Chapter 662: Suspense
Everyone in the world is doing their own thing, and no one can predict what the outcome will be.
When the soldiers and horses of the Admiral's battalion outside Xi'an arrived in Yan'an City, they were still able to keep secrets. If you continue to travel north, your whereabouts will not be hidden for long.
The Ming army's admiral battalion had been stationed in the city for many days, and combined with the information sent by Nilan, Azig was keenly aware that the Ming army was looking for an opportunity to gather and attack the Qing capture on the east road.
The storm is preceded by a storm that is preceded by countless signs, such as suffocating air and indiscriminate mosquitoes.
Now there are signs of a northeasterly march of both the Mongol cavalry and the main forces of the Ming army.
Azig had fought for more than ten years and had a special premonition. However, he did not take the opportunity to storm the city of Xi'an and contain the main force of the Ming army to the east.
Xi'an City is the most important place in Shaanxi, and he and Zuo Ruo have different perceptions of the battlefield, so they made different decisions.
The Ming army's risky planning of the war situation was an opportunity for him. Even if the Eastern Route Army was besieged and defeated, it would be worth it if he took the opportunity to capture the city of Xi'an and defeat the Chahar of Ezhe in the steppe.
The victorious Ming army was pinned down on the barren plateau of northern Shaanxi, facing attacks from both sides and unable to support it for long. Isn't it much better than the current one?
Azig never had the luxury of completely annihilating Zuo Ruo's army in Shaanxi, he only needed to recover the lost territory.
When night falls, the lights of Xi'an City are lit up.
He specially sharpened the scimitar with his own hands yesterday and waited for the Ming army to attack first. Perhaps, the battlefield on the eastern road cannot be fought at all, and the Mongol army in Modong will cross the river in a few days. If Ezhe can't resist it, he will definitely call the Mongols back, and then it will become Nilan chasing the Mongols.
Looking at the hazy lights at the head of Xi'an City, Azig thought of the northwest and returned to the camp with satisfaction. The Qing Dynasty had a large number of troops in Shaanxi, and he really couldn't think of a reason why Zuo Ruo was undefeated.
"Han people, death can't change the infighting of infighting, if Wu Sangui is willing to lead the army out of Hanzhong, how can I hold out under the city of Shaanxi for so long."
He ordered the guards to pour himself a bowl of tea, and said to himself: "Sure enough, Hong Chengchou understands the Han people, and he only needs a letter to let Wu Sangui stand still." ”
Even Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou and others are all bears for a while, but they got together to create a tofu-like Ming Dynasty.
He imagined that he had cleaned up Zuo Ruo and led the army south to Hanzhong again, and Wu Sangui couldn't help but slap the table excitedly.
People like Wu Sangui who rebelled after surrender will definitely not be able to stay, but it is a pity that this king of Zhenxi of the Ming Dynasty still can't understand the truth of cold lips and teeth.
In the middle of the night, a warm south wind blows through the dry dust on the ground.
The north gate of Xi'an quietly opened, and a team of soldiers and horses went out of the city in the dark.
The nine-headed bird scolded in his mouth: "It's all cowardice, it's all cowardice"
The man in the northwest is very direct, and he doesn't bother to hide the love in his heart, even if Zuo Ruo stands in front of him, he still scolds.
Liang Chengbao led his cronies to leave in the end, leaving Qingshan without worrying about running out of firewood, and the thieves have been like this for so many years. Although Xi'an is good, life is more important.
But Liang Chengbao still can't figure out what else the Ming army can do to prevent the Qing army from meeting the two armies after giving up Xi'an. In his opinion, Zuo Ruo's strategy is very likely to steal chickens and rice.
In the dark, the cavalry flowed slowly in the opposite direction like a rushing long river and the water of the Yellow River.
"The Mongols crossed the river"
The news brought by the scouts left Geriletu nervous or excited.
The herdsmen were not yet aware of the war in the Hetao, and if they had known that Tumut might lose all their livestock, Geriletu would not have been able to restrain the 10,000 cavalry.
Countless torches appeared in the oncoming darkness, and the Jurchens would not let them go unharmed. The war had begun two days earlier, and the Jurchens had taken the initiative and were no longer left to the Mongols to act at will.
In the light of the raging flames, a Mongol in armor rode up, "Report, the messenger of the left admiral has arrived"
Armor, what a luxury thing in Mongolia. After fighting with the Qing cavalry for so long, Ge Riletu was reluctant to take the Qi knife and armor down.
Gřiltu said: "Bring him here"
As a result of today's change, the Mongols no longer need to hide their strength.
A military general dressed in Han Chinese costume urged his horse to squeeze through the messy Tumuts, and took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Geriletu.
Gerriletu took it and couldn't wait to tear it open.
According to the requirements of the previous agreement, they, the Mongol cavalry in the Ming Dynasty, must act under Zuo Ruo's orders.
The order was written in Chinese, and Ge Riletu recognized the Chinese language, and after reading it, he put it in his arms, and said to him: "Please rest assured, Lord Zuo, the Jurchens of Nilan will be handed over to me."
Without further ado, he urged his horse to turn around and leave, fearing that he would find his way through the chaos of the scene.
Zuo Ruo led 10,000 Han soldiers to march to Yulinwei, and with the war horses provided by the Mongols to haul all kinds of supplies, they would be able to enter the Hetao by tomorrow evening at the latest. And the 5,000 Han soldiers stationed in Yulin Guard are only afraid that they have already joined the Chahar people at this moment.
