Winter is gone.

There doesn't seem to be much change on the plateau in northern Shaanxi. There are no spring flowers here, no green trees, only a monotonous yellow, and the undulating yellow earth stretches under the gray sky, as if it is endless.

Nilan walked forward surrounded by a group of majestic armor soldiers, and thirty miles ahead was Qingshiyu, which was a large ravine that stretched for more than ten miles, and beyond that ravine was Yan'an City.

It rarely rained in the northwest, the land was dry, and a faint layer of dust rose over the road that the soldiers had walked.

The battle of Qingshiyu had lasted for three days, and the Ming army had deployed heavy troops there, and he had killed two Han generals in a row, but to no avail, and had to personally lead the Jurchen armor soldiers into battle.

Since the Jurchen entered the customs, the battles have been endless, and the soldiers of the Eight Banners have suffered heavy casualties, and the regent has repeatedly ordered that the soldiers of the Eight Banners shall not go into battle until they have to do so. It's just that in the past few years, there seem to be more and more times of last resort.

"Newspaper" A cavalryman galloped from the rear, and the cavalry shouted at the top of his voice, and his voice was hoarse.

Nilan reined in his horse.

The scout came to Nilan, turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee, looked frightened, and said, "Qiqi Beizi, a large group of Mongols has appeared in the northwest direction. ”

Nilanzer stepped forward, took off his whip and slapped it on the scout's head, shouting, "It's just some Mongols, what are you calling nonsense?"

The war of the Eastern Route Army in Shaanxi was extremely unsmooth, and the Han people were not afraid of death, and they lost almost 3,000 soldiers for each county they attacked. After the blockade in Qingshiyu, the morale of the Han people in the army was low, and Nilan hated this kind of person who panicked and disturbed the morale of the army the most.

There was an instant blood mark on the scout's face. He swallowed and spit, the look of horror in his eyes did not subside, as if he was recalling the scene he had just seen, and said, "A lot of Mongols have been killed."

Nilan frowned and asked, "How many people?" ”

"There are thousands of horses all over the mountains"

There was a "buzzing" sound in Nilan's head, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back, did the Mongols send so many cavalry into the fortress? At this time, the Han army's heart was scattered, and if they entered Qingshiyu and were blocked by the Mongols, they would be killing themselves.

"Order, order the army to stop advancing" Nilan looked around to the left and right, the terrain here was narrow, not conducive to defense. He thought back to the terrain he had just entered, and then changed his words: "The army has retreated to Black Tiger Mountain. ”

The road on which the army turned its course receded. Black Tiger Mountain is not far from here, and the name of this mountain is loud, but it is actually just a flat slope.

An hour later, Nilan climbed to the top of the Black Tiger Mountain surrounded by the arrival of the Red Banner Cavalry.

The northwest ridge was filled with smoke and dust, as if there was a sandstorm, and the cavalry galloped and swept in.

Nilan was not afraid and scolded: "The Mongols dare to seek their own death"

"Meet the enemy, meet the enemy" The herald shouted when he saw him running on the hillside.

The Han soldiers picked up their spears and lined up at the foot of the mountain, followed by the gunners, pointing at the gap in the pikemen's queue with their guns raised. The Jurchen armor soldiers set up in the middle of the formation, and the archers took off the longbow on their backs, stretched it slightly, and then took out a long arrow from the quiver and put it on the bowstring.

The Mongols stopped seven or eight miles away, and the two teams of soldiers and horses faced each other from afar, and the thick smoke and dust rose into the air and gradually thinned out. Nilan saw clearly that the oncoming dense cavalry gasped, there were really ten thousand horsemen.

Tumut and Chahar only have a total of 30,000 cavalry, and I heard that there are 3,000 Mongolian cavalry in Longxi, do these two dare to send half of the cavalry to the pass? Aren't they afraid that the Mongol coalition army in Modong will break through the Hetao defense and wipe out their lair?

The Mongols gave Nilan plenty of time to think.

