievements, and seal their wives and sons.

Qi Jin, Chen Ce and others, who often followed Zhu Youxiao, had already gone to command their respective troops, and Huang Degong, who was closely behind him, and several guerrillas from the Yongwei Battalion also did not say a word.

Zhu Youxiao turned his head and glanced in the direction of Jingshi, and sighed in his heart.

The Qixi Festival is coming, presumably the Forbidden City at this moment is already brightly lit, the Ao Mountain is towering, and the singing and dancing are like nine immortals.

Thinking of the Forbidden City, Zhu Youxiao had to think of the man who had been pregnant for several months, but soon, he shook his head and focused his attention on this decisive battle.

Zhu Youxiao's eyes became sharp, and he clenched his sword.

After this battle, the head of the beam-jumping man extravagant Chongming will be taken to Beijing by himself, sealed and inspected, and warned Xiaoxiao!

After returning to Beijing, he should also let the historians vividly record the exploits and monuments of this battle, and erect a victory monument here, so that future generations will know about this martial arts.

All like-minded and opponents will be famous with themselves after this expedition to the southwest, and become the green leaves of the foil.

On the night before the war last night, Zhu Youxiao, who commanded a large-scale operation for the first time, slept soundly, on the contrary, many Ming army generals were excited and nervous and insomnia.

......

Under the cold water pass, the Ming army, dressed in armor and equipped with sophisticated weapons, rushed towards the city like a tide.

Some Ming soldiers held shields in their left hands and ladders in their right hands, while others bit steel knives in their mouths, hiding behind sturdy shield carts and constantly approaching the city pass.

At this time, the two Tongzhou Wei generals who were responsible for luring the enemy gathered on a dirt slope to watch the battle, both frowning tightly.

A guerrilla general pondered for a long time and said, "Keju, it's time to retreat, right?" ”

Keju, this is the word taken by the emperor Sun Chengzong himself for Sun Hongji, which means to restrain his duties and raise his responsibilities.

Sun Hongji, who has a strong personality since childhood, was born as a martial artist in Wanli years, and was soon promoted to the general of Tongzhou Wei by virtue of his military exploits, and did not live up to Sun Chengzong's expectations.

Listening to this voice, Sun Hongji knew that this was Li Shiji talking to himself, and he didn't move his head, but said:

"Not yet, if you want to lure them out of the city, you have to let some blood."

The people who were able to follow Zhu Youxiao's personal expedition this time were all carefully selected generals from various guards in Gyeonggi and known for their military exploits.

The three generals of Tongzhou Sanwei, Sun Chengzong's nephew Sun Hongji, Li Shiji, a native of Shaanxi, and Zhao Guangrong, who was born in Yulin, are all brave and brave people.

When Li Shiji heard this, he had doubts in his heart and sighed:

"The soldiers who brought them out were all good soldiers, and I was reluctant to die in the southwest like this."

Sun Hongji sneered: "I'll give it up? ”

"For the great cause of counterinsurgency in the southwest, the dead are worth it, even if I want to lure the enemy, I will not hesitate to go up!"

Li Shiji tightened the reins of the horse and did not reply, he also knew that there was no other way.

......

Above the city, two chieftains were talking about something.

As a matter of fact, the uniform appearance of the officers and soldiers, as well as the earth-shaking guns and cannons, have already made them frightened.

There are also those officers and soldiers who are besieging the city, and the equipment on their bodies is something they have never seen before, with sharp swords and guns, strong armor, and a bloody hole in a gun.

If there is a normal field battle, it will be difficult for 8,000 men to win against 3,000 officers and men.

While they were talking, the ladders of the officers and soldiers had already been set up on the battlements, but they were not in a hurry to climb, but shirked under the city, as if they were timid.

Seeing this, the unknown Tu Chief frowned:

"The west city of Lengshuiguan was built later, the city wall is weak, the foundation is not good, and it can't withstand the cannon sensation of the officers and soldiers."

Another chieftain was also apprehensive.

"Yes, if they just started bombarding Xicheng, I'm afraid that the city has been broken now, but they can't drag it on like this, and the city will be destroyed sooner or later."

