The next night, the Buddha slaves rushed to Daning City.

He did not rush to launch an offensive, and while ordering the soldiers to rest for the time being, the generals and staff accompanied him to climb the heights and look into the distance to make pre-battle observations. Dunshe's camp was in stark contrast to the burning city, dark and silent.

He squinted for a long time, but saw nothing, only the vague outline of the camp, stretching for miles. On a depressed winter night, the icy wind blew his armor, and the sound of the iron pieces hitting it was crisp and muffled, and it quickly dissipated in the wind. He shuddered, and a strange feeling flooded his heart.

"It's so quiet." He said.

The staff looked up at the sky and said, "It's almost three shifts." After a day of attacking the city, the soldiers must have been tired and fell asleep early. My lord, it is a good opportunity for our army to sneak attack. ”

The Buddha slave was silent for a while and asked, "What about Daning's response?" Why has there been no news? ”

"The speed of our army's attack is fast, maybe it didn't happen. In addition, the siege of the city by the red thieves is tight, you see, the rangers of the red thieves have been circling the city for a week, and there are everywhere, and maybe the messenger cannot get out, but there are also them. The staff explained.

From their position, under the reflection of the torches at the head of the city, many small black dots can be seen moving around the city. These small black dots were apparently the rangers that Dunsher used to intercept the messenger. The staff's explanation was reasonable, but the strangeness in the Buddhist slave's heart became stronger and stronger, and he shook the hilt of his sword uneasily, and asked, "What about the scout?" ”

"Everything is normal."

As he spoke, there was a rustling sound. The Buddhist slave turned his head suddenly, startling the staff. He had just stomped his foot, stepped on a few pieces of dirt, rolled down in a small way, and fell in front of a few military horses. The horse raised its head to neigh, but its owner hurriedly whispered to reassure him.

"It's too cold,......," thought the Buddhist slave, "the iron-beaten man can't stand it, and it's reasonable that there is no movement in the red thief camp." ”

Having found a reason for the silence of the Dunsher camp, he was a little relieved, and looked behind him to see thousands of people lined up. The night was their best cover, and the cold moonlight flowed down like water, washing the armor on their bodies, like the cold stars shining like the spears of the forest.

The Buddhist slave slowly drew his heavy short sword, and the hilt of the sword was inlaid with blood-red gemstones. The tip of the sword drew a gentle curve, and everyone's eyes moved with the short sword, far away city, far away camp: "Kill!" "Ten miles away, a short charge can be reached in an instant: "Kill!" The red cloak sassed, and Rulin's spear was placed diagonally forward: "Kill!" ”

It rises like thunder on the ground, like a cloud of lightning.

Thousands of people shouted in unison: "Kill! "Thousands of horses' hooves trampled, tens of millions of people galloped through the wind, rolled up the smoke and dust in the sky, the earth made a dull trill, the guns were like forests, and the cold rays of thousands pointed to the camp opposite. The torches of the distant city danced in their pupils, getting closer and bigger, and overwhelming.

This night will be ignited with fire and blood.

The Buddha slave fell behind as usual, his own Xiao will charge ahead, Deng She's camp is close in front of him, he suddenly bowed his horse, and struggled to provoke the horse gun blocking the road, he almost used all his strength, he shouted to boost morale: "My lord has an order, the immortal heaven is above, and those who kill Deng thieves will be rewarded with a hundred times!" Capture the thief, reward a thousand times! ”

"Immortal Heaven is above, kill thieves! Kill the thief! Many people echoed the same chorus.

The cruising on the edge of the city desperately beat the horses and made a mess. Like water poured into oil, Dunshe's military camp exploded with an uproar. People were barking, horses were neighing, torches were lit one by one, and scattered patrols charged with vigilance rushed up in an attempt to delay the Yuan army's attack.

If they are scattered reefs, the Yuan army is the waves of high tide.

