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In order to prevent the back road from being cut off, the Mongol army set up three camps in the valley of the Lanshui River, each camp has a thousand people stationed in it, although the number is not much, but because these camps are set up in dangerous places, even if it is not a one-man pass, ten thousand people are guarding here, how can it support for a period of time.

After the defeat of the Mongolian army in Qinshui and the cutting off of the back road of Datongfu, this Lanshui has become the only way to transport grain from the grassland to Yanmen Pass, and the reason why the Mongolian army was able to confront the Ming army in the area of Yanmen Pass in these months is because Yanmen Pass is dangerous, and the Mongolian army is strong and can hold on, and secondly, it is natural because there is such a road to transport grain and grass, which can hang lives. This Lanshui River Valley is rugged and difficult to travel, and the only official road is also in disrepair, but it is precisely because of these reasons that the Ming army does not dare to attack this side easily, and the Ming army also lacks food and equipment after several major wars.

Therefore, the attack on the Lanshui River Valley north of Loufu did not begin until the Ming army attacked Yanmen Pass, and it was the Xuanwu Army that attacked Loufu, and it was the Jinghu Army that attacked the camp in the Lanshui River Valley on the north side. The Jinghu Army can also be regarded as a few old main forces of the Ming Army, and its soldiers can be traced back to the Ezhou Tun garrison army that followed Wang Lixin to fight Xiangyang, and it can definitely be regarded as having enough veteran support, plus the recruits in the army are also absorbed from the people who fled from the south, and they have high morale for the Northern Expedition and return to their homeland, so it is conceivable that their combat power is conceivable.

However, because this main army is stationed in the Jinghu area, which belongs to the core of the Ming Dynasty, it has long been natural to exist as the general reserve and the last army that can go to the battlefield in addition to the Praetorian Guard, which also leads to the fact that every time the Jinghu Army goes to the battlefield, the war is basically coming to an end.

The Ming Dynasty did not want to keep pressing the Jinghu Army, but because the previous major wars were all the first to be taken by Mongolia, and the Ming Army has always been in the position of passive defense and then counterattack, so the first to engage the enemy must be the first few main forces, and because the Mongolian actions have not stopped, even if the military department has great courage, they do not dare to easily change the main army before completely defeating the Mongols. This also makes the Jinghu Army can only sit on the cold bench in the back all the time.

Although the soldiers of the Jinghu Army knew that they didn't need to represent the Ming Dynasty to win the battle again, they were always aggrieved when they had no way to make meritorious contributions.

And this time, the Ming Dynasty carried out the Northern Expedition with the strength of the whole country, and even Ye Yingwu's Praetorian Guard and Divine Guard Army rushed up, and the Jinghu Army naturally had a place to use. When they arrived at the battlefield, the first task they accepted was to cross the Loufu and attack the Mongolian camp on the north side of the Lanshui, compared to the Xuanwu army attacking Loufu and the Tianwu army attacking Yanmen Pass, this task was definitely the most difficult, not only meant that they had to constantly break through the Mongol blockade in the river valley, and even have to turn back to intercept the Mongolian army that could be routed into the river valley at any time, but also risk the risk of being cut off for a long distance and rapid march, not to mention anything else. Even the grain, grass, and equipment will be subjected to a great test.

This is definitely the heaviest task, and it is also the task that the officers and men of the Jinghu Army have been waiting for a long time.

The heavy rain poured down, shrouding the surrounding valleys in the whistling wind and rain, and even the distant mountain boundaries could not be seen clearly, and the river was roaring and echoing not far away, and the river was not turbulent, because of this wind and rain, like a wild horse, constantly hitting the beachheads and mountain walls on both sides, countless waves were rolling, and countless water droplets were splashing.

The clouds were low, and in the rain, the camp at the end of the valley ahead was not very tall - after all, the Mongols had not done so much to fortify them in recent months, but because they were set up right at the exit of this valley, it was not easy to attack even then.

The one-zhang high camp wall spans the Lan water, the middle is the water gate, the two sides are the land gate gates, the Mongolian soldiers can be seen running back and forth on the camp, and the firelight points are shaking. After all, the black pressure of the Ming army pressed over, no matter how bad the weather was, these Mongolian soldiers could find out.

The rain flowed down the edge of the hat, and then fell into the robes, and in the firelight, a Ming army attacking team entered the attack position neatly and silently, and only the low roar of the head and the ten generals could be faintly heard in the wind.

And at the rear of the array, a simple canopy has been erected, the bonfire licks the sky full of dark clouds, and a statue of artillery has shown a hideous face in the firelight, facing the front, because of the surrounding bonfires, there is even a little stuffiness in this shed, and the artillerymen who are simply naked are nervously loading shells.

