A meteor crossed the sky, and in the sea of stars in the sky, the meteor was not obvious, and it would not be found at all if you didn't look at it deliberately. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe desolate Gobi, the vast stars, and the endless snow are the beauty and loneliness that the sky has given to Hexi.

The old boy lay silently behind a stone on the Gobi Desert, his eyes kept staring ahead, and behind him, several Shence army scouts were silent. To be able to grow into a qualified scout, at least he has fought more than once or twice in the blood and fire of the battlefield, if it weren't for the fact that the Tong Commander of the Jinyi Guard in front of him is really prestigious, I'm afraid these scouts won't really take him seriously.

After all, no matter how much everyone prides themselves on being a strong army scout, when it comes to the child martyrdom, they have to shout hello. At the beginning, the credit of the entire Shence Army in the town, but Tong Lie single-handedly bought it for the Shence Army, and was able to stop the Mongolian army, Lao Tong's credit was the second, and no one dared to claim to be the first.

Being able to follow Lao Tong out, these arrogant scouts were more in awe.

"Boss, we have been in ambush on this Gobi Desert for three days, but except for the last time in Dunhuang City, why haven't we seen the Mongolian Tatars once?" One of the scouts hunched up two steps forward and whispered.

Under the stars, in the endless wilderness, there is only the sound of the wind.

Lao Tong held the grass root in his mouth, looked up at the beautiful and intoxicating sky, and said lightly: "If we saw the Mongolian Tatars, we wouldn't be lying on our stomachs here." ”

The scout was speechless for a moment, but he didn't have the courage to refute.

Seeing this, the scouts in the back also obediently shut their mouths.

At this moment, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves on the hills not far away, these scouts were among the best scouts in the Shence army, otherwise Wang Jin would not dare to hand them over to Lao Tong, and the tiger general of the first rank among the brocade guards led the way to the west of Dunhuang.

This is the farthest and most powerful group of scouts from Dunhuang.

"Divine Arm Crossbow." Lao Tong spit out the grass roots violently, and the whole person fell to the ground, "The voice came from the left-hand side, Xiaobao, you crawl over with two people, don't startle the grass!" ”

The other brocade-clothed guard, who was called Xiaobao, all responded with a sound, got up slightly, and rushed out directly like an arrow from a string. And the two Shence Army scouts behind him glanced at each other, not to be outdone, and closely followed the figure in front.

In the desolate and wide Gobi Desert, there is no need to crawl down, because if you find a hill at random, you can see the wind and grass below, unless you are completely at one with heaven and earth. So if you want to move, high-speed straight rush is still the best choice.

Before the sound of the horse's hooves approached, Xiao Bao and the two scouts had perfectly leaned against the bottom of a mountain wall two hundred zhang away from the old boy and them, and the two divine arm crossbows were raised at the same time, one aimed at the top of the mountain wall, and the other aimed at the direction from which the sound of the horse's hooves came.

The movements are skillful and smooth, and he is a good player among the Shence Army and the Jinyi Guard.

And Lao Tong didn't rush to take the next step, but just asked his subordinates to prepare bows and crossbows such as divine arm crossbows first, ready at any time. Now those cavalry are in the light, and they are in the dark, and the darkness and stones are the best cover on this Gobi, so Lao Tong is not in a hurry to do it.

In scout warfare where the number of people is small and the fighting is particularly tragic, it is often unexpected to take the initiative first, and even to achieve a one-hit kill.

The sound of horses' hooves grew faster and faster, and the scouts around the old boy held their breath.

On the cold Gobi Desert, the strong wind blew everyone's face, the pain was like a knife, but even the face was about to dry and crack, everyone squinted slightly, did not move, and everyone had already taken a mouthful of snow in their mouths, so as to avoid the white gas coming out of the Ha to attract people's attention.

Hundreds of cavalry were the first to appear on the hills, and soon two teams of cavalry from the left and one on the right behind them roared, but to the surprise of the old boys, the cavalry that caught up behind them was not dressed in Mongolian clothes, but the cavalry of the Ming army.

"Our own people?" One of the scouts froze.

"Impossible, we are already the westernmost scout team, and there are two or three hundred cavalry dispatched, it is impossible not to inform us!" The other scout decisively vetoed it.

Lao Tong glared back at them, and the two of them didn't dare to speak, but these scouts were all experienced people, and in fact, they didn't need to think much to understand where these cavalry came from. Nine times out of ten, it is dressed up as a Mongolian Tartar.

But for what? Pretending to be a cavalry of the Ming army chasing and killing his own people, this is too exaggerated, right? And if you want to use this method to defraud the Dunhuang city gate, then it is an exaggeration to start acting at such a distance. Moreover, more than 300 cavalry wanted to attack Dunhuang, and they were too confident.

When the two teams of cavalry got closer and closer, the old boy and the others could also see the path of the two teams through the faint starlight.