When the cavalry charge has been formed, the scattered cavalry cannot be stopped at all. The charging probe horses were narrow in front and wide in the back, forming a standard cone-shaped formation, and the gate of Dunshe's camp was like a piece of paper, and it was torn to shreds the moment it touched. The Yuan army that rushed into the camp showed off their might, chased the soldiers of the twin cities who were scattered and shouted and fled, lit torches, and scattered them everywhere.

They did not encounter much resistance, and the Red Turbans only put up a little resistance, and fled to the other camps.

The general of the Yuan army who took the lead rushed to the east, and in a noise, he shouted: "Hugh called away the Deng thief!" He turned back and asked, "Where's the tent?" He picked up a spear and stabbed to death a soldier who couldn't escape, and when he heard a few cannon shots, his own soldiers shouted: "The Daning military horse has come out!" He didn't bother to look at it, but everywhere he looked, he was covered by heavy camps, and saw a handsome flag faintly flashing.

He abandoned his gun and bow, and was too far away to shoot. When he was about to rush over, the horses that had entered the camp with him had already dispersed, and when he saw that the handsome flag was far away, he became agitated, threw away his bow and sword, grabbed his soldiers, knocked on their horses, and shouted: "Close! Close! With the future. He urged his horse forward, not forgetting to order his own soldiers, "Blow the trumpet!" Play snare drums. ”

The Buddhist slave has an order: when he sees Deng She, he blows the horn and beats the drum and notifies the rear.

The sound of horns and drums reached the rear of the Yuan army, and it was not until this moment that the uneasiness of the Buddha slave completely dissipated, and he was ecstatic and asked, "Where is the family treasure?" ”

"The Daning military horse has just left the city!"

The credit for the thieves is great, but the credit for capturing Dunshe alive is even greater. The Buddha slave made a decision, he raised the sword in his hand, and his excited belly drummed out, and he ordered: "Beat the drum, pass it on to the generals, and hand over the fleeing red thief to Shijiabao, concentrate the whole army, chase after it, and be sure to capture the Deng thief alive!" ”

When the coach flees, he will definitely not ride alone, Deng She has tens of thousands of soldiers, and at his level, there are nearly 1,000 soldiers. The handsome flag is the soul of the army, he erected the handsome flag, so there will not be a small number of soldiers gathered, and the Buddhist slaves must go all out.

In a hurry, he couldn't collect all the soldiers, and hurriedly gathered three or four thousand people, and the red scarves along the way were all ignored, and the Buddha slave personally commanded and closely followed Deng She's handsome banner. The handsome banner rushed left and right, there was a family treasure on the left, and there were Buddhist slaves behind, there was no way to go, and the black pressure wrapped a lot of soldiers who had gathered over, and went straight out of the camp and went to the north.

"Catch up, catch up!"

The horses ridden by the Buddha slaves were the best, but they were mixed with the soldiers, and the speed of the horses could not be raised, the roads in the camp were not wide, and thousands of Yuan troops were crowded, and the torches reflected their faces, flickering and dimming. The Buddhist slave waved his horsewhip, kept beating the soldiers dangling in front of him, and kept shouting: "Disperse! Disperse! ”

Man after man, horse after horse, until they rushed out of the gate, and then they got round, and they were loosely spaced apart from each other. Everyone was excited, all excited, Deng She's handsome flag was close at hand, and they couldn't hold their breath and opened their bows and arrows, and even some were too excited, taking the upside-down bow and putting the upside-down arrow.

The night was heavy, and the arrows of locusts were shot out in a mixed manner, and the distance was too far away, except for a few strong bows, none of them hit the target.

One thousand, five hundred, three hundred steps, the two armies are getting closer and closer. Unconsciously, Daning City was left far behind, and on the endless field, the Seven Golden Mountains with seven peaks appeared in front of him. The mountain is not majestic, like a green lotus out of the water. There are three peaks connected on the west side, the main peak in the middle is the highest, Deng She's handsome flag paused slightly, as if he was hesitating to enter the mountain, but soon turned a corner and entered the west mountain.

"My lord, Deng thief entered the mountain, do you want to chase it?"

"I'm afraid there will be a fuge in the mountains!"

"Our army is like a god general, Deng thief fled for his life in panic, how can he have time to set up an ambush in the mountains?"

