Jinsha Riverside.

More than 3,000 Mongol cavalrymen, one man and two horses, headed southeast along the river valley.

"Dismount the whole army!"

Handu gave an order, and the horn sounded.

All the Mongol cavalry stopped advancing and not only dismounted themselves, but also removed their armor and food from their horses. The cavalrymen first fed the horses, fed them with salt and water, and when the horses were full, they took out dry food to fill their stomachs.

The marching dry rations of the Mongol cavalry, mainly dried cheese. The water taken from the Jinsha River is put into a skin bag, and it is not boiled, and it is drunk at any time.

Handu has already determined the location of Huang Mi, and has also determined that there are no heavy troops in the rear grain road.

He set out from Yushu and went south along the Jinsha River valley, and when he arrived at Dengma, he could cut off the grain route. Deng Ma was in the vicinity of Deng Ke in later generations, and according to archaeological finds, it was the territory of the legendary King Gesar.

There were already sentinels who went to the front to explore the way, and the rest of the cavalry sat and snoozed.

"Get on the horse!"

I don't know how long it took, but Handu gave the order to set off.

Armor and rations were carried by one horse, and the Mongol cavalry rode another horse and made a rapid advance along the river valley.

There are still more than ten miles away from Deng Ma, and the sentry in front of him rushed back: "Taiji, the Han soldiers have built a low wall in Deng Ma, and there is also a beacon tower on the upper reaches of the other side of the river.

We were far away, and we were discovered by the Han soldiers, and then we lit the wolf smoke. We didn't see the beacon tower on the other side, but the Han soldiers on the other side saw us, and we didn't know how their eyes could see so far. ”

Why do you see so far?

Clairvoyant!

Handu was a little depressed and said: "The Han soldiers are in Zaquka (Shitang), Deng Ma has Han soldiers at all, and there are only Han people's husbands there!" How high was the low wall? ”

"More than one person is tall." The Sentinel replied.

"Is that called a low wall? That's the wall! "Handu's lungs are about to explode, which means that he is likely to go for nothing.

Moreover, Han Du couldn't figure it out.

Half a month ago, he sent troops to investigate, and Deng Ma only had a grain and grass transfer station and a people's husband. Why is there a high wall in the blink of an eye, and there is a beacon tower on the other side?

In fact, it is very simple, there is no beacon at all. Only a few sentries stood there, piled up with firewood and yak dung, and covered with an oilcloth to prevent it from getting wet.

If Handu wants to surprise the grain road, he must come along the Jinsha River, and it is easy to see the sentinels guarding the other side of the river.

There are no other shortcuts to take, and you can take a detour if you want, at least for a month or two.

Why is Huang Qi clear?

There are guides in the army, and this surprise attack route in Handu is the ancient tea horse road often taken by the horse gang. Whether starting from Yunnan or Sichuan, if you want to do business in northern Tibet, you can follow this road, and the caravan has been walking for hundreds of years.

As for the walls that are more than one person high, they are also easy to build. WZ5

Choose the narrowest river valley, use the sacks of finished food, carry the nearby soil and stones, carry them over by mules and horses, and pile them up in a few days.

Handu still didn't believe in evil, and continued to lead his troops to kill, and he decided that Deng Ma was only a citizen of the Han army.

It is true that there are only people's husbands, but these people's husbands are all recruited from the peasants and soldiers.

"The Mongols are coming!"

The leader of the people guarding Deng Ma saw the cavalry troops in Handu, and instead of being afraid, he became excited.

Only 200 men guarded the earthen and stone walls, but there were more than 1,000 people miles behind them. There is a grain and grass transfer node, the people who transport grain from the southwest can rest for a day when they arrive at the big station, and the people in the station continue to transport grain to the north, anyway, the scale of 1,000 people is maintained at any time.

The wolf smoke soon rose, and the grain station several miles away also took action, leaving half of the people to guard, and the other half of the people rushed to support.

"This time I can finally make a meritorious service!"

"Alas, if it were replaced by a few years ago, it would be nice to have made military achievements now."

"If you have money, you still want to enjoy the fields?"

"As I say, it doesn't matter what you have. If we make a great contribution this time, we will definitely choose to recruit troops in Sichuan in the future. When he became the Datong Army, what he ate was the imperial grain. The Deng Liuzhong land in our village is not good, and the workmanship is not good, and I can't read a few big characters. Hey, people have been discharged from the army as soldiers, and they have returned to their hometowns when they are mixed, and they are invited by the horse gang to charge the goods, and they can earn sixteen taels of silver for a round trip! ”

"Really, it's fake, bet sixteen taels of goods for one trip?"

"I lied to you about the hammer? Their caravan didn't have to go to India, and they would come back when they got to Hiegar (fixed day). I can run twice a year. ”

"Running twice a year? Isn't that enough to take thirty-two taels! ”

"You don't have to be red-eyed, Deng Liu is very powerful, and he learned good archery skills from his comrades in the army."

"You just brag, the Datong army has long been out of archers."

"Hey, you still don't believe ......"

Two hundred people, hiding behind an earthen and stone wall more than one person high, faced with the killing

The more than 3,000 Mongolian cavalry were still in the mood to chat there and talk nonsense.

The fierce Mongolian cavalry, in the eyes of these people, is full of military exploits and rewards.

On the contrary, it was Handu, who led a large army, and his heart was tight at the moment. The earth and stone wall that is more than one person high is indeed nothing, but he has no ladder and no artillery to blast away.

The canyon cliffs of the Jinsha River are not few trees, but it is dangerous to climb up and cut down trees. Moreover, they did not carry axes, only scimitars and waist knives, and it was difficult to make siege equipment in large quantities.

This time it's a surprise attack on the grain road, not a siege war!