In order to prevent the gunpowder from getting damp, it was necessary to set up this canopy, and even bake it with a bonfire around it, but if there was a slight carelessness, it was possible to ignite the explosives, which was not a trivial matter, so the sweat on the bodies of these artillerymen was half because of the busyness of the people, and half because of the nervousness and carefulness.

Outside the canopy, surrounded by several guards, the two figures stood straight, both holding clairvoyance in their hands and looking into the distance. The clairvoyance attached to the army naturally takes into account the possibility of fighting in rainy days, so as long as the cylinder in the upper part of the front of the clairel is pulled out, it can have the effect of preventing the rain from contaminating the lens, although the price is that the field of vision will become smaller, but it is better than not seeing anything clearly.

"There are quite a few Mongol Tatars here, and it is clear that after the loss of Yanmen Pass, they may have transferred troops from the two camps in the north here. It's better to fight to the death with us here than to be defeated by each one. Standing on the left is Yang Shouming, the general of the Jinghu Army, this middle-aged man who fought side by side with Ye Yingwu in Qingyuan Mansion, and later took the initiative to respond when Ye Yingwu went south.

Yang Shouming was surrounded by Hu Yingyan, the superintendent of the Jinghu Army, compared to Yang Shouming, who had been in battle for a long time, the young Hu Yingyan was full of excitement. Among the few people who followed Wang Anjie with him at that time to raise troops in Changzhou to respond to Ye Yingwu, Yao Zhi rose to the Beijing division in the position of the superintendent of the Jinghu Army, and Chen Zhi also shined in several major battles, if it wasn't for the delay of the Northern Expedition this time, I am afraid it is possible to go out and lead an army alone, only he Hu Yingyan has not made an inch, plus it is the first time he is really on the battlefield, it is not normal to say that he has no excitement and expectation.

Hearing Yang Shouming's emotion, Hu Yingyan nodded, and subconsciously shivered, I don't know if it was because of the cold or because of excitement: "In this case, we can also do it once and for all, take down this camp, and the Mongolian Tartars probably have no intention of defending it in the back." When the time comes, it will sweep all the way over, and this line of Lanshui will be completely controlled in the hands of our Daming. ”

"You can't take the enemy lightly." Yang Shouming's voice was low, but with an irresistible majesty, this is not the first time he has fought with the Mongolian Tatars, Yang Shouming knows very well that in the past, there was basically no good fruit to eat from the despised Mongolian Tatars, even if His Majesty the Ming Emperor had a history of winning a hundred battles, he was also cautious in the duel with the Mongols, unless he was sure enough, he would not go off the rails and make surprise moves.

This is definitely not to be afraid of the enemy, but to give as little sacrifice as possible, to make the most of what you can use, after all, what Daming needs is not a process but a result, a victorious result. And it is clear that attention and prudence towards the enemy can ensure the greatest possible victory.

Hu Yingyan stuck out his tongue, his partner is a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and he is indeed an admirable man, so he doesn't want to fight with reason, not to mention that Hu Yingyan also has this self-knowledge, and he can't argue with Yang Shouming on this.

Without looking at Hu Yingyan much, Yang Shouming's clairvoyance turned to the front of the Ming army, the torches had been extinguished, and the Ming soldiers who were preparing to attack were hidden in the dark. Originally, this valley was narrow, if you attacked with torches, the soldiers would become live targets, and the Mongols also had torches on the camp, as long as you saw the light of the torches in the dark, the direction would naturally be good.

"General Qiyu, the artillery is ready!" The artillery brigade commander ran over quickly and shouted loudly.

Hu Yingyan nodded, while Yang Shouming Huo Ran turned around, his hand facing the camp in front of him: "Attack!" ”

"Fire!" One after another flags were waved at the same time, and the cannons in the canopy erupted in a roar at the same time.

Arcs crossed the sky, the light flickered, and the cannonballs smashed heavily on the wall in front of them, and the thin wall shook violently under the impact of the shells again and again. After the first correction of the solid shell, the flowering bullet whistled out, and the sound of explosion echoed inside and outside the camp.

The mud was blasted over and over again, and a section of the wall collapsed completely, and the panicked shouts and running sounds of the Mongols could be heard behind the wall.

"Brothers, kill the Tartars!" In the darkness, a roar erupted at the same time, and the black oppressive figure gushed out like a tide, and the roar covered the wind and rain, echoing throughout the river valley, and one by one the figures jumped into the afterimage of the torches on the camp, and the sound of the fire thistle explosion came and went.

As a cover, the artillery also began to fire in depth, and shells were thrown continuously, rising into the air, and falling heavily into the camp.

"Chong, for Da Ming!" One after another shouted pierced the wind and rain, and the Jinghu Army, which had been waiting and aggrieved for too long, ushered in its first battle.

"For Da Ming!" Hu Yingyan muttered and repeated the slogan that came from the wind and rain, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, the military heart is available, the military heart is available!