Perhaps because the cavalry of the Ming army did not have much damage, the clothes and armor captured by the cavalry behind them were obviously not complete, and there was only a broken red dragon flag. But I have to say that in this darkness, it is really difficult to distinguish, and it is reasonable for the cavalry in front of them to flee in a panic.

The cavalry in front of them was not numerous, and the banner was not the black flag of Mongolia, but the flag representing the Mongolian Haidu, and the clothes on those people were more like people from the Western Regions than from the Mongolian steppe.

"Infighting?" The scout beside the old boy frowned.

"It's not infighting, it's blame." The old boy took a soft breath.

If tomorrow the cavalry scouts of Haidu saw the corpses of their own companions on the ground, as well as the scattered blades and even flags of the Ming army, they could naturally imagine how they would relate to it. After all, in the past few days, the scouts of the Ming army and the scouts of Haidu have come and gone, and the well water does not interfere with the river water, but it does not mean that the two forces really do not provoke each other, so once there is a move, the next consequences can be imagined.

The scouts of the Haidu side and the scouts of the Ming army will definitely fight frantically on the Gobi Desert, and even in the end, the armies of both sides will be involved.

And the smug behind it is naturally Kublai Khan.

"It's really vicious." The scouts clenched their blades.

"Boss, rush forward with your brethren, and let's kill all these damn ones." A ten-strong general is eager to try.

The rest of the scouts obviously agreed, although there were only a dozen of them, but when these cavalry were almost killed, and then the crossbows and firearms greeted each other, it was really difficult to predict who would win or lose.

However, the old boy's eyes were cold, and he swept over everyone, so frightened that they all shrunk their necks.

"You're scouts, not forwards!" Lao Tong scolded in a deep voice, "I have figured out what is going on, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time now, wait until these people go around the hills, and immediately retreat in the direction of Dunhuang." ”

"Boss!" Several of the scouts shouted in a reluctant voice.

"Obey orders!" Lao Tong's face showed anger, "Our lives are not precious, but everything we saw today is very precious, think about how to go back safely and tell the news to Dunhuang City, is what you should do." This way back is not so easy. ”

Several of the young scouts were still trying to argue, but the ten generals who led the team glared at them fiercely, and suddenly everyone obediently closed their mouths. After all, the first article of the Ming military order, soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, and now Lao Tong's order is the biggest order they can receive, so they must choose unconditional obedience.

When Haidu's sentinels and the pursuing cavalry were entangled in rushing across the hill and then turning southward, Lao Tong waved his hand violently, and one by one the scouts jumped up quickly, and their figures swayed on the Gobi Desert, and soon disappeared into darkness again. And Lao Tong turned around and made a gesture at the small bag not far away, which naturally meant that the three of them in the front were cut off or even stayed to monitor.

Xiaobao just nodded solemnly.

On the empty Gobi Desert, any slightest disturbance may attract people's attention, not to mention the movement of figures under the bright starlight. Soon, the Mongols on the hillside who pretended to be the cavalry of the Ming army found a shadowy shadow on the Gobi Desert that was not obvious but somewhat abnormal, except for more than 200 cavalrymen who continued to chase and kill Haidu's sentinels, the rest of them rode horses and rushed over.

It's just that before they got closer, the sound of arrows breaking through the air had already come, and the centurion who led the team at the front was directly knocked off his horse by the arrows shot out in secret, and the Mongolian cavalry who were still speculating in the back suddenly had red eyes, and quickly opened their bows and arrows, and the dense arrows quickly enveloped all the possible hiding places around.

The three people who were hiding behind the rocks didn't say a word, just silently listened to the shrill whistling sound overhead. Since their mission is to break off, it means that once their own people are discovered, they will also be responsible for attracting the attention of the enemy. It was basically no different from sending him to death, but Xiao Bao, the excellent sentry of the Jinyi Guard, and the other two young Shence Army scouts had no objection.

Once the scout battle is fierce, it is often a life and death, and in the scout battle, the enemy's intelligence is more important than the lives of all scouts.

"Don't look back, go!" The old boy let out a low cry and urged the people in front of him to continue running, as long as they could run behind the big rock where the horse was hidden, everything would be safe.

As for the safety of the three of them behind him, Lao Tong couldn't take care of it.

When the group rushed behind the rocks with all their strength and hurriedly led the horses, an explosion suddenly broke the silence from the direction of Xiangfan. However, everyone who held the reins of the horse only glanced at each other in the next life, and they all remained silent.

A Mongol commander who came from behind rushed directly to the center of the explosion, and the corpses of four or five Mongolian soldiers were scattered around, and in the middle of them, the bodies of three Han Chinese were charred and mutilated. The centurion next to him breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, there is no leakage, and those people in Haidu have been cleaned up by us." ”

"What if the news leaks out, once the incident happens, do you think the Southern Barbarians can still wipe it clean?" The commander sneered, "These are just three decoys, their scout's brigade has already fled, it won't be long before the Southern Barbarians can know about it, it's up to them to deal with it." ”

"The Gobi Desert in the west of the river is going to be lively." The centurion gloated.

