Chapter 355: The Siege of Baiden (I)
Baishan Mountain is located in the north of Datong City, south of Yinchuan Fort, Yang Zhen and they had passed by this mountain before, and this time they wanted to go here to meet Nie Fei, so they naturally went back. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Fortunately, Zhong Yu was a messenger, and Guo Rong and the others did not dare to restrain his actions, so when he said that he decided to go back to Datong, he had this opportunity to go to Baishan Mountain.
Don't look at this white mountaineering mountain is neither majestic nor majestic, it looks like an ordinary hill bag, but its fame is very great, as long as you know a little about history, there is no one who does not know the name of this mountain. Just because this is where the siege of Baideng, where Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was besieged by hundreds of thousands of troops of the Huns.
Zhong Yu, as an official who is familiar with the classics and a local person in Shanxi, naturally knows this well, so when he comes here again, he feels a lot of emotion in his heart. He glanced at Yang Zhen, who was still frowning beside him, and said, "Yang Qianhu don't have to worry, we won't become Han Gaozu." ”
"Huh? What do you mean by that? Yang Zhen, who was a little worried about what danger he might encounter next, was stunned when he heard him say this.
"What, Yang Qianhu doesn't know the allusion here?" In order to alleviate the atmosphere of some estrangement between the two sides, Zhong Yu explained with a smile: "In the sixth year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, in the process of fighting against the Xiongnu, Liu Bang personally led the cavalry to attack the enemy. Unexpectedly, they fell for their trick to lure the enemy deeper, and were trapped on this white mountain, and were deprived of food and water for seven days and nights. If it weren't for Chen Ping's strategy, he said that the Huns retreated, and Zhou Bo, Fan Hao and other Han generals led reinforcements to Qinwang, I was afraid that Han Gaozu would fold on this white mountain. ”
"It turns out that there is such a past here." Yang Zhen nodded clearly.
"But you and I don't have to worry about repeating the story of Han Gaozu, when the Baideng area was still uncontrolled, and if you want to find reinforcements, you have to go hundreds of miles to the south. But now it's different, dozens of miles away, is Datong City, if Nie Fei dares to plot against him, we can even break through on a light horse and return to Datong. Zhong Yu said and looked around at the more than 800 Qincha guards who followed behind him, but these words were said to them.
These soldiers of the Beijing camp were also a little resistant to this risky behavior, but as a guard, they naturally did not dare not disobey the will of Lord Qincha. However, their faces still couldn't hide the look of embarrassment and worry, and Zhong Yu said this from the perspective of morale. If he met Nie Fei and them later, but he still looked like this, he would be inferior in terms of momentum.
Yang Zhen also understood his thoughts, so he echoed: "What your lord said is very true, don't look at our lack of people, but compared to those chaotic armies, it is enough to protect ourselves." Let's go, don't let those people underestimate us and think we're afraid of them! With that, he kicked the horse's belly and took the lead in rushing towards the white mountain in front of him. Since they have come, no matter what awaits them on the mountain, they have to go to the meeting for a while!
Seeing this, the others also urged their horses forward, following closely behind Yang Zhen. Zhong Yu was moved when he saw him behaving like this, although Yang Zhen opposed his decision, he was still very considerate of his boss, and it seemed that he owed him a favor again.
But when everyone rode their horses to the front and back of the mountain, they were a little dumbfounded. The vegetation is not very dense, and although it covers a large area, it can be clearly seen on the white mountain, but it is empty at the moment. Not to mention Nie Fei and the others, even an ordinary woodcutter and Orion are nowhere to be seen.
"This ......" Zhong Yu was stunned when he saw this situation, and his face also showed embarrassment: "Didn't they say that they would wait for us in Baishan Mountain for the next few days?" Why is it that now that we have arrived, they are nowhere to be seen? ”
"Don't worry, adults, after all, they always have scruples as a rebel army, and this is not far from Datong City, so let's hide for safety. As long as we show up, they will always come. The accompanying Qianzong Tang He made up for Zhong Yu.
"Well, maybe. Then we'll just wait here for a while. If it is ......" Zhong Yu looked up at the sky and estimated the hour before continuing: "They haven't appeared before sunset, so let's go back to Datong City." ”
"Yes!" All the soldiers received the order in unison, and then they relied on Baishan Mountain to station. The cavalrymen dismounted one after another, untying the belly straps that were tightly squeezing the horse's abdomen, so that the horses could relax a little more. A few guys even took off their armor and wanted to rest on the spot, but they were reprimanded by several generals for a while. They are careful, if this is indeed a conspiracy trap, their side relaxes, but it is completely over.
"Taiji, look at the ...... over there" There are still more than ten miles away from Baishan Mountain, and the cavalry of thousands of men and horses is marching at a uniform speed along the way. Suddenly, a person next to the bearded man pointed in the direction of Bai Mountain.
