"Put!" Standing on the earthen rampart, Shi Xunzhong pointed forward with the sword in his hand. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The two guns burst into a roar at the same time, rushing into the crowd that was getting closer and closer in front of them, and the explosion raged at the moment when the shells just touched the ground, and a large number of Mongolian soldiers were directly knocked to the ground. Without the slightest hesitation, the soldiers who rushed up after him continued to walk forward on the corpses of their companions.

"Shoot the arrows, release the arrows!" The head of the Ming army and the ten generals gave a loud order, and arrows rained down.

Xingxing Gorge is called "Gorge", in fact, it is a pass, which is located in the narrow canyon of Xingxing Gorge, blocking the passage between Hexi and the Western Regions, which is a necessary place on the Silk Road in those years, and is also the throat fortress of the Han and Tang Dynasties to guard Hexi. Because of this, since the opening of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, whether it is for trade or defense, all dynasties have attached great importance to Xingxingxia. It was not until later that the Western Xia started with the five states of Dingnan as the capital, and its main threat was the Song Dynasty in the south, and the operation of the Western Regions began to be abandoned, and the Western Regions were also large and small khanates and tribes fighting, making the Western Regions and the Central Plains seem to be isolated from each other for hundreds of years.

There was no need for Xingxing Gorge as a barrier at all, and there was no communication between the two sides, so Xingxing Gorge was gradually abandoned in the smoke of historical changes. At the beginning, after Bala expanded to the east and captured Khotan, he was not in a hurry to continue the eastward attack, so he only sent a small number of troops to defend Xingxing Gorge, and did not manage it properly, which also made the Battle of Xingxing Gorge give the Tubo people an opportunity to take advantage of.

After that, Ba Ra strengthened the defense of Xingxing Gorge, so as to guard against the possible attack of the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol Kublai Khan at any time. If it weren't for Bara to attack Kublai Khan's troops with all his strength and enter the grassland, I am afraid that the Ming army would not have taken Xingxing Gorge in one day.

In addition to the city in the middle, there are two camps on both sides of the canyon. These camps should be the remnants of the Han and Tang dynasties, and the Mongols even slightly heightened and strengthened the city, so they naturally did not pay attention to these camps. By the time the Ming army took Xingxing Gorge, in fact, only the outer earthen fortresses of these camps were still vaguely recognizable.

Therefore, after taking Xingxing Gorge, Zhang Jue and others immediately repaired the dilapidated city defenses and camps in Xingxing Gorge. For the Ming army, perhaps the experience of attacking and besieging the city was gradually explored through these years of warfare and the continuous organization of large-scale exercises, but when it comes to defending the city, even the Mongol army that swept through Europe and Asia had to give a thumbs up.

Among the previous Song Army, the most superb kung fu in defending the city was naturally the Sichuan Shu Army, and the current Tianxiong Army was not adapted on the basis of the Sichuan Shu Army before? The original Sichuan and Shu army once relied on the city of Chengdu to hold back the Mongol army, so that the Ming army could counterattack with all its might on the rest of the front. Now that the Tianxiong army is stationed in Xingxing Gorge, the first thing they do is naturally to turn Xingxing Gorge into an iron wall, and become the most deadly choke point on the road where Haidu and Ba Ra are combined.

This was the third day of the Haidu Division's attack on Xingxing Gorge, but in fact, the three-day attack was not violent. Basically, artillery and crossbows were enough to push the attacking Mongol army back, leaving a trail of corpses.

Arrows rained down, and the Mongol army did not pounce on the arrows, but retreated in chaos as always. The first time such a time, it did make the soldiers of the Tianxiong Army who were waiting for a bloody battle dumbfounded, but the more times they came, everyone became accustomed to it.