The commander clenched the reins of the horse and shook his head: "To see the excitement, you also need to be capable, we may not be able to afford this excitement!" ”

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The stars twinkled on the Gobi Desert, but the city of Luoyang was as dark as ink.

The moon and stars in the sky are obscured by dark clouds, and you can imagine a storm or even a snowstorm coming. However, the entire Luoyang Palace is still brightly lit, and the maids who come and go are packing up their belongings for tomorrow's departure.

Ye Yingwu started his northern tour in the summer, and now that winter is approaching, it is time to go back. After all, the country can't be without a king for a day, if Ye Yingwu doesn't move again, I'm afraid that the officials of the six departments will have to run to Luoyang to face the saint. What's more, now that the summer harvest has ended, and the provincial system has been basically implemented, the entire Ming Dynasty is showing a thriving scene, and there is no need for Ye Yingwu to sit in the north of Luoyang.

Although they were busy packing up their things, these maids were all light-hearted, for fear of disturbing His Majesty's rest. Recently, His Majesty has been busy with the affairs of Hexi, and Liang Yanwu took a group of people to Hexi, so many affairs in the court and the central government have fallen into the hands of Ye Yingwu alone-according to Xiaoyangzi and others' understanding of Ye Yingwu, this may be the reason why His Majesty hurriedly returned to Nanjing-so Ye Yingwu has not had a good rest in the past few days, and he finally slept well today and set off tomorrow, so no one dares to make trouble at this time.

Even if His Majesty has a good temper, several ladies are all kind-hearted, but it is definitely not easy to get rid of annoying one by one.

Zhang Hao had an anxious look on his face, and walked quickly into the palace with a piece of music in his hand, the palace was not big, and there was actually only a wall between the front hall and the harem where Ye Yingwu was resting, so Zhang Hao couldn't walk two steps to the palace wall.

"Zhang Xianggong, please stay!" Jiang Tie took a step forward.

Zhang Hao shook the chapter in his hand: "Commander Jiang, Hexi Concert, 100,000 urgent, I want to face you now, and I hope that Commander Jiang will report quickly!" ”

"This ・・・・・・" Jiang Tie suddenly frowned, "Your Majesty has only rested for two hours・・・・・・"

"If something happens to Hexi, you and I can't afford to take this responsibility!" Zhang Hao's expression was even a little hideous, "Now if Your Majesty doesn't come up with an idea, there is no way for a certain courtier to give an order, Commander Jiang, the war is urgent, and it can't be delayed!" ”

Jiang Tie stomped his foot fiercely, he was also on the battlefield, and naturally understood what the concept of this military order was urgent, not to mention that Ye Yingwu had been working hard for the war in Hexi for the past few days, if something happened in Hexi now but he didn't notify Ye Yingwu in time, so that Ye Yingwu's hard work would be in vain, then Jiang Tie would naturally know that it would not be a pity for him to die.

"Sacrifice your life to accompany the gentleman!" Jiang Tie threw down a sentence and strode into the palace.

"A certain is not a gentleman." Zhang Hao, who was born as a martial artist, smiled bitterly, glanced at the battle report in his hand again, and muttered, "Kublai Khan's hand is really difficult to deal with." ”

Jiang Tie didn't go in for long, Ye Yingwu had already strode out, and he was still busy tying his belt, and Qing'er hurriedly followed up to wrap Ye Yingwu's coat. Seeing His Majesty walking out in disheveled clothes, Zhang Hao's heart was also warm.

Back then, Emperor Cao Cao of Wei Wu could go out of the camp barefoot to greet Xu You, and today His Majesty can also come out to greet him in disarray. Zhang Hao is a martial artist, and it is okay to fight with the officials of the rest of the ministry in the court, but the fancy sycophant kung fu is not very good, and he can only bow deeply to Ye Yingwu at the moment.

"Zhang Aiqing quickly flattened down, let Aiqing come late at night, it must be something important." The tired look on Ye Yingwu's face was dissipated by the night breeze, and he strode into the imperial study.

Jiang Tie, Qing'er and others have already held the lamp and waited for tea, pen and ink. Because His Majesty moved, the concertos in the imperial study were packed up, making the whole room seem a little empty. The dim light shone on Ye Yingwu and Zhang Hao, pulling out a long shadow.

As soon as he walked into the imperial study, Zhang Hao handed the piece in his hand to Ye Yingwu, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Hexi Dunhuang is urgent, Kublai Khan sent people to disguise themselves as our scouts, and attacked Haidu's four scout teams, resulting in the loss of more than 400 people under Haidu, Haidu's soldiers and horses are now assembled in the Hami area, and Kublai Khan's men and horses are also going south from the north, and there is a great situation of attacking Dunhuang on both sides!" The Shence army is now heavily fortified in Dunhuang City, and a large number of soldiers and horses are being sent to protect the grain route. ”

The teacup that Ye Yingwu had just picked up in his hand shook slightly, and some of the tea spilled out, but he didn't know it. (To be continued.) )