Gezhiletu commanded two teams of light cavalry to harass and provoke in front of the Jurchen formation, but the cavalry of the brigade did not move.

The mountain road of seven or eight miles was almost a rushing distance for the Mongol cavalry, and the Jurchen archers pointed their bows and arrows into the sky, ready to meet the enemy.

Geriltu ordered the flag to wave, hundreds of Mongolian light horsemen whistling past the Jurchen array, and long arrows flew into the air in twos and threes, landing dozens of paces away from the Han spearmen

It was impossible to shoot at this distance projectile, and the Mongol cavalry let out an unbridled laugh and gradually faded away.

Nilan gripped the hilt of his sword in his right hand and suppressed his anger. The Mongols are provoking, they are luring us into attack

The soldiers in the two columns of armies drew their swords and arrows, and waited for them, but they did not go beyond the thunder pool. Hundreds of Mongol light horsemen weaved like pesky flies in the narrow space between the two armies. Sometimes with a bow and arrow, sometimes with a scolding sound, it is possible to lure the opponent to attack.

Nilan was not afraid of the Mongols, even if there were 10,000 horsemen. The Mongols had no armor, no sharp long knives, and some did not even have arrows that could penetrate the armor.

After waiting for half an hour, the tense feelings of the soldiers gradually relaxed, and Nilan still could not wait for the Mongols to charge.

He resisted the ** of ordering the Jurchen cavalry to attack, because horsemanship may be the only disadvantage of the Jurchens to the Mongols. This place is not far from Qingshiyu, and he feels that today's events are strange, and the Mongols are fighting and not fighting, and they are not leaving. The critical moment suddenly appeared in the north of Yan'an, and there must have been collusion with the Ming army.

He called the scout camp Qianhu and ordered: "You send someone to investigate the movement in the direction of Qingshiyu." ”

The Ming army did not have cavalry, and even if there was a conspiracy, it would not have come so quickly.

Half an hour later, the Mongols did not seem to be able to endure such a nervous feeling, and Geriltu led his army to retreat slightly, but it was still more than ten miles away.

Nilan dismounted and asked the guard for a jug of water. He only took a few sips, and the commander of the scout battalion came to say: "Report, Beizi expects the enemy to be like a god, and the Ming army has 10,000 people out of Qingshiyu and is coming in the direction of the main formation." ”

Nilan threw down the kettle and scolded: "Sure enough, the thieves colluded with the Mongols to ambush me, but fortunately you showed up early." ”

With an army of 15,000 to deal with the attack of 10,000 Ming troops and 10,000 Mongols, Nilan weighed for a moment and felt that he could not take this risk. They had been walking in this barren mountain for two days, and the Ming army and the Mongols had obviously come to recuperate.

He gently spat out two words: "Withdraw troops"

The herald waving the flag.

"Withdrawal of troops" "Withdrawal of troops"

The Qing soldiers moved their formations, the Han infantry on the periphery withdrew first, and the Jurchen cavalry archers and the four thousand Zhenghong Banner cavalry in the formation did not move.

The Mongol cavalry roared upward, and the Jurchen archers began to shoot arrows.

The thick armor of the Jurchens was obscured by the dust of the northwest, but Geriletu was very aware of the strength of those Eight Banner armor soldiers in the face, and did not dare to command the Mongol cavalry to pounce on them for a short handover. Even if there is hope of victory in this battle, he will not risk it, the elite of Tumut are here, and fighting a disastrous war will only make a wedding dress for others.

The two groups of cavalry fought and retreated, leaving behind corpses in twos and threes along the way—horse corpses or human corpses.

waited until the Qing troops pushed into the territory of Yichuan County, and the Mongols turned around and walked away.

Nilan was not disappointed by the halfway point of this sortie, and he felt that he urgently needed to send the military situation here to the outside of the fortress. He witnessed the appearance of 10,000 Mongol cavalry in the city of Yan'an. So, he now proceeds to figure out how many Mongolian cavalry there are in Yulinwei? Are the Mongols ready to enter the fortress completely? He was even a little worried about the situation of his Eastern Route Army.