"This is the sixth time in the past three days," Zhang Jue put down his clairvoyance and looked at Gundam beside him with some doubts, "What does Haidu want to do like this, every time he just sends us dozens of heads, and he can't take anything." ”

Gundam also frowned, as a veteran of the battlefield, he was obviously a little helpless in the face of such a situation, and simply smiled and said: "Well, it is a good thing that the Mongolian Tatars do not attack, in a certain opinion, Haidu does this for no more than two purposes, one is to use the sound of fighting here as a signal, to tell Ya Ra that he has begun to attack, and the other is to test our reality." ”

"Haidu has already swallowed the place of the Chagatai Khanate, unless Haidu is a great good man, it is impossible to obediently withdraw the army," Zhang Jue said in a deep voice as he walked down the camp wall, "So now that Haidu and Ba Ra meet, they have to roll up their sleeves and do a big job, so it seems a little unreasonable to attack Xingxing Gorge with Ba Ra." ”

Gundam nodded, in fact, not long after the Haidu Division arrived at the Star Gorge, the army of the Eight Tribes also killed the Star Gorge, because Namuhan did not pursue the Eight Tribes army in order to preserve their strength, so the number of people who retreated from the Eight Tribes was obviously beyond the expectations of the Ming army, and they had to cheer up to deal with this fierce battle that could break out at any time.

It's just that what is even more unexpected is that since arriving at the Star Gorge, the Eight Tribes have not attacked, and it seems that the Xiongguan in front of them does not exist, and even more so when the Haidu Department on the other side of the Star Gorge does not exist. It was as if the army had returned to its own territory to rest for a while, and at any moment it wanted to continue to fight the enemy in the grassland.

Such a strange situation, even if Zhang Jue and Gundam both crawled out of the sea of corpses and blood, it can't help but feel a little strange.

It does not seem to be the character of Yara, and it seems that the constant blind and ineffective tentative offensive does not seem to be in line with the style of the Haidu marching and fighting. These two people face the Star Gorge, and they are both doing the opposite, so it is naturally impossible not to make people feel weird.

"When things go wrong, there must be demons." Zhang Jue said in a deep voice as he walked down the earthen ramparts, "What kind of calculation are the Mongolian Tatars playing now?" If they continue to wait like this, even if they themselves can afford to wait, can the tribes that have joined them all be able to afford to wait? ”

"It's understandable that Haidu is waiting," Gundam walked towards the war horse and didn't look back, "After all, Haidu is backed by the Western Regions, and has the support of grain and grass from various tribes in the entire Haidu Alliance, so you don't have to worry about consuming it with us, such a confrontation, we will run out of ammunition and food sooner or later, but Haidu doesn't have to worry." Therefore, I think that this sea is constantly launching tentative attacks, and it really wants to contact Yara, but it is not about Yara to attack together, but to tell Yara that this side is fighting with us. So that Yara can see a glimmer of opportunity. ”

"So Hachira can stand still?" Zhang Jue was stunned, "But Ba Ra is definitely not moving and has absolutely no direct attack, which is beneficial to Haidu!" You must know that even if Ba Ra ransacked several tribes of Kublai Khan's tribe one after another, there should not be a lot of grain and grass under his hands・・・・・・"

"But compared to Ba Ra directly patting his ass and leaving, Haidu naturally wants him to stay here!" Gundam said in a deep voice.

Zhang Jue suddenly seemed to understand: "Are you saying that ・・・・・・ Ba Ra will not necessarily attack?" ”

"Xingxing Gorge has our Tianxiong Army, it is definitely not so easy to capture it, and even if Xingxing Gorge is taken, there is still a large army of the Haidu Department in front, and the army under the Eight Tribes has no foundation, and it is not easy to win these two battles on the basis of the original fatigue of the long battle. On the contrary, for Yara, now Kublai Khan's department is just revealing the flank of his dreams・・・・・・" Gundam squinted, although his voice was not high, but he could faintly feel the killing intent.