The Tumuts were ordered to hold back the pursuing Nilan, and if they were lucky, they should be able to collect the corpses of the Modong when they returned to the Loop.
The shape of the battlefield could not allow Ge Riletu to continue his reverie, and five or six miles away, two fire dragons were intertwined, and there was a faint sound of shouting and killing. Nilan would not allow the Mongol cavalry to retreat.
He had to fight here until dawn.
The hole cards are about to be opened, even if he leads the army to retreat to Yulinwei at this moment, Nilan will not let him go.
Yulinwei is not as dangerous as Shanhaiguan, it has been successively broken by the Azig and Tumuts in recent years, and the Mongols are okay in the field, and the defense of the city will make their horses completely useless.
If the Jurchen army of the East Road is allowed to enter the Hetao, it will be a huge disaster.
Yesterday afternoon, the Mongol army of Modong crossed the river at Junzijin Ferry, and the situation gradually became clear, and both sides believed that they were sure of victory.
The Tumuts guarded the Yulin Guard behind them with their blood, an almost empty guard post with fewer than a thousand guards now.
The commander of the Jurchen Eastern Route Army, Nilan, led his army to storm for three days, killing hundreds of Tumut. The terrain of Shaanxi is not as flat as that of the grasslands, and Tumut often retreats to the high ground, resists for a few hours, and then flees in a hurry.
The Mongol cavalry was mobile and flexible, and Nilan did not dare to be in a hurry, lest the march be too fast and cause the front and rear armies to be disjointed and bitten by Tumut.
He thought that as long as the seven or eight thousand people were contained, there would be no suspense in the war in Hetao.
The Chahar had 20,000 horsemen, and the Modong Mongol and Manchurian coalition forces were almost twice as numerous as the Chahars, and their armor was sharp. There is a limit to how good the Chahars can war.
No one thought that the Ming army would enter the Hetao to fight.
The soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty have not been out of the fortress to fight for many years, so long that even Zuo Ruo can't remember how many years. The heralds returning from the Geriltu army rushed to the marching commander's camp early in the morning to resume their lives.
The morning sun squints at the ground from mid-air.
There is a blurred dividing line between the green meadows and the yellow earth, and a long queue is moving like a worm on the dividing line.
The monotonous and heavy footsteps are a perfect match for the monotonous and somewhat boring Loess Plateau.
The soldiers breathed heavily, they were no strangers to forced marches. In the dense mountains and forests of eastern Zhejiang, on the flat fertile fields of Huguang, they even used to run in iron armor.
Now, the ironclad is placed on the accompanying wagon, but the climate here is just too nasty. After less than half a day, everyone's throat was about to smoke with thirst. Some people breathe out of their nostrils from time to time on the way, dispersing the dust that is carried up by the footsteps ahead.
Zuo Ruo sat on horseback, with a white felt hat commonly used by Shaanxi people on his head, and his back was as straight as a javelin. From time to time he took out the clairing mirror on his waist to observe the road ahead. For this battle, he demanded 2,000 horses from Chahar.
It is strong, and there is no need to pay money.
Because the battle was fought for the Mongols, he felt that the price of 2,000 horses was too cheap. Therefore, he agreed with Ezhe that after defeating the Modong Mongol coalition army, Sancheng would be captured and owned by the Ming Dynasty.
Ezhe agreed to him in one mouth, and the three parties agreed that after the victory of the Hetao, thirty percent of the capture would go to the Ming Dynasty, three percent would be captured by Tumut, and four percent would be captured by Chahar. Tumut is stained with the light of the Ming Dynasty.
It seems that Chahar has suffered a loss, but Ezhe has a fancy for the Mongolian herdsmen. Zuo Ruo and Tumut are nothing more than those war horses.
"Hurry up" the herald snapped his whip in the air. Every half hour, the soldiers around the Admiral would rush to the queues like demons.
Below the coordinated garrison, there is a possibility of being whipped.
When the sun walks in the western air, you can see the buildings in the ravines in the distance without a clairvoyant mirror. That was Yu Linwei, an hour faster than expected.
The defenders also saw the banners of soldiers and horses coming from afar, and hurriedly opened and closed the door and brought out the prepared drinking water. They all have experience, and the first thing everyone who arrives here is to find water to drink.
Most of the defenders of the guard post were Mongols, and the Ming army left only 200 people.
Yesterday's Hetao battle had begun, and the Chahar cavalry fought with the Modong coalition army at the Junzijin Ferry, and the blood flowed like a river. I heard that the Modong coalition army mobilized thirty iron cannons from the Guannei to go out of the fortress, Chahar couldn't resist it, and had already let the Modong army cross the river.
The defenders of Yulin Wei are very worried, now the garrison in the guard is empty, and the Modong Mongols don't know if they will come to attack here after crossing the river, after all, this is the passage to connect the inside and outside of the gate.
When Zuo Ruo's army entered the guard, the nerves of the defenders relaxed, and the leader of the Chahar who remained behind immediately sent a messenger to inform Ezhe.
The Ming soldiers marched forcibly for two days, and Zuo Ruo ordered the soldiers to eat and drink, rest and recuperate, and find the Chahar people who stayed behind to understand the military situation.
The general of the Chahar people did not understand very clearly, but knew that the Qing captives had iron cannons to help them, and they crossed the river in three places, and today the army has all entered the river loop. It is not known where the main cavalry of Chahar is distributed and where the old and weak herdsmen are hiding.
I can't complain about him, the Chahar cavalry fights in the steppe and has no fixed station.
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