"We have to find a way to fight back and thwart their spirit!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden sound of bells under the city.

The two chieftains were shocked, and subconsciously lay under the battlement, but after waiting for a long time, they were fine, but it was more than a dozen officers and soldiers under the city.

"Is it possible..."

The two glanced at each other and quietly showed their heads.

It turned out that the officers and soldiers under the city temporarily started infighting and fought each other over which unit climbed the ladder first.

Some of the Tusi soldiers at the head of the city could understand Chinese, and they could hear it clearly, and the officers and soldiers just didn't want to be the first to attack the city, so there was a fuss.

Seeing this, the rebels quickly began to counterattack, bows and arrows, and rolling stones were tilted down, and the officers and soldiers had no time to react, and more than a dozen people were stoned to death, and they immediately dispersed in a hurry.

"This battle is too easy to fight..."

The two still refused to believe it, but the officers and soldiers who seemed to be extremely elite just now had indeed receded like a tide.

Not only did they retreat, but even the birds, flags, and armor were thrown to the ground, and they were all in a mess, as if it was a fragile embroidered pillow.

"Go down and have a look!"

The chieftains are not stupid, and it is difficult to say whether such an abnormal situation is a ploy by the officers and soldiers to lure them out of the city.

But soon, when the rebels who were hung down by the basket came back, they looked excited, and the officers and soldiers below the road really retreated, and they were all over the place.

The two chieftains were both surprised and delighted, and their hearts were a little moved, the officers and soldiers can't fight to kill and injure so many people, and they have to act in this play!

They have artillery, and it's okay to keep bombing.

At this time, the Tongzhou Sanwei Ming Army outside the city seemed to be fighting again because of who went to take the lead, and there was chaos, and the banners were all overturned.

The rebels at the head of the city clearly saw that the officers and soldiers in the far rear had begun to flee.

The two discussed a few words, and both decided to go out of the city to fight.

In the distance, smoke and dust billowed and shouts shook the sky. Sun Hongji and Li Shiji are leading their subordinates to fight.

But in fact, except for the 30 or so death squads under the city, the rest of the officers and soldiers only thundered loudly and rained little.

"Why haven't they come yet?"

Li Shiji's hand holding the weapon oozed fine sweat, and when he saw that there was no movement at the head of the city, he said, "Did they see through it?" ”

"Don't panic, wait!"

After Sun Hongji finished speaking, he kicked Li Shiji hard.

The latter was defenseless, was kicked a few steps directly, looked up at him, and said in astonishment:

"Keju! You kid, really? ”

Sun Hongji laughed.

"I've wanted to compete with you."

"Then be careful!"

Li Shiji was not angry, that is, he slashed at Sun Hongji with the back of the knife, but he nimbly dodged away.

The two were fighting, and suddenly, Lengshui closed several sections of the city wall, and at the same time, the war drums were like thunder, and the rebel infantry cavalry rushed out frantically.

They rushed out of the fortress with a shout, and some of them stayed directly beside the corpses of more than 30 officers and soldiers, fighting for the armor and baggage.

There are also some of them, which are directly killed in the direction where the officers and soldiers are fighting.

Seeing this, Sun Hongji and Li Shiji glanced at each other, and Zhao Guangrong in the other direction made a good look, and the three of them turned over at the same time and shouted:

"Kill! Kill! ”

Immediately, the officers and men who were fighting in chaos turned their guns one after another, and their troops came to meet the battle in an orderly manner.

The two chieftains, who were halfway through, paused and realized that something was wrong.

"It's not good, it's in an ambush!"

"Quickly withdraw to Kannai, quickly withdraw to Kannai!!"

They shouted frantically, and before the words fell, Sun Hongji rushed to the front of a person and slashed at his head.

Suddenly, blood splattered, and the fallen earth chief twitched a few times, and then stopped moving.

Within half an hour, the rebels were defeated and retreated, leaving behind the corpses of the ground, and then crumbling and scattering.

The fleeing rebels hissed and cried:

"Ambush! Come on! ”