Zhang Jue took a breath of cool air lightly: "Ba Ra is just retreating as advance, but he is actually still looking at Kublai Khan's tribe and grassland?" ”

Gundam led the horse and said: "The same person who resisted Kublai Khan, but also because Kublai Khan has been united with the Ilkhanate to suppress constantly, so he had to stand up and resist, in the final analysis, it was because Kublai Khan was worried about him, but Ba Ra was different, originally Ba Ra, the position of the Great Khan of the Chagatai Khanate, was supported by Kublai Khan to sit on it, but later Ba Ra became Kublai Khan's enemy, and even Hai did not trust him, not to mention Kublai Khan, who was betrayed." ”

Zhang Jue snorted: "In this way, Ba Ra's various actions can be explained clearly. The reason why I have always wanted to attack Kublai Khan's ministry is because I am afraid that one day Haidu and Kublai Khan will release their previous suspicions and come together, and then Haidu is likely to pay a certain sacrifice in order to win Kublai Khan's trust, and the most suitable of this sacrifice is to clean up Bara. ”

"In the previous hasty contract between Haidu and Kublai Khan's ministry, Haidu was curbing Bara, originally we thought that this was just Haidu didn't want to have any conflict with Kublai Khan, so we let Ba Ra, the vanguard, restrain it, but now I understand that Haidu was originally ready to sacrifice Ba Ra, but because Kublai Khan's side has not shown enough sincerity, Haidu has never started." Gao Gao looked at the canyon above his head, and inevitably sighed, "Under the heavy pressure of the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian Tatars have not only failed to unite as one, but have a tendency to fall apart, which is really emotional." ”

Zhang Jue didn't answer, because the current Mongolia reminded him of the Southern Song Dynasty a few years ago, the Huanghuang Great Song Dynasty at that time, it seemed that there was no difference between Mongolia at this time, the generals were fighting for themselves, and there were several major parties in the court, and the national society was in danger, and everyone seemed to be still intoxicated with the wealth of the dynasty, but they didn't realize that their strength had no way to protect these riches in front of the Mongolian iron horsemen.

But fortunately, what made Zhang Jue happy was that the sky was about to fall, and finally there was a Ye Envoy who stood up and used his strong courage and wrist strength to turn the entire Great Song Dynasty upside down. So much so that today, the Ming army that is stubbornly defending the Star Gorge can leisurely watch the intrigue of several Mongolian tribes.

"The grain and grass in Xingxing Gorge can still support us for two weeks, if we continue to stalemate like this after two weeks, I'm afraid we will have to pat our butts and leave." Zhang Jue suddenly remembered something, and said with some annoyance, "I knew today's situation, and I would have brought more grain and grass at the beginning." ”

"If you and I don't have great magical powers, how can we anticipate things like gods. What's more, our grain and grass can last for two weeks, and I'm afraid that the grain and grass over there can't even support it for a week. Gundam said confidently, "So let's just sit here and watch the show, within a week, the situation will definitely change." ”

Zhang Jue nodded: "In the past few days, we have been guarding this Star Gorge, and I don't know what is going on outside, but it is estimated that the Central Plains should also be lively." Your Majesty is personally driving, and the Mongolian Tartars will not dare to slack off, and nine times out of ten it will be a vicious battle. ”

"Bara is waiting for this opportunity, since he has been holding his troops, this can show that the Mongol Tatars have little chance of winning in this battle, or the main force of the Mongol Tatars has been dispatched. Therefore, Ba Ra can still see an opportunity in this, and he doesn't want to give up easily, and come back and fight with us on the hard bone of Xingxing Gorge," Gao Gao frowned, "Obviously, the latter possibility is relatively large, and a big war will inevitably break out in Youyan and Shanxi, and it is estimated that Kublai Khan should not be able to hold it back." ”

After a pause, Gundam looked up at the sky: "When the Eight Rebellions move, it is the time when the Central Plains War has already seen the strength and weakness. ”

"It's really heart-burning." Zhang Jue couldn't help but smile bitterly. No matter how hot Hexi fights, it is only a partial battlefield in the end, and it really plays a dominant role in the fate of the entire Northern Expedition and Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty, which are still the two battlefields of Youyan and Shanxi, if the Ming Dynasty wins, then the victory or defeat on the Hexi side is actually not important, and if the Ming Dynasty loses, then the Shence Army and the Tianxiong Army will have to consider their own back problems.