But when he returned home without letting go of an arrow, Handu was also unwilling, running around and playing?

"Cut down trees, build ladders!"

Two hundred people lay on the earth and stone wall, happily watching the enemy climb the cliff and cut down the trees with their scimitars and waist knives.

It took almost an hour to cut down a few small trees and tie them up with belts to create seven or eight pairs of low ladders of more than two meters. The main cliffs are mostly meadows, and the trees are one in the east and one in the west, and it is not easy to climb up and down.

After tossing for more than two hours, Handu finally made twenty ladders, and the reinforcements from the grain station were about to arrive.

It is not helpful to build more ladders, because the terrain is narrow, and you can build twenty or thirty ladders at the same time.

Handu said to his soldiers: "I have already found out clearly, the main force of the Han people is in Zaquka, and all the people here are Han people. As long as you rush to the stone wall, the people will surely collapse! Then he went to rob the grain and grass of the Han people, and burned everything that he couldn't take away! ”

The Mongol soldiers were invigorated, they had been active in Kham for a long time, and the suppression of Tibetans was like beating up a grandson.

Before, Handu retreated step by step and lured the enemy deeper, and they still felt very aggrieved, so why don't they just kill them? Do Han Chinese have one more head than Tibetans?

Now, it's finally time to fight!

The first batch of Mongol soldiers who attacked the wall were only about 300 people.

Go to the front with a shield and guard against archers behind the wall. Walking behind, several people carried a ladder, mainly because the newly made ladder was too heavy. The one who walked at the rear, with a bow and arrow in his hand, was going to throw it behind the wall.

"Do you need these 10,000 enemies?"

"Use five first, and the sound will be strong. In case of danger, use ten more. I saved a little bit of use, and only gave us more than 100 pieces. Also, the hat is held steady, and Lao Tzu is well hidden, and the Mongolian Tartars can shoot arrows. ”

While speaking, the Mongol soldiers were already shooting arrows.

The only tools used by the peasants and soldiers to release arrows were bamboo hats. Compared with ordinary hats, this kind of hat is very densely braided, and it is made of tough and good bamboo. The strips are braided in a double layer, with leaves and brown hair (the material of the coat) sandwiched in the middle, which can provide shade from the sun and also shelter from the rain.

It can also be protected against arrows!

Two layers of strips and one layer of brown hair, all of which are tough. It certainly can't defend against a foot bow, but a horse bow is hard to shoot through.

Chop chop chop... ··

The rain of arrows was thrown upwards and kept falling on the bamboo hats, and occasionally there were piercing arrows, and only half of the arrow could drill through.

The Mongol soldiers found that the peasants had not shot arrows, so they simply did not raise their shields, and rushed forward with ladders under the cover of their own arrows.

Five people holding 10,000 enemies, dragging the Lan hemp rope that had been lit a long time ago, hiding under the bamboo hat held by their comrades, their hearts beating wildly. Most of them are on the battlefield for the first time, and only the leaders belong to veterans.

To be honest, I'm still scared.

Seeing the ladder hit the wall, the five of them panicked and lit the fuse, and then pushed the 10,000 enemies down.

Boom Boom Boom!

Five explosions sounded, and the Mongolian soldiers who were climbing the ladder, together with the Mongolian soldiers behind the ladder, were suddenly killed and wounded.

After years of improvement, the mess of additives has been eliminated, and even chili noodles are no longer used. However, the amount of iron sand is increased, and once it explodes, the iron sand splashes everywhere.

"Ahh

The Mongolian soldiers, who were not killed on the spot, got into the flesh with iron sand, and rolled and screamed in pain.

The first attack of the Mongols was thus repulsed.

Do you want to attack a second time?

Handu is a little difficult.

The enemy is obviously prepared, and neither is this kind of thing that will explode

Know how much is hidden. If you hide a few hundred, you won't be able to attack them.

Moreover, Handu began to suspect that the information was wrong, and that this might be a Han Chinese soldier, not a man who specialized in transporting grain. How can an ordinary man be so well-trained?

Thinking about it, Handu gritted his teeth and said, "Withdraw!" ”

The corpses of friendly soldiers did not dare to be recovered, and those who were seriously injured did not care, and no one dared to go over and suffer a few more explosions.

"Win, we win!"

"We've made a meritorious service!"

Confirming that the Mongol soldiers had gone, the people cheered and boiled. One by one, they jumped down with spears in their hands and killed the Mongols who were not yet dead. Immediately, he was a little disappointed, only more than 30 enemies were annihilated, which belonged to a collective battle achievement, and he could not share a few rewards when he was evenly divided.

Fortunately, there is additional credit, they have the great merit of holding off the enemy's surprise attack and successfully protecting the grain route.

On the side of the grain station, hundreds of people rushed to reinforce it.

When they heard that the Mongols had retreated, they looked at the corpses all over the ground, and they were all envious and jealous. How good it would be for them to defend against the enemy, and the credit for picking up in vain flew away.

As early as when Handu approached with people, someone went to the grain station to report the news, and the grain station sent a fast horse to inform Huang Mi.

Huang Mi got the news and immediately ordered the march. He had to hurry to Yushu, and even if he couldn't block the passage for Handu's withdrawal, he could still find the location of the Mongol tribes.

There are still too few soldiers, otherwise it would be so troublesome, and the troops would be directly divided into ambushes in Deng Ma, and don't think about leaving when the surprise attack troops of Handu come.

The Kang-Tibet area is too large, and it is difficult to transport baggage, and the 10,000 troops of Huang Qi and Ma Hongjie are already at the limit. If 20,000 troops were sent in Kham, all the ministers of the DPRK and China would have to jump up and oppose it.

You must know that the Manchu army entered Tibet for the first time, and the strength was only a pitiful 3,000 people.