Azig lost the city of Xi'an, and was ordered to abandon the city of Hanzhong, and tens of thousands of troops besieged the city of Xi'an for half a year, and were not punished. But Nilan was not an Azig, and he did not have a brother who was a regent.

The Mongol cavalry advanced an inch and harassed the Qing troops near the border of Yichuan County, and Nilan was forced to go on the defensive, and at the same time stepped up to inquire about the news of the Hetao.

Zuo Ruo returned to Xi'an, which was his third return to Xi'an in the past month......

Azig's soldiers and horses were not enough to surround the big city of Xi'an, Yan'an Mansion had tens of thousands of Ming troops, and Azig did not dare to disperse his troops and horses to guard the gates of Xi'an on all sides.

After the winter, the Qing army intensified its attack on the south and east gates of Xi'an. Iron artillery bombardment, digging tunnels, ramming the city gates, and climbing the city walls with ladders were exhausted, and the rebels in Xi'an became more and more comfortable coping, but they also suffered heavy casualties.

Zuo Ruo left 10,000 regular soldiers in Xi'an City as a reserve.

Whenever the Qing captives invaded the city, the shape was in danger, and the soldiers were like wolves and tigers to kill the most dangerous places, whether it was covered by firearms or short-handed combat, as strong as the Jurchens were also killed. After many times, the rebels also seemed to have found the backbone, and slowly got rid of the bad habit of immediately smearing oil on the soles of their feet when the situation was unfavorable.

After openly inspecting the city gates on all sides and appeasing the generals, Zuo Ruo returned to the Admiral's Mansion to summon Liang Chengbao.

The generals of the rebel army were more afraid of Zuo Ruo than they revered, and Zuo Ruo did not expect those people to regard him as a great savior. There were hundreds of factions in the Shaanxi Righteous Army, and he had no intention of covering everything, so he only used a few generals such as Liang Chengbao to control the leaders of the Righteous Army.

Liang Chengbao is the biggest leader of the righteous army, and he has asked the court for merit through Zuoruo, and is now a general of Liang.

The Admiral's Yamen was surrounded by regular soldiers' camps, and the commander of the rebel army naturally felt a trace of awe in his heart when he arrived here. Because, they have never seen such a strong army

Liang Chengbao walked into the Admiral's Yamen with trepidation in his heart, and knelt down to bow after seeing Zuo Ruo, he was now very afraid of seeing Zuo Ruo.

Zuo Ruo said: "General Liang, you did a good job"

Liang Chengbao was flattered, and it was not easy to get Zuo Ruo's praise.

"I have something important to do when I go back to Xi'an this time" Zuo Ruo's tone was a little hesitant, and said: "Perhaps, I will take away the soldiers and horses of the Admiral's Mansion in the near future." ”

Liang Chengbao was shocked, the righteous army in the city was good at fighting, because there was an army from the Admiral's Mansion to escort the battle. He understands the mentality of those righteous soldiers, as soon as the soldiers and horses of the Admiral's Mansion leave, the confidence of those people is immediately gone, and the morale of the army is in chaos, how can they hold Xi'an City.

He peeked at Zuo Ruo's face, and said stubbornly: "My lord, by all means, the rebels left the soldiers and horses of the Admiral's Mansion, and it was just a plate of loose sand."

Zuo Ruo glanced at him and asked, "Did you only bring out a group of rabble in half a year?" ”

Liang Chengbao said in panic: "The subordinates are incompetent"

Zuo Ruo said: "I have other uses for the soldiers and horses of the Admiral's Mansion, I will hand over Xi'an City to you, you can defend it, and if you can't keep it, you can escape."

Liang Chengbao couldn't believe his ears.

Xi'an is where the capital city of Shaanxi is located, and losing Xi'an means losing Shaanxi.

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