Yang Shouming stood there quietly and watched with clairvoyance, and suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps behind him, and a herald rushed to the two people in a little embarrassment, Hu Yingyan subconsciously turned his head, and saw that the herald was covered in mud, presumably it was a long journey and a difficult journey, and immediately asked curiously: "But what is the matter?" ”

The herald took out the envelope from his bosom and handed it to Yang Shouming, apparently the letter was carefully protected by him, so it was not damaged. Yang Shouming looked at the five words "Xuanwujun Li Fu" on the envelope, and took a breath lightly, but he still opened the envelope quickly.

Just glanced at it hastily, Yang Shouming handed the letter to Hu Yingyan, and he silently looked up at the stormy south.

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Yanmen Pass.

The heavy rain in the valley of the Lanshui River has been much smaller when it reaches Yanmen Pass, and some of it is like a dripping spring rain, which shrouds this Xiongguan that has just experienced the tempering of blood and fire in the smoke and rain, adding a simple and solemn to this fortress, and also making the distant mountains more and more green.

The rain flowed down the eaves of the Yanmen Guanfu Office, and the tiles made a crisp sound.

"The rain outside is finally light," Jiang Hao took off his coat and strode into the council hall, although the rain was light, but the wind was not small, and there was still a lot of rain in his hair, which was flowing down his cheeks at this time, "But I saw that the rain clouds were moving westward, I'm afraid there are still people on the other side of the Lan Shui, this battle is not easy to fight!" ”

Zhang Shijie was standing in front of the map with his hands in his hands, quietly watching the situation in the area of Lanshui, while a group of staff members were busy. Yin Yu nodded to Jiang Hao, and said in a deep voice: "The wind and rain are too strong, the road is muddy, and there has been no news from Lou Fu for two days, and I don't know how." Now we can only look at the situation deduction from a few days ago, and take into account all kinds of situations as much as possible. ”

"The Xuanwu Army and the Jinghu Army are also the two main armies, but it really can't be done, and our Tianwu Army can't let the Mongolian Tartars run away if they say anything." Jiang Hao looked at the mark on the map that may have been far behind the battlefield situation, "Just now I went to the city wall and the barracks to go around, the brothers are almost rested, and they can go into battle at any time, although this Yanmen Pass is a fortress place, but after all, it is not as good as Datong Mansion in all directions, not very prosperous, and the city is quite small, it is not a way for the brothers to hold back like this, it is better to directly pull it up and compete with the Mongolian Tartars." ”

Zhang Shijie, who had been silent and didn't speak, couldn't help but chuckle: "It's only been a few days, it's almost suffocated, what should we do when we defeat the Mongolian Tatars and there is no war to fight?" Aren't you going to suffocate to death, and don't hurry up and get used to it now, but come here to complain? ”

Jiang Hao looked at another map that marked the situation in the whole country, and the red on it had spread from the original Jiangnan to the current Youyan and even the Western Regions: "A few years ago, defeating the Mongolian Tatars was an unrealistic dream for us, and even in this life, we just wanted to block the attack of the Mongolian Tatars, but who would have thought that now we are standing in this Yanmen Pass, watching the Mongolian Tatars hurry like a lost dog and be anxious like a fish that has slipped through the net, so we are not embarrassed!" ”

Zhang Shijie and Yin Yu didn't say anything, just glanced at each other.

Creation makes people, but fortunately, the ultimate victor is them, it is the Ming Dynasty.

"Okay, don't say it loudly, once there is any accident over there, the Tianwu Army will go up as fast as possible, even if the road is muddy now!" Zhang Shijie smiled and patted Jiang Hao's shoulder, while Jiang Hao and Yin Yu looked at Zhang Shijie with a grim expression.

The battle situation has reached this point, is Shangzhu still preparing for a possible defeat?

Without waiting for Jiang Ho to speak, the sound of hurried footsteps came from the courtyard to the council hall, and a herald rushed in: "Enlighten the generals, Lou is troubled by the war report!" ”

The entire council hall suddenly fell silent, and the staff members who had been discussing in a low voice slowly raised their heads, and none of them spoke or made even a little noise. And Jiang Hao and Yin Yu silently set their eyes on Zhang Shijie, at this time, whether it was the best or the worst, this long-awaited battle report finally came.

Zhang Shijie took a breath lightly, stretched out his hand to take the envelope, on which the five words "Xuanwujun Li Fu" were written quite properly, obviously not written in a panic, which made Zhang Shijie, who has always been cautious and pay attention to details, feel relieved, if something big happens, Li Fu can not write so upright.

The fire paint pried open, the letter slid down, and Jiang Ho and Yin Yu had already stepped forward.

"Defeat the main Mongol force, Kublai Khan and Oduchi were only spared."

Zhang Shijie softly read out the word that was obviously one size larger on the top, which was obviously what Li Fu wanted to say the most.