The generals were gossiping and had different opinions. When they spoke, they did not stop chasing, and the mountains covered by the night, the pines and cypresses, stretched for more than ten miles. The restlessness of the people and horses alarmed the quiet deep mountains, and there were faint apes crying and bears, startling countless resident birds.

The birds flew like clouds, and the hula passed over the heads of the Yuan army.

The Buddha's slave's heart jumped, and he involuntarily slowed down, Deng She's handsome flag fell to the ground, and slowly disappeared into the mountain, and a staff member who could ride a horse was panting and rushed over: "The name of the mountain is seven gold, which is just the Buddha's character of the adult!" This is Lord Tianzan, what else is there to hesitate about? ”

Buddhist scriptures cloud, there are seven gold mountains outside Sumeru Mountain, and its mountains are all made of Jinbao, so it is called Seven Gold Mountain. The Yuan court worshiped the Western Lama, and the Buddhist slaves knew this allusion.

To enter, or not to enter?

He made a decision that the opportunity should not be obtained again: "The forward striker will enter first, and the rear army will keep a distance of three miles." If there is no ambush in the mountains, capture and kill the Deng thief! If there is an ambush in the mountains, the rear army will become the front army and slowly withdraw. ”

The mountains and forests are dense and dark.

Thousands of torches illuminated the ground and the mountain walls. There are many tall trees growing on the rock wall, with interlaced branches and shadows, although there are no leaves, but they also cover the sky and the sun. The valley was covered with thick leaves, which were trampled on by horses' hooves, and from time to time they collapsed. The smell of decay is mixed with the unique fragrance of the mountains, and the sound of the ape's cry is like being in the ears, and it seems to be far away in the sky, giving people a strange feeling.

The Buddhist slave looked up and looked around, as if no one was there.

His earlier uneasiness inexplicably returned to his mind, and he muttered, "It's too quiet. ”

Lu Qianwu waited for a long time, and the place where he set up an ambush was between the west peak and the main peak, and under the cover of pines and cypresses, thousands of people quietly crouched on the mountains on both sides. He let go of the vanguard of the Yuan army, and waited until all the rear troops of the Buddha slave entered the ambush circle, and then ignited the artillery with his own hands.

"Boom!"

The artillery and the guns opened fire at the same time, burning on the mountain walls on both sides, faintly appearing, suddenly lighting up the night, and suddenly returning to darkness. I couldn't see many people clearly, and I couldn't figure out the reality of the ambush army to the end, but I saw the rain of arrows and stones, the thunderous drums, and the flags covering the sky. The Yuan army in the valley fell down a large area in the blink of an eye, screaming one after another, the horses jumped up, collided and trampled, and the soldiers who landed on the ground were trampled to a blur of flesh and blood in the blink of an eye.

The fireworks filled the mountains and forests, and countless soldiers of the twin cities rushed down with their knives, rushing out of the smoke, Lu Qianwu shouted with a horizontal gun, ran quickly, threw out a spear, passed through the body of a hundred households of the Yuan army, and nailed him to the ground. He took the saber handed by his own soldiers, and rushed into the enemy's ranks, invincible.

Fierce battles in the valley do not require long soldiers. The hand-to-hand battle is at this time.

The short sword of the Buddha slave fell to the ground in a daze, he screamed "Ahh The back squeezed the front, the front squeezed the rear, the Yuan army trampled on each other, and there were countless casualties. The guards opened the way in front, people blocked and killed, Buddha blocked and killed Buddha, and the Buddhist slaves easily killed a bloody road, and several cannons rang out outside the valley, and Lu Qianduo blocked the way forward.

The road ahead was blocked, and the pawns turned back and fled, and suddenly heard a burst of laughter.