The bearded man raised his eyes to take a closer look, and then a smug smile appeared on his face: "They have indeed arrived." Cheer everyone up, this time we will catch them all! Because the weather was good, although it was still more than ten miles away, he could still see the Ming army flag floating near Baishan Mountain.
"Yes!" The knights around them all responded loudly, and then began a series of pre-battle preparations—drawing their swords, checking their bows and arrows, and a faint murderous aura had spread from the team. It's just that even if they found the target, their speed didn't increase much, and the faces of these people were as indifferent as before, and there was no excitement at all.
It wasn't until they were getting closer to their destination, and seeing that they were able to face their target head-on after turning another intersection, that they squeezed their horses' bellies and urged their horses to run under their crotches, while more than half of them had already bent their bows and arrows to aim ahead, and a sinister smile appeared on the corners of their mouths.
Before Bai Mountain, the Ming army had not yet realized that the crisis was imminent. Although the soldiers could not take off their armor and relax completely because of the strict orders of their superiors, except for a few sergeants who were on guard on the periphery, everyone else sat on the ground, talking and laughing.
For these soldiers of the Beijing camp, war was really a distant thing for them, and even now in the border area close to the Mongol Tatars, they still did not have the pre-crisis vigilance.
However, Yang Zhen felt uneasy as the sun above his head continued to tilt westward, he always felt that things were a little strange, if Nie Fei really wanted to tell the truth to Qin Cha, how could he delay for so long and not show up? Also, after all, this is the jurisdiction of Datong City, why haven't I seen anyone else pass by for so long. A kind of prediction of crisis that he had developed after a long time of life and death in his previous life made him vaguely feel that something was wrong.
As if to prove how accurate his judgment was, the ground suddenly trembled. At first, it shook slightly, but then it grew in amplitude, like countless mallets beating the ground like a drum.
While the others were still a little surprised, Yang Zhen had already jumped up from the ground: "It's not good, someone attacked us!" ”
Although Zhong Yu also looked nervous, he still subconsciously asked, "Why did Yang Qianhu say this?" Is there any basis for this? Maybe it's just Nie Fei and they came. ”
"This is the reaction of countless fast horses galloping, if it were Nie Fei and them, would they rush to see the adults in such a posture? This is clearly a posture that is going to attack us. As he spoke, Yang Zhen had already looked at the Jinyi Wei brothers beside him—Mo Chong, Huang Bang, Liu Heizi, and Hu Ge...... "You all listen, once the war starts later, you must ensure the safety of Lord Zhong." ”
"Yes......" These Yang Zhen's closest subordinates hurriedly agreed, only Xiang Ying, who was also dressed as a brocade guard, pursed his lips, his eyes were deep, and he seemed to have made up his mind.
"Yang Qianhu, if there is really an enemy attacking, why don't we flee to Datong quickly? There was a large army stationed there, and these rebels did not dare to chase after them. Tang He was also full of nervousness at this time, although he was President Qian, he really hadn't really been on the battlefield.
"No, it doesn't. At this time, if we turn around and run, we will completely become the prey of the enemy, and we must fight back first, and then we can find a way to leave! At this time, Yang Zhen didn't care about anything else, and his words became very domineering.
Although Tang He was slightly dissatisfied in his heart, as soon as he saw Yang Zhen's murderous eyes, he suddenly didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly followed Yang Zhen's meaning and let the whole army prepare for battle.
Just as the soldiers were scrambling to climb on their horses and pick up their weapons, there were already a few screams in front of them, and then a cavalryman who had been placed there for warning had fled back in a hurry, and when he saw the crowd, he shouted: "It's not good, it's the Tartars who have killed it!" ”
"What?" This time, not only those soldiers, but also Zhong Yu and Yang Zhen were also stunned, especially the former, who couldn't believe their ears, thinking that they had heard it wrong. Didn't you say today that you would meet with the rebel Nie Feibu, how did you become a Tartar?
And Yang Zhen figured everything out after being stunned, everything today was a conspiracy from beginning to end, in order to deal with Zhong Yu and himself. And because it was the Tatars who came, he could say with certainty that all this was done by Liu Yingji, who had a lot to do with the Tatars. As to why they took the risk of such a thing, I am afraid that there is only one answer - they have discovered that their side has mastered their relations with the Tatars - and in order to protect themselves, they will devise such a poisonous plan to kill people.
And the most clever of this strategy was that they were killed by the Tatars, so that even if the court wanted to pursue it, they could try to absolve them of responsibility.
"It's really vicious!" Yang Zhen's eyes were filled with anger, but he was helpless. Because now in front of him were thousands of fierce and abnormal Mongolian cavalry screaming and rushing towards him!
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