At that time, not to mention going out of Xingxing Gorge, it will be a little difficult to retreat to Dunhuang, after all, for this remote Hexi, there is not enough food, grass and equipment, and everything is empty talk.

"Boom!" A loud bang came suddenly, and the two hurriedly turned around in surprise, and the guards around them quickly stepped forward to guard. A few stone bullets whizzed and smashed on the camp not far away, and soon the bed crossbows and artillery of the Ming army began to roar and roar.

"The sea has done it!" Zhang Jue took a breath of cool air, in the previous attack, Haidu had never used a trebuchet. It is precisely because of this that Zhang Jue and Gundam were able to judge that the previous attack was mainly tentative, but now Haidu has moved the trebuchet up, which means that it is time to move seriously.

After the stone bomb, the roaring oil can, which had been ignited with a fuse, fell to the ground, the jar shattered, and the fire oil in the Western Regions was directly ignited, and the raging fire soon spread in the camp and the valley. However, such an attack on Mongolia could only be carried out once, because the Ming artillery and flying thunder artillery that were in good standing quickly turned the location of the trebuchet into a sea of fire.

The Ming soldiers were obviously prepared, and under the command of Dutou and the ten generals, they quickly stepped forward to extinguish the fire, and the crossbowmen also rushed to the camp wall one after another. On top of this earthen fortress reinforced by the Ming army, hundreds of crossbowmen could stand side by side, which was enough to block the entire valley mouth.

"Haidu can't help it anymore," Gundam said in a deep voice, "It seems that the pressure on him from his subordinates is not small, at least it shows that Jinyiwei is doing a good job." ”

Zhang Jue nodded: "Now that the Ming Dynasty is in full swing, and Mongolia is divided, those large and small tribes that belong to Haidu naturally know what they should do and who to listen to." It's just that Haidu even uses fire oil this time, which is really tricky. ”

Gundam flew on his horse, his movements were so smooth that he couldn't tell that the old man was old at all: "No matter what, we have to defend this camp, let's go!" ”

"Good!" Zhang Jue laughed and also turned over on his horse, closely catching up with Gundam's figure.

The smoke and dust billowed and the killing sound shook the sky, and the arrows whistled past the two of them, and Gao Huo Ran pulled out the long sword at his waist.

In an instant, he seemed to return to his youth.

Standing on the Diaoyu City, countless Mongol armies roared and finally turned into nothingness.

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The short sword pierced the chest of the Mongol scout, and Wang Yizhou exhaled softly, dragging the scout, who had almost exposed everyone's whereabouts, into the grass.

"You kid is quick-eyed," Xu Chen couldn't help but laugh and scolded in a low voice, "If it weren't for this just now, not to mention all the previous efforts, if you want to pass from here today, you really have to put a little effort into it." Unexpectedly, the Mongolian Tartars left hundreds of people to guard Fangshan, and they almost fell into the net. ”

Wang Yizhou nodded, for the First Brigade, there are really no need to pay attention to a few hundred Mongolian Tatars, but once the First Brigade kills these Mongolian Tatars, it is impossible for the Mongols not to notice it, and the whereabouts of the First Brigade will be exposed.

Now the main armies of all walks of life are desperately helping the First Brigade to attract the attention of the Mongol Tatars, and try to make the First Brigade able to take a few passes on the Great Wall at the minimum cost. If the 1st Brigade had been discovered by the Mongols in Fangshan, I am afraid that this battle would not have been easy to fight.