The curtain of battle in the Hetao was opened.

In previous years, in May, the Hetao was lush with aquatic plants, and white or gray birds flew on the wetlands near the Yellow River. Today, the meadows of the Hetao have been gnawed down to only stubble, and there are no animals to be seen here except for the Mongol livestock.

Wild beasts have an instinctive premonition of danger, and in the past few days, not to mention birds and beasts, even grass rats have been hiding deep underground.

In the distance, torches shuttle in the camp of the Modong people on the Yellow River, and wooden boats lit up in the river keep shuttling.

"Ahh

A dull sneeze came from the grass, and Li Hu covered his nose and stared around, and the three Mongols behind him were looking at him with a strange look.

Li Hu kicked back viciously,

He made a mistake, but he was the commander of this cavalry. In front of the Mongols, he had to maintain his dignity.

Several Mongols avoided his gaze. Li Hu rubbed his nose and scolded in his heart: "Where did the little flying insect come from, did you use the uncle's nostrils as a nest?" ”

He received a military order seven days ago to move from Longxi to Hetao, and entered the grassland one day earlier than Zuo Ruo.

In early summer, there were many mosquitoes in the grass, and the four scouts were tightly covered, and their clothes were already soaked with sweat.

After looking at it for half an hour, the scene in front of me has hardly changed, only the wooden boats coming and going in the river are not a static painting, but the night of the grassland in reality.

Li Hu's calves were a little sore, and he said boredly: "Let's go, go back, the courage of the Modong people is smaller than we think." ”

The Mongols behind him were the best scouts of Chahar, and when he heard this, a look of disdain appeared on his face in the darkness. They had already told Li Hu about the military situation, but Li Hu didn't believe it, so he had to come and see it with his own eyes.

Li Hu did not believe in the Mongols, which was the influence that Zuo Ruo gave him.

Zuo Ruojun arrived at Yulinwei to rest for the night, and did not rush into the grassland. Although most of Li Hu's 3,000 soldiers and horses were Mongols, they still obeyed Zuo Ruo's orders. This is nothing, both sides have made certain sacrifices in this alliance. The Ming army also had more than 4,000 foot soldiers accompanying the Chahar army and serving under the account of Ezhe.

When I returned to Yulinwei, the morning star in the eastern sky was still very bright. Li Hu and others lit torches under the guard house to convey the code. A moment later, Yu Linwei's iron door, which seemed to have been stuck in rust, opened a crack with a painful creak.

Li Hu walked in with a torch, and didn't go far before the iron door behind him closed again with a "click".

Before falling asleep, Zuo Ruo gave an order, and whenever there was a military situation, he would be immediately woken up.

Therefore, Li Hu quickly walked into Zuo Ruo's bedroom.

It was a stone house, and the howling northwest wind gently knocked on the wooden windows. Zuo Ruo's body was neatly dressed, and he just slept with his clothes for a moment. Before the great battle, he could not sleep deeply.

Li Hu has not yet spoken after giving the salute. Zuo Ruo suddenly turned around and opened the window, a cool breeze poured into the room, and he leaned on the window to take a breath of fresh air.

There was a black hole outside the window, and Li Hu knew that looking down from here was a green jungle, and there was a small river hidden in the jungle. In the Northwest, water is one of the most precious things. Entering the oasis from Yulinwei to the Hetao was through a desert Gobi desert, without which neither the Mongols nor the Han Chinese could enter each other's territory.

"My lord, the Modong army has been stationed near the ferry, and it is constantly moving supplies to the Hetao." Li Hu thought for a while and said, "Maybe there is an iron cannon." ”

It's just his guess, otherwise, there is no reason for the Modong Mongols to delay so long at the ferry.

Zuo Ruo frowned and paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, and ordered: "You order someone to tell Ezhe, Modong people don't move, I won't move." ”

Li Hu gave up his hand and "obeyed orders"

Zuo Ruo continued: "The Modong people still don't know that my Ming soldiers and horses have entered the Hetao, but this secret has not been kept for a few days, if my estimate is correct, Azig has now entered Xi'an City, as long as he communicates with Nilan, he can guess the movement of my army." ”

Zuo Ruo stood in front of Li Hu, he was half a head shorter than Li Hu, but it seemed that Li Hu was half a head shorter than him.

"You tell Ezhe that you must fight a tough battle with the Modong people and lure them away from the ferry, and I will burn the wooden boat at the Junzijin ferry."

He chose a strategy of breaking the boat and being resolutely confident, as if he were saying something commonplace.

"Obey" Li Hu's heart perked up, revealing a look of adoration. Today, the Ming army is thriving, and the battle-hardened veterans and up-and-coming young warriors shine with each other, but Zuo Ruo is the only general of the Ming Dynasty.

Zuo Ruo thought about it and said with a wave of his hand: "Go"

Li Hu strode out of the house, carefully closing the door when he was about to go out.

After Li Hu left, Zuo Ruo's drowsiness disappeared, he took a cloth robe and draped it on his body, and then pushed the door and walked out.

It was still dark, and a dozen guards followed him with torches.

The Ming army came from afar, and not everyone got enough rest this night.

He walked first to the baggage camp.

The baggage camp was in the northeast corner of Yulinwei, which was close to the only river that flowed through Yulinwei.

After walking a cup of tea in the dark aisle, he saw a dim light in front of him

Torches were placed in the walls of the baggage camp station, and the walls were blackened.

The guards on the periphery saw Zuo Ruo coming to patrol the camp and saluted and worshipped.

Zuo Ruo didn't wait for the people to report inside, and walked straight into the camp. The carriages transporting goods in front of him were neatly lined up, and the soldiers were lying on the ground in twos and threes. Some of them, hearing the movement outside, looked up and saw the Admiral coming to patrol the camp, and they got up in a panic, not forgetting to kick their companion who was still sleeping deeply.

Zhang Danzheng, the general of the baggage battalion, received the notice, hurriedly ran out of the house, knelt down and saluted: "See your lordship." ”

The camp was in a mess, and the soldiers were sleepy-eyed and looking for a queue to form their own line. He peeked at Zuo Ruo's face, worried about being scolded.

Zuo Ruo didn't look at the soldiers, only stared at Zhang Danzheng and asked, "Is Yu Liang ready?" What about drinking water? ”

Zhang Danzheng tightened his body and said loudly: "It's all ready to come out at dawn."

Zuo Ruo nodded slightly, looked around for a week, and then turned around and walked out of the camp. He was a strict ruler of the army, but he was not an unreasonable person. Before the battle, the baggage battalion was the hardest, and the soldiers were busy all night preparing supplies, and they had no time to rest before dawn, without reproach.

It was getting brighter.

The Gobi outside Yulin Wei is bathed in the morning sun, shining and reflecting the golden light.

Three or four hundred Mongol cavalry left the city and rushed to the endless wasteland. They are scouts.

Inside the city, the soldiers put on their armor and each took their spears and knives. With just one command, they can throw themselves into the battlefield.

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