Deng Sheshuai waved the flag, and several generals under the banner surrounded a young general like the moon. Who is not Dunshe? He laughed and cried out, "Hear, you Tartars, this place is steep all around and low-lying in the middle, and it is called the patio. How many of those who enter the well can escape? Now I have an interception in front of me, an ambush in the back, and I don't put down my weapons quickly! Those who oppose me die, and those who descend do not kill! ”

In the middle of the night, the Yuan army was at a loss, half of those who surrendered, and those who refused to surrender were all killed, and the corpses were pillowed, and the valley covered the mountain. When it was almost dawn, the Buddhist slave was found in the pile of corpses, and he was unwilling to be captured and committed suicide. The success or failure of right and wrong turned empty, and the Seven Golden Mountains became a place where the Buddha fell, which is ridiculous and lamentable.

Dunshe's whole army, the army in ambush and the men and horses he brought with him totaled thirteen,000 men, and the casualties were less than a thousand, which can be said to be a great victory. He didn't have time to celebrate, so he ordered to write down the merits of the generals, allocate a part of the men and horses to deal with the prisoners, that is, order the army out of the mountain, and quickly support Tong Shengyang, who was tied to the family treasure department.

It turned out that his whole ambush plan was like this.

More than 20,000 people are divided into three departments. The first part, led by Lu Qianwu and Lu Qianxi, served as the main force for the ambush. The second part, which Dunsher brought with him, was used as a supplement to the ambush. The third part, led by Tong Shengyang, broke the camp at that time, pretended to be a feint, attracted the family treasure, led to the south far from the mountain, and then gave full play to the mobile advantage of the cavalry, and in turn trapped it.

Lu Qianxi was overjoyed, caught up with Deng She, and asked, "There are thousands of people in General Tong's department, and it is not a problem to entangle the Tartars." The last general has a suggestion, instead of saving General Tong, it is better for us to take Daning City in vain. In this way, we also have the city, and the siege of General Tong will not be lifted? ”

What he said made sense, but the problem was that Deng She never thought of attacking Daning City from beginning to end.

He shook his head and said, "The war in Quang Ninh is in full swing, and the Tartars are overwhelming. Compared to the Tartars, our army does not have an advantage in strength, and if you want to defeat the Tartars quickly, you must not cling to the gains and losses of one city and one place. Because, if there are more cities, the strength of our army will be scattered, and we will not be able to concentrate all our strength to break through the Tartars individually. ”

Lu Qianxi thought for a moment and said, "Kill first." ”

Dunshe nodded.

There is another reason why he doesn't fight Daning. Earlier, he didn't want Yizhou in western Liaoning, let alone Daning. Daning is next to the abdomen, and if he wants to occupy this place, it will be like a thorn in Dadu's back, and the Yuan Court will definitely not allow it. With his current strength, it is difficult to resist the subsequent three strikes.

People are self-aware, contented and not humiliated, and know that they will not die. He thought to himself, "You can't chew too much." ”

The ensuing war was lackluster. Because it was difficult to annihilate the troops who went out of the city with thousands of cavalry, Tong Shengyang strictly followed Deng She's explanation, not seeking annihilation, but only delaying. As soon as Deng She's army arrived, a section was set up to besiege the Daning City Gate to prevent any more Yuan troops from coming out; The rest of the men and horses surrounded on all sides, chopping melons and vegetables, and easily killed them cleanly.

This battle is easy to win, as the so-called good fighters have no outstanding achievements.

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1. The land of six dangers.

Absolute Stream (cliffs on both sides, water flows in between), Tianjing (high and low in the middle), Tiangao (surrounded by dangerous mountains, easy to enter and difficult to exit), Tianluo (thorny, difficult to pass), Tianqiao (jungle and mountains, unknown roads), Tianqiao (two mountains sandwiched, narrow passage).

2. Don't cling to the gains and losses of one city and one place.

* "On Protracted Warfare": These many examples of warfare "are all based on their own local superiority and initiative, towards the enemy's local disadvantage and passivity, to win in one battle, and then to the rest, each of which is defeated, and the overall situation is thus turned into an advantage and an initiative." On the contrary, because of its subjective mistakes and internal contradictions, the enemy who originally had the upper hand and the initiative can completely lose its good or relatively good superiority and initiative and turn it into a general of a defeated army and a king of